525: Chapter 523 A Bountiful Harvest, Rewards Redemption!

"What did Yang Yu mean by that last sentence before he disappeared... Could it be that the Demon Concubine went to hunt down his true body? Or perhaps she discovered something else?"

Chu Xuan's eyes flickered slightly, his thoughts in turmoil.

Yang Yu's attitude toward the Demon Concubine vacillated, making it impossible to determine if he could truly deal with her.

He might have been luring the Demon Concubine, or perhaps he was laying a false trail.

Before the Demon Concubine left, did she leave behind any means to spy on him...

Chu Xuan was unsure.

As for Yang Yu, perhaps he was merely suspicious, or perhaps he really had noticed something, and thus feigned weakness to pretend he hadn't, luring the Demon Concubine to kill him.

Although they had only spoken for a few minutes, Chu Xuan had already realized that Yang Yu's scheming was deep and truly difficult to fathom.

But that was to be expected; after all, as the actual controller of the Night Watchers, it was impossible for him to be a simple or easily dealt-with person.

One could see a glimpse of this from when he saw Yang Yu's true body condensing, where one of the figures floated out from Minister Liu Fumin.

As the nominal controller of the Night Watchers, representing the will of the highest official decision-making body, Minister Liu Fumin was clearly always under the influence of Yang Yu, this national captain.

If it were just aimed at the Demon Concubine, that would be fine, but as the Child of the World, if Yang Yu really had detected other anomalies, the situation would likely be truly dire.

Thoughts flashed through his mind and vanished; Chu Xuan did not continue to dwell on it, as the System prompts were now fully displayed before his eyes.

[Under your manipulation, you successfully killed the source Specter Hira, and allowed 62 vengeful spirits to fulfill their wishes and find release, causing The Gloom here to dissipate...]

[Under your response, the "special entity" of The Gloom here has been forcibly withdrawn and left behind a portion of its authority imprint...]

[This mission is complete, the death rules bestowed upon the current world's Specter have been thoroughly stripped, and the current world's Dark Rift is now prohibited from generating...]

[Comprehensive settlement... You have obtained a total of 2500 Contribution Points!]

A sharp glint could not help but bloom in Chu Xuan's eyes.

The reward of Contribution Points this time was truly substantial.

The last time he completed the "Passing Three Passes" mission in the Southwest Region, the final S-Rank evaluation only yielded 550 Contribution Points, whereas this mission, just the base reward alone, was 1000 Contribution Points.

Adding up to 2500 Contribution Points, it was more than four times higher than before.

"The reward of Contribution Points is clearly related to the difficulty of the mission... But more importantly, it might be because this mission also involved the existence of death rules and the Dark Rift..."

Chu Xuan muttered inwardly.

[You may use your Contribution Points to exchange for the following rewards: 1. spirituality value (Exchange price: 1 Contribution Point for 50 spirituality value; maximum 100,000 spirituality value can be exchanged this time.) 2. soul crystal (Exchange price: 5 Contribution Points; maximum 200 soul crystal can be exchanged this time.) 3. jiyue crystal (Exchange price: 5 Contribution Points; maximum 30 jiyue crystal can be exchanged this time) 4. spirit bead (Exchange price: 10 Contribution Points; maximum 2 can be exchanged this time) 5. extraordinary skill promotion scroll (Exchange price: 50 Contribution Points; maximum 10 can be exchanged this time) 6. spirituality value cap increase by 100 points (Exchange price: 10 Contribution Points; maximum 1500 points cap increase this time) 7. health points cap increase by 100 points (Exchange price: 10 Contribution Points; maximum 1500 points cap increase this time) 8. Super Health Recovery Potion (Exchange price: 100 Contribution Points; for real attribute health, can restore vital signs within 3 seconds.) 9. Curio · Purification Furnace (Can purify and cleanse items eroded by The Gloom through continuous consumption of spirituality value; detected that you possess Fire of Nirvana, which can increase Purification efficiency. Exchange price: 200 Contribution Points) 10. Wisdom Candle (Consumable, ignite this item, your comprehension ability increases by 10 times. Exchange price: 100 Contribution Points.)]

[Hint 1: Unused Contribution Points can be retained.]

[Hint 2: This mission's reward exchange has granted you additional permissions.]

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Various exchange rewards appeared in turn; this time, he could exchange for a full 10 items.

Moreover, the quantity available for exchange had also increased significantly.

Chu Xuan first noticed that compared to before, the exchange cap for spirituality value this time had actually increased directly to 100,000, more than 6 times higher than before.

He guessed that this might be related to the System's Fusion with the spirit gathering holy grail.

However, compared to spirituality value, "soul crystal" was even more scarce.

