Chapter 271: Reward for Clearing the 3rd Floor

Chapter 271: Chapter 271: Reward for Clearing the 3rd Floor

"The Celestial Dragon Armor was once the strongest Battle Armor in the Divine Realm, bar none. After it accepts a master, it can appear and disappear at will and can transform into any style you can imagine. It will automatically resize to fit your body. Even if you had the Heaven and Earth technique and stood ten thousand zhang tall, it could grow to match. It can withstand not only physical attacks but also Spiritual Power attacks. Of course, Battle Armor is still just Battle Armor, and its defensive power has limits. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been damaged to its current state. To repair the Celestial Dragon Armor, you’ll need to find enough Celestial Dragon Eyebrow Bones from the Divine Spirit Realm and a sufficient amount of Divine Domain Blood Silkworms."

"The Celestial Dragon Race suffered a cataclysm even before that great war. I’ve heard that only a small portion of them escaped to the depths of the universe, so obtaining a Celestial Dragon Eyebrow Bone will be difficult. As for the Divine Domain Blood Silkworms, they are even rarer. A single strand of silk requires the combined silk of a thousand Divine Domain Blood Silkworms. To fully repair the Battle Armor, you’ll need at least five hundred Celestial Dragon Eyebrow Bones and ten thousand strands of Divine Domain Blood Silk. However, don’t lose heart. The rewards for unlocking the fifth and sixth floors of the Juntian Mirror’s seal include a certain number of Celestial Dragon Eyebrow Bones and Divine Domain Blood Silk."

"So, how much defense can this Battle Armor provide in its current state?"

"It can block all damage from cultivators below the Void Realm and attacks below Level 35 Spiritual Power. It can defend against ten attacks from a Mahayana Realm expert and three from a Tribulation Crossing Realm expert. But if the Battle Armor truly endures three full-powered attacks from the Tribulation Crossing Realm, it will be completely destroyed. It cannot block Spiritual Power of Level 35 or higher. However, once you put this Battle Armor on, you can choose whether or not to use its defenses."

"What’s this pile on the ground?"

Chu Fan pointed to a pile of pitch-black, coal-like things on the ground. Besides this pile, there were three emerald-green Jade Bottles and a Purple Sandalwood Box. Judging by the look of the Jade Bottles, they likely contained many elixirs.

"That is Hongmeng Creation Iron."

The name alone told Chu Fan this stuff was extraordinary, but he didn’t know what it was used for. He asked, "What does it do?"

"It’s an indispensable material for repairing the Juntian Sword. After the Juntian Sword absorbs this Hongmeng Creation Iron, it will be able to actively devour Treasure Blades to repair itself. The Juntian Sword is the Juntian Mirror’s companion Treasure Sword; you will come to know its power in the future. The amount of Blood Spirit Qi the Juntian Sword has devoured recently should be sufficient. All you need to do now is bring the Juntian Sword close to this Hongmeng Creation Iron, and it will devour it on its own."

At first, hearing Xiezhi’s words, Chu Fan was puzzled. ’If the Juntian Sword can repair itself by devouring Treasure Blades after absorbing the Creation Iron, why is this extra step necessary?’

Only after hearing the rest of the explanation did he understand: the Juntian Sword first needed to devour enough Blood Spirit Qi before it could absorb the Creation Iron.

Chu Fan willed the Juntian Sword to appear. Sure enough, the moment the Juntian Sword drew near the Creation Iron, the pieces of iron acted as if drawn by a magnet, continuously attaching themselves to the blade.

"How do I wear this Battle Armor?" "After your consciousness leaves this place, take out the Battle Armor and drip a drop of essence blood from between your eyebrows onto it."

"And what about these bottles of elixirs?"

"One bottle contains Guiyuan Pills. As long as your Cultivation is below the Tribulation Crossing Realm, even if your Dantian True Qi is completely depleted, a single pill will restore your True Qi to its peak state. There are one hundred and twenty pills in this bottle. Another bottle holds Primordial Spirit Pills. At your current Divine Separation Realm Cultivation, a single pill is enough to raise you from Tier One to Tier Nine Peak. There are three pills in that bottle. There are also Integration Pills. No matter how long a cultivator at the Divinity Separation Realm Peak has been stuck at their bottleneck, taking one will allow them to break through directly into the Integration Realm. There are ten of those pills. And the Purple Sandalwood Box contains Great Returning Pills."

