Cultivation Starting from Choosing Augments-Chapter 107 - 104: The Wonderful Use of the Fire-Storage Treasure Gourd

Chapter 107: Chapter 104: The Wonderful Use of the Fire-Storage Treasure Gourd

「October 11th, Cuiwei Valley.」

The first thing Xiao Chen did upon waking was open his Storage Bag.

From inside, he took out a small, palm-sized red gourd.

He also took out a three-inch-square Tassel Brocade Handkerchief embroidered with a Five Elements Diagram.

To be honest, Elder Su’s sudden decision had been completely unexpected.

These were Top Grade Magical Artifacts. Many Foundation Establishment Cultivators only had a single one to use as a trump card, which they would never deploy lightly.

Although Elder Su hadn’t said much in the end, Xiao Chen had a premonition that the Su Family might soon be in trouble.

’I’ll remember this debt. As long as it’s within my power, I’ll help you shoulder any trouble that comes your way.’

’And if there’s truly nothing I can do, I’ll avenge you.’

Xiao Chen made this promise to himself. After all, he had accepted so many things from them.

Besides the Magical Artifacts, there were also all those Elixirs and Spirit Stones.

The Evergreen Pill could double the cultivation speed of a Foundation Establishment Stage Wood Spirit Root Cultivator.

The Spring Pill could increase a Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s Magical Power recovery speed by five times when they needed to replenish it.

The effects of the Beneficial Spirit Pill were even more unique.

For twenty-four hours after consuming a Beneficial Spirit Pill, a Cultivator’s Divine Sense would experience slow but continuous growth.

If one could take it consecutively for sixty-four days, it could ultimately double the user’s Divine Sense intensity.

By then, it would be an immense help, whether for actively using one’s Divine Sense to investigate others, resisting their investigations, or even defending against Divine Sense-based attacks.

He took out a Beneficial Spirit Pill and swallowed it, then walked out of the valley.

Xiao Chen took a familiar path to the small riverbank, ready to acquaint himself with the power of his new Magical Artifacts.

He had already completed their Refinement the previous night.

But now, feeling his Magical Power draining away rapidly, he was still filled with anticipation.

Activating a Top Grade Magical Artifact required at least twelve units of Magical Power.

In reality, however, the consumption was even higher.

He had to pour twenty units of Magical Power into the Fire-Storage Treasure Gourd in one go just to make it fly.

At the same time, as Magical Power was injected, the originally small gourd grew until it was a head taller than him.

This gourd could both spew Profound Fire at enemies and absorb flames.

Xiao Chen casually pointed at a large boulder by the river, and a wisp of Profound Fire immediately shot out, turning the stone into a pool of molten lava.

At the same time, the ground near the boulder quickly blackened and hardened, leaving behind a pit about ten feet wide.

"Poison Crow Black Fire!"

He then summoned his Profound Fire Crows, commanding ten of the Fire Crows to attack the gourd.

Simultaneously, he commanded the gourd to absorb the attack.

The Fire-Storage Treasure Gourd spun nimbly in place, aiming its mouth at the incoming poisonous fire.

Then, as if pulled by an invisible force, all the flames were swallowed into the gourd.

’Huh? It can be used like this?’

Xiao Chen immediately sensed that the Poison Crow Black Fire hadn’t just vanished; it was being stored inside the Fire-Storage Treasure Gourd.

For the next month or so, he could spew the Poison Crow Black Fire back out as a means of attack.

He tried it again with his Profound Yang Fire, and it was absorbed just as smoothly.

Moreover, he could sense that at this intensity, it could store about eighty more such attacks.

’No wonder it’s called the Fire-Storage Treasure Gourd. So it can actually store Fire Magic.’

This meant that when facing an enemy’s Fire Magic in the future, he had another method of Defense.

Better yet, he could give them a taste of their own medicine.

’Right, there’s also the Li Huo Thunder!’

A sudden idea struck Xiao Chen, and he tried condensing a Li Huo Thunder.

"Absorb!"

At his command, the Fire-Storage Treasure Gourd spun around and actually absorbed the Li Huo Thunder as well.

