Chapter 168: "Guaranteed Cultivation" (Part 2)

Chapter 168: "Guaranteed Cultivation" (Part 2)

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"Then it becomes interesting. As it happens, I have a Thunder Tribulation Saint Body, naturally immune to thunder-based spells. Chen Qiu has only ever used thunder spells since his debut, indicating that he only knows the Lightning Summoning Technique or that his other spells are far inferior to it."

"And I happen to be his counter!"

"A turbulent era is approaching, and the top forces of Zhongzhou, fearing the upcoming Heavenly Dao version of 'Heavenly Strife', have chosen to seclude themselves from the world. This gives us, the middle-tier forces, a chance to rise."

"The Xuantian Continent is full of opportunities."

"While the top Zhongzhou forces are in seclusion, these opportunities will be ours. If we unite, in a hundred years, our families will also be among the top forces of Zhongzhou!"

After he finished speaking, the young men in the private room exchanged glances, seeing the fervor in each other's eyes.

The top forces of Zhongzhou were all in seclusion.

Upon learning this news, these middle-tier forces had been continuously reaching out to each other, preparing to join forces and seize all the opportunities on the Xuantian Continent within a hundred years, thus elevating themselves to the top tier.

Chen Qiu was their first target.

After all, Chen Qiu was the strongest and most extraordinary talent in the Lower Nine Provinces. If they could bring Chen Qiu into their small group, the combined strength of their families would attract numerous opportunities during this blank period.

Many opportunities on the Xuantian Continent were firmly controlled by the top Zhongzhou forces, leaving them with only scraps.

In the neighboring private room, Fei Long, after having his fun, was about to leave with the Mock Heaven Sect disciples to return to the sect.

Before leaving, the Mock Heaven Sect disciples bought many specialties of Dayuan City, intending to bring them back to show off. After all, they were among the first disciples to set foot on the Xuantian Continent.

The previous time with the Chain Sect didn't count.

Although they were on the Xuantian Continent then, they didn't experience the local culture and customs as intimately as they did today. It felt no different from Daxia, but today was different.

It was their chance to leave Daxia and explore the Xuantian Continent.

"It's so good," Zhao Buzhu sighed with emotion. "I'm starting to miss Daxia a little. If we can return there in the future, these things will be gifts for them. I wonder if we'll ever meet again. What do you think, Qu Gui?"

"I don't miss it at all," Qu Gui shook his head.

"Speaking of which, you're quite something too," Zhao Buzhu suddenly remembered something and said with emotion. "The main reason we were able to join the Mock Heaven Sect is that we had no conflicts with them."

"If I remember correctly..."

"Your young master from the Qu family, Qu Qi, who married five Heavenly Dao beauties, wasn't he killed by the sect master? Such a deep grudge, yet the sect master accepted you and even made you one of the first outer sect disciples."

"Didn't I tell you?" Qu Gui rolled his eyes at Zhao Buzhu. "I brought the head of the Qu family and all the resources the family had accumulated over the years as my offering to join the Mock Heaven Sect. The sect master naturally trusted me."

Zhao Buzhu's mouth twitched slightly, but he said nothing more.

Within the Mock Heaven Sect, Chen Qiu sat cross-legged on an oval stone atop a mountain peak, gazing at the panel that suddenly appeared, enveloped in mist.

"Please choose one of the three random gray entries below within a hundred breaths."

"The chosen gray entry can be cleared and has no negative effects."

1:

"Entry Name": The God of Refining Qi.

"Entry Level": Gray.

"Entry Effect": You will permanently be unable to succeed in Foundation Establishment (None), but your lifespan will be extended by 500 years.

2:

"Entry Name": Rapid Progress.

"Entry Level": Gray.

"Entry Effect": For the next month, any cultivation progress you gain through any means will be ten times faster, but you can live up to 100 years at most, and you cannot extend your lifespan by any means (None).

3:

"Entry Name": Guaranteed Cultivation.

"Entry Level": Gray.

"Entry Effect": You cannot improve your cultivation through any means, but when your lifespan is about to end at each major realm, you will automatically break through to the next realm, with the limit being the early Golden Core stage (None). This entry cannot be cleared, and you cannot use any methods to consume your lifespan or utilize spells and divine artifacts that require lifespan as a cost.

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Chen Qiu's mouth hung slightly agape, his eyes flashing with shock as he stood rooted to the spot.

