After an unknown amount of time, Gulanxiu woke from his deep sleep. He sensed his current strength and couldn't help exclaiming excitedly, "My basic strength has increased fivefold again. That means my genes are now twenty-five times stronger. That's not a low Gene Multiplier even among the Human Race's Universe Venerables, is it?"
The Human Race's starting Gene Multiplier was only one, and increasing it was extremely difficult. Many Universe Venerables used Beast God Blood to raise their Gene Multiplier to around ten.
That was because the Human Race was a peak race and had treasures like Beast God Blood. The Venerables of those smaller races might not even have a tenfold Gene Multiplier.
And this Green Bud actually had this kind of ability.
Gulanxiu focused his mind on the Green Bud. In an instant, his perspective changed. A moment later, his mind showed him everything within ten thousand meters of himself.
He could clearly see the servants in Liu Manor going about their work, Liu Jiang practicing his blade with great effort, Liu Li sitting cross-legged and cultivating to accumulate Cosmic Force, and Liu Qingyuan with Shui Rou...
Gulanxiu immediately withdrew his vision. What he wasn't supposed to see, he shouldn't see! Even so, he was still excited, because Liu Qingyuan had been completely unaware of his gaze.
"Haha! I've gained the Heaven's Eye ability!" Gulanxiu murmured. "I just wonder if the next time this Green Bud blooms, it'll let me break through the hundredfold limit!"
He couldn't help thinking that way. After all, both times the seed had changed, it had increased his Gene Level fivefold. The bud was clearly just a transitional form, and according to the pattern so far, it would improve him again once it bloomed. If it increased his Gene Multiplier by another fivefold, he'd reach 125 times. That would break the hundredfold limit for ordinary life-forms in the Original Universe. He wondered whether the Original Universe would restrict him. Deep down, Gulanxiu had a feeling that the universe's limits weren't easy to break!
"I wonder if I can fuse with a Bloodfall Crystal now. If I can become a Blood Warrior, my strength should increase a little!" As he spoke, Gulanxiu cut his arm again and pressed a Bloodfall Crystal into the wound.
The Bloodfall Crystal once again merged into Gulanxiu's bloodline. Then the familiar scene played out: a flash of green light in his Sea of Consciousness, and the Bloodfall Force that had entered his body was intercepted and devoured once more.
Although his hopes of becoming a Blood Warrior had been dashed again, Gulanxiu was still excited. This meant the Green Bud could still use the energy of Bloodfall Crystals. As long as he obtained enough of them, he could make the bud advance again.
With that in mind, Gulanxiu pressed the Bloodfall Crystals he'd obtained from hunting Zhalisi into his body one by one.
The upgraded bud absorbed Bloodfall Crystals much faster. In only a few minutes, it had consumed all 127 of his remaining crystals. Yet despite absorbing so many, the Green Bud had barely changed in appearance.
Gulanxiu couldn't help smiling wryly. "You sure have a big appetite! At first, you got full after eating just a few thousand Cosmic Level Chaos True Spirits. Later, you only needed a hundred Bloodfall Crystals to advance again. But this time, more than a hundred crystals haven't changed you at all. I wonder how much energy you'll need now!"
Even as he said this, Gulanxiu was already very satisfied. Bloodfall Crystals were a restricted resource, but they weren't especially rare on Bloodfall Continent. Almost every Domain Lord had one or two, while Realm Lord Level powerhouses had dozens or even hundreds!
Bloodfall Continent contained more than ten million worlds, and every world had at least one Realm Lord. Add in the lofty Immortal Temple, and the Bloodfall Crystal reserves in Bloodfall World had to be astronomical. They weren't inexhaustible, of course, but getting just a portion would be enough to upgrade the Green Bud.
Naturally, there was one prerequisite for obtaining Bloodfall Crystals: strength.
With Gulanxiu's current strength, getting a large number of Bloodfall Crystals would be difficult.
"I won't worry about that for now. I should first cultivate and see how much faster I can improve," Gulanxiu murmured.
Then he closed his eyes and began comprehending the Laws!
In an instant, Gulanxiu sensed the difference. His comprehension of the Laws was far stronger than before. Apart from the Earth Law and Space Law he was best at, he even had a vague understanding of the other eight Laws.
His soul's computational ability had also improved greatly. The obscure rhythms of the various Laws that had once been difficult to understand were now being unraveled one by one.
Gulanxiu became completely absorbed in his cultivation.
"So this is what it feels like to be an unparalleled genius? It's wonderful. I wonder what level my comprehension would place me at among Human Race geniuses, and how I'd compare to Bolan from the original story!"
For the next while, Gulanxiu completely immersed himself in the feeling of cultivating at such high speed.
He even turned down Liu Jiang and Liu Li's invitation to explore Danyang City. Women would only slow down his blade, and cultivation was far more enjoyable!
Gulanxiu's attitude put the Liu Family members completely at ease. In their eyes, a cultivation fanatic like him could hardly be someone their enemies had deliberately sent to seize their family's wealth.
After all, Liu Li had already sent him certain signals. Gulanxiu shouldn't have ignored them.
But his attitude also left them at a loss. As far as they could tell, cultivation was his only interest, so even if they wanted to win him over, they had no idea how to appeal to him.
Another three months passed. One day, the rarely seen Liu Qingyuan came to the courtyard where Gulanxiu lived!
A hint of confusion flashed across Gulanxiu's eyes. He wondered why Liu Qingyuan had come to see him.
Before Gulanxiu could speak, Liu Qingyuan said, "Brother Jia! Have you been comfortable staying at my manor lately?"
Gulanxiu hurriedly replied, "Thank you for your hospitality, Brother Liu. I've been very comfortable here."
The way this family addressed one another was certainly confusing. From the moment he met Liu Qingyuan, Liu Qingyuan had called Gulanxiu "Brother Jia," and Gulanxiu had followed suit and called him "Brother Liu."
Liu Li had always called him "Big Brother Jia," and once Liu Jiang got to know him, he started calling him that too. It had seemed confusing at first, but they'd gotten used to it and carried on that way!
Liu Qingyuan continued, "Brother Jia, I've noticed you've been in seclusion lately. Are you having any difficulties with your cultivation? I broke through to the Domain Level more than a hundred thousand years ago, and I've gained some insights along the way. Maybe I can offer you some guidance!"
Gulanxiu was stunned by Liu Qingyuan's words. Liu Qingyuan wanted to give him cultivation advice? What a joke! If he could guide Gulanxiu's cultivation, he'd have broken through to the Realm Lord Level ages ago.
Of course, he couldn't say that aloud. Gulanxiu quickly replied, "You're too kind, Brother Liu! My cultivation is going very smoothly. I'm not having any difficulties."
Liu Qingyuan continued, "That doesn't make sense. With your level of mastery in the Domain, you should have broken through to the Domain Level long ago. I thought you'd break through while staying at my manor. What's holding you back?"
Gulanxiu was startled by Liu Qingyuan's words. On Bloodfall Continent, countless cultivators dreamed of breaking through to a higher level. Now that Gulanxiu had met all the requirements to advance, his remaining stuck at Cosmic Level 9 must indeed have seemed incomprehensible.
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