Chu Fan was ecstatic when he heard what Xiezhi said. ’Doesn’t this mean I can reach the Integration Realm directly after taking a Primordial Spirit Pill and an Integration Pill?’

’So this is how you can raise your Cultivation!’

"What are the conditions for unlocking the seal on the fourth floor?"

"Reaching Level 40 Spiritual Power."

"Are there any rewards?" Chu Fan asked.

"Starting from the second floor of the Juntian Mirror, the value of the rewards on each subsequent floor is ten times that of the one before it. You can estimate it based on the value of the rewards right in front of you. With every seal you unlock, your Combat Power will increase by at least a hundredfold."

Chu Fan grew even more excited. When he thought back on the rewards from the previous seals he had unlocked, he knew Xiezhi wasn’t exaggerating in the slightest.

However, he also knew there was no such thing as a free lunch. The more he gained now, the greater the price he would have to pay in the future.

"Senior, you’ve been so good to me. Is there something you want me to do?"

Xiezhi shook its head. "I am merely a remnant of consciousness at this time, so my knowledge is limited. Perhaps when you unlock the final seal, my main Divine Sense avatar will tell you everything."

While they were speaking, the Juntian Sword finished completely devouring the pile of Hongmeng Creation Iron. However, the sword’s appearance hadn’t changed; in fact, it looked even more dilapidated. The rust spots, curled edges, and nicks on the blade now seemed even more prominent.

He wanted to see how the Juntian Sword devoured Treasure Blades, so he used his will to move some of the weapons he had stored in this world in front of the sword.

Sure enough, upon sensing the weapons, the Juntian Sword moved toward them on its own. One by one, the weapons transformed into streaks of light and shot into the Juntian Sword.

In no time, the Juntian Sword had devoured over a hundred swords and sabers.

But there was little change to the Juntian Sword’s surface. Only upon close inspection could he see that two nicks, each smaller than a fingernail, had been repaired. The rest of it was completely unchanged.

’Holy shit, just how many Treasure Blades will it take to completely repair this Sword?!’

"The swords and sabers you brought out are too low-grade. If you used Divine Level Treasure Swords, a few hundred would probably be enough," Xiezhi said.

Chu Fan couldn’t help but roll his eyes. ’A few hundred Divine Level Treasure Swords? Fucking hell... In this world, people would fight to the death over a single Celestial Grade Treasure Sword, let alone a Divine Level one! And I need hundreds of them?’

’Does he think Divine Level Treasure Swords grow on trees?’

"Alright, my task as a remnant consciousness is complete. But before I disappear, let me give you a little boost!"

As soon as it finished speaking, Xiezhi transformed into a beam of light and shot into the center of Chu Fan’s spiritual consciousness’s forehead.

In that instant, Chu Fan clearly felt his Spiritual Power increase dramatically.

"This... is this Level 36?"

"Holy shit!"

The surprises just kept coming, one after another, until Chu Fan was almost numb to them. But time was short, and he couldn’t afford to stand around in a daze. He had to enter the Hua Xu Secret Realm tomorrow, he had an appointment to discuss matters with Lü Yunxiu today, and he still had to pick up Ye Xiaohan and Wei Mian in the evening.

’I need to get out of here quickly, take the elixirs, and raise my Cultivation. The higher my Cultivation, the better my chances will be inside the Secret Realm.’

He immediately withdrew his consciousness from the Juntian Mirror.

The moment his consciousness withdrew, he saw the old man appear once again above the Juntian Mirror.

The old man stood there, his hands forming seals as he chanted. An incantation rang out in Chu Fan’s sea of consciousness, as loud and clear as a great bell.

When the old man finished the incantation, he let out a great shout—"Array!"

The moment the word "Array" was spoken, the old man vanished. No Lion Shadow appeared this time.

"What’s going on?"

Just as Chu Fan was wondering, the reason instantly became clear in his mind.

The Divine Technique from the third floor wasn’t a powerful attack, but Invisibility.