For the first time, he felt the power of a gray entry without negative effects! It was a divine-level entry, with no exaggeration, even more impressive than the Seven-Colored Entry! Let's not even mention the first entry.

It wasn't particularly powerful.

Although the negative effect of being unable to succeed in Foundation Establishment was gone, the positive effect was also quite ordinary, only adding 500 years to his lifespan.

The second entry was the most critical!

In the next month, any cultivation progress he made through any method would be ten times faster, but there was a fatal flaw—he could only live up to 100 years old.

Now, even this fatal flaw was gone.

It was a pure buff without any debuffs.

However, although these two entries were exaggerated, they weren't the most exaggerated!

The most exaggerated one was the third entry—

"Guaranteed Cultivation"!

It stated that he couldn't improve his cultivation through any means, but when his lifespan was about to end at each major realm, he would automatically advance to the next one, with the limit being the Golden Core stage.

He had randomly encountered this entry before.

In fact, he had randomly encountered the second and third entries before, but had chosen to give up due to their overwhelming negative effects. He hadn't randomly encountered the second entry, but he had come across a similar one in the past.

But now, the third entry, "Guaranteed Cultivation," had removed the Golden Core stage limit!

What did this mean?!

It meant that if he chose this entry, he wouldn't need to do anything from then on!

Turbulent times in the world? None of his concern!

The Xuantian Continent? None of his concern!

He only needed to stay in the small world, eating and drinking every day. After thousands or even tens of thousands of years, he would naturally become an Immortal Emperor!

Could there be an even more powerful entry?

For many, the strength of this entry far surpassed the "Seven-Colored Entry," and if it were an enchantment scroll, it would attract countless top-tier forces to fight over it on the Xuantian Continent.

An entry that guaranteed at least the Immortal Emperor realm—who wouldn't want it?

"Hmm."

Chen Qiu slowly closed his eyes, taking several deep breaths in succession. He hadn't expected this gray entry selection to present him with such an incredible opportunity.

In other words.

This wasn't just a selection of three entries; it was a chance for immortality!

He had been thinking about taking a break during the day, and now the opportunity had arrived. If he chose this entry, he could rest for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

If the pinnacle of the Immortal Path was the Immortal Emperor, he could rest his way to that realm.

But.

If he broke through to the Immortal Emperor through this entry, even if he became one, he would undoubtedly be the weakest among them!

He would only have the cultivation realm.

Nothing else.

All the opportunities he had gained in the early stages and the foundation he had fought for would become meaningless, as such things held no significance for an Immortal Emperor.

In other words.

This entry negated everything he had achieved, allowing him to become an Immortal Emperor without any effort.

However—

After a long silence, Chen Qiu slowly opened his eyes, giving up on the entry that guaranteed immortality, and fixed his gaze on the second entry, "Rapid Progress," which increased cultivation progress tenfold for a month.

He did want to become an Immortal Emperor, but he envisioned himself as the strongest among them, doing as he pleased and challenging anyone he wished.

He had no desire to be the weakest Immortal Emperor.

Being the weakest held no allure for him; he didn't believe in the concept of being a tail among phoenixes. He had spent over a thousand years to reach the Xuantian Continent, not to become a mere tail.

If it were possible to consume one's lifespan, this entry would be powerful. He could abandon the path of cultivation and turn to the demonic path, rapidly depleting his lifespan, and then, as his life neared its end, he could automatically break through to the next major realm, becoming an Immortal Emperor within a year.

But the restriction on lifespan consumption remained.

So, he would have to wait for tens of thousands of years, rendering it meaningless. The lifespan of the Divine Transformation stage was a full 3,000 years, and enduring that alone would be a challenge.

Chen Qiu gazed at the dissipating cloud panel before him, shaking his head with a hint of regret, though his eyes held no trace of remorse.

The second entry was the most suitable for him.

Anyone else would have chosen the third entry, as not everyone could cultivate to the level of an Immortal Emperor. But he had absolute confidence in himself; he believed that even without the third entry, he could reach the status of an Immortal Emperor solely through his own strength and opportunities.

Moreover—

It would take even less time!

Waiting for thousands, or even tens of thousands of years to become an Immortal Emperor? That was too long; he couldn't wait that long.

This wasn't his path.

After choosing this entry, Chen Qiu couldn't help but feel eager to try the Yuan Ying Celestial Cultivation Pill, but he first looked towards the panel that had appeared above his dantian, shrouded in clouds, after breaking through the first level of the Nascent Soul.

