"Ding! Congratulations, host. You have comprehended the Combat Law. The Cultivation Method Upgrade Permission has been unlocked as a reward."
As the system's voice rang out, Xie Fang's Personal Attribute Panel appeared before him.
Unlike before, a new option had appeared above the Divine Ability and Law categories, allowing him to use Experience Points to increase their grades.
After checking how many Experience Points it would take to upgrade his Spatial Divine Ability and Combat Law, Xie Fang tapped the Spatial Divine Ability option.
At once, one hundred million Experience Points vanished from his pool, and the Spatial Divine Ability entry transformed into Second Grade!
"Ah—"
At the same time, a wave of exquisite comfort washed over him. Xie Fang couldn't help letting out a cry, then immediately sensed the changes within himself!
This Spatial Divine Ability was an innate ability of his true form, the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler. It shared the same origin as the source of Slaughter, though an origin and an innate divine ability were not quite the same thing.
Because of his cultivation level, his Spatial Divine Ability had never reached its peak. In fact, over the years, Xie Fang had focused solely on improving his cultivation and had never taken the initiative to train his innate divine ability, leaving it stuck at First Grade.
A divine ability like this could take hundreds of thousands of years to improve even a single step through ordinary cultivation!
"I can't believe that comprehending a Combat Law increased my system permissions, letting me use Experience Points to upgrade the grade of divine abilities and laws."
Xie Fang understood it completely now.
"What I urgently need is to gather Experience Points as quickly as possible and learn divine abilities, spells, and even laws. Only then can I grow stronger!"
In almost an instant, Xie Fang set himself a short-term goal.
"Since I can't climb Buzhou Mountain anymore, I'll go somewhere else and look for opportunities!"
At the thought, Xie Fang's mind flickered. Space tore open, and his Second Grade Spatial Divine Ability unleashed its might, moving him a hundred million li away in an instant!
"Although I could do this before, it was never this easy. Looks like I have to keep upgrading my divine abilities and laws!"
What gave Xie Fang a headache was that he didn't have enough Experience Points!
Upgrading the Law of Space from First Grade to Second Grade required one hundred million Experience Points, while going from Second Grade to Third Grade took a staggering three hundred million!
If the cost kept multiplying like this, who knew how many Experience Points it would take to upgrade the Spatial Divine Ability to its highest grade!
That was bad enough, but the Combat Law required a full two hundred billion Experience Points just to upgrade from First Grade!
"Damn, this system is seriously stingy!"
Xie Fang couldn't help but sigh. "How many years will I have to spend gathering Experience Points to earn two hundred billion..."
As he was fretting over it, a burst of commotion suddenly reached his ears.
"You mongrel! You dare complain to an elder?"
"Hmph, don't you know that Brother Huo Xuan's grandfather is an elder?"
"Just look at yourself! Your cultivation is pathetic, and your bloodline is impure. You're an utter disgrace to the Kirin Clan!"
"Damn it!"
The voices seemed to be right beside him, but they were actually a hundred million li away!
After all, Xie Fang had once needed tens of thousands of years to reach halfway up Buzhou Mountain, even with the cultivation of a Late Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
Xie Fang raised his eyes. A hundred million li away, three bright red Fire Kirins were beating an Ink Kirin, heedless of the fact that he was one of their own.
Looking closer, he saw that the Ink Kirin's cultivation was weak—only at the Mystic Immortal realm. Naturally, he was no match for the three Fire Kirins, each of whom had reached at least the Late Golden Immortal realm.
Moreover, most members of the Kirin Clan had pure bloodlines, with a single attribute such as water or fire.
But this Ink Kirin possessed all five elemental attributes, making his bloodline impure. In the Primordial World, where the strong preyed on the weak, such weakness was a mistake from birth.
Xie Fang didn't care, though. He wasn't some savior, and he had his own business to attend to.
Besides, the Kirin Clan was entangled in great karma. Its patriarch, Shi Qilin, was no weakling, and Xie Fang had no intention of provoking the Kirin Clan for now.
So, with a single step, he crossed tens of millions of li, intending to leave Buzhou Mountain.
The descent was much faster than the climb, and Xie Fang had also upgraded his Spatial Divine Ability by one grade. In just a short while, he had reached the foot of the mountain.
"Hey, Brother Huo Xuan, look! Someone's coming down from the mountain!"
One of the Fire Kirins who had been bullying the Ink Kirin spotted Xie Fang and called out.
"Hm?"
The Fire Kirin called Huo Xuan turned his head, and his eyes immediately lit up.
"Grandfather said the mountain is full of treasures, but the patriarch forbade us from going up. This creature's coming down from the mountain, so he must have found something valuable!"
A greedy glint appeared in Huo Xuan's eyes.
The Kirin Clan was powerful, and as the descendant of a clan elder, Huo Xuan naturally knew every member of the clan.
Now that a stranger like Xie Fang had come down from the mountain, he immediately realized this was an opportunity to seize some treasure!
"Huo Yun, Huo Yu, go stop that brat!"
Huo Xuan ordered the other two Fire Kirins. "He thinks he can stroll right through our Kirin Clan's territory without so much as asking our permission..."
The other two Fire Kirins obeyed at once, nodding as they headed toward Xie Fang.
Xie Fang furrowed his brow slightly. He could have used his Spatial Divine Ability to teleport away, but he didn't like the feeling of sneaking around.
When he'd lacked strength, keeping his head down and growing stronger in secret had been necessary. But now he was a Late Grand Unity Golden Immortal, one of the top experts in the Primordial World by any measure. How dare three mere Late Golden Immortal Fire Kirins bare their fangs at him?
"Looking for death!"
He gave a cold snort.
At once, Huo Xuan and the other Kirins felt a bone-chilling cold fill their hearts!
"Ding! Congratulations, host. You have slain a Fire Kirin and received 5,000 Experience Points."
"Ding! Congratulations, host. You have slain a Fire Kirin and received 5,000 Experience Points."
"Ding! Congratulations, host. You have slain a Fire Kirin and received 5,200 Experience Points."
Three consecutive system notifications foretold the fate of the three Fire Kirins.
A little over five thousand Experience Points...
Xie Fang pursed his lips. As his strength increased, Golden Immortal creatures could only provide him with a little over five thousand Experience Points.
"Senior..."
Just then, a somewhat timid voice called out.
Xie Fang turned to look. The Ink Kirin who had been bullied by his clansmen was gazing at him, his eyes filled with fear and hope.
"Heh, I almost forgot about you."
Xie Fang said, "As the saying goes, you have to root out..."
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