Outrageous.
Utterly outrageous!
He was a dignified Advanced Martial General. He had seen no fewer than dozens, if not hundreds, of exceptional geniuses... yet not a single one had broken through for no apparent reason just by riding in a taxi.
The key was that, without entering any state of cultivation at all, his technique had suddenly advanced.
What... what kind of nonsense was this?
"Could this be... an epiphany?"
Elder Feng thought of the only possible explanation.
An epiphany was precisely this sort of state.
You might casually eat something, admire the scenery, recite a poem, paint a picture... or even accidentally glimpse something, and immediately attain enlightenment and break through on the spot.
Epiphanies could be encountered but never sought.
To this day, Elder Feng had only heard of people attaining epiphanies; he had never witnessed one with his own eyes... this was absolutely unprecedented!
"Could it be that he became an Advanced Quasi-Martial Artist with the Lowest Grade aptitude not through Talent Aptitude, but through comprehension?"
"Then just how terrifying would his comprehension have to be?"
Talent Aptitude determined how quickly you progressed in cultivating a technique.
Comprehension, meanwhile, determined whether you could successfully break through.
But generally, those with good Talent Aptitude did not have poor comprehension... likewise, those with exceptional comprehension would not have terrible Talent Aptitude.
Only a very small number of people were lopsided in one aspect.
Su Zhan was very likely one of those rare few!
"This truly defies all reason..."
Meanwhile, inside the taxi.
"All three Beginner Grade Techniques have reached Advanced!"
The breakthrough of Nine Fire Saber sent the Cultivation Method Chat Group into an uproar of excitement.
Su Zhan's heart surged with emotion as well.
With the Advanced Nine Fire Saber bolstering him, his strength had grown greater, and the power he could unleash would be even stronger!
Su Zhan: "Nine Fire, how long until you reach Minor Accomplishment?"
Nine Fire Saber: "Boss, based on the current speed, it will only take around four days!"
Four days to go from Advanced to Minor Accomplishment.
Who wouldn't be captivated by that?
Furthermore, Basic Qi and Blood Method only needed thirteen days to reach Minor Accomplishment, Jade Body only twelve days, while Bloodthirsty Rampage had an even shorter eight days remaining.
"Today, I can give them another huge burst of acceleration!"
Thinking of this, Su Zhan beamed with delight, his mood incomparably cheerful.
But while he was happy.
Elder Feng took a long time to recover, making all sorts of conjectures and letting his imagination run wild as he tried to analyze exactly why Su Zhan had broken through.
Soon.
Elder Feng watched Su Zhan enter the Free Trade Market.
Only a few minutes later did he follow him inside.
"Does he know someone here?"
Elder Feng spotted Su Zhan at a glance. Su Zhan walked familiarly to a stall and spoke with an Advanced Martial Artist.
The Advanced Martial Artist seemed shocked by the item in Su Zhan's hand and took him to the trade market's "temporary meeting room."
The temporary meeting rooms were specially prepared for major transactions, and the rental fee alone was as high as 50 Gold Coins per hour.
Unable to see Su Zhan, Elder Feng was not worried in the slightest. In the Free Trade Market, even Advanced Martial Generals did not dare act rashly... because its protector was none other than the City Lord of Heaven City!
About half an hour later.
The temporary meeting room door opened. Su Zhan emerged, while the Advanced Martial Artist wore a broad smile and treated Su Zhan with considerably more respect.
"Did he sell the cultivation resources the young master gave him? Or did he exchange them for something else?"
Elder Feng pondered.
Then he saw that Su Zhan did not leave the Free Trade Market, but instead went straight to rent a private Cultivation Room.
"Is he finally going to start cultivating?"
Elder Feng's Spiritual Sense was completely blocked and cut off by the Cultivation Room.
He simply found a secluded corner outside and waited silently, keeping watch over everything around him at all times.
At the same time.
Inside the Cultivation Room.
"Alright, alright, I know you're all starving."
"Approved. Everything is approved!"
At Su Zhan's command.
