324: Chapter 324 Golden Entries Break Defense

The days of Cultivation passed very quickly; in the blink of an eye, a year had quietly slipped away.

During this year, Qin Changsheng had been within the Cave-Heaven Blessed Land, cultivating diligently.

The Spiritual Qi here was pure and dense, almost condensing into substance. The surrounding Spiritual Qi nourished every inch of his Meridians, and his Cultivation Speed far exceeded the outside world by several times; it was truly an excellent place for Cultivation.

Over the past year, Qin Changsheng had discarded all distracting thoughts, cultivating bitterly day and night without a moment's pause. His aura steadily rose through the daily Cultivation, becoming increasingly condensed and majestic.

Benefiting from the Heaven-Defying characteristics of the Heavenly Dao Trait [Blade God], Qin Changsheng's progress in Saber Techniques could be described as godspeed.

This year, he devoted himself to studying the "Mountain Splitting Blade." With the ten-fold Cultivation Speed and ten-fold Comprehension Ability granted by the trait, he went from Beginner to proficient, and now to the realm of Major Achievement, progressing smoothly without encountering any Bottlenecks.

At this moment, even without a saber in hand, he could condense a majestic saber intent around him. Between the crisscrossing blade qi, he could easily cleave through mountains and rocks. Its power far exceeded the limits of what an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator could display. The Enhancement from the Heavenly Dao Trait allowed this earth-grade low grade Saber Technique to exert power no less than an earth grade high-rank Saber Technique.

Besides the Major Achievement in Saber Techniques, the "Five Elements Returning Origin Art" also successfully broke through to the realm of Major Achievement during this year of bitter Cultivation.

As a Cultivation Technique, reaching Major Achievement in the "Five Elements Returning Origin Art" was extremely difficult. However, relying on his super-strong Divine Sense and the implicit Enhancement of Heavenly Dao power, Qin Changsheng forcibly brought it to a perfect conclusion within a single year.

After the technique reached Major Achievement, the mana in his body became increasingly pure and thick, and its circulation Speed also significantly increased. The power of the Five Elements blended together and could be controlled at will, providing a massive boost to offense, defense, and healing.

During this year, Qin Changsheng also never relaxed his monitoring of his Incarnation, Wang Cheng.

After Wang Cheng swallowed the puppet pill, Qin Changsheng had Wang Cheng commit suicide.

Then he summoned a new Clone.

All those negative statuses had completely disappeared.

The increase in Cultivation, the Major Achievement of his techniques, and the advancement of his saber skills were not what made Qin Changsheng the happiest.

What made Qin Changsheng happiest was the arrival of the new year.

He could once again draw a new Golden Trait.

[Lifespan: 47+∞]

[Cultivation: First Layer of Golden Core (303,000/500,000)]

[Golden Core Grade: red core]

[Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Returning Origin Art (Major Achievement)]

[Vajra Body Refining Art: Perfection]

[Spells: Fire Snake Technique (Perfection), Fire Shield Technique (Perfection)]

[Sword Flight Technique: Perfection]

[Mountain Splitting Blade: Major Achievement]

[Movement Technique: Wind Chasing Lightning Technique, Perfection]

[Lifebound Treasure: Dragon Abyss Sword * 10]

[Spiritual Root: Top-grade Five Spirit Roots]

[trait Draw Count: 1]

[traits: Immortality, Substitute Death, Breath Concealment, Exchange, Sharing, Rebirth, Repair, Instant Spellcasting, Body Refining, Speed, Teleportation, Disease, Teleportation, Poison Resistance, Bleeding, Alchemy, Heart Demon, Insight]

[Heavenly Dao Trait: Cultivation, External Incarnation, Intelligence, Divine Sense, Source of Mana, Mana Absorption, Fire God, Thunder God, Innate Divine Strength, Blood Qi, Storage Space, Sword God, Enhancement, Blade God]

"Draw Golden Trait!" Qin Changsheng did not hesitate and directly drew a Golden Trait.

As Qin Changsheng's voice fell, countless golden light spots appeared on the attribute panel.

These light spots gradually gathered, finally condensing into a golden, illusory trait phantom engraved with complex patterns.

[Armor Break]

The moment Qin Changsheng saw these two words, countless pieces of information swept in like a tide, clearly presenting all the characteristics of the [Armor Break] trait. Every characteristic exuded Heaven-Defying power, making Qin Changsheng's mind tremble.

[Armor Break: Golden Trait]

[1. Basic Armor Break: All attacks carry a basic Armor Break effect, ignoring 5% of the opponent's defense (including Magical Artifact defense, Physical Body defense, and Spiritual Qi defense). No matter how strong the opponent's defense is, it can cause effective damage and break through defensive barriers.]

