Chapter 854: Chapter 334: Rapid Growth, the Fourth Fire Spirit Root!
"This thing... is quite interesting."
Although Ning Zheng doesn’t know how to use this thing, he still wants to silently take note.
He feels that this thing could be used by himself, mysterious and eerie, with high potential, and promising prospects.
Moreover, it is also suitable for large Immortal Artifacts like [Nine Chapters][Hongmeng] used for analyzing rule types, with the "Heart Mind" seemingly leaping in the mind of the being.
Once he has money, he can update the Eye of Identification.
2.5 billion, perhaps it’s worth it!
His gaze falls on the second item.
[Fire of Civilization: The firewood of civilization burns one’s qi, knows one’s intention, understands one’s form, and reveals one’s heart! 2.5 billion.]
This should be the divine technique that Xin Xichen is currently using.
Previously, the old version of Firewood used by Xin Xichen required completely burning someone to learn their background and gain their knowledge.
Now, Xin Xichen can know your secrets just by burning some information you expose to the air.
The difference between the two is enormous.
Obviously, this Fire of Civilization is the result of Xin Xichen’s complete awakening as a Ghost King, and after revival, he updated his own spirit root.
So far, it seems that Ning Zheng has only noticed that Xin Xichen and Jiu Shui’s spirit roots have reached the extreme 3 billion range.
Jiu Shui is a different case, as he inherently has the divine technique to evolve the spirit root.
While Firewood, knowing all knowledge... seems to allow advancement as well?
"Forget about it."
Ning Zheng remained calm and chose this new Firewood.
Just by burning one’s aura, he can learn their background, it’s too heaven-defying, arguably the strongest support skill.
"From today onward, I am the Firewood Emperor."
Although Ning Zheng understands Xin Xichen’s apprehension, that doesn’t mean he won’t get angry.
As the Green Hat Manor Master, he decisively decided to play to his strengths, donning a green hat on his head.
The next morning.
Ning Zheng looked at his daily fortune value:
[Current Qi Fortune Value: 4.63 billion]
[-2.5 billion]
Whoosh!
The new Firewood Spirit Root appeared before his eyes.
The Sun Moon Divine Artifact started up, transforming the spirit root attributes slightly.
[Fire of Civilization (Fire)]
Ning Zheng resolutely planted the spirit root, and the vast fire of information ignited from within, the aura increasingly imposing and terrifying.
Whoosh.
He felt the flames within him blaze up around his body, forming a humanoid figure of flame.
Other Fire Attribute Spirit Roots are often quite volatile, causing some cultivators to become easily enraged, similar to most fire attribute blacksmiths.
But Firewood is extremely gentle, nourishing every cell of the body, analyzing every piece of physical information, even faintly suggesting the moisturizing of the body, structure update, and an evolution momentum.
Evolution of life?
Ning Zheng was slightly shocked, Xin Xichen hid his abilities well, if he hadn’t obtained his spirit root, he wouldn’t have known about this capability.
However, Jiu Shui made the right choice in selecting him.
Jiu Shui himself is an evolution spirit root.
Xin Xichen himself, updating information, evolving life.
"I’ll need to cultivate for a few days to solidify the spirit root and study how to use Firewood."
Ning Zheng sat cross-legged,
"After an estimated few days in closed-door cultivation, with 2.3 billion daily, I’ll have saved enough for the last Earth Spirit Root by the time I come out."
Although saving conservatively offers more cost-efficiency, letting the blacksmiths research a bit more could save some wealth, but Ning Zheng has money.
How much can you save?
I earn 2.3 billion a day, what’s saving less than a day’s worth of money considered as saving?
The level of money-making capability determines the level of saving, penny-pinching unnecessarily is counterproductive.
He earns Qi Fortune Value precisely for cultivation, stepping into higher realms sooner is naturally better.
Ning Zheng decisively started closed-door cultivation, the next emergence would be when the fifth spirit root is implanted, achieving Five Elements Perfection, and stepping into the Self-Transformation Realm.
And if he’s correct, the outbreak of the Sacrificial Era will soon fully wrap up.
The Ghost Tide besieging cities outside, with various terrifying Ghost Kings appearing, as each faction leader completes their Seven Colors Immortal Weapon, the final stage of the Sacrificial Era will also arrive.
The war to seize immortality is about to erupt.
But as long as they fight among themselves... what does it matter to me?
Ning Zheng’s gaze fell on the game forum, "It’s about time to announce the open beta information, with the primordial creation and race customization about to launch in a few months."
He slightly lowered his eyes, entering deep cultivation.
