53: Chapter 53 Accumulate Light, Exchange for the Chaos Dao Body!

Stumbling all the way, Su Changge practically crawled back to Changge Peak.

As soon as he rushed into his small courtyard, his strength completely failed him. He slumped onto a stone bench, his chest heaving violently and his face as white as paper.

"Damn it... if anyone dares to toss me around again, I'll... I'll cry for them to see!"

Patting his chest in lingering fear, he felt as if his Three Ethereal Souls and Seven Corporeal Spirits were about to be shaken apart.

After slumping on the stone bench for a long while, that world-spinning sensation finally began to subside.

Su Changge let out a long sigh of relief.

Immediately after, an irrepressible look of fervor and excitement spread across his face.

He rubbed his hands together and roared with all his might in his heart, "System! Open the mall! Open the mall for me!"

That sword strike just now had spent all his savings, and he even owed the System fifty thousand!

But the scene created by that sword strike—how spectacular it was!

Three Nascent Soul Ancestors! Tens of thousands of demonic Cultivators! And over ten thousand Disciples and Elders of his own Sect...

To what extent would this wave of emotion points reach?

It was probably going to explode!

[Ding! System Mall has opened.]

A brilliant golden virtual panel instantly unfolded before his eyes.

Su Changge's gaze was firmly locked onto the long string of numbers at the very top representing his balance.

The moment he saw that string of numbers clearly, his breathing stopped.

His heartbeat stopped as well.

[Current emotion points balance: 98,675,430]

Ninety-eight million, six hundred seventy-five thousand, four hundred and thirty!

Nearly a hundred million!

"I... holy crap..."

Su Changge rubbed his eyes vigorously and pinched his thigh hard.

Sharp pain followed!

It wasn't a dream!

He completely blanked out; his mind went empty for a full three seconds. Then, a tidal wave of wild joy erupted from the depths of his Soul!

He was rich!

This time, he had truly struck it rich!

"Haha... Hahahaha!!"

He could no longer hold it in and let out a near-manic laugh. The laughter echoed repeatedly across the quiet and empty Changge Peak, filled with the taste of vindication.

He hadn't seen this much money in his entire life!

Even if it was just virtual numbers in the System, it was enough to make him feel good to his very bones.

With this enormous fortune, let alone a mere fifty thousand in debt, he felt he could buy the entire System Mall to use as a warehouse!

"Calm down! I must stay calm!"

Su Changge took several deep breaths, forcibly suppressing his body which was trembling with excitement.

Money must be spent where it counts most.

This great battle had sounded the most piercing alarm for him.

Special effects were just special effects after all. The so-called "Immunity to Ten Thousand Laws" would still be broken in the face of even stronger attacks.

And that "One Sword Opens the Heaven" was an absurdly expensive nuclear weapon; it could only be used once, and using it would bankrupt him.

What if the next enemy was even stronger, his emotion points weren't enough, or the System glitched?

There would be only one outcome—death without a whole corpse.

No way!

He could no longer be a "special effects actor" who was strong on the outside but hollow on the inside!

He had to convert a portion of his emotion points into true power that he could hold in his own hands, power that belonged to him!

At the very least, he needed the most basic self-preservation ability so he wouldn't be slapped to death by someone.

"System, filter items! I want things that can improve my own true strength!"

[Ding! Filtering related items for you...]

The mall interface refreshed, and rows of shimmering golden items dazzled Su Changge's eyes.

[Chaos Dao Body (Elementary)]: Price: 30,000,000 emotion points. Description: The beginning of the Universe, the start of the Myriad Daos. Possessing this Dao Body, you will become the top-tier Cultivation genius. Cultivation speed increased tenfold, no Bottlenecks, and mastery of all laws.

[God-Tier Sword Dao Comprehension]: Price: 10,000,000 emotion points. Description: Contains the lifelong Sword Dao insights of an ancient Sword God. After exchanging, your sword arts attainment will directly reach the Grandmaster Realm; every plant and tree can serve as a sword.

