Chapter 37: The Hun Tian Qing Luo Umbrella, Return to Shenzhou

The remaining merit, Qian Chen carefully considered, had originally been intended for purchasing two selected artifact embryos as his future protective treasures, but this income far exceeded his expectations.

That piece of black iron meteorite could withstand a single strike from an Immortal of Nascent Soul, leaving only a handprint—already exceptional.

Moreover, it bore the primordial one-qi grand grasping handprint, having been tempered and washed by celestial energies in the Void Realm Sea for countless years, and further forged from within by the Dry Heaven One-Qi Pure Vortex, its quality had already reached the level of Taiyi Yuanjin.

“Too bad the Dry Heaven One-Qi Pure Vortex repelled it, preventing the starlight of the Void Realm Sea from refining the iron core, so barely any River Star Sand condensed. But Taiyi Yuanjin is already among the top nine divine metals in the universe for forging flying swords! I won’t ask for more River Star Sand…”

“To forge this Taiyi Yuanjin into a flying sword—this shall be my True Flying Sword. Isn’t that far superior to any artifact exchanged from the Lord of Reincarnation?”

Qian Chen had no intention of letting the Lord of Reincarnation forge his True Flying Sword. He casually tucked away the black iron meteorite containing Taiyi Yuanjin, planning to unravel and forge it into his True Flying Sword once he gained sufficient strength. After a quick calculation, he realized he would need at least Golden Core-level magic power to refine this piece of Taiyi Yuanjin.

He pulled out the Luo San umbrella, its exterior battered from Hong Sihai’s hammering, its internal seals cracked and broken.

Considering that artifacts were external tools, he might as well use what he could now, and worry about other complications later.

Moreover, after this mission, Qian Chen felt he had built a modicum of trust with the Lord of Reincarnation—they were practically acquaintances now! He’d give it a favor this once…

“Lord of Reincarnation, fuse the Dry Heaven One-Qi Pure Vortex with the Luo San umbrella!”

“With the Dry Heaven One-Qi Pure Vortex sealed within, who dares break my umbrella next time?” Qian Chen vowed inwardly. With his caution, it had been dangerously close to having his protective artifact shattered.

“If Hong Sihai were ten times stronger, he might have broken through my remaining safeguards—wouldn’t that have put me in mortal danger? I must stack up my defenses first. Also, this time my internal qi ran out—I had low mana, nearly collapsed from combat fatigue, and couldn’t activate my other backups.”

“Though once I leave the Realm of Reincarnation, I can break through to Sensing and cultivate true qi, no longer lacking mana as I do now. But as my cultivation advances, so will my techniques—I should find time to brew some pills to carry with me.”

“Ideally, brew an external elixir… granting me immediate Golden Core-level magic power.”

The Lord of Reincarnation immediately listed a series of materials and their merit-equivalent prices, along with processing fees. Qian Chen unhesitatingly skipped the option to refine the Luo San into a full-fledged magic treasure or perfect artifact… and selected the option to restore its seals using the Supreme Dao’s Hunyuan Umbrella seal structure, then elevate it to nine layers of seals.

“Five virtues… not expensive!”

Qian Chen noticed the Lord of Reincarnation had waived the copyright fee for the Hunyuan Umbrella seal, since he understood it himself. He also used the myriad celestial treasures stored in the Two-Realm Bronze Tablet as auxiliary materials, so the Lord of Reincarnation charged little for material costs, bringing the price down to an acceptable level.

He felt he’d just swindled the Lord of Reincarnation out of billions of virtue points.

Main God bleeding, Reincarnation bankrupt.

…I just made another profit!

White light continued to surge, sweeping up all the materials Qian Chen had placed on the Cloud Platform, as if creating them from nothing, instantly disassembling and refining them into the Luo San umbrella.

The Luo San umbrella was utterly renewed, its form now resembling a classical oil-paper umbrella covered in blue cloth.

