110 – New Chat Group Functionality! New Blue Talent
by spirapira“Finally back… This time was really dangerous.”
Back in the pavilion, Wang Ping felt the tumultuous blood and energy within his body, feeling extremely alarmed.
Had he returned even a second later, he would have been seriously injured, or worse, dead.
The power of the Light Pope was truly overwhelming.
Wang Ping had always wondered about the level of power the Light Pope possessed.
Now it seemed that the power given to the Light Pope by the Light Pope was at least at the Profound Elixir Realm level.
And the true battle power of the Light Pope himself must surpass the Profound Elixir Realm by at least two levels.
“The top combat strength in the fantasy world where Zhang Hu resides isn’t low either…”
Wang Ping mumbled.
“Ding, congratulations on contributing fifty percent in this group mission. You are awarded 300,000 group points.”
“300,000, not bad.”
Wang Ping nodded in satisfaction.
Now, with this 300,000 group points, he had a total of 800,000 group points.
He wondered if Lin Yuanyuan would follow Liu Mei’s example and send him a big red envelope because he helped complete the group task and got great benefits from the mission.
“Ding, Lin Yuanyuan has sent you an exclusive red envelope.”
At this moment, a system notification sounded from the chat group, making Wang Ping blink.
He opened the chat group and clicked on the exclusive red envelope.
“Ding, you received 150,000 group points!”
“150,000, that’s half… Lin Yuanyuan is generous and knows how to show gratitude.”
Wang Ping pondered in his heart.
Lin Yuanyuan (80): “Thank you, Brother Wang, for helping me gain powerful strength and bringing me back alive this time. This is a token of my gratitude.”
Zhang Hu (5): “What the heck, I only got 10,000 group points this mission, and Lin Yuanyuan, you gave 150,000 group points, so generous!”
Chen Yao (71): “Indeed generous. I got 30,000 group points this time, not bad.”
Qin Tian (77): “I got a bit more, around 50,000. The formation disk is indeed powerful.”
While everyone was chatting, a system notification sounded again.
“Ding, detecting that group members have already slain five anomalies, the group sign-in function and group strengthening function are now unlocked. By using points, you can strengthen your body or a specific power. The cost depends on the level of power. Additionally, a new item and automated sales function have been added to the System Store. Members can explore them.”
Wang Ping looked at the system notification, slightly dazed.
The group sign-in function was a new perk.
By signing in once a day, they could earn a certain amount of group points.
“Sign in.”
Wang Ping chose to sign in.
“Ding, sign-in successful, you received 9 group points.”
“Not bad, even though it’s not much at once, it adds up over time. As long as you sign in daily, even ordinary members can slowly grow stronger. This way, the mortality rate after crossing over will be significantly reduced. This chat group has been complained about so much, it’s finally undergoing some reform.”
Wang Ping’s eyes lit up as he muttered to himself.
By signing in to earn group points and using the points to strengthen his body or a learned skill, one could slowly grow stronger.
As long as he could grow stronger, plus the presence of the Golden Finger, he could better handle various crises, promising a hopeful future.
Then, Wang Ping opened the System Store to see what new items were added.
When Wang Ping saw the description of this item, he was slightly dazed.
Golden Finger Refresh Card
—Price: 100,000 group points
—Function: Consumes 100,000 group points to redraw the Golden Finger.
—P.S.: Unlimited purchases. However, each subsequent purchase will cost increasingly more group points.
“This thing is nice.”
Wang Ping’s eyes brightened.
One must know that the biggest cheat for a transmigrator is the Golden Finger.
But some transmigrators draw rather ordinary Golden Fingers.
Therefore, the gap between transmigrators can sometimes be bigger than that between humans and dogs.
If one could get enough group points to refresh a new Golden Finger, they might just turn the situation around.
This is an item that increases opportunities for transmigrators to counterattack.
Of course, he didn’t really need this stuff.
His Life Simulator is already considered one of the top-tier Golden Fingers.
Next, Wang Ping studied the auction function of the system’s marketplace.
