Chapter 118: Scene of a Massive Treasure Trove

Speaking of the teleportation array, one must delve into the history of the Spirit Realm.

Long ago, the Spirit Realm was a dimension brimming with freedom, where spiritual beings lived in harmony and conflict, ultimately giving rise to a powerful Sovereign of the Spirit Realm.

One day, beings from a higher plane suddenly descended, igniting a devastating war that swept across the entire Spirit Realm.

In this fierce conflict, the Sovereign of the Spirit Realm led the spiritual beings in a courageous fight for freedom and peace.

Regrettably, outnumbered and overwhelmed, the great sovereign fell, marking the end of an era.

The Spirit Realm lost its former glory, becoming a colony of the higher plane, never again birthing spiritual beings as mighty as the sovereign.

The site of the final battle was what is now known as the Illusory Jungle—its original name lost to time.

At the moment of the sovereign’s demise, a vast cloud of poisonous mist was released.

This mist was, in fact, the multicolored toxic miasma.

At that time, the miasma engulfed the entire Illusory Jungle, sparing no living creature and inflicting tremendous losses upon the higher plane.

Over countless years, the toxic miasma gradually dissipated, leaving only a small residual presence haunting the Path of Life and Death.

As for the teleportation array, it was established by Black Wind Cliff to facilitate the transfer of supplies.

The black and white orbs served as the array’s core mechanisms. During the great war, they fell into the Seven Stars region and were inadvertently obtained by the Mud Man King and the Golden Man King.

Thus, the three notorious thieves happened upon a vast treasure vault filled with Black Wind Cliff’s wartime provisions.

Because all participants in the war perished within the multicolored miasma, these supplies remained undiscovered until now.

The moment they landed, Sleepy Bug sniffed around eagerly, exclaiming, “Wow, we’ve struck it rich!”

Inside the vault were mostly elixirs—rejuvenation, qi condensation, healing—and some precious refined ores, along with various weapons.

These weapons differed from spiritual arms, being made of mineral materials that could provide Qin Chuan with many beneficial attributes.

Thanks to the secure storage, the elixirs retained most of their efficacy, maintaining high value.

Had Qin Chuan known these supplies belonged to Black Wind Cliff, he might have gone there in person to express his gratitude.

Spiritual weapons draw their power primarily from spirit cores, and once these cores shatter, the weapons become mundane.

Ultimately, this reflects the difference between the living and the lifeless: when life fades, dust returns to dust, soil to soil.

The contents of the vault were of little use to Zizi, so they all fell to Qin Chuan and Sleepy Bug’s advantage.

Sleepy Bug, knowing Qin Chuan needed vast experience to level up, gathered enough elixirs for advancement before rushing off to refine them.

“This little brother is becoming more considerate, knowing big brother works hard and needs massive experience,” Qin Chuan thought, nodding in silent approval.

Qin Chuan then began devouring the wartime supplies, with his experience, essence, and attributes surging rapidly.

“Ding! Devour successful...”

“Ding! Congratulations, host has reached level 28 and gained new skill points.”

“Ding! Congratulations, evolution points are full; mutation path selection available.”

“Ding! Congratulations, host has activated the Heart Chakra.”

...

With this surge, Qin Chuan was thrice blessed: his level skyrocketed as if riding a rocket, and a new chakra talent was unlocked.

The Heart Chakra resided in the heart of Qin Chuan’s consciousness, a faintly spinning cyclone emitting a soft green glow.

Chakra talents activated every 14 levels.

Since Qin Chuan’s system was the Chakra System, he knew these talents would be far from ordinary.

Though many mysteries remained, he was certain that as his level rose, even more astonishing discoveries awaited.

At this moment, the Dragon-Patterned Cold Jade Sword radiated a chilling light, instilling a sense of dread that made one hesitate to meet its gaze.

The Heart Chakra granted Qin Chuan an aura that invisibly enhanced his intimidation, so its attribute was intimidation.

