436: Chapter 435 Golden Entries Invisible

The originally noisy trading area suddenly fell dead silent.

The surrounding Cultivators' eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"Are these Yao Beast Golden Cores?"

A Cultivator wearing a pig-head mask leaned right in.

He stared intently at the three Golden Cores, clicking his tongue repeatedly.

"This Spiritual Qi fluctuation is absolutely incredible. These three Yao Beasts must have been at least in the Golden Core Late Stage when they were alive!"

"Fellow Daoist, your methods are truly impressive. You killed three great demons all by yourself?"

Several people nearby also crowded around, their eyes burning with heat.

"Fellow Daoist, how much are you selling these Golden Cores for?"

"I'll offer one million Spirit Stones for one!"

"Get lost, are you trying to brush off a beggar with one million Spirit Stones? Fellow Daoist, I'll offer two million, plus a hundred-year-old Spirit Medicine!"

Everyone began clamoring and vying for them.

In the corner.

Shen Bing, wearing a fox mask, suddenly shuddered.

Her hands, hidden inside her sleeves, clenched tightly.

The eyes beneath her mask were filled with shock.

Her main mission in coming here today was to spread the news of the Flowing Fire Sect's tournament, and incidentally gather Yao Beast Golden Cores to set up a Great Array back home.

She hadn't harbored much hope initially.

After all, something like a Yao Beast Golden Core was a matter of Luck and couldn't be easily sought.

Yet now,

someone had actually thrown out three of them at once.

And all of them were top-grade goods of excellent quality.

This was like being handed a pillow just as one was falling asleep.

Shen Bing took a deep breath, suppressing the wild joy in her heart.

She took a step forward, pushed through the crowd, and squeezed toward Qin Changsheng's position.

Under the cover of his mask, Qin Changsheng cast a stealthy glance at Shen Bing.

"These three Yao Beast Golden Cores are only for Exchange for a thousand-year black ice lotus."

"Anyone with this treasure can come over and Exchange it now."

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding onlooker Cultivators looked at each other in dismay.

The few people who had been eagerly bidding just now instantly lost their spark.

"A thousand-year black ice lotus? Fellow Daoist, your appetite is a bit too large."

"That thing is only found in the Extreme Cold Abyss. Who would carry it around for no reason?"

"Disperse, disperse. The requirement is too high; we can't afford to Exchange for it."

Everyone sighed and retreated one after another.

Shen Bing stood in place, but her eyes beneath the mask shone terrifyingly bright.

She was absolutely overjoyed in her heart.

This was truly like being handed a pillow when sleepy, hitting right on target.

Last year, in a hidden Secret Realm, she happened to strike dumb Luck and obtained a thousand-year black ice lotus.

She had originally hidden it away as a treasure.

Now, for the layout of the Great Array, and to wipe out the Human Race's Golden Cores in one fell swoop, she could not spare any room for heartache.

"Fellow Daoist, I have a thousand-year black ice lotus!"

Shen Bing eagerly took a large step forward.

As if fearing Qin Changsheng would back out, she quickly pulled an exquisite brocade box from her Storage Pouch.

She handed the brocade box directly to Qin Changsheng.

Qin Changsheng took the brocade box.

He flipped open the lid with one hand, lifting it slightly to reveal a crack.

A bone-chilling cold air instantly rushed over his face.

Lying inside the box was a crystal-clear lotus flower, its petals flowing with an icy blue luster.

It was indeed a thousand-year black ice lotus.

The real deal.

Qin Changsheng covertly closed the lid and nodded with satisfaction.

With a casual push, he slid the three Yao Beast Golden Cores on the table to Shen Bing.

Shen Bing grabbed the three Golden Cores in her hand.

She quickly put them into her Storage Pouch, her eyes beneath the mask full of wild joy.

With these three top-quality Yao Beast Golden Cores, once she returned to the Flowing Fire Sect, the top-tier Great Array could be fully operational.

