My skills have mutated again!

Chapter 316 The Third Round: Scraping the Ground Three Feet Deep, Wealth Coming from All Directions!
Targeting Black Star wasn't just about venting anger.

After all, Black Star is also linked to Xia Lin's completion rate of the mission.

After watching Bao Bowen and the others leave, Xia Lin opened the mission panel and looked at the mission to complete the level: Deceiving the Heavens and Crossing the Sea.

The task progress has reached 80%, but the remaining 20% ​​is not moving at all.

Considering that Xia Lin has already taken control of the entire Primordial World, this 20% progress must fall on Black Star.

"Actually, I don't really need the reward for completing this mission."

Now that things have progressed this far, Xia Lin's gains will certainly be substantial, and compared to the upcoming harvest phase, the rewards for completing the mission may only be a small part.

"But Black Star, you really lacked attitude..."

Muttering to himself, Xia Lin had already taken out the team communicator.

"Everything is ready, we can eat now."

"Let's do it as agreed beforehand."

The voices of the clown and Xing Fanwu came through the communicator.

"Big brother is awesome! Big brother is righteous!"

……

Xia Lin is by no means a stingy person.

Don't be fooled by his nonchalant attitude in taking his teammates' things—that refers to the Joker's grotesque and sinister face.

But there are benefits; Xia Lin is truly willing to share the profits!
Just like the current situation, the outcome can be said to be largely decided.

Xia Lin didn't greedily take all the benefits, but generously shared some of them with his two teammates—the Clown and Xing Fanwu.

This is what they deserve.

The Five Great Immortal Sects, the Lieyuan Sect.

Xing Fanwu, now dressed in a new blood-red armor, ascended the steps and soon arrived at the gate of the Lieyuan Sect.

Looking up, the mountain gate in front of us is majestic and towering, piercing the clouds!
The three red characters of "Lieyuan Sect" shone brightly at the top of the arched gate, and just by looking at them, one could easily feel a sharp and murderous aura emanating from them!
The Lieyuan Sect is an anomaly among the five great immortal sects. Its founder was once a general on the battlefield who entered the Dao through martial arts and made a great name for himself in the cultivation world.

The entire Lieyuan Sect also follows the ancestral laws, emphasizing using war to sustain war and using war to unite with the Dao.

In terms of style, it matches Xingfan Wuji perfectly.

Just as Xing Fanwu's mind was filled with information about the Lieyuan Sect, a flash of light suddenly appeared in the mountain gate.

Two golden immortals flew out of the door and came to Xing Fanwu's side, bowing respectfully to him.

"Your Excellency is the friend of the Holy Teacher, isn't that right?"

Xing Fanwu nodded slightly: "It's me."

Then the two Golden Immortals in front of him spread out to the left and right, and made a gesture of invitation to Xing Fanwu in unison.

"The sect's secret vault and scripture pavilion have been prepared and are at your disposal."

They laughed and invited the "thief" into their home, making things easy for him.

Even though he had anticipated this scene... Xing Fanwu couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Following Xia Lin's arrangement, everything within the entire Lieyuan Sect became Xing Fanwu's spoils of war.

One can imagine how vast the resource reserves of a single immortal sect are.

This made Xing Fanwu sigh involuntarily.

"Choice is more important than effort; the ancients were right!"

He then rubbed his hands together and swaggered into the Lieyuan Sect.

……

At the same time, the Ancient Demon Sect.

Zhengqun led the way, with the clown accompanying them, and they arrived at the secret vault of the Ancient Demon Sect.

Zhengqun opened the secret vault, and the clown's eyes were dazzled by the various colored treasures.

The treasures and exotic objects were dazzling and varied.

Immortal stones and elixirs were piled up like mountains.

The first thing the clown saw was a strange mask inside the treasure vault.

This mask is half a person's height, unlike anything made by humans. Its material is neither gold nor stone, and its surface is carved with swirling patterns.

Without the clown even asking, Zhengqun had already spoken.

