Dark Immortal Cultivation

[Powerful: 3.8]

Looking at the number of power points displayed on the data panel in his field of vision, Zhang Qing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The dozen or so fragments of the ruins had all turned to dust.

Its inherent energy became his resources!

We can add more points now.

This time, despite acquiring a great deal of powerful energy, Zhang Qing was no longer faced with a dilemma of choice.

In fact, he had already learned from his past mistakes and had a contingency plan in mind.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Qing took out two talismans from his storage bag.

One talisman for speed and one talisman for warding off evil.

He first grasped the Swiftness Talisman, focused his mind on it, locked onto it as the target for enhancement, and then invested 0.2 points of powerful energy.

In an instant, the talisman in Zhang Qing's hand shone brightly.

Immediately afterwards, the light faded, and the Swift Travel Talisman returned to its original state.

Upon closer inspection, one can discover subtle changes in the texture of the talisman and the runes drawn on its surface.

Zhang Qing put the newly enhanced Swiftness Talisman back into his storage bag.

Immediately afterwards, he strengthened the talisman.

Several near-death experiences made Zhang Qing deeply understand the importance of keeping a few trump cards up his sleeve.

The enhanced speed talisman can help him escape danger as quickly as possible.

Or to pursue enemies and prey.

Extremely practical.

Strengthening the talisman can be used to deal with powerful evil spirits.

This sacrifice is necessary for survival!

Zhang Qing invested 0.2 units of strong energy into each talisman to ensure its effectiveness.

Things that shouldn't be saved shouldn't be saved!

He learned this principle in his previous life.

Having settled the external resources, Zhang Qing continued to invest Energy Points to enhance his own attributes!

Physical Strength: 3

[Soul: 4]

Martial Arts Skill: 2

[Spellcast: 4]

[Powerful: 0.2]

Everything can be enhanced.

Thanks to a large number of Power Points, Zhang Qing's four attributes have undergone astonishing changes.

He even invested a full point of strength into the [Martial Arts] attribute, which he had never paid much attention to before.

Zhang Qing's physical, spiritual, and spellcasting abilities were all raised to whole numbers, which temporarily cured his obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Finally, he still kept 0.2 units of strong energy as a reserve, just in case.

However, this attribute boost did not bring about any immediate or significant changes for Zhang Qing.

His changes became apparent little by little over the next few days!

The first change is in physical fitness.

In just three days, Zhang Qing grew nearly two inches taller, his muscles became firmer and harder, his strength increased significantly, his skin became thicker and tougher, and his self-defense capabilities were significantly enhanced.

Not only that, every night when he goes to sleep and rests, Zhang Qing can "hear" the sound of his bones growing.

His skeleton hasn't changed much, but its mass is increasing.

Zhang Qing even felt that if he switched to body cultivation, he would have a very promising future!

Of course, it's just a thought.

Because the changes brought about by [Divine Soul] and [Spellcasting] are greater.

First, his spiritual sense became increasingly sharp, and the scope of his perception greatly increased.

With conscious awareness, even if a mosquito flies past Zhang Qing, he can discern the frequency of its wing flapping and even instinctively predict its flight trajectory—without ever making a mistake!

This profound and mysterious ability to perceive is entirely due to the breakthrough in the [Divine Soul] attribute.

It was as if Zhang Qing had broken through a bottleneck and entered a higher dimension.

Correspondingly, his spellcasting ability is naturally also present.

Or rather, the ability to control the law.

The same "Blazing Fire" spell, with the added bonus of the [Spellcasting] attribute in 4.0, can no longer be described as merely masterful.

Subtlety, intent, momentum, and the Way!

Zhang Qing had already reached the peak of "entering the subtle" in the "four entrances" of spellcasting, and touched the edge of "entering the mind".

His combat effectiveness has been comprehensively enhanced.

At the same time, Zhang Qing also sensed the limitations of his cultivation level.

No matter how exquisite his spellcasting ability is, he can only use the power of the third level of Qi Refining.

If he encounters an enemy at the mid or late stage of Qi Refining, a single slap from that enemy could potentially kill Zhang Qing on the spot, as he has no spiritual energy to protect him!

Therefore, cultivation level is still the most important.

However, with the improvement of his [Spellcasting] attribute, his practice of the "Mysterious Illumination Light Technique" became more efficient, further shortening the time it took him to advance to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

But just as Zhang Qing was engrossed in his cultivation, the Changfeng Society summoned its members again and issued a new mission.

To his and the other inner and outer disciples' astonishment, the mission was to have them team up to explore the ancient ruins where Gu Qishao had previously encountered danger, and search for traces of the Treasure-Swallowing Golden Toad!

The treasure-swallowing toad is a strange creature.

It likes to devour all sorts of strange and unusual things, including elixirs, talismans, magical artifacts, and rare and precious materials—all fall within the scope of this strange creature's consumption.

The treasure-swallowing toad has its own internal universe, capable of holding items dozens of times its own size.

Once killed, these items will drop immediately!

Therefore, the value of the treasure-swallowing toad is immeasurable.

Someone once encountered and killed the Treasure-Swallowing Toad, and obtained a powerful magical artifact, which greatly increased their strength.

And there are more than just one or two such stories and rumors.

In short, the Treasure-Swallowing Golden Toad is undoubtedly a golden opportunity for cultivators.

The Treasure-Swallowing Golden Toad itself is not very strong in combat; a cultivator in the mid-stage of Qi Refining can easily defeat it.

However, these strange creatures are rare and usually hide deep within ancient ruins, making them impossible to find, let alone hunt.

But the treasure-swallowing toad has a unique characteristic, or rather, an inherent nature.

It likes to live with giant terrestrial insects, forming a treacherous relationship.

The roar of the Treasure-Swallowing Toad is extremely loud, capable of mimicking the roars of various ferocious beasts, so realistic that it is almost indistinguishable from the real thing.

It cooperates with giant terrestrial insects, hiding in concealed places and roaring to attract the attention of its prey.

Then the giant earthworm locked onto its target underground and suddenly launched an attack!

Finally, the giant earthworm devoured the delicious flesh and blood, feeding the indigestible scraps from its prey to the treasure-devouring toad.

The roars of ferocious beasts that Gu Qishao heard while leading his men on a hunt in the ancient ruins were most likely made by the Treasure-Swallowing Golden Toad.

As a result, this member of the Gu family was almost successfully ambushed by the giant earth-walking insect.

After returning to his residence, Gu Qishao became increasingly angry, so he contacted his clansmen in the city and finally confirmed the identity of the "murderer".

However, the results of this investigation aroused a strong desire in this纨绔子弟 (a spoiled young master) for the treasure-swallowing golden toad.

As the vice-chairman, he forced the guild elders and hall masters to gather elite forces once again and head to that ancient ruin to find the treasure-devouring golden toad!

Zhang Qing obtained all of this inside information from Wei Xiong, the leader of the third night patrol team.

This time, Wei Xiong will also participate in the so-called "treasure hunt"!

This is really never going to end.

Zhang Qing thought to himself.