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Xirong Academy.
A graceful painter in white openly appeared in the academy and began teaching, joining the institution.
He conversed with people, his voice gentle and amiable, making many friends in an instant.
He also painted with others, occasionally capturing some students, prodigies, and grandmasters in his artworks, naming them "Hundred People Discussing Tao Painting", "Scholar’s Refining Diagram", and so on.
It seemed like he wanted to depict all the experts in the academy in his paintings.
He did not wear any disguise.
Because in the entire world, almost no one knew him.
If anyone could recognize him... even better, as there might be a loose end needing elimination.
Just as before, he had boldly appeared at the coronation site of the Bone King, painting from afar while chatting with the Medical Fairy and Dizzy.
He was bold, confident, and composed.
Especially not long ago, the Celestial Destiny Night Emperor he painted almost swept the world, making him aware that destiny stood by his side.
As for the Sword Casting Manor.
A group of blacksmiths chatted from the audience’s perspective.
[Oh my god, the painter!]
[Why is he here?]
[Help, won’t he just slap our Xirong Academy into the otherworld again?]
[Someone quickly come, continue to wake up the painter!]
[Isn’t his visit quite normal? As a dedicated collector of historical illustrations, how could he not come to our first forging holy land to witness the strongest people of the world pushing the era forward?]
[Medical Fairy, quickly go, it’s time to test your acting skills!]
The group chattered noisily, the painter seemed extremely mysterious to the blacksmiths, his arrival making them uneasy.
"Is that you?"
At this moment, the patrolling Medical Fairy suddenly saw the painter, stopping her patrol in surprise, "I’ve seen you, you’re that... which one? Who?"
The painter remained calm, "Indeed, we met during the coronation of the East Sea Bone Demon, and I even gifted you a painting."
"Yes, it’s you! I thought the painting was nice and kept it in the warehouse," the Medical Fairy laughed. "Your painting skills must be impressive, perhaps you’re a Talisman Master?"
"Naturally."
The painter showed a bit of surprise, as the Medical Fairy guessed he was a master of talisman-making.
He had a long lifespan, mastering a hundred arts of cultivation, nearly omnipotent, but talisman-making was his strongest ability.
In fact, his divine techniques essentially involved talisman-making.
Throughout history, he casually initiated the era of talisman-making, drawing on talisman paper, which gradually evolved into high-grade large puppet talismans—scrolls.
He appeared to be a painter, but his essence was indeed a Talisman Master.
"By the way, I’m about to head to a laboratory, would you like to have a look?" invited the Medical Fairy.
"You trust me that much?" the painter expressed surprise.
"This experiment requires no confidentiality, it’s entirely open,"
the Medical Fairy casually waved her hand, saying:
"Isn’t the Night Emperor a hot topic lately? We’re experimenting with destiny, conducting a civilization simulation experiment regarding fate lines!"
Civilization simulation?
The painter showed a trace of surprise but then nodded in agreement.
Soon he followed the Medical Fairy to a laboratory where they saw a group of... clones.
Indeed.
Clones, unearthed by Tomb Raiders from the Masked Era’s prehistoric spirit roots, regenerated here, used in a research project.
They found that cloned spirit roots were a remarkably self-replicating type of spirit root.
Commonly starting with lower-grade Masked Spirit Roots, but with successive replications, they can evolve, growing to middle-grade, upper-grade, and celestial-grade spirit roots.
Terrifying indeed.
An incredible self-growing attribute.
Of course, to elevate your lower-grade spirit root to a Celestial Spirit Root, the resources required must also adhere to energy conservation, needing tens of millions of magic coins to cultivate a Celestial Spirit Root.
Regardless, even left in this era, the Masked Spirit Root is remarkably astonishing!
Individual limits aren’t high, but for training troops and cultivating a cultivator army, it’s an extremely cost-effective choice!
But it’s just cost-effective, not game-changing.
Not many experts can elevate to Celestial Spirit Root grade; those with such potential don’t need to go for a round of Masked Spirit Roots. It’s too flashy.
After all, the original Masked versions from this period have only a genuine 50% capability, and the replication speed is very slow, unable to replicate opponents quickly in battle.
Quite dull.
The Masked Cultivator can only replicate one 50% divine technique in advance, unable to switch during a battle, which renders it somewhat useless. Just pretending to replicate.
It’s quite foolish.
The clones here are well-suited for experimentation, replicating the Golden Mud Spirit Roots, with a vast number of them, conducting social form civilization evolution experiments.
The laboratory is named "Civilization Lab 01".
