Chapter 3: External Affairs Hall, Elder Dong

"You~"

"You are shameless!"

Wang Jianqiang's words made Chen Jiaojiao's pretty face instantly flush red.

"Not willing? Then forget it."

Wang Jianqiang curled his lips.

After saying this, he prepared to return to his room.

Seeing this, Chen Jiaojiao's expression changed, "Wait~"

Wang Jianqiang's footsteps paused, and he turned his head to look at Chen Jiaojiao, "What? You agree?"

Chen Jiaojiao's expression shifted for a moment, and she said coldly, "One Gathering Spirit Pill is too little; it must be one Green Spirit Pill."

Wang Jianqiang glanced at her, "Are you dreaming? Do you think that part of you is made of immortal gold?"

"I am a person who never forces others; if you aren't willing, you can leave."

After saying this, he turned to go back to his room.

"Wait."

Chen Jiaojiao called out to Wang Jianqiang again.

She truly could not let go of these resources that were within her reach.

Although the efficacy of the Gathering Spirit Pill was just so-so.

It was only for three seconds, after all.

Trading a mere three seconds of effort for one Gathering Spirit Pill...

A massive profit.

There was no helping it, who told her to be so career-minded?

After making up her mind, her expression became firm, and she took the initiative to walk into the room.

As she brushed past Wang Jianqiang, her lips moved slightly, and a barely perceptible voice entered Wang Jianqiang's ears, "All talk and no skill, aren't you afraid of tiring yourself to death?"

Wang Jianqiang's expression stiffened, and by the time he came to his senses, Chen Jiaojiao had already walked into the room.

"This is outrageous, today I must show you something impressive."

Wang Jianqiang's face was as black as the bottom of a pot; his consciousness entered his mind, and he opened the technique sub-page of the Attribute Panel.

There were only two sparse lines of text on it.

"Spirit Derivation Art (Entry)"

"Blazing Sun Lock-Essence Scripture (Rumen)"

The Spirit Derivation Art is a low-level Qi Refining method.

Although the Hehuan Sect has a large number of high-level techniques, the requirements for aptitude are relatively high; Wang Jianqiang only has the lowest-level Five Spirit Roots and cannot cultivate them.

Although the Spirit Derivation Art is low-level, it has universality, and those with Five Spirit Roots can also practice it.

The Blazing Sun Lock-Essence Scripture is a unique technique of the Hehuan Sect and is a method that every Hehuan Sect Disciple must learn upon entering the sect.

It is just a pity that this method requires cultivation together with a Dao Companion.

And he is only the most trashy Five Spirit Roots; who would be willing to become a Dao Companion with him?

This also led to him never having been able to practice this method, let alone reach Entry.

Now he has awakened the system.

It is just right to use this technique to test the effect of Cultivation Points.

He focused his attention on the Blazing Sun Lock-Essence Scripture, and with a thought, he added 20 Cultivation Points to it.

Due to the special nature of the Blazing Sun Lock-Essence Scripture, for ordinary Cultivators, even those with exceptional talent, being able to cultivate for two or three hours a day is considered extremely astonishing.

Even after ten years of bitter cultivation, the time truly spent on the Blazing Sun Lock-Essence Scripture is likely less than one year.

And Wang Jianqiang adding these 20 Cultivation Points is equivalent to 20 years of solid, day-and-night, uninterrupted cultivation.

It is enough to rival 200 years of bitter cultivation by an ordinary Cultivator!

In an instant, Wang Jianqiang felt that he had become stronger, and even his vision seemed to have become a bit brighter.

At the same time, the Attribute Panel flashed with light.

The three characters for "Rumen" after the Blazing Sun Lock-Essence Scripture had already changed to the four characters "Ascending to the Ultimate".

Wang Jianqiang was stunned, then immediately overjoyed.

As everyone knows, the cultivation of techniques and spells can be divided into six realms: Entry, Entering the Hall, Entering the Chamber, Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, and Consummation.

And the so-called Ascending to the Ultimate is a realm beyond Consummation.

It represents transcending the limits of the Technique, reaching a realm that even its creator had never touched.

