Trading Check-in Points

"Throw a Check-in Point to the system and see," Huan Huan told Chu Yang.

What? You could do that? Chu Yang had simply never heard of such an operation before.

He had never played any gacha games in his previous life, yet the situation before him still widened his horizons.

But since he was completely out of options and had to save Huan Huan, he did not voice his complaints over spending a precious Check-in Point.

If there was a way, then there was a way.

With a single thought from him, he immediately saw that one of his Check-in Points was gone.

Including the one he had bought on credit before, and the one he had just used, Chu Yang only had two Check-in Points left.

But Huan Huan had not tricked him. Soon, the system sent him a new message.

Chu Yang understood. This was what he had bought with that Check-in Point.

This one seemed much easier to understand than the "Wordless Heavenly Book" he had drawn earlier.

After examining it for a while, Chu Yang felt that the "basics" of the Great Dou Absorption were somewhat like the Xuan-class low-grade Dou Skill, Absorption Palm, which Xiao Yan had found at the mercenary market in Battle Through the Heavens thanks to Old Yao's powerful soul perception.

Back then, under Old Yao's explanation, Xiao Yan had treated it like a priceless treasure, because it was far more advanced than most of the cultivation methods and Dou Skills in his clan.

At the time, the highest-level cultivation methods and Dou Skills in the Xiao clan were only Xuan-class high-grade. Even those Xuan-class high-grade cultivation methods and Dou Skills could only be practiced by clan elders and people of that rank.

The Absorption Palm Dou Skill hidden within that black iron sheet could be compared to the cultivation methods and Dou Skills practiced by the Xiao clan's other juniors. Once Xiao Yan obtained it, he was practically one step ahead at the starting line of cultivation.

Yet compared to Xiao Yan, Chu Yang now looked down from a much greater height, dismissing the so-called Absorption Palm with contempt.

Because he understood that Absorption Palm was utterly incomparable to the Great Dou Absorption. Compared to the Great Dou Absorption, it was no more than a drop in the ocean.

Still, for the moment, he had no choice but to begin from this step.

Starting the next day, Chu Yang began cultivating the basics of the Great Dou Absorption.

In Battle Through the Heavens, after Xiao Yan obtained Absorption Palm, Old Yao had told him that he was only at the third stage of Dou Qi. He would probably struggle even to absorb a twig, let alone draw out an enemy's vitality. If he encountered an opponent stronger than himself and used it carelessly, he might instead have his own attack power absorbed, as though suffering a backlash.

Later, Old Yao refined a medicinal liquid for Xiao Yan to soak in, helping him cultivate Absorption Palm more effectively.

But Xiao Yan's Absorption Palm never achieved anything remarkable. Its actual use was limited, and in the end, he did not rely on it much in battle to drain others' vitality, much less absorb someone else's Dou Qi and turn it into his own.

The ultimate goal of the Great Dou Absorption, however, was to absorb another person's Dou Qi and claim it for oneself. That was truly wondrous.

Chu Yang knew that Xiao Yan had endured immense hardship throughout his cultivation journey, which was also filled with deadly dangers—such as swallowing Heavenly Flames, an act as perilous as gambling with one's life.

But in this life, after transmigrating to the Dou Qi Continent, he would not need to suffer as Xiao Yan had.

As long as he cultivated the Great Dou Absorption well and used it skillfully, he could directly claim the fruits of others' labor for himself.

That was a shortcut.

Its only drawback was that he had to keep earning Check-in Points to trade with the system for cultivation secrets.

The Dou Qi cultivated by others came in different attributes: red fire-attributed Dou Qi, such as that of the Flame Venerable; white ice-attributed Dou Qi, such as that of the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong; green wind-attributed Dou Qi, such as that of Yun Yun, Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect...

Once he truly grasped the Great Dou Absorption, Chu Yang would need to learn how to categorize the Dou Qi he absorbed from different enemies and of different attributes within the "warehouse" inside his body, refine them separately, and then refine them into a universal type of Dou Qi that could freely transform into whatever type of Dou Qi he needed.

As for how to build this internal warehouse, that was another field of study. Chu Yang felt that he might not be able to fully comprehend it himself. He would probably have to spend Check-in Points to buy insights from the system before he could understand it thoroughly and gain sudden enlightenment.

Furthermore, according to the introduction in the Great Dou Absorption's Wordless Heavenly Book, Chu Yang learned that he could absorb not only human Dou Qi, but even the Dou Qi cultivated by magical beasts. Magical beasts cultivated differently from humans, and most of their Dou Qi was primitive and violent. Refining it was another field of study altogether.

The later stages of cultivating the Great Dou Absorption even claimed that it could absorb the essence of pills and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for one's own use...

It was so miraculous that Chu Yang's head hurt just thinking about it. He had no way to take it all in at once.

Forget it. There was no need to think about such complicated future cultivation matters yet.

He should first comprehend the basics of the Great Dou Absorption, which resembled Absorption Palm!

Once he could begin absorbing Dou Qi, he would first need to construct that warehouse within his body to store Dou Qi of different attributes separately.

Chu Yang estimated that converting those different types of Dou Qi into universal Dou Qi would be another profound subject, and he had no idea how many Check-in Points it would take before he could fully understand it.

Looking at his two remaining Check-in Points, Chu Yang understood that even if he spent them all now, he could not become fat with a single bite when it came to cultivating the Great Dou Absorption.

Some things could not be rushed. He had to take them one step at a time. Even with cheats, what could he do?

At that moment, Chu Yang understood from Huan Huan's tone.

He still had to cultivate a genuine absorbing force like the one Old Yao had prepared for Xiao Yan.

Huan Huan told Chu Yang that he could try refining a low-grade pill called Foundation Building Pill. With the rudimentary alchemy skills of the Medicine Emperor that he currently comprehended, he could successfully refine it himself and did not need to spend Check-in Points to buy new insights from the system.

Foundation Building Pill?

Foundation Building Medicinal Liquid!

That was right. Chu Yang knew about Foundation Building Medicinal Liquid.

He knew that Old Yao had refined Foundation Building Medicinal Liquid for Xiao Yan. It was a spiritual medicine that could improve cultivation efficiency. Xiao Yan had initially relied on its nourishment to cultivate so quickly. Xiao Yan had even taken the Foundation Building Medicinal Liquid to the Miel Auction House to sell for money, allowing him to buy plenty of Medicinal Ingredients for cultivation!

Judging by the timeline, Chu Yang knew that Old Yao had not yet refined Foundation Building Medicinal Liquid for Xiao Yan at this point.

As for Foundation Building Pill, Chu Yang understood without Huan Huan's explanation that it was something a level higher than Foundation Building Medicinal Liquid.

Just like Qi Gathering Pill was superior to Gu He's Qi Gathering Powder.

Originally, Chu Yang planned to rely on cultivating Dou Qi himself. In this new world, he wanted the identity of an alchemist to provide himself with greater protection.

After all, he understood that although he had transmigrated to the Dou Qi Continent, he did not possess an immortal body. If he died by accident, everything would be over.

Therefore, he decided to use Foundation Building Pills to race Xiao Yan in cultivation efficiency.