Chapter 551: Rewards? Why Did No One Mention Them Before?

Wang Ping'an's lingering gaze watched Zhang Guilian still crying and recounting, his years of one mistake after another never repeating, and he didn't know how long she would keep crying; he didn't want to stay here listening to her lament, lest the thought of ending Zhang Guilian in his heart grew stronger.

Who would make Zhang Guilian cry and recount these one mistake after another; a normal person couldn't endure it.

By using Divine Technique: Persuade to do good on Zhang Guilian and gaining over twenty thousand Merit, he became convinced of his speculation, though not completely; another speculation was that using this Divine Technique to change Zhang Guilian into a good person might let him also gain Merit when she does good deeds.

He still has to observe a bit!

However.

Given the current situation, who knows how long Zhang Guilian will keep crying and recounting; when she eventually starts doing good deeds, no one knows what year or month that will be.

Wang Ping'an's mind shifted, his consciousness returned to his body, leaving a portion of Spirit Power on the Paper Person, preparing it to stealthily follow Zhang Guilian as a war correspondent, watching her do good deeds; when she begins to do good, he will observe whether he can also obtain Merit rewards.

At present.

His top priority is to exhaust the over twenty thousand Merit he just obtained together with the remaining eight thousand‑some Merit from before, upgrading one data after another on the system panel.

The next moment.

Wang Ping'an's mind shifted, he summoned the system panel, gazing at the string of numbers, pondering: 'Should I directly upgrade three skills or other things to the Greater Attainment Realm, or upgrade all talents, skills, and techniques to Cultivation?'

Soon.

Wang Ping'an quickly made his decision; he wasn't in a hurry to upgrade any particular skill, technique, or talent to the Greater Attainment Realm—he already had many at that level. The pressing task was to upgrade all other skills to Cultivation.

'Ding! You spent ten Merit to upgrade skill: Starlight Positioning Proficiency, Entry Level → Proficient!'

'Ding! You spent one hundred Merit to upgrade skill: Starlight Positioning Proficiency, Proficient → Mastery!'

'Ding! You spent one thousand Merit to upgrade skill: Starlight Positioning Proficiency, Mastery → Cultivation!'

…

Time slipped by unnoticed; Wang Ping'an, engrossed, heard one mechanical, cold system prompt after another. One skill after another was upgraded with Merit. Watching the system panel fill with ever more Cultivation‑level talents, skills, techniques, etc., his face was full of uncontainable delight.

Finally.

The last skill was upgraded to Cultivation with Merit, and the Merit was completely exhausted; otherwise today, the Merit acquisition would not have been that simple.

Qi Wenshan contributed ten thousand Merit, Zhang Guilian contributed over twenty thousand Merit, instantly giving him more than thirty thousand Merit.

Otherwise he truly couldn't bear to upgrade every talent, skill, technique on the system panel to Cultivation.

With just these over thirty thousand Merit, and having already upgraded many skills on the panel before, otherwise it wouldn't be certain that all skills on the panel could be upgraded to Cultivation.

Wang Ping'an gave the system panel one last glance; the string of Cultivation data almost made him unfamiliar with the word 'Cultivation'. He then closed the panel and began cultivation, using the martial cultivation method 'Golden Bell Iron Cloth Shirt' bestowed by Lü Tu. He was curious to see how this 'Golden Bell Iron Cloth Shirt' differed from the usual 'Golden Bell Shield' and 'Iron Cloth Shirt'. As Wang Ping'an started practicing 'Golden Bell Iron Cloth Shirt', the ambient spiritual energy roamed the heavens and earth, seeming to feel an inexplicable attraction that swarmed from all directions, seeping through his pores into his body—not circulating through the meridians in the usual heavenly cycle, but being devoured by his cells.

Soon.

A phantom image appeared above Wang Ping'an's head and around his body; upon closer look, it was a large bell and a set of fitted clothing.

'Is this the Golden Bell Iron Cloth Shirt?'

Seeing this scene, Wang Ping'an's face was full of oddity; he kept speculating whether, after upgrading the proficiency of this martial cultivation method 'Golden Bell Iron Cloth Shirt' to Cultivation, it would, like other methods, form an artificial dantian in his body upon first practice. He never imagined a large bell and a fitted clothing phantom would appear.

Wang Ping'an wanted to vent, but the words stuck at his lips; despite the method being extremely bizarre, it at least possessed some divine peculiarity.

However.

Wang Ping'an felt even more disappointment deep inside; his curiosity about 'Golden Bell Iron Cloth Shirt' was unmet by what he saw, yet fortunately he had more than this single method—after completing it, he immediately switched to other cultivation methods.

'Ding! You cultivated a special technique, giving you an initial insight into the mystery and extraordinariness of Taiyin, congratulations you have earned a reward: Astral: Taiyin 【Entry Level】 (activated)!'

Just as Wang Ping'an began cultivating another technique, drawing energy from the moon, a mechanical, cold voice sounded in his mind; his expression changed, and he exclaimed in surprise:

'Rewards? Why did no one tell me before?'

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Of course.

Wang Ping'an could understand that when he previously cultivated using moon energy, he received no rewards because he had not yet obtained the profession: Astralist.

He hadn't unlocked the Astral tab, so his previous moon cultivations yielded no corresponding rewards. This sudden reward sparked his curiosity about the Astralist profession, and made him wonder whether tomorrow, when cultivating the 'Purple Qi Scripture', he would likewise receive a reward.

Soon.

Wang Ping'an's mood returned to calm; after dispelling all lingering thoughts from his mind, he once again fell into cultivation.

The next morning at dawn.

As the sun rose, Wang Ping'an immediately switched to cultivating the 'Purple Qi Scripture', continuously drawing purple qi, enhancing the magical quality within the artificial dantian of the 'Purple Qi Scripture' while gradually expanding the artificial dantian's area, allowing it to store more magical energy.

'Ding! You used the Sun to cultivate a special technique, giving you an initial insight into the Sun's mystery and extraordinariness, congratulations you have earned a reward: Astral: Sun 【Entry Level】 (activated)!'

A mechanical, cold voice sounded in his mind, and Wang Ping'an's face showed a slight smile. This matched his speculation from last night when he received a reward for moon cultivation; it was unsurprising that cultivating the 'Purple Qi Scripture' with solar energy also granted an Astral reward.

(End of Chapter)