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"Ding! Jade Body has devoured one of your Golden Marrow Pills, cultivation accelerated 10 times, current Cultivation Multiplier: 14.1!"

Su Zhan experimented with the Golden Marrow Pill again.

Sure enough.

Among Second-grade Pills, the Golden Marrow Pill cost several tenths more than other pills... the reason being that it strengthened bones and tendons, boosting the success rate of breakthroughs for Martial Artists.

Yet the effect it brought was still a 10 times acceleration.

Now it seemed.

Whether cheap or expensive pills.

As long as the grade was the same, the acceleration effect was identical!

"This is settled."

"From now on, I'll just buy the cheapest pills!"

"That saves a huge expense right away."

Su Zhan grew excited.

"Ding! Bloodthirsty Rampage has devoured one of your Azure Spirit Jade Pills, cultivation accelerated 4 times, current Cultivation Multiplier: 5!"

Hm?

A Second-grade Pill only boosted Bloodthirsty Rampage by 4 times?

The Azure Spirit Jade Pill was a Second-grade Pill after all.

Each one cost over 20 Gold Coins!

Even Su Zhan's father might not be able to afford such expensive pills.

It was the standout among the batch of Second-grade Pills Su Zhan had bought... yet its final effect was the worst?

"No, it's the technique's fault!"

Su Zhan quickly figured it out. "The others are all Beginner Grade Techniques, while Bloodthirsty Rampage is an Elite Grade Technique. It's inherently harder, so when devouring pills of the same grade, its effect is naturally smaller."

This meant that to boost the multiplier of an Elite Grade Technique, he'd need to spend more resources!

But on the flip side.

Elite Grade Techniques also had greater returns. Once an Elite Grade Technique grew, its power when unleashed would be extraordinary!

Su Zhan was now fully resolved.

Since the benefits of Second-grade Pills were all the same.

He'd just buy the cheapest ones and speed up like crazy!

Bloodthirsty Rampage: "This pill... really does have an acceleration effect!"

Jade Body: "See? Didn't I tell you following the boss wouldn't be a loss?"

Nine Fire Saber: "Hehehe, Fourth Brother convinced now? The boss is the boss, or do you think that title's just for show?"

Basic Qi and Blood Method: "Mm~ The pill's effect is truly miraculous. My current acceleration multiplier is nearly 14 times!"

Bloodthirsty Rampage: "14 times?! Why do I only feel about 5 times?"

Jade Body: "How are you only at 5 times? Oh, I remember now, you're an Elite Grade Technique. It's normal for the pill's potency to be a bit less."

Basic Qi and Blood Method: "The higher the technique grade, the lower the benefit. But 5 times is already a massive speed boost for an Elite Grade Technique!"

The big brother was right.

Before, Bloodthirsty Rampage needed 346 days to reach Primary Grade.

Now, with a 5 times boost, it only needed 69 days!

Basic Qi and Blood Method: "You should thank the boss. Without his help, how could you enjoy such cultivation acceleration benefits?"

Bloodthirsty Rampage: "Th... thank you, boss..."

It was clear he still had some reluctance.

Su Zhan said generously, "From now on, we're all family. No need for formalities!"

Of course, I'll let you all speed up and enjoy the benefits.

Only when you're strong can I become stronger!

"Keep going!"

Su Zhan didn't stop. He fed all the pills and Spirit Weapons he'd bought to the techniques in one go.

A moment later.

Basic Qi and Blood Method: "That felt so good~"

Nine Fire Saber: "Me too, thanks to the boss's generosity!"

Jade Body: "This round, my multiplier shot straight up. Awesome!"

Bloodthirsty Rampage: "My current cultivation multiplier is about... 8 times the original! In just over a month, I can step into Primary Grade!"

The cultivation methods were all immensely satisfied.

Su Zhan opened his Character Attribute Panel:

Host: Su Zhan

Realm: Beginner Quasi-Martial Artist

Beginner Grade Technique, Basic Qi and Blood Method (Beginner): 25.95x

Beginner Grade Technique, Nine Fire Saber (Beginner): 11.95x

Beginner Grade Technique, Jade Body (Beginner): 26x

Elite Grade Technique, Bloodthirsty Rampage (No Level): 8.3x

"Basic Qi and Blood Method at 26x, 3.8 days—less than four days to reach Intermediate!"

"Nine Fire Saber at 10x, 8.5 days to reach Intermediate!"

"Jade Body at 26x, 3.5 days to reach Intermediate!"

"Bloodthirsty Rampage at 10.3x, 41.6 days to reach Beginner!"

"This is way too satisfying~~~"

Su Zhan casually pulled out a calculator and ran the numbers.

That stuff—each one reaching Intermediate in just a few days.

More talented than a genius!

Calling him a prodigy wouldn't even be an exaggeration!

The thought that he could lie back and grow stronger fast put Su Zhan in an absolutely great mood.

"Once I'm stronger, I'll be qualified to take on hunting missions and kill ferocious beasts!"

"Then I'll sell the beast corpses or feed them to Bloodthirsty Rampage to keep the snowball rolling!"

"So comfortable~"

A smile he couldn't hide spread across Su Zhan's face.

"The only problem now is: how do I increase the number of seats in the Cultivation Method Chat Group?"

"I can't just be stuck with these four methods forever, right?"

He'd already thought about this on the way back.

He'd asked the methods about it, but they had no clue.

He tried asking the system, but it stayed completely silent, just like before.

In the future, he'd still need to cultivate Earth-grade, Heaven-grade, and even higher-level techniques... the more seats, the better!

"I'll figure it out slowly. For now, I'll just push these four methods to Perfection!"

"Martial Sciences is completely locked in this time!"

Su Zhan's eyes flickered. "It's almost time for the Martial Sciences class placement, isn't it? I'm not just picking Martial Sciences—I'm getting into the Elite Class!"

Being called the Elite Class.

No doubt about it—they got the richest cultivation resources.

Not only elixirs, Spirit Weapons, and techniques were provided, but they even got access to things ordinary students could never know about!

Before, Su Zhan wouldn't have dared to dream of it.

But now?

He couldn't dream big enough!

The next day.

Over the following days, Su Zhan went full slacker mode.

Other students had to pour immense effort, energy, and time into studying techniques, pondering cultivation... and when they didn't understand something, they had to ask the teacher for guidance.

Su Zhan, on the other hand.

Every day, he was either scrolling through forums on his phone, browsing all kinds of info, or chatting and joking with the cultivation methods, gossiping about which classmates had broken through in realm or improved their techniques.

As for paying attention in class?

Training hard?

Did he need to?

Even if he slept through class, the methods would cultivate automatically. The classmates in this classroom could train until they coughed blood and still never catch up to him!

"This kid... he's probably a lost cause."

After noticing Su Zhan's slacker behavior, the teachers sighed and shook their heads.

The students also picked up on Su Zhan "giving up on himself," but they were actually relieved—one less competitor was always a good thing.

On the fourth day.

Su Zhan was happily scrolling through his phone when a notification rang in his mind:

"Ding! Congratulations, host. Your technique Jade Body has successfully broken through and reached the Intermediate realm!"