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Chapter 29: "Entry Name": Late Bloomer.
Chapter 29: "Entry Name": Late Bloomer.
"It's nothing."
Chen Qiu didn't elaborate further, merely smiling and shaking his head, "I've probably been here for over a day. Let's head back to Ask Heaven Market."
"A day?"
The scholar shook his head, "It's been two days already. There's less than three days left until the 'Adventure' type Mystic Realm opens in Fufeng City. The weather has been like this for several days, and I haven't seen the sun rise once."
Soon—
The group quickly returned to Ask Heaven Market, while the scholar and his brother stayed at their usual spot. Chen Qiu and Fat Dragon entered the city alone.
"Has it been two days already?"
Chen Qiu furrowed his brows in confusion. To be honest, he had lost track of time. In the past two days, he felt like a machine on an assembly line, constantly attempting Foundation Establishment and failing, with hardly any rest.
But does this process really take two days?
He hadn't felt tired or hungry, but when he realized he hadn't slept for two days and two nights, he suddenly felt a bit weary. Although it wasn't overwhelming, he was definitely hungry.
"I've finally reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, and I'm still hungry."
"Of course."
Fat Dragon sighed, "The Foundation Establishment Stage only prolongs your lifespan. Compared to mortals, you gain an additional 200 years, which is enough to support an entire family. Many Foundation Establishment families only have the family head at the Foundation Establishment Stage."
"But it's just an extended lifespan; you still can't escape the mortal world."
"The sky has been like this for several days. I didn't realize it's been two days either. I just feel very tired, but I didn't think it had been so long."
He looked up at the sky above Ask Heaven Market, which was built atop the highest peak of the Ask Heaven Mountain Range, thousands of feet above the ground. The black clouds stretching for thousands of miles above seemed to be right overhead.
"This weather is indeed strange, giving people a sense of impending doom."
For the past two days, he had been doing only one thing—stuffing the endless supply of Spirit Stones into his Storage Bag. His expression was a mix of excitement and fear, leaving no time to think about sleep.
"Let's go."
Chen Qiu shook his head, planning to come back the next day, "Let's find a restaurant to fill our stomachs, then get some sleep. We'll talk again tomorrow."
"Alright, Brother Chen Qiu, aren't those two brothers coming?"
"The scholar said he doesn't like entering Ask Heaven Market. He probably has his reasons, so don't worry about it."
"Right."
He looked at Fat Dragon with a strange expression, "You used to call me Brother Chen Qiu, why are you suddenly calling me Brother Qiu?"
"Cough"
Fat Dragon's expression turned serious, "When two travel together, the capable one is the teacher. When one travels alone, the teacher is a lifelong father. The elder brother is also like a father. Now that you've reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, it's natural to call you Brother Qiu."
"That's good."
After finding a restaurant and eating, Chen Qiu and Fat Dragon located an inn near the restaurant and booked two rooms.
After a quick wash, Chen Qiu, despite his fatigue, sat at the table and poured himself a cup of warm, soothing tea. He closed his eyes and focused his gaze inward.
At this moment, above the Foundation Establishment Stage, a cloud of mist slowly floated, and within it, a face appeared.
"Cultivation level skyrocketed, officially entering the first layer of the Foundation Establishment Stage.
"Select one of the following three random entries within ten breaths."
1.
Entry Name: Nine Yin Power
Entry Rank: White
Entry Effect: Possess nine Yin attributes.
2.
Entry Name: Late Bloomer
Entry Rank: Green
Entry Effect: When your remaining lifespan is less than ten years, you will gain three random entries.
3.
Entry Name: Focus Power
Entry Rank: Green
Entry Effect: If you learn the Thunder Summoning Art, the power of this spell will be amplified by fifty percent.
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Gazing at the familiar panel within his body, Chen Qiu, seated in a chair, felt a surge of emotion. Who would have thought that just a few days ago, he was a young and vigorous lad who toiled at woodcutting, not even having reached the first layer of the Qi Condensation Stage.
An ordinary mortal among mortals.
Yet, after just a few days, he had become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
In this somewhat chaotic world, he finally had a bit of confidence.
Facing these three entries, he hardly had to think before choosing the third one.
The first entry was a complete waste of a choice; he wasn't female, so why did he randomly get this entry? Or could males also possess this entry? If so, what would that make him? Nine bulls with nine Yin attributes?
He couldn't even imagine what that situation would be like; it was best to stay away from it.
Chen Qiu actually quite liked the second entry; he favored any entry that could grant him more entries, but the trigger condition was too harsh. After breaking through the Foundation Establishment Stage, his lifespan was 200 years, with 170 years remaining.
In other words, to wait for this entry to activate, he would have to live for at least another 160 years; by then, the flowers would have long wilted.
The third entry was the most suitable for him.
This was the first time he had seen an entry that amplified the power of a specific spell, and choosing it meant that he must take the path of a Spellcaster; otherwise, the entry would be wasted.
This was just right for him; he intended to become a Spellcaster, especially since he possessed the Pink Entry "Unique Dantian Expansion." It would be a waste not to follow this path.
Time to sleep.
Even if the sky falls, he'll deal with it tomorrow.
Exhausted to his limit, Chen Qiu stuffed the storage bag filled with countless spirit stones under his pillow and drifted into a deep sleep, his right hand tightly gripping the hilt of his sword.
Morning arrived.
Chen Qiu, still feeling a bit groggy, walked to the window of his guest room. The sky had finally brightened, and the dark clouds that had hung overhead had dispersed the night before. The stone road outside the window was wet, indicating a heavy downpour the previous night.
After a quick wash, he put on his clothes and stepped out of the guest room. Fat Dragon, who had woken up at some point, stood outside the door waiting for him, his dark circles under his eyes revealing a restless night.
"Didn't sleep well?"
"Yeah."
Chen Qiu and Fat Dragon began their day's shopping trip on the main road of Region 7, the Trading District, in the Ask Heaven Market.
After 999 consecutive Foundation Establishment failures, he had accumulated a total of 29,970 spirit stones.
This was an incredibly exaggerated number.
Most Foundation Establishment solitary cultivators didn't even have twenty or thirty spirit stones in their pockets. Disciples from large sects or influential families might have a few hundred spirit stones, and some might even have over a thousand.
But there was no Foundation Establishment Cultivator who would have tens of thousands of spirit stones jingling in their pockets as they wandered around.
(End of Chapter)
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