“Would you like to spend 10,000 contribution points to conduct a deduction of a divine ability? The first attempt has a 1% success rate. Each subsequent attempt increases the success rate until it reaches 100%.”
Li Fan stared at the prompt displayed by the Tianxuan Mirror, his expression unchanging, and selected “Confirm.”
Within the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance system, cultivators gradually unlock specific privileges as their merit levels increase.
These privileges manifest in various aspects of cultivation life, such as reduced contribution costs for using teleportation formations, or an increased number of items that can be sold to the Tianxuan Mirror at market-standard prices.
However, some significant privileges are only available upon reaching specific levels:
1. Level 5 Privilege: Once per year, one can request a free long-distance teleportation.
2. Level 10 Privilege: While searching the Tianxuan Mirror for information, one can preview materials and item details that are typically restricted to those a realm higher.
3. Level 15 Privilege: Every ten years, one can randomly contact a cultivator who is one major realm higher through the Tianxuan Mirror. This contact does not impose any obligations or responsibilities on either party, leaving the relationship to personal ability.
4. Level 20 Privilege: The ability to use contribution points for divine ability or combat technique deductions during the Sitting and Discussing Dao.
Not only does it consume a massive amount of contribution points, but success is far from guaranteed.
Many cultivators in the system ridicule it as a “contribution-recovery trap.”
When Li Fan confirmed his choice, the miniature figure representing him in the mirror began to move.
Its expression was stern, eyes fixed on the void ahead. The left hand executed a palm strike, while the right hand wielded a sword.
A faint glow erupted from the figure, and the surrounding space distorted and blurred.
As expected, the Tianxuan Mirror notified him:
“This deduction attempt has failed. Would you like to spend 15,000 contribution points to continue?”
“If you proceed, the success rate will increase to 2%. If you abandon the process, all deduction data will be reset, requiring you to start over next time.”
“You may also choose to supplement the divine ability’s data details to further increase the success rate.”
Li Fan decisively chose to continue.
The miniature figure resumed its movements. This time, the display of the “Congyun Sword” and “Heaven-Overturning Palm” techniques seemed more vivid than before.
However, the probability of success was still minuscule, and failure quickly followed.
The third deduction required 20,000 contribution points, raising the success rate to just 3%.
Li Fan’s expression remained unchanged as he selected “Continue.”
The third attempt failed.
Then came the fourth, the fifth…
As the miniature figure’s performance of the Congyun Sword and Heaven-Overturning Palm grew increasingly refined and imbued with a divine essence, Li Fan began to understand the underlying principle of the Tianxuan Mirror’s deduction process. 𝘳άＮȪʙËȿ
In simple terms, the mirror creates a hypothetical divine ability target and assigns it the expected effects and powers of the technique.
The mirror then reverses the process, deducing all the necessary conditions for mastering the divine ability and summarizing them as experiences for the cultivator.
This process is akin to ancient cultivators observing others’ battles, instantly learning, and replicating the divine abilities they saw—what is known as “learning through analogy and reaching the same destination by different paths.”
The more deduction attempts made, the greater the contribution cost.
When the cost of each attempt rose to 100,000 points, the success rate had barely increased to 18%.
“This deduction process really isn’t something ordinary people can afford to play with.”
“The Tianxuan Mirror’s deduction capability must be far more efficient than this. This setup is clearly deliberate, designed to maliciously drain contribution points.”
“By now, so much has already been invested, and the sunk cost is too high. Very few people would be willing to give up at this point. It’s like being trapped in a quagmire, unable to escape,” Li Fan mused to himself.
After some thought, he uploaded his insights into the Congyun Sword and the Heaven-Overturning Palm divine abilities to supplement the data.
Instantly, the success rate skyrocketed from 18% to 78%, while the deduction cost remained unchanged.
“It seems that deductions with theoretical support are far superior to fabricating out of thin air,” Li Fan thought silently as he initiated another deduction.
In the blink of an eye, a seven-colored divine light descended from the heavens, enveloping the miniature version of Li Fan.
The small figure seemed to attain enlightenment, displaying an expression of profound realization, as though achieving the Dao in the morning and being willing to die by evening.
Letting out a resonant cry, it struck with a single palm. Instantly, the void ahead twisted, and space-time was overturned. Several blue sword lights flashed repeatedly, slicing through the void.
At the same time, a golden light appeared before Li Fan’s eyes, accompanied by stirring music resonating in his ears.
“Congratulations! You have successfully comprehended the divine ability: [Heaven-Shattering Heart Sword].”
“Divine Ability Description: Unrestricted by form or technique, every punch, palm, blade, or sword carries the power to shatter the heavens.”
“Would you like to spend 500,000 contribution points to infuse the divine ability?”
“You may also continue to refine the [Heaven-Shattering Heart Sword], enhancing it to perfection. Remember, the Dao has no limits.”
“The first advanced deduction comes at a 50% discount, costing only 50,000 contribution points. Success rate: 8%.”
As the series of prompts from the Tianxuan Mirror echoed in his mind, Li Fan’s expression fluctuated, and he finally couldn’t hold back his emotions.
He had initially believed his contribution points were abundant—enough to last him a lifetime.
But now…
Even with that, the Tianxuan Mirror still outmaneuvered him!
With a “let’s give it a try” mindset, Li Fan initiated the advanced deduction.
The first discounted attempt cost 50,000 contribution points, with an 8% success rate. Failed.
The second attempt consumed 150,000 contribution points, but the success rate increased to 10%. Still failed.
…
Even though Li Fan had accumulated an enormous amount of contribution points—practically windfalls—watching them deplete rapidly left him heartbroken.
In this cultivation method deduction, contribution points seemed to lose their inherent value, becoming mere fuel to power the process.
If the success rate steadily increased with each attempt, Li Fan might have gritted his teeth and pushed through to achieve the advanced version of the divine ability.
But the Tianxuan Mirror’s schemes exceeded his expectations.
When the success rate reached 50% and another failure occurred, Li Fan discovered that it had stopped increasing!
Instead, a new progress bar appeared before him:
“Specialized Directional Deduction.”
“When the success rate of divine ability advancement deductions stagnates, failures can contribute to the progress of a directional deduction. Once the progress bar is full, you can specify the enhancement direction of the advanced divine ability.”
“For example: destructive power, mystique, priority, etc.”
…
The success rate did not steadily increase, but the contribution cost for each deduction unequivocally escalated.
At this rate, refining an advanced version of the [Heaven-Shattering Heart Sword] would require an astronomical amount of contribution points.