nyslfriends Chapter 64 Obsidian Beads
Chapter 64 Obsidian Beads
"These three shelves are all stocked with earth-type magical artifacts."
The senior disciple from the inner sect introduced everything to Liu He, and she gently picked up a jade pendant with a bright green color.
"This is a green jade pendant, an enhancement-type spiritual artifact. It can increase the power of earth-type spells by 20%, save 10% of spiritual energy consumption, and greatly accelerate the recovery speed of spiritual energy."
One hundred and eighty spirit stones.
"This is the Purple Jade Spirit Marrow Bracelet, an enhancement-type spiritual artifact. Its effect is singular yet powerful, increasing the power of earth-type spells by 30%. Price: 250 spirit stones."
"..."
The first few items she introduced were all high-priced enhancement-type magical artifacts.
"Senior sister, could you recommend a few more offensive magical artifacts suitable for the Stone Manipulation Technique?"
Liu He possesses an Earth Elemental Spirit Body, so these enhancement-type spiritual artifacts are merely icing on the cake for him, not crucial.
He desperately needs offensive magical artifacts.
Stone Manipulation Technique, as his main combat skill, makes the difference between manipulating ordinary stones and spiritual artifacts vast.
"This is the Azure Crow Stone Ball, made of Azure Crow Mystic Stone. Although it is less than a foot in diameter, it weighs a thousand pounds and is harder than spirit iron."
The surface is engraved with patterns of sturdiness and magic resistance, making it even more indestructible and impervious to magic.
The price is two hundred and eighty.
The blue-black stone ball introduced by the inner sect senior sister was about the size of a basketball. It was placed on a spirit iron stand. It was dark blue all over, with a black sheen on the glaze, and faint gold wire patterns could be seen engraved on it. It had a rich earth spirit aura.
The vast majority of earth-type magical artifacts that work with "Stone Manipulation Technique" are stone beads or spheres.
Unlike the spirit iron and spirit wood swords forged in the Way of the Sword, this is different.
This is because earth-type spirit stones are not as easy to make into the shape of spirit swords as spirit iron and spirit wood, but are easier to grind into stone balls and stone beads.
"While the Azure Crow Stone Ball is powerful, it has its shortcomings..."
The senior sister from the inner sect had introduced its advantages, then paused to remind Liu He: "It consumes a lot of spiritual energy. With your Qi Refining Level 4 cultivation, using it to launch a few attacks will exhaust your spiritual energy."
"It's suitable as a combat weapon for those at the fifth level of Qi Refining, but only those at the sixth level of Qi Refining can use it without worrying about running out of spiritual energy."
"I see..."
Liu He was very interested in the Azure Stone Ball, but considering that it would be difficult to use it to form immediate combat power in the near future, he had no choice but to give up.
Even with his Earth Elemental Body and the ability to conserve 50% of his spiritual energy when casting earth-based spells, he still struggled to control the Azure Crow Stone Ball, a spiritual artifact that consumed enormous amounts of energy.
Afterwards, his senior sister from the inner sect introduced him to several offensive spiritual weapons, priced at just over two hundred spirit stones.
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Liu He's spiritual stone savings are insufficient.
Even if you buy it at half price, a spirit weapon that costs 200 spirit stones will still cost 100 spirit stones.
He currently only has eighty-five spirit stones. Considering that he will soon have been an outer disciple for a month and will receive a monthly stipend of ten spirit stones, his total is ninety-five spirit stones, which is still a bit short.
"Senior sister, I don't have enough spirit stones. I just came to check it out in advance and consider which spirit weapon to choose. I need to save up my monthly salary for another two or three months to afford it."
He told the truth.
The inner sect senior sister was used to this, and she kindly smoothed things over: "It's alright, everyone does it. With the sect's benefit of buying spiritual artifacts at half price, you should think carefully, after all, this mid-grade spiritual artifact will last for several years or even more than ten years."
Some people only use this benefit from the sect when they reach the fifth level of Qi Refining.
The half-price benefit for promotion to outer disciple has no time limit; it can be used at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining.
Liu He already understands the advantages and disadvantages of those offensive magical artifacts, and he should go back and consider them carefully.
