LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 108: Betting Everything Twice._2
Chen Qiu could now stand on his sword and soar freely between heaven and earth.
This meant...
He could arguably consider himself to have mastered a third movement technique, but the speed of Sword Flight was not really fast, significantly slower than the scholar's speed.
...
Two incense sticks later.
Chen Qiu and the others returned to "Fei City" under the cover of night from the Boundless Icefield. By then, the streets were mostly empty as they checked into a fairly decent inn.
Planning to rest there for the night.
Although the small world was quite convenient and safe, it was... somewhat uncomfortable.
In their room.
Chen Qiu and his companions gathered around, eating the food and drinks provided by the innkeeper while chatting casually.
"Brother Qiu."
Fat Long picked up a duck leg and brought it to his mouth, "Maybe we should find some people to repair the Chao Tian Sect after a while. Not necessarily fixing the big array right away, but at least rebuilding the collapsed ruins to officially establish our base."
"Hmm."
Chen Qiu nodded, scheduling the refurbishment for the Chao Tian Sect. Indeed, the Sect Protection Array might not need much spending if left unrepaired.
Residing within the small world, the Sect Protection Array wasn't urgently needed.
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However...
It risked leaking the information that he owned a small world, so utmost caution was advisable. The best approach was to keep the construction team inside the small world and not let them out until he reached the Golden Core stage, where no one could threaten him.
Then, even if someone knew he had a small world, they could do nothing about it.
...
After a satisfying meal and drinks.
The scholars returned to their respective rooms to rest, while Fat Long went back to the small world, preparing to harvest the forthcoming Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills; it was almost midnight.
Shortly, a few cups of tea later.
Fat Long was let out of the small world by Chen Qiu, standing in place with a storage bag in hand and grinning, "Brother Qiu, got even more today, broke through 500, got 512 now."
Chen Qiu glanced at his ranking on the Fame Ranking.
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"Rank Fifty-four": Chen Qiu, fame value 4.03 million.
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The rate of increase in his fame value was already slowing down. An Imperial Decree had turned him nearly into a household name, but his rise in the ranking could only go so far.
Above him were individuals who had been famous for a long time.
The quickest way to surpass the people above him was to eliminate everyone above him, whose positions ranged from Da Xia's number one Sword Cultivator to the most beautiful, the leading Array Repairer, and top Alchemy Cultivator.
The Heavenly Dao Blessing for rank fifty-four was—
"10 Mid-grade Foundation Establishment Stage Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills.
He first took out a Low-grade Foundation Establishment Stage Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill and consumed it, this improvement only increased his Cultivation Progress by 0.1%.
Then he swallowed a Mid-grade Foundation Establishment Stage Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill.
It increased his Cultivation Progress by 1%.
Which means,
this one Mid-grade Foundation Establishment Stage Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill was equivalent to ten Low-grade Foundation Establishment Stage Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills.
With a ranking of 50, he could collect an amount equivalent to 100 Low-grade Foundation Establishment Stage Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills per day, while Liu Zide, with all his elaborate arrangements and spending numerous Spirit Stones, could only obtain around four to five hundred such pills a day.
And now he even suspected that those ranked in the top few places might be getting more than that daily.
"..."
Chen Qiu calmly looked at the "Fame Ranking"; most of those ahead were in the Golden Core stage, and consuming Foundation Establishment pills was futile for them, but they could easily gift them to younger family members or sell them for Spirit Stones.
Thus, the gap between family-backed Cultivators and Loose Cultivators widened.
Without much thought,
after Fat Long withdrew to another room to rest, he took out all the Cultivation Pills again to absorb the Spiritual Energy within, sitting cross-legged on the bed to enhance his own Cultivation.
The greater the force, the easier it is to chop wood.
The higher the Cultivation, the easier it is to chop people down too.
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Nearly two hours later, when all the Cultivation Pills were absorbed completely, Chen Qiu opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath of stale air, inspected his body, and found his Cultivation had reached—
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"Cultivation": Foundation Establishment Stage Level Eight (86.3%)
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By tomorrow night when the next batch of Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills arrived, his Cultivation would smoothly advance to the ninth level of Foundation Establishment Stage.
In two or three days,
he would reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and then he could save the Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills to exchange for Spirit Stones.
Foundation Establishment Stage Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills were of no use to those in the Golden Core stage.
And Fat Long's entry decided that Dual Cultivation enhanced Cultivation speed the fastest, at nine times the rate, making using Foundation Establishment Stage Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills a waste. The scholar's injuries hadn't healed and his Cultivation could not be improved, and as for the scholar's brother, the scholar did not clarify, only mentioning that his brother couldn't use them.
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Just like that, after a night passed.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, having cultivated through the night, Chen Qiu looked toward the window as dawn approached, the sky faintly lighting with the white of fish bellies, the dawn had arrived.
The snow had drifted throughout the night;
looking out the window now, the entire city was coated in silver white, as if covered by a mysterious veil, transforming into a tranquil, cool world of ice and snow. Street vendors were already up early, shouting along the roadside.
The scattered shouting, accompanied by the steam in the air,
and the aroma of meat soup wafting through the air,
inevitably eased one's spirit.
After a night of cultivation, his Cultivation Realm had almost completely consolidated, another advantage of being in the Heavenly Dao Realm is that unless you attained Golden Core in one day, your Cultivation Realm was hardly unstable.