Chapter 511: Chapter 511
"Oh? Can you see what’s inside the Mist Cloud?" Jiang Yuan’s eyes were filled with eager anticipation.
If he could penetrate the clouds, he would then explore only the clouds with good things, wouldn’t that lead to riches!
Ling Di scratched its ear with a hind leg, chuckling, "Relying on inspiration, scent, and a little foresight, I can’t say I see through it, but I can vaguely guess there’s something bad inside."
It paused, then emphasized, "This Mist Cloud is truly sinister; Master, remember to be cautious when you encounter it in the future."
Even a dog at the level of Mahayana Great Perfection couldn’t see through it; the Mist Cloud indeed had something peculiar.
Would it mean Ling Di can only be left at home in the future, unable to do anything else?
Jiang Yuan tidied up the workshop, feeling somewhat distressed.
A grand demon beast at the level of Mahayana Great Perfection, reduced to a gatekeeper dog, was too much of a waste of such a talent!
Yet he couldn’t find anything more suitable for it to do at the moment.
With Jiang Yuan’s personality, he’d even ask the Bull Demon King to plow a couple of acres, helplessly watching a super powerful figure unable to contribute to the construction of the courtyard left him quite frustrated.
After spending a million Spirit Stones to purchase the Jade Marrow Pill formula, clicking use and then alchemy, the Alchemy Room filled with the roaring sound of flames burning.
[Alchemy of Jade Marrow Pill, remaining time: 23:59:57]
[Replacing with advanced flames can correspondingly reduce alchemy time]
[Would you like to spend 600,000 Spirit Stones to complete the alchemy immediately?]
"Forget it, there’s enough time anyway." Jiang Yuan’s account balance was over thirty million, but he remained grounded.
No matter the world, common currency is always excellent; although earning it wasn’t difficult, spending must be done judiciously—save where needed, spend where required.
Alchemy didn’t need to be rushed; after the Wilderness arrives, then accelerating with Spirit Stones wouldn’t be too late.
Exiting the Alchemy Room, Jiang Yuan eagerly entered the Treasure Forging Workshop, collecting all the decomposed materials, and then placed the Divine Mountain Statue and Meteorite on the platform.
When he first entered the Wilderness World, he worried the small Divine Mountain Statue might be stolen; conditions were so basic that he could only temporarily hide it under the thatched hut’s bed.
Later, he found that once the system settings were arranged, no one was allowed to move certain items—even Little White couldn’t help—Jiang Yuan relievedly placed the Divine Mountain Statue on the Storage Box as decoration.
After upgrading, the house had transformed into a Level Five two-story villa, and the Divine Mountain Statue consistently remained as a decoration on the disciple’s room table.
Just like when he first arrived, small and roughly carved, not so exquisite nor particularly eye-catching, not even heavy as imagined when moving; it seemed like an ordinary small mountain statue.
[Would you like to use the Meteorite to synthesize the Divine Mountain Statue into a Level Two Divine Mountain Statue?]
Jiang Yuan chose to synthesize, then watched as a two-day countdown appeared, with the Treasure Forging Workshop helpfully reminding that using a more advanced flame could improve efficiency.
"Looks like I need to find where there’s advanced Spirit Fire; the buildings are upgraded but the flame level is too low, delaying tasks," Jiang Yuan sighed, watching the countdown tick away bit by bit, feeling quite impatient.
[Would you like to spend a million Spirit Stones to accelerate the completion of the Divine Mountain Statue synthesis upgrade?]
The system was indeed calculating; previously, earning channels were few, account balances were low, and buying blueprints, formulas, or accelerating workshop processes—all were within acceptable price ranges.
Now, with earning channels open and account balances increased, the prices skyrocketed!
He hesitated for two seconds, but ultimately couldn’t resist the curiosity.
It’s just a million Spirit Stones, right? With Immortal Jade exchange services and tributes from Xiu Zhu Pavilion, it would be earned back in no time, so he went for it!
[Divine Mountain Statue synthesis upgrade completed]
After spending a million Spirit Stones, the progress bar smoothly completed, and a slightly larger, more refined Divine Mountain Statue than before quietly sat on the platform, still appearing quite ordinary.
But when Jiang Yuan picked it up, the system prompted—[Divine Mountain Statue: Level Two home protection treasure, can encompass the entire current courtyard area, ensuring no destruction when the Wilderness descends.
Current home level is Level Five; the former Level Five energy protection shield effect is doubled by the Divine Mountain Statue, capable of resisting mid-advanced monster attacks; effects become active upon placement and materials can be collected for upgrades at the Treasure Forging Workshop.
Additionally: A mysterious cave on the Divine Mountain is opened, click to enter for exploration]
[Achievement: Divine Mountain Statue upgraded to Level Two. Reward: New home map card]
"Oh, so the statue’s level doesn’t relate to the courtyard’s level?" Jiang Yuan realized as he saw the details, initially believing Shuiyun Lake courtyard was like other villages, with protection shield level entirely depending on the statue.
After all, villagers relied on demon cultivators upgrading and charging the statue to release greater power to protect the village.
Thus when he entered the Wilderness and read the Divine Mountain Statue’s description as "Level One home protection treasure," he thought it was related to home level.
No wonder the courtyard continued upgrading, with the protection shield continually thickening and strengthening, while the Divine Mountain Statue showed no activity; it appears they’re in a complementary relationship.
Jiang Yuan ran with small steps to place the Divine Mountain Statue on the living room table, where a radiant light flashed above, visibly fortifying the protection shield far beyond previous levels.
"Woof?" Ling Di sensed the change, glanced at the protection shield comparable to a Sect Protection Array, whimpered a few times, and then lay down, thinking the master’s move was indeed extraordinary.
Just moments ago, the courtyard was nearly attacked by a sinister Mist Cloud; but he directly doubled the protection shield’s energy. Sure enough, having an Immortal Jade Mine indicated wealth and power, consuming vast energy tirelessly day and night without an ounce of regret.
"Sigh!" With this thought, it sighed again.
Finally encountering a clueless Mist Cloud drifting by, and willing to strike it down to earn praise from the master—not appearing entirely useless as a door watcher—yet he merely increased the protection shield’s energy; wasn’t it even more useless afterward?
Barked with a sense of frustration, even the duty of a gatekeeper seemed gone; perhaps... leading those juniors to slay demon beasts? No, no, wouldn’t that expose its true identity, rendering its disguise pointless? A mere clown?
The little dog buried its head in its paws thinking of what meaningful contributions it, as a big boss, could make to attest to its cultivation value, while Jiang Yuan discovered the "New Continent!" Googlᴇ search novel⟡fire.net
Clicking to use the newly acquired new home map card from the Storage Bag, the system map interface presented a new option; he clicked to switch, revealing a page with a list and a large thumbnail.
The foremost was naturally Shuiyun Lake, with a colorful courtyard scene thumbnail and detailed introduction: [Shuiyun Lake: First home, located in the Human World—Deserted Island—realized due to the Wilderness World’s subsidence creating Spiritual Energy Revival—west of Cat Hill Shuиyun Lake]
The second was a colorful scenery of the somewhat Yin Energy-filled Lotus Peak courtyard, also detailed, showing click-enabled free switching.
[Conch Island: Awaiting home activation. Located on the Chaotic Stone Sea of the Wilderness World; can enable navigation mode to start searching]
[Fuyun Space: Awaiting home activation. Region not open, please continue exploring]
[Crystal Palace: Awaiting home Activation. Region not open, please continue exploring]