"This item originated in ancient times, but its origin is unknown. My father acquired it in his early years, but he has never been able to understand its mysteries. He only knows that it seems to be related to the soul path."

"Oh, by the way, this thing has no name. My father named it with the single character 'soul'."

Just as Zhengqun said these words, the clown unceremoniously reached out and touched the surface of the Soul Mask.

With a flash of light, the clown withdrew his hand as if electrocuted, revealing a grotesque, grimacing expression on his face.

[Soul (Racial Heritage Level Equipment): Because this item is a creation of the Virtual Ash Zone, you cannot see its attributes or take it out of this Ash Zone until the relevant quest is completed.]

The clown smiled broadly on the outside, but cursed inwardly.

The Virtual Ash Zone has this one downside.

Because everything and everyone in the virtual Ember Zone is created by the Ember Zone system and does not actually exist.

This means that if you want to remove people and objects from the scorched area, you have to pay a certain price.

—This is a payment to the Ashes District for their hard work in turning the virtual world into reality.

Or simply pay points in the Ember Zone.

Or, it could be completing related tasks or passing related tests.

Instinctively, the Joker felt that this Soul Mask was a perfect fit for his own ability system and would be of great help to him.

Unfortunately, at the last minute, it was restricted by the Ash Zone system.

After pondering for a moment, the clown simply shrugged.

"It's just a task, I'll do it, okay?"

Anyway, there are still several years left for the next mission.

There's no reason why he shouldn't be able to handle a task.

……

In fact, it's not just the Soul Mask.

The vast majority of magical treasures, materials, and spirit stones in this wasteland also follow this principle.

It seems that the only gains the Clown and Xing Fanwu have made are immortal knowledge and inherited techniques from the Lieyuan Sect and the Ancient Demon Sect. If they want to earn more benefits and acquire some high-level equipment and items, they will still need to work hard to complete the missions.

But Xia Lin had already come up with a solution to this problem.

After all, Xia Lin always has a way.

"First, some pills and rare herbs that can be taken directly can be taken in the virtual Ash Zone. Not only are they effective, but their effects can also be carried out of the Ash Zone."

When truth and falsehood intertwine, the virtual is assimilated by reality.

"Secondly, some materials that seem impossible to take out can be refined into finished products by Ash Zone Walkers and thus taken out of the Ash Zone."

For example, some rare and precious materials in the Primordial World can be transformed into reality through methods such as weapon crafting and pill refining, and brought into the real world by the Ash Zone Travelers—but this is on the premise that the Ash Zone Travelers must personally craft them.

"As for some special treasures, such as Bai Wudao's natal magic weapon: Pingtian Seal, or Xuan Ye's natal magic weapon: Chengying Sword, or the Soul Mask that the clown has his eye on, there's not much we can do about these treasures. Even if we get them, we can't take them with us. If we want to take them away, we need to complete the relevant tasks. I don't need to think about that."

Xia Lin was too lazy to bother with any tasks.

After all, compared to the rewards to come, these equipment and items that require completing tasks or paying points to take away are insignificant.

Maintaining his form as the Black Source Overlord, Xia Lin's figure floated and soared into the air.

They quickly ascended to the highest heavens!
Above their heads, the World Barrier still flickered faintly and remained, but upon closer inspection, it was not difficult to see that the power of the World Barrier was dissipating and the thickness of the barrier was gradually decreasing.

This barrier was created by the five major immortal sects, and its main maintainers were Bai Wudao and five others.

Xia Lin has now captured the six people. Without them, the barrier's disappearance is only a matter of time—it looks like it can only hold for another two or three years...

Xia Lin said it didn't matter.

In the current situation, the barrier is not a protective layer, but rather an obstacle to Xia Lin's efforts to deal with Black Star.

Thinking of Black Star, Xia Lin's eyes shone brightly. He activated his observation skill with his 7683 trillion attribute, and his gaze easily pierced through the world barrier, seeing outside the Primordial World.

