Chapter 105: Shuexue

A few seconds later.

On the large screen, a new price finally appeared.

“Two million Alliance coins.”

Tech equipment for daily cultivation has little market demand.

Because it’s hard to enter a cultivation state in ordinary life.

Like Jiang Jian, maintaining a cultivation state constantly—

Is even harder than climbing to heaven.

Ordinary people’s minds are scattered, filled with too many distractions.

Only when one’s spiritual cultivation reaches a certain level can they barely manage it.

“Nineteen micro-arrays, and it only went up to two million Alliance coins.”

Jiang Jian picked up the auction device and entered a bid.

“Two point one million Alliance coins.”

Tech equipment is expensive to produce, so few buy it.

Companies manufacturing such items are also growing fewer.

Wait for the time to pass.

No one raised the bid.

“Congratulations! You’ve won the auction!”

“Tech equipment: Liuguang Jade!”

Jiang Jian tapped the auction device and selected delayed delivery.

Auction funds remaining: 2.4 million Alliance coins.

Switch back to the “Divinely Bestowed Weapons” section.

“Lot 40.”

“Divinely Bestowed Weapon: Shuexue Sword.”

“Rank: Level 3.”

“Trait: Sword qi pierces with chilling cold, freezing the soul.”

……

Jiang Jian pulled out his identity device and transferred his own funds.

At a price of 3.5 million Alliance coins.

He combined payments to purchase the “Shuexue Sword.”

As a Level 3 divinely bestowed weapon, Shuexue Sword’s trait isn’t remarkable.

It’s the same tier as Shi Xuan’s Zhuyue Knife.

Even so,

a Level 3 divinely bestowed weapon remains an expensive item beyond the reach of 99% of students at the Divinely Bestowed University.

Jiang Jian pressed the auction device, and the door opened.

“Respected guest.”

The attendant bowed respectfully, holding a box—a sword case.

Jiang Jian said: “I need to perform an unbinding ceremony and a binding ritual.”

The attendant set down the items and replied: “I’ll come immediately.”

“Wait,” Jiang Jian said softly, “send this Shuexue Sword to Anhezhou.”

The attendant immediately agreed: “No problem at all.”

After recording the address, the attendant carried the sword case out.

Level 3 divinely bestowed weapon, Shuexue Sword, 3.5 million Alliance coins.

Jiang Jian bought it for his sister.

Most students at Anhe Academy in Anhezhou are poor.

Not to mention a Level 3 divinely bestowed weapon.

Even a Level 2 divinely bestowed weapon costs tens of thousands of Alliance coins.

In the vast Anhe Academy, only a few can afford a Level 2 divinely bestowed weapon.

Zhao Chenshuang, a second-year student at the same Divinely Bestowed University as Jiang Zhao.

She uses nothing more than a Level 2 divinely bestowed weapon.

After all,

a Level 3 divinely bestowed weapon costs millions of Alliance coins.

The Zhao family of Guangling City, though operating in array businesses,

is limited to Guangling City and too small in scale.

Their liquid funds are scarce.

The Zhao family provides Zhao Chenshuang with only a few hundred thousand Alliance coins’ worth of resources per year.

They could never afford a multi-million Alliance coin sum to buy a Level 3 divinely bestowed weapon.

In contrast,

Jiang Zhao now has the Level 3 Shuexue Sword.

She can do exactly what Shi Xuan does:

Regardless of her own strength,

simply relying on this Level 3 divinely bestowed weapon,

she can sweep through ordinary students on the Ladder Rankings and skyrocket her rank!

“Alliance coins remaining: 2.63 million.”

Jiang Jian opened his identity device to check his balance.

The 10-million Alliance coin gold card had been completely spent.

In addition,

he personally spent another 1.1 million Alliance coins to buy the Shuexue Sword.

Level 3 weapon: Qingshuang Sword Array.

Tech equipment: Liuguang Jade.

Level 3 weapon: Shuexue Sword.

Total expenditure: 11.1 million Alliance coins.

As he pondered,

a knock came at the door.

“Hello.”

The door opened; a staff member in a long robe entered the room.

Jiang Jian took out the Qiyuan Jade and placed it on the sofa: “Please help me unbind it.”

“Alright.”

The staff member responded, formed a spell seal, and pointed at the Qiyuan Jade.

A few seconds later,

the Qiyuan Jade flickered faintly, then dimmed.

“Done.”

The Qishen Hall staff member said.

Jiang Jian tucked away the Qiyuan Jade and opened the golden-threaded wooden box: “Qingshuang Sword Array—please help me bind it simply.”

