Chapter 96: Let’s Go on a Date
“The protagonists of the world are truly terrifying.”
“He actually increased the completeness of [Sixfold Rift Spell] by 4%?” Chu Huaixu exclaimed in shock.
This indirectly told him that [Sixfold Rift Spell] wasn’t lacking in substance to begin with.
Instead, its creator had not yet perfected it, and it was still in a semi-finished state.
This was because Xu Ziqing hadn’t added a move or two, but had instead made fine-tuning adjustments.
“As expected of [Comprehension 10].”
“A natural destined leader of the Sword Dao?” Chu Huaixu mused.
A person who hadn’t even reached the First Realm had, purely through his own talent and intuition, spent over a month adjusting an Earth-tier Spell.
If this were to get out, no one would likely believe it!
At this moment, Chu Huaixu could only maintain his facade.
He nodded slightly, as if he could grasp the essence of it with a single glance, saying, “I think your approach is fine.”
“Senior Brother, really?” A look of surprise appeared on Xu Ziqing’s face.
This cheat continued, “With your eyesight, you naturally can’t tell that [Sixfold Rift Spell] isn’t perfected; it’s a semi-finished spell.”
The refined young man was greatly alarmed.
“I’ve been practicing it for over a month and haven’t noticed this. I just vaguely felt that a few parts were a bit strange,” he replied honestly.
Xu Ziqing’s heart was in turmoil, and his reverence for Chu Huaixu grew even stronger.
“Senior Brother only gave [Sixfold Rift Spell] a cursory glance today, and he already discovered its flaws?”
“So amazing.”
In fact, Chu Huaixu, as a cheat, could also perfect skills using his system.
However, the prerequisite was to first level up the skill to level 4, which was the Great Perfection stage.
On that foundation, he could continue to invest experience points or use special items rewarded by the system to perfect it.
For his current stage, that was still a long way off!
Therefore, Young Xu had once again demonstrated his value as the protagonist of the world.
“This spell has more than just this one flaw. You can think about it further and study it more,” Chu Huaixu said, as if giving him an assignment.
“Yes, Ziqing understands.” The young man was clearly a very compliant tool.
At the same time, this world protagonist, who had recently suffered setbacks, had regained a bit of his confidence.
“Senior Brother said my approach is correct. Does this mean I actually have some talent in spells as well?” he thought.
He often made modifications to many of the martial arts moves he learned at home, effectively strengthening them each time!
He hadn’t expected to be able to do the same in the realm of spells.
“Xu Ziqing, don’t underestimate yourself. You still have value,” the refined young man encouraged himself.
With that thought, he couldn’t help but recall what his senior brother had told him.
On the day he successfully joined the Daoist Sect, Chu Huaixu had told him, “Straighten your back and step forward.”
A small part of the young man’s former high-spiritedness seemed to have returned.
After briefly praising Young Xu, Chu Huaixu returned to his own room.
“I’ve found a treasure,” he said, in a great mood.
“My strategy of building bonds with the protagonist of the world is truly brilliant,” he said with some pride.
Although Chu Huaixu was a proper transmigator, and even a cheat with a system, he understood one thing clearly: if you don’t lead a team, you’ll have to work until you die!
What a joke, you definitely need a group of elite soldiers and strong generals under you.
The strength of an individual is ultimately limited.
Moreover, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses.
It’s impossible to do everything yourself, right?
In the long run, the benefits Xu Ziqing could bring him were countless.
Chu Huaixu sat down on the cushion and happily praised Young Xu a few more times in his heart.
Then, he opened his character panel.
The next moment, after glancing at the panel, all his praise vanished.
“Young Xu!!!” Chu Huaixu was furious.
As the completeness of [Sixfold Rift Spell] increased, the experience points required to learn skills also skyrocketed.
“It was over ninety thousand before, close to a hundred thousand.”
“Now it’s over a hundred thousand and a few hundred!”
As someone who was poor in experience points, Chu Huaixu gritted his teeth instantly.
In addition to this, he soon thought of a fatal flaw.
“Oh no! I only have [Comprehension 2]!”
“I can learn skills because [Sixfold Rift Spell] isn’t complete.”
“What if he completes the spell before I’ve saved enough experience points?”
“In that case, if I don’t level up to [Comprehension 3], I won’t even qualify to learn skills!”
Chu Huaixu was shocked, and his expression turned grim.
Through practical experience during this period, he had gained a good understanding. His luck seemed to be tied to [Physique]; he was good at drawing [Physique].
“If Young Xu has any new insights recently, I’ll shut his mouth!”
The next day, Chu Huaixu woke up early.
