Free Web NovelChapter 588: Chapter 588: 64 Times Strength
"You truly are..."
Seeing Zhang Yuan appear before him once more, Scholar Guan’s aged face held a complex expression.
This mysterious and profound reclusive master shook his head, then took out a jade pendant from his tattered sleeve and handed it to Zhang Yuan, "Forget it, take this and carry it with you always."
Zhang Yuan placed the wine and meat he brought on the table and curiously accepted the jade pendant from the other party, "Thank you, senior."
Five days ago, his true identity was uncovered by Scholar Guan, and he joined the Nine Generations Alliance where the latter belonged.
According to this great master’s intention, Zhang Yuan could return to West Plain City without needing to worry about the issues with the Desert Wind Army.
The Nine Generations Alliance would secretly intervene, stopping this powerful Bandit Army from causing trouble.
Yet, Zhang Yuan did not immediately leave Crescent Oasis.
He still had some matters to attend to.
Over the past few days, Zhang Yuan visited Scholar Guan every day.
One reason was to bring food for this great master, and the other was to deepen his understanding of Celestial Beings through him.
And the jade pendant that Scholar Guan had just given him seemed to be quite old, with ordinary jade quality and carving, apparently without any special features.
However, upon close inspection, one could see that within the jade lay tiny blood lines, thinner than strands of hair.
Holding the jade pendant in his hand, Zhang Yuan could sense its extraordinariness and inner spirituality.
A Profound Artifact!
Without a doubt, this was a special Profound Artifact!
"All living creatures, when dying unjustly, will breed resentment and grudge."
Scholar Guan said meaningfully, "Some creatures carry such heavy death grudges, that they linger on the perpetrator, colorless, tasteless, and formless, but would gradually fade over time."
"And you, every day you come to me, you carry fresh grievances on you!"
"This Clear Spirit Jade Pendant can dispel grievances, making it most useful for you."
Zhang Yuan was speechless.
In the past few days, he certainly hadn’t stayed put in his rundown house.
He had eliminated quite a number of wrongdoers in Crescent Oasis.
Zhang Yuan wasn’t suddenly filled with a sense of justice; it was because the Black Giant Ant was about to advance to Level 6, but the Source Material was insufficient.
To gather the necessary Source Material for the upgrade, he had resorted to acting righteously and fishing out injustice aggressively.
Scholar Guan had evidently noticed this and thus gave Zhang Yuan this Clear Spirit Jade Pendant.
Zhang Yuan did not deny it, and carefully put the jade pendant into his bosom, finally clasping his hands in salute and asking, "Senior, I will depart early tomorrow, is there anything else you instruct me to do?"
Scholar Guan thought for a moment, then said, "Seeing your recent tales of bounty, leave me some silver taels will do."
Zhang Yuan did not hesitate in the slightest, immediately reached into his chest and pulled out a large handful of silver notes, placing them on the table.
At least several hundred thousand taels.
Scholar Guan glanced at it and shook his head, "Too much."
"Ill-gotten wealth after all."
Zhang Yuan smiled, "Senior, it’s better for you to use it for good deeds and accumulate virtue, rather than it rotting in my hands."
This reclusive master would definitely not be a greedy kind, otherwise, with his status and power, there’d be no need to huddle in a desolate place like Crescent Oasis.
Zhang Yuan was sure that the request for silver taels was to help the common folks in this area.
And since the silver came easily, he was more than willing to give it.
Scholar Guan did not say more, flicked his robe sleeve and collected all the silver notes, then waved him off, "Go on."
Zhang Yuan respectfully bowed and retreated from the courtyard.
Early the next morning, he quietly left Crescent Oasis.
Zhang Yuan did not formally say goodbye to Scholar Guan.
Because it wasn’t necessary, a deliberate farewell would seem pretentious, and the great master would not mind such formalities.
Outside Crescent Oasis, in a remote and desolate place, Zhang Yuan summoned the Gray-toothed Lynx.
Just as he mounted this Profound Beast, he was suddenly struck by a thought.
Zhang Yuan promptly opened the Divine Nest interface.
[Host: Zhang Yuan]
[Realm: Tier Six (True Gang)]
[Divine Nest: Level 6 (7%)]
[Host: Tier Six Black Giant Ant (1%)/64 times strength]
[Host: Level 5 Jade Mantis (1%)/Intermediate Sword Technique Profound Communication]
[Host: Level 5 Golden Grasshopper (1%)/32 times agility]
[Host: Level 5 White Dragon Loach (1%)/Intermediate Water Profound Communication]
[Host: Level 5 Red-eyed Crow (1%)/Intermediate Profound Spirit]
[Host: Level 5 Velvet-tailed Rat (1%)/Storage Space 125 squares]
[Host: Level 5 Gray-toothed Lynx (1%)/Intermediate Profound Beast]
[Qi Blood: 2820/2830]
[Source Material: 0]
[Luck: 9+3]
The Black Giant Ant’s evolution was complete!
This was the first Divine Nest host to ascend to Level 6, just as Zhang Yuan had predicted, the Level 6 Black Giant Ant bestowed upon him an augmentation of up to sixty-four times in strength.
Not easy!
Seeing the refreshed data on the Divine Nest interface, Zhang Yuan felt very emotional.
To enable the Black Giant Ant to ascend to Level 6, he had invested more than 80,000 in Source Material.
Earlier, due to a lack of Source Material, he was compelled to stir up things in Crescent Oasis, harvesting quite a few lives.
Though no one met their end under Zhang Yuan’s hands unjustly.
But excessive slaughter is not the righteous path.
Such methods could not always be employed in the future.
Otherwise, it would inevitably provoke a fierce backlash from all forces in Crescent Oasis.
So Zhang Yuan now leaving was indeed a case of knowing when to quit while ahead.
He could not imagine, with his current cultivation strength, what power sixty-four times strength would wield!
Of course, if he were to directly activate the highest capability, he would undoubtedly explode and die instantly.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Yuan activated the newly upgraded Black Giant Ant.
Ten times, twenty times, thirty times...
The Gray-toothed Lynx suddenly felt that a terrifying aura radiated from Zhang Yuan, who sat on its back.
This Profound Beast subconsciously crouched on the ground, letting out low growls from its throat.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yuan’s physique swelled by a large margin, his whole body muscles knotted and bulged, with one sinew after another violently convulsing under the skin, Qi Blood roiling and surging fiercely.
Rip!
The next moment, Zhang Yuan’s clothes disintegrated into dust.
Fortunately, he was prepared, storing all the items from his bosom into the Storage Space, else they’d all fall to the ground.
Thirty-five times strength augmentation!
At this moment, Zhang Yuan was bleeding slightly from all seven openings, his once black eyes now entirely red.
Boom!
He suddenly swung his fist forward.
A forceful and unparalleled fist force abruptly shattered the air, transmitting far off.
Zhang Yuan exhaled a long breath, withdrawing his fist while also dissipating the strength augmentation of the Black Giant Ant.
After this test, he ascertained that he could currently endure a maximum of thirty-five times as extreme strength augmentation.
But the endurance time was very short, with little practical combat value.
To further enhance, it’s likely he would need to cultivate the "Six Harmonies Qilin Body" to the highest Realm.
And then train in more advanced Horizontal Cultivation Techniques.
Thinking about this, Zhang Yuan changed into a new set of clothing, then mounted the Gray-toothed Lynx and headed back home.
