This is a cultivation game, but the operation is bad

Jiang Liu stared at the beautiful smiling face of the fairy NPC, his lips twitching for a long time, but in the end he still suppressed the complaints in his heart.

The council member's contribution, immortal-grade materials, and map coordinates form a perfect closed loop.

To get coordinates, you need contribution points; to get contribution points, you need to submit Immortal Rank materials; to get Immortal Rank materials, you need to go to the hidden map; and to go to the hidden map, you need coordinates.

So, all I have to do from beginning to end is be a tool?

Jiang Liu rubbed his temples, pondering the situation.

He currently possesses three celestial materials: one each of Dragon Pattern Jade Marrow, Phoenix Feather, and Chaos Divine Crystal.

The blueprint for the Righteous Qi Sword requires 2 Dragon Pattern Jade Marrow, 3 Thunder Sand, and 5 Phoenix Feathers. These two main materials are currently the most needed, and Chaos Crystals are not needed for the time being.

"Since the Immortal Alliance also accepts these, why not sell one Chaos Divine Crystal first?"

Jiang Liu quickly made a decision, "Anyway, we'll be going to the Deep Sea Dragon Domain to farm later, so we can make up for it then. Let's get the coordinates first."

Having made up his mind, he looked at the fairy NPC and asked, "I have a Chaos Divine Crystal here. How many Council Contribution Points can I exchange for it?"

"Chaos Divine Crystal is a low-grade immortal-level main material. According to the Immortal Alliance's exchange rules, it can be exchanged for 499 council member contribution points."

The fairy NPC still smiled sweetly, raised her hand and waved, and a confirmation message popped up on the screen.

Jiang Liu: “.”

499 points of council contribution!

The coordinates of a hidden map require a whopping 500 council contribution points!
Got it, got it. So it means I have to submit two Immortal-grade materials to get the coordinates of the hidden map, right?
Seriously? So all I got after helping the Taiyi Immortal Alliance with the demonic path for days was a single immortal-grade material?
Damn the Taiyi Immortal Alliance! One day I'll take you down!

Jiang Liu cursed inwardly. One Chaos Divine Crystal wasn't enough; he would have to take out another Dragon Pattern Jade Marrow.

Well, I'll go with Dragon Pattern Jade. Anyway, I'm going to the Deep Sea Dragon Domain soon, and I can farm Dragon Pattern Jade again. Consider it an initial investment.

With my current drop rate, farming dozens of Celestial-grade materials shouldn't be a problem, right?
Jiang Liu suppressed the pain in his heart and took out the Dragon Pattern Jade Marrow and Chaos Divine Crystal from his backpack and handed them over.

The two immortal-grade materials had just left his palm when they transformed into a stream of light and flew into the light curtain.

At the same time, a system notification sounded in my mind: [You have submitted 1x Dragon Pattern Jade Marrow and 1x Chaos Divine Crystal, earning 998 points of council contribution. Current total contribution: 998 points]

Jiang Liu immediately said, "Exchange for the coordinates of the Deep Sea Dragon Domain, a dangerous area."

"Exchange for the coordinates of the Deep Sea Dragon Domain, consuming 500 council contribution points."

With a light tap of her fingertip, the fairy NPC sent a beam of light flying out from the light screen.

"Current remaining contribution points: 498 points."

Jiang Liu caught the light and shadow, and what he got was a palm-sized, light blue jade slip, which was engraved with dense and mysterious runes, which were the coordinates of the Deep Sea Dragon Domain.

[Item Obtained: Jade Slip with Coordinates of the Deep Sea Dragon Domain]

[Purpose: To record precise coordinates of the Deep Sea Dragon Realm; can be used in conjunction with Star Trail Teleportation Talismans to locate teleportation target points]

[Note: These coordinates only cover the outer and middle layers of the Deep Sea Dragon Domain. Coordinates for the core area need to be unlocked separately.]

Having obtained the coordinates, Jiang Liu didn't linger and turned to walk out of the Immortal Alliance headquarters.

After leaving the Immortal Alliance headquarters, I clicked on the jade slip with the coordinates of the Deep Sea Dragon Domain. The world map popped up instantly, and a deep red mark appeared on the sea, which was extremely far away from the Central Continent.

