415: Chapter 414 Golden Attribute Spirit Stone

In an instant, exclamations erupted outside the mountain range, and the uproar resonated throughout the wilderness.

"What is going on?! We were just in front of the spiritual spring in the Secret Realm; how did we suddenly come out?"

"I didn't feel any fluctuations from a spatial Teleportation array at all; we were forcibly moved out of the Secret Realm!"

"Could it be that the Senior who collected all one hundred Spirit Stones used the authority of the Secret Realm's owner to expel us all?"

"Who exactly is that person? How could they collect one hundred special Spirit Stones?"

The crowd was filled with astonishment and confusion, their discussions rising one after another.

They had just been immersed in the shock of Qin Changsheng collecting the full quota of one hundred Spirit Stones, and before they could step forward to bow and offer congratulations, or even see Qin Changsheng's true appearance, they were forcibly expelled without warning.

Fairy Qingling knew very well that only someone who had completely mastered the core authority of the Secret Realm could so easily ignore the gap in Cultivation and expel all living beings within the Secret Realm with a single click.

At the same time, her expression was also very ugly.

Originally, Fairy Qingling wanted to seize the authority of the Spirit Stone Secret Realm to obtain the ten million Spirit Stones every year.

With these Spirit Stones, the shortage of Spirit Stones in their Yao Race could be alleviated.

The army on the front lines of their Yao Race would not mutiny either.

...

Days of Cultivation passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

Throughout this year, Qin Changsheng had maintained an extremely low profile, cultivating in the Cave-Heaven Blessed Land the entire time.

Experts from the outside world were still inquiring about the background of that mysterious middle-aged Cultivator, and Prodigies like Fairy Qingling, Shen Shuying, and Chen Erniu were still thinking about this Spirit Stone Secret Realm with its massive resources.

But no matter how hard they tried, they could not find any trace of Qin Changsheng.

Nor did they know what Qin Changsheng's true identity was.

Qin Changsheng sat in the Cave-Heaven Blessed Land all day long, inhaling and exhaling the endless, pure Spiritual Qi of the Secret Realm day and night, using endless Spirit Stones to build up his Cultivation, his Heart-Nature calm and focused.

There were no fights, no probing, and no distracting thoughts; day after day, he polished his Foundation and stabilized his Golden Core Cultivation.

After a full year of uninterrupted hard Cultivation, his strength ushered in a steady and solid minor improvement.

[Lifespan: +∞]

[Cultivation: Golden Core Stage 5 (620000 / 1400000)]

[Golden Core Grade: Golden]

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

[Vajra Body Refining Art: Perfection]

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

[Sword Flight Technique: Perfection]

[Mountain Splitting Blade: Perfection]

[Movement Technique: Wind Chasing Lightning Technique, Perfection]

[Lifebound Treasure: Dragon Abyss Sword * 10]

[Golden Core Divine Ability: Law Manifestation Heaven and Earth]

[Treasure: Spirit Jade Prayer Mat, dongtian pearl, spirit suppressing pearl, Golden Light Spirit Stone, Golden Silk Inner Armor, bixia pendant]

[Spiritual Root: Top-grade Five Spirit Roots]

[trait Extraction Count: 1]

[traits: Immortality, Substitute Death, Breath Concealment, Exchange, Sharing, Rebirth, Instant Spellcasting, Body Refining, Teleportation, Disease, Teleportation, Poison Resistance, Alchemy, Heart Demon, Insight, Armor Break, Disguise, Disguise, Sensing, Photographic Memory, Affinity, Detection]

[Heavenly Dao Traits: Cultivation, External Incarnation, Intelligence, Divine Sense, Source of Mana, Mana Absorption, Fire God, Thunder God, Innate Divine Strength, Qi and Blood, Storage Space, Sword God, Enhancement, Blade God, Repair, Bleeding, Sword Domain, Copy, Slow Cultivation, Law Manifestation, Speed]

Because of the improvement in his talent and Golden Core quality, Qin Changsheng was able to gain about five hundred thousand proficiency points after a year of hard Cultivation.

As long as he cultivated hard for a few more years, he would be able to break through to Golden Core Stage 6.

In addition to the improvement in Cultivation, he also thoroughly figured out all the details of the entire Spirit Stone Secret Realm.

