Perfect Fireball Spell

Maoshi Hour.

White dew turned to frost; dusk mist hung heavy.

Outside, it was still pitch-black, but inside the Creek-side Hut, Luo Chen was already busy.

That had been his personality in his previous life.

As long as he had a goal, he would persist until the end.

The 996 work schedule had been exhausting. Even after getting off work, he still had to attend WeChat meetings, yet he had never been late even once.

Compared to the painful struggle of getting up every day back then, now, at least, circulating the Evergreen Art once each morning and evening gave him a very pleasant feeling after he finished, and getting out of bed was no longer so difficult.

The only problem was that he could not practice more than three times at most, or his head would ache unbearably.

In that state, he could not even handle the basic work of processing medicinal ingredients.

There was a lot to do today, though there were not actually many different tasks.

Process the raw ingredients for Grain Avoidance Pills and All Wonders Pills.

He was already familiar with Grain Avoidance Pills beyond measure. In particular, the Grandmaster Level proficiency not only made the refining process flow through his hands with ease, but also made the preliminary ingredient-processing stage far smoother.

Processing the ingredients for All Wonders Pills was also faster than last time.

Sometimes, when Luo Chen had nothing to do, he would study his system.

It was an utterly ordinary Attribute Panel, with only two functions: proficiency could increase, and Achievement Points could be used to unlock cultivation methods of the corresponding realm.

Setting Achievement Points aside, he had come to understand the proficiency function better and better.

It was not limited to success. If he failed enough times, he would actually gain proficiency as well.

And every time proficiency broke through to another level, it seemed to bring him an additional insight.

He was certain that ordinary "practice makes perfect" was not enough to explain that kind of insight.

It was more like, once he reached a certain proficiency level, the system filled in every insight that belonged to that level for him.

Thus, in skills of the same kind, he was relatively more well-rounded than others at the same level.

That comprehensiveness showed in his Grandmaster Level Grain Avoidance Pills: their output rate was stable, and their quality was guaranteed to be high-grade.

If he maxed out Grandmaster Level proficiency, who knew whether there would be a further stage? But by then, the Grain Avoidance Pills would surely reach top grade!

Top-Grade Grain Avoidance Pills... weren't they still fucking Grain Avoidance Pills?!

A common commodity, high Market Saturation, many competitors, and customers who consumed them slowly.

Even top-grade ones were fucking useless. All Wonders Pills were still better.

A small exclusive product, a vast blue ocean market, gentle medicinal effects—one could imagine there would be plenty of returning customers.

The downside was that the cost was too high: five Spirit Stones per batch, and the failure rate was high as well.

And that so-called blue ocean market was not very large to begin with.

Of the independent cultivators still persevering in Great River Market, most aspired to Foundation Establishment.

There were not many who were obsessed with indulgence.

But for now, this was already the only Flagship Product Luo Chen could bring out!

So, Expand Production was a must, even if the investment costs and returns could not yet generate a net profit.

But Luo Chen had to persist!

As long as he raised the success rate, his future would be bright!

At noon, he still made beef rice.

Since his proficiency with Grain Avoidance Pills had reached Grandmaster Level, his losses had dropped to the lowest possible level.

The frozen beef should have been used up faster, but after he switched to refining All Wonders Pills, the rate of consumption actually slowed.

Luo Chen even felt that too much spiritual energy had leaked from the Yellow Cattle demon beast meat.

So lately, whenever he cooked rice, he simply cut off an extra finger-thick slice of meat.

After happily finishing the meal, Luo Chen let out a satisfied burp.

Milky and fragrant!

Whether it was the ingredients for Grain Avoidance Pills or All Wonders Pills, both had to undergo time's final stage of processing.

He sat by the creek, set up a fishing rod, and went fishing.

Luo Chen had noticed that lately, this small creek flowing from the Lancang River had gained more fish and shrimp.

He planned to catch a few and have a feast.

As he fished, he opened the Attribute Panel.

[Name: Luo Chen]

[Lifespan: 27/75]

[Spirit Root: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth]

[Realm: Qi Refining Stage Level 3: 76/100]

[Cultivation Method: Evergreen Art Mastery: 257/300]

[Spells: Cleanse Spell Novice 52/100, Entangling Spell Proficient 176/200, Fireball Spell Perfect 315/500, Carefree Wander Proficient 102/200]

[Skills: Tier 1 Alchemist: Grain Avoidance Powder Grandmaster 510/1000, All Wonders Pill Novice 13/100]

[Achievement Points: 1 point (can be used for Corresponding realm cultivation methods, spells, and Skill Entry)]

This time, what the panel showed delighted him.