Wang Jianqiang's heart was filled with surprise.

The effect of the Cultivation Points is indeed powerful; a mere 20 Cultivation Points actually pushed the Blazing Sun Lock-Essence Scripture directly to the realm of Ascending to the Ultimate!

It is said that the Blazing Sun Lock-Essence Scripture at the Consummation realm can increase stamina by five times; I wonder what kind of power it has after Ascending to the Ultimate?

"Are you coming or not? If you can't, say so early, don't waste my time?"

At this moment, an impatient voice entered his ears.

"This is truly outrageous!"

Wang Jianqiang sneered as he withdrew his consciousness from his mind and walked into the room with extreme confidence.

Half an hour later.

The room door opened.

Chen Jiaojiao walked out.

The magnitude of Wang Jianqiang's change surprised her.

She did not understand how a person could make such great progress in such a short time.

Going from three seconds to thirty seconds might not count for much.

But going from a "scraping master" to a "critical strike master" was just excessive.

"Pill."

She gave Wang Jianqiang a complicated look and extended her fair palm.

"The Pill inside is enough to exchange for one Gathering Spirit Pill."

Wang Jianqiang swiped his palm across the Storage Bag at his waist, took out a Jade Bottle and handed it to Chen Jiaojiao, then winked at her.

"Uncle is very satisfied with your performance; if you lack Pills in the future, you can come find Uncle again."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jiaojiao merely blushed as she put away the Pill.

She neither agreed nor refused.

This attitude was as if... she had acquiesced...

"Good and Evil Value +30."

At the same time, the system's notification sound echoed in Wang Jianqiang's mind.

Not only was she not angry, but the Good and Evil Value had even increased.

Wang Jianqiang was stunned, feeling a sense of oddity in his heart.

Could it be... she was won over?

Afterward, Chen Jiaojiao did not linger; once she left, Wang Jianqiang returned to his room and continued to study the Attribute Panel in his mind.

After consuming 20 Cultivation Points, he only had 30 points left.

He had already witnessed the powerful effects of Cultivation Points.

His heart became extremely urgent to acquire more Cultivation Points.

He sat cross-legged on the ground and began to cultivate.

One hour later.

He opened his eyes in a daze.

Wasn't it said that one minute of bitter cultivation increases Cultivation Points by 1?

He had been cultivating for an hour, so why hadn't he gained a single thing?

Could it be that I misunderstood?

Wang Jianqiang thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he shook his head and could only temporarily cast the matter to the back of his mind.

No matter what, he had to find a way to improve his cultivation first.

With a thought, he opened the auxiliary cultivation sub-page.

The content on the page was very simple, with only two lines of text.

"Alchemy Dao: Low-grade Tier 1 Alchemist"

"Artifact Dao: Not Yet Ranked"

With a thought, he added 10 Attribute Points to Alchemy Dao.

In an instant, a vast amount of Alchemy knowledge appeared in his mind, as if branded into it, incomparably clear.

On the page, his Alchemy Dao rank had changed to First-Order Mid-Grade Pill Master.

His thinking was simple: since his talent was trash, he would make up for it by popping pills.

After his Alchemy level improved, he could not only earn Spirit Stones faster for cultivation, but he could also refine Tier 1 Intermediate Pills himself for cultivation.

With the two combined, his cultivation speed would definitely increase significantly.

The issue of the source of Cultivation Points had not yet been solved, so Wang Jianqiang did not dare to act rashly with the remaining 20 Attribute Points.

He left his residence and arrived at the Outer Affairs Hall.

After entering the Outer Affairs Hall, he walked straight to a counter.

A woman was sitting behind the counter.

The woman had long, jet-black hair simply tied behind her, and her appearance was extremely beautiful, as if she had walked out of a painting—refined and otherworldly.

Where she should be large, she was outrageously so; where she should be slender, she was exaggeratedly so.

To describe it in one phrase... magnificent and imposing!

He did not dare to look too much, quickly regained his composure, and bowed to the woman behind the counter.

"Outer Sect Disciple Wang Jianqiang pays respects to Elder Dong."