[Iron Horn Helmet of the Immortal King +7]

[Basic Attribute Skills (omitted)]

[+7 Special Effect: Precise Perception: Passive, targets within your vision will display different colors based on their templates. After staring at the opponent for 2 seconds, their precise attributes will be shown; after 5 seconds, their overall combat power will be displayed.]

[Note 1: Ordinary Template: White, Elite Template: Blue, Warrior Template: Gold, Lord Template: Dark Gold]

[Note 2: Overall combat power refers to the composite value obtained by multiplying the target’s special attributes with corresponding combat specialties, mystical arts, skills, and titles, providing high accuracy. However, the opponent’s equipment skills, item abilities, and recovery-type foods are not considered.]

Bai Pu carefully read it over and let out a sigh of relief.

He had gambled correctly, enhancing the helmet to +7 improved the skill [Strong Enemy Detection] rather than [Steadfast Heart], allowing Bai Pu to accurately assess his opponent’s strength.

If [Steadfast Heart] had been enhanced, it would have been much less useful as it only slightly increases the priority of mental control immunity, which is somewhat niche.

Bai Pu exited the settlement interface and returned to the Boundary Land of Giant Fern Mountain and Steppe.

While familiarizing himself with the helmet’s +7 effect, he cultivated [Demon Refining Sand], this mystical arts skill. He possessed mastery-level Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts, fulfilling the prerequisites for cultivation.

Bai Pu used up the skill book and quickly comprehended this new mystical arts skill, forming the first batch of magic sand.

[Demon Refining Sand: Mystical Arts Skill. The magic sand you form can be combined according to your will. In offensive mode, each unit of magic sand deals 100% base earth element magic damage (based on your Spirit Attribute) and, depending on the related combination form, delivers additional mixed physical damage; in defensive mode, each unit of magic sand absorbs 100% external damage (refreshed every second). When using magic sand as a medium to cast large-scale earth element magic, magic power consumption is reduced by 50%, but magic power remains the same.]

A portion of the magic sand is composed of 7,000 finely minute grains, roughly fitting in Bai Pu’s palm.

[Demon Refining Sand] has a dual effect.

First, the refined magic sand can be manipulated at will by Bai Pu to form attacks, defenses, and other methods.

In normal manipulation state, the magic power consumption is minimal, as the essence of magic sand is sand concentrated with a lot of magic power, with the effort behind the scenes.

However, once used in battle, after causing or absorbing damage, the magic within the sand will be consumed. After every battle, Bai Pu must promptly replenish the magic in the Demon Refining Sand.

Second, magic sand can be used as a medium for earth element magic, halving magic power consumption, although the magic power does not change.

The newly comprehended skill level is Level 2 (Limit Breaker +1), and Bai Pu’s capacity for refining magic sand is capped at two portions. Initially, skill upgrades progress quite swiftly. At Level 3, he can refine five portions, and by Level 4, an increase to 10 portions is attainable.

At Bai Pu’s current 74 Spirit, the magic damage for a single cast using Level 2 skill stands at 148, though magic sand, transforming into weaponry to deal physical attack damage, can further add up to reach theoretical damage of 300 (mixed type).

At Level 4, the mixed damage approximates 1500.

If the skill reaches Level 7, a total of 100 portions of magic sand could be cast at once, causing a mixed damage of up to 15000!

Of course, this exaggerated figure is only the theoretical upper limit. Bai Pu’s spiritual power cannot simultaneously deploy 100 portions of magic sand and even Advanced Spiritual Lords might struggle with that feat.

Bai Pu is presently an Advanced Awakened, backed with mastery-level Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts, making the cultivation of [Demon Refining Sand] extremely efficient.

After a few days, he successfully cultivated Demon Refining Sand to Level 3, and considering the Limit Breaker, effectively to Level 4, even drawing a wave of special effects.

Perhaps because Bai Pu’s cultivation of the skill was based on the Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts, at Level 4, an option containing Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts was included in the appeared mystical arts special effects.

[Blast Sand: Mobilizes the magic condensed in Demon Refining Sand for a powerful blast attack. This attack receives a power increase from the Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts.]

[Note: The magic sand used for blast attacks suffers irreversible damage and cannot be refilled with magic repeatedly.]

What is the power boost of the Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts?

Bai Pu is currently at Master Level, 180%!

This means if Bai Pu uses 10 portions of magic sand all at once for a blast attack, a mixed damage of roughly 4200 could be inflicted, and it inherits the Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts’ effects of ignoring shields, among others.

However, the cost is significant as after a blast attack, the magic sand is rendered useless, and needs to be re-refined.

Bai Pu can only refine two portions of magic sand per day. After several days of skill honing to Level 4, he managed to amass seven portions of magic sand.

This is a major move and should be used sparingly.

Nonetheless, it compensates for Bai Pu’s modest array of long-range powerful offensive options, addressing some of his shortcomings.

On this day, while refining magic sand, Bai Pu suddenly felt a call emanating from his mind.

"Great Source Lord, your apostle has prepared a bountiful offering, praying for your descent..."

Bai Pu closed his eyes, a line of spiritual light followed a mysterious path towards a distant Spirit Realm Plane.

...

Celestial Hero World.

"Elder Hongyi, we’ve arrived at Yu Wang Mountain, where exactly does your master reside?" Empress Ningfu Zhao Chuanzhu, carrying a large chest, followed Qin’s footsteps, laboriously asking breathlessly.

"Silence, in fact, your every move is being watched by my master. Once you exhibit enough sincerity, my master will naturally appear."

Qin wore a stern expression.

Qin’s inner thoughts:

Shouldn’t such a god-inviting ritual involve setting up an altar, offering sacrifices, creating a portal, and done?

Why, upon reaching Celestial Hero World, does she need to bring a native carrying a world waymark, traversing mountains and waters for five days?

Nevertheless, if days are counted, it’s already five. It’s time to lead her to the destination!

Qin led Empress Ningfu, passed a mountain hollow, arriving in a valley with flowing streams.

The path suddenly revealed a turn, birds chirping and flowers blooming.

A somewhat old cottage came into view.

"Huh, there’s a cottage here, how come I didn’t notice it before!" Empress Ningfu exclaimed in surprise.

Qin was also puzzled as this cottage was assembled beforehand following the Spirit Realm Will’s instructions.

During the prior five days wandering the mountains, the cottage was nowhere to be seen, and Qin thought it might have been a sacrifice. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

But today, the cottage reappeared, seeming ancient, full of ethereal energy, without any trace of recent assembly.

With a creak, a young man in white stepped out from the cottage.