The coordinates of the Deep Sea Dragon Domain are located in the sea outside of Zhongzhou!
It's a hundred and eight thousand miles away from Zhongzhou!

Goodness, that's so far.
If it weren't for the coordinates, I wouldn't be able to find it even if I searched for a year!

Jiang Liu glanced at the dark red coordinates on the map, couldn't help but purse his lips, took out the Ultimate Dragon Boat, leaped onto it, and sped off towards overseas!
One hour, two hours, three hours.
Eight hours later.

The river flowed onto a hard, black reef, and the first thing you felt was the biting cold and the astonishing water pressure.

This is a boundless deep sea, the sky is covered by a thick layer of seawater, and only a faint light can be seen through layers of water curtains. The whole world presents a depressing deep blue color.

Just as he arrived at the coordinates, the Deep Sea Dragon Domain Jade Slip popped out of his backpack and exploded in front of him.

At the same time, a system notification sounded in his mind.

You have unlocked the hidden map – Deep Sea Dragon Domain (Danger)

[Arrived at: Deep Sea Dragon Domain (Outer Area)]

[Current regional environment: Deep-sea high pressure (suppresses 100% of all attributes), Netherworld chill (causes 1% health loss per second), Residual Dragon's Might (causes mental intimidation to cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage)]

[Area Level: Dangerous (Recommended Cultivation Level: Early Stage of Integration to Great Perfection of Integration)]

"This is just the outer area. Does the drop rate increase the deeper you go?"

Jiang Liu muttered to himself, and without further hesitation, plunged headfirst into the sea.

[You have entered the Deep Sea Dragon Domain - Outer Area - Fluorescent Shallow Sea Layer]

As soon as you enter the outer area, the surrounding blue-green fluorescence becomes more intense.

Jiang Liu cautiously observed his surroundings. Although the fluorescent corals emitted a beautiful glow, he could sense the paralyzing toxins they contained, so he deliberately avoided those lush coral clusters.

"Roar!"

A deep roar came from ahead, followed by several dark figures leaping out of the coral reefs and rushing towards Jiang Liu.

These shadowy figures are enormous, hundreds of feet long, covered in hard scales, and filled with sharp teeth. They are the main monsters of the fluorescent shallow sea!

【Name: Sawtooth Shark Demon】

[Race: Demon Race]

[Realm: Early Stage of Integration]

[Probability Drop: Dragon Pattern Jadeite (0.01% chance)]

"A 0.01% drop rate? What's the difference between that and nothing?"

Jiang Liu's face darkened slightly, but his body didn't slow down at all. He raised his hand and summoned the Hunling Tianyuan Sword, casually slashing with it!
"Five Elements Revolving Sword!"

What's the difference between a demon beast in its early stages of fusion and a minor monster?

He doesn't even care about the Tribulation Stage anymore!

You have killed the Sawtooth Shark Demon.

You have defeated the Sawtooth Demon.

You have killed the Sawtooth Shark Demon.

As Jiang Liu casually slayed monsters, he ventured deeper into the Dragon Realm of the Deep Sea. In this boundless and unfathomable ocean, only the occasional fluctuations in his cultivation points offered him a sliver of solace.

On the first day, he spent more than ten hours grinding in the fluorescent shallow sea, killing hundreds of sawtooth shark demons, but he didn't even see a shadow of the immortal-grade material, Dragon Pattern Jade.

"A 0.01% probability is indeed unreliable."

Jiang Liu muttered to himself, "Not even one Immortal-grade material can drop in a day. The probability is really ridiculous."

Go deeper, go deeper, go even deeper!

He didn't know how far or how long he had gone, but then another kind of monster came into view.

Name: Abyss Crab

[Race: Demon Race]

[Realm: Mid-stage Integration]

[Probability of Drop: Dragon Pattern Associated Ore (30%), Dragon Pattern Chalcedony (0.02%)]

"Damn, the drop rate only doubles when you switch to a different monster?"

Jiang Liu cursed under his breath, but his hands didn't stop moving at all.

