“Newbie gift packs are being distributed…”
"Congratulations to the host for getting a chance to receive a spiritual spring initiation, a LV1 dog-leg aura, 100 exchange points, and a 'Dead Tree Resurrection Fruit'!"
Chu Tianxiao was stunned when he heard this, but soon, relevant information emerged in his mind.
It turns out that the so-called spiritual spring initiation refers to a magical method that converts all the money squandered into realm cultivation. To put it bluntly, it is to improve the realm of cultivation - this thing can usually only be obtained by completing the main task.
The dog-leg halo can increase the abilities of all the dogs under the prodigal son. LV1 refers to the level of the halo. The higher the level, the better the range and effect. However, the requirements of the dog-leg system are quite high. Males must at least have the potential to become the pride of heaven. Although the talent and potential requirements of female dogs are lower, their appearance must reach at least 80 points in the system evaluation, otherwise they will not meet the requirements! Therefore, it was a fluke to find Mu Liuling just after returning to Tianjue City. Don't expect to form a dog-leg army in the short term...
And... exchange points, which can only be obtained by completing the system's main quests or side quests, are used to exchange items in the prodigal son's treasure house - 'Endless Treasures of the Sky', but at the moment 'Endless Treasures of the Sky' has not been opened, so don't count on it.
As for the last item… a Dead Tree Rejuvenation Fruit? According to the description, it is a rare fruit that can condense or repair the soul? But now I am only in the Refining Stage, it is still too early for me to condense the soul…
The novice gift pack gives such a prop, and the intention behind it is worth pondering...
Use it yourself? It can improve your strength, but that is not the main purpose. Not to mention the waste, the improvement does not seem to be enough to reverse the overall disadvantage between you and your destined son. So... use it to squander money? It is feasible, but according to the instructions, any items given by the system cannot be sold, and will not be counted towards the squandering amount...
How to use this thing correctly is indeed a very challenging task...
Chu Tianxiao narrowed his eyes slightly and thought to himself: No matter what, I have to use up the opportunity to receive the spiritual spring first.
"Current amount of money squandered: 675,000 spirit coins; Current remaining chances of spirit spring initiation: 1."
"Do you want to be initiated?"
Chu Tianxiao chose yes without hesitation. Improving cultivation is important!
As he gave the order, he suddenly felt himself sinking into a warm ocean. Every pore in his body felt indescribably comfortable, as if a warm current was flowing from top to bottom, slowly flowing through his body...
This comfortable feeling lasted for three breaths before disappearing. Chu Tianxiao closed his eyes and carefully felt the changes in his body. After a while, he opened his eyes, clenched his right hand, and a stream of energy emerged around him, as sharp as a knife, and disappeared in a flash.
"Spiritual power is released, and the transformation of energy hurts people... This is probably the fourth level of the Refining Realm. Well, it's half a step away from the fifth level of the Refining Realm. By this calculation, it should be the peak of the fourth level."
Chu Tianxiao was also quite surprised by this. It only took him three breaths to break through to the peak of the fourth level of the Refining Realm. He didn't know how many people would be surprised if he told others about it. It should be noted that the Refining Realm is a stage for laying the foundation. Although it is easy to pass, it is also very time-consuming. If nothing unexpected happens, those with excellent aptitude will need at least two or three years of hard training to advance from the first level to the fourth level. Especially the barrier between the third and fourth levels is a level in the Refining Realm. Together with the sixth and seventh levels and the perfection to Ming Yuan, it forms the "three thresholds of the Refining Realm". Many people need to figure it out for a year or two before they can cross it. But now Chu Tianxiao has reached the peak of the fourth level in just three breaths, and there is no doubt that this is absolutely a perfect promotion, and there is absolutely no possibility of forcing things!
Chu Tianxiao took another look and found that the amount of money he had squandered had indeed been reset to zero. This meant that he had spent more than 670,000 spirit coins to reach the peak of the fourth level of refinement!
Although according to the 'market price', more than 600,000 spirit coins could have been enough to buy a fourth-level cultivator, which was more than enough, this seemed to be a loss, but Chu Tianxiao knew that this deal was absolutely worthwhile!
What does he lack most now? Talent? No! It's time!
"No need for aptitude, no need for time, no need for hard practice... You can quickly advance as long as you lose money?"
Chu Tianxiao took a breath of cold air: "This is too scary..."
"Three breaths of time... It only took me three breaths of time to cross the small threshold of the third level of the True Refining Realm. I already have the strength to beat the current Prince of Fortune... Is this the prodigal son? Is this the best soldier in the universe?"
"I feel more and more that this is true..."
"It seems that the plan can be further developed..."
Chu Tianxiao tapped the table with his fingers, creating a rhythm.
"Well, judging from the current intelligence, there is something wrong with Qin Yun. It can even be said that he has some psychological distortion and is extremely utilitarian. If it were an ordinary person, it would be understandable that a genius turned into a loser and his temperament changed drastically due to a huge blow, but it is very strange that this happened to the prince charming..."