His realm, which had not moved for a long time, had risen from 75 to 76. It had gone up by a whole point!

Breaking through to Qi Refining Stage Level 4 was just around the corner!

There were no particular surprises in the other entries. Whether it was the Evergreen Art or Grain Avoidance Powder and All Wonders Pills, they all gave positive feedback according to their existing progress.

Only Fireball Spell and Carefree Wander in the spells section made him look a few extra times.

Carefree Wander had leapt from Entry Level to the Proficient Level, and the change it brought him was ever-increasing speed.

His daily mad dashes across the plains had not been in vain.

As for the Perfect Level Fireball Spell, he had never found the time to test it.

Whenever he lit a fire to cook, he had merely felt that it came more naturally to him.

Half an hour later, there was not a single fish in the water pit he had dug!

"How could I be so addicted to enjoyment? It is time to cultivate a Protective Dao Art!"

Luo Chen tossed aside the fishing rod, aimed at the deepest part of the creek, and launched a fireball.

The tranquil stream suddenly erupted in a massive splash, while scalding steam spread in every direction.

Charred fish corpses fell onto the pebbles at the creek bed, then, carried by the rushing water from upstream, slowly floated back up.

Luo Chen looked with satisfaction at the results of that Fireball Spell.

One Fire Burns the Creek, All Fish Sink!

Worthy indeed of a Perfect Grade Fireball Spell!

After slightly sensing the spiritual energy consumed within his body, Luo Chen could not help raising his brows.

"Eh? A Fireball Spell used to consume a tenth of my spiritual energy. This time, it used less than half a tenth!"

"Does that mean I can launch twenty Fireball Spells in one breath?"

It had doubled!

This was an absolute qualitative transformation!

And... the speed seemed to have doubled too?

When lighting fires to cook before, he had steadily formed hand seals and chanted incantations, afraid of blowing up the Stove Chamber, and the spiritual energy he injected had been minuscule.

He had not had that concern just now. He had casually thrown out a fireball.

Only then did he discover that the two speeds could not be mentioned in the same breath.

For ordinary cultivators, it took three breaths. When Luo Chen had been at Mastery Level, it had shortened to two breaths. Now, at the Perfect Level, it had broken through to one breath.

"One breath—releasing a Fireball Talisman would be no faster than that!"

Activating talismans also required a process: inject spiritual energy, draw forth the spiritual energy within, and aim at the enemy.

Usually, only experienced veterans could activate them swiftly and calmly.

After all, they were external objects.

Feelings could easily create illusions.

To avoid being misled by an illusion, Luo Chen simply turned toward the creek and swiftly cast three more Fireball Spells.

There was no mistake!

Three Fireball Spells, plus the first one, had only consumed two-tenths of his spiritual energy.

Their speed was also much faster than before, comparable to activating Fireball Talismans.

Having obtained the results of his experiment, Luo Chen could not help revealing a happy smile.

The spiritual energy he absorbed and converted each day through the Evergreen Art was very little. Even when he gave it his all each time, he only recovered one-fifth.

That meant he could not study spells in large quantities, for fear that if his spiritual energy ran dry, he would have no ability to flee when danger came.

But now that Fireball Spell consumption had decreased, it meant he could grind twice as much proficiency every day.

And what made Luo Chen happiest was not even that.

"With a release speed comparable to talismans, I can completely catch an enemy off guard when they least expect it."

"I finally have a combat method I can bring out!"

All along, Luo Chen had lacked an effective combat method. It was only because he was as lowly as dust that no one paid him any attention.

But no one paying attention to him and having combat ability were two different things.

The unease in his heart eased somewhat, and Luo Chen almost threw back his head and let out a long howl.

But after thinking it over carefully, he decided against it. Better to keep a low profile.

The next time he broke through and became a great cultivator of the Mid Qi Refining Stage, then he could howl at the sky!

He picked up a fish from the shore that had been knocked unconscious by the steam. Tomorrow, he could add it to his meal.

"Mm, I caught one fish today. Fishing Skill proficiency plus one!"

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