Chapter 414: Another Guy Who Likes to Peek

Unlike the highly advanced interstellar travel technology of the main universe, both the 【Great Love Project】 and 【Wu Zheng San Mei】 required considerable time to reach Earth even for temporary visits.

Li Ang was not surprised by this, as he had already learned it long ago while reading memories using the Double-Full Hand.

Moreover, this was actually beneficial to him—the slower these two groups arrived, the more advantageous it was for him to analyze the world's origin.

Yet clearly, world development could not be this easy; otherwise, the Federation and Empire would not be so short on manpower.

Inside the meditation chamber.

Li Ang sat cross-legged on a cushion, guiding the energy within his body through its final Great Circulation, then opened his eyes and exhaled slowly.

A milky-white current instantly rippled through the silent room, causing doors and windows to tremble slightly.

【Qi Circulation, Professional Experience +1548】.

【Unity of Heaven and Man, Professional Experience Increased (Prisoner, Gunner, Mao's Bloodline...)】.

Looking at the dense information on his profession panel, Li Ang couldn't help but smile slightly.

With the help of the 【Unity of Heaven and Man】 specialization, his experience gain efficiency had risen dramatically again.

Most astonishingly, Li Ang discovered that using the Shadow Clone Technique to grind experience also granted the 【Unity of Heaven and Man】 bonus—now the 【Bronze and Fire King】 gained experience at a terrifying rate.

Meanwhile, lower-tier professions like 【Prisoner】 and 【Gunner】, which had failed to keep pace with Li Ang's power growth, had already reached their level caps.

But Li Ang wasn't in a hurry to change professions; after all, the subsequent advancement paths for these two low-tier professions weren't particularly strong, and while other professions could still gain improvements, the priority for upgrading 【Prisoner】 and 【Gunner】 remained low.

Besides, what if he later entered another world and triggered a special profession?

Just like now.

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【Profession: Psychic User】

【Qualification Requirements:】

1. Possess a psychic talent / Use Psychic Awakening Serum (x)

2. Mental Strength 1.2 (√)

【After Qualification:】

1. Attribute Increase

2. Gain Profession Skill — Generated Based on Qualification Condition 1

3. Gain Profession Specialization — Generated Based on Qualification Condition 1

Note:

If possessing a psychic talent, an additional specialization based on the talent will be granted】

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This was the profession information that appeared after Li Ang "visited" the 【Great Love Project】.

Correct—the main combat force of this organization consisted of psychics, and such transcendent beings had once appeared in the One World, only to be taken away without much notice.

After all, the 【Great Love Project】's policy was to interfere as little as possible with planetary civilizations, and third-contact events were handled with extreme caution.

Yet judging from the information, the 【Psychic User】 was likely not a world-specific profession—it could probably be obtained even in the main world.

For instance, the first strong enemy Li Ang encountered: Higgins.

Calling him a strong enemy wasn't accurate; after all, the man had been kicked to death by Li Ang's stats.

'So it seems the 【Psychic User】 is just a stray dog on the roadside.'

There was no doubt that professions varied in strength—T0 was T0, trash was trash; even if someone could fight T0 with trash, it was only because the operator was strong, not because the profession itself was powerful.

Of course, if he could obtain it directly, Li Ang wouldn't pass it up.

Unfortunately, the 【Great Love Project】's research into psychic abilities was extremely shallow; their so-called Psychic Awakening Serum was still in experimental stages, and no one knew what would happen after ingestion.

Still, if drinking it could grant the power level of an LV6 Absolute Ability from 【A Certain Magical Index】, he'd be willing to try it—though not now.

After briefly organizing his thoughts, Li Ang stood and stepped out of the meditation chamber.

Since he had given prior instructions, no disciples waited outside—the truth was, he didn't need their service.

Though much time had passed since his ascension to immortality, visitors from Sanyi Sect's occult factions still came in constant streams.

Many had come to express gratitude, because when returning their ancient texts, Li Ang had also gifted them a few small insights.

To him, these were trivial; but to those occultists at the first tier, they were already treasures.

Treasures worthy of being passed down through generations.

Having received such a favor, each faction naturally had to show respect at Sanyi Sect.

Immortals might not care, but they couldn't afford not to act—even if the immortal truly didn't care.

After glancing through the window at Shi Chong receiving guests, Li Ang vanished and appeared in the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley.

After silently observing this sacred place that had aided his ascension for a moment, he spoke calmly: "You're clever—you know to keep hiding here."

After a brief silence, a rustling of footsteps came from the nearby woods.

Soon after, a man in a blue suit stepped out.

He looked at the thin-backed figure in the distance and offered a perfectly appropriate bowing smile: "Wasn't it your generosity that didn't forbid us sorcerers from approaching this place?"

"But those others probably won't realize this for some time yet."

As originally planned, after modifying the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley, Li Ang had not barred occultists from entering.

After all, with the 【Immortal】 profession, the more 'Eight Marvelous Techniques' that emerged in this world, the better.

Moreover, even ignoring the difficulty of ascension, if someone truly became an immortal through the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Valley, they still couldn't possibly be Li Ang's match.

Unfortunately, the occultists of Gemenge Sect wouldn't realize this in the short term.

Judging by their own standards, if they possessed this sacred site, they'd never allow outsiders to wander freely.

And the man in the suit was naturally Gu Gu Jiting, one of the Thirty-Six Thieves from the original work.

Hearing his words, Li Ang didn't turn around and asked: "Have you gone inside?"

"Yes."

Almost without hesitation, Gu Gu Jiting admitted that he had indeed already entered the Twenty-Four Solar Valley.

It was at this moment that Li Ang finally turned around.

He looked at the utterly unremarkable man before him and asked, "Did you gain anything?"

Li Ang was not surprised by Gu Gu Jiting's boldness — the man had originally followed Wu Wu Gensheng for the sake of cultivation.

And having recently witnessed someone ascend to immortality with his own eyes, this traitor of the Shuzi Sect would undoubtedly feel curiosity toward the Twenty-Four Solar Valley.

On top of that, to evade the Shuzi Sect's pursuit, it was practically a foregone conclusion that Gu Gu Jiting would enter the Twenty-Four Solar Valley.

Facing the question, the man nodded: "A little."

With that said, he quietly began observing the youth across from him.

As a sorcerer whose cultivation goal was to 【see the complete appearance of all things in the world】, Gu Gu Jiting was intensely curious about the immortal of the present age standing before him.

After a slight hesitation, he ultimately mustered his courage and employed the ability he had only just comprehended not long ago.

'Let me see just what kind of being can be called an immortal.'

With this thought, a flash of divine light instantly passed through Gu Gu Jiting's eyes.

The next moment, countless strange phenomena came one after another.

The first thing Gu Gu Jiting saw was boundless, endless firelight, and the massive metal palace hidden within that firelight.

He widened his eyes, straining to make out the scene before him.

Faintly, the man seemed to see an incomparably enormous black shadow coiled atop the metal palace.

'What is that...'

The moment this thought arose in Gu Gu Jiting's mind, the scene shifted.

What appeared this time was a desolate planet.