This function is also simple; it’s just like an auction house. Group members can upload their items, set a price, and let other members buy them. However, the chat group takes a ten percent commission.
“This function seems pretty good too. From now on, when trading in the group, the chat group can evaluate the value and perform transactions using group points. Group points can finally serve as a currency. Although there will be a ten percent commission, it’s convenient. For example, with cultivation techniques, after uploading to the marketplace, other members can purchase them without having to trade individually.”
Wang Ping’s eyes flickered as he thought.
“However, this reform of the chat group seems aimed at a time when there are a large number of members… But with the current mortality rate of the chat group, it’s really difficult to maintain a large number of members.”
Wang Ping shook his head again, unable to understand what the person behind the transmigrator chat group was thinking or what their goal was.
To put it bluntly, he and the other members were just workers risking their lives, and they were forced into it.
Wang Ping then collected his thoughts and returned to the chat page.
At this moment, the chat group had come alive again.
Zhang Hu (5): “Damn, this reform of the chat group is quite significant. It seems the chat group is finally taking our lives seriously.”
Zhang Jun (70): “It should be taken seriously. Otherwise, we really are about to give up. These tasks are so dangerous, and the rewards are so measly… Who can stand it? It’s worse than heartless capitalists by ten thousand times.”
Qin Tian (77): “Buddy, you’re really brave, daring to criticize here.”
Zhang Jun (70): “It doesn’t matter whether I say it or not. It’s not like our thoughts can be hidden anyway.”
Chen Yao (71): “Agreed.”
Wang Ping (66): “I think there won’t be any dangerous tasks for a while. If this continues, we’ll all be wiped out sooner or later. The reform of the chat group is obviously aimed at nurturing more members. Moreover, there might be new tasks appearing. Otherwise, the added selling function of the system marketplace would be meaningless.”
Zhang Hu (5): “Damn, I feel like Brother Wang is tempting fate here…”
Zhang Jun (70): “Doesn’t matter. Whatever happens, happens. It’s not like we can change it. I’m logging off to heal. I lost an arm this time, it’s so miserable.”
Seeing Zhang Jun’s message, everyone’s hearts grew heavy again.
Wang Ping shook his head, sighed, and also closed the chat group, not in the mood to chat further.
As for why killing five anomalies triggered such a major system update, Wang Ping was too lazy to think about it.
“Time to claim my reward. What should I choose this time?”
Wang Ping brought up the reward page for the paid simulation, contemplating.
- Early Spirit Nurturing Realm cultivation.
- Green Talent – Magic Prodigy.
- Various cultivation secrets.
- Alchemy experience.
- Eight-Tenths Peak Sword Intent.
- Profound Weapon – Seasky Staff.
Cultivation is not something he can choose for now, otherwise the subsequent expenses would be too high.
To refresh powerful talents, he needs to accumulate many chances, and if the expenses increase, it would be a huge loss.
Of course, this is also the reason why obtaining cultivation can be useless; the significance is minimal.
If choosing cultivation could break through a particular dilemma, Wang Ping would still choose cultivation.
“Let’s enhance combat power first. I need to elevate all those things like secret techniques, sword intent, and combat experience. Otherwise, my realm and other skills are mismatched.”
After thinking, Wang Ping was just about to make a choice when he realized…
Practitioners of magic often have strong souls and outstanding mental power.
Because when a mage casts a spell, it is actually through the use of their mental power to manipulate external magical elements to perform the magic.
Of course, one can also cast magic by relying on the internal accumulation of mana, but solely relying on their internal mana won’t allow them to cast many spells and is not sustainable.
Therefore, mages are indeed affected once they are in areas with thin magical elements.
However, Wang Ping wasn’t considering this, but rather, that magic geniuses are definitely of the type with remarkable mental power and strong soul power.
In other words, their talent in terms of the soul is exceptional.
And what Wang Ping needed was precisely talent in the realm of the soul, right?
This magic prodigy perfectly met his requirements.
For a moment, Wang Ping felt a wave of fear.
Because he had been fixated on the tasks and combat power, he almost missed out on the talent he needed.
