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Lu Zhen had naturally noticed what people were saying in the marketplace.
But he did not care much.
Someone was simply making an issue of it.
They wanted to roast him over the fire. But if he displayed enough strength at the end of the month, that idle gossip could do nothing to him.
A dozen or so days passed in the blink of an eye.
The end of the month arrived.
Green Vine District, Lu Zhen's residence.
Thirty days.
A full month of grueling cultivation had come to an end.
"Settle."
Lu Zhen stirred his will.
[Accumulation Before Breakthrough: Monthly Settlement initiated] [Assessing this month's cultivation foundation...] [Thirty days of uninterrupted cultivation; consumed thirty portions of Profound Entry-grade foundation-nourishing Spirit Medicine] [Ten hours of cultivation at the Primordial Pressure Chamber's limit; gazed directly upon the primal laws of the Great Wilderness and comprehended their origin] [Base gains: martial technique experience +3M, movement technique experience +3M, Physique experience +5M, General Experience +27M] [Level bonus triggered: Daily Settlement Level Lv.15 (Monthly Base Critical Multiplier ×30)]
The light screen paused briefly, then its text suddenly turned dark gold.
[Calculating this month's overall rating...] [Rating: mid Ninth-Rank] [Additional rating bonus triggered: final gains ×12]
Lu Zhen's eyelid twitched sharply.
The numbers on the light screen began to race upward.
[Final gains (30×12):] [Martial technique experience +1080M] [Movement technique experience +1080M] [Physique experience +1800M] [General Experience +9720M] [Myriad Streams Return to Origin trait triggered: Daily Settlement Level experience +13680M]
Lu Zhen stared at the dizzying strings of numbers on the light screen.
Experience in the billions!
This was the terrifying power of Accumulation Before Breakthrough.
Then—
The light screen jolted, bursting with dazzling golden light.
``` [This month's accumulated foundation is sufficiently deep]
[Accumulation Before Breakthrough exclusive