UGB Chapter 65 System Upgrade
Chapter 65 System Upgrade
Zhang Lin carefully put away the pills. After strengthening them, he could exchange them for spirit stones at the market or give them to others later.
Three jade slips.
The first one records the "Blood Refining Sword Technique," a sword technique that uses one's own blood essence to nourish a flying sword and enhance its power.
Zhang Lin glanced through it briefly and then shook his head.
Although this sword technique is quite powerful, it requires the user to nourish the flying sword with their own blood essence, day after day, month after month.
Essence and blood are the foundation of a person; excessive depletion of these substances damages the very foundation.
This method is too evil; he doesn't plan to practice it, but he'll keep it for future use.
The second item records the distribution of some of the Zhou family's businesses in Qingxuan City.
Zhang Lin read it carefully and memorized the key information.
The Zhou family has been operating in Qingxuan City for generations, with businesses scattered throughout the city, including dozens of shops of all sizes, such as pill shops, magic tool shops, spirit medicine shops, and market stalls.
This information may come in handy in the future.
The third one contains information about a secret realm.
Zhang Lin's gaze narrowed slightly.
Langya Grotto Heaven.
This is the same secret realm recorded on the animal hide passed down from the Zhang family.
The animal hide contained only a few words, mentioning a secret realm somewhere in Huainan Road, but the details were vague.
This jade slip contains much more detailed information, including the specific location, the characteristics of the restriction, the timing of entry, and the internal terrain.
It seems that quite a few people know about this secret place.
This man in black robes is probably a spy sent by the Zhou family to investigate the secret realm, who also came to intercept and kill him.
Zhang Lin carefully put away the jade slip, already having made up his mind.
Several ritual implements.
A black flying sword, a mid-grade magic weapon, three feet long, entirely black, with blood-refining runes engraved on the blade.
Zhang Lin held the sword in his hand, poured his true energy into it, and the blood-red runes on the sword lit up, with blood-red light flowing around them.
This sword is quite powerful, but due to the characteristics of the Blood Refining Rune, it needs to be nourished with essence blood to unleash its maximum power.
There were also a few miscellaneous low-grade magical artifacts, such as jade pendants, bracelets, and hairpins, all of which were items used by women.
It seems this man in black robes is also a womanizer.
Zhang Lin carefully collected these odds and ends, intending to use them as gifts or exchange them for spirit stones in the future.
Finally, he took the small flag out of his storage bag.
Low-grade spiritual weapon.
Zhang Lin held the small flag in his palm and examined it carefully.
The runes on the flag were exactly the same as the blood-refining runes on the black flying sword, only more complex and exquisite.
This small flag and that black flying sword must have been made by the same person.
The crafting of spiritual artifacts is a hundred times more complex than that of magical artifacts.
Magical artifacts can be forged using only refined iron, spirit wood, and materials from demonic beasts, along with the inscription of runes.
A spiritual artifact, however, requires a spiritual object as its foundation, to be forged with true fire, and to be nurtured with divine consciousness, taking months or even years to complete.
Therefore, the price of spiritual artifacts on the market is more than ten times that of magical artifacts.
Even a low-grade spiritual weapon is worth thousands of spirit stones, and it's priceless.
He wants to strengthen this little flag.
Although a low-grade spiritual weapon is already quite good, if it can be upgraded to a mid-grade spiritual weapon, its power will surely increase many times over.
Zhang Lin closed his eyes and connected his mind with the system.
A phantom panel appeared before him, listing all his items.
He found the three characters "Blood Fiend Banner" and his gaze fell upon them.
[Blood Fiend Banner (Low-Grade Spiritual Artifact): With a core of Profound Yin Iron and a surface of 100-year-old spiritual silkworm silk, engraved with thirty-six blood-refined runes. Characteristics: Blood-red light protection, blood-fiend attack.]
[Required for enhancement: 2,000 low-grade spirit stones. Enhanced rank: Mid-grade spirit weapon. New trait after enhancement: Profound Yin Soul Absorption.]
Zhang Lin took out the spirit stone and placed it in front of him.
The spirit stones were piled up into a small mountain, their spiritual light shining brightly, illuminating the entire room as if it were daytime.
He took a deep breath, and his mind stirred.
"strengthen."
The spirit stones melted at a visible speed, turning into streaks of spiritual light that flowed into the Blood Fiend Banner in his hand.
The spiritual light flowed like silk threads across the flag, merging with the runes within it.
The crimson runes became brighter and more intricate under the nourishment of the spiritual light.
