Chapter 010: It is said that time travel not only grants advantages but also alters fate
The advanced pool is a massive yin-yang fish pattern
Given that the ordinary pool can only yield superior techniques, Su Anran naturally chose to forgo even the exceptional techniques from the advanced pool, making it impossible for her to draw from this ordinary technique pool
Although leveraging these external forces can accelerate the enhancement of one's realm, the potential risks are equally significant: not to mention the accumulation of pill toxicity, if one were to break through the realm using such means, it would subsequently require more time and effort to refine the foundation.
In Su Anran's perception, when mentioning concepts such as cultivation and fantasy, how could one possibly overlook the image of the sword immortal in flowing white robes
However, despite the complaints, Su Anran has indeed given serious and careful thought to the matter of the lottery
There are five qualities of elixirs: low, ordinary, medium, high, and supreme
When the strong light faded away, the weapon that appeared before Su Anran filled him with utter despair
However, although the special effects are quite critiqued, at least the lottery has not been compromised
The former is capable of temporarily enlarging the meridians of Qi Gathering Realm cultivators, allowing for the accumulation of more spiritual energy. The human body is akin to a container, and there is a limit to the amount of spiritual energy that can be accumulated after consuming Qi Gathering Pills. Therefore, in order to accumulate a substantial amount of spiritual energy by consuming more Qi Gathering Pills, the elixir known as Meridian Refining Pill is required
What Su Anran did not know was that almost all cultivators initially focused on techniques aimed at enhancing the defensive capabilities of their physical bodies or increasing the amount of true qi they could contain. As for techniques that specialize in spiritual consciousness, they are often only pursued after reaching the Fate Realm. This is not only because such techniques are extremely rare and ordinary cultivators cannot possibly possess them, but also because cultivators rarely utilize spiritual consciousness in their early battles.
Moreover, because he obtained an exceptional cultivation method from Old Huang at the beginning, the achievement points reward in this regard had already been thoroughly utilized for books. Therefore, even considering the special pool's first draw reward, he is highly unlikely to receive any additional assistance. As a result, he does not plan to draw from the high-level pool for the time being
Therefore, when he saw this gathering energy pill, he realized that this freebie pool was truly poisonous
However, after understanding the intricacies involved, Su Anran would naturally refrain from consuming these two types of elixirs
Without dazzling light and shadow, it is merely a strong light that suddenly shines forth without being glaring
The exquisite secret arts ultimately do not compare to the supreme quality, and I have yet to attain the relevant achievements regarding the magical artifacts
The width of the sword blade is approximately 1.2 meters, its length is 1.8 meters, and including the hilt, it exceeds 2 meters
Moreover, not only has he grown taller, but he is also increasingly showing signs of being a homebody.
Even with the aid of the system to open up hidden channels, Su Anran still had to spend at least two days to completely eliminate the latent drawbacks, allowing his foundation and roots to be solidified. In this case, it goes without saying that those practitioners who rely on elixirs to break through their realms will require even more time.
In simpler terms, the pool has become more toxic
Whenever Su Anran thought of Huang Zi's gritted teeth when mentioning the lottery system, she couldn't help but want to laugh for some reason
This is a massive greatsword, as large as a door.
So ordinary that it is even inferior to a five-cent special effect
The elixirs suitable for rapidly breaking through one's cultivation in the Qi Gathering realm are the Meridian Refining Pill and the Acupoint Opening Pill
It is somewhat frustrating to only have extracted items
At this moment, Su Anran had already returned to her small courtyard
Indeed, most secret arts are incomplete, often accompanied by significant aftereffects
Su Anran's lack of understanding of these common knowledge is one reason; of course, even if he were aware, he still would not choose to draw from this pool
The latter, as the name suggests, is specifically designed for the opening of acupoints. It can stimulate and soften the barriers of the acupoints, allowing practitioners to expend less vital energy to break through these barriers, thereby successfully overcoming challenges.
According to the system's classification, martial arts, techniques, cultivation methods, and similar practices are all categorized by the ordinary pool into the skill pool. This month's special selection from this pool includes martial arts focusing on punches and kicks, as well as defensive cultivation methods
At that moment, Su Anran was completely bewildered
According to the system's introduction, secret techniques refer to those cultivation methods in this world that possess special effects, such as significantly enhancing one's strength after use, increasing speed dramatically, or greatly boosting the power of martial skills
This is probably what is referred to as the jealousy of not being able to see others excel
But unfortunately, it fell into Su Anran's hands
It is nothing short of delusional to think one can become wealthy by relying on free resources.
commonly referred to as the special selection up
According to Senior Sister Fang Qianwen, the Gathering Qi Pill is considered a low-grade item among elixirs, meaning it does not even qualify as a first-tier elixir.
I ... ... What the hell!
The other treasure pool features sword-type treasures as this month's special selection
In this world, cultivators do not actually reject or exclude the method of using external forces to break through barriers— even those so-called geniuses will, at times, employ this approach to rapidly enhance their cultivation level
The reason is simple; he does not have that many achievement points to waste on this advanced pool
In addition to the free pool, there are three other pools: the regular pool, the advanced pool, and the special pool
However, compared to the fear of "not entering one's destiny and wasting a lifetime," the cost incurred and the months of refinement and consolidation required are deemed worthwhile by these practitioners
For example, the achievement system and lottery system that were opened after the enhancement—Su Anran has already confirmed with Huang Zi that his sect leader system indeed has a prize pool. However, the sect leader system has to consider more aspects, which makes the prizes in the prize pool more complex.
