Chapter 144 - Cloud Sea, Mountain Range, Technique Library
Chapter 144 – Cloud Sea, Mountain Range, Technique Library
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In the huge hall, Zhou Chen and the others engaged in an intense battle with the bronze humanoid puppet.
The battle was centered around Zhou Chen. He played the vanguard role, clashing head-on with the huge puppet. He was sent flying again and again, and then he would turn around and charge again.
The others played a supporting role. For example, the swordsman used sword light to chip off the health of the puppet. The veiled woman used vine spells to restrict the puppet’s movements every time Zhou Chen was sent flying. The young monk used Buddhist seals and the Taoist-robed young man used talismans to attack the puppet.
This battle continued for more than twenty minutes.
At the beginning, when Zhou Chen attacked that puppet, and that there were only some small dents in its body, everyone thought that Zhou Chen was boasting.
However, five minutes later, fine cracks began to appear on the huge puppet that Zhou Chen had attacked many times. Everyone knew that Zhou Chen really had a way to deal damage to it. Their confidence immediately increased, and they began to help sincerely.
Twenty minutes or so later, under the efforts of Zhou Chen and the others, the cracks on the huge bronze humanoid puppet became more and more deep, and its strength and speed clearly decreased.
After a few more minutes, the puppet finally scattered on the ground like broken stones.
[Passive Plunderer triggered: You have stolen the White Jade Capital’s Stone Puppet’s passive skill, “Monolith II”. Detected that it is superior to the passive skill you already have. It will automatically be replaced.]
After killing this guardian, Zhou Chen received the system announcement that his Monolith passive skill had been upgraded. He immediately opened his character interface and saw that the physical and magic damage reduction provided by the Monolith passive skill had increased from 15% to 20%. This increase did not seem to be very large, but because it was a percentage increase, it was actually quite large.
“I’m walking further and further down the path of a tank…”
Zhou Chen did not know what to say. He did not hate increasing his defensive power, but his defensive power was the only one that had been increasing, while his offensive powers had not made much progress, making him feel that his luck was too one-sided.
“I have to choose a cultivation technique with strong offensive powers.”
Zhou Chen felt that only by cultivating a powerful offensive cultivation technique could he balance his current condition.
After killing the stone puppet, an ancient stone door appeared in front of everyone. After this stone door slowly opened, a vast and bright scene was revealed.
Behind the huge stone door was an endless sea of clouds. In the distance, five strange-looking mountain ranges could be vaguely seen.
These five mountain ranges had the form of jade slip, flying boat, pill furnace, talisman paper, and crouching tiger. They looked very unique.
“Benefactors, we are finally here. Now, everyone, let’s go through the final trial. Goodbye.”
After the young monk saw the scene in the sea of clouds, he walked through the stone door and into the sea of clouds, walking towards the pill furnace-shaped mountain range in the distance.
The swordsman was the second to enter. The direction he moved toward was the flying boat-shaped mountain range.
Zhou Chen was the third to enter the door. He chose the direction of the jade slip-shaped mountain.
While stepping into the sea of clouds, he also observed that the Taoist and the woman behind had respectively chosen the talisman paper and the crouching tiger-shaped mountain ranges.
‘The five of us actually chose different directions. How surprising.’
Zhou Chen had originally thought that there would be several people who would choose the jade slip mountain like him because that place represented the reward of cultivation techniques. He did not expect that the rest would choose other rewards like artifacts, pills, talismans, and spirit beasts.
“Perhaps they already have high-grade cultivation techniques…” Zhou Chen thought inwardly. Then, he quickened his pace and walked towards the jade slip mountain in the distance.
According to the information he had gathered earlier, he knew that there were no real enemies in this sea of clouds, but it was a test by itself. This was because the characteristics of a person’s will, evil thoughts, or mental demons would be magnified greatly here.
Those with weak willpower would feel very comfortable in this sea of clouds, making their bodies and minds intoxicated. Then, they would lie down here and sink forever, disappearing without a trace.
Those with evil thoughts would fall into the corresponding illusion here. The evil thoughts would be magnified greatly, causing mental disorder and self-destruction.
Those with mental demons were even more miserable. Their mental demons would directly jump out and fight for their bodies. It was fine if they could defend themselves, they could directly eliminate their mental demons once and for all. However, if they could not defend themselves, they would disappear because the White Jade Capital would not allow monsters whose bodies were occupied by mental demons to exist.
However, these situations did not apply to Zhou Chen. He had a firm will, a pure heart, and had no mental demons. He only walked in the sea of clouds for about half an hour and arrived before the jade slip mountain.
Zhou Chen could see that there was nothing here other than a mountain range made of jade. It looked like a strange mountain scenery. However, when he stepped on the mountain, the surrounding scene instantly changed. He arrived at a huge, simple hall.
There were rows of tall bookshelves in the hall. On the bookshelves were cultivation technique jade slips.
When Zhou Chen walked over to check, he saw the system’s notifications.
[Vajra Sutra
Type: High-grade cultivation technique
Cultivating this technique greatly enhances your physique. It has both offense and defense. When you are initiated in it, you will awaken the Vajra True Energy. At the partial mastery stage, you can reach the level of a Martial Dao Master. At the full mastery stage, you can reach the level of a Great Martial Dao Grandmaster.]
[Immortal Slaying Sword Art
Type: High-grade cultivation technique
This sword art has powerful lethality and mobility. When you are initiated in it, you can grasp the sword control technique. At the partial mastery stage, you can reach the level of a Martial Dao Master. At the full mastery stage, you can reach the level of a Great Martial Dao Grandmaster.]
[Thousand Transformations Technique
Type: High-grade cultivation technique
This cultivation technique specializes in illusions and doppelganger arts. Its battle methods are flexible and varied, its attacks are strange and unfathomable. When you are initiated in it, you can grasp three illusion doppelganger art. At the partial mastery stage, you can reach the level of a Martial Dao Master. At the full mastery stage, you can reach the level of a Great Martial Dao Grandmaster.]
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“Not bad, not bad. They are all high-grade cultivation techniques. I’ll choose a sword art with strong offensive strength.”
Zhou Chen walked past these tall bookshelves and checked the details of various cultivation techniques. He could not help but feel overjoyed.
The reason why he restrained himself from directly taking these cultivation method jade slips was because he knew from his previous investigations that as long as he touched any one of the jade slips here, he would activate the aptitude test. If he passed the test, the cultivation method would belong to him. If he did not pass, he would be sent out of the White Jade Capital and have no chance of returning..