Free Web NovelChapter 574: Chapter 574: Centome Upgrades
[Name: Lü Yang]
[Lifespan: 50]
[Cultivation: Early Stage of Golden Core]
[Talents: Dual Cultivation Genius (White), Got a Pair (Purple), Innate Immortal Spirit (Golden), Puppet (Golden), Divination Lottery (Golden), True Dragon Bloodline (Golden), Dragon-Stripping Platform (Golden), Cuckoo’s Nest (Golden), Fool (Golden), Ambition (Golden), Reincarnated Spirit Child (Golden), I am the Vanguard (Golden), Blessings Overflowing (Golden)]
[Dao Fruits: Fruit of Celestial Fire, Fruit of Sword Dao]
[Abilities: None]
[Artifacts: None]
[Available Leaves of Centome: 90]
[Anchor Points: 2]
With a thought from Lü Yang, the Centome quickly displayed his current status panel. Just as he expected, the changes were identical to when he had first achieved Foundation Establishment.
His Abilities and Artifacts were wiped clean.
His Dao Foundation had become Dao Fruits, leaving only the Fruit of Celestial Fire and the Fruit of Sword Dao. Seven Luminaries Heaven and the Fruit of Sorrowless Heaven were not included.
What surprised Lü Yang, however, was the final entry on the page.
’Two anchor points?’
At first, it didn’t register. He thought it had included the anchor point he’d used during Foundation Establishment, but a closer look revealed he was mistaken.
After advancing to the Perfected Lord realm, the Centome now awarded two anchor points. In other words, his margin for error when restarting had increased significantly. He no longer had to worry about impulsively setting an anchor point, only for an unexpected accident to turn it into a dead save file, wasting the point.
’I was a bit hesitant before, but not anymore.’
Lü Yang smiled faintly. Then, with a mental command, he used one of the anchor points, setting it at the exact moment he had attained the Fruit of Celestial Fire.
Of course, Lü Yang had his reasons for doing this.
First, he had two anchor points, so he would still have one left. Second, he wanted to leave himself a save point that was still a clean slate.
’Until now, my original starting point was as an ordinary Holy Sect Disciple with an undetermined Dao Foundation and Dao Fruit—a state of infinite possibility. If I were to restart and carry my current Cultivation back to that point, it would be very troublesome. It’s better to leave an anchor point here, so from now on, I can restart from this moment.’
’I can explore the secrets of Heaven and Earth and cultivate the Fruit of Sword Dao as a Perfected Lord who possesses an Emperor Fruit.’
’If I ever truly need to, I can go back to that original, clean slate. This way, I can minimize any interference from external forces.’
Thinking of this, Lü Yang was about to close the Centome.
After all, based on his experience, the Centome’s upgrades ended with the new anchor points and updated info panel. There were never any other changes.
But in the next second, he saw a pop-up message:
[Talent Consolidation page is now open. Would you like to use it?]
’...A new function?’
He hadn’t expected such a pleasant surprise!
Lü Yang’s eyes lit up. He immediately opened the so-called [Talent Consolidation Page], and a flood of information appeared before him:
[Talent Consolidation Page: Combine nine different Talents for a chance to generate a higher-tier Talent.]
[Note: The better the Talents used, the higher the probability of generating a higher-tier Talent. ’Higher-tier’ is relative to the grade of the Talents invested.]
Lü Yang briefly read the description and quickly understood how this "new function" worked:
To put it simply, it was a way to randomly reroll Talents. You could get rid of some that were no longer useful and, with a bit of luck, obtain a better one.
The principle was simple:
You could combine up to nine Talents. If the highest-grade Talent you used was White, you could potentially get a Purple one.
By the same token, if the highest was Purple, you might get a Golden Talent.
Furthermore, the more Talents you combined and the higher their grades, the greater the chance of generating a new, even higher-level Talent.
’If I only put in one Purple Talent, I could get unlucky and end up with a White one, which would be a net loss. But if I put in one Purple Talent and eight White ones to make a total of nine, I’d be guaranteed to get at least a Purple Talent back. It’s like a pity system.’
’And if I were to put in nine Purple Talents, I’d have a high probability of getting a Golden Talent.’
’The same goes for Golden Talents. If I can combine nine Golden Talents, I could very well end up with a Colorful Talent!’
A Colorful Talent—a tier even higher than Golden.
Lü Yang was certain that if Golden Talents could give him an edge at the Foundation Establishment Level, then a Colorful Talent would surely be of immense use to him as a Perfected Lord!
’But... do I have nine spare Golden Talents to use?’
Lü Yang did the math, his brow furrowing slightly. ’Divination Lottery and Cuckoo’s Nest were both refined from a True Monarch Gold Attribute, and they work very well.’
He couldn’t get rid of those two.
’Puppet isn’t very useful to me now, but I can’t guarantee I won’t have to restart someday. That Talent could still come in handy.’
He had to keep that one, too.
’I can’t get rid of True Dragon Bloodline. I’m counting on it to build good relations with the Dragon Race. The others, though, can all be replaced...’
Innate Immortal Spirit? That thing was completely useless!
That, plus Dragon-Stripping Platform, Fool, Ambition, Reincarnated Spirit Child, I am the Vanguard, and Blessings Overflowing, made for seven Golden Talents.
These could all be rerolled.
’It’s not nine, but it should still significantly increase the odds of a good result. Besides, I don’t have any other spare Talents to throw in anyway.’
After all, besides his Golden Talents, he only had Dual Cultivation Genius and Got a Pair. Both were treasured Talents he couldn’t bear to part with.
’It’s a shame the Centome’s reroll outcome isn’t based on my personal Fortune. It seems to follow its own internal logic. Otherwise, with the immense Fortune I have right now after advancing to the Perfected Lord realm, I should be guaranteed a great result no matter what.’
’These seven it is!’
With a thought, Lü Yang sent the seven Talents into the Centome. Then, under his nervous gaze, the Centome slammed shut with a THUD.
CLICK!
A sound like a lock turning came from within the Centome. The cover immediately flipped open again, and a resplendent, colorful light burst forth!
Lü Yang was instantly overjoyed.
The colorful light quickly gathered before him, forming two lines of text:
[Colorful Talent: Student as a Model]
[Student as a Model: Whenever you take on a disciple, the better their aptitude, the higher their Cultivation, and the greater their achievements, the more you, their Master, will benefit.]
The description wasn’t very detailed.
Lü Yang expanded the description to read the fine print, and only then did he understand how the Talent worked:
’In short, I’ll receive a reward for every disciple I take on. The quality of that reward increases based on the disciple’s aptitude, Cultivation, and achievements.’
’The weakest reward is based on aptitude. If a disciple only has good aptitude, I’ll receive some Mana at most, which is useless to me. Next is the disciple’s Cultivation realm. For that, I get a reward in the form of cultivation progress—the disciple’s progress becomes my own. That’s extremely useful.’
’But the best reward of all comes from their achievements!’
’In other words, if a disciple accomplishes something world-shaking, I can receive rewards related to Fate and karmic links. It doesn’t get more profound than that...’
At this thought, Lü Yang couldn’t help but rub his chin.
’Looks like the Centome is pretty thoughtful. It knew I was planning to establish my own Dao Lineage, so it gave me this specific Talent. You really are something else!’
In a place like this, you really need to use cheats to get by!
