Chapter 19
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Chapter 19: Heavenly Merit
Stephen Chow transformed into Yan Zu, Yan Zu morphed into Guan Xi, and Guan Xi shifted into Ben Shan…
Wang Chen was thoroughly enjoying himself.
Whenever he envisioned a face in his mind, the human skin mask could replicate it flawlessly.
The resemblance was uncanny and without any flaws.
However, upon changing to the fourth face, Wang Chen suddenly discovered that his dantian’s power had been completely depleted!
He swiftly reverted to his faceless person form.
This unexpected development greatly surprised Wang Chen.
It was evident that using this mask to alter his appearance required the consumption of power.
The issue was that he hadn’t noticed the power draining away until now.
Wang Chen had a sudden thought and summoned the Cultivation Panel.
His eyes immediately locked onto it!
Beneath the skill bar, a new section had appeared.
[Equipment]: Thousand Transformations (Sealed): 3/100000
It indicated that he was equipped!
Wang Chen attempted to remove the human skin mask and checked the Cultivation Panel again.
The equipment section was still there.
But it was now blank, displaying no content.
He put the mask back on, and the information reappeared.
Now, Wang Chen was absolutely certain that it was the mask named "Thousand Transformations" that had activated the equipment section.
This only deepened his confusion.
After some contemplation, Wang Chen retrieved the sword from his storage bag and held it in his hand.
Yet, there was no change in the equipment section!
Wang Chen was utterly baffled.
This sword was undoubtedly a magical artifact; why couldn’t it be listed in the equipment section?
In fact, Wang Chen had another magical artifact on him.
That was the storage bag.
Just like the legal sword, even though he was already wearing it, it also did not appear.
Wang Chen was left scratching his head.
Unable to make sense of it, he redirected his attention back to the mask itself.
Wang Chen did not overlook the "(Sealed)" suffix of "Thousand Transformations" and the plus sign following 3/100000.
The plus sign gleamed in a bright golden hue.
This meant he could allocate points to this equipment.
Unsealing it?
The numerous zeros following the one made Wang Chen feel utterly exasperated.
If his assumption was correct, breaking the seal on this equipment would require one hundred thousand points of Virtue!
Just kill him now.
Wang Chen glanced at his current Virtue points.
Fifteen points.
Over the past two days, he had toiled diligently to clear the spirit fields and had slain about ten monsterized land rhinoceroses, yet he had only managed to accumulate this meager amount.
Though he was curious about what the mask would look like once unsealed, the self-aware Wang Chen decided to let it go for the time being.
He would consider it later.
Wait!
Wang Chen suddenly made a new discovery on the Cultivation Panel.
[Heavenly Merit (Fate Alteration): 6]
He didn’t know when, but he had somehow gained six points of Heavenly Merit!
This discovery filled Wang Chen with both astonishment and delight.
He had been troubled before, unsure of how to obtain Heavenly Merit for fate alteration.
But now, he had some.
The plus signs behind [Body], [Root Bone], [Comprehension], [Spirit], and [Technique] had all turned a bright gold—he could now allocate points to all of them!
It truly was a case of searching high and low for something, only to find it effortlessly.
He could break through the bottleneck of the third level of Qi Training, and he could enhance his inferior root bone and comprehension!
A life of altering fate was about to begin!!
Wang Chen took a deep breath and steadied his racing heart.
Stay calm; he had to remain composed.
Swallowing hard, Wang Chen first attempted to allocate one point to [Root Bone].
According to the original owner’s memories, both Body and Spirit could be strengthened by practicing the corresponding techniques.
As for Root Bone and Comprehension, they could only be improved by consuming heavenly materials and treasures.
Golden Core true masters would fight tooth and nail for these materials, while Yuan Infant true immortals would be tempted just by the sight of them!
A low-ranking cultivator like him wouldn’t even have the chance to glimpse them unless he stumbled upon an extraordinary opportunity.
With that, his [Heavenly Merit] instantly decreased by one point, and his [Root Bone] increased to three points.
Wang Chen suddenly felt a tingling sensation in his bones, as if something wanted to burst forth from his marrow.
His heart raced, and blood surged within his body.
Wang Chen felt as though he might soar into the air.
But this sensation lasted only a brief moment.
He wished to allocate more points to [Root Bone], but the plus sign next to it had turned gray.
Having previously added points to the Metal Finger Technique, he wasn’t particularly surprised.
The method for adding points to [Heavenly Merit] was evidently the same as for [Virtue].
The first point cost one, and the second required ten points.
Whether the third would cost one hundred points remained to be seen.
Unable to add more to [Root Bone], Wang Chen decided to allocate one point to [Comprehension].
Unlike with [Root Bone], he felt no change when [Comprehension] increased to three points.
He chose not to touch [Body], [Spirit], or [Technique] for the time being.
The first two could be enhanced through practicing techniques.
A breakthrough in the latter would immediately elevate him from low-level Qi Training to mid-level.
Given his current physical state, that was clearly not a wise decision!
He had already made plans.
Once his internal injuries were fully healed, he would head to Yunshan City to rent a cave dwelling for a breakthrough.
The abundant spiritual energy there would help solidify his realm.
It was highly beneficial for cultivation.
However, after adding only two points, Wang Chen still felt somewhat unsatisfied.
He added one point to "Thousand Transformations."
[Equipment]: Thousand Transformations (sealed): 4/100000
[Virtue (Breakthrough): 14]
It indeed consumed Virtue points!
Wang Chen felt both pleased and resigned.
He closed the Cultivation Panel, removed the Thousand Transformations mask, and stored it along with the legal sword in his storage bag.
He returned to his quiet room to continue cultivating.
His dantian felt empty, devoid of any magical power to protect him; if danger struck, he wouldn’t even have time to cry.
He wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination or the result of improvements in his root bone and comprehension.
When Wang Chen practiced the Five Element Technique again, he clearly felt that his grasp and understanding of the technique had deepened significantly.
His ability to gather energy had even increased slightly.
The next day, Wang Chen stayed home, refusing to go out, focusing on restoring his body to its best state.
On the third day, he felt that his meridians had fully healed and then set out for Yunshan City.
Wang Chen flagged down a passing carriage on the roadside.
This open coach drawn by two Dragon Scale Horses was quite common around the Yunyang Spirit Land area, mainly for transporting passengers.
As long as he gave the coachman a spirit fragment as fare, he could be taken to the gates of Yunshan City.
The original owner had only ridden on a Dragon Scale Horse carriage a handful of times; to save a spirit fragment, he preferred to walk fifty miles.
Wang Chen didn’t care about such small change.
His savings had surpassed one hundred spirit fragments, and he had made a fortune from scavenging.
From now on, he could eat spiritual rice without chewing Grain Husks!
When Wang Chen got on the carriage, there were already about ten people inside.
They were all low-level cultivators heading to Yunshan City, many of whom were weathered spiritual plant farmers.
Most of them showed expressions of sorrow.
Some even sighed tragically.
By listening to their conversations, Wang Chen learned that the land rhinoceros bug disaster had affected the entire outer sect area.
Thousands of spirit fields were affected, and many spiritual plant farmers suffered significant losses.
However, the Yunyang Sect hadn’t responded for a long time, leaving everyone to fend for themselves in exterminating the bugs.
If this situation continued, it seemed that not many families would be able to pay their rent for the fields by the end of summer.
