Chapter 17: with translation of chapter title

Since returning from the HR Alliance, Luo Feng has become more diligent, a pounding fire igniting in his heart, and soon he will go alone to 0231 County to practice blade technique and footwork alone.

Xiao Yu returns home and continues systematic cultivation, first cultivating the third rank of the Nine‑Layer Thunder Blade.

With his past‑life cultivation experience, he quickly reaches a mind as calm as still water, his state resembling a clear crystal—at least for this moment, it is so.

Without any stray thoughts, he devotes his whole being to practicing the blade.

"Hum?" Xiao Yu practiced for a while, then stood there frowning in thought, occasionally gesturing a couple of times, then resumed blade practice, paused to ponder, then practiced again…

Occasionally he picks up the Nine‑Layer Thunder Blade to glance at his cultivation notes, then continues training.

Just like solving problems in middle school, he constantly studies, and when a difficult issue arises, he consults a reference book.

Over time, having the perfect comprehension of the first two ranks, Xiao Yu now advances through the third rank of the Nine‑Layer Thunder Blade at lightning speed.

In less than three days he almost grasps the breakthrough path.

This time he again chooses to ascend via the system.

"The system fulfills the First Wish."

【First Wish in progress……】

As his physique continuously strengthens, everything of the third rank opens its doors to him.

The progress is not limited to blade technique and footwork.

Even the Nine‑Layer Primordial Guide Technique has risen to the third‑rank level, and his cultivation speed doubles again.

The perfect comprehension of the first two ranks had already doubled his cultivation speed, and now it doubles once more.

【First Wish has been fulfilled.】

At the third rank of the Nine‑Layer Thunder Blade, he can emit force at twenty‑eight percent.

Xiao Yu stands up, brandishing the Silver Moon Battle Knife; instantly a cold gleam flashes across the entire hall, faintly accompanied by a strange ripple, like a bolt of lightning, and "Pup~" the air unexpectedly generates a bizarre shock‑wave‑like sonic boom.

"Hum?" Xiao Yu widens his eyes, stunned.

The blade speed has actually reached the speed of sound.

All morning he repeatedly familiarizes himself with the third rank of the Nine‑Layer Thunder Blade, attempting to explore every possibility, including applying the power‑generation technique to his footwork.

For example, using it during the start phase, foot‑landing phase, acceleration, turning, cornering, sudden stop, and so on.

These not only make his blade technique bizarre, but also render his flowing‑light footwork extraordinarily strange.

"Alright. System sets the First Wish to raise physical quality to Apprentice Sixth Tier."

Having become familiar with the power increase, it's time to boost his strength once more.

【Host: Xiao Yu】

【First Wish: Physical quality reaches Apprentice Sixth Tier】

【Wish fulfillment status: 30000/16000 Wish Points.】

A senior war general requires 16,000 points; reaching a junior war god would need 32,000 points. As for planetary‑level or stellar‑level? The estimated numbers are unimaginable.

There are also various cultivation techniques to comprehend, as well as the understanding of Domains and Laws.

If one wishes to boost strength quickly, nothing requires Wish Points! By the mid‑stage, the required amounts become astronomical.

"The system fulfills the First Wish!"

【First Wish in progress……】

Xiao Yu instantly feels as if soaked in endless energy; after his power rises to a mid‑level war general, his perception becomes far stronger than before.

He can sense that these energies are indeed far more advanced than his genetic primal energy, yet he cannot grasp their fundamentals.

Just like in his previous life, although he wishes to investigate, he cannot; perhaps his strength is still insufficient. Once his power grows enough, he believes he will eventually comprehend them.

Though this energy is advanced, it treats Xiao Yu, who is immersed in it, with utmost gentleness; after it acts upon him, he feels his whole body becomes clear and immensely comfortable.

Deep into the marrow.

The energy continuously reshapes Xiao Yu's body, optimizing cellular structure and perfecting his genetic chain.

It not only enhances his physique but also rapidly increases his reaction speed.

Only his combat experience and instincts remain unchanged.

A moment later.

【First Wish has been fulfilled.】

He has become a high‑level war‑general‑rank warrior, and he can exert force at 2.8 times the normal war‑general level.

Under the Nine‑Layer Thunder Blade, his strength rivals that of a war god without any power‑generation technique.

But could a junior war god fail to learn the power‑generation technique?

In fact, that does not exist.

One can only say he is top‑tier among war‑general‑rank warriors.

This time the bodily amplification is considerable: his base force rose from 16,000 kg to 32,000 kg, doubling, and his control over the internal strength has decreased noticeably.

If one cannot perfectly control one's own power, even a senior war general may not defeat a mid‑level war general who has flawless self‑control.

Continuously drawing and sheathing the blade, chopping, slashing horizontally, upward flicks, diagonal cuts, arcing slashes, and so on, while executing each footwork maneuver.

Inside a training hall of about 150 square meters.

"Pup~~" the sonic booms in the air persist, and Xiao Yu's figure is almost everywhere in the training hall.

Now his base speed has reached 190 m/s; under the third‑rank power of the Nine‑Layer Thunder Blade, his speed can generate a sonic boom.

After five consecutive days of training, he finally can perfectly control every strand of power within his body.

At this moment his father has already gone out to City No. 003 to hunt.

