Three Top-Grade Spells and Four Top-Grade Magical Artifacts

Jiang Liu laughed, so amused he nearly cried.

He hadn't even seen the effects of the Dharma Body in the middle. His eyes had gone straight to the ascension requirements at the end.

1010101010!

He'd thought the stingy official game developers had finally had a change of heart and given him a Dharma Body. He'd been all smiles.

But now that he'd seen this, was this really a gift?

It was a trap!

"Brilliant. I'm thoroughly convinced."

Jiang Liu was stunned for a long moment. He had no words for it, and could only offer a single "Brilliant."

The Five Elements Dharma Body sounded incredibly powerful from its description. It increased his affinity for the Five Elements' spiritual energy, greatly boosted all his attributes, and even extended his lifespan.

But right after that, it told him that this wasn't even the most brilliant part.

It could be upgraded!

All it took was ten Supreme-Grade Spirit Roots of each of the Five Elements, and it could be upgraded into the Five Elements Profound Body!

Incredibly powerful attribute boosts, an incredibly long lifespan—you deserved to have one!

Think the Five Elements Profound Body was the most brilliant of all?

No, no. According to the game's information, all the game's items in Cultivation Era were divided into five major grades: Dharma, Profound, Spirit, Dao, and Immortal.

The Five Elements Profound Body was only the second grade.

There were definitely still the Five Elements Spirit Body, Five Elements Dao Body, and Five Elements Immortal Body to come. There was no point even thinking about them yet.

This one upgrade path for a Dharma Body had breathed new life into the Permanent Pool. The person who came up with this system was a little genius. Hats off to you.

The Permanent Pool only produced Five Elements Top-grade Spirit Roots and artifacts. As the game progressed, players who could afford to pull from it would soon collect all five Spirit Roots. Artifacts, meanwhile, would be outclassed before long. That was a normal game ecosystem.

In theory, once the artifacts became obsolete, probably few people would keep pulling from the Permanent Pool. They'd be better off spending their Spirit Stones on special Spirit Roots and higher-tier equipment.

But now, the situation had changed. A special physique that could be upgraded to an Immortal Body and greatly extend one's lifespan had breathed new life into the soon-to-be-obsolete Permanent Pool.

For the Immortal Body, for a longer lifespan, they'd have to keep pulling from the Permanent Pool.

A bottomless pit. A pure, unadulterated bottomless pit—worse than the Limited Pool.

The moment he saw the Five Elements Dharma Body's ascension requirements, Jiang Liu felt as if the game had slapped him in the face.

One second earlier, he'd angrily declared that if he ever touched the Permanent Pool again, he'd be a dog. The next, he was about to go "woof, woof, woof."

"I still need four Supreme-Grade Earth Spirit Roots, two Supreme-Grade Fire Spirit Roots, and ten Supreme-Grade Wood Spirit Roots. Then the Five Elements Dharma Body can be upgraded into the Five Elements Profound Body."

Jiang Liu's mouth twitched. Was he worried about spending Spirit Stones?

Not in the slightest. He'd pulled enough artifacts and spells to fill a backpack, and could easily sell them for tens of thousands of Spirit Stones. In the game, that would be equivalent to a million in spending.

If he wanted, he could stay up day and night and upgrade the Five Elements Dharma Body straight to the Five Elements Immortal Body!

What bothered him was the indignity of it. It felt like the game had played him. After this warehouse cleanup, he really didn't want to pull from the Permanent Pool anymore.

But he had no choice.

In all of Cultivation Era, the only place he could splurge was the gacha pools.

The Mall? Terrible value. Even dogs wouldn't go there.

The Foundation Establishment Event? He'd already filled it up.

Limited-Time Gift Pack? Go on, pop up already.

When you had money and nowhere to spend it, all you could do was keep hammering the Permanent Pool.

"Ugh, fine. I'll upgrade it. What else can I do?"

Jiang Liu sighed helplessly. After putting all the Supreme-Grade Five Elements Spirit Roots from his backpack into the Dharma Body, he began sorting through the junk items he'd drawn from the Permanent Pool.

He had a huge pile of artifact-refining materials, but no artifact-refining cauldron, so he tossed them into a corner to deal with later.

He also had a huge pile of alchemy materials. He set the century-old spirit herbs aside, then spent nearly an hour refining the ten-year-old herbs into almost a thousand Qi Refining Pills. These useless pills wouldn't do much for him now, so he might as well sell them to his good buddy.

