Chapter 264: Cosmic Invincible, Eternal and Unbreakable, Emperor's Shield of the Eight Desolaces!

Chapter 264: Cosmic Invincible, Eternal and Unbreakable, Emperor's Shield of the Eight Desolaces!

After completing all this, Chen Qiu finally left the mini-world with Bear Gao.

When he first arrived, he was penniless, the kind of person who might have to borrow money just to eat a meal.

But now, as he departed, he was a millionaire, possessing millions of spirit stones and oblivious to the concept of poverty.

What is fortune? This is fortune, Chen Qiu's fortune. Returning to the Celestial Palace, he didn't do anything but took out a large portion of his spirit stones and tossed them to Bear Gao, instructing him to replenish the Spirit Gathering Array daily. Only then did he sit on the Heaven Sovereign Throne once more to prepare for cultivation.

He had already purchased and secured the Heaven Sovereign Throne, but the other state thrones were not yet stable. He needed to wait for some time until the State Continent Constraint was completely lifted, and this waiting period would be his seclusion.

When the constraint was lifted, he would emerge from seclusion.

Before cultivating, he intended to check the attributes he had obtained after breaking through the second level of Body Fusion. There were two opportunities to choose from three attributes, one being a regular attribute and the other a Gradual Progress attribute.

He decided to keep the Gradual Progress attribute opportunity to see what would happen with the three Gradual Progress attributes.

In this world, almost everything could be combined into three, such as the Celestial Pride Destiny, the three-choice attribute draw, and more. Nearly all things derived from the Heavenly Dao could be combined, except for some special cases like the Heavenly Dao Fortune.

This world was one giant amalgamation of three.

He wanted to see if the three Gradual Progress attributes could be merged again to create something special. He immediately looked at the panel from the previous regular three-choice attribute draw.

Soon—

A panel, shrouded in clouds, emerged above his Dantian, with a clear countdown timer embedded in the upper left corner.

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"Cultivation greatly increased, officially entering the second level of Body Fusion."

"Please choose one of the three random attributes below within a hundred breaths."

1:

"Attribute Name": Supreme Spirit Herb Sovereign.

"Attribute Level": Purple.

"Attribute Effect": The side effects of any pill you consume will be significantly reduced, and there is a very high probability that the pill will be completely expelled from your body intact, allowing you to take it again.

2:

"Attribute Name": Longevity Like Mountain.

"Attribute Level": Purple.

"Attribute Effect": Your lifespan can be connected to any mountain you touch, henceforth living as long as the mountain. As long as the mountain stands, you will live, and when the mountain crumbles, you will perish.

3:

"Attribute Name": Yu Gong Moves Mountain.

"Attribute Level": Red.

"Attribute Effect": After walking a hundred million steps, your primary spirit treasure will automatically upgrade to a Divine Dao Treasure, and your primary spirit beast will become a Divine Dao Beast. Your cultivated spells will also be elevated to the Heavenly Dao level, and your Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Kill Moves will all be enhanced to the Divine Dao Ultimate level.

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These three attributes were the ones he randomly obtained after his breakthrough.

Under the attribute 'Fortune Awaits', he not only had a hundred re-screening opportunities but also the effect of 'God's Hand', allowing him to re-screen attributes that perfectly matched his wishes.

However, he didn't use it this time.

He didn't get what he had in mind.

He was a bit unsure about the type of attribute he needed now. Cultivation speed, perhaps? His cultivation speed was already fast enough, and the main limitation was the spirit stones.

Ordinary people might take over a decade to break through a minor realm in the Body Fusion Stage, and that's considered fast. Look at all those Body Fusion cultivators with bone ages of at least three to four thousand years. Compared to them, his bone age of less than thirty was incredibly young.

With enough spirit stones, he could break through a minor realm in the Body Fusion Stage in about a month.

This speed was already fast enough.

As for attack power, with his twenty-seventh-grade Fusion Strike, everything was illusory, and it was already sufficient.

He felt that he needed some auxiliary attributes. In this situation, it was better to leave it to random draws rather than what he had in mind. After all, he had a hundred re-screening opportunities, and as long as the process was quick, he was sure to find skills that suited his preferences.

The only issue was the limited time, only a hundred breaths, so he needed to speed up.

The first attribute, 'Supreme Spirit Herb Sovereign', wasn't of much use to him. He rarely consumed pills, and even when he did, they were like the Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills without side effects.