If he had realized it a bit later, he would have truly missed a great opportunity.
“System, I choose ②. Green Talent·Magic Prodigy and ⑥. Sky Ocean Staff…”
Wang Ping said in his mind.
This Profound Weapon, Skyocean Staff, is very difficult to obtain.
Among all the rewards, there is only this one item reward.
Therefore, naturally, he chose this.
As for Sword Intent or secret methods, they can be obtained in the subsequent simulations, no need to rush.
Anyway, when choosing rewards, rarity should be prioritized.
Of course, it should also be something very useful to oneself; otherwise, it shouldn’t be chosen.
“Ding, choice successful.”
With Wang Ping’s choice made, he felt his mind clear up, his senses became sharper, and the range his Spiritual Sense could cover also increased.
However, this was because he wasn’t in a fantasy world; otherwise, Wang Ping felt that he would definitely be able to easily mobilize the magical elements in the air, and these magical elements would be very friendly to him.
As Wang Ping was perceiving his changes, an item appeared in his storage spirit ring.
However, because his storage spirit ring was only a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone, an extremely terrifying aura leaked out.
That was the aura of a Profound Weapon.
“Not good!”
Wang Ping’s face changed immediately after seeing the Skyocean Staff.
He hadn’t expected the aura of a Profound Weapon to be this powerful.
Immediately, Wang Ping used his Spiritual Essence to seal the storage spirit ring, trying to prevent its aura from leaking further.
Then, he soared into the sky and flew towards the distance.
He knew that trouble was brewing.
The aura of the Profound Weapon was too powerful, and in Seven Star City, with so many cultivators and quite a few strong ones, they would definitely sense the anomaly.
If the news reached the Seven Star Palace, the Seven Star Palace Ancestor Nangong Yun, in the face of such great benefits, wouldn’t care about any sentiments and would definitely make a move against him.
After all, the value of a Profound Weapon is too great, it’s a treasure that only Profound Elixir Realm experts are qualified to own.
Even ordinary Profound Elixir Realm experts might not necessarily possess a Profound Weapon.
Like the Sea Ape Clan, maybe their ancestors were once prosperous; otherwise, they wouldn’t qualify to have a Profound Weapon.
Even possessing a Profound Weapon before, they would have kept it hidden, not daring to expose it or use it lightly.
Because once exposed, it could attract many Half-Step Profound Elixir Realm experts’ covetous gazes.
Even ordinary Profound Elixir Realm experts might make a move to seize it.
Even if the Profound Weapon was stolen, the Sea Ape Clan could only claim it was a precious treasure without revealing the details.
Because the impact would be too great.
As Wang Ping rushed out, many strong individuals in Seven Star City looked towards him, each revealing a strange expression and chasing after him.
The aura just now was unmistakable; it definitely couldn’t be a mere spiritual weapon, it was absolutely a Profound Weapon.
A Profound Weapon, for cultivators in the Great Transcendence stage, is an absolutely priceless treasure not to be missed.
Although Wang Ping is a seventh-rank alchemist and also a Spirit Embryo Realm expert, he still isn’t qualified to possess such a treasured item.
“Wait, why is this guy so fast?”
However, these cultivators trying to chase him were left stunned; Wang Ping’s speed was so fast that he quickly disappeared from their sight.
This made them feel somewhat incredulous.
Why would a cultivator in the Spirit Embryo Realm have such a fast flying speed? It was quite abnormal.
One should know, even the Spirit Nurturing Realm doesn’t have such speed.
These cultivators exchanged glances, choosing not to continue chasing Wang Ping. Instead, they immediately began using means to notify their respective factions.
Only by utilizing their faction’s intelligence network could they first-time locate Wang Ping’s whereabouts.
Moreover, Wang Ping, after all, is a Spirit Embryo Realm cultivator, and he practices both body and spell cultivation, making his combat power immensely strong, not something an ordinary Great Transcendence Realm cultivator could handle.
On a deserted island away from the Seven Star Archipelago, after confirming that no one was chasing him, Wang Ping secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
“This time serves as a lesson… I need to quickly get a high-quality storage spirit ring. Otherwise, if the quality of the storage spirit ring is too low, the hidden dangers are too great.”
