[Ding-dong, congratulations, host] [The Moon's Reflection on the Second Spring lv3 (1000/10000)] [Congratulations, host, on obtaining Green Fate: Single-Minded Devotion] [Effect: greatly increases concentration when cultivating, reading, or studying, and grants a boost to willpower]
The system's voice rang out.
Li Ping'an paused slightly. Last time, he had obtained the white fate [Diligence Can Make Up for Clumsiness].
This time, it was [Single-Minded Devotion].
Fates were ranked white, green, yellow, red, blue, purple, and gold. Both he had obtained provided supporting effects beneficial to cultivation.
Not bad, not bad.
Li Ping'an nodded in satisfaction, put away his erhu, and went home.
He was ready to try out his newly acquired fate.
Once he tried it, he found it truly impressive.
Usually, he needed more than twenty breaths to enter a meditative visualization state.
Now, he needed only five or six, and his cultivation flowed more smoothly.
Without realizing it, Li Ping'an became immersed in it and went the whole night without sleep.
The next morning.
Li Ping'an rubbed his forehead.
This one night of cultivation had been far more effective than his previous four nights combined.
He wiped his face with a damp towel, changed into another set of clothes, packed his things, and headed out.
Leading Old Ox, he arrived on the street.
The beggar resting against a nearby tree with his eyes closed opened them at the sound.
He tossed him a piece of crisp candy a child had given him.
The beggar and Li Ping'an had an unspoken understanding.
When he had money, Li Ping'an would give him a few coppers now and then.
Whenever he stopped, it meant Li Ping'an had run out of money.
Usually, that lasted only a while, but now it had been a long time since the beggar had seen