78: Chapter 78: Fragments of the Daoist Scripture

The first item was a sword, Sixth Rank, Low Grade.

Sword Name: wanxiang array-breaking sword

Specializes in breaking Formations and Restrictions.

The blade was about three feet and three inches long, entirely transparent like crystal. Within the spine of the sword, one could vaguely see countless intricate Formation patterns flowing. Those patterns were extremely complex, layered upon layer, one set nested within another, as if a complete Formation had been sealed inside the blade. Holding it and giving it a gentle swing, faint ripples appeared in the void wherever the sword tip passed—traces of a Formation being torn apart.

Yun Ming hastily withdrew his hand in alarm, preventing himself from accidentally damaging the two sets of Formations he had just purchased.

The second item was an umbrella, Fifth Rank, Top Grade.

Umbrella Name: xuanming heaven-covering umbrella

Opening this umbrella shields one from heavenly secrets and keeps Karma at bay. The canopy can withstand a full-force strike from a Nascent Soul Cultivator, and the ribs are indestructible, making it an excellent life-saving Sharp Weapon.

The canopy was made from the tanned hide of some unknown Yao Beast, black as ink, yet faintly revealing dark golden patterns. The ribs were made from some kind of beast bone, joined section by section, each section carved with an ancient rune. When opened, a faint, ghostly light flowed across the canopy, enveloping the wielder. This light not only obscured heavenly secrets, making divination and calculation impossible, but also could block attacks from the outside.

The third item was a set of flying needles. Sixth Rank, Low Grade.

Needle Name: Eerie Glow Blood-Transforming Needles

The thirty-six flying needles could form a needle array or be controlled individually. Silent and undetectable, they were impossible to guard against.

There were thirty-six needles in total, each as thin as an ox hair, with an overall eerie blue hue and a strange glow. The blue light was extremely faint and shallow; if not examined carefully, one might mistake it for the needle's natural color. But Yun Ming only needed to approach slightly to feel a faint numbness on his skin—a sign of potent poison. The needle tips were coated with a rare poison; if a Golden Core Cultivator were touched by even a trace, they would turn into a puddle of pus within a short time, their Golden Core unable to escape.

The fourth item was a set of magic robes. Sixth Rank, Medium Grade.

Robe Name: moonlight flowing frost robe

Moonlight like water, protection formless.

The robes were entirely moon-white, appearing like ordinary fabric but actually woven from ten-thousand-year Ice Silkworm silk. Ice Silkworm silk was already exceptionally precious, and ten-thousand-year Ice Silkworms were a rare find. These robes were woven from the silk of several hundred ten-thousand-year Ice Silkworms, the cost unimaginable. Worn, they felt as light as nothing, yet could withstand a full-force strike from a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator. The robes were embroidered with hidden patterns—a defensive Formation that would automatically activate when attacked, forming a protective barrier.

The fifth item was a thunder crystal. Sixth Rank, Low Grade.

Crystal Name: zixiao void-breaking thunder bead

One thunder shatters the void, ten thousand methods find it hard to bind.

The thunder crystal was about the size of an infant's fist, with purple light flowing throughout. At times it blazed like the scorching sun, at others it was dark as a deep pool. Faintly visible within the crystal were streaks of lightning moving about; each movement produced a slight crackling sound. The most miraculous aspect of this object was its ability to break spatial blockade—even spatial blockade laid by a Soul Transformation Cultivator could be forcibly broken by one holding this thunder crystal.

The sixth item was a small pagoda. Sixth Rank, Low Grade.

Pagoda Name: zhoutian yuan-magnetic realm-suppressing tower

Yuan-Magnetic suppresses space, escape is impossible.

The pagoda was seven inches tall, entirely black, with a faint metallic sheen. The pagoda body was divided into seven layers, each densely covered with intricate yuan-magnetic runes. Those runes slowly flowed across the pagoda's surface, emitting a faint gravitational pull that slightly distorted even the void. This pagoda specialized in suppressing space. Once activated, the space within a hundred-mile radius would solidify, rendering any evasion technique unusable, leaving the enemy with no way to flee.

The seventh item was a sword array. Fifth Rank, Top Grade.

Array Name: Nine Heavens Sky-Net Sword Array

A net in the heavens, no place to escape.

The sword array consisted of nine small swords, each about three inches long, entirely silver-white, and as thin as a cicada's wing. The nine small swords could be controlled separately or combined into one. When separated, nine sword lights crisscrossed, forming a net in the heavens; when combined, the nine swords merged into a single three-foot green blade, its power increasing tenfold. Once the sword array was deployed, sword lights wove like fabric, Sword Intent surged like an ocean, trapping and killing enemies with unparalleled effectiveness.

The eighth item was a small banner. Fifth Rank, Top Grade.