"Cultivation base surges, officially entering the first level of the Nascent Soul."

"Please choose one of the following three random entries within ten breaths."

1:

"Entry Name: Rapid Growth.

Entry Level: Blue.

Entry Effect: Your contracted spirit beast will rapidly grow to adulthood."

2:

"Entry Name: Damage Reflection.

Entry Level: Blue.

Entry Effect: Ten percent of the damage inflicted on you will be reflected back to the caster."

3:

"Entry Name: Continuous Birth.

Entry Level: Yellow.

Entry Effect: Your Nascent Soul can give birth to smaller Nascent Souls. The smaller Nascent Souls can self-destruct with three-tenths of the power of the main Nascent Soul, and one can be born each month."

Chen Qiu sighed as he looked at the three options before him. As expected, these blue entries weren't as good as the previous gray ones. He wished he could draw a gray entry again.

Unfortunately, the chance to choose one of the three gray entries without side effects only appeared in the Middle-grade Heavenly Dao Turning Wheel, and he currently didn't know of any other way to obtain it besides completing the milestone tasks.

The remaining milestone tasks were difficult to complete.

It didn't seem possible to finish them in a short time.

There were two milestone tasks that seemed somewhat feasible.

One was:

"Be nominated by the Heavenly Edict 20 times."

The other was:

"Accumulate a total of 300 billion virtue points or 300 billion sin points."

He had been nominated by the Heavenly Edict 13 times so far, as shown on the circular platform inside the Celestial Palace. The number of times he had recorded should be more than this, but for the nomination to count, his name had to be specifically mentioned.

For example, the first time he appeared in the Heavenly Edict, he was unnamed; it only stated that there was a resilient cultivator outside Fulong City who had established the Foundation 999 times.

The two Heavenly Edicts that only he could hear also counted.

With seven more nominations, he would complete another milestone task. As for the task of accumulating 300 billion virtue points, he currently had nearly 100 billion virtue points accumulated, so he was two-thirds away, which gave him a glimmer of hope.

The other tasks were far too distant.

His thoughts raced through his mind.

As the ten breaths were about to end, he finally chose the first entry, "Rapid Growth," intending to use it to hasten the little wolf's growth into adulthood.

The little wolf already had the cultivation base of the middle stage of the Golden Core in its infancy; who knew what its cultivation would be like in adulthood.

He also had a dedicated entry for the little wolf that he hadn't used yet.

"Entry Name: Night Moon Wolf Demon.

Entry Level: Green.

Entry Effect: When you sign a beast-taming contract with the first Night Moon Wolf Demon, its size will increase tenfold, and it can absorb moonlight essence for cultivation."

He planned to use this entry after the little wolf reached adulthood. It could be a pet while it was small, but it might not be as cute when it grew larger.

But now that he had this entry, he would use both entries for the little wolf later.

Additionally, the little wolf would be able to absorb moonlight essence for cultivation, significantly increasing its cultivation speed.

As for the second entry, "Damage Reflection," it seemed more suitable for a body cultivator than a spell cultivator like him.

The damage he could withstand, even if returned at one-tenth, wouldn't make much difference. The damage he couldn't withstand... he couldn't even withstand it himself; what was the point of reflecting it back!

However, this entry also made his heart race with fear.

There were too many types of entries in the cultivation world, and many he had never seen before. This meant that if you couldn't completely overwhelm your opponent, you might easily be overturned.

Fortunately, none of the many people from the Demon Race had this entry.

Otherwise, returning ten percent of the damage would be terrifying.

That Thunder Punishment that could instantly turn him into ashes.

Wait a moment, although he had activated the Thunder Punishment, the actual caster should be the Heavenly Dao. Even if the damage was reflected, it would be reflected back to the Heavenly Dao.

But this also served as a reminder.

In the future, before taking action to kill someone, he would first activate the Golden Light Body Protection Spell to protect himself from injury.

The third entry, "Continuous Birth," held even less significance for him. He didn't need his Nascent Soul to self-destruct; he had various attack methods and didn't lack this one.

Regularly using the Lightning Summoning Technique didn't mean he only knew how to use that technique.

It was simply the most convenient and handy one.

After all, it was an instant spell, and who wouldn't love that?

Just then, he sensed through his divine perception that Fei Long and the others were waiting for him outside the small world, having returned from gathering information.

(End of Chapter)

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