City No. 003 was, before the Great Nirvana, the economic hub of the Huaxia Nation—the former Shanghai!

It borders the ocean and can be considered one of the most formidable regions in Eurasia. Here the monster grades are higher; Beast General Rank monsters are everywhere, many Lord Rank monsters reside here, and even monsters surpassing Lord Rank have taken hold.

In the Huang Ye Qu, danger means money; the more perilous the place, the greater the wealth it contains. The monsters themselves are massive riches, and the plant‑spirit essences they may harbor are exceedingly precious—treasures capable of elevating a war‑god strongman to planetary level.

So many top cultivators go here to adventure; of course they aren't after those nonexistent plant spirits, and if any existed they'd already have been taken by stronger ones.

Nowadays only places as especially dangerous and scarcely visited as the Australian Mist Region still have some plant spirits.

These top cultivators come here to resist monsters, trying to kill as many ocean monsters that reach the shore as possible.

Thinking of ocean monsters, Xiao Yu recalled the several disasters Earth suffered after the Golden Horn Beast descended, and he thought of his mother, who is still an ordinary person.

In such calamities even cultivators suffered countless casualties, let alone ordinary people.

He still needs to find a way to boost his mother's strength.

He couldn't help but think of a drink, Purple Light Dew, a miraculous beverage where 15 ml can elevate a senior disciple to a cultivator.

Moreover, the price is cheap—just 10 Black Dragon Coins for a litre.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but wonder if the Wish system could make it happen.

"System First Wish: obtain one litre of Purple Light Dew."

【Setting successful!】

【Host: Xiao Yu】

【First Wish: obtain one kilogram of Purple Light Dew】

【Wish fulfillment status: 14000/10000 Wish Points.】

"Fulfill the First Wish."

【First Wish being fulfilled…】

At a grocery store on Coiled Dragon Star in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, the shopkeeper was measuring a 50‑ml bottle of purple liquid for a customer.

"Huh?" the shopkeeper exclaimed, "Why are there 30 bottles fewer in the box? I distinctly recall it being 1,000 bottles! How come there are only 970 now?"

"Could it be you miscounted!" the customer said skeptically.

The area is a sealed space, and the shop's security devices gave no alarm, indicating no spatial turbulence or the like.

【First Wish has been fulfilled, please receive.】

"Release it into the plastic bucket before you," Xiao Yu said, holding a 5‑litre transparent mineral water bottle.

The transparent bottle sank, and dozens of specially made bottles filled with purple liquid appeared inside it.

Xiao Yu's battle sword flashed, slicing the tops off the bottles, extracting the Purple Light Dew—exactly thirty bottles, each 50 ml.

The bottles bore markings resembling runes, unlike any Earth script.

Suddenly, a voice echoed in his mind.

【The system has already granted the host ten wishes. Automatic upgrade commencing; upgrade time: half an hour.】

【System upgrading…】

"The system upgraded! I wonder if it will fully restore its functions," Xiao Yu mused.

He grabbed a bottle of Purple Light Dew, twisted off the cap, and downed it in one gulp; the taste was decent, though it had no effect on him.

When Wish Points are plentiful later, it can be used to make a drink.

He placed the remaining 29 bottles of Purple Light Dew into a box, then carried the box downstairs.

"Mom, I've got something to show you," Xiao Yu called.

"What treasure?" his mother Xu Jingyi asked, puzzled.

"A medicine that can improve an ordinary person's constitution."

"What? Plant spirits?"

As a branch of the Xu family, the mother knew of some treasures that could enhance an ordinary body, such as plant spirits, but those items are extremely rare and costly, even the Xu clan's golden age seldom obtained them.

Such items are basically only attainable by war‑god‑level cultivators; even if a low‑level cultivator happened to obtain one, everyone would treasure it.

"No. It's Purple Light Dew, a liquid that can evolve a senior disciple into a junior warrior; I just tasted it and it's not bad," Xiao Yu said with a smile.

He set the box on the table and took out a bottle that emitted a violet glow.

"The packaging looks classy!" Xu Jingyi sighed.

"This bottle is 50 ml, actually enough for three senior disciples to evolve into cultivators," Xiao Yu said, "Mom, you're an ordinary person now; dilute 5 ml with warm water each time and drink, then when your physique improves, gulp the full 15 ml at once to become a junior warrior."

"Good, my son is truly filial," Xu Jingyi said happily, "So how do you plan to handle the rest?"

"I intend to give three bottles to Luo Feng's family; there should still be 25 bottles left, which I'll hand over to my father to deal with!" Xiao Yu thought for a moment and said.

He has quite a few aunts and uncles on his father's side—four siblings. Now Xiao Yu's generation already numbers eight; after they marry, the next generation will only increase.

Of course, perhaps by then Earth will have entered the cosmic era and these Purple Light Dew will be irrelevant, but for the Xiao Family it's still valuable—for giving the younger generation a solid foundation, so that once their physique exceeds the quasi‑warrior standard they can take the exams.

【System upgrade successful】

【Please check the system update details yourself.】

Xu Jingyi, Xiao Yu's mother, took Purple Light Dew continuously for two days, and her physique rose to senior disciple level; Xiao Yu then thought of Luo Feng.

It's now September 28th; Luo Feng likely hasn't left yet—he's scheduled to go to 0231 County on October 7th for intense training.

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