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Chapter 216 Forging the Cicada Sound Token

"Aww!"

The Zashiki-warashi sat on the head of the Fushou-monster and stretched comfortably.

The spirit realm where the Corridor of All Heavens is located is gentle and unchanging, filled with the aura of countless spirits, making all spirits extremely comfortable.

The Wind Beast, perched on Ji Ran's shoulder, raised its head warily.

There is no wind.

There is no wind in the spirit world. If there is wind, it means that there may be a brief connection between that place and other worlds.

Without wind, the Wind Beast loses a resurrection skill.

As if sensing the Wind Beast's restlessness, the Zashiki-warashi reached out her small hand and stroked its fluffy head. A stream of good fortune flowed through her, calming the Wind Beast down.

At this moment, Ji Ran entered under his normal identity.

He was wearing a black coat and a white shirt.

His 1.9-meter frame was tall and robust, accentuated by a well-tailored high-end leather coat. He had broad shoulders, a wide back, long arms, and a wasp waist.

His features were shrouded in a hazy mist beneath his short hair. A blue raccoon cat perched on his shoulder, and a little devil in red sat atop the cat's head.

Regardless of where they were when they left last time, all travelers will appear on the outer perimeter of the Celestial Corridor upon re-entry. They will need to pass through the area surrounded by the Earth God Temple to approach the Jia Chen Boat Tower.

"It feels like... these twelve earth god temples are like twelve security checkpoints."

With this thought in mind, Ji Ran headed towards Jia Chen Boat Tower.

He could feel that as he moved, many people around him were glancing at him frequently.

Luan Ke!

The spirit pet perched on his shoulder indicated that he was most likely a spirit traveler. Ordinary animals, like ordinary people, cannot enter the spirit realm in their physical form; they need to consume a large amount of spiritual energy to enter.

Ji Ran understood how important Luan Ke was in the eyes of other professions.

If you steal the Wind Beast's skill "Wind Brings Life" and then immediately bestow it upon a Traveler, it's equivalent to giving that person a resurrection shield.

This kind of extra life support ability can only be provided by Luan Ke!

However, because the Heavenly Corridor protects the privacy of travelers, everyone conceals their faces, and generally no one deliberately talks to avoid causing offense.

Ji Ran quickly arrived in front of Jia Chen Zhou Lou, where it was already a sea of ​​fog!
Get rich!
Ji Ran felt his heart racing. After the retrospective property appeared, he knew that his local temple fair would be a hit.

But when he actually saw such a sea of ​​fog, he still couldn't help but get excited!
[You have entered the protective area of ​​the Earth God Temple. You will receive 1 point of spiritual energy per minute.]

[Current permissions: Meditation, Offering, Forging.]

Ji Ran immediately selected [Forging].

puff!
His figure suddenly vanished into thin air!

At the same time, the turbid immortal seals on the Wind Beast and the Zashiki-warashi flashed red light, turning them both into mist.

The shrine, which had been shrouded in mist, suddenly became clear. The surrounding area was a chaotic emptiness, with only a black forging table protruding from the shrine.

Ji Ran couldn't wait any longer!
He sat down cross-legged, and his primordial spirit instantly rushed into the shrine!
Inside the shrine, the purple ghostly golden sheep's primordial spirit was rooted in the Black Tree of Time, its remaining intelligence being gradually eroded. Because there was only one, even though it was directly rooted in the primordial spirit, the erosion of its intelligence was extremely slow.

This speed is like a pond being evaporated little by little by the sun.

However, Ji Ran did not intend to bring the shrine to the [Graveyard] area, where the spiritual intelligence would be worn down much faster. But those skin walkers and unknown risks could bring unexpected situations.

I can't stay in the spirit world with the shrine forever.

There's a safe way, and there's no need to take risks.

Ji Ran's primordial spirit looked at the temple barrier, and the numbers displayed on the window lattice made Ji Ran's heart stop!
[Offering of Spiritual Essence: 18701]

Forging is not the Mirror of Oblivion!

Once the Mirror of Oblivion is activated, fight first, then cultivate. If you accumulate enough, you can spend several hours at a time.

After his journey to the West, the time he spent in the Mirror of Oblivion was measured in "days".

But forging, whether successful or not, only takes a few minutes!
On average, each person offers about 4 or 5 points of spiritual energy, which is the maximum. This amount of spiritual energy indicates that at least four thousand practitioners have visited their local temple during this half-day!

This is only half a day!

Get rich!
However, Ji Ran also understood that this offering of nearly 20,000 spiritual essences in half a day would not last long.

This could very well be an unrepeatable period of explosive growth.

Firstly, it's right now that the Great Cold has ended, and many travelers who have returned from their journeys across the heavens have a need for forging.

Secondly, many travelers were no longer willing to forge items because there was a possibility of damaging the items in the later stages of forging.

However, the appearance of backtracking means the complete avoidance of risk! Many travelers who did not consider forging have come back again because of the appearance of backtracking!

Once this period of explosive growth ends, the demand for forging among travelers will quickly return to a stable period.

Ji Ran suppressed his excitement and accepted the spiritual essence.

He currently possesses approximately 19,000 spiritual essence. The remaining spiritual essence has been converted into 31 pieces of ordinary-grade equipment, which the official team is currently sending to his home.

