A Reward from Boss Hongmeng

After entering Mount Tai, the things Qi Fei needed to do were the same as before.

Cultivation, and training troops.

Aside from the adjustments needed for the main unit under Guan Yu, the captured Mount Tai bandits also needed to be drilled from scratch.

Both of these tasks were more troublesome than the previous new recruits, but they were still within the scope of Qi Fei's capabilities.

Chen Xi, meanwhile, took Zilong, Jian Yong, and the others to begin the administration of Mount Tai.

By using work-relief programs, they gradually transformed ordinary refugees and bandits into law-abiding citizens with steady jobs.

They began to develop bit by bit.

At the same time, the Qi Fei in other worlds was also developing.

In the Heavenly Jewel Change World.

Led by Jiang Yu, a friend of Zhou Shuiniu, Qi Fei headed to the Vastness Palace to meet that elder Consolidation Master.

However, upon seeing Qi Fei's Alexandrite Cat's Eye and Dual Physical Jewel, the elder did not show a look of joy.

He let out a long sigh, then refused Qi Fei's request to become his apprentice with a complicated expression on his face.

Instead, he prepared to introduce Qi Fei to Ye Ruichen, one of the three God Masters of the Vastness Palace.

God Master is the title for the top-tier Consolidation Masters.

The Consolidation Scrolls produced by Consolidation Masters also have levels.

Low-level ones are not worth mentioning; the differences are merely in the success rate of consolidation and slight variations in the strength of the consolidated equipment.

It is only at the Master-Level that a true qualitative change occurs.

When a Master-Level Consolidation Master creates a scroll, they can pre-set one Inlay Slot.

The Inlay Slot can be used to embed a Will Jewel or a Heavenly Core from a Heavenly Beast (similar to the magic cores in the Coiling Dragon World).

It is just like a game.

When a Heavenly Core is embedded, the consolidated equipment can utilize the power of the Heavenly Core, resulting in lower consumption and greater power.

When a Will Jewel is embedded, not only can the skills imprinted on the Will Jewel be used on the equipment, but the Will Jewel skills can also benefit from the equipment's bonuses.

Only at this stage does the consolidated equipment basically meet the needs of a Heavenly Jewel Master.

As for the next level, it is the Grandmaster-Level.

Beyond the increase in the basic performance of the equipment, the most important aspect of the Grandmaster-Level is the addition of another Inlay Slot.

The importance of the number of inlay slots goes without saying; anyone who has played games basically knows.

The limit for this elder of the Jiang family was right here.

However, due to his advancing age and insufficient strength, he could no longer complete them independently.

The final Consolidation Master level is the Legendary-Level, also known as the God-Level.

The number of God-Level Consolidation Masters is extremely rare; there are only a single-digit number of them in the entire world.

God-Level consolidated equipment no longer requires Inlay Slots.

They can directly utilize the skills of any Will Jewel and provide amplification for any skill.

Therefore, at this stage, one basically abandons Inlay Slots and allocates that energy elsewhere.

That is, a set.

Composed of multiple Physical Jewels that resonate with each other, they achieve an effect where 1+1 is greater than 2.

The more Physical Jewels that make up a set, the stronger the average power of each component in the set becomes.

The limit for a Master-Level set is five or six Physical Jewels.

The limit for a Grandmaster-Level set is eight.

The limit for a God Master-Level is eleven (a record created by the original protagonist, Zhou Weiqing).

When Zhou Weiqing's God-Level set was complete, the strength amplification provided by the equipment alone reached 10,240 times.

Under the amplification of this multiplier, even Zhou Weiqing, with only three-jewel cultivation, could rely on his strength to hang God King Tang up and beat him.

(At three-jewel cultivation, Zhou Weiqing's strength had already exceeded a thousand catties.)

I really don't know how someone managed to let God King Tang act so arrogant in front of Zhou Weiqing, who had twelve-jewel cultivation, by the time of the finale.

Qi Fei thought to himself while following Elder Jiang.

"Xiao Fei, your talent is something I have never seen in my life. With my abilities, I would only delay you."

Elder Jiang said, looking back.

"Therefore, I intend to send you to Master Ye. Only at his level can your potential be fully realized."

"I will certainly keep your kindness in mind, sir."

Qi Fei said earnestly.

"It cannot be considered a favor, merely a bit of self-awareness."

Elder Jiang said, stroking his beard.

"Besides, by introducing you to Master Ye, I can also earn a favor from him."

Perhaps, he could then ask Master Ye to craft a God-tier Consolidation Scroll for the disciples of the Jiang family.

"Even so, Qi Fei must still thank you, sir."

Qi Fei bowed to Elder Jiang.

Not to mention that he was not the type of person to burn bridges after crossing them, even if he were, wouldn't he have to cross the river first anyway?

