[Random Treasure Chest, Quality: White] [Treasure Chest Qualities: White, Blue, Silver, Gold, Purple, Jade, Diamond]
"There are seven treasure chest grades. The one I got is the lowest."
Yang Ling took a deep breath and rubbed his hands together.
Then he crouched in front of the treasure chest and slowly opened it.
The chest opened, and a gentle white light poured out.
It felt like a soft breeze brushing his face.
A pill lay quietly inside the chest.
Yang Ling took a closer look, and its information immediately appeared:
"Spirit Nurturing Pill: Increases Proficiency by 500 points."
"What the hell? It increases Proficiency by 500 points!?"
Yang Ling was startled.
That was absurd.
At his current rate of cultivation,
500 points of Proficiency would take at least twenty-some days!
Yang Ling thought for a moment, then swallowed the Spirit Nurturing Pill in one gulp.
The White Treasure Chest disappeared at that moment, too.
"Please select the Martial Arts Proficiency you wish to increase."
"Vajra Mingwang Technique."
"Please select the Martial Arts Proficiency you wish to increase."
"So the Vajra Mingwang Technique won't work. As expected, it can only increase Martial Skill Proficiency."
"Collapse Mountain Fist."
The next second, a warm current began to well up inside Yang Ling.
It felt exactly like the sensation he got when his Proficiency increased while training.
The only difference was that this time the warm current surged fiercely, wave after wave.
Yang Ling even felt a little dizzy.
It was as if he'd practiced Collapse Mountain Fist nonstop for twenty-some days.
When the sensation faded, he felt strangely empty.
He immediately checked his Attribute Panel:
Character: Yang Ling Class: Martial Artist Level: 10 Strength: 11 Agility: 5 Mental: 12 Martial Arts: Vajra Mingwang Technique (First-rate Cultivation Method, Beginner) Experience Points: 60/100 Collapse Mountain Fist (First Glimpse of the Door) Proficiency: 587/1000 Health Points: 110
"As expected, it increased my Proficiency by 500 points. If I got another one, wouldn't I go straight to the Thorough Mastery stage?"
Yang Ling marveled to himself.
This was incredible.
"A Spirit Nurturing Pill... Other than as a reward from the game, is there anywhere I can buy one?"
"There probably is. The Major Sects must have treasures like these. That's why the disciples they train have such high Martial Skill Proficiency."
"Everyone in the group I saw earlier, including Wu Que, had reached Entering the Hall and Room."
"If that's the case, Supernatural Skill might be within reach, too... I just don't know whether Spirit Nurturing Pills have a tolerance effect, with each one becoming less effective than the last."
Yang Ling set those thoughts aside and opened the Divine Realm Rank List to take a look.
His name wasn't on it.
"As expected, you can't qualify for the rankings without a Class Transfer."
"The game just announced that I'm one of the first thirty Top Players to reach Level 10. That means my level puts me in the first tier among all the Players in the Divine Domain."
"But mining gives me Experience Points and helps relieve my fatigue, so I can keep mining nonstop."
"How are those guys leveling up so fast? Do they have an advantage because of their backgrounds?"
Yang Ling felt a little puzzled.
He'd already confirmed that although Zhang Wei, Lin Guoliang, and the others could gain Experience Points from mining,
those points were just Experience Points. Unlike his, they didn't seem to come with a cheat-like effect that directly relieved his fatigue.
That was why Zhang Wei had wanted to leave.
For him, mining to Level Up was exhausting and painful, and it was slow, too!
"Forget it. Leveling up is more important. Maybe I'll get another reward at Level 20."
Yang Ling put aside his distracting thoughts and got back to grinding for Experience Points.
He had no ambition to be number one, but he still wanted to keep up his leveling pace.
Ideally, he'd get a game reward every time.
With the sun about to set, Yang Ling returned to the wooden hut and started practicing his punches.
Time passed little by little.
"Huh? Something's not right."
Yang Ling's expression shifted.
Previously, he could only gain 1 point of Proficiency per hour.
That meant 5 points over five hours.
But while practicing his punches just now, he felt that his Proficiency was increasing noticeably faster.
"Did I just get 6 points in five hours? That's a fifth more?"
"My Mental Power was 10 before, and now it's 12. That means Mental Power really is connected to Proficiency..."
"I should test the Vajra Mingwang Technique, too!"
Without hesitation, Yang Ling assumed the stance and practiced the Vajra Mingwang Technique.
Experience Points +1
Experience Points +1
As time passed, he quickly gained 5 Experience Points.
The rate seemed no different from before.
Yang Ling didn't stop. He kept practicing.
A little while later:
Experience Points +1
"Six points!"
Yang Ling opened his eyes, overjoyed.
The cap on the Experience Points he could gain had increased!
By a fifth, just like before!
"Mental Power really is connected to all this Proficiency and Experience Points!"
"Great! I don't have to wait until I'm seventy or eighty to become an expert!"
Yang Ling was thrilled. As long as he kept leveling up and put his Free Attribute Points into Mental, he could increase his cultivation speed and create a virtuous cycle!
"I have Free Attribute Points to distribute, but Zhang Wei and the others seem to only gain their corresponding Attribute Points through similar training.
"If the other Players are the same, then this is one of my biggest advantages.
"I can put points into Mental whenever I want, but they can't..."
Over the next few days, Yang Ling settled into a steady routine.
During the day, he mined and ground for Experience Points.
At night, he practiced his punches and cultivated the Vajra Mingwang Technique.
His strength continued to increase, little by little.
His purse grew heavier, too.
One day,
Yang Ling wore an expression of unprecedented gravity.
After making sure no one was around, he continued cultivating the Vajra Mingwang Technique!
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