Chapter 162 – Eternal Range (IV)

Chapter 162

Eternal Range (IV)

Xi Zhao took about as long as Dai Xiu did to break through and caused a relatively similar phenomenon.

Swirls of Qi coalesced into a visible spectrum of misty-like colors, and they all slowly drifted closer and closer until they burst into a pillar of colors that was quickly suffocated by the formation Long Tao set up.

As he settled on the ground from floating up, the familiar windows showed up–except, this time, there was no ability to choose.

It was still a rather thick set of windows, and I quickly noticed a slight difference between Long Tao and Wan Lan–whereas most of the rewards from their breakthroughs were culled by about 50%, give or take, for Xi Zhao, it was actually closer to 25%. Probably because, despite him not using a cultivation method I created, I’m still kind of responsible for the turn of fate, as it were, so the system is rewarding me.

About damn time–no, no, I shouldn’t be snarky. Maybe the lovely thing can hear me, no?

[–one of your Disciples has successfully broken through into the Foundation Establishment Realm]

[Xi Zhao has managed to form quasi-Void Foundation, embossed with Sword Qi]

[Disciple’s latent talents have evolved slightly: peak-Sky -> low-Heaven]

[Disciple’s nature strengthens: Traits ‘Lonely’ & ‘Naive’ have disappeared; Basic Sword Resonance (Common) has evolved into Sword Qi Resonance (Epic)]

[Disciple has obtained a new trait: Draw Master (Rare)]

[Draw Master (Epic) — the first attack during the battle is ten times faster, twice as strong, and ignores most defenses]

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[Due to the nature of the breakthrough and the Disciple’s cultivation method, rewards have been reduced]

[–anomaly detected. A great reason as to why the Disciple could reach such a realm so quickly was Host’s interference. Rewards adjusted.]

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[Rewards:]

[Reward 1: 500 Creation Points]

[Reward 2: You may spend up to 1,000 CP (-> deducted to 750) creating an art with Temporal Edge (Jade) physique & Temporal Sword (Epic) trait restrictions; it cannot be a Cultivation Method and can only be used once. Expires in 360 days]

[Reward 3: Body Purification +23% (-> deducted to 13%); 65% -> 78%]

[Reward 4: Host gains improved understanding of a random art: Endless Shadow Steps, Intermediate Understanding -> Perfected]

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[Reward 5: Spiritfused Iron Sword (Epic)]

[Reward 6: Curse Quelling Needle (Legendary) (1 use)]

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[Curse Quelling Needle (Legendary) — by stabbing an infected person directly between their brows, the needle gathers the Curse Qi within the body and rapidly destroys it. Can expel curses up to ‘???’ grade. Is destroyed upon use]

[Spiritfused Iron Sword (Epic) — a sword made from fusing traces of spirits into cold-iron ingots. The technique to make the blades this way has been lost for generations, though a few of the creations still remain present within the world, treated as mid-grade artifacts. Every swing generates an array of Qi-suffused light that can be manipulated into either a defensive maneuver or an offensive attack. Requires high comprehension of the Sword to use properly]

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