CHAPTER 281: 279. WHAT IS A VORTEX MAP (1/4)

Speaking of the Immortal Sect...

When the disciples had all finished drawing, the second person to draw the Gravity Field never appeared.

Yang Lele seemed to be blessed by heaven, drawing the Gravity Field alone, and everyone couldn’t stop laughing at him.

Of course, it wasn’t a loss, rather he profited the least.

At this time, Wen Ping silently asked the system, "System, what’s the use of the Fire Spirit Crystal?"

This was something he originally intended to ask.

Why does it specifically require acquiring the Fire Spirit Crystal at the Flame Character Pass to earn points? The system surely has its purpose.

The system responded, "Actually, even if you don’t ask, I would explain later. The Fire Spirit Crystal has three uses: First, it enhances the Fire Spirit Body; second, after grinding into powder and adding to the Spirit Rice Transformation Liquid, it significantly enhances the spirit enhancement effect of the spirit rice, which is better than simply absorbing the Fire Spirit Crystal. Third, it can nurture the Palace Guardian Egg. The Fire Spirit Crystal possesses inherent heat, and it’s the ideal temperature for hatching the Palace Guardian Egg."

"No wonder you made a new rule at the Flame Character Pass!"

But he always felt a bit dreamy about the system freely giving him things.

A free lunch, arriving somewhat strangely.

Wen Ping didn’t want to think too much about it, just in case asking resulted in bizarre rules popping up unexpectedly, that would be disastrous.

So, it’s better not to ask at all.

If the Fire Spirit Crystal really had the effects the system mentioned, then the many Elders must have acquired quite a few Fire Spirit Crystals at the Flame Character Pass. Yun Liao alone amassed 3300 points at the Flame Character Pass, which means over three hundred Fire Spirit Crystals. And the other Elders roughly had two hundred each in hand.

Just pondering this question, lastly Hua Xiaozhu completed his draw.

Thus, the rewards were all distributed.

Zhao Qing laughed gleefully.

Not only her, everyone else followed with laughter.

"There is not!"

Meaning, no unlucky ones who drew the Gravity Field.

Yang Lele shrugged helplessly, then said, "Every cloud has a silver lining, just wait for me to see ’Immortal Slayer’ tonight and unleash the most formidable Immortal Slaying Sword Array."

Everyone chuckled.

Nobody believed!

Wen Ping raised his hand and said, "Everyone go rest, tonight you can relax, the Viewing Room has no time limit."

"Oh yeah!"

"Long live the Sect Leader."

Everyone rejoiced and left in groups.

As they were about to step out, Wen Ping called Yun Liao and the four back, leading them to a room in the Main Hall.

Yun Liao asked, "Sect Leader, is there something?"

"Hmm, how many Fire Spirit Crystals do you have?"

Yun Liao responded, "Hmm... Quite a lot. I have over three hundred here."

Qin Shan responded, "I have over two hundred here too."

Yu Mo responded, "Same here."

Zhantian Qingxuan responded, "I also have over two hundred."

After speaking, everyone took out the Fire Spirit Crystals from their Storage Rings, but while looking at it, they began speculating on the crystal’s purpose.

The use of Fire Spirit Crystal was unclear, they hadn’t even heard of such a thing before.

But the Sect Leader wanted them.

Wen Ping roughly glanced at the pile of Fire Spirit Crystals forming a small mountain, got an estimate in mind, then stored them in his Storage Ring, and said, "Here’s the deal, I won’t just take these from you for nothing. Once the rice on Medicine Mountain is ripe in a couple of days, the four of you can have two extra bowls."

Yun Liao responded, "Sect Leader is too kind."

Although they didn’t know what rice Wen Ping was talking about, they believed, anything Wen Ping brought out wasn’t ordinary.

Such was the water?

Let alone the rice.

Wen Ping continued, "Then you three can leave first. Elder Zhantian, please stay."

The three bowed and left.

Zhantian Qingxuan stayed alone in the room and just as she was about to ask what it was about, Wen Ping handed over something—clearly the Two-Star Vortex Map creation book acquired from the Secret Realm!

Zhantian Qingxuan was thrilled, her old eyes instantly brightened sharply, "The creation diagram!"

Wen Ping casually smiled and said, "Take it, it’s just sitting there with me, and it’s what I promised you back then."

"Thank you, Sect Leader... Thank you, Sect Leader."

