CHAPTER 193: CHAPTER 151: SI NANYAN, JUST GO IN PEACE_2

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"They are all commonplace items." Wen Zhixing briefly inspected them, then slowly shook his head.

However, he still collected these things into his Universe Belt.

No reason to pass up something for nothing.

After that, Wen Zhixing wasted no time. He went straight to the bookshelves, picked up a basic tome on artifact refining, and began to comprehend it.

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Thanks to the enhancements from his Talents—Artifact Refinement Genius and Peerless Comprehension—coupled with his already powerful divine soul, Wen Zhixing comprehended basic artifact refining texts at an extremely fast pace. Wen Zhixing practically read ten lines at a glance, devouring the content like a whirlwind. Much of it was quite similar, so naturally, it did not require too much time.

One book after another, Wen Zhixing was completely engrossed in his own world.

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Half a day flashed by in an instant.

As the books he studied became more profound, Wen Zhixing began to encounter some bottlenecks.

"The speed of comprehension has slowed down somewhat," Wen Zhixing frowned slightly. The issues he faced were not significant, but they would greatly delay his comprehension time. Every so often, there would be a slight hitch, which made him somewhat uncomfortable.

"My understanding of the array path has already entered the Second Realm; I have to at least step into the First Realm of the refining path as well," Wen Zhixing mused. His speed of comprehension was already extremely fast, but he still felt it was a bit slow. The main issue was that he was currently short on time and couldn’t afford to spend too much of it here.

"I can’t skimp on Fortune Points anymore. Time to upgrade." Wen Zhixing opened his panel, ready to upgrade his Talents.

"Artifact Refinement Genius, level up!"

You have spent 10 Fortune Points, Artifact Refinement Genius (Gray) is now upgrading.

Upgrade complete, you have gained the Talent: Instrument Path Genius!

Instrument Path Genius: White Quality, can strengthen your comprehension of the refining path to a certain extent and also enhance the strength of your divine soul to some degree, making the process of crafting Spiritual Instruments more efficient.

Consume one hundred Fortune Points to upgrade to Blue Quality.

Current Fortune Points: 55.

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"Instrument Path Genius! Here it comes!"

In an instant, Wen Zhixing felt a cool sensation in his head. Within his Sea of Sense, a mysterious force emerged and rapidly integrated with his divine soul. This Talent, Instrument Path Genius, was significantly more potent than Artifact Refinement Genius. Wen Zhixing could clearly feel his divine soul growing stronger within this short period.

Divine soul strength increased, life-span +10.

Current life-span: 288.

"Eh, it can actually increase life-span too?" Wen Zhixing was slightly taken aback. This was an unexpected surprise.

But it made sense. Life-span is linked to the divine soul. The stronger the divine soul, the greater the life-span naturally becomes.

"If that’s the case, I still have two gray Talents that I can upgrade as well," Wen Zhixing rejoiced. He had not yet upgraded his Swordsmanship Genius and Array Genius Talents. Originally, he wanted to save up Fortune Points and upgrade his cultivation skill first to gain life-span. But now it seemed better to use them first.

"Continue to level up!"

Upgrade complete, you have gained the Talent: Swordsmanship Genius!

Divine soul strength increased, life-span +10.

Upgrade complete, you have gained the Talent: Array God Pride!

Divine soul strength increased, life-span +10.

Current life-span: 308.

Current Fortune Points: 35.

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"Not bad. This time I’ve added a total of 30 years to my life-span. It’s an unexpected surprise indeed," Wen Zhixing was very satisfied. Not only did he just add thirty years to his life-span, but he also enhanced his own Talents and the strength of his divine soul. It was truly a lucrative gain.

Thirty years of life-span—that meant thirty more days to live...

After the Talent upgrades were complete, Wen Zhixing felt clear-headed and refreshed. The previously somewhat cryptic artifact refining texts once again became clear.

Wen Zhixing resumed his comprehension.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Wen Zhixing’s hands moved rapidly, comprehending one book after another in almost the time it took for half an incense stick to burn. Afterward, his speed increased even more.

If an ordinary person saw him, they would assume Wen Zhixing was just fooling around. Who reads books like this?

Time flowed once more.

