Chapter 340 - 299: Choosing a Golden Core Technique

Chapter 340: Chapter 299: Choosing a Golden Core Technique

The missions were divided into three tiers of difficulty, from highest to lowest: A, B, and C.

These corresponded to the Golden Core, Foundation Establishment, and Qi Cultivation Realms.

Each tier was further divided into four grades—Low, Mid, High, and Peak—for a total of twelve levels.

The difficulty and number of Wenqu Points awarded varied for each level.

The tasks ranged from minor errands like helping find a lost Spirit Pet on Wenqu Island or gathering evidence of a partner’s affair...

...to far more difficult undertakings, such as hunting a Golden Core Realm Sea Beast or collecting a specific Tier Three Treasure Medicine.

The range was immense.

However, Jiang Xu currently only needed a mere seven hundred Wenqu Points.

He didn’t have to take on an overly difficult mission.

Most Level C missions—those at the Qi Cultivation Level—offered rewards of over one hundred but under one thousand points.

Choosing any C+ or Level C mission would be enough to get those seven hundred Wenqu Points.

Jiang Xu scrolled through the mission list in the Wenqu Pavilion again and again, weighing the risks and rewards of each task.

In the end, he decided to choose a relatively quick and easy Level C mission: providing aid to a Cultivator in urgent need of Qi Cultivation Elixirs.

Jiang Xu still had some spare Qi Cultivation Elixirs in his Storage Bag. This was a perfect opportunity to exchange them for Wenqu Points, killing two birds with one stone.

But after accepting the mission, Jiang Xu felt a flicker of confusion.

’How am I supposed to deliver the elixirs to the Cultivator who requested them?’

’Do I have to go to the designated location and hand them over in person, as described in the mission details?’

’That would undoubtedly take up a lot of time and energy.’

Just then, the Jade Token in Jiang Xu’s hand seemed to sense his doubt.

It trembled slightly, and a surge of Spiritual Power transformed into a soft glow, transmitting a message to Jiang Xu.

A thought struck Jiang Xu, and he suddenly understood.

’So the Jade Token can teleport items remotely.’

’I just need to place the elixirs in the light, and the Jade Token will deliver them safely to the receiving Cultivator.’

Jiang Xu quickly took out a few Qi Cultivation Elixirs from his Storage Bag and carefully placed them within the radiance emitted by the Jade Token.

The elixirs, enveloped in the light, gradually blurred and then vanished without a trace.

Almost at the same instant, he felt the number of Wenqu Points stored in his Jade Token increase by five hundred, and a notification of mission completion followed.

Delighted, Jiang Xu went back to looking for missions.

He was still a ways off from the ten thousand Wenqu Points needed to exchange for a Golden Core Technique.

So, he delved back into the mission list, searching for another suitable task requesting elixirs.

He quickly locked onto a target and once again sent his surplus Qi Cultivation Elixirs through the Jade Token.

The same light flickered, the elixirs disappeared, and a familiar fluctuation of Spiritual Power followed as his Wenqu Points increased by three hundred.

’I’ve finally reached the ten-thousand-point requirement!’

Jiang Xu was thrilled. He had finally accumulated enough Wenqu Points to exchange for a Golden Core Technique.

He eagerly expressed his intention to the Artifact Spirit Avatar:

"Senior Artifact Spirit, I want to exchange for a Golden Core Technique! It has to be a Wood Attribute one!"

The Artifact Spirit Avatar nodded and gave Jiang Xu a reminder.

"You now meet the conditions for the exchange."

"However, to prevent cheating, you cannot choose the Cultivation Technique yourself. It will be randomly selected from within a certain range."

Hearing this, Jiang Xu felt a pang of disappointment, but the Artifact Spirit Avatar’s next words were a pleasant surprise.

"But you can define that range. You can list certain conditions for the Cultivation Technique, and I will make the selection from within those parameters."

This meant that although Jiang Xu couldn’t directly pick his desired Cultivation Technique...

...he could influence the selection by setting certain conditions, making it more suitable for his Cultivation needs.

The choice of conditions essentially determined the technique’s specific focus: whether it would lean toward attack, Defense, support, or a combination thereof.

As for the attribute, Jiang Xu had already decided on a Wood Attribute Cultivation Technique. This had always been his path of Cultivation, and it was the attribute he was most skilled with and best suited for.

That choice was set in stone.

But as for the technique’s focus—its area of enhancement—Jiang Xu had never given it much thought.

’It’s really because getting a Golden Core Technique is just too difficult.’

’Just getting one would be a blessing; there’s usually no room to consider anything else.’

But now that he had this opportunity to choose...

...Jiang Xu certainly wasn’t going to let it go to waste.

He began to mentally sort through the possible conditions.

’If I want the Cultivation Technique to focus on enhancing attack power...’

’...then I could request one that includes powerful Wood Attribute offensive moves, or has a special mechanism that significantly boosts the might of Wood Attribute attacks.’

’A technique like that would have immense destructive power in battle, helping me defeat enemies at critical moments.’

’If I value an increase in defensive capabilities more...’

’...then I could ask for a technique with methods to strengthen my physical Defense, form Wood Attribute shields, or summon Wood Attribute barriers.’

’It could even use Wood Attribute Magical Power to heal injuries and dispel negative statuses.’

’A technique like that would allow me to face powerful enemies with more composure and increase my survivability.’

’If I want the Cultivation Technique to have support effects, I could request one that includes Wood Attribute Skills to buff myself or others, such as increasing Cultivation speed, enhancing the vitality of flora, or using Plant Magic to control or affect enemies.’

’A technique like that would allow me to play a crucial role in large-scale battles or gain extra advantages during my Cultivation.’