This is a cultivation game, but the operation is bad

While the benefit of gaining +1 to the realm is undeniably appealing, Jiang Liu still looks forward to the immortal artifacts in the merit shop.

The four Great Perfection Demonic NPCs who were captured at the end of the preliminary battle each earned 20 merit points, which directly netted me 80!
Current merit points: 432 million!
Damn it, I still need 200 million more merit points to get the blueprints for the mid-grade immortal armor, the low-grade immortal weapon jewelry set, and all the immortal-grade materials.

Where am I supposed to get the missing 200 million merit points?
Jiang Liu sighed, but still happily opened the Merit Shop and looked at the Immortal Rank section.

It's bad, so be it. Let's replace the mid-grade immortal armor first.

【Haoran Demon-Suppressing Armor】

[Rank: Mid-grade Immortal]

[Attribute 1: +1000% Defense, +1000% Max Health, +20% Final Damage Reduction. When wearing this armor, all magic units reduce the damage dealt to you by 20%.]

[Entry 2: Active Domain - Vast and Powerful Demon-Suppressing Domain, consumes 30% of maximum spiritual energy to deploy a vast and powerful domain. Within the domain, the cultivation level of demonic units is reduced by one minor cultivation level, their defense is reduced by 500%, and all attributes of friendly units are increased by 300%. Lasts for 1 hour, cooldown is 1 day]

[Entry 3: Passive Effect - Demon Suppression Guardian: When attacked by demonic units, there is a 50% chance to ignore damage from Nascent Soul stage and below, a 20% chance to ignore damage from Fusion stage, a 10% chance to ignore damage from Tribulation stage, and a 3% chance to ignore damage from Mahayana stage.]

[Required Merit Points: 1000000]

This is it!

If I had had this, would I have been reduced to near-death by Yoru Sakura's attack?

It's impossible!

100 million merit points, secured!

After exchanging for the mid-grade immortal armor, Jiang Liu immediately put it on, and his health and defense increased dramatically once again!
Then, he placed his finger on the blueprint for a low-grade immortal artifact jewelry set.

[Legend of Sword and Fairy: Breaking the Sky Jewelry Set Blueprint]

[Rank: Low-grade Immortal Weapon]

[Type: Jewelry Set (Bracelet, Ring, Necklace, Accessories)]

[Set Bonus: All Attributes +700%, Sword Damage +500%, Final Damage +50%, Defense Ignore +50%]

[Includes blueprints: 2x Legend of Sword and Fairy Bracelet Blueprints, 2x Legend of Sword and Fairy Ring Blueprints, 2x Legend of Sword and Fairy Necklace Blueprints, 2x Legend of Sword and Fairy Accessory Blueprints]

[Required Merit Points: 1000000]

OK, 100 million merit points secured!
Now all that's missing are the immortal-grade materials to craft a low-grade immortal-level jewelry set!

Unfortunately, he didn't have enough merit points.

"The Merit Points Shop isn't closed yet. Just farm another 200 million Merit Points before it closes."

Jiang Liu muttered to himself, meaning that he was going overseas again.

What can we do? We have to keep running. After all, we're only 200 million merit points away. We can't just give up, can we?
If we give up now, we don't know when we'll be able to wear this set of celestial jewelry!

Setting off again, Zhongzhou Overseas!
A few hours later.

Jiang Liu was incredibly lucky. He had only traveled 30,000 li at sea when he found a super-large demon island, even larger than the previous Black Nether Island!
You have entered the territory of Tianming Island. This map is extremely dangerous. Please proceed with caution.

He had just stepped onto the demon island when a system notification sounded.

Huh?

Extremely dangerous?

I love extreme danger!

Tianming Island is much larger than Heiming Island. The island is covered with a dense black forest. Deep in the forest, a palace complex built of black boulders is clearly visible. The top of the palace is carved with countless menacing demonic patterns. The entire palace complex is shrouded in a thick layer of demonic clouds, making it look sinister and terrifying.

"There's even a palace complex. That saves me the trouble; I don't have to go looking for demonic NPCs anymore."

Jiang Liu was delighted when he saw the very conspicuous palace complex and flew over there without saying a word.

