Chapter 677
by fanqienovelChapter 677: Sudden Wealth (Part 1)
Safe House.
In the living room, Sima Changming sat restlessly, his heart pounding with unease.
Master Ye had been gone for some time now, pursuing Wang Chen, yet there was no sign of his return.
This left Sima Changming deeply perplexed.
A Golden Core true master should have no trouble subduing a Purple Palace cultivator with the slightest effort, so why was it taking so long?
An instinctive sense of foreboding crept over Sima Changming.
He yearned to step outside and investigate, but the fear of Master Ye’s reprimand held him back, leaving him torn.
As the chief steward of the supervising institute, he tried to console himself, reasoning that Master Ye must have already captured Wang Chen and was likely interrogating him.
This thought brought him some comfort, though a lingering unease remained—he still felt distrusted.
Shaking his head, Sima Changming lifted his teacup and took a small sip of spiritual tea.
Just then, he suddenly sensed something amiss.
His gaze snapped to the door, where a figure had appeared without a sound.
“You!”
Sima Changming’s face drained of color in an instant.
Crack!
Before he could fully react, a bolt of thunder, brimming with destructive power, crashed down.
Simultaneously, his vision was flooded with a blinding sword light.
He felt as though he had been plunged into an icy abyss!
……
【Heavenly Merit +900】
Wang Chen opened the Cultivation Panel once more, his eyes scanning the displayed data.
It all felt almost unreal.
Twenty thousand points of Heavenly Merit—a number he had never dared to imagine before.
Heavenly Merit could only be earned by slaying cultivators, making it far more difficult to obtain than Virtue.
And Wang Chen was not one to kill indiscriminately; he would never harm the innocent for the sake of Heavenly Merit.
Thus, his progress had always been slow.
All four of his fundamental attributes had been enhanced four times, and further upgrades now required five-digit Heavenly Merit.
Wang Chen had thought it impossible to accumulate such a vast amount before reaching Golden Core.
Yet today, he had achieved the remarkable feat of “Double Ten Thousand”!
Without a moment’s hesitation, Wang Chen allocated ten thousand Heavenly Merit to both Root Bone and Comprehension.
Instantly, his Root Bone rose from 10 points to 11.
Comprehension increased to 10 points.
At the moment he completed the point allocation, Wang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness sparkled with spiritual light. Every joint in his body emitted fine vibrations, and his Qi and blood surged, lifting his spirits dramatically. It felt as if he had undergone a rebirth!
A transformation occurred from the inside out!
This feeling was profoundly mysterious, but Wang Chen clearly understood that his cultivation talent had risen to a higher level.
The path to the Golden Core now lay completely open before him, with no obstacles in sight!
The benefits of enhancing Root Bone and Comprehension were undeniable. Wang Chen felt like burning a ton of paper money for the selfless Master Ye, grateful for the generosity of this Golden Core elder.
Aside from Heavenly Merit, Wang Chen had gained even more from Master Ye.
He released the Life Creation Cauldron and summoned the Cauldron Spirit.
The Little Cauldron quickly poked its head out of the precious cauldron, asking, “Master?”
Wang Chen inquired, “How is that Golden Core doing?”
The Little Cauldron shook its head and proudly responded, “It’s being suppressed by the Little Cauldron!”
A true master’s Golden Core possesses great spirituality and gathers immense strength, which is why the Life Creation Cauldron’s status is high enough to easily suppress it.
Wang Chen stroked his chin, pondering the best way to handle this Golden Core.
The Golden Core was undoubtedly a valuable item; if he could erase its spirituality, he could use it to refine elixirs, treasures, or even talismans.
Demon cultivators and evil cultivators could even use another person’s Golden Core to elevate their cultivation.
However, these practices were strictly forbidden by the grand sects, and if discovered, everyone would want to kill him!
Even if Wang Chen wanted to sell it, finding a suitable and reliable buyer would be difficult.
The Four Seas Trading Association and Wanbao Pavilion would absolutely not accept it!
Did he really have to keep it hidden in the Xumi Ring for a few years, just to take it out and admire it?
This was clearly not what Wang Chen wanted.
“Master, how do you plan to handle this Golden Core?”
The Little Cauldron’s question broke Wang Chen’s train of thought and revealed his inner thoughts.
Wang Chen felt a spark of inspiration and asked in return, “Do you have any good suggestions?”
Though the Little Cauldron appeared childlike, it had experienced far more years than Wang Chen had lived.
As the controller of the Life Creation Cauldron, Wang Chen believed this little guy would surely have a good idea.
Without hesitation, the Little Cauldron replied, “Refine an external elixir!”
The so-called external elixir refers to a Golden Core that is not refined by oneself, used as an external force.
In simple terms, refining an external elixir means turning a cultivator or demon’s Golden Core into a powerful treasure!
However, there was a caveat: while it was fine for human cultivators to refine demon Golden Cores to create external elixirs, the same could not be done with their own Golden Cores!
If Wang Chen were to flaunt Master Ye’s Golden Core or use it as an ace in the hole in battle, and someone discovered it, he would have no chance unless he ran away to live as a loose cultivator; there would be no hope of escape.
Weighing the pros and cons, Wang Chen voiced his concerns.
“That’s simple.”
The Little Cauldron said confidently, “Remember the Magical Spirit Pearl you obtained last time? I can melt the Magical Spirit Pearl into the Golden Core, and even True Lords won’t be able to see its true origin!”
It can actually be done this way?
Without giving it another thought, Wang Chen pulled out the Magical Spirit Pearl and said, “Then I’ll leave it to you.”
Although an external elixir may not match a true master’s Golden Core, it still held immense potential and could easily crush peers. Moreover, at critical moments, it could save his life.
Wang Chen had read about various external elixirs in texts on Dao and knew they could serve as a valuable ace in the hole.
Once successfully refined, encountering a Golden Core true master in the future would provide him with more self-defense capability.
The earlier defeat of Master Ye had been a result of various factors, not because Wang Chen truly had the ability to challenge across levels.
With the aid of an external elixir, his attack on Sima Changming would have been much easier.
He wouldn’t have nearly let the other party escape.
Sima Changming’s cultivation at the peak of the Purple Palace still left him with the ability to resist and flee, even after being severely injured by Wang Chen when caught off guard. His power was indeed first-class among Purple Palace levels.
He just happened to run into a “freak” like Wang Chen, and his luck had run out!
“Rest assured, Master.”
The Little Cauldron happily accepted the Magical Spirit Pearl, patting its chest and saying, “I guarantee I’ll refine a perfect external elixir for you!”
With that, it prepared to retreat back into the Life Creation Cauldron.
“Wait.”
Wang Chen stopped it and added, “There’s also this.”
He took out Master Ye’s life treasure—the copper bell.
After Master Ye’s demise, the copper bell lost its control and was completely suppressed by the Supreme Mysterious Spirit Dragon True Form Image, ultimately falling into Wang Chen’s hands.
However, Master Ye had left deep marks in it, and Wang Chen did not have the ability to refine it for his own use.
Thus, he wanted to see if the Little Cauldron could help utilize it, to avoid wasting such a precious item.