MTLNOVEL Chapter 230 - 230: An Extremely Rich Harvest (3)
Chapter 230: An Extremely Rich Harvest (3)
If he replenished his origin power/energy once according to his 500 years of lifespan…
He could even go back and forth 24 times.
It was hard to imagine how many people could last longer than him.
In addition, because he had killed Chen Yu, Hong Aowen, and the others in this battle, he had gained another first-class merit and three second-class merits.
In addition to the two first-class skills that he had not used before.
He now had three first-class and three second-class merits.
It could be said to be unprecedented.
This was especially true for first-class merit points. Just by looking at the Lightless Sword, one should know how precious these merit points were.
Su Mo flipped through the list and carefully thought about the use of merit point.
These three first-class skills could be used to exchange for a high-grade defensive magic item or a high-grade offensive magic tool.
Or three special magic item like the three lightless sword.
But he thought about it carefully.
Whether it was for battle or defense, he had many magic item in hand, so he did not have much need for them at the moment.
These merit point should be used in more complementary ways.
Su Mo carefully thought about it and finally decided on the exchange:
Dragon Pattern Cauldron, Withered Soul Nail, Sword Heart Grass.
“Several professors, it really is my grandfather; it seems he has already…”
Just then, the middle-aged man who had knelt down to inspect stood up, his expression sorrowful.
“This is Kamakura Guizhi.”
After being reminded of the urgent matter at hand, President Cass casually introduced him to Fu Qian and then continued to ask.
“Did you inspect it? Are there any other abnormal wounds?”
“No.”
Kamakura Guizhi glanced at Fu Qian and slowly shook his head.
“It looks like Mr. Yun is indeed unrelated to your grandfather’s death.”
The tone of President Cass did not vary.
“And your uncontrolled conditions seem to be more severe than the information previously provided.”
“My grandfather was always the one with the strongest reactions. Starting the day before yesterday, he chose to come down here alone in search of a solution—who would have thought it would come to this so soon…”
As he spoke, Kamakura Guizhi unconsciously surveyed his own body.
The exposed parts of his skin showed bright red marks that looked as if they were about to drip blood, a horrifying sight to behold.
And beneath his feet, the body had already been turned over to face upwards.
From this angle, one could see that it was indeed an elderly man.
On the old man’s face, more exaggerated red marks had all split open; the whole head was cracked and flayed, as if lightly tugged, it might turn into a skeleton.
Facing such a scene, President Cass thought for a moment, then with a flick of his heavy cloak, extended a hand with an eerie appearance.
There were only four fingers, the joints abnormally large, and the size far exceeded that of an average person; at the same time, the skin seemed to be covered with tooth-like scales.
Almost instantly, something seeped out from these scales.
At first glance, it appeared like black mist; gathering together, it turned into leaping flames, which then silently exploded, swooshing through the air.
Standing opposite President Cass, Fu Qian was nearly hit head-on.
Without a hint of heat, an abnormal sensation immediately appeared.
It was as if, where the flames passed, the surface of the body skipped the process of ignition and turned directly into ash.
“There are no signs of struggle; your grandfather’s death is indeed due to his own conditions,” President Cass declared confidently, after snapping his fingers and making the black flames instantly dissipate.
“Take the body back, let those above have a look.”
“Okay.”
Before the judgment of the president of Heaven’s Commencement Institute, Kamakura Guizhi did not dare to show the slightest doubt and promptly obeyed with great respect.
“Mr. Yun, I believe you haven’t done anything, but right now, the Kamakura Family is facing some trouble.”
President Cass turned to Fu Qian again and pointed at Kamakura Guizhi.
“As a family known as cursed swordsmen, it seems their Sword Dao has gone out of control.”
“No doubt you are an expert in this area. Are you interested in having a look and providing some advice?”
Sharp eyesight, after all, I’m someone who once comprehended hundreds and thousands of Sword Intents!
Recalling his past experiences of enlightenment at the Sword Pavilion, Fu Qian nodded amiably.
“Okay.”
The action of President Cass was not beyond his expectations.
Although no longer pursuing the reason for his presence here, there was no doubt that letting him leave now was out of the question.
Fortunately, I had no intention of leaving anyway.
[Current task has been updated, find out the cause of the divine seal’s lack of control]
Because at almost the same time, the task prompt finally appeared.
The divine seal, was undoubtedly something belonging to the Kamakura Family, a ferocious blessing bestowed upon the Tomb Guardians according to legend.
And judging from the content of the task, his own goal was clearly aligned with that of President Cass and his team.
Even such an expert team had proactively invited him to join.
…
Upon exiting the blood-scented chamber, the group ascended along a corridor paved with gigantic rocks.
As he had imagined, this was unmistakably an underground construction with the overall layout of a tomb, cold and grim, void of any sense of the sacred.
Furthermore, its most defining feature was its enormity; the chamber they had just left was but a small corner of the whole.
As they moved along, the grandeur of the architecture was evident despite the traces of destruction, and one could easily envision its former glory.
Given the shattered statue they had seen earlier, it seemed as if deliberate destruction had occurred here, although it was unclear who the unnamed deity had offended.
Kamakura Guizhi clearly knew the route well and, despite carrying a corpse, still led the way.
Before long, the team—which included two demigods—stood before two massive doors.
