522 Digesting His Rewards! (2/2)
A brilliant, strange light shone in his eyes as he studied the copper coins. He pulled out the jade slip documenting the runic soldier and began to study it. It didn't take long. After three days, Wang Baole placed the jade slip down, his head throbbing. He was unfamiliar with runic soldiers, which was why he had taken some time to understand it.
The runic soldier had three forms. You can use it like a Dharmic treasure. You can transform it into a soldier to fight against your enemies, like a puppet. Finally… you can combine the soldiers to form a runic array formation with great destructive power!
These five copper coins must form a complete runic array formation. Wang Baole lowered his head and stared at the copper coins. Despite the anticipation burning in his heart, he had tried multiple times over the course of the three days to wield the copper coins, to no avail. He had only managed to get one of the coins to fly around him like an ordinary Dharmic treasure.
It wasn't because he lacked the cultivation, it was that his understanding of the runic soldier was lacking. The jade slip had stated clearly that not everyone could wield a runic soldier. Only one with sufficient talent and proficiency in this aspect could do so.
Regardless, even if I manage to control the first form of one of the coins, its power is still… Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. With a series of hand seals, he got a copper coin to fly out instantly. It slowed down while circling him. He waved his right hand, and a puppet appeared before him. The puppet's eyes flashed as it threw its fist towards Wang Baole.
As soon as the fist approached, the copper coin flew over and tried to stop the attack. They collided. A flash of lightning erupted from the copper coin, and the puppet shuddered, instantly breaking into multiple pieces. It then turned into dust.
The sight of that sent Wang Baole's heart racing. As he stared at the copper coin before him, heat reddened his eyes. He had great expectations for when he could manage to control the runic soldier and its other forms.
As my understanding of the runic soldier deepens, there will come a day when I can control all five copper coins. I'll be able to summon its second and third forms! While regretting his inability to do so now, Wang Baole was still pleased with himself. He knew that such things couldn't be rushed. He kept the copper coins and pulled out a Cultivation Containment Pill. After staring at it, he swallowed it in a single gulp.
Based on what Wang Baole had read, the Cultivation Containment Pill contained very powerful medicinal properties. One often needed to take it alongside some spirit liquids. Wang Baole didn't care, though. He had eaten pills that only Nascent Soul realm cultivators could have eaten and survived. This wasn't going to be a problem for him. That was indeed the case. The effects of the pill might be overpowering for others, but Wang Baole had a strong and resilient physical body. He had a Dark Core and a Lightning Core. After swallowing the pill, he felt a sudden intense heat explode inside him. Then, it was quickly absorbed by his body.
What followed next was a minor advancement in his level of cultivation. Hours later, when Wang Baole opened his eyes again, he could clearly sense his cultivation had improved.
Excited, he swallowed a second and then a third pill. Two days later, when Wang Baole finally digested the last Cultivation Containment Pill, a thunderous boom resounded inside his body. The lightning bolts all over his body that had formed due to his practicing the Lightning Immortal Transformation had grown more powerful. They snaked all over his body, making him look like a being formed entirely out of lightning. It was a terrifying sight.
He finally reached the perfected tier of the early-stage Core Formation realm. He was only a step away from the mid-stage Core Formation realm!
Such progress in cultivation would be unimaginable in the Federation. It had barely been a year since Wang Baole had advanced from the Foundation Establishment realm to the Core Formation realm. Wang Baole basked in satisfaction and excitement and then sighed.
I'd thought that I had the blessings of Lady Fortune on Earth. When I arrived on Mars, I realized I was wrong. It was on Mars that Lady Fortune showered her blessings on me. Now, I finally realized that I had been wrong all along. I am the true child of fortune on this ancient greenish-bronze sword! Wang Baole basked in his good spirits. He pulled out the rest of his pills and was about to check which ones he could take. That was when he saw a corpse lying in his storage bag. His good spirits took a deep dive, and he grew solemn.
Someone from the Federation Seedlings finally fell. Wang Baole sighed after a long bout of silence. He pulled out his regional Spirit Internet jade slip. After some thought, he decided to inform everyone in the chat group.
”Dear fellow Daoists of the Federation, Fang Mu… has fallen. I will write a report and inform the Federation. Please, take caution and be mindful of your own safety.”
Wang Baole's announcement sent the bustling and lively chat group into a sudden deathly silence. There were no transmissions. No one spoke. Everyone seemed to be reeling from shock at the sudden news. They had all fallen silent.