CHAPTER 435: CHAPTER 405: 3-STAR ENDURANCE

[Three-Star - Physical Block] can be used for free.

The latter, [Three-Star - Crystal Power], requires 1500 Reputation Points to exchange. Lu Ping thought that keeping this on hand might be useful in resisting the Beast Tide.

At least 1500 Reputation Points should be reserved for unforeseen needs.

An exploration of Doorway Affairs costs 5 Reputation Points, and Lu Ping exchanged for 10 items of Doorway Affairs to explore.

Opening the system map, Lu Ping began the exploration.

After several explorations, the results came in.

[Doorway Affairs: The caravan passing through Lingxi Forest has been frequently harmed by Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation Demon Beast, Black Eagle Monster. Please send a disciple to clear those demons.]

[Quantity: 12]

[Combat Power: First-Layer Qi Cultivation to Sixth-Layer Qi Cultivation]

[Status: Long-term activities near Lingxi Forest]

[Completion Reward: 720 Reputation Points, Cold Water Sword ×1]

...

[Doorway Affairs: The downstream water source in Baihe Town, Lushan County, is polluted, and the source of pollution cannot be found. Please send disciples to help the people there solve the downstream water pollution issue.]

[Quantity: None]

[Combat Power: None]

[Status: Downstream water source in Baihe Town is polluted]

[Completion Reward: 300 Reputation Points, Cultivation Technique Blinking Swordsmanship ×1]

...

[Doorway Affairs: The villagers of Li Family Village in Lushan County wish to find a Cultivator to perform a ritual. Please send a disciple to fulfill the villagers’ request.]

[Quantity: None]

[Combat Power: None]

[Status: Searching for a Sect Cultivator to perform a commencement ritual at the Li Family Ancestral Hall]

[Completion Reward: 230 Reputation Points, Blazing Talisman ×10]

...

[Doorway Affairs: A squad of Independent Cultivators is lost deep within the Cyan Mountain Range. You might be able to send a disciple to guide them out.]

[Quantity: Unknown]

[Combat Power: Unknown]

[Status: The lost Independent Cultivator squad inside the Cyan Mountain Range may be accompanied by unknown demon beasts. Please send a more capable disciple if possible.]

[Completion Reward: 510 Reputation Points, Talisman Maker Upgrade ×1]

...

[Doorway Affairs: Near Little Sword Peak in the southern area of Lushan County, a cultist from the Qi Cultivation Stage is controlling the local villagers. Please go dismantle the cult organization there.]

[Quantity: 18]

[Combat Power: Third-Layer Qi Cultivation to Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation]

[Status: Scattered around Little Sword Peak, need to clear them one by one before dismantling the Cult Headquarters]

[Completion Reward: 900 Reputation Points, Cultivation Technique Cold Ice Heart Method ×1]

...

These are the exploration results of the first five Doorway Affairs.

The remaining five are of similar type, with rewards mostly consisting of Magical Artifacts, Cultivation Techniques, and Reputation Points.

If all 10 Doorway Affairs are completed, they could bring a total of 6100 Reputation Points for Lu Ping.

These Doorway Affairs, as always, will be documented in the Merit Hall and assigned as Sect missions, allowing disciples to execute and complete them, thus earning Sect Contribution Points. On Lu Ping’s side, he will simply accumulate the Reputation Points.

According to the situation in the coming period, the number of disciples in the Cyan Mountain Sect will be reduced by ten, as these individuals will be sent on an expedition to the Southern Wilderness, leaving only about twenty disciples in the Sect.

It would take at least a year and a half for these Doorway Affairs to be completed.

After all, manpower is limited, and the disciples also need to cultivate daily.

Whether or not to take on these Sect missions relies on the disciples’ willingness.

After finishing these, Lu Ping spent 100 Reputation Points to refresh the System Mall five times.

He wanted to reveal more combat-related items, like Spiritual Power amplification, Critical Strike, and Qi Blood recovery, the more the better.

The Mall interface flickered and changed.

After five refreshes, three Three-Star items appeared.

[Three-Star - Strength Longevity]

[Three-Star - Red Flame Celestial Sword]

[Three-Star - Group Spiritual Power Amplification]

Seeing these three items, Lu Ping’s eyes lit up, as from the names alone, he could guess their general effects.

[Strength Longevity: Three-Star]

[Effect: Designate one Sect member, allowing the member to maintain peak strength for twenty-four hours. During this period, the member will not experience fatigue, exhaustion, or Qi Blood and Magical Power deficiency.]

[Reputation: 1000]

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[Red Flame Celestial Sword: Three-Star]

[Effect: After designating a Sect member, nine Red Flame Celestial Swords will appear around the member to provide automatic defense against enemies. Each Red Flame Celestial Sword has the power of Early-stage Foundation Establishment.]

[Reputation: 800]

...

[Group Spiritual Power Amplification: Three-Star]

[Effect: Used for team battles, can increase the Spiritual Power of up to twenty Sect members, enhancing them by one Small Realm. The effect lasts for one hour.]

[Reputation: 1000]

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These are the detailed effects of the three Three-Star items.

Each has its own advantages inside, and even if taken out randomly, in Lu Ping’s view, they’re all excellent.

Especially the effect of [Three-Star - Strength Longevity], which allows a Cultivator to maintain full strength for a whole day, without experiencing a lack of Magical Power. What does this imply?

It means that big moves can be performed at will, without worrying about Magical Power depletion or its sudden drop.

In Magical Combat, when engaging in prolonged battles, Elixirs are often consumed to recover Qi Blood, keeping a grasp on one’s Magical Power intensity, trying not to waste a single bit of Magical Power.

In battles of the same level, once someone’s Magical Power is depleted, they will soon fall into a disadvantage.

For example, according to Lu Yuanshan, with Eighth-Layer Foundation Establishment strength, Magical Combat for one or two hours will completely exhaust Magical Power.

But this [Three-Star - Strength Longevity] is enough to keep Lu Yuanshan’s Magical Power abundant for an entire day!

As for other items, a few Two-Star Tiers are also available, but due to limited Reputation Points, Lu Ping currently does not plan to exchange for them.

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With Wind Yuzi appearing throughout Lingxi State, more and more Sects have received the Dubhe Institute’s Summoning Order.

The common feature of these Sects is that they all opened gates with the Sect Establishment Order.

To some extent, the hundred-year protection period is also nearing its end.

The Lingxi State Continent, spanning over nine hundred thousand miles from east to west and north to south, is a Water and Wood Continent where the number of Sects established based on Dubhe Institute’s records, from small Qi Cultivation Sects to large Nascent Soul Sects, exceeds six hundred.

Within the Chu Kingdom, there are sixteen such Sects.

Considering the hundred-year protection period timeline, there are eight Sects, including the Cyan Mountain Sect, with only a few years remaining in the protection period.

Located within the Chu Kingdom are three Sects, namely Spirit Sword Sect, Golden Saber Sect, and Cold Moon Palace.

All three are Foundation Establishment Sects.

Among them, Spirit Sword Sect is somewhat stronger, with seven Foundation Establishment Cultivators presiding.

Golden Saber Sect is the weakest, with only two Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

In the summoning list formulated by the Dubhe Institute this time, these seven Sects, plus the Cyan Mountain Sect, are included.