Chapter 105 - 104 Top Quality, Unexpected Meeting in the Chicken Shop

As soon as he took the pagoda into his hand, Li Jing felt its weight and heard a prompt sound in his ear.

"Equipment discovered - Treasure-level Linglong Tower, you can log in as exclusive equipment, do you wish to log in?"

Frowning at the pagoda in his hand, Li Jing wanted to say something, but he glanced at Chen Jing and finally nodded silently.

Chen Jing had spoken to this extent, if he refused again, it would seem pretentious.

According to Chen Jing, this tower could be seen as a deserved reward for him, but this reward was personally given by Chen Jing.

As he mentally consented to the login, the prompt sound rang again in his ear.

"Login successful. Equipment obtained: Linglong, Treasure-level 10."

"Given the current Spiritual Power Intensity, it will take 20 hours to upgrade to a level one Spirit Weapon."

???

Li Jing.

The stuff given by Chen Jing must be good.

Moreover, it is clear that Chen Jing had this Linglong Tower custom made, its quality wouldn’t be bad under any circumstances.

However, Li Jing never thought that the tower would be this good...

Once the quality of a treasure exceeds level eight, it gains growth ability. It can be transformed through nourishment into a Spirit Weapon, or even reach higher levels.

Infinite growth potential makes treasures above level eight extremely expensive.

Moreover, its value doubles with every level up.

A treasure of level eight starts from tens of millions.

A treasure of level nine starts from thirty million.

A treasure of level ten starts from sixty million...

Nourishing a treasure isn’t easy for the average cultivator.

It’s not only time-consuming, but it also requires a lot of energy to be constantly nourished.

The high cost of high-quality treasures is one of the reasons why they are so expensive.

Another more important reason is that finished Spirit Weapons are difficult to control, so the user has to face the problem of insufficient intimacy and control with the Spirit weapon.

A Spirit weapon of level one can produce a Spirit Weapon.

A Spirit Weapons grown by oneself is different from Spirit Weapons grown by others or directly refined.

Upon the birth of the Spirit Weapon, it has an independent personality.

Only those grown by oneself will be sufficiently close to the user.

The Spirit Weapons grown by others and already existing when refined often will not let other people use them freely. Some are unmanageable and would even possibly consume the owner.

It is very difficult to tame a Spirit Weapon and get its approval.

Unless you’re strong enough to force the Spirit Weapon to accept you as its master.

Otherwise, if you’re unlucky and encounter a Spirit Weapon consuming its master, you’re doomed to a life of danger.

The higher the quality of the Spirit Weapon, the more dangerous it is to get consumed.

A Spirit Weapon of level one could easily kill a cultivator at the Three Realm stage.

Even for those at the Four Realm stage, they may not be able to survive if they encounter one.

Higher levels are even more dangerous!

This is a problem that money can’t solve.

Unless you’re like Chen Jing and have real power.

Otherwise, normally no one would be so desperate as to attempt to contact a finished Spirit Weapon.

Treasures can be bought.

Spirit Weapons can be cultivated.

Life, however, only comes once.

How to choose, anyone with a bit of brains wouldn’t choose taking risks.

The extreme difficulty of controlling finished Spirit Weapons indirectly establishes the ultra-high value of high-quality treasures.

Putting aside these issues.

The Linglong Tower that Chen Jing gave out wasn’t just as simple as being Treasure-level 10, but it’s just a step away from transforming into a Spirit Weapon.

This value...

It’s probably not just sixty million, but an additional fifty percent.

Ninety million!

Apart from the value, it was also the first time that Li Jing had seen a cultivation completion time measured in hours.

Twenty hours, less than a day!

The time was now ten o’clock in the morning.

That means...

By six o’clock tomorrow morning, he’ll have a Spirit Weapon-level pagoda!

