Just one glance was enough to make you feel as if your very soul could be sucked inside!
"Excellent. The Great Dao Treasure Vase has finally taken shape!"
Sensing the black bottle's appearance, Qian Xunji opened his eyes. A dark light flickered in his pitch-black pupils, just like the glow of the Great Dao Treasure Vase.
"I've gone up a level? Not bad!"
Feeling his strength, which had grown at least several times greater, and realizing that his level had somehow reached 91, Qian Xunji couldn't help smiling. Above his head, the vase bobbed and drifted, seeming to possess the power to suppress all the heavens.
Although he had only risen one level and was currently just at level 91, the refinement and quality of his power were no worse than those of a level 97 Titled Douluo. In fact, they were even better!
The main reason was that the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art was simply too high-level. Otherwise, after absorbing the spiritual energy within several miles—and reducing his stock of Divine Spring by two bottles in the process—Qian Xunji wouldn't have had to expend so many resources just to gain one level.
But a high level of cultivation had its advantages. It refined his power without him even realizing it and raised his potential as well.
So Qian Xunji was quite satisfied with the results of this cultivation session.
He took a long breath and decisively ended his cultivation.
He stopped not only because he had achieved his goal for this session—condensing the Great Dao Treasure Vase—but also because the system kept notifying him that someone in the Chat Group was mentioning him.
Besides, it was impossible that no one had noticed the commotion caused by his cultivation of the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art.
They simply didn't know what he was doing, so they hadn't dared barge in. After all, if their Pope was cultivating some kind of technique and they rushed in at that moment, they might make him suffer a cultivation deviation.
The intruder's fate would undoubtedly be miserable.
Now that the commotion on his end had stopped, the "concerned onlookers" outside should come over to check.
His "beloved disciple," for instance.
With that in mind, Qian Xunji put away the now-empty Jade Pure Bottle, then turned his attention to the Chat Group.
Since his "beloved disciple" hadn't arrived yet, he might as well use the time before she showed up to see what the Chat Group was discussing—and who had been mentioning him.
When he entered the Chat Group, however, he found it in the middle of a heated argument.
While Qian Xunji had been cultivating the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art, someone had finished catching up on The Myth.
Sunrise in the East: "How can someone be so shameless?!"
Sunrise in the East: "After hearing what the group owner said earlier, I thought he was exaggerating. Who would've thought that after watching The Myth's memory copy, I'd find Yi Xiaochuan even more despicable than the group owner said!"
Gentleman Sword: "??? You've already finished The Myth? How long has it even been?!"
Undead Knight: "Exactly. I've only caught up on a few episodes of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio!"
Sunrise in the East: "Don't you know about fast-forward and watching at multiple times the speed?"
Gentleman Sword: "There's fast-forward and watching at multiple times the speed?"
Yue Buqun felt that he had truly broadened his horizons!
Sunrise in the East: "Hmph, old fogey!"
Undead Knight: "Ahem. I just tried watching the memory copy at multiple times the speed, like Leader Dongfang suggested. It really is much faster, but it's easy to forget the plot afterward."
Sunrise in the East: "If you're worried about forgetting the plot, that's easy. Just switch to immersive experience mode. It's not only faster, but lets you experience the world from every angle. You'll understand once you try it."
There was just one downside: it was too immersive, and could easily leave you confused about reality.
Thinking of how she'd nearly lost track of what was real and what was a dream after trying the mode out of curiosity, Dongfang Bai shuddered.
But she wasn't about to tell them about that drawback just yet. She wasn't going to be the only one who suffered!
"Immersive experience mode?"
Seeing Dongfang Bai's reply, Ning Caichen clicked on the description of immersive experience mode, half-believing her.
"Immersive experience mode: When members use this mode to watch a memory copy, time will be calculated separately. Exiting the mode will not affect the passage of time in their world. Note: Members who do not actively watch will be ejected from the mode, and the time will be calculated."
After reading the description, his eyes lit up. This so-called immersive experience mode was practically a godsend for group members who needed to catch up on a large number of shows. They wouldn't have to worry about missing the plot, and they wouldn't have to spend a huge amount of time catching up, either.
With that in mind, he opened the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio memory copy and used the mode without hesitation.
Undead Knight: "Thanks. I'll give it a try! @Sunrise in the East, Invincible"
As immersive experience mode activated, Ning Caichen was surprised to find his surroundings change in an instant.
His viewpoint also shifted from first-person to an overhead view, looking down from high above.
As he looked around, the story began.
The opening naturally showed the protagonist, Ning Caichen, traveling through the wilderness.
In that respect, at least, it was almost exactly the same as the episodes he'd watched before.
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