I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

Chapter 36: The Equipment Slots Get an Upgrade Again!

"This talisman—"

Zhou Yuan's pupils contracted slightly, and alarm bells rang in his mind.

In sight, Zhou Qing made hand seals, frantically pouring her magical power into the golden talisman.

The golden light on the surface of the talisman grew stronger and stronger, and the sword-shaped pattern seemed to come alive, with a faint sound of a sword ringing out!

"We can't let her complete the activation!"

Zhou Yuan's mind raced, and he made a decision in an instant.

With a flick of his left hand, the yellow parasol spun out, unfurling a yellow light shield to protect himself; at the same time, a flash of silver light appeared on his body, and the Bright Armor automatically donned, runes flowing across its surface; the golden light of the Golden Armor Technique once again covered his entire body.

Three layers of defense, stacked one after another!

But Zhou Yuan knew that wasn't enough.

This talisman requires so much magical power to activate; it's clearly not an ordinary item.

We have to interrupt her!

Just as the golden light of the talisman in Zhou Qing's hand reached its peak and was about to explode, a sharp light flashed in Zhou Yuan's eyes, and a golden light flowed between his brows.

The Twelve Stabs of the Divine Court!

hum!

An invisible and intangible yet needle-sharp divine consciousness pierced through thousands of feet in an instant, striking Zhou Qing's sea of ​​consciousness!

"ah--!"

Caught off guard, Zhou Qing felt as if her mind was being violently stirred by a red-hot iron spike.

The excruciating pain caused her vision to go black, her consciousness to dissipate, and the hand seals she was performing suddenly stopped.

To make matters worse, in order to activate this talisman, she had almost exhausted ninety percent of her magical power. At this moment, her divine sense was damaged, and she could not even maintain the protective aura around her.

His overall defense has been reduced to its lowest point!

Zhou Yuan had been waiting for this opportunity!

"die!"

He flicked his finger, and as he drew near, the talisman he had just retrieved transformed into a yellow light once more, shooting towards the unsuspecting Zhou Qing with lightning speed!

"Junior sister, be careful!"

The male cultivator from the Hidden Moon Sect standing nearby was horrified and wanted to help, but it was too late.

"puff!"

The yellow light pierced through Zhou Qing's brow.

Zhou Qing's delicate body trembled, the light in her eyes quickly dimmed, and the golden sword talisman in her hand slipped weakly from her grasp. Before it could be fully activated, it had already lost control and turned into specks of golden light that dissipated in the air.

She collapsed softly to the ground, her life ending tragically.

"You—you killed Junior Sister Zhou Qing—"

The male cultivator's face turned ashen, and he retreated repeatedly, his voice trembling, "I—I didn't attack you just now, please—"

Zhou Yuan remained expressionless, looking at him as if he were a dead man.

"I cannot rest easy until you are dead."

As soon as he finished speaking, the yellow light shone again!

The male cultivator hastily summoned a small blue shield, but how could he possibly withstand the power of the talisman in such a hurry?

"Snap!"

The small shield shattered instantly, but the yellow light continued its momentum, piercing his throat.

The male cultivator clutched his neck, blood gushing from between his fingers, his eyes filled with resentment and fear, before slowly collapsing to the ground.

Within ten breaths, he killed three people!

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath, suppressing the surging blood and killing intent in his heart.

He quickly stepped forward and took all the storage bags from the three men's waists.

He then fired several fireballs, burning the three corpses to ashes and completely erasing all traces.

Having done all this, Zhou Yuan dared not linger. He determined the direction and sped off towards the place where he had parted ways with Han Li.

When Zhou Yuan returned to his original spot, the battle was already over.

Han Li was standing next to a charred corpse, making hand seals and casting a fireball spell that burned the last corpse to ashes.

Some fragments of magical artifacts and bloodstains were scattered on the ground, but they had been mostly cleaned up.

Han Li's Taoist robe was torn in several places, and there was a shallow bloodstain on his cheek, making him look somewhat disheveled, but his breathing was steady, indicating that he was not seriously injured.

"Senior Brother Zhou, you're back."

Han Li breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Zhou Yuan. "I've already taken care of that person."

He pointed to the pile of ashes on the ground, which were the remains of the burly man.

"Well done."

Zhou Yuan nodded, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes. "You finally didn't disappoint me."

Han Li gave a wry smile: "I'm sorry to have troubled you, Senior Brother. If he hadn't been so flustered and revealed his weakness, it would have taken me quite a bit of effort to take him down."

The two looked at each other and saw a trace of fatigue in each other's eyes, but more than that, a sense of relief.

Despite facing numerous perilous battles today, they ultimately emerged victorious.

"Spoils of war—" Han Li hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan waved his hand: "Keep the ones you killed yourselves."

"That's exactly right." Han Li nodded quickly, secretly pleased.

