Chapter 74: Space-Sealing Slash
An hour later, Su Xiao left the trial ground. After converting all the benefits he had gained into combat power, he would continue coming here to develop his blade techniques. If a Blade Grandmaster could combine their own self-developed techniques, the power would absolutely skyrocket.
Su Xiao had understood this before, but developing techniques required a very long time, and he didn't have that much time. The Land of All Beings solved this problem. With so many powerhouses as references, it could save Su Xiao a lot of time and continuously provide him with inspiration.
Su Xiao planned to visit the Trade Market. He hadn't taken more than a few steps when Beini sent a message that the two legendary items had been successfully sold, totaling 1.37 million Paradise Coins. Beini wasn't good at financial management, but when it came to selling items, she was absolutely professional.
Carrying a fortune of 2.88 million, Su Xiao felt it was time to upgrade the Herbal Harmony Chapter, which was the formula for concocting enhancement potions.
Currently, the Herbal Harmony Chapter was at Lv.3, and the permanent enhancement potion it could concoct was the [Stigma Potion].
[Stigma Potion]: Permanently increases 1 point of Strength attribute, 1 point of Agility attribute, and 100 points of Health (this potion is effective when Strength and Agility attributes are below 20 points, and total Health does not exceed 800 points. Repeated use is ineffective and will cause poisoning).
Returning to his Exclusive Room, Su Xiao dragged back the mobile blue buff, Bubu Wang. With its aura, combined with Su Xiao's meditation, it only took him 3 hours to fully recover his mana.
The cost of [Stigma Potion] was 300 mana points + 28,000 Paradise Coins. Su Xiao's plan was as follows:
He would stay in the Exclusive Room to concoct potions, while Bubu Wang provided mana recovery nearby. As long as it stayed inside the Exclusive Room, whether it slept in or played games, it was fine.
Beini would be permanently stationed at the Trade Market. She loved managing finances there, so she would be responsible for selling the [Stigma Potions] Su Xiao produced.
Su Xiao and Bubu Wang would produce unlimited quantities, while Meow Beini would sell the potions at a fatherly price of 28,000 Paradise Coins per bottle. Yes, this was indeed a fatherly price for newcomers. Su Xiao had no interest in making money off newcomers. If the price were raised, the selling speed would be very slow.
What Su Xiao needed was proficiency in the Herbal Harmony Chapter. As long as the level of the Herbal Harmony Chapter could be raised, stronger formulas would be unlocked. That was the real prize. Creating permanent enhancement potions usable by third and fourth rank contractors would be the beginning of a violent profit, especially for large adventure groups like the Divine Emperor. They would purchase hundreds of bottles in batches, making it even more lucrative.
Inside the Alchemy Laboratory, Su Xiao began concocting [Stigma Potions] one by one. With full mana, plus the mana recovered during production, one batch could produce 26 bottles of [Stigma Potion]. After that came a three-hour mana recovery period, and the cycle repeated.
After concocting the potions, Su Xiao directly placed them into the team space. Beini at the Trade Market would take them out and start selling them at the fatherly price.
Soon, the first batch of [Stigma Potions] was produced. One bottle failed, but it was insignificant.
Time passed quickly. While concocting potions, Su Xiao was always thinking about one thing: how to sell the Spear Grandmaster Scroll. Many people wanted to buy it, but no one could afford the matching price. It wasn't that the item was hard to sell; it was that the item was too good for anyone to afford. The only fifth-rank adventure group he had contact with, the Wutong Tree, had also been contacted, but unfortunately, that group followed an elite route with few members, and no one needed the Spear Grandmaster Scroll.
In the repetitive process of concocting, Su Xiao began to feel fatigued. Concocting potions required a lot of focus. Putting down the potion in his hand, he opened the Herbal Harmony Chapter to check.
[Herbal Harmony Chapter Lv.3 (Proficiency: 30/262).]
Su Xiao stopped concocting, and the fatherly behavior also ceased. He began to upgrade the Herbal Harmony Chapter. The cost to upgrade this ability was very low; the difficulty was in accumulating proficiency.
