Buzhou

Buzhou: Accumulate Spiritual Machine, strengthen the physique.

Cultivation method: (directly skipped by Zhou Bai)

Laziness Qi (0/300)

With a thought from Zhou Bai, Laziness Qi was rapidly consumed, instantly dropping by 300 points and becoming 410 points.

Daoization Degree: 0%

Primordial Spirit Value: 99

Divine Map: Nine Calamities of Heaven and Man

Laziness Qi: 410

At the same time, the star point called Buzhou was instantly lit up, radiating a blazing light that was exceptionally conspicuous on the Supreme Unity Disc.

The instant the star point lit up, Zhou Bai felt an enormous amount of Spiritual Machine surge into the sinews, flesh, and bones throughout his body. It was as though he had been inflated; his body kept swelling, as if it were about to explode.

But when that explosive sensation reached its limit, Zhou Bai felt his body gradually tighten again. Surging power overflowed from every muscle, filling his body until he could not help but let out a roar.

Only after a long while did the abnormal changes within his body gradually cease. Zhou Bai let out a deep breath and looked at himself. He was drenched in sweat, his clothes soaked through.

Zhou Bai slowly stood up and looked at his palm. With a slight clench, he felt strength several times greater than before surging back and forth between his palm and arm.

After cultivating the star point "Buzhou," Zhou Bai felt that his strength, speed, explosive power, and endurance had all greatly improved. Throwing two casual punches produced crackling pops.

"Awesome!" Zhou Bai excitedly swung his fist, but his body suddenly staggered, and he nearly fell to the floor.

"Not good. My physical qualities improved too much all at once—at least one or two times what they were before. I'm not used to it yet."

Thinking this, Zhou Bai slowly moved his limbs, adapting to his suddenly enhanced physique.

After taking a few steps, he accidentally kicked a chair and directly shattered the wooden chair beside him into a pile of wreckage.

In fact, if an ordinary person diligently cultivated the first star point according to its method, it would take two weeks at the fastest and even two months at the slowest. Yet Zhou Bai had completed it in an instant.

"Damn it, this guy is getting stronger and stronger. I need to hurry up and cultivate too." Seeing this, Christina thought for a moment, then hurriedly urged, "Zhou Bai, when are you going to get me a breathing technique? I want to cultivate Primordial Spirit Power."

Zhou Bai said, "Can't you do it yourself?"

Christina said, "I can, but I want a more advanced one. Donghua Dao School definitely has lots of breathing techniques, so borrow one for me."

"Got it. Wait a bit first, I'll cultivate some more." Zhou Bai rubbed his chin, focused his consciousness on the Supreme Unity Disc, and looked at the information for the next star point.

Buzhou—Foundation: Improve the body's adaptability to Spiritual Machine. As long as one can come into contact with Spiritual Machine, it can increase the recovery speed of the fleshly body and slightly increase strength and explosive power.

Cultivation method: (directly skipped by Zhou Bai)

Laziness Qi (0/600)

"Six hundred points of Laziness Qi." Zhou Bai looked at his panel. He only had 410 Laziness Qi Value left, and his gaze immediately fell on Christina beside him.

Should I farm some from Christina?

But I only pissed her off yesterday. If I do this again today, will she become less and less cooperative from now on?

Just then, Elsa beside him suddenly began whimpering loudly, crying out in pain.

Zhou Bai hurried over, held the dog's head, and asked, "What's wrong, Elsa?"

Elsa opened her mouth wide and kept making strange noises, making Zhou Bai anxious.

Just as Zhou Bai picked up the Shiba Inu and planned to go out to find someone for help, Elsa gave a ha and spat out a lump of something. Her face immediately relaxed, and she grinned foolishly again.

Zhou Bai looked at what Elsa had spat out. It was clearly a mass of tattered cloth that had been chewed to pieces. It seemed to be...

"Is this the towel the school gave me?" Zhou Bai specifically went to the dormitory bathroom to check. Sure enough, his towel was gone. Not only was the towel missing, but the tissues and toiletries had all been rummaged through and scattered everywhere.

"Elsa..." Zhou Bai let out a breath and turned around, only to find that Elsa was gone. Only the tip of her tail stuck out from beneath the sofa, trembling slightly.

"You little rascal..." Zhou Bai shook his head. "Come on, I'll take you to eat." He rubbed his stomach. "I'm hungry too."

In an instant, Elsa darted out from beneath the sofa. She happily raced toward Zhou Bai, barking as she circled around him nonstop.

Zhou Bai took his student card, led the dog by the leash, left the cat to cultivate by herself, and headed to the nearby cafeteria.

Looking at the student card in his hand, Zhou Bai thought, Because of the war, it seems all supplies are now distributed uniformly by the Heavenly Court. With money gone, every citizen receives roughly similar points each month depending on their work, and those points can be exchanged for all kinds of daily necessities.

But according to Jing Xiu, there are even more things that points can be exchanged for at Donghua Dao School.

I remember that when we registered for school, they said each of us could receive 200 points every month. I wonder how much food that can buy.

When he entered the cafeteria, it was currently the evening rush. Large numbers of students and teachers packed the place full.

Zhou Bai wandered around the food counter. After reading the descriptions of the dishes, he was instantly stunned.

Crystal Demon Kernel: Increases reaction speed. 20 points.

Hundred-Herb Soup: Slightly improves the physique and increases breathing efficiency. 30 points.

Redfish Broth: After repeated consumption, increases fire resistance. 100 points.

...

Looking at the medicinal meals made from all kinds of herbs, exotic beasts, and even Heavenly Demon bodies, Zhou Bai's eyes shone brightly.

"They even have exotic beasts? I heard exotic beasts are the products of animals mutating. Only the Heavenly Court has mastered the methods of taming and breeding them, yet Donghua Dao School can actually use them for cooking."

Zhou Bai truly wanted to eat every medicinal meal in the cafeteria, but when he looked at the points listed after each dish, he felt dejected.

"Two hundred points is far too little. I can't eat anything."

But seeing how quickly the medicinal meals were dwindling, with students constantly coming up to exchange for them, Zhou Bai understood that even at such prices, demand probably still exceeded supply. They would soon be sold out.

In fact, if these medicinal meals were exchanged for outside, they would require five or ten times as many points.

Being able to see these exchange prices here was entirely an internal benefit of Donghua Dao School.

Zhou Bai greedily looked at the medicinal meals and could only continue onward. Then he suddenly felt a tug on the leash in his hand. Elsa refused to move.

Elsa's eyes were wide as she stared at a huge bone, her eyes gleaming like light bulbs.

Ba Serpent Bone Soup: Increases explosive power after consumption and slightly improves endurance. 120 points.

Zhou Bai sighed and tugged the leash. "Come on, Elsa. We can't afford this."

But no matter how Zhou Bai tugged, even when the leash squeezed the Shiba Inu's face into a wrinkled lump, Elsa still refused to leave. She kept pulling at the leash and staring at the Ba Serpent Bone Soup.

Zhou Bai had no choice but to pick Elsa up and carry her away. Elsa rested her head on Zhou Bai's shoulder, sorrowfully watching the bone gradually recede into the distance, mournful whimpers coming from her mouth.

A few minutes later, Zhou Bai sat at a table while Elsa sat on the floor beside him.

Zhou Bai took out the food bowl he had specially brought and placed it before Elsa, then poured her a bowl of rice.

The dining area beside them also had an introduction written for the bowl of white rice.

Human Rations: It looks like rice, but it is a transcendent food refined through special methods. It can replenish basic nutritional needs and accelerate the recovery of energy and stamina. 1 point.