Safe at last, Wang Ping sighed.
Having lived cautiously for so long, to be exposed in this way was really helpless.
“Let’s run a simulation first and check if there’s any danger ahead. If there’s a risk of death, I need to consider quickly enhancing my combat power or returning to the Profound Turtle Continent.”
After calming himself, Wang Ping muttered.
“System, I want to perform a paid simulation.”
After some thought, Wang Ping said in his mind.
Although free simulation is good, it’s better to opt for a paid simulation at this moment.
Because in the event of a sudden attack, at least there’s a reward option.
“Ding, this paid simulation will consume 10,000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. Do you wish to proceed?”
The system’s voice sounded.
“Proceed.”
Wang Ping nodded.
“Ding, purchase successful. Life Simulator activated, refreshing talents.”
The system’s voice echoed again.
“Ding, talents refreshed successfully. Congratulations to the host for successfully refreshing a Blue Talent · Unfinished Business.”
Blue Talent · Unfinished Business: Each time the host dies in the simulation, the memory of the moments before death will be transmitted.
“Blue Talent!”
Wang Ping was very surprised to see this talent.
He did not expect to be so lucky, managing to refresh a blue talent once again.
However, this blue talent did not enhance him directly but was more of an intelligence-gathering type of talent.
“A great talent; oftentimes, the descriptions of deaths in the Life Simulator are not detailed. I don’t know where or how the simulated Wang Ping died. With this talent, it will greatly help me avoid many dangers.”
Wang Ping commented to himself, eyes glittering.
“Ding, talent loaded successfully, life simulation begins.”
As Wang Ping was evaluating, the system’s voice once again sounded, the familiar screen appeared, and words floated up.
【Day One: You did not choose to flee back to the Profound Turtle Continent, you thought of some matters. If others find the Stele Formation, you will lose a means of survival. Therefore, you decided to wait and see if these people would locate this place.】
【Day Three: You noticed an anomaly; strange demonic beasts followed your lingering flight aura. You were alert and knew it was inevitable. However, you didn’t intend to return to the Profound Turtle Continent immediately. Returning might trap you there forever. Without destroying the Stele Formation, you’d face a constant influx of enemies.】
【And if trapped in the Profound Turtle Continent, your cultivation will likely stagnate at the Great Transcendence Realm, making it very difficult to progress further. This is something you cannot tolerate.】
【You chose to strike, killing the demonic beast. Then, you waged a great battle against the pursuing cultivators. Initially, you unleashed the power of a Nine-Star Martial Saint, defeating the enemies. But with the appearance of the Spirit Nurturing Realm experts, you were forced to enter a Berserk State and utilized the power of the Profound Weapon to slay them.】
【However, after you killed a Spirit Nurturing Realm expert, the Seven Star Palace Ancestor Nangong Yun appeared. He courteously invited you to join the Seven Star Palace, promising to shelter you.】
【You chose to refuse. In response, Nangong Yun no longer hid his intentions and attacked you. Without fear, you fought back with your Profound Weapon. However, you underestimated Nangong Yun’s strength. As a near half-step Profound Elixir Realm expert who has lived for nearly a millennium, even a pig would become formidable in that time.】
【But Nangong Yun is no pig; he is a genius. A millennium of grinding made his understanding of martial arts profound, able to wield various secret techniques effortlessly. However, his strongest aspect is his comprehension of Intent. His comprehension of the Star Intent reached the level of minor completion, a higher level of understanding.】
【You were gravely injured by one strike from Nangong Yun, even your Martial Saint’s golden body was cracked. You felt a chill realizing you were too arrogant before. These old monsters are far from simple; the difference in cultivation time is fatal.】
【Thus, you could no longer hide. You activated your Five Elements Spiritual Body, performed the secret technique of the Five Elements Fusion Technique, wielded the Ocean Sky Staff to perform the Sunset Sword Technique, unleashing your greatest combat power, intending to battle and kill Nangong Yun.】