Chapter 47

Listening, the spirit veins—what a joke. Nowadays, all the spirit veins, big and small, on the True Martial Continent have already been occupied by the major sects. It’s unrealistic to think of using a spirit vein to incubate this exotic beast egg.

"Lulu, can’t you come up with a more constructive solution?" Huang Yu said helplessly.

"Of course, there is another way. The master can exchange from the system. As long as the master has enough life energy, the exotic beast egg can be hatched directly, or even immediately." Lulu smiled lightly and said.

"Then forget it." Huang Yu refused without hesitation. What a joke, this thing requires ten-thousand-year stalactite to hatch. If he were to exchange ten-thousand-year stalactite, the amount of life energy needed would be astronomical. To hatch this exotic beast egg immediately would probably require him to drain countless years of his life.

Feeling extremely helpless, this exotic beast egg was like a chicken rib—pity to discard, but tasteless to eat.

"Of course, there is another way, which is to complete a task. If the master completes an S-rank task, the pet space can be unlocked. At that time, the master can perform a blood recognition on this exotic beast egg in the pet space, and the incubation will be much faster, probably within three months." Lulu said again.

Three months, that’s good news, but is an S-rank task so easy to complete?

"What task?"

"This task was originally supposed to be unlocked when the master reaches the Human Infant Realm, but since the master has obtained this exotic beast egg in advance, the task has been unlocked early. However, this task is very difficult." Lulu blinked her beautiful big eyes and swayed her white, slender legs as she spoke.

"Of course, I know the task is difficult. What exactly is the task? Tell me."

An S-rank task is very difficult, Huang Yu was well aware of that. Otherwise, S-rank tasks wouldn’t be so valuable.

"The task is to kill a Thunder Tribulation Realm expert or a fourth-stage Mystic Beast."

"Spit..."

Huang Yu immediately spat out. What a joke, his current cultivation is only at the peak of the Innate Realm, not even reaching the Human Infant Realm, and he’s supposed to kill a Thunder Tribulation Realm expert? That’s complete nonsense. With his current cultivation, even killing a Human Infant Realm expert is difficult, let alone a Spirit Core Realm cultivator. Asking him to kill a Thunder Tribulation Realm expert is like a fairy tale, completely impossible.

"Lulu, are you playing with me?" Huang Yu was extremely depressed. This is as good as not saying anything. If it can’t be completed, it’s better not to say it at all.

Lulu rolled her eyes and said, "Didn’t Lulu just say that this task was originally supposed to be unlocked when the master reaches the Human Infant Realm? It’s just that it’s been unlocked early. Besides, if S-rank tasks were that easy, they wouldn’t be called S-rank tasks."

"Fine, consider I didn’t say anything." Huang Yu was extremely depressed. Even if his cultivation reaches the Human Infant Realm, he might not be able to complete this task.

"This task has no time limit. No matter what means the master uses, as long as the master kills a Thunder Tribulation Realm expert, it’s fine. Whether they are lively or about to die, as long as the Thunder Tribulation Realm expert dies at the master’s hands, it’s fine." Lulu said.

"Is that so." Huang Yu, hearing this, rested his chin in his hand. This isn’t impossible. He can use poison or think of various methods. Although the success rate is still very low, at least it’s possible, unlike what he imagined. However, this requires opportunity. Without the right time, place, and people, it’s still impossible, "Then I’ll take it. Since there’s no time limit."

"Ding, does the player accept the S-rank task, to kill a Thunder Tribulation Realm expert or a fourth-stage Mystic Beast, with no time limit? Task reward: unlock the pet space."

"Accept."

"Alright, Lulu has told the master everything. Lulu is going to continue sleeping. Goodbye, master." With that, Lulu’s figure disappeared.

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Gutian, seeing Huang Yu hadn’t spoken for a long time, thought Huang Yu was sad and comforted him, "Nephew, don’t be sad. Not everyone can obtain an exotic beast. Even a major sect like the Central Yuan Sword Sect only has two exotic beasts, showing how precious they are. Besides, this time, nephew has still gained. Even though this exotic beast egg is dead and has no vitality, it can still be sold for at least a thousand medium-grade spirit stones."

"Ah... Thank you, Uncle Gu. I’m not sad, just thinking. As for this exotic beast egg, even though it has no vitality, I don’t want to sell it. Keeping it can be a memento, and it might be useful in the future." Huang Yu smiled faintly and said.

"That’s good. It’s getting late. Nephew, rest well today. Tomorrow, I’ll introduce my daughter to you. She’s a beauty, so don’t stare too much." Gutian laughed heartily.

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In the evening, Huang Yu was in the small courtyard arranged by Gutian.

