Chapter 34

Chapter 34: No. 1 on the List! Breaking Through 900,000 Jin of Strength

Emperor Xia had witnessed Qin Bei’s battle in the Monster Mountain Range, so he understood that breaking into the top five of the Cangzhou Continent was a piece of cake for Qin Bei. Thus, he set his sights on conquering the entire cultivation world.

He believed his son had a solid chance of entering the top five; even if it wasn’t today, it would surely happen soon.

As soon as the ranking list on the jade slip lit up, the three people present glanced upwards one by one.

Sure enough, as Emperor Xia had predicted, Qin Bei’s name appeared on the list, and then they all shifted their gazes to the rankings in front of them.

First Place: Prince of Great Xia Bei, Qin Bei!

Even as a sage, Emperor Xia couldn’t help but draw in a deep breath at that moment.

He suspected that his son might rank in the top five, but he never imagined that it would evolve from top five to first place!

“Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!”

Seeing this, Eunuch Wang hurriedly offered his congratulations.

Having served Emperor Xia for so long, he clearly understood the significance of this first ranking.

“Hahaha!”

Suddenly, Emperor Xia burst into laughter.

“First! First! Hahahaha… Excellent! Very excellent!”

Emperor Xia looked at Qin Bei while chuckling and nodding in delight.

Conversely, Qin Bei wasn’t as excited himself.

Because he hadn’t even truly reached his limit yet, and he was already number one? Invincible—that was so lonely~

“Father, it’s time to fulfill your promise, right? I want the spirit stones now.”

Qin Bei stretched out his hand, stating calmly.

Emperor Xia: …

“Give it! Give it now!”

Now, Emperor Xia was more than willing to hand over the spirit stones immediately.

“I’ll have someone deliver two million to your royal manor every month.”

“Then I won’t disturb you any longer.”

Qin Bei’s heart was rejoicing like a flowering spring meadow.

Though he’d lost the annual allocation of 25,000 spirit stones, he now had two million spirit stones every month.

Robbing was never this profitable!

Now he could splurge to his heart’s content!

…

The latest ranking list proclaimed by Langya Pavilion shocked not only the royal family but the entire Great Xia, including officials and ordinary cultivators alike.

Those who had previously wanted to trouble Qin Bei were now laughing off their ridiculous thoughts.

The training world’s ranking list, which rarely changed even once a century, had actually changed this time, and it did so dramatically by switching to a new first-place!

Too astonishing.

Equally, it wasn’t just Great Xia that was taken aback, but also other powers in the Cangzhou Continent and even those from outside it.

Everyone developed an interest in this person named Qin Bei.

They all wanted to know how he had managed to overtake the once-first place Chaos Dao Body and become number one.

To say the least, the name Qin Bei was now a sensation in the cultivation world.

There were those who envied, some who admired, and some who found it unbelievable.

Of course, more people wanted to see Qin Bei and were eager to challenge him.

If this weren’t the Langya Pavilion’s list, no one would believe such a character could even exist.

Because the records about Qin Bei fail to mention his possessing a powerful cultivation body like the Chaos Dao Body.

It seemed absurd to think that an ordinary cultivator could overshadow the Chaos Dao Body.

Yet the reality stood as it was.

…

Before long, legends surrounding the Prince of Great Xia Bei began to circulate among the masses.

Initially, the tales were quite favorable, mostly based on truth.

For example, how Prince Bei had his cultivation abolished but through heaven-defying opportunity, had transformed into the current unparalleled genius.

But later legends spiraled into bizarre territories.

There were outrageous claims such as “Prince Bei is the reincarnation of a sage,” and “Prince Bei is actually a divine beast reincarnated,” and many other ridiculous stories.

However, these tales had no bearing on Qin Bei, who was deeply absorbed in cultivation.

After he left the Yangju Palace that day, he went to meet Ling Fei.

He left one million spirit stones for his mother, despite Ling Fei’s vehement objections insisting that Qin Bei’s cultivation was of utmost priority.

Yet Qin Bei dropped off the stones and left, not giving Ling Fei the chance to argue.