[System notification: You have entered the Tianming Palace's warning range. Please note that the demonic NPCs in Tianming Palace are aggressive and possess group aggro linkage.]

Not long after entering the forest, ten dark figures darted out from behind the trees and blocked Jiang Liu's path.

These are ten mid-stage Nascent Soul NPCs, with unremarkable appearances and attire.

"Where did this righteous brat come from, daring to trespass on the territory of my Tianming Palace?"

The leader of the demonic NPCs shouted coldly, his tone filled with killing intent.

Jiang Liu grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and the Righteous Qi Sword in his hand instantly burst forth with a dazzling golden light.

"The Tenth Heaven of the Soaring Clouds!"

Without any preamble, Jiang Liu unleashed his strongest sword technique.

Ten golden sword beams poured out like a waterfall, carrying a sharp whistling sound that tore through space, instantly enveloping the ten mid-stage Nascent Soul NPCs.

puff!puff!puff!
With ten soft sounds, the ten demonic NPCs were cut into pieces by the sword light before they even had time to react.

[You have defeated the mid-stage Fusion Realm Demon NPC Tianmingwei, gaining 10000 merit points]

[You have defeated the mid-stage Fusion Realm Demon NPC Tianmingwei, gaining 10000 merit points]

[You have defeated the mid-stage Fusion Realm Demon NPC Tianmingwei, gaining 10000 merit points]

"10000 points each, not bad, not bad."

Jiang Liu nodded in satisfaction: "Even the monsters in the mid-stage of the Fusion Realm have 10000 points, so the monsters in the late-stage of the Fusion Realm should have 20000 points, and the monsters in the Tribulation Realm should have at least 50000 points. Clearing this Demon Island should be enough."

He became more and more excited as he thought about it, and his pace quickened.

The mountain gate of Tianming Palace is just ahead, with four late-stage Nascent Soul NPCs standing at the entrance. They don't seem to be gatekeeper bosses.

"He who comes is stopped!"

Upon seeing Jiang Liu charging in, the four gatekeepers shouted in unison, unleashing a dense aura of demonic energy: "The forbidden grounds of Tianming Palace are not for ordinary people; you are a righteous cultivator!"

"How could righteous cultivators appear on my Tianming Island?!"

"Stop him immediately and kill him!"

"The Tenth Heaven of the Soaring Clouds!"

Ten more sword beams were unleashed, their golden light colliding with the black demonic energy to create a deafening roar.

Although the four late-stage fusion-level demonic NPCs were not weak, they were still no match for Jiang Liu's absolute power.

In a single exchange, the four gatekeepers were slain by sword.

[You have defeated the late-stage Fusion Realm Demon NPC, Tianming Gatekeeper, and gained 30000 Merit Points.]

[You have defeated the late-stage Fusion Realm Demon NPC, Tianming Gatekeeper, and gained 30000 Merit Points.]

[You have defeated the late-stage Fusion Realm Demon NPC, Tianming Gatekeeper, and gained 30000 Merit Points.]

[You have defeated the late-stage Fusion Realm Demon NPC, Tianming Gatekeeper, and gained 20000 Merit Points.]

"30000 points each, awesome!"

Jiang Liu sheathed his sword and walked straight into the Tianming Palace complex.

The interior of the palace complex was even more sinister and terrifying, with countless skulls hanging on the walls, dark red blood flowing on the ground, and a nauseating stench of blood permeating the air.

At the very center of the palace stands a main hall that is a thousand feet tall. At the top of the main hall is a huge demon dragon head sculpture, which is the core of Tianming Palace—the BOSS room!
At the entrance of Tianming Palace stood two demonic NPCs in the early stages of the Tribulation Transcending Realm; these were the gatekeeper bosses of Tianming Palace.

"You audacious madman, how dare you kill my Tianming Palace's disciples and gatekeepers! You're courting death!"

The Left Protector shouted coldly, unleashing a terrifying demonic aura that pressed down on Jiang Liu with its overwhelming demonic power!

"The Tenth Heaven of the Soaring Clouds!"

