Essentially, most of the items rewarded by the system were not available in the Merchant Shop.
However, Qin Chuan had a general understanding of the Gold Upgrade Card.
Judging from the difference between the Silver and Bronze cards, he deduced that the effect of one Gold Upgrade Card was equivalent to five Silver Upgrade Cards.
Back when he used the Silver Upgrade Cards to upgrade his cultivation technique, the effect was obvious.
Even though it was harder to upgrade his level of the cultivation technique because he was at a higher level than before, he thought he would succeed with three Gold Upgrade Cards and the accumulated points.
However, if he wanted to obtain the rewards, he had to first raise the cultivation realm of those at the peak of Qi Refinement to Foundation Establishment.
This was not a problem for Qin Chuan.
He could use a small portion of his points to get items from the Merchant Shop to help those people.
He knew very well how much resources were needed to advance from the peak of Qi Refinement to Foundation Establishment.
For this, Qin Chuan made meticulous calculations.
In the sect, there were more than two hundred people at the peak of Qi Refinement.
If they were to successfully enter Foundation Establishment in a short period of time, it would require about 200,000 points.
Qin Chuan had more than 400,000 points on hand, so he had to spend half of it. He was spending a lot.
However, after these people succeeded in entering Foundation Establishment, Qin Chuan would receive 100 points and 10 superior-grade spirit stones per person.
Furthermore, with these more than two hundred people entering Foundation Establishment, there would be more than a thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators in the sect. Then, he would be rewarded.
When he made these overall calculations, he felt like the transaction was worth it.
Therefore, Qin Chuan immediately opened the Merchant Shop and exchanged his points for the items required for the disciples at the peak of Qi Refinement to break through to Foundation Establishment.
In the blink of an eye, he spent 200,000 points.
Qin Chuan’s heart ached.
After returning to the sect, Qin Chuan gathered the two hundred disciples who were at the peak of Qi Refinement, explained the situation, and distributed the resources required for the breakthrough.
After receiving these, the disciples began to make breakthroughs.
Qin Chuan watched from the side to prevent any accidents from happening.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes…
“Ding! Li Shuirou has advanced to Foundation Establishment. The host has received 100 points and 10 superior-grade spirit stones.”
“Ding! Li Fan has advanced to Foundation Establishment. The host has received 100 points and 10 superior-grade spirit stones.”
“Ding! Ye Wuwen has advanced to Foundation Establishment. The host has received 100 points and 10 superior-grade spirit stones.”
…
Five minutes later, more and more people successfully broke through to Foundation Establishment.
Qin Chuan was delighted at the beautiful system notifications.
After all, there was a reward.
Before long, all 200 people had completed Foundation Establishment.
“Ding! Congratulations for achieving a 1000 people in Foundation Establishment. You have obtained three Gold Upgrade Cards.”
After the system finished broadcasting, three cards with golden bubbles appeared in front of Qin Chuan.
He put the cards away and told the two hundred people in front of him some things to take note of after reaching Foundation Establishment. Then, he told them to return to their respective peaks.
After these people left, Qin Chuan rushed towards the Purple Bamboo Forest.
Sitting down cross-legged, Qin Chuan took out the three Gold Upgrade Cards.
“I need to succeed!”
At this moment, Qin Chuan’s heartbeat quickened. He felt an indescribable sense of nervousness.
After all, he had paid a huge price this time. If he didn’t succeed, he would have a mental breakdown.
Hu hu hu!
Qin Chuan took a few deep breaths.
And then, he picked up a Gold Upgrade Card.
Swoosh!
With a thought, the Gold Upgrade Card in his hand turned into a faint golden stream of light and disappeared.
Meanwhile…
On the system interface, the progress bar behind the “Nine Revolutions Golden Pill Technique” suddenly jumped by a lot.
Qin Chuan’s eyes lit up as he exclaimed, “It increased by a quarter! As expected of the Gold Upgrade Card. It didn’t disappoint me.”
A satisfied smile appeared on Qin Chuan’s face.
