With his cultivation now at the level of a Two-Star Dou Shi and his luck points increased to 2040, a gain of 2000 points, Chen Mo finally felt like the system was being generous.
"What should I do with so many luck points?" he pondered.
He opened the shop to take a look. The higher-level techniques and skills were far beyond his reach, and the lower-level ones no longer satisfied him.
His only option was to try his luck with the treasure chest draws.
He decided to start with a Silver Chest.
With a swoosh, his 2040 luck points dropped to 1940.
Soon after, a Silver Chest descended from the sky, accompanied by cheerful music as it opened.
Four shiny characters appeared: "Thank you for your support."
"Ugh," Chen Mo grumbled.
He tried again.
This time, he received a Second-Grade Pill, the Passion Pill.
"Uh, just the name of this pill doesn't sound very proper," Chen Mo thought.
He decided to try again.
"Thank you for your support."
Then he got a Third-Grade Pill, the Advancement Pill, which was only effective for Dou Shi. After taking it, one could level up by one star, but it could only be taken once, as the second dose would have no effect.
"Not bad," Chen Mo thought, and continued.
"Thank you for your support."
"Thank you for your support."
"Thank you for your support."
After receiving five consecutive "Thank you for your support" messages, his luck points had dwindled to 1140.
Chen Mo felt like coughing up blood.
"The odds of getting something good are way too low," he thought.
"One last try. If I get another 'Thank you for your support,' I'm done," Chen Mo decided.
Finally, he got a Sixth-Grade Pill, the Wood Essence Pill, which had a certain chance of granting the user a wood attribute after consumption.
"It finally paid off! Maybe my luck isn't so bad after all?" Feeling his luck turning, Chen Mo decided to go for a big one.
He spent 1000 luck points on a Golden Chest.
With another swoosh, the music played again. This time, the music for the Golden Chest was much grander, and the special effects were more impressive.
If the Silver Chest's special effects were worth fifty cents, the Golden Chest's were worth a dollar.
With a flash of golden light, a dazzling card appeared before Chen Mo.
It was a "Dou Zong Experience Card," which would temporarily grant the user Dou Zong-level strength for half an hour.
"Haha! I knew my luck was turning. This is a win!" Chen Mo thought happily as he exited the system.
...
"You're saying that Medusa has an Heavenly Flame?"
"Yes, four months ago, I sensed the presence of an Heavenly Flame in the desert. After following its trail, I found some blood-stained, multicolored snake scales," Gu He said softly. "It seems that Medusa was injured while trying to obtain the Heavenly Flame."
"From what I know, if Queen Medusa reaches the peak of Dou Huang and the opportunity is right, she could undergo a unique evolution and advance to Dou Zong. The key to this evolution is the Heavenly Flame."
"I think the Heavenly Flame is too important to Medusa, and she's unlikely to give it up easily," Yun Yun said calmly, hinting that Gu He should abandon this idea.
Gu He's body trembled slightly, understanding Yun Yun's implication. However, the importance of the Heavenly Flame to him made him unwilling to give up so easily. He said, "For this journey, I've prepared two Sixth-Grade Dou Ling Pills and a Seventh-Grade Transformation Pill."
"A Seventh-Grade Transformation Pill?" Yun Yun was surprised. When had Gu He become capable of refining Seventh-Grade Pills?
Gu He cleared his throat, unwilling to admit that the Transformation Pill was merely a bargaining chip. Instead, he said, "I obtained it from some ruins."
"Even so, the chances of an exchange are slim, especially if you go alone."
"Don't worry, I've also invited Yan Shi and Feng Li, a few of my friends, to join me."
...
Cloud Sect.
In the Scripture Pavilion.
"The name is so generic. Out of ten fantasy novels, nine sects have a place called the Scripture Pavilion for collecting techniques," Chen Mo muttered to himself.
The Scripture Pavilion had seven floors and had been collecting various techniques and skills since the sect's founding.
The first four floors were open to all disciples of the Cloud Sect.
Access to the upper floors was restricted to disciples who had reached the Dou Shi level or higher.
Over the past two days, Chen Mo's name had become well-known throughout the Cloud Sect.
As a result, when Chen Mo arrived on the upper floors, he only needed to present his identification token to the steward. After verifying it, the steward allowed him to enter the fifth floor without checking his cultivation.
The fifth floor had few disciples—only a handful were quietly searching for the techniques they needed.
When they saw Chen Mo, they were slightly surprised. A few of them who knew him gathered together and whispered.
Chen Mo vaguely heard them discussing his fight with Nalan Yanran the day before.
Shaking his head with a smile, he began searching for the movement techniques he needed.
The shelves were arranged according to attributes, with different types of techniques placed accordingly.
The techniques didn't seem to be categorized, suggesting that they weren't restricted by attributes. However, cultivating techniques that matched one's attributes was generally easier and faster.
Chen Mo went to the shelves for fire and lightning attributes. After casually flipping through a few books and finding only low-level techniques, he headed to the sixth floor.
"No wonder he could defeat Senior Sister Nalan. He doesn't even bother with low-level techniques," someone remarked.
"You have no idea. In less than a day, books about his exploits are selling like hotcakes."
"Books? Lend me one to read..."
On the sixth floor, there were even fewer disciples than on the fifth floor—only two, a man and a woman, who appeared to be much older than Chen Mo.
Their appearances were quite ordinary.
Chen Mo's face was recognizable, so the two quickly identified him.
"Hello, Junior Brother Chen Mo, I'm Liu Zilong."
"And I'm Liu Xuanyue."
"Hello, nice to meet you," Chen Mo replied politely.
The two were siblings, both at the Da Dou Shi level, and were veteran inner disciples.
"Are you here to choose a movement technique, Junior Brother?" Liu Zilong asked.
Chen Mo nodded. There was no need to hide it. His weakness in this area had become well known after the competition.
Hearing this, the siblings were pleased. As disciples close to graduation with no powerful backing, they had been wondering how to win Chen Mo's favor. Now the opportunity had presented itself.
"Junior Brother, you haven't been in the sect for long, so you might not know which techniques are the strongest. Would you like me to help you choose?" Liu Zilong offered humbly, despite his higher cultivation level, recognizing Chen Mo's far superior talent.
He was twenty-seven years old and had only reached the first star of Da Dou Shi.
"Sure," Chen Mo replied, welcoming the chance to gain some useful knowledge.
"The strongest movement technique in the sect is the mid-level Xuan technique 'Body Like a Soaring Dragon,' which is also of the lightning attribute, so it suits you well. Next is the 'Wind Blown Leaves,' which Senior Sister Nalan is currently cultivating."
"Then there's the mid-level Xuan technique 'Burst Step,' and the low-level Xuan technique 'Treading on Snow Without a Trace.'"
"As for attack techniques, the strongest are the 'Extreme Wind' art cultivated by the sect master and Senior Sister Nalan. After that, there's the mid-level Xuan technique 'Thousand Thunder Art,' which is also a lightning attribute technique."