Ding!

　　[For eradicating a fourth-generation villain, you have been rewarded 40,000 merit points!]

　　Ding!

　　[For eradicating a third-generation villain, you have been rewarded 40,000 merit points!]

　　Ding!

　　[For eradicating…]

　　Ding!

　　[Your current total merit points are 35,000,000. You are 10,000,000 points away from the next level.]

　　[Charm: 3,500,000; Luck: 3,500,000]

　　Before he took off his Netherspirit Battlescouter, Chen Xiaobei checked the merit points he had just earned.

　　He had earned 400,000 merit points from the battle at the warden’s prison.

　　This number may not seem to tally with those who died. This, however, was not surprising at all as the Blood-Gods and the Black Dragon Riders had their independent souls. The merit points for the villains they killed were awarded to them.

　　Only those who died in Chen Xiaobei’s own hands would add merit points to him.

　　“Alright, next, let’s upgrade the Netherspirit Battlescouter!”

　　Chen Xiaobei put in about a dozen common ingredients into the Green Jade Cauldron first, then used the True Fire Talisman to melt them.

　　The True Fire Talisman melted everything in the cauldron right away.

　　After that, he put in all three of the Three-star Earth-God Materials – Evil-spirit Warding Crystal, Black Water Stone, and Abyssal Ice.

　　The next step was the most crucial of all – it would decide the success or failure of this upgrade.

　　Controlling the fire!

　　Chen Xiaobei’s pyrokinesis skills were also thanks to Lao Tzu’s formula. He had learned everything he needed to know inside out.

　　Right now, Chen Xiaobei used the subtle controlling technique to control the fire’s temperature, intensity, and strength to create the most ideal equipment crafting environment.

　　At the exact moment, Chen Xiaobei removed a blue crystal item that looked like a pair of invisible glasses from his eyes using his thoughts.

　　These little crystals were the Netherspirit Battlescouter.

　　Except for the one time he gave it to Yanwang to upgrade it, Chen Xiaobei had never once removed them.

　　“I can’t see a lot of things without the Netherspirit Battlescouter. I hope this upgrade could be completed as quickly as possible, or it’ll be really inconvenient…”

　　Chen Xiaobei put the Netherspirit Battlescouter into the cauldron with the rest of the liquefied ingredients.

　　Next, he introduced some Ethereal Forces into the cauldron.

　　Ethereal forces were flame resistant. So, they worked as Chen Xiaobei’s hands to mix the Netherspirit Battlescouter with the rest of the ingredients together.

　　After about two hours, with the help of the Ethereal Force, the contents of the Green Jade Cauldron reached a subtle equilibrium.

　　All that was left for Chen Xiaobei to do was wait.

　　“If my calculations are right, this upgrade will take twenty days…. I have to go set up my plans in Tenshou. I can’t wait that long… Ah, no choice, I’ll have to take the shortcut!”

　　Chen Xiaobei took out the Daylight Cache.

　　At his will, Chen Xiaobei’s lives were burned to activate the Daylight Cache’s Special Ability.

　　A crimson light shone on the Green Jade Cauldron, and Chen Xiaobei took this once-in-a-blue-moon opportunity to cultivate at the same time.

　　One minute in the world meant one day had passed in the area enveloped in the Daylight Cache’s light.

　　Twenty minutes soon passed, but Chen Xiabei did not stop cultivating until the twenty-fifth minute.

　　Although the Netherspirit Battlescouter only needed 20 days to fully upgrade, another five days of pyretic nourishing would stabilize it even more.

　　More importantly, Chen Xiaobei did not waste any of that time. He cultivated until the end.

　　The first thing he did when he was done was open the cauldron.

　　“Great! Let me put on my brand new Netherspirit Battlescouter and see the results! Better yet, I can choose my Heavenly Path’s Reward!”

　　There was nothing left inside the cauldron but the glimmering Netherspirit Battlescouter.

　　“Come to me, baby!” Chen Xiaobei made a Spiritual Connection with the Netherspirit Battlescouter, and a ray of blue light shot out of the cauldron into Chen Xiaobei’s left eye.

　　At that moment, everything surrounding him became blue!

　　Ancient words from the underworld swam inside Chen Xiaobei’s eye like the ancient rivers, cooking up an abstruse power.

　　The words formed an ancient disk-like formation and buried itself inside Chen Xiaobei’s left eye.

　　“It worked!” Chen Xiaobei clapped his hands excitedly. “Earth-God instrument! The Netherspirit Battlescouter is not an Earth-God Instrument! Although it’s not equipped for attacking, the Ultimate Protective Puppet can withstand any attacks below Five-star Earth-God!”

　　Ding!

　　[Cultivation: Middle-phase of Ethereal Cultivation; Lifespan: 100 years; Health: 304,000; Combat power: 284,000]

　　Chen Xiaobei employed the Daylight Cache’s Special Ability for twenty-five minutes, which was the equivalent of twenty-five days, 600 hours.

　　His combat power and health each increased by 60,000 at the cost of his lifespan which was reduced by 2,500 years.

　　Now, he was left with only 100 years.

　　Old Leader’s Zhufeng the Battlegod was continuing to be updated, and Chen Xiaobei found other ways to increase his lifespan.

　　The remaining 100 years were opportunities for Chen Xiaobei to gain more lives!

　　“It’s time to choose my Heavenly Path’s Reward!”

　　Ding!

　　[1 billion new disciples! Your total number of disciples is 1 billion (Only the unit ‘billion’ is used. The remaining numerical value will not be specified by the system) ]

　　“Alright!” Chen Xiaobei nodded. “The number of disciples I have should be between 1 billion to 1.1 billion! The system doesn’t include or display decimals/anything less than a billion!”

　　Ding!

　　[Your number of disciples have reached the benchmark. You may choose your Heavenly Path’s reward! You can make ten selections]

　　“I know that already but what are the rewards exactly?” Chen Xiaobei wondered inwardly when a message was sent to him in response.

　　Ding!

　　[The Heavenly Path’s Rewards are as below.]

　　Ding!

　　[Add 10% to your current offensive power!]

　　Ding!

　　[Add 10% to your current defensive power!]

　　Ding!

　　[Add 10% to your current luck value!]

　　Ding!

　　[Add 10% to your current charm value!]

　　Ding!

　　[Add 10% to your current lifespan!]

　　Ding!

　　[Receive a 10% bonus of the merit points that you receive!]

　　Ding!

　　[Add 10% to your cultivated gained!]

　　Ding!

　　[Reduce 10% of your current requirement for overcoming cataclysm!]

　　“Wow! These are all incredible rewards! I want everything! What should I do?” Chen Xiaobei gasped. “I can only take one out of ten selections. How should I go about this?”