Fairy, Please Forgive Me, I Never Meant to Impersonate Your Husband - Chapter 26

Chapter 26: Storm Insect Bow

Rank: Spirit Source Tier [Deficient] Lv. 1, Spatial Reinforcement Lv. 1

Owner: Li Xinyuan

Core: Spirit-Taming Stone Tiger [Rare Artifact], Upgrade Pool [Rare Artifact], Spatial Crystal [Rare Artifact], Spatial Spirit Tree [Deficient], Core Spirit Array Diagram [Deficient].

Subsidiary Facilities:

Lv. 1 Spirit-Taming Tower [Reinforced].

Lv. 1 Inn [Reinforced].

Lv. 1 Courtyard [Reinforced].

20 Utility Rooms [Reinforced].

Constructed Buildings:

Lv. 1 Spirit Source Pool [Reinforced].

Lv. 1 Spirit Well [Reinforced].

Lv. 1 Spirit Field [Reinforced].

Lv. 1 Spatial Warehouse

Defensive Formations:

Lv. 1 Sturdy Barrier

Lv. 1 Protective Shield

Lv. 1 Spatial Maze

Offensive Formations:

Lv. 1 Earth Prison

Lv. 1 Earth Net

Lv. 1 Spatial Kiss

Divine Abilities:

Lv. 1 [Stone Tiger’s Aura]: (Omitted)

Lv. 1 [Tiger Spirit Critical Strike]: (Omitted)

Lv. 1 [Spatial Membrane]: (Omitted)

Resource Reserves:

Hardgold Wood: 4,530 units

Blue Steel Stone: 3,988 units

Lv. 1 Spirit Soil: 1,870 units

Spirit-Tracing Liquid: 100 catties

Spirit Energy Reserves: 807 / 12,000 (Due to the lack of a Spatial Spirit Tree and Core Spirit Array Diagram, spirit energy increases by only 27 points daily.)

Buildable Structures: None

Upgrade Requirements:

Spirit Energy Reserves: 1,000

Spirit-Tracing Liquid: 10 catties

Hardgold Wood: 100 units

Blue Steel Stone: 100 units

Lv. 1 Spirit Soil: 200 units

The outpost’s resource data had increased significantly compared to before Wu Yuan logged off.

Especially the wood and stone reserves, after the completion of the wooden fort, many enslaved laborers shifted to harvesting spirit wood and mining Blue Steel Stone, causing these two resources to skyrocket.

If the slaves had any cultivation, the numbers would have at least doubled.

Currently, piles of Hardgold Wood and Blue Steel Stone formed small mountains in the courtyard, taking up a large portion of the space.

Rumors said that to prevent collapse, some of the excess wood and stone had been stored behind the outpost.

As for spirit soil, due to limited manpower, the increase had been modest. Still, Wu Yuan felt the current amount was sufficient.

Nearly 2,000 units of spirit soil had already filled two storage rooms in the public warehouse, forcing him to order a temporary halt to spirit soil collection and redirect workers to gather Black Pearl Rice instead.

Right now, he most wanted to see the spirit energy reserves grow faster—he couldn’t wait to upgrade the outpost.

Though 807 seemed close to 1,000, it would still take nearly eight days.

He began considering whether there was a way to accelerate spirit energy accumulation or find a direct method to infuse the outpost with spirit energy.

After some thought, he realized spirit energy was inherently high-level.

While the Tianyuan World overflowed with primal energy, spirit energy wasn’t equally abundant—some places were rich, others barren.

The saying “Those with spirit gain spirit; those without gain primal” meant that beings with basic spiritual intelligence absorbed spirit energy for cultivation, while those without absorbed primal energy.

Thus, most plants absorbed primal energy. Only after long accumulation could they develop faint spiritual awareness, learning to convert primal energy into spirit energy and become spiritual entities.

Due to their nature, plant-based spiritual entities retained only a fraction of the spirit energy within themselves, releasing most of it back into the world to nourish other spiritually aware beings.

Another saying in the Tianyuan World went: “Those with life gain spirit; those without gain primal.”