Su Xiao started continuously upgrading the Herbal Harmony Chapter. As he paid Paradise Coins, a large amount of knowledge flooded into his mind. Fortunately, his mental strength was strong enough, and he gradually absorbed this knowledge.
[Herbal Harmony Chapter has been upgraded to Lv.8.]
[You have obtained a new formula: Ancient Demon Potion.]
[Ancient Demon Potion: Each concoction requires 450 mana points and consumes materials: Soul Essence, Source-less Spring, Illusory Light, Spirit Core Flesh, Mental Aggregate Substance L, Mental Aggregate Substance M, Composite Chitin, Crystal Vial.]
[Effect: After drinking/injecting, permanently increases 2 points of Intelligence attribute. (This potion is effective when Intelligence attribute is below 50 points. Repeated use is ineffective and will cause poisoning).]
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The upper limit of permanent enhancement potions had increased, reaching a 50-attribute cap. This gave it a different significance, but the enhancement effect of the potion still needed improvement.
Su Xiao's mind was very fatigued. He didn't continue concocting potions. It was impossible to raise the Herbal Harmony Chapter to a very high level in one go, unless Su Xiao joined a large force in some world and helped that force produce permanent enhancement potions.
Most of the resources obtained were converted into strength. Su Xiao planned to use the Golden Skill Points later, at least after he decided what kind of Azure Steel Shadow weapon to construct. As for the Spear Grandmaster Scroll, it wouldn't sell in a short time; the price was too high.
Lying on the bed, Su Xiao planned to invest all the remaining Paradise Coins into the Land of All Beings. At the very least, he wanted to experience what one hour in the Land of All Beings·Third Layer was like. After all, it cost 300,000 Paradise Coins per hour, so he needed to be cautious.
After sleeping for seven or eight hours, Su Xiao's spirit recovered. He gave Bubu Wang, Amu, and Beini 100,000 Paradise Coins each as pocket money, then headed straight for the trial ground. He didn't plan to come out until he returned to the Real World. As for the pocket money being too much, he never believed that he alone could have gained such high returns in the Ghost World.
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A pitch-black mountain peak supported the sky. At the summit, it looked as if a blade had sliced it flat. The area was at least the size of a football field, with several metal posts standing on it.
Su Xiao sat cross-legged on one of the metal posts. A gentle breeze blew. Whether it was the first layer or the third layer of the Land of All Beings, the environment was very comfortable. In this environment without external interference, Su Xiao could have more intuitive insights.
Standing up from the metal post, Su Xiao held the sword hilt with one hand.
Ring Break.
A circular blade aura spread out. At the same time, over a hundred semi-transparent figures appeared. Even though he had adapted to it many times, Su Xiao's instinct was still warning him. These over a hundred semi-transparent figures were all extremely powerful. Su Xiao could confirm that any one of these powerhouses could kill him. Among them, three figures had the most ordinary auras, which didn't mean those three were weak, but rather that they were so strong that Su Xiao couldn't even sense the danger.
Zheng!
The circular blade aura Su Xiao had slashed instantly spread out. At first glance, this blade aura was already indistinguishable from a physical entity. The current Ring Break had at least doubled in power.
Ring Break was already very mature. It only took Su Xiao two hours, and he planned to develop another technique.
Su Xiao's arm hung naturally, the tip of the blade pointing diagonally at the ground. The next moment, he quickly slashed three times in front of him. Although the speed was very fast, it still didn't reach his expected effect. This was just a concept, without even a specific name.
This time, only twenty-six figures appeared around Su Xiao. They all slashed three times in quick succession in front of them.
Ding, ding, ding...
Three crisp sounds like striking metal came. Su Xiao turned his head to look. It was a one-eyed man holding a long blade. In front of him, three blood-red slash marks were suspended in mid-air, and the space ahead was locked by these three blood-red slash marks.
Ka, kakakaka...
Space shattered. Su Xiao could confirm that this was an extremely powerful technique, combining trapping the enemy and killing them in one move.