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Chapter 217 Human Relationships: Kunwu 3rd Forging!
Earth God Temple.

The token floated in through the window and landed in his palm.

[Received Offering: Cicada Song Token]

[Requirements for worshippers: None]

If the worshipper makes no demands, then the local earth god temple does not need to pay anything.

Once the worshipper makes a request, one must provide something superior to what is offered.

Of course, the local temple can refuse. But it's very rare.

Offering sacrifices is beneficial to the local earth god temple.

This value, "above the offerings," is relative. The power lies entirely with the local earth god temple!

For example, the other party offered a rare treasure. This treasure came from a second-tier world, and its value was "medium" compared to this world.

Then I could simply give him a worthless rare treasure from a first-tier world, because in a first-tier world, rare treasures are considered "high-grade".

That's why Tang Yao said that the pilgrim couldn't gain any advantage by offering sacrifices at the local temple.

Generally speaking, normal offerings are made in response to specific events, requesting the help of the local earth god temple. This is similar to Xie Yao's plea for help earlier, and also to the alchemy offered by the Third Earth God Temple.

now.

Ji Ran lightly touched the cicada's song command and immediately felt a pull on his consciousness.

This?
Isn't it just the sound of cicadas?

At the same time, the young man handed over the token, cupped his hands in greeting, and left.

Ji Ran looked through the temple screen at several local earth god temples, each of which was deserted.

It seems like my own local temple... is stealing business from everyone else.

You have joined the "Jiachen Earth God Temple" channel.

Your current title is "Thirteenth Earth God Temple".

[Fifth Earth God Temple: Welcome, True Lord. Please feel free to contact us with any questions; we will do our best to answer them.]

Not far away, on the top of the local earth god temple.

Several plots of land have already gone numb.

From initial astonishment, to amazement, to helplessness, to sorrow.

Apart from the guy in sportswear who was still rambling on, everyone else had already shown expressions of utter despair.

"I'll welcome him myself. We don't know the identity and preferences of this True Lord yet, so let's not annoy him with my rambling."

The young man looked up at the people around him and said, "Hey, that time reversal skill is a good thing, why do you all look like you're dead and haven't been buried yet?"

The beautiful woman sighed and said, "We all came here by spending merit points, and the people from that company bid even higher prices for spiritual essence."

"Once this True Lord arrives, everyone goes straight to him. Once his local temple is upgraded, what chance do we have?"

"Do you dare to argue with the True Lord?"

“Aside from those three seniors, I’m afraid no one will come to these nine local temples behind us.”

Beside him, a man in a suit and tie looked dejected and said, "In that case, the company will go bankrupt."

The young man in sportswear asked curiously, "If the company is going to compensate, then so be it. Why are you crying?"

"I hold a controlling stake."

"Oh, then you continue."

The young man shrugged and said, "Let's see what happens next and what True Lord Jia Chen has to say."

There definitely needs to be an explanation.

[Thirteenth Earth God Temple: Everyone, in the future upgrade of the Earth God Temple, I will disable the functions of meditation and the Mirror of Oblivion.]

Suddenly, the words from the cicada audio channel startled everyone on the land, and then everyone's eyes lit up!

If that's the case, then the impact won't be significant!
Because they are on duty here, Lingyun's biggest income comes from the Wangchuan Mirror and meditation!

This sage has high emotional intelligence; is he giving face to his juniors?

No, this is to give face to True Lord Jia Chen!

[Thirteenth Earth God Temple: Now, I wish to borrow 200,000 spiritual resources, to be repaid this month.]

[The thirteenth Earth God Temple: If the debt cannot be repaid, I will use "incense money" to settle it.]

Ji Ran estimated that if he sold his 31 pieces of jewelry, plus the income from the local temple, he should have no problem earning 200,000 spiritual essence.

He now wants to refine his equipment and props, so he's set his sights on the local earth god temple.

These local temples must be quite wealthy, right?

To prevent them from not knowing what the large sum of money for incense offerings he was referring to was, Ji Ran projected the money in his hand onto the channel.

The next moment, several incense coins were projected into the channel!

whoosh-

Before anyone could react, a green light suddenly shot out from the third land temple, shot off instantly, and crashed into the thirteenth land temple!
[Third Earth God Temple: Fellow Daoist, how about I use these 200,000 spiritual essences to buy two large incense coins from you?]

[Third Earth God Temple: Consider this a favor I owe you. If you ever need my alchemy skills in the future, I will do my utmost! One pill of level 6 or lower will be given to you. I will not accept any further offerings for alchemy purposes.]

The other lands are making my mouth dry.

With hundreds of thousands of spiritual essences at a time, only beings at the third rank or above can achieve this!

Level 6 Elixir!
One of them is worth at least tens of thousands of spiritual essences!

Although they are all land-level cultivators and second-tier practitioners, they all have organizations and families behind them, while we are merely using their incense offerings to break through to higher realms.

Even if the man in the suit controls the company, he can't make the decision to move a large amount of spiritual energy all by himself!

We're all broke.

The spiritual essence of a local temple belongs to a family, company, or organization, while the incense offerings are one's own.

It's normal for a first-tier cultivator to have a few thousand spirit essences left over, and a second-tier cultivator to have tens of thousands of spirit essences left over.

[Thirteenth Earth God Temple: Okay.]

[Third Earth God Temple: Thank you, fellow Daoist!]

When the two True Lords spoke, no one else dared to interrupt; they simply watched silently.

