Chapter 231: Chapter 229: Shocked to Numbness
At that moment, Shen Hao also withdrew his gaze.
There was no need to watch anymore.
This was the first activation of the Heavenly Tribulation for breaking through to the third stage, and it was of the highest difficulty, so it was only natural for Shen Hao to pay attention.
The intensity of the Heavenly Tribulation was actually within his expectations.
Because from the beginning, he had realized that the nature of this Golden Legendary reward was significantly higher than other Golden Legendary rewards.
Perhaps because the Heavenly Tribulation carried certain risks, or perhaps because the quality itself was higher.
The gains it could bring were extremely important.
It not only reduced the difficulty of breaking through and decreased the time stuck at bottlenecks, but it also enhanced the foundation of the Transcendents.
The last point was the most important.
On the Extraordinary Path, the strength of an individual was important, but the overall strength of an entire civilization was just as crucial.
For example, in the last trial, a Level 7 Human Civilization Soldier was able to easily defeat a Level 9 Undead one-on-one!
This kind of power was what could win wars with smaller sacrifices and triumph over trials.
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The existence of the Heavenly Tribulation, therefore, should benefit the whole civilization, and not just a few strong ones.
Thus, Shen Hao tentatively let the Life Mother Tree treat the World Tree in sync.
The results were very comforting to him.
“After all, Heavenly Tribulation is not a real ‘Heavenly Punishment’ and does not have the rule of ‘having to rely solely on oneself.’ Elixirs, equipment, and such should be useful, but clearly, the role of the World Tree is the greatest, even enhancing the refining effect,” Shen Hao concluded and formally recorded this into the rules.
Just by setting the time and place for the ‘Tribulation’, helping everyone “cheat” wasn’t difficult at all.
Everyone, when breaking through, could gain greater benefits from the Heavenly Tribulation!
At this very moment, Xi Qing had also passed the final Heavenly Tribulation.
The difficulty of the ninth level of Heavenly Tribulation was astonishing. Without any preparation, even someone with Xi Qing’s foundation and strength would have suffered considerable damage, but now, under the nearly “cheating” power of synchronous treatment, she had passed the Heavenly Tribulation in a very relaxed manner.
Even as she passed the last one, the powers of lightning, wind, and fire continuously encircled her, not as remnants of the Heavenly Tribulation, but as powers that truly integrated into her body during the breakthrough!
At that moment, Xi Qing, while feeling the new Extraordinary Power of the third stage, and experiencing this newly acquired ability, was indescribably shocked.
This power, of course, was not as strong as the Chosen One’s Golden Legendary Ability, but in her view, it was already comparable to some Purple Epic abilities!
Most importantly—it wasn’t exclusive to the Chosen Ones!
Clearly, every Transcendent who overcame the highest difficulty of Heavenly Tribulation could have it!
Even those Transcendents who passed through normal difficulty, although their acquired abilities wouldn’t be as strong as hers, even if they were merely equivalent to Blue Elite Level or even White Ordinary Level abilities, it would still be extraordinarily impressive!
This meant that warriors of the Great Yan at the same level weren’t a match for Human warriors.
“Your Highness,” Qiuyue had already approached Xi Qing with a camera, winked at her, and said, “Congratulations on your breakthrough. Is there anything you’d like to say to everyone?”
“…” Xi Qing looked at the camera, took a deep breath with a still lingering shock, and said, “It’s amazing, much more powerful than I expected. I didn’t just achieve a ‘perfect’ breakthrough, but I also mastered a whole new power and greatly enhanced my physical foundation… plus the incredible treatment we just had, the gains far outweigh the risks.”
Though Xi Qing didn’t explicitly say “envy”, everyone could clearly feel her envy.
This greatly satisfied the netizens.
“No need to be envious, there will be plenty more to envy in the future.”
“All thanks to the President’s brilliance.”
“Can even gain abilities? Can ordinary Cultivators also master this? Then this is truly powerful!”
“Look how envious Her Highness the Empress is.”
“Everyone, I’ve decided to take a risk and challenge a higher difficulty.”
“Me too.”
“Don’t hold back; this is an opportunity other civilizations can’t envy. We must seize it!”
“…”
Clearly, Xi Qing’s performance at this moment truly sparked a lot of attention.
Just as some said, it was an opportunity other civilizations couldn’t envy.
If not seized, it would undoubtedly be a waste.
In fact, by this time, members of the Global United Front were already proposing a series of plans to promote the use of Heavenly Tribulation, noting the significant benefits it could bring.
Even if only used as part of trade, letting cultivators from affiliated civilizations come to break through the Tribulation at a certain cost could bring huge benefits.
Not to mention, strengthening the foundation of the civilization’s cultivators and nurturing more powerful beings.