Just as he was about to take his leave, he noticed a spiritual artifact that his senior sister from the inner sect hadn't mentioned: three fist-sized black stone beads placed together. Their surfaces were matte and unadorned.
"Senior sister, what is this?"
He asked it casually.
"These are obsidian beads, which are relatively balanced in terms of offensiveness and spiritual energy consumption. A set of three is priced at 240 spirit stones."
If used skillfully, its practicality and combat power surpass even the Azure Black Stone Ball.
Is it more powerful than the Azure Stone Ball?
"What are the drawbacks?"
Liu He guessed that it must have obvious shortcomings or limitations, otherwise why would the obsidian bead with 240 spirit stones be stronger than the azure stone ball with 280 spirit stones?
"It goes without saying that since it is a set of three, the difficulty of controlling it is far greater than that of a single Qingwu Stone Ball."
If one can control the obsidian bead with the same ease and skill as controlling a single magical weapon, its attack trajectory will be unpredictable and varied, making it far more powerful in combat.
The inner sect senior sister thought this was common sense, but Liu He in front of her was a "newcomer" who had been promoted to outer sect disciple less than a month ago.
Liu He suddenly remembered that the Stone Manipulation Technique he learned in the Technique Pavilion did indeed include this aspect: it was an advanced exercise in the Stone Manipulation Technique, which involved multitasking and simultaneously controlling two stones.
The stone manipulation technique he saw only involved multitasking, controlling two stones simultaneously, and did not include the more complex technique of multitasking.
"Senior sister, if I buy this obsidian bead, how long will it take me to become proficient in using it?"
"Are you asking how long it will take you to become proficient in controlling three obsidian beads?"
When the senior disciple from the inner sect heard Liu He ask this kind of "newbie question" again, she chuckled twice and patiently answered him.
"That's hard to say. Even a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator might not be able to skillfully control such a multi-functional magical artifact."
You're only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, so it's impossible for you to fully control the Obsidian Bead.
It not only requires a lot of practice time, but also a certain amount of talent in terms of spirit and soul, which is why I didn't recommend it to you earlier.
After saying this, the inner sect senior sister saw the look of disappointment on Liu He's face, as if he had been "defeated," and changed the subject.
"However, you won't lose out if you buy it now; in fact, it's more cost-effective than the Azure Stone Ball."
You can use just one obsidian bead as a regular mid-grade spiritual weapon.
Once your cultivation level is high enough, reaching the fifth level of Qi Refining, you can try controlling two obsidian beads simultaneously.
Upon reaching the sixth level of Qi Refining, practice controlling three more stones.
This is a compromise, which is equivalent to Liu He buying a spiritual artifact that is suitable for all levels of Qi Refining: Level 4, Level 5, and Level 6.
"I will think about it carefully."
Liu He needs to save up three months' worth of spirit stipends to afford the obsidian bead, so he has plenty of time to consider and compare.
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After leaving Wanqige and Fangshishan, Liu He returned to Lingmuyuan and resumed his life as usual.
A few days later, he had been promoted to an outer disciple for a full month and received a monthly salary of ten spirit stones, saving up to ninety-five spirit stones in savings.
Outer disciples receive a monthly stipend of ten spirit stones, which is twice as much as that of menial disciples (five spirit stones), and they accumulate spirit stones much faster.
However, compared to the spirit stones required, a monthly salary of ten spirit stones still seems insufficient, making it difficult to buy anything.
He needs to save up three months' worth of spirit stipends to accumulate 125 spirit stones.
After several days of deliberation, he decided to buy obsidian beads.
A single obsidian bead can enhance his immediate combat power, leaving room for future improvements, and the price is reasonable.
Time slips away unnoticed.
Liu He cultivated basic techniques to improve his cultivation level, ate violet radish every day, cast the "Green Soil Root Cultivation Technique" on the True Tiger Red Hemp Grass, practiced the Stone Manipulation Technique, and fed ant colonies...
Occasionally, they would drive away the red-beaked griffins.
They also need to guard the forest area and occasionally assist with logging and planting saplings.
Three months passed in this busy, fulfilling, yet somewhat monotonous way.