"Ten Thousand Methods Mirror?"
Chu Mo's gaze shifted slightly as he repeated the name.
Ming Su nodded and began explaining slowly. "It is a [Primordial Spirit Treasure] held by a certain Dao Venerable in the association. Born in response to the Great Dao, its powers are wondrous and profound.
"Whether dharmic treasures, pills, talismans, cultivation methods, or secret arts, the Ten Thousand Methods Mirror can deduce whatever you seek. Even methods that defy all reason,
"that do not exist in this world, can be refined from fiction into reality."
At this, something stirred in Chu Mo's heart. Held by a Dao Venerable-a Primordial Spirit Treasure?
He knew that since Ming Su had brought it up, there must be a way to use it, so he asked directly, "What price must one pay to use this mirror?"
Ming Su glanced at him and smiled. "Using it consumes fortune. Ordinarily, deducing a Golden Core cultivation method requires around a hundred strands of fortune. A Nascent Soul method would cost a thousand strands or more.
Chu Mo silently did the sums.
After advancing to True Lord, his annual allotment of fortune from the association was five hundred strands. A thousand strands was enough to raise someone in the early Golden Core stage by one level.
"However," Ming Su said, changing tack, "since you have only just become a True Lord, the association offers a benefit. Every newly advanced Nascent Soul cultivator may use the Ten Thousand Methods Mirror once for free. It is limited to Register-Bearing Mansion Opening methods at Golden Core or below, or Nascent Soul methods of Qi-Collecting Foundation Establishment."
Chu Mo's brows lifted slightly.
Free? Such a good thing actually existed? That hardly fit Tribulation Deliverance's money-grubbing ways. Becoming a True Lord really did change one's standing.
After a moment's