213: Chapter 212 Heavenly Dao Entries: The Source of Magic Power

"Golden light! It is the golden light from clearing the Trial Tower!"

"Oh my god! Someone actually cleared it! This golden light is the sign that someone has successfully passed the ninth level of the Trial Tower!"

"I wonder who cleared the ninth level?"

"Could it be the Flowing Fire Sect's top Prodigy, Shen Bing?"

"I think it must be Hu Nan!"

The Cultivators instantly erupted into a frenzy, the clamor deafening, louder than at any time before.

Everyone's faces were filled with excitement and curiosity, their gazes fixed tightly on the Trial Tower as they discussed and guessed who the mysterious Cultivator that had successfully cleared it was.

Elder Huoyun floated in mid-air, also looking at the golden light on the Trial Tower with some astonishment.

Just as the crowd was arguing endlessly, a white light flashed out from the stone gate of the Trial Tower. When the white light dissipated, Hu Nan appeared there.

The moment they saw Hu Nan, the noise on the plaza instantly stagnated for a second. Everyone widened their eyes, their faces full of disbelief and astonishment, as if they couldn't believe their own eyes.

"Hu Nan? It's actually Hu Nan?"

"How is that possible? It really is him! He actually succeeded in clearing the Trial Tower?"

"My god! It was amazing enough that he crushed Fairy Shen Bing just now, but I didn't expect him to be able to pass the ninth level of the Trial Tower. This strength is just too terrifying!"

"This Hu Nan is the true top Prodigy of the Southern Region!"

"Hu Nan is truly too powerful!"

"I wonder what treasure Hu Nan obtained!"

After the shock, the plaza erupted into a frenzy again. The discussions among the Cultivators became increasingly intense, and their gazes toward Hu Nan were filled with awe and curiosity.

No one could have imagined that Hu Nan could not only easily suppress the Flowing Fire Sect Prodigy Shen Bing, but also successfully pass the Trial Tower and become the one to clear it this time.

Hu Nan ignored the exclamations of the crowd and walked quickly forward.

The crowd's gazes also moved along with Hu Nan.

They completely failed to notice that shortly after Hu Nan left, the figures of Qin Changsheng and Wang Cheng also emerged from the Trial Tower.

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Flowing Fire Sect.

Inside an inn.

Qin Changsheng had already returned here safely.

At this moment, Qin Changsheng's face was full of excitement.

He hadn't expected that this treasure-hunting journey would be so easy.

From the seventh level of Foundation Establishment Puppet on the first floor to the Golden Core fifth level Gold Puppet on the ninth floor, he, Hu Nan, and Wang Cheng cooperated seamlessly, crushing everything along the way. They hardly encountered any real obstacles, especially when killing the Gold Puppet; that feeling of sweeping through everything made his heart surge with passion.

"I didn't expect my strength to have reached this level." Qin Changsheng said with a hint of emotion and excitement in his tone.

Qin Changsheng knew very well that being able to easily kill the Golden Core fifth level Gold Puppet this time wasn't entirely due to his own overwhelming strength; it was more about taking advantage of the right time, place, and people.

The Gold Puppet was, after all, just a Puppet without Intelligence, only knowing how to attack according to fixed Moves, without flexibility or tactics. Even if its Cultivation reached the fifth level of Golden Core, it was far less troublesome than a real fifth-level Golden Core Cultivator.

"If it were a real fifth-level Golden Core Cultivator, they would definitely not be so easy to deal with."

"Cultivators have Intelligence, can adapt, understand tactics, and can use various Magical Artifacts and secret techniques. Trying to kill one would probably take a great deal of effort and might even result in injury."

"Although this trip to the Trial Tower was full of gains, I cannot be too arrogant. In the future, I must Cultivate even harder and steadily improve my own strength; I must not let my guard down."

Qin Changsheng silently summarized the experience of this time.

After a moment of contemplation, Qin Changsheng's gaze slowly moved down and landed on the tabletop.

He raised his hand and took out three Jade Boxes from his Storage Space in turn—a red Jade Box, a cyan Jade Box, and a white Jade Box—placing them neatly on the table.

Qin Changsheng reached out and first picked up the red Jade Box.

Inside this Jade Box contained a heavenly dao fragment.

"Ding, congratulations on obtaining a heavenly dao fragment. You can upgrade a Golden Trait into a Heavenly Dao Trait!"

As Qin Changsheng opened the Jade Box, a golden light flew into the space between Qin Changsheng's eyebrows.

At the same time, a notification sound came from the attribute panel.

Looking at this prompt, Qin Changsheng's gaze also turned to the numerous Golden Traits.

"trait: Storage Space, Immortality, Substitute Death, Breath Concealment, Exchange, Sword Heart Clarity, Sharing, Source of Mana, Fire Spells, Rebirth, Repair, Instant Spellcasting, Body Refining, Speed, Teleportation, Disease"

"Heavenly Dao Trait: Cultivation, External Incarnation, Intelligence, Divine Sense"

Qin Changsheng began to think about the advantages and disadvantages of the many traits.

