"Should I go out and see for myself?"
After Chen Mengze left, Shen Mo fell into contemplation. After pondering for a long time, he said with determination, "I should go and see what's out there."
Even though the outside world was perilous, Shen Mo knew that he couldn't stay inside the sect and live peaceful days for his entire life. He would have to confront battles sooner or later.
"I guess I'll head to Deacon Hall tomorrow and see what experience-gaining tasks are available," he thought, then said.
The main reason Shen Mo resolved to go out and gain experience was not that he was in a hurry to break through his current Realm. The most important thing... I want to verify a hypothesis, he thought.
With that thought, his consciousness shifted, and the Destiny Points appeared before his eyes.
[Destiny Points: 11]
These Destiny Points had been accumulated over the last month through his cultivation.
Relying solely on cultivation to accumulate Destiny Points is too slow, he mused.
In one month, he could only accumulate about ten Destiny Points. At first, Shen Mo thought this progress was acceptable, but as time went by, he started to feel it was too slow.
Since I can earn Destiny Points through my cultivation, wouldn't battling demonic beasts and confronting enemies also allow me to gain Destiny Points? Shen Mo speculated, but he had no answer.
Although he believed it was highly likely, he felt the need for confirmation. This outing to gain experience would serve as his means of verification.
I'll think about these other things tomorrow. As for today... I'll use up all the Destiny Points!
He sat cross-legged, suppressing his restless thoughts, and then opened the Destiny Panel.
[Destinied Lord: Shen Mo]
[Destiny Disc: Four white and one green, the remaining two are yet to be revealed.]
Special Destiny: [Robust (white): Your physique is quite good; your energy and constitution are stronger than ordinary people.]
Special Destiny: [Observe (green): Your eyesight is quite good; you often have the opportunity to find hidden treasures.]
I'll use Destiny Points to draw some Special Destiny first, he thought. He opened the Destiny Pool with a mental command.
Instantly, one Destiny Point was deducted. At the same time, a golden light flared, obscuring everything else, and a Destiny attribute emerged before his eyes.
[Courage (white): You have tremendous courage. Even when faced with dangerous situations, you do not panic.]
Courage? Is this Special Destiny of the mental attribute type? After scrutinizing the Destiny's description, Shen Mo was somewhat disappointed.
It seems that there's no special bonus, just some added ability to keep cool in dangerous situations. Right now, I lack strength, not courage. This Destiny is rather pointless.
Draw again. Shen Mo rubbed his hands and made another draw!
BUZZ!
After the golden light flashed, another Destiny attribute slowly emerged.
[Adventure · Mortal (green): The likelihood of encountering adventures in daily life is increased.]
Adventure? Is this a chance-type Destiny? Green, not too low-class.
The newly emerged Destiny attribute made Shen Mo rather satisfied. This Destiny can be equipped! he thought.
He equipped this Destiny into the second Destiny slot. [Observe (green)] was put aside in the Destiny Vault to gather dust.
When walking around daily and cultivating, I can equip this Adventure Destiny to increase the probability of encountering opportunities. When shopping in the Market or attending trade fairs and such, I can equip Observe.
Since the Destiny equipment slots only had two spaces, Shen Mo had to make choices. Which Destiny should be equipped long-term, which periodically, and which should be left in the Destiny Vault to gather dust? All this needs careful consideration, he mused.
I'll use the remaining Destiny Points to start promoting a Special Destiny, Shen Mo pondered for a moment, then decided.
No matter how many Special Destinies he drew, he could only equip two. He was quite satisfied with the types of the two Special Destinies he currently had equipped, so he decided not to replace them for the time being. Let's upgrade a Special Destiny first!
After some exploration, Shen Mo had gradually figured out the rules of the Destiny Panel. Special Destinies could be upgraded using Destiny Points. However, the upgraded effect would inherit the type of the original Destiny.
For example, the [Robust] Destiny he was equipped with belonged to the vitality type. If it were upgraded, he would probably get a new Destiny like Bear's Stamina or Iron Bone, but it would not deviate from the vitality type. And if [Adventure · Mortal] were upgraded, he would probably get a higher chance-type Destiny; it wouldn't deviate from its path either.
Start with [Robust], he thought, placing Destiny Points on the [Robust] Destiny.
BUZZ.
[You attempted to promote the Destiny [Robust] by consuming Destiny Points, but failed.]
Try again! Looking at the prompt message, Shen Mo didn't feel disappointed and attempted again.
[You attempted to promote the Destiny [Robust] by consuming Destiny Points, but failed.]
[You attempted to promote the Destiny [Robust] by consuming Destiny Points, but failed.]
...
Five consecutive promotion attempts all ended in failure.
Looking at the remaining 4 Destiny Points, Shen Mo felt a pang of regret. One more time!
BUZZ!
When the eighth promotion attempt started, the golden light was brilliant, and finally... it succeeded!
[You consumed Destiny Points and attempted to promote the Destiny [Robust]. You succeeded! Congratulations, you obtained the new Destiny: [Bull's Mighty].]
Bull's Mighty?
He quickly opened its Destiny attribute and took a careful look.
[Bull's Mighty (green): Your body is sturdy like a bull, as if you have unlimited strength.]
Did my strength increase? Shen Mo scrutinized the Destiny's effect and quietly tested it out. After some experimentation, Shen Mo roughly estimated the augmentation effect. My strength... it seems to be about 30% more than before I equipped this Destiny.
Shen Mo was satisfied with this effect. A 30% increase in strength was already quite significant.
Moreover, this vitality-type Destiny not only increased his offensive power but also considerably improved his resilience and defense.
The green class is only the third tier of Destiny. If it could be promoted to blue or Purple, or even to orange or gold, its augmenting effect would be much stronger.
Thinking this, Shen Mo soon smiled bitterly. It's too early to think about these things now.
He had accumulated these Destiny Points over a month, and almost all of them had been used up just to upgrade it to green. This was only a low-class upgrade. Although the failure rate was high, the number of Destiny Points needed for each attempt was not large—only one point each time.
Based on his experience improving Basic Destiny attributes, if he wanted to upgrade a Destiny from green to blue, it would cost ten Destiny Points per attempt, and the failure rate would also be quite high.
It's still a long way to get a high-class Destiny, he thought. I'll try upgrading a Basic Destiny with the remaining three Destiny Points.
Looking at the remaining 3 Destiny Points, he opened the Basic Destiny panel.