NOVEL NEXT Chapter 852.3: Level 3 Ash Land
[Opened a Level 0 ash land, obtained 2 Ember Stones, you also obtained 2 Ember Stones]
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Just like that, nearly half a day passed, and Jin Shiyin used nine Level 0 Ash Inspection Cards in a row! This made Xia Feng's jaw drop in shock. Damn, how many item cards does this guy have?
Though they were all just Level 0 cards, the sheer quantity was overwhelming.
However, on second thought, perhaps there was a reason behind this, possibly related to gifts from Jinyang Tian, accumulating them over time just to strike it rich in the Heavenly Realm.
And with these nine Level 0 Ash Inspection Cards, he found 63 places of Level 0 ash lands, totaling 77 Ember Stones.
That meant each Level 0 Ash Inspection Card yielded 8 Ember Stones, which was quite impressive.
Previously, Xia Feng, when collecting Ember Stones alone, only had a '5 Ember Stones/card' yield.
The density of ash lands in the Heavenly Realm was indeed greater than in the Lower Realm Nine Domains, thus making each Ash Inspection Card more efficient.
[...you also obtained a total of 77 Ember Stones]
[Currently owning Ember Stones: 199]
With nine Level 0 Ash Inspection Cards, it was unknown how many Level 1 and Level 2 Ash Inspection Cards Jin Shiyin had, and while Xia Feng was contemplating this, he created a clone using the Suicide Method.
His spiritual power was still in a very low state, not completely recovered, but since Miss Mu was present, he didn't have to worry about running out of spiritual power.
Based on his observations, Jin Shiyin, previously besieged by the five Holy Realm figures, suffered irreversible damage, with his Spiritual Pressure plummeting from the Holy Realm peak, almost falling out of the Holy Realm entirely.
However, upon reaching the Heavenly Realm, the surrounding dense Spiritual Energy helped stabilize his injuries and Spiritual Base, maintaining it around the mid-Holy Realm level.
Jin Shiyin was once a Darkness Holding Sage, and now he was in the third cycle of retracing the Venerable Path. If his power was at peak state, it would indeed be troublesome.
But things were different now, there might be a chance to seize his life while he's unwell.
Xia Feng left his main body to continue meditating in faux cultivation, while the clone pursued Jin Shiyin.
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Jin Shiyin arrived at a Level 1 ash land and sensed something, turning around to glance back.
Sure enough, that presence in the shadows was following him, secretly observing.
Upon this realization, he chuckled lightly and didn't pay much attention.
He was actually hoping Yophiel would overstep and take action, giving him a chance to test the power of the trump card he had prepared so painstakingly.
To see if he could instantly defeat this Right Wing of the Angel Army within three seconds.
However, unfortunately, this Right Wing Crown didn't seem to be making a move, just trailing him all the while. Could it be they wanted to wait until he collected enough Ember Stones and item cards before capturing him all at once?
With this thought, Jin Shiyin felt disdainful, shaking his head subtly. Unfortunately, it seemed this bird-brained plan was misguided.
The later it got, the more item cards he would have, and once he acquired some that could affect combat strength, the odds for this arrogant Right Wing Crown would be even lower.
With these thoughts, Jin Shiyin calmed his emotions and continued forward, ignoring the life aura behind him.
Xia Feng trailed far behind, aware that Jin Shiyin had already sensed his presence, and he made no attempt to hide his aura intentionally.
Both of them tacitly understood, harboring their own thoughts.
[Number 7 opened a Level 1 ash land, obtaining 4 Ember Stones, and you also obtained 4 Ember Stones]
[Number 7....]
It must be said, the amount of Ash Inspection Cards in Jin Shiyin's possession was indeed enviably plentiful for Xia Feng.
Another three hours passed, and Jin Shiyin used up 3 Advanced Ash Inspection Cards, discovering twenty-four Level 1 ash lands!
Altogether obtaining 240 Ember Stones!
On average, that was an '80 Ember Stones per Advanced Ash Inspection Card' efficiency.
Of course, this was just the appetizer; besides these Ember Stones, the most crucial were the item cards, with six out of twenty-four ash lands yielding Level 1 item cards!
And all these were obtained in parity by Xia Feng using the Parasite!
[Currently owning Ember Stones: (+240) 439]
This 3rd Level Parasite was transformed from a 2nd Level Advanced Luck Card, costing at most 100, achieving profits beyond his expectations.
[You also obtained six Level 1 item cards—]
[Advanced Luck Card*2, Loan Card*1, Random Information Card*2, Melting Card*1]
A flash of brilliance, six blue cards materialized in front of Xia Feng, which he immediately grabbed.
However, before he could check them thoroughly.
His good brother up ahead set off once more! What puzzled Xia Feng was that Jin Shiyin didn't take out any more Ash Inspection Cards, appearing to have used them all up.
Xia Feng was somewhat disappointed, thinking Jin Shiyin would have prepared a couple of superior Tier 2 Ash Inspection Cards, only to find there were none.
But since there were no more cards, what was Jin Shiyin searching for?
Jin Shiyin glanced back at the persistent shadow trailing him, his eyes narrowed in thought, Yophiel turned out to be quite enduring, still not willing to make a move? If no move is made, there soon won't be any opportunity.
He deliberately slowed his pace as a test, and indeed, the shadow behind also slowed, maintaining a consistent observational distance.
"Coward," Jin Shiyin taunted with a click of his tongue, quickly repositioning himself atop a cloud, placing his hand at the cloud's center, activating the Spiritual Artifact instantly, where a stream of golden light surged skyward!
A vast starry Spiritual Light manifested around him.
This grand and brilliant scene startled Xia Feng from afar, causing him to halt abruptly, gazing up in astonishment, "This is... a Level 3 ash land?"
According to the rules, item cards were categorized from Levels 0 to 3, and likewise for ash lands.
There were over ten thousand Level 0 ash lands, over a thousand Level 1 ash lands.
While Level 2 ash lands were scarce, they still numbered nearly a hundred, sparsely scattered across the Nine Domains and One Realm.
As for Level 3 ash lands, there were only two throughout the entire Sumeru Realm!
In each Level 3 ash land, there was bound to be a Level 3 item card. It's basically like saying, whoever has more Level 3 item cards has better chances of winning.
As for how to acquire information on Level 3 ash land locations, nobody knows, at least up until the fourth cycle, there was no relevant information disclosed.
But now it seemed, Jin Shiyin was well aware of this, the advantage of his Red King identity was actually so great? Xia Feng could've cursed out loud, if he hadn't followed, Jin Shiyin might have succeeded in his sneaky ways.
The phenomenon formed by opening a Level 3 ash land was very conspicuous, with light radiant enough for all beings within the Heavenly Realm to see.
Unfortunately, currently, there were only two seating players in the Heavenly Realm.
This phenomenon couldn't possibly attract other players' covetousness, and Jin Shiyin was in no rush, casually waving the cloud mist aside.
The entire cloud layer disintegrated into item cards emitting colorful light.
Meanwhile, he sensed the shadow behind him seemed to finally lose patience, swiftly closing in.
Jin Shiyin's lips curled into a ridiculing smile, grabbing the item cards and pocketing them, then stretching leisurely, speaking in a light tone: "So, has the Right Wing Crown finally decided to show themself?"