Host: Li Jing

Experience Points: 3423/4848

Level: 20

Skill Points: 0

Spiritual Power Intensity: 420

Equipment: Blue Edge (Treasure-level 8 37% completion), Linglong (Treasure-level 10 99% completion)

Passive Skills: Momentary Space, Clothing Protection Spirit (5/5), Vanishing Skill (5/5), Spirit Control Skill (5/5), Returning to Origin Skill (4/5)

Active Skills: Palm Thunder (5/5), Spirit Strike (5/5), Heavenly Sword Method (5/5), Nine Heavens God Thunder (4/5), Sky Eye Technique (2/5)

He pulls up the panel to take a look.

Behind Linglong, the annotation ’Treasure level 10, 99%’ comes into view, causing Li Jing to stare glued.

99%.

It really was just a bit more needed!

Even if it wasn’t in his hands, if any other cultivator had it, it wouldn’t take long to cultivate it into a Spirit Weapon!

Chen Jing didn’t know that Li Jing had a panel where he could directly view the quality and cultivation progress of the object, but seeing his shocked expression, he knew that Li Jing had already established a connection with the Linglong Tower and knew about its quality.

"Don’t be so surprised. Compared to the benefits from exploring the Management Bureau’s Secret Realm, this tower isn’t even worth mentioning," Chen Jing said indifferently.

"Originally, I wanted to give you something more valuable in return, but there’s no guarantee that you could use it. A decent treasure like this tower is much more practical. The Linglong Tower was created by a top artifact refiner I know. He has assured me that its quality comes very close to that of a Spirit Weapon."

Having said that, he added,

"I can’t tell exactly how close it is, but since he dared to say it, I’m sure it won’t be off by much. Bring it back and cultivate it well for a while, you should be able to possess a Spirit Weapon. Having a Spirit Weapon at hand, you may even stand a chance against a Four Realm cultivator."

"..."

Li Jing was silent.

Having a Spirit Weapon at his side, he indeed had a chance to confront a Four Realm cultivator.

The power of a Spirit Weapon is not on the same level as a treasure.

If you don’t have a Spirit Weapon to resist it, it’s hard to resist.

It’s not possible to simply kill a Four Realm cultivator with a Spirit Weapon.

But having a Spirit Weapon can make a Four Realm cultivator struggle to cope.

Any treasure is like a paper in front of a Spirit Weapon, it shatters upon contact.

Having a Spirit Weapon isn’t something that can be achieved simply by saying it, you have to cultivate it yourself.

Just with a treasure of level 10, if it’s not infinitely close to a Spirit Weapon upon refining like the Linglong Tower in Li Jing’s hand, it won’t be cultivated into a Spirit Weapon within a year and a half.

Once it reaches the level of a Spirit Weapon, it becomes even harder to cultivate.

Chen Jing is at Six Realm level, and the weapon he uses is only a Spirit Weapon.

However, these are not the main points.

The key is that the assistance provided by Chen Jing made him feel more pressured.

After a long silence, Li Jing managed to squeeze out a dry smile.

"Thank you, uncle."

"This little thing is nothing to me."

Chen Jing waved his hand and said,

"Besides, this is what you deserve, there’s no need to thank me."

Having said that, he added casually,

"The tower belongs to a kind of object known as Qimen. Unlike a flying sword, it is not known for its sharpness and thus cannot create very obvious killing effects. You’ll have to study carefully the method of controlling objects. I personally recommend you to go in the direction of suppression, protection, and confinement. This way, its value will be better reflected. Of course, if you prefer a more brutal approach, like using the pagoda to smash people, I won’t discourage you."

"Yes, I understand."

Li Jing nodded.

To be honest, he would normally avoid choosing a tower.

But since Chen Jing gave him such a valuable one, he couldn’t ignore it.

In the choice of Control Objects Skill, he definitely couldn’t choose the path of bashing others with it.

One reason was that it wouldn’t highlight the advantages of tower-type precious items. The other was, if he was to use the Linglong Tower to bash others, wasn’t it too early for his treasure-level 8 Flying Sword Blue Edge to retire?

