Chapter 1456 - 732: Taking Disciples
Lin Beichen racked his brains, but couldn’t find an appropriate countermeasure. He realized that his preparation was still insufficient. Under his command were only three disciples, and they had yet to grasp the essence of Daoism, only scratching the surface. Daoism is vast and profound, and difficult to reach a state of ultimate perfection in a short time, making it more susceptible to attacks.
Since taking them in, Lin Beichen hadn’t taught them much, instead letting them slowly gain Enlightenment of Daoism’s truths by themselves. However, he forgot that in this world, very few understand Daoism, and the related books are sparse.
Now, he parted with his disciples, traveling alone to seek new ones.
Just as Lin Beichen was indecisive and at a loss, the system notified him that the redemption shop list had been updated. He immediately entered the system to check, only to find that nothing new could be exchanged for in terms of skills or items.
He searched thoroughly, muttering to himself, "It’s still the same as before, with no changes at all." He began to doubt whether the system had made a mistake, and there was no updated list, but only a mistaken notification.
You see, he was currently troubled about how to thwart the enemy’s conspiracy.
He had thought that with the system updated, he might see new rare skills that could help his plan.
However, after searching around, he found that it was still the same as before, unchanged.
He couldn’t help but complain to the system, "I’m currently fretting over how to thwart their conspiracy. You tell me the list is updated, but after looking around, I can’t find anything new. Are you kidding me?"
The system, however, insisted that it did update the list and prompted Lin Beichen to search more carefully.
Helpless, Lin Beichen could only start searching again.
This time, he was more patient, going over even the inconspicuous places several times to ensure nothing was missed.
Finally, he discovered a rare skill—Daoist Illusion Realm.
Just from the name, he couldn’t tell what this skill specifically did. So, he clicked to check it out.
It turned out to be an independent space. Once inside, one could swiftly absorb most of the knowledge about Daoism, quickly grasping its essence and principles.
Moreover, the ratio of time passage there to the outside world was one hundred to one, truly a place to rapidly enhance one’s knowledge reserve in a short time.
Indeed, as the system said, it’s a superb skill that could bring him enormous help. He was glad he put in the effort to look, otherwise, he might have missed this rare skill.
With this skill, he could rapidly enhance his disciples’ knowledge of Daoism.
By then, when facing those conspiracies, they could handle it calmly and resolve it effortlessly.
"Fantastic! This is exactly the skill I’ve been dreaming of! If I can get it, their conspiracy will be of no threat to me!" Lin Beichen danced on the spot in excitement.
This time, the system was a significant help. At his wits’ end, the system delivered this skill to him like timely rain.
In this world, no one understands him more than the system. Although it occasionally sets some tricky tasks, in crucial moments, it always brings him unexpected assistance.
At this moment, he deeply felt how lucky he was to have the system. He couldn’t wait to activate this skill and enter that mysterious space.
"Huh? Why can’t I get in?" He tried several times but failed, puzzlingly muttering to himself. Just then, the system finally spoke up to remind him, "You haven’t redeemed it yet!"
"Oh, right, right!" Lin Beichen awkwardly scratched his head. He was so happy that he forgot about the redemption part. He hurriedly took out his points to start redeeming but was instantly turned from joy to disappointment.
As it turns out, this rare skill requires twenty thousand points, but he only had a bit over two thousand. This huge gap left him feeling frustrated.
"Why didn’t I realize before how important points were? How can I accumulate so many points in such a short time now?" He looked at the points redemption list, seeing that besides this rare skill, other skills required less than two thousand points. He had previously dismissed these skills, thinking they weren’t worth redeeming. But now, he deeply regretted his short-sightedness.
However, he could earn points by completing quests. This gave him a new motivation.
"Is there a way to earn points quickly?" he eagerly asked the system, hoping to find a shortcut. But he knew there were no shortcuts in the system, only earning points through tasks.
The system provided two suggestions: first, quickly completing more main quests; second, challenging dungeons—the higher the difficulty, the more points, and one could also gain Faith Value.
Lin Beichen found the first option too troublesome, so he chose the second. He had confidence in his abilities and thought dungeon challenges were a good option. Moreover, it was a way to earn both points and Faith Value, truly a win-win.
At the same time, it wouldn’t delay the completion of the main quests. He could advance the main quests while treating dungeon challenges as a form of entertainment, trying his luck when he had time to earn some points.
Having made Lin Beichen’s decision, the system immediately opened the door to the dungeon challenge for him. In an instant, Lin Beichen was swept into a whole new world—a bustling cityscape.