yready Chapter 491 - 490: New World Choices! Root Aptitude Upgrade
Chapter 491 - 490: New World Choices! Root Aptitude Upgrade
It is obvious.
When Ding Ling ascended, he was not allowed to bring anyone along.
Ding Ling sighed deeply, but he was focused on the future. Considering the future, a temporary separation was necessary. He looked at the Little Dragon Girl and said:
"I’ve told you everything I needed to say. You should cultivate well. If all goes well, I will descend to the lower realm to find you again in the future!"
"Then, I’ll wait for you."
The Little Dragon Girl’s cold eyes slightly reddened, and her voice carried a slight tremor:
"Don’t forget, in this world, you also have a Queen. She’s still planning to have a child with you."
"I won’t forget."
Ding Ling took a deep breath and glanced at Yang Guo.
Yang Guo immediately stepped forward:
"Uncle."
"You should also cultivate well. Remember to strengthen the guards of the Prince’s Mansion. Don’t let any miscreants disturb your aunt’s cultivation and life."
"I will."
Yang Guo solemnly promised.
Ding Ling nodded, looked at the Little Dragon Girl one last time, and then stepped onto the Celestial Ladder.
Whoosh!
The Dharma Conch sounded, the Heavenly Dao chanted, amidst a sky full of golden flowers and flying rain.
A golden light shot through the void like a ribbon, wrapping around Ding Ling and whisking him away towards Heaven’s Edge, disappearing in an instant.
"Ding Ling..."
The Little Dragon Girl’s eyes became slightly misty.
This parting.
She didn’t know when she would see Ding Ling again.
But she would keep her promise.
She would wait for his return.
Even if it took until her youth had passed and her hair was all white, she would continue to wait.
She just hoped that time could come sooner.
After all...
She still remembered he liked children.
She wanted to have a child with him.
...
...
Ding Ling once again saw the Gate of Glory.
He proceeded as he had before.
Glancing at the character panel:
[Congratulations to player Ding Ling for being the first to clear the portal to the second layer of the Martial Hero Plane!]
[As the first to clear the second layer of the Martial Hero Plane, you will receive the following rewards:]
[1: A Martial Hero Plane World that only you can access!]
[2: An opportunity to return to the World of Divine Condor once.]
[3: The right to freely choose the third layer of the Martial Hero Plane! Note: Besides the first person to clear the Plane World, no one else gets this reward.]
[4: The ability to bring ascension items: four weapons, four sets of clothes, four mounts, four hundred taels of gold. Note: Other Ascenders can only bring one weapon and one set of clothes.]
"..."
Ding Ling was speechless.
As expected, the rewards were nearly identical.
He had grown somewhat accustomed to the patterns and rhythm of this game world.
This time, it was still just a small upgrade in rewards.
The weapons he chose: the Heaven-Swaying Sword, the Giant Que Sword, the Drumming Golden Hammer, the Gentleman’s Sword,
Fortunately, he was mentally prepared for this.
He had previously given the Divine Whip of Yuchi Gong, the short blade of Hai Dafu, and the jade flute given by Huang Rong to the Little Dragon Girl.
These three weapons were also Divine Weapons of immense value, but Ding Ling estimated he could only choose four weapons. As expected, he guessed right.
It’s almost like he’s exploiting a loophole in the game world, this rhythm was too familiar.
For clothes, he chose an Upper-Class Celestial Silkworm Treasure Armor, two sets of luxurious attire, and one set of white clothes.
For mounts, Ding Ling chose two Ferghana Horses.
Bringing two was sufficient.
Bringing too many seemed unnecessary to Ding Ling. He would bring the two Ferghana Horses because he had spent a long time with them and they had become familiar. These two horses were also quite intelligent and easy to care for.
Additionally, from novels and movies, Ding Ling knew that there seemed to be many rare Spiritual Treasures and Spiritual Objects in some worlds that only mounts could consume. If the horses were fed such things, they might become extremely powerful. He brought them just in case.
