Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate - Chapter 63

Chapter 63: Choosing Artifacts in the System Mall Chapter 63: Choosing Artifacts in the System Mall ‘Finally, it’s go time!’ Jiang Chen thought to himself as he stashed his transmission jade token.

‘I wonder what kind of protagonist we’re going to run into this time,’ he pondered.

After a deep breath, he got up and left the meditation chamber.

He was immediately met with a sweet voice as he stepped out, “Jiang Chen, you’re out!” It was Ning Xian, waiting for him.

With concern in her voice, she said, “You’re heading to the Cave Heaven Secret Realm today.

Be careful, okay?” “Don’t worry,” Jiang Chen reassured, nodding as he handed a storage ring to Ning Xian.

“Here, take these items and focus on your training while I’m gone.” Contained within this storage ring were an assortment of pills, cultivation resources, and various other essentials.

After accepting it, Ning Xian walked with Jiang Chen to the edge of the courtyard, her steps slowing, showing a touch of reluctance.

With a warm smile and a casual wave, Jiang Chen took off into the sky, effortlessly gliding over several peaks topped with majestic ancient trees.

Soon, a vast black hall came into view.

It was impressive and commanding, radiating a sense of seriousness at first sight.

This was the Deacon Hall of the Starry Abyss Sect.

In the plaza outside the hall, over a dozen disciples were already gathered, all wearing serious expressions.

Sect Master Feng Jun, Grand Elder Yu Wenyao, and Deacon Hall’s Hall Master Tao Fengyu…

one after another, the experienced Mysterious Platform realm experts arrived.

The Cave Heaven Secret Realm was a critical matter for the Starry Abyss Sect’s future, making it a top priority.

At that moment, Jiang Chen landed smoothly in the plaza and greeted everyone with a respectful fist-and-palm salute.

“I offer my respects to the Sect Master, Grand Elder, and the Hall Masters,” he said formally.

“Hmm!

Not bad!” Feng Jun, Yu Wenyao, and the other sect elders observed Jiang Chen and nodded in agreement.

It was clear that Feng Jun had filled in the others about Jiang Chen’s impressive progress in cultivation.

However, the other disciples were still in the dark.

Realizing the significant increase in Jiang Chen’s aura, they looked at him in complete surprise.

A group of Spiritual Awakening realm disciples gathered around Jiang Chen, buzzing with excitement.

“Brother Jiang Chen!

You’ve really made it to the Late-stage of the Spiritual Awakening realm!” one of them exclaimed in awe.

“Unbelievable!

Weren’t you just at the Early-stage?

To reach the Late-stage so fast, you’re way ahead of us now, incredible!” another marveled.

“Brother Chen, how did you manage this?

I’m all ears, as your junior brother!” a third disciple eagerly asked.

“…” They continued to chat excitedly, clearly impressed and curious about his rapid advancement.

Even the Chief Disciple Duan Ziming and the two True Disciples, Xia Ding and Nie Wei, were taken aback.

Although there was intense competition among the disciples behind the scenes, they maintained friendly relations publicly and even developed deep friendships.

At that moment, with the sect master and other senior members around, the atmosphere was decidedly congenial.

Moreover, since Jiang Chen’s cultivation base had skyrocketed to the Late-stage of the Spiritual Awakening realm so quickly, most of the core disciples began calling him senior brother.

When asked about his advancement, Jiang Chen simply said that he had grabbed an opportunity while training outside the sect.

He then suggested that they shouldn’t confine themselves to cultivating only at the Starry Abyss Heavenly Peak and encouraged them to go out and explore whenever possible.

The junior brothers and sisters enthusiastically embraced this idea.

With the upcoming trip to the Cave Heaven Secret Realm on their minds, they were all excited, hoping to find remarkable opportunities like Jiang Chen and rapidly progress to higher levels.

This outlook significantly boosted the disciples’ spirits.

Observing all this, Sect Master Feng Jun and his group saw Jiang Chen in an even more favorable light.

Soon enough, all thirty disciples were present.

Three were in the Mysterious Platform realm: Duan Ziming, Xia Ding, and Nie Wei.

Six, including Jiang Chen, were at the Late-stage of the Spiritual Awakening realm.

The remaining twenty-one were divided between the Early and Middle stages of the Spiritual Awakening realm, with fourteen in the Middle-stage.

Feng Jun looked over the crowd and announced, “Everyone’s here, let’s get moving!” He then waved his hand, revealing an enormous spirit boat.

This impressive vessel, shining in the sunlight, hovered above the ground.

