[Breakthrough successful. Entered Qi Refinement First Tier] [Qi Refinement First Tier: Absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Once inside the body, it travels through the meridians and gathers into a vortex in the dantian. Spiritual energy can be used to temper the meridians and strengthen the body]
Qi Refinement First Tier. Ye Fei looked at the notification, then checked his own stats, roughly understanding what had happened.
[Name: Ye Fei (ID: Snow Mountain/0099-5111-1111) Race: Human (Cultivation practitioner) Talent: See Through Cultivation realm: Qi Refinement First Tier, spiritual energy 1/1000 Cultivation technique: Spirit-Guiding Art Health: 99 Stamina: 99 Energy: 99 Combat Power: 4 Equipment: Five-Piece Warmth Set (warmth +25, defense +2, speed +1) [Pet: Qingxue (level 5 Snow Fox cub), loyalty 100, Combat Power 25, Sharp Claws and Sharp Teeth, Speed, burst, healthy and lively] [Pet: Feng Bai (level 2 White Tiger Cub), loyalty 100, Combat Power 15, Sharp Claws and Sharp Teeth, Beast King Aura, Speed] Inventory 3/11: Level-One Blood-Replenishing Pill ×12, Level-One Spirit-Replenishing Pill ×7, Simple Wooden Arrow ×2 bundles Survival Points: 83]
His Combat Power had finally gone from 3 to 4, and his health, stamina, and energy were all nearly full now.
Ye Fei tapped his Combat Power value to check his current base stats.
[Personal Attributes: Strength 4, spirit 4, speed 4+1, defense 3+2, comprehension 4, luck ?]
Aside from luck, which still wasn't displayed, all his stats had increased by one point.
That one-point increase across the board was probably his body's improvement during the breakthrough.
But this was only the beginning. From here on, he would have to cultivate on his own and use spiritual energy to temper his body.
After checking his stats, Ye Fei turned to his spiritual root information.
None of his five-element spiritual root values had changed, and he couldn't use any spells yet. Figuring out what those values meant would have to wait.
Finally, he looked at his single remaining point of spiritual energy, sighed, stood up, and grabbed the broom to keep cleaning.
He was still sweeping snow, but after working for a while, Ye Fei confirmed that his body really had grown stronger.
He swept faster, and his steps felt much lighter.
Although each stat had only increased by one point, his original values had been so low that this was a one-third increase. There was no way that wouldn't feel good.
"Yip, yip~"
Qingxue the Little Fox woke up and found Ye Fei missing again. She ran outside and jumped onto his shoulder, nuzzling his cheek as she always did.
It suddenly dawned on her that her human hadn't been sleeping in his usual spot. Where had he moved to?
Tonight, she definitely wouldn't go to sleep early. She would find this silly human and stay with him.
If her human was going out alone at night to hunt, that would be very dangerous. She had to keep an eye on him.
"Morning. We're having wolf meat stew for breakfast."
Ye Fei stroked Qingxue the Little Fox's head, put down the broom, and went back inside first, taking out a few extra pieces of wolf meat to stew in the pot.
He would cook more at once, so all he had to do for lunch and dinner was heat it up.
After setting the cooking time, he put the little white tiger, who had jumped over to him, on his shoulder too. Carrying the two Little Dumplings, he returned to the yard to finish clearing the snow.
[You have received a random message from a cultivation player]
The sudden notification made Ye Fei pause just as he finished sweeping the snow.
A cultivation player?
A random message?
Had they been divided into categories again?
[Snowfield/9109-0009-0158: Fellow cultivators, add me as a friend if you see this. I just chose cultivation-type genetic enhancement, but I can't sense any spiritual energy at all. Help, please! I'll give 100 points as thanks!]
This person's message seemed to have been sent at random.
But when Ye Fei checked the channels he could send messages to, he only had a world channel that hadn't opened yet and his current regional channel.
Had this person used an item?