"It’s just that this time they awarded another Martial Hero Plane World. I’m going alone."
Ding Ling decided to explore it.
[Tip 1: The rewarded Plane World can only be accessed once. There’s no time limit. Because the player chose the Path of the Glory War God, the rewarded Plane World will also activate a quest list.]
[Tip 2: The rewarded Plane can be accessed at any time and place. Player Ding Ling, do you wish to enter the rewarded Martial Hero Plane World now?]
Ding Ling thought for a moment.
Still did not go.
Especially after seeing Tip 2.
He immediately had an idea:
"If I go to the Super God Worlds like Journey to the West or Divine Enthronement in the future and face powerful beings like Daluo Immortals or Quasi-Saints who can easily destroy the world, if I can’t defeat them, can I escape to these Plane Worlds?"
Ding Ling wasn’t sure if he could escape.
But since the rules of the game world were set that way, it seemed possible to escape.
No matter how powerful Daluo Immortals and Quasi-Saints are, they’re still part of the game world! So it should be fine.
Thinking of this.
Ding Ling’s spirits lifted.
If this really works.
Then it’s equivalent to having an extra life-saving card! He could escape anytime, anywhere, run when he couldn’t win, hide for a while, then come out again. Perfect!
"It seems this is the correct way to use the personal Plane World reward!"
Ding Ling nodded to himself.
He dismissed the prompt.
He didn’t want to use his personal reward Plane World yet; it would be better to save it for when he encounters a crisis in the future.
He continued to look further.
[Third layer of the Martial Hero Plane: Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, The Generation’s Twin Heroes, Celestial Dragon Eight Books. Please choose one of the three.]
"..."
Ding Ling was speechless.
He thought this layer would contain worlds like Fengyun or Great Tang Double Dragons, relatively higher-level martial worlds.
But as it turns out.
The world really follows step-by-step progression.
It goes without saying.
The world limits of the next layer are likely around Initial Tier Grandmaster.
The layer after that should be the Void Shattering Level.
Ding Ling was deep in thought.
Since the situation had reached this point.
Ding Ling could only think:
"Given my current combat power, if I cultivate a bit longer and improve a little more, I could definitely sweep through those worlds."
Ding Ling decided that after going to these worlds, he would increase his Four-dimensional Attributes and True Qi Attributes.
His goal, after all, was to increase his strength.
He could go to any world for that purpose.
However, he was relatively more inclined towards the Celestial Dragon Eight Books, because this world had Secret Manuals like the Six Meridian Divine Sword, North Nether Divine Skill, Small Faceless Skill, Eternal Youth Technique, and others.
These Secret Manuals were highly remarkable, and if the Martial Arts Melting Furnace were to manifest successfully in the future, absorbing their essence, it would surely give birth to an incredibly extraordinary Martial Arts Secret Manual!
[Choice completed. The choice cannot be changed.]
[Would you like to spend 10 Achievement Medals and 1 Glory Medal to open the Gate of Glory?]
[Note 1: Once the Gate of Glory is opened, it cannot be reversed.]
Yes!
At the moment of selection, accompanied by an ethereal sound brushing past the ear.
Eleven dazzling rays of light suddenly erupted from Ding Ling’s body.
Exactly the same as what happened in other worlds.
Ten silver light medals and one golden light medal combined into a strange array imprint, rotating and imprinting onto the Gate of Glory.
Crack!
The Gate of Glory opened.
In front of his eyes appeared three extremely familiar Heaven-Reaching Dao paths.
Suspended above the paths were golden words with dragons flying and phoenixes dancing.
From left to right, those golden words clearly read: Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, The Generation’s Twin Heroes, Celestial Dragon Eight Books
Ding Ling was rolled up by the golden light and dropped in front of the path belonging to the Celestial Dragon Eight Books.
Along with him were two Ferghana Horses.
"This process, these special effects, this rhythm is truly unchanged."
Ding Ling remained very calm.
The two Ferghana Horses seemed to have gone through several experiences and became particularly calm. They didn’t make any noise, just quietly standing beside Ding Ling.
