It was a new day.
After breakfast, Qiao Yuan picked up the books he had stored and touched them again. The effect was not very good. His 13 points of energy still didn't trigger anything like a cultivation technique.
Putting down the book he was holding, Qiao Yuan prepared to move on to the next step.
"Let me see, what do you need to buy?"
Qiao Yuan was browsing the internet.
"Alchemy and medicinal pills... This is good. I'll buy it."
"The Encyclopedia of weapons... I can buy this too."
"…"
"I'll also buy some wuxia novels and secret manuals... Oh, and two high-capacity stainless steel thermos cups, and a kettle with temperature control..."
After spending a few hundred Yuan, Qiao Yuan started his daily training.
By gathering energy on his own, he would encounter more and more spirits in the future, so it was necessary to improve his strength.
He picked up the oil paint, boiled a few pots of water, and set them aside to cool.
Qiao Yuan took off his clothes and began to apply the Golden paint onto his body.
[Indestructible diamond +8]
Hearing the proficiency ring in his mind, Qiao Yuan decided to go all out this time. Other than his private parts and face, he wanted to max out everything else.
[Indestructible diamond +30]
Immediately, Qiao Yuan felt a numbing sensation on his skin, as if his entire body was being massaged. His blood started to boil, and he started to feel extremely comfortable.
Gulp~
He swallowed a mouthful of hot water.
Cultivation base +1
Hence, Qiao Yuan started an endless cycle.
...
Cultivation was a very common thing, so Qiao Yuan quickly lost interest in this kind of passive improvement.
He unlocked his phone and thought for a moment before adding the 'prosperous flower' account.
He quickly got the other party's approval.
"You didn't tell her our secret last night, did you?" Qiao Yuan asked.
"No," Li Xiaoling replied.
"I'm worried," Qiao Yuan said. "Start a video call and watch it."
Qiao Yuan thought he had to be careful. It would be horrible if it turned out that the spirit was lying to him and someone died due to his soft-heartedness.
"It's not convenient," Li Xiaoling replied.
Qiao Yuan: "????"
"Are you in the toilet or are you in the..."
Hmm...
Qiao Yuan deleted the message in the chat box. It was a little impolite. His two lifetimes of compulsory education would not allow him to do something like that.
Gulp~
He took another sip of hot water.
Cultivation base +1
"Why not?" Qiao Yuan asked.
Whoosh~
A message came from the other side.
"I'm taking a shower. "
...
Qiao Yuan: "????"
"You're using your phone while taking a shower, and you're even replying to my messages so quickly?" Qiao Yuan frowned slightly and touched his chin. He had a bad feeling about this.
Could it have returned home and killed Wang Jing after it was exposed?
If that was the case, he would have really let the landlord down. After all, Wang Jing was his previous blind date.
'As expected, those who are not of our race have different hearts!'
"I'm really taking a shower. If you don't believe me, listen. "
[Click on this voice message]
Qiao Yuan played the voice message, and the sound of water flowing could be heard, accompanied by the squeaking sound of shower gel sliding across skin.
Pa, pa~
Da da~
There was a familiar voice in the distance.
"Xiaoling, you're taking a shower? Your skin is so fair. Why is it that no matter how much powder I put on, mine is still never as fair as yours?"
The voice message ended there.
Qiao Yuan listened to it three times, but his tightly furrowed brows still did not relax.
Whether it was the sound in the background or the human voice, they all seemed very real.
But could this be a smokescreen?
He wasn't very familiar with spirits.
Everything was possible, wasn't it?
Perhaps Li Xiaoling had guessed Qiao Yuan's thoughts, because almost immediately after, Qiao Yuan's phone started ringing.
[Rich flower is requesting a video call...]
[Click here to start a video call.]
Qiao Yuan hesitated for a second or two before pressing the 'agree' button.
In the background was the constant pitter-patter of water.
A familiar voice came through the phone. "Xiaoling, why are you using your phone in the shower?"
"…"
Gulp~
Qiao Yuan took a sip of hot water.
Cultivation base +1
He hung up the phone. It seemed that he had really worried too much.
Hu~
Rubbing his eyes, Qiao Yuan let out a breath of turbid air. For a moment, he felt extremely hot, probably because he had applied too much gold paint.
He lowered his head and looked at the cup of hot water in his hand.
He placed it on the table.
Then, he took out a glass of ice water from the refrigerator.
The weather was too hot!
Standing before the window and looking at the crowd of pedestrians outside, Qiao Yuan thought for a while before picking up his phone and sending a message to Li Xiaoling.
"There's a long scar on your stomach. "
"I know," Li Xiaoling replied.
...
Pa, pa, pa~
Suddenly, Qiao Yuan's bones and muscles crackled like firecrackers, followed soon after by a golden light.
