Time flew by. Before he knew it, Li Yun had been wandering below Kunlun Mountain for more than three hundred years.
Over those three hundred years, he had slain countless Demonic Beasts and Primordial Beings, obtaining quite a few Traits.
However, all of those Traits were green; he had only obtained three blue Traits.
Still, those battles had brought him considerable gains. The Taiqing Divine Thunder had successfully reached Minor Accomplishment, rising from the level of a spell to a Minor Divine Ability, and its destructive power was exceptionally impressive.
Besides that, he had also encountered many spiritual fruits similar to Crimson Fruit.
Since he did not know alchemy, Li Yun had no intention of saving them. He simply ate them like ordinary fruit, raising his cultivation to the middle stage of the Mysterious Immortal Realm.
"System, how many Traits do I have now?"
One day, after Li Yun dealt with a Mysterious Immortal Realm python, he asked aloud.
[Ding! Detected 3 blue Traits and 72 green Traits in the Trait Library!]
"Seventy-five altogether?"
"Not a bad haul."
As he spoke, Li Yun said, "Fuse all the green Traits for me!"
The next second, a virtual interface appeared before Li Yun.
As far as the eye could see, there was a furnace on it, with the Trait Library below. Everything gleamed green, save for three dazzling blue lights.
"So I have to operate it myself?"
Seeing this, Li Yun's mouth twitched. He had thought the system would automatically fuse and upgrade the Traits for him. So he had to do it himself?
Still, that was fine. Once he had more high-quality Traits, he would not have to worry about accidentally using them as upgrade materials.
With that thought, Li Yun immediately got to work. With a thought, five green Traits were thrown into the furnace.
Immediately afterward, the furnace began to shine, erupting with an azure radiance.
[Ding! Fusion successful. Obtained blue Trait: Boundless Energy!]
"Not bad!"
Li Yun nodded and continued without hesitation.
For a time, blue Traits appeared in the Trait Library one after another.
Suddenly, the furnace interface dimmed, and a notification sounded.
[Fusion upgrade failed!]
"Damn!"
"This thing has a failure rate?"
Li Yun shot up from the ground, his mouth hanging open as though he had been deceived.
I already have a cheat, and now you're telling me this cheat has a failure rate?
[Ding! The success rate for upgrading green Traits to blue Traits is 95%. The success rate for upgrading blue Traits to Purple Affixes is 70%. The success rate for upgrading Purple Affixes to Red Affixes is 30%. The success rate for upgrading Red Affixes to Gold Traits is 10%!]
"Uh..."
Li Yun opened his mouth, suddenly at a loss for words.
Though he felt cheated, he could understand it. If there were no failure rate, he could casually farm green Traits until his entire Trait Library was filled with Divine Traits. Wouldn't that be absurd?
But seeing that Red Affixes had only a thirty percent success rate, while Gold Traits had a mere ten percent chance, Li Yun felt the road ahead was long and arduous. It even felt like facing a bottomless pit.
But since things had come to this, Li Yun did not hesitate and continued controlling the Traits for fusion upgrades.
Blue light flashed continuously.
Apart from that one failure, every other fusion upgrade succeeded. He obtained twenty-four new blue Traits.
Including the three blue Traits he already had, he now had twenty-seven in total. Yet he had no interest in checking them. Blue and green Traits were far too weak; rather than search through them, he might as well continue upgrading.
With that thought, Li Yun stopped hesitating and continued in one burst of momentum.
"Come on, succeed!"
With a low shout, he tossed five blue Traits into the furnace.
The next second, purple light blazed, and a Purple Affix quietly appeared.
[Alchemy Genius (Purple): Once equipped, you will become an alchemy genius. Your comprehension of pill formulas, refining methods, and control techniques will increase tenfold!]
"Oh? This Trait is pretty good!"
Looking at the Alchemy Genius Trait, Li Yun stroked his chin in approval.
Though it was not especially powerful, it was indeed suitable for Li Yun. Besides the inheritance of Sorcery and Divine Abilities, the Taiqing Lineage also possessed an alchemy inheritance.
In particular, Golden Elixirs were incredibly valuable to the cultivation of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique. They could even be considered essential.
If he could learn alchemy and refine Golden Elixirs himself, he would no longer need to seek Laozi's help. Through his own efforts, he could obtain enough resources and medicinal pills to sustain his cultivation.
"Strike while the iron's hot. One more!"
Taking a deep breath, Li Yun unhesitatingly threw another five Traits into the furnace.
However, after a bout of shaking, the dim interface appeared again.
"Damn it, I actually ran into the thirty percent failure rate?"
"Do I have rotten luck? Is the Child of Destiny Trait fake?"
Unable to muster any complaint, Li Yun immediately tossed in more blue Traits.
This time, it did not fail. Purple light blazed, and a brand-new Trait appeared.
[Dragon Spirit Tiger Might (Purple): Once equipped, your energy will become boundless, and your vitality and blood will increase fivefold!]
"That's it?"
Li Yun's mouth twitched as he felt thoroughly cheated.
This thing qualified as a Purple Affix? It was nowhere near Alchemy Genius.
But since things had come to this, Li Yun could not say much. Without hesitation, he threw in the remaining blue Traits.
The next two fusion upgrades went smoothly without any further failures, and Li Yun obtained two more Purple Affixes:
[Unlucky (Purple): Once equipped, you will become extraordinarily unlucky. Upon reaching a certain level, there is a chance of triggering fortunate events!] [Lucky (Purple): Slightly increases luck!]
"Trash!"
"System, aren't these Traits you're giving me way too trashy?"
After reading the information on the two new Traits, Li Yun could not help complaining.
He had thought that, after starting with Alchemy Genius, he would obtain even more powerful Traits afterward.
Who would have thought that he had peaked at the start, only for the system to dump a huge load on him afterward?
[Ding! There are countless Traits. Fusion upgrades yield random results.]
"Fine!"
Li Yun opened his mouth, but what could he say? Those were the system's rules. It was not as though he could change them.
Suddenly, Li Yun seemed to think of something and asked, "System, what if I want to upgrade Traits I already have? Will they also turn into random new ones?"
Li Yun cared greatly about this.
The Child of Destiny was a Gold Trait, so it would not be changed.
But Red Affixes like the Great Witch Bloodline and Top-Tier Comprehension were also extremely valuable. If they were replaced during a fusion upgrade, would that not be a huge loss?
[Ding! The host may upgrade Traits equipped in the Trait Slot. Upgrading green to blue requires ten green Traits, blue to purple requires twenty blue Traits, purple to red requires fifty Purple Affixes, and red to gold requires one hundred Red Affixes!]
"You..."
After reading the system's reply, Li Yun was struck as if by lightning.
Upgrading red to gold required one hundred Red Affixes. When would he ever gather that many?
Besides, if he really had that many Red Affixes, would it not be better to randomly fuse and upgrade five at a time?
"Fellow Daoist..."
"Fellow Daoist!"
At that moment, calls from afar interrupted Li Yun's thoughts.
Following the sound, he saw one man and three women speeding over atop clouds, their bodies emanating the cultivation auras of the True Immortal Realm and the Mysterious Immortal Realm.
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