Sure enough, once you reach a certain social class, a lot of money is saved. The man in the suit looked on with envy; the alchemy fees at the Third Earth Temple weren't low, ranging from several hundred to several thousand yuan.

[The Thirteenth Earth God Temple: How to Eliminate the Lingering Poison from Incense Offerings Here?]

On the other side, Ji Ran's primordial spirit sat in the shrine, thought for a moment, and then asked his question directly.

[Third Earth God Temple: There's a graveyard outside. Placing incense in the forest will slowly dissipate the remaining poison. If you want it faster, there's a Skin Walker inside. After killing it, soak its brain in the incense to quickly eliminate the remaining poison, but you'll lose about 3% of the incense.]

[The Third Earth God Temple: Unlike other places, it's easier to dissipate the lingering poison from incense offerings here, thanks to the eerie power of the "graveyard" outside.]

Clearly, the human True Lord of the Third Earth Temple mistook Ji Ran for a True Lord from the Spirit Realm.

[Thirteenth Earth God Temple: Thank you.]

Using the spirit of the ghost golden sheep, Ji Ran flicked two incense coins toward the direction of the earth god temple.

He saw a willow branch extending from a local temple and swiftly took down the incense money.

Two hundred thousand spiritual essences were easily obtained.

But Ji Ran could sense that the value of two taels of incense was higher than two hundred thousand spiritual essences.

However, this is not a loss; spiritual energy is what I urgently need right now.

Ji Ran immediately channeled his primordial spirit into his body to forge it once more!
His travel guide achieved 100% twice in Tianjin, allowing him to obtain two sources of Qi (spirit).

"Kid, give it your all, I want this effect."

Ji Ran tapped the Zashiki-warashi with his fingertip, and the little girl swayed her body and looked at Ji Ran.

Ji Ran pointed to the cold light on Kunwu, which was a sharp effect.

"Ouch?"

Bang!
The Zashiki-warashi jumped onto the forging table, patted Kungo, and examined the blade closely.

"Ahoo!"

The Zashiki-warashi bent over and blew a lot of air into the blade, and Ji Ran immediately began to enhance it!
[Forging successful!]

【Kunwu Jade-Cutting Knife *3 Forged】

(Gain "Sharpness" +10%, current Sharpness +30%)

[Gain +1 to Armor Penetration, Jade Shatter Specialization: Sharpness increased by 20% against metal and stone-type defenses]

[Armor Penetration: Increases the magic penetration and armor penetration effects of your weapon, and increases the damage cap by 1 level]

I tried it out, and the defense-breaking effect is very strong.

A weapon's damage is linked to the user's skill level. Even a child wielding a divine weapon cannot kill a master.

My weapon's armor penetration is currently about one level higher than my own level, allowing me to deal significant damage to level 5 targets.

Now, with the defense broken, I can damage targets 2 levels higher than myself, and deal significant damage to level 6 targets!

Ji Ran took another look at the subsequent enhancements.

[Forging a Spiritual Tool to level 4 requires: 10000 Spirit Essence and 10 grams of Refined Gold.]

Success rate: 50% + 10%

[After failure, there is a 10% chance of encountering "Golden Erosion: Sharpness -20%, Weight +30%"]

Special materials are needed.

Failure will also damage the equipment.

The more you understand forging, the higher the value of the gold content in the back-end.

Moreover, it is quite obvious that enhancing spiritual tools is not something that first- or second-tier travelers can handle.

It consumed too much spiritual energy!

Rare treasures and ordinary items are what cultivators below the third rank are looking for.

Ji Ran slowly picked up the Kunwu.

Sharpness +30%!

Defense Penetration +1!

Jade Shatter Specialization: +20% Sharpness!

Armor Penetration +1!

The enhanced armor penetration means that Kunwu has strengthened its special attack against metal equipment on top of its armor penetration capabilities!
It can shatter metal-type defenses that are 3 levels higher than its own! Even level 7 defensive armor wouldn't feel safe in its presence!

Ultimate defense penetration!
Of course, this doesn't mean that just because Kunwu can easily injure a level 6 body, Ji Ran can deal with a level 6 opponent.

Even a child wielding a precious sword could be kicked away by an adult.

However, the power of weapons can, to some extent, narrow the gap in realms!

Ji Ran put away the Kunwu and began listing his important items!

Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle, Tiger Tooth Necklace, Leopard Spirit's Hatred, Purple Scale Armor, Tranquilizing Bead, Fire-Resistant Cloth!

Fragments of the Nine Li Cauldron, the Divine Travel Talisman of the Void, and the Alchemy Iris!
Plague Thorn, Python Dragon Spear!
[Enchantment]!
[Treasure Refining]!
Feeling the power of these two forging skills, Ji Ran suddenly looked at the ring—Vlad III. In a sense, it was also equipment, similar to the Leopard Spirit's Hatred, equipment imbued with a spirit.

Vlad.

"Ok?"

"I'll give you a great opportunity, do you want it?"

"what?"

As someone who works with the land, Ji Ran could sense the intricacies of forging techniques. A brilliant idea popped into his mind.

This idea excited Ji Ran so much that he decided to imprint the last Turbid Immortal Seal on Vlad's body!
Ji Ran stretched out his hand and drew in the air.

The Turbid Immortal Seal appeared and then fell instantly!
"Ah! You!?"

The imprisonment of the three souls caused the ring to suddenly open its eyes!

But the three mouths that branded him bit his spirit, slowly branding him with the three characters for greed, anger, and ignorance.

After a moment, the ring returned to its calm state.

"Your faithful servant, Vlad III, sends his greetings."

(End of this chapter)