The hidden mineral veins deep in the Secret Realm, the recovery cycle of the spiritual spring Origin, the offensive and defensive authority of the Secret Realm space, and even the natural trap arrays and killing arrays that came with the Secret Realm, were all thoroughly explored by him.

Now that he knew this Secret Realm like the back of his hand, as long as he was within the Secret Realm, he was the invincible Dominator, and anyone who intruded could only be manipulated by him.

However, these were not what made Qin Changsheng the happiest.

What made Qin Changsheng the happiest was that today was the beginning of a new year.

Qin Changsheng could extract new traits again.

If he extracted a powerful trait, Qin Changsheng's strength would definitely be greatly improved.

Qin Changsheng slowly stood up, Spiritual Qi swirling around his body, looking at the attribute panel with full expectation in his heart.

"Start extraction!" Qin Changsheng did not have any hesitation.

Hum—the trait panel vibrated violently, and the flowing light in the Sea of Consciousness surged crazily.

Not long after, two golden characters appeared on the attribute panel.

[Spirit Stone].

In the next instant, all the characteristics regarding the Spirit Stone were imprinted into Qin Changsheng's mind without reservation, clear at a glance.

[Spirit Stone: Golden Trait]

[1. Yield: The production efficiency of all Spirit Stone Mines and Spirit Stone Secret Realms controlled by the host is permanently increased by two times. Whether it is the Spirit Stones automatically produced by the Secret Realm annually or the Spirit Stones naturally bred in the underground mineral veins, the growth Speed and total output are all doubled, continuously expanding the host's Spirit Stone reserves.]

[2. Advancement: Within the host's jurisdiction, all Spirit Stone Mines and Spirit Stone Secret Realms have a fixed probability of spontaneously advancing, transforming into High-Grade Spirit Stones with better texture and purer spiritual power.]

[3. Absorption: When the host absorbs Spirit Stones for Cultivation, the Speed is increased by two times!]

After reading the three trait characteristics of the Golden Trait Spirit Stone, Qin Changsheng's eyes lit up, and a strong sense of joy welled up in his heart.

With the blessing of these three characteristics, Qin Changsheng's Speed of obtaining Spirit Stones would be greatly increased.

The annual output of the Spirit Stone Secret Realm would also go from ten million to twenty million.

Moreover, after these twenty million Spirit Stones, there was a probability of High-Grade Spirit Stones appearing.

One must know that one High-Grade Spirit Stone was equivalent to one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

After checking all the abilities of the [Spirit Stone] trait, Qin Changsheng slowly withdrew his mind and began to plan his future Cultivation path.

As his thoughts flowed, the first important matter was trait upgrading.

Although Qin Changsheng had extracted another Golden Trait.

But Qin Changsheng knew very well that the Golden Trait was not the end.

Only by obtaining a heavenly dao fragment could one urge the Golden Trait to complete its ultimate transformation and promote it to a supreme Heavenly Dao Trait.

Therefore, Qin Changsheng's top priority was to find a heavenly dao fragment.

Immediately after, it was to find the Secret Manual for Nascent Soul formation.

Now that his Cultivation was already at Golden Core Stage 5, his Foundation was extremely solid, and his Golden Core was round and flawless, he had long satisfied the prerequisites for subsequent Cultivation.

For a Cultivator, after the Golden Core comes the Nascent Soul; forming the Nascent Soul is the first major threshold on the path of Cultivation. Countless Prodigies are stuck at the Golden Core stage and unable to break through for their whole lives. Once the Nascent Soul formation fails, the Golden Core shatters, the Cultivation is completely wasted, and they fall directly into the Mortal world.

To safely pass through the Nascent Soul formation Heavenly Tribulation and successfully condense a Nascent Soul, one could not simply rush to break through the Realm.

He had to collect Medicinal Pills for Nascent Soul formation, protective Secret Treasures, and defensive magical tools in advance, and make full preparations without leaving any flaws, so that he could steadily step into the Nascent Soul Realm and complete the leap in the level of life.

Finally, the third important matter was to continue to hoard a massive amount of Spirit Stones.

Even though he now had the [Spirit Stone] trait blessing, the Spirit Stone output of the Secret Realm was doubled, and it could also spontaneously breed High-Grade Spirit Stones, and the resources were extremely abundant, it was still not enough to satisfy his subsequent needs.