But the Human Civilization now had more than just Tribulation to assimilate in terms of foundation.
A day later, Xi Qing received even more attention, including her subsequent itinerary, which was widely disseminated.
When she arrived at the “Illusion Secret Realm”, everyone truly felt the power of the “Illusion Secret Realm”.
Only a certain amount of power was needed, and time could be accelerated within the Illusion Secret Realm!
Although this was only Thought Acceleration, and one could not cultivate there, the efficiency of learning magic, gaining combat experience, and enhancing magic ability was more than tenfold!
In the absence of fear of death, with Thought Acceleration, and with a large number of enemies to simulate, everyone could quickly become a battle-hardened, powerful warrior!
Xi Qing and the entire Great Yan Mission were once again greatly shocked.
Even before the visit had ended, she eagerly asked,
“Can we also send warriors here for training? We are willing to pay rental compensation!”
“You can select a portion of the elites, but you must also undertake the responsibility of accompanying training,” Qiuyue also proposed the plan devised by the council from the back.
“Of course,” Xi Qing and many Great Yan ministers were extremely delighted.
Accompany training was mutual; with this Illusion Secret Realm, it was enough to train an army far superior to those of the past!
The importance of military power under the Civilization Trial goes without saying.
After visiting and experiencing the Illusion Secret Realm, they went on to visit the Sword Casting Mountain Domain.
The effect of this Golden Legendary building also equally shocked the group of Great Yan envoys.
By this time, the Sword Casting Mountain Domain had already been used for one and a half months, and the batch of Sword Steel Ore placed there the longest and of the best quality had already broken through to Level 11!
One and a half months, Level 11!
Even though the materials of this batch of Sword Steel Ore were excellent and had already been around Level 5-6 before being placed, the effect was still incredibly astonishing.
In the Chosen One Mall, the points required for Level 11 equipment were hundreds of times that of Level 5-6 equipment!
Moreover, these Level 11 were not just of White Quality; some of them definitely reached Blue Quality, containing very strong Sword Intent.
What if it were one year, or even five years?
Undoubtedly, Human Civilization would possess a large number of high-quality treasure sword equipment!
“We will prioritize fulfilling our own army’s needs; it might not be possible to lower the price in the short term,” Qiuyue conveyed the conditions maturely, continuing with a smile, “However, if Great Yan wishes to obtain a batch of mature treasure swords earlier, it’s possible if the price is right.”
Suddenly, an intense discussion began within the Great Yan Mission.
Even though the type of equipment was specified, the power of these treasure swords was great, and compared to the Chosen One Mall, they were even more cost-effective.
“Should Xi Qing consider placing her personal sword inside?” Qiuyue suddenly said, “It could be retrieved when the Trial is about to start, free of charge. This is also considered a form of support for Great Yan from us.”
“Thank you.” Xi Qing’s eyes shone.
She did not refuse and immediately took off her personal sword—a Purple Epic Level Equipment.
It was indeed the reward she received for securing the second rank in the last Civilization Trial.
Already of extremely high quality, in five and a half years, it would definitely improve by more than one level, even if it could not transform into a Golden Legendary.
Watching the Sword Casting Mountain Domain filled with astonishing Sword Intent before her, she couldn’t contain her yearning.
Just this foundation alone could save a huge amount of points!
Moreover, she was well aware that Human Civilization already offered a kind of supportive preference to Great Yan, as it was part of the Civilization System, otherwise, the trade surplus in equipment alone would be unimaginably large.
“Thank goodness Great Yan still has thousands of years of wealth accumulation,” Xi Qing felt somewhat relieved.
Otherwise, even if Human Civilization offered some support and preference, Great Yan’s national treasury would be overwhelmed.
However, Xi Qing’s relief was clearly premature.
They then went on to visit the Elixir Workshop.
Watching the Alchemists in the Elixir Workshop produce elixirs of not low quality in a manner completely beyond their understanding, the Great Yan Mission, including Xi Qing, were all stunned to numbness.
As a traditional Extraordinary Civilization and already following the Cultivation Path, they were not unfamiliar with Alchemy.
Indeed, Great Yan had already begun systematically training Alchemists more than a thousand years ago, and elixirs were even abundant enough to circulate in the trading market.
They originally thought this was already powerful enough.
But what was this in front of them!
Elixirs, how could they be produced like this?
Clearly, the completely assembly-line, industrial-scale mass production was a huge shock to these Qi Refiners whose knowledge still lingered in the manual era!
Just this one Elixir Workshop’s production scale of low-level elixirs already exceeded their entire Great Yan by several times!
And this was while the “workers” were still not strong and skilled enough.
If high-level elixirs could also be produced like this in the future…
It would simply be terrifyingly powerful!