September 21st.
That evening.
Cloud Mist Peak.
Jiang Man stood at the edge of a cliff, gazing at the starry sky.
A gentle breeze rustled the corners of his robes.
"It’s about ti."
Jiang Man spoke slowly.
He had already completed his Cultivation one hundred and fifty tis today.
Not only that, but he had also had the Old Yellow Ox explain the Body Refining Skill to him.
To raise his Cultivation, he first had to improve his Physical Body’s strength and his Spirit’s strength—sothing Jiang Man hadn’t considered at the beginning.
He previously thought he could open and fill the first Gourd within three months.
Now, that seed a bit difficult.
After all, the Cultivation Skill was the last priority.
Still, he was very curious about what this so-called "accumulating Magical Power" was like.
Just after midnight passed.
Jiang Man felt a stir from his Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart.
’It’s ti to see the new challenge.’
’Let’s see what kind of challenge this asly Fate Chart has for this ti.’
At that mont, it was as if the Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart had been opened.
Three Elixirs slowly descended.
They were a golden Elixir, a blood-red Elixir, and a water-blue Elixir.
He imdiately inford the Old Yellow Ox.
And thus, he learned the nas of the three Elixirs.
They were the Flawless Golden Yuan Pill, the Flawless Nourishing Essence Pill, and the Flawless God Firming Pill.
He wouldn’t need to buy any other Elixirs in the early stages; these three would be enough to get Jiang Man through the Foundation Establishnt Introduction.
For a mont, Jiang Man even felt that his Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart was being quite generous.
He just wondered what it would send next ti.
It had already sent three Elixirs.
’Will it be four next ti?’
’Four Elixirs would be good, since nothing else is very useful anyway.’
Magical Treasures, Magic Skills, Cultivation Skills—they were all the sa.
They all carried a certain degree of risk.
"Have the requirents appeared yet?" the Old Yellow Ox asked.
Jiang Man shook his head.
He was still waiting.
Soon, a profound aura emanated from the Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart.
The mont Jiang Man tried to peer into it, the profound aura began to arrange itself, quickly forming into words.
[Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart]
[As an Unparalleled Celestial Pride, your Cultivation has reached a whole new Realm. For you, Cultivation is unimpeded by wind or rain, day or night. When conditions permit, you must cultivate 160 tis per day. Furthermore, within 600 days, you must enter the Secret Realm and leave a handprint on the Five Elents Stone, laying the groundwork for your future fa. The teleportation will open on its own after 550 days.]
[Failure will result in a backlash from the Fate Chart.]
[Foundation Establishnt Body Damage.]
There was a lot more text this ti, and Jiang Man found it a bit difficult to understand.
When the old ox asked, he imdiately relayed the information.
One hundred and sixty tis, unimpeded by wind or rain, day or night.
’What does this an?’
’The night is pri ti. Not cultivating is a waste of ti.’
’How can those people sleep at night?’
A kindred spirit.
Jiang Man exclaid with feeling.
The Old Yellow Ox fell silent.
Then, Jiang Man asked curiously, "Old Huang, what is this Five Elents Stone?"
"A rock," the Old Yellow Ox said.
"Is the Five Elents Stone related to the Five Elents Spiritual Qi I use for my Foundation Establishnt cultivation?" Jiang Man asked.
"The Five Elents Stone corresponds to the Five Elents Technique," the Old Yellow Ox said. "That type of Magic Skill can only be cultivated at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishnt."
Jiang Man breathed a sigh of relief. Mid-stage was acceptable.
He had been afraid it would require the Perfection realm.
He was worried he wouldn’t have enough ti.
Advancing in Foundation Establishnt was not that easy.
However, Jiang Man was puzzled by the Fate Chart’s ntion of "laying the groundwork for future fa."
The Old Yellow Ox didn’t explain either.
As for the Secret Realm, Jiang Man didn’t give it much thought.
After all, the Teleportation Array would open on its own.
After a pause, sothing occurred to Jiang Man. "Senior," he said, "is it possible that I’ll be ambushed when I enter the Secret Realm?"
’If ng Qiewei is waiting for on the other side of the Secret Realm, then...’
’Wouldn’t my life be hanging by a thread?’
"Don’t overthink it," the Old Yellow Ox said.
Hearing this, hope flickered in Jiang Man’s eyes. "Is there a way to avoid it?"
"It’s just that you have no choice but to go. Whether you worry about it or not, you still have to go, so you might as well not think about it," the Old Yellow Ox said.
Jiang Man looked at the Old Yellow Ox and said with emotion, "You’re so philosophical, Old Huang. If you were the one about to die and could still be this detached, I would definitely take you as my role model."
The Old Yellow Ox ignored Jiang Man and continued to eat grass.
It had been eating the grass in the courtyard for over half a month and still wasn’t finished.
Jiang Man looked at the text and realized that the Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart truly had no intention of letting him hide his abilities.
Fortunately, his Talent was such that he had no fear of these kinds of changes.
Also, the backlash from the Fate Chart this ti wasn’t the complete loss of his Cultivation, but Foundation Establishnt Body Damage.
That was truly a fatal blow.
"I wonder if ng Qiewei’s ancestor had a grudge against their descendants, wanting their own kin to die an unnatural death."
However, he wasn’t sure if these things were part of the original design or caused by so unexpected event later on.
After that, Jiang Man stopped overthinking things.
He now had Elixirs and Cultivation Skills.
’In that case, I’ll start by improving my Body Refining Skill first.’
The Body Refining Skill was quite similar to the Nascent Condensation Skill.
He only managed to reach the Entry Level after two repetitions.
And he entered the Second Layer only after four more repetitions.
「On the fifth day.」
He smoothly entered the Seventh Layer.
「On the seventeenth day.」
He achieved Great Success in the Body Refining Skill.
「October 8th.」
Jiang Man began working on the Visualization Technique.
He started to improve once more.
During these days, he cultivated restlessly at the edge of the cliff, day and night.
More and more people saw him.
But no one imitated him. They even felt that sooner or later, he would beco the very last ranked in the First Courtyard.
Staying up all night like that would damage one’s Heart Spirit.
His Cultivation would be twice the effort for half the results.
Zhao Yaoyao and the others tried to persuade him a few tis, but then gave up.
’Kind words won’t persuade soone courting death.’
’The vile roots of the poor: stubborn and unreasonable.’
’What a waste of his Talent for absorbing Spiritual Qi.’
After all, they had never seen soone who successfully reached Foundation Establishnt right after entering the Sect.
They had thought he would be a strong contender for the top three.
Yet he had chosen to fall into depravity.
"What a sha," Zhao Yaoyao said, shaking her head and sighing.
An Rong, the behemoths on her chest swaying as she walked, said curiously, "What’s there to be ashad of? As long as he thinks he’s right, that’s all that matters. If he’s happy, we have one less competitor."
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