There were many pills for bursts of power or escape, but the cost was enormous. With this attribute, he could maintain the Burst State as a norm, but the enhanced power from the Burst State was of little use to him.

The second attribute, 'Longevity Like Mountain', was quite good. It was truly living up to its name. If he encountered a mountain of extremely high grade, he might even extend his lifespan by tens of thousands of years. But the probability was too low, as even the highest-grade mountains in this dangerous world could be destroyed.

The third attribute, 'Yu Gong Moves Mountain', was a powerful attribute.

True to its red attribute nature, it significantly enhanced his strength and foundation after walking a hundred million steps. Although his cultivation level didn't change much, his combat power and future potential were greatly improved.

With everything enhanced to the Divine Dao Ultimate level, it meant the twelfth-grade Golden Core, twelfth-grade Nascent Soul, twelfth-grade External Body, and twelfth-grade Fusion Strike.

For an ordinary mortal, walking a hundred million steps without rest would take about 200 years.

But for cultivators, a hundred million steps wasn't too challenging.

Firstly, cultivators had better physical qualities, and with the support of spells, they wouldn't feel as tired. Even if it took 200 years like an ordinary person, it wasn't a long time for cultivators with long lifespans.

If they were told that they could gain so much with just 200 years of effort, almost ninety-nine percent of them would go crazy to sign up.

The temptation was just too great.

Enhancing oneself to the Divine Dao Ultimate level through this method was powerful, even without the Heavenly Dao Edict. It was a genuine Divine Dao Ultimate level without any compromise.

These three Attribute Clauses are not bad, but they are of no use to him.

Especially the first Attribute Clause.

It could be considered a divine-level Attribute for Dan Cultivators. With enough luck, one could achieve an eternal motion machine-like existence. By possessing a single Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill, one could directly cultivate all the way to the Immortal Emperor stage. Then, by connecting the head and tail with a Spirit Qi pipeline, one could truly become an eternal motion machine.

Chen Qiu took a deep breath and shook his head without saying a word. Instead, he began to quickly rescreen!

First Rescreen!

Attribute Name: Desperate Battle

Attribute Rank: Purple.

Attribute Effect: The lower the amount of Spirit Qi in your Dantian, the greater the power of your spells, with a maximum increase of twofold.

Useless, pass.

Second Rescreen.

Attribute Name: Cloud Piercing Divine Arrow.

Attribute Rank: Purple.

Attribute Effect: The further your spell travels, the greater its power, with a maximum increase of twofold.

Also not useful, pass.

It's not that they are completely useless. If these Attributes were given to him through jade slips, he would want them. However, with a hundred rescreening chances, he naturally wouldn't consider these two Attributes.

But it must be said that his luck today seems quite good. These two consecutive rescreens are both suitable for his Law Cultivation Attributes, which is not easy.

Pass.

Third Rescreen.

Attribute Name: More Courageous After Defeat.

Attribute Rank: Purple.

Attribute Effect: The more severely injured you are, the stronger your spell power becomes, with a maximum threefold increase.

Continue to pass, fourth rescreen.

Attribute Name: I Want Everything.

Attribute Rank: Purple.

Attribute Effect: When choosing one out of three Attributes, you can take all of them into your possession, but you will be unable to rescreen Attributes by any means, and you cannot remove any of your Attributes through any methods.

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Chen Qiu, who was quickly rescreening, hesitated slightly upon noticing this Attribute. Damn, this Attribute matches perfectly with his "Steady Progress"! This means that with every small breakthrough, he can obtain three Attributes.

The more Attributes one has, the stronger their power and foundation will be.

Moreover, they will have more options to deal with special and unexpected situations.

Even the most useless Attributes, which he might not need now, could potentially be useful in the future. For example, the Supreme Spirit Herb Sovereign Attribute, which seems completely useless, could be invaluable if the entire Mock Heaven Sect were poisoned with a deadly toxin. With this pill, it might be possible to save more than one person, and with enough luck, everyone could potentially be saved.

The more Attributes, the better, as long as they are not gray Attributes.

But here's the problem:

Gray Attributes are not the same as white Attributes. The probability of obtaining them randomly is higher only at lower cultivation levels, and they are considered special Attributes like pink Attributes, with a fairly consistent probability of appearing at each cultivation stage.