The Sun had long since set, and night had fallen. The entire Refining Artifact Hall began to be enveloped in darkness. But Wen Zhixing remained completely oblivious.

Through your diligent cultivation, your refining path has stepped into the First Realm: Touching the Surface.

There are Nine Realms in the refining path.

Just then, the panel prompts finally popped up. Under the empowerment of his terrifying Talent, Wen Zhixing had officially entered the First Realm in an extremely short period. This also meant that with some more hands-on practice, Wen Zhixing would be able to refine some simple Spiritual Instruments. The only issue was that the success rate wouldn’t be high.

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"Continue!" Wen Zhixing had no intention of stopping. Merely entering the First Realm of the refining path was still insufficient.

Just as he was about to continue comprehending, Wen Zhixing paused. The darkness around him reminded him of an important matter.

"Wait, I actually forgot about this!" Wen Zhixing suddenly slapped his forehead. "I’m a man who possesses the Fairy Eyes!"

The Fairy Eyes had many effects. With just one glance at these books, the Fairy Eyes could see through and record their contents. There was simply no need to flip through them page by page.

"Fairy Eyes! Open!"

The next moment, a hint of golden light suffused his eyes, rippling gently like waves of water. In an instant, both pupils turned completely golden. Around his eye sockets, circles of faint, ancient golden immortal runes bloomed.

The Fairy Eyes were fully activated!

In this moment, in Wen Zhixing’s eyes, all the books in this place seemed to flip their pages automatically. All the content surged madly into his mind.

"This is the feeling!" Wen Zhixing’s heart began to beat faster. The influx of massive information finally got his brain working at high speed. This efficiency was vastly superior to before.

"Huh, it seems like I’ve forgotten something," a thought flashed through Wen Zhixing’s mind. Because he was fully engaged in contemplating the refining path, his brain’s CPU felt like it was almost burning out. This caused Wen Zhixing to feel like he had forgotten something.

"Right, the Life Defying Blood Body!" Fortunately, Wen Zhixing remembered again.

He had already planned this. When night fell, he would summon the Life Defying Blood Body to locate Liu Qingdai. Incidentally, it could also absorb the Fortune Fragment. This could be considered killing two birds with one stone.

As for Bai Luqiu, there was no need to search; she was undoubtedly in some part of the dungeon.

BUZZ!

Large amounts of blood mist emerged from Wen Zhixing’s fingertips, then quickly condensed into the form of the Life Defying Blood Body. Perhaps because it hadn’t been summoned for so long, the Life Defying Blood Body currently looked somewhat dazed. It seemed even more dazed and foolish than before.

"Go, find Liu Qingdai’s location for me," Wen Zhixing began to transmit his consciousness.

"WHEE!"

The Life Defying Blood Body still understood such simple instructions and, full of glee, quickly went out to work.

It was so touching. Back to work again!

As the Life Defying Blood Body left, Wen Zhixing nodded and resumed his contemplation. This time, he wouldn’t leave until he stepped into the Second Realm of the refining path.

"However, it seems like... I’ve forgotten something else..." Wen Zhixing frowned again. He still felt like he was forgetting something.

"Forget it, it doesn’t matter. It’s probably not that important." Wen Zhixing shook his head, not letting himself get distracted.

Cultivation is more important!

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Meanwhile, Ning Shan had already arrived outside Wen Zhixing’s courtyard. She came by invitation. Wen Zhixing had said evening, so she patiently waited until evening before arriving.

"Junior Brother Wang, I hope you don’t disappoint me," Ning Shan murmured, her hair unbound, carrying the fresh scent of someone who had just bathed.

She looked up.

Inside the house, the light was dim. Through the window, one could faintly see a figure sitting upright in a chair.

He seemed to be waiting for someone.

Ning Shan pondered for a moment. Then, she slightly opened the white gauze outer robe draped over her shoulders, revealing her snow-white neck and her exquisite, curvaceous figure.

Only then did she walk forward with graceful steps.

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PS:

Just to let you know.

A relative has passed away at home, and I will most likely take a day off tomorrow.

Consider this a notice for an early leave.

Of course, there might also be an update.

My great-grandmother was 98 years old; it’s a ’happy mourning’ situation.

There’s nothing more to say, just wishing everyone to be in good health.