Blood Lingzhi

In mid-to-late July, Magic City was already sweltering, with outdoor temperatures approaching forty degrees.

Villa 66 was in the suburbs of Magic City. The scenery was beautiful and lush, and the temperature was not as high.

That was also why Jinshan Villa District was considered an affluent neighborhood: warm in winter, cool in summer, and an excellent place to live.

In the quiet room of Villa 66, Su Yuan exhaled softly and slowly opened his eyes.

At that moment, Su Yuan had complete control over his body. With his eyes closed, he could "see" his internal organs moving and his blood surging...

This ability was called "inner vision," a technique that only a Grandmaster of Baodan could master.

And Su Yuan... although he was not a Grandmaster of Baodan, his cultivation method was the Six-Dimensional Cultivation Method, which made his life evolution superior to that of martial artists at the same stage.

Even without transforming into a Level 1 Lifeform, he had naturally mastered this ability known as "inner vision."

"Grandmaster of Baodan..."

Su Yuan's thoughts were calm. He had now completed fourteen cultivation sessions, with only one left before reaching the fifteen sessions prescribed by the Grey Mirror.

In other words, once Su Yuan completed that final session, he would fully transform into a Level 1 Lifeform and become a Grandmaster of Baodan in Xia Kingdom's martial arts world.

In fact, the Level 1 Lifeform Su Yuan would become was superior to a Grandmaster of Baodan in every respect.

"Once a Grandmaster of Baodan in Xia Kingdom achieves that level, their qi, blood, and spirit become like a pill held within them. From then on, their essence no longer leaks away, and they suffer no illnesses. They can easily live to 120."

Su Yuan thought to himself.

And what about Ming Jin and Dark Force, before reaching Baodan?

The National Martial Arts cultivation method increased one's strength by squeezing the body's potential. Before reaching Huajin, its practitioners had shorter lifespans than ordinary people.

Some Dark Force experts who had seen countless battles did not even live to sixty.

Only after reaching Huajin could they use their force to regulate their bodies to some extent, allowing them to live into their eighties or nineties. Even so, that was still an ordinary human lifespan.

Only a Grandmaster of Baodan represented the culmination of the National Martial Arts cultivation method. Their training nourished them in return, making up for all the strain they had put their bodies through, as their qi, blood, and spirit came together in a perfect, pill-like state.

"No wonder there are so few Grandmasters of Baodan in Xia Kingdom. The leap from Huajin Grandmaster to Grandmaster of Baodan is simply too great."

Su Yuan thought to himself.

According to the fifteen cultivation sessions the Grey Mirror had prescribed, Su Yuan had already reached the equivalent of Perfected Huajin by the time he completed his tenth session.

The next four or five sessions were all about drawing closer to becoming a Level 1 Lifeform.

By the time he completed the fourteenth session, Su Yuan was already very close.

Under these circumstances, completing the fifteenth session and achieving the evolution of life into a Level 1 Lifeform would be entirely natural.

But the National Martial Arts cultivation method? The leap from Perfected Huajin to Grandmaster of Baodan was like a carp leaping over a dragon gate. Take too big a step, and you could easily fall.

That was why the chances of breaking through from Huajin to Baodan with the National Martial Arts cultivation method were extremely low.

And this was not limited to Xia Kingdom's cultivation methods.

The other cultivation methods on Blue Star were much the same.

Crossing into the Level 1 Lifeform stage came with enormous risks. In the end, it all came down to whether you were lucky enough to survive.

"That's the advantage of the Six-Dimensional Cultivation Method..."

Su Yuan sighed inwardly. In the early stages of this cultivation method, he would encounter almost no bottlenecks.

And the lack of bottlenecks was only one of its many advantages.

There were plenty of others.

Such as lifespan.

"A Grandmaster of Baodan lives for roughly 120 or 130 years. After that, the body rapidly decays, and even the strongest spirit can't help."

"But if I transform into a Level 1 Lifeform, my lifespan will start at five hundred years."

A smile appeared on Su Yuan's face. Five hundred years? That was as long as two dynasties in ancient Xia Kingdom.

And that was only a Level 1 Lifeform. As for Level 2 and Level 3 Lifeforms... their lifespans would only increase further.

Putting his thoughts aside, Su Yuan looked at the Grey Mirror.

After a moment's thought, he asked, "What's my current rank in Magic City?"

He had just completed his fourteenth cultivation session, and his strength had improved again, so he was making his usual inquiry.

The Grey Mirror rippled with a hazy light, and an answer appeared.

[Rank 11]

Looking at the answer from the Grey Mirror, Su Yuan nodded slightly.

With his current strength, even without much combat experience, he could nearly be invincible among Huajin practitioners through the sheer advantage of his lifeform level.

The reason he said "nearly" was that some Perfected Huajin Grandmasters had undergone human modification experiments, greatly boosting their strength.

Although they had relied on outside help, that strength still counted as their own.

"Combat experience..."

A smile appeared on Su Yuan's face.

During this time, aside from his regular cultivation and studies, his combat experience had also improved rapidly.

How had he improved it? By watching videos of many powerful fighters battling each other.

Could watching videos of powerful fighters in combat really improve one's combat experience? It took exceptional comprehension to manage that.

Su Yuan's comprehension was certainly outstanding. Comprehension was also one of the six dimensions of life evolution, and as Su Yuan cultivated during this time, his comprehension continued to improve.

"What's my current ranking in hacking in Magic City?"

Su Yuan continued asking.

As he kept cultivating, Su Yuan's ability to learn had also grown stronger. His progress in hacking had even outpaced his progress in life evolution.

[Rank 23]

The Grey Mirror provided its answer.

"Not bad."

Su Yuan was in a good mood.

Ranked eleventh in strength.

Ranked twenty-third in hacking.

In the vast city of Magic City, he was absolutely one of a kind.

Anyone stronger than Su Yuan would definitely be worse at hacking than him.

And anyone better at hacking than Su Yuan would be weaker than him.

"Next, I should prepare for my fifteenth cultivation session and enter the Level 1 Lifeform stage."

Su Yuan steadied himself, his expression turning slightly solemn.

Six days ago, he had obtained a Tianshan Snow Lotus, the best auxiliary item for breaking through to the Level 1 Lifeform stage.

Naturally, Su Yuan's standards for his breakthrough had risen.

He planned to replace all his breakthrough aids with the best items of the same caliber as the Tianshan Snow Lotus.

His cultivation method could drive the evolution of all six dimensions of life: the body, soul, will, intelligence, comprehension, and potential.

The Tianshan Snow Lotus could promote the evolution of three dimensions: the body, soul, and potential.

As for the remaining three—will, intelligence, and comprehension—Su Yuan had made the necessary arrangements as well.

Four days ago, Su Yuan had traveled to the outskirts of Magic City. After spending most of the day digging deep underground, he had found a drop of Century Earth Milk.

This drop of Century Earth Milk was one of the best auxiliary items for promoting the evolution of "intelligence."

"Blood Lingzhi..."

Su Yuan's expression shifted slightly.

Blood Lingzhi was the best auxiliary item for promoting the evolution of the final two dimensions.

It was also the most suitable choice of breakthrough aid recommended by the Grey Mirror for Su Yuan's transformation into a Level 1 Lifeform.