Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 43: Krypton Gold Upgrade

This time of expelling the poisonous insects caused Gong Tianwu to suffer serious damage. It took him ten days or half a month to recover.

Mizhen Temple had also prepared his corresponding promotion ceremony. Once Gong Tianwu's body recovered, they got straight to the point.

This ceremony was also chosen to be held in the morning with sunrise, and its arrogance shocked Gong Tianwu at once. It turned out that Mizhen Temple had gathered a total of 749 people, and all of these people were practicing the Purple Qi Cave True Art. If this place was not the royal capital, it would be very difficult to accomplish this task.

These seventy-forty-nine people, together with Gong Tianwu, took the purple air at sunrise.

Then came the key point. This group of people collected the purple energy but did not refine it, but injected it into a gourd next to them.

This gourd is vermilion in color, and is surrounded by unique translucent characters at all times. There are two seal characters "Sanbao" on it. It is a lower-grade yellow magic weapon. It can retain the purple mist inside for seven days without dissipating. Now the amount of purple mist contained in it has exceeded two or three hundred.

If Gong Tianwu was unlucky, it would take him three years to collect this amount of purple energy! !

Then Mr. He injected a poisonous insect called "Thousand Silk Gu" into Gong Tianwu's body to force open his meridians, and then opened the Three Treasures Gourd and injected the purple air in it into Gong Tianwu's meridians.

Another four masters who were also practicing the Purple Qi Cave Secret Art then appeared and sat around Gong Tianwu's body in the four directions of east, south, west and north. They each placed a palm on his body to help him quickly digest and refine the purple qi in his body.

At the same time, the "Tide Pill" that Gong Tianwu took also began to take effect. The Qi, blood and true energy in his body began to flow rapidly like the tides of the sea. Most of the pressure and impact generated by all these actions were borne by the "Thousand Silk Gu".

With such joint efforts, it only took half a day for Gong Tianwu's practice of the Purple Qi Cave Secret to achieve a terrifying improvement, and his evaluation became clear to him.

The realm broke through from the middle level of Ming Jin realm to the early stage of Xiantian realm, directly crossing a small realm and a large realm.

However, once one is forcibly pushed to the innate realm, it becomes difficult to improve one's strength with the help of external forces.

Because after reaching such strength, if you want to break through again you must have a mature state of mind, an understanding of the way of heaven and earth, and finally the accumulation of skills. All three are indispensable.

In this realm, the importance of aptitude and understanding is highlighted. Martial artists also follow a principle:
Hard work determines the lower limit, but talent determines the upper limit!!

The talent of Gong Tianwu's body is obvious at a glance. It can only be said that his comprehension barely reaches the threshold of excellence, and his physique is just that of an ordinary person, so the cultivation of this body has basically reached the ceiling.

However, for Gong Tianwu, being able to reach the level of a congenital master in a short period of time is already satisfying. At least the world is so big that he can go anywhere as long as he is careful.

Moreover, because the true secret of the Purple Qi Cave is a direct Taoist tradition, after reaching the innate realm, Gong Tianwu has already vaguely developed a spiritual sense of seeking good fortune and avoiding danger, which means that his spiritual awareness must have been significantly improved.

Not only that, with the help of his innate energy, he can directly jump more than twenty meters. By storing the innate energy in his fist, it is easy for him to break a stone with one punch.

Of course, although Mizhen Temple's tailor-made upgrade package is very cool and has very few side effects, it is definitely not cost-effective and is very expensive. Wanting all this and more usually only appears in the modern marriage market.

The ten thousand silver shells that Gong Tianwu got from the royal family seemed like a lot, but in the past few days they were rapidly evaporating at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the end, when everything was settled, only three or four hundred were left.

This amount of money is a huge sum for ordinary people, but for Gong Tianwu at this time, it is far from enough. After all, his internal strength has only reached the innate level, and he has not yet found any equipment!

Friends who have played the game must know the importance of equipment. A high-level profession with luxurious equipment can easily kill four or five of the same profession with the same level of naked equipment in most cases.

And three or four hundred silver shells, to use the jargon of the industry, are barely enough to buy a set of store clothes.

Fortunately, Gong Tianwu had already thought of this situation. He took out the Yamen Order and went directly to Changyadu’s base.

Gong Tianwu's silver Yamen order was not just a token. In fact, along with the token, there were also corresponding official titles, official uniforms and boots, and a monthly salary of seventeen silver shells.

