Yun Che raced onward, only stopping after he had run more than twenty kilometers.
"They shouldn't chase me this far, right?"
After a brief rest, he opened his inventory and selected the Diamond Treasure Chest first. A string of item names popped up, filling him with delight.
"Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained Top-Grade Treasure Fierce Sword Blazing Annihilation x1, Middle-Grade armor Blood Silkworm Silk Soft Armor x1, low-grade spirit fruit Purple Dew Fruit x1, third-tier pill Innate Pill x1, gold coins x3, and 1,000 experience points."
"Haha, it really is Fierce Sword Blazing Annihilation! That stingy bastard Zhang Yuan wouldn't even lend it to me for a couple of days back then. Now it's all mine."
[Fierce Sword Blazing Annihilation (high-grade, unique): Attack +240. When striking a target, has a 60% chance to inflict burning damage, reducing health by 5 points per second for 30 seconds. Stacks up to three times. Requires cultivation at the innate realm or above to equip.]
Yun Che was overjoyed. The Radiant Annihilation Sword was a fire-attribute fierce sword. Flames poured out whenever it was drawn, their searing heat enough to melt body tempering realm martial artists with ease. Even some acquired realm martial artists could not casually approach it.
Next, he took off his low-grade Rong Silk Soft Armor and replaced it with the Blood Silkworm Silk Soft Armor, raising his defense another notch.
As for the Innate Pill, it was specifically used to break through to the innate realm. He had no use for it, so he planned to save it for little Feng Chu and help her become an innate realm expert sooner.
"You're next."
Yun Che found the Seven-Colored Treasure Chest and opened it. He had never obtained this luxurious chest even during the closed beta, so his expectations were sky-high.
"Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained Peerless Treasure Old Craftsman Brand Cauldron x1, second-tier Healing Pill x3, low-grade spirit herb Green Ganoderma Flower x1, gold coins x5, and 3,000 experience points."
"Old... Old Craftsman Brand Cauldron?"
Naturally, Yun Che was delighted to receive a peerless treasure, but its name left him utterly dumbfounded.
Judging by the name alone, he would have thought it was a big pot some commoner used to cook porridge. It did not sound remotely impressive.
"No! I can't let the name fool me. It's a peerless treasure, after all. It can't be completely useless."
With that thought, Yun Che quickly found the Old Craftsman Brand Cauldron and opened its information.
[Old Craftsman Brand Cauldron (peerless, unique): Can smelt equipment of the same type together to create new equipment. Each smelting consumes 50 spirit power. Higher-grade equipment consumes more spirit power. Note: The highest grade of equipment obtainable through smelting is supreme grade.]
"Something this amazing actually exists! What a treasure!"
Yun Che's eyes shone brilliantly. For him, this cauldron was the perfect boost to his abilities.
His Divine Hand could always steal... ahem, grab equipment that could never see the light of day. Normally, he did not dare use it, and selling it seemed to be its only purpose.
Now, with the Old Craftsman Brand Cauldron, he could rework all that illicit equipment and truly make it his own.
"Let's give it a try!"
Brimming with excitement and anticipation, Yun Che smelted the Rong Silk Soft Armor and Blood Silkworm Silk Soft Armor together, consuming 150 spirit power.
"Ding! Smelting successful! Congratulations! You have obtained Middle-Grade armor, Dark Rong Silk Soft Armor."
[Dark Rong Silk Soft Armor: Equipment created by smelting Rong Silk Soft Armor and Blood Silkworm Silk Soft Armor together. Defense +75.]
"So that's how it works. Looks like smelting doesn't add the attributes together. It enhances them instead."
The Rong Silk Soft Armor had a base defense of +20, while the Blood Silkworm Silk Soft Armor had a base defense of +70. Yet the resulting Dark Rong Silk Soft Armor only provided +75 defense.
