Hearing the system prompt, Chen Changqing was greatly shocked.
"Threefold?"
"I never expected these AFK Points to increase AFK speed by so much."
"It's a pity there are too few AFK Points—only a little over a thousand."
"If I had more AFK Points, then after exchanging them, wouldn't the speed of AFK cultivation become even faster?"
At this thought, Chen Changqing's spirits soared.
"Back in Green Creek Village, I only obtained AFK Points by killing those Demon Sect cultivators."
"I wonder if there are other ways to obtain AFK Points besides killing people?"
Chen Changqing's thoughts swirled.
He discovered that as his strength steadily grew, many of the system's functions were gradually being unlocked.
"Phew!"
As he thought, Chen Changqing let out a long breath and muttered to himself,
"I should be content."
"Being able to triple AFK efficiency is already quite good."
"This increase in efficiency exchanged for one thousand AFK Points probably won't last forever."
Chen Changqing pondered silently.
He knew full well that the threefold AFK efficiency was probably only temporary.
"I just wonder how long it will last?"
After thinking it over, Chen Changqing came back to himself and did not dwell on it any longer.
He got up and headed toward the mountain gate. He still had to switch shifts with Ran Hua.
Time flowed on.
Before he knew it, several months had passed.
During this period, Chen Changqing remained as low-key as ever.
His days were leisurely. Every day, he slept until he woke naturally, then went to the mountain gate to relieve Ran Hua on guard duty.
No one knew that behind his seemingly carefree life, the system was frantically AFK cultivating for him.
"It's already been several months."
"This threefold cultivation speed still hasn't ended?"
At the Mount Shu Sect mountain gate, Chen Changqing muttered softly.
Earlier, he had spent one thousand AFK Points to exchange for triple AFK speed.
He had originally thought it would be used up after lasting a few days.
Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, several months had passed, yet the threefold AFK efficiency was still active?
"No need to rush."
"The longer it lasts, the better. This is triple AFK efficiency."
"It's equivalent to one day counting as three."
Chen Changqing murmured to himself, not in any hurry to claim the AFK results.
Soon, it was the fourth quarter of the Rooster hour.
Chen Changqing closed the mountain gate and headed toward the Half-Mountain Cabin where he lived.
After returning to his residence, he simply prepared something to eat.
At present, Chen Changqing's cultivation was still at the Qi Refining realm.
Cultivators at this stage needed to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to increase their strength.
Although their physiques were stronger than ordinary people's, they still needed food to maintain their bodily functions.
Only after reaching Foundation Establishment could one abstain from food and survive without eating.
"After all these months, the vital essence in my dantian hasn't increased much!"
After eating, Chen Changqing sat alone in the courtyard, gazing at the lonely moon hanging high in the sky.
Because of the threefold acceleration, he had not hurried to claim the AFK results.
Over the past few months, he had barely cultivated on his own, so the vital essence in his body naturally had not improved much.
"Could claiming the AFK results later let me reach Foundation Establishment in a single step?"
Such a thought suddenly arose in Chen Changqing's mind.
At that thought, he hurriedly shook his head.
"I'd better not think too much."
"The Qi Refining technique I cultivate is the inherently difficult Nine Turns Qi Refining Art."
"Even with triple acceleration, it probably won't let me cultivate all the way to Foundation Establishment in one step."
After calming his mind, Chen Changqing yawned and returned to his room, where he fell sound asleep.
This sleep lasted straight through until the next day.
At this time, Chen Changqing was still sleeping deeply when a burst of urgent knocking suddenly startled him awake.
"Knock, knock..."
"Senior Brother Chen!!"
Ran Hua's voice came from outside the courtyard gate.
Chen Changqing woke up, dressed himself, and got up to open the courtyard gate, his eyes still bleary with sleep.
Before he could say anything, Ran Hua excitedly said,
"Senior Brother Chen! I broke through to the Qi Refining realm!"
Ran Hua's face was full of excitement, and even his cheeks had flushed red.
He had entered the sect later than Chen Changqing, but in the beginning, his cultivation speed had far surpassed Chen Changqing's.
While Chen Changqing was still in the Qi Nourishing realm, he had already reached the late stage of Body Refining.
Who would have thought that Chen Changqing's cultivation speed would suddenly soar afterward?
He broke through again and again.
Before long, he had surpassed Ran Hua!
Seeing Chen Changqing cultivate so rapidly naturally dealt Ran Hua no small blow.
He cultivated even more diligently every day.
Heaven did not disappoint those with resolve. Today, he had finally broken through to the Qi Refining realm, and he had come at once to share this good news with Chen Changqing.
Hearing Ran Hua's words, Chen Changqing smiled faintly.
"Congratulations, Junior Brother Ran!"
As he said this, Chen Changqing's tone was exceedingly calm.
Seeing this, a trace of awkwardness surfaced on Ran Hua's face.
Especially when he thought of Chen Changqing's cultivation speed, he could not help but smile bitterly inwardly.
"Compared to Senior Brother Chen's monstrous cultivation speed..."
"My speed is practically a snail crawling!"
"I wonder how Senior Brother Chen cultivates every day?"
Ran Hua sighed to himself.
When he had previously seen Chen Changqing constantly breaking through, he had been extremely curious and wanted to know how Chen Changqing cultivated.
Unfortunately, when he asked, Chen Changqing never gave him the specifics, saying every time that he had merely broken through by luck.
For this reason, Ran Hua had even secretly observed Chen Changqing.
He discovered that aside from his regular duty guarding the mountain gate, Chen Changqing spent every day sleeping.
It even made Ran Hua suspect that perhaps Chen Changqing could cultivate simply by sleeping.
After spacing out for a moment, Ran Hua quickly came back to himself.
Then, he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said,
"Right, Senior Brother Chen."
"The Outer Sect Grand Competition is imminent."
"In another ten days, the elders will select those participating in this Outer Sect Grand Competition."
"It's a pity that I've only just broken through to the Qi Refining realm. There's simply no chance for me to perform."
"But Senior Brother Chen, you have a great deal of hope!"
Chen Changqing smiled indifferently.
"Not necessarily. We'll see how the elders decide when the time comes."
Afterward, Ran Hua chatted with Chen Changqing for a few more sentences before bidding farewell and leaving.
"Ten days from now?"
Chen Changqing's eyes brightened.
In the past, an outer sect disciple with mediocre aptitude like him would not even have been qualified to participate.
But now, with the system in hand, why should he remain low-key?
"I wonder whether this threefold acceleration will end before the Outer Sect Grand Competition begins?"
"If it hasn't ended by then, I may have no choice but to claim the AFK results temporarily."
Just as Chen Changqing was lost in thought, the system prompt suddenly sounded in his mind:
[Ding!] [The threefold AFK acceleration was a one-time effect and has ended!] [AFK time: 91 days.] [Practiced Nine Turns Qi Refining Art ×3200 times!] [Would you like to claim the AFK results?]
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