Chapter 179 New Features

"Hah! The bed has never felt better!"

Ikasa exclaimed as he lay down on the soft mattress. After the hardships suffered inside the rift, he appreciated the small amenities available to him even more.

As he rested his back, he went through his gains in the Rift.

'The Printer has been upgraded. I also have a few Golden Bell Fruits. And how can I forget the Space storage accessories of Su Yang and Mu Shi?'

A smile crept on his face as he rolled back his sleeve, unveiling the two bracelets hidden below. He scanned the insides of Su Yang's bracelet with his Spiritual Sense first and his lips began to twitch.

"Truly a dual-cultivator!"

Ikasa saw numerous pieces of lingerie inside with other tools that looked suspiciously like this world's versions of sex toys. There was also a worn bamboo scroll inside.

"Portraits of Carnal Pleasure."

When he unfurled it, Ikasa saw numerous postures of a male and female engaging in the acts of copulation. Their energy circulation paths were also described clearly.

'So this is a Dual Cultivation technique for the Path Forging realm…'

Ikasa did not have much interest in the Dual Cultivation techniques but the postures did attract him. Before he lost himself in his lust, he rolled the scroll and kept it back inside the storage space.

His attention went to the most precious part of the loot, the Prime Gold Ores. When he took them out and weighed them, he mumbled with disappointment.

"Only Nine dings?"

Ikasa let out a sigh and put them back in the storage space. The storage space was also smaller than his own with only 1 cubic meter of space.

He then turned his attention to Mu Shi's bracelet.

"Whoa! This one has a much larger space. It is even more spacious than my bracelet!"

This was Ikasa's first reaction. The five cubic meters of space inside made everything seem smaller in comparison.

Ikasa saw numerous elixir bottles, a small stash of coins, and a pile of dirty brown ores that had specks of gold in them. There were also two weapons, a sword, and a whip, inside the storage bracelet.

He first took out the weapons. The double-edged longsword had a blade almost as long as his arm. Tapering to the end, it felt balanced and light in his hands. Rays of sunlight glinting from its edge hinted at its sharpness.

There was a word written near the curved crossguard of the sword.

"Tyranny."

Ikasa appreciated the sword but he was reluctant to use it. This sword was engraved and easily recognizable. He did not want to be identified as the murderer just because he was greedy for a Sword.

The case with the whip was no different.

'I should ask Gu Dan if he can melt this sword and reuse the materials to cast new weapons. Though it would be a waste to ruin such a beautiful sword by handing it to Gu Dan.'

Ikasa lamented. Gu Dan was lacking in technique but he was the only trustworthy Blacksmith under his employ. He had no other option if he didn't want to be recognized.

After going through most of the materials inside the storage ring, Ikasa realized that there was almost 60 dings worth of Prime Gold Ore inside. He also found ten of Null-Star Spirit Coins each worth 100 Gold.

'With these ores, I have a total of 143 dings of Prime gold ore. That means I can assuredly get 143 One-Star Spirit coins!'

Ikasa grew ecstatic when he realized just how big the number was. It was more than double the Spirit Coins in his possession!

Also, the Null-Star Coins only needed to be placed in the Energy Gathering array for a year and he would have 10 more One-Star Coins!

The gains from the Rift exceeded his expectations. Just one expedition had doubled his net worth in terms of Spirit Coins.

'Should I check what has changed with the Printer?'

Ikasa eagerly connected to the Cloud Printer after locking the door of his room.

If he had to consider the gains from the Rift, none was as big as the upgrade in his Printer. Not only had a new category of points opened for him, but he could also access the upper level of the 'Cloud Server'.

[Welcome…..]

Ikasa skipped the familiar greeting screen and jumped straight to the Print option. Upon clicking on Targeted Print, Ikasa saw a notification he had never seen before.

[Choose Level]

Along with the notification, a click-to-scroll bar appeared. There were levels from 1 to 6 listed in the option but Ikasa could only choose between Level 1 and level 2. Other levels were grayed for him.

