The only thing Ling Yi could think of was Pang Qi's family fortune.
Pang Qi had told him just how wealthy his family was; he had tens of thousands of taels of gold notes alone, and a whole host of Treasure Artifact, armor, elixirs, and cultivation techniques.
This guy, relying on the Cloud-Treading Steps, a Mystic Grade Light Body skill, isn't just a womanizer; he also occasionally visits powerful families or small and medium-sized sects.
The thief has a history of stealing things on a whim.
Martial Practitioner Realm are divided into Ninth Pin, and it is said that there are even higher realms above the Ninth Pin.
The cultivation method is divided into four levels: Entry, Minor Accomplishment, Great Accomplishment, and Perfection. It is also said that there is True Intent Realm above Perfection.
Cultivation techniques are ranked into four grades: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Spring, with Reed Grade being the lowest and Heaven Grade being the highest.
However, the level distinction of cultivation techniques is not precise. The effectiveness of a cultivation technique depends on who uses it and who practices it.
The level of a cultivation technique depends on its upper limit, the difficulty of cultivation, the severity of side effects, and its Li Qiang.
This is a very complex issue, and with the added influence of human factors, it's difficult to categorize it too precisely.
Take the Overbearing Fist for example. It should be considered Earth Pin art, but if one can reach the True Intent Realm, the Overbearing Fist will become Heaven Pin Imperial Dao Fist.
How many people can actually master it to Perfection?
As for the Imperial Dao Fist? Without understanding its true meaning, it is nothing more than Earth Pin art.
Regarding the pills, Pang Qi and Ling Yi had discussed them briefly in the Simulation memories.
Qi and Blood Pill are commonly used by Lower Third Pin Martial Practitioner to increase their Qi and Blood.
In fact, it has significant side effects.
As the saying goes, every medicine has its side effects, so one should be cautious when taking pills.
Under normal circumstances, Martial Practitioner can only take a maximum of three Qi and Blood Pill per day. Taking more will not only reduce the effectiveness of the pills, but will also cause a large amount of toxicity to accumulate in the body.
If erysipelas accumulates over a long period, it can cause significant damage to the body.
At best, it severs the path of Martial Practitioner and even causes the loss of all cultivation; at worst, it can lead to complete annihilation.
As for why Ling Yi was able to consume Qi and Blood Pill without limit during the Simulation, it's because this is one of the system's hidden functions.
The Divine Blood Pill is a pill taken by Middle Third Pin Martial Practitioner; more accurately, it is a pill taken by Fourth Pin- and Fifth Pin Martial Practitioner, and is an upgraded version of the Qi and Blood Pill.
If Martial Practitioner below the Fourth Pin takes it, there is a high probability that they will overdo it.
Overdoing it won't cause it to explode, but it will damage or even destroy your meridians Dantian.
The Divine Martial Pill is a medicinal pill used by Martial Practitioner of the Sixth Pin Sixth Pin and above.
Compared to Qi and Blood Pill and Divine Blood Pill, Divine Martial Pill are much rarer, as they replenish spiritual energy rather than Qi and Blood and Spiritual Qi.
It is said that a single Divine Martial Pill is worth more than 100,000 taels of silver, and the key point is that it cannot be bought.
This thing is said to exist only in the imperial palace of the Great Qian Empire and a few large sects.
I have no idea how Pang Qi got this!
"System, select reward 3!"
[Ding, no storage space detected for the host. Would you like to consume 100 Karmic Luck Points to activate storage space?]
Ling Yi's eyes lit up, and without thinking, he chose to activate it.
[Ding, storage space is being opened...]
[Ding, storage space has been activated. Please select the location to activate the storage space. Note: It can be any part of your body; simply recite the name silently.]
"Choose any part of the body? Hehehe, of course, the palm of my hand, my left palm will do."
As Ling Yi made his choice, Ling Yi instantly felt a small, independent space appear in the palm of his left hand.
