Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 236 Level 1-3 Equipment Enhancement Stones
That day, Chu Danqing witnessed what the real underworld was like.

The entire ancient mountain range, visible to the naked eye, seemed to come alive, with all sorts of terrifying and malevolent creatures awakening from their graves due to the stimulation of the yin energy.

The outstanding figures of each era transformed into fierce and malevolent corpses, using the entire ancient and desolate mountain range as the main battlefield to block the invasion of the underworld.

Perhaps from the very beginning, the human ancestors buried here were meant to suppress the Yin-Yang Gate that connects to the underworld.

However, the ancient and desolate mountains are indeed a place of auspicious feng shui, and the burial of ancestors has formed a custom that has been followed by their descendants.

Only then did the kings, nobles, and generals choose to follow suit.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, these ferocious corpses should belong to the human camp.

This also explains why they did not leave the grave; besides the feng shui arrangement, there is also the responsibility of guarding it.

"The Paradise has had this trial world snatched from the Kingdom of Death for quite some time now," Chu Danqing muttered. "Unfortunately, it's probably going to be taken back by the Kingdom of Death again now."

He suspected that before this, this trial world probably didn't have a mortal realm, but was purely a yin realm.

It's just that after the park was seized, it was gradually transformed into this form by the apostles.

Otherwise, Chu Danqing would find it hard to imagine how the humans of this world could suppress the underworld.

Take Wu Zhen for example. In his time, the main focus was already on suppression, which shows that even powerful ancient beings could not do anything to the underworld.

Therefore, the dispute between the two can be viewed as a war between the Kingdom of Death and the Paradise of Dimensions.

"It's not certain that we'll take it back; we might just be getting rid of the liabilities," Yan Qi suddenly said.

Chu Danqing was somewhat confused when she heard this; how could a world become a liability?

"I have two tasks: to enter the tombs of kings and generals, and then to obtain a funerary object of excellent quality or above."

"I suppose you are too," Yan Qi said.

Upon hearing Yan Qi's words, Chu Danqing immediately understood the cause and effect.

"That's right, so you mean all the apostles have the same trial mission when they enter this trial world."

"Even higher-ranking apostles have the same mission, only their territories differ, and the quality of the artifacts they need to acquire varies." Chu Danqing instantly understood why.

This is called making the best use of resources.

"It must be because there is chaos and turmoil outside, and the underworld is about to lose control, so Paradise resorted to this trick."

“We weren’t the first batch of apostles sent to plunder, but we’re probably the last,” Yan Qi said. “That’s why the mission the Paradise gave us is like, ‘Take it or leave it.’”

"It's because Paradise originally intended to return this trial world to the Kingdom of Death."

"After all, as you've seen, this trial world isn't exactly suitable for us."

"Even those apostles from the death-related, necromancy-related, and other schools of thought are not that useful in this trial world."

“Zero spirit and zero perception are a burden and a major flaw for the vast majority of apostles,” Yan Qi continued.

Chu Danqing had also investigated the monsters transformed from corpses; their spirit and perception were both at 0 points.

Zero cost, zero attributes – this isn't exactly something to be happy about for an apostle, meaning you'll have to pay a price in other ways.

Not to mention raising such a summon.

Although Da Bao and Da Bai have attributes that are locked at 1 point, their locked attributes are now determined by other attributes.

This also resulted in one child having the mental capacity of a five-year-old and the other being unable to separate from Chu Danqing due to a lack of physical body.

If 1 point is such a big flaw, then 0 point is even worse.

"What are your plans next?" Chu Danqing asked.

With the cooperation model in place, there was no need to worry about the malice of other apostles for the time being, so Chu Danqing asked about the situation of the Yan cavalry.

"What else can we do but find a place to cultivate?" Yan Qi said. "Let's go together, so we can look out for each other."

The Yan cavalry extended an invitation.

However, Chu Danqing refused: "No, there are too many of us here, and the noise will affect your cultivation."

Chu Danqing's words were definitely an excuse.

He didn't have the habit of practicing under the watchful eyes of strangers.

Now it's cooperation, but it might turn into competition in the future, so we need to keep our cards close to our chests.

When Yan Qi heard Chu Danqing refuse, he simply smiled and said, "Alright, then farewell."

After saying that, he left.

He was just mentioning it casually; if Chu Danqing wasn't willing, then so be it, and he naturally wouldn't force her.

Besides, he just needs an extra person to look after him, while Chu Danqing doesn't.

With so many summoned creatures around him, how could he possibly be unable to take care of them?

Chu Danqing also chose a direction and left directly.

Find a safe place and wait to return.

"Finally, I can ride in the chariot." Chu Danqing breathed a sigh of relief; he was almost sick of walking on the mountain path.

After boarding the chariot, Chu Danqing took out six bloody treasure chests and opened them all at once.

[You have opened: 6 Bloodstained Treasure Chests, and obtained: 12 Basic Skill Crystals, 12 Level 1~3 Equipment Enhancement Stones]

Chu Danqing looked at it and his expression was one of utter disbelief.