By then, those pretentious Golden Core Cultivators of the Human Race would all be lambs to the slaughter.

The rise of the Yao Race was just around the corner.

Suppressing her excited tone, Shen Bing cupped her hands toward Qin Changsheng.

"Thank you for fulfilling my wish, Fellow Daoist."

Qin Changsheng merely gave a cold nod and slipped the brocade box into his robes.

Looking at Shen Bing's departing figure, a touch of amusement flashed deep in his eyes.

Exchanging three trial cards that would expire in three years for a genuine thousand-year black ice lotus...

this wave of getting something for nothing was simply an absolute win.

...

The Heavenly Sword Sect.

In front of Hu Nan's Immortal Cave.

A special guest arrived today.

The visitor was Chen Erniu.

Inside the Immortal Cave.

Hu Nan, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, opened his eyes.

Far away in the Azure Cloud Sect, Qin Changsheng was currently projecting his Divine Sense onto this External Incarnation.

Through the Immortal Cave's Restriction, Qin Changsheng looked at Chen Erniu standing outside.

He was somewhat surprised.

This fellow Chen Erniu was usually extremely low-key and almost never came to the Heavenly Sword Sect.

With a slight thought, Qin Changsheng controlled his Incarnation Hu Nan to stand up.

He waved his sleeve.

The Restriction on the Immortal Cave's gate slowly opened.

"Brother Chen, what wind blew you to my place today?"

Hu Nan had a polite expression on his face as he stepped aside.

Chen Erniu directly found a stone stool to sit on and poured himself a cup of cold tea.

Hu Nan closed the Immortal Cave's gate.

He turned around and looked down at Chen Erniu.

"Alright, cut the pleasantries with me."

"You sought me out on your own initiative. What's the matter?"

"Just get straight to the point."

Chen Erniu put down his teacup and grinned.

"As expected, nothing can be hidden from Brother Hu!"

"My purpose in coming this time is to invite you to steal the water spirit fruit with me!"

Hu Nan's brow suddenly furrowed: "Steal the water spirit fruit?"

"Are you crazy, or am I?"

"That treasure is in Shen Guhong's hands."

Chen Erniu waved his hand, his expression relaxed: "Brother Hu, don't be in a hurry."

"Shen Guhong's strength is indeed great, but he has a fatal weakness."

"Arrogance!"

"Unbridled arrogance!"

Chen Erniu lowered his voice.

"I have made inquiries."

"Shen Guhong hid the water spirit fruit in a Secret Chamber of the Flowing Fire Sect."

"There are absolutely no guards in that place."

"He only set up a Yao Race trapping Formation."

"Shen Guhong believes no one can break his Formation."

Hu Nan looked at him coldly.

"A Formation?"

"Is a Yao King's trapping Formation that easy to break?"

Chen Erniu patted his chest confidently: "To tell you the truth, I have quite some research on Yao Race trapping Formations."

"Just give me fifteen minutes, and I can absolutely break the Formation."

"I sought you out this time because I want you to coordinate with me."

"Find a way to hold Shen Guhong back for fifteen minutes."

"Once time is up, the water spirit fruit will be ours."

"When the time comes, we'll get one each."

"How about it?"

"This cooperation is absolutely a guaranteed win-win!"

Hearing this plan proposed by Chen Erniu,

Qin Changsheng quickly calculated in his heart.

He was determined to obtain the water spirit fruit.

This thing could greatly increase the success rate of forming a Nascent Soul.

As for danger?

The one facing Chen Erniu right now was merely an External Incarnation.

Even in the worst-case scenario, even if this operation was completely botched,

and the Incarnation died on the spot,

it wouldn't hurt a single hair on Qin Changsheng's main body.

After all, he only needed a single Spirit Stone to summon this Incarnation again.

Only a fool would refuse such a zero-cost, high-return deal.

"Alright, I accept this cooperation."

Qin Changsheng, controlling Hu Nan, agreed with a calm expression.

"Splendid!"

