Borrowing a sword

Chapter 321 Opening the Treasure Chest
The East-West Continents Grand Tournament's round of 16 to 8 was completed in a single day.

However, the Taoist sect alone accounts for half of them!

Besides Chu Huaixu and his family of three, Ji Sikong also made it into the top eight.

This disciple, who was once known as one of the "Two Outer Sect Prodigies" alongside Chang Le, was considered the top seed in the First Realm Eastern Continent Grand Competition before the emergence of Chu Huaixu and others, and was a favorite for the Daoist sect to win the championship.

He had good luck with the draw, avoiding some of the most formidable opponents, and managed to fight his way through the encirclement.

As a result, when the Taoist disciples were active in the capital of the Moon Kingdom, they all stood up straight and held their heads high.

Kui Muquan of Chunqiu Mountain was unlucky and drew Qin Xuanxiao early on.

Moreover, the Emperor's divine sense happened to awaken from its slumber before this competition, so this Crown Prince was essentially using his own cheat-like abilities in the competition.

Clearly, after Chu Huaixu displayed his prowess on the stage, Qin Xuanxiao also had some thoughts of getting revenge.

So much so that he didn't hold back much, and Kui Muquan didn't last long before being defeated.

As for Zhao Xinghan of Luotian Valley, he drew another world protagonist from the Moon Kingdom—Lin Zixuan.

Although this girl is known for her support abilities and always plays the support role in the protagonist's group, her personal combat strength should not be underestimated. She fought Zhao Xinghan to a standstill.

In addition, she was a disciple of Ming Xuanji, and her supernatural abilities were quite unpredictable, seemingly always able to predict her opponent's next move.

Zhao Xinghan happens to be the "flashy" type of player, which makes him somewhat restrained.

In the end, she won by a narrow margin.

Geng Tianhe of the Sword Sect made it into the top eight.

This kid's strength has improved by leaps and bounds recently. It's obvious that he has gained a lot after receiving guidance from the Sword Master.

There's no way around it, he's the kind of person who overthinks things, a typical idiot.

Back then, Chu Huaixu was only concerned with showing off in front of others, and he was still able to grasp some of the secrets. After being guided by a famous teacher, he had even more frequent moments of enlightenment.

To be honest, several of the matches in the round of 16 were quite exciting.

But events unfolded exactly as Chu Huaixu had predicted.

The entire city was buzzing with talk of him, the leader of Xuanhuang.

It's fair to say that many people in the Moon Kingdom were furious.

When discussing this matter, many people can't help but say:
"I really hope that His Highness will beat him so badly this time that he'll be running for his life!"

"Yeah, he's so arrogant! We need to deflate his ego!"

"Does he really think that my Moon Kingdom has no one to rely on?!"

Although Qin Xuanxiao lost to Chu Huaixu in the East-West Continent Grand Competition of the First Realm, the people of Yue Kingdom still have great confidence in the Crown Prince this time.

One person possesses four strands of the Emperor's divine thoughts, carries the nation's fortune, and is fighting on home ground—his innate advantages are simply too great.

Moreover, there is another reason why the people of Yue are so angry.

That is, no matter how talented Chu Huaixu is, he is ultimately only at the third realm, and is only invincible among his peers.

Ultimately, it's still a downward revision.

Not only were his words arrogant, but he also used lethal force in the ring.

Everyone was naturally unhappy that a cultivator in the third realm dared to act so arrogantly.

Before long, these things will spread throughout the entire Moon Kingdom, and who knows, they might even be exaggerated by some people.

It's hard to say what version it will become as it gets passed down.

The whole country is outraged; this is no joke.

And this fire has already started, at least within the capital city.

As night fell, Chu Huaixu, who had just stirred up a huge storm, acted as if nothing had happened.

He sat on the futon, checking his character panel.

Recently, he has claimed all the follow-up rewards for the main quest, "East-West Continent Grand Competition".

He had just received the first stage reward before entering the Imperial Pool.

Two weeks ago, he received the second phase of the treatment.