Yun Che did not mind. As long as he had enough equipment, he would eventually be able to smelt some magnificent supreme-grade gear. The thought alone excited him, making him itch to find someone and grab a few things off them.
"Keep going."
Low-grade Azure Autumn Sword + high-grade Radiant Annihilation Sword.
"Ding! Smelting successful! Congratulations! You have obtained high-grade Radiant Annihilation Sword."
Two Middle-Grade Ice-Silk Brocade Garments + ordinary undergarment.
"Ding! Smelting successful! Congratulations! You have obtained Middle-Grade Ice-Silk Brocade Garment."
The Radiant Annihilation Sword's base attack rose from 240 to 255, a modest improvement.
Meanwhile, the Ice-Silk Brocade Garments he had grabbed from his sister-in-law Qin Yelan went from 65 defense apiece to 85.
Most importantly, their appearance had changed. Even if he brought the garment out now, she would never suspect it had been hers. That was exactly the effect he wanted.
"Mm, excellent. Now I don't have to sell it."
Finally, Yun Che took out the high-grade necklace for a look. Its design was simple, resembling a black teardrop with a band of sand drifting slowly inside like a galaxy. It was beautiful.
[Tear of Silver Dust: Spirit +150.]
Yun Che was thrilled. It was actually a rare item that boosted spirit. He remembered that a female thief named Luo Ran had obtained this necklace back then. However, she had neither revealed its attributes nor handed it over to Zhang Yuan, who had discovered the ruins. In the end, she had fallen out with Zhang Yuan and the other closed-beta players, becoming their sworn enemy.
"No wonder she'd rather break their agreement than give up this necklace. It really is an exceptional treasure!"
Without hesitation, Yun Che put it on. As his spirit increased dramatically, his perception grew sharper as well.
Player: Yun Che Identity: Live-in son-in-law of the Qin Prince's Residence, academic instructor Realm: Early innate realm Talent: SSS-rank · Divine Hand (unique) Martial Root: Average Class: Titan Enforcer · LV2 (righteousness points: 120/500) Race: Human Reputation: 1249 Strength: 345+200 (1 strength = 1 attack) Agility: 329 (affects speed, critical hits, and evasion) Stamina: 488+200 (1 Stamina = 1 defense) Constitution: 290+200 (1 constitution = 10 health) Spirit: 180 (1 spirit = 5 spirit power) Attack: 545 (Radiant Annihilation Sword +255) Defense: 688 (Dark Rong Silk Soft Armor +75) Health: 4900 Spirit power: 900 (Tear of Silver Dust +150) Cultivation arts: Soul Secret Manual · high-grade, Demonflame Heart Sutra · high-grade, Wind-Thunder Body Tempering Art · Middle-Grade, Fire Spirit Art · low-grade Movement techniques: Drifting Willow-Step · high-grade Combat techniques: Frost Heaven Severing Sword · high-grade, Sky-Rending Six Directions Slash · high-grade, Radiant Sword Technique · Middle-Grade, Ten Illusions Sword Technique · Middle-Grade, Nine-Force Mountain River Fist · Middle-Grade, Star-Chasing Slash · low-grade, Phoenix Soaring Flash · low-grade... Experience: 8176/50000 Money: 9 gold, 108 silver, 941 copper
"What beautiful Attribute Points!"
Yun Che sighed appreciatively. Just as he was about to leave the Wuxia Mountains, he sensed a faint presence a kilometer away.
After a moment's hesitation, Yun Che decided to take a look. Perhaps a teacher or student from their academy had happened to flee this way too!
For Yun Che now, covering a kilometer took only a few breaths.
Not far away, a pack of drooling Demon Wolves was slowly advancing toward a woman in green lying on the ground.
The woman was still conscious. Her right hand struggled to reach the sword lying a dozen or so centimeters away, as though she wanted to use it to save herself. But her injuries were so severe that she could barely even stand.
The clever wolves seemed certain that their prey could no longer resist. Baring their teeth, they lunged at the woman.
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