[Player is about to enter the Plane World of the Celestial Dragon Eight Books.]
[Would you like to choose to exchange treasure before entering?]
’Yes.’
Zoom!
In just an instant, Ding Ling once again saw that familiar Seven-Colored Glazed Chaos Counter.
He walked forward for a look.
Sure enough.
No change compared to before.
"It seems other player contestants are really poor; none of them can afford these things."
Ding Ling pondered silently.
He was cheating, and even then, earning Glory Medals was this difficult. One can imagine how it is for other players.
Even if Achievement Medals were a bit easier.
But it seems still very hard to earn enough medals to buy these treasures, even if earned, they are used to exchange for strength to return to reality.
Generally, people would directly choose to exchange for strength rather than save to buy treasures!
Only Ding Ling, with plenty of medals, could use them to exchange for treasure.
He directly looked at the first counter.
’True First-Order Pill: 5 Glory Medals’
’True Second-Order Pill: 10 Glory Medals’
...
This time, his goal was clear.
He once again selected a True Second-Order Pill.
His current savings:
[Achievement Medals: Ordinary 145, E-level 23]
[Glory Medals: 12]
Originally had 13 Glory Medals. Opening the Gate of Glory consumed one.
Now, after buying the True Second-Order Pill.
Only two were left.
Looking at the pill in his hand, Ding Ling’s emotions were complex, returning once again to the era of the poor.
But when the old goes, the new comes.
Ding Ling also took it easily and directly swallowed the pill into his belly.
Whoosh!
A powerful special Dao Rhyme force tore through Ding Ling’s bones; just as he felt pain, a pure and vast restorative Qi appeared, washing over him, making him feel warm and comfortable, from head to toe.
After a moment.
Ding Ling felt something different about himself, as if he became lighter, as if he broke free from a shackle, becoming more in tune with the Heavenly Dao.
Ding Ling was secretly amazed.
He looked at the character panel.
[Root Bone +2]
[Root Bone 5]
Indeed.
This Second-Order Pill directly improved his Root Bone by 2 points!
Ding Ling was moved.
He knew very well how challenging it was for Root Bone to grow.
Yet just unknowingly, he had improved by 2 points in Root Bone; this True Second-Order Pill was truly extraordinary.
If second-order is like this, then what about third, fourth, ninth order?
If he were to consume these pills.
Could he become like Huang the Herbalist, Little Dragon Girl, these super geniuses?!
The thought was quite exciting.
"It seems I need to earn more Glory Medals."
Ding Ling felt very clear.
With Root Bone reaching 5.
He had thoroughly gotten rid of labels such as mediocrity and waste.
He felt an unspeakable sense of clarity! A sense of transparency! As if he had been carrying a heavy chain, bearing a mountain before, but now, the mountain was removed, feeling unspeakably relaxed and comfortable.
"Root Bone at 5 is already like this. I can’t imagine what talents with Root Bone at 10 or 20 would be like."
Ding Ling shook his head, continuing to exchange for a Storage Pouch.
Ding Ling still couldn’t afford a Tier Five Storage Pouch.
He could only buy a Tier Four one.
Spent 80 Ordinary Achievement Medals.
E-level Medals.
Savings sharply reduced.
Ding Ling’s eye twitched a couple of times.
Looking at the dingy Storage Pouch in his hand, he opened it with Inner Strength to inspect it.
Indeed, it was exactly the same as his first Storage Pouch, both around 8 cubic meters.
"Now with two Storage Pouches, it should barely be enough."
Ding Ling put the Storage Pouch into his embrace.
Turning, he stepped onto the Heaven-Reaching Dao leading to the Celestial Dragon Eight Books World.
[Player is about to enter the Celestial Dragon Eight Books Plane. Please prepare yourself.]
[Countdown.]
[3]
[2]
[1]
Boom!
Golden light like a drill, instantly lifted Ding Ling and the two Ferghana Horses, rolled to the end of the Dao, broke through a plane barrier, and sent them inside.