Chapter 85: Upgrading and Adding Points

The Data Panel already possessed a quick-start function.

Then, by simply performing upgrades on this foundation, it should be possible to realize "upgrade and add points" and deduce cultivation techniques. He sensed it for a moment, wanting to know how much Source Power would be needed to upgrade and add points without consuming any cost, and then he sensed a vast, unfathomable number.

Li Heng fell silent.

In his heart, he only wanted to say one thing: my family is poor, farewell!

Nothing else, because this number was truly too massive. Let's put it this way: even in Li Heng's past life, the size of the Observable Universe and its number of particles could not contain the number of digits in this figure.

One can imagine how terrifying this number is, and how desperate it makes one feel.

It could be said that it is almost equivalent to Infinite!

Of course, he also knew this was only reasonable. If it consumed no cost, then one would only need to click the plus sign to upgrade infinitely. That would mean being invincible, and crushing the Heavens and Myriad Worlds would be effortless.

Absolute, requiring no cost—it is just that heaven-defying.

Then it is no surprise that it requires so much Source Power.

It seems this function must have some limitations.

Li Heng was lost in thought.

First, the cost for upgrading and adding points will be limited to his own Qi and Blood. In any case, his physique has already advanced to the Great Sun Spirit Body, and his Qi and Blood are thick and abundant, incomparable to an ordinary person's.

Then, the scope of adding points also needs to be limited.

If a function conjured with a little bit of Source Power could add points up to the Immortal God level, Li Heng would think he was dreaming. Therefore, he set the current maximum to the peak of the True Qi Realm. In any case, after he has more Source Power in the future, he can raise the upper limit again.

At the same time, it is an improvement of techniques, not an improvement of realms. At most, it can make the upper limit of a technique higher, and he will be able to fully master this technique.

If he has not mastered the subsequent techniques, it will deduce them itself. This deduction is not something that happens overnight; it requires time. But during this period, it will only extract his Qi and Blood once.

Here, he can be considered to have exploited a small bug.

Being in the Blood Exchange Realm and mastering a technique at the peak of the True Qi Realm will certainly drive an improvement in his realm. Even if he cannot directly break through the True Qi Realm, breaking through will become effortless.

That is to say, before him, there are no barriers to breaking through realms!

After clarifying the concept, he sensed it carefully again. The required Source Power dropped directly to one hundred points, which met his expectations. He currently has five hundred and ten points of Source Power; even if he consumes one hundred, he still has four hundred and ten, which he can afford.

Then, what if the upper limit reaches the Innate Level? He sensed it slightly and shook his head immediately. Good heavens, the Source Power consumption jumped straight to one thousand points? Sorry, my family is poor, farewell.

Not being overly ambitious, he consumed one hundred points of Source Power to upgrade.

The Data Panel finished its transformation instantly, possessing the upgrade and point-adding function. The plus signs that had been grayed out on those techniques and Secret Techniques lit up again, waiting for the clicks of their master, Li Heng.

Li Heng did not hesitate in the slightest and clicked the plus sign behind the Taiyuan Technique option. Instantly, he felt half of his thick Qi and Blood being drained away. Then, it transformed into a power of extremely high essence and injected it into the Taiyuan Technique he was practicing.

This power seemed to involve Causality...

A progress bar for deducing the technique also appeared behind the panel.

He looked at the speed; it would probably take about a day to complete the deduction.

At the same time, he felt fortunate that his physique had advanced to the Great Sun Spirit Body. Otherwise, if he had performed the upgrade and point-adding with his previous physique, he would have been drained of Qi and Blood and turned into a dried corpse.

Sigh, it is a cheap product conjured with only one hundred Source Power after all.

He shook his head and sighed, feeling that he was so poor.

It was now midnight, and the night was deep and quiet. Faintly, one could only hear the night watchman walking in the street, shouting, "The weather is dry, watch out for fire."

Li Heng simply continued to sit cross-legged to recover his Qi and Blood.

At the same time, he performed the Great Sun Visualization.

He had caught a glimpse of the Sun before, and his visualization progress had reached twenty percent. At the same time, the divine-path avatar tool-man at the Sanshan Gathering also sent an assist, bringing the progress to twenty-one percent.

So easily? It seems this twenty percent is not a critical point. Could it be... that it needs to reach fifty percent?

He had a faint feeling in his heart that fifty percent progress could allow the Great Sun Dharma Image to transform once more. Judging by the current strength of the Great Sun Dharma Image, it could only allow him to save his life in front of an Innate.

Unless he consumed Source Power to perform a temporary burst.

Of course, if he were facing an Innate Weird, he might be able to fight it. Because the Great Sun Dharma Image naturally restrains Weirds; even an Innate-level Weird would be a head shorter when facing the Great Sun Dharma Image.

The reason he was able to suppress that female Great Demon before was also because the female Great Demon was trapped within a seal, and even her own phantom avatar failed to manifest due to the Great Sun Visualization.

However, he is only in the Blood Exchange Realm now, so he is not in a hurry.

Having summarized his own situation, Li Heng felt a slight calm in his heart.

Just like that, the next day arrived, and he opened his eyes at the Dawn of the Sun. A night of cultivation had allowed his Qi and Blood to recover almost completely. Coupled with re-digesting and absorbing the insights from when he had glanced at the Sun, his visualization progress reached twenty-five percent.

