Tonight, I've perfected my divine skill!

The design of this second female lead was entirely Gao Moumou on Song Shuhang's preferences.

Cater to their preferences!

Therefore, Song Shuhang immediately took a liking to this newly appeared female character.

This is the taste, this is the flavor! This kind of girl is great, she fits his values perfectly.

Shuhang wanted to praise Gao Moumou, but when he thought of the 'married senior sister' who made him feel like he was swallowing needles, he forcibly held back the praise.

Let's see what happens next in the story.

Shuhang understood that this script carried Gao Moumou's intense malice. He dared not make any hasty judgments before seeing the ending.

Then, as he watched... this second female lead, who perfectly suited Song Shuhang's tastes, suddenly seemed ready to ascend to heaven!

Holy crap, she's about to ascend to heaven! The female lead is actually abandoning the male lead and going to ascend to heaven alone?!

Because, you see, the second female lead is a ghost.

A Chinese Ghost Story!

The newly introduced female protagonist was initially filled with dissatisfaction with the world, but because of the male protagonist, her dissatisfaction eventually dissipated. Therefore, she let go of everything, and her soul was elevated.

But then, a problem arose.

If she wants to ascend to heaven smoothly, her ashes must be retrieved from the enemy—needless to say, the enemy is that hostile, mysterious force.

Upon reading this, Song Shuhang a sharp pain in his liver.

"Gao Moumou, did you do this on purpose?" Song Shuhang shouted.

[My relationship was only halfway through, and just as it was showing signs of developing into a romantic one, I suddenly discovered that my love interest was a ghost.] This reality is already quite cruel.

Why did Gao Moumou insist on giving him another taste of cruelty in a fictional movie?

Flip the table!

"Hahaha, what do you think? Isn't this script amazing?" Gao Moumou laughed smugly.

When Song Shuhang saw Old Gao's smiling face, his heart suddenly began to ache.

He was considering whether to brainwash Gao Moumou and change the plot; it was too frustrating.

"Tsk tsk, due to time constraints, we'll stop writing the beginning of the script here for now. From here on, a large number of characters will appear, followed by various intense battle scenes. I'm quite good at those," Gao Moumou said. "By the way, there's also the cultivation realm of that immortal cultivator. Do you think the Metal System or the Numerical System is better?"

"Metal System? Numerical System?" Song Shuhang looked bewildered.

"So, bronze, silver, gold, or could it be changed to first-grade, second-grade, third-grade, or even First-Grade, Second-Grade, or Third-Grade?" Gao Moumou asked.

"Definitely the Metal System, Metal System are so cool." Song Shuhang answered confidently— the Metal System reminded him of a game he loved playing in junior high school. Back then, he wasn't very good at it and often let his teammates down. But that didn't diminish his love for the game; it was a fond memory.

Therefore, as soon as Gao Moumou mentioned it, he immediately chose the Metal System.

"As expected of my dear friend, you share the same vision as me," Gao Moumou said. Then, with a flourish of his pen, he ticked off the option for the Metal System upgrade system in his notebook.

Daoist Horizon spent half the day yesterday rambling on, but in the end it was all for naught—well, not entirely. At least many of his life experiences have become part of Gao Moumou's script, which is something to celebrate.

Song Shuhang barely managed to resist the urge to tear up the manuscript and asked, "Gao Moumou, when will you finish writing the script?"

"The original script should be finalized in about a month," Gao Moumou. After all, it was just a short story, so it wouldn't take too much time.

"That's excellent," Song Shuhang.

A month is exactly the time it will take for him to return from 'space'. By then, he can contact the senior members in the group and begin preparing for the pre-production work of 'filming'.

"However, I've never written a screenplay before. If we want to turn this story into a screenplay, it will need some adaptation, right?" Gao Moumou asked.

Yu Jiaojiao smiled and said, "That's no problem. I can contact the screenwriter and have him work with you to adapt the script, keeping the original story as close to the source material as possible."

"That would be perfect!" Gao Moumou said, as this would give him a chance to learn from a professional screenwriter what the format of a film script is like.

"However, Mr. Gao, I have a question." Yu Jiaojiao pointed to the script and said softly, "Is this a fun and joyful story?"

The reason she went to such lengths to capture Gao Moumou was to create an interesting and funny story.

But what's with Gao Moumou's opening? It's not cheerful at all! It's even a little melancholic.

"Don't worry, Miss Jiaojiao," Gao Moumou assured her, "It's definitely going to be a very interesting story." Yes, an interesting story. But whether it'll be truly enjoyable, he couldn't guarantee.

