Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World

Chapter 552: Chapter 292: Functional Update, Astonishing Functions

While this method couldn’t be sustained for long and would gradually deplete the nascent Five Elements Spiritual Power, the Wood Spirit Pearl provided enough of a supplement to keep it running for several decades. For long-term use, however, the only option was to place the other four Spirit Pearls in a land rich in the Five Elements.

At this stage, the Wood Spirit Pearl was like a king leading four rookies. It could help them hold their own, but it couldn’t carry them to victory.

So, his options were to either buy Five Elements Attribute Spirit Monsters for the Spirit Pearls to devour, or place the pearls in their corresponding elemental regions to continue cultivating them. Unfortunately, he had no leads for the first option, and the second was unrealistic.

He had already noted his request to purchase Five Elements Spirit Monsters in the booklet. Luo Dingran would handle the arrangements, so he didn’t need to worry too much about it.

Twenty-four hours passed as Cheng Zongyang inspected various deserted villages.

At the last possible moment, Cheng Zongyang returned directly to the market cottage.

Luo Dingran didn’t follow him, instead continuing to deploy personnel to investigate some of the deserted villages.

Although the villages didn’t contain much, they were primarily searching for any books or similar items that might have survived.

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Function update complete. This update is separate from level-related updates and is limited to functional changes for the market cottage. Update details are as follows:

①: Added a powerful AI assistant from a technological plane. It can take over the Ring Spirit’s function of answering certain questions. Asking a question costs no Points, but a successful answer will automatically deduct 10 Points.

②: Added a sixth floor—the Channel Space. (Extensive content. Click for details.)

③: Added a seventh floor—the Altar Space. (Additional content. Click for details.)

④: Added an eighth floor—the Realm of Dominator. (Click for details.)

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Cheng Zongyang was utterly shocked as he stared at the four new, completely distinct functions.

He couldn’t believe it. He had only sacrificed eighteen Soul Crystals, yet he had gained four new functions that seemed incredibly powerful even at a glance!

’Just how much did that thing benefit from the Soul Crystals!’ Cheng Zongyang murmured. ’Or does this mean the Divine Dao has far more Abilities than the Immortal Dao?’

He didn’t know the specifics, but he had a strong feeling that the Soul Crystals had played a significant role in the last three functions the Ring Spirit updated!

Shaking off these thoughts, he immediately grabbed a new booklet and began to read about the second new feature: the Channel Space on the sixth floor.

The first function was just the Ring Spirit getting itself a paid assistant that could earn Points without consuming its own Origin. There wasn’t much to look into.

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Channel Space: Allows for the establishment of an anchor point connecting the outside world to the Realm of Ten Thousand Races, creating a Transmission Channel.

(1) Only one external anchor point is currently permitted. Establishing the anchor point costs 3,000,000 Points.

(2) New rules can be established for transmission, conduct, rewards and punishments, trade, and so on. Each rule costs 10,000 Points and takes effect immediately upon creation. Rules cannot be modified; they can only be abolished and remade.

(3) All who enter the Realm of Ten Thousand Races via the Transmission Channel must abide by the established rules and are incapable of violating them.

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(20) The channel requires Points to operate. The daily upkeep cost is 1,000 Points when there is no traffic. Each transmission costs an additional 10 Points (one-way). The channel can be opened or closed at any time.

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He first did a quick scan of the rules. Seeing that there were twenty in total, Cheng Zongyang was secretly amazed. This was the first time he’d ever seen a feature with such a detailed explanation.

Next, he went through the rules one by one, carefully recording each in his notebook. He mulled over the meaning of every rule and how they connected to form a cohesive whole.

By the time he finished reading about the Channel Space, his breathing had grown heavy. He had his suspicions from the start, but after re-reading and confirming the details several times, the implications still stunned him.

’I can set an anchor point to connect with the outside world!’

’This means people from the outside world can enter the Wilderness World! And as long as I establish a detailed set of rules, everyone who enters will have to act according to them?’

’Does this mean I won’t need so many Soul Slaves in the future?’

’But the number of Points required is terrifying! For now, this is a feature I can only look at, not use.’

The rest of the description consisted of minor details to be aware of—essentially a list of detailed warnings and reminders.

Cheng Zongyang jotted down the questions that came to mind at the bottom of the [Tunnel Chapter] section, then moved on to the next item.

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Altar Space: The items listed below can be sacrificed in this space to obtain various rewards.

(1) The use of silver taels to expand territory is now changed to a sacrifice. After being sacrificed, silver taels will automatically expand the territory, and the new area’s name will appear on the sand table.

(2) The restriction on the use of Gold is lifted. Sacrificing Gold will now restore and increase the mineral reserves of the Realm of Ten Thousand Races.

(3) Sacrifice any item containing the Power of Faith. Based on the item’s value, you will receive Points equal to seventy percent of its worth, plus a reward of your choice from a selection of random items.

(4) Sacrifice the bodies and Souls of Cultivators to restore the Spirit Veins within the Realm of Ten Thousand Races, increase the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, enhance the bloodline purity of its creatures, and promote species diversity.

(5) Sacrifice the bodies and Souls of Divine Daoists to accelerate the intellectual development of all life within the Realm of Ten Thousand Races, and increase the probability of all things in creation transforming into spirits.

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After first recording the details of the Sacrificial Space, Cheng Zongyang began to study and comprehend them one by one.

Although there weren’t as many points as the Channel Space section, the information they contained was still substantial.

The restriction on Gold was lifted. There was no longer a quantity limit; as long as he sacrificed Gold, he could restore the underground mineral deposits in the Wilderness World and even increase their reserves.