NOVEL NEXT Chapter 15
Chapter 15: Spirit Root Breakthrough, Dual Spirit Roots of Wood and Fire!
Translator: yikaii Editor: yikaii
【In the Dungeon, the elder praised you both as people with great fortune, issued the task, and gave you a few more glances.】
【During the week, you continuously used spiritual energy to accelerate the growth of the spiritual grains and helped Jin Congxue in your spare time.】
【Jin Congxue gradually developed feelings for you.】
【After a week, the elder gave out the task rewards.】
【The elder complimented your looks and gave you an extra ten spirit stones. You received 50 spirit stones and 40 catties of spiritual rice.】
【You asked the elder to exchange the spiritual rice for spirit stones, and he agreed. You received 90 spirit stones.】
Su Xing saw this and a few black lines appeared on his forehead. He commented:
“As expected, this is a world that values appearances. Not only does Jin Congxue, a strong Awakened, value looks, but even those in the cultivation world do too!”
Su Xing continued the simulation.
【A thought crossed your mind, and you asked the elder to accept you as a disciple. The elder shook his head slightly, saying your aptitude was too poor and refused your request.】
【You reluctantly left the Dungeon. Jin Congxue waited for you outside the city. She confessed her feelings and told you she had never been in a relationship and was smitten with you at first sight.】
【After some thought, you accepted Jin Congxue’s confession, and you stayed in Nanjing City for a while.】
【You returned to Beijing. Jin Congxue told you she would come to find you and gave you all her 15 spirit stones.】
【After returning to Beijing Awakened University, you focused on cultivation, occasionally taking freshmen to the Dungeon for leveling.】
【One day, Wang Qingxuan found you and told you about the mysterious organization.】
【The next night, Wang Qingxuan dropped out of school.】
【In the second year, you focused on cultivation, and your cultivation steadily increased. You broke through to the eighth level of Qi Refining.】
【In the third year, you balanced cultivation with taking freshmen girls to the Dungeon for leveling. Your orders were in high demand, and you raised your prices.】
【In the fourth year, you established a shop selling second-hand equipment. Your business thrived, mostly with female customers.】
【In the fifth year, your business grew even larger. Female bosses from the same industry even wanted to “support” you.】
【That same year, your cultivation reached the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage.】
【One day, Wang Qingxuan found you again. You used the same old tricks and asked her to help you find the second half of the Everlasting Spring Technique.】
【In the seventh year, your sister died, and you attended her funeral.】
【In the tenth year, your good friend Yu Yan died, and you attended his funeral.】
【In the eleventh year, you successfully broke through to the Foundation Building stage.】
【In the fifteenth year, the giant beast descended.】
【You gave it the middle finger.】
【The beast devoured the entire Great Xia Country. You died at the age of thirty-six.】
【Your Unyielding Gaze Talent activated…】
【Ding, this simulation has ended!】
【You can choose one of the following rewards: Face Like Edison Chen (Talent), Foundation Building Second Level (Cultivation), 105 Spirit Stones (Item).】
【Face Like Edison Chen】: Green talent, priced at 10,000 energy points.
【Foundation Building Second Level】: Cultivation, priced at 1,500 energy points.
【105 Spirit Stones】: Item, priced at 105,000 energy points.
Seeing the results of this simulation, Su Xing felt a bit embarrassed.
“Damn, is this world really all about looks? Handsome people seem to have such smooth sailing!”
Suppressing the urge to choose the “Face Like Edison Chen” talent, Su Xing chose the third reward, 105 spirit stones.
A bag of spirit stones appeared in Su Xing’s hand.
Now Su Xing had 195 spirit stones!
However, his energy points had dwindled