"Ding! Jade Body has devoured 1 of your Golden Marrow Pills. Cultivation accelerated by 10x. Current Cultivation Multiplier: 14.1!"
Su Zhan used Golden Marrow Pills for another experiment.
Just as expected.
Among Second-grade Pills, Golden Marrow Pills cost several times more than other pills... the reason being that Golden Marrow Pills could strengthen one's muscles and bones, increasing the chances of a Martial Artist successfully breaking through.
Yet the effect they brought was still a 10x acceleration.
It seemed that—
Whether the pills were cheap or expensive,
As long as they were of the same grade, their acceleration effect was exactly the same!
"This is solid now."
"From now on, I'll just buy the cheapest pills!"
"That saves me another huge sum of money."
Su Zhan grew excited.
"Ding! Bloodthirsty Rampage has devoured 1 of your Azure Spirit Jade Pills. Cultivation accelerated by 4x. Current Cultivation Multiplier: 5!"
Hm?
A Second-grade Pill only increased Bloodthirsty Rampage by 4x?
The Azure Spirit Jade Pill was a Second-grade Pill.
A single pill was worth more than 20 Gold Coins!
Even Su Zhan's father might not have been able to afford such an expensive pill.
It was practically among the finest of the Second-grade Pills Su Zhan had bought... yet its final effect was actually the worst?
"No, it's because of the technique!"
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 to cultivate, so naturally, consuming pills of the same grade yields a weaker effect."
That meant that if he wanted to increase the multiplier of an Elite Grade Technique, he would have to spend even more money and resources!
But correspondingly—
Elite Grade Techniques also brought greater returns. Once an Elite Grade Technique developed, the power it unleashed would be anything but ordinary!
Su Zhan was completely certain now.
Since all Second-grade Pills had the same returns anyway,
He would buy the cheapest ones and boost their cultivation speed like crazy!
Bloodthirsty Rampage: "These pills... really do have an accelerating effect!"
Jade Body: "How about that? Didn't I tell you that following Boss wouldn't leave you at a loss?"
Nine Fire Saber: "Hehehe, does Fourth Brother believe it now? Boss is Boss. Did you think those two words were just thrown around for nothing?"
Basic Qi and Blood Method: "Mmm~ The effects of these pills really are amazing. My current acceleration multiplier is already close to 14x!"
Bloodthirsty Rampage: "14x?! Why does mine only feel like around 5x?"
Jade Body: "Why are you only at 5x? Oh, I remember now. You're an Elite Grade Technique, so it's normal for the pill's effect to be weaker."
Basic Qi and Blood Method: "The higher a technique's grade, the lower the gains naturally are. But for an Elite Grade Technique, 5x already counts as a massive increase in speed!"
Eldest Brother was right.
Previously, Bloodthirsty Rampage needed 346 days to reach the Primary Grade.
Now that its speed had increased to 5x, it only needed 69 days!
Basic Qi and Blood Method: "You should thank Boss. Without Boss helping you, how could you enjoy the benefits of such accelerated cultivation?"
Bloodthirsty Rampage: "Th-Thank you, Boss..."
It was obvious that it was still somewhat reluctant.
Su Zhan said generously, "From now on, we're all family. No need to stand on ceremony!"
Of course I have to let you accelerate as hard as you can and enjoy the benefits.
Only when you grow stronger can I grow stronger!
"Keep going!"
Su Zhan did not stop. In one go, he fed all the pills and Spirit Weapons he had bought to the techniques.
A moment later.
Basic Qi and Blood Method: "That felt so good to eat~"
Nine Fire Saber: "Me too. Thank you for your generosity, Boss!"
Jade Body: "My multiplier shot through the roof this round. So good!"
Bloodthirsty Rampage: "My cultivation multiplier is now roughly... 8x the original! In just over a month, I'll be able to step into the Primary Grade!"
Every one of the techniques was immensely satisfied.
Su Zhan opened the Character Attribute Panel:
Host: Su Zhan Realm: Beginner Quasi-Martial Artist Beginner Grade Technique, Basic Qi and Blood Method (Primary Grade): 25.95x Beginner Grade Technique, Nine Fire Saber (Primary Grade): 11.95x Beginner Grade Technique, Jade Body (Primary Grade): 26x Elite Grade Technique, Bloodthirsty Rampage (No Level): 8.3x ...
"Basic Qi and Blood Method is at 26x. In 3.8 days—less than four days—it can reach the Intermediate Grade!"
"Nine Fire Saber is at 10x. It can reach the Intermediate Grade in 8.5 days!"
"Jade Body is at 26x. It can reach the Intermediate Grade in 3.5 days!"
"Bloodthirsty Rampage is at 10.3x. It can reach the Primary Grade in 41.6 days!"
"This feels incredible~~~"
Su Zhan casually pulled out a calculator and did the math.
Good heavens, each of them could reach the Intermediate Grade in just a few days.
More talented than geniuses themselves!
Calling it monstrous would not be an exaggeration!
The thought of rapidly growing stronger while lying down filled Su Zhan with delight.
"Once I get stronger, I'll be qualified to take hunting missions and kill vicious beasts!"
"Then I can sell the vicious beasts' corpses or feed them to Bloodthirsty Rampage, using that to keep rolling the snowball bigger and bigger!"
"So comfortable~"
The smile on Su Zhan's face could not be concealed.
"There's only one problem now: how do I increase the number of slots in the Cultivation Method Chat Group?"
"It can't possibly stay at just these four techniques forever, right?"
Su Zhan had already thought of this on his way back.
He had asked the techniques about it, but they knew nothing when questioned.
He wanted to ask the system, but just like before, the system gave no response at all.
In the future, he would still have to cultivate Earth Grade, Heaven Grade, and even higher-grade techniques... naturally, the more slots he had, the better!
"I'll figure it out slowly. First, I'll bring these four techniques to Perfection!"
"This time, Martial Sciences is completely secure!"
Su Zhan's eyes flickered. "Martial Sciences class placement is coming up soon, right? Not only will I choose Martial Sciences, I'll also get into the Elite Class!"
If it could be called the Elite Class—
There was no doubt that it received the most abundant cultivation resources.
Not only would pills, Spirit Weapons, and techniques all be provided, students could even come into contact with many things ordinary students had no way of knowing!
Su Zhan had never dared to dream of it before.
But now?
No dream was too extravagant!
The next day.
Over the following days, Su Zhan entered full slacker mode.
Other students had to pour in tremendous effort, energy, and time to study their techniques and ponder cultivation... and whenever they encountered something they did not understand, they had to ask teachers for guidance and explanations.
Su Zhan, on the other hand—
Every day, he either held his phone and browsed all sorts of forums and information, or chatted nonsense with the techniques, discussing which nearby classmates had advanced in realm and whose techniques had improved.
As for listening attentively in class?
Cultivating diligently?
Did he need to?
Even if he slept in class, the techniques could cultivate automatically. Those classmates in the classroom could train until they coughed up blood and still never catch up to him!
"This child... is probably finished."
After the teachers discovered Su Zhan's slacker behavior, they could only sigh and shake their heads.
The classmates also noticed that Su Zhan was "giving up on himself," but they were instead glad. One less competitor was always a good thing.
On the fourth day.
Su Zhan was happily scrolling through his phone when a notification suddenly sounded in his mind:
"Ding! Congratulations, Host! Your technique Jade Body has successfully broken through and reached the Intermediate Grade!"
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