"Ding! Basic Qi and Blood Method has devoured 1 of your Attack Blood Pills. Cultivation accelerated by 20x. Current Cultivation Multiplier: 71.05x!"
"Ding! Nine Fire Saber has devoured 1 of your High-grade Spirit Weapons. Cultivation accelerated by 50x. Current Cultivation Multiplier: 169.45x!"
"Ding! Jade Body has devoured 1 of your Attack Blood Pills. Cultivation accelerated by 20x. Current Cultivation Multiplier: 72.3x!"
"Ding! Bloodthirsty Rampage has devoured 1 drop of your Crimson Sun Python Blood. Cultivation accelerated by 20x. Current Cultivation Multiplier: 47.1x!"
"..."
Notifications popped up like mad.
A sharp gleam burst from Su Zhan's eyes.
"Grade 3 Pills, High-grade Spirit Weapons, B-grade Fierce Beast Blood... they really weren't exaggerating!"
Every one of them raised the multiplier by dozens of times.
Every one of them caused the multiplier to soar dramatically.
Just like this.
In merely a few seconds.
"Ding! Basic Qi and Blood Method's multiplier has reached 100x. New function unlocked: [Cultivation Avatar]!"
"Ding! Jade Body's multiplier has reached 100x. New function unlocked: [Cultivation Avatar]!"
"Ding! Bloodthirsty Rampage's multiplier has reached 100x. New function unlocked: [Cultivation Avatar]!"
The three techniques successively reached 100x and successively unlocked Cultivation Avatar.
Jade Body: "I can transform into an avatar now! Boss, summon me already—I want to see the world!"
Basic Qi and Blood Method: "Cultivation Avatar has been unlocked. I'm so excited."
Bloodthirsty Rampage: "I thought I'd have to wait a long time, but it actually unlocked for all of us at once... I wonder what the real world looks like?"
Nine Fire Saber: "Congratulations, congratulations! In a little while, us four brothers will finally get to meet!"
Its twenty-four-hour cooldown was nearly over as well.
All four techniques were eagerly anticipating this moment.
However, Su Zhan was in no hurry.
Instead, he waited for them to devour the treasures and continue increasing their multipliers... while his gaze remained fixed on the growth of Nine Fire Saber's multiplier.
"Ding! Nine Fire Saber's multiplier has reached 200x. New function unlocked: [Cultivation Avatar - Stage Two]!"
It was here!
This was what Su Zhan had been waiting for.
Since reaching 100x could unlock a new function, Su Zhan wanted to see whether 200x would unlock an additional one... and, as expected, it truly did!
However, the name made it clear that this was not an entirely new function, but an enhancement built upon Cultivation Avatar.
"[Cultivation Avatar - Stage Two]: The duration a technique can exist is increased to 3 hours!"
So that was it.
At 200x, the existence duration increased... and by no small amount. It went straight from one hour to three hours, meaning he could reap three times the previous rewards!
"Yesterday, I gave two techniques a bit of 2x and 4x acceleration. With triple the rewards this time, that can become 6x and 12x acceleration... even 15 Gold Coins can become at least 45 Gold Coins!"
"And that's only the avatar income from one technique. With all four avatars together, that means fourfold gains... now, I'm really going to strike it rich!"
The joy on Su Zhan's face was practically overflowing, while wild elation brewed in his heart.
If he had not known Elder Feng was waiting outside, and feared drawing attention, he would definitely have thrown back his head and laughed loudly, venting the excitement and exhilaration in his heart.
Finally.
As the last treasure was completely consumed, Su Zhan looked at his brand-new Character Attribute Panel:
Host: Su Zhan Realm: Advanced Quasi-Martial Artist Beginner Grade Technique, Basic Qi and Blood Method (Advanced): 178.71x [Cultivation Avatar - Stage One] Beginner Grade Technique, Nine Fire Saber (Advanced): 269.32x [Cultivation Avatar - Stage Two] Beginner Grade Technique, Jade Body (Advanced): 172.37x [Cultivation Avatar - Stage One] Elite Grade Technique, Bloodthirsty Rampage (No Level): 105.28x [Cultivation Avatar - Stage One]
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