Divine Convenience Store-Chapter 202: Setting a new record

Lin Mo checked his messages and saw a peculiar username, [RainPlum]. Even without checking, the content of the message easily gave away their identity. Moreover, only Golden Patrons could send him a direct message, so it's just a matter of elimination.

RainPlum: Shopkeeper, if my older brother causes trouble, let me handle him. Please don't think his stance is our kingdom's stance.

"Dear customer, it seems you haven't gotten familiar with the use of our Viewing Jade. Rest assured. Our policy holds. Everyone is a customer, even those still ignorant of our existence." He quickly typed a response and hit send.

What's there to be worried about a Crown Prince? If Yan Wei, the High Priest and the First Princess got persuaded by the store's products, he's confident to achieve the same result with the Prince.

Besides, he's confident in Yu Qingyan's ability to handle him and convert him into a loyal patron.

Will it be Spicy Taihao Noodles? Heavenly Dew Soda? Or maybe some other indulgence that hooked the whole northwestern region of their kingdom? With the variety of Earth-replicated products growing steadily, the cultivators of the Realm of Nine Heavens would never get tired of following the store.

"Now then… Is the result out yet?" Putting that matter to the back of his head, he returned to the thread tracking the Sword Fairy's challenge.

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Inside the Conduit Tower, Jiang Jianxin faced the Violet Warlord with unwavering focus.

The Floor Guardian's massive frame loomed over her, its glaive swung in a devastating arc while its claws carved through the air with lethal precision. Lightning crackled every time the crystalline claw made contact with any of Jiang Jianxin's flying swords. It kept on unleashing sporadic bursts of violet lightning that forced her to stay on the move.

Providing more spiritual energy to maintain her [Five Indomitable Sword Formation, the five floating swords darted in and out like silver wasps. The Warlord's armor was akin to a thick fortress, but her earlier strikes had already exposed its weak points.

She had paid for those openings, though. Her shoulder still throbbed faintly despite the colorful bandage's soothing effect and her spiritual energy reserves were thinning.

The Warlord roared, creating a tremor that shook the chamber. It slammed its glaive into the ground, sending a shockwave of violet energy rippling outward. They're like snakes zigzagging their way to the Sword Fairy.

As it made use of the ground, Jiang Jianxin leaped, her Spirit Mountain Crane-enhanced agility carrying her over the blast as she floated like a cut without its strings.

Midair, she directed her swords downward. Two immediately pierced the Warlord's cracked side, another slashing at its helm, creating a dent on it. The fourth and fifth blades flanked it, aiming for the weakened leg joint.

The Warlord's claw swiped upward, deflecting one sword with a burst of lightning, while its glaive swept wide, forcing her to twist away.

She landed lightly, her main sword in hand, and darted forward again. The [Lesser Aura of Combat] and [Silent Moon Swordplay] sharpened her strikes, lending her just enough edge to keep pace with the Warlord's relentless assault.

"Too sturdy," She complained inwardly as she narrowed her eyes. "But it's not invincible."

Time continued to pass and the Warlord's movements noticeably grew sluggish.

Its own energy reserves were gradually depleting despite being supplied by the chamber itself as Jiang Jianxin's precise strikes chipped away at its crystalline core. The Warlord's energy uses outpaced the amount it recovers.

She slapped the second [Spirit Embodiment Sticker Seal] onto her wrist, renewing the enhancement provided by it. This time, the illustration on the seal was called the Moon-drawing Bear. A gigantic black bear was projected, enhancing her strength and smoothing her energy emission.

When her foot stomped on the ground, it shattered into pieces and created a natural barrier around her that blocked the electric sparks shot by the Warlord's claw.

The Warlord tried to fan the flying debris with his glaive by drawing a wide arc but the Sword Fairy used that opportunity to slip past its range by ducking beneath it.

Her main sword slashed upward to carve a deep gash across its chest that spilled more of the foreign energy within its body.