The address he chose was his own apartment.

At this moment, Ji Ran's primordial spirit left the shrine and returned to his physical body.

He drew his Kunwu sword and looked at the forging table.

Currently available equipment forging techniques include: reinforcement (maximum 7 forgings), enchanting, treasure refining, and crafting.

Ji Ran placed Kunwu on the forging table and selected the [Enhance] option.

The current enhancement level of the "Kunwu Jade-Cutting Knife" is 0.

[Forging a spirit weapon to level 1 requires 3000 spirit essence.]

[Success rate 90%]

A very high success rate.

Suddenly, another message popped up below the success rate.

[Double Blessings: Success Rate Increased by 5%] "Huh?"

Ji Ran tilted his head and saw that the Zashiki-warashi was standing on the head of the Wind Beast, looking at the forging table.

She pouted, making a "woo-woo" sound in her throat, as if she was straining.

An aura of good fortune permeated the surroundings.

When she saw her gaze fall on her, she immediately stuck out her little head and rubbed it against her chin.

A pair of black, gem-like eyes blinked, revealing a smug smile.

"Well done, kid."

Ji Ran smiled and reached out a finger to rub the Zashiki-warashi's head.

5% success rate!

This improvement is definitely not insignificant.

Ji Ran suddenly thought of something. He looked at the Zashiki-warashi and the Zhuoxian Seal appeared in his eyes.

[Greed: Skill effects are doubled.]

[Double Blessings: Success Rate Increased by 10%]

The success rate of forging is 100%!
Ji Ran was visibly excited; he had struck gold!

"strengthen!"

The 3000 spiritual essences transformed into a surge of spiritual energy, which churned on the black forging platform.

The flowing spiritual energy outlined the deep engravings on the forging platform, and the recessed area transformed into a huge, obscure rune that would make even Ji Ran, with his level 3 primordial spirit, dizzy if he looked closely.

[Forging successful!]

【Kunwu Jade-Cutting Knife *1 Forged】

(Gain "Sharpness" +10%)

(Sharpness: Increases weapon base damage by 50% and increases armor penetration by 1 level.)
[Armor-piercing: Causes brittleness to carapaces, scales, feathers, armor, etc.]

The Kunwu Jade-Cutting Blade can be upgraded to gain the following abilities: Sharpness, Fire Blade, and Jade-Cutting.

Should we rewind and recast?

Ji Ran checked and found that the last two were to improve Wildfire and special attack against metal, which were not important to him.

"no."

Having decided on the enhancement, Ji Ran's eyes flickered!
He saw the temple barrier facing him, and a line of text appeared: "[Note: The Earth God Temple can infinitely revert to its magical artifacts, but this will cause fundamental damage to the temple, requiring incense offerings for repair.]"

[Please use with caution, temple abbot.]

Spiritual tools can be reverted multiple times!
Rather, the damage it causes could lead to the collapse of the local temple!
Ji Ran's eyes lit up, and he immediately tossed out a large coin for incense offerings. He had plenty of incense offerings now! Of course, he wouldn't open this function to others.

It can only be used by the user.

[Forging a spirit weapon to level 2 requires 5000 spirit essence.]

[Success rate 80%+10%]

"strengthen!"

【Kunwu Jade-Cutting Knife *2 Forged】

(Gain "Fireblade" +10%)

(Fireblade: Can absorb flames into the blade; at +50%, the blade can be transformed into flowing flames.)
"Backtracking."

Ji Ran gritted her teeth. 5500 spiritual essences gone!
Too bad!
"strengthen!"

[Forging successful!]

【Kunwu Jade-Cutting Knife *2 Forged】

(Gain "Sharpness" +10%, current Sharpness +20%)

Ji Ran looked at Kunwu and suddenly realized why time travel was so exciting.

Not to mention the consumption of strengthening, this is a spiritual tool. Normally, ordinary items and rare treasures should consume much less spiritual energy.

However, there is no rollback, and the effects of each enhancement are different, which may prevent the achievement of the subsequent 50% special bonus.

If you get three enhancements—one each of Sharpness, Fire Blade, and Jade Cutting—you're nothing!

The emergence of retrospection shows that there is an opportunity to reinforce the same idea!
[Forging a Spiritual Tool to level 3 requires: 9000 Spiritual Essence and Source Qi (Spiritual Energy).]

[Additional benefits of forging 3 spirit tools: 1. Armor Penetration +1. 2. Special enhancement to weapon-related skills.]

[Success rate 70%+10%]

Ji Ran: “…”

Is this enhancement cost real?
He took off the ring, "The Leopard Spirit's Hatred," and placed it on the table.

[Forging a rare treasure to level 1 requires 500 Spirit Essence.]

Okay, the price of rare items has indeed dropped significantly.

The cost of enhancing spiritual tools was higher than I had imagined.

My spiritual energy is insufficient right now.

At that moment, Ji Ran suddenly felt a surge of offerings flowing in.

Who is making the offerings?

Ji Ran closed his eyes, and his primordial spirit re-entered the Earth God Temple.

On the temple screen, the window frames open like mirrors.

In the mist, a boy dressed in sportswear respectfully handed over a token, saying, "True Lord, this is the Cicada Sound Token, a medium through which our lands can communicate with each other."

(End of this chapter)