Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 1065: Chapter 649: Transformation_2

But the downside was also very evident: it required a great deal of time.

Although the Sky-reaching Tower did not explicitly state how many items needed to be created to generate the corresponding technology, given its modus operandi, Xu Yang estimated that it would probably require tens of trillions, if not at least tens of millions.

In short, there was no use in having any wild hopes for the short term. If it couldn’t consume your money, it was sure to consume your time. This was the rule’s balance and compensation.

By the same token, as long as you were willing to invest, quick technology development wasn’t difficult either.

The last two methods were about quick technology development through the exchange of money for time.

Fusion!

Innovation!

The former could integrate existing technologies, while the latter could innovate the Lord’s skills, both requiring resources such as Heaven-Connecting Coins, Experience Points, reputation value, and Spirit Stones.

Xu Yang reviewed his existing technologies. There weren’t many, just a few, namely Yellow Heaven Planting, Yellow Heaven Gunpowder, Yellow Heaven Talisman Technique, and Yellow Heaven Pill Technique.

Yellow Heaven Planting: Facing the loess and turning their backs to the sky, the believers of Yellow Heaven were mostly impoverished farmers. Those seeking life in the fields had certain experience and virtue in planting (farmland buildings worked by Yellow Turban Farmers within the territory increase production by 50%).

Yellow Heaven Gunpowder: Yellow Turban Mages discovered the function of gunpowder during alchemy, but due to the immaturity of related skills, for now, they could only make “Sky Bomb Pills” for use (opens the Yellow Heaven Gunpowder House, Yellow Turban Bombardier, and Sky Shattering Bomb).

Yellow Heaven Talisman Technique: The Great Virtuous Master was enlightened by Yellow Heaven, comprehended the supreme talisman technique, and imparted some of it to the Yellow Heaven believers (Yellow Turban troop type’s success rate in making talisman items increases by 30%, Yellow Turban troops and Yellow Turban Heroes’ effectiveness using talisman items increases by 50%).

Yellow Heaven Pill Technique: The Great Virtuous Master was enlightened by Yellow Heaven, comprehended the supreme talisman technique, and imparted some of it to the Yellow Heaven believers (Yellow Turban troop type’s success rate in making pill items increases by 15%, Yellow Turban troops and Yellow Turban Heroes’ effectiveness using pill items increases by 30%).

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Four technologies, all belonging to the Yellow Turban Civilization.

After developing for so long, not to mention the spoils of war, just the technological items obtained from the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion were numerous. But to end up with only these four illustrated the difficulty in acquiring civilization technologies.

Getting hold of technology items wasn’t hard; the difficulty was in turning items into reality.

Previously, Xu Yang hadn’t invested much thought in this area, so his development was fairly limited.

Now it was different. Having gained the permission to build his own, he decided to vigorously develop technology – technology of his own making.

Xu Yang looked at his numerous skills and prepared to first “innovate” a few technologies, then proceed with “fusion!”

Firstly, the Pills, Talismans, Tools, Formations, the Hundred Arts of Cultivation could be removed, generated by the Mingxiao Taoists through “creation.”

Although his foundation was robust, he couldn’t afford reckless spending. Where savings could be made, they had to be made.

Therefore, the Hundred Arts of Cultivation were excluded, prioritizing the innovation of skills that couldn’t be transformed through “creation.”

For instance…

“Do you wish to innovate the ‘Luotian Dajiao’ into a civilization technology?”

“Given that your territory’s main civilization is the Yellow Turban Civilization, the technology created will attach to the Yellow Turban Civilization, and will undergo certain changes!”

“To innovate this technology, it will consume ten billion Heaven-Connecting Coins, ten billion Experience Points, one billion reputation value, and ten million units of Spirit Stones!”

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Looking at the prompt provided by the Sky-reaching Tower, Xu Yang fell into deep thought.

Creating technology was different from creating a civilization!

Thus, this bespoke technology would still have to rely on the Yellow Turban Civilization, at least until he obtained the “create civilization” permission.

This was a privilege reserved for the Nine Tribulations Lord. Could the Fourth Rank Dual Crown King reward possibly unlock it?

Xu Yang’s thoughts shifted, and he immediately confirmed the creation of the technology.

“Expend ten billion Heaven-Connecting Coins!”

“Expend ten billion Experience Points!”

“Expend one billion reputation value!”

“Expend ten million Spirit Stones!”

“Innovation complete!”

“You have obtained the civilization technology — Yellow Heaven Sacrifice!”

Yellow Heaven Sacrifice

Technology effect: Magician and other spell-casting troop types gain the Special Skill Luotian Dajiao, Yellow Turban troop types can improve their Corresponding Rank and Rank through Luotian Dajiao, within Yellow Turban territory the effects of Luotian Dajiao are enhanced by 100%, during Luotian Dajiao persistence, the territory’s production efficiency, training efficiency, and experience acquisition efficiency are additionally increased by 200%.

Technology introduction: Under Yellow Heaven there are myriad deities. Those who worship Yellow Heaven’s way with sacrificial rites will surely receive Yellow Heaven’s Blessing, benefiting all living beings.

Troop type skills: Luotian Dajiao (able to set up Luotian Dajiao, providing double the incense power and ritual mana, reducing the cost of setting up Luotian Dajiao, with enough quantity, it may even counter the enemy territory’s Taoist Field power, allowing for Luotian Dajiao to be arranged within enemy territory).

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A single skill innovation yielded two outcomes, technology unlocked and troop type receiving a Special Skill.

By themselves, these two seemed unremarkable, and hardly justified such an investment.

But that was because they lacked a core element.

Magic Skills: Luotian Dajiao

Magic effect: Consume various resources, arrange Luotian Dajiao, draw up incense power to reach the heavens, worship the deities, and thus receive the support and protection of the Luotian Gods. The main sacrificial officer’s Breakthrough Attribute limit increases by +100, the secondary sacrificial officer’s by +10, participants’ by +1, neutralize all enemy spells and skills related to heaven and earth upon use, the ritual lasts for forty-nine days, each day adding a base 5% enhancement.

Magic Skills: Prolo Celestial Sacrifice Ceremony (united in purpose, reaching the heavens, this signifies the highest ritual, effects of Luotian Dajiao increased by 300%).

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Embedded core, look at the effects again, and they’re vastly different.

The basic Luotian Dajiao, reaching its highest bonus after forty-nine days, would deliver a Breakthrough Attribute limit of +345 to the main sacrificial officer.