If he wanted to obtain a heaven-grade magical tool, he would need many Spirit Stones.

Qin Changsheng waved his hand, and the Heavenly Dao Entry Intelligence appeared on the attribute panel.

[Heavenly Dao Trait: Special treasure, can upgrade a Golden Trait to a Heavenly Dao Trait]

[Holder: Zhang Wen]

[Age: Thirteen years old, Mortal]

[Location: Qingfeng County]

[Acquisition: Obtained while playing in the Qingfeng River!]

Looking at the content on the attribute panel, a flash of joy crossed Qin Changsheng's eyes.

He did not expect that he would actually find a clue to a heavenly dao fragment.

Judging from the clues given by the attribute panel, this Zhang Wen should be an ordinary person in Qingfeng County.

"Go to the Qingyun Tower Foundation Establishment Gathering first!"

"See if there is any major news!"

"Then go to Qingfeng County to find Zhang Wen!" Qin Changsheng made a decision in his heart.

...

Heavenly Sword Sect, Qingyun Tower.

At the beginning of each year, many Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect would come here to attend the gathering.

To share some Cultivation Insights or major events in the Southern Region.

Qin Changsheng disguised himself as a young Cultivator who had just reached the Foundation Establishment stage and arrived at the private room on the fourth floor.

At this moment, many Foundation Establishment Cultivators had already gathered in the private room.

Qin Changsheng's arrival did not attract anyone's attention.

The topics of these people, without exception, all revolved around the Spirit Stone Secret Realm that had shocked the entire Cultivation world a year ago.

"After a year, I still can't forget the scene in the Spirit Stone Secret Realm back then; I still feel shocked when I think about it."

"Yes, back then, all the Prodigies appeared; Sect Leader Xuanyangzi, Wang Cheng, Shen Shuying, and Fairy Qingling all made their moves. The strongest, Fairy Qingling, only triggered seventy-one special Spirit Stones, which was already the ceiling of the same generation."

"But a nameless mysterious person killed their way in, directly triggering the full quota of one hundred Spirit Stones, taking control of the Secret Realm authority on the spot, and with a wave of his hand, expelled all of us from the Secret Realm. From beginning to end, no one knew his identity."

"I wonder who this person is?"

"One hundred special Spirit Stones, that is the full limit of the Secret Realm. Even if a Nascent Soul old monster came in person, they might not be able to achieve perfect resonance with the spiritual spring. This person's Divine Soul affinity is simply terrifying to the extreme."

"What is most puzzling is that this person's strength is unfathomable, yet he has no fame. He acts in a low-key and ruthless manner. After winning the Secret Realm, he completely disappeared. For a year, there has been no trace of him, as if he had evaporated from the world."

There were also Cultivators whispering and speculating, offering their own guesses one after another. Some thought it was an old Nascent Soul expert who was hidden from the world, and others thought it was an old monster who had awakened from an ancient slumber. There were many different opinions, but no one could get close to the truth.

Qin Changsheng, who was sitting on the side, just drank tea quietly. From beginning to end, he did not speak, did not express any opinion, and did not reveal any unusual emotions.

No one knew that, at this moment, the ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator sitting in front of them—who was unremarkable and whom no one would take a second look at—was the owner of the Secret Realm they were speculating about and were so curious about.

That Spirit Stone Secret Realm with massive opportunities that attracted heroes to fight for it, that Heaven-Defying figure who crushed all the Prodigies and collected one hundred Spirit Stones, from beginning to end, all belonged to him alone.

It was just that Qin Changsheng could not possibly tell them.

Not long after, more than a dozen Foundation Establishment Cultivators arrived.

With the arrival of these people, this Foundation Establishment Gathering officially began.

The people present were all Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Heavenly Sword Sect and its affiliated Sects. Usually, they all had their own Bottlenecks in Cultivation, and it was rare for them to gather in one place.

Everyone stood up in turn to generously share their recent Cultivation Insights and experiences in breaking through Realms. Some also exchanged experiences in fighting techniques and tips on taking Medicinal Pills. The atmosphere was harmonious.

