Chapter 623: Chapter 410: My Damn Alchemy Skill
There are many causes of bloodline mutations.
Take Cang Xu as an example, his body was soaked in the Nether River and then the corpse-splitting healer took away his body to use as an alchemy material. Various factors prompted his bloodline mutation. This process is completely irreproducible.
“To already maintain nearly the original aptitude is quite good,” he said.
“My life’s opportunity has now appeared, right within the squad leader’s grasp!”
“What I truly need is a Spell to detect undead aptitude that can identify my undead bloodline. Unfortunately, such a Spell is only possessed by those with a middle-level Soul Vein inheritance and is clutched in the hands of the ship ghost.”
As an Undead Mage, Cang Xu couldn’t, like other survivors, use a Magic Potion test to find out his bloodline.
Because this wasn’t within Zi Di’s realm of knowledge.
Only if he obtained the Spell to detect undead aptitude could he identify what his bloodline actually was. Then he could hunt down that particular type of Undead Life en masse and use the Bloodline Purification Array to purify his own bloodline, achieving the results of Bloodline Awakening.
However, as he accompanied the ship ghost, Cang Xu hadn’t yet found the opportunity to acquire this key Spell.
The ship ghost was very principled in this regard. Cang Xu also remained cautious, not rashly trying to communicate, for he had no other bargaining chips and had long known what the outcome of such communication would be.
“If it really doesn’t work out, I will just have to wait until the Bloodline Mutation is completely finished, then ask the ship ghost to cast this Spell on me, to recognize what the undead bloodline is.”
Cang Xu naturally had a backup plan.
But this plan had many flaws and wasn’t conducive for Cang Xu to be recognized by the ship ghost.
The ship ghost still had many valuable things.
Cang Xu wanted to use this connection to penetrate the inner circle of the Undead Orthodoxy. This was the best strategy for long-term development!
Now, if the ship ghost were to detect Cang Xu’s bloodline outcome as such, he would be completely barred from entering the small circle of the Undead Orthodoxy.
This was not what Cang Xu wanted.
“Currently, the only thing that could still significantly improve me is the Ghost Seed,” thought Cang Xu. Although he had reached the limits of his bloodline, there was still some potential for improvement in terms of combat power.
The Ghost Seed is produced after the self-destruction of a Death Skull. When combined with the Undead Magic “Head-Raising” Skill, it can merge with the user. In this form, the Ghost Seed acts like a special Magic Book. All the Undead Magic recorded in the Ghost Seed can be used quickly by an Undead Mage.
A Silver Level Ghost Seed is equivalent to a Silver Level Magic Book. As for the content of the Spells recorded in the Magic Book, it depends on how much the Death Skull knew before its demise.
There is a decay in this process.
The best outcome is 100% inheritance. But according to the content of the Flying Head Skill inheritance, this situation of one hundred percent inheritance is very rare.
As for how much specific decay there is, it depends on the situation.
The records about the Flying Head Skill in this regard are rather vague, and Cang Xu could only find out by exploring on his own.
His current combat power had almost reached its limit, leaving the Ghost Seed as the most effective option.
In addition, with a pile of Undead Materials stored in the cabin, the conditions for Cang Xu to produce Ghost Seeds on a large scale were ripe.
“So, what kind of Undead Magic would be more suitable for me?” Cang Xu pondered deeply.
He had many Undead Spells in his hands.
He himself already possessed a Soul Vein foundational inheritance. Later, in the Undead Gathering on Songfeng Island, he traded from people like the ship ghost to get the foundational inheritance of the two veins of the undead, as well as the Low-level inheritance of the Soul Vein.
He also copied these contents and gave a set to Zi Di.
The three veins of Undead were Bone Vein, Corpse Vein, and Soul Vein.
All the Spells that Cang Xu mastered fell under these three veins.
For example: Soul Vein’s Soul Summoning Technique, Soul Control Technique, Soul Capturing Technique, Soul Devouring Skill, Soul Implantation Technique, and so on.
The Bone Vein’s Bone Spear, Flying Bone Shield, and so on.
The Corpse Vein’s Corpse Explosion Technique, summoning zombies, and so on.
Cang Xu faced many choices but after consideration, he first excluded all the Ghost Transformation Techniques from the Soul Vein inheritance.
These refining techniques included the Ghost Horse Refining Technique, Ghostly Refinement Technique, Starved Ghost Refining Technique, Frozen Ghost Refining Technique, and so on…
Cang Xu primarily controlled Death Skulls.
These ghosts brought a greater spiritual burden than the Death Skulls. If transformed, these ghost’s spiritual burdens would increase even more on top of the current burdens.
Cang Xu’s spiritual burden had already reached its limit.
Of course, he could discard some Death Skulls in exchange for space to control some ghosts.
But after considering, Cang Xu rejected this plan.
Although the transformed ghosts often proved to be stronger than Death Skulls,
his greatest concern was that controlling these ghosts could create vulnerabilities, allowing the ship ghost, the Little Prince, and others to detect his deceit.
The ship ghost and the Little Prince, being unfamiliar with the Flying Head Skill, were thus unable to infer the details of Cang Xu’s spiritual capacity from the scale of his Death Skulls.
The scale of Cang Xu’s Death Skulls could no longer expand. If he shifted to ghosts, it could easily allow the ship ghost and others to perceive some important intelligence.
Although Cang Xu had integrated into this group of Undead Mages, he was very clear: the environment here was absolutely no match for the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.
Especially during the battle at Nether River, the ship ghost used him as bait, drawing the enemy’s gunfire. Cang Xu nearly died in battle!