One for offense, one for functionality, isn’t it charming?

The awkward thing was...

Right now, the only thing he could use to feed spirit weapons was Yin Qi Crystals.

Tomorrow, the Linglong Tower will transform into a spirit weapon, and he doesn’t have much to feed it.

When the Flying Sword Blue Edge also transforms into a spirit weapon, It’s surely going to make him, who isn’t exactly rich, even poorer.

Looking back, he currently also has a big gap in skill points.

To learn an additional tower-type Control Objects Skill focusing on suppression, guard, and confinement, he lacks quite a bit.

Getting the Linglong Tower, he not only has to find ways to make money and get spiritual objects, but he also needs to find opportunities to gain experience and level up.

With a sigh, Li Jing put away the Linglong Tower and didn’t let the topic linger, he looked at Chen Jing.

"Uncle, after last time’s event, did the Management Bureau discover anything else while exploring the secret realm?"

"You’re asking me, but I don’t know either."

Chen Jing shrugged, then said.

"The secret realm isn’t within the purview of our Inspection Bureau. If I were to ask, that would be crossing the line. As for the unknown wisdom civilization, I do have some knowledge. After you killed Liu Yushan and the Management Bureau suppressed the Parasite Insect hidden underground, they urgently dispatched personnel to the previously discovered relics, successfully killing at least two hundred thousand Parasite Insect hives. Then, in an underground cavern, they found most of the missing personnel. No one survived."

Having said this, he continued.

"They were ultimately unable to truly make contact with the unknown wisdom civilization within the secret realm. The cavern beneath the relics was endlessly enormous and full of twists and turns. Due to the limited time available for exploration and the high risks of forcefully exploring the cavern, the Management Bureau chose not to delve further, focusing on exploring above ground and harvesting resources. Regarding the unknown wisdom civilization, the Management Bureau speculated that it must inhabit the infinitely vast underground caverns, possibly with a habit of cave-dwelling."

After slowly recounting this, Chen Jing exhaled.

"It’s good that you know about this, but there’s no need to pay too much attention. According to the Research Institute’s calculations, the entrance to the secret realm will disappear tonight. When it will reappear, no one can tell. This matter is considered over."

"Hmm."

Li Jing echoed, then pretended to be unaware and asked,

"Have all the people who were parasitized and came to this world been found?"

"Except for the deceased Wang Zhi that you killed, two others have been found. The only one missing is Jiang Guanwen."

Chen Jing responded, saying.

"The two were not found by our Inspection Bureau, but by the international maritime affairs bureau."

"The International Maritime Affairs Bureau?"

Li Jing was slightly stunned.

Just like the International Oversight Bureau, the International Maritime Affairs Bureau is a neutral organization whose responsibilities include managing the movement of ships in international waters, rescue operations, and detecting natural disasters such as earthquakes.

It is confirmed that the two dead people were found by the international maritime affairs bureau. Does this mean they were found in international waters?

Puzzling and frowning, Li Jing said,

"So, the missing Jiang Guanwen..."

"If nothing unexpected happened, he is now floating in the sea area of the international waters. In the absence of parasitized clan members nearby, the Parasite Insect won’t take any action. Just like Wang Zhi you encountered, Jiang Guanwen could only float in the vast sea."

Chen Jing narrated, saying.

"The higher-ups take this matter seriously. After all, Jiang Guanwen is a senior researcher in the Research Institute and knows a lot of things. Although he would die after being parasitized by the Parasite Insect, someone else could possibly learn something through the Parasite Insect that can read his memory. However, Jiang Guanwen is missing now. Even if the higher-ups attach importance to it, it’s of no use. The only hope is that the Parasite Insect will discard his body after eating him clean sooner."

Saying this, Chen Jing waved his hand and said,

"There’s not much to say about this. I don’t have any other business here. You’ll officially start your job tomorrow, so go back and rest."

