Lin Jichen returned directly to Sword Palace Mountain, heading to his quarters. He didn't rush to break through but instead summoned his servant... no, his ghost servant.
He wanted to check her skills.
[Rending Claw]: Deals 2500 base damage to the enemy, with a 30% chance to cause a bleeding effect for 10 seconds, and a 10% chance to cause a freezing effect for 2 seconds.
[Crimson Bell]: The ghost's weapon. Shaking the bell deals 500 base damage per second to enemies within a 100x100 meter area, lasting up to 30 seconds, but it can be easily interrupted.
[Charm Technique]: Charms a single enemy, causing them to fall into a brief daze and inflict 1500 base damage. If the daze lasts more than 5 seconds, it deals double damage and causes a 3-second stun.
[Soul Suppression]: A mental skill that deals 1000 to 3000 mental damage to a single enemy, depending on their cultivation level.
These skills were quite useful, mostly mental attacks, making her a good control-type support.
"Master~ I don't have a name yet..." The ghost looked at Lin Jichen with teary eyes, pitifully saying.
Lin Jichen remembered her identity and recalled some intimate memories from his past life. He said, "I'll call you Little Wan."
"Thank you, Master, for the name~" The ghost happily accepted the name.
Just then, Panda Xiong appeared. Upon hearing the name Lin Jichen gave the ghost, it glared at him with dissatisfaction.
Its eyes seemed to say, "You gave me such an ugly name, but you gave the ghost such a nice one. You little brat!"
Lin Jichen coughed twice. It wasn't his fault; the ghost was originally named that...
Panda Xiong was really wronging him this time.
"Alright, you two go back for now. I'm going to retreat and break through to the Golden Core Realm."
Afraid that Panda Xiong might protest, Lin Jichen quickly sent both the panda and the ghost back into his space.
Then he emptied all the spoils he had obtained from Howling Ghost Ridge, filling the entire room.
Just the Yin Fiend set alone, he had collected twenty sets!
Over fifty medium-grade spirit stones.
Two to three hundred pieces of Spirit Grade equipment, nearly a hundred pieces of Mysterious Grade equipment, and a dozen pieces of Earth Grade equipment.
Besides what the Ghost King BOSS had dropped earlier, the Soul-Reaping Ghost Emperor had given him even more surprises.
Eight pieces of Earth Grade equipment, including three white quality, two blue quality, two purple quality, and one gold quality!
The blue and white quality could be ignored and sold at the auction house later.
The key was the two purple quality and the gold quality.
[Earth Grade Weapon · Autumn Sound Zither]: Mental Power 85, Critical 60, the zither's sound attacks come with 300 points of magic damage, and every 10 attacks, it deals an additional 1000 points of true damage, with the skills [Golden Sound] and [Heavenly Wind].
[Golden Sound]: Stuns enemies within a 30-meter range, reducing their damage by 20% for 10 seconds, with a 60-second cooldown.
[Heavenly Wind]: A wind-based skill that summons numerous wind blades through the zither's sound, dealing 800 base damage within a 15-meter range, with a 30-second cooldown.
Requirement: Golden Core Realm or above zither cultivator.
[Earth Grade Armor · Tin Staff Robe]: Defense 90, Heart Protection 70, during combat, increases defense by 2 points every 5 seconds, stacking up to 20 points, with the skills [Golden Bell Shield] and [Protect Master].
[Golden Bell Shield]: Activates automatically when health drops below 30%, increasing defense by 30%, toughness by 10%, and skill resistance by 5% for 10 seconds, with an 80-second cooldown.
[Protect Master]: Actively resists one skill attack from enemies below the Gathering Spirit Realm, excluding Ultimate Techniques and Supernatural Powers, with a 30-minute cooldown.
Requirement: Golden Core Realm or above Buddhist cultivator.
Both purple quality items were excellent, but unfortunately, they were not suitable for Lin Jichen.
However, it didn't matter. The last gold quality item was a skill book that Lin Jichen could use.
[Earth Grade Secret Technique · Soul Summoning]: When killing an enemy, there is a 10% chance to summon their soul to fight for you for 30 minutes. The soul's combat power is 50% of its original.
Cooldown: 12 hours, Mana Cost: 1000 per soul.
This secret technique, like Conceal and Shadow, was a special skill.
If categorized, it would be a ghost cultivator skill.
Summoning the enemy's soul, if mana was sufficient and luck was good, as long as there were enough enemies, Lin Jichen could summon an undead army!
Just thinking about it was exhilarating!
In his past life, only a handful of people had learned this skill, and each one was highly sought after by all guilds.
Whoever recruited them would have a growing undead army, playing a significant role in group battles.
Of course, the prerequisite was having enough mana to sustain it.
To play the undead army style, one must equip a lot of mana-boosting equipment.
Lin Jichen didn't hesitate and learned the skill immediately.
After storing all the other equipment, Lin Jichen took out all the treasures and six spirit pearls.
Without hesitation, Lin Jichen chose to break through!
The six spirit pearls automatically floated up, revolving around Lin Jichen faster and faster until they turned into six strands of differently colored spiritual energy, wrapping around the five treasures Lin Jichen had prepared, beginning the refining process.
Once all the treasures were refined, the colorful spiritual energy became incredibly dense and then collectively surged into Lin Jichen's body.
Loud sounds came from Lin Jichen's body, his bones and muscles resonating continuously.
It was as if a transparent barrier had been broken through.
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At this moment, his vitality surged through his body like turbulent waves.
Before long, the spiritual energy in Lin Jichen's dantian began to solidify, quickly forming a Golden Elixir.
The Golden Elixir was exceptionally pure, almost without any impurities.
Its size was nearly twice that of other cultivators' Golden Elixirs.
If other cultivators saw it, they would undoubtedly feel inferior.
[Ding! Realm breakthrough, early-Golden Elixir! All combat attributes +100! Vitality +10000! Mana +10000!]
[Ding! Heaven-defying Fate talent triggered! Heaven-defying Path: All combat attributes doubled!]
[Ding! Heavenly Dao Golden Elixir effect, Strength +80, Critical +50, Defense +50, Speed +70, Vitality +8000, Mana +8000!]
[Ding! Heaven-defying Fate talent triggered! Heaven-defying Life: Rewarded with a new random talent!]
[Ding! Random talent confirmed: Mana Rain, Mana +10%, restores 60% mana when below 10% during combat, cooldown 1 day, can evolve!]
[Ding! Heavenly Tribulation will descend in 30 minutes, please prepare carefully.]
The sky quickly darkened, lightning flashed, and thunder roared. Amidst the dense clouds, bolts of lightning began to gather.
Tribulation Crossing was about to begin again, but this time Lin Jichen was not afraid.
The last Thunder Tribulation was the most dangerous. Once he overcame it, his previous karmic debts would be cleared.
The upcoming Thunder Tribulations would be at a normal level.
Lin Jichen calmly checked his new attributes after forming the Golden Elixir. He equipped all the Earth Grade equipment and learned all the prepared skills.
His attributes underwent a significant transformation!
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