This implied that all living beings could eventually absorb spirit energy if they cultivated long enough, while non-living things could only absorb primal energy, making spirit energy nearly impossible for them to obtain.

This hinted that spirit energy nurtured intelligence, which was why spiritually aware beings sought it, while primal energy did not enhance intelligence—even if a creature cultivated with primal energy, its intellect wouldn’t improve.

Though spirit energy, like primal energy, permeated nearly every corner of the Tianyuan World, finding a quick way to obtain large amounts of it wasn’t easy.

As for “spirit wood” and “spirit soil,” despite their names, they should more accurately be called “primal wood” and “primal soil.”

For example, Hardgold Wood and Blue Steel Stone contained only trace amounts of spirit energy but abundant primal energy—people just habitually called them “spirit wood” and “spirit soil.”

Blue Steel Stone, strictly speaking, belonged to a category of primal stones—rocks rich in primal energy.

After much deliberation, he thought of several spirit energy-rich locations with ores, spiritual liquids, and other resources that could provide large amounts of spirit energy.

However, the nearest was still thousands of miles away, with no official roads or courier routes. Even on horseback, the round trip would take days—by then, the outpost might have already accumulated enough spirit energy naturally.

None of these methods were practical.

But there had to be a solution. He refused to give up, he just needed more thought, or perhaps inspiration, to find a way that solved the problem without requiring long journeys.

He began practicing the Coiling Dragon Body Movement Fist inside the Spirit-Taming Tower.

Since logging off, his Tianyuan World body hadn’t trained for ten days. Though his previous rapid cultivation progress had caused his blood energy to surge chaotically within him, this break had allowed it to settle.

Now, as he executed the fist techniques repeatedly, his blood energy circulated smoothly through his body, gradually refining until it flowed effortlessly.

After half a day, he finally stopped.

Remembering that his avatar had advanced several cultivation stages, Wu Yuan checked its updated stats using the identity token.

Level: 10

Identity: Wasteland Immigrant, High-Grade Drifter, Merchant Outpost Courier

Cultivation: Skin-Shedding Realm (Mid-Stage)

Blood Energy Value: 2,496

Lifespan: 26 / 110

The increases in level, cultivation, blood energy, and lifespan were expected, but the identity upgrade to High-Grade Drifter surprised him.

After some thought, he realized identity tokens had a hidden rule: after obtaining one, advancing a major cultivation realm automatically raised one’s social rank by one grade.

This rule only applied to civilian ranks.

If someone reached High-Grade Honored Citizen, further promotion to nobility wouldn’t depend solely on cultivation progress.

Next, he checked his main body’s stats.

Level: 11

Identity: Wasteland Immigrant, Mid-Grade Drifter, Merchant Outpost Courier

Cultivation: Skin-Shedding Realm (High-Stage)

Blood Energy Value: 4,355

Lifespan: 26 / 110

His main body’s social rank had fallen behind his avatar’s, which amused and frustrated him.

Because he had already reached the Skin-Shedding Realm before teleporting to the Immigration Office, his starting point was higher than his avatar’s. But this wasn’t entirely an advantage, while his avatar could easily advance a major realm by investing resources, he still had a long way to go.

Soon after, he left the Spirit-Taming Tower and found Chen Yong waiting outside.

Chen Yong’s appearance had changed significantly. Instead of holding his short iron spear, he now carried it on his back. He wore a reinforced mid-grade primal artifact light armor, Featherstep Boots, a quiver full of Savage Fang Arrows at his waist, and a black heavy bow Wu Yuan had never seen before.

“Boss, this is the Storm Insect Bow—finally forged by the blacksmith Shi Jian.”

Noticing Wu Yuan’s gaze fixed on the bow, Chen Yong quickly presented it.

“It uses 20% low-grade primal artifact materials, mainly insect tendons, and 80% ordinary materials. The Storm Insect Bow delivers half the attack power of a low-grade primal artifact bow, and doesn’t require the user to have cultivation. As long as they have enough strength, even ordinary people can wield it.”

“So he succeeded? This is a huge surprise!” Wu Yuan laughed heartily.