Its surface was decorated with intricate designs and symbols that seemed to move and twist as if alive.

This was a top-grade flying artifact of the Mysterious Platform rank, a prized legacy passed down by the ancestors of the Starry Abyss Sect.

‘A flying artifact!’ Jiang Chen thought to himself, ‘I really need to get one of these; maybe I can trade for it.’ ‘With a flying artifact, getting around becomes so much easier, and it allows for quicker escapes.

I should also think about trading for a longsword, as well as defensive and auxiliary treasures,’ he reflected, then joined the rest in boarding the spirit boat.

Once everyone was on board, the spirit boat trembled slightly, then with a sonic “Boom!” it transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the distance.

Finding a quiet spot on the deck, Jiang Chen sat down and closed his eyes.

Though it appeared he was resting, he was actually browsing the System Mall, specifically the ‘Artifacts’ section.

Immediately, a wide variety of weapons, armor, and other artifacts appeared before him.

Jiang Chen started picking out artifacts suitable for those in the Mysterious Platform realm and the Heavenly Origin realm.

A cultivator could only use weapons that matched their own realm.

If the weapon’s rank was too high, it would be like a kid trying to use a massive hammer – the question wouldn’t just be whether they could lift it, but also the risk of accidentally hurting themselves.

Gifted individuals could handle stronger weapons, but they still had to be cautious not to exceed their own realm by too much, as it could lead to problems.

Currently, Jiang Chen’s true combat strength was at the Peak-stage of the Mysterious Platform realm, making him nearly unbeatable below the Heavenly Origin realm.

With such impressive skills, he could already use Heavenly Origin-level artifacts that had lower requirements.

These were more powerful than the best Mysterious Platform-level artifacts and were Jiang Chen’s first choice.

He also had to consider his Villain Value points.

‘First, I need to get a weapon,’ Jiang Chen thought to himself and quickly started looking for the best Mysterious Platform-level and lower-grade Heavenly Origin-level longsword-type artifacts.

His preferred weapon was the longsword, and he had mastered the first six moves of the Heavenly Origin-level sword skill, the Void Rainbow Sword Technique.

Jiang Chen’s eyes scanned the list and stopped at a black longsword.

‘Hmm?

Shadowblade Sword!’ he noticed.

It was a lower-grade Heavenly Origin-level weapon capable of growing stronger by integrating Shadowblade Crystals.

‘A growth-type weapon,’ he thought.

‘While its full potential isn’t extraordinary, it’s good enough for now.’ ‘It’s you!’ Jiang Chen smiled to himself and decided to go for the exchange.

[Ding!

You have spent 2,000 points of Villain Value and successfully exchanged for the Shadowblade Sword*1!] With a mental command from Jiang Chen, the newly acquired Shadowblade Sword appeared within the Moondust Ring.

Connecting with his divine sense, he immediately saw the Shadowblade Sword’s image.

It was a longsword with a dark hilt that gradually became darker from the spine to the blade, giving it a mysterious look.

A chilling shimmer seemed to dance along its surface.

‘Sure enough, it’s a Heavenly Origin-level longsword!

Even though it’s lower-grade, it’s way more powerful than any top-grade Mysterious Platform-level weapon!’ Jiang Chen thought excitedly.

‘Now, time to get a flying artifact,’ he mused and redirected his focus to the System Mall panel, bypassing the weapons section in search of flying artifacts.

He soon settled on a top-tier Mysterious Platform-level flying artifact: the Black Crystal Sky Piercing Shuttle.

This flying artifact looked like a shuttle, but to Jiang Chen, it reminded him of a cigar from his memories.

It was completely black, sleek, and had a streamlined elegance.

Although Jiang Chen would have preferred a Heavenly Origin-level flying artifact, he knew that flying artifacts consumed a lot of Origin Power, making it difficult for him to use one of the Heavenly Origin rank for long periods.

‘This Black Crystal Sky Piercing Shuttle will work,’ Jiang Chen thought.

‘It even has a speed-boosting feature, allowing it to temporarily reach the speed of a Heavenly Origin rank artifact, which is pretty cool!’ He quickly decided to go for the exchange.

[Ding!

You have spent 1,500 points of Villain Value and successfully exchanged for the Black Crystal Sky Piercing Shuttle*1!] As the system prompt sounded, the Black Crystal Sky Piercing Shuttle appeared inside the Moondust Ring.

Jiang Chen checked his remaining Villain Value.

‘I still have eight thousand seven hundred points left!’ ‘Time to pick out a defensive artifact,’ he considered and continued exploring the System Mall.