Chapter 235: Rank 13 Equipment Enhancement Stone

That day, Chu Danqing saw what a true underworld was.

The entire Cangmang Guling was visible to the naked eye, as if it had come alive; all sorts of terrifying, fierce beasts were awakening from their graves due to the stimulation of the Yin Qi.

Outstanding figures and geniuses from various eras transformed into fierce, malevolent corpses, using the entire Cangmang Guling as the main battlefield to block the invasion from the underworld.

Perhaps from the very beginning, the human ancestors buried here were meant to suppress the Yin-Underworld portals that connected to the underworld.

It was just that Cangmang Guling was indeed a place of good Feng Shui; once the ancestors were buried there, it formed a custom where the lower ranks followed the example of the higher ones.

The princes, nobles, generals, and ministers then chose to follow the trend.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, these fierce, malevolent corpses should belong to the human camp.

This also explains why they did not leave their graves; besides the reason of the Feng Shui layout, there was also the responsibility of guarding them.

"The Paradise has snatched this trial world from the hands of the Death Kingdom for quite some years now," Chu Danqing muttered. "It's a pity, it's estimated that it's about to be snatched back by the Death Kingdom now."

He suspected that before this, this trial world probably didn't have a Yang realm, just a pure underworld.

It was only after the Paradise snatched it that it was transformed into this appearance step by step through the Apostles.

Otherwise, it would be hard for Chu Danqing to imagine what the humans of this world relied on to be able to suppress the underworld.

Just like Wu Zhen, in his era, it was already focused on suppression, which shows that even as strong as the ancient powerhouses were, they could not do anything about the underworld.

Therefore, the dispute between the two can be completely viewed as a war between the Death Kingdom and the Dimension Paradise.

"It might not necessarily be snatched back; it could be that they are dumping a negative asset," Yan Qi suddenly said.

Chu Danqing heard this and couldn't quite understand how a world could become a negative asset.

"I have two missions: first, to enter the tomb of a prince or high official, and second, to obtain a funerary object of Fine tier or higher."

"I presume you are the same," Yan Qi said.

Just as Yan Qi said this, Chu Danqing immediately understood the cause and effect.

"It's the same, so you mean that the trial missions for all Apostles entering this trial world are the same."

"Including higher-tier Apostles, their mission content is also the same, only the landing range is different, and the quality of the spirit artifact required is different." Chu Danqing understood in an instant why.

This is called making the best use of everything.

"It should be that it's chaotic outside, and on top of that, the underworld is about to be unable to be suppressed, so the Paradise came up with a 'grafting flowers onto a different tree' move."

"We are not the first batch of Apostles arranged to scavenge, but it is highly probable that we are the last batch," Yan Qi said. "That's why the mission given by the Paradise has such a 'do it if you want, don't if you don't' attitude."

"It's because the Paradise originally intended to return this trial world to the Death Kingdom."

"After all, you have also seen that this trial world is not considered suitable for us."

"Even for those Apostles of the Death-type, Undead-type, etc. schools, this trial world is not that useful."

"0 Spirit and 0 Perception are a burden for the vast majority of Apostles, and also a huge flaw," Yan Qi continued.

Chu Danqing had also scouted the monsters transformed from corpses; their Spirit and Perception were both 0 points.

0 consumption, 0 attributes—this is not a very happy thing for an Apostle, because it means you have to pay a price in other aspects.

Not to mention cultivating such a summoned object.

Although Da Bao and Da Bai have attributes locked at 1 point, the attributes they have locked are determined by other attributes instead.

This also led to one having the IQ of a five-year-old, and the other having no body and being unable to leave Chu Danqing.

1 point already has such a big flaw, let alone 0 points.

"What are your plans next?" Chu Danqing asked.

With the cooperation mode as a safety net, there was no need to worry about the malice of other Apostles for the time being, so Chu Danqing asked about Yan Qi's situation.

"Find a place to cultivate, what else can I do," Yan Qi said. "Together? It's good to have someone to look out for each other."

Yan Qi issued an invitation.

However, Chu Danqing refused: "No, I have many people with me; it's noisy and will affect your cultivation."

This statement of Chu Danqing's was definitely an excuse.

He did not have the habit of cultivating under the eyes of strangers.

Now it is cooperation, but later it might be competition; his own trump cards must be hidden well.

Yan Qi heard Chu Danqing's refusal and just smiled: "Alright, then let's part ways here."

After speaking, he left directly.

He was just mentioning it casually; if Chu Danqing wasn't willing, he wasn't willing. Naturally, he wouldn't choose to force it.

Besides, it was just that he needed one more person to look out for him; Chu Danqing didn't need it.

With so many summoned objects by his side, how could he not be able to look out for himself?

Chu Danqing also chose a direction and left directly.

Find a safer place and wait for the return.

"Finally, I can sit in a war chariot," Chu Danqing also let out a sigh of relief; he was almost sick of walking on mountain roads.

After getting on the war chariot, Chu Danqing took out the six bloody treasure chests and opened them all at once.

【You opened: Bloody Treasure Chest × 6, obtained: Basic-tier Skill Crystal × 12, Rank 1-3 Equipment Enhancement Stone × 12,】

Chu Danqing took a look, his expression was a bit "WTF."

"No, you just give these things???" Chu Danqing didn't know what to say for a moment.

If you talk about value, there certainly is some; a Basic-tier Skill Crystal is worth 10,000 Arena Points each in the Arena Shop.

