Chapter 180: with translation of chapter title

Xiao Feng thought for a moment, made no promise, and simply replied: "We'll talk again if the chance comes; I'm not going to Zhan Chang for now, we'll see tomorrow."

Then he said to Shen Di: "Shen Di, old brother, if you have time, contact Little Stab Ass; I plan to go clear the Lost Land later. My HP is over 200,000 now, the Golden Holy Dragon can't threaten me anymore."

Small knife stabbing the buttocks

Now that he has the super divine artifact robe, his power has greatly increased; after he goes to meet La Luo Na Er and clarifies some matters regarding the fourth transformation, he can set out.

Upon hearing his words, Shen Di immediately replied: "Okay, then I'll contact Little Stab Ass and Invincible Under Heaven; we'll meet at Giant Elephant City in an hour."

The slots for the Lost Land are still allocated as before; there are still 4 bosses and the warden beast not defeated.

Based on Xiao Feng's current strength, he can kill even a level 250 demigod; inside, it's basically a matter of seeing someone and instantly killing them.

After finishing his instructions for what to do later, Xiao Feng teleported to Blaze City, then summoned his mount Thunder God and headed straight for the Heart of the Earth Lake.

Previously, he would run on foot, taking two to three hours to reach the Heart of the Earth Lake.

But now, with a mount traveling at four to five hundred kilometers per hour, his overall speed has increased tenfold, and he can get there in just twenty minutes.

Super Divine Artifact Robe

Golden Holy Dragon

Then, following the familiar road, he went into the underground magma cavern, spiraling down, and entered the Heart of the Earth Lake.

"Child, your strength has improved truly quickly." La Luo Na Er's perception is keen; he knew as soon as Xiao Feng arrived.

Seeing his disciple rise to level 168 in just two days, his heart was filled with relief and emotion.

Thunder God

"Master, I'm stuck at a bottleneck; my willpower isn't enough, I can't undergo the fourth transformation." Xiao Feng got straight to the point.

The quest items needed for the fourth transformation are in the Blaze City Temple; he hasn't gone to check yet, so he doesn't know if they've arrived.

Mainly, his attributes don't meet the requirements now; even if he got them, they'd be useless, so he came first to ask his master.

La Luo Na Er heard this and laughed: "I've already told you not to just keep raising your level; you should pay more attention to cultivation, increasing your willpower and your mastery over the elements."

"That's true, but I can't even sense the elements, so I really can't cultivate..." Xiao Feng said helplessly.

He didn't know why the aliens, in making the game, had to go and create this whole "cultivation" thing.

Everyone is here to play a game, not really wanting to become mages or warriors—why make it so complicated?

If playing a game also required sitting in meditation for decades or centuries like in Xian Xia novels, players would go crazy!

Even if time here is ten times that outside and one could live longer, one couldn't endure such torment.

La Luo Na Er saw his inner resistance to "cultivation" and said with a smile: "You, your power rose too fast, your mind is restless. I tell you, the meaning of cultivation is not simply to break through bottlenecks and change jobs. It also has a more important meaning: to temper one's mind, so you possess a more resilient, delicate, and broad heart and spirit to face this world."

"Er, I feel my mind is pretty good..."

Xiao Feng said weakly.

He is not like someone who slays myriad beings with a sword, whose mood swings between good and bad.

Even if he isn't that fierce, his mind has always been optimistic and proactive.

Otherwise, from before playing other games, having been a tank for half a life, taking countless hits, he would have exploded in anger long ago.

"The mind I speak of is not what you understand."

La Luo Na Er patiently said: "You are now like an uncut gem—though the material is excellent, just dug from the mine, there are many flaws and shortcomings. Your skills are mixed but not refined, your strength relies too heavily on that powerful talent, your understanding of the elements is very crude, and you can only cast spells using the privileges granted by the Supreme God."

"All of this is wrong." Finally, La Luo Na Er made a summary.

"Wrong? But Master, I'm a player… I'm an adventurer, not a resident of Zhu Shen Da Lu, I shouldn't need to cultivate like you." Xiao Feng replied.

La Luo Na Er shook his head: "I understand what you mean. The Supreme God has granted you adventurers vast privileges; you don't need to spend long periods of time to gain power similar to ours. But… this is merely superficial. Once you ascend to Shen Jie and enter the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, you will discover that your skills are fake, and you actually cannot use anything."

"Ah? Skills are fake? This…"

Xiao Feng was dumbfounded upon hearing that.

"What do you mean? Master, are you saying that in the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, one cannot cast spells using the skills in the skill bar?"

La Luo Na Er nodded: "Yes. In the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, you can only use power truly belonging to you. The privileges granted by the Supreme God will disappear, even 'profession' will vanish; you must grow yourselves to be able to roam that vast expanse."

"This is the trial given by the Supreme God. Before level 100, you can play freely, carefree. But after level 100, you must engage in the cultivation of willpower, slowly understanding and feeling this world, blending your strength bit by bit, gradually becoming truly your own ability. After level 250, you further need to undergo a tribulation test. At that time you will lose all skills, relying only on your willpower to mobilize elements and battle qi, to resist the tribulation, only then can you truly become a demigod powerhouse. Otherwise, you can only stagnate."

"This is also the meaning of skill proficiency. Even if you are unwilling to cultivate wholeheartedly, repeatedly using a skill can gradually increase your affinity with the elements. Once a skill reaches perfection, even if willpower cannot manifest it, instinct can still produce thirty to fifty percent effect."

La Luo Na Er explained seriously.

After hearing that, Xiao Feng was stunned.

So, in the end, this game is not merely a simple level-up game.

The initial six major profession skill trees are merely a "demo version".

The further into mid-to-late game, the less monster slaying provides improvement; one must learn to wield magic oneself.

In the end it becomes a "hands-on" game!

If that's the case, he really ought to give the so-called "cultivation" a slight try, otherwise he'll end up useless later.

Of course, playing games is still mainly for entertainment; if it's not fun, and every day you log on just sitting there cultivating, then there's no point at all—better not to play and do something else.

Xiao Feng's attitude is clear: he came to play games, his biggest goal is to have fun, and that will never change!

"Master, you said this is the Supreme God's trial for us. If we adventurers like us pass all trials, relying on our own cultivation to become god-level powerhouses, what then? Will the system give rewards?" Xiao Feng asked.

La Luo Na Er said: "I don't know either, since I've never been to Shen Jie. However, I once communicated with the Flaming Chief God, who said that the Myriad Heavens Battlefield holds many opportunities prepared for adventurers; perhaps there, some surprises await you."

"Alright…"

Xiao Feng wasn't really looking forward to surprises.

He just wanted to know whether not cultivating would cause him to miss out on something good.

But after all said and done, the willpower attribute still needs to be raised a bit.

"Master, please teach me how to increase willpower again; this time I'll study seriously!" Xiao Feng said.

La Luo Na Er, hearing that, revealed a kindly smile: "Good, this time I'll teach you a cultivation method more suited to you."