Nascent Soul Pill
[Age 23, five years of work experience]
[Trait being generated...]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Trait: "You turn the table when your boss is picking up food" (Level D) -- Your seemingly insignificant actions always manage to disrupt what your boss is doing, causing them to dislike you and secretly make things difficult for you.]
Should we replace it?
Wait a minute, this is an amazing skill!
How come it's only a D-level?
If I ever decide to quit, I'll make sure my boss is disgusted.
It's a pity there's no use case for it right now.
Lu Ping chose not to change.
[You choose not to change.]
[As time passed, you wandered deep within the Lifeless Plain.]
[You've discovered a chilling trend.]
[The number of Blood Sha Gu arenas is decreasing.]
[In its place lies the field of Sha General insects.]
[The once invincible Sha Generals are now like livestock, penned together and devouring each other.]
[Your annual income of nearly a thousand Sha Soul Crystals has dropped to only five hundred.]
[You can only keep going deeper into the Lifeless Plain.]
[24 years old, 6 years of work experience]
[Trait being generated...]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Trait: In One Ear and Out the Other (Level D) -- When your leader launches into a long, rambling attack in a meeting, you automatically filter out what he says and don't remember a single word.]
Should we replace it?
No replacement.
[You choose not to change.]
[On this day, as usual, you released the Red-Feather Fire Crows towards Black Moon Gorge.]
[The Red-Feather Fire Crow has just flown twenty thousand miles.]
[You were sitting cross-legged in meditation when suddenly a cold jolt ran through your Dantian.]
[The Red-Feather Fire Crow transformed into a ball of fire, directly reforming itself within your Dantian, causing your vital energy to weaken.]
[It was broken.]
[The Red-Feather Fire Crow is your Divine Sense clone; you didn't even realize who it was or how it attacked.]
[It was as if an invisible giant hand had casually crushed a fly.]
You nearly broke out in a cold sweat.
[To be able to annihilate Fire Crow comparable to Nascent Soul Early Stage in the blink of an eye, the opponent must have been at least Ruin King at the Spirit Transformation Stage, or even... a higher-level being.]
[After eliminating the outposts Scouts, they've finally set their sights on you?]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Immediately sever all remaining contact with the Fire Crow, erase all traces, and flee in a different direction.]
[B: Crow Daoist represents my reputation! Follow the senses and charge forward, let them witness the firepower of the Thousand-Blade River.]
[C: Send an email to Lei Hanxiao via the OA system: "Boss, our company's drone was maliciously shot down while on official business. Please approve 320,000 military merits as compensation for equipment depreciation and emotional distress."]
Little B, you're acting crazy again!
In terms of skill and understanding, Lu Ping is now even inferior to his own bird.
The Red-Feather Fire Crows were all wiped out silently.
What does Lu Ping have to offer himself?!
Lu Ping chose A.
[You chose A.]
[You erased your own aura with the As-If-Original Seal.]
[You donned the Formless Myriad-Breath Cloak and began to move in the opposite direction from where the Red-Feather Fire Crow had disappeared.]
You've become increasingly cautious in your actions.
[You don't even dare to release the Red-Feather Fire Crow out of your body anymore.]
[You and Black Moon Gorge have completely lost contact.]
[You became an isolated island, continuing to wander deep within the Lifeless Plain.]
Four more years have passed.
[The system is stably outputting D-level Trait.]
[You might think it's about time the system reached its seven-year itch.]
[28 years old, 10 years of work experience]
[Trait being generated...]
[Congratulations on obtaining the Trait: Union Dues (Level D) -- 0.5% of your monthly income is automatically deducted as union dues, nominally entitled to benefits such as holiday allowances, summer supplies, and assistance for those in need.]
Should we replace it?
Lu Ping looked at the Trait and didn't even dare to make a comment.
[You choose not to change.]
[In the seventh year, you finally collected three thousand Sha Soul Crystals.]
[Through your tireless cultivation day and night, your cultivation has naturally broken through to the Golden Core Late Stage.]
[Something even more surprising happened.]
[In the deepest reaches of the Lifeless Plains, you have found a safe haven Yin Extreme Generates Yang.]