Receiving the creation diagram, holding it in her hands, her heart couldn’t help but beat much faster.

She was nothing like a seasoned elder nearing a hundred years.

Because holding the creation diagram was something any Vortex Divine Artisan dreamt of.

The One-Star Vortex Divine Artisan couldn’t actually create many vortex maps, apart from some vortex maps that enhance the power of Vein Techniques, the best thing they could create was the Anomalous Vein Vortex Map—it could grant people an Anomalous Vein and achieve a thirty percent increase in power.

But these weren’t the final aspiration for a Vortex Divine Artisan.

After handing over the Vortex Diagram Creation Book, Wen Ping curiously asked, "By the way, what exactly is a Vortex Divine Artisan, can Elder Zhantian explain?"

"I’ll tell you everything I know," Zhantian Qingxuan responded, "Let’s start with the fundamentals. Actually, ’One-Star Vortex Divine Artisan’ is a misleading term; it should be called ’One-Spin Divine Artisan’! It’s just people are accustomed to calling them One-Star Vortex Divine Artisan, so it’s not a Vortex Divine Artisan, and nobody is willing to call it One-Spin, Two-Spin, and so on."

"Continue." Wen Ping was rather curious about this, actually, he was curious about anything and everything in this world.

Zhantian Qingxuan continued to speak, though this time she retrieved something from her Storage Ring.

A palm-sized map, just about one centimeter thick, at first glance appeared green. But when Zhantian Qingxuan showed the front, a splendid picture emerged—stars streaming with dazzling, myriad colors, and in the center of this starry sea was a very conspicuous green vortex.

It resembled a galaxy, yet also seemed like a sudden vortex in a sea.

It was filled with mystery, surprise, and a hint of peculiarity.

Wen Ping could feel its energy like Spiritual Cuisine; when utilized, it’s overwhelmingly powerful.

Seeing Wen Ping showcasing deep curiosity, Zhantian Qingxuan happily went on, "Sect Leader, this is a One-Spin Vortex Map, you just need to place it below the Meridian Gate, and it’ll automatically be absorbed."

With that, Zhantian Qingxuan raised her left arm.

Boom!

The sound of Opening Veins resounded.

Accompanied by the opening of the Meridian Gate, a blue vortex resembling a tattoo appeared on her left wrist.

Not large, just about the length of a finger.

But it was dynamic.

Zhantian Qingxuan pointed at it and continued, "With this, when deploying Vein Techniques, as long as it’s not an Abnormal Vein Skill, any Vein Technique’s power can increase by twenty percent. That twenty percent difference, if in the same realm, can be the essential distinction between strong and weak, life and death. But the Sect Leader must know that once the vortex map merges with the ground, it can’t be removed, so if the Sect Leader ever wants to use a vortex map, it’s best to choose the best one. However, you already have a genuine Anomalous Vein, using a vortex map may not be of much use, at least a One-Spin Vortex Map wouldn’t benefit you, perhaps a Two-Spin Vortex Map could offer substantial aid, though I’ve only heard of its existence once in the past decades, acquiring one is extremely difficult."

"Well, then study what’s on this and when you can make one, I won’t need to buy it from outside," Wen Ping replied with a smile.

Zhantian Qingxuan smiled back.

"Rest assured, Sect Leader, if I can make a Two-Star Vortex Map, I’ll surely give you the best one first."

"Good."

Wen Ping nodded with a smile.

Yet Wen Ping still intends to prepare for a One-Star Vortex Map for himself, preferably one that brings an Anomalous Vein, as he could bear a second Anomalous Vein, contrary to Zhantian Qingxuan’s belief that having an Anomalous Vein renders the vortex map for Anomalous Veins useless.

He’s currently just short of the Wooden Flowing Sand and Golden Shuttle Leaf—now with Golden Shuttle Leaf in his Storage Ring intended for the Red-eyed Giant Ape, to help enhance its power and better manage the tree planting team.

Once the next adventurous task begins, he’s planning to resolve these two items.

The Vortex Divine Artisan is conveniently at the sect, no need to spend greatly outside or beg anyone anymore.

This way, not utilizing the celestial materials at hand to make a vortex map would be letting down Zhantian Qingxuan who traveled from afar to join the sect, and also letting down the Young Master Han Wen who brought materials from the Extreme Realm Mountain across thousand miles.