A colossal object came into view!

That was a colossal celestial body even more magnificent than the entire primordial world!
Even with Xia Lin's current abilities, he could not see the whole picture of this thing. He only vaguely felt that it was like a world that was much larger than the Great Primordial World, and also like a living creature.

Just then, the colossal object trembled slightly, and in a daze, light seemed to seep out from it, instantly reaching Xia Lin's front, only to be blocked by the world barrier, causing the world barrier to teeter on the verge of collapse.

Black Star gave Xia Lin a taste of his own medicine...

Perhaps it's because Bao Bowen's message hasn't been delivered yet, and Black Star doesn't know what happened in the Primordial World. He only knows that his follower, Xingjie, is dead, which is why he's in a bad mood.

Seeing that Black Star made no further moves, Xia Lin was too lazy to argue with the old man.

Look down at your feet.

As far as the eye can see, the entire primordial world is laid out before you!
This is not merely a matter of eyesight and perception, but also has the effect of the primordial mind.

After merging with the original Heavenly Heart, Xia Lin did indeed acquire a trace of the characteristics of a level twelve!

"This must be the Dao Integration state of the twelfth level of the Immortal Path, the Immortal Venerable Realm..."

"Of course, this is probably the super basic version. It can't possibly be as powerful as a proper immortal, so it's not very meaningful to me."

Xia Lin doesn't know how to walk the path of immortality... If Lin Xiantian were in Xia Lin's current state, he would be incredibly lucky... But that doesn't mean anything to Xia Lin.

The only meaning is...

"May wealth come!"

He uttered a soft shout and clenched his fist.

Black ripples spread rapidly from Xia Lin's right fist, enveloping the entire world in the blink of an eye!

The state of a Celestial Venerable in harmony with the Dao is that he transforms into the Heavenly Dao and controls all things.

The risks are enormous—the ancient Heavenly Emperor in this ash-filled area was assimilated by the Heavenly Dao, and his body and Dao vanished.

But if successful, this could become one of the Immortal Venerables' trump cards—and as far as Xia Lin knew, for Immortal Venerables in the main universe, mastering the Dao Integration state was basic...

Those who cannot do this are unworthy of being called Immortal Venerables. From this perspective, the level of the natives in this virtual Ash Zone is far inferior to that of the main universe.

Let’s get back to the topic.

With Xia Lin's command, the rules of the world changed.

As a result, wealth came from all directions!

Whether it was elixirs, herbs, spirit stones, or immortal stones, all were summoned by Xia Lin and flew out from every corner of the primordial world, from the depths of the earth, and even from hidden caves, quickly gathering at Xia Lin's feet.

Countless treasures gathered together, like clouds, even obscuring the sky over a region.

With a quick glance using his observational skills, Xia Lin immediately opened his mouth.

Thus, the pills that could be swallowed directly flowed into Xia Lin's mouth like rivers flowing into the sea, and were swallowed whole by Xia Lin.

Basic attributes and racial stats are starting to rise rapidly!
With the help of his superior physical attributes in the Black Source Overlord form, Xia Lin's digestive ability was greatly enhanced, and his digestion speed was faster than ever before. The mere pill poison was nothing to him!

Theoretically, this is equivalent to exploiting a bug.

The benefits, calculated on a basic basis, amount to 43 racial stat points and 2.1 million base attributes.

However, the digestive capacity and resistance to erysipelas are calculated according to the increased value: that is, 7683 trillion temporary attributes.

Just a few minutes later, Xia Lin had already digested all the pills in this world that could improve basic attributes and racial values, except for those from the Lieyuan Sect and the Ancient Demon Sect.

"The effect is just so-so..."

After savoring the taste of the elixir, Xia Lin offered this assessment.

Open the properties panel, and the new properties will appear.

[Base stats: 179.]

[Basic Attributes: 4.8 million!]

[Congratulations! You have triggered the Third Law judgment weighting! Your skill judgment level has been increased by 1!]