Jiang Liu's hand speed was at its peak, unleashing ten sword beams in a group, three groups of sword beams slashing out in succession. The golden light was as dazzling as the blazing sun, instantly tearing apart the demonic energy of the two guardians! [You have killed the early-stage demonic NPC, Tianming Left Guardian, and gained 50000 merit points.]

[You have defeated the early-stage Demonic NPC, Right Protector Tianming, and gained 50000 merit points.]

After casually killing two gatekeeper bosses, Jiang Liu ventured deeper into the map.

The further you go in, the stronger the demonic NPCs become.

There is Elder Tianming, who is in the middle stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm; there is Grand Elder Tianming, who is in the late stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm; and there are three Tianming Offerings who are at the Great Perfection of the Tribulation Transcending Realm.
But to be honest, there was no difference. Jiang Liu swept through everything in his path, killing gods and Buddhas alike.

His Lingxiao Ten Heavens technique was like slicing melons and vegetables, cutting down one demonic NPC after another with his sword, and his merit points accumulated like a snowball.

[You have killed Elder Tianming, a mid-stage Demonic Path NPC, and gained 60000 merit points.]

[You have killed Elder Tianming, a demonic NPC in the late stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, and gained 70000 merit points.]

[You have defeated the Great Perfection Demonic Path NPC, Tianming, and gained 200000 merit points.]

The moment Jiang Liu killed the three Heavenly Dawn Guardians, his merit points panel was jumping wildly, breaking through 500 million points!

"It's great! It's so great!"

Jiang Liu looked at the merit points on the panel and grinned from ear to ear: "After this trip, I can forge a set of low-grade immortal artifact jewelry when I get back. This is awesome!"

at this time.

A thunderclap boomed in the sky!
The Lord of Tianming Island makes his appearance!
Both are at the Great Perfection of Tribulation Transcending stage, a realm only one step away from the Mahayana stage!

A thunderclap followed, accompanied by fury.

"How dare you kill me?"

"The Tenth Heaven of the Soaring Clouds!"

Before the opponent had even fully revealed himself, Jiang Liu had already slashed at him with his sword.

Stop talking nonsense, just treat it as my merit points and that's it!
You have defeated the Demonic NPC Tianming Island Master, a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, and have gained 300000 Merit Points.

I've gained another 30 merit points!
Only a few hundred thousand short!

"I hope there are still some oddities on this Tianming Island."

Jiang Liu grinned, praying in his heart, and began to wander around the huge Tianming Island, scanning maps.

You have slain a Nascent Soul stage demon and gained 5000 merit points.

You have slain a Nascent Soul stage demon and gained 5000 merit points.

You have slain a Nascent Soul stage demon and gained 5000 merit points.

Nascent Soul stage, Body Integration stage.
half an hour.

One hour.

Two hours.

For two hours, he circled around Tianming Island again and again, clearing wave after wave of monsters, and finally earned enough merit points!
"call"

Jiang Liu stopped what he was doing, let out a long breath, and excitedly opened the Merit Points Shop, then clicked on the Immortal Rank Materials section.

[Do you wish to spend 20000 merit points to exchange for Crimson Gold Immortal Jade?]

【Yes】

[Do you wish to spend 20000 merit points to exchange for Sword Light Spirit Orb?]

【Yes】

[Do you wish to spend 20000 merit points to exchange for a Divine Sword Rune Fragment?]

【Yes】

[Do you wish to spend 20000 merit points to exchange for the Divine Sword Demon-Slaying Crystal?]

【Yes】

60 Crimson Gold Immortal Jade, 60 Sword Light Spirit Orbs, 60 Divine Sword Rune Rubbings, and 60 Demon-Slaying Immortal Crystals.

All 240 low-grade immortal-level materials were acquired!

I have all the materials to craft a low-grade immortal artifact jewelry set!
Let's get started building!
Jiang Liu couldn't wait to take out the blueprint for the Immortal Sword Breaking the Sky jewelry set from his backpack and begin crafting it according to the materials.

[Consume 10 Crimson Gold Immortal Jade, 10 Sword Light Spirit Orbs, 10 Divine Sword Rune Fragments, and 10 Demon-Slaying Immortal Crystals to forge the Immortal Sword Sky-Piercing Bracelet?]