A night full of gains.

He did not intend to continue cultivating; he stood up directly and stretched comfortably. His bones cracked and popped, and the sound of tigers and leopards manifesting between the cracks further highlighted the strength of his body.

This is the evolution of the essence of life.

Although Li Heng's appearance had not changed much, his charm had directly increased several times over. This kind of charm originated from the depths of his genes; it was the pursuit, contact, and longing of mortal bloodlines for transcendent bloodlines to evolve.

If Li Heng were to visit a brothel now.

Perhaps those top courtesans would all want to pay him to let him enjoy their services for free.

He glanced at the progress bar for the technique deduction; there was still a section left, and it would probably not be finished until tonight. It was not slow. Deducing it himself without subsequent techniques, and not even needing any knowledge reserve of techniques—this is a different kind of something from nothing.

One hundred points of Source Power, what more could one ask for?

Withdrawing the distracting thoughts from his heart, he washed up. It was now officially early morning. The Sun hung high in the sky, still as bright and brilliant as ever, with not a single shadow to be seen.

Li Heng stood in the courtyard, bathing in the sunlight.

He raised his eyebrows, a look of "as expected" appearing on his face.

Standing under the Sun, he could feel the circulation of his Qi and Blood speed up a bit, and the bloodline tainted with Sun God Intent was also very active; he felt his combat power had become even stronger.

The Great Sun Spirit Body really does have a connection with the Sun!

It is just that this connection is too weak and can be ignored. But what about in the future? When the Great Sun Spirit Body truly advances into the Great Sun Sacred Body, or even a Godly Body, what will happen then?

Can he become stronger by absorbing sunlight? Use the Sun as a space-based weapon, striking wherever he points? Or does it mean directly summoning the Great Sun from above the Nine Heavens to descend, burning the earth and destroying the World?

Regardless.

Li Heng clearly felt the heaven-defying nature of this physique!

Withdrawing the distracting thoughts from his mind, Li Heng went straight to the Merit Hall and saw Wang Donglai looking even more distressed, his entire face feeling as crumpled as a chrysanthemum.

When Wang Donglai saw Li Heng, his eyes lit up and his brows relaxed.

"Brother Li, could you do me a favor?"

"No." Li Heng waved his hand.

This old slicker definitely had nothing good in mind.

Wang Donglai's expression immediately turned bitter; was he just to let his younger sister fall into the clutches of those arrogant and domineering members of the main family? No, he couldn't, his sister was even prettier than Mei Niangzi!

"You're late, they have already left."

Wang Donglai said with some sorrow; he was clearly talking about the group of newcomers who were taking the official Demon Slayer examination.

"If they're gone, they're gone. Where is the Zhang Mansion?"

Li Heng's expression remained calm.

"To the north." Wang Donglai answered very listlessly.

"Then I'm leaving."

Li Heng nodded and left directly through the east gate.

Watching Li Heng's departing back, Wang Donglai gave a start, perked up, and his eyes grew profound, as if he were thinking about something.

On the main street of the Outer City.

The flow of people was like a weave, most of them looking hurried.

However, there were also some happy children darting about the street, passing by snack stalls emitting white steam, stopping right there to sniff the aroma pitifully. Others flew past several rouge shops and teahouses, unable to stop. They were truly joyful, showing no signs of worry at all.

Perhaps this is what it means to be a child.

A child was seen playing with a companion, darting about, when he carelessly bumped into a pedestrian in front. The child fell to the ground in pain, rubbing his head as he looked at the couple he had bumped into.

"Child, are you alright? Get up quickly."

The speaker was a very gentle woman; although the child before her was not her own, she was still incredibly concerned and even bent down to personally help the child up.

"In the future, don't play around on the street, do you understand?"

The husband beside her spoke up, his face dignified and wearing luxurious robes, but his words were mostly kind, as if he were truly a father admonishing his child.

"S-s-sorry!"

The child's face flushed red. It was the first time he had seen someone other than his parents talk to him like that.

"Alright, go on now, don't fall again."

The couple saw the child off and walked toward the Inner City.

Arriving at the gate of the Inner City, the Blood Exchange Realm Guard was slightly stunned. When the couple arrived before him, he couldn't help but speak cheerfully. "Master Zhang, Madam Zhang, you two really have leisure. These are troubled times, it is best not to go to the Outer City."

"Feeling stifled lately, just out for a stroll."

The head of the Zhang family, Zhang Haitian, nodded slightly.

"Nothing more than revisiting old haunts, wanting to find some clues," Zhang Haitian's wife, Madam Murong, said sorrowfully.

"Sigh, enough of that, must return to host distinguished guests."

The couple shook their heads, passed the Demon-Revealing Mirror, and walked straight into the Inner City. The guard surnamed Xing watched their departing backs with a look of emotion; Heaven truly did not favor good people.

This Zhang Haitian was so kind-hearted, having even helped beggars and built roads in the past. But in the end? The family's daughter still went missing; no good deed goes rewarded.

He shook his head, withdrew the emotion from his heart, and continued to guard the city.

North of the Inner City.

The Zhang couple had already arrived in front of the Zhang Mansion. They saw an old man who looked like a Butler walking up quickly, speaking with some urgency. "Master, you have finally returned; those distinguished guests have arrived."