During the day, he had a huge harvest, gaining over a thousand spirit stones, all of which were medium-grade spirit stones, a huge fortune.

Now, I have trouble. Although I earned over a thousand medium-grade spirit stones, the trouble is not small. At least ten people, or even more, are coveting the thousand-year jade heart.

If it weren’t for Gutian, I might already be a corpse.

Thinking of this, Huang Yu felt a chill.

The most urgent thing now is to improve my strength. Without sufficient strength, unless I stay in the Divine Stone Pavilion or with Gutian, I will definitely be hunted down once I go out.

Huang Yu considered secretly.

Should I exchange the spirit stones for life energy to improve my cultivation?

1021 medium-grade spirit stones are equivalent to 102,100 low-grade spirit stones. Exchanging them for life energy would be 102,100 times 500, which is 51,010,000 points of life energy.

And now I have the thousand-year jade heart. Using life energy to exchange for a major realm, I don’t have to worry about the risk of going astray. Unfortunately, there is a limit to exchanges. At most, I can exchange for one major realm per month. If not, I could maximize my cultivation.

"Ding, does the player want to exchange for cultivation?"

"Exchange."

"Ding, congratulations, the player’s cultivation has improved to the Spirit Core Realm, consuming 4 low-grade spirit stones."

"Ding, congratulations, the player’s cultivation has improved to the second layer of the Spirit Core Realm, consuming 6 low-grade spirit stones."

"Ding, congratulations, the player’s cultivation has improved to the third layer of the Spirit Core Realm, consuming 8 low-grade spirit stones."

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"Ding, congratulations, the player’s cultivation has improved to the tenth layer (peak) of the Spirit Core Realm, consuming 22 low-grade spirit stones."

Cultivation improved by a major realm, consuming 132 low-grade spirit stones.

However, it’s worth it. For less than two medium-grade spirit stones, my cultivation improved by a major realm, reaching the peak of the Spirit Core Realm. If there were no limits, my cultivation could directly reach the Human Infant Realm.

Huang Yu

Level: 13 (56/4000)

Cultivation: Spirit Core Realm tenth layer (peak)

Health: 400

Attack: 999

Defense: 999

Dodge: 999

Luck: 5

Sect: None

Cultivation Technique: Thunder Dragon Technique

Life Energy: 576

Weapon Equipment: Fruit Knife (Top-grade Mortal), Wild Wolf Wrist Guard (Low-grade Mortal), Wild Wolf Soft Armor (High-grade Mortal), Black Flame Armor (Middle-grade Human), Shadow Dagger (Low-grade Human), Purple Light Ring (Storage Ring, unknown attributes), Purple Extreme Sword (Top-grade Human)

Skills: Throwing Knife Technique (Low-grade Human, upgradable), Gathering Technique (Low-grade Mortal, upgradable), Detection Technique (Low-grade Mortal, upgradable), Golden Ancient Pupil Technique (Low-grade Heaven), Wind Chasing (Low-grade Human), Thunder Dragon Wrath (Top-grade Human)

Huang Yu looked at his attributes, which had undergone a huge change. Originally, the attributes were basic attributes plus cultivation improvement and weapon technique enhancement. Now, he only saw a number, and all of them were 999. This left Huang Yu puzzled. Did the system malfunction, or did it get a virus?

"Lulu, Lulu, come out quickly."

Lulu yawned, looking drowsy and very unhappy, and said, "What’s wrong? I was sleeping so well. Master is so mean."

"Lulu, look, my attributes, how did they become like this? Attack, dodge, and defense are all the same. Is there a problem with the system?" Huang Yu asked.

"Well, because the master’s cultivation improved by a major realm, breaking through the Innate Realm, the system automatically upgraded. In the future, the enhancement from cultivation techniques and weapons will no longer be displayed. These are the master’s inherent attributes." Lulu explained helplessly, "If the master’s cultivation breaks through to the Human Infant Realm, the master’s combat power will become 1000. However, in the future, the master can only use life energy to improve cultivation up to 1999, which is the peak of the first layer of the Human Infant Realm. If the master wants to break through the first layer of the Human Infant Realm, the master must rely on personal insight. This is the system’s restriction."

"This... This... How can this be?" Hearing Lulu’s explanation, Huang Yu was struck like by lightning, "This system is too unfair!"

This means he cannot continuously improve his cultivation using life energy. Each time, he can only reach the peak of each minor realm, and breaking through the bottleneck requires his own effort. This is too unfair.

Originally, improving cultivation was so easy, but now, it’s really frustrating.

"Master, don’t blame the heavens or the earth. This is actually for the master’s own good." Lulu explained, seeing Huang Yu’s anger.

"For my own good? This is for my own good? If that’s the case, I’d rather it was like before." Huang Yu shouted angrily.