I've been receiving the reward for making it to the quarterfinals so far.

This added another 400 million free experience points to his character panel.

Of course, this is not the point.

The main focus is on the contents of the backpack. "Six yellow-grade treasure chests, three black-grade treasure chests, and a bunch of miscellaneous functional items."

Chu Huaixu had just opened all six yellow-level treasure chests and got a bunch of junk.

If it were back when he was playing "Borrowing Swords," he would have considered these things as fun.

But he's in such a high position now, and his overall strength is far beyond what's currently available!
This has ironically made some special items no longer suitable for his current situation.

"But everything in the Xuan-level treasure chest will definitely be useful."

He rubbed his hands together and then began to open the box.

The first box contained three Xuan-level spell upgrade vouchers.

"It's alright, at least it has more quantity."

"Let's collect a few more and fuse them together to see if we can fuse another Earth-grade spell upgrade voucher."

Although Chu Huaixu has now perfected the Six Outs and Deficiencies technique, he will definitely need to learn some new Earth-level techniques in the future.

For example, movement techniques and defensive spells.

Even his original name, Fei Xuan, which resembled a crane, felt a little insufficient.

As for defensive spells, he has already decided what to learn.

Once he returns to the Daoist sect, he will go to the library to exchange for the items.

If this competition goes smoothly, the sect will give generous rewards; exchanging them for several Earth-grade spells is no problem at all!
In this way, the Earth-level spell upgrade voucher will have a lot of uses!

The second Xuan-level treasure chest contained a high-grade Qing Shen Talisman.

"If I had this thing earlier, it might have been of some use when I faced the body-snatching challenge in the Imperial Pool," Chu Huaixu thought to himself.

Low-level purification talismans are useless against the Emperor's divine sense, but high-level ones are different and can still be of some help.

However, Chu Huaixu immediately changed his mind: "Could this thing also have some effect on my Fifth Grandmaster's bell ringing?"

He guessed that perhaps it was true.

However, the Cleansing Talisman is not considered a high-end item, and even the high-level ones do not have overly miraculous effects.

Zhong Ming's condition was caused by his primordial spirit. If the Cleansing Spirit Talisman can increase the healing progress, that would be good enough.

"My luck isn't great today," he sighed.

"Fortunately, the rewards for the next mission are very generous."

"Winning the next round will reward you with a Tier 1 treasure chest and 1 random special attribute point."

"The next round, the four-into-two competition, will reward you with a level-one treasure chest and 1 point of a specific attribute."

"The final battle for the title even includes a Heavenly-level treasure chest, plus 1 point of Spirit Embryo attribute!"

That's really tempting.

Chu Huaixu figured that, given the system's track record, the random special attribute points would most likely be added to [Spirit Gathering].

As for allocating specific attribute points, he will definitely prioritize [Physical Strength] and [Comprehension].

Because these two items are relatively advanced, both are currently at 7 points.

Chu Huaixu's current plan is to choose one of these two options and then focus all the available attribute points on one of them, aiming to max out one attribute to 10 points!
"Personally, I still prefer physical strength," he thought to himself.

My comprehension is sufficient for now.

Moreover, isn't there someone with 10 comprehension in his family of three?

But a Physique of 10? That's really not possible.

Although it has now been proven that the [Resurrection Coin] is usable and can truly bring someone back to life, the feeling of death is indeed not pleasant.

Building up his physique will make him more resilient!
Moreover, he really didn't know what a Physique 10 was like.

After all, none of the four main characters in the world have a physique of 10.

The large ice block has a spiritual fetus attribute of 10, Xiao Xu has comprehension of 10, and Lin Zixuan is suspected to have a spirit gathering attribute of 10.

As for Qin Xuanxiao, he is jokingly referred to by players as having a family background of 10.
But this guy's attributes seem to be very balanced, and they are probably all 9s.

As for the final reward in the mission, the [Spiritual Embryo Attribute], Chu Huaixu had been craving it for a long time.

"If I rise any higher, I can become a superior-grade spiritual embryo."

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