Chapter 596 - 259: Three-Attribute Steel Needles! Sect’s Base Upgrade!

Without hesitation, he directly used the Basic Sword Control Technique on the steel needle.

The next moment, the needle shot out instantly, heading straight for a tree as thick as a human thigh not far away.

After a dull thud, he could sense that the needle had pierced right through the tree and spun back into his hand.

If it had been a toothpick, it would have shattered on impact.

Chen Han walked up to the tree, and there was a torn hole through the trunk—though the needle was small, the opening was not large.

Still, the result was quite satisfying.

Because a human body is much easier to penetrate than the tree.

Chen Han stored the silver needle in the game inventory and continued inspecting the steel needles, unexpectedly finding a pleasant surprise with the fifth one.

[Steel Needle (Refined): This is a needle that has been refined in an Artifact Refining Furnace, receiving excellent enhancement, Solid +1, Sharpness +1, Lightness +1.]

Honestly, upon seeing the attributes of this steel needle, those with only Solid +1 and Sharpness +1 attributes suddenly seemed less appealing.

A Lightness +1 added to it makes it truly valuable.

This means that using the Sword Control Technique would require less True Qi.

Chen Han felt great and continued examining the steel needles one by one. Although there were many, the workman must first sharpen his tools.

Once the weapons are ready, the Demon Extermination Dungeon could be tackled more effectively.

But the subsequent needles were all defects from artifact refining.

Until the tenth needle, which also had Solid +1 and Sharpness +1 attributes.

Time passed by.

Chen Han continued late into the night, finally going through all ten thousand steel needles.

In the end, he obtained over 300 needles with Solid +1 and Sharpness +1 attributes.

As for the needles with Solid +1, Sharpness +1, and Lightness +1 attributes, there were only just over 100.

Out of ten thousand needles, only 400 were successfully refined with attributes, a very low ratio.

However, the quantity was sufficient.

He kept the 300-plus Solid +1, Sharpness +1 needles aside, repackaging them and storing them back in the game inventory.

And the 100-plus Solid +1, Sharpness +1, Lightness +1 needles could be put to immediate use.

Upon applying the Basic Sword Control Technique, those 100-plus steel needles with the three attributes began to float up, hovering in front of him.

But it was still evident that controlling these was somewhat awkward; even with the Lightness +1 attribute, they were much heavier than toothpicks.

Chen Han took out two steel needle boxes, and with his control, the needles with three attributes flew into the boxes one by one and were stored in the game inventory.

Controlling 100 of them was still a challenge; once he opened another Ren and Du Meridian, it should become much easier.

He disposed of the defective steel needles in the trash and returned to his courtyard for a bath, then took out a Basic Spirit Stone and began cultivating the Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Cultivation Method.

Now that the Spirit Jade Ball was upgraded and the weapon enhancement was prepared, all that remained was to boost his strength a notch. Then the demon extermination task at Cyan Snail Valley could be completed at any time.

As the night passed, the next day when Chen Han started his training, he noticed the game notifications in his mind:

[Congratulations, Spirit Jade Ball successfully upgraded to Level 6!]

[Spirit Jade Ball (Artifact): A unique defensive magical treasure in the Swordsmen of Shushan game, which can deploy a protective shield when activated.

Current Level: Level 6 (Upgradable)

Upgrade Requirements: 1. 5 million reputation. 2. Special refining metal!]

Chen Han took out the Spirit Jade Ball after another upgrade, its color deepening and the runes on it appearing more compact.

What he didn’t expect was that after reaching Level 6, upgrading further required not only reputation but also a special refining metal.

Considering this, he prepared to ride Youfu to a special Spiritual Acupoint to start training.

Once he fully refined the absorbed Spiritual Qi, his junior sister and Little Uncle returned to the Chen Family. He too got up, mounted Youfu’s back and noticed the game notifications:

[Congratulations, wish power increased by 1 point!]

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[Congratulations, wish power increased by 1 point!]

