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Chapter 372: Luofu Sword Sect's Shock and the Boundless Sword Stone
Chapter 372: Luofu Sword Sect's Shock and the Boundless Sword Stone
The orange-colored oddity that Degun held was indeed a spatial Starsea oddity, but it was neither a space expansion component nor a flash-dodge component like the Sky Escape Orb. Instead, it was a component with an extremely special function.
Voidbreaker Cone lv0
Quality: Orange
Attribute: Voidbreak
Attribute 2: Increases the space resistance of the loaded battleship by 400
Consumption: 10/s (Shadow Energy)
Effect: When the loaded battleship deals damage to space blockade-type barriers or shields, the power is increased by an additional 50%
No charging or buffering required
Upgrade Requirements: 10 strands of Floating Land Essence (0th Tier), 1000 Shadow Energy points, 1 Voidbreaker Stone
{Voidbreak: Consumes 3000 Shadow Energy points to activate a voidbreak light on space barriers, energy shields, Floating Land shields, and other special barriers within 100m of the loaded battleship, tearing open a rift that lasts for a duration depending on the target barrier's strength. Cooldown: 72 hours.}
From the attribute description, it was clear that this component couldn't be used as a normal shield-breaking component during battleship clashes. In the Starsea, a 100m effective range is as good as being right next to the target, a situation that wouldn't occur in normal battleship battles.
Its most significant use was to break through certain blockade-type effects.
For instance, the "Void Cage" attribute of the Celestial Monitor could be attempted to be torn open using this "Voidbreak" attribute, even though the duration wasn't long, it was enough to allow those trapped within to escape.
Additionally, it could be used to silently infiltrate mid to low-tier Floating Lands.
Why emphasize the words "mid to low-tier"?
After all, this Voidbreaker Cone component was only orange-tier, and even if enhanced to the fifth rank, it could at most briefly break through the Floating Land shields of a fifth-tier Starsea Floating Land.
This was under the condition that it was loaded onto a fifth-tier battleship, allowing the component's effect to be fully utilized. If loaded onto a third-tier battleship, even if the component itself was enhanced to the fifth rank, breaking through the Floating Land shields of a fourth-tier Starsea Floating Land would be the limit.
Song Chi wasn't concerned about this. With the Cultivation Sanctuary and the Silver Apple Mother Tree, once both reached the sixth rank, the sixth-rank Silver Apples produced could easily enhance this component to red quality.
Song Chi's drifting thoughts gradually returned to the distant Bloodline Baptism Platform.
After Degun completed the baptism, twenty minutes later, numerous second and third-tier Starsea exotic creatures successively ascended the baptism platform.
As the platform reached its full capacity of ten, Song Chi's mind shifted once more, and ten purple oddities were easily absorbed by him, initiating another bloodline baptism.
These Starsea exotic creatures naturally didn't have the same baptism compatibility as Degun, and their genetic heritage talents hovered between the first and second tiers. The basic bloodline baptism was already sufficient for them to benefit greatly.
As for the ten purple oddities received, Song Chi directly placed those that couldn't be converted into ship components into the oddity exchange shop, while the three convertible ones he didn't need would be exchanged for the Pulse or the family later.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Song Chi's gaze shifted, looking towards the direction of the back of the market inn.
Two hours after the market opened, Zhou Ping finally entered.
Song Chi, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately took action.
Dressed as a four-armed Blue Blood Clan member, he left a part of his consciousness at the Bloodline Baptism Platform and headed towards the free stall area.
Upon reaching the location, he quickly set up a stall and immediately displayed the dozen or so unknown spirit herbs he had obtained from the Dustfree Spirit Herb Garden, including the Spirit Mushroom and Crescent Flower, along with several of his signature products from the past few decades.
After setting up, he calmly waited with his arms crossed.
Despite his nonchalant appearance, he was secretly paying close attention to Zhou Ping's movements from a bird's-eye view, silently calling for this sole designated customer to hurry over.
Zhou Ping's expression wasn't very good.
As a former outer sect disciple, Zhou Ping had very poor talent. The reason he was able to reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage after more than twenty years was entirely due to the support he received from the sect because of the Market Guest Token in his possession.
Even so, advancing to the Golden Core stage remained a daunting task.
As a sect with a profound heritage, Luofu Sword Sect naturally had the resources to support disciples in their pursuit of the Golden Core stage. The Golden Core Pill was one of the most crucial resources, and with its assistance, the success rate of advancing to the Golden Core stage could be increased by 30%.
