166: Chapter 166 The Intimidating Power of the Golden Entry

Spring passed and autumn came.

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

During this year, Qin Changsheng worked hard mining in the Danxia Spirit Stone Mine during the day.

At night, he cultivated his Body Refining techniques and increased his strength.

After a full year of accumulation, he, along with Hu Nan and Wang Cheng, had mined over six hundred thousand Spirit Stones from the Spirit Stone Mine.

Adding in the Spirit Stones mined last year, Qin Changsheng's Spirit Stones were now enough to Repair the Earth-Grade High Grade Magical Artifact, the spirit suppressing pearl.

Over this past year, although Qin Changsheng's Cultivation had not achieved a Breakthrough,

he had cultivated the Vajra Body Refining Art to Major Achievement.

[Name: Qin Changsheng]

[Lifespan: 30/+∞]

[Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Level Five (61000/80000)]

[Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Spirit Gathering Technique (Perfection)]

[Vajra Body Refining Art: Major Achievement]

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

[Gale Sword Technique: Perfection]

[Smoke Shadow Evasive Footwork: Perfection]

[Sword Flight Technique: Perfection]

[Spiritual Root: Top-grade Five Spirit Roots]

[trait Draws Available: 1]

[traits: Cultivation, Storage Space, External Incarnation, Immortality, Substitute Death, Breath Concealment, Exchange, Sword Heart Clarity, Sharing, Intelligence, Source of Mana, Fire Spells, Rebirth, Repair, Instant Spellcasting, Body Refining]

Cultivating the Vajra Body Refining Art to Major Achievement was not what made Qin Changsheng the happiest.

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

He could draw a new trait again.

If he could draw a powerful trait,

then Qin Changsheng's strength would definitely receive a qualitative upgrade.

"Draw a new trait!" Qin Changsheng's gaze fixed on the attribute panel.

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

After a moment, the golden light gradually receded, and a Golden Trait, deep gold in color and engraved with ancient runes, slowly floated in the center of the panel.

Qin Changsheng focused his gaze, and two simple, vigorous ancient characters clearly emerged on the surface of the trait—[Pressure].

Seeing this Golden Trait, Qin Changsheng felt a surge of joy, and a glint of brightness flashed in his eyes. This trait happened to make up for his lack of proactive suppression methods and would be a great help for ascending the Ascending Heaven Ladder and fighting powerful enemies in the future.

Qin Changsheng closed his eyes and concentrated his senses; he soon grasped all the characteristics of this [Pressure] trait.

[Pressure: Golden Trait. 1. Passive: Takes effect at all times without needing proactive activation. Whenever facing any form of Pressure (including the pressure of the Ascending Heaven Ladder's steps, a Cultivator's Aura Pressure, Heavenly Dao Restriction Pressure, Magic Treasure Pressure, etc.), it can automatically weaken the intensity of the Pressure by 90%, significantly reducing the sense of oppression and allowing one to resist calmly without consuming mana.]

[2. Can actively activate the trait's power to release one's own Pressure. Upon release, the Pressure intensity immediately increases by 50%. The range of the Pressure can be flexibly adjusted according to one's own spiritual power consumption, forming effective suppression against Cultivators within the range and interfering with their spiritual power circulation and rhythm of action.]

Looking at the description of the Golden Trait Pressure, Qin Changsheng's eyes were full of joy.

Reducing the intensity of Pressure by ninety percent.

The pressure of that ladder would have no effect on Qin Changsheng at all.

With Qin Changsheng's strength, he would definitely be able to easily climb the ladder and obtain that heavenly dao fragment.

Qin Changsheng took a deep breath and sat cross-legged on a prayer mat.

At the same time, he quickly planned his future path of Cultivation and Opportunity.

The first priority was to Repair the spirit suppressing pearl.

Qin Changsheng knew well that the spirit suppressing pearl was an Earth-Grade High Grade Magical Artifact capable of weakening the strength of Yao Beasts.

Previously, it was because Qin Changsheng did not have enough Spirit Stones.

He couldn't Repair the spirit suppressing pearl.

Now that he had one million two hundred thousand Spirit Stones, he could Repair the spirit suppressing pearl all at once.

After repairing the spirit suppressing pearl, he would have Hu Nan return to the Sect to collect the Materials needed for his Lifebound Treasure.

As for the Spirit Stone Mine, being an important source of resources, it could not be neglected. He decided to leave Wang Cheng behind to continue guarding the Spirit Stone Mine with him; on one hand, to be responsible for mining, and on the other, to monitor Li Hu.

