Chen Lin was shocked to find a treasure chest of luck when he caught it on his first cast.
He did not dare to delay and pulled the treasure chest to the shore. Just as he was about to check it, he saw the shadow of a golden toad appear on the lake.
"Dear guest, you are so lucky, but the value of the items in the Fortune Treasure Box varies greatly, and you may not get the treasure you are satisfied with. You can choose to sell it to me. My unified recycling price is twenty magic coins."
The golden toad's phantom opened and closed its mouth and said something that surprised Chen Lin.
The other party actually recycled this thing.
But the price doesn't seem too high.
Judging from the three treasure chests that He Changhong fished up, it seems that the value of each one of them is more than twenty magic coins, and even one of the treasure boxes directly contains one hundred magic coins!
Even so, Chen Lin was still somewhat tempted, because the treasure box might not yield magic coins, and he didn't have many magic coins on him.
If you run out of magic coins, you can no longer fish.
"Thanks for the reminder, but this is the first Fortune Chest I've caught, so I want to try my luck."
In the end, Chen Lin politely declined.
Even if he wore the luck gloves, he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to catch the luck treasure chest. If there was an Origin Ball inside, he would lose a lot of money. Even if it was not an Origin Ball, but some other special high-level treasures, it would not be worth it.
Moreover, the luck gloves consume a lot of one's own luck, and he cannot use them multiple times. If he misses this one, he may never have the chance to get it again.
The golden toad's phantom glanced at Chen Lin, nodded and said, "As you wish, then please pay the fishing fee, this is a restriction of the rules, I must collect it."
Its tone was very polite, and at the same time, it glanced at the straw amulet on Chen Lin's chest, with fear revealed in the depths of its eyes.
Chen Lin did not notice the change in the phantom's expression. Knowing that the rules could not be changed, he immediately took out a magic coin and threw it to the other party.
The golden toad's phantom swallowed the magic coin and slowly faded away.
Before disappearing, the shadow took another look at Chen Lin's amulet, hesitated for a moment and reminded: "Dear guest, I want to remind you that once you become dependent on some things, the consequences will be fatal. External objects are external objects after all. You can use them, but you can't rely on them..."
Chen Lin looked at the lake surface which had returned to calm and frowned.
What does the other party mean by this? Is there something wrong with these gloves
Or is it to prevent him from continuing to use the gloves to catch the fortune treasure chest, deliberately exaggerating
Unable to figure out what the other party meant, he ignored it for the time being and held the treasure chest in his hand to observe it.
The treasure chest was rectangular, not too big, and integrated. There was no gap that could be seen to open it, but there was a button-like protrusion on one side.
Chen Lin had just put his hand on the button, intending to try whether it could be opened, when he saw many figures in the distance, and it seemed that a lot of creatures were rushing towards this side.
When he thought of the last time the old man caught a treasure chest and a bunch of anglers came to fish, he immediately put away his fishing rod, gathered his spiritual power, and walked into the woods holding the treasure chest.
Soon, a feeling of rejection came over me, and the figure slowly disappeared.
In the secret room, Chen Lin opened his eyes.
He first glanced around and saw that the treasure chest had been taken out. His face relaxed, then he checked the surroundings again, and finally looked outside through the vision of the crow puppet.
After making sure everything was OK, he took the treasure chest in his hand.
Without hesitation, he pressed directly on the raised button.
In his astonished eyes, the treasure chest instantly turned into a ball of golden light, slowly disintegrated, and an object was suspended in the air!
When Chen Lin saw this item, he was both happy and surprised.
Because this thing is not something else, it is actually one-armed and can move around!
Although it was not as big as the one he got from the traveling merchant, only about half as big, but the waves it released and the shape were exactly the same, so he would definitely not make a mistake.
After taking the thing in his hand and confirming that it was correct, Chen Lin fell into deep thought.
In terms of value, this item barely qualifies as a fortune treasure chest, but in terms of needs, it is more important to him than any other treasure.
But this kind of thing with strange effects, except for refining soul-refining pills, probably no one would be able to use it, and it also requires the recipe of the Qi-refining Pill.
If someone else catches it, won’t it be useless
If you are caught by a one-armed creature, your life may be in danger.
Besides, he was in urgent need of this item, and it just appeared directly from the treasure chest. Isn’t that too much of a coincidence
After thinking about it, Chen Lin felt that it couldn't be such a coincidence. Either it was the golden toad's doing, or the treasure in the fortune chest appeared according to the needs of the angler.
Either way, it's quite shocking.
If it was the Golden Toad's doing, it meant that the other party had some magical power like mind reading and could know what he was thinking. All the anglers were invisible in front of the other party.
It would be even more exaggerated if the fortune treasure chest could match treasures according to the needs of anglers.