"Five Elements Revolving Sword!"

"Five Elements Revolving Sword!"

"Five Elements Revolving Sword!"

You have slain the Abyssal Crab.

You have slain the Abyssal Crab.

You have slain the Abyssal Crab.

You have obtained Dragon Pattern Associated Ore.

You have obtained Dragon Pattern Associated Ore.

"Dragon-patterned associated mineral? What is that?"

Jiang Liu opened his backpack with a puzzled look and looked at the two pieces of ore that resembled fine jade.

【Dragon-patterned associated minerals】

[Rank: High-grade Dao Rank] [Uses: Can be used to extract trace amounts of Dragon Pattern Jade Essence, or as an auxiliary material for refining imitation immortal artifacts]

[Note: 100 pieces of Dragon Pattern Associated Ore can be refined into 1 Dragon Pattern Chalcedony Fragment, and 10 fragments can be combined into 1 complete Dragon Pattern Chalcedony]

Jiang Liu: “.”

100 pieces of dragon-patterned associated minerals = 1 piece of dragon-patterned chalcedony fragment.

10 Dragon Pattern Chalcedony Fragments = 1 Dragon Pattern Chalcedony.

In other words, you only need 1000 pieces of Dragon Pattern Associated Ore to synthesize one piece of Dragon Pattern Jadeite!

OMG!

This is amazing!

The developers of Cultivation Era are amazing! They not only smashed up and sold the limited-time pool items, but they also smashed up and sold the Immortal-Rank materials!
Wow, I'm impressed. You're the boss.

Jiang Liu was both angry and amused, speechless and helpless.

What could he do?

He had no choice but to start grinding. Fortunately, the drop rate of Dragon Pattern Associated Ore was relatively high, otherwise he would have been cursing.

For the next day, he spent his time grinding monsters in the outer area.

In one day, I got 263 pieces of Dragon Pattern Associated Ore, which is a very high drop rate, but it will take five days to synthesize one piece of Dragon Pattern Jade!
Who can bear this!

As he swam, a deep blue portal appeared in his field of vision.

"Is it the next level area?"

Jiang Liu's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stepped forward to activate the teleportation portal.

You have arrived at the central area of ​​the Deep Sea Dragon Domain—Dragon Nest Barrier. Do you wish to enter?

【Yes】

You have entered the central area of ​​the Deep Sea Dragon Domain—Dragon Nest Barrier.

The map scenery hasn't changed much, but the appearance and level of the monsters have changed.

【Name: Dragon Scale Shrimp Soldier】

[Level: Late Stage of Fusion]

[Probability of Drop: Dragon Pattern Associated Ore (50%), Dragon Pattern Chalcedony (0.04%)]

"Emmm, 0.04%, what's the point of farming dragon pattern chalcedony? It's really more worthwhile to farm dragon pattern associated minerals."

Jiang Liu, his face dark, turned his gaze to the group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals.

The dragon scale shrimp soldiers mostly appear in groups, ranging from three to five to more than a dozen. They form neat formations, thrusting out their spears simultaneously, and the dense shadows of spears attack like a torrential rain.

"Three Elements Flying Immortal Sword!"

You have defeated the Dragonscale Shrimp Soldier.

You have defeated the Dragonscale Shrimp Soldier.

You have defeated the Dragonscale Shrimp Soldier.

You have obtained Dragon Pattern Associated Ore.

You have obtained Dragon Pattern Associated Ore.

You have obtained Dragon Pattern Associated Ore.

A wave of monsters, 10 pieces of ore!
Spray like crazy, blast the shrimp soldiers to smithereens!
One hour, two hours, three hours.
As another day passed, Jiang Liu finally encountered his first boss in the Deep Sea Dragon Domain.

【Name: Dragon Scale Shrimp General】

[Race: Demon Race]

[Rank: BOSS]

[Level: Late Stage of Fusion]

[Probability of Drop: Dragon Pattern Associated Ore (99%), Dragon Pattern Chalcedony (10%)]

"Wow, there's a 10% drop rate!"

