Zhang Chen thought he had gained 14 billion Skill Points, which would be enough, but when he started adding points, it was completely insufficient; there were far too few Skill Points.
There was a hint of contemplation in Zhang Chen’s eyes as he surveyed all the skills, finally landing on the Time Skill. The Time Skill was of great importance, related to the growth of the Heaven-Reaching Jianmu and to his ability to cultivate herbs. He had to increase the Power of Time.
The most crucial part was that the Skill Points required to increase Power of Time were entirely within his means; he could afford the consumption of Power of Time.
He knew well that an occasional feast was different from having enough to eat each day.
[21 Skill (Second Tier): Time Acceleration (0/1000000000)]
[Remark 1: You can accelerate time by sixty years for an object by activating this skill.]
[Remark 2: The same object can only be activated once per day.]
[Remark 3: If you use Magical Power to activate, additional activations do not count towards the limit. Activation condition: One Era!]
"Ten billion is just right for another upgrade, and the remaining hundred billion is enough to upgrade Sun True Flame to the Eleventh Tier. Now that masters of the Eleventh Tier have appeared in Jinling City, I really feel insecure," Zhang Chen murmured to himself.
If he had the Nine Bends Yellow River Array and combined it with the Eleventh Tier Sun True Flame, then even facing a Twelfth Tier presence, he could handle it strategically.
Combined with Innate Spiritual Treasure, it wouldn’t be impossible to challenge a Twelfth Tier presence head-on.
The most important thing is to use the Power of Time to grow the Heaven-Reaching Jianmu, so he can gain more Innate Power. Then, he could use Innate Qi to nourish more Innate Spiritual Treasures, making their powers continuously revive.
"So the key to the future is still the Heaven-Reaching Jianmu!" Zhang Chen murmured to himself in his heart.
In the future, if he wants to ascend to higher realms and transform his Acquired body into an Innate body, he will undoubtedly need the nourishment of Innate Qi.
With this thought, Zhang Chen directly added points to the Twenty-first Skill. The next moment, the Golden Finger Interface refreshed instantly:
[21 Skill (Second Tier): Time Acceleration (0/1000000000)]—>[21 Skill (Third Tier): Time Acceleration (0/10000000000)]
Then the Golden Finger Interface refreshed:
[21 Skill (Third Tier): Time Acceleration (0/10000000000)]
[Remark 1: You can accelerate time by 120 years for an object by activating this skill.]
[Remark 2: The same object can only be activated once per day.]
[Remark 3: If you use Magical Power to activate, additional activations do not count towards the limit. Activation condition: One Era!]
Two cycles of sixty years mean 120 years; if Zhang Chen casts Time Acceleration on an ordinary creature, they’re likely to turn directly into bones.
"The time added is a bit little!" Zhang Chen looked at the Golden Finger Interface, mumbled to himself.
He felt that throwing down ten billion Skill Points was only able to increase time by sixty years, which indeed seemed a bit little.
Upgrading from Third Tier to Fourth Tier requires a full hundred billion Skill Points, which is a huge number, collecting such an amount won’t be easy!
He braved numerous hardships in the Water God Tomb just to collect 140 billion Skill Points, showing how tough collecting Skill Points is.
After some deliberation, Zhang Chen ultimately decided to add points to Sun True Flame, given how uncertain it was to assemble another hundred billion in the future. But before upgrading Sun True Flame, there was one doubt he needed to clear up.
Zhang Chen turned his gaze to the skill panel for Sun True Flame:
[19 Skill (Tenth Tier): One Sun True Flame + Sun Sensing (/10000000000)]
[Remark 1: Can absorb the sun’s Essence Qi and automatically transform it into Emperor’s Liquid, or use it to temper the True Body.]
"I have a question now, that is the power of Sun True Flame, isn’t it already at its limit? After all, Sun True Flame is the true flame of the sun, the real heat of the sun. What level can it upgrade to next? Can Sun True Flame continue to upgrade? Is there a stronger flame on the sun than Sun True Flame?" Zhang Chen pondered while staring at the Golden Finger Interface.
Currently, there are two assumptions: If Sun True Flame is already at the pinnacle of skill power, then upgrading Sun True Flame might gain him functional skills. Even now, holding Sun True Flame, he can challenge Twelfth Tier masters without fear.
Alternatively, upgrading could result in Sun True Flame genuinely evolving, which would be a different scenario.
Both of these situations involve an element of gambling for Zhang Chen.
If it’s the first situation, the power of Sun True Flame has reached its peak, and his tenth-tier Sun True Flame can already pose a threat to twelfth-tier experts.
Should he save his points and invest them in other skills?
If it’s the second situation, naturally, there’s no need to say more.
