"Phew!"
Chen Qiu took a deep breath, and then, holding a sharp blade, he passed it through the gaps in the steel cage, sending each of the gravely injured demon beasts off, aiming for a kill with a single strike.
At the same time—
When he performed introspection, several panels wrapped in clouds and mist also continuously popped up inside his body.
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"Cultivation significantly increased, officially entering the fourth level of the Qi Refinement Realm."
"Please choose one of the three random entries below within ten breaths."
All three random entries were fairly ordinary; in the end, he chose—
"Entry name": Person of Heaven's Deficiency.
"Entry level": White.
"Entry effect": When you close your eyes, your other senses will be doubled in sharpness; if you were born blind, then other senses will be enhanced tenfold, if blinded later in life, physical senses will be enhanced fivefold.
Humans have five senses.
Hearing, smell, sight, taste, touch.
With the loss of sight, the other four senses can be enhanced tenfold; if this entry were obtained by someone born blind, it would be equivalent to obtaining a Blue entry. In some respects, it could be considered a unique entry.
Of course.
If blinded later in life, you can also gain fivefold enhancement by gouging out your own eyes, but he only needed a twofold enhancement, albeit the effect was somewhat reduced, but after all, it had the least side effects.
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The cleaver continued to be swung, and his cultivation also continued to rise.
"Cultivation significantly increased, officially entering the fifth level of the Qi Refinement Realm."
"Please choose one of the three random entries below within ten breaths."
"Huh?"
Chen Qiu looked at the three options on the panel wrapped in clouds and mist within his body, a hint of disbelief flashing through his eyes; it seemed like he had stumbled upon an exceptional entry!
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1:
"Entry name": Surrounded.
"Entry level": White.
"Entry effect": When your abdomen is attacked, your back is injured; when your back is attacked, your abdomen is injured.
2:
"Entry name": Seven-foot Man.
"Entry level": White.
"Entry effect": For every inch over seven feet in height, your body strength increases slightly.
3:
"Entry name": Unknown.
"Entry level": Unknown.
"Entry effect": This entry remains unknown until chosen; once confirmed, its true nature will be revealed, and this entry cannot be discarded by any means.
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The talent of a Seven-foot Man was actually somewhat useful to him, suitable for Body Refining. In this world, seven feet was comparable to about 1.7 meters in his previous life, and one foot equaled ten inches; he wasn't very tall, 1.78 meters, but he could still gain a considerable enhancement.
But that was about it.
The effect was very limited.
He chose the third entry almost without any thought, regardless of what level or effect the third entry held; the words 'unique entry' were enough to convince him of its strength!
Soon.
Another panel wrapped in clouds and mist emerged within his body.
"Entry name": Dantian Expansion (Unique).
"Entry level": Pink.
"Entry effect": Every time you kill a demon beast, your Tao Foundation will expand by one millimeter, with no upper limit.
"..."
Looking at the effect of this entry, Chen Qiu couldn't help but open his mouth slightly, the shock in his eyes difficult to conceal; wasn't this entry effect a bit too powerful?
The Dantian is the place where Spiritual Energy is stored; later on, Foundation Establishment involves constructing a platform on the Dantian, much like building a house.
Typically, for cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage, the Tao Foundation built up is only about a hundred millimeters wide and a hundred millimeters high.
An inch equals 100 millimeters.
The width determines how much spiritual energy can be stored in your Dantian. The wider the Tao Foundation, the more spiritual energy it can store, meaning you have ample spiritual energy to continuously release Daoist Skills and various spells.
The height of the Tao Foundation determines the concentration of the spiritual energy within your Dantian. The shorter the foundation, the more compressed the spiritual energy, resulting in a richer concentration, which in turn enhances the power unleashed by the spells.
Many sect disciples and children of wealthy families
often prepare numerous heavenly materials and earthly treasures by the time they reach the Great Perfection of the Qi Refinement Realm, to ensure building a perfect high platform, laying an impeccable foundation for their cultivation journey.
The entry "Dantian Expansion" signifies that, as long as he kills 100 demon beasts, his future Tao Foundation's width will be twice that of others.
Killing 1000 demon beasts, the width of the Tao Foundation will be ten times that of others.
If killing millions of demon beasts,
then... his internal spiritual energy will be nearly infinite and never run out. As long as he was willing, he could even become a spell machine gun, unleashing thousands of fireballs with a mere wave of his hand while an enemy had only triggered one Fireball Technique.
And the spiritual energy consumed would be less than one-thousandth of his Dantian's capacity.
Although the power is average, the sheer quantity makes up for it.
...
"Awesome."
Chen Qiu took a deep breath and gave the entry the fairest evaluation he could imagine. Unfortunately, it was an entry that would only take effect after reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage. Before establishing his foundation, the spiritual energy in his body was not sealed but flowed freely within.
Only after establishing the foundation would the spiritual energy be completely sealed within the Dantian, allowing this entry to fully demonstrate its power.
Afterwards, his eyes filled with vigor as he looked towards the remaining demon beasts.
Following several swift cuts, the panel wrapped in clouds and mist appeared again above the Dantian within his body.
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'Cultivation surged, officially entering the sixth level of the Qi Refinement Realm.'
'Please choose one of the three random entries below within ten breaths.'
1:
'Entry name': Heaven-reaching Giant.
'Entry level': Pink.
'Entry effect': For every demon beast killed, increase height by one millimeter.
2:
'Entry name': Audience.
'Entry level': White.
'Entry effect': When you are in a crowd, your presence significantly decreases.
3:
'Entry name': Spiritual Energy Intimidating.
'Entry level': White.
'Entry effect': Once your Tao Foundation's width surpasses 100 millimeters, each additional millimeter increases the power of your spells slightly.
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"What a pity."
Chen Qiu sat in a trance on the bed in his guest room, thinking that the most painful thing in the world is making a choice between two indistinguishable options. If there's anything more painful, it's having a fantastic opportunity right before your eyes and missing it.
When he broke through to the fifth level of the Qi Refinement Realm, there was a white entry.
'Seven-foot Man'
The taller the body, the stronger the physique—a rather mundane white entry he hadn't paid much attention to. But had he chosen that entry then, he could have chosen the pink entry 'Heaven-reaching Giant' now.
For every demon beast killed, the height would increase by one millimeter.
He dared not contemplate it.
The top-tier Body Refining entry set—he dared not picture himself after slaughtering a million Fierce Beasts, possibly standing tall like Kuafu, with his head touching the sky and his feet on the ground!
Sadly... who could have predicted the random drawing of the pink entry 'Heaven-reaching Giant' later on.
After a long sigh,
he still chose the third entry, 'Spiritual Energy Intimidating.' He could gamble that he might draw the 'Spiritual Energy Intimidating' entry again in the future, but it was too risky.
Although the entry was only a white level, combined with 'Dantian Expansion,' it could make him an extremely violent spell machine gun!
Not only terrifying in casting frequency but also frighteningly powerful!
Now, he had no doubt about making a name for himself in the Cultivation World in the future. The only concern was that these were all long-term entries. He needed to strive to survive first.
At least... he needed to establish his foundation as quickly as possible!
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