Sunlight was already seeping through the cracks of the opened doors.
Holding his grandfather’s body, Kamakura Guizhi carefully sidestepped through them.
And almost immediately, uncontrollable wails of mourning came from outside.
Clearly, people had been waiting outside the doors for the trio’s exploration results.
And as he emerged last from the team, gazes converged onto Fu Qian almost instantly, even the sobbing paused momentarily.
Who was he?
Suspicious and uncertain expressions spread across numerous faces.
Only four people had descended, and now three were returning alive, along with one dead and one unfamiliar face, inevitably arousing many suspicions.
After placing his grandfather’s body down, Kamakura Guizhi quickly approached a man whose face was also covered in bloodstains and whispered to him.
“Mr. Yun? He didn’t die?”
And the man, who exuded authority as the head of the Kamakura Family, had a reaction nearly identical to his.
“Not only did he not die, but he has also been promoted to demigod; just now downstairs, President Cass has confirmed that he was not involved in grandfather’s death and even invited him to join the investigation,” Guizhi explained quickly, knowing the power of key messaging.
Not only had he not died, but he had also been promoted to demigod—this news was astonishing indeed.
What exactly was his reason for being down there?
The Kamakura clan leader was clearly full of questions but managed to suppress the urge to interrogate immediately, maintaining composure after taking a deep breath.
“Thank you both for your hard work.”
First, he expressed his gratitude to President Cass and Jian Jingzheng; the next moment, he turned his gaze to Fu Qian.
“Mr. Yun, I am Kamakura Si, and on behalf of the entire Kamakura Family, I thank you for your forthcoming assistance.”
This was a high-level secret weapon that could only be used once.
After using it, it can explode with damage comparable to that of a Tier 7 player.
The most troublesome thing was that it was a spiritual attack.
If one did not have the corresponding mental protection.
Not to mention level 6, even level 7 could be severely injured by this secret weapon.
After exchanging for this secret weapon, he could be considered to have made up for the shortcomings of his own attack methods.
As for the third item, Sword Heart Grass, it had quite a history.
According to the known history, before the destruction of the Origin World, there were a total of four overlord-level forces.
The strongest among them was the Sword Whisper Sect.
In a certain trial ground of the Sword Whisper Sect, there were countless sword qi with different meanings left behind.
Almost no life could survive there for long.
After a long time, in this harsh environment that was rarely seen in the world, a plant finally grew tenaciously.
This was the Sword Heart Grass.
It was born with a part of the Sword Dao.
Rather than calling it an ordinary plant, it was more like a precious material born from the creation of heaven and earth.
Later on, the trial site, along with the Sword Heart Grass, was moved to the Dawn Society’s headquarters.
After continuous experiments and training, they finally optimized the sword saint’s advancement ritual.
He used this Sword Heart Grass to replace one of the extremely difficult main ingredients.
From then on, the number of high-level sword saint increased greatly.
Now, Su Mo saw that there was a special item like the Sword Heart Grass in the Exchange window.
Even though he was still very far away from the second advancement ceremony.
However, this distance might be achieved in a very short period of time after entering the border.
Therefore, it was necessary to start preparing for the second advancement ritual.
Compared to the simple first advancement ritual, the first advancement ritual was much easier.
The second advancement ritual was not only more complicated, but it also required a large amount of resources.
Apart from the dozen ingredients, he also needed four main ingredients.
Sword Heart Grass was one of the four main ingredients.
It was also the only material that could be easily exchanged in the exchange column.
As for the other three, they were definitely in the official secret vault.
However, their numbers should be very sparse.
As a result, it could not be placed in the exchange list.
However, if he made enough contributions, he would definitely be able to obtain it in the future.
However, Su Mo knew that he was improving at a faster rate.
It was very likely that the contribution model designed by the Dawn Bureau could not keep up with his improvement speed.
In this case, it was necessary to find the relevant materials himself.
Other than the Sword Heart Grass, two of the remaining three could be found in the Origin World.
Next, before heading to the border, he only needed to think of a way to obtain the kind that could not be found the Origin World.
The subsequent journey of collecting materials should be smoother.
Su Mo then used the remaining three 2nd Class Skills to exchange for some ingredients for the advancement ritual.
Although he was still lacking a few types.
However, before heading to the border, he was confident that he could gather all the ingredients through his merit point.
At this time of turmoil, it was not a problem to kill a few more evil cultivators.
As he had exchanged a lot of things this time, they were also more expensive.
The higher-ups reminded him that he had to go to the Guardian’s Residence to get it himself.
Su Mo picked up a bottle of water and immediately set off.
As he walked, he did not forget to search for local news on his phone.
All he saw was the official announcement:
“The long-distance bus has exploded due to an oil leak. The passenger terminal has been shut down for three days. All buses will be inspected for safety.”
“Someone accidentally fell into a river pond and drowned near Tianmu Second High School. The officials have warned that it is strictly forbidden to swim in the river and bathe without permission.”
“The Mingguang Water Plant’s pipeline has been obstructed. Due to this, seven districts in Zhenwu District will be without water for 12 hours.”
“Tianmu Health Center has reminded us that our city has recently been invaded by foreign parasites. We will start testing within three days.”
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There was no doubt that behind this news was the government’s follow-up arrangements for this incident.