Chapter 224: Chapter 223: Directly Promoted Me? (Seeking Subscriptions)
When Chen Fan took the elevator to the third floor of the Martial Arts Association, he happened to see Xu Jie, Tu Yue, and several others sitting on the sofa discussing something.
Seeing Chen Fan come out of the elevator, their expressions were somewhat surprised and nervous.
"Brother Chen, you went out?"
Gao Shan quickly asked.
Didn’t the president say that Brother Chen has been refining pills in the alchemy room for the past few days?
"Yes, it’s a bit stuffy staying in the base all the time, so I took a walk around Anshan City to relax."
Chen Fan smiled slightly.
Several people exchanged glances and all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Scared me to death, I thought you went out of the city, Brother Chen."
Tu Yue patted her chest and said.
"What’s wrong?"
Chen Fan paused, puzzled, could something significant have happened at the base in this half day?
"Actually, it’s nothing major,"
Xu Jie scratched his head, "But it’s not a small matter either. I heard that early this morning, a C-level Awakened in the city took several Meridian Refining Martial Artists out of the city, one of whom was Qin Ye, with whom you have a bit of a grudge."
"A C-level Awakened? Qin Ye is also with them? What are they doing out of the city?"
Chen Fan knew what was going on but still showed a surprised expression on his face.
Several people shook their heads in unison.
"Not clear, I heard that when they went out, they seemed to be in a hurry, as if something significant had happened."
"At first, we thought they went out to make trouble for you, but then we thought it was unlikely because we believed you were still in the base. Who knew you actually went out, but fortunately, you didn’t leave the city, otherwise, it would have been troublesome if they bumped into you."
"Yes indeed,"
They all said.
But then again, they felt that those people going out probably had nothing to do with Chen Fan.
Although Chen Fan was powerful, it was unlikely that he required a C-level Awakened and six Meridian Refining Martial Artists to deal with, one of whom was at the Mid Stage of Meridian Refining!
They were probably going to deal with some other emergency.
"Is that so?"
Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, then blinked, saying, "In that case, I suppose my luck isn’t bad?"
Xu Jie and the others laughed.
"Brother Chen, with your talent, it won’t be long before your strength catches up with that guy Qin Ye."
"Yes, once you reach the Early Stage of Meridian Refining, you will definitely be able to beat him up easily."
"Yeah, I also think that day will come."
Chen Fan smiled and said nothing.
But inside, he thought, it seems that the news of Guan Dehua leaving Anshan City is almost an open secret.
If something happens to him, it won’t be long before everyone knows.
After bidding farewell to the others, he returned to the rest room.
It’s time to see what items have been unlocked and do some shopping.
Opening the program, Chen Fan was astonished to find that he, who was originally an E-level Awakened, had now become a C-level Awakened.
"Did they just promote me directly?"
Chen Fan’s mouth curled into a smile.
Interesting.
It couldn’t be ruled out that the people from the Stone City Awakened Association harbored revengeful thoughts and didn’t want to give him a chance to "pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger."
He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and clicked on the mall page, first opening the food section.
Immediately, a long list of names appeared before his eyes.
Chen Fan’s fingers swiped the screen and scrolled down.
From 100 points, to 200, 500, 1000, 2000...
After flipping through over ten pages, the points gradually reached ten thousand.
Blazing Sun Grass: priced at 10,000 points, consumption can greatly increase control over the fire element, the first consumption has the best effect, repeated consumption has gradually diminishing effects until no effect is achieved; same for the following items.
Ice Crystal Fruit: priced at 10,000 points, consumption can greatly increase control over the ice element.
Earth Spirit Water: priced at 10,000 points, consumption can greatly increase control over the earth element.
...
Chen Fan scrolled down slowly, and unsurprisingly, soon saw the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could enhance physical attributes.
Sure enough, he found them quickly.
Dragon Saliva Fruit: priced at 10,000 points, consumption can greatly enhance the physical attribute.
Celestial Wind Fruit: priced at 10,000 points, consumption can greatly enhance agility attribute.
Giant Power Fruit: priced at 10,000 points, consumption can greatly enhance strength attribute.
"!!!"
Seeing these three, Chen Fan’s breathing became rapid.
But the more shocking things were yet to come.
Cloud Jade Fruit: priced at 20,000 points, consumption can slightly enhance the cultivator’s Primordial True Qi. Note: Even for those without True Qi, consumption can still be effective, but risks are involved, and it is best to have a master present during consumption.
"Even those without True Qi can have an effect after consumption?"
Chen Fan was shocked.
What does this mean?
Entry Force Martial Artists must sense Qi to be considered Meridian Refining Martial Artists.
But this step blocks nearly seventy percent of Entry Force Martial Artists!
Even the president of the general association cannot help with this.
However, with this Cloud Jade Fruit, any Entry Force Martial Artist can be turned into a Meridian Refining Martial Artist.
