My dreams can simulate the future.

Chapter 45 Grade 2 Magical Artifact

Although he had just experienced death and was still a little scared, Jiang Chen was mostly excited.

"Although Black Wolf is strong, I can still win if I make sufficient preparations."

I've always wanted to improve my combat experience, but it's been difficult to find an opportunity. After killing the descendant of a Core Formation elder, Black Wolf was still able to escape even when pursued by Foundation Establishment cultivators.

This level of combat experience is far beyond what ordinary rogue cultivators can match.

"Especially Black Wolf's close-quarters combat skills are truly formidable. If he were to attack me using magic, his casting methods are slow, giving me ample time to activate the formation and kill him in return."

Indeed, close combat skills are extremely important for Qi Refining cultivators in battle.

"Since I'm currently at the sixth level of Qi Refining, it'll be difficult for me to break through to the seventh level within three to five years. Instead, I can focus my efforts on improving my combat experience."

"If I frequently dream of fighting him, it will definitely be of great benefit in accumulating experience."

Moreover, Black Wolf is of considerable status. And rogue cultivators are used to carrying their valuables with them; ordinary valuables are fine with me, but I'm quite interested in this guy's cultivation techniques and secret arts.

Unfortunately, there is absolutely no hope of reconciliation with the Blackstone.

If Blackrock is willing to buy the legacy, Jiang Chen really wouldn't mind selling one copy.

After all, he had no intention of establishing a family, nor did he feel any sense of belonging to other forces. Whether the inheritance was unique or not was of no real interest to him.

Moreover, with the Dream Butterfly Diagram, if I want to change to a more advanced technique in the future, I won't practice it exactly as it is. Instead, I will deduce it myself and won't be afraid of others finding my weaknesses.

Unfortunately, the rogue cultivators in the cultivation world are all treacherous and deceitful, and they never hold back in their struggles against each other.

It is not uncommon for people to fight each other over a single spirit stone, sometimes even resulting in multiple deaths.

Especially when exploring ancient cultivation caves, if extremely valuable treasures are found, the participants are unwilling to share the benefits with others and will definitely fight for them.

At times like these, even longtime friends can't be relied upon.

The inheritance of knowledge is of paramount importance. Whoever obtains a profound inheritance will keep it hidden. Unless they cannot cultivate it themselves, they would never trade it away.

Such is the environment of the cultivation world. Cultivators are influenced by their environment in their conduct and dealings with others, so naturally they don't have much trust in other cultivators.

Especially for seasoned veterans like Black Wolf, it's even harder for them to trust others.

"Since reconciliation is impossible, let's find a way to kill the Black Wolf. If I succeed, I'll be able to deal with most cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage."

The Golden Cauldron Sect is merely weakened, not dead. I refuse to believe that the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Black Stone Society and the Hundred Arts Alliance would dare to openly commit murder in Black Stone Mountain Market.

After figuring out how to deal with the Black Wolf, Jiang Chen turned his attention to the Dream Butterfly Diagram.

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Number of Dream Butterflies: 2

Third Dream Butterfly Condensation Progress: 30% (affected by divine sense strength)

[First Dream Butterfly Energy: 65%, Second Dream Butterfly Energy: 100%]

[Current number of dream visits: 2/2]

[The maximum time limit for simulating the future in a dream: seven days and six hours (affected by the total amount of spiritual consciousness)]

After sorting through the information from the Dream Butterfly Map, Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that simulating being killed in a dream will not have any impact on the Dream Butterfly Diagram, nor will it consume any more of the Dream Butterfly's energy."

Therefore, I won't have to worry about teasing Black Wolf in my dreams anymore.

"We'll deal with that later; let's finish the garrison's recruitment mission today."

After saying that, he picked up the Star Sandalwood Brush and began to draw talismans.

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The next day, just as he had imagined in his dream, Jiang Chen went to the town's headquarters to hand over the talisman and receive the talisman paper.

After finishing, he did not go to the Hundred Arts Alliance to buy pills, but went straight to the front of a luxurious shop in the East Market. There, he saw five large gold-plated characters on the signboard: "Golden Cauldron Refining Workshop".