Like the reasons for excluding the Ghost Transformation Technique, Cang Xu also excluded Soul Control Technique, Soul Summoning Technique, and other spells.
The Reduction Technique and Reduction Technique are key contents of the low-level Soul Vein inheritance and accompany an Undead Mage throughout their life’s cultivation.
But Cang Xu didn’t think for long before he also excluded both of them. Because at present, their help was already very small.
The Eye of Soul spell allowed an Undead Mage and their subordinate ghosts to share their field of vision—an extremely practical reconnaissance measure. But Cang Xu thought that, at present, his vision together with other Undead Mages on the Ghost Ship was much broader by far, and he did not need his slight reconnaissance ability. So, it was also excluded.
The soul healing technique was very suitable. This spell could consume ghosts to achieve a healing effect. Cang Xu did not hesitate to list it as one of the prospects.
The Ghost Fog Technique was also quite good. It was primarily used for disguise and could also create an environment of negative energy, temporarily restraining spirits and facilitating the use of subsequent spells like Soul Control Technique and Soul Summoning Technique. When it came to the Advanced Ghost Technique, it became a battlefield-level spell, capable of transforming the battlefield environment—it shared the principles of the Molten Lava Hell spell that the Dragon-man youth had used before.
The Ghost Fog Technique was quite suitable for Cang Xu.
Because the Death Skull was also an Undead Life, it would benefit from the ghost fog. Cang Xu selected it as a prospect.
The last prospect was a quick-moving Soul Vein spell called the Slipping Ghost Technique. It could consume ghosts to gain an increase in mobility.
Cang Xu was more interested in the Soul Flying Skill. The Soul Flying Skill could make an Undead Mage turn entirely into a ghost. An advanced Soul Flying Skill could even make the equipment of the Undead Mage turn ghostly, becoming immune to physical attacks.
The ship ghost had a deep understanding of this spell. One of the basics of his integration with the Ghost Ship was the Soul Flying Skill.
But unfortunately, the Soul Flying Skill was only documented within the middle-level Soul Vein inheritance.
Cang Xu’s qualifications only allowed him to obtain a low-level Soul Vein inheritance at most.
Apart from the Soul Vein inheritance, the Corpse Explosion Technique in the Corpse Vein spells and the Bone Spear Technique, Flying Bone Shield spell in the Bone Vein were also listed by Cang Xu as options.
After the first round of selection, Cang Xu conducted a second round of screening.
Only three options remained—Flying Bone Shield, Slipping Ghost Technique, and soul healing technique.
All three spells were mandatory choices. Cang Xu wanted all of them, and the only difference was the order of priority.
After some deliberation, Cang Xu placed the Slipping Ghost Technique first.
Although this spell was part of the low-level Soul Vein inheritance, Cang Xu had also practiced it quite a bit.
He envisioned the Magic Model in his own mind and then held a Death Skull in both hands, imprinting the Magic Model onto it.
Pop.
The Bronze Level Death Skull burst with a slight sound.
The power of the explosion was very small, but Cang Xu turned pale. The Magic Model was constructed with his spiritual power, and as it was destroyed, he too was damaged.
After several consecutive failures, Cang Xu’s complexion turned as pale as paper.
He suddenly realized, “Wait, isn’t this the same as making a Magic Scroll or a Magic Book? The only difference is that normal Mages use paper, and I am using a Death Skull.”
Cang Xu, with an ill-premonition, rolled his eyes and sighed deeply, “My terrible alchemy skill…”
Ever since he acquired the Flying Head Skill, Cang Xu lamented the number of times that his alchemy skill had sharply increased.
In a bad mood, he chose to rest. After recuperating his spirit, he began to try again.
Cang Xu holed up in the cabin, holding Death Skull after Death Skull in the palm of his hands, infusing them continuously, enduring through day and night.
A sunny day arrived.
Bloodkin City.
Zi Di went to inspect a potion shop.
The potion shop was already selling Dragon Power Riding Potions, and sales were doing well. In just over ten minutes, Zi Di witnessed more than a dozen transactions involving Dragon Power Riding Potion.
“This customer, what Magic Potion would you like to buy?” The shop assistant greeted her.
Zi Di took out a contract, revealing her identity, eliciting a low exclamation from the clerk.
Then, the shopkeeper hurried over, “You’ve arrived!”
This potion shop was a property of the Lijian family, but in the cooperation between Zi Di and Kong Pan, the potion shop had already been rented to the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.
The lease was for one year.
Of course, Zi Di could have offered another price to buy the shop outright instead of renting.
For the large-scale Lijian family, this was negotiable.
But considering the uncertain and perilous future of the survivors, renting was safer than buying.
“I would like to see the accounts first,” Zi Di requested.
Before long, the Chairman Miss put down the accounts book, contemplating, “With Bu Quan and others mass-producing, the Magic Potion Market of Bloodkin City has already been successfully dominated by us in advance.”
“According to such production, the markets of the key towns near Snowbird Port would all be satisfied.”
“However, I need to involve myself in the research to see how the users respond.”
Thinking of this, Zi Di looked at the accounts book again, “The biggest customer group here is… the Axe Gang?”
Zi Di was slightly stunned.
ps: Today’s update ends here. The content added today completely makes up for the days I was away. Everything proves that I still have integrity. By the way, I would like to ask about the recent switch in group scenes in my writing, how does everyone feel about it? How is the reading experience? Feel free to leave a message in the comments for this chapter. I will definitely read it!