166: 【Equivalent Exchange】
Su Yuan was overjoyed and quickly looked at the System page.
"Ding!"
"Divine-Grade Selection System has been triggered. You can choose any one talent from a random selection of 2-10 talents."
"Phew!"
Su Yuan looked down expectantly.
1:
"Talent Name": Equivalent Exchange
"Talent Rank": seven-colored
"Talent Effect": You can choose any of your own talents and exchange it with any target's talent. Note: You cannot specify the opponent's talent for exchange; the exchange does not require the opponent's permission, and the opponent will not perceive it. (This talent can only be used once per Minor Achievement Realm.)
"!!!"
"The first one is actually 'Equivalent Exchange', which I've been looking forward to for a long time. I was just thinking it's been a while since I've seen a seven-colored talent."
"Now it's finally here again!"
Su Yuan's face was full of pleasant surprise.
He didn't expect the first one to be a seven-colored talent; he felt like he almost didn't need to look at the rest.
However, out of caution, he still looked at all of them.
2:
"Talent Name": Memory Palace
"Talent Rank": Red
"Talent Effect": Your memories can be organized and clearly recalled at any time.
3:
"Talent Name": Eyes Behind Head
"Talent Rank": blue
"Talent Effect": You will also grow a pair of eyes on the back of your head, allowing you to see the view behind you.
4:
"Talent Name": Wings on Back
"Talent Rank": Red
"Talent Effect": A pair of wings will grow on your back, allowing you to fly.
5:
"Talent Name": Planting Expert
"Talent Rank": blue
"Talent Effect": The crops you plant have an extremely high survival rate, and their growth speed is faster than average.
6:
"Talent Name": Grandmaster of Tai Chi
"Talent Rank": Purple
"Talent Effect": You have an unparalleled understanding and talent for Tai Chi. Your Tai Chi Fist can reach the pinnacle, making you a Grandmaster of your generation.
After reading all six talents,
Su Yuan's gaze returned to the first talent, "Equivalent Exchange"!
This "Equivalent Exchange" can not only swap for good talents from others,
but also swap out his own bad talents!
It's equivalent to the combined effect of "Charity" and "Taking Advantage of an Opportunity"!
"If I encounter Xiao Yunfei again, besides using 'Charity' to give him gray negative talents,"
"I can also use 'Equivalent Exchange' to give him a gray talent while also swapping a good one back... although Xiao Yunfei doesn't have many good talents."
"This time, I can apply two negative talents at once!"
Su Yuan thought this,
and decisively chose the first option, "Equivalent Exchange."
As for the other options,
"Memory Palace," "Planting Expert," and "Grandmaster of Tai Chi" were all decent,
but none could compare to "Equivalent Exchange."
As for "Eyes Behind Head" and "Wings on Back,"
he always politely declined talents that caused physical mutations.
He looked at the talent bar,
skipping over those he already possessed,
The talent bar had two new talents today: a stolen blue talent, "Iron Bones of Integrity,"
and the newly drawn seven-colored talent, "Equivalent Exchange."
There was originally also a Fused Gold talent, "Super Healing,"
but he had already given it to Tun Tun.
... Having completed the most important task of drawing talents upon Breakthrough Realm,
Su Yuan then began another matter,
his biggest gain from treasure fishing today—
another damaged ruyi iron rod!
He took out two weapons from his spatial ring.
One was his usual As-You-Wish Iron Rod, which had already been fused with fragments twice.
The other was the new iron rod he had just fished up today, which only had the "Thousand Jun Weight" talent.
Both weapons had the "Thousand Jun Weight" talent,
but his usual weapon also had the "Effortless Lifting" talent, so its weight felt just right in his hand.
The other one, however, was heavy, a solid thirty thousand jun.
Su Yuan placed the two weapons together,
allowing them to slowly touch each other.
"Dong!"
As soon as the two iron rods touched, they stuck together like magnets,
merging into one, blending seamlessly, fusing with each other.
A moment later,
the two weapons had fused into a single weapon.
"I wonder if this Fusion will create a new talent!"
In the past, every time he Fused weapons, besides the original talents,
a new talent would also be generated.
Su Yuan was very much looking forward to this!
He picked up the new, more exquisite and profound As-You-Wish Iron Rod. Its weight still felt just right, with no change.
He infused spiritual power into the weapon,
and immediately, all the talents on the As-You-Wish Iron Rod appeared.
damaged ruyi iron rod, with attached talents: "Shape-Shifting", "Effortless Lifting", "Automatic Master Protection", "Thousand Jun Weight", "Divine Weapon Spirit", "Thousand Jun Weight", "Can Be Long or Short"
"Sure enough, both 'Thousand Jun Weight' talents are there. This means if someone else wanted to pick up this weapon now, it would be sixty thousand jun!"
"At least the newly generated talent should be this..."
Su Yuan looked at the detailed information.