This was the wish power provided by the clan members’ morning classes, and along with the wish power from last night, the requirement of ten thousand wish power was now fulfilled.

He checked the sect’s base upgrade requirements:

Reputation (997,000/1,000,000!)

After spending 5 million reputation on upgrading the Spirit Jade Ball yesterday, now just 100,000 short, but it should be met by today’s morning.

No need to rush.

As he rode the cow to the entrance of the Chen Family, he saw Uncle Dagou leading Chen Dalong, Chen Linlin, and Chen Dao out running from inside the Chen Family gates, clearly because the three had taken Body Forging Pills (of good quality) and Thunder Bamboo Spirit Rat Bone Wine, starting to enhance their physical fitness and leg strength.

There were even some tourists behind them, taking photos with their phones.

It was evident that Uncle Dagou leading the three for mountain trail runs gathered attention yesterday; seeing the situation now, Uncle Dagou leading the three on mountain trails became an absolute scenic line, attracting more tourists to watch.

Just like many tourists now must check in at the mountain top Spiritual Spring, witnessing the Chen Family prodigies ascend the mountain, it was very rewarding.

"Xiaohan."

"Patriarch."

"Brother Han."

When Chen Dagou and the others saw Chen Han, they greeted him.

Chen Han responded, and after Uncle Dagou and his team left, he entered the Chen Family, and, as usual, went to Little Uncle’s kitchen to handle the preparation of Thunder Bamboo Spirit Rat Meat for medicine stew.

Just as he finished preparing the medicine stew, his junior sister rushed in with some herbs; it seemed she came for alchemy with the Body Forging Pills.

"Senior Brother, I picked the herbs from the Spirit Field for alchemy." Xiaoyu placed the herbs on the Spirit Fire Stove, smiling.

"Alright!" Chen Han nodded, continuing to handle the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Rat Meat, then lit the fire for boiling.

Later he watched his junior sister perform alchemy; he had to admit, her alchemy skills had surpassed his through frequent practice.

When his junior sister completed refining the herbs into Body Forging Pills, the medicine stew required more water.

As Chen Han added water to the stew, suddenly the game notification appeared again—the sect’s base was upgraded.

[Congratulations, sect’s base upgrade conditions achieved, upgrading the sect’s base...]

[Congratulations, sect’s base successfully upgraded, rewards obtained: 1. Special Taoist Sect’s Residence Effect: Sincere Heart Brings Blessing. 2. Feng Shui Array Formation Map: Gentle Breeze. 3. Dungeon Teleportation Gate Transformation Map!]

[Sect’s base special Taoist Sect’s Residence effect in modification...]

[Sect’s base geographical analysis in progress, generating Feng Shui Array Formation Map...]

[Generating Dungeon Teleportation Gate Transformation Map...]

Chen Han looked at the sect’s base upgrade notification in surprise.

This time there were three rewards.

The special Taoist Sect’s Residence effect wasn’t new; but what does Sincere Heart Brings Blessing mean?

Is it not Sincere Heart Brings Lingering Good Fortune?

Also, the Feng Shui Array Formation Map; is it a follow-up to Feng Shui discourse?

Is it a professional reward?

Furthermore, the third reward was aligned with professional needs.

Previously he wondered how to access the Demon Extermination Dungeon; now the Dungeon Teleportation Gate was provided.

In the Swordsmen of Shushan game, the Dungeon Teleportation Gate served only game dungeons and was accessible only during quests.

It allowed one to teleport directly to the dungeon and return directly to town after completing the quest via the same gate.

So, there was no need to worry about exposing the identity shared with the Elder Daoist?

He could appear publicly before everyone and then directly teleport there; within minutes, the Elder Daoist would be performing the Demon Extermination dungeon task over there, wreaking havoc.

Then no one would suspect the Elder Daoist and he were the same person.

Even immortals couldn’t travel from the Chen Family to that place within a few minutes.

At that moment, if someone knew, their first thought would likely be how did this guy suddenly appear there?

He began to look forward to tackling the Demon Extermination Dungeon at Cyan Snail Valley.