A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

"We can now identify level eight parasitic insects, but we still cannot identify level nine parasitic insects."

“The main problem is that we’re short of materials, so we’d like to ask you for one,” Sun He explained.

"A device that can identify high-level parasitic insects? That's great."

"Is one enough? Why don't you take all three? Will you be able to research them that way?" Lei Ling suddenly became excited.

Sun He's expression also showed a slight excitement.

I originally only wanted one, but Lei Ling actually gave me three, which exceeded my expectations.

"Thank you, Lord City Lord. Three heads are more than enough."

“If we didn’t have the brainwaves of a level nine parasitic insect for comparison, our equipment would have been ready long ago,” Sun He said hastily.

“By the way, senior, I would like Zhou An to come with me back to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters,” Sun He added.

Upon hearing this, Lei Ling's face darkened immediately: "Why?"

A subtle aura began to spread throughout the venue.

Sun He also felt a heavy pressure.

He immediately explained, "You know that our leader's right arm is broken."

"The sect leader's greatest strength was his fist technique, but now that his right hand is broken, his strength has been greatly reduced."

"Zhou An's abilities can help the Sect Leader restore his peak combat power, or even go further."

Upon hearing this, Lei Ling looked at Sun He expressionlessly.

The room fell into complete silence.

"Zhou An is the pride of the mountain city, an S-level potential candidate."

"Let your leader come to the mountain city in person," Lei Ling said slowly.

Sun He shook his head: "The sect leader has a special status; a single move can have far-reaching consequences."

“Once he sets off, the parasitic insects will also make some moves, and may even send several level nine assassins to kill the sect leader.”

"Now that the sect leader has lost an arm, his strength has been greatly reduced, and he is in great danger."

"Only at the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters is the leader truly authoritative."

Upon hearing this, Lei Ling frowned and began to ponder.

After a long silence, Lei Ling slowly said, "I'll have Li Zhan bring Zhou An with you."

"And escort those three parasitic insects along with us."

Upon hearing this, Sun He's face lit up with joy, and he cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Lord City Lord."

"No need to thank me, you should thank Zhou An. Remember to show your sincerity," Lei Ling said, waving his hand.

Chapter 178 Enlightenment Fruit, Infinite Replication!

"Please rest assured, sir, Zhou An is able to restore our leader's arm, and he will surely receive a generous gift in return," Sun He said, cupping his hands in greeting.

"Zhou An, you should go with Sun He. Li Zhan will protect you," Lei Ling said with a faint smile.

"Yes, Lord City Lord," Zhou An replied immediately.

"Brother Zhou, please come with me later." Sun He looked at Zhou An, his face full of smiles.

Upon seeing this, Zhou An smiled at the other party.

It must be said that the Left Envoy of the Holy Spirit, Sunhe, is quite intelligent.

They actually directly and openly asked me to go to the headquarters of the Holy Spirit Cult.

In that case, Lei Ling would agree.

Otherwise, given Zhou An's current status, it would be impossible for him to leave Shancheng without the knowledge of Li Zhan and Lei Ling.

Once Zhou An returns to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters, whether he will come back or not will be beyond Li Zhan's control.

"Go down and get your stuff first. I reckon the Holy Spirit Cult will need some time too." Lei Ling waved to Zhou An.

"Yes, Lord City Lord." Upon hearing this, Zhou An immediately turned and left.

After spending half an hour, Zhou An obtained a belt.

【Space Belt】: A space device manufactured using the most advanced space folding technology, containing a circular space with a diameter of one hundred meters.

"Space folding technology? Awesome!" Zhou An couldn't help but admire the technology of this world.

While human beings can possess immense power, in the realm of technology, it is possible to develop space folding technology.

"Wait, if I could acquire space folding technology, take it to the main world, and mass-produce it..." Zhou An's eyes lit up immediately.

However, it seems quite difficult to obtain. I'll have to ask the city lord or the religious leader when the time comes.

All other rewards are contained within this spatial belt.

Zhou An took stock of the resources, and to be honest, there were a lot of them.

If he cultivates step by step, these resources should indeed be enough to help him reach level 8.

