"Want to go out and take a look?"
After Chen Mengze left, Shen Mo fell into deep thought.
After pondering for a long while, he finally said firmly, "I suppose I should go out and take a look."
Though the outside world was dangerous, Shen Mo knew he couldn't spend his whole life cooped up in the sect, living in peace.
Sooner or later, he would have to face battle.
"Tomorrow, I'll go to Deacon Hall and see what kind of training missions they have." He thought it over and said.
What made Shen Mo resolve to go out and gain experience wasn't any eagerness to break through his current realm.
The most important reason was that he wanted to test a theory.
As he thought this, he focused his mind, and his Destiny Points appeared before him.
[Destiny Points: 11]
He had accumulated these Destiny Points through cultivation over the course of the month.
"Relying on cultivation alone to accumulate Destiny Points is still too slow."
In a month, he could only accumulate a dozen or so Destiny Points.
At first, Shen Mo had thought that pace was acceptable, but as time went on, it began to feel sluggish.
"If I can accumulate Destiny Points through cultivation, then I should be able to get them by going out to train, slaying demon beasts, and fighting off enemies too, right?"
Shen Mo quietly speculated, but had no answer.
Though he was fairly sure he was right, he still needed to test it.
This trip outside the sect would be his way of doing so.
"I'll think about all that tomorrow. Today, I'll use up my Destiny Points first!"
He sat cross-legged, forcing his restless thoughts to settle, then opened the Destiny Panel.
[Destiny Master: Shen Mo] [Fate Disk: Four white, one green; the remaining two aspects are still unknown.] Special Destiny: [Robust (White): Your physique is in good shape. Your strength and Root Bone are more robust and resilient than those of ordinary people.] Special Destiny: [Keen Eye (Green): You have a keen eye, and you often get the chance to find treasures buried in dust.]
"I'll use my Destiny Points to draw some more Special Destinies first."
He opened the Destiny Pool and focused his mind.
In the next instant, his Destiny Points decreased by one.
At the same time, golden light blazed, and a Destiny attribute appeared before him.
[Boldness (White): You are exceptionally bold. Even when trapped in danger, you won't lose your head.]
"Boldness? Is this a Special Destiny related to temperament?"
After looking over the description, Shen Mo felt a little disappointed.
It didn't seem to grant any special bonus, merely allowing him to stay calm in a crisis.
"What I lack right now is strength, not boldness. This Destiny is too useless."
"One more draw."
Shen Mo rubbed his hands together and drew again!
"Buzz!"
After the golden light flickered, another Destiny attribute slowly appeared.
[Encounter: Mortal (Green): Your chances of encountering an opportunity in daily life have increased.]
"An Encounter? A Destiny related to fortuitous opportunities?"
"Green. That's already a decent grade."
Shen Mo was quite pleased with the new Destiny attribute. "This one's worth equipping!"
He equipped it in the second Destiny slot.
[Keen Eye (Green)]
He left Keen Eye idle in the Destiny Vault, where it gathered dust.
"For everyday activities like walking around and cultivating, I can wear this Encounter Destiny to increase my chances of finding opportunities."
"When shopping in the marketplace or attending a trade fair, I can equip Keen Eye instead."
He only had two Destiny slots, so Shen Mo had to choose.
He needed to think carefully about which Destinies to wear all the time, which to equip only as needed, and which to leave gathering dust in storage.
"As for the Destiny Points I have left, I'll use them to upgrade my Special Destinies."
Shen Mo pondered for a moment, then made his decision.
No matter how many more Special Destinies he drew, he could only equip two.
He was quite satisfied with the types of the two Special Destinies he had equipped, so he didn't plan to replace either of them for now.
First, he'd upgrade his Special Destinies!
After some experimentation, Shen Mo had gradually figured out the rules of the Destiny Panel.
Special Destinies could be upgraded using Destiny Points.
However, the upgraded Destiny would retain the type of the Destiny being upgraded.
For example, the Robust Destiny he had equipped belonged to the physique category.
If he upgraded it, he would likely get a new Destiny like Tiger-Backed and Bear-Waisted or Iron Bones and Steel Sinews, but it would still fall under the physique category.
And if he upgraded Encounter: Mortal, he would probably get a higher-grade Destiny related to fortuitous opportunities, without straying into some other category.
"I'll start with Robust."
He focused his Destiny Points on the Robust Destiny.
"Buzz."
[You attempted to upgrade the Destiny [Robust] by consuming Destiny Points. You failed.]
"I'll try again!"
Seeing the notification appear, Shen Mo didn't feel disappointed. He tried again.
[You attempted to upgrade the Destiny [Robust] by consuming Destiny Points. You failed.] [You attempted to upgrade the Destiny [Robust] by consuming Destiny Points. You failed.]
He attempted the upgrade five times in a row, and every attempt ended in failure.
Looking at the mere 4 Destiny Points he had left, Shen Mo felt a pang of regret. "One more time!"
"Buzz!"
When he began his eighth attempt, golden light blazed brightly—and at last, he succeeded!
[You attempted to upgrade the Destiny [Robust] by consuming Destiny Points. You succeeded. Congratulations, you obtained a new Destiny: [Strong as an Ox].]
"Strong as an Ox?"
He hurriedly opened its Destiny attribute and examined it closely.
[Strong as an Ox (Green): Your body is as robust as an ox's, as if you have endless strength.]
"Has my strength increased?" Shen Mo examined the Destiny's effect and quietly put it to the test.
After trying it out, Shen Mo roughly estimated the boost. "My strength has increased by about thirty percent compared with before I equipped this Destiny."
Shen Mo was very satisfied with the effect.
A thirty-percent increase in strength was already considerable.
What's more, the boost this physique-type Destiny gave him wasn't limited to hitting harder. It would also make him tougher and improve his defense when taking a hit.
"Green is only the third-highest grade of Destiny. If I could upgrade it to blue, purple, or even orange-gold, its effects would probably be much stronger."
Shen Mo thought about it, then quickly gave a wry smile. "It's too early to think about that."
He had spent a month saving up these Destiny Points, and nearly all of them had gone toward upgrading it to green.
And this was only a low-level upgrade. Though the failure rate was high, it didn't take many Destiny Points.
Each attempt only cost one point.
Based on his experience upgrading basic Destiny attributes, raising a Destiny from green to blue would cost ten Destiny Points per attempt, and the failure rate would also be quite high.
There was still a long road ahead before he could obtain a high-grade Destiny.
"I've got three Destiny Points left. I'll try upgrading a basic Destiny."
He looked at the three Destiny Points he had left and opened the basic Destiny panel.
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