Hundun Treasure Mirror Fifth Level, Body of Immunity to All Poisons

Exchanging for system space consumed 1000 Martial Arts Points.

Pushing cultivation from the middle stage of Minor Grandmaster to the early stage of Grandmaster consumed 2800 Martial Arts Points.

As of now, Su Chen had consumed a total of 3800 Martial Arts Points.

He had 6500 Martial Arts Points remaining from his recent earnings.

Even though Su Chen was now wealthy and powerful, he still felt a pang of heartache after spending about one-third of his Martial Arts Points in one go.

"The name 'recharge system' is truly fitting; it's simply a money-devouring beast."

Although he felt a slight sting of regret, Su Chen did not stop his spree of recharging and upgrading.

After three years of traveling and engaging in numerous martial arts battles, Su Chen had long understood one principle: only by possessing immense personal strength could one truly be secure.

Everything else was merely external.

If he felt pained to spend Martial Arts Points now and was unwilling to spend more, he might regret it immensely later if he encountered a powerful enemy and was defeated in a single move due to insufficient strength.

At that point, no matter how many Martial Arts Points he had saved, it would all be in vain.

As the saying goes, the most painful thing in life is to die with money unspent.

Discarding the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Su Chen continued on his path of cultivation through recharging.

He turned his attention to the system panel.

"It's been a long time; it's time to upgrade the cultivation level of the Hundun Treasure Mirror."

Su Chen knew that a significant reason he could defeat stronger opponents in his recent battles was his reliance on the exceptionally high quality of true qi from the Hundun Treasure Mirror.

Therefore, with his Martial Arts Points currently abundant, he naturally intended to advance the Hundun Treasure Mirror by another level.

"System, consume Martial Arts Points and advance the Hundun Treasure Mirror to the fifth level."

[Ding, consumed 5000 Martial Arts Points. Hundun Treasure Mirror has been upgraded to the fifth level - Purple Star River.]

"Damn, five thousand points."

Seeing his Martial Arts Points almost depleted instantly, Su Chen finally couldn't help but curse.

Although he had anticipated that a divine-level internal cultivation method like the Hundun Treasure Mirror would consume a considerable amount of Martial Arts Points, he had never expected it to be this much.

After all, the first five levels of the Hundun Treasure Mirror were entirely different in caliber from the latter five levels.

If the first five levels could still be explained by martial arts.

Then the latter five levels, from Dark Chaos to Profound Universe, were completely on the level of immortal cultivation or fantasy.

Now, just advancing from the fourth level, Azure Snow Ice, to the fifth level, Purple Star River, had cost a staggering five thousand Martial Arts Points.

He dared not imagine how many Martial Arts Points it would take to cultivate to the highest realm, Profound Universe.

"I hope the Hundun Treasure Mirror at the Purple Star River level won't disappoint me," Su Chen muttered to himself. He then immersed his consciousness into his meridians and dantian, observing the current state of his true qi.

The moment he checked, Su Chen was astonished.

At this moment, the true qi flowing through his meridians had completely transformed.

The true qi was thick and natural, subtly interspersed with specks of starlight.

At first glance, it resembled a shimmering, flowing river.

Even without deliberate activation, the mere circulation of his true qi possessed an unstoppable surge.

It was easy to imagine that if he were to actively wield it, the power unleashed by this true qi would be incredibly formidable.

"With the current quality of true qi in my body, it should be comparable to the true qi of Immortals of the Land who have undergone tempering by heavenly tribulations," Su Chen guessed inwardly.

It was important to know that in this world, the Immortal of the Land realm was entirely different from the preceding cultivation realms.

To advance from Grandmaster to Immortal of the Land, one had to endure heavenly tribulations.

This was not merely a test but also an opportunity.

As long as a martial artist could withstand the ordeal of body tempering through heavenly tribulations, their physique and true qi would be strengthened comprehensively.

If the true qi of ordinary martial artists could be compared to plastic.

Then the true qi of Immortal of the Land realm experts would be akin to steel.

