Continuous Acceleration! The Outer Sect Competition is Approaching!

Hearing the system's prompt, Chen Changqing was quite shocked.

"Triple speed?"

"Never expected this AFK point could boost the AFK speed by so much."

"Too bad there are so few AFK points, just over a thousand."

"If I could get more AFK points, wouldn't exchanging them make this AFK cultivation speed even faster?"

Thinking this, Chen Changqing's mind stirred with excitement.

"Back in Qingxi Village, I got AFK points by killing those Demonic Sect cultivators."

"I wonder, besides killing people, are there other ways to obtain AFK points?"

Chen Changqing's thoughts churned.

He noticed that as his strength steadily grew, many of the system's functions were gradually unlocking.

"Hah!"

After a long moment of thought, Chen Changqing let out a deep breath and muttered to himself:

"I should be content."

"Being able to boost AFK efficiency by triple speed is already pretty good."

"This efficiency boost I exchanged for a thousand AFK points probably won't last forever."

Chen Changqing pondered silently.

He was well aware that the triple-speed AFK efficiency was likely only temporary.

"I just wonder how long it will last?"

After mulling it over, Chen Changqing snapped back to reality and didn't dwell on it further.

He then got up and headed toward the Mountain Gate, needing to switch shifts with Ran Hua.

Time passed.

Before he knew it, several months had gone by.

During this period, Chen Changqing continued to keep a low profile.

His days were leisurely—he slept in every day until he naturally woke up, then went to the Mountain Gate to take over the watch from Ran Hua.

No one knew that behind his seemingly idle days, the system was frantically AFK cultivating for him.

"It's been a few months already."

"And this triple-speed cultivation still hasn't ended?"

At the Mountain Gate of Mount Shu Sect, Chen Changqing muttered quietly.

Earlier, he had spent a thousand AFK points to exchange for triple-speed AFK cultivation.

He had originally thought it would last just a few days before running out.

Who would have guessed that in the blink of an eye, several months had passed, and the triple-speed AFK efficiency was still going.

"No need to rush."

"The longer it lasts, the better—this is triple-speed AFK efficiency."

"It's like one day counting as three."

Chen Changqing murmured to himself, in no hurry to claim the AFK results.

Soon, it reached the fourth ke of You Shi.

Chen Changqing closed the Mountain Gate and then walked toward the Half-Mountain Wooden Cabin where he lived.

After returning to his dwelling, he quickly prepared some food.

At present, Chen Changqing's cultivation was still at the Qi Refining Realm.

Cultivators at this stage needed to absorb the world's spiritual energy to enhance their strength.

Though their physique was stronger than ordinary mortals, they still needed to eat to maintain bodily functions.

Only after reaching Foundation Establishment could one achieve inedia, surviving without food.

"Over these months, the spiritual energy in my dantian hasn't increased much!"

After eating, Chen Changqing sat alone in the courtyard, gazing at the Empty Moon hanging high in the sky.

Because of the triple-speed boost, he wasn't in a hurry to claim the AFK results.

During these months, he hadn't cultivated much himself, so naturally, the spiritual energy in his body hadn't improved.

"What if, when I claim the AFK results later, I step straight into Foundation Establishment?"

Suddenly, this thought popped into Chen Changqing's mind.

The moment it occurred to him, he quickly shook his head.

"Better not to overthink it."

"The Qi Refining technique I cultivate is the notoriously difficult Nine Revolutions Qi Refining Art."

"Even with triple speed, it shouldn't let me leap straight to Foundation Establishment."

Composing himself, Chen Changqing yawned, then returned to his room and fell into a deep sleep.

That sleep lasted straight through until the next day.

Chen Changqing was still in the depths of slumber when a frantic knocking jolted him awake.

"Thump, thump..."

"Senior Brother Chen!!"

From outside the courtyard gate came Ran Hua's voice.

Chen Changqing woke, dressed, got up, and opened the gate, his eyes still bleary.

Before he could say a word, Ran Hua exclaimed excitedly:

"Senior Brother Chen! I've broken through to the Qi Refining Realm!"

Ran Hua's face was flushed with excitement.

He had joined the sect later than Chen Changqing, but in the early days, his cultivation speed far surpassed Chen Changqing's.

When Chen Changqing was still in the Qi Nourishing Realm, Ran Hua was already at the Late Body Tempering Stage.

Who would have thought that Chen Changqing's cultivation speed would suddenly accelerate afterward?

Breakthrough after breakthrough.

He soon surpassed Ran Hua!

Seeing Chen Changqing cultivate so rapidly, Ran Hua naturally felt a considerable shock.

He trained even harder every day.

Heaven rewards the diligent—today, he finally broke through to the Qi Refining Realm, and he came at once to share the good news with Chen Changqing.

Hearing Ran Hua's words, Chen Changqing smiled faintly and said:

"Congratulations, Junior Brother Ran!"

His tone was very calm as he spoke.

Seeing this, a trace of embarrassment flickered across Ran Hua's face.

Especially when he thought of Chen Changqing's cultivation speed, he couldn't help but laugh bitterly to himself.

"Compared to Senior Brother Chen's freakish speed,"

"my pace is like a snail crawling!"

"I wonder how Senior Brother Chen trains every day?"

Ran Hua sighed inwardly.

Earlier, when he noticed Chen Changqing breaking through repeatedly, he was extremely curious and wanted to know how Chen Changqing cultivated.

But when he asked, Chen Changqing never gave specifics, always saying it was a lucky breakthrough.

Ran Hua had even secretly observed Chen Changqing.

He found that apart from his routine duty guarding the Mountain Gate, Chen Changqing spent his time sleeping.

So much so that Ran Hua began to suspect

that Chen Changqing might be able to cultivate just by sleeping.

Snapping out of his daze, Ran Hua quickly collected himself.

Then, suddenly remembering something, he hurriedly said:

"Oh, right, Senior Brother Chen."

"The Outer Sect Competition is coming up."

"In ten days, the elders will select the participants for this year's Outer Sect Competition."

"It's a pity I just broke through to the Qi Refining Realm—there's no way I'll have a chance to shine."

"But you, Senior Brother Chen, have a great shot!"

Chen Changqing smiled calmly and said:

"Not necessarily. We'll see how the elders decide."

Then, Ran Hua chatted with Chen Changqing for a bit longer before taking his leave.

"Ten days, huh?"

Chen Changqing's eyes lit up.

In the past, as an Outer Disciple of mediocre talent, he wouldn't even qualify to compete.

But now, with the system in hand, why stay low-key?

"Who knows if this triple-speed boost will end before the Outer Sect Competition begins?"

"If it hasn't ended by then, I might have no choice but to temporarily withdraw the AFK gains."

Just as Chen Changqing was lost in thought, a system prompt suddenly rang out in his mind:

[Ding!]

[The triple AFK speed boost is a one-time effect and has ended!]

[AFK time: 91 days.]

[Practiced Nine Revolutions Qi Refining Art ×3200 times!]

[Withdraw AFK gains?]