11 Disbelief & Deal (1/2)
The next morning.
Shi Li went to bed after his great improvement. When he woke up, he was still filled with happiness from the event last night.
30 ren. Power that is equivalent to 30 people! If he were to reach 1000 ren, would he be called a one-man army?
Looking at the previous version of his cultivation technique, he would be able to reach 50 ren once he cultivates it to the peak of Skin Tempering. So far, he has reached 60% of that. Does that mean the amount of ren he could obtain was higher than before?
Testing his hypothesis, he asked the interface.
'White Screen, how much ren would the new cultivation technique give me when I reach the peak of Skin Tempering?'
The interface answered.
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100 ren.
- Nonpareil Eye Interface.
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He sucked in a bit of cold air. 100 ren...that was the twice the amount the previous cultivation technique would give!
Wanting to know even more information, he asked another question.
'How much ren would I get with the technique after reaching a certain stage?'
As usual, the interface answered without delay.
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Reach peak of first stage, 30 ren.
Reach peak of second stage, 30 ren.
Reach peak of third stage, 40 ren.
- Nonpareil Eye Interface
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'Oh, I see,' Shi Li understood how it worked now. The amount of ren he would get was split into smaller amounts once he reached a certain stage. But looking at the amount of ren he could easily exert, he now wondered how he could break through to the first stage.
'Do I have to do some special posture?' Shi Li went through the cultivation technique in his mind.
A few minutes later, he found his answer.
'Once the [Heaven's Waltz] has been fully comprehended, the cultivator will attain an increased perception over the heavens and earth, allowing the cultivator to break through to the second stage.'
With that problem taken care of, he just had to devote his time to comprehending more of the movements until he naturally breaks through to the second stage.
'For now, I'll show my father the fruits of my labor,' Shi Li smiled as he ran towards his father's room, crossing five meters with one step.
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Shi clan, Shi Xingwan's room.
Shi Xingwan was listening to the report of an attendant.
”Patriarch, the Huang clan has been keeping an eye on a Grade 2 cultivation pill that was publicized by the Red Dawn Pavillion. Should I have someone keep an eye on it as well?” The attendant respectfully asked.
Shi Xingwan rubbed his chin as he weighed the gains and losses of doing so. After a while, he replied, ”Have someone keep an eye on it. If the Huang clan assigned someone to keep an eye on the pill, then I'm sure the pill is something that Tiankong wants.” Shi Xingwan harrumphed.
He continued, ”What does the Grade 2 cultivation pill do?”
The attendant replied as he bowed, ”The Grade 2 cultivation pill publicized by the Red Dawn Pavillion allows someone at the Half-Ascended Mortal realm to have an increased chance of breaking through to the Ascended Mortal realm by 30%. The name of the pill is the Shackle Ascension Pill, and so far its price is at 850 gold coins but it's still rising.”
Shi Xingwan understood. ”I see. Once the pavillion starts selling the pills, send a voice transmission to one of the elders to buy at least one of the pill.”
The attendant nodded. ”This attendant shall follow patriarch's orders.”
Shi Xingwan nodded back as he waved his hand. ”You may leave.”
The attendant respectfully bowed before leaving the room, leaving Shi Xingwan alone again.
He looked out of the window as he sighed. ”I hope this pill would cure my problem.”
He looked at his energy core that was the size of a small basketball. There were big cracks here and there, turning his qi into a pseudo-chaotic state. If the cracks connected, his qi would dissipate, returning his cultivation back to the peak of Tempering realm.
All of a sudden, someone knocked on his door, interrupting Xingwan from his self-contemplation. He lighty coughed as he asked, ”Who is it?”
It took a while before the person on the other side replied, ”It's me, Father. Shi Li.”
Surprised as to why Shi Li came out of his own accord, he said, ”Oh, my son huh? Come in, come in!”
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Shi Li did the same routine of opening the door, closing the door, grabbing a chair and sitting on it as he looked at his father.
'Am I becoming a robot at this point?' Shi Li thought inwardly as he noticed this.
”So, what brings you here?” Shi Xingwan asked as he drank a glass of water.
”I've reached the peak of the first stage,” Shi Li replied straight to the point.
Shi Xingwan spat out his water as he looked at Shi Li with shock. 'Isn't this a bit too fast?'
Shi Xingwan awkwardly chuckled. ”My son, could you repeat that again? I think my ears are failing me.”
”I've reached the peak of the first stage,” Shi Li didn't hesitate to repeat his statement.
Now that he heard it for a second time, Shi Xingwan couldn't help but acknowledge it. He still had his suspicions. ”Could you show your cultivation to this father of yours?”