Under equal quantity, steel-quality true qi could easily break through plastic-quality true qi.

There was no comparison between the two.

This was also one of the reasons why Immortals of the Land were so powerful.

With these thoughts flashing through his mind, Su Chen's expression immediately changed.

"Worth it, it's so worth it! These five thousand Martial Arts Points were definitely spent well." Su Chen beamed with joy, exclaiming that the five thousand Martial Arts Points were not wasted.

It wasn't just five thousand Martial Arts Points; even ten thousand or fifty thousand, he still wouldn't hesitate to possess his current level of true qi.

After a moment of joy, Su Chen considered the use of his remaining fifteen hundred Martial Arts Points.

"Currently, I possess the fifth level of the Hundun Treasure Mirror and have achieved Grand Completion in the Unique Saber Technique. My offensive capabilities are sufficient, but my defensive methods still have some deficiencies."

Su Chen suddenly recalled the scene where he used aphrodisiac true qi to deal with Ding Mian and the other two in Tingsong Pavilion.

"Experts like Ding Mian and the other two, who are at the Minor Grandmaster level, would find it difficult to resist if ambushed by underhanded tactics."

"Even though I am now at the Grandmaster realm, I cannot afford to be careless."

"If I'm not paying attention for a moment and fall victim to something like Soft Muscle Powder, there's a risk of capsizing in the gutter."

When walking the jianghu, how could every encounter be a head-on confrontation?

In this jianghu, there was never a shortage of old schemers skilled in devious tactics.

Sometimes, it's not that having high cultivation or strong power truly makes you invincible.

One must understand that open spears are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to guard against.

Su Chen himself often used underhanded tactics to trick others, so he didn't want to fall victim to them himself.

With this thought in mind, Su Chen began searching the system mall.

After a period of searching, he finally found a suitable option.

"Body of Immunity to All Poisons, can immunize against the erosion of all poisons, priced at fifteen hundred Martial Arts Points."

"This is pretty good. Immunity to all poisons means I won't have to worry about being poisoned to death."

Su Chen muttered a couple of times, then chose to redeem it.

[Ding, 1500 Martial Arts Points consumed, successfully redeemed Body of Immunity to All Poisons]

The system's voice sounded again, and Su Chen had successfully loaded the Body of Immunity to All Poisons.

Afterward, he took out a jade bottle from the system space.

This bottle contained a type of poison he had collected over time.

This poison was called Five Steps Intestine-Piercing Powder, rumored to cause one's intestines to rupture within five steps.

Although its actual effect wasn't that potent, ordinary martial artists would still find it difficult to resist its toxicity.

Even powerful experts at the Minor Grandmaster realm, if poisoned and not treated promptly, would still face death.

Su Chen opened the jade bottle, pinched out a pill, and swallowed it directly without using any true qi to resist its effects.

However, under the powerful effect of the Body of Immunity to All Poisons, the toxicity of the Five Steps Intestine-Piercing Powder had no effect whatsoever.

Half an hour later, Su Chen's complexion was still ruddy, and he hadn't suffered any harm.

"Not bad, the effect of the Body of Immunity to All Poisons is decent. These fifteen hundred points weren't wasted."

Su Chen chuckled lightly, then opened his personal status panel again.

[Host: Su Chen] [Cultivation: Grandmaster (Early Stage)] [Internal Arts: Hundun Treasure Mirror (Fifth Level - Purple Star River) Nameless Fragment (Grand Completion)] [Saber Technique: Unique Saber Technique (Grand Completion)] [Movement Technique: Tread Snow Without Trace (Grand Completion)] [Weapon: Dragon-patterned ring-pommel saber] [Balance: 1502.5 silver taels (Cannot be used for recharge)] [Martial Arts Points: 0] [Physique: Body of Immunity to All Poisons]

Looking at his Martial Arts Points reset to zero, Su Chen couldn't help but smile wryly, "Great, Martial Arts Points are zero again. Earn money outside, spend it outside, not a cent comes home..."