Mid-Grade Magic Spell: Heart Piercing Drop

Compared to Zone 1, Zone 4 has significantly fewer merchants. Jiang Liu scrolled from the top to the bottom of the page, finding only a little over a hundred merchants.

None of them seemed to have any featured items. He casually clicked into one, stayed for only a minute, and then exited.

This merchant only had one set of black lace lingerie for sale, with a photo of a seductive beauty wearing it. The description below said "add me as a friend for benefits."

A scam, a complete scam.

Did they think cultivators in the Cultivation Era hadn't seen the world? They were trying to run a shady business in the game's shop.

He opened another shop. It also featured a photo of a swimsuit model, but this time the description was about buying spirit stones.

"Good grief, are there no merchants selling actual cultivation items?"

Jiang Liu clicked into several more shops, all of them empty. It was then he realized it was only the second day since the zone opened. Who would be willing to sell magic tools or spells at this point?

The magic tools and spells obtained from the Cultivation Era weren't even enough for him to use, so why would anyone sell them? Who was that generous?

He himself had eight pieces of magic equipment, but that didn't mean everyone else did.

"This is a bit awkward."

Jiang Liu took a breath and started clicking on the merchants from the top of the page one by one.

There were merchants selling crafting materials, spirit stones, and small amounts of Qi Refining Pills, but hardly any selling magic tools or spells.

He checked dozens of merchants, his disappointment growing. Was he going to leave empty-handed?

Finally, when he was browsing through the merchants past the eightieth one, his eyes suddenly lit up. A light blue book icon appeared in his vision.

[Heart Piercing Drop]: Mid-grade magic spell. Condenses water spiritual energy into a single drop, capable of piercing stone. Price: 2000 spirit stones.

He finally found a usable spell!

And it was mid-grade!

Jiang Liu's spirits lifted, and he quickly contacted the merchant.

[Jiang Liu]: You there? I don't have enough spirit stones. Can I trade a mid-grade magic tool for it?

A moment later, the other party sent a message.

[Qianxin Jingxiu]: Send me your in-game name, and I'll add you as a friend to discuss.

[Jiang Liu]: Jiang Liu.

After sending his in-game name, Jiang Liu switched back to the Cultivation Era.

A few seconds later, he saw a friend request from someone named Shi Jingxiu and immediately accepted it.

[Shi Jingxiu]: Show me what you have.

Jiang Liu sent over the Wind Swirl Banner.

[Shi Jingxiu]: Wind Spirit Root? What is this?

[Jiang Liu]: Special Spirit Root. This is a special type magic tool, very rare. If I weren't in a hurry, I wouldn't trade it. You've hit the jackpot.

[Shi Jingxiu]: I don't even have a Special Spirit Root, so what good is it to me? Don't try to fool me. I'll trade if you have a fire-element mid-grade magic artifact.

[Jiang Liu]: You might not have one now, but that doesn't mean you won't in the future. The next limited gacha pool will feature Wind Spirit Roots. If you save up and pull one, you'll soar!

[Shi Jingxiu]: Really? How do you know the limited gacha pool will have Wind Spirit Roots?

[Jiang Liu]: I'm guessing. If they aren't releasing Wind Spirit Roots, why would they release wind-element magic tools? Makes sense, right?

[Shi Jingxiu]: It does seem to make sense. Let me think about it.

Damn, another whale player. They could just pull for a Special Spirit Root on a whim.

Jiang Liu muttered to himself. But then again, it made sense. Who could afford a mid-grade magic artifact if they weren't a whale?

A dozen seconds later, he received a trade request and his heart leaped with joy.

Lost Wind Swirl Banner, gained Heart Piercing Drop.

At the same time, another message popped up in the chat box.

[Shi Jingxiu]: If the limited gacha pool doesn't feature Wind Spirit Roots when it opens, then hehe, you know what happens, right?

[Jiang Liu]: Is this your first time playing a game?

