Chapter 478 - 217: Obtaining a Golden Augment
Chapter 478: Chapter 217: Obtaining a Golden Augment
Because Yellow Level Cultivation Techniques lacked detailed Minor Realm divisions, Xiao Chen’s Divine Sense range had remained unchanged.
Not until his breakthrough to the Middle Stage of the Golden Core Realm.
He instantly felt a stream of Primordial Qi surge from his Flawless Golden Core, rush toward the Baihui Acupoint on the crown of his head, and finally settle into his Sea of Consciousness.
Immediately after, he felt the Divine Sense within his Sea of Consciousness rapidly strengthen, nourished by the Primordial Qi.
Xiao Chen felt his perspective suddenly elevate and zoom out. His range of observation expanded from a thirty-li radius to about sixty li.
It was as if the entirety of Hundred Herbs City was laid out right before his eyes.
However, from this vantage point, the City Lord’s Mansion and many other places in the city were blurry and indistinct, clearly protected by measures to prevent observation.
"Hm? Which fellow Daoist is this?"
A curious voice suddenly echoed in his mind, and a new stream of Divine Sense rose up, attempting to communicate.
Xiao Chen immediately retracted his Divine Sense, giving the other party no chance to make contact.
Of course, this method could only evade fellow Golden Core Cultivators. If a Nascent Soul Cultivator had been in the city, they would have noticed his breakthrough the very instant it happened.
Fortunately, after the Spirit Medicine Banquet ended, the few Nascent Soul True Monarchs had all departed.
The remaining two, True Monarch Mo Mei and City Lord Huo, had also gone to the Sea of Space to deal with the Yin Spirit disaster.
As it happened, there were no Nascent Soul True Monarchs in Hundred Herbs City at the moment.
He was being so cautious because he had read in some ancient texts about cultivators who were tracked or had their Sea of Consciousness attacked by others using a Spiritual Sense Secret Technique.
He wasn’t currently skilled in this area. If the other party harbored malicious intent, he could suffer a needless loss.
If a Cultivator’s Divine Sense was damaged, recovering it was no simple matter.
It would either require years or even decades of recuperation, or the consumption of extremely rare Treasures of Heaven and Earth to nourish the Divine Sense back to health.
’I need to start taking this seriously.’
At this thought, Xiao Chen once again reminded himself, ’A Spiritual Sense Attack Method can wait, but I need to collect and practice a Spiritual Defense Secret Skill as soon as possible.’
’When you’re out in the world, you can’t be too careful of others. Better safe than sorry.’
SWOOSH!
Three golden cards suddenly appeared before Xiao Chen.
With his breakthrough complete, the next round of Augments was ready.
[Three-Cost Group: Provides four Golden Core Stage Spirit Beasts of random races. They are absolutely loyal to you.]
[Portable Forging Furnace: Choose one of three Divine Artifacts. Divine Artifacts are powerful pieces of equipment that provide unique effects.]
[Large and In Charge: Your body grows larger. You gain an additional five hundred years of life, and your maximum lifespan increases by five hundred years.]
’A Three-Cost Group? Does that mean there might be a Five-Cost Group, too?’
Xiao Chen looked at the first Augment and immediately thought of another one with a similar effect.
Unfortunately, if he remembered correctly, a Five-Cost Group would be a prismatic Augment, and the chances of encountering one were only high when breaking through a major bottleneck.
If it meant getting four absolutely loyal Divinity Transformation Stage Spirit Beasts, that would definitely be worth considering.
But four Golden Core Stage Spirit Beasts... it felt a bit underwhelming.
Xiao Chen turned his attention to the second Augment—Portable Forging Furnace.
’A Divine Artifact? With a unique effect?’
He blinked. ’Just... how unique could it be?’
To be honest, this Augment was a test of luck. The gap between its best and worst outcomes was enormous.
If he got lucky and drew a powerful Divine Artifact, he could gain a huge advantage.
Some top-tier Divine Artifacts could even be built around as an absolute core, with effects no less potent than a prismatic Augment.
But if his luck was bad and he drew a mediocre Divine Artifact, it would just be a lackluster option—not good enough to use, but a waste to discard.
’Ugh, gambling on which Augment to pick is one thing, but now I have to gamble on the effect of the Augment itself?’
Xiao Chen pressed his lips together, his feelings complicated. ’So it really all comes down to luck, huh? Can’t it leave a little room for a master like me to strategize?’
To be perfectly honest, when it came to luck, he really had no confidence in himself.
What if his bet went south?
’Let’s check the third Augment first.’
Xiao Chen looked at the last card, then immediately slapped his forehead. ’Fuck!’
How should he put it? In all fairness, the effect of this Augment was actually very good.
The importance of time was undeniable for anyone.
Suddenly gaining a full five hundred years of life was basically equivalent to a Golden Core Cultivator living a whole other lifetime, and then some.
Even for a Nascent Soul True Monarch, a five-hundred-year life extension was an immense temptation.
The extra time could be used to comprehend the Dao or gather Treasures of Heaven and Earth, which would inevitably be helpful for cultivation.
But there was one big problem: this Augment didn’t increase his immediate combat power, nor did it enhance his cultivation efficiency. It was an option that increased his margin for error.
The thing itself was good, it just didn’t suit his style.
’What should I do? None of these three Augments seem particularly strong this round.’
Xiao Chen’s gaze shifted, returning to [Portable Forging Furnace]. ’Should I just risk it and gamble again?’
’It’s a one-in-three choice, after all. Surely I can’t be so unlucky that I don’t get a single useful Divine Artifact, right?’
As the saying goes: bet it all, and a bicycle becomes a motorcycle.
Gritting his teeth, he chose the second Augment without hesitation.
The golden card immediately began to spin, then split into three special, purplish-red cards.
Each card depicted a special Divine Artifact, with a line of descriptive text below it.
The first card showed a Shield with a fiery red background and blue-silver patterns.