Originally there were thirty-six runes, but under the guidance of the spiritual light, twelve more were created, densely covering the flag and forming the character "摄" (shè).
The Xuan Yin Iron on the flagpole became even more resilient in the spiritual light, faintly gleaming with a metallic luster.
The silk on the flag is even finer and denser, and feels warm and smooth to the touch, like a baby's skin.
A moment later, the inspiration vanished.
Zhang Lin held the Blood Fiend Flag in his hand.
The flag was as black as ink, with blood-red runes flowing across it as if they were alive.
The spiritual energy fluctuations were several times stronger than before, and a captivating power emanated from them.
Mid-grade spiritual weapon.
Zhang Lin channeled his inner energy into the flag, sensing the changes within it.
The blood-red aura protecting the body remained, but its intensity had more than doubled compared to before.
The Blood Fiend attack remains the same, but its power has doubled.
The new feature is called "Mysterious Yin Soul Absorption".
This characteristic allows the flag to absorb negative energy and store it within itself. When used, it releases profound yin energy that invades the opponent's body, disturbing their mind and causing them to lose their ability to resist.
If the opponent's cultivation level is lower than that of the caster, their soul can be directly captured, causing them to faint on the spot.
If the opponent's cultivation level is higher than the caster's, it can also disturb their mind and greatly reduce their combat power.
Zhang Lin nodded slightly.
This Xuan Yin Soul-Seizing Technique is precisely the control method he currently lacks.
Although he possesses the binding and restraining power of the Wood Vine Technique, the earth-遁 (earth-遁) technique for burrowing underground, and the powerful attack of the Burning Sky Flame, he lacks a means that can directly affect the opponent's soul.
The Mysterious Yin Soul-Seizing Technique perfectly fills this gap.
Zhang Lin put the Blood Fiend Flag into his storage bag and then picked up the black flying sword again.
The flying sword was three feet long, entirely black, with blood-refined runes on its blade gleaming eerily under the lamplight.
[Blood Refined Sword (Mid-grade Magic Weapon): Forged from black iron, engraved with eighteen blood-refining runes. Characteristic: Bloodthirsty Blade.]
[Required for enhancement: 300 low-grade spirit stones. Enhanced rank: Top-grade magic weapon. New trait after enhancement: Bloodlust.]
Zhang Lin took out three hundred spirit stones and enhanced the weapon again.
As spiritual light surged in, the number of blood-refining runes on the sword increased from eighteen to thirty-six, densely covering the entire sword.
The blade was sharper, and the blood-red light on the sword was more intense.
A moment later, the inspiration vanished.
Zhang Lin held his sword in his hand and channeled his inner energy into it.
The sword glowed with a bloody light, and a sharp, murderous aura emanated from it, causing the tables and chairs in the room to tremble slightly.
Top-grade magical artifact.
New trait: Bloodlust.
This characteristic allows the user to absorb the opponent's blood and true energy after defeating them, temporarily enhancing the weapon's offensive power while simultaneously replenishing the swordsman's true energy.
The stronger the enemy you defeat, the more rewards you will receive in return.
Zhang Lin frowned slightly.
This characteristic is too sinister.
Absorbing the blood and vital energy of others for one's own use is a demonic practice, and should never be easily revealed unless absolutely necessary.
He put the Blood Refining Sword into his storage bag, not intending to use it in ordinary combat.
This sword can be used as a trump card in life-or-death situations.
For everyday combat, it's safest to use the Azure Gang Sword.
Although the Azure Gang Sword is a high-grade magic weapon, it is not as good as the Blood Refining Sword, which is of the highest grade. However, it is superior in that it is upright and peaceful, without any evil or strange characteristics, so it is reassuring to use.
Zhang Lin opened the system again. With the various enhancements he had made recently, plus the energy he had just consumed, he had met the requirements for system upgrade.
【Creation System (Level 2)】
[Current effect: Each item can be enhanced once with spirit stones. Using true essence + spirit stones allows for a second enhancement of the specified item. New feature: Homologous optimization.]
[The next system permission upgrade requires the host to reach the Golden Core Realm, activate three enhancements, and add a new function: Stealing Fortune Enhancement.]
Zhang Lin remained silent for a long time after seeing the upgraded system.
Good news, the system has indeed been upgraded, and there are new features to preview; bad news, he can't use it right now.
True essence is a product of the transformation of true essence after reaching the Foundation Establishment realm. In other words, if he does not reach the Foundation Establishment realm, he cannot use the secondary enhancement function.
Regarding the new feature of source optimization, the system only says one sentence: "If something that can be optimized is detected, the system will issue a prompt."