Chen Erniu slapped his thigh hard, almost jumping up in excitement.

He hastily pulled a yellowed parchment map from his robes and spread it out on the table with a rustle.

He extended his finger and pointed heavily at two red dots on the map.

"Look, Shen Guhong's Secret Chamber is right here, and that Yao Race trapping Formation is set up at this passage entrance on the periphery of the Secret Chamber."

"Three years from now, when the Flowing Fire Sect hosts the tournament, the Golden Core Cultivators of the Southern Region will all flock there."

"By then, the venue will be crowded and chaotic, turning into a complete mess."

"Shen Guhong and those high-level members of the Yao Race will definitely have to make an appearance to receive guests and maintain order."

"That will be our best opportunity to strike!"

Chen Erniu leaned closer to Hu Nan, drawing several thin lines on the map with his finger.

"We'll sneak in through this hidden path on the back mountain of the Flowing Fire Sect. This is a blind spot for patrols."

"Then, you will intentionally make some noise in the front hall to draw Shen Guhong's attention over."

"I will take the opportunity to slip into the Secret Chamber, break the Formation, and take the medicine."

"Once we succeed, we'll meet directly at the Rock Forest at the foot of the mountain and retreat by water."

"No one will be any the wiser!"

Chen Erniu explained every detail with absolute clarity, the plan closely linked link by link.

Qin Changsheng stared at the map and nodded slightly.

He had to admit that this Soul Transformation old monster's Reincarnation indeed had some skill.

This scheme had extremely high feasibility, calculating almost all possible unexpected events.

"Not a bad plan."

Qin Changsheng nodded slightly.

"Then see you at the Flowing Fire Sect in three years." Chen Erniu put away the map and high-fived Qin Changsheng.

...

Springs went and autumns came.

A year's time flew by in the blink of an eye.

During this year, Qin Changsheng had been hiding inside the Cave-Heaven Blessed Land, Cultivating like mad.

Although his Cultivation remained at the seventh layer of the Golden Core Realm and he failed to Breakthrough to the eighth layer, his actual combat strength had multiplied several times over.

Now, his combat power was completely maxed out.

Unlike Qin Changsheng's thriving progress, the Yao Race had spent this year in extreme frustration.

The Yao Race's Luck had practically plummeted to rock bottom, performing incredibly poorly.

For a whole year, among all the newborns of the entire Yao Race, only about a thousand actually possessed Spiritual Roots.

As for those one-in-a-million Heavenly Spiritual Root geniuses, they had completely vanished.

Yao King Shen Guhong was so anxious that he was stomping his feet.

He personally took action and investigated all over the world for a long time.

In the end, his search yielded absolutely nothing, failing to find even a single useful clue.

However, Qin Changsheng did not care much about the Yao Race's unfortunate encounters.

The thing he was looking forward to the most was happening today.

A new year had arrived.

The trait System had refreshed once again.

This meant he could draw a new Golden Trait again.

Qin Changsheng took a deep breath and rubbed his hands together with some excitement.

He wondered what kind of Heaven-Defying good item he would get this time.

[Lifespan: +∞]

[Cultivation: Golden Core Seventh Layer (1,210,000/1,800,000)]

[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]

[Treasures: Spirit Jade Prayer Mat, dongtian pearl, spirit suppressing pearl, Golden Light Spirit Stone, Golden Silk Inner Armor, bixia pendant, King's Wristguards]

[Spiritual Root: Top-grade Five Spirit Roots]

[trait Draw Count: 1]

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

[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, Spirit Seed, Spirit-Severing Seed, Command, Spirit Stone, Encouragement, Indestructible Vajra Body]

Qin Changsheng sat down cross-legged.

He took a deep breath, calming his somewhat excited emotions.

"System, draw!"

He issued the Command in his mind.

The next second,

a dazzling golden light lit up on the System panel.

[Congratulations to the host, successfully drew the Golden Trait: Invisibility!]

Qin Changsheng's eyes suddenly lit up.