With Gao Moumou's assurance, Yu Jiaojiao nodded slightly—that's right, this story has only just begun.

Jiaojiao said happily, "Then let's have another drink tonight to celebrate, Mr. Gao, the completion of the first part of your movie script!"

Let's try getting Gao Moumou drunk again today and see if he can still write another 50,000 words.

At this point, Gao Moumou's face turned pale at the mention of alcohol.

Song Shuhang's head also began to throb slightly.

Just woke up from a hangover, and now you're drinking again?

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That night... Song Shuhang got drunk again.

As the hostess Yu Jiaojiao enthusiastically suggested having another drink that evening to celebrate Gao Moumou having written the opening of the movie script.

This reason for celebration is simply irresistible.

Adding to the fact that Yu Jiaojiao so enthusiastic, that night, Song Shuhang, his roommate, and Gao Moumou's girlfriend got drunk again and were taken back to their rooms by the servants.

That night, Gao Moumou and his girlfriend Mei Yi fell asleep quickly, unable to write another 50,000 words as Yu Jiaojiao had hoped.

Yu Jiaojiao was extremely unwilling to accept this.

August 9th, Friday morning.

Song Shuhang woke up groggily.

My head hurts so much... He deliberately controlled his alcohol intake that night, he was just drunk, not as drunk as he was yesterday.

However, his mental strength is currently too powerful. Every now and then, his mental strength vibrates, like a giant hammer hitting his head.

A moment later, a 'bang'; a moment later, a 'bang', abruptly waking Song Shuhang.

And because of the throbbing pain in his head, Song Shuhang could no longer fall asleep; he suffered from insomnia.

Song Shuhang rubbed his eyes and gave a bitter smile.

Damn it, this isn't giving him any rest at all.

The surge in his mental strength brought him pain that he could no longer ignore.

Until his physical condition improves to a matching level, or until a solution is found, he will likely suffer from insomnia for a long period of time.

Song Shuhang's current strength and cultivation level are not yet at the point where he can go without sleep for a month or two. At most, he can go seven or eight days without sleep before his condition is affected.

With a soft sigh, Song Shuhang got out of bed, pushed open the balcony door, and went out onto the balcony.

Even in the dead of night or early morning, the streets of the Jiangnan Region are still brightly lit.

The night market, with its food stalls, barbecue restaurants, and seafood stalls, is at its busiest during this time.

"That's great," Song Shuhang exclaimed inexplicably.

After gazing at the night view for a long time, Shuhang returned to his room and took out the box of 'Spirit Beast Crystal'.

Since you can't sleep, then you might as well cultivate!

He felt that the 'Spirit Beast Crystal' he had devoured yesterday had been completely absorbed and nurtured, and he could devour it again.

Moreover, he broke through so many minor realms yesterday, so he should be able to devour even more 'Spirit Beast Crystal' in one go now?

He first took out five Spirit Beast Crystal, this time for 'lion, tiger, leopard, wolf, and fox'.

The 'Whale Swallowing Technique' was activated, and the lion-shaped Spirit Beast Crystal was swallowed by Shuhang, who digested and absorbed its essence.

Beside the 'Proto-Innate True Qi' in the Origin Dantian, a phantom of a lion has appeared, bringing it one step closer to perfection.

Then the spiritual energy in the Spirit Beast Crystal was transformed into true qi and poured into Song Shuhang's Dantian.

However, at this moment, all of Shuhang's Dantian were at full capacity.

In particular, the Fourth Dantian [Dragon Body Dantian] and all the way to the Seventh Dantian [Dragon Head Dantian] are completely occupied by a single high-quality energy, so full that there is no room for any more true qi.

After Song Shuhang broke through his cultivation level, this high-quality energy has been occupying his Dantian Shuhang. It is so powerful that after entering Song Shuhang's Dantian, it is being gradually 'nurtured' by Song Shuhang transformed into his own true qi.

But this process is just too slow, too slow.

Without external assistance, it would take Song Shuhang years to transform them bit by bit.

Under these circumstances, the spiritual power in the lion-shaped Spirit Beast Crystal that Song Shuhang devoured was transformed into true qi. Before it could be 'nurtured', it was forcibly squeezed into the bottleneck by the high-quality energy in the Seventh Dantian [Dragon Head Dantian].

But how could the energy of a mere Second-Grade Spirit Beast Crystal possibly break through this 'bottleneck'?

Therefore, in the blink of an eye, the spiritual power of the 'Lion Spirit Beast Crystal' that Song Shuhang had absorbed was completely exhausted.

This is undoubtedly a waste!