Zhou An's gaze fell on the three sandalwood boxes inside his spatial belt.

With a thought, Zhou Anxin brought the sandalwood box to his palm.

He opened it and saw a fruit the size of a ping-pong ball, shimmering with a green glow, in front of Zhou An.

[Enlightenment Fruit]: After consumption, it can permanently double one's enlightenment. Consuming a second fruit will permanently increase enlightenment by 50%, and consuming a third fruit will permanently increase enlightenment by 10%. Consuming more than three fruits will have no effect.

"So powerful! This must be a top-tier rare treasure." Even Zhou An was astonished by the properties of this Enlightenment Fruit.

Without any hesitation, Zhou An swallowed the Enlightenment Fruit.

In an instant, Zhou An felt a cool sensation wash over his brain.

Some things I couldn't quite understand in my cultivation before suddenly became clear at this moment.

Zhou An then immediately took out the second Enlightenment Fruit, preparing to swallow it.

Zhou An suddenly remembered his horse talisman.

Without hesitation, I immediately refreshed my own status.

When he ate the second one, his comprehension increased by twice as much again.

Zhou An's face lit up with surprise.

Yes, absolutely. In that case, the three-piece increase would be exponential, which would be equivalent to eight times the previous amount.

Then Zhou An took out the third Enlightenment Fruit.

"Wait, I remember Doraemon has some gadgets that can copy things." Zhou An's eyes lit up immediately.

He immediately took out his four-dimensional pocket and started rummaging inside.

In no time, Zhou An took out a mirror.

[Increase Mirror]: This is a prop that exists for certain special reasons.

Effect: A one-time use item. When you place something in front of the mirror, the image projected into the mirror will become the actual object.

Disadvantages: The copied items are mirror images! For example, the text will be reversed left to right, and the copied food will be inedible, tasteless, and only look similar.

Note: Also, there are spaces inside the mirror, so be careful not to copy yourself, or you'll get trapped inside.

After reading the attributes, Zhou An frowned.

The copied items are mirror images, which doesn't really matter, but it says that if you copy food, it has no taste and can't be eaten; it only looks similar.

Moreover, this mirror can also replicate humans.

Zhou An immediately took it and tried it out, placing the Enlightenment Fruit in front of the mirror before pressing the button.

Then Zhou An reached into the mirror, and a magical scene unfolded.

Zhou An then pulled out an Enlightenment Fruit directly from the mirror.

【Guodao Wu】: This is a fruit that looks very much like the Enlightenment Fruit. It has no taste, and eating it will not cause any changes in you.

The Enhancing Mirror slowly disappeared, and Zhou An looked at the Enlightenment Fruit in his hand, his lips twitching slightly.

It's actually the opposite; enlightenment has become enlightenment.

Zhou An pursed his lips and continued searching inside the four-dimensional pocket.

Zhou An quickly produced three props: a copier, a copy water gun, and a photocopier.

I tried all three tools; both the copying machine and the photocopier were able to reproduce the Enlightenment Fruit.

However, the replicated Enlightenment Fruit was not very effective, only one-tenth the size of the original.

That means you can only increase it by 10%, and you can only consume one fruit.

Zhou An was somewhat disappointed upon seeing this.

Although even a 10% chance is very strong, when combined with the Horse Talisman, it can be consumed indefinitely to enhance comprehension.

Given enough time, Zhou An's comprehension will definitely reach a terrifying level.

However, a difference of 10% versus 100% is a tenfold, which is a bit of a waste of time.

"No matter what, we need to break through to level 5 first and unlock all our strength. We still have time, so let's copy more."

Zhou An began frantically taking out props and starting to replicate the Enlightenment Fruit.

At the same time, it also summoned both the malevolent and benevolent aspects of the mind.

One of them was tasked with creating Doraemon's four-dimensional pocket, and the other with copying, while Zhou An himself was responsible for eating.

The fruit of enlightenment actually tastes quite good; it's very refreshing to eat.

And so, the day passed.

They didn't cultivate all night because of the matter of the Enlightenment Fruit.

However, the results were also gratifying.

Zhou An swallowed at least three thousand fruits, the exact number being around three thousand five hundred.