The sequence is too involutional, luckily I am too.

Chapter 160 Flesh Mountain Essence, Characteristic Upgrade!

Lu Yan raised an eyebrow, a knowing glint in his eyes.

According to the information he had previously gathered about the tower, this level should be the trial scene with the lowest danger factor. There was no need to face direct combat; as long as the corresponding training tasks were completed, one could leave safely.

The requirements for the mission always vary from person to person; for those who find it easy, they only need to train for the required amount of time to pass the mission.

Those who find it slightly more difficult need to complete a sequence advancement within the scene in order to unlock the exit passage.

Lu Yan's gaze swept across the small house, and soon he saw a yellowed scroll in the center of the wooden table. The words written on the scroll were the ancient Hermes language that he had mastered in the Knowledge Corridor.

He stepped forward, gently unrolled the scroll, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "This is—a first-tier knight's breathing technique?"

Lu Yan's fingers flew across the scroll, quickly tracing the ancient patterns on it, until a prompt suddenly popped up on the panel, at which point he relaxed slightly.

【? ? ? First-tier Knight Breathing Technique (Beginner): 0%】

"The cultivation scene in the tower even comes with an ancient cultivation method as a bonus?"

Lu Yan clicked his tongue, his eyes filled with disbelief and astonishment.

You should know that they had to fight to the death with the immortal Black Knight in order to obtain an ancient cultivation method, but this quiet cabin was just delivered to their door for free.

"Things that seem too good to be true always feel suspicious."

Lu Yan frowned slightly, looked around again, and with a slight movement of his fingertips, several faint black shadows quietly appeared.

It was his Seven Emotions Demon that was meticulously searching for possible traps along the corners and cracks.

He wasn't worried about any problems with the Knight's Breathing Technique itself, since the panel had already given it clear approval, so there was absolutely no chance of any issues.

The most likely explanation is that the training environment itself is dangerous.

Even so, after searching the entire area, he couldn't find the slightest clue that was unusual in the small house.

"Am I being too cautious, overthinking things?"

Unable to find anything, Lu Yan suppressed his doubts and composed himself.

Now that the Quiet Hut has presented this first-tier knight breathing technique to us, the key to passing the level must be to cultivate this technique to the designated level.

When it comes to cultivation, Lu Yan has always been very confident.

Instead of immediately activating his breathing technique, he raised his hand and flipped it over, taking out all the various forging materials he had just collected and throwing them all at the Divine Martial Saint on the panel.

[The Divine Martial Saint received the materials provided by the host, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, and immediately threw himself into forging the novel item.]

The executioner, having nothing better to do, joined in to help, chatting incessantly about the strange tales of the supernatural world he had collected while forging the weapon.

Not to be outdone, the Dragon Blood Priest released several buckets of dragon blood, intending to give them to the Divine Martial Saint to forge his weapons.

A series of bright white progress bars instantly popped up on the panel, with more than a dozen forging tasks scheduled at once, the jumping numbers particularly eye-catching.

"Our own sequence is still the most reliable."

Lu Yan grinned, his eyes full of smugness.

Such a feat of simultaneously forging multiple golden artifacts is something that, in the entire primordial era, probably only he could accomplish.

In addition, there are several rare silver artifacts being enhanced in the panel. This amount of work is enough to make any cultivator hesitate.

[The Divine Martial Saint is quite satisfied with the host's generosity, and has increased forging efficiency by 100%!]

Is he so easily fooled?

Lu Yan raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes, and took out the (fake) divine remains from his storage space.

Although it is not a true divine relic, the divine power it contains is still immeasurable, and it may be able to help the Divine Martial Saint forge the mithril-grade artifact he has always dreamed of.

"But how should it be used most appropriately?"

He initially intended to use this divine remains to strengthen the Hundred Weapons Box, but the appearance of the divine remains gave him a completely new option.

[During a break from his busy work, the Divine Martial Saint caught a glimpse of the divine remains. He immediately stopped what he was doing and offered his host a suggestion: This divine remains are made of a special material, making it more suitable for forging into an unparalleled weapon.]

The professor of arcane arts immediately responded, indicating his agreement, but advised that it would be best to have Him analyze the divine runes on the divine remains before proceeding, to avoid wasting its value.

[The Martial Saint of Divine Edge was immediately dissatisfied, and abruptly put down the forging hammer in his hand, ready to argue with the professor of secret arts.]

The panel froze instantly, something Lu Yan was already used to and had even anticipated. Sure enough, a moment later, lines of text popped up on the panel again.

After a heated yet harmonious discussion, the Divine Martial Saint finally accepted the professor's idea, clutching his swollen forehead, and limped back to his forging post.

"The power of teachers is terrifying!"

Lu Yan shook his head and chuckled, casually tossing the divine remains into the panel before his gaze fell on the last item of his harvest.

[Flesh Mountain Essence *2: Enhances physical attributes upon use (only effective at Sequence 4 and below).]

"Can it only enhance physical attributes?"

Lu Yan raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself.

This Flesh Mountain Essence is quite similar to the Puppet Essence we obtained before; both are highly targeted in their enhancement.

Unlike Death Essence and Shadow Serpent Essence, which work regardless of sequence type, whether it enhances traits or skills, as long as the attributes match.

Perhaps this is also related to the level of power of the Deity.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Shadow Serpent God and the Death God should be significantly stronger than the Flesh Mountain God and the Puppet God."