This is the weapon-refining shop of the Golden Cauldron Sect, and also the best weapon-refining shop in the entire Black Stone Mountain Market.

Among the markets spanning thousands of miles, Blackstone Mountain Market is one of the most prosperous. Therefore, it houses many shops run by other sects.

But when it comes to weapon crafting skills, no other shop can compare to Jin Ding Weapon Crafting Workshop.

After all, the Golden Cauldron Sect is renowned for its weapon-refining skills. Furthermore, the sect possesses the treasure trove of Jujin Mountain, which continuously provides precious spiritual materials.

The weapon refiners in the Golden Cauldron Refining Workshop are mostly disciples of the Golden Cauldron Sect.

As Jiang Chen stepped into the gate of the weapon-refining workshop, a young man dressed as a servant immediately came to greet him.

He bent slightly, with a humble smile on his face, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

"Master Jiang, what would you like to buy?"

Jiang Chen was somewhat surprised, as this was his first time here, yet the servant recognized him.

"I want to buy a second-grade magic artifact."

Upon hearing this, the servant immediately cupped his hands and said, "Master Jiang, please wait a moment."

After saying that, he ran to the counter and greeted the shopkeeper.

Before long, a middle-aged cultivator came to greet them.

"Master Jiang, I heard you want to buy a second-grade magic weapon. Please come with me to the second floor."

This middle-aged man possessed considerable cultivation, and his aura was only slightly inferior to that of the Black Wolf.

Jiang Chen didn't dare to be presumptuous and immediately cupped his hands, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, senior."

The middle-aged cultivator smiled and said, "No need to be polite. I am Li Yuanshan, an outer disciple of the Golden Cauldron Sect, and also a weapon refiner."

With Master Jiang's abilities, joining the Golden Cauldron Sect will be a piece of cake; we can simply address each other as fellow disciples.

The two went to a private room on the second floor, where hot tea and snacks had already been laid out.

Li Yuanshan asked, "Junior Brother Jiang, what kind of second-grade magic weapon do you want?"

Jiang Chen chuckled self-deprecatingly: "With my cultivation at the sixth level of Qi Refining, I can't even use a regular second-grade magic weapon."

All I want are magical artifacts that can automatically trigger defensive barriers, so I won't be ambushed and killed in one blow.

"By the way, the defensive barrier must be strong enough that even a low-grade second-level magic weapon's protective barrier couldn't easily break through it."

Li Yuanshan joked, "With such a fine magical artifact, I'm starting to suspect you're going to make a name for yourself at Changyuan Mountain."

As he spoke, he took out a jade talisman and probed it with his divine sense.

Jiang Chen sighed: "I suppose Senior Brother Li knows that I was assassinated and that I offended the Sun family."

Now that the Hundred Arts Alliance has extended its reach into the market, their people are a mixed bag, and there might even be people among them who want to kill me.

"My skills are insufficient; I can only rely on powerful magical artifacts to save my life."

Before long, a monk dressed as a waiter brought in a tray.

On the tray lay a golden jade pendant and a talisman.

Li Yuanshan introduced, "Junior brother, this golden jade pendant is called the Golden Gang Pendant. It is a mid-grade second-rank magic weapon, and its quality is good."

If you carry this jade pendant with you, it will automatically trigger and condense a layer of golden qi barrier if the attack you receive reaches the level of a casual strike from a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Of course, one can also use divine sense to control the Golden Pendant and actively release a defensive barrier.

"The barrier can exist for a quarter of an hour. Within this quarter of an hour, it can withstand ten full-force bare-handed attacks from a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Even against a Qi Refining cultivator, and even if the opponent possesses a second-grade, early-stage Qi-breaking magic weapon, the Qi barrier can withstand at least twenty full-force attacks.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen became extremely interested in the Golden Armor Pendant. With this item protecting him, he could easily protect himself in the short term when facing the Black Wolf again.

I have plenty of good stuff. As long as I can avoid being instantly killed by Black Wolf, I have plenty of ways to deal with him.