Or had they already reached some higher level that he couldn't access yet?
Still, this person really was strong.
[Snowfield/9109-0009-0158: Human Race, Cultivation practitioner, Combat Power 12]
That Combat Power was no lower than his Junior Schoolmate's.
With 100 points practically falling into his lap, Ye Fei glanced at his own two-digit point balance and bowed to the power of money.
He sent a friend request, and it was accepted immediately.
[Snowfield/9109-0009-0158: Fellow cultivator, have you really started Cultivation?]
The other player had accepted the request upon seeing that he was a Cultivation practitioner, but still expressed doubts about Ye Fei's Combat Power of 4.
With stats that low, had he really started Cultivation?
Was this a joke? That was far lower than the stats of someone who hadn't cultivated at all.
[Me: It was 3 before I cultivated. I just entered Qi Refinement First Level]
Ye Fei smiled awkwardly, then remembered the other player couldn't see him and briefly explained his situation.
[Snowfield/9109-0009-0158: All right, I'll believe you. After all, the message I sent to a fellow cultivator ended up with you. I'll give you 50 points first, then the rest if what you tell me actually works. How does that sound?]
The other player seemed rather helpless too.
Still, they didn't have a choice.
The item they had used sent messages at random, and once used, it was gone.
[Me: Sure]
Ye Fei didn't see any problem with that. It was only a few words and a little information. Even if the other player refused to pay later, he could simply remove them from his friends list.
He would have the first 50 points in hand anyway.
Besides, he honestly didn't know whether his cultivation method would work for anyone else.
[A friend has sent a targeted trade request]
The targeted trade request arrived. The other player offered 50 points to buy one unit of basic timber from him.
Ye Fei put up the timber and selected confirm. The trade was completed, and the 50 points arrived.
[Me: Sit cross-legged, calm your mind, and focus only on the Spirit-Guiding Art. It took me an entire night to sense my first bit of spiritual energy. Oh, and it works much better in the yard than inside the house]
After sending the message, Ye Fei felt that the other player might curse him out.
After all, this information wasn't worth much.
Anyone who had read cultivation novels or watched related shows or movies would basically know the routine.
The only potentially useful part was that it worked better in the yard than inside the wooden house.
The other player didn't reply, and he didn't say anything more either. After breakfast, he took the two little ones outside and continued clearing the debris the blizzard had left around his home.
It wasn't until after four in the afternoon that he received another message.
[A friend has sent a targeted trade request]
Another 50 points, once again offered to buy one unit of basic timber from him.
After completing the trade, Ye Fei felt for the first time that information really was valuable.
Unfortunately, this might be the only person willing to pay for it.
[Snowfield/9109-0009-0158: Thanks. I've successfully sensed spiritual energy. That settles our deal. If you have anything good in the future, you can trade with me. I'm not short on Survival Points, just good items and cultivation knowledge]
After completing the trade, the other player sent Ye Fei a message.
Ye Fei replied with a simple "Sure," and their conversation ended there, with practically not a single unnecessary word exchanged.
Looking at this big-shot friend who didn't waste a word and claimed to have no shortage of points, Ye Fei suddenly began to think that his Junior Schoolmate was actually pretty decent.
At least he hadn't flaunted his wealth...
Although that Junior Schoolmate surely had plenty of points too.
Over the course of the day, he picked up eight Supply Crates. They were all white quality, but it was still a decent haul.
With the two Little Dumplings out hunting, Ye Fei also earned kill points for six prey animals while he cleaned.
There were also the 9 points from completing today's task of three hunts.
He sold everything he could, and the gray-quality items he couldn't sell were converted into thirty-odd points of reserve energy.
By the time he returned home that night and was sweeping the yard, he had a total of 312 Survival Points.
He'd had 83 points when he left that morning. The big shot had given him 100 as thanks, while today's task and the various item sales had brought in another 129.
Overall, it was a pretty good result, and Ye Fei was quite satisfied.
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