Chapter 68: Pathological Mutation Dynasty, Setting Off for the Jiangnan Newcomer Competition

In fact, one does not need to cultivate to the Silver Armored Warrior realm; once Silver Dragon-Tiger Qi is born, one can break through techniques and weaken the damage spells inflict upon oneself.

However, without sufficiently powerful mental strength, it can only be circulated within the body.

The more Dragon-Tiger Qi one has, the stronger the [Spell-Breaking] effect.

The above effects have an additional bonus against dark, evil spells!

Bai Ying is truly blessed; Great Ming is still your daddy!

The most terrifying are Silver Spell-Cultivators; they both master spells and can break them.

It is a completely bug-level cultivation system!

The reason Jiang Yan can cultivate so quickly, aside from the comprehension bonus of the Heart-Ape bloodline, is because...

Silver is very precious in the Silver Dynasty; after all, historically, Great Ming had few silver mines and low silver production.

It flourished because of silver, and perished because of silver.

Even after the pathological mutation, this point has not changed; there is an even greater craving for silver.

Conversely, the contemporary Bai Ying had quite a few gold and silver veins.

But in the present world, due to advanced modern industry, one kilogram of silver costs only sixteen thousand yuan.

Although it is necessary to circulate it to accumulate humanitarian Qi.

But in modern times, apart from antiques with historical significance, old silver coins that have been in circulation are only cheaper.

Moreover, the Tianxia Alliance's base of over a billion people exceeds any dynasty, and its humanitarian Qi is extremely prosperous.

Therefore, he spent only seven thousand to buy a catty of silver coins at an antique coin shop, including shipping; calculated according to the Ming Dynasty standard of one tael of silver being approximately 37.3 grams, it is about 13 taels.

As for Chen Shui, as the captain, he receives 3 grams of silver beans per month, and the others receive 2g; this is the monthly quota, and for the rest, they must rely on promotions or bounties from killing enemies.

It is about the military pay for three hundred people for one month.

Theoretically, spending one hundred thousand yuan could raise an extraordinary army of three thousand in the Silver Dynasty.

Of course, this requires official prestige to conscript soldiers.

But one can also see the huge differences between different worlds.

Jiang Yan condensed fifty strands of Dragon-Tiger Qi, consuming only half of the silver coins, raising his physique to the Dao Foundation realm and increasing his strength by two thousand five hundred jin, combined with the physical strengthening brought by spirit rice.

A full-force blow from an ordinary early-stage Dao Foundation cultivator would probably only tickle him.

If he could condense over eighty strands, he would only suffer minor injuries even when hard-tanking a blow from an early-stage Spell-Seed cultivator.

"It's just a pity that I have to nurture the cultivation method into offspring to ignore the silver mutation; if anyone else played like this, they would have turned into a silver statue long ago. As such, I cannot sell it to headquarters in exchange for points."

Jiang Yan felt some regret, and at the same time, there was another problem.

Normal people condense Dragon-Tiger Qi while tempering their physique; day by day, once they have accumulated enough, they can break through.

But because he condensed fifty strands of Silver Dragon-Tiger Qi all at once, he had to wait an extra few days to let it finish tempering his entire body's blood and meridians before he could proceed to the next step.

This situation is something the creator of the technique probably never imagined.

"However, the authorities must have descended into Ming or even deeper pathological domains, yet they didn't popularize this [Spell-Breaker] profession of Silver Dragon-Tiger Qi; there must be a reason for this that I don't know.

Although the Dragon-Tiger Qi cultivation method looks complete, after practicing it, one's own karma is faintly linked to the Silver Dynasty, like a magnet, attracting practitioners to approach..."

If not for Jiang Yan possessing the [Return to Ruins Calamity Sea Scripture], which makes his perception of karma and calamity Qi extremely keen, he almost wouldn't have noticed.

The Silver Dynasty, or something within it, has become the anchor for all Silver Spell-Cultivators.

Silently, it is draining something invisible to the naked eye from them.

The medium is silver.

"Is this an attempt to construct a Dynasty of Fortune? Or is some higher-level practitioner spreading a lower-level cultivation method to raise food?"

Jiang Yan rubbed his chin; he had already grown accustomed to this world full of pits and traps, and his mood had become numb.

Anyway, he has offspring and the Return to Ruins Calamity Sea; who is fishing whom is not yet certain.

It is just a pity that the function to transport items across worlds has not been opened yet, otherwise, if Jiang Yan sent a pile of silver to Chen Shui, even if it required cinnabar to suppress the mutation, he could quickly stack up to the [Silver Armored Warrior] realm.

To see the demeanor of that hero, Qi Jiguang.

Or even go a step further, letting Chen Shui promote his military rank through merit, infiltrate the interior, and witness those high-ranking officials, as well as the Lord of the Silver Dynasty.