Once he'd finished sorting the materials, he looked through the spells he'd drawn. After a quick glance, he felt a little disappointed. There were only three Supreme-Grade spells.

[Close at Hand Step]: Supreme-Grade movement spell. Allows the user to cross a short distance in a single step. Consumes an enormous amount of spiritual energy.

[Fire Python Technique]: Supreme-Grade fire spell. Condenses fire spiritual energy into the shape of a giant serpent. Attack power depends on the strength of the spiritual energy. Only usable by those with a Fire Spirit Root.

[Unceasing Flow Art]: Supreme-Grade water spell. Uses water spiritual energy to heal bodily injuries. Recovery speed depends on the strength of the spiritual energy. Only usable by those with a Water Spiritual Root.

One movement spell, one offensive spell, and one support spell. Nothing particularly special. Jiang Liu learned all three.

He now had three new spells. As for the other mid-grade spells, he wasn't too impressed.

Although he could now learn spells of all five elements, he understood that trying to learn too much would leave him mastering none of it. There was no need to learn a pile of junk. Skills had no cooldown, and as long as he had enough spiritual energy, he could cast them endlessly. There was no need to pad out his repertoire.

After sorting through the spells, he looked at the backpack full of artifacts.

As expected, there were only four Supreme-Grade artifacts. A few thousand pulls, and only four Supreme-Grade artifacts. What were the odds?

No wonder the official game developers charged three thousand Spirit Stones for a First-Charge Gift Pack containing one random Supreme-Grade artifact. That price was nearly enough for two full pities.

[Palm Seal]: Supreme-Grade artifact. Can suppress targets whose cultivation is lower than the user's. Its suppressive effect is diminished against Foundation Establishment Stage targets, and it has no effect on targets above the Foundation Establishment Stage.

[Illusion Staff]: Supreme-Grade artifact. Can create an Illusion Realm no larger than 10×10. Its effects depend on the strength of the spiritual energy and consume an enormous amount.

[Water Dividing Sword]: Supreme-Grade artifact. Increases the strength of water spiritual energy and comes with the Supreme-Grade spell Stream Dividing Sword.

[Meteorite Bead]: Supreme-Grade artifact. A single-use consumable that absorbs the power of the stars within the bead. Once fully charged, it can unleash a devastating attack. Use with caution.

"Now that's impressive. No wonder they're Supreme-Grade artifacts. These are all pretty damn powerful."

Jiang Liu examined the four Supreme-Grade artifacts. His eyes lit up, and he couldn't help laughing. He was quite pleased.

The Palm Seal was several times more powerful than the Body Restraint Ring. This time, it didn't just immobilize the target; it directly suppressed them.

The Illusion Staff could create a ten-square-meter Illusion Realm. Could it make an adults-only fantasy? He'd have to try it himself in a moment.

The Water Dividing Sword meant the Sunrise Sword could finally retire.

The Meteorite Bead was a single-use Supreme-Grade artifact. Pretty damn impressive. So, how did you absorb the power of the stars in the game?

All four artifacts would come in handy, which made Jiang Liu very satisfied. The Meteorite Bead could even serve as a trump card. He was kind to everyone and had no enemies, but it never hurt to be on guard.

He replaced the Body Restraint Ring with the Palm Seal, equipped the Illusion Staff in the sub-weapon slot, and replaced the Sunrise Sword with the Water Dividing Sword. He put the Meteorite Bead in his backpack.

He rummaged through his backpack for a few more low- and mid-grade artifacts, nearly filling all his equipment slots.

A few thousand pulls and not a single pair of shoes. Heh. Limited item, huh?

With the Water Dividing Sword replacing the Sunrise Sword, he also found a low-grade spell sword and a mid-grade spell sword in his backpack. The Three Spirit Sword Array was now complete.

After all that, Jiang Liu's combat power had risen considerably. He had a new Five Elements Top-grade Spirit Root, a new Five Elements Dharma Body, several new Supreme-Grade spells, and several new artifacts.

He opened his Character Panel, equipment slots, and skill bar all at once. Staring at the three screens, he was fired up and couldn't wait to test his strength on someone.

The Arena?

No one would accept his challenge!

The real world?

They were all weaklings!

The game?

Senior Brother, come and fight me! On Tuesday, please keep reading!