【Yes】

[Consume 10 Crimson Gold Immortal Jade, 10 Sword Light Spirit Orbs, 10 Divine Sword Rune Fragments, and 10 Demon-Slaying Immortal Crystals to forge the Immortal Sword Sky-Piercing Ring?]

【Yes】

【whether.】

【Yes】

With a series of flashes of light, six pieces of dazzling jewelry instantly appeared in Jiang Liu's hands: two bracelets, two rings, a necklace, and an accessory. Each piece shimmered with a faint golden light, and the patterns on them echoed those of the Haoran Demon-Suppressing Armor.

Two Sword and Fairy Bracelets: Attack +1000%, Sword Damage +100%, Ignore Defense +10%.

Two Sword and Fairy Rings: Critical Hit Damage +500%, Final Damage +10%.

The Celestial Sword Breaking the Sky Necklace grants +1000% Spiritual Energy, +100% Spiritual Energy Recovery Speed, and +500 to all attributes.

The Legend of Sword and Fairy: Breaking the Sky accessory grants +30% evasion rate, +30% accuracy, and +30% movement speed, attack speed, and casting speed.

[System Notification: You have collected the complete Immortal Sword Breaking Heaven Jewelry Set (6 pieces), activating set bonuses: All attributes +700%, Sword damage +500%, Final damage +50%, Ignore defense +50%]

The Legend of Sword and Fairy: Breaking the Sky Jewelry Set!
There are no fancy special effects or bonuses; it's just pure, ultimate attributes!
1000% Attack, 100% Sword Damage, 10% Ignore Defense, 500% Critical Damage, 10% Final Damage, 1000% Spirit Limit, 100% Spirit Recovery Speed, 500% All Attributes, 30% Evasion Rate, 30% Hit Rate, 30% Speed, Movement Speed, and Attack Speed!
There are also set bonuses: 700% all attributes, 500% sword damage, 50% final damage, and 50% ignore defense!

Ah, the beauty of these numbers is truly breathtaking!
Even now, he would probably be able to put up a fight against an NPC in the late Mahayana stage!
Where are the NPCs in the late Mahayana stage? Let me test my damage!

The kind that will die if you try it.

The NPC from the later stages of Mahayana Buddhism has arrived!

Six hours after the end of the outpost mission.

Jiang Liu was searching overseas for a Mahayana-stage demonic NPC when a system notification echoed across the entire Central Continent map.

[System Announcement: The Taiyi Immortal Alliance Merit Shop will remain open until the day before the Central Plains Domination War begins. All righteous faction players are requested to exchange for the necessary items as soon as possible.]

[System Announcement: The second phase of the Cultivation Era: The Great War Between Good and Evil - The Battle for Central Plains will begin on schedule in one month. Please be prepared.]

[System Announcement: With the start of the Central Plains Conquest, all overseas demonic NPCs have returned to Central Plains and will compete for the nine main cities of the Central Plains continent. All righteous players are advised to prepare their defenses.]

[System Announcement: The Immortal Cultivation Era: The Great War Between Good and Evil is offering generous rewards, with the highest reward being +2 to your cultivation realm, a selection box of immortal artifacts, a large gift pack of immortal-grade materials, and more. All players are encouraged to participate immediately.]

"Realm +2? Immortal Weapon Selection Box?!"

When Jiang Liu heard this series of system notifications, he was first stunned, then overjoyed.

What the hell!

Realm +2!
If he breaks through to the Tribulation Transcending stage before the start of the Central Plains Hegemony Battle, and then gets the +2 realm reward, wouldn't he directly reach the late Tribulation Transcending stage?
Rounding up, it's almost time for Mahayana Buddhism!

How could I not be excited?

He couldn't wait for the battle for supremacy in Zhongzhou to begin tomorrow!
Not only him, but other players were the same. The +1 realm in the Outpost Battle had already driven players crazy, and the +2 realm in the Central Plains Domination Battle was enough to drive all players crazy!
Not to mention the Immortal Artifact Selection Box and the Immortal Rank Material Gift Pack!
Of course, 99.999% of players will never receive these rewards. (End of Chapter)