In the intervals of chatting, many people also talked about major and minor events that had occurred in the Cultivation world recently. Besides the mystery of the Spirit Stone Secret Realm, which always remained a hot topic, there were also frictions between surrounding Sects, the appearance of remnants of Secret Realms, the scarcity of high-level Medicinal Pills, and other various news. The Exchange of information was very complex.

Qin Changsheng sat in the corner, lowering his head to drink tea, saying nothing, and listening quietly to everyone's conversation.

Half an hour later, Jiang Hui stood up and scanned the whole room: "Fellow Daoists, today, besides exchanging Cultivation Insights, there is also a major Sect matter to inform everyone. This year, our Heavenly Sword Sect will set off for the Mortal Dynasty to recruit Disciples."

As the words fell, a burst of whispered discussion instantly rang out in the hall, and the Cultivators present all looked knowing.

"So it is the once-every-ten-years Mortal recruitment ceremony!"

"I remember now, the Sect goes down to the Mortal world every ten years to select Mortal youths who have Spiritual Roots and are suitable for Cultivation, to replenish the Sect's fresh blood."

"I know the rules. The entire Great Xia Mortal world is divided into many counties. Each county will be assigned a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to lead a team to be responsible for the selection of newcomers in the local area."

Everyone echoed, all knowing that this recruitment was a fixed grand event of the Sect, occurring once every ten years without interruption, and it was also the main way for the Sect to absorb grassroots Prodigies.

And Qin Changsheng, who was sitting in the corner, felt his originally calm eyes move slightly the moment he heard these words.

Not long ago, he had checked through the Heavenly Dao Entry Intelligence that there was a heavenly dao fragment in Zhang Wen's hand.

Just now, he did not know how to find this Zhang Wen.

Now that there was this path of recruiting new Disciples.

He could completely use the identity of an examiner to go to Qingfeng County. He believed that he could definitely obtain the heavenly dao fragment from Zhang Wen's hand silently.

A quarter of an hour later, the discussion in the private room gradually subsided.

The Foundation Establishment Gathering also entered the trading session.

A group of Foundation Establishment Cultivators usually practiced in closed-door seclusion alone and rarely had the Opportunity to Exchange what they needed. Therefore, the trading session of each Exchange meeting was the moment everyone looked forward to the most.

Everyone took out the idle Medicinal Pills, low-grade Magical Artifacts, Talismans, Spiritual Plants, and incomplete Cultivation Technique manuals they had, and placed them on the long table in front of them to barter or trade directly with Spirit Stones to make up for what they needed for their own Cultivation.

For a time, the private room on the fourth floor was filled with spiritual light, and all kinds of Cultivation treasures were displayed one after another.

There were Tier 2 healing pills for healing and consolidating the Foundation, Magical Artifacts suitable for Foundation Establishment Cultivators to fight, low-grade jade Talismans for defense and protection, as well as Spiritual Plants like Condensation Fragrance Flowers that assisted in meditation and Cultivation. Each treasure met the Cultivation needs of Foundation Establishment Cultivators and was very valuable.

The surrounding Cultivators were high-spirited, scanning the treasures on the table with eager eyes. From time to time, people came forward to ask for prices and Exchange, and the sound of bargaining rose one after another. The scene was very lively.

Many Cultivators who were stuck in Bottlenecks on weekdays were hoping to find suitable treasures in this trade to help them break through their Cultivation. Every item displayed attracted a group of Foundation Establishment Cultivators to stop and fight for it.

In the corner, Qin Changsheng also followed everyone's line of sight and slowly scanned all the treasures displayed in the room.

But after just one glance, he shook his head expressionlessly. There was not a ripple in the bottom of his eyes, and he had no interest in his heart.

These precious treasures, which were rare and worth fighting for in the eyes of ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators, were not worth mentioning in his eyes.

He possessed the entire Spirit Stone Secret Realm, had endless resources, and had countless heaven-grade magical tools and High Grade Medicinal Pills.

These lowest-level Cultivation materials in front of him, whether it was the efficacy of the Medicinal Pills, the power of the Magical Artifacts, or the quality of the Spiritual Plants, were all extremely inferior and could not enter his eyes at all.

The opportunities that ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators regarded as treasures were, to the current Qin Changsheng, just useless Mortal objects, not even qualified to be used to refine Magical Artifacts or assist in Cultivation.

He withdrew his gaze, let it fall back on the tea in his hand, and completely lost interest in watching.