Moreover, these Attributes cannot be removed by any means.

Exclude.

After a moment's hesitation, Chen Qiu excluded this Attribute and began rescreening again. Next!

Attribute Name: Pure White Body.

Attribute Rank: White.

Attribute Effect: From now on, you can only obtain white Attributes, but every white Attribute you acquire will increase your cultivation speed tenfold.

How to put it, useless to him, pass! Continue rescreening!

To randomly obtain a white Attribute at the Body Fusion Stage is almost as unlikely as obtaining a Rainbow Stage Attribute during the Qi Condensation Stage. It's quite frustrating. After so many rescreens, he hasn't even seen a glimpse of a Rainbow Stage Attribute.

At least for now, it seems impossible to draw a Rainbow Stage Attribute at the Body Fusion Stage. The probability is incredibly low.

Attribute Name: Taking Advantage.

Attribute Rank: Blue.

Attribute Effect: You have one chance to choose all three Attributes when selecting one out of three.

"Hmm"

Chen Qiu pondered, this Attribute is acceptable. He will keep it for now, and if there are no better ones later, he will use this Attribute. This way, when he breaks through next time, he can choose three Attributes that perfectly suit his intentions.

Or, if the three chances to draw a supreme Attribute can indeed be combined to draw an even more powerful Attribute.

Then, he can use this Attribute to choose all three Attributes at once.

Thinking about it this way.

The effect of this Attribute might far surpass its rank.

He will consider this, and if there aren't any particularly good ones later, he will most likely choose this one. Although it's useless now, the value it brings in the future is immeasurable.

Continue rescreening!

Ten times, twenty times, thirty times.

Sitting on the Heaven Sovereign Throne, Chen Qiu began to quickly rescreen, also memorizing all the Attributes he had seen to record them in his "Attribute Encyclopedia," which is a treasure to him.

In the future, he can match corresponding Attribute groups.

The Heavenly Dao also has Attribute groups, but the effects of these groups are a bit illogical, forcing unrelated Attributes together and claiming they are powerful Heavenly Dao Attribute groups. It feels like a hard sell.

After screening a hundred times.

"Sigh"

Chen Qiu finally let out a long sigh of resignation and chose the blue Attribute "Taking Advantage" before the countdown ended. After careful consideration, this Attribute seemed to be the most valuable to him, while the others were somewhat hard to describe.

It's not that they weren't powerful, but each Attribute was so strong that the Heavenly Axe Sect Leader would be spoiled for choice if placed in Chen Qiu's position.

But for him, none of these were of much use, mainly because the position he stood at was too high, which meant it was difficult to find suitable attributes for him. He had meticulously filtered out only three attributes that could elevate his level to the peak of the Heavenly Dao, although the process for each attribute was different, the final result was the same—they could all be upgraded to the peak of the Heavenly Dao.

Now it seems that if one had enough opportunities to meticulously filter and their cultivation was still at the Body Fusion Stage, the probability of randomly obtaining such attributes would be quite high. Most likely, they could elevate their foundation to the peak of the Heavenly Dao.

For those at the Body Fusion Stage, the peak of the Heavenly Dao might not be an unattainable existence.

However, for him, the peak of the Heavenly Dao had always been the starting point, never the endpoint. His level had never been below the twelfth rank, and he was curious to experience what the eleventh rank felt like and how it differed from the twelfth.

He just never had the chance, and one day, he hoped to thoroughly examine it.

For example, he meticulously filtered out another attribute:

Attribute Name: Curse Name

Attribute Level: Purple

Attribute Effect: All those attacked by your spells will have their Fusion Strike level automatically reduced by one rank for half an hour. This effect cannot be used on the same person multiple times.

This was actually a powerful combat attribute.

Especially for those at the Body Fusion Stage, the difference in Fusion Strike levels between each rank was significant. Lowering the opponent's Fusion Strike level by one rank meant that all their hard work and effort in raising their Fusion Strike level would be in vain, making it a pointless battle.

Many powerful cultivators at the Body Fusion Stage would surely desire this attribute, but for him, it was useless. He didn't care about the rank of his enemies' Fusion Strikes.

Whether it was the eleventh, twelfth, or even the fifteenth rank, it didn't matter.

They couldn't possibly be higher than his rank anyway.