As an elite member of the Spirit Beast Mountain, that burly man must be quite wealthy; being able to have his storage bag all to himself was already an unexpected delight.

The two understood each other without saying a word and carefully put away their spoils.

Zhou Yuan casually stuffed the storage bags of the three ugly men into his pocket, but in reality, he couldn't wait to take stock of his spoils—

Especially that storage bag specifically used to store spirit stones.

The spirit stones previously looted from Feng Yue, Duobao Nu, and others, plus those from these three just now, perhaps—

"Junior Brother Han————"

Zhou Yuan said solemnly, "There is something I must remind you of: do not use the Azure Condensation Mirror lightly unless absolutely necessary."

Han Li's expression hardened: "Senior brother, are you saying—"

"Zhou Yi, the woman with many treasures, has a complicated background," Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice. "Backed by a late-stage Core Formation cultivator from the Hidden Moon Sect."

If she finds out that Zhou Yi died under the Qingning Mirror, and the investigation leads back to you—"

Han Li gasped, cold sweat instantly breaking out on his back.

Late stage of Core Formation!

That was something he couldn't even look up to at yet.

"I understand." Han Li nodded solemnly, a hint of lingering fear flashing in his eyes. "Today, I didn't think things through, and I almost caused a disaster."

He was indeed a little embarrassed—the fact that he had just used the Azure Condensation Mirror to freeze the black spear, while necessary for tactics, had also exposed the magic weapon, almost bringing disaster upon the two of them.

"It's alright, you'll learn from your mistakes."

Zhou Yuan patted him on the shoulder, "Next, let's find a place to rest and recover our magical power before making any further plans."

"it is good."

The two found a secluded crevice in the rocks, set up a simple warning barrier, and took turns meditating.

Zhou Yuan sat down cross-legged, but did not immediately use his internal energy to recover—his mana consumption was not great to begin with, and with three mid-grade spirit stones continuously replenishing it, it was already fully restored.

What he really cared about were the storage bags he had just acquired.

Especially the ugly one.

Zhou Yuan probed with his divine sense and quickly took stock.

Elixirs, talismans, magical artifacts, and materials—skim over them and go straight to the bag specifically for storing spirit stones.

"Splash—"

—"

As Zhou Yuan scanned the area with his divine sense, his heart skipped a beat!

The low-grade spirit stones were piled up into a small mountain, roughly estimated to number nearly two thousand!

There are also three mid-grade spirit stones!

Including the spirit stones obtained from Feng Yue, Duobao Nu, and other cultivators killed along the way—

Suppressing his excitement, Zhou Yuan gathered all the spirit stones from his storage bags into one bag and carefully counted them.

"Eight thousand seven hundred — nine thousand two hundred — nine thousand eight hundred — ten thousand three hundred!"

It's over 10,000!

The total number of low-grade spirit stones has exceeded ten thousand!

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.

"Finally—enough!"

Without further hesitation, he focused his mind on the sea of ​​consciousness and issued a command to the pale blue light screen: "Upgrade equipment slots!"

hum!

Inside the storage bag, a full ten thousand low-grade spirit stones shone brightly at the same time!

The abundant spiritual energy was frantically drawn away by an invisible force, turning into countless points of light that disappeared into the void.

The text on the attribute panel began to flicker and blur, then refreshed to show: [Name: Zhou Yuan]

Age: 26

[Cultivation Level: Perfected Qi Refining Stage]

[Technique: Fiery Cloud Technique (Thirteenth Level, Perfected)]

[Alchemy: Tier 1]

[Spells: Golden Sword Technique (Perfected), Golden Armor Technique (Perfected), Concealment Technique (Perfected) ————]

[Secret Technique: Twelve Divine Thrusts (Third Level)]

【Equipment 1: Mid-grade Spirit Stone (Wood attribute, mid-grade Tier 2)】

[Equipment 2: Mid-grade Spirit Stone (Earth Attribute, Tier 2, Mid-grade)]

[Equipment 3: Mid-grade Spirit Stone (Gold Attribute, Second-Tier Mid-Grade)]

[Equipment 4: None]

[100,000 low-grade spirit stones can upgrade equipment slots!]

The fourth equipment slot has appeared!

Zhou Yuan clenched his fist, a surge of indescribable excitement and pride welling up inside him.

Spending 10,000 spirit stones to get a brand new equipment slot is worth it!

This means that his strength can take another leap forward—whether it is equipping the fourth mid-level spirit stone to push the "perpetual motion machine" mode to a stronger level.

Whether it's equipping other special items to gain new abilities, he's full of anticipation.

"It takes 100,000 spirit stones to upgrade the fifth equipment slot—" Zhou Yuan's lips twitched slightly as he looked at the terrifying number required for the next level.

But he quickly adjusted his mindset.

Eat your food one bite at a time.

One must take things one step at a time.

Having four equipment slots now is an incredible stroke of luck.

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