"Talent Name": Can Be Long or Short
"Talent Rank": Red
"Talent Effect": Can freely change length, unrestricted by its own volume.
"It's actually a talent that allows it to freely change length and shortness! This talent is quite useful!"
"Now it can both 'Shape-Shift' and 'Can Be Long or Short', just missing a 'Size Alteration'!"
"Unfortunately, the As-You-Wish Iron Rod containing the 'Size Alteration' talent is in Xiao Yunfei's hands... Damn it!"
"If this Xiao Yunfei doesn't die, it truly keeps me from eating and sleeping peacefully!"
Su Yuan thought angrily.
Once his mood calmed, he experimented with the effect of the new talent.
"Swish!"
The iron rod in Su Yuan's hand suddenly thrust out. The halberd-like form, originally about two meters long,
suddenly grew rapidly.
In an instant, three meters! Four meters! Five meters—
The length of the halberd extended directly out the window. If not for not wanting to attract attention,
the As-You-Wish Iron Rod could have grown even longer!
"As the saying goes, 'an inch longer, an inch stronger.' From now on, I won't have to worry about being too short to stab!"
Su Yuan put away his weapon with satisfaction.
He looked at the sky. After this period of Cultivation,
the moon was now high in the sky.
Su Yuan still didn't plan to go night fishing, so he could only continue to Cultivate.
"It's a good time to become more familiar with the Heavenly Flame Art Cultivation Technique!"
He was currently Cultivating two Cultivation Techniques simultaneously.
First, he Cultivated according to the wood-elemental Longevity Skill route. After one cycle, he immediately switched to the fire-elemental Heavenly Flame Art.
As the saying goes, the Five Elements generate each other: earth generates wood, and wood generates fire.
Cultivating the Heavenly Flame Art after Cultivating the Longevity Skill,
was simply twice the result with half the effort!
"These Five Emperors Cultivation Techniques are indeed miraculous!"
"I wonder what the effect would be if all Five Emperors Cultivation Techniques were gathered, allowing the Five Elements to generate each other endlessly!"
An expectant look appeared in Su Yuan's eyes.
He now had two Cultivation Techniques, the Azure Emperor Longevity Skill and the Crimson Emperor Heavenly Flame Art.
He also knew the location of the White Emperor Undying Canon.
Once he entered the Imperial Capital Martial Arts University,
he should also be able to acquire it.
Then he would have three Five Emperors Cultivation Techniques!
"It's a pity the whereabouts of the other two are unknown..."
After an entire night of Cultivation,
Su Yuan finally mastered the different Cultivation and Qi circulation paths of the two Cultivation Techniques.
There was no longer any stagnation or awkwardness when switching Cultivation Techniques,
and Cultivation efficiency greatly improved.
Early next morning,
As soon as dawn broke, Su Yuan returned to the waterside of the Dragon Palace.
Although his harvest these past two days was good, he was still lacking in sword techniques and sword weapons.
He had to continue working hard at treasure fishing.
However, when he arrived today, he clearly felt that the way others looked at him had changed.
Normally, everyone looked at him with full malice, as if ready to devour him at any moment.
If their gazes met, they often carried intimidation and provocation.
But today, when they looked at him, many people's eyes clearly held some apprehension and fear.
When their gazes met again, they began to dart away,
seemingly no longer daring to look him directly in the eye.
Su Yuan was startled,
and then immediately realized that everyone must have known about yesterday's events.
This was normal,
after all, those four people yesterday had followed him in broad daylight.
His solo appearance today was enough to explain the situation.
As for the current situation,
Su Yuan was naturally delighted. He had originally intended to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys,
which was why he didn't even bother to dispose of the bodies,
leaving the four to lie dead in the street.
However, when he passed by this morning, it seemed the bodies of the four were gone, and he didn't know who had helped clean up.
But he didn't care.
He calmly took out his fishing line and continued to fish.
Yesterday's fishing spot was a Shrimp Soldier nest, so today he changed to a different spot.
While waiting for the Never Return Empty-Handed talent to take effect,
he also picked up the Three Styles of Heavenly Halberd to comprehend.
If he didn't encounter a better Opportunity, it was foreseeable that for a considerable period of time to come,
these three styles would be his killing moves!
Of course, there was also the Sword Dao Divine Ability, "One Sword Separates the World"!
Just as he was fully immersed in comprehension,
an hour had passed, and the fishing line trembled!
"Buzz!"
Su Yuan suddenly pulled up the fishing line, and a roll of crimson leather paper was fished out of the water.
"Ah! Could it be a Cultivation Technique Secret Manual!"
The nearby fishermen exclaimed in surprise.
The commotion of the leather paper emerging from the water naturally attracted a lot of attention, and everyone's eyes were eager.
However, perhaps killing the chicken to scare the monkeys had worked,
although there were still greedy gazes, they were much more concealed,
and many fewer people gathered around.