Heart Chakra Level One: Passive skill—Intimidation; increases all attributes by 5%, while reducing the attributes of targets within 30 meters by 5%.

This resulted in a net 10% attribute advantage—an extremely practical passive for Qin Chuan.

This passive was even more useful than the Slaughter skill, as it required no activation conditions.

Speaking of Slaughter, the skill had also leveled up during the Mud Man massacre, entering its second phase: in Slaughter mode, passive speed increased by 5%.

Qin Chuan reined in his aura, reverting to a shadowy form, making Zizi wonder if the prior display had been an illusion.

“Mutation Evolution!”

“Ding! Congratulations, host’s lucky evolution succeeded.”

“Skill Flow Strike phase two sliding activated.”

“Ding! Skill upgraded successfully, sliding distance increased by 5 meters.”

The Flow Strike skill was Qin Chuan’s primary attack method, and the increased sliding distance meant greater control.

Fully leveling this skill to six would grant a 30-meter control range. Coupled with Slaughter mode, he would be nearly unstoppable.

This latest advancement caused Qin Chuan’s core stats to surge dramatically—this was no mere growth; it was an explosion of strength.

Sharpness: 738 + 590.4 (80%) + 258.30 (35%) = 1586+

Toughness: 650 + 390 (60%) = 1040+

Speed: 680 + 408 (60%) = 1088+

Evolution Points: 254 million / 1.664 billion

Experience: 2.648 billion / 13.312 billion

Rage: 100 / 100

Slaughter Value: 8648 / 40,000

Five Elements Essence: 405 / 2,000

Qin Chuan also checked the quality upgrade chance and, to his surprise, it had risen sharply to 38%—though he wasn’t sure why.

“Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve felt this good. I really must thank whoever stored these treasures.”

“Yeah, I should award them the Good Samaritan prize and encourage them to keep it up.”

“This Five Elements Essence is tricky—after killing so many spirits, I barely got 400 points.”

Qin Chuan muttered, “Five Elements Essence, Five Elements Essence...”

At that moment, Sleepy Bug finished refining and came over. Hearing Qin Chuan’s muttering, he asked curiously, “Big brother, are you looking for Five Elements Essence?”

“Ding! Level 26 discovered...”

Hearing Sleepy Bug’s words, Qin Chuan’s eyes lit up. “Little brother, do you know where to find Five Elements Essence?”

Sleepy Bug blinked his cute blue eyes and smiled, “Yes, you don’t have to go anywhere to find it.”

Qin Chuan was intrigued. “How so?”

Sleepy Bug chuckled and exhaled a puff of white vapor.

“Ding! Five Elements Energy detected.”

“Big brother, this is Five Elements Energy—I can produce a little like this every day.”

“Wow, little brother, I didn’t expect you to be so talented! You’re really impressing big brother!”

“Haha, it’s not easy to earn big brother’s praise.”

“Haha, you’re quite cheeky. Well then, I won’t hold back.”

“Mm-hmm.”

Qin Chuan was thrilled by the system prompt—Sleepy Bug had become an inexhaustible source of essence.

“Ding! Devour successful, obtained 5 points of Five Elements Essence.”

At five points daily, it would take roughly a year to fill the requirement.

That speed was remarkably fast; if Qin Chuan tried to gather it himself, who knew how long it would take.

In any case, Qin Chuan felt a warm glow inside.

“Hmm, stay humble, or I might get too cocky.”

Meanwhile, Zizi watched in amazement, feeling Qin Chuan was a bottomless pit—no matter how much he consumed, he never seemed full.

“Tsk tsk tsk, Qin Chuan, you really are a monster. With this many elixirs, even if I ate nonstop, I’d be at it for years. But you? In the blink of an eye, so many are gone.”

Qin Chuan smiled wryly, “No choice, the demand is high. Eating more means doing more—it’s not contradictory.”

Zizi found that a bit odd but didn’t press further. “Careful not to burst yourself.”

“Haha, I’m not scared—more is always better.”

“Showing off...”