[Shi Jingxiu]: No, I play AAA games.

[Jiang Liu]: Oh. Consider it a lesson learned. Don't listen to random internet strangers. Here's another piece of advice: close your online shop.

[Shi Jingxiu]: ?????

[Shi Jingxiu]: What do you mean? You scammed me?

He closed the chat box and blocked the friend.

"Sorry, good brother. Consider it a lesson learned."

Jiang Liu shook his head. Believing everything you read online? That's just asking to be scammed.

He hoped this one "hit" would make the other person a bit smarter.

He wasn't worried about the other party tracking him down offline. With over twenty cities across four provinces, the chance of them being in the same city was extremely small, let alone the millions of people within that city.

Besides, even if he encountered a one-in-a-billion chance, so what? Could the other party be more real than him, a Qi Refining Layer 8 cultivator?

Trading a mid-grade magic artifact for a mid-grade magic spell, neither of them loses out. It's just a matter of when it can be used. Even if it can't be used, it can be resold. Special type magic tools are definitely worth a lot.

He was satisfied, and hoped the other party was happy too.

Jiang Liu cast the minor incident aside in the blink of an eye, happily learning the mid-grade magic spell Heart Piercing Drop.

After learning it, he directly entered Story Chapter 1-1 and activated the Immersive Experience function.

His vision shifted, and three petty thieves appeared before him.

[This Mountain Is Mine to Command]

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"Heart Piercing Drop!"

Jiang Liu cast Heart Piercing Drop according to the skill information that flooded his mind. His right palm spun, and water spiritual energy condensed in his palm. A pale blue, semi-transparent water drop, only the size of a fingernail, appeared.

Once the water drop formed, he waved his palm and struck the air. Heart Piercing Drop drew an invisible straight line in the air. Its speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it pierced the petty thief's chest, disappearing without a trace.

There was almost no wound, only a tiny trickle of blood flowed from the petty thief's chest before he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"So fast!"

Jiang Liu was slightly surprised. After Heart Piercing Drop shot out, he could only vaguely see a straight ripple in the air, which pierced through the petty thief's chest in an instant.

Even a Qi Refining Layer 8 cultivator's eyesight couldn't discern the speed of Heart Piercing Drop!

This Heart Piercing Drop was still slower than a bullet.

"Tsk tsk tsk, a killing technique, a pure killing technique. I've hit the jackpot."

Jiang Liu was very satisfied with Heart Piercing Drop's performance. He turned and re-entered Chapter 1-7.

Using Heart Piercing Drop on petty thieves wouldn't show much. To practice spells, he still needed the old man in Chapter 1-7.

[How dare you!]

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"Heart Piercing Drop!"

Before the Lingyun Sect elder in Chapter 1-7 could wield his sword and leap forward, the Heart Piercing Drop in his palm had already pierced the opponent's chest.

Didn't kill him instantly!

He missed!

Jiang Liu looked closely. This Heart Piercing Drop hit the center of the Lingyun Sect elder's chest, but didn't graze his heart.

He still had to aim himself!

Jiang Liu pouted. Heart Piercing Drop, Heart Piercing Drop, Heart Piercing Drop!

It wasn't until the fourth use of Heart Piercing Drop that he pierced the Lingyun Sect elder's heart.

The accuracy. He couldn't bear to look himself.

"It doesn't have to be the heart, does it? Hitting the head, the groin, any vital spot should work?"

Jiang Liu's eyes darted around as he began to explore the hundred ways to kill the Lingyun Sect elder.

Piercing the head, piercing the neck, piercing the groin, piercing the heart.

After killing the Lingyun Sect elder five times, the spiritual energy in his body was depleted.

"Twenty-one Heart Piercing Drops. With the top-grade gold Spirit Root, the amount of spiritual energy has also doubled."

"There's no skill cooldown. As long as the mana bar is full enough, Heart Piercing Drop is like a rapid-fire pistol!"

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