Chapter 87: New Blessing!

Seeing this description.

Wu Xian’s eyes lit up, then darkened.

The last time Wu Xian came to Lihentian, he had three incense sticks for worship, and the circular clearing had exactly three statues, so he had just enough to use up all three cursed incense sticks.

After worship ended, the incense burners before the statues vanished.

Although the statues remained, worship could no longer be performed.

But this time Wu Xian had picked up four cursed incense sticks.

The remaining three were new talismans.

They were: the character Hui, the Golden Light Spell, and the Xu Xing Zhi Zhui Technique.

“Hss… this description is quite sinister.”

“Let me first check the gender…”

This message meant Wu Xian gained another channel to receive blessings, but it couldn’t help him yet—only influence his future choices of worship items.

Thunder Summoning Spell: Brilliant heavenly thunder, summoned by incantation; power depends on current weather; uses remaining [2/2].

Wu Xian burst out laughing and ruffled the dog’s head.

Three of the talismans were ones Wu Xian had seen before.

“Three to one…”

After collecting his rewards, Wu Xian rubbed his hands and prepared to worship.

Compared to last time, Wu Xian was far more cautious this time.

It was a simple redwood box, carved with auspicious beasts like dragons, phoenixes, and qilins, thirty centimeters wide, thirty high, and about sixty long; inside, it was divided into three compartments.

Then Wu Xian looked at the ‘Three-Compartment Spirit-Storage Box’.

Blessing!

Even if ordinary cursed incense couldn’t be used for worship, at least using them as fireworks for a bang would be fun!

“That would be so much fun!”

Moreover, a person with Dao cultivation could, in the real world, use their rank to freely select one item from the storage box for use.

The requirement of “used up” meant the talisman automatically destroyed itself once its use count was exhausted.

Suppose Wu Xian used the True Fire Spell, consuming two charges, then replenished the charges with other talismans; only after all replenished and remaining charges were spent would it count as “used up” one talisman.

【Your performance in the blessed land caused chaos among the evil spirits; the evil spirits left behind in the blessed land underwent unknown changes; the human extinction timeline in this world has been delayed by three months; reward: 300 Yin De.】

The big black dog understood Wu Xian’s words, leapt into his arms, and pawed everywhere, so affectionate it made Wu Xian uncomfortable; soon his body reeked of dog.

Each compartment of the storage box could hold one item.

“Hmm, so there are still surviving humans in that world? I hope they live longer…”

Wu Xian felt he had lost a hundred million.

Those rewards were merely auxiliary; how well he fares in the next blessed land depends entirely on what rewards the statues drop.

He inserted all four premium cursed incense sticks into it; twelve items instantly appeared before Wu Xian.

The two incense burners together emitted six clouds of talismanic inscriptions; he swiftly scanned them and gained full knowledge of these talismans.

【Your performance in ‘Infinite Manhunt’ earned the admiration of Tian Guan—Thunderous Universal Emperor; use thunderous power frequently, and you may receive the Emperor’s blessing.】

“If I use the dual-charge method to activate one talisman-making technique…”

【You completed Cui Fu Jun’s invitation and received the blessing ‘Three to One’ from Yin Law Cui Fu Jun; awarded a dog spirit.】

Its effect: every time three talismans are used up, their ashes combine into one random talisman of similar level.

Hugging the box, he couldn’t let go, his rapt expression making the big black dog step back two paces.

With this storage box, Wu Xian could keep some items he couldn’t bear to part with.

Wu Xian wiped his smile away and turned to the third reward message.

“Alright, I’ll call you He Gu.”

Although he had considered the dog’s blood, he wasn’t so heartless as to kill it; after all, this dog had saved Wu Xian’s life.

Moments later.

He first placed the three premium cursed incense sticks on the altars of the three Great Emperor statues, then hesitated a moment before placing an incense burner and one cursed incense on the altar of Tian Guan Emperor.

What made Wu Xian regret it to his bones was why he hadn’t just grabbed one ordinary cursed incense stick back then?

“Don’t worry, I won’t eat you; I’ll provide all your dog food from now on.”

“300 Yin De—I got 300 Yin De last time too. Seems every use of cursed incense grants Yin De, but I don’t know how the amount is measured, or the conversion rate to wealth…”

“Dog Spirit: Naturally an ordinary breed, accidentally ate an immortal fruit, spontaneously gained spiritual traits, blessed by immortals and gods; may be taken out of Lihentian, but cannot be brought into the blessed land by a person with Dao cultivation; its hide repels evil qi, its blood harms spirits, its meat strengthens qi.”

He could place the incense burner before the statue’s altar to gain extra worship uses, and fully consume all four silver cursed incense sticks.

…

Wu Xian first looked at the talismans from the Tian Guan statue.

This effectively increased Wu Xian’s total talisman uses by one-third; though uncontrollable, it was far better than nothing.

Wu Xian’s anticipation soared—he wondered whether he could replicate such an interesting combination in the next blessed land.

After reading the fourth, Wu Xian glanced at the fifth.

“But since you’re my dog, you need a name.”

Items placed here could not be brought into the blessed land, but at least they wouldn’t be wasted before Wu Xian’s next visit to Lihentian.

If luck ran wild and yielded top-tier talismans, they could be used to save lives!

Because of the ‘Three to One’ blessing, Wu Xian wanted to pick more carefully among talismans this time—even if he didn’t get his favorite, he still had the nearby artifacts and techniques as backup.

Wu Xian played with He Gu for a while before turning to the fourth reward message.

Upon hearing the description of the Dog Spirit, the big black dog immediately tucked its tail, whimpering in pleading; its intelligence was evident.

The storage box filled Wu Xian with joy.

Wu Xian immediately saw the power of this blessing.

“Since it’s so dark, call it Da Lao He… no, too crude.”

He had a new blessing!

Last time in Lihentian, Wu Xian used fist techniques and the Yan character; though the experience was exhilarating, only he knew how much it pained him.

The effect of ‘Three to One’ filled Wu Xian with ecstatic joy.

After reveling for a while.

Wu Xian turned his gaze back to the big black dog and read the description on his degree.

Alchemy of Turning Stone to Gold: With a touch, any object becomes gold; volume cannot exceed one cubic meter; this gold cannot be traded—if traded, it reverts to its original form.

Hardness Character: Enhances an object, raising its hardness; if below forged steel, raises it to forged steel level; if already above forged steel, increases hardness further.

(End of Chapter)