... Su Yuan reeled in the fishing line and took the leather paper from the hook into his hand.
He glanced around at the fishermen on both sides.
Many people immediately lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.
Su Yuan opened the leather paper,
and after a quick glance, he was pleasantly surprised.
"Flame Dividing Wave Devouring Sword!!"
It was indeed a martial arts Secret Manual, and it was the sword technique Secret Manual he needed most.
Su Yuan had always been troubled by the lack of a high-level sword technique.
Previously, he only had the Thirteen Solitary Peak Swords.
The day before yesterday, he traded some items with Teacher Zhang Fan and other teachers using the Water Aversion Pearl, including some sword technique Secret Manuals, but they were all of ordinary Rank.
Now he finally fished up a Flame Dividing Wave Devouring Sword!
Although he didn't know its Rank yet,
there was a saying that held great truth—
Dragon PalaceProduced，Must be a fine product (Dragon PalaceProduced，Must be a fine product)!
The martial arts produced by this Dragon Palace must be Advanced martial arts!
"Today's first catch, I didn't expect it to be another good start!"
Su Yuan happily held the Flame Dividing Wave Devouring Sword Secret Manual, about to summon its attached talents to see, but he looked up,
and feeling the subtle gazes of the people around him, he decided to put the Secret Manual directly into his spatial ring.
He wasn't afraid of trouble,
but he also didn't feel the need to widely publicize his treasures; it was unnecessary to make a big fuss, lest it attract more covetousness.
He cast his rod again,
and then continued to wait, while also comprehending the Three Styles of Heavenly Halberd.
Under his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, he had long become incredibly proficient in these three halberd techniques.
In terms of Realm, he should now be considered at Minor Achievement Perfection,
and would soon reach the Major Achievement Realm.
At that time, although there were only three halberd techniques, the martial art came with the "Practice Makes Perfect" talent,
which could generate various changes!
"Here it comes, here it comes! Ah! Such great strength!"
Su Yuan was comprehending his Cultivation Technique when he suddenly heard someone exclaim beside him.
He looked over at the sound,
and it turned out someone else had caught something!
The person's face was filled with wild joy as he desperately gripped his fishing rod, wrestling with the catch below.
However, he was clearly at a disadvantage.
"Help!"
The person shouted. Perhaps having been there for a long time, he had acquaintances,
and immediately two or three people from nearby stepped forward. Some grabbed the angler himself, others helped hold the fishing rod tightly.
Four or five people pulled together,
and the thing underwater slowly surfaced.
"Oh dear, it's a Shrimp Soldier again!"
"How unlucky, to actually fish out this thing!"
"What should we do?"
Someone seemed to be asking the fisherman himself. The person's originally ecstatic expression had now turned bitter.
After some hesitation, he still decided to pull the Shrimp Soldier ashore.
After all, even small monsters had a chance to drop talent items.
With the combined strength of a few of them, they should be able to kill the Shrimp Soldier,
it was just that if something dropped, how to divide it needed to be discussed beforehand.
The few people discussed it somehow,
and finally, with great effort, they managed to pull the Shrimp Soldier ashore. After a tough fight, unfortunately, nothing dropped in the end.
Su Yuan shook his head.
This was the first time he had seen someone other than himself catch something, but their luck seemed ordinary.
He continued to watch the Three Styles of Heavenly Halberd.
While comprehending,
the effect duration of Never Return Empty-Handed had already arrived again.
"Buzz!"
Su Yuan pulled up the fishing line, and a large white fish was pulled out of the water.
"Oh, another Treasure Fish?"
Su Yuan was startled and was about to look closer,
when someone nearby had already exclaimed: "It's actually a Flying Rainbow Swordfish! This kind of fish is the hardest to catch. I've been here for over two years, and I've only seen one Flying Rainbow Swordfish caught in total!"
"After eating this Swordfish, not only can it increase spiritual power, but it can also improve Sword Dao proficiency. It's of immense benefit for comprehending Sword Intent, Sword Momentum, Man and Sword as One, Sword Dao Divine Ability, and so on!"
"I'm a swordsman, and I'm currently stuck at a Bottleneck. I really need a Swordfish to help me Breakthrough... I wonder if that kid will sell his fish?"
"You're thinking too much. That kid himself uses a sword, and he just sold the Water Aversion Pearl, so he's not short on money. How could he possibly sell it!"
"Alas, what a pity!"
Su Yuan didn't even need to identify it himself; the people nearby had already stated the fish's identity and value.
Su Yuan was filled with surprise.
He had also heard of the Flying Rainbow Swordfish, and it was considered a Heaven And Earth Treasure in the Sword Dao Domain.
"So this is a Swordfish... Hmm, it really does look like a sword!"
The fish was streamlined,
its tail was like a sword hilt; holding the tail made it look like holding a sword!