The space is not small, but not too big either; it's 2 meters long, wide, and high, but it can hold a lot of things.
For Ling Yi now, it's enough.
Meanwhile, there was also a bunch of bottles and jars in this storage space.
There are 220 red porcelain bottles containing Qi and Blood Pill, with 10 Qi and Blood Pill Central City each bottle.
There are 50 black cesium porcelain bottles containing Divine Blood Pill and 20 gold cesium porcelain bottles containing Divine Martial Pill.
With a flick of his left hand, Ling Yi produced a golden porcelain bottle, which then vanished with another flick of Ling Yi wrist.
Convenient and easy to use, save and access at will, perfect.
Turning his head, Ling Yi put the Wu Bai Qi and Blood Pill he had traded from Zheng Qi into his storage space.
Compared to the Qi and Blood Pill rewarded by the system, the packaging of these Wu Bai Qi and Blood Pill is much worse.
It was placed directly inside a leather bag.
The term "storage space" does not appear in the system interface.
Clearly, this storage space is independent of the system.
I wonder if the storage space can be upgraded.
The moment Ling Yi had this idea, the system reacted.
[Ding, would you like to consume 1000 Karmic Luck Points to increase storage space?]
I can't afford it right now, goodbye.
Looking at the less than 60 Karmic Luck Points remaining, Ling Yi frowned and continued, "Start the Simulation again."
[Ding, would you like to start the Simulation by consuming 10 Karmic Luck Points?]
"Activate!"
[Ding, would you like to consume 10 Karmic Luck Points to skip the Simulation bullet hell?]
"Don't skip!"
We don't have many Karmic Luck Points right now, and there's no immediate danger, so a little time won't make a difference.
Previously, we were just testing the Simulation bullet screen skipping function.
Furthermore, although the Simulation bullet comments are rather rudimentary and easy to skip at crucial moments, one can still glean insights into future fortune or misfortune from them.
[On August 13th, 1208 of the Great Qian Calendar, having obtained ample elixirs, you began your frenzied cultivation, spending the entire night relentlessly perfecting that Overbearing Fist.]
[ Pang Qi next door, hearing the noise you're making, was already suffering greatly and unable to sleep. He was in a terrible mood, so he couldn't help but yell at you to be quieter, saying you were disturbing his sleep.]
[You ignored him and continued cultivating. After a night of frantic training, your cultivation level greatly improved, breaking through from the Bone Tempering Realm Minor Accomplishment to the Great Accomplishment the Bone Tempering Realm.]
[On August 14th, 1208 of the Great Qian calendar, in the early morning, Tang Sanshan came to bring you food again. Clearly, Tang Sanshan had become your personal jailer, specifically tasked with delivering your meals.]
[The food is still plentiful; compared to Pang Qi next door, it's worlds apart—just half a bowl of thin porridge, and not even a drop of water.]
[While you were enjoying your meal, Pang Qi could only smell the delicious aroma of the food next door, swallowing hard. Finally, unable to resist, she begged you for a bite, but you completely Ignore.]
Pang Qi's value to Ling Yi has vanished.
If it were Ling Yi himself, he would most likely ignore this guy.
Anyway, he's not a good person.
[After dinner, you called Tang Sanshan over and whispered a few words in his ear. Upon hearing your words, Tang Sanshan was initially shocked, then overjoyed. After repeatedly assuring you, he turned and left.]
[For the next few days, you continued your frantic cultivation, but instead of Tang Sanshan, your meals were delivered by Peng Tuohai, who had free access to the first level of the prison.]
[Three days later, thanks to the relentless consumption of Qi and Blood Pill, your cultivation level broke through to the Third Pin Organ Refining Realm. Five days later, Organ Refining Realm Perfection.]
[On August 21st, 1208 of the Great Qian Calendar, after consuming over a thousand Qi and Blood Pill, you finally raised your cultivation to the Fourth Pin Martial Practitioner Realm, Entry the Bone Tempering Realm.]
