SFS Chapter 194 Core Formation, A Brand New Hextech
Chapter 194 Core Formation, A Brand New Hextech
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After introducing the three rare treasures, Lin Miaoyin looked sincerely at Chen Xu and said:
"Although these three items are not as precious as the Pure Void Breaking Pill, they each have their own wonderful uses. Consider them a small token of our appreciation and apology from the Chamber of Commerce."
"Upon the return of the merchant ships, the Clear Void Breaking Pill will be presented immediately, without fail!"
Chen Xu's gaze swept over the three jade boxes on the table as he pondered.
These three items are indeed top-quality Tier 3 marine goods, and are quite valuable.
The gift from the Huanyin Chamber of Commerce, though small, is of great significance and shows their sincerity.
He did not refuse, but nodded slightly: "Manager Lin is very kind."
Then, Chen Xu flicked his sleeve and put the three jade boxes into his storage ring.
Seeing this, Lin Miaoyin felt relieved: "I'm glad Fellow Daoist Xu is satisfied."
"How long will it take for the merchant ship to arrive?" Chen Xu asked casually, picking up his teacup.
"According to Elder Zhao's message, after the fierce battle in the Raging Waves Fjord, the ship was severely damaged, the formation was difficult to repair, and the sailing speed was greatly reduced."
"Conservatively speaking, it will take at least another fifteen days to safely reach Meteor City," Lin Miaoyin replied in great detail.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, rest assured, the fleet has escaped danger and is supported by other branches of my Huanyin Merchant Guild along the way, so there will be no further mishaps."
On the fifteenth... Chen Xu pondered in his heart.
"In that case, I will wait for good news in my cave." Chen Xu put down his teacup, stood up and took his leave.
After leaving the Illusionary Sound Merchant Guild, Chen Xu did not linger and returned directly to the Floating Island Cave.
The isolation formation was reactivated, shutting out all the noise from the outside world.
He first took out several jade boxes, scanned them one by one, and a look of joy flashed in his eyes.
Even the compensation that the Huanyin Chamber of Commerce added to Chen Xu midway through the transaction was included in the scope of the profits generated from the transaction.
Naturally, they also benefited from the boost from the "dual purpose," which doubled to six parts.
Two boxes of Star Pearls, two boxes of Illusory Mist Coral, and two boxes of Mystic Turtle Scales.
"【Dual purpose】...truly ingenious and endlessly useful." Chen Xu looked at the doubled amount of materials in front of him, a slight smile curving his lips.
He first focused his attention on the two boxes of Xuan'ao Heavy Scales.
The dark blue scales are thick and hard, cool and heavy to the touch, and faintly reveal a solid, heavy water elemental aura.
"With the breakthrough to the Core Formation stage imminent, besides the Clear Void Breakthrough Pill, a handy defensive trump card is also indispensable." Chen Xu's eyes were focused.
Once he made up his mind, he no longer hesitated. With a wave of his hand, the seal on the earth fire vein node was broken, and blazing flames erupted out.
He precisely guided them to the area beneath the refining furnace that had been set up in advance in the center of the cave.
The furnace hummed, and the temperature rose rapidly.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Xu poured out a large amount of auxiliary materials from his storage ring.
The materials used for smelting metals include fine gold and mithril, deep-sea ice silk to increase flexibility, and powdered spirit ore to harmonize properties.
The materials were piled up like mountains, shimmering with various colors of light.
He took out a blueprint for an inner armor and began refining the weapon.
Refining weapons is an extremely demanding process; if one is not careful, the Xuan'ao Heavy Scales may shatter and become unusable.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Chen Xu's forehead. He was highly focused and dared not be distracted in the slightest.
Time slipped away amidst passion and focus.
Finally, under the continuous guidance of Chen Xu's divine sense and the suppression of his spiritual power, the cold aura on the surface of the Xuan'ao Heavy Scales was gradually refined and peeled away.
The scales began to soften, changing from a deep blue to a warm, jade-like cyan.
The natural defensive runes on the surface became clearer and brighter under the high-temperature quenching, as if they had come to life.
Strands of profound mystic water emanated from the furnace, causing the space around it to distort slightly.
"Now!" A glint flashed in Chen Xu's eyes, and his hand seals suddenly changed.
A large amount of refined gold and mithril solution was poured into the furnace, evenly enveloping each softened Xuan Turtle scale, and began to slowly merge with the Xuan Turtle scale.
Then, he added deep-sea ice silkworm silk.
The silk threads produced by this exotic ice silkworm, sourced from the frigid seas, are exceptionally tough, icy to the touch, and possess remarkable flexibility and cushioning.
The silkworm silk transformed into countless crystalline threads within the furnace.
Chen Xu's consciousness guided the ice silkworm silk to weave into a flexible inner layer.
However, at the crucial moment when the main structure of the inner team was taking shape.
hum...
The furnace trembled violently and let out a mournful cry.