He hastily clicked to open the detailed description of the trait.

[Invisibility: Active trait. After use, the host will enter an absolute state of invisibility. As long as the opponent's Cultivation is not higher than the host's by a major Realm, they will absolutely be unable to detect the host's presence. As long as the host is not attacked during the duration of invisibility, it will not fail.]

"Golden Trait: Invisibility!"

He was currently at the seventh layer of the Golden Core Realm.

One major Realm higher than him would be the Nascent Soul Stage.

In other words, below the Nascent Soul Stage, absolutely no one could see through his invisibility.

That old Yao King, Shen Guhong, was currently only at the tenth layer of the Golden Core Realm.

No matter how formidable Shen Guhong was, as long as he hadn't broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage, he would be completely blind in front of the invisible Qin Changsheng!

The corners of Qin Changsheng's mouth curled up wildly.

This wave was truly taking off directly.

Originally, he still felt that cooperating with Chen Erniu to steal the water spirit fruit was a bit risky.

After all, they had to face Shen Guhong.

Now that he had this Invisibility trait, what was there to fear?

When the time came, he could just walk in with invisibility active and take the water spirit fruit right in front of Shen Guhong; the opponent probably wouldn't even be able to react.

Moreover, he could also remain invisible in front of Chen Erniu, and once Chen Erniu opened the trapping Formation, he could directly enter a step ahead and take the water spirit fruit.

When that happened, he could also leave Chen Erniu drawing water with a wicker basket—all in vain.

"This is a sure thing now."

Qin Changsheng stood up and rolled his shoulders.

He was looking forward more and more to his trip to the Flowing Fire Sect in two years.

After reviewing the Invisibility trait, Qin Changsheng began to plan his path forward.

First of all, the heavenly dao fragment was absolutely the top priority.

Only by obtaining more heavenly dao fragments could he upgrade the Golden Traits in his hands into Heavenly Dao Traits.

This was a qualitative leap, directly determining his future upper limit.

Secondly, it was the medicinal ingredients for forming a Nascent Soul.

The thousand-year black ice lotus was already in hand, and there was already a lead on the water spirit fruit.

But this was still far from enough.

If he wanted to form a Nascent Soul safely, the remaining rare medicinal ingredients must also be collected as soon as possible.

Missing even one would not do; he didn't want to drop the ball at the critical moment.

Finally, it was making money.

Without money, it was hard to move a single step; the Cultivation world was no exception.

If he wanted to continue enhancing the few heaven-grade magical tools in his hands, it would be a bottomless pit.

It would require a massive amount of Spirit Stones to be thrown in.

How could one become stronger without pay-to-win?

Qin Changsheng sighed and rubbed his temples.

The road ahead was long and heavy.

However, a path must be walked step by step, and food must be eaten bite by bite.

The most pressing matter at hand was still the trip to the Flowing Fire Sect in two years.

Qin Changsheng withdrew his thoughts.

He took a deep breath and once again issued a Command in his mind.

Heavenly Dao Entry Intelligence, search for heavenly dao fragments!

Buzz.

On the attribute panel, golden handwriting instantly materialized.

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

[Holder: Wang Jinhui]

[Location: Mission Hall]

[Status: Wang Jinhui's Wang Family has encountered difficulties and wants to find a few Senior Brothers from the Heavenly Sword Sect to help resolve the issues.]

Looking at the prompt on the panel, Qin Changsheng raised his eyebrows.

Wang Jinhui.

He had actually heard of this person, who was a newly advanced Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

His Family was situated in a large county.

He just hadn't expected this kid to actually be holding a heavenly dao fragment in his hands.

However, this person was currently in the Mission Hall.

Qin Changsheng's finger gently tapped on his knee, making a crisp tapping sound.

It seemed Wang Jinhui was in the Mission Hall right now, probably in urgent need of help.

Qin Changsheng could completely mingle in at this time.

And ultimately snatch the heavenly dao fragment from Wang Jinhui's hands.