[Choose Level 2]

Ikasa selected a level. Then another option appeared, asking him to select between the Cultivation Technique, Battle Technique, or Professional Technique.

"I should go with something familiar first. That way I can more correctly identify what is the deal with this 'level' thing."

Ikasa chose Cultivation Technique and waited for the Printer to go into action. The device sucked in energy more intensively than before and a book began to form before him.

[You have obtained a Low-Grade Sense Realm Cultivation method.]

The notification in the user interface chimed after the book formed completely.

The silvery book cover had a picture of a figure walking while looking upwards. When he picked up the book and read the title, his lips twitched.

"Common Sense Training Guide."

Ikasa could not believe he had paid 4 CP for this Sense Realm manual.

This was another change. While the previous Targeted Printing only cost 2 CP, the cost for Targeted Printing also scaled with the Level.  For example, while Level one still costs 2 CP,  the second Level costs 4 CP.

Ikasa remembered the words of the Absolute of Water. The Creator of Printer liked to classify the Cultivation Realms into levels.

"So, Level 1 should be Path Forging Manuals and Level 2 should be Sense Realm Manuals."

Enlightened, Ikasa was pleased with the change. Even though the printing cost had increased, this way he could print the techniques according to his needs!

If he needed a new Sense Realm manual, he could simply choose Level 2 and get one. Unlike before, when he had to use Targeted Print multiple times and still he could not get a Sense Realm Manual.

Next, Ikasa tried the Profession Technique option. He did not get any level option this time.

[Would you like to spend 10 PP to print a Professional Technique?]

"10 Profession Points?!"

Ikasa sucked in a cold breath.  The cost made him hesitate as he only had 50 Profession Points. With a heavy heart, he chose to check it out.

A few breaths later, a book with a picture of a disassembled sword was printed by the Cloud Printer.

[The Blacksmithing technique-  '1,2,3… Sword Ready' has been printed.]

Ikasa rubbed his forehead. The ridiculous names of the Printer left him speechless once again.

"I should've asked the Absolute about this out-of-the-world naming sense of the Printer."

Ikasa sighed as he checked the details of the manual. As the name suggested, this book taught the most fundamental of techniques for making swords.

As he was no expert in this field, Ikasa decided to get Gu Dan's opinion on the book.

Ikasa disconnected from the printer and put the freshly printed manuals in his Storage Bracelet.

Then, he looked at the two bracelets from Su Yang and Mu Shi. The bracelet from Su Yang was plain and like any other bracelet. The only distinction in the appearance of Ikasa's bracelet and Su Yang's was the luster of metal.

While Ikasa's bracelet had long become dull, Su Yang's bracelet shined like a new piece of jewelry.

Then there was Mu Shi's bracelet. Its appearance was far superior to anything Ikasa had seen so far.

The bracelet was intricately carved to look like it was woven from leaves. A bright emerald the size of his nail was embedded in it.

It looked so regal that Ikasa was tempted to keep it for his use. The much larger storage space was also one of the other reasons for his temptations.

Still, Ikasa resisted his desire. It was too distinctive and eye-catching. Someone would surely recognize it and connect Mu Shi's death to him, reducing all his previous efforts to dust.

"I can sell them to a merchant from Furnace Fire Empire and buy another Storage Space Accessory from the money earned."

Ikasa came to a decision and he packed them deep into his luggage. Just as he stacked the first layer of clothes, he was startled by a knock on his door.

'Who could it be?'

Ikasa thought as he hurriedly stashed all the clothes back into his bag and stood up to open the door.

"Xin Ruo, why are you here?"

He asked with a lopsided smirk, winking at her. Her face became red when she saw him wink. She was reminded of the hot kiss she had shared with Ikasa back in Birch City and her ears became hot.

Ikasa smirked seeing her ears turn red. He coughed slightly, reminding her of his presence.

Xin Ruo immediately came back to her senses and futilely tried to hide her embarrassment. Without giving Ikasa a chance to tease her more, she told him the reason for her visit.

"Captain Sang Yi would like to see our High-Grade Cultivation Manual."