Bai Xiaowen scanned it with the Eye of Evolution.
[Wraith Banner (Incomplete): Using the blood of living beings as the furnace and the power of hatred as the charcoal, an evil magic tool refined. Lacking the final activation process, unable to display its full power.]
This was the description of the incomplete version of the Wraith Banner. When the Eye of Evolution scanned it with his True Inner Force, he saw the complete description of the Wraith Banner.
[Wraith Banner: Green Quality (Set). Spiritual Energy Amplification Level 3. Additional Skill: Wraith: Passive. The amplification of Yin-type spiritual energy attacks is increased by 2 levels. Instilling spiritual energy into the Wraith Banner will create a Wraith effect on all living beings in a cone-shaped area.]
Bai Xiaowen could not see what the "Wraith effect" meant, because the Wraith Banner was not completed yet. The fact that he could see the effects of the complete version of the Wraith Banner was already due to the appraisal of the Eye of Evolution.
Furthermore, it was actually a set! Combining it would definitely result in a qualitative change. It was no wonder that the Great Tang Dynasty was so interested in the Wraith Banner and specifically made plans to obtain it.
Even if it was not a set, just looking at the amplification effect, the Wraith Banner was already a top-grade Gold-grade equipment for people with "Yin-type spiritual energy". Yin-type attacks could amplify spiritual energy by 5 levels, even stronger than the Thunderwood Sword. Not to mention, there was also an active skill with unknown effects.
Bai Xiaowen threw the Wraith Banner (Incomplete) to the Queen of Banshees.
Among the summoned creatures, only the Queen of Banshees was suitable to use it. As for the Undead Demon Arcane Master, it was better to wait.
Unfortunately, because it was incomplete, the Wraith Banner only amplified spiritual energy by 2 levels. Yin-type spiritual energy attacks were only increased by 1 level, and the additional active effect was not activated.
Therefore, to the Queen of Banshees, this Wraith Banner was equivalent to a magic tool that amplified spiritual energy by 3 levels. It could increase the power of her spells by 30%. However, this was already not bad.
In the conclusion of this battle, Bai Xiaowen's True Inner Force and Cecilia's Stellar Energy had both been depleted by more than 70%.
If the overall strength of the Black Sky Cult branch was stronger, for example, if there were one or two more leaders … it would be much more troublesome. Bai Xiaowen's trump card was the "Ten Thousand Cutting Wheel" sealed in the Eye of Evolution. It could deal with Elites, but it was almost impossible to kill a Leader.
After using the Ten Thousand Incisions Knife Wheel, it was estimated that Bai Xiaowen's remaining True Inner Force would be almost depleted. If he continued to fight, it would not be good.
Unlike the Awakened Ones, the Evolutionary Plane did not have any items that could force a return. Bai Xiaowen had to return to the location of the Cangzhou Ancient Road – Broken Boundary Marker to trigger the space node and leave. In other words, if the Shattai Mountain Branch was defeated, the outcome would be very miserable.
Such a grim situation did not allow for the slightest bit of carelessness.
Of course, a normal Black Sky Cult branch would not have two leader level experts. The appearance of Xin Feng here had already increased the strength of the branch by a large margin.
Next, they had to wait for Keats and the Wrath Claw to send those youths back. There was plenty of time, so Bai Xiaowen and Cecilia relied on studying the manuals of their occupations to enter a state of cultivation and speed up the recovery of their True Essence (Stellar Energy).
In the state of cultivation, the recovery of their spiritual energy doubled. Even so, the two of them still spent more than six hours to recover their spiritual energy to full.
This cultivation allowed Bai Xiaowen to have a deeper understanding of the manual of his second profession, the 'Great Void Sutra'.
After opening his eyes, Bai Xiaowen discovered that his surroundings had undergone a subtle change. His perception seemed to have increased slightly, and he could sense the flow of the air.
The laws of the spirit world prompted him:
"Your advanced specialty, Meditation, has been upgraded. Currently at Specialist (Entry Level 1)."
"Your specialty, Meditation, has been upgraded. Currently at Specialist (Entry Level 2)."
Bai Xiaowen was both surprised and delighted. Just as many people had said, his aptitude was truly outstanding. Not only had his Meditation been upgraded to Specialist, it had also risen by two levels.
Bai Xiaowen tested his Meditation specialty, and discovered that this specialty could not only correct the trajectory of spells, but also increase his casting speed!
The most obvious change was the change in the Peace Scroll. Originally, he needed to first have a four-colored talisman appear in his palm, and then choose one of them. But now, with Specialist Meditation, Bai Xiaowen only needed to go through it in his mind once, and the talisman he wanted to cast would be the one he wanted!
In addition, the talisman's flying speed had also increased.
Compared to before, it was more unexpected, making it harder for the enemy to guard against.
Bai Xiaowen also tested the ancient martial art of the Grass Sect — Dark Brush. Sure enough, his casting speed had increased by quite a bit, and the flying speed of the flames on the ground had also increased.
Cecilia had also improved. Her Advanced Shooting specialty had been upgraded to Shooting Specialization (Entry Level 1) long ago during the vocational trial. After this battle, she had studied the Star River Diagram, an ancient book of professions, and her Shooting Specialization had been upgraded to Entry Level 2.
In the next two days, Bai Xiaowen practiced his Wood Avatar, and Cecilia also practiced her advanced 'Stringless Bow' skill many times.
After a day and a half, Kitts completed his mission and brought the Wrath Claw and the three youths back to Mount Sha Tai.
According to Kitts, one of the youths had discovered that his house hadn't been burned, and he hadn't found the bodies of his family members. So, the youth had stayed at home, wanting to wait for his family to return. He didn't want to go to the 'uncivilized land' anymore.
Kitts followed Bai Xiaowen's instructions and didn't force him. He left some food for the youth and left.
Now, there were a total of 98 orphans, and all of them had agreed to join Bai Xiaowen's territory.
Bai Xiaowen had already checked the price of transporting natives to the territory.
The Awakened natives were ranked according to their level multiplied by the number of spirit crystals in the template. Although these youths had good aptitude, they were generally only 10 to 14 years old. They hadn't received any training, and were equivalent to the most common template, with their level not even reaching Level 3.
Even so, Bai Xiaowen still had to spend 274 Spiritual Crystals for 98 young men and women.
Fortunately, he'd earned 300 spirit crystals from Xin Feng, so he didn't feel bad about spending other people's money.
Bai Xiaowen had also suddenly thought of having these youths carry a portion of supplies, such as ores, and so on, and teleport them back to the territory.
However, Bai Xiaowen had failed.
When these youths changed their identities from natives of the spirit realm to residents of the territory, the spirit realm's laws would retain their basic clothing and equipment, but other than that, they wouldn't be able to take away any materials or items.
However, since they were generally Awakened natives, they couldn't wear evolution-level equipment!
Unable to take advantage of this loophole, Bai Xiaowen could only send off the first batch of residents of the territory with a sad expression on his face.
Bai Xiaowen's plan was to have Li Shuyi, Cecilia, and the others train these youths in the territory. Using the density of spirit energy in the territory, they would first raise their levels to Level 10, and then use the method of elemental energy imprints to promote them to personal guards, completing their breakthrough to evolution-level.
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