Upon returning to the royal manor, Qin Bei gifted both Mu Zhaoxue and Ji Zhuyue one million spirit stones each, allowing them to spend freely without worry about being accused of extravagance.

Now everyone knew: don’t mess with the red-eyed monster, Prince Bei.

After that, Qin Bei secluded himself.

He was eager to break through the million strength mark and advance to the next realm.

The two women took note of Qin Bei’s focused intent, hence for the past few days, they’d refrained from disturbing him, even arranging for people to guard around him, ensuring no one interrupted Qin Bei’s seclusion.

…

“This time, it seems like we’ve really struck gold.”

In the room, Mu Zhaoxue told Ji Zhuyue.

“I was a bit worried before, but now it seems that my worries were unwarranted. Becoming number one on this list means my husband’s future development is boundless.”

Ji Zhuyue replied.

“For this list, even if I were to restart my cultivation, I could only get to the top twenty! My husband has directly become number one. I’m starting to wonder how he did it!”

“Do you think my husband really is what they say—reincarnated from a divine beast? If that’s true, then if we devote ourselves to him in the future, wouldn’t that make us human… beasts…”

“Puh puh puh~ You little girl who looks so cool, what are you thinking? Already daydreaming about devoting yourself to your husband? Can you maintain some modesty?”

Ji Zhuyue scolded with a mixture of exasperation and affection.

Mu Zhaoxue: ?(????ω????)?

“My husband is so powerful; I can’t fall behind. This time, I’ll definitely build a foundation following heaven’s path! Only then will I be able to keep up with my husband’s pace.”

Ji Zhuyue declared suddenly.

Now, Qin Bei’s displayed talent had made the two feel the pressure mounting up.

Neither of them were the type of women who saw men as everything; they were serious about their own cultivation. They refused to be dependencies, even for a genius like Qin Bei.

Furthermore, Ji Zhuyue had many responsibilities to fulfill—the hopes of the entire Wu Nation rested on her shoulders.

…

Inside the cultivation room.

Qin Bei traded again for the divine beast blood and spinal cord from the system.

However, he noticed that the effectiveness of such things on him was dwindling rapidly, as though he were nearing his limit.

Previously, one dose of blood essence could boost his strength by 10,000, but now he needed five doses, slowly creeping up to ten.

The remaining krypton gold points were draining fast.

It wasn’t until all the krypton gold points were used up that Qin Bei’s strength finally broke through to 900,000 jin.

“No, I can’t keep using the divine beast blood; the effect has become very poor.”

Qin Bei halted his training.

At this point, utilizing divine beast blood for training was just a waste.

Qin Bei began to scrutinize the mall, searching for other items that might help him increase his strength.

But ordinary items were guaranteed to be ineffective. What he needed most was transformation. Only after achieving transformation could he seize the chance to break through the million jin mark.

Finally, Qin Bei spotted an item in the mall.

Nine-turn Heaven Ganoderma!

This was a divine-grade elixir. Its main effect was to assist cultivators in transformation. Each turn allows one transformation, and nine turns enable nine transformations.

If Qin Bei were to consume this ganoderma, he could practically reach the one million limit. Even if it took more than one, surely two would suffice.

But upon seeing the price, Qin Bei was momentarily stunned.

Just one plant cost a staggering 200,000 krypton gold points.

That was way too expensive, and he found the exchange button for the Nine-turn Heaven Ganoderma was grayed out.

“System, what’s going on?”

Qin Bei inquired.

Qin Bei then realized that there had always been a Level 1 label beneath his system mall, one he’d overlooked since acquiring the system due to lack of study.

Yet it made sense; if he needed to level up, so did the system!

“Never mind, I’m in the cultivation world now. I can’t rely on the system for everything; there are plenty of opportunities outside.”

Qin Bei stood up and stated calmly.

What’s the big deal about the Nine-turn Heaven Ganoderma? He was confident the royal family would have it.

Having secluded himself for a month, Qin Bei finally emerged from the cultivation room today.

And in the outside world, significant changes had occurred over the past month, most of which were all tied to Qin Bei.