After arriving at Changya City, it was obvious that the higher-ups had been notified, and a pacifier came out directly to take over from Gong Tianwu.

The emperor's personal army like Changyadu would certainly have no relationship with the prime minister's office, so the governor was also very friendly to Gong Tianwu and did not keep him in suspense. He directly said that the higher-ups had informed him and asked him to tell them anything he wanted except money. He would do his best to meet their needs.

So Gong Tianwu easily got a set of Changyadu officer's standard military uniform, which was also called the Flying Eagle Uniform because it had a pattern of a goshawk spreading its wings on it.

This clothing is not only a symbol of status, but also a mixture of natural silk, iron silk, ape hair, etc. woven into threads, which are then made into cloth and sewn together. Its strength is no less than that of chain mail.

In addition, Gong Tianwu also got a Xiaofeng bow and a sword manual called "A Hundred Battles Sword Techniques".

Although the Howling Wind Bow was not of high quality, it was made by using a secret method to extract the leg tendons of a giant ape unique to southern Xinjiang after it was killed. It was then carefully crafted by royal craftsmen into a strong iron-framed bow. A master of the innate level could use this bow to shoot at a range of more than 700 steps, and it was so powerful that it could penetrate armor and split rocks.

Such a strong bow is simply not available on the market. Once discovered, it is a serious crime punishable by death!

The Hundred Sword Laws is a combat skill that is widely promoted in the military. There are only six moves when used with a shield, but each move has been scrutinized many times by masters, and can be said to be refined a thousand times. It also has a quick-learning effect, allowing ordinary people who have been newly recruited into the army to quickly improve their combat effectiveness.

These two things, however, are good things that can quickly convert his combat power into cash after careful consideration.

After all, although Gong Tianwu was already an innate master at this time, apart from performing musical attacks, he was similar to Zhang Wuji who had just mastered the Nine Yang Divine Art. He seriously lacked the skills to convert internal energy into combat power.

Gong Tianwu has already reached the innate level at this time. In other words, his basic physical values ​​are much stronger than ordinary people. He has already practiced archery for five or six years, and this kind of thing requires nothing more than a steady hand, a steady mind, and steady timing, so with a lot of practice in a short period of time, he should be able to master the archery technique quickly!
The Hundred Battles Sword Rule allows him to quickly counterattack after the enemy gets close to him.

With his current strength as a master of innate power, he does not need any magical weapons. After a heavy sword is infused with innate energy, he can even chop down the heavy cavalry galloping towards him with one blow.

So, Gong Tianwu went to the blacksmith shop and picked out the heaviest one-handed sword and a shield that was easy to carry when traveling in the world.

Now everything was ready, and Gong Tianwu's desire to complete the main task became more and more urgent, so he quietly boarded a cargo ship and began to rush towards Anshui County.

Gong Tianwu was very secretive when he was doing this, and he left on a whim. He also collected a pair of old vine bracelets for self-defense. If a poisonous insect appeared nearby, the bracelet would immediately change color.

The price of this thing is not too expensive. It only uses ten silver shells and is made from a special old vine. Of course, the seller also made it clear that it can only detect some common poisonous insects.
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The distance from Yidu to Anshui County is not short, it is more than 800 miles. More importantly, it is currently controlled by the Baise Kingdom.

Therefore, Gong Tianwu could only take a boat for 600 miles to reach Shiliang, an important frontier town of Nanyi State, and then find a way to sneak into Baise State through the border line to reach his destination.

Fortunately, because the main offensive direction of Baise State in the past two years has been in the west, it has not fought against Nanyi State for more than four years, so the border blockade between the two countries will inevitably not be so tight.

While on the boat, Gong Tianwu directly booked a large cabin, and then did not forget to practice swordsmanship and archery. With his current strength as a congenital master, he practiced these two martial arts and made rapid progress.

However, this rate of progress is expected to reach a bottleneck soon, and then breakthroughs can only be achieved through accumulated experience in actual combat.

Gong Tianwu also gained another thing on the ship, that is Ye Di.

The boatman's youngest son was only thirteen years old and was able to help on the boat, but he still had a childish heart and would pick leaves to make a leaf flute to play when the boat was moored at night.

When Gong Tianwu saw it, he immediately thought that this thing was good. It was easy to obtain and could be played by putting it in the mouth. Although the actual sound effect was not good and the syllables that could be produced were few, it was good for emergency use. Therefore, he immediately found this kid to learn how to make and play it.

