Soul Cultivation Method

Without the Qi Gathering Powder, Yun Shu would probably need half a year, or even longer, before he dared attempt a breakthrough to Dou Zhe.

But he had the Qi Gathering Powder, a Fourth-Rank Pill that guaranteed a breakthrough to Dou Zhe, so Yun Shu was not worried in the slightest. He even felt a little like laughing.

Having made a breakthrough, Yun Shu felt refreshed and completely free of sleepiness. However, he was in no hurry to leave.

It was far too dangerous to go out in the middle of the night, so Yun Shu steadied the Dou Qi within his body and cultivated until around three or four in the morning. By then, he felt it was about enough, and seeing that dawn was close, he simply put away the house-shaped Omni-Pill.

Water and food were easy enough to replenish, but electricity was a very troublesome issue. Without a stable current, the high-intensity lightning generated by lightning-type Dou Techniques would definitely burn out the power storage equipment inside the house.

So Yun Shu conserved what he could. There was still about 70% power left, and if he used it sparingly, it should last another year or two.

Since it was not yet daylight, Yun Shu did not rush to leave. The insect-repelling beast powder he had scattered earlier was still here.

After checking the surroundings and confirming that there were no problems, Yun Shu prepared to handle the most important matter on his mind.

Lottery!!

He had gotten several hundred thousand Gold Coins yesterday. After counting them, Yun Shu found that he had around eight hundred thousand.

That was far more than the Gold Coins he had spent when drawing the Treasure Map. He really wondered what he would get this time.

"System! Hehehe..." After tossing all the Gold Coins to the system, Yun Shu rubbed his hands together and gave a lewd grin.

Ding! Lottery in progress...

Congratulations! You have obtained a cultivation method: Universe Soul Refining Art!

"A cultivation method? Why doesn't it have a rank? And it doesn't even have an attribute..." Yun Shu frowned as he looked at the scroll he had drawn with eight hundred thousand Gold Coins... a cultivation method that seemed useless.

If he wanted to become an alchemist, he would definitely need to cultivate a fire-attribute cultivation method. Yet this one... had neither an attribute nor a rank. What was he supposed to do with it?

Ding! The Universe Soul Refining Art is a Soul Cultivation Method from another world. It allows the soul to cultivate independently.

"What?!!" Yun Shu was stunned by the system's prompt.

"In other words, after cultivating the Crimson Flame Art, I can also have my soul cultivate this method?!" Yun Shu widened his eyes and spoke in disbelief.

On the Dou Qi Continent, ordinary people could not cultivate their souls. They could only rely on raising their cultivation realm, or on pills and medicinal herbs that could be used on the soul...

Yet the method he had drawn could directly strengthen the soul and raise its realm?!

"System, did I lose out or make a profit with this?" Yun Shu could not quite figure it out.

Ding! In the world it came from, the Universe Soul Refining Art is merely a mid-tier cultivation method. It is neither outstanding nor particularly valuable.

"Oh!!! I get it! The value of this lottery isn't judged by the world of the Dou Qi Continent, but by the entirety of the Myriad Realms!" After hearing the system's words, Yun Shu understood. The so-called "value" mentioned by the system in the first chapter was actually measured on the scale of the Myriad Realms.

Not just the insignificant Dou Qi Continent as Yun Shu had thought.

No wonder the system wanted him to spend money... because gold was hard currency in nearly every world.

Only in a small number of worlds did gold have no value.

Generally speaking, as long as a world had ordinary people, it was basically impossible to do without gold.

Even on the Dou Qi Continent, as long as one had Gold Coins in the early stages, they could buy roughly 80% of the things Xiao Yan needed.

"A method that can cultivate the soul!" Yun Shu happily stored it in his Storage Space.

The Qi Gathering Powder, this Universe Soul Refining Art, and the Flying Dou Technique Purple Cloud Wings could only be used after Yun Shu found an absolutely safe place.

Because he could not be disturbed while using those things.

"Next up are the Magic Cores!" Yun Shu narrowed his eyes and took out the Mystic Heavy Ruler from his Storage Space.

It was the perfect chance to get a proper handle on this weapon. Yun Shu could now carry the Mystic Heavy Ruler on his back without it affecting his walking, but he still had some trouble swinging it because his arms were too thin.

He would probably need a few more months before he could wield the Mystic Heavy Ruler.

However, Yun Shu was not without a way to use it. He could use both his hands and feet. Yun Shu had once watched a video where a young girl fought with a heavy sword.

Like Yun Shu now, she could carry the heavy sword on her back, but because she was a girl, her arms lacked the strength to swing it. She could only use her hands and feet together, borrowing force against force and following the momentum.

So this was the method Yun Shu planned to use. Before he had enough strength to wield the Mystic Heavy Ruler alone, he would use this method to fight Magical Beasts.

Although Yun Shu only had the ninth stage of Dou Qi, he had not only cultivated a Xuan-rank Dou Technique, but his physique had also been greatly strengthened from carrying the Mystic Heavy Ruler before. He might not lose to a first-tier Magical Beast.

"Heavenly Thunder Break!!" After his punch struck the Snake-Tail Leopard beneath the jaw, Yun Shu saw it visibly freeze up. He narrowed his eyes and immediately raised his hand to summon the Mystic Heavy Ruler.

"Die!!" The Mystic Heavy Ruler fell from above the Snake-Tail Leopard's head, and with Yun Shu's strength behind it, smashed viciously onto its skull.

Bang!!!

As the dust settled, it revealed the Snake-Tail Leopard's corpse, its skull split open.

Several hundred jin of force had struck it directly on the head. No matter how tough it was, it was still only a first-tier Magical Beast.

"Sigh... Still nothing!" Yun Shu sighed. This was already the fifth Magical Beast he had dealt with, yet not a single Magic Core had dropped.

The drop rate for Magic Cores was terrifyingly low...

No wonder they sold for so much.

Yun Shu currently only had Magic Cores from third- and fourth-tier Magical Beasts on him. He did not have any first-tier ones at all, so he needed to stock up on more first-tier Magic Cores...

"Hm?!" Yun Shu suddenly rubbed his chin. Why did he have to obtain Magic Cores himself?

A thought suddenly came to Yun Shu's mind...

When Xiao Yan first refined medicine, he had not used a Magic Core. Instead, he refined several medicinal herbs into a red medicinal liquid. Yet even so, that liquid was far better than most Healing Medicine on the market.

Yun Shu felt that he could start there, then use the title of First-Rank Alchemist to join some clan and have them help collect Magic Cores and medicinal herbs!

Slap!

Yun Shu smacked his forehead. "Tsk~ Why did I only think of something so simple now?!"

That way, he could save a great deal of time and use it to improve his alchemy skills.

"Let's do it!" With that thought, Yun Shu directly took out the airplane-shaped Omni-Pill.

That was right, he planned to cooperate with the Xiao Family for the time being and help them refine some Healing Medicine.

But the most important thing at the moment was still to break through to Dou Zhe, then cultivate the Universe Soul Refining Art and Eagle Wings.