After the first round of backstabbing and reaping, Xia Lin was not far from triggering the Third Law, and his breakthrough now was just a matter of course.

Moreover, this is not an ordinary breakthrough. Xia Lin's attributes are now approaching the threshold of triggering the third law weighted for the second time!
Once you cross this line, you're in the top ten of the human race!
"But it's highly unlikely to be broken..."

Firstly, the higher the racial stat, the more difficult it is to improve the attributes.

Unlike the Immortal Path and Divine Beast species, which naturally have high base stats, Xia Lin, being a "normal person," has a much slower rate of stat growth compared to these monsters.

However, there are trade-offs; low base stats mean that attribute improvements are easier...

However, Xia Lin's current base stat total of 179 is not low; it's comparable to inferior legendary Pokémon, which slows down the rate at which her stats increase.

Secondly, all kinds of elixirs can lead to drug resistance.

Taking too much in a short period of time can cause the body to develop drug resistance, reducing the effectiveness of the pills. This is not erysipelas; it can be understood as an antibody, which is benign and cannot be neutralized by high levels of physical constitution.

This means that the immortal pills are basically useless to Xia Lin now—they have little effect on breaking through limits, both now and in the future.

"Then these will have to be sold."

Muttering to himself, Xia Lin snapped his fingers again.

Then they saw all the spiritual herbs flying out from the treasure cloud below, pairing and combining with each other. In just a few minutes, they spontaneously combined into various kinds of pills!
Xia Lin is refining elixirs.

This is not conventional alchemy, but alchemy using a beggar's version of the Dao-merging state.

This technique requires no alchemy furnace or spiritual flame. It only requires a basic understanding of medicinal properties and pharmacology, as well as the fundamental logic of alchemy, to execute perfectly. Moreover, its effects are even better than those of the most skilled alchemist!

As for why Xia Lin was familiar with medicinal properties, pharmacology, and alchemy...

To reiterate: Xia Lin hadn't slacked off in the past year; he had seriously learned a lot within the Xuan Tian Sect.

Seeing the pill take shape, Xia Lin waved his hand again.

Various kinds of immortal wood and stone spontaneously twisted and turned into wooden boxes and stone boxes to serve as containers for holding elixirs.

A flash of light appeared in the hidden soldier's hole on his right thumb.

A large number of packaged pills thus fell into the hidden soldiers' cave.

After being refined by Xia Lin, these pills are now ready to be taken out of the Ashes Zone and delivered to the Yuan people.

Only now did the notification sound for the Ashes area finally arrive.

You have triggered the Third Law.

[Congratulations on completing the promotion mission: Mighty Power!]

[Congratulations on becoming a Level 9 Ashlands Walker!]

[Note: You can now activate the Level 10 promotion quest.]

The level 10 advancement quest is: Battlefield Between Two Realms!

[Battlefield Between Two Realms: After activating this quest, your main world, Shining Blue Star, will connect with another world covered by the Ash Zone system, where someone has also activated the Level 10 advancement quest! One of the two worlds will survive, and the winner will advance!]

[Note: Detailed task rules will be revealed after accepting the task.]

[Note: This task is extremely difficult and brutal. Please be fully prepared before accepting it.]

[Note: You can choose to accept this task at any time, but once accepted, it cannot be terminated in any way!]

"Don't accept it!"

Xia Lin would never accept a level 10 promotion mission right now.

The later you accept this task, the better!
With another wave of his hand, he processed the other spiritual materials in the same way.

Amidst the swirling spiritual energy and bursts of light, three new items were created, each numbering in the millions!
One type is a jade pendant.

[Celestial Light Pendant (Racial Heritage Level Item): Passive protective effect. When the wearer is attacked, a defensive barrier will automatically deploy to block the attack! The pendant will collapse after its energy is depleted, and the item will become unusable.]

A simple protective item.

As for its effectiveness... it can withstand one Dongfeng missile under Xia Lin's normal conditions, but that's about it.

