novelaction #470 - Pickup: A grain of sun fire
#470 - Pickup: A grain of sun fire
Chapter 467: Acquisition: A Speck of Solar True Fire
Faced with Xie Lingyun's urging, Zhang Chen felt a myriad of emotions as he took the handwritten letter, a peculiar look in his eyes, thinking that his elder sister was truly breaking her heart for him.
Zhang Chen reached out and took the blood letter, placing it in his sleeve, but did not thank Xie Lingyun, because with their relationship, saying 'thank you' would be too formal.
Seeing Zhang Chen accept the blood letter, Xie Lingyun turned and headed towards the solar fragment, holding the Fire Aversion Pearl. Upon reaching the fragment, Xie Lingyun directly threw the Fire Aversion Pearl towards the solar rock.
As the Fire Aversion Pearl descended, the solar power was constantly compressed, and the light between heaven and earth gradually dimmed. At the moment when the Fire Aversion Pearl collided with the solar fragment, the energy of the solar fragment seemed to be suppressed to the limit, suddenly erupting a wave of light towards the Fire Aversion Pearl, trying to break open this thing that was suppressing it.
But who knew that when the energy erupted by the solar fragment met the Fire Aversion Pearl, a golden light fell from within the Fire Aversion Pearl, landing at Zhang Chen's feet.
"A skill dropped?" Zhang Chen looked at the golden light, a hint of joy in his eyes.
Although the Fire Aversion Pearl appeared in the form of a treasure, its essence was still transformed from Zhang Chen's essence, energy, and spirit, equivalent to Zhang Chen's clone. It was not surprising that a skill dropped when the two collided.
[New skill detected, do you want to acquire it?]
The Gold Finger interface popped up a message bar, shaking in front of Zhang Chen's eyes, making Zhang Chen's eyes go straight: "Acquire!"
With Zhang Chen's command, the golden light under his feet disappeared, and then a line of text appeared on Zhang Chen's Gold Finger interface:
[You have acquired a remnant of Solar True Fire]
[18 Skill (Tier 8): Remnant of Solar True Fire (0/100,000,000)]
Zhang Chen looked at the introduction on the Gold Finger interface, a curious look in his eyes: "Remnant of Solar True Fire? It's already at Tier 8 upon birth, and the skill value actually requires 100 million to upgrade? Skill values are too worthless now, aren't they?"
Tier 8 was equivalent to the Yin Spirit realm, this level was already extremely high, and a Tier 8 flame was definitely not an ordinary flame.
"I wonder what the power of my Remnant of Solar True Fire is." Zhang Chen's eyes swept across his Gold Finger interface, but he had no chance to test it. He focused his gaze on Xie Lingyun, and saw that as the Fire Aversion Pearl suppressed the solar fragment, Xie Lingyun's Yin Spirit used some kind of method, actually swallowing the solar fragment along with the Fire Aversion Pearl. Then, Xie Lingyun sat down in place, pinched a strange hand seal with both hands, not knowing what she was cultivating.
After about three days, Xie Lingyun suddenly opened her eyes and spat out a red bead, which was the Fire Aversion Pearl: "Fortunately, I have not failed, it's a great success, the Yang Spirit path is close at hand."
Xie Lingyun's voice was a little excited. It could be said that the Yang Spirit realm was the biggest key and the biggest transformation for cultivators. Once they stepped into this realm, they would leap over the dragon gate and see the scenery on another path.
Zhang Chen took the Fire Aversion Pearl and praised, "Sister is truly skilled, this solar fragment contains Solar True Fire, and sister can actually refine it, which shows the depth of her foundation."
"I was also fortunate to use the True Dragon's Dragon Pearl to ignite the heart fire, and then introduced the solar fragment into my heart fire, suppressing the core of my heart fire, nourishing the origin of my soul, cleansing the Yin Qi in my soul, and enhancing my strength. It won't be long before my soul is completely cleansed and transformed into the legendary Yang Spirit, with a complete transformation of pure Yang and a lifespan of five hundred years." Xie Lingyun's eyes were full of longing.
Zhang Chen was also a little envious. Xie Lingyun's opportunities and good fortune were indeed heaven-defying. If it weren't for his Fire Aversion Pearl today, even if Xie Lingyun had secret methods, it would be difficult to obtain that solar fragment. And he just happened to have the Fire Aversion Pearl, his Fire Aversion Pearl could even withstand Solar True Fire.
"Someone once told me that the number one expert of the Great Within, Dugu Qiu, would achieve Yang Spirit in ten years, and I didn't quite believe it. Now, upon careful calculation, I can probably step into the Yang Spirit realm in ten years. Although achieving Yang Spirit in ten years is exaggerated, it is not impossible. The reason why we feel it is illusory is purely because our horizons are too low and we have never seen higher scenery." Xie Lingyun's words were full of emotion.
Zhang Chen felt that having the help of external natural treasures was one thing, and one's own talent was another. Talent accounted for the vast majority of it. Xie Xuan entered the Dao in seven days back then. As Xie Xuan's daughter, Xie Lingyun inherited Xie Xuan's talent. With Xie Lingyun's aptitude and the help of treasures, it was not surprising that she had today's good fortune.