[Cultivation Level-Up Package (Nascent Soul Stage)]: Price: 50,000,000 emotion points. Description: Divine empowerment, a single step to heaven, directly raising your Cultivation to the Nascent Soul Early Stage.

[Nine-Revolution Golden Core (Ten Pills)]: Price: 5,000,000 emotion points. Description: Top-grade Medicinal Pills, can quickly increase the Cultivation of Cultivators below the Golden Core Stage.

...

Looking at these dazzling divine items, Su Changge's eyes widened, and his Adam's apple bobbed continuously.

He wanted every single one!

Especially that [Cultivation Level-Up Package]; one step and he'd be at the Nascent Soul Stage! From then on, he'd have no worries!

But... fifty million was too expensive.

Moreover, Su Changge had a second thought. His persona was a "Return to Simplicity" peerless Master whose Cultivation was unfathomable. If he suddenly manifested a Nascent Soul Stage cultivation and someone saw through his Realm, wouldn't that expose him instead?

No, taking too big a step is an easy way to tear one's crotch.

To be safe, he had to first transform himself from the Foundation up.

His gaze finally settled on the [Chaos Dao Body] and [God-Tier Sword Dao Comprehension].

"This is it!"

Su Changge slapped his thigh.

The Chaos Dao Body would directly max out his talent. In the future, Cultivating would be as easy as drinking water, and his Foundation would be incredibly solid.

God-Tier Sword Dao Comprehension would allow him to better control those Sword Dao special effects, making his acting more natural and seamless, less likely to be exposed. More importantly, once his Cultivation increased, these Grandmaster-level sword techniques would be true means of slaughter!

Most importantly, these two things were subtle changes, internal sublimations!

Others wouldn't be able to see any clues; they would only think, "Senior is indeed a Senior; every move accords with the principles of the Heavenly Dao."

Perfect!

"System! Just these two! Exchange for [Chaos Dao Body (Elementary)] and [God-Tier Sword Dao Comprehension] for me!"

[Ding! Confirm exchange? It will cost a total of 40,000,000 emotion points.]

"Confirm! Exchange!"

Su Changge gritted his teeth and roared these words with the heroic spirit of a warrior severing his own arm.

Forty million!

His heart was bleeding, but for future stability and a truly powerful Foundation, this investment was worth it!

[Ding! Exchange successful!]

The moment the System notification finished.

Inside Su Changge's body, an earth-shaking revolution broke out.

An indescribable burning warm current erupted from his heart, instantly washing through his limbs and bones, cleansing every inch of his Meridians, and reshaping every bone.

His body became incredibly light and transparent.

An unprecedented sense of intimacy was established between him and the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

He could even clearly "see" those specks of Spiritual Qi that usually ignored him now turning into brilliant streams, rushing madly and joyfully toward his body, filling every one of his parched pores.

At the same time, an ocean of information exploded in his mind.

It was all the mysteries regarding the "sword."

How to hold a sword, how to strike with a sword, how to condense Sword Intent, how to circulate sword momentum...

Countless profound Sword Dao insights were no longer words or theories, but had become his muscle memory, his instinct, and a part of his Soul.

At this moment, his Cultivation was still at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage piled up by Medicinal Pills.

But Su Changge knew that he had completely transformed.

He finally had a little bit of true confidence that belonged to him, allowing him to establish himself in this world!

He let out a long breath, and that breath was long and lingering, carrying away the last trace of his mundane Impurities.

A truly relieved smile finally appeared on his face.

And in the brief moment he was in seclusion "leveling up" on Changge Peak, the legend about him "Opening the Gate of Heaven with one sword" in front of the Taixuan Sect's mountain gate had completely spiraled out of control.

It grew wings and turned into a storm sweeping across the eight directions, spreading frantically toward the vast and boundless Eastern Desolation continent at an incredible speed.

A colossal wave that was about to shake the entire cultivation world was quietly brewing.