But Chu Danqing has his own acquisition channels.

"Alright, 12 is also quite good; at least it can let me upgrade by 1 level." Chu Danqing didn't despise them either.

No matter what, they were obtained by risking his life.

As for the enhancement stones.

【Rank 1-3 Equipment Enhancement Stone】

【Type: Consumable】

【Quality: None】

【Effect 1: After use, it can make equipment with +0~+2 enhancement gain 1 level of enhancement】

【Effect 2: When using an enhancement machine for +3~+5 enhancement, inserting 1 piece can increase the success rate by 20%/10%/5%】

(Note: 10 pieces of Rank 1-3 Equipment Enhancement Stones can be synthesized into 1 piece of Rank 4 Equipment Enhancement Stone)

(Note: Only 1 piece can be inserted when using an enhancement machine for enhancement)

"From some aspects, these Rank 1-3 Equipment Enhancement Stones and Basic-tier Skill Crystals are equally precious." Chu Danqing was much more interested in these enhancement stones.

The main point is that they can replace the consumption of Paradise Points; this is the key.

As for the later ability to increase the enhancement success rate, it was ignored by Chu Danqing.

He didn't have the money to enhance anyway.

"The harvest is not bad." Chu Danqing didn't use them immediately, but planned to keep them.

Currently, the only equipment he can enhance are two pieces: the Moon-Chasing Flowing Cloud Robe and the Nine Cauldrons Diagram.

He didn't really want to enhance them; he wanted to directly increase his combat power, which means the summoning-type equipment.

The Peace Ring, Nine-Child Ghost Mother Diagram, etc., are only of Fine Tier quality; enhancing them now is not very worth it.

It's only cost-effective to enhance them after upgrading them to Exemplary quality.

After leaving Cangmang Guling all the way, the human presence gradually became more frequent.

It's just that everything in sight was devastated; the war formed by years of warlord infighting naturally left the people everywhere in dire straits.

After fighting for so many years, the population had been wiped out.

Chu Danqing found a town that had been abandoned for who knows how many years, found a residence that was relatively well-preserved, tidied it up, and settled down.

Being able to have a room to shelter from the wind and rain is naturally more comfortable than living in a tent in the wilderness.

Next, Chu Danqing was paying attention to the situation in the public communication channel.

Because those who could run ran and those who could die died, the public communication channel, which had rarely become lively, fell silent again.

Only a portion of those who didn't manage to escape in time were venting inside.

It looked like their days were numbered; after two days, there was no more movement.

After that, Chu Danqing was no longer clear about the situation inside Cangmang Guling.

Therefore, he rested assured to cultivate and nurture Da Bao, Da Bai, and Da Gu, the three of them.

During this period, no messy things appeared, and it was very peaceful.

No matter what, he had left the place of right and wrong; how could there still be trouble coming to his door?

Following the old rules, Chu Danqing stopped one hour before returning.

"It's a pity that resources are limited, and the improvement in attributes is too slow, but there is quite a lot of improvement in skills."

It was mainly because Chu Danqing didn't have many resources on hand, only enough to cultivate skill levels.

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【Da Bao】

【Tearing Claws (Active) LV. 17: After activation, attacking enemies will cause 17 points of additional tearing damage and add a bleeding status to the enemy; after the skill is activated, it consumes 17 points of Blood Rage value per minute】

【Bloodthirsty Pursuit (Passive) LV. 17: When dealing damage to enemies with a bleeding status, gain a lifesteal effect and add an additional 17 points of bleeding damage】

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【Da Bai】

【Nine-Headed Spirit Scripture (Inheritance) LV. 19】

【Spirit Art · Spirit Healing (Active) LV. 19: Consumes 19 points of Spirit Power, instantly restores 190 points of HP to the target, and purifies 1 negative status】

【Spirit Art · Spirit Recovery (Active) LV. 19: Consumes 29 points of Spirit Power, continuously restores a total of 290 points of HP within the range within 30 seconds, and gains 90 points of shield value】

【Spirit Art · Evil Curse (Active) LV. 19: Consumes 19 points of Spirit Power, all attributes of targets within range -1.9 points, HP recovery effect -1.9%, lasts for 29 seconds, can stack up to 2 layers】

【Spirit Art · Evil Words (Active) LV. 19: Consumes 29 points of Spirit Power, makes the target fall into a weak and poisoned state, lasts for 29 seconds, can stack up to 2 layers】

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【Da Gu】

【Nine Chapters of Heaven Questioning Song (Inheritance) LV. 9】

【Sorrowful Returning Wind (Active) LV. 9: Consumes 1 Contract Text, deals 1 instance of (Perception × 1) meters range locked tracking spell damage to targets within range, after hitting the enemy, deals (Spirit × 19) points of area damage, cooldown 1 minute】

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The one with the least improvement was Da Bai; it seemed to have entered a bottleneck period.

According to the rule that the second head grew when the Nine-Headed Spirit Scripture reached level 10, once it breaks through to level 20, Da Bai might grow a third head.

That's why it was stuck at level 19.

"This time, with so many Paradise Points, there should be a big improvement." Chu Danqing looked at his Paradise Points.

The improvement he spoke of was naturally purchasing enough resources to improve the attributes of Da Bao, Da Bai, and Da Gu, the three of them.

It would be best to directly rush to the Rank 1 limit of 30 points at once, and then if there is any remaining, use it to improve bloodline concentration.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 236 =====