Aware of his poor talent, Zhou Ping had always known that he would need a Golden Core Pill when advancing to the Golden Core stage.
With the Market Guest Token in hand, he could continuously acquire rare spirit herbs and materials for the sect.
However, there had been a minor mishap in the sect's pill refining hall recently.
Due to the acquisition of a large number of rare spirit herbs from the Multiverse Bazaar, many of the elders and deacons in the pill refining hall were engaged in researching high-tier pill formulas, leaving the once-a-decade Golden Core Pill refining to ordinary deacons. As a result, only three out of ten furnaces of Golden Core Pills were successfully refined this year, producing less than ten finished Golden Core Pills.
Consequently, the distribution of this batch of Golden Core Pills became a significant issue. The sect master's junior disciple needed it, a certain elder's junior needed it, and the second disciple of a peak master also required it.
Eventually, the Golden Core Pill that Zhou Ping was supposed to receive was gone.
Of course, it didn't mean the sect wouldn't provide him with a Golden Core Pill, but he would have to wait for the next batch, which wouldn't be available for another ten years.
Zhou Ping was naturally dissatisfied with this arrangement. Knowing his poor talent, he understood the importance of advancing as early as possible. The time he would need to spend accumulating spiritual power during the Golden Core stage would be much longer than others, and only by advancing early would he have a chance to reach the Nascent Soul stage and even the Spirit Transcender realm in the future.
This was Zhou Ping's most significant concern lately. Although he held the Market Guest Token, competing for qualifications with disciples who had Nascent Soul True Lords as backers was clearly not an easy task. He was also well aware that this Market Guest Token wasn't exclusive to him; any member of the Floating Land Sword Sect at the Golden Core stage or below could activate it.
Troubled, Zhou Ping first headed towards the War Tree Person Shop, where the spirit herbs and flowers sold were often scarce in the Primordial World. After acquiring the spirit herbs from the War Tree Person Shop, he turned towards the free stall area.
There, numerous Starsea exotic creatures often offered peculiar items, and he could occasionally purchase third or fourth-tier spirit wealth or spirit herbs at a minimal cost.
As soon as Zhou Ping arrived at the free market area along the central street, before he could even merge into the dense crowd of Starsea aliens, his entire body froze in place.
As a seasoned veteran of the Multiverse Bazaar with over twenty years of experience, his face didn't reveal much surprise. He merely glanced at the four-armed Blue-Blooded Clan's stall, located closest to the central avenue, with his peripheral vision.
Soon, he pretended to casually turn around.
After entering a shop displaying goods for sale and confirming that Song Chi, who resembled the Blue-Blooded Clan, couldn't see him, he quickly took out a yellow-covered book from his storage bag.
In the free market area, Song Chi, with half-closed eyes, had a slight smile on his lips.
Using his ability as the Sovereign of the Vast Market, he saw the title of the ancient book that Zhou Ping took out.
"Primordial Treasure Record!"
Clearly, this was prepared by the Luofu Sword Sect, fearing that Zhou Ping wouldn't recognize its value.
Soon, this ancient book, which recorded various medicinal herbs, was flipped to a particular page.
【Awakening Flower: Sixth-Rank Spirit Herb, eight leaves, red stem, over thirty thousand years old, can be the main ingredient for Spirit Transcender Pills...】
After carefully examining the accompanying illustrations, Zhou Ping's eyes lit up with joy. But this wasn't the end; he flipped through several more pages, and without exception, each page recorded the effects of medicinal herbs that were quite extraordinary.
"It can assist cultivators in advancing to the Spirit Transcender stage and help Spirit Transcenders improve their spiritual power..."
As Song Chi silently muttered to himself, he quickly pondered the value of the medicinal herbs in his hands.
According to the classification of the Primordial Continent, Spirit Transcenders were of the fifth rank. In that case...
As he was deep in thought, footsteps approached from ahead, and Song Chi opened his eyes. It wasn't Zhou Ping; who else could it be?
At this moment, both of them maintained their composure, showing no signs of change.
Song Chi glanced at Zhou Ping but didn't say anything, letting him browse the stall.
Zhou Ping first picked a few ordinary items from the stall and then, pretending to be casual, pointed to the corner where over ten spirit herbs were placed:
"Brother Blue Blood, how much are these spirit herbs?"
Song Chi, who already had some understanding of the situation, spoke up:
"This thing was obtained from a newly discovered ancient civilization by the forces behind me. That civilization is no ordinary one; the secret realm bound to its ruins is a Primal Secret Realm, and it's filled with countless strange beasts, including a significant number of sixth-rank strange beasts.