This is equivalent to wasting the spiritual energy of a Second-Grade Spirit Stone.

However, Song Shuhang's eyes lit up. The true energy he gained after devouring the Spirit Beast Crystal was wasted without any time to nurture it. But, in his Origin Dantian, next to the Proto-Innate True Qi, a phantom of a 'lion' had already appeared.

Wouldn't that mean he could devour all thirty-three kinds of Spirit Beast Crystal in one go without worrying about a surge in his internal energy?

In this way, although it wastes Spirit Beast Crystal, it can buy Song Shuhang several days to complete the 'Pseudo-Innate True Qi' sooner.

"Although it's not cost-effective, it's the best option for me right now. So let's give it a try!" Song Shuhang tried to devour another tiger-shaped Spirit Beast Crystal.

Just like before, a phantom image of a tiger appeared in his Origin Dantian.

The absorbed true energy was sent to the bottleneck between the Seventh Dantian and Eighth Dantian before it could be properly nurtured and consumed.

"There's hope! If I can keep going like this, I'll finish consuming Thirty-Three Beast God Crystals today and condense that 'Pseudo-Innate True Qi'!" Song Shuhang was overjoyed.

Shuhang began to devour the Spirit Beast Crystal one after another.

Leopard, wolf, fox, mink, bear, elephant, ape, chicken, crane, goose, eagle, snake, turtle, pangolin, rabbit, mouse, whale, dolphin, crab, shrimp, squid.

Including the shark, sheep, horse, donkey, camel, cow, deer, pig, dog, cat, lion, and tiger he had previously devoured, a total of thirty-three Beast God Crystals!

After the last Beast God Crystal was devoured, thirty-three illusory beast figures began to spin rapidly beside the 'Proto-Innate True Qi' in Song Shuhang's Dantian.

After rotating 33 times, these beast-like phantoms began to merge together.

Song Shuhang practiced the Giant Whale Chapter of the Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique, and the thirty-three beast shadows within his body began to merge based on the 'giant whale' form.

The integration of each beast phantom alters part of the giant whale phantom's form.

In two to three seconds, a phantom image of a beast god merged.

Two minutes later, the phantom of the giant whale, which had merged with the Thirty-Three Beasts, had transformed into a ferocious monster.

It possesses four thick, powerful claws, a lion's mane, hard scales, sharp horns, squid tentacles, bird wings, and many other features of the Thirty-Three Beasts.

As the ferocious beast took shape, it wandered around the edge of the 'Proto-Innate True Qi' and finally opened its mouth and swallowed the Proto-Innate True Qi in one gulp.

This is the final step in the formation of the 'Thirty-Three Beasts Innate True Qi'. This ferocious beast will transform into his perfected 'Innate True Qi'.

With this 'Thirty-Three Beasts Innate True Qi', Song Shuhang's cultivation speed after advancing to the Third-Grade will be no less than that of geniuses who have been cultivating since childhood!

This is the cultivation method that Venerable White said is currently the most suitable for Song Shuhang.

However, how could the function of the <Thirty-Three Innate Unity Qi Technique>, a sect-defining cultivation method inherited from the ancient Heavenly Court's 'Beast God Division', be so simple?

The Thirty-Three Beast God Sect was a renowned sect back then. Wouldn't their disciples have started cultivating from a young age? Why did they have to miss the golden period of cultivation and then painstakingly cultivate the Thirty-Three Innate Unity Qi Technique to make up for their shortcomings?

It's not that simple!

After Song Shuhang successfully condensed this perfect 'Thirty-Three Beasts Innate True Qi', the aura of the Innate True Qi spread out from this 'Thirty-Three Beasts Innate True Qi' center!

It was like adding a dye to a vat of clear water; it began to alter the true energy within Song Shuhang's entire body.

This change is happening very quickly.

Within just two or three breaths, all the true qi in Song Shuhang's Qi Sea Dantian was transformed into 'Thirty-Three Beasts Innate True Qi'.

Immediately afterwards, this transformation spread to the rest of Song Shuhang's Dantian.

Finally, the divine skill was mastered!

Song Shuhang felt a surge of excitement—when the Venerable White emerged from the ruins and saw him now, wouldn't he be quite surprised?

Even he himself couldn't believe that he could obtain the complete 'Thirty-Three Spirit Beast Crystals' and complete the Innate True Qi in such a short time!

Song Shuhang's excitement lasted only about ten seconds.

Then, he discovered that when his true energy was transformed into the 'Thirty-Three Beasts Innate True Qi,' the bottleneck in his Eighth Dantian [Dragon Horn Dantian] finally gave way, and he collapsed...