Very quickly, he used the remaining two Gold Upgrade Cards.
At once, the progress bar was already three-quarters full. There was still a quarter left.
Qin Chuan still had over 200,000 points and the superior-grade spirit stones that he had been rewarded with.
He was very confident that he could definitely fill up the rest of the bar.
He then proceeded to refine the items he had obtained from the Merchant Shop.
To ensure that nothing went wrong, Qin Chuan slowed down the refining speed.
If it was in the past, he would have been able to do so as he pleased and be done within minutes.
But now, he couldn’t be too casual.
The refinement process lasted for one day.
Qin Chuan was extremely careful and serious, not relaxing in the slightest.
The progress bar advanced slowly and finally filled up.
His Nine Revolutions Golden Pill Technique had finally reached the fifth revolution.
Feeling the boundless energy within his body, Qin Chuan finally heaved a sigh of relief.
At this moment, the load was finally lifted off his mind.
After improving his cultivation technique, Qin Chuan immediately left the sect.
As he faced the multi-colored crystal ball, Qin Chuan’s eyes gleamed with confidence.
“Today, I will definitely break it.” Qin Chuan pointed at the crystal ball as he firmly declared.
With that, he started to chant. Then, in just a few seconds, his body swiftly expanded into a giant that was two hundred feet tall.
He had a hideous appearance and red hair.
Qin Chuan presently exuded an incomparably powerful aura. It was as though he was the strongest god of war that could split even the skies.
“Sword, come!”
Qin Chuan shouted.
A flying sword shot out like a meteor, rapidly shuttling to Qin Chuan’s gigantic palm.
The light disappeared, and a huge sword appeared in Qin Chuan’s hands.
Qin Chuan gripped the hilt of his sword with both hands, took a deep breath, and lifted the sword above his head.
“Break!”
Qin Chuan glared at the hole on the surface of the multi-colored crystal ball. Then, he gripped his huge sword tightly and slashed down.
Boom!
With a loud bang, ripples surged on the surface of the crystal ball, and it shook violently.
Squeak squeak—
There was a sound similar to the cracking of ice. Many cracks appeared around the hole on the surface of the ball.
Furthermore, these cracks were spreading rapidly in all directions.
Qin Chuan was overjoyed upon seeing this.
Although it had not been broken yet, judging from the size and speed of the cracks, it was only a matter of time.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Qin Chuan struck while the iron was hot. He sought to break the surface from one point. Every strike was aimed at the same spot.
“Eighty[1]!
“Eighty!
“Eighty!”
Qin Chuan slashed and shouted.
He didn’t even know how many times he had swung his sword.
In any case, he would rest after the divine art ended and use it again after he recovered.
Again and again, day and night. He already had muscle memory.
Finally, with a loud sound similar to ice breaking, a large hole broke open on the surface of the multi-colored crystal ball, followed by a blinding white light that shot out.
Qin Chuan had succeeded.
He finally broke the crystal ball.
At this moment, Qin Chuan forgot about the fatigue. He stared blankly at the beam of light as a radiant smile appeared on his face.
All his efforts were rewarded.
Qin Chuan felt that it was very worth it.
He was in no hurry to enter the crystal ball.
As he did not know what was going on inside, he had to recover to his peak condition to be safe.
As he was regulating his body, he suddenly thought of something.
If there are people inside, someone should have rushed out. Why is there no movement at all?
Qin Chuan fell into deep thought and couldn’t help but make a guess.
That was, there was no one inside.
If there was no one, then all the time he had spent would have been wasted.
Forget it. Let’s not think about it first. I’ll know everything once I get in.
Qin Chuan no longer thought about it, afraid that it would affect his mental state.
Soon, his body recovered.
Qin Chuan stood up, and with a nervous heart, he slowly flew towards the source of the light.
Soon, he was swallowed by the light source and successfully entered the multi-colored crystal ball.
When he saw the scene before him, he was shocked.
[1] Reference to a dated Chinese short act where they shouted ’80’ for every strike