"Okay, Uncle. I’ll go first then."

Li Jing nodded and stood up, a hint of sadness in his heart.

He was somewhat concerned about Jiang Guanwen’s matter.

Even leaving aside personal dislikes, the two had met and had relations.

The downfall of a senior researcher like him, with even his body not able to be found, was somewhat too sad.

...

After leaving the Inspection Bureau, Li Jing, following his original plan, flew to the Agricultural Market.

Finding a spot that was not too conspicuous, Li Jing travels at a fast pace, heading towards the Chicken Shop.

It’s almost half past ten, and it was almost time for a meal.

He’s going to scrounge a meal!

He needed to do this sooner than later!

He didn’t worry about missing the Spirit Chicken work meal.

Liu Sisi, satisfied with her food cravings, would only kill one Spirit Chicken a day, and use the Spirit Chicken consumption to maintain her physical condition.

In every aspect, the nutritional value of Spirit Chicken is extremely high.

The fact that Liu Sisi remains beautiful and radiant after being trapped in One Realm for so long is not without reason.

She couldn’t finish an entire Spirit Chicken by herself, and besides, she couldn’t muster the courage to kill a chicken, so she usually waited until Li Jing was over.

Without Li Jing, she typically just rustled up some random food.

It was still early for him to arrive, otherwise, if Liu Sisi already ate, they would have to wait until the evening for the next Spirit Chicken.

Soon after, Li Jing arrived at the entrance of the Chicken Shop.

Just as he was about to enter, a Health Bar walked out from behind the door of the Chicken Shop.

Caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the Health Bar, Li Jing stopped abruptly.

Upon taking a closer look, didn’t the woman who just walked out of the shop mention about placing a pre-wedding order with her partner some time back?

Encountering someone familiar, the woman who came out of the shop smiles kindly before walking away.

Li Jing looks back, watching her walk away.

The Health Bar marked 4463 above her head made quite an impression on Li Jing, feeling more intrusive than usual.

No big deal.

It’s just because he’s currently in need of Skill Points to learn Control Objects Skill...

Taking a deep breath and resisting the urge to transform himself into a law enforcer, Li Jing shifted his gaze and walked into the shop.

As soon as he walked in, he saw Liu Sisi seated in front of the counter, engrossed with her phone and didn’t notice him entering from the door.

Such a situation suddenly gave Li Jing a bad feeling.

The woman who just left, did she come to buy Spirit Chicken again?

No!

She left with both hands empty, even if she bought it, it wouldn’t have been ready.

Remembering this crucial point, Li Jing breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sisi."

"Hm?"

Liu Sisi looked up.

She frowned slightly when she saw Li Jing.

"I thought you had an exam today, why did you come over so early?"

"How long do you think the exam would take?"

Li Jing chuckled.

"It’s all done already, and I passed it successfully. Starting from tomorrow, I’ll be an on-duty inspector."

Liu Sisi’s eyebrows raised when she heard that.

"Good boy! Passed so easily, I guess I’ll have to call you Inspector Li from now on."

She joked, then her expression softened into a grin.

"We’re really lucky today. You passed your inspector training, and I closed a big deal over here. You must have run into Miss Yue Lingling just now when she was leaving. She and Mr. Meng Fanhao just finished their engagement ceremony, and they’re getting married next month. She came up to place an order for five hundred Spirit Chickens for their wedding banquet."

Five hundred Spirit Chickens!?

Li Jing was taken aback.

One Spirit Chicken costs fifty thousand, so wouldn’t five hundred add up to twenty-five million?

No wonder Liu Sisi was so thrilled...

Looking back at the door, Li Jing wore a peculiar expression.

Five hundred Spirit Chickens for the wedding banquet amounted to twenty-five million.

Just the cost for Spirit Chickens was already this huge, just how much money was Meng Fanhao planning to spend on his wedding with Yue Lingling?

Is this, the world of the rich?