First of all, Cultivation, External Incarnation, Intelligence, and Divine Sense were all Heavenly Dao Entries and could not be upgraded further.

Immediately after, Qin Changsheng ruled out Storage Space; after all, a space of 1,000 cubic meters was already sufficient, and there was no need to continue strengthening it.

Immortality, Substitute Death, Rebirth, and Teleportation were already enough to use and did not need strengthening.

Sword Heart Clarity, Teleportation, Speed, and Disease each had their own wonderful uses, but they were not the most urgently needed at the moment;

Breath Concealment, Exchange, and Sharing all had their uses, but they were not enough to cause a qualitative change in his combat power.

Sword Heart Clarity and Instant Spellcasting were also powerful enough, so there was no need to strengthen them for the time being.

Qin Changsheng's gaze finally rested steadily on the four words: Source of Mana.

He had already made a decision in his heart.

In this battle at the Trial Tower, he activated ten Lifebound Treasures to merge into a giant sword, which was earth-shattering in power, but the mana consumption was also terrifyingly high.

If he encountered a real Golden Core Cultivator and had a long, fierce battle, a lack of mana would definitely become his biggest weakness.

If he upgraded Source of Mana to a Heavenly Dao Trait, he would be able to have a continuous supply of Spiritual Qi, and even if he frequently activated his Lifebound Treasure, he would no longer face the situation of mana exhaustion.

His strength would also be greatly improved.

"Strengthen the Golden Trait Source of Mana!" Qin Changsheng said.

"Ding, congratulations on obtaining the Heavenly Dao Trait Source of Mana!"

As the notification fell, a piece of information poured into Qin Changsheng's Sea of Consciousness.

This information was all about the introduction of the Heavenly Dao Trait Source of Mana.

"Source of Mana: Heavenly Dao Trait, 1. Mana abundance: The mana pool in the host's Dantian will automatically increase by twenty times."

"2. Spiritual Vein nourishment: Continuously releases gentle Origin Spiritual Qi to nourish the host's entire body's Spiritual Veins, capable of repairing subtle hidden dangers hidden in the Spiritual Veins, and can also slowly widen the Spiritual Veins."

"3. Recovery: When the host meditates or rests, mana recovery Speed increases by ten times. Even if mana is exhausted after a fierce battle, it can be quickly restored to its Peak state with just a short rest."

"4. Clone Sharing: Your Incarnation can also synchronously obtain all the effects of the Heavenly Dao Trait Source of Mana."

"5. Spell reduction: The consumption of all Spells you cast is reduced by fifty percent."

Feeling the information in his Sea of Consciousness, Qin Changsheng's face revealed joy that could not be concealed.

He subconsciously looked inside his Dantian and saw that the originally small mana pool had now expanded twenty times, filled with vast and condensed Spiritual Qi, flowing unobstructed, without the slightest stagnation.

"Twenty times the mana pool, ten times the recovery Speed!"

He could clearly feel that his combat power had taken a qualitative leap, not only with a significantly increased mana reserve.

In the future, even if he used the Ten Swords Merged into One of his Lifebound Treasure consecutively, he would not run out of mana.

Qin Changsheng took a deep breath and slowly turned his gaze to the remaining Jade Boxes.

Inside the second Jade Box was a qiankun token.

As long as he collected four qiankun tokens, Qin Changsheng would be able to enter the Qiankun Pavilion in the East Sea Cultivation World to obtain a Divine Ability.

After putting away the Jade Box, Qin Changsheng looked at the last white Jade Box.

Qin Changsheng walked slowly to the table, reached out, and carefully picked up the white Jade Box.

The Jade Box was smooth and moist, with simple runes carved on the surface.

He gently lifted the lid of the Jade Box, and a faint black Qi quietly overflowed, not evil, but rather carrying a bit of ancient and desolate flavor.

Inside the Jade Box lay a simple key.

The key was pitch black, not cast from gold or iron, with complex and peculiar patterns carved on its surface. The patterns were twisted and intertwined like vines, and the specific meaning could not be seen.

Qin Changsheng gently picked up the key; it felt heavy in his hand, definitely not comparable to an ordinary key.

He placed the key in his palm and examined it carefully.

The next second, Qin Changsheng's pupils shrank slightly, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

He saw that the back of the key did not have the same complex patterns as the front, but instead had a simple and vigorous character carved on it—'Yao'.

"Yao?" Qin Changsheng whispered this word, his tone filled with surprise.

"Could it be that this is a key of the Yao Race?" Once this thought arose, it could no longer be suppressed.

He had read some books in the Sect and knew that only special treasures of the Yao Race would have this 'Yao' character carved on them.

This key in front of him, with the 'Yao' character carved on the back, was definitely a treasure of the Yao Race.

Qin Changsheng completely did not understand why Chen Erniu would want a treasure of the Yao Race?

Could it be that Chen Erniu was also a member of the Yao Race?

Looking at the key in his hand, Qin Changsheng fell into contemplation.