Chapter 872: Chapter 30: Many Hands Make Light Work

“People always think I’m naive, but actually, I’m quite sharp most of the time.”

“Haven’t you heard that having less knowledge doesn’t mean being uneducated?”

“Do you really think I don’t know that to ascend to the Third Rank, it’s necessary to first ‘upgrade’ the Promotion Drive?”

“Heh heh heh!” (Note 1)

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In the hotel room, Xu Shu shook his head and chuckled.

In front of him were the basic materials needed for this attempt to break into the Third Realm.

From high to low quality, they included the Legendary Mystical Chapter “Taotie,” the Epic-level sigil “Yin God,” and a Third-tier Flawless Level Curse Crystal.

According to the principle of the Mystical Chapter and sigil’s ‘compatibility with lower tiers’, these items were just enough.

After taking a few deep breaths, Xu Shu acted immediately, picking up the Curse Crystal and pressing the ‘Yin God’ sigil onto it.

After a series of twisted vibrations, the ‘Yin God’ sigil sphere spread out automatically, transforming into fine golden worm-like lines, all shooting into the Curse Crystal, entwining and merging with the spell inside it.

In just a few breaths, the spell and sigil fused perfectly, forming the final state—’curse + sigil.’

Golden in hue like amber, the Epic-level “Yin God Curse Seal,” emitting chilling waves, was completed.

Its outline resembled a thick, orderly stack of banknotes, magnificent and beautiful.

In terms of profession, it belonged to the “Deceit Five Families,” namely “Evil Spirits Three Families,” “Alien Species,” and “Demon,” which were interconnected and interchangeable pathways.

Next, Xu Shu held the “Yin God” Curse Seal in his left hand and pinched the beast-head-shaped “Taotie” Mystical Chapter in his right, gripping them tightly.

With his fingers aligned, the searing pain in his palms made it hard to distinguish whether it originated from the left or right hand.

Accompanied by an almost imperceptible weak flow of heat that turned inside his body, Xu Shu immediately released his grip.

A golden-red merged curse seal fell onto the bed sheet.

The two objects had already become one, and the inscription of the Mystical Chapter was complete.

The gold represented the “Yin God,” while the red glow signified the “Dragon Elephant.”

Thus, what was originally an Epic-level single-path curse seal officially became a Legendary dual-path curse seal.

“Hurray, the Legendary Curse Seal is complete!”

With this initial success, Xu Shu clenched his fist lightly, feeling somewhat satisfied.

Based on information obtained from the Ascension Network, there were no Legendary Curse Seals in this world; Epic was the limit. The so-called Legend was truly a ‘legend’ until I, Mr. Xu, came along and established the Legendary Curse Seal!

How could he not be thrilled?

However, even satisfied with the masterpiece before him, Xu Shu didn’t rush to try containment.

Because he knew there was still one last step of preparation he hadn’t completed.

Ascending from Second Rank to Third Rank required not only achieving Second Order Perfection in self-cultivation but also another special prerequisite—the Promotion Drive needed to undergo ‘upgrading.’

This step within the Ascension Network was also referred to as ‘expansion,’ ‘amplification,’ ‘elevation frequency,’ and so forth.

In short, it was necessary to exchange for the appropriate basic tools from Lie Zhenzi and have them crafted by Mo Palace Transcendent beings above “Mechanical Expert” to elevate the Promotion Drive’s level, meeting the requirements for ascending to the Third Rank.

This tool’s name was quite interesting, called the “Sequence Frequency Band.”

It was divided into ‘low frequency,’ ‘mid-frequency,’ ‘high frequency,’ etc., with different judgments needed by transcendent beings at each stage.

For first and second-tier, only a low-frequency Promotion Drive was needed to suffice, which was the basic version equipped by the Astronomy Association for those who passed the selection test.

In this respect, all transcendent beings were treated equally; first and second-tier only required a low-frequency drive, and jumping to use a mid-frequency drive would only cause physical breakdown.

It’s at the level of Second to Third Rank that the Promotion Drive could be amplified to a ‘mid-frequency drive.’

As for the specific details, such as the exact meaning of elevation frequency or why you couldn’t just issue a high-frequency drive to everyone outright, these were highly classified secrets that Xu Shu couldn’t find detailed information on.

In short, first and second-tier transcendent beings were usually called low-sequence transcendent beings, and Third Rank was classified as middle sequence.

Following this logic, Third to Fourth Rank required a ‘high-frequency drive,’ and Fourth to Fifth needed another amplification.

Of course, these were still far in the future for Xu Shu, who was more concerned about the materials needed currently.

He hadn’t even bought a “mid-frequency sequence band.”

This item could only be exchanged at Lie Zhenzi’s place, alongside “Heart Fire Incense Burner,” “Qi Concealing Mask,” and other unique items also exclusively supplied by Lie Zhenzi, with no other providers.

And it’s clearly priced, 1000 per piece—the price unit, of course, being Contribution Points.

Xu Shu was currently short on cash, with less than 200 Contribution Points, and if he wanted to purchase it, he’d have to sell a Third-tier Flawless Curse Crystal.

There’s no room to negotiate or ask for credit because it’s from ‘Lie Zhenzi,’ known for fairness, equally squeezing every transcendent being, either buy it or leave it.

Moreover, this hasn’t even included the money to hire the appropriate “Mechanical Expert” for crafting.

The “Mechanical Expert” path, anciently known as “Artisan,” along with the path of “Scholar” creating observatory sigils, the “Taoist” path for making talismans, and the “Polluter” path for account washing and resets, are all indispensable auxiliary careers in the transcendent being’s path to ascension.

To request the help of an “Artisan,” you have to offer something, right?