"Hahaha, I am already very pleased that you have this intention."

Elder Jiang said with a laugh.

Afterward, he brought Qi Fei to the front of a magnificent building.

After notifying the attendant, the two of them were led into a reception room.

After waiting for a few minutes, a tall figure suddenly appeared in the room.

"Xiao Jiang, what brings you to see me?"

A deep, resonant voice echoed.

Qi Fei turned his head to look and discovered that it was a muscular old man.

The old man wore a purple robe, and his gray-white short hair stood upright like steel needles; combined with his burly physique, he was full of the aura of a tough guy.

However, what didn't quite match his tough-guy appearance were his hands, which were as smooth as white jade.

Clearly, he had practiced some special techniques on them.

"Greetings, Master Ye."

Elder Jiang pulled Qi Fei along to bow to the newcomer.

"I have come this time to introduce a child to Master Ye. His aptitude is excellent; it would be a waste if he were taught by me."

"Excellent aptitude?"

Ye Ruichen looked at Qi Fei with suspicion.

Then, his expression changed.

"Let me see."

Ye Ruichen grabbed Qi Fei and injected Heavenly Power into his left and right wrists respectively.

Qi Fei had originally intended to release it himself for him to see.

But this worked too, and it saved him the trouble.

"Remarkable, truly remarkable."

After a long while, Ye Ruichen let go with a look of shock on his face.

"I had thought that the talent of that fellow Long Shiya was the limit of this world, but I never expected to witness the true pinnacle today."

Long Shiya, one of the original protagonist's teachers.

He possessed six attributes and was an Eleven-Bead Heavenly Emperor, known as the Six Absolute Emperor, one of the top powerhouses in the Heavenly Jewel Change World.

"Little one, may I ask your name?"

Ye Ruichen asked with a kindly expression.

"Qi Fei."

Qi Fei replied.

"A good name. Flying solely by relying on Heavenly Power is something only a Ten-Bead Heavenly King powerhouse can achieve. It seems your parents had very high expectations for you..."

Ye Ruichen started off with a round of awkward flattery.

Honestly, given Ye Ruichen's attitude, Qi Fei felt that even if he had introduced himself as Gou Dan, he could have still spun it into something flowery.

"Xiao Fei, would you be willing to take this old man as your master?"

Qi Fei was so embarrassed he could have dug a villa out of the ground with his toes before Ye Ruichen finally got to the point.

"I am willing to follow by your side, Master, and listen to your teachings."

Qi Fei had come for exactly this, so naturally, he wasn't going to pull any stunts here.

"Good."

Ye Ruichen clapped his hands and shouted excitedly.

"Take these two little toys to play with for now as a greeting gift. Later, I will personally design a Legendary Set for you as a gift for taking you on as my disciple."

As he spoke, he took out two rings and handed them to Qi Fei.

"Many thanks for the treasure, Master."

Qi Fei bowed to Ye Ruichen before taking the two rings from his hand.

"One of these is a Space Ring, which can store daily necessities."

As Ye Ruichen spoke, he demonstrated how to use the two rings for Qi Fei.

"The other is a Disguise Ring, capable of hiding your cultivation and Life Bead; even I cannot see through that layer of disguise."

This statement filled Qi Fei with great joy.

Ye Ruichen was a God Master, after all, with a cultivation of at least Ten-Bead.

If he couldn't see through it, that meant the vast majority of people would be deceived by this ring.

He could finally rejoin the Sharing of Qi Fei and the others.

Qi Fei even felt like shedding tears.

Finally, he wouldn't have to stand on the sidelines like a victim anymore.

After giving the introductory gifts, Ye Ruichen turned his attention to arranging the Apprenticeship Banquet.

Although the formal banquet would have to wait until he finished designing the blueprints, a private one could be held right now.

Or rather, it had to be held right now.

That old geezer Xing Tianyi had actually dared to show off his good disciple in front of him earlier.

Now, it was time to let him see a true genius.

And that old hag Weiyang, too.

Now that I, your master, have a genius disciple, you old hag can just go by yourself.

"Hahaha—"

Thinking of his two old friends, Ye Ruichen couldn't help but laugh toward the sky.

This is fate.

A genius disciple just shows up at my door while I'm sitting at home.

After laughing, Ye Ruichen suddenly remembered that besides his good disciple, there was someone else here.

"Ahem, Xiao Jiang, thank you for this time."

He cleared his throat and said.

"I grant you three opportunities; once you have prepared the materials, I will craft three God-Level Shaping Scrolls for you, and I will also allow you to bring one person to observe."

As one of the top figures in the world, this condition offered by Ye Ruichen was extremely generous.

This was not only for the sake of Qi Fei but also Ye Ruichen's final act of assistance to this former registered disciple of his.

I hope your family can produce a God Master in the future.

