Cultivation Starting from Choosing Augments-Chapter 90 - 87: The Divine Fire Summoning Banner’s Surprise
Inside the cave.
Xiao Chen calmed himself and resumed his meditation, consolidating and familiarizing himself with his new Cultivation and the changes it brought.
The changes from breaking through a Major Realm, compared to a Minor Realm, were as different as heaven and earth.
First, his lifespan had doubled. Barring any accidents, every Foundation Establishment Cultivator could live to be two hundred years old.
In the mortal world, some dynasties didn’t even last for two hundred years.
This increase in lifespan was what truly set Cultivators apart from mortals. It was also the goal that countless Cultivators yearned for.
Most Loose Cultivators didn’t actually expect to command the wind and rain or become Immortals in the future.
What they truly hoped for was to reach Foundation Establishment, live for another hundred years, and enjoy a century of wealth and glory.
Some Cultivators who believed they had no hope of reaching Core Formation would find a place with relatively abundant Spiritual Qi, build a grand courtyard manor, marry dozens of wives, and start a large family.
This was why Li State had so many small Cultivation Clans.
Second, his Magical Power had undergone Liquid Transformation, making it completely different from before.
He had to adapt to it quickly, lest he use too much force when casting Magic.
On the surface, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator only possessed thirty-six streams of Magical Power. This might not seem like much more than the twenty-one streams a Great Perfection Qi Refining Cultivator had.
However, in reality, Xiao Chen felt that the quality of Spiritual Power contained within a single stream of his current Magical Power was equivalent to at least three of his original streams.
This meant that even when using the exact same Magic, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could unleash three times the power.
This difference should not be underestimated.
For example, in an arm-wrestling match, forget a threefold difference in strength; even a thirty percent difference would result in a complete rout.
But for Xiao Chen, there was another, more important point: the improvement in his Magical Power’s quality increased its base power.
And his Augment was multiplicative!
For him, the increase would be... thirty-fold!
Generally speaking, there was a two-to-three-fold difference in power between Yellow-level and Xuan-level Techniques.
The vast majority of Xuan-level versus Earth-level, and Earth-level versus Celestial-level Techniques also followed this ratio.
This meant that the maximum power difference between a Yellow-level Technique and a Celestial-level Technique could be as high as twenty-seven-fold.
’Holy shit! Doesn’t that mean my Yellow-level Techniques are now stronger than Celestial-level Techniques?’
’Am I not terrifyingly strong now?’
Xiao Chen suddenly couldn’t sit still. He stood up, feeling an immense power surging through his entire body.
"Earth Shaking Technique!"
He fiercely threw a punch at the thick rock wall to his side.
"BOOM!"
With a tremendous crash, the rock wall, which was a full five feet thick, was shattered by the single punch.
As the dust settled, a large hole, ten feet wide, was revealed.
The largest piece of debris flew diagonally to the right, knocking down a large pagoda tree over a hundred feet away.
’Unfortunately, I don’t have any Tier Two Magic right now, so I can’t experience the true strength a Foundation Establishment Cultivator should have.’
After his brief excitement, Xiao Chen felt a pang of regret.
He had, after all, reached Foundation Establishment too quickly. Now he had the Realm but lacked the corresponding Cultivation Techniques, Magic, and Magical Artifacts he should have prepared.
’That’s right, I have the Divine Fire Summoning Banner!’
Thinking of suitable Magical Artifacts, he immediately remembered that he did, in fact, have an Upper-Grade Magical Artifact on him.
’It should be barely enough to get by for now.’
Activating an Upper-Grade Magical Artifact required a minimum of six streams of Magical Power.
And this Divine Fire Summoning Banner was a masterpiece among Upper-Grade Magical Artifacts, requiring an additional three streams of Magical Power to use properly.
’No wonder that Demon Cultivator struggled so much to use it.’
Xiao Chen finally understood why the man had only used the summoning banner twice that day. It was simply because he no longer had enough Magical Power to sustain it.
He now took out the great banner and activated it above his head with considerable ease.
He didn’t need to hold the flagpole or shout a Mantra.
After simply infusing it with Magical Power and activating it with his Divine Sense, nine fireballs rolled off the banner’s surface.
The moment they hit the ground, they transformed into nine-foot-tall Fire Soldiers, clad head to toe in Fiery Armor and wielding Flame Long Sabers.
Besides being taller, these Fire Soldiers were now clad in armor, and the oppressive aura they emitted had risen to the level of the first layer of Foundation Establishment.
’So driving a Magical Artifact with Liquid Magical Power has this kind of effect!’
Xiao Chen was both shocked and delighted.
After obtaining the Divine Fire Summoning Banner, he had, of course, tried using it once before.
At that time, the summoned Fire Soldiers were only at the level of the ninth layer of Qi Refining.
He never would have thought that he had only been unleashing a fraction of the Divine Fire Summoning Banner’s true power back then.
Only now, with his increased Cultivation, could he finally bring out the full effect of this Upper-Grade Magical Artifact.
’No wonder Upper-Grade Magical Artifacts cost so much more on the market than Middle-Grade ones.’
’The Cyan Gourd, which can also summon a Divine General, would be worth six or seven hundred Spirit Stones at most, even if fully repaired. But the Divine Fire Summoning Banner is worth at least six or seven thousand Spirit Stones.’
’So that’s the reason why.’
Xiao Chen instantly understood the cause and effect behind it all.
’With this group of Early Stage Foundation Establishment Fire Soldiers at my command, I should count as a genuine Foundation Establishment master, right?’
As everyone knew, there were four Major Realms in the Cultivation Realm.
They were the Ant Realm, the Little Friend Realm, the Fellow Daoist Realm, and the Senior Realm.
Now that he had the Divine Fire Summoning Banner, his status was immediately different from before.
In his corner of Li State, as long as he didn’t run into a Golden Core True Man, he should at least be able to pass for someone in the Little Friend Realm.
After excitedly inspecting his Fire Soldiers, Xiao Chen put away the Divine Fire Summoning Banner and prepared for the final step.
There was another major difference between Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Qi Refining Cultivators.
And that was Sword Flight—soaring freely through the sky.
This wasn’t to say that Qi Refining Cultivators were incapable of Sword Control.
Rather, Qi Refining Cultivators were limited by their small amount and poor quality of Magical Power. When they used Sword Control to fly, not only was their speed slow, but the duration was also far too short.
Unless they were deliberately showing off, the vast majority of Qi Refining Cultivators would not choose to actively fly on their swords.
But things were different after Foundation Establishment.
Liquid Magical Power could drive a Flying Sword much more effectively, achieving far greater speeds.
As Xiao Chen thought about Sword Control, his hand subconsciously reached for his waist, only to grasp at empty air.
"Huh? Where’s my Evergreen Sword?"
After a moment of confusion, he remembered that he had thrown the Evergreen Sword away to create a diversion and cover his escape.
’The Evergreen Sword, the Plain Shield, my Inner Sect Magic Robe, and that low-grade Magic Robe that was destroyed at the very beginning.’
Xiao Chen carefully recounted his losses, realizing he had lost a total of four Magical Artifacts!
’That bastard. He’d better hope I don’t find him. If I do, I’ll slaughter him to avenge my Magical Artifacts.’
Before Foundation Establishment, he had been powerless to fight back and could only flee with all his might.
But now, with the improvement in his Magical Power’s quality, plus the pleasant surprise of the Divine Fire Summoning Banner, his Combat Power had been greatly enhanced.
The next time they met, their roles would surely be reversed.
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