"No, you're just giving me this???" Chu Danqing was speechless for a moment. As for its value, it certainly had some; a basic-level skill crystal was worth 10,000 arena points in the arena shop.

But Chu Danqing has his own channels for acquiring information.

"Okay, 12 is fine too. At least it will allow me to level up by 1." Chu Danqing didn't seem to mind.

No matter how you look at it, it was obtained at the risk of one's life.

As for the enhancement stones...

[Level 1-3 Equipment Enhancement Stones]

[Type: consumables]

[Quality: None]

【Effect 1: After use, it can increase the enhancement level of equipment from +0 to +2 by 1 level.】

【效果2：使用强化机进行强化+3~+5时，投入1枚可增加20%/10%/5%的强化成功率】

（注：10份1~3级装备强化石可合成1份4级装备强化石）

(Note: Only one item can be used for enhancement using the enhancement machine.)
"In some ways, these level 1-3 equipment enhancement stones are just as valuable as basic skill crystals." Chu Danqing was much more interested in these enhancement stones.

The main point is that it can replace the consumption of amusement park points.

As for the possibility of increasing the success rate of enhancement later on, Chu Danqing ignored it.

He didn't have the money to upgrade it.

"A good harvest." Chu Danqing did not use it immediately, but planned to keep it.

Currently, he can only enhance two pieces of equipment: the Moon Chasing Cloud Robe and the Nine Cauldrons Diagram.

He wasn't really interested in strengthening the equipment; he preferred to directly increase his combat power, which meant using summoning-type equipment.

Items like the Taiping Ring and the Nine-Child Demon Mother Painting are only available in the Excellent quality, so upgrading them now isn't really worth it.

It's more worthwhile to enhance them only after they've been upgraded to superior quality.

After leaving the vast and ancient mountains, the population gradually increased.

All that could be seen was devastation; the constant warfare among warlords had left the people in dire straits.

After so many years of fighting, the entire population has been wiped out.

Chu Danqing found a town that had been abandoned for who knows how many years, and then found a relatively well-preserved house. After tidying it up, she settled in.

Having a house to shelter you from the wind and rain is certainly more comfortable than living in a tent in the wilderness.

Next, Chu Danqing focused on the situation on the public communication channel.

Because some people ran away and others died, the once lively public communication channel fell silent again.

Only a few who couldn't escape were left inside venting their frustrations.

It seemed its days were numbered; it stopped moving after only two days.

After that, Chu Danqing lost track of what was happening in the Cangmang Ancient Ridge.

Therefore, he focused on cultivating and nurturing Da Bao, Da Bai, and Da Gu.

Nothing messy or chaotic happened during that time; it was a very peaceful period.

Now that we've left this place of trouble, how could any more trouble possibly come knocking on our door?

As usual, Chu Danqing stopped an hour before returning.

"Unfortunately, resources are limited, so attribute improvements are too slow, but skill improvements are quite significant."

The main problem is that Chu Danqing doesn't have many resources; all she can do is focus on leveling up her skills.
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【Da Bao】

[Tearing Claws (Active) LV.17: After activation, attacking the enemy will cause 17 additional tearing damage and add bleeding status to the enemy. After the skill is activated, it consumes 17 blood rage points per minute.]

[Bloodthirsty Pursuit (Passive) LV.17: When damaging an enemy with bleeding status, gain the blood-sucking effect and add an additional 17 points of bleeding damage.]
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【Big White】

[Nine-Head Spiritual Appearance Sutra (Inheritance) LV.19]

【Spiritual Art - Spiritual Healing (Active) LV.19: Consumes 19 points of spiritual power to instantly restore 190 points of health to the target and purify 1 negative status effects】

【灵术·灵愈（主动）LV.19：消耗29点灵力，30秒内持续恢复范围内总计290点生命值、获得90点护盾值】

【灵术·恶咒（主动）LV.19：消耗19点灵力，范围内目标全属性-1.9点、生命值恢复效果-1.9%，持续29秒，最高可迭加2层】

[Spiritual Art - Harsh Words (Active) LV.19: Consumes 29 points of spiritual power, inflicting weakness and poison status on the target for 29 seconds, stacking up to 2 times]
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[Big Bone]

【Nine Chapters of Heavenly Questions (Inheritance) LV.9】

【悲回风（主动）LV.9：消耗1枚契文，对（感知×1）米内的目标造成1次（精神×190）点锁定性追踪法术伤害，命中敌人后造成（精神×19）点范围伤害，冷却1分钟】
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The one that saw the least improvement is Big White, who seems to have hit a bottleneck.

Based on the previous pattern that the Nine-Headed Spiritual Scripture grew a second head when it reached level 10, once it breaks through to level 20, then Da Bai may grow a third head.

That's why I'm stuck at level 19.

"With so many amusement park spots this time, we should be able to make a big upgrade." Chu Danqing glanced at his amusement park spots.

The improvement he was referring to was, of course, purchasing enough resources to enhance the attributes of Da Bao, Da Bai, and Da Gu.

Ideally, you should be able to reach the maximum of 30 points for Tier 1 in one go, and then increase the bloodline concentration as an additional boost if there is any remaining.

(End of this chapter)