Crafting weapons requires even more experience and skill than alchemy. Even with his Dao-aligned nature, Xia Lin could only craft basic-level items, and it was difficult for him to produce anything of decent quality.

However, it must be admitted that this effect is quite considerable for low-level Ash Zone Walkers, and it is even useful for Sequence-level powerhouses.

More importantly, this thing is very versatile, so there's no worry about sales.

Yes, these are all wholesale items that Xia Lin plans to sell in exchange for Ash Zone points.

The second and third types are the same.

[Black Dragon Bullet (Racial Heritage Level Item): A one-time use item. Activation produces a violent explosion and terrifying contamination; however, please note that this item's destructive effect is indiscriminate, affecting both friend and foe.]

Named the Black Dragon Bomb, it is actually a Black Source Bomb...

Xia Lin mixed in the power of the Black Source, so that once this thing explodes, it will cause Black Source pollution.

Whether you have any way to deal with the pollution from the source is none of my business, Xia Lin... If you can deal with it, that's your achievement; if you can't, I'm even happier to see it.

This time, the Ash District has shown Xia Lin a clear path.

He needs to create some Dark Source Infected in the main universe to enhance the power of the Dark Source Overlord form.

However, causing trouble in the main universe and the real Ember Zone will trigger a global backlash and more problems—the global backlash there will be far more severe than the minor disturbances in the virtual Ember Zone...

In short, how to properly solve this problem depends on the circumstances; there's no way to devise a perfect plan in advance.

The Black Dragon Bullet was a simple attempt and experiment.

[Light Chaser Sword (Racial Heritage Item): A one-time use item. Upon activation, it automatically tracks the enemy, ignoring most of their defense and dealing powerful damage! It disintegrates and disappears after one use.]

It's a disposable prop.

It also possesses the characteristics of black source pollution.

Buying it for self-defense is a good way to live.

The hidden military cave shone brightly.

It contains three types of creations like a black hole.

The principle is the same as alchemy. After Xia Lin's operation, these things can be taken out of the Ash Zone.

Watching Baoyun disappear in a flash, Xia Lin silently made a calculation in his mind.

"More than enough!"

This batch of goods will definitely help Xia Lin gather 100 billion Ash Zone points, so Scarlett can leap to become an eleventh-level Celestial Immortal!
However, by now, Xia Lin has realized something.

Scarlett's strength... you have to question that...

The fact that the Heavenly Emperor merged with the Dao shows that the strength of the natives in this virtual Ash Zone is somewhat weaker than that of the main universe.

Qu Yiyi, at level eleven, is only a Celestial Immortal, not a Celestial King.

Considering that the top five in the human race are all capable of going up against the level eleven of the main universe... Scarlett can definitely help Xia Lin, there is no doubt about that, but Xia Lin is not sure how much help she can provide.

Then I thought of the last chance I had to defy fate...

In the next round, Xia Lin will definitely have to go find the Deceitful God.

As for evil gods, in terms of pure power, they are at the pinnacle of their class! They traded their brains for power, there's nothing more to say about that.

Scarlett could never be a match for the deceitful god.

As she was thinking, Xia Lin suddenly burst out laughing.

"You wouldn't trade 100 billion for an eleventh-level celestial being?"

Thinking so much is useless... It's just being hypocritical and getting the benefit while pretending to be innocent...

……

The precious cloud beneath their feet completely dissipated.

Xia Lin looted almost everything of value in this world.

Attributes, Ember Zone Points, and Evolution Points converted from subsequent skills...

Xia Lin released Eileen, Scarlett, Qu Tianhe, and even the Bomb Boys.

In the form of the Black Source Overlord, accompanied by two girls and a child, he began to tour the scenery and customs of the primordial world.

Waiting for the random combination cooldown takes time... Although Xia Lin still has reset items, there's really no need to use them in the current situation.

Wait, accumulate.

Then news came from Black Star.

(End of this chapter)