Seeing this, Ling Yi's spirits lifted. He knew that whether he could survive the men in black depended on this.
If I can kill the man in black in the Simulation, I can survive past the tenth day.
[That noon, Pang Qi next door died. His cultivation was already crippled, his collarbone pierced, and the wound had long since become infected and festering. Coupled with only a few mouthfuls of thin porridge each day, it was already remarkable that Pang Qi had managed to survive for eight days.]
Ling Yi frowned. Pang Qi was dead just like that?
He always thought that there must be some conspiracy or scheme behind Pang Qi being locked up in the cell next to his.
But he died just like that, which surprised Ling Yi somewhat.
[ Pang Qi 'Pang Qi death surprised you, but as his body was being carried out, you vaguely saw a small golden worm crawl out of Pang Qi nostril.]
[The golden cricket was very fast; after emerging from Pang Qi's nostril, it quickly flew into a jailer's mouth and disappeared.]
[If you were already Fourth Pin Martial Practitioner, it would be truly difficult to keep up with the speed of this little insect.]
"Something's definitely not right!" Ling Yi's pupils contracted, and he instantly felt a chill run down his spine.
Whatever this little bug is, it's definitely not a good thing.
It is inevitably controlled by someone behind the scenes.
Ling Yi guessed that Pang Qi's real purpose in being sent in was probably to bring in this golden insect; he was the vessel for the golden insect.
Ling Yi wasn't afraid of a real fight; at worst, he'd just be a goblin.
In his previous life, Ling Yi was a big hoodlum who was always getting into Human Fire, so he was never afraid of getting into brawls.
But what he despises most are those who use their brains and engage in scheming and trickery.
It's not that Ling Yi doesn't know how to use scheming and trickery, it's that he doesn't like it.
If anything happens, just charge in and it'll be over.
However, Ling Yi also understood that, ultimately, it was the Third Prince's identity that caused the trouble.
Behind this, it's likely that the Third Prince Liu Zheng was also involved in some scheming.
"Don't let Laozi live, or I'll kill Laozi whether you're the Third Prince or the Fourth Prince."
The discovery of the golden worm intensifies your sense of urgency, and with the effects of the Qi and Blood Pill significantly diminished, you decide to use the Divine Blood Pill for cultivation.
[ The Divine Blood Pill's effects are excellent; your cultivation speed has increased again. In two days, you consumed fifty Divine Blood Pill, and in just one day, you advanced from the beginner Entry of the Bone Tempering Realm Bone Tempering Realm Minor Accomplishment.]
[At dawn on August 23, 1208 of the Great Qian Dynasty, your cultivation broke through to the Great Accomplishment of the Bone Tempering Realm. Afterwards, you ceased practicing the Overbearing Fist and instead conserved your energy to prepare for the battle that evening.]
[Late at night, the men in black appeared precisely on time, and once again, they slaughtered all the prison guards on the first floor, including the one who had swallowed the golden worm.]
[After the jailer died, the golden insect flew out of his nostril again, but it landed precisely on the head of Ling Yi, who was diagonally opposite him in his cell.]
The first three words that popped into Ling Yi's mind were: camera.
Could it be that the person controlling the golden insects can remotely see and hear everything happening here through them?
If that's the case, then this thing is a bit outrageous.
[The leader of the men in black cleaved through the cage with a single sword strike and appeared before you. However, before the Combat begins, you inform him of the existence of the golden worm.]
[Upon discovering the golden worm, the man in black was immediately alarmed, exclaiming, " Sound-Listening Gu! It's from the Ten Thousand Gu Sect! Kill this Sound-Listening Gu at once!" But the worm was incredibly fast, and upon realizing it had been discovered, it flew away.]
[You casually inquired about the nature of the Sound-Listening Gu, and upon hearing your question, the man in black's expression changed again, and he angrily retorted, "This is just an upgrade; we've been tricked by the Third Prince!" He then directly swung his sword at you.]