Chapter 287: Mid-Grade Spirit Vein
Xiang Yu had just finished eating dinner with his master and martial aunt like usual and was cultivating when suddenly, he felt something within his soul.
He opened his eyes, a slight frown crossing his face.
"It doesn’t hurt as much as I thought it would," he thought to himself.
His mind drifted to Li Yao, wondering how she was faring against the enemy. With the amount of damage he had dealt in that last attack, even second heaven Li Yao should be able to finish the job. And if she could transform into that other form he had witnessed in the simulation, it was pretty much guaranteed.
Although he was worried, he pushed the thoughts aside. There was nothing he could do about it from here anyway. He closed his eyes and returned to his cultivation.
Meanwhile, the wind clone was diligently feeding the spirit vein, dumping weapon after weapon into it. Xiang Yu could sense that the spirit vein was getting increasingly closer to a breakthrough.
As the spirit vein swallowed another weapon, suddenly, the huge tree at the center of the spirit vein lit up. It shone with a brilliant golden hue, pulsing every second.
Xiang Yu felt the spiritual qi concentration in the cave rise. Although the spiritual qi surrounding the entire sect was already so dense that it blanketed anything the spirit vein could offer, Xiang Yu’s senses were quite sharp and he could accurately gauge the spirit vein’s level.
He felt the qi concentration within the spirit vein continue to grow steadily until it reached about ten times its previous amount. Xiang Yu estimated that this was roughly equivalent to a fourth grade dedicated qi gathering formation. While it wasn’t quite as impressive compared to the third grade sect-wide qi gathering formation, it was still remarkable progress, especially considering that the spirit vein offered other unique benefits.
The first and most important advantage was that the spirit vein didn’t function the same way a qi gathering formation worked. A qi gathering formation was exactly as its name suggested - it gathered qi from the surrounding environment and concentrated it in a specific area. But the spirit vein didn’t do that at all. Instead, it served as the source of its own qi, generating spiritual energy from within rather than simply redistributing what already existed.
Another benefit Xiang Yu particularly appreciated was how the spirit vein distributed its qi into the ground as well, creating a perfect haven for cultivating herbs around its immediate vicinity. This also created the ideal environment for high-level spirit metals to naturally form and grow, which Xiang Yu was quite excited about.
If he could advance the spirit vein to high grade, and then add a first grade or even heavenly grade qi gathering formation for additional support, he believed he could start mining some high-level metals here to forge divine or even heavenly level weapons. Though he had to admit that might be nothing more than a pipe dream at the moment.
The metal clone extended his arm, and a small flying drone-like device landed gently on his palm. He observed it thoughtfully, turning it over in his hands as he examined it for any damages.
"This one seems to be working properly," he thought to himself.
Now he just needed to build a bigger version, reinforce it with runes and formations, and his business would be booming in no time.
He remembered the saintess from the central continent.
Disciples and even elders from the central continent must be quite loaded with resources, he thought. There was no need to limit himself to local customers, he would trade with them as well. In fact, he would really like to, since they were probably the only ones with access to the higher level resources he needed for his more ambitious projects.
Still, these weren’t people he considered particularly trustworthy, so he would have to perfect his delivery method first before expanding his customer base that far. He would also need to consult Liu Feng for advice on the matter.
[Calculating Settlement]
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Chapter 287: {Day 61: (Day 1)}
[Body Refining: 22nd Layer (15,000/22,000) (+5000/22,000)]
[Foundation Establishment: 10th Layer (1000/100,000) (+1000/100,000)]
[Soul: Infant (300/1,000,000) (+100/1,000,000)]
[Transcendent Dao Body: Level 2 (140/2,000,000) (+20/2,000,000)]
[Chaos Body: Level 3 (3500/30,000) (+500/30,000)]
[Bloodline: Dragon, Phoenix: High Blood (1500/5000) (+500/5000)]
[Enlightenment: Divine (750/10,000) (+150/10,000)]
[Soul Flame: Abyssal Void Flame: 3rd Grade (400/70,000) (+200/70,000)]
[Palm Intent: Level 1 (50/1000) (+30/1000)]
[Divine-grade Yin-Yang Harmony: Level 1 (40/1000) (+20/1000)]
[Divine-grade Elemental Clone: Level 1 (150/1000) (+50/1000)]
[Sacred-grade Soul Spike, Ten Seasons Sword Art: Great Completion (500/1000) (+500/1000)]
[Sacred-grade All Weapons Techniques: Intermediate (150/300) (+150/300)]
[Cook: Heavenly Grade (200/10,000) (+200/10,000)]
[Appraiser: 1st Grade (600/900) (+200/900)]
[Runesmith, Formation Master: 2nd Grade (500/800) (+500/800)]
[Alchemist, Blacksmith: 2nd Grade (400/800) (+400/800)]
[Medicine, Spirit Farmer: 5th Grade (300/500) (+100/500)]
[Teacher: 6th Grade (300/400) (+100/400)]
[Experience Points Doubled]
[Teacher: 6th Grade (300/400) → 5th Grade (0/500)]
[Medicine, Spirit Farmer: 5th Grade (300/500) → 4th Grade (0/600)]
[Alchemist, Blacksmith: 2nd Grade (400/800) → 1st Grade (0/900)]
[Runesmith, Formation Master: 2nd Grade (500/800) → 1st Grade (0/900)]
[Appraiser: 1st Grade (600/900) → Heavenly Grade (0/10,000)]
[Cook: Heavenly Grade (200/10,000) → Heavenly Grade (400/10,000)]
[Sacred-grade All Weapons Techniques: Intermediate (150/300) → Major Success (0/400)]
[Sacred-grade Soul Spike, Ten Seasons Sword Art: Great Completion (500/1000) → Perfect]
[Divine-grade Elemental Clone: Level 1 (150/1000) → Level 1 (300/1000)]
[Divine-grade Yin-Yang Harmony: Level 1 (40/1000) → Level 1 (80/1000)]
[Palm Intent: Level 1 (50/1000) → Level 1 (100/1000)]
[Soul Flame: Abyssal Void Flame: 3rd Grade (400/70,000) → 3rd Grade (800/70,000)]
[Enlightenment: Divine (750/10,000) → Divine (1500/10,000)]
[Bloodline: Dragon, Phoenix: High Blood (1500/5000) → High Blood (3000/5000)]
[Chaos Body: Level 3 (3500/30,000) → Level 3 (7000/30,000)]
[Transcendent Dao Body: Level 2 (140/2,000,000) → Level 2 (280/2,000,000)]
[Soul: Infant (300/1,000,000) → Infant (600/1,000,000)]
[Foundation Establishment: 10th Layer (1000/100,000) → Foundation Establishment: 10th Layer (2000/100,000)]
[Body Refining: 22nd Layer (15,000/22,000) → 23rd Layer (0/23,000)]
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Author’s Corner:
Chapter 287: {Day 61: (Day 1)}: ik someone is bound to ask why. So basically, I have a file that contains all the resets and I decided to start adding the Chapter number to make it easier for the wiki maintainers.
The wiki link is in synopsis btw for those interested, or just google the book + wiki