Cultivation Techniques Automatically Cultivate and Double

Now it was Su Zhan's turn to be a bit stunned.

Cultivating and getting stronger every moment, without pause?

Su Zhan quickly asked, "What's going on?"

Basic Qi and Blood Technique: "From the moment our intelligence awakened, we've been cultivating automatically 24/7."

Nine Fire Saber: "Yeah, boss, I thought this was a perk you gave us!"

Jade Body: "Thanks, boss. At this cultivation speed, I figure I can break through to Intermediate in about 93 days!"

Nine Fire Saber: "Then I, Third Brother, will advance faster than you—I only need 85 days!"

Jade Body: "Wait, how did I become Third Brother?"

Nine Fire Saber: "Basic Qi and Blood Technique was the first to follow the boss, so he's naturally Big Brother. You followed the boss after me, so of course you're Third Brother!"

Jade Body: "No way, I don't accept that!"

In the group chat, the techniques were already chattering and arguing over seniority.

Su Zhan, however, revealed a look of pleasant surprise.

The techniques were all cultivating automatically, non-stop!

Didn't this mean he could get stronger just by lying down?

Not only that, through their conversations, he could even know exactly how long each needed to break through...

"Fatty, let me ask you something—what's the fastest record you know for raising a Beginner Grade Technique from Beginner to Intermediate?" Su Zhan asked, as if possessed.

"If we're talking about the world record, I really don't know." The fatty took a sip of his happy water. "But I've heard that Yu Yanbin, the so-called number one genius at our school, only took 13 days to successfully raise a Beginner Grade Technique from Beginner to Intermediate. Shocked quite a few people!"

"Truly a genius!"

Su Zhan couldn't help but sigh.

Thirteen days—less than half a month—and he could cultivate a Beginner Grade Technique from Beginner to Intermediate!

As for him.

Ninety-three days, and that was with non-stop, 24-hour frantic cultivation just to break through.

If he only cultivated eight hours a day, the time would triple, coming to a full 279 days!

More than twenty times slower than that genius.

His Lowest Grade cultivation aptitude really lived up to its name.

But Su Zhan wasn't discouraged; instead, he was excited.

Sure, the time needed was a bit long.

But the beauty was that he didn't have to cultivate, didn't have to study, didn't have to waste energy and effort pondering—he could get stronger just lying down!

And don't forget.

A genius could only focus on advancing one technique, but he could advance two, even three, all at once!

Comparing it like that, his advancement speed wasn't slow at all!

"Right, there's also Basic Qi and Blood Method."

Su Zhan decisively asked in the group: "Basic Qi and Blood Method, what about you? How long until you can upgrade?"

Basic Qi and Blood Method: "Boss, I need 101 days to advance to Intermediate."

101 days.

93 days.

85 days.

All around three months.

"Reaching Intermediate Quasi-Martial Artist in three months isn't actually slow. With a year and a half until the college entrance exams, I should have enough time to reach the Martial Artist realm. Then I'll be qualified to apply for a Martial Sciences University!"

Su Zhan's heart surged with excitement.

Suddenly.

A status panel unfolded before him:

Host: Su Zhan

Realm: Beginner Quasi-Martial Artist

Beginner Grade Technique, Basic Qi and Blood Method (Beginner): 1x

Beginner Grade Technique, Nine Fire Saber (Beginner): 1x

Beginner Grade Technique, Jade Body (Beginner): 1x

"I understand everything else, but this '1x'... is a bit suspicious."

"Wait!"

Su Zhan quickly reacted, a look of shock spreading across his face: "Could it be... that the automatic cultivation speed of the techniques can double?!"

If it could really double, that would be insane!

A factor of 1 or 2 wouldn't matter much.

But if it increased to 10 or 100 times, then damn, wouldn't that cultivation speed shoot straight through the roof?!

"System, say something!"

Su Zhan was desperate for confirmation—this was a matter of life and death for him.

Yet the system had shown no reaction since it activated.

He couldn't ask the system.

So Su Zhan had to turn to the techniques instead.

Su Zhan: "Everyone, do you know anything about cultivation acceleration?"

Basic Qi and Blood Method: "Cultivation acceleration?"

Nine Fire Saber: "Boss, are you serious?! We can speed up cultivation too?"

Jade Body: "Ooh ooh ooh, if we can really speed up, that'd be huge! We'd definitely surpass those other techniques in no time!"

Clearly, they had no clue about this.

Su Zhan: "I can help you accelerate cultivation, but I need to know each of your traits so I can tailor the acceleration for you."

Su Zhan didn't give up, trying to find a breakthrough from the techniques.

Nine Fire Saber: "Traits? What traits?"

Su Zhan: "In simple terms, what do you want? What do you crave?"

Jade Body: "I've got one! I really want to eat something!"

Su Zhan: "Eat something? You can eat?!"

Now it was Su Zhan's turn to be puzzled.

Techniques eating things—that was a bit of a stretch in imagination.

Jade Body: "Boss, I want to eat elixirs!"

Basic Qi and Blood Technique: "Me too!"

Su Zhan's mouth twitched.

You sure know how to pick your treats!

Elixirs.

In this world, they were special supplements for martial artists.

Ordinary-grade elixirs could quickly restore qi and blood, heal wounds, aid cultivation, cleanse the bones and tendons, and much more.

If they were higher-grade, they even had miraculous effects like regenerating flesh from bone or breaking through cultivation bottlenecks!

And that was exactly why.

Elixir prices were absurdly high!

Even a random 1st-grade elixir cost at least several gold coins to start.

For 2nd-grade, 3rd-grade, 4th-grade, or even higher, hundreds or tens of thousands of gold coins wasn't an exaggeration... they were luxuries only noble families could afford.

Right now, Su Zhan had only a few silver coins on him.

With the exchange rate of 100 copper coins = 1 silver coin, and 100 silver coins = 1 gold coin.

Even his father only earned a hundred gold coins a year.

You say you want to eat elixirs?

Might as well just eat him instead!

Nine Fire Saber: "I'm not that interested in elixirs, but I want to eat that Spirit Weapon in that guy's hand over there!"

Huh?!

Su Zhan's eyes flickered.

Basic Qi and Blood Technique and Jade Body were body-tempering techniques that strengthened the physique and qi and blood.

They craved elixirs.

Meanwhile, Nine Fire Saber was a weapon technique that enhanced weapon usage skills, so it craved Spirit Weapons.

Su Zhan caught the key point: what the techniques craved was tied to their own category and traits!

Su Zhan: "I don't have any elixirs for now, but I do have one bottle of Qi and Blood Enhancer."

As a Beginner Quasi-Martial Artist.

Every month, the school distributed one free bottle of Qi and Blood Enhancer to help surge qi and blood and aid cultivation.

Originally, Su Zhan planned to use it himself, but with his Lowest Grade talent revealed, using it would just be a waste.

Now it could come in handy.