Five minutes later.
Jiang Liu finally confirmed one fact.
He was just a fake "European Emperor," and wearing the skin of an "European Emperor" couldn't change his "African Chieftain" heart.
Whatever.
Two purples from ninety draws, perhaps this was normal probability?
Jiang Liu's mindset was excellent, not anxious or angry, his heart as still as water.
The mindset of spending ten thousand spirit stones to get two purples was different from spending ten spirit stones to get two purples.
In the Cultivation Era, no matter how unlucky or "black" he was, he was still making a profit, so there was no room for anger.
This time, he didn't draw the guaranteed top-grade spirit root, not because he was out of spirit stones, but because the timing was wrong.
It was currently during an event period, and if the top-grade spirit root he drew had side effects, it would be terrible.
He was also startled by Su Weiyang's top-grade Fire Spirit Root, which burned with an inextinguishable flame, and no one could say for sure if it would affect subsequent events.
The top-grade water spirit root had side effects, but the top-grade gold spirit root did not. He didn't want to gamble on the probability of top-grade spirit root side effects, so he decided not to draw it for now.
After all, top-grade spirit roots had little impact on parkour events; it was better to get another magic tool.
Jiang Liu opened his backpack and focused his gaze on the two newly released magic tool items.
A golden book and a black rope.
Did a gold-element magic spell come out?
Jiang Liu's face lit up with joy, and he first clicked on the book.
[Thousand Hammer Golden Body]: Mid-grade magic tier, gold-element passive body-refining magic, forged through a thousand hammers to cast a golden physique (0/1000).
[Note]: When [Hundred Refinements Fire Body] is also possessed, the tier of both body-refining magics is elevated to upper-grade.
"Hiss! Body-refining magic!"
Jiang Liu gasped, his expression extremely shocked!
Body-refining magic was out, hooray!
Another pay-to-win item was revealed. I'd like to see how many pay-to-win items your Cultivation Era is hiding!
"The weight of a thousand hammers. It feels a little ominous, doesn't it?"
Jiang Liu stared intently at the description for a few seconds before learning it.
Who cared about a thousand hammers or a hundred refinements? He was cultivating in the game and then synchronizing it to reality anyway, a completely painless process.
After learning Thousand Hammer Golden Body, Jiang Liu looked at the other magic tool.
[Law Restraint Rope]: Mid-grade magic tool, spirit-driven, can restrict the movement of those whose Realm is lower than one's own, only usable on Qi Refining stage cultivators.
Hmm?
When he saw the Law Restraint Rope, his expression suddenly froze, and a thought involuntarily popped into his mind.
Could this thing be used in the parkour event?
If it could be used, could the Body Restraint Ring also be used?
If the parkour event allowed players to affect each other, then these two magic tools could shine.
It was worth a try. If anyone dared to run ahead of him in the second round of the event, he wouldn't hesitate to throw ropes and iron rings.
Jiang Liu thought to himself. It was a shame that the Body Restraint Ring and the Law Restraint Rope occupied the same equipment slot, meaning he couldn't use both simultaneously and would have to switch them out, adding an extra step.
Equipment slots were fixed in every game, and the Cultivation Era was no exception. If equipment slots weren't restricted, a Qi Refining cultivator wearing thousands of magic tools could even contend with a Golden Core stage cultivator.
However, this was the case in the game, but in reality, there weren't so many restrictions. He could completely wear the Body Restraint Ring on his left hand and the Law Restraint Rope on his right, and hang a bunch of magic tools on himself without issue.
Jiang Liu was a little disappointed with this round of spending. He didn't even know if the Law Restraint Rope was usable yet, and the Thousand Hammer Golden Body wouldn't be effective until it was successfully cultivated.
With the parkour event underway, he desired movement-type magics like footwork over body-refining magics.
This Thousand Hammer Golden Body was purely creating more work for him.
There was still one day until the second round of the event began. What should he do with this day?
Cultivate Thousand Hammer Golden Body, of course.
Jiang Liu closed his backpack and looked at his skill bar. The icon for Thousand Hammer Golden Body was currently gray and flickering slightly, urging him to hurry up.
He clicked on it, and a prompt box appeared in the center of the game interface.
[Enter the training room to cultivate Thousand Hammer Golden Body?]
[Yes.]
The moment he clicked "Yes," an interface appeared from who-knows-where. The background of the interface was a wooden room, and his paper-like avatar was sitting cross-legged on the floor, shirtless.
At the top of the interface, there were three rooms: [Free Training], [Paid Training], and [VIP Training].
[Free Training]: Training speed increased by 10%.
[Paid Training]: 5 spirit stones per hour, training speed increased by 50%.
[VIP Practice]: Unlocked at VIP2.
Jiang Liu: "."
Standard operating procedure for a pay-to-win game, nothing to say.
Jiang Liu directly clicked into the paid practice room.
[Begin practicing Thousand Hammer Golden Body, enable 'Immersive Experience'?]
He thought about it for a moment before choosing to enable it.
Practicing with paper figures really lacks immersion. It's better to experience it myself, it's painless the whole way anyway.
His vision shifted.
From outside the screen to inside the screen.
Jiang Liu sat cross-legged in the practice room, shirtless, with a countdown timer in front of him.
"Where are the hammers?"
He looked around with a relaxed expression. The empty practice room contained nothing but him.
The next second.
A whistling sound filled his ears, as if an invisible object was smashing towards him. Before he could react, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. His flesh and bone visibly caved in three inches, and his upright torso instantly leaned back.
Jiang Liu: "?????"
Jiang Liu: "!!!!!"
Pain!
So painful!
The bones in his chest were shattered!
He clearly heard the sound of bones breaking. The intense pain from his chest made him gasp for air, his face instantly turning pale, and fine sweat beaded on his forehead.
The practice room... has pain?!
Jiang Liu was completely stunned. The violent pain flooded his brain, numbing his nerves. The next hammer strike followed closely, hitting his right shoulder.
Crack!
This time, he finally snapped back to reality.
"Oh, f*ck, get back, get back, get back!"
Two hammer strikes gave Jiang Liu an Immersive Experience. He looked at the practice room with fear in his eyes, his face filled with lingering terror.
He had never been hit before in his life. These two hammer strikes had truly terrified him.
"What the hell is this! Playing a game and getting abused..."
The bone-deep pain still echoed in Jiang Liu's mind. He opened his mouth to curse, but swallowed his words before he could finish.
What game?
This is Cultivation!
Painless trials, painless combat, and you still want painless practice?
Then what's the point of cultivation? They might as well just give you Great Perfection and ascension.
"Damn it, every time I think this is just a game, it comes at me with a hammer."
Jiang Liu sighed, scratched his head, and looked conflicted.
Can you practice without pain?
Yes, just let the paper figures do it.
And then what?
You cry out in pain and agony when you get hurt or injured in reality?
"This world doesn't lack ruthless people. If others can do it, why can't I?"
Jiang Liu gritted his teeth and entered the Immersive Experience again.
So what if I get hit by hammers?
This pain is nothing. Wipe away your tears and keep going!
Every bit of pain in the game will become a gain in reality!
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