Due to enduring extreme force for a long time, coupled with the continuous pressure from the Xuan'ao Heavy Scales' own Xuan Shui essence on the inner wall, the cauldron finally succumbed to the strain and developed minute cracks.
"Damn it!" Chen Xu was startled. He forced himself to calm down and his powerful divine sense and spiritual energy surged in, trying to salvage the situation.
However, after some attempts, he realized that if he forced himself to continue...
Not only will the quality of this inner armor drop drastically, but it may also disintegrate due to uneven power during later use, rendering all efforts futile.
A hint of reluctance flashed in Chen Xu's eyes, but he still made a decisive move and abruptly closed the hand seals.
boom!!
He forcibly suppressed most of the earth fire beneath the furnace, and the violent energy fluctuations gradually subsided.
I plan to collect more materials later and refine it again.
Fifteen days passed in the blink of an eye.
Deep within the floating island cave, Chen Xu sat cross-legged atop the core node of the Spirit Gathering Array.
His eyes were slightly closed, and his body was surrounded by a dense, almost liquefied spiritual energy.
After more than ten days of quiet meditation, his energy and spirit have reached the peak that can be achieved in the Foundation Establishment stage.
On the wooden table, a jade box radiating a warm, jade-like light was quietly opened, revealing a pill inside that exuded powerful medicinal energy.
It was the Clear Void Breaking Pill that Lin Miaoyin had sent today.
Of course, this Clear Void Breaking Barrier Pill has also undergone a quality enhancement for a [dual purpose].
According to Chen Xu's conservative estimate, the probability of breaking through to the Core Formation stage has increased by more than 30%.
Without further hesitation, Chen Xu opened his mouth and swallowed the Clear Void Breaking Pill.
The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, transforming into a warm, torrent that rushed into every part of the body.
Unlike the domineering and tearing sensation that the Dragon Transformation Pill brought to Xiao Jin, the medicinal power of the Clear Void Breaking Barrier Pill was more moderate and peaceful.
boom……
The bottleneck in the early stage of Core Formation emitted an invisible cracking sound under the impact of the medicinal power.
After an unknown amount of time, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended.
This oppressive force did not originate from Chen Xu himself, but rather from the mysterious laws of heaven and earth, directly targeting Chen Xu, who was breaking through to a higher realm at the core of the cave.
Chen Xu's body tensed, his bones groaning under the strain.
He groaned, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were brighter and more determined than ever before.
"Freeze it!!"
Chen Xu roared inwardly, pushing the "Mysterious Water Dragon-Opening Technique" and the "Pure Origin Technique" to unprecedented limits.
After countless compressions of the spiritual energies of wood, water, fire, and earth, a golden elixir with four colors flowing together finally began to take shape.
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At this moment, Nan Longyue was busy by the fishpond.
Suddenly, the hand seals in her hands abruptly stopped, and she looked up in the direction where Chen Xu was in seclusion, her beautiful eyes filled with surprise.
"This oppressive aura... is Senior Xu forming his Core?!"
However, in that instant when her mind was in shock...
Deep within her consciousness, a throbbing sensation originating from the very depths of her bloodline arose.
The water and wood spiritual energies that had been flowing smoothly within her body suddenly became like wild horses, losing all control.
"Ah!" Nan Longyue exclaimed, staggered back a step, and her face turned deathly pale.
"How come my spiritual power is also..." Her eyes were filled with astonishment and confusion.
She never actively sought a breakthrough, and even felt that she still had a long way to go before reaching the Core Formation stage.
However, at this moment, the originally docile spiritual power within his body suddenly boiled.
A power originating from the depths of her dantian erupted without warning, violently tearing through the barrier of Foundation Establishment Perfection and forcibly dragging her into the vortex of Core Formation.
The scene inside the floating island became incredibly breathtaking.
On the left, Chen Xu was at the center of the four-colored spiritual energy storm, with Xuan Shui in control, roaring like a dragon, dominating and suppressing the other three colors.
On the right, Nan Longyue was enveloped in a dense, almost tangible, cyan-blue aura of water and wood, like a giant water cocoon.
The water ripples are gentle yet possess immense power, and the wood elemental energy is vibrant yet harbors hidden sharpness.
She bit her lower lip tightly, her body trembling slightly.
The phantom of the Chiwen appeared and disappeared behind her, constantly breathing in and out spiritual energy, helping her to sort out the wildly spinning two-colored vortex.
Almost the instant Chen Xu's golden core was formed.
Nan Longyue also successfully broke through to the early stage of Core Formation.
A moment later, Nan Longyue slowly opened her eyes, which seemed to contain a newly born ocean, deep and lively.
She looked inward at the two-colored golden core radiating powerful energy in her dantian, and for a moment she was in a daze.
"I... I've already formed my core?" she murmured to herself, her voice filled with disbelief, her gaze involuntarily drifting towards the direction where Chen Xu was in seclusion.
