Among the Four Symbols Divine Beast of the future, the one with the highest Combat Power is Yan Xuan, but the one that’s committed the most killings is also it. At the same time, it’s also the one that fuses best with Divine Power. So ever since the Seal was undone, aside from the Demon-Subduing Pestle the System gave, there really hasn’t been any tricky enemy worthy of Yan Xuan using its Divine Power on;
Shi Hu was originally supposed to be like Yan Xuan, but after it fell into demonhood, its temperament changed drastically—lazy and playful, never really tempering its body properly, so its strength ended up stuck awkwardly in the middle;
Huo Jun is the type who changed paths halfway through, a Demon Cultivator who altered his cultivation route and turned himself into an Azure Dragon.
He did successfully refine Divine Power, but because his base configuration was too poor, before he had an Acceleration Card to use, the Divine Power naturally wasn’t something he could bring out much of.
By comparison, the one who started the latest—Lark—is the one advancing the fastest!
First, because it’s young and only recently gained intelligence, not only has it never committed any killings, back at East Lake Port it even warned the common folk of disasters in advance, and when a flood hit it saved so many living human lives;
Second, aside from a single copy of the Heaven-Burning Scripture, it hasn’t even had time to learn any human cultivation techniques;
Lastly, what Lark obtained is a unique share of Divine Power personally split off by the not-yet-fallen Vermilion Bird—ten small clumps, each containing the power of the Vermilion Bird’s true body.
It’s like a sheet of pure, flawless white paper, able to copy one hundred percent of the Energy contained in the Divine Power Fire.
Therefore, despite being the youngest and starting from the lowest Realm, under the blessing of System Item Cards, it’s mastering the most dominant Divine Power at the fastest speed.
"Sir! Sir, look how promising I am now!"
The mini-version Vermilion Bird flew a lap, completely clearing and purifying the instance that was already small to begin with and had already been more than half cleared by the two of them working together.
It spread its wings and flew back, bright red feathers trailing Flame. Its voice was still crisp and tender when it spoke, but compared to before it carried a bit more ethereal quality.
"Yes, Lark has really become something!" Jiang Yuan watched it breathe Flame to purify filth, feeling absolutely thrilled inside!
That huge thing in the World Tree branch instance, getting closer and closer—he finally had a way to deal with it.
The purified world fragment fused with the new world of the Mizhang Ridge instance, and Jiang Yuan found a larger instance for the two of them to grind. At the same time he instructed Lark to keep working hard, striving to refine the remaining Divine Power Fire into her own use as soon as possible.
At last, all the Item Cards obtained this time were used up.
Jiang Yuan returned to the second home, Conch Island, and clicked to use that Home Upgrade Card!
[Using Home Upgrade Card]
[Main Quest: Build a Level Two Conch Island. Reward: Heavenly Spring Heart Method]
[Quest 2: Build a shipyard and craft ten Celestial River Ships, already completed. Reward: Sea Chart +1 has been issued]
The hanging Main Quest popped out. When it displayed "completed," Jiang Yuan saw, right next to that shipyard on the shore, several big ships with lofts "biubiubiu" appear out of thin air.
They weren’t as luxurious as the Menghua Treasure Ship, but looked much more practical.
[Quest 3: Build a Level One Bait Workshop, already completed. Reward: Basic Recipe has been issued]
As the progress bar slowly advanced, a new building appeared beside the small thatched hut full of Island style.
Jiang Yuan took note: the Home Upgrade Card given by the System directly completed the quests—the materials used for construction didn’t touch his own inventory at all.
[Main Quest: Build a Level Two Conch Island, already completed. Reward: Heavenly Spring Heart Method has been issued]
[Main Quest: Build a Level Three Conch Island. Reward: Island Exclusive Basic Blueprint Area unlocked]
[New area unlocked, formally included within the protection range]
[Territorial sea area unlocked. Sailing and salvaging within the exclusive territorial sea range is absolutely safe. Specific range can be checked in the decoration interface and on the Sea Chart]
[Quest 1: Build a basic stove, already completed. Reward: Unlock all seeds corresponding to this Level]
[Quest 2: Build a Basic Navigational Log Platform. Reward: Water-Avoiding Pearl +1]
The stretch of forest beside the simple little courtyard was unlocked; he could clear land to expand the yard’s area.
He clicked into the decoration interface and indeed saw, on the thumbnail, the territorial sea around the Island marked out in dashed lines as an exclusive range, likewise covered by a Level Two protective shield.
Right now, the protective shield can just barely block the lowest-Realm Demon Beasts in the sea from getting in.
Still, this place is after all where the System treats as the starting Newbie Village, so high-level Demon Beasts won’t spawn here, which makes it relatively safe.
[Once the Basic Navigational Log Platform is built, the Sea Chart can be used]
[Basic Recipe has been used; specific contents can be viewed at the stove]
[Learn Heavenly Spring Heart Method?]
Faced with the prompt, Jiang Yuan hesitated. Once he clicked "use" on a cultivation technique rewarded by the System, it would be gone for good.
Back when he built the little courtyard at Shuiyun Lake, the Great Wilderness Heart Method he obtained might have been a Passive Skill, but it was extremely practical. Not only does it raise Willpower, it also protects him from being corrupted by weirdness.
The members of the little courtyard have all cultivated it now, so they can more or less resist bizarre corruption.
Now that he’s building up the Island, the reward cultivation technique is surely water-related, so he’s hesitating whether to let Xiao Bai comprehend it first?
"Better ask Xiao Bai first; it’s not like I’m in a rush to use it anyway." Jiang Yuan opened the communication interface, sent Bai Yunqi a message to ask, then started huffing and puffing to clear land.
With the current axe, sickle, and other tools, dealing with ordinary trees was basically a walk in the park.
He swung the axe with a "crack," and a tall palm tree toppled, dissolving into specks of green light. Several planks, some fiber, and palm leaves appeared in the Storage Bag; another "crack," and a sturdy coconut tree fell, adding several ripe coconuts to his spoils.
Chapter 1358: 1007: I’ve Made It!
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