Jiang Liu's heart pounded wildly; this was the monster with the highest drop rate he had ever encountered!
According to the rule that you will never return empty-handed from defeating a BOSS, and according to the rule that 10% rounds up to 100%, wouldn't you be guaranteed to get a piece of Dragon Pattern Jade?
As expected, it still comes down to fighting bosses!
Jiang Liu was greatly encouraged and threw a punch!
"Ten Directions Suppressing Fist!"

You have defeated the Dragonscale Shrimp General.

Ignoring the system notification, Jiang Liu hurriedly went forward to check the dropped items.

On the ground lay a pile of spirit stones, as big as a small hill.

You have obtained 15712 Spirit Stones.

Jiang Liu: “????”

"It's gone? It's gone now?"

Jiang Liu's gaze swept across the ground once, then again, and then once more.

Still nothing.

Forget about dragon-patterned chalcedony, we didn't even get any dragon-patterned associated minerals!

I am!

99% probability, 10% probability!
Nothing!

I'm all smiles now, I want to go to the next floor.

Jiang Liu: On the fourth day of entering the Deep Sea Dragon Domain map, I still haven't seen the Dragon Pattern Jade Marrow. I miss it.

Jiang Liu: It's been five days since I entered the Deep Sea Dragon Domain map, and I still haven't seen the Dragon Pattern Jade. Please, Immortal Alliance, give me back my Dragon Pattern Jade. I regret it.

Jiang Liu: On the sixth day of entering the Deep Sea Dragon Domain, I don't miss it anymore. I've collected enough Dragon Pattern Associated Ore.

"Heh, one immortal-grade material every six days. I need to exchange for immortal weapon blueprints and gather materials to forge immortal weapons. How can I possibly forge an immortal weapon in just a few dozen days?"

Jiang Liu chuckled coldly. "It's a long, unproductive period. Are we just going to drag out the update time?"

With a stern face, he opened his backpack and right-clicked on the Dragon Pattern Associated Ore.

[Consume 100 Dragon Pattern Associated Ore to synthesize 1 Dragon Pattern Jade Fragment?]

【Yes】

[Consume 100 Dragon Pattern Associated Ore to synthesize 1 Dragon Pattern Jade Fragment?]

【Yes】

[Consume 10 Dragon Jade Fragments to synthesize 1 Dragon Jade]

【Yes】

You have obtained Dragon Pattern Jadeite.

I cried. It took me six days to finally collect enough dragon-patterned chalcedony. In just twelve days, I can recoup my investment in the map coordinates!

"The blueprint for the Righteous Qi Sword requires 2000 council contribution points, which means it needs 7 pieces of Immortal-grade materials."

"Forging the Righteous Qi Sword requires 10 Immortal-grade materials."

"There are 17 immortal-grade materials in total. If it takes six days to refine one piece, it will take 102 days to refine one immortal artifact?!"

Jiang Liu did the math and couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly. It would take three months to forge a single immortal artifact. This time, he was really cultivating immortality; the timeline was stretching out way too long.

No, that's not right.

The Immortal-grade materials required for the Righteous Qi Sword also include Thunder Sand and Phoenix Feathers, which are two more hidden maps.

That means you need 4 more Celestial-grade materials to exchange for the map coordinates.
He needs to collect 21 pieces of Immortal-grade materials to successfully obtain an Immortal Artifact!
"Sigh, it seems impossible to pull out a celestial artifact before the Battle of Tianwang Mountain."

Jiang Liu sighed deeply. He was still thinking of using the immortal artifact to kill Ye Longying and General Yang during the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, but it seems that the opportunity is gone.

But it doesn't matter. There are four Heavenly King spots in the Battle of Heavenly King Mountain, and he will definitely take one, regardless of whether he has a celestial artifact or not.

If he's not one of the Four Heavenly Kings, then who is?
"Nothing more to say, let's keep scrolling."

Jiang Liu shook his head and continued to wander within the Dragon Nest Barrier in the central area of ​​the Deep Sea Dragon Domain.

While fighting monsters, they searched for the entrance to the next level.

Now he can only hope for a better drop rate in the core area of ​​the Deep Sea Dragon Domain. (End of Chapter)