White light then drew in the Dry Heaven One-Qi Pure Vortex, further refining the vortex into the oil-paper umbrella.

In mere moments, a small umbrella with a pure blue canopy, like the sky after rain, landed in Qian Chen’s hand.

Qian Chen closed his eyes and sensed it. Though the seals had been restored, his own aura still lingered. After quietly refining it for two hours, he preliminarily consecrated the new Luo San umbrella. Based on its seals and materials, it might be called the Hun Tian Qing Luo Umbrella… but he was used to calling it Luo San, and saw no issue with the name—even considered Huanhua its exterior back to its original form.

He planned to use it to trick Miao Kong when they met again.

After all, cautious people’s hearts are always dark…

Qian Chen planned to use the remaining merit to acquire items needed for his next mission. After this solo trial mission, he had become a full-fledged Reincarnator and must prepare for Miao Kong’s ambush in the next mission. He asked the Lord of Reincarnation how to revoke the Reincarnation Guide’s permission—and learned a number he could never afford.

“Thirty thousand virtue points…” Qian Chen fell silent: “Forget it… I’ll find another way to deal with Miao Kong.”

“If I had thirty thousand virtue points, would I fear Miao Kong?” Qian Chen grumbled. “The Main God’s fees are as black as ever… I thought you’d regained your conscience when I forged the Luo San umbrella. Now I see—it’s just grown even blacker!”

“Lord of Reincarnation, I want to view my next mission.” Qian Chen called out “Main God” and “Lord of Reincarnation” in random order. The Realm of Reincarnation remained patient, accepting both titles.

It did not grant him convenience or hardship based on whether he respected it.

“The Reincarnator has passed the trial mission. The next formal mission will open in one year. Each completed mission improves your evaluation and permissions; higher evaluation and permissions extend the interval between mandatory missions. Failure to complete a mandatory mission incurs punishment…”

“The Reincarnator’s current permissions allow access to mission details only seven days before the next mission begins.”

“After each mission, the Reincarnator’s stay in the Realm of Reincarnation is limited. Current remaining stay time: one day, eight shi, three ke!”

“Formal mandatory missions come in various types.”

“During missions, Reincarnators may form teams, befriend others, add to blacklist… Reincarnators may create groups, join organizations, sign alliances, and swear Dao Oaths under the Lord of Reincarnation’s witness…” A clear light descended from the Lord of Reincarnation, listing all the privileges granted to full Reincarnators.

When Qian Chen saw the “Void Cloud Platform” entry, he finally understood why the skins of Lingxiao Palace and Ancient Heavenly Palace were so valuable. The Void Cloud Platform was essentially a Reincarnator’s private world—higher permissions granted greater freedom within the Realm of Reincarnation, and many high-evaluation Reincarnators could come and go as they pleased.

Thus, the Void Cloud Platform was their exclusive paradise.

Many Reincarnators who founded organizations opened partial permissions to their Void Cloud Platforms as organizational bases. Skins like Ancient Heavenly Palace and Lingxiao Palace must possess countless advantages—precious bases that large Reincarnator organizations could only covet.

“So this isn’t just a personal space skin—it’s a guild base!” Qian Chen nodded in understanding.

“I get it… exclusive for pay-to-win elites, not something a nobody like me can dream of. Feels more like a Tencent big shot though—may I ask, does your dad’s surname happen to be Ma?”

Qian Chen selected a few more useful items to exchange, then practiced diligently on the Cloud Platform for several days until his stay time expired, and was instantly teleported out of the Realm of Reincarnation by a flash of white light.

The Realm of Reincarnation’s spiritual energy was no less abundant than that of the Central Land of Shenzhou, even surpassing other heavenly worlds, with pure spiritual energy that connected to countless realms and offered a full variety of energies…

Had Qian Chen trusted it more, it would have been an excellent place to break through to Sensing.

Now that he had returned to the Central Land of Shenzhou, Qian Chen would formally break through to Sensing.