It had rained heavily yesterday, but the weather was nice today.
However, the temperature had dropped noticeably.
Unaware of summer’s passing, a single rain heralds autumn.
“Young Xu.”
“Yes, Senior Brother.”
“You seem to be in a good mood?” Chu Huaixu asked, looking at the energetic Xu Ziqing.
The refined young man replied somewhat shyly, “Last night, I was practicing the [Sword Refining Art] in my room and clearly felt that my cultivation speed had increased significantly as my Spiritual Embryo advanced.”
The body-tempering medicinal liquid was now useless to him.
But he believed that with his own efforts, he would soon be able to break through the seventh acupoint, which had already loosened somewhat!
Chu Huaixu nodded slightly upon hearing this.
He himself had personally experienced this, so he understood.
“Heh! Han Shuangjiang will never experience the wonderful feeling of improved aptitude in this lifetime! Her life is incomplete!”
After the meal, leaving Xu Ziqing to clean up the dishes at home, Chu Huaixu, wanting to use Han Shuangjiang’s contribution points, took her to the Scripture Pavilion and the Treasure Pavilion.
Along the way, the cold-faced girl was somewhat puzzled.
“Chu Huaixu, why do you suddenly want to learn alchemy?” she asked.
“Doesn’t the family need someone to earn money?” he answered as a matter of course.
Hearing this reply, the little housekeeper woman hesitated to respond.
After all, this “family of three” was currently spending Chu Huaixu’s money.
“The further one progresses on the path of cultivation, the more heavenly and earthly treasures are consumed,” Chu Huaixu said.
“Including when we reach the Second Realm and obtain Cultivation Techniques, different techniques will require different heavenly and earthly treasures to assist in cultivation and get started.”
“Not to mention the Third and Fourth Realms.”
“Learning a skill is never wrong.”
This guy, who had obtained the [Alchemy Cauldron Soul of Life], began to lay the groundwork. He looked up at the sky and babbled,
“I think I have a great talent for alchemy.”
The stoic woman glanced at him, but said nothing more. In her heart, she began to ponder whether she should learn something too.
“It’s fine to spend his money now, but I can’t rely on him to support me forever in the future, can I?” Han Shuangjiang didn’t want this.
The two chatted as they walked and soon arrived at the Scripture Pavilion.
They walked up to the fourth floor together and stopped in front of the shelves containing alchemy arts.
In [Sword Borrowing], there were four mainstream sub-professions: Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Scroll Crafting, and Formation Arrays.
These four sub-professions were also the most profitable.
Seeing Chu Huaixu browsing the shelves, Han Shuangjiang began to look around casually.
Although she didn’t have many contribution points, entry-level alchemy arts weren’t expensive.
Chu Huaixu quickly selected an alchemy method called [Mysterious Fire Burning Heaven Art].
This was because its compatibility with him was the highest, reaching 89%.
“The higher the compatibility, the less experience points I need to upgrade.”
The Cultivation Techniques and Spells of the Profound Yellow Realm seemed to be like this; the lower the grade, the grander the names!
“A spell that can only refine Level 2 Spirit Pills even when cultivated to the extreme, and it dares to be called Burning Heaven?” he chuckled slightly.
“Let’s go,” Chu Huaixu called to the ice block.
“So soon?” she asked, a little surprised.
Chu Huaixu began to show off again, “I told you, I suspect I have a talent for alchemy. Gifted individuals excel at anything they do.”
The young girl secretly pouted and obediently followed him downstairs.
After paying the contribution points, with the help of the administrator, the contents of the jade slip for [Mysterious Fire Burning Heaven Art] were imprinted into Chu Huaixu’s mind.
The two then rushed to the Treasure Pavilion to purchase the formulas for Level 1 Spirit Pills and the materials for alchemy.
Chu Huaixu spent a long time choosing and finally decided on the Qi Gathering Pill.
There were two main reasons for choosing the Qi Gathering Pill.
First, its market demand was high.
This Spirit Pill could accelerate the absorption of spiritual energy during cultivation. Although it was only effective for low-level cultivators, it was indeed useful.
Second, its refining difficulty was the highest among Level 1 Spirit Pills, so its profit was also high.
“Since the Alchemy Cauldron has a 100% success rate, I naturally only need to refine the Qi Gathering Pill.”
As for the pills he needed for himself, he wasn’t in a hurry at all.
The most important thing now was compounding interest; he had to make money first!
All their remaining contribution points were used to buy raw materials.
This excursion was truly a fruitful one.
On the way home, Han Shuangjiang couldn’t help but ask, “Chu Huaixu, do you think I should learn something? And what would be good for me to learn?”
