Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 871: Chapter 871 Grandmaster

Wang Chen placed the Green Sun Crown upon his hair bun.

This Green Sun Crown was an inferior Magical Treasure, primarily designed for Divine Soul defense and protection, meaning its main function was to defend against enemy Divine Sense attacks, with secondary functionality against Spell attacks.

Cultivators above the Golden Core Realm could gather and condense their Divine Sense to strike at their opponent’s Divine Soul, an attack that was formless, intangible, and difficult to defend against.

Even if one’s Divine Soul was very strong, it could hardly withstand frequent and numerous Divine Sense attacks!

This was where the Green Sun Crown came into play; it could automatically protect its wearer and guard against enemy’s surprise attacks.

Including Spell attacks.

Moreover, after putting on the Green Sun Crown, Wang Chen clearly felt his mind become more lucid.

Without a doubt, this was a very practical Magical Treasure.

It was also the reason why Wang Chen specifically chose it for practice—it was suitable for his own use.

Although the quality of the Green Sun Crown was not high, it was still Wang Chen’s first work of a Magical Treasure, and as such, it held significant sentimental value.

Moreover, since the Green Sun Crown was refined by Wang Chen himself, he didn’t need to consecrate it to unleash its full power.

Therefore, keeping it for his own use was a logical choice.

He exhaled and summoned his Cultivation Panel, and immediately noticed an additional entry in the skill section.

[Nine Directions Refinement (Great Achievement): 1/4000]

Huh?

That Nine Directions Refinement had become independent of the Basic Taoist Techniques after creating a Magical Treasure, was within Wang Chen’s expectations.

After all, Basic Taoist Techniques had the suffix “Purple Mansion Complete,” while Artifact Refining surpassed the Purple Mansion Tier.

However, the problem was that Nine Directions Refinement displayed a “Great Achievement” level, and the experience required was a staggering 1/4000!

A tenfold increase from the norm!

Does this mean that the experience required for Golden Core level skills would all start at 1000 points in the future?

Although Wang Chen currently mastered several Golden Core Spells, he hadn’t genuinely entered the threshold of any of them, so his skill section did not display any skills apart from “Basic Taoist Techniques” and “Nine Directions Refinement.”

After considering, Wang Chen decisively invested 3999 points of Human Virtue into [Nine Directions Refinement (Great Achievement): 1/4000].

Heavenly Merit alters fate; Human Virtue Breaks Thresholds, it had always been possible to use Human Virtue to increase skill points.

But aside from trying a few points before, Wang Chen had never relied on Human Virtue to boost his skill level.

Because skill levels were generally easy to grind, and mastering and utilizing skills required a familiarization process, there was no need to hurry for quick results.

But Nine Directions Refinement was different; first, it was an Artifact Refining skill and secondly, Wang Chen had to refine three Magical Treasures for True Person Jingyun. If he relied solely on his own to incrementally increase the experience value, how long would it take and how many material resources would be needed?

He had neither the time nor the resources!

Therefore, to ensure a successful refining rate, directly upgrading skill levels was necessary.

[Nine Directions Refinement (Grandmaster): 0/5000]

Boom!

Wang Chen’s head roared, as countless pieces of information surged into his Sea of Consciousness, relentlessly assaulting his Divine Soul!

His nostrils felt an itch, and he actually began to bleed bright red blood.

But at this moment, Wang Chen couldn’t care less about wiping away the blood; he immediately embraced the origin and guarded the unity, steadying his mind against the sudden onslaught of information.

At the same time, the Ancient Taoist Stele residing in his Sea of Consciousness radiated boundless light, helping Wang Chen suppress the turmoil within!

With both forces working together, he finally managed to endure.

After regaining his senses, Wang Chen was shaken.

He had never expected that directly adding points would have such severe consequences!

It was probably the negative effect of abruptly breaking through a threshold all at once.

If Wang Chen’s “Nine Directions Refinement” had accumulated two to three thousand points in the Great Achievement tier, and then added a few points to break through to the Grandmaster level, the situation would have been vastly different.

This also gave Wang Chen a significant reminder.

Shortcuts may be taken, but one must never bite off more than one can chew—doing so could truly lead to one’s demise!

Originally, Wang Chen had planned to directly break through to Great Perfection, but now he dared not add even one more point, choosing instead to take his time.

It took Wang Chen three days to fully digest the gains from this break through.

Although his rise was akin to cheating, his Grandmaster-level “Nine Directions Refinement” brought him deeper comprehension and mastery. When he looked back at the process of refining the Green Sun Crown, he could see many deficiencies and oversights.

If Wang Chen were to refine this magical treasure again, it would be at least a mid-to-high-grade!

In the meantime, Wang Chen had also consumed some materials to refine a few spiritual artifacts.

Each and every one of them was excellent!

Next, he began working on refining the magical treasures for True Person Jingyun.

The female cultivator had commissioned Wang Chen to tailor-make three magical treasures in total, namely a flying sword, a turtle shield, and a flowing rainbow.

One for offense, one for defense, and one for escape—truly the standard three-piece set for a cultivator!

Even though his artifact refining skills had broken through to the Grandmaster level, Wang Chen was not the least bit negligent. He took even more time to focus and gradually ponder, combining methods from “Nine Directions Refinement” to perfect the plan.

It took him two months to complete the refining of these three magical treasures!

Interestingly, every time a magical treasure was completed, the Nameless Valley had to endure a heavenly tribulation.

However, with the protection of the underwater Cave Mansion Array, each heavenly tribulation was nothing serious, just sound and fury, causing no real impact.

A few days later, Wang Chen received a Wanli Talisman Message from True Person Jingyun.

So, he set off to Spirit Abyss City.

Meeting again in the same high pavilion as before, Wang Chen saw the Golden Core female cultivator once more.

He did not beat around the bush and directly took out the three magical treasures and placed them in front of True Person Jingyun.

Any cultivator who had cultivated to the Golden Core Realm was no ordinary individual, and their ability to maintain composure was not weak. True Person Jingyun was not the sort to be without depth or grace.

But when she saw the three treasures, radiant with precious light, her pretty eyes suddenly widened, nearly losing her composure right then and there!

When True Person Jingyun had initially reached an agreement with Wang Chen, she had prepared herself for the possibility of failure, even specifying related clauses in the Taoist Contract that stated the rights and responsibilities of both parties.

Wang Chen was very young, and a newly ascended Golden Core, so True Person Jingyun had no expectations that he could refine three magical treasures in one go.

If he could deliver even one on time, it would have been quite good.

However, she found that she had greatly underestimated Wang Chen’s capabilities.

What shocked True Person Jingyun the most was that all three magical treasures actually reached the mid-grade level!!

Grandmaster craftsmanship!

True Person Jingyun, who had never heard of such a young Grandmaster of artifact refining, let alone seen one, was momentarily stunned.

“Ahem!”

Wang Chen coughed impatiently twice and asked, “Taoist Friend Jingyun, are you satisfied with these magical treasures?”

“Satisfied!”

True Person Jingyun blurted out without hesitation, “Very satisfied!”

Only then did she snap out of her astonishment, her cheeks tinted with a blush as she said apologetically, “Taoist Friend Wang, please pardon my lapse.”

Wang Chen smiled without saying a word.

True Person Jingyun hurriedly stored the three magical treasures inside her Sumeru Ring, instinctively laying her hand over her chest to steady her mind before saying, “Taoist Friend Wang, I am indeed in your debt for this favor, and I shall return it in the future!”

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