Ye Ruichen wished silently in his heart.

Upon hearing this, Elder Jiang was so moved he nearly cried, bowing repeatedly to thank Ye Ruichen.

In the end, it was Qi Fei who calmed him down, allowing Ye Ruichen to be freed and find time to show off his newly accepted disciple to his old friends.

Coiling Dragon World.

Previously, Qi Fei had put on an awkward performance as a victim in front of the three maids.

Afterward, Qi Fei observed them for a long time and found no signs of them reporting to other factions.

Thus, he lowered his guard slightly and focused on his cultivation.

As for the crisis brought by Linley.

When the butler reported the age-appropriate young ladies at the magic academy, he casually chatted about the newly emerged peerless genius of Ernst Magic Academy.

The Level 5 Mage, Linley.

At this, Qi Fei immediately relaxed.

Linley, who had only just become a Level 5 Mage, hadn't even been to the Magical Beast Mountain Range yet, so naturally, he hadn't encountered his first love.

In other words, the things Qi Fei was worried about were still a long way off.

"This is truly great."

After hearing this, Qi Fei sighed in his heart.

Then, he began to cultivate with peace of mind.

One day, two months later.

Qi Fei suddenly felt that his previously ordinary Magic Power had undergone a qualitative change.

"Finally became a Level 1 Mage."

Qi Fei couldn't help but exclaim.

Although he knew that his cultivation speed in the Coiling Dragon World was already considered fast.

However, the steadily approaching threat always made Qi Fei involuntarily want to speed things up.

After all, he had only just obtained his cheat, and he had no desire to die young.

Otherwise, should he go back and warn Linley not to pull out that sword?

This thought surfaced in Qi Fei's mind.

As long as the sword wasn't pulled, the Magic Beast siege would never happen, which would grant him more time to develop.

But how could he make Linley believe him?

Just as Qi Fei was pondering these things, an inexplicable power began to emerge slowly within his body.

A strange sensation also began to spread at his wrists.

"Life Bead awakening?"

Qi Fei reacted instantly.

The position on his wrists was clearly where the Life Bead shared by Heavenly Jewel Change Qi Fei was located.

This had not been easy.

It had been exactly three months since it was shared, and it had finally adapted to the environment here.

Just as Qi Fei was feeling emotional, a sensation of breaking free from restraints washed over him, and several beads appeared on his left and right hands.

"Boom—"

Before Qi Fei could even check them, a magnificent power descended before him.

A majestic man in black appeared before him.

He wore armor and held a weapon, as if he were about to commit an act of destruction the very next moment.

Destruction.

The Supreme God of Destruction had descended!!!

The moment he saw the man, this thought naturally arose in Qi Fei's mind.

Beyond that, in the face of such magnificent power, Qi Fei couldn't even think at all.

He could only stand there in a daze, unable to move a single inch.

Then, the Supreme God of Destruction moved.

He released his weapon and reached out to tap Qi Fei gently on the center of his forehead.

Following that, the Supreme God of Destruction vanished without a trace, and that great power disappeared along with him.

Qi Fei finally regained the ability to think normally.

"Hoo~, hoo~"

Qi Fei collapsed onto the ground, gasping for air.

Facing an incarnation of the rules with a mortal body that wasn't even at the Saint Realm was simply too difficult.

It was not something a normal person could endure.

After quite a while, Qi Fei finally managed to recover enough energy to check the information that had appeared in his mind.

"?"

The moment he saw the information, Qi Fei's expression shifted in shock.

The information indicated that the Supreme God had just descended to reward him for the Innate Ability he had gestured on his own: the Life Bead.

The reward was an enhancement of Qi Fei's Innate Ability.

Normally, one Physical Bead could only be condensed into one type of equipment.

(The two Physical Beads of the Mutated Dual Physical Beads are effectively one.)

But now, Qi Fei's Physical Beads could possess multiple condensed forms.

Furthermore, this ability could grow alongside his cultivation; for every One-Jewel increase in cultivation, each Physical Bead would gain an additional form.

Although the Physical Bead's ability was formidable, the Will Jewel was even more impressive.

Qi Fei's Will Jewel could now not only imprint ordinary skills as it originally could, but it could even imprint the Innate Abilities of Divine Beasts.

In an instant, Qi Fei associated this with the Innate Abilities used jointly by the Four Divine Beasts in the original work.

If he could copy these four types of abilities, wouldn't he be able to rival an Overlord directly once he became a Chief God?

Thinking of this, Qi Fei was overjoyed.

He immediately wanted to scramble up to study his Life Bead.

But the moment he struggled to climb up from the ground, he noticed that there was one more person in front of him.

It was an old man in simple black robes.

He had long, disheveled black hair, and his beard hung down to his chest.

"Hello, young man, my name is Beirut."

He said.