[2. Blade and Sword Enhancement: When using long swords and long sabers to attack, there is a ten percent chance to cause the opponent's defense to collapse.]

[3. Synchronization: Your Incarnation also receives the Enhancement of the Golden Trait Armor Break.]

Qin Changsheng repeatedly scanned these three characteristics, waves of shock rising in his heart, his wild joy difficult to conceal.

This [Armor Break] trait was simply tailor-made for dealing with high-defense opponents. Every characteristic was highly targeted, especially the [Basic Armor Break].

In the future, when Qin Changsheng fought enemies, even if the enemy completely blocked Qin Changsheng's attack...

...five percent of the damage would still land on the enemy's body.

After checking the Golden Trait Armor Break, Qin Changsheng sat cross-legged on a prayer mat and slowly pondered his future plans.

Qin Changsheng's thoughts gradually became clear; the first thing that came to mind was to find heavenly dao fragments.

heavenly dao fragments could upgrade a Golden Trait into a Heavenly Dao Trait.

Only by obtaining heavenly dao fragments could Qin Changsheng's strength be significantly improved.

Having settled on the first goal, Qin Changsheng did not pause, and his thoughts immediately turned to the second plan.

That was to collect enough Spirit Stones.

Whether it was enhancing Magical Artifacts, buying Cultivation resources, or enhancing various Magical Artifacts, it was inseparable from the support of Spirit Stones. Only with sufficient Spirit Stones in hand could he proceed without worries.

Regarding how to obtain a large number of Spirit Stones, Qin Changsheng had already planned it out.

Over the years, whether it was killing enemies or exploring Secret Realms, he had harvested many Magical Artifacts and Medicinal Pills, including many Mystery-Grade and Earth-Grade Magical Artifacts.

To him now, these things were no longer top-tier treasures, but they had extremely high circulation value in the Cultivation world. If taken to an auction house for sale, they would certainly fetch a high price.

The Qingyun Sect Auction House was the largest and most credible auction house in this area, gathering Cultivators from all sides. Whether it was earth grade high-rank Magical Artifacts, earth-grade low grade Magical Artifacts, or golden core pills, one could find suitable buyers here.

Now, Qin Changsheng only needed to take those enhanced Earth-Grade Magical Artifacts, the Medicinal Pills he didn't need, and some Cultivation Techniques there to sell.

He would definitely be able to obtain a large number of Spirit Stones.

With these Spirit Stones, he would definitely be able to enhance his treasures.

After sorting out the first two goals, the third goal also emerged: collecting the medicinal herbs needed to refine red core.

Although red core was already a High Grade quality Golden Core...

...if he wanted to successfully reach Nascent Soul and significantly increase his Cultivation...

...Qin Changsheng had to upgrade the red core to a Purple Core.

Finally, Qin Changsheng also had to look for news regarding Golden Core Divine Abilities.

Only by obtaining a Golden Core Divine Ability could Qin Changsheng contend with those top-tier Golden Core Cultivators.

...

Azure Cloud Sect.

In front of the auction house.

Qin Changsheng controlled Hu Nan to come here.

Qin Changsheng had Hu Nan come here specifically to auction the treasures in his hands.

Seeing Hu Nan enter, the attendant at the door did not dare to be negligent and hurried forward to bow: "This guest, what are your orders?"

"To auction some treasures!" Hu Nan replied.

"Guest, please follow me!" Seeing this, the attendant immediately led Hu Nan inside.

Before long, the attendant led Hu Nan to a quiet courtyard.

"Guest, the manager is inside, please..." the attendant said, pointing to the room.

Hu Nan nodded slightly and gently pushed open the wooden door of the bamboo house. With a soft "creak," the wooden door slowly opened.

What met his eyes was a simply yet elegantly decorated room. In the center of the room stood a spiritual wood table, on which sat a cup of steaming Spiritual Tea. A woman dressed in a white dress was sitting at the table, her face pure and otherworldly, her temperament gentle.

The moment he saw the woman, Qin Changsheng recognized the person.

This person was the owner of Qingyun Tower, Shen Shuying.

Seeing Shen Shuying, Qin Changsheng was also somewhat surprised.

He had not expected that Shen Shuying was not only the owner of Qingyun Tower but actually one of the people in charge of the Qingyun Sect Auction House.

Shen Shuying looked up at Hu Nan at the door and said with a smile, "What, is Fellow Daoist Hu surprised?"

Hu Nan cupped his hands slightly toward Shen Shuying, his tone steady: "It is indeed a bit surprising. I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Shen to not only be the owner of Qingyun Tower but also the person in charge of the Qingyun Sect Auction House. Please excuse my lack of manners."