Banner Name: jiuyou soul-capturing banner

Capture souls, seize spirits, for my use.

The banner stood three feet tall, its surface black as ink, faintly revealing countless twisted faces struggling and wailing within. Those faces were sometimes ferocious, sometimes pitiful, sometimes despairing, sometimes insane—all souls refined by this banner. The wielder could command these soul puppets to attack enemies. The soul puppets were formless and intangible, unafraid of physical attacks, specializing in devouring Divine Souls. The stronger the soul puppets within the banner, the greater its power.

The ninth item was a Cultivation Technique.

It had no physical form, merely a ball of light condensed from golden light. The moment Yun Ming's Divine Sense probed into it, the light ball transformed into countless golden runes that surged into his Sea of Consciousness. As the runes flowed, an extremely profound Cultivation Technique slowly emerged.

"Dao Scripture - Incomplete Manual." Fifth Rank, Top Grade.

The profundity of this scripture far surpassed ordinary Cultivation Techniques. Both aimed for Foundation Establishment, but while the Supreme Profound Pure Qi Art could only absorb Spiritual Qi step by step, the Dao Scripture could resonate with the Laws of Heaven and Earth to temper oneself. Both involved cultivation, but while the Supreme Profound Pure Qi Art could only increase cultivation level, the Dao Scripture could simultaneously temper the Divine Soul and consolidate the Dao foundation while raising cultivation.

It was a pity it was only an Incomplete Manual.

It only contained the complete techniques from Qi Refining to Nascent Soul; everything beyond Nascent Soul was cut off.

Yun Ming, however, was not disappointed.

What came after Nascent Soul was still far off.

He was currently only at Foundation Establishment Late Stage, with the chasm of Golden Core still between him and Nascent Soul. With this Dao Scripture in hand, it was enough for him to Cultivate to Nascent Soul Perfection. As for matters after Nascent Soul... he would deal with that when the time came.

Yun Ming opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

Nine treasures, each extraordinary.

wanxiang array-breaking sword, xuanming heaven-covering umbrella, blood-transforming eerie glow needles, moonlight flowing frost robe, zixiao void-breaking thunder bead, zhoutian yuan-magnetic realm-suppressing tower, Nine Heavens Sky-Net Sword Array, jiuyou soul-capturing banner, Dao Scripture Incomplete Manual.

Plus the map of mountains and rivers.

This round of draws, though it cost over eleven thousand draws, had yielded ten supreme treasures.

Worth it.

A faint smile touched Yun Ming's lips.

Name: [Yun Ming] [Dao Fruit of Longevity] (Rainbow)

Realm: [Foundation Establishment Late Stage]

Tags: [I Will Definitely Be Back] (Rainbow) [Serious Punch] (Gold) [Accidentally Entering the Heavenly Family] (Gold) [You're So Flamboyant] (Purple) [Budget Warrior] (Blue) ...

Profession: Second Rank, Medium Grade Alchemist

Cultivation Techniques: [Dao Scripture - Incomplete Manual] (Gold) [Great Thousand Star Evolution Sword Diagram] (Gold) [Cold Spring Jade Quenching Record] (Gold) [Indestructible Body of Ten Thousand Tribulations] (Gold) [Introduction to Alchemy Scripture] (Blue) ...

Spells: [Fuli Heaven-Concealing Record] (Rainbow) [Tahua Zizai Escape Technique] (Gold) [Purple Cloud Divine Thunder Curse] (Purple) ...

Draw Count: [6800]

Wealth: 0

Items: Golden Crow Feather (Gold) cauldron of all things mother qi - Imitation (Gold) wanxiang array-breaking sword (Gold) xuanming heaven-covering umbrella (Gold) blood-transforming eerie glow needles (Gold) moonlight flowing frost robe (Gold) zixiao void-breaking thunder bead (Gold) zhoutian yuan-magnetic realm-suppressing tower (Gold) Nine Heavens Sky-Net Sword Array (Gold) jiuyou soul-capturing banner ...

Besides the above, those over ten thousand draws also contributed over one hundred and ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones and over a hundred purple-grade items or tags.

A wave of riches, truly a wave of riches.

Yun Ming even considered refining the Void Yuan-Magnetic Marrow Crystal he had obtained earlier into the zhoutian yuan-magnetic realm-suppressing tower. However, this small pagoda was at Sixth Rank, Low Grade. What rank of Artifact Refiner would be needed to accomplish that?

He shook his head. Take one step at a time. The immediate priority was still to improve his cultivation, then find a way to return to Da Qian to confirm the safety of his mother and Second Ya.

Yun Ming was also starting to feel impatient, eager to test just how miraculous the "Dao Scripture - Incomplete Manual" really was!