The piercing golden light surrounded his body, gradually forming a thin film, dazzling, and eye-catching layer.
At that moment, Qiao Yuan was like a god who had descended!
[Indestructible diamond has been upgraded to level two]
The external technique had been upgraded again!
Qiao Yuan was overjoyed.
He had not expected that the simplified cultivation method would be so fast and effective. If this continued, it wouldn't be long before the external technique could be raised to the maximum level.
However, looking at the Golden Film that was as thin as a cicada's wing, Qiao Yuan doubted its durability.
He went to the kitchen and picked up a knife, subconsciously bringing it closer to his neck in a bid to test his assumption.
On second thought, he realized there was actually no need to.
So, he changed the direction of the knife and sent it to his arm instead.
"Qiang~"
Sparks flew from the tip of the blade.
Qiao Yuan's heart gradually gained confidence, and he used all his strength to slash down ruthlessly.
The knife broke into two.
His arm was intact.
Compared to the white mark from before, this time, the knife broke directly.
'I'm afraid that ordinary bullets can't even cause me any harm.'
Furthermore, this membrane covered the entire body, so there was not a single weak point!
Qiao Yuan had a feeling that this was not the only use of the thin film.
He went to the bedroom and looked at his perfect reflection in the mirror. He frowned. This golden light seemed a little too dazzling, right?
With a single thought from Qiao Yuan, the layer of golden light disappeared instantly, turning into the appearance of the Golden Body.
This cultivation technique was too human-like. It could even automatically adjust the cultivation technique's level!
...
Before Qiao Yuan could think further, the hunger in his stomach came again, making him feel a bit dizzy.
He lowered his head and felt the warm current in his body. He was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. The vortex in his dantian had actually dried up!
The power of vitality no longer flowed out.
And the cyclone was still gradually shrinking!
Qiao Yuan quickly took two sips of hot water.
[Cultivation +2]
Only then did the withered cyclone react and stop shrinking.
[Indestructible diamond +20]
The cyclone shrunk again.
Hiss~
Qiao Yuan gasped.
His body's various attributes had been improved, but his blood essence power was rapidly decreasing. Once his blood essence power was completely consumed, the cyclone would shrink and split open, then devour his own energy.
Qiao Yuan would probably... turn into a rigid existence.
Could the first-grade Yi Jinjing not support the consumption of indestructible diamond?
Qiao Yuan quickly realized this.
The qi and blood energy produced by the Qi vortex in his dantian was too slow. Even if drinking water could increase his efficiency, Qiao Yuan was not a water buffalo that could drink water all the time!
"I made a mistake."
Qiao Yuan quickly ran to the kitchen, picked up the two steel balls, and rushed to the toilet.
Then, he started to rub them crazily. Fortunately, he didn't apply it to his private parts, otherwise...
It seemed that his crazy idea of practicing secret manuals was about to come to an end. Before that, he had to level up Yi Jinjing to level two.
...
An hour later.
Puke~
Qiao Yuan spat out a mouthful of hot water. His face was pale, and his lips were trembling. The indestructible diamond in his mind had stopped increasing.
'Damn it, drinking too much hot water is really terrible!'
The deterioration had finally stopped. Looking at his withered breathing current slowly recovering, Qiao Yuan was at a loss for words.
If that was the case, he would not be able to support the consumption of the second level of indestructible diamond without changing his inner Qi.
Then what was the use of upgrading this external technique first?
Supported by drinking water?
Qiao Yuan looked at the hot water on the table and his expression changed.
Puke~
He almost vomited his own bitter guts.
'No, I can't do this. I must find something that can quickly restore vitality.'
Drinking water would only increase his cultivation and increase his production efficiency!
Another internal art?
The energy value of the simplified Yi Jinjing had already reached 40, so Qiao Yuan didn't think that his other internal functions were that low.
Even if he could simplify an internal art with a few energy points, it would definitely be a trashy internal art, and he would not want to practice it.
'Let me think!'
Qiao Yuan turned on his computer and began to search for all kinds of information on the internet. What would the people in the novel do if they ran out of internal energy during a battle?
Aside from some special cultivation techniques!
Under the cold light of the screen, Qiao Yuan's face looked even more sinister.
His expression kept changing. Sometimes he frowned, sometimes he gritted his teeth, and sometimes he fell into deep thought ...
"Found it!"
Qiao Yuan finally squeezed out a smile.
"Medicinal pill!"
"A pill that can quickly restore vitality."
Qiao Yuan clenched his fists tightly and took a sip of hot water, enduring the discomfort he felt.
Puke~
Gulp~
Qiao Yuan swallowed it down.
Cultivation base +1
Qiao Yuan's expression was bitter. Others said that cultivation was as easy as drinking water, but now… drinking water was really uncomfortable.
He didn't need to drink the hot water. He had to find the pill as soon as possible!