Whether it was True Authority or increasing the Rank of a Divine Ability, soul crystal were necessities, and this also involved the exchange of real attribute points.

Relying solely on increasing Rank to obtain real attribute points was simply too little; obtaining additional attribute points by upgrading skills was equally important.

Chu Xuan's mind stirred, and he directly exchanged for the maximum limit provided by this reward.

[You obtained soul crystal X200, current remaining: 220]

[Remaining Contribution Points: 1500]

Next, Chu Xuan's gaze swept over and landed on [Curio · Purification Furnace].

His indestructible flowing shadow had been eroded by The Gloom again in the Southwest Region, and the spirituality value consumed each time he used it had increased significantly. Although his current speed of hunting Specter to earn spirituality value was also very fast, this was still no small consumption over the long term.

Normally, infusing weapons with spirituality could cause corresponding changes, making their lethality much stronger.

The standard Dragon Sparrow Blade developed by the Research Department was one such example.

But the weapon transformed by the indestructible flowing shadow was always lacking; Chu Xuan had always relied on its ability to freely switch and change forms, as well as "force produces miracles" to kill enemies.

Although it was far superior to the official standard Dragon Sparrow Blade in use, it was somewhat lagging behind relative to Chu Xuan's current strength.

Chu Xuan believed that as a Curio containing rule fragment, it shouldn't be like this; it was highly likely because it had been eroded by The Gloom.

Now that he had the opportunity for Purification, Chu Xuan naturally wouldn't let it pass.

[You obtained Curio · Purification Furnace X1]

Next was [Super Health Recovery Potion].

Just by the name, one could tell that this was an upgraded version of the [Special Grade Health Potion], capable of rapidly repairing bodily damage; it could be called a life-saving item for critical moments.

Although he hadn't been injured in this mission, and he also had the ability "Regeneration", that after all required time, and could not be recovered in a combat state.

The reason the White Tiger was difficult to deal with before was undoubtedly because its [Battle Without End] ability was the key point.

And possessing this item, without needing to consume spirituality value, using it directly when on the verge of death had a similar effect, no less than having an extra life.

Afterward was the [Wisdom Candle].

Seeing the description that it could increase comprehension ability, Chu Xuan immediately thought of the cultivation progress of the Divine Ability [Tracing Cause and Effect], which he had consumed spirituality value and soul crystal to upgrade not long ago to hunt down Revelation.

It was fine to just get started, but wanting to upgrade it further later would undoubtedly require exponentially increasing resources.

This candle was also a must-have item.

[You obtained Wisdom Candle X1]

Next, with 1100 Contribution Points remaining, Chu Xuan consumed 500 Contribution Points to exchange for the [extraordinary skill promotion scroll].

In this way, the two skills [Unyielding] and [Myriad Forms] also had the possibility of continuing to improve.

As for the spirit bead...

Chu Xuan's thoughts shifted.

The use of this item: first, it could be used for storage after spirituality value reached its cap; second, it could be used for spirituality value conversion with others.

Chu Xuan already possessed one, and although he basically didn't need it now, fortunately, the spirituality value required to exchange for it wasn't much, so he would take it first.

[You obtained spirit bead X2]

"Still 580 Contribution Points left..."

Chu Xuan's gaze landed on the jiyue crystal.

He still possessed 13 unused jiyue crystal, and although this item could only be used to upgrade regular skill, if he wanted to synthesize high-quality Exclusive Skill, this item was indispensable.

"This thing isn't common. Even if I can't use it myself, I can sell it, or perhaps use it for trading..." Chu Xuan pondered for a moment, then spent 150 Contribution Points to exchange for 30 jiyue crystal.

With 430 Contribution Points remaining, Chu Xuan still didn't have the thought of continuing to save them and wait to exchange for better things later.

He had long since abandoned the idea of "slowly developing." His consistent principle had always been to retain only a small portion of resources to activate Talent skills, while striving to maximize combat power in the shortest possible time with the rest.

As long as he was strong enough, he could deal with greater risks, complete more dangerous missions, and obtain more Contribution Points.

There is a saying: the greatest tragedy in life is for a person to die while their money is still there.

Applied here, it was the same.

If he happened to die in an incident due to a slight gap in strength, that would truly be a loss that outweighed the gain.

Moreover, the rewards for this mission exchange were permissions the System had specially opened for him; keeping resources unused was just a waste.

[Your health points cap + 1500, current cap: 8200]

[Your spirituality value cap + 1500, current cap: 40800]

With the final 130 Contribution Points remaining, Chu Xuan exchanged them for 6500 spirituality value.

[Current spirituality value: 40465]