"Brother, this time I really have to thank you, otherwise I would have to waste at least another ten years if I wanted to break through to the Yang Spirit realm." Xie Lingyun expressed her most sincere gratitude to Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen smiled softly: "This is all sister's own opportunity and good fortune, I'm just going with the flow."
Zhang Chen was very good at speaking, always providing people with the greatest emotional value, making people feel comfortable and pleasant to hear.
"Hurry up and take this small branch." Xie Lingyun changed the subject and looked at the branch stuck in the ground.
The sapling was green, like a flawless piece of jade, as if it were a handicraft. Zhang Chen looked at the branch in front of him, a trace of heat in his eyes: "I wonder if this sapling has taken root and sprouted. If the sapling has taken root and sprouted, I'll be making a big profit."
A living Tongtian Jianmu seedling was equivalent in value to a Primordial Treasure.
Even if it wasn't alive, he could find a way to see if he could bring it back to life.
Zhang Chen walked forward with the Treasure Appraisal Mirror, reaching out his hand to grab the twig, but who knew that the twig would burst out a green light罩, actually blocking Zhang Chen's palm.
"Do these heaven and earth spiritual roots have self-protection mechanisms?" Zhang Chen's palm was slid away, but he was not in a hurry. He remembered the coffin made by the Emperor's Daughter with the Evergreen Tree, which also had a self-protection mechanism.
"I'll help you!" Xie Lingyun's Yin Spirit stepped forward and grabbed the twig, but just as she approached the twig, she encountered the same situation as Zhang Chen. The twig shook gently, rippling a layer of protection, blocking Zhang Chen back.
"What is the origin of this twig? I'm already at the peak of Tier 8, but I can't do anything about it?" A look of disbelief appeared in Xie Lingyun's eyes.
Zhang Chen ignored Xie Lingyun's words, but stared at the twig in a daze. After a moment, he had an idea in his mind: "Sister, please step back and watch me pull out this branch."
Xie Lingyun retreated as told, and saw that Zhang Chen's back was flashing with five-colored light, gently brushing against the branch. The next moment, the green branch disappeared without a trace, and the five-colored divine light also disappeared, leaving only a one-and-a-half-meter-long branch in Zhang Chen's hand.
The branch was only as thick as chopsticks, looking weak and fragile and could be broken at any time, and also like a jade ornament.
Zhang Chen looked at the branch in his hand, and saw that the root of the branch was neatly cut, but there were no roots at all, obviously there were no signs of revival.
"I wonder what this branch is for." Xie Lingyun curiously leaned forward.
Zhang Chen held the branch, thinking about the key to it, but unfortunately he couldn't figure out the reason after thinking for a long time: "Logically speaking, such a branch should have withered long ago after leaving the main body, how can it still be so good after countless years?"
"Stop thinking about it, this Jianmu branch has survived to this day entirely by feeding on vitality." The voice of the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon appeared in Zhang Chen's ear.
"What do you mean?" Zhang Chen secretly asked.
"This branch absorbs all the life in the entire Taoist temple to extend its own lifespan, so it still maintains its vitality. If you have great good fortune in the future and master the top-level wood-based supernatural powers, you may be able to revive it. Of course, if you can find Three Lights Divine Water, you can also make this seedling take root. Then, coupled with your Ascension Pool, you will have a continuous stream of good fortune liquid to help your immortal body transform." The Great Freedom Heavenly Demon said.
"Top-level wood-based supernatural powers?" Zhang Chen looked at the branch in his hand, his eyes a little straight. If he could drop skills from this branch, would there be a chance to obtain a top-level wood-based supernatural power, such as a 'Wood Authority' like the 'Earth Authority'? Then he could directly command this branch to sprout?
Zhang Chen felt that he could try it, but now was not a good time to experiment. Zhang Chen opened his mouth and swallowed the Jianmu branch into the Bashe space. Recalling what the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon had said before, the Jianmu branch used the disciples of the entire Wuzhuang Temple as a source of life to extend its own lifespan, what about Xu Erniu?
Had Xu Erniu suffered any disasters?
A sense of worry arose in Zhang Chen's heart: "What exactly happened back then that caused such a mess?"
"Xu Erniu must not have an accident." Zhang Chen felt a little uneasy.
"Are we leaving or continuing to explore?" Xie Lingyun looked at Zhang Chen with her bright eyes. She felt that in this strange place, it was better to listen to Zhang Chen's opinion more.
"Continue to explore!" Zhang Chen looked at the ruins of Wuzhuang Temple: "Maybe there will be some unexpected gains."
Zhang Chen left the high platform, directly put away the Treasure Appraisal Mirror, and came all the way to an abandoned palace. Looking at the ruins all over the ground, the Earth Authority was mobilized, and with it as the center, all the broken walls and ruins began to twist and clean up, classified and placed according to the rules, revealing the situation inside the palace.
Under the ruins of the palace, there were actually more than a dozen skeletons.
Zhang Chen walked forward, looking at the skeletons, even after countless years, they still shimmered with agate-like luster, looking very extraordinary.
"What strange bones." Xie Lingyun followed behind Zhang Chen, her bright eyes seeing the jade-like bones, and said with a face full of surprise: "How can these bones be like jade? What an incredible realm must its cultivation have reached before its death? I heard people say that only when one cultivates to the tenth level can they temper their bones, transforming them into jade bones, possessing the power of immortality. The owner of these bones must have been a great cultivator who stepped above the tenth level."