The Demon Realm is connected to many interfaces, and he has seen more than a dozen strange species of creatures during this period of time. The cultivation systems of these creatures cannot be the same, and the treasures they need are even more varied. Not to mention how the treasure chest knows everyone's needs, even the source of these high-level treasures is puzzling.
“Amazing, so amazing!”
Chen Lin was amazed and couldn't figure it out.
Then he stopped thinking about it and secretly thanked God that he did not exchange the treasure chest for twenty magic coins, otherwise he would have really lost money.
The one-armed creature was a living being. According to the traveling merchant, its effectiveness would be greatly reduced if it died. He did not dare to delay and started to refine the soul-refining pill directly.
He has refined this pill countless times and is very familiar with it, but because it is a recipe for Qiyun Alchemy, he can only rely on his innate ability to succeed.
"What's going on here?"
As he was refining, Chen Lin's expression suddenly changed drastically!
He found that after refining three furnaces in a row, he still failed!
Not only did he fail to produce the elixir, but even the mysterious energy of his innate ability did not appear.
This really shocked him.
If he lost his innate abilities, he would just be an ordinary cultivator with very poor aptitude. Let alone the path to immortality, he probably wouldn't even be able to condense his Nascent Soul.
The reason why he could get to where he is today as a forty-something Qi training level 2 cultivator is entirely due to his innate ability. Without this ability, he would be nothing.
At this moment, Chen Lin couldn't help but think of the golden toad's last reminder in his mind. Could it be that there was a price to pay for using the luck gloves
Chen Lin forced himself to calm down, and continued to refine the elixir with a gloomy face.
This time he did not refine the Soul Refining Pill, but chose another kind of elixir. He wanted to try whether there was a problem with his innate ability or the material of the One-Armed Detour was wrong.
When he was refining the third furnace again, he did not blink his eyes nervously, and did not make any mistakes. However, until the sound of "puff" indicating the failure of the elixir was heard from the furnace, there was no scene of the activation of his innate ability.
Chen Lin's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
But he did not stop, but continued to refine the next furnace.
Just when he was feeling heavy-hearted and thought he was bound to fail, the invisible hand with innate ability appeared again and condensed the pill that was originally going to fail into several pills.
Chen Lin was stunned for a moment, then looked suddenly enlightened.
It turned out that it was not that his innate abilities were gone, but that he consumed too much luck after using the luck gloves, causing his abilities to decline.
Then he took out the materials for the soul-refining pill and began to refine it.
Sure enough, this time the pill was refined in one go.
Looking at the ten soul-refining pills in the furnace, Chen Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, although it became a four-hit target, it was still better than disappearing directly. However, the luck gloves were too deceptive. Each use would reduce one level of his innate ability. You should know that he only improved two levels from the foundation-building stage to the golden elixir stage.
If you use it a few more times, wouldn't it go back to square one and become a sure win in the first ten times
Chen Lin took out the luck gloves. The more he looked at them, the more he felt they were useless. However, he still couldn't help wanting to use them. The key point was that the luck treasure box was really considerate and gave him whatever he wanted.
No wonder the golden toad reminded him not to rely too much on external things. There is no free benefit in this world. If you want to gain, you must pay.
The so-called external objects are not only items such as the luck gloves, but also his innate abilities.
From his practice to now, he has indeed relied too much on this ability, which has led to him not liking to delve into anything he refines. For many of his skills, he only knows the results but not the reasons behind them. He needs to strengthen this aspect in the future.
In addition, this ability also made him lose the courage and determination to make progress.
Because he can easily obtain resources, he never competes with others and has hardly ever explored any secret places or ruins. When encountering problems, he always likes to hide in the dark, which is actually contrary to the way of cultivation.
The practice of a monk is to fight against the heaven, the earth, and people. He can act cautiously, but he must have the determination to move forward and the will to break through everything.
Otherwise, it would be fine at the low level, but at the advanced level, your cultivation would not be able to improve due to your state of mind.
Even now he feels this drawback. Since entering the late Jindan stage, no matter how he uses elixirs, the improvement of his cultivation is as slow as a snail. This is caused by his flawed state of mind.
Both Luo Qinglan and the Silver Fairy had reminded him of this several times, but he did not take it seriously until he thought his innate ability had disappeared, and the deep powerlessness and fear that woke him up suddenly.
“It’s time to make a change!”
Chen Lin muttered to himself.
At this moment, he was standing in front of the alchemy furnace, and suddenly a special wave emanated from his body, and he fell into some kind of wonderful state!
Immediately, his cultivation began to rise, and it increased by a considerable amount before stopping.
And Chen Lin still did not come out of the wonderful state of mind, but sat cross-legged, and began to comprehend the magical powers, spells, and other skills he had mastered!