Chapter 215: Buy, Buy, Buy (Please Subscribe)

The method for refining a natal magical artifact is actually quite manageable; the content is not too extensive.

Among it, the core refining technique is the main part, which further branches into detailed information regarding four essential exotic materials, as well as relevant processing methods and so on.

So-called exotic materials are various strange and peculiar things that contain mysterious or unique properties; they usually lack clear grading, and their surface value is judged purely based on their specific characteristics and the rarity brought about by differences in quantity, quality, and the like.

Generally speaking, as long as a natal magical treasure has something special, or if one wants it to appear special, one will try to add or substitute, incorporating usable exotic materials to obtain higher future growth potential.

However, with every addition and substitution, the refining difficulty undoubtedly increases significantly.

Cultivators have explored this path all the way here, only then arriving at various relevant processing methods that can lower the difficulty and make it easier to produce satisfactory finished products.

Even so, one generally only adds one or two items, and they are usually not used as the main material.

As for Du En, his situation is even more special: he uses no spiritual materials at all, using only a part of his own body as the main material, plus four types of exotic materials as auxiliary materials!

He temporarily memorized this content, thinking of pondering it carefully after returning.

Soon, he had memorized it all, and then, he began to browse through the high-grade cultivation technique with more content.

"Cyan-Yellow Canon"

Cyan is wood; cyan wood brings long life.

Yellow is earth; yellow earth carries virtue.

Cyan and yellow meet; this takes wood overcoming earth, using wood to draw from the intent of earth to gestate change. Earth is silent and resilient, enduring the drawing; this is the foundation. One who does not possess thick virtue cannot practice this method, and one who can practice this method should also know that earth and wood are not the key; the key lies in the cyan and yellow. Therefore, earth can be not-earth, and wood can also be not-wood. Although it takes wood overcoming earth, using earth to nourish wood, the reality is not so...

"Hmm?"

Looking at these words, the hundreds of characters of the general outline, Du En could not help but reveal a hint of confusion for a moment.

What is all this? First it says earth and wood, then it says it is not earth and wood. So what exactly is this earth and wood, or is it really not earth and wood at all?

He continued reading.

The concluding statement of the general outline: this canon prioritizes comprehension; those who are not of the highest aptitude cannot practice it!

"..."

It seems it is not something that can be successfully switched to in a short time.

Du En chose to silently memorize the full text.

As he finished memorizing it completely, the two secret manuals quickly dissipated and vanished.

Then, shifting his attention away, he began to enter the next step.

Buying spells.

Now that the Golden Core stage has been reached, the upper limit of mid-grade spells seems somewhat insufficient.

However, one thing that happened within reason was that if he were to grind mid-to-low-grade spells now, he would only need five times to accumulate one point of proficiency; this is clearly the halving of the grind requirement brought about by the breakthrough in realm.

There was no such intuitive realization during the Foundation Establishment stage, so it is clearly divided according to key points like the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages.

In other words, the original loophole-exploiting method of turning mid-grade into high-grade suddenly became a dead end with no loopholes to exploit. It would be better to just grind the mid-grade ones to the max, then switch to the high-grade superior version, arriving at "small accomplishment" in one step, thereby saving time and energy.

Thus, the many mid-grade spells previously tossed into the storage bag, which he had obtained from the outpost camp's warehouse manager Zhao Jinlin, now had a use again.

He had already selected two from among them: Wood Spirit Entanglement and Thorn Piercing Technique.

Both are wood-element spells, intended for the wood-element bonus that will come after successfully switching cultivation techniques.

As for earth-element ones, they are already capable of both offense and defense, and he did not find anything better among the existing mid-grade spells.

"Let me look for more here..."

Du En began to search through earth-element mid-grade spells.

It could be described as vast as the sea; things like earth hammers, earth spikes, rock balls, and the like—one shape, one name. After looking at hundreds of them, he silently chose to give up.

Because earth-element is truly earth-element; at the mid-grade spell level, the main theme is simplicity and lack of flashiness, with absolutely nothing fancy.

He switched to checking high-grade spells, and the quantity dropped sharply, because many lower-level spells actually originate from one higher-level spell, so the quantity became relatively smaller.

The superior version of the Earth Cannon Technique is the Giant Cannon Technique—simple and crude, increasing the size and increasing the power.

Bought.

The superior version of the Flying Sand Technique includes the Wind Sand Technique, which belongs to both wind and earth elements; it can whip up a swift gust of wind and sand, disrupting divine sense and striking the enemy.

Bought.

The superior version of the Earth Armor Technique includes the Statue Casting Technique, which allows it—having become a chicken rib—to gain new space. Not only can it wrap around the body to cast an outer armor of rock statues, but it can also directly mold and cast a mud-stone statue to control it for attacks.

Bought.

By this point, he had already spent one hundred high-grade spirit stones.

Meng Changqing had given him one thousand, Tang Yiping had contributed another two hundred, and he himself still had several thousand mid-grade spirit stones, equivalent to several dozen high-grade ones.

His net worth is not very high; he cannot be too extravagant.

Thus, Du En became somewhat discerning regarding other spells.

Ice Breath Technique, a secret technique.

A so-called secret technique is a spell whose specific grade is hard to define and which has other mysteries. Looking at the description, it can connect to the Breath Concealment Technique and also possesses a certain amount of offensive and defensive power, with many uses. Moreover, judging from the described power and efficacy when first learned, it should be between mid-grade and high-grade, and it might continue to use the proficiency bar of mid-grade spells.

The price is one hundred high-grade spirit stones.

A bit expensive, but, bought.

After all, he still has to guard against various accidents in the future; if he cannot win a fight, he must at least be able to escape, so strengthening breath concealment seems very necessary and imperative.

As for other high-grade spells of this type, Du En looked at the introductions and felt that after connecting them, the uniqueness of his own Breath Concealment Technique might not be preserved.

A secret technique must be connected with a secret technique, so he finally chose this Ice Breath Technique.

Continuing on.

Golden Flame Technique, a superior version of the Fire Burning Technique. This "Golden" is not the metal element, but the "Golden" of Golden Core; in other words, this Golden Flame is the flame of the Golden Core, a type of pure spiritual fire that, when practiced to perfection, can barely rival true fire.

Bought.

Wood Growth Technique, a superior version of Wood Spirit Entanglement; as the name suggests, it can cast spells to urge the growth of wood-element things, which can further expand the boundaries of Wood Spirit Entanglement.

Bought.

Law-Devouring Wood Spike, a superior spell to the Spike Technique; compared to the Spike Technique, which can only emit small, tough wooden spikes, it also adds a law-devouring characteristic.

In this way, it can continuously devour and ingest the enemy's mana, thereby strengthening itself; when practiced to a profound realm, it can even grow upon the enemy's mana carrier, turning it into its own fertile soil for cultivation.

Bought.

Another one hundred high-grade spirit stones spent.

Seven spells, seven jade slips, three hundred high-grade spirit stones.

Du En put away these transmitted jade slips and turned his attention to other categories.

A new volume sets sail, I hope everyone will continue to support it!

(End of this chapter)