Unlike the free pool where the output depends entirely on mood, the three "paid pools" will have varying output rate increases each calendar month
However, Su Anran's original expectation was that it should at least be items of a grade higher than the inferior techniques or low-value elixirs, which are considered below the standard.
This is a true weapon of a hundred battles
How am I supposed to go out after this? Su Anran stared at the door panel, looking dazed. Am I supposed to sit on the door panel and greet others? Hey, fairy, do you see this door panel? Spacious! Comfortable! Want to come and try sitting on it? ... This would surely make me the laughingstock of everyone
In addition to insights on cultivation, what truly delighted Su Anran was the feedback he received from Huang Zi regarding his system abilities
Even if Su Anran understands nothing, she can comprehend the significance of such secret arts: in certain special circumstances, these secret arts are the only means of resurrection.
Su Anran curled her lips
With just a glance, Su Anran could sense the profound weight of the tragic history embodied in this heavy sword
This month, the premium selection of the advanced pool is cultivation techniques, with a delivery rate reaching 60 percent
At least the five-cent special effects can make one feel that the bright light is somewhat dazzling
The length of the weapon has clearly exceeded the category of a longsword
Common Product Gathering Qi Pill, one piece
The interface of the ordinary pool is a massive five-pointed star, with a shining point at each tip, representing five categories: the white treasure, the green elixir, the blue secret technique, the red skill, and the yellow formation, which correspond precisely to the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
Such systems may initially possess a relatively singular capability, yet they can continuously achieve growth through various other means
The exquisite secret arts ultimately cannot compare to the supreme quality, and I have yet to obtain the relevant achievements related to magical artifacts. This is a good opportunity to earn achievement points. I am certainly not seeking any sword-type magical artifacts, nor have I ever considered asking Lao Huang for swordsmanship techniques, and I have never thought about flying with a sword to become an immortal.
His current achievement points are not many; a single ordinary pool and a high-level pool could almost completely deplete his inventory.
However, as the weapons gradually took shape, Su Anran's expression began to become increasingly strange.
Yesterday, due to the reason of cultivation, he missed a free opportunity; however, today he did not waste it
No way ... ...
Looking at the special description of this pool, Su Anran could not feel happy at all
Of course, the most important thing is that the special rewards from the advanced pool are not what Su Anran desires
Even if it appears to be so broken and battered
After all, he has a system to assist him in cheating. Even though the hidden cave he opened is slightly weaker than the open cave, spending two or three days is sufficient to solidify the foundation.
Similarly, Su Anran did not wish to engage with the techniques pool in the ordinary pool at this moment
There are only four qualities of martial arts: lower, middle, upper, and absolute
After emphasizing the important content three times, Su Anran resolutely invested the precious 10 achievement points into the treasure pool
Under the strong light, an object resembling the shape of a longsword is gradually taking form
In fact, as long as they do not belong to inherently conflicting types of cultivation methods—such as the polar relationship between pure Yang and pure Yin—any cultivator can practice multiple cultivation methods simultaneously. For instance, at this moment, Su Anran's primary cultivation method focuses on training the divine consciousness, but he can also practice methods that enhance his physical defense or those that place greater emphasis on control, among others.
Thus, after expending tremendous willpower and self-hypnosis
It is not to say that practitioners in this world cannot cultivate multiple schools of cultivation techniques.
His current cultivation method is the supreme technique "Duan Shen Lu" taught by Old Huang, so unless he intends to switch to another method, the rewards from this pool are of no value to him at all
The exquisite secret arts ultimately cannot compare to the supreme quality
The free draw pool can only yield items ranging from low quality to high quality, thus it is impossible for supreme techniques and top-grade elixirs to appear. Moreover, since this pool is a mixed poison pool, theoretically, it is possible for anything to emerge from this pool.
Su Anran has already inquired about the cultivation insights and some precautions regarding the Gathering Qi Realm from Huang Zi.
Growth-oriented system
However, any cultivator has limited energy in the early stages, so generally, unless they reach the Life-Source Realm or even the Soul-Consolidation Realm, very few cultivators would choose to practice dual cultivation.
This... this cannot be true...
The only things that piqued his interest, albeit slightly, were the Secret Technique Pool and the Magical Artifact Pool
At the very least, I will no longer believe that I can solely rely on my own strength to break through the four hidden points as I did before
The special pool is simply a mass of gray smoke, resembling chaos
Similarly, the healing elixirs in the elixir pool and the illusion formations in the formation pool are also the reasons why Su Anran abandoned these two pools
Chaos, Yin and Yang, Five Elements... Su Anran gazed thoughtfully at the three pools, "If Yin and Yang are considered the two principles, then where are the Four Symbols and the Eight Trigrams? This system is cutting corners, it is not at all like a fairy tale."
The secret technique pool for this month consists of power amplification type techniques
The hilt of the sword is wrapped in leather made from some kind of white animal hide, and the pommel is a white gemstone. The blade is covered in cracks and rust, with a portion of the tip missing, suggesting it has shattered during a fierce battle— not only the tip, but also both edges of the blade bear numerous small nicks, along with a significant amount of dried and congealed blood.