"I wonder if this time, the battlefield of the Qi Family Army is on the front lines? Or in the imperial court?"

Jiang Yan was not worried; he had already done what he could.

He was about to set off to participate in the Jiangnan Province Newcomer Competition, and after that, matters related to the Silver Dynasty would be left to the Little Sky Ghost to monitor and respond to.

Unless a major event occurred, it would not call him.

Thump! Thump-thump!

Just as Jiang Yan was preparing to continue his cultivation, there was a knock at the door; the Little Sky Ghost tilted its head, its form turned ethereal, and it vanished.

Opening the door, it was Ba Lie, who had been hidden for a long time.

His dark circles were heavy, looking as if his essence and spirit had been hollowed out.

Jiang Yan advised, "Old Ba, although manual labor is important, you must practice moderation!"

"How did you know I was busy with manual labor?"

Old Ba said subconsciously, but quickly reacted and laughed, scolding:

"Get lost, am I, Old Ba, someone who needs to use his hands to comprehend the Yin-Yang Dao? These days have all been spent working for you!"

Jiang Yan was a bit puzzled, but soon saw Old Ba extend his hand, upon which floated a palm-sized, black-and-white patterned scholar-warrior robe.

The black was the inner armor, the white was the outer robe, embroidered with golden mysterious bird patterns, fire patterns, and treasure-flower patterns; the workmanship was exquisite, paired with a pair of black boots.

Jiang Yan couldn't help but exclaim: "So beautiful!"

This reaction made Old Ba very satisfied, and he urged:

"Hurry up and put it on to try."

Jiang Yan took the clothes, and radiance bloomed, turning into flowing light that wrapped around his body; in the blink of an eye, he had put on the scholar-warrior robe, which fit perfectly and had a comfortable material.

"Call forth your arm guards!" Old Ba's voice sounded.

With a thought, the ferocious Buddha-armor arm guards appeared, perfectly matching the clothes, looking mighty and domineering while retaining a scholarly temperament.

Within the clothing and armor, spiritual energy flowed; it was not just for show, but a true treasure.

"Not bad, not bad, it fits very well, especially with this face and this figure of yours; if you stand on a stage, others will think the scholar-warrior Champion Marquis has arrived."

Old Ba looked him up and down with great satisfaction before introducing:

"The path I walk is called [Heavenly Weaver], condensing the spell-seed [All-Living Beings Patchwork Weaving Art], which can weave clothes for humans and ghosts; legend has it that at the end of this path, one can weave clothes for heaven and earth.

But I digress; this is a mid-level extraordinary treasure garment. It took me a great deal of effort to weave thousand-year cold iron into thread to create the seamless inner armor, which can withstand one mid-stage Dao Foundation attack.

The outer robe was made by collecting the dawn light of the early morning, which only appears for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense when the sun rises. Do you know how I spent the last half-month to save up enough?"

But with it, the clothes can be as light as a feather, come with a [Cleansing Technique] to clean dust and dirt, and a flash-dodge skill for the 'old six' (sneaky player).

As for the boots... I really didn't have any energy left, so I just used some spider silk to make do; they will be very comfortable to wear, and this treasure garment can be put away at any time, allowing you to blend in when entering most ancient pathological domains in the future."

Speaking of this, Ba Lie yawned and muttered:

"Don't thank me; Zhao Yinman and the others all have treasure garments I wove. There are quite a few aristocratic family disciples in this competition with many treasures on them. Since you are representing the Pan'an Branch, naturally I can't let you be inferior to others for no reason. Now with this treasure garment, it will definitely blind their dog... eyes."

Jiang Yan touched the robe, every part of which was painstakingly woven by Ba Lie, and said with emotion:

"Uncle Ba, I want to support you in your old age!"

"Get lost, do you think I haven't watched 'The Knockout'!"

Ba Lie rolled his eyes and laughed: "Alright, don't be so long-winded. Try to get a good ranking; if you can't, just come back safely. I have to go catch up on sleep."

Jiang Yan watched Ba Lie's departing back, knowing that he did not treat him differently because of his talent.

Rather, he viewed everyone in the Pan'an Branch as family, silently preparing everything for them.

Two days passed in a flash.

Jiang Yan successfully raised the Vajrapani Seal to [Mastery Level 99%], but encountered a bottleneck.

It required a large amount of time to grind, or to swallow offspring of similar skills to forcibly break through the shackles.

The Dragon-Tiger Qi had also tempered about two-thirds of his body.

After finishing the lunch made by Yin Yiyi, Jiang Yan and Zhao Yinman sat in the Maybach together and set off.

He watched the scenery receding, feeling expectant:

"The heroes of the world are as numerous as crucian carp crossing the river; this time, it is time to go see the world!"

(End of chapter)