……
"Early stage of Core Formation, finally achieved!"
At this moment, Chen Xu slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath.
He didn't have time to feel the surge of power within his body; instead, he turned his gaze to the three illusory runes that had appeared before him:
[Reinventing Forge: All your equipment will transform into a random [Artifact] (except for the [Golden Shovel Crown] and Emblems). Allies gain 60 x the number of [Artifacts] they are carrying. Gain 1 [Artifact Forging Device].]
[Demigod Sacrifice III: Our strongest spirit pet immediately kills another spirit pet and gains 60% of the attributes of the killed spirit pet.]
[Lotus Penetration II: Grants a 20% critical hit chance, and all damage dealt can critically strike. Critical hits will reduce the target's attributes by 30% for 3 seconds.]
As expected, this breakthrough to a higher realm resulted in the appearance of three Prismatic Hextech Runes.
Chen Xu's gaze first locked onto the first Hextech rune, [Fully Refined Forge].
"Randomly transform all equipment into divine artifacts?"
Chen Xu frowned slightly, pondering in his heart.
The four pieces of Light Edition equipment he currently wears are a carefully considered combination.
It combines attack speed, recovery, defense, and damage amplification.
Once this rune is selected, the four pieces of equipment will immediately and randomly transform into unknown [Artifacts].
Then, his gaze turned to the second Hextech rune, [Demigod Sacrifice III].
"Immediately kill the other spirit pets, and let the strongest spirit pet absorb 60% of their attributes..."
Chen Xu glanced at it and almost without hesitation excluded [Demigod Sacrifice III].
Because all three of his contracted spirit pets possess considerable talent, sacrificing any one of them would be a loss for him.
Moreover, Xiao Jin, Shu Changsheng, and Qingling are important companions on his path to enlightenment, and are by no means sacrifices that can be offered at will.
Finally, Chen Xu's gaze fell on the third Hextech rune, [Transparent Lotus II].
"Gain a 20% critical strike chance, and all damage dealt can critically strike. A critical strike will reduce the target's attributes by 30% for 3 seconds..."
Seeing this effect, Chen Xu's eyes lit up.
This rune is incredibly well-suited to his current combat system.
Although the critical hit chance is only 20%, by switching to other equipment that increases critical hit rate, hitting critical hits with every shot is not a dream.
Combined with the terrifying attack speed from the [Radiant Guinsoo's Rageblade], this is further enhanced.
Critical hits reduce the target's attributes by 30%, and this effect can be triggered almost continuously.
Moreover, this Hextech rune has no side effects, unlike the [Future Forge] which disrupts the existing system.
It also doesn't require sacrificing a partner like [Demigod Sacrifice].
"This is it!" Chen Xu no longer hesitated and locked his divine sense onto [Transparent Lotus II].
hum...
The illusory image of the rune transformed into a stream of light and instantly disappeared into Chen Xu's brow.
A strange energy instantly flowed throughout his body.
He felt that his perception of "weakness" and "outburst" was clearer, and an invisible sharpness surrounded him.
Just then, the restrictions on the quiet room were gently activated.
Chen Xu scanned the area with his divine sense and saw that the person standing outside the door was Nan Longyue, who had just broken through to the early stage of Core Formation.
"Come in." Chen Xu said calmly, and with a flick of his sleeve, he opened the barrier.
Nan Longyue carefully entered the quiet room, her posture respectful.
Her gaze towards Chen Xu was incredibly complex, a mixture of gratitude and awe: "Congratulations, Senior, on successfully forming your Core!"
Chen Xu's gaze fell on her, and he casually said, "You are also at the Core Formation stage, so there's no need to address me as a senior. Just call me fellow Daoist."
Upon hearing this, Nan Longyue replied with a hint of fear, "Senior Xu has shown me great kindness, which I will never forget."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xu nodded slightly: "It's a coincidence, and also your good fortune."
Nan Longyue breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "By the way, it seems that the news of Senior's breakthrough to the Core Formation stage has already spread throughout the city."
"Just now, Longyue received dozens of message jade slips outside the cave."
As she spoke, she flipped her delicate hand, and a large pile of shimmering jade slips appeared before Chen Xu.
Chen Xu looked at the jade slip in front of him and raised his eyebrows slightly.
He casually picked up a jade slip that emitted a faint sandalwood scent and probed it with his divine sense.
Inside were congratulatory messages from nearby forces and Core Formation cultivators, along with various gifts.
Chen Xu remained calm, not taking these blessings to heart.
Successfully forming the Golden Core naturally attracts attention, which is all expected.
He casually sorted and put away the jade slips, intending to deal with them later.
But Chen Xu's gaze swept over the stack of jade slips, and one inconspicuous jade slip caught his attention.
The jade slip has a rough surface and is engraved with only a simple and unadorned character "Wu," which is quite different from those ornate jade slips.
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