Zhang Chen thought for a moment but couldn’t deduce the key details. Everything was just his speculation. Whether the real situation is as he thought, without investing points, no one would know.
"In the future, as long as I plan carefully, I can always collect more points. Right now, I’ve offended the Innate Water God and exposed myself in Jinling City, being targeted by Yellow Heaven Dao. My strength is too low, and I don’t feel secure." Zhang Chen thought about it and directly invested his Skill Points.
In an instant, billions of Skill Points were cleared. The Golden Finger Interface refreshed, showing a screen full of snowflakes. Zhang Chen felt somewhat nervous, with complex thoughts in his mind, no matter the situation, it was a difficult decision for him.
If it’s the first situation, where Sun True Flame’s power has reached its peak, his investment of a hundred billion points would be useless, wasting billions of points.
If it’s the second situation, where his Sun True Flame hasn’t reached its peak, it would mean Zhang Chen needs to collect an even larger amount of points to painstakingly enhance his skill.
While Zhang Chen was pondering various thoughts, his eyes gazed at the flashing Golden Finger Interface: [19 Skills (Tenth Tier): A Sun True Flame + Sun Sensing (/10000000000)] ——-> [19 Skills (Eleventh Tier): Sun Essence + Sun Sensing (/100000000000)]
[Remark 1: Can absorb the essence qi of the sun, automatically transforming into Emperor’s Liquid, or used to temper the True Body]
[Remark 2: Your Sun True Flame has developed spirituality, allowing it to entrust your Primordial Spirit as your Primordial Spirit’s entrusted object]
Looking at the skill interface introduction, Zhang Chen felt amused and unsure whether to be happy or sad.
He gently sensed the Sun True Flame in the Primordial Spirit World, which was still that single Sun True Flame, but now possessed a trace of spirituality, allowing Zhang Chen’s Primordial Spirit to entrust within it.
This trace of spirituality can even assist him in defeating enemies, helping him unleash the maximum potential of Sun True Flame.
"That’s not bad! The power of Sun True Flame has reached its peak. Even if I face twelfth-tier beings, I’m not without strength to resist." Zhang Chen let out a sigh of relief, observing the Sun Essence. Inside the Sun True Flame, countless golden threads crisscrossed, constantly circulating within the world of Sun True Flame, controlling the entire world’s rules.
"Interesting!" Zhang Chen’s gaze fell on the swirling threads inside Sun True Flame, showing a trace of uncommon significance, as he noticed some unknown change happening within it, something seemed to be nurturing, though it was still lacking.
"Perhaps it’ll finally nurture a Golden Crow for me?" Zhang Chen pondered.
If it could nurture a Golden Crow, his gains would be tremendous.
There is indeed a possibility! After all, the Sun True Flame has developed spirituality, which may evolve into a deity born from within it.
And what deity could emerge from Sun True Flame other than the Three-legged Golden Crow?
Of course, nothing is impossible, instead, it’s quite probable!
"If I nurture a Golden Crow, raising an Eastern Emperor Taiyi, I might dominate the world without rivals!" Zhang Chen’s mind wandered with various unsuited thoughts.
"There’s potential here!" Zhang Chen felt joy in his heart, thinking that in the future, he should prioritize upgrading Sun True Flame, first fully investing in the skill, as he had a premonition this Sun True Flame will undoubtedly bring him great surprise.
"I need to find an opportunity to test the power of Sun True Flame!" Zhang Chen looked at the remaining points and decided to end the upgrade, closing the Golden Finger Interface.
With Sun True Flame upgraded to the Eleventh Tier, Zhang Chen sensed an unusual change, the suppression power of the Exquisite Tower over him began to change.
Other skills remained suppressed, but Zhang Chen felt the Sun True Flame in his Primordial Spirit was still active, seemingly unaffected by the Exquisite Tower.
"The Exquisite Tower is an Eleventh Tier, my Sun True Flame is also an Eleventh Tier. It seems the Exquisite Tower can no longer completely suppress me, at least not my Sun True Flame." Zhang Chen felt happy as he got up, climbed out of the cave, and instructed the pangolin to cover the mountain path.
"I’ve resolved the issue of lifespan, but a bigger trouble awaits, namely the curse mark within my soul and where it originated." Zhang Chen’s face darkened, as the Power of Curse was extremely difficult, something he had to eliminate soon.
"Unfortunately, even the Great Freedom Celestial Demon doesn’t know the origin of the Power of Curse, otherwise, it would be much simpler." Zhang Chen sighed with emotion.
Watching the rainwater fall from the sky, Zhang Chen’s gaze showed a trace of unexplained emotion. Since cultivating Sun True Flame, he developed a peculiar aversion to rainy days.
Zhang Chen now dislikes rainy days. Looking at the falling raindrops made him feel uncomfortable.