SWNOVELXO Chapter 473: 473
[Human Virtue (Breaking Threshold): 125801]
In the quiet chamber of the Shangxun Heavenly Master Pavilion, Wang Chen gazed at the data displayed on his Immortal Cultivation panel, falling into deep thought.
From the battle at the Yin Wind Cave, he had reaped over one hundred thousand points of Human Virtue, reaching an unprecedented peak in his total points.
Although Wang Chen currently didn't have a great need for Human Virtue,
he pursued the study of spells by first trying to level up through his own efforts, and only when he truly couldn't make further progress would he use points to enhance his abilities.
Therefore, the Human Virtue he consumed was always kept at a considerably low level.
Of course, as his Cultivation Realm advanced, and the spells he mastered became more profound, he wouldn't refuse any amount of Human Virtue.
But that was not the reason why Wang Chen was so deep in thought.
In his vision, a prominent reminder was floating at the very top, making it hard for him to ignore.
[Upgrade system?]
Just a few days after Wang Chen had transmigrated to this world, he had received his exclusive cheat-like golden finger.
If it weren't for the cheat-like Immortal Cultivation panel, he would have long perished in this world where the strong reigned supreme.
There was no way he could have achieved what he had today.
However, Wang Chen had never imagined that his cheat could actually be upgraded!
This was really, really beyond his expectations.
However, having already experienced transmigration and the opening of the cheat-like panel, Wang Chen quickly accepted the idea of the system upgrade.
When his attention focused on the upgrade reminder, a number slowly emerged.
100000.
Wang Chen immediately realized that this was the condition for upgrading—the consumption of one hundred thousand points of Human Virtue.
In other words, he needed to use that many points of Human Virtue to complete the upgrade.
And the upgrade information had already appeared when Wang Chen's Human Virtue points reached one hundred thousand!
Without any hesitation, he selected confirm.
[Human Virtue (Breaking Threshold): 25801]
One hundred thousand points of Human Virtue vanished in an instant.
Wang Chen's head buzzed as if he was struck by a hammer weighing ten thousand pounds, immediately feeling dizzy and disoriented.
If his willpower had not been strong enough, he probably would have fainted on the spot.
Fortunately, this state only lasted for a moment. Wang Chen's Sea of Consciousness seemed to go through a restart process, first being completely destroyed and scattered, then quickly recomposed and manifested.
His consciousness had never been so clear and penetrating, feeling as if he had upgraded his CPU, with processing speed suddenly accelerating.
The system also underwent a reinstallation, clearing out all the accumulated dross and rubbish.
[Divine Soul +5]
Damn!
Just as the "system" upgrade finished, the information that popped up in his vision almost made Wang Chen's jaw drop.
5 points of Divine Soul!
This was truly a super jackpot!
One must know that, for Wang Chen now, each of his four basic attributes had been enhanced four times already, and to add just one point to his Divine Soul would require 10000 points of Heavenly Merit.
To add 2 points, he would have to spend another 100000 points of Heavenly Merit!
How much Heavenly Merit would be needed to continuously add 5 points?
Wang Chen didn't even want to calculate it because the number was exorbitantly high.
Yet now, he had used one hundred thousand points of Human Virtue to upgrade his system and actually received a 5-point enhancement to his Divine Soul.
A huge gain!
Even if the upgraded system was identical to the original with no changes at all, Wang Chen would still wake up laughing from his dreams.
Eagerly, he brought up the Immortal Cultivation panel.
[Name: Wang Chen]
[Lifespan: 23/220]
[Cultivation Level: Purple Mansion Third Layer]
[Physique: 21]
[Root Bone: 7]
[Comprehension: 7]
[Divine Soul: 26]
...
The lengthy panel really didn't seem any different from before, except for a change in the displayed data.
His Divine Soul had indeed increased by 5 points, it was not an illusion.
"Is that all?
Wang Chen could hardly believe it.
As his gaze moved to the end of the panel, he indeed found something.
[Global Mode Activated]
Global Mode?
Nursing his doubts, Wang Chen focused his attention on it.
The very next moment, his consciousness, like a runaway horse, involuntarily spread out in all directions.
Something marvelous happened.
The surroundings took the form of a flat map in Wang Chen's Sea of Consciousness, rapidly emerging like a two-dimensional map displayed by navigation software, corresponding precisely with his memory.
A voice seemed to echo in Wang Chen's mind: "Gaode map, continually navigating for you..."
What the fuck! What the fuck fuck fuck!!
Even more miraculously, different colored lights appeared on this map.
Green, white, yellow, red...
Some lights were large and bright, others were small and faint, some clustered together, others scattered in different corners.
And many of the lights were moving.
In the center, a conspicuous purple glow shimmered!
What is this?
Wang Chen once again plunged into thought, vaguely forming a hypothesis.
"Someone come."
He waved his hand to open the door of the quiet room.
An attendant waiting outside entered in response, bowing respectfully and greeting Wang Chen: "Heavenly Master, sir!"
Wang Chen said indifferently, "Call over Meng Fei and his younger brothers and sisters."
The attendant bowed: "As you command."
After this attendant left, a glint of understanding flashed in Wang Chen's eyes.
Just now, a white dot approached the purple mass within Wang Chen's view, almost obscured by the latter's radiance.
If he wasn't wrong, then this white dot represented the attendant and the purple luminance was indeed Wang Chen himself!
The most direct evidence was that the white dot was now rapidly moving away from the purple mass.
It wasn't long before the white dot brought a group of green dots toward the position of the purple mass.
"Heavenly Master, sir..."
Meng Fei arrived with a dozen or so younger brothers and sisters to the quiet room, each of them paying their respects and greeting Wang Chen.
Wang Chen nodded with a smile and proceeded to inquire about their cultivation progress, casually answering a few questions posed by the youngsters.
"Keep up the good work and continue your cultivation earnestly."
Wang Chen didn't keep them for long, dispensing a few words of encouragement before sending them back.
Meng Fei was a bit baffled by this.
Wang Chen didn't mind.
He had already figured out that the upgraded Immortal Cultivation panel had added a map display function for him.
That is what's known as the Global Mode!
The scope of this map probably matched the area covered by Wang Chen's Divine Sense.
Even though his Divine Soul attribute had increased by 5 points, the range of his Divine Sense had not expanded by the slightest, but he was able to perceive the loyalty levels of every person within the area!
Green obviously represented allies; Meng Fei and his thirteen younger siblings all displayed in green.
It's just the shade of green differed.
Meng Fei's was the darkest and greenest, indicating that this talented youngster had the highest "affection level" for him, likely reaching a level of adoration or reverence.
And the size of these green dots also varied; Meng Fei's was the largest and brightest, indicating his Cultivation Level and strength were the highest!
Having compared them one by one just now, Wang Chen could be certain of this.
As for the attendant displayed as a white dot, it should represent neutrality, harboring neither malevolent thoughts nor enough to be considered friendly or respectful.
This attendant was sent by the Xi Family and had been with the Heavenly Master Pavilion for only a few days, so a mundane "affection level" was completely normal.
As for the yellow dots displayed on the map...
Wang Chen rose from his seat and left the quiet room, making his way to the small garden in the backyard.
His gaze fell upon an old gardener!
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PS: Added a new setting; have been adjusting the approach these past two days, updates will return to normal tomorrow."