Hundred Cultivation Arts Examination System

Li Xiuchang walked back to Eastern Geng District Number 18. He first opened the door to the cultivation room, confirmed the dense smoke had dissipated, and then began cultivating.

This time, Li Xiuchang directly put two Spirit Stones into the Spirit Eye, and the entire cultivation room was immediately filled with Spiritual Qi.

Spiritual Qi was abundant throughout the Immortal Shade Realm, but it was sparse in the mortal world, barely enough for daily breathing exercises.

Cultivation sects like the Immortal Dust Sect were built upon Spirit Veins, where Spiritual Qi was much denser.

At this moment, the Spiritual Qi concentration in Li Xiuchang's cultivation room was several times that of the outside, making cultivation twice as effective.

However, such a cultivation environment required continuous consumption of Spirit Stones to maintain.

Li Xiuchang was thrifty when he should be, but he never hesitated to spend Spirit Stones when necessary.

He also wanted to improve his cultivation as quickly as possible, at least to the point of being able to fly, otherwise, travel was too inconvenient.

"Only late-stage Qi Condensation allows for sword flight, but one can pilot Flying Boats upon reaching the second layer of Qi Condensation. However, purchasing a Flying Boat is also an expense."

Li Xiuchang pondered that the dozen or so Spirit Stones he had on hand, plus the ten Spirit Stones distributed by the sect each month, might not even be enough to sustain his daily cultivation, let alone save up to buy a Flying Boat.

He had to find a way to earn Spirit Stones himself.

Outer Sect disciples generally earned Spirit Stones through their mastered cultivation arts, but Li Xiuchang was still waiting for news from Senior Brother Song Yu and had not yet gone to the Reception Area to choose a skill inheritance.

Li Xiuchang remained in seclusion, head down, for two days, hardly leaving his cultivation room. He relied entirely on Grain-Aversion Pills for meals.

After two days of arduous cultivation, he had barely managed to absorb all the Spiritual Qi in the cultivation room.

Putting two Spirit Stones into the Spirit Eye had unleashed a torrent of Spiritual Qi that Li Xiuchang absorbed for two days without rest.

This was not a good thing, as it indicated his rate of Spiritual Qi absorption was slow, with his low-grade Spiritual Apertures holding him back.

"At this rate of cultivation, I'll be lucky to reach Foundation Establishment by the time I die."

"Indeed, secluded, head-down cultivation doesn't suit me. Even with a good cultivation environment, it's hard to compensate for the gap in Spiritual Aperture aptitude."

Li Xiuchang did not have the infinite lifespan of protagonists in "Longevity Flow" novels, so he couldn't be content with the status quo. He had to do something to speed up his cultivation.

Burying his head in cultivation was no different from waiting for death.

But after a moment of thought, Li Xiuchang realized that whatever he wanted to do required either Spirit Stones or "length."

And he was short on both.

He had seventeen Spirit Stones left, and only an inch of "length" he could use.

"Since I planned to cultivate multiple arts anyway, I might as well go choose a skill inheritance first and practice with it, and also accumulate some length.

"If I'm successfully taken as a disciple by Elder Zhao later, I'll focus on Alchemy. If not, it won't delay anything."

Li Xiuchang had made up his mind and immediately set off for the Reception Area.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out, he encountered a stranger.

"Are you Junior Brother Li Xiuchang? Senior Brother Song Yu asked me to deliver a letter to you."

Senior Brother Song Yu had sent word... Li Xiuchang immediately took the letter and thanked him.

After the senior brother who delivered the letter left, Li Xiuchang unfolded the letter and began to read.

"Ten days from now, at the summit of Wangping Mountain, undergo Elder Zhao's disciple selection test."

Senior Brother Song Yu was indeed reliable, successfully securing an opportunity for Li Xiuchang to become a disciple of an elder.

However, this good news did not disrupt Li Xiuchang's plan. He continued on his way to the Reception Area to choose an inheritance.

As soon as Li Xiuchang left the Eastern Geng District, Zhang Wanzhi appeared from somewhere. He glanced in the direction Li Xiuchang had gone and shook his head slightly.

Zhang Wanzhi walked directly to Number 8 Eastern Geng District, ignoring the obstruction of the protective formation, and passed through it as if it weren't there, without damaging it.

He walked into the house with practiced ease and saw "Old Gui" sitting on a chair.

"This Li Xiuchang, are you sure he's beneficial to our plan?" Zhang Wanzhi asked. "I've been observing him for days and haven't found anything special."

Seeing that Old Gui showed no reaction, Zhang Wanzhi continued, unconcerned:

"Moreover, this kid's cultivation is too low. How can he get involved in our plan? How can a fledgling bird help a roc chase the sun?

"Unless we wait for him to grow? But with his poor aptitude, if we don't help him, I'm afraid he'll die prematurely.

"He was in seclusion for two full days, and the increase in Mana is less than what a pore of mine gains with each breath. At this cultivation speed, even reaching Golden Core will be difficult!

"Old Gui, give me a hint, did you miscalculate something?"

Zhang Wanzhi spoke for a long time, but Old Gui remained unmoved, not even looking at Zhang Wanzhi directly.

"Old Gui? Gui the Mute?" Zhang Wanzhi called out twice, suspiciously, "Have you blocked your hearing?"

He immediately used his Spiritual Sense to transmit, intending to repeat exactly what he had just said to Old Gui.

But as he transmitted, he discovered something. He kicked Old Gui to the ground and cursed:

"You damned immortal! To avoid me, you've even left your Nascent Soul! You made me act for nothing all this time."

Then, Zhang Wanzhi scratched his head in annoyance: "The couple is not here, Old Mo hasn't returned, and there's no one to discuss things with."

"I choose the Spirit Chef legacy!"

Upon arriving at the reception area, Li Xiuchang didn't hesitate and directly chose to study the Spirit Chef arts.

If he didn't consider Elder Zhao taking him as a disciple, the path of a Spirit Chef was indeed a good choice.

The Immortal Dust Sect didn't limit the number of arts Outer Sect disciples could study, but the prerequisite was reaching at least the first tier in one art.

Outer Sect disciples could also continuously obtain legacies for various arts from the reception area, but these were limited to first-tier legacies.

For example, this first-tier Spirit Chef legacy Li Xiuchang received only taught him how to get started and become a first-tier Spirit Chef.

After confidently becoming a qualified first-tier Spirit Chef, he would still need to participate in the Spirit Chef advancement exams. Only after passing the first-tier Spirit Chef assessment and obtaining official certification could he receive subsequent second-tier Spirit Chef legacies.

Currently, in the Immortal Shade Realm, only the top few major sects possessed the qualification to certify cultivation art assessments, and the Immortal Dust Sect was one of them.

Therefore, disciples of the Immortal Dust Sect could undergo art assessments within their own sect. However, these assessments were extremely rigorous, with overseers from other sects present, making any form of cheating impossible.

But the benefit was that once an assessment was passed and official certification was obtained, no matter where he went in the future, as long as he presented his art level credentials, it would be recognized.

After Li Xiuchang took an oath, promising not to leak the legacy content privately, he successfully received the first-tier Spirit Chef legacy.

The legacy content was still recorded on paper, as Li Xiuchang had not yet cultivated Spiritual Sense and couldn't read Jade Slips for the time being.

Along with the legacy, he also received a storage bag.

This was also a benefit for new disciples after they cultivated Mana, distributed along with the art legacies.

Li Xiuchang now had Mana and could use storage bags.

However, due to the lack of Spiritual Sense assistance, the items he retrieved from the storage bag each time might not necessarily be what he wanted.