After eight days, Gong Tianwu finally arrived at Shiliang. Looking at the outline of the city slowly emerging in the distance, he also clicked on the attribute column to examine it carefully. After all, after becoming an innate master, Gong Tianwu's strength has also reached a new level:
(Related attributes will be evaluated by experts of the same level)
Basic attributes:
Strength: 14 points → 22 points (normal)
Agility: 17 points → 25 + 1 point (normal) + bare step + 1
Genius: 7 points, (very low. Under normal circumstances, one who can cultivate to the level of an innate master has a Genius of 10 points, which is the passing line, a Genius of 12 points, which is the normal level, and a Genius of 15 points, which is the excellent line.)
Comprehension: 8→9 points, (relatively low) (Word of Speech +1 permanent increase)

Fortune: 7 points, normal

Energy: 185 points → 244 points (normal)

Qi and blood: 146 points → 151 points (extremely low) (abnormal state, multiple hidden dangers in the body)
Spiritual Awareness: 32 points → 54 points (Special additional bonus from Purple Qi Cave True Technique) (Fetal Light Pill permanent +5) (very high)

Abnormal state: Marrow-eroding erysipelas, which reduces the upper limit of Qi and blood by 35% and is extremely difficult to eliminate.

Combat data: This data is the value that directly affects the combat.

Entry-level equipment:

The lyrics say, step barefoot.

Common equipment:
Eagle Suit: Defense +47 points

Howling Wind Bow: Ranged attack power +55 points

Yanling Knife: Melee attack power +35 points

Ironwood Shield: Defense +52 points, Passive ability: Block.

Ranged attack power (equipped with Howling Wind Bow) = 55 points (basic damage) + 207 points (extra bonus from innate Qi + 6 years of archery practice)
Melee attack power (equipped with Yanling Knife) = 35 points (basic damage) + 142 points (extra bonus from Xiantian Zhenqi)

Defense: 21 points → 68 points (without shield)
Causal Points: 1 point/23
Zhenlong: 4 points

Talent: Boya's string

Martial Arts: Purple Qi Cave True Secret (Innate Realm)
Martial Arts: Hundred Battles Sword Skills (Half-baked)

True Feather Heart Technique: A Little Knowledge (488/2000)

Looking at his own attributes, Gong Tianwu nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, among the resources he exchanged for Ming Pan, only half of the five gourds of yellow bud pills were left. The effect of Vajra Butter was surprisingly good, probably because it had the effect of strengthening the body and astringing semen, which just made up for Gong Tianwu's innate shortcomings, so only less than one third was left.

Then Gong Tianwu went straight into the city. He soon discovered that it was quite prosperous here, and there were a lot of transactions involving poisonous insects, and even a special market had been formed.

After asking around, I found out that there is a secret place three hundred miles away from here called the Rose Pool, which is surrounded by miasma all year round and people are only allowed to enter during the dry season every year. Now is the time when this secret place can be explored, no wonder it is so prosperous.

The tadpole poison had already given Gong Tianwu a headache, so after he came here, he tried every means to purchase some things to prevent the poisonous insects, and then he went directly into the old forest and entered the territory of Baise.

With Gong Tianwu's current strength as a congenital master, the entire infiltration process can be said to be safe and sound. He also changed into the clothes of a mountain hunter, deliberately smeared his face with charcoal, and carried a few prey on his back, making him look like a real hunter.

After he arrived in Anshui County, he began to inquire about the whereabouts of Kongsang Mountain.

In order to avoid suspicion, Gong Tianwu only told others that his father had gone out to do business and had not returned for a long time. However, a few days ago, he dreamed that his father was covered in blood, crying and asking him to go to Kongsang Mountain to find him.

Originally, Gong Tianwu thought that this place was some extremely dangerous forbidden area, but after asking, he found out that Kongsang Mountain was just three miles outside the county town!

Speaking of Kongsang Mountain, the people around started talking non-stop:
It turns out that there is a Pudu Temple on top of Kongsang Mountain. It is very popular, but the key is that the monks there are so well-fed that they look fat and greasy, and they don’t look like they are well versed in Buddhism.

Some people even wrote poems to give them nicknames, such as "the hairless prodigal son" and "the Tathagata with a mistress".

Sometimes, Pudu Temple would give out porridge and do charity work, but it was obvious that they didn't take it seriously. For example, the porridge they gave out was as clear as water and even contained sand. They did charity work just to get by and did whatever they could to fool people.

But the temple is really effective, and there is an endless stream of people praying for children and wealth.

(End of this chapter)