Qi Cultivation Technique Third Realm: Jade Liquid and Returning Pill.
Zhang Chen looked at the Wonderful Technique, thoughtfully tapping his knee, then summoned the Golden Finger Interface, his eyes fixed on it. Sure enough, with his acquisition of a higher-level Qi cultivation formula, the Jade Liquid and Returning Pill appeared on the Golden Finger Interface:
[7 Skills (First Tier): Second Heaven (Perfection)]
[Status: Upgradeable (0/10,000,000)]
"Ten million experience points? Isn’t that too much? And this is just for upgrading to the second tier!" Zhang Chen saw the experience points needed on the Golden Finger Interface and couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
It’s worth noting that the second tier of the Jade Liquid and Returning Pill is divided into upper and lower heavens. This ten million experience points are merely for the Jade Liquid’s cultivation realm; who knows if the Returning Pill realm still requires experience points or if the experience points will increase.
Zhang Chen’s mind flickered with thoughts, feeling that the Qi Cultivation Technique is indeed a resource absorber, and continuing to upgrade requires an almost terrifying amount of points.
Earlier, Zhang Chen thought about hiding in Huangli Temple for a while, relying on the Golden Finger to grind his skills to perfection. But now it seems he was overly optimistic, as he has no chance to grind his skills to perfection before finding the Tree of Life Coffin for survival.
He must remember that he wasted half a year in the Spiritual World, plus the time previously wasted in the external world. A year has already passed, leaving Zhang Chen with only three years left.
Zhang Chen must find the trace of the Tree of Life Coffin within three years, or he will definitely meet his demise.
"I won’t worry about many things now. Let’s focus on grinding the Qi Cultivation Technique first; it’s the Fundamental Technique. After maxing out the Qi Cultivation Technique, I’ll focus on the Mountain-moving Technique." Zhang Chen muttered to himself.
Ten million experience points seem a lot, but it’s merely five days’ effort for Zhang Chen.
Life seemed to return to peace. Wu Changming also settled in the Daoist Temple, spending days refining his soul and preparing to reach the legendary Mysterious Spiritual World.
Wu Changming staying here increased Zhang Chen’s troubles significantly, causing his experience acquisition speed to slow down considerably. But Zhang Chen had no choice; he couldn’t just kick him out, could he?
Besides, Wu Changming’s excuse was well-chosen, claiming to guide Zhang Chen’s cultivation with hopes of early escape into the Mysterious Realm. Zhang Chen could say nothing.
Fortunately, Zhang Chen is a clever man, and clever people use clever methods.
On this day, Wu Changming came again to enjoy a meal. After eating the stewed beef, he sat under the big tree in Zhang Chen’s yard, lost in thought about overcoming the final obstacle to enter the First Heaven of the Spiritual World. Not far away, Zhang Chen watched Wu Changming, feeling frustrated, thinking what could he do with Wu Changming in the yard? He couldn’t steal points under Wu Changming’s nose, could he?
He wasn’t that bold!
Zhang Chen found Wu Changming annoying and eye-sore, though unfairly condemning him, unaware that Wu Changming stayed intentionally knowing Zhang Chen’s extraordinary abilities.
Seeing Wu Changming’s furrowed brow, Zhang Chen intentionally approached to ask for guidance. After receiving Wu Changming’s advice, he casually asked, "Master seemed troubled earlier; have you encountered any problems?"
Wu Changming didn’t conceal, "I’ve touched the Sitting and Forgetting Realm and am just a step away from the Spiritual World, but strangely I can’t seem to enter."
Zhang Chen’s eyes shifted, knowing the bottleneck Wu Changming faced was the barrier from the Meditation Void to the Spiritual World, so he gave advice:
"I heard that there’s a mysterious substance leaking in the Immortal Realm behind that passage, which can strengthen a person’s Essence, Qi, and Spirit and nourish the body and mind. Maybe the reason you can’t enter the legendary Spiritual World is due to insufficient foundation; perhaps you should venture into that Immortal Realm and absorb some mysterious material to enhance your foundation, potentially breaking through the barrier."
Zhang Chen wasn’t talking nonsense; his words were grounded. What Wu Changming sought in the Spiritual World First Heaven was merely the world on the other side of the black hole. If Wu Changming could physically enter there, his soul would be nurtured by the mysterious power of the Spiritual World First Heaven. While cultivating meditation there, he could easily cross that threshold.
After all, his body and soul were already in the Spiritual World First Heaven, equivalent to having the answer beforehand, solving the problem with the answer in hand; what issue could arise?
Upon hearing Zhang Chen’s advice, Wu Changming slapped his thigh, feeling it made sense. Without another word, he transformed into a streak of light and left.
With Wu Changming gone, Zhang Chen finally had some peace, and he began his grand plan to steal points.
Finally, on the sixth day, Zhang Chen accumulated enough points and summoned the Golden Finger Interface:
[7 Skills (First Tier): Second Heaven (Perfection)]
[Status: Upgradeable (0/10,000,000)]
[Points: 10,320,000]
Looking at the Golden Finger Interface, Zhang Chen hesitated not one bit, directly tapping on it. Immediately, the Golden Finger Interface sparkled, and the skill evolved:
[7 Skills (Second Tier): Jade Liquid (10,000,000)]
[Status: Upgradeable]
"It’s still ten million points; the Golden Finger Interface is fairly reasonable for not opportunistically raising the price," Zhang Chen mused.
Ten million points are easy to gather; merely five days is sufficient.
Only when Zhang Chen’s Qi Cultivation Technique advanced to the second tier, as he devoured points, he discovered the absorption speed of points had doubled.
Four million points could be obtained in a single day and night!
After two days of hard work, Zhang Chen gathered enough points for upgrading again. Observing the Golden Finger Interface, he tapped once more, and his Magical Power circulated through a mysterious pathway, his Qi Mechanism subtly changing.