Whatever moves Li Hu made, Qin Changsheng would be able to know immediately.

After arranging the matters of the Spirit Stone Mine and the Sect, the next goal was to attend the Qingyun Tower gathering.

The Qingyun Tower organized a gathering for Foundation Establishment Cultivators every year.

In each gathering, Qin Changsheng could obtain a lot of Intelligence, and even news about heavenly dao fragments.

After the Qingyun Tower gathering, he would delay no longer and immediately head to the Azure Cloud Sect to climb the Ascending Heaven Ladder.

The heavenly dao fragment at the top of the Ascending Heaven Ladder was the Opportunity he dreamed of. Previously, he was hindered by the Pressure and failed to reach the top, but now with the [Pressure] trait's passive ability to weaken Pressure by 90%, the Ascending Heaven Ladder was no longer an obstacle for him.

And after seizing the heavenly dao fragment, his next goal would be to seek out special Materials for refining his Lifebound Treasure.

On the path of immortal Cultivation, a Lifebound Treasure is crucial; it is a major reliance for a Cultivator, capable of significantly increasing one's combat power and accompanying the Cultivator throughout their life of Cultivation.

As for the primary artifact for his Lifebound Treasure, Qin Changsheng had already selected it: that Earth-Grade Low Grade longsword from Sword Villa.

However, he was still missing many auxiliary Materials.

Only by collecting those auxiliary Materials could Qin Changsheng successfully refine his Lifebound Treasure.

Qin Changsheng raised his hand with a wave, and a soft white light immediately surged from his palm. A pearl, incomplete and dull in luster, slowly emerged.

This spirit pearl was the treasure Qin Changsheng had obtained in the Grand Competition years ago.

However, due to excessive use, it had long been damaged, losing its luster, and the spiritual power it originally contained had become chaotic and messy.

Without any hesitation, Qin Changsheng's mind moved, and the Golden Trait in his Sea of Consciousness was instantly triggered. A brilliant golden light surged from his Sea of Consciousness, enveloping his entire body and also wrapping the spirit suppressing pearl in his palm.

"Repair the Earth-Grade High Grade Magical Artifact—spirit suppressing pearl!" After speaking, Qin Changsheng waved his hand, and the Storage Space flashed with light. A full million Spirit Stones were neatly arranged in front of him. The Spirit Stones were lustrous throughout, emitting a dense Spiritual Qi, piled up like a mountain, dazzling and eye-catching.

As Qin Changsheng's voice fell, the golden light enveloping his body surged instantly, turning into a thick beam of golden light that shot straight towards the million Spirit Stones before him.

Wherever the golden light passed, the million Spirit Stones were instantly swallowed. The dense Spiritual Qi contained within the Spirit Stones was rapidly extracted and refined by the golden light, transforming into pure Repair power. It flowed slowly along the golden light, converging towards the spirit suppressing pearl in his palm.

In just a few breaths, the million Spirit Stones were completely swallowed by the golden light, turning into a sky full of Spiritual Qi that fully merged into the golden light, making the originally soft golden light become increasingly brilliant and heavy.

Qin Changsheng's expression was solemn as he fully activated the Golden Trait Repair, guiding this majestic Repair power to slowly penetrate into the interior of the spirit suppressing pearl, repairing its damaged patterns and spiritual power core.

In the next instant, that golden light, carrying the Spiritual Qi of the million Spirit Stones, suddenly contracted, turning into a condensed golden ray that plunged straight into the spirit suppressing pearl.

As the golden ray entered the pearl, the originally dull and incomplete spirit suppressing pearl instantly erupted with a dazzling white light, and the cracks all over its body healed at a Speed visible to the naked eye.

The chaotic spiritual power gradually became stable and mellow, and the originally dull luster became lustrous and translucent once more. A gentle yet powerful Aura slowly radiated from the spirit suppressing pearl, far exceeding its state before it was damaged.

Qin Changsheng felt a surge of joy and raised his hand to grasp the fully repaired spirit suppressing pearl.

A warm touch came from his palm, along with the gentle Aura emitted by the spirit suppressing pearl.

He could clearly feel that the spirit suppressing pearl was not only completely repaired, but the power it contained was even several points stronger than when it was intact.

"The Golden Trait Repair is indeed powerful!" Qin Changsheng looked at the spirit suppressing pearl in his hand, his heart full of joy.

With this spirit suppressing pearl, even if he encountered a Golden Core level Yao Beast in the future, Qin Changsheng could temporarily suppress it.