Points Soared

Just as Xu Changxing was pondering, Liu Chenyu suddenly raised his hand again and tossed him a Storage Bag, saying:

"Condensing cloud patterns consumes a great deal of resources. There are some spirit stones and Spirit Pills in the Storage Bag. They should last you a while."

You can also collect a monthly stipend from the sect in the future.

If that still isn't enough, take on some sect missions yourself."

Xu Changxing paid little attention to Liu Chenyu's reminder. He simply stared at the Storage Bag in excitement.

He had just been wondering where to get some spirit stones, and now they had landed right in his lap.

His eyes shone as he accepted the Storage Bag. "Thank you, Master!"

The flesh on Liu Chenyu's face twitched almost imperceptibly before he continued:

"Read through this cultivation art first. If there's anything you don't understand, ask me right away."

"Yes, Master!"

Xu Changxing had no choice but to put away the Storage Bag and read through the Cloudglow Reflecting Immortal Art.

Only after reading through the Cloudglow Reflecting Immortal Art did he finally realize that this cultivation art seemed far from simple.

Only then did he settle his mind and begin studying it in earnest.

Liu Chenyu did not rush him, simply waiting quietly nearby.

He spoke only when Xu Changxing asked a question, explaining the answer.

After answering all his questions, he went over the key points in particular detail, leaving Xu Changxing feeling as though the tangled brush blocking his understanding had suddenly been cleared away.

By then, the sky outside had brightened once more.

Before they knew it, an entire day and night had passed.

Only then did Liu Chenyu wave a hand and have a Dao Attendant lead Xu Changxing away.

Xu Changxing followed the Dao Attendant over mountains and ridges for two hours before finally arriving at his own peak.

Compared with the main summit of Flying Stream Peak, this place was much simpler. It really did have something of the air of "a mountain, a stream, and a sky of clouds."

Once the Dao Attendant who had guided him left, Xu Changxing could not spare a moment to inspect his new residence. He eagerly took out the Storage Bag his master had given him.

Clatter!

With a delightful clattering sound, a small pile of low-grade spirit stones appeared at Xu Changxing's feet.

A rough count revealed that there were at least a thousand low-grade spirit stones.

I'm rich!

Struggling to contain his excitement, Xu Changxing inspected the pills in the Storage Bag.

There were only nine bottles of pills inside.

After opening and inspecting each one, he found that they all contained Spirit-Gathering Pills, twelve to a bottle.

These Spirit-Gathering Pills were considerably better in quality than those he had sold before. If he sold them, they should fetch around five hundred low-grade spirit stones.

Master is so generous!

This was the first time Xu Changxing had ever seen so many spirit stones and pills.

With these spirit stones, he could activate the system again.

However, he did not immediately begin a simulation. Instead, he tried cultivating the Cloudglow Reflecting Immortal Art.

Although the system could most likely produce the rewards through simulation, it still could not completely replace cultivation.

He therefore planned to master the basics of this Foundation Establishment cultivation art before using the system to simulate.

That way, when the cultivation gains were transferred to him, his true essence would not spiral out of control.

With his current talent, mastering the basics of this cultivation art should not take too long.

Things turned out exactly as he had expected.

In just two days, he mastered the basics of the cultivation art.

All that remained was the patient work of wearing stone down with water, compressing the true essence in his dantian little by little.

Only then did he finally take out the spirit stones and feed them into the system by the handful.

After his breakthrough to the ninth layer of Qi Refinement, the points required for another simulation had also soared to 256.

Only after a small pile of spirit stone powder had accumulated on the ground did he finally exchange enough points for one simulation.

Suppressing his heartache, Xu Changxing said quietly, "Begin simulation!"

[Day 1: You remain indoors and begin using the spell arts in the Cloudglow Reflecting Immortal Art to purify the true essence in your dantian.]

[Day 5: Your master's Dao Attendant comes to inform you that your eldest senior brother will return tomorrow and that you are to go to Flying Stream Peak.

Liu Chenyu is quite pleased to see that you have already mastered the basics of the Cloudglow Reflecting Immortal Art and rewards you with several more bottles of Spirit-Gathering Pills.]

[Day 6: Your eldest senior brother, Li Changge, returns and gives you a protective magical artifact as a first-meeting gift.]

[Day 28: Your second senior brother, Zhou Lechi, returns. There seems to be a faint trace of worry between his brows.

Upon seeing you, however, he immediately returns to normal and gives you a bag of spirit stones as a first-meeting gift.]

[Day 29: You condense a cloud pattern.

Feeling that this cultivation art does not seem particularly difficult, you continue cultivating in seclusion.]

[Month 2: You cultivate diligently for over another month, but your second cloud pattern is still only mostly condensed.

Only now do you realize that this cultivation art actually grows more difficult the further you progress.

You refuse to give up and continue your seclusion.]

[Month 3: You use up all the pills your master gave you and finally condense your second cloud pattern.

You feel that your strength has increased considerably again. At the very least, you could take on two ordinary ninth-layer Qi Refinement cultivators.]

[Month 6: You finally condense your third cloud pattern.

By now, you have used up all your spirit stones and have no choice but to accept some sect missions.

As Liu Chenyu's personal disciple, you easily secure simple missions with generous rewards and earn spirit stones quite quickly.]

[Month 11: You finally condense another cloud pattern. By now, you have come to feel how arduous condensing cloud patterns truly is.]

[Year 2, Month 6: You condense your fifth cloud pattern. Your foundation can now rival that of your second senior brother.]

[Year 2, Month 11: Your master examines your cultivation and is quite pleased with your progress. He tells you to participate in the sect tournament next month.]

[Year 2, Month 12: After a month of arduous cultivation, you finally manage to condense another cloud pattern just before the tournament.

For the first time, you encounter a bottleneck.

However, you have no time to consider it, as the sect tournament has already begun.

With your ninth-layer Qi Refinement cultivation and six cloud patterns, you shine among the Qi Refining cultivators, losing only in the finals to Kong Yun'an, the sect leader's disciple, who has seven cloud patterns.

Your master, Liu Chenyu, is quite pleased with your performance and rewards you with a piece of mid-grade thunderstruck wood containing wood spirit aura.]

[Year 3, Month 6: Drawing on the spiritual energy within the thunderstruck wood, you spend half a year cultivating in uninterrupted seclusion and condense another cloud pattern.

At this point, you finally reach your limit.

Liu Chenyu is quite pleased with you and praises both your talent and perseverance.

Yet you refuse to stop at seven cloud patterns and ask your master for help.

After a moment's consideration, Liu Chenyu uses his own points to exchange for an opportunity for you to cultivate in the Cloudglow Secret Realm.]

[Year 3, Month 10: You cultivate in the Cloudglow Secret Realm for three months, yet still fail to condense your eighth cloud pattern.

Only now do you finally realize that this is your limit.

With a soft sigh, you begin Foundation Establishment within the Cloudglow Secret Realm.

By now, your foundation is exceptionally robust, and you easily complete Foundation Establishment without using a Foundation Establishment Pill.]

[Year 5: Thanks to your exceptionally solid foundation, your cultivation advances by leaps and bounds after Foundation Establishment.

In just over a year, you break through to the Foundation Establishment middle stage.]