She always felt that he was very decisive and not like a cultivation novice at all. He never seemed lost and always had a clear plan for what he needed to do next.
She admired this greatly.
“You?” Chu Huaixu sized her up.
Meeting his gaze, Han Shuangjiang tensed slightly, her long, shapely legs pressed tightly together.
“I can’t tell,” he said, spreading his hands.
“You can’t tell, but you’re staring at me for so long?” the ice block grumbled in her heart.
Chu Huaixu looked away and walked forward, saying, “Senior Sister Han, don’t you really know what your greatest advantage is?”
“What is it?” she asked.
She actually knew in her heart that her greatest innate advantage, besides being a Profound Yin Physique, might be her beauty?
But she wasn’t as thick-skinned as Chu Huaixu and couldn’t say it outright.
“It’s good luck,” Chu Huaixu replied.
“Good luck?” Han Shuangjiang frowned slightly, somewhat displeased.
“Don’t you think you have destiny on your side? Like when we went to the Secret Realm last time, you chose correctly every time out of ten fork roads,” he said.
The ice block had found it magical back then, but she also thought it couldn’t be that mystical, so she said, “That might just be a coincidence.”
“So, my suggestion is, when you have nothing to do, wander around the Daoist Sect more and see if you can find any inherited Secret Realms.”
Chu Huaixu continued, “If you really can, it means you might truly be favored by heaven and blessed with luck.”
“You’re always spouting nonsense,” Han Shuangjiang couldn’t help but quip, finding his words increasingly outlandish.
“But I’m serious,” Chu Huaixu said. “And it’s best if you take me with you when you wander around. I want a share of the pie too.”
Now that they were familiar, he could say this about freeloading with such a clear conscience.
With such heavenly long legs, not embracing them would be a waste of natural resources.
In reality, the Daoist Sect did have this trend, emphasizing karmic affinity. Therefore, many Daoist Sect disciples would indeed wander around the sect searching for Secret Realms when they had nothing to do, like a nationwide treasure hunt.
Chu Huaixu felt that this was like seniors playing a game with their juniors.
Of course, the main reason Chu Huaixu mentioned this to her was that he knew very well that there were two more Dao Ancestor inheritances in the outer sect!
This was like a treasure hunt set up by the Dao Ancestors a thousand years ago.
Only two Dao Ancestor inheritances remained undiscovered. In [Sword Borrowing], they were originally found by Han Shuangjiang, and she found them alone.
But Chu Huaixu wasn’t sure if, with the presence of a transmigator like himself, and under his butterfly effect, the ice block could still obtain these opportunities.
“Whatever, she’s famously blessed with good fortune, so it should be fine,” he said, confident in his lucky charm.
In fact, how profound was Han Shuangjiang’s good fortune?
If four protagonists of the world were to agree to go somewhere, she would be the one who often arrived late.
The reason was simple: even when rushing day and night, she would have encounters along the way and be delayed.
If the opportunity was too great to leave immediately, she could only passively break her promise.
Chu Huaixu had previously seen a post on the forum stating that a guild was very lucky and accepted a team dungeon quest posted by Han Shuangjiang to help her clear the dungeon.
As a result, halfway to their destination, they inexplicably fell into another dungeon!
In addition, they often encountered situations where a dungeon hidden within another dungeon.
Han Shuangjiang found it amusing when he said he wanted to tag along and also wanted a share of the spoils.
“You’re so sure I’m blessed with luck? What if you follow me around every day and don’t encounter anything?” the ice block said.
Unexpectedly, Chu Huaixu shrugged indifferently and smiled, saying, “What does it matter? We can just consider it a casual stroll after a meal.”
He said it casually, but his words, though unintended, were meaningful to the listener.
“A stroll?”
Han Shuangjiang lowered her head slightly, her lips involuntarily pursed. For some reason, her heart skipped a beat.
She actually imagined a scene in her mind: the moonlit night, walking side by side with him through the forest.
“You sly fox, who wants to go for a walk with you?” she dismissed the scene from her mind.
Chu Huaixu walked ahead, still talking to himself, “I’ll be very busy refining pills these few days, so how about… we arrange to meet in three days?”
“Th-that’s fine too,” Han Shuangjiang replied.
After finishing speaking, the young girl quickened her pace and strode past him.
(Ps: First update, 4000-word chapter requesting monthly tickets.)
I’ll update one chapter from my drafts first. I’ll write the next one after I wake up.
Today, my kidney stones caused me excruciating pain, making me want to writhe on the ground. I went to the hospital for a painkiller injection and lithotripsy. I’ve been very uncomfortable all day, so I haven’t written a single word.
(End of this chapter)