[The natural terrain forms Formation Technique, isolating it from the deathly aura outside.]
[Inside was a blessed Grotto-Heaven brimming with Spiritual Qi.]
[Even the extreme Sha Qi outside forced all the wandering Spiritual Qi to this place.]
[The Spiritual Qi was so concentrated that it liquefied, forming a Spiritual Pool in the center of the cave abode.]
[You saw a small tree beside the Spiritual Pool, its entire body as white as jade.]
[A fruit, emitting a soft, hazy glow, hangs on the tree.]
[The peel is warm like solidified fat; it has no stem or leaves.]
[Within the fruit, a cluster of golden-red light slowly rotated, resembling a miniature sun core, or perhaps a pure divine thought.]
[The Nascent Soul Fruit!]
[This is the core ingredient for refining the Nascent Soul Formation Pill.]
In the Azure Dragon Domain, a single Nascent Soul Fruit can fetch a staggering price of a million Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and even then, it's often unavailable.
[Options pop up.]
[A: They picked the fruit and ran.]
[B: Picking fruit takes up space; we won't leave until we've squeezed out every last drop of Spiritual Qi.]
[C: Set up a stall on the spot, displaying a sign that reads "Lifeless Plain High-End Maternity Center, 20% off Nascent Soul Fruit Package, Supports Military Loan Installment Payment."]
Lu Ping's eyes lit up.
The Nascent Soul Fruit!
This is crucial for breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm.
Although he is only at the Golden Core Late Stage, he has already amassed a large amount of resources.
However, the resources needed to reach the Nascent Soul stage are indeed lacking one Nascent Soul Pill.
With this fruit, and his Alchemy Technique, obtaining the Nascent Soul Pill would be a piece of cake.
Little B, you really won my heart today.
Lu Ping chose B.
[You chose B.]
[You have carefully explored every corner of this Grotto-Heaven and confirmed that there are no accompanying Demon Beasts.]
[That's right, this is the deepest part of the Lifeless Plains. Aside from the Ruin Sha, what living creatures could there be?]
[You walked to the edge of the Spiritual Spring and carefully picked the Nascent Soul Fruit.]
[Given your cautious nature, you understand the saying that the longer you wait, the more likely things will go wrong.]
[No matter how you preserve such rare treasures, nothing is as reliable as turning them into Pills and storing them in Storage Bag.]
[You are very fortunate that you converted all eight million Spirit Stones into materials and medicinal herbs before leaving Baodi City.]
[These medicinal herbs happen to contain auxiliary ingredients for Nascent Soul Pill.]
[You immediately summoned the Moon Palace Fire-Devouring Furnace and began refining Qi-Gathering Pills to stack buffs.]
[I Love Working, effective.]
[Workaholic, effective.]
[Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement, effective.]
[The Artisan Spirit is now in effect.]
[Four hours later.]
[Overtime pay tripled, effective.]
[You begin Nascent Soul Pill.]
[It's still about controlling the fire, preparing the medicine, and collecting the elixir.]
[Ten hours later.]
[The furnace lid opened, and three round, full Nascent Soul Pills, emitting a soft, clear light and a unique fragrance, rose into the air, where you carefully stored them in Jade Bottle.]
With these three Nascent Soul Pills as a safety net, you can finally rest easy.
[This place is rich in Spiritual Qi and protected by natural Formation Technique; it's practically Sacred Ground tailor-made for your secluded cultivation.]
You've decided to rest here.
[You take out three thousand Sha Soul Crystals and begin refining the remaining Thousand-Blade River.]
[With the blessing of various Trait, you once again Avatar a ruthless Artifact Refining machine.]
[Okay, in your past life you were a cow or a horse, so you needed some feed. In this life you're a nuclear-powered machine, so you don't even need feed.]
Lu Ping: "..."
"Chief, come out here! Let's fight to the death!"
I can't live like this anymore!
Today, it's either you or me; it's a fight to the death!
You forge approximately one Thousand-Blade River per year.
Day after day, year after year.
Nine more years have passed.
The system continues to consistently output D-level Trait.
[37 years old, 19 years of service]
[Trait being generated...]