Two hours later in the real world, the first update since *Wanjie* opened its celestial realm was about to conclude.
During the update, Hamster Pudding sent Jiang Yuan a WeChat message, saying she had to attend a meeting at Hengyun Group headquarters and would catch up with him online later.
Taking advantage of the downtime, Jiang Yuan opened the game forum to browse the update details.
**[Update Announcement]**
1. As more and more players ascend to the celestial realm, new dungeons—"Phantom Moon Cave," "True Martial Sword Pavilion," "Heavenly Emperor's Treasury," and "Four Symbols Palace"—are now open for leveling. Check in-game for specific mechanics.
2. Equipment system updated: Two new gear sets, the "___" and "Human King" series, have been introduced. Original level 120 super-mythical equipment will automatically convert to the corresponding series.
3. Daily golden core quests—"Skywalker," "Walking the Heavens," "Golden Core Has a Price," and "Meritorious Deeds"—now reward 50 golden cores instead of 25!
4. Every Wednesday from 19:30 to 23:30, the "Constellation Challenge" event is available. Players can accept quests from the "Constellation Challenge Emissary" in Flowing Cloud City and earn massive cultivation experience upon completion!
5. The trading hall now offers "Flying Divine Talismans" at 5 gold each. Effect: Records the coordinates of any location, usable only once.
6. New "Nascent Soul" system added. Players at level 120 or above can claim a free Nascent Soul from the Three Officials in Flowing Cloud City!
7. To address the imbalance between celestial realm bosses and player attributes, the "Ignore Reduction" stat has been added. Check in-game for acquisition methods.
8. New "Mental Cultivation" system added. Players can purchase techniques from their sect's "Transmission Master" NPC.
9. Class attributes balanced: Summoner class gets a 20% boost to all stats, Priest class gains 30% more health, Warrior class attack power increased by 10%, and Assassin class critical hit rate reduced by 5%.
10. New flying swords—"Cloud Shuttle," "Azure Fall," "Soaring Swan," and "Gang Tuo"—added, priced at 100 celestial crystals each. Available from the Flying Celestial Maiden.
Jiang Yuan read through it carefully, surprised at how much content this update contained!
Not only were three new equipment systems added, but several dungeons and events were opened for players to level up. What excited Jiang Yuan most was that *Wanjie*'s developers had finally noticed the underwhelming Summoner class and given it a boost!
Over an hour later, the game update finally finished. Jiang Yuan immediately opened the client and installed the patch.
After another long hour of waiting, Jiang Yuan completed the update and eagerly entered his account and password to log in!
**[Ding! Received Nascent Soul Exchange Voucher. Please check!]**
**[Ding! Due to system update, your equipment "Demon-Slaying Twisted Gold Staff" has been automatically updated to "Kun·Demon-Slaying Twisted Gold Staff"!]**
**[Ding! Received Golden Body: Initial Tai Chi*1, Dharma Body: Initial Tai Chi*1. Please check!]**
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As soon as he logged in, Jiang Yuan's ears were flooded with several system notification sounds, overwhelming him!
Opening his equipment panel, Jiang Yuan immediately checked his weapon and found that aside from its quality changing from super-mythical to the Kun series, the stats remained unchanged.
Then, he opened his backpack and carefully examined the items the system had given him.
**[Nascent Soul Exchange Voucher]**
Description: Exchange for a Nascent Soul at the "Three Officials" in Flowing Cloud City.
**[Dharma Body: Initial Tai Chi]**
Level Requirement: 105
Realm Requirement: Ascended
Health +2001
Mana +1290
Price: 1 Gold
*Tai Chi Mystic Scripture opens the primordial chaos,* *The vast northern abyss nurtures the Kunpeng.* *The golden core, a thousand transformations, feelings have aged,* *The essence furnace, a hundred refinements, the Dao is first achieved.*
"Fine poem! Fine poem!"
Reading the little poem beneath the Dharma Body, Jiang Yuan, as a literature major, immediately sensed its extraordinary artistic conception, vividly portraying the hardships of cultivation with a masterful touch!
"I recall that the two little acolytes beside Patriarch Xuan at Qingyun Mountain can upgrade the Golden Body and Dharma Body. Let's go check!"
Jiang Yuan summoned his Clear Frost flying sword, stepped onto it, left the True Martial Hall, and flew toward Qingyun Mountain.
Half an hour later, Jiang Yuan landed at the foot of Qingyun Mountain, put away his sword, summoned his mount, and ran toward Xuan Terrace.
"Fellow cultivator, how may I assist you?"
Flying above Xuan Terrace on his sword, Jiang Yuan initiated a conversation with the acolyte "Mingyue" beside Patriarch Xuan.
"What's the difference between the Golden Body and the Dharma Body?"
Jiang Yuan first wanted to know which suited his class, so he asked.
"Esteemed cultivator, the Golden Body increases attack power and critical damage, while the Dharma Body boosts health, mana, critical hit rate, and damage reduction stats," the acolyte Mingyue explained to Jiang Yuan.
So, the Golden Body suits PvE, and the Dharma Body suits PvP. My damage output is sufficient, but my survivability is too weak. If I can boost my health and damage reduction, I'll last longer in future battles!
After hearing Mingyue's introduction, Jiang Yuan analyzed carefully and decided the Dharma Body was more suitable for him. After all, in the gaming world, the longer you survive in battle, the higher your damage output!
As the saying goes in gaming circles: Only the living get to deal damage!
"How do I upgrade the Dharma Body?"
Having made up his mind, Jiang Yuan asked Mingyue.
"You can purchase scrolls from me—very cheap!"
Mingyue waved her hand, and twelve scrolls immediately appeared before Jiang Yuan!
Jiang Yuan looked closely and saw that the Dharma Body ranged from the basic "Initial Tai Chi" to the highest level "Supreme Overlord," totaling 12 types, with prices increasing sequentially. The most expensive "Supreme Overlord" scroll cost a whopping 20,000 gold!
Fortunately, Jiang Yuan still had nearly 100,000 gold on hand. He bought all 12 scrolls at once, then flew back to the Eternal Life Sect on his sword.
Landing in the sect's functional area, Jiang Yuan used all the scrolls he bought from Mingyue, then opened the blueprint for the level 1 Dharma Body "Initial Tai Chi" and examined it.
**[Dharma Body: Initial Tai Chi Scroll]**
Requires: 3 Gold Coins + 90 Immortal Foundation
Next, Jiang Yuan checked the scrolls for levels 2 through 12.
**[Dharma Body: Two Forces Give Birth Scroll]**
Requires: 3 Dharma Bodies "Initial Tai Chi"
**[Dharma Body: Three Flowers Gather at the Summit Scroll]**
Requires: 3 Dharma Bodies "Two Forces Give Birth"
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"This seems like a power-of-three relationship."
After reviewing all twelve Dharma Body crafting scrolls, Jiang Yuan understood the conversion between them.
Checking his stats panel, he saw he still had nearly 300,000 Immortal Foundation and over 90,000 gold coins. Jiang Yuan immediately began crafting the Dharma Body!