’Huh?’

’It can really absorb that?’

Although the Li Huo Thunder was a Tier One Magic, it was a specialized technique used to counter Arrays, and its power was in no way inferior to a Tier Two Magic.

Its only drawback was that condensing thirty-six Li Huo Thunders took far too long.

This made it difficult to use against people in actual combat.

But now, things were different.

’If I store thirty-six Li Huo Thunders in the Fire-Storage Treasure Gourd ahead of time, won’t I be able to cast them instantly?’

’If I store seventy-two, couldn’t I cast it instantly twice?’

The space one Li Huo Thunder took up was about the same as a single cast of Profound Yang Fire.

Theoretically, the gourd could store a maximum of eighty-one of them.

At this thought, Xiao Chen immediately began condensing Li Huo Thunders. It took him a full forty-five minutes to gather seventy-two of them.

Any more would be unnecessary.

For one, there wasn’t enough space left to gather a full third volley. For another, it was good to leave some room in case of an emergency.

Next, Xiao Chen tested the Fringed Tassel Brocade Handkerchief.

This handkerchief’s consumption was even more immense, requiring a full thirty units of Magical Power to activate.

It came with an innate Five Elements Magic Shield, which could manifest a Five Elements Shield Light to protect his entire body.

The Five Elements Shield Light specialized in blocking Five Elements Magic and could automatically switch to a Magic Shield with an attribute that countered the magic used by an enemy Cultivator.

It utilized the principle of the Five Elements cycle of suppression to achieve a better defensive effect.

Its special feature was that Spirit Stones could be embedded in the four corners of the handkerchief.

With sufficient Spirit Stones, it could cover up to ninety percent of the Magical Power consumption.

When facing an enemy, a Cultivator would only need to expend three units of Magical Power to activate the Five Elements Shield Light.

It was all about being both worry-free and energy-efficient.

Afterward, Xiao Chen also took a trip to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, where he spent 2,300 Spirit Stones to purchase the cheapest Upper Grade Flying Sword available.

In between practicing his other Cultivation Techniques, he also set aside time to practice the Seven-Star Sword Technique, adding to his arsenal of combat methods.

These good days continued for another ten days or so.

They were finally shattered by a sudden piece of news—an Inner Sect Disciple was suspected to have met with a mishap.

Normally, this sort of thing would have had nothing to do with him.

However, Demon Cultivator activity had been frequent this year, and since the incident occurred in Heyang County, the site of the previous Tong Mo incident, it was suspected to be related to Demon Cultivators.

As a result, the related Investigation mission fell to the newly established Demon Extermination Hall.

The Demon Extermination Hall had plenty of disciples now, but it only had two Foundation Establishment Cultivators serving as supervisors.

"Is Huang not going?"

Xiao Chen asked curiously as he arrived at the sect’s main hall and browsed the mission intelligence.

Huang’s full name was Huang Haoran. He was a Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Honored Guest Elder of the sect who had voluntarily joined the Demon Extermination Hall.

It was said that he had his eye on the Demon Extermination Hall’s double cultivation subsidy, claiming that fortune favors the bold.

Logically speaking, an Investigation mission like this lacked the danger of having to slay a Demon Cultivator, yet still came with an extra mission subsidy.

Given Huang Haoran’s personality, he should have been fighting to take it.

Mei Yong explained, "I was originally going to arrange for him to go with you, but the Sword-Carving Secret Realm is about to open."

"The day before yesterday, Junior Brother Huang and Junior Brother Fu left to escort the Sect Disciples to the Secret Realm."

"A Secret Realm is opening?" Xiao Chen was a bit curious. "How come no one told me?"

Mei Yong looked at Xiao Chen in surprise. "Junior Brother, you aren’t a Sword Cultivator. Besides, the Sword-Carving Secret Realm only allows Qi Refining disciples to enter. You couldn’t get in anyway."

"Did you want to help escort the disciples?"

Xiao Chen shook his head. "No, I was just asking."

"Let’s talk about the matter in Heyang County."