These spirit herbs were found on a high-grade spirit soil. One of them is said to assist in Spirit Transcender breakthroughs, but I'm not too sure about that. Still, their value must be high. You name the price!"
Hearing this, Zhou Ping's heart sank as he realized that the other party wasn't completely clueless, and there was no chance of getting a bargain.
With this in mind, he hesitated for a moment and then tentatively took out an orange oddity from his storage bag. It was the most valuable item prepared by the sect for this trip.
However, Song Chi didn't even glance at it and directly shook his head.
"This can assist in advancing to the Spirit Transcender stage, and there are also some that aid in Spirit Transcender cultivation. Don't think I don't know anything. Spirit Transcenders are of the fifth rank in your cultivation civilization. Orange oddities aren't enough, let alone red ones!"
Zhou Ping's face turned a bit ugly, and he clenched his teeth, saying:
"Brother Blue Blood, we've done business quite a few times. This thing is indeed important to me. How about this: you lend me the Market Travel Token, and I'll go back to seek the sect's opinion. If we reach an agreement, I'll definitely give you a suitable price when I return. How about it?"
After saying this, Zhou Ping looked at Song Chi with a pleading expression. He was completely sincere in his words. He didn't care how many items the sect would offer to obtain these high-grade spirit herbs, as this matter wouldn't fall on his shoulders anyway. Helping Song Chi get a good price was also not a big deal.
He was only concerned about one thing: using this opportunity to obtain an Essence-Gold Core Pill for himself and trying to exchange it for a red oddity. Holding onto the Market Guest Token wasn't ideal; the Market Travel Token was ten or even a hundred times more precious.
Song Chi was more than willing, but to make it seem more convincing, he pretended to hesitate for a while before finally nodding in agreement.
...
Primordial Continent, Luofu Domain.
After returning to the sect using the Market Travel Token, Zhou Ping immediately informed the Heavy Sword Peak Master and the Sect Master about the information regarding the Awakening Flower and several other rare spirit herbs.
At the same time, he deliberately distorted the process of borrowing the Market Travel Token, claiming that he had paid a huge price to obtain it and that if he couldn't return, these rare spirit herbs would be bought by the interested Tree Person Clan.
Hearing his half-truth explanation, the Luofu Sword Sect's high-ranking members exchanged glances, and the Spirit Transcender Sect Master, being the highest-ranked among them, finally spoke:
"Well, your contribution this time is significant, and these high-grade spirit herbs are indeed crucial. Seeing that your cultivation has reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, as a reward, the complete set of resources for advancing to the Gold Core stage can be given to you first. As for exchanging those high-grade spirit herbs..."
As the Spirit Transcender Sect Master spoke, his gaze shifted to the other Peak Masters in the hall.
After several minutes of repeated telepathic discussions among them, a decision was finally made.
Deep within the Luofu Sword Sect, the secret vault was opened, and a broken sword that had always been placed in the innermost part of the vault was taken out by the Sect Master himself.
When Zhou Ping saw the faint silver glow floating in the hall, his eyes widened. Silver oddities were considered Immortal Artifacts or Immortal Treasures on the Primordial Continent, with a value beyond imagination.
He never expected the sect to offer something of this caliber.
But after this silver oddity, the Sect Master's hand glowed again, and three more red oddities appeared.
"Unless it's the last resort, this silver Immortal Treasure should not be taken out. It's best to exchange it for these three red oddities. Additionally, if it's truly impossible, you can use one of these three red treasures to exchange for a Market Travel Token. In the future, if you encounter something extremely rare, it will indeed be inconvenient without a Market Travel Token!"
"Yes, Sect Master!"
After respectfully taking the four oddities, Zhou Ping, who was already thrilled, immediately reactivated the Market Travel Token, and his figure quickly disappeared within the sect's hall.
After Zhou Ping left, the Peak Masters in the hall were also excited, but soon their brows furrowed.
"Sect Master, is it worth exchanging the Boundless Sword Stone?"
At the head of the hall, the Spirit Transcender Sect Master sighed:
"You all know the origin of this Boundless Sword Stone. Once it's taken out, the Taiyi Immortal Sect will surely come knocking. When that happens, our Luofu Sword Sect will face the danger of annihilation. Instead of letting it gather dust in the vault, trading it is the best choice!"
PS: Guess what component it is.
(End of Chapter)
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