Theoretically, as long as there are enough fruits, the association can produce batch after batch of Meridian Refining Martial Artists.
The result, however, is that even now, the entire Jiangnan District Martial Arts Association has fewer than thirty Meridian Refining Martial Artists.
The reason is simple: the price of this fruit is too high!
20,000 points equals 20 million contribution points from the Martial Arts Association!
A powerful Martial Artist’s monthly contribution is around five hundred thousand, meaning it would take forty months, close to four years, to save up 20 million points!
Bear in mind that it’s only been ten years since the world underwent its transformation.
The association can use such fruits to train a very few people but certainly can’t do so on a large scale.
Moreover, there seem to be risks involved in taking it, as noted.
This is to be expected.
Chen Fan licked his lips.
The boost to Primordial True Qi, how could he not be tempted?
Moreover, once the effects wear off after many consumptions, he could buy one or two for his father and Uncle Zhang to consume.
With his strength by their side, there shouldn’t be any danger.
Of course, this is a future consideration; for now, with over 50,000 points in hand, buying two Cloud Jade Fruits would already be the limit.
"I thought 50,000 points would be a lot, but it’s still pitifully little."
He sighed softly.
Honestly, it wasn’t just the Cloud Jade Fruit, he also wanted to buy the Dragon Saliva Fruit, Celestial Wind Fruit, and Giant Power Fruit.
"Let’s have a look further down."
Chen Fan looked down,
Golden Thunder Fruit: priced at 50,000 points, consumption can greatly increase control over the thunder element.
Ice Flame Fruit: priced at 50,000 points, consumption can greatly increase control over the fire and ice elements.
Nether Fruit: priced at 50,000 points, consumption can greatly increase control over the dark element.
"The price has increased so much?"
Chen Fan was a bit surprised.
Take the Golden Thunder Fruit, for example, it greatly increases control over the thunder element, similar to the effects of those above, but its price has increased fivefold.
The same goes for the Nether Fruit.
Could it be that these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are so rare that their price is this high?
The Ice Flame Fruit is understandable as it enhances the control over two elements simultaneously.
However, are there truly any Awakened with both fire and ice superpowers simultaneously?
Continuing to look down,
admittedly, the fruits below are very rare.
For instance, those that enhance control over the light element, spatial affinity, etc.
Nearly at the bottom, his pupils dilated instantly when he saw something incredible.
Celestial God Fruit: priced at 50,000 points, consumption can slightly enhance spiritual power.
This is the first item among so many that can enhance spiritual power.
Chen Fan recalled what Meng Yu mentioned before.
The C-level Awakened in Anshan City had repeatedly used Meng Xue’s precognition ability to avoid elite-level Fierce Beasts and acquire treasures that enhance spiritual power.
Perhaps, this is what he meant?
"The price is really high,"
Chen Fan took a deep breath.
At 50,000 points apiece, I would like to buy it, but once bought, no points would be left for other purchases.
Also, its effect only slightly enhances spiritual power; how much is it exactly? Is the enhancement fixed or percentage-based?
"Maybe, I should wait,"
Chen Fan thought.
His current spiritual power far exceeds that of a C-level, even surpassing some B-level Awakened.
Moreover, there are cultivation techniques to enhance spiritual power.
For others, the cultivation method’s speed is too slow, far less efficient than consuming Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, but for him, as long as he has enough experience points, it’s all the same.
"Yes, now that I am a member of the Awakened Association, I should be able to buy the Sun Observation Technique."
Chen Fan’s heart warmed.
He decided not to buy the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for now and clicked into the cultivation technique section.
Suddenly, countless Martial Arts Secret Manuals appeared on the screen, dazzling him.
Chen Fan glanced at the techniques worth less than a hundred points and looked further down.
Heart-Pushing Palm: priced at 200 points, a sinister palm technique. If the recipient’s inner strength isn’t deep enough, they will either need months to recover or spit black blood until their organs rot and die.
Mountain Splitting Palm: priced at 200 points, this palm technique goes straightforwardly, emphasizing breaking through any trick with force. Rumor says once perfected, it has the power to split a mountain.
Vajra Fist: priced at 200 points, Ancient Shaolin Fist Technique, emphasized on extreme strength, unbreakable.
Great Yin Yang Hand: priced at 200 points, a palm technique containing Yin and Yang Dual Strength, causing great suffering to the enemy.
...
From Fist Techniques to Palm Techniques, to Inner Strength, to Weapon Martial Arts, everything was included.
The points gradually increased from 200 to 300, 500.
Chen Fan swallowed hard.
These are all good stuff!
And the exchange requirements are not high; most can be bought with just a few hundred points.
Though not cheap, converting to contribution points, they are millions.
But he has many points.
Moreover, the Martial Arts Secret Manuals with the highest prices here are only about 500 points, better ones are yet to come!