Chapter 148: 3 Choices
Half a day’s time passed.
Suspicion appeared on Tian Huang’s face. Tang Yin noticed this, but he didn’t immediately act.
Only when another hour passed by did Tang Yin decide to take the last step. Unfortunately, he was still slightly lacking in Spirit Qi to make a breakthrough in his physical body. Tang Yin would need to do so at another time. He had already made the best of what he could at the Heaven Ascension Peak. Excluding the serendipity at the summit.
Tang Yin made sure to be extra dramatic in his last step. His expression and body posture was full of struggle and signs of collapse. It took him a good minute to take the last step to reach the 1000th step.
When Tang Yin reached the 1000th step, the pressure on him instantly disappeared. This cut off the flow of Spirit Qi which the Heaven Devouring Abyss was devouring non-stop.
Tian Huang got up abruptly and appeared before Tang Yin instantaneously. Tang Yin’s expression did not change, however, he was full of shock in his heart.
’When will I reach such a level of cultivation where I can move at such speeds? I didn’t even notice his movements.’ Tang Yin looked at Tian Huang with expectation. He held high hopes for the 2 serendipities promised by Tian Huang.
"Brat, I knew you would not fail my expectations. What is your name?" Tian Huang asked with an ancient air full of pride. He looked more awe-inspiring than normal.
"Tang Yin." After brief contemplation, Tang Yin decided that there was no need to hide his real identity.
"Good. Tang Yin, you are the 3rd person to ever reach the 1000th step of the Heaven Ascension Peak. I will give you 3 choices." Tian Huang slowly stated. Tang Yin listened with rapt attention, he did not want to miss even a single piece of information.
"Your first choice is a Tier 5 Low-rank Martial Skill. The second choice is a Tier 5 Spirit Sea Source Pill. The Spirit Sea Source Pill can increase your chances of breaking into the Spirit Ascension Realm by 30% when taken during the breakthrough attempt to the Spirit Ascension Realm."
Tian Huang paused for a moment, he gave Tang Yin a profound look before explaining the third choice. "The third choice is heaps of Supreme-grade Spirit Stone to help you form a Spirit Flame and reach the Qi Transformation Realm."
"You are the only Spirit Vein Condensation Realm cultivator among the participants. I have especially made this choice for you to allow your cultivation to be able to contest the others. Now I will let you choose between the 3 options I have offered." When Tian Huang finished speaking, he waited patiently for Tang Yin’s selection.
Tang Yin was truly tempted by the Tier 5 Low-rank Martial Skill, it could increase his strength by leaps and bounds. However, this was only a short-term benefit. It would eventually be discarded and used less frequently in the future as he became stronger.
As for the Spirit Sea Source Pill, it presented an even greater temptation than the Tier 5 Low-rank Martial Skill. Cultivators who could reach the Spirit Ascension Realm were as rare as a phoenix’s feather. Most would either die during the breakthrough attempt or not have the courage to attempt a breakthrough. After all, most cultivators only had limited potential.
However, for Tang Yin, it was only a matter of when he would reach the Spirit Ascension Realm. He had the Heaven Devouring Abyss, and he did not face any barriers during his attempts at breaking through to higher cultivation realms like other cultivators. This had been proved many times in the past.
What really enticed Tang Yin was the 3rd option. It was just as Tian Huang had said, his cultivation was lacking compared to the other participants. Although cultivation did not matter in the first trial, the same could not be said for the other trials.
He was already at the peak of the Spirit Vein Condensation Realm. He just needed that one push which could allow him to form a Spirit Flame. One of the choices provided by Tian Huang was exactly this push Tang Yin required.
There was just one doubt on his mind. "Senior, how many Supreme-grade Spirit Stones can you provide me with if I choose the 3rd option?"
Superior-grade Spirit Stones were just normal Spirit Stones. But instead of containing normal Qi, they contained Spirit Qi!
A single Supreme-grade Spirit Stone was worth 10,000 High-grade Spirit Stones. Yet, no cultivator would trade a Supreme-grade Spirit Stone with even 20,000 High-grade Spirit Stones.
This was because Supreme-grade Spirit Stones could allow a cultivator below the Qi Transformation Realm to make a guaranteed breakthrough in their cultivation once! This guarantee was mostly for the substages of a cultivator realm. This guarantee did not apply to a cultivator who was using a Supreme-grade Spirit Stone to break into a major cultivation realm. It only increased the chances of success. Nevertheless, just this attribute alone made the value of a Supreme-grade Spirit Stone skyrocket.
As for Qi Transformation Realm cultivators and above, they did not need normal Qi. Cultivating with Supreme-grade Spirit Stones was the norm for them, it was much faster than normal Spirit Stones. Therefore, they did not have a need for normal Spirit Stones and would not make such a disadvantageous trade.
