Chapter 21: Chapter 21: Premium Reward: Cultivation Technique 'Wood Sutra,' Cultivation Speed Increased Tenfold?
Due to Su Ming and the others, the entire Seven Dormitory was swept up in cultivation, stopping only at 11 p.m. to prepare for sleep. Tang San, needing to wake up early the next day, went to bed early, while Su Ming cultivated until midnight.
He was eagerly awaiting tonight's rewards. Along with him, Xiao Wu and the others were also excited, especially since Su Ming had streamed twice today. The low-tier rewards were a mystery they couldn't wait to discover.
At exactly midnight:
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing today's diary entry. Rewards: Cultivation Technique "Wood Sutra," Premium Soul Tool, and 10 Bottles of Low-Grade Body Refinement Elixir.
Wood Sutra: A wood-element-specific cultivation technique that increases the user's cultivation speed by tenfold, compresses soul power, improves its quality, and enhances control over both soul power and martial spirits. The technique has nine layers, each layer boosting life attributes and resilience by 10%.
Premium Soul Tool: A ring-shaped soul tool with 1,000 cubic meters of storage. It can store living beings and is exclusive to the host, unusable by others.
Body Refinement Elixir: Strengthens the body, improving physical fitness.]
Su Ming was shocked upon seeing the rewards. He hadn't expected such valuable rewards—three in total, and all of them things he needed.
The most valuable was undoubtedly the Wood Sutra technique. Just based on its description, it seemed far superior to Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill!
The other two rewards were the Premium Soul Tool and the Body Refinement Elixir. The former had a vast storage space of 1,000 cubic meters, perfect for storing future system rewards, and it could even store living beings. In comparison, Tang San's Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges only had 24 cubic meters and couldn't store living beings.
Moreover, the soul tool was bound to him alone, ensuring no one else could access its contents even if it was lost. As for the Body Refinement Elixir, it would enhance his physique and increase his limit for absorbing higher-quality soul rings.
Meanwhile, the girls watching Su Ming's stream had also seen the rewards, though they couldn't see the detailed descriptions. Among them, what piqued their interest most was the Wood Sutra technique, which seemed far more valuable than the other two items!
After reviewing his rewards, Su Ming began writing his diary, summarizing the prizes he had received, which conveniently filled up some of the day's diary quota.
[Dear family, who can understand how amazing today's diary rewards are?]
[Let's not even mention the ring-shaped Premium Soul Tool with its 1,000 cubic meters of storage space. From now on, I can store all the system rewards inside. Plus, only I can use this soul tool, so no one else can see what's inside!]
[As for the ten bottles of Body Refinement Elixir, they'll enhance my body, allowing me to withstand higher-tier soul rings!]
[Originally, I gained mastery in physical techniques, which indirectly improved my physical attributes. Conservatively, I estimate that I could try absorbing a thousand-year soul ring as my first ring. Now, with these ten bottles of Body Refinement Elixir, that limit will increase even further!]
— In Spirit Hall, one of the main figures was also eagerly anticipating tonight's rewards, hoping for something useful. Seeing Su Ming's descriptions, she was particularly intrigued by the Body Refinement Elixir, which she believed was more valuable than the Premium Soul Tool.
Although the soul tool's massive space and ability to store living beings were impressive, the Body Refinement Elixir was extraordinary. It could push a soul master beyond their physical limits, enabling them to absorb higher-quality soul rings.
According to Yu Xiaogang's theory, the limit for a first soul ring was 423 years. The more talented a soul master, the closer they could get to this threshold. But from Su Ming's diary, it seemed that theory was being completely debunked, with Su Ming proving it wrong by his own example.
This theory, in fact, had always had its flaws, which weren't hard to see. Whether one could absorb a higher-quality soul ring depended primarily on their body's endurance. By delaying the absorption of the first soul ring and continuing to strengthen oneself, the limit for absorbing a soul ring would naturally increase. Yet no one ever tried this approach.
The reason was simple: the best time for a soul master to cultivate was before they turned 30. Delaying the absorption of a soul ring just to raise its limit wasn't worth it in the grand scheme.
Moreover, the continent lacked a comprehensive body-training system. Low-level training didn't produce significant results, so absorbing a soul ring was a faster way to improve strength.
But Su Ming's Body Refinement Elixir was different. If its composition could be learned and mass-produced, it could revolutionize the strength of soul masters across the continent!
As Bibi Dong considered these possibilities, Hu Liena, Qian Renxue, and Liu Erlong had similar thoughts. Liu Erlong, in particular, felt conflicted. The once brilliant Yu Xiaogang, whom she admired, was now being revealed by Su Ming to have plagiarized most of his theories—and worse, his theories were now being proven incorrect. Her mind was in turmoil.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, on the other hand, were amazed at Su Ming's ability to absorb a thousand-year soul ring as his first. As children of noble sects, they knew that the most talented individuals typically only absorbed a soul ring of around 400 years. They had never heard of anyone absorbing a thousand-year ring as their first, and Su Ming had broken the record.
They were envious. Despite their young age, they had been taught much about martial spirits and cultivation by their elders. They now wondered if they could also raise their first soul ring's limit by focusing on physical training.
If Su Ming knew what they were thinking, he would probably say: Zhu Zhuqing might stick with the training, but Ning Rongrong? Forget about it. She's been spoiled by her father Ning Fengzhi and the others. She's definitely not the type to persist in training!
At that moment, the diary continued updating:
[But the most important thing is the Wood Sutra technique. It can increase my cultivation speed by tenfold!]
Upon seeing this, the female protagonists were stunned. Su Ming, already born with innate full soul power, had an incredibly fast cultivation speed. Now, with it boosted by tenfold, wasn't that just too outrageous? Even Bibi Dong, with her cold and beautiful face, couldn't hide her shock.
[However, after analyzing the technique's description, I think boosting my cultivation speed by tenfold is unrealistic. A two-to-three-fold increase would already be quite impressive!]
Huh?
The girls were confused by Su Ming's words. The Wood Sutra was said to boost cultivation speed by tenfold—why did Su Ming think two to three times was more likely?