Her five floating swords followed, striking in unison. Two pierced its core while the others prevented its claw and glaive from returning to defend against her.

Violet sparks erupted as its arm fell and its claw clattered to the ground.

The Warlord staggered, its helm tilting as if in disbelief despite being a mindless creature.

Jiang Jianxin didn't hesitate to end it. Channeling her Sword Will into a final thrust, her main sword pierced its core, shattering it to pieces, while her formation blades rained down, striking its armor in a cascade of crescent sword strikes.

The Floor Guardian let out a final, hollow roar before dissolving into motes of light, leaving behind a pulsating violet core the size of her fist.

[Floor 3 Cleared]

[Challenger: Jiang Jianxin]

[Time Remaining: 27:02]

[Rewards: 1 Blue Chest, Access to Floor 4, 1000 Dimension Essence, 15000 Dimension Essence (First Clear Reward)]

[Total Dimension Essence: 15910]

The panel flickered, updating her status as the chamber settled into silence.

Jiang Jianxin exhaled, her knees trembling slightly as she steadied herself.

Near the staircase, a blue chest appeared. It shone as though it was beckoning her to open it.

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With exhaustion flooding in, Jiang Jianxin sluggishly dragged herself to it.

She glanced at the spiraling staircase up to the next floor and then back at the blue chest silently waiting for her approach.

She's not expecting anything great. She was even more surprised to get the First Clear reward of 15000 Dimension Essence. That's equivalent to 150 high-grade spirit stones. Furthermore, the rewards she received from the previous green chests were decent at most.

However, the moment the chest opened with a creak, a spectacular silver light spilled from it, blasting over her face. When the wave of light dimmed, she found a sword with its entire body studded in silver, even its hilt and scabbard, lying quietly inside.

For the first time in a while, she almost lost her composure as she reached for it.

"A high spirit-grade sword… This… How convenient." Jiang Jianxin exhaled in awe as her eyes couldn't seem to part with it. And as her spiritual energy flowed into it, she learned of the sword's name.

Ethereal Cloud Edge.

With a decisive nod, she put the sword in the scabbard and picked it up, replacing her main sword with it.

She then sat down and meditated, circulating her spiritual energy and letting her new sword soak in it.

Unbeknownst to her, her clearance of Floor 3 was already causing an uproar outside.

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In the Inner Abyssal Circle, an hour had quickly passed since the battle ended. After sorting out everything that needed to be sorted out, the Poison Demon Cult's march resumed.

The Bone Ash Syndicate's village was now a subdued outpost under their banner, leaving behind cultists with a Priest's leadership to oversee it temporarily.

The High Priest walked at the head of the procession, his Viewing Jade chiming with Lin Mo's lack of response to his partnership offer.

His skeletal grin twitched, but he dismissed it for now, focusing on the main temple that loomed closer.

Luo Ming walked beside him, his daggers sheathed but his senses remaining alert. They're still far from the Poison Demon Cult's territory, after all.

"High Priest, the Syndicate's remnants are integrating well. The store's wares are a stronger leash than fear ever was."

The High Priest wickedly laughed. "Ah… Luo Ming. Fear breaks, and convenience binds. That's how we're going to work here. The Shopkeeper's reach is our ladder. When we take the temple, we'll carve a throne from it."

After saying that, the two of them glanced at their respective Viewing Jades, seeing the top thread a celebratory post for the Sword Fairy's successful clearance of the Jade Hollow Plains Conduit Tower Floor 3.

"Anchors are harder to find because of it being located underground. But a Tower will always be conspicuous. Once we are settled in the main temple, coordinate with Xun and seek out the Inner Abyssal Region for a tower. If we can also deploy a Store Beacon there, the Store's influence will easily spread." The High Priest ordered as his mind already wandered into the future. He's looking forward to getting his hands on those highest quality elixirs made by divine beings to improve his poison-making skills.