"And what's even weirder is... Qin Yun has become like this, but Qin Jiaojiao not only did not dissuade him but instead supported him from behind. Even if she has strange feelings for him, this is very strange in itself! Doesn't she know that this is not the way a talented person should rise to prominence?"
"... Rumor has it that Qin Jiaojiao doesn't have any Qin family blood, and her halo is overshadowed by Qin Yun. Why would the Qin family let her become the 'acting head of the family'? Well, this woman has a mysterious origin, and she must have some plans for Qin Yun or the Qin family..."
Chu Tianxiao thought about it for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he thought of a possibility: "Oh?"
"No... Is it a trap?"
"... That's right! If I think about it carefully, there are too many suspicious points in this matter, that ring... Hehe, if we follow this routine, the 'old man' inside probably doesn't have any good intentions..."
"If that's the case, we can try a little 'separation tactic'! After all, the mission also says that damage to the camp and luck can also cause damage!"
"Hey, since Grandpa, Queen, and Prince of Fortune... you all seem to be at odds with each other, let me add fuel to the fire!"
"And this fire..."
Chu Tianxiao's mind moved, and he opened his palm, and saw a fruit quietly lying inside. Even with the skin and flesh, it probably weighed only a few tadpoles, but if you look closely, you can find that around this small fruit, there are some tadpole-like runes lingering...
Chu Tianxiao looked deeply at the fruit in his hand and murmured, "... Withered trees come back to life in spring, and life and death are restored. This kind of elixir that can repair the soul and has been extinct in the market for a long time is exactly what Qin Yun, oh no, 'Grandpa' you want the most... Hehe, whether you can break the copycat version of 'Don't bully the poor young man' and significantly increase the damage value depends entirely on this 'Withered Tree Comes Back to Life Fruit'!"
“Well… if Qin Yun had been a genius since childhood and had a smooth journey, this trick would naturally be useless. However, he was born in a very humble family. Before he really started to show his natural talent, he had already been bullied by the other children of the family. Once he started to exert his strength, his mentality after the reversal was already unstable. He suffered another genius fall, two ups and downs, and Qin Jiaojiao, that woman, did not show him the way… Haha, his mentality has long been broken!”
"So much so that he became extremely utilitarian and extremely sensitive. This is his strength, but also his... weakness!"
"I think this 'Abnormally Advanced' item would only appear in the novice gift pack under circumstances like this..."
"You useless emperor, you learned the form but not the spirit... I have seen through your weakness!"
Chu Tianxiao clenched his palms: "The plan has been decided!"
He quickly calmed his mind and went over the entire plan in his mind. After sorting it out, Chu Tianxiao stood up.
Then…
He was stunned.
"You, are Liu Ling!?"
In front of him, a girl in new clothes walked out from the flowers and nodded timidly.
At this time, Mu Liuling was wearing a light blue dress, her jet-black black hair was tied into a fairy bun, a few plump and round exotic pearls were casually dotted in her hair, and she wore an exquisitely shaped purple crystal around her neck, which was faintly shining with starlight and made her skin look as white as snow. There were light blue peonies embroidered on her cuffs, and a row of blue sea and cloud patterns on the hem. The long skirt spread out as she turned lightly, like a blooming daffodil, and a faint virgin fragrance was intoxicating.
Even though Chu Tianxiao had lived two lives, he still took a deep breath at this moment and thought to himself, "Oh my God... As expected, clothes make the man, and gold makes the Buddha. Liu Ling's appearance before could be rated 80 points, but now with this outfit, it must be at least 85! If she cultivates herself a little more, she can even make it to the beauty list!"
At this moment, Mu Liuling was noble and elegant, yet approachable. He was elegant yet neighborly. This was Chu Tianxiao's first impression.
My second thought is: It was really worth spending so much money!
Mu Liuling looked at Chu Tianxiao and said timidly: "Young Master... shall we leave now?"
“Hmm…” Chu Tianxiao came back to his senses, suddenly staring into Mu Liuling’s beautiful eyes, and said solemnly.
"Mu Liuling... I'm going to ask you one last time."
"The person you want to break off the engagement with may become a local overlord. If you insist on breaking off the engagement, it won't be long before you are laughed at by the world for being blind. They will say that you are stupid and foolish. The Mu family will be ashamed of you, thinking that you have forced a genius to the other side. Many people will ridicule you and mock you, thinking that you shouldn't break off the engagement and that you must have regretted it... Such rumors are terrifying. Can you bear it?"
"If you can't, then give up as soon as possible. Young Master, there is no need to deny yourself and hesitate to move forward!"
Mu Liuling took a deep breath after hearing this, and knelt down on one knee to Chu Tianxiao: "Liuling has made up his mind, no matter how brilliant Qin Yun is... I, also, don't, care!"
"Okay!" Chu Tianxiao's eyes were filled with more admiration, and he nodded, "Don't worry, when the time comes, it won't be a big deal... If we win the fight fair and square, those guys will naturally swallow their words back."
"Young Master, I will support you!"
Mu Liuling raised her head upon hearing this, her beautiful eyes slightly moist, her tone full of gratitude: "Young Master..."
Chu Tianxiao raised his head and smiled.
"Come on, let's break off the engagement!"