Lu Yan seemed to understand something, then fell into thought again, "However, this Flesh Mountain Essence requires strengthening physical talent—will my combination of physical and mental characteristics work?"

With a try-it-out mentality, Lu Yan activated a portion of the Flesh Mountain Essence and applied its power to his various attributes.

After a series of attempts, only the characteristics of the Divine Weapon Body and the Eye of the Dragon, which are purely physical, were able to draw upon the power of the Flesh Mountain Essence.

"This flesh mountain monster is really extreme."

Lu Yan shook his head helplessly, and without further hesitation, used all two portions of Flesh Mountain Essence on these two characteristics.

[The aura of the Divine Martial Saint surged, successfully absorbing the essence of the Flesh Mountain and integrating its power into his special ability, Divine Weapon Body!]

[Fusion complete, unlocking the new feature: Phantom Weapon Invincibility!]

[Phantom Weapon Body: Gathers the essence of all divine weapons in the world, allowing the user to freely condense their own blood and energy into various divine weapon phantoms; simultaneously, permanently inherits the attribute bonuses of all contracted weapons, increasing the power of contracted weapons by an additional 30%.]

Suddenly, Lu Yan's blood and qi surged violently, and an immense and unparalleled power erupted from his limbs and bones, causing a strong tremor to run through his body.

He forcefully suppressed the restless power within his body and immediately closed his eyes to enter a state of introspection.

Within his meridians, the crimson blood and qi that had been flowing swiftly were transforming at a visible speed, turning into phantom images of divine weapons of various shapes. These weapons intertwined and converged within his meridians to form a ceaseless river of divine weapons, their sharpness and imposing power almost breaking through the constraints of his meridians.

Before the transformation brought about by the Divine Martial Saint had subsided, the aura of the Dragon Blood Priest within him surged once more, and scorching dragon blood swept through his meridians. Another series of subtitles flashed across his character panel:

[The Dragonblood Priest absorbs the essence of the Flesh Mountain and successfully integrates the trait "Dragon's Eye"!]

[Fusion complete, unlocking the new feature: Dragon King's Eye!]

[Dragon King's Eye: A gaze that soars above the heavens, penetrating all obstacles such as rocks, mist, and illusions, providing a clear, unobstructed view of every move of a marked target, revealing even their hidden weaknesses. Even if the target conceals their presence or traverses space, escape is impossible. The blood within a target locked onto by your gaze will be completely controlled; you can manipulate and control it at will, or even drain it entirely for your own use.]

Lu Yan felt a sudden warmth in his eyes, and a powerful and domineering dragon force spread from his eyes to his limbs and bones, making his already clear vision even clearer.

Every grain of wood in the cabin, every speck of dust floating in the air, and even the divine energy flowing through the meridians became crystal clear and impossible to hide.

After a short while, the enhancement of his eyes and blood finally subsided, but a very special kind of pressure still lingered around Lu Yan.

The sharpness of the divine weapon and the domineering nature of the Dragon King are perfectly combined, one powerful and the other majestic, weaving together to create a breathtaking aura that makes people dare not look directly at them.

"Tsk~ My strength is increasing too fast, and my control can't keep up."

Lu Yan clicked his tongue lightly, immediately becoming alert.

Without the slightest delay, he immediately sat cross-legged and began practicing the first-level knight breathing technique.

Having found such an excellent place and opportunity for cultivation, he naturally wanted to take complete control of this newborn power as soon as possible.

Moreover, he was also very much looking forward to what kind of surprise reward the tower would give him after he mastered this first-level knight breathing technique!

Cultivation knows no time; the passing of winter leaves one unaware of the years.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yan finally opened his eyes slowly from his deep cultivation and immediately looked up at the control panel.

【? ? ? · First-tier Wizard Meditation Technique (Proficient): 12%】

【? ? ? First-tier Knight Breathing Technique (Beginner): 60%】

The progress of the two first-tier cultivation methods was not fast; for Lu Yan, who was already used to high-speed cultivation, it could even be described as "slow."

He looked around again, and everything in the quiet cabin remained unchanged, without the slightest alteration.

And this includes time.

There is no sunrise or sunset here, no ticking of sand in an hourglass, no trace of the passage of time, and not even the slightest sound from the outside world can be heard; the deathly silence is unsettling.

Lu Yan took out the clocks he carried with him, but they had all stopped working and were completely unusable.

They had no clear progress in their cultivation, no one to talk to, and were not even sure how long they had been there.

Such a lonely cultivation environment is simply torture for most cultivators.

"Even the training environment is so torturous, no wonder the tower is so hard to climb."

Lu Yan murmured softly, shaking his head helplessly.

Fortunately, none of these were problems for him.

[The actuary sensed the host's need and accurately reported the past time as two days, fourteen hours, twenty-one seconds, and twenty-two seconds.]

Although it was a bit of a hassle, the power of the tranquil cabin was clearly no challenge for the actuary.

Of course, even without an actuary, Lu Yan would not be bothered by such a problem.

After all, he was already used to this kind of cultivation that lasted day and night.

That was not the reason he stopped cultivating.

[The professor of esoteric arts has conducted an in-depth analysis of the divine remains, vaguely glimpsing the path to godhood!]

[Professorship Requirement 3: Create a Secret Technique (0/1) - Incomplete]

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