The lid opened.

A cold, icy chill spread through the air.

An ancient, simple array diagram shifted between reality and illusion.

Within the scroll, countless tiny sword qi surged violently.

“A rare divine weapon of the Sword Path!”

Even though the staff member had seen many things, seeing the sword array now made his eyes brighten.

“You have good taste—you bought something excellent.”

His gaze sharpened as he examined the diagram, murmuring in admiration: “Extend your palm.”

From his black-gold-threaded sleeve, Jiang Jian extended his hand.

This time,

the staff member’s expression grew far more serious.

A shimmering light glowed from his fingers as he lifted the Qingshuang Sword Array.

Qing!

A clear sword cry echoed through the room!

Countless tiny sword qi within the scroll writhed, showing signs of unrest.

Suddenly,

the staff member uttered a sharp command, and his spell seal flowed.

Directly thrust the Qing Frost Sword Array’s illusion-reality transformation into Jiang Jian’s palm!

Intense pain surged instantly from his palm!

Between his finger bones, it felt as if sword light was shredding flesh and blood.

Piercing to the bone.

Jiang Jian’s face remained expressionless, letting his fingers unfurl as sword qi surged wildly.

“No wonder you’re a student of Linjiang Academy.”

The staff member dismissed the incantation, watching Jiang Jian with admiration: “Most people would grimace or scream at this pain.”

“But.”

“This kind of divine gift must be bound this way to be used.”

After binding was complete, the staff member exhaled in relief: “This array scroll is truly excellent.”

Jiang Jian lowered his gaze to his palm and murmured, “Thank you.”

The staff member smiled: “Coming to the auction house on assignment is my duty.”

With that said,

he did not linger, turning and walking out of the room.

Meanwhile,

Jiang Jian sensed it.

The Qing Frost Sword Array within his palm had become perfectly obedient, as if an extension of his own limbs.

The illusory scroll shifted endlessly along his palm lines, appearing and vanishing intermittently.

Countless tiny sword qi darted back and forth, carrying an incomparable, chilling sharpness.

“Tech equipment: Liuguang Jade.”

Jiang Jian opened another wooden box.

A Jingbai jade pendant lay atop crimson velvet cloth.

Around the pendant, soft streams of light swirled.

Jiang Jian knew it was inscribed with nineteen micro-arrays.

They increase the conversion rate of stellar light.

And greatly accelerate cultivation speed during daily practice.

Jiang Jian picked up the Liuguang Jade and placed it where his former Wish Jade had been.

Instantly,

the Qi in his Shenque dantian seemed stimulated.

The usual circulation speed surged dramatically!

“My scarce resources.”

“Are not many.”

“One Tuan of Divine Gift realm at 75%, a complete Ghost Power origin.”

“And ten hours left on my cultivation chamber trial pass.”

Jiang Jian stood up.

His entire body brimmed with spiritual energy.

“I need more scarce resources.”

For some reason,

a faint sense of crisis stirred deep within Jiang Jian.

This sense of crisis,

seemed distant yet near.

It kept him constantly on edge, never daring to slacken for a moment.

“Linjiang Prefecture, Hanjiang Prefecture.”

“The Two Prefectures’ Dao Debate.”

“The reward resources are abundant.”

As he pondered, Jiang Jian opened his identity device.

The details of the Two Prefectures’ Dao Debate had already been published.

The resource rewards offered by both prefectures for this debate were enormous!

So abundant they made one’s heart race and eyes burn with envy!

The rules for the team combat had also been released.

Anyone within the same prefecture could form teams!

In other words,

students from all seventeen Divine Gift universities in Linjiang Prefecture could freely form teams!

On the Divine Gift Universities’ joint forum, countless team-forming posts flooded the screen!

Jiang Jian scrolled through the screen, browsing the reward list.

Deep within his mind,

suddenly arose an extremely reckless idea!

“Team combat offers five rewards—one per person.”

“Solo combat offers only one reward.”

Jiang Jian studied the rules carefully.

Finally, he found what he was looking for.

His eyes flashed with sudden brilliance!

“A five-person team splits five rewards.”

“If I form a study team entirely by myself.”

“And enter the team combat.”

“If I place well…”

“Then…”

“I could obtain five full rewards!”

Looking at the extraordinarily generous reward resources,

Jiang Jian’s Shenque Qi surged and roared, nearly bursting forth!

If these scarce resources were multiplied fivefold,

their quantity would reach an unimaginably terrifying scale!

“Who would waste time entering solo combat?”

Jiang Jian shut off his identity device and pushed open the door.

(End of Chapter)