Why would he care about this? Even if he reduced the enemy's rank by one, what would be the point? It would be more practical to take advantage of the situation.

So, as he continued to meticulously filter and exclude attributes, he found that only the "Taking Advantage" attribute was the most suitable for him. The other attributes just didn't feel quite right.

Next, it was time to tally his gains.

As for Spirit Stones, there was no need to say more—1.1 million pieces were more than enough.

For the remaining Heavenly Materials and other opportunities, he placed the ones he could use in the Heavenly Dao Ring and stored the ones he couldn't use in the Mock Heaven Sect's warehouse in the mini-world, including the pills that could enhance demonic beasts' cultivation. Since the little wolf hadn't exploded from taking them, indicating its high tolerance, he decided to give some to the little wolf in the mini-world.

He also gave some to Bear Gao.

He instructed Bear Gao to find Star Dou and test the potency of the pills. Then, he would give the pills suitable for the Brown Bear Clan to the little wolf. The little wolf's high bloodline rank prevented it from exploding, unlike the Brown Bears, who might explode if they consumed these pills without caution.

There was also a pile of Primordial Soul Spirit Treasures.

Well, he distributed them to the disciples of the Mock Heaven Sect. These treasures were only temporary; he would soon outgrow them.

Hey!

What made him feel a bit exasperated was that the Mock Heaven Sect had prepared so many things, even a large number of clothes, but they hadn't prepared any attribute jade slips. Weren't attribute jade slips the most important?

Why didn't they collect more?

If they had collected more in the past, he could have reaped the benefits now.

Wait a moment...

Chen Qiu's expression suddenly turned peculiar. He had indeed found two attribute jade slips, but they weren't meant for humans or demonic beasts; they were exclusive to summoned creatures.

Damn it, this was the first time he had seen exclusive attributes for summoned creatures. He currently had only one summoned creature, the little ant, but he had heard of people who collected many attributes related to summoned creatures, primarily using them to control their summoned creatures to fight.

It was a branch of beast tamers.

The difference might be that spiritual beasts had their own consciousness, while summoned creatures lacked their own will, like puppets, following their master's commands.

He looked at the two attribute jade slips in his hand.

Attribute Name: Triple Spellcasting (Summoned Creature Exclusive Attribute)



Attribute Level: Blue

Attribute Effect: When you cast any spell, you can cast it twice more without consuming any resources.

Triple Spellcasting.

Chen Qiu sighed helplessly. He found that not only did he have a connection with the multiple spellcasting attributes, but his summoned creature, the little ant, also seemed to have a connection with them.

Currently, he possessed the "Double Casting," "Triple Spellcasting," "Ninefold Spellcasting," and "Tenfold Spellcasting" attributes, as well as a temporary version of the "Thousand-fold Spellcasting" attribute.

His summoned creature, the little ant, also had the "Tenfold Spellcasting" and "Thousand-fold Spellcasting" attributes. The little ant's Rainbow Stage "Thousand-fold Spellcasting" attribute was even a permanent version, making it slightly more powerful than his. Now, it had gained another one, the "Triple Spellcasting" attribute.

Great.

He felt that he and the little ant would likely obtain all the multiple spellcasting series attributes in their lifetime.

No, they didn't actively seek them out; these attributes seemed to find them on their own. It was as if they were being forced into their hands, and they couldn't refuse them, even if they wanted to.

Without further thought,

He tapped the attribute jade slip on the little ant's body. Soon, on the little ant's pitch-black back, the attribute name "Triple Spellcasting" slowly appeared, and after a faint white light flashed, it entered the little ant's body.

The little ant's hammer-wielding action was considered a spellcasting action. He had previously instructed Fat Dragon to capture a Foundation Establishment stage demonic beast for experimentation.

The little ant's hammer swung so fast that it was smoking, and only by focusing his divine sense on it could he see the faint shadow. To the naked eye, it would appear as if nothing had happened, as the speed was so fast that not even an afterimage remained.

Such a rapid hammer swing was a shame to waste. He wondered if it could be used for mining; the efficiency would surely be excellent.

Unfortunately, he couldn't assign the little ant to mine. He could only command it to attack a living being, and the ant would then shoot to the back of the creature's head and start swinging its hammer.

Once, twice.

This life, forever together.

