"Controlling all water flow within five hundred meters does have some utility. Especially being able to freeze all Fourth Tier anomalies within five meters around me, this skill is highly useful. But going from Fourth Tier to Fifth Tier unbelievably requires five million points, has the Golden Finger gone insane with greed? Such exorbitant demands!" Zhang Chen looked at the five million points, then at his remaining four hundred thousand skill points, and decisively chose to give up and check the next skill.
The Visualization Technique at Level Six can be upgraded, and it only needs four hundred thousand experience points, making it feasible for an upgrade, but for Zhang Chen, his current Visualization Technique is sufficient. If the Visualization Technique upgrades and his consciousness undergoes unforeseeable changes, stepping into the unknown Spiritual Domain might invite disaster. Hence, Zhang Chen hesitated slightly and temporarily gave up upgrading the Visualization Technique.
A stronger Visualization Technique allows entry from the First Heaven of the Spiritual World to the Second Heaven, but Zhang Chen knows his abilities; he hasn’t even understood the First Heaven yet. Entering the Second Heaven without knowledge might cause trouble, and if he rushes in unprepared, it could be a big problem.
Zhang Chen moved his gaze from the visualization skills to the various runes.
The Fifth Tier Body-Stabilizing Rune requires one million two hundred thousand skill points, which is out of the question, as Zhang Chen doesn’t have enough skill points.
The Fifth Tier Sealing Rune needs two million points, which is also out of consideration.
The Invisibility Rune requires one million six hundred thousand points, and Zhang Chen pondered whether he should upgrade the Invisibility Rune first, so that when the Invisibility Rune reaches the Twelfth Tier, he can openly venture into Prince Pingbian’s Mansion and take away the princess’s physical body.
It seems now, with this enormous point supply, hoping to perfect the Invisibility Technique isn’t impossible.
Zhang Chen shifted his gaze from the Invisibility Technique to other available skills for enhancement: Divine Mist Transformation, Fire Extinguishing Rune, Water Stabilizing Rune, Hard Earth Talisman.
Zhang Chen’s eyes fell on Divine Mist Transformation, which excels in quiet movement and clandestine penetration, very enigmatic and suitable for many emergency situations.
[Skill 10 (Third Tier): Divine Mist Transformation (0/100000)]
"Third Tier Divine Mist Transformation only requires one hundred thousand skill points, which is negligible for me. If I can find a safer way to enter and exit the Daoist Temple, it’s worth it." Zhang Chen thought, immediately adding the points.
In an instant, one hundred thousand points evaporated, leaving only those three hundred thousand points behind.
And now the Golden Finger Interface for Divine Mist Transformation changed accordingly:
[Skill 10 (Third Tier): Divine Mist Transformation (0/100000)] —> [Skill 10 (Fourth Tier): Penetration Transformation (0/200000)]
Looking at the changes on the skill interface, Zhang Chen’s eyes showed a hint of surprise: "Penetration Transformation? What a strange name?"
Checking the notes, it read: [Can penetrate soil, shuttle through the earth.]
Seeing this skill description, Zhang Chen couldn’t help showing a look of joy. The ability to traverse soil elevates its concealment to an exaggerated level.
"Isn’t this equivalent to the Earth Escape Technique? Water permeating through soil, no wonder it’s called penetration." Zhang Chen pondered silently.
With thirty thousand experience points left, and Penetration Transformation requiring just twenty thousand experience points to upgrade to Fifth Tier, Zhang Chen didn’t hesitate, directly adding the points.
The points were directly deducted, leaving only ten thousand, and the Golden Finger Interface changed once again:
[Skill 10 (Fourth Tier): Penetration Transformation (0/200000)] —> [Skill 10 (Fourth Tier): Penetration Transformation*Piercing Stone (0/400000)]
[Note: Can not only shuttle through soil but also through stone.]
"This skill has something to offer." Zhang Chen’s eyes grew brighter; the more he looked at this skill, the more satisfied he became.
With only ten thousand points left, Zhang Chen looked towards the Fire Extinguishing Rune: [Skill 12 (Fifth Tier): Fire Extinguishing Rune (0/64000)]
Without thinking, Zhang Chen cleared the points and added them, watching as the skill point total transformed into thirty-six thousand, while the interface for Skill 12 simultaneously shifted:
[Skill 12 (Fifth Tier): Fire Extinguishing Rune (0/64000)] —> [Skill 12 (Sixth Tier): Fire Extinguishing Rune (0/128000)]
[Note: You can extinguish Sixth Tier flames.]
The note was straightforward and unremarkable, requiring fewer points, at least compared to several other skills.
With thirty-six thousand left, Zhang Chen looked towards the Water Stabilizing Rune and Hard Earth Talisman. Thinking about Huangli Temple soon consecrating the Water God, Zhang Chen chose to upgrade the Water Stabilizing Rune:
[Skill 14 (First Tier): Water Stabilizing Rune (0/4000)] —> [Skill 14 (Fourth Tier): Water Stabilizing Rune (0/32000)]
The note was plain and unremarkable:
[Note: You can stabilize water within fifty meters around you at Fourth Tier.]
The Water Stabilizing Rune skill is of little use to Zhang Chen, but upgrading it might be useful for the consecrated Water God in the future.
Thinking of Xie Lingyun wanting to slay the god, Zhang Chen suddenly felt a twinge: "I have a bad feeling, Xie Lingyun might fail miserably. Instead, I might as well upgrade the Water Stabilizing Rune in these few days; it might deal a fatal blow to that so-called Water God in the future."
As for belonging to the Yellow Heaven Dao faction but helping Xie Lingyun, he dismissed this idea entirely. Now that Zhang Xiaohua has joined Yellow Heaven Dao, outranking him, with Xiaodouding in an unclear situation, it seems they are not on the same path with Yellow Heaven Dao.