Your parents may leave you due to old age, your wife may leave you because of poverty, and your disciples may leave to establish their own sects, but only your ant will forever be tapping on the back of your head, never leaving you until your death.

It's fine.

Chen Qiu nodded silently, casually glanced at the remaining Summoned Creature Exclusive Attribute, not paying much attention. To be honest, even if his little ant didn't have much offensive power, if it were given a highly offensive attribute, could it possibly surpass him? He treated the ant as a pet and didn't expect it to have a significant role.

But wait a minute?!

Could a Summoned Creature Exclusive Attribute be pink?!

Attribute Name: Skytouching Giant (Summoned Creature Exclusive Attribute)



Attribute Level: Pink

Attribute Effect: For every demon beast killed, height increases by one centimeter.

Chen Qiu stared at the information on the jade slip, his mouth unconsciously hanging open, and a hint of disbelief flashed in his eyes. He never imagined that a Summoned Creature Exclusive Attribute could be pink!

Throughout history, pink attributes have almost always been unlimited growth-type attributes.

This attribute is ineffective for nearly seventy percent of summoned creatures. Most summoned creatures are temporary, and although the attributes they carry remain when they disappear and are summoned again, growth-type attributes are reset and start from scratch.

Growth-type attributes are often weak until they reach a certain level.

Pink Attribute, Skytouching Giant.

He was very familiar with this attribute. Back in the Great Xia Kingdom, there was a big, dumb guy who had this attribute. They even invited him to eat roasted rabbit meat. This attribute not only suits the little ant perfectly but also suits him.

During his breakthrough and the First Rank Heaven Tribulation, the Heaven-Slaying Thunder Tribulation, he used this little ant to block damage for him.

However, due to its small size, it barely blocked anything.

But with this attribute, the little ant's size can increase without limit, growing bigger and bigger!

It didn't need to be too big.

Just a few dozen feet, nearly ten zhang, would be enough for him to have an absolute, unbreakable shield. This is far better than the Heaven Umbrella, which requires consuming Heavenly Dao Fortune to repair when damaged. This shield will never break.

In an instant, upon obtaining this jade slip, his weakness in defense was completely filled!

"Holy sht, this is truly Amitabha Buddha!"

Chen Qiu's expression was dazed as he clasped his hands together and muttered, "Another great fortune. Let's discuss, next time, can the fortunes not come one after another? I'm a bit worried that my lifespan won't be enough to consume them all."

In the Vast Continent, there's a saying:

All fortunes in life are exchanged for lifespan.

The better your luck, the earlier you die.

According to this saying, he felt that his lifespan might only have a little over a hundred years left. The fortunes he encountered on his journey seemed endless, and sometimes he could understand it, as he had earned those fortunes himself.

But at other times, he was perplexed. He would just stand there, doing nothing, and fortunes would come to him.

As if they had singled him out in the crowd.

When chatting with Ao Tian, Ao Tian once said that great fortunes also have their consciousness. They choose their owners wisely, and when these great fortunes start searching for their masters, they see that many fortunes have chosen you and believe you to be a worthy owner, so they come to you.

This statement is nonsense; even the Heavenly Dao doesn't have its own consciousness, so how could fortunes have their own consciousness?

But one thing can be certain.

Those with good luck will have even better luck, and those with bad luck will have even worse luck. This is determined by the aura one carries. Those with good luck have an aura of confidence and positivity, which attracts the goodwill of others.

And Chen Qiu is such a person.

At least when Chen Qiu isn't killing, he appears gentle, like a warm spring breeze.

Of course, the spring thunder occasionally rumbles, for there's always thunder in spring.

Chen Qiu took a deep breath, his face tense, and then he slapped the jade slip onto the little ant. Immediately, he transmitted his divine sense to Bear Gao, instructing him to gather a large number of demon beasts, the lower their cultivation, the better. Quantity was the priority, not cultivation level.

From then on, besides cultivation, he would do only one thing!

That is to forge for himself—

The Cosmic Invincible Eternal Unbreakable Emperor's Shield!

With this treasure, who in the future could kill him?

When faced with indecision, hold the shield in your left hand and the lightning in your right, and the combination of the two can solve almost all difficulties in the world. His weakness was almost completely compensated for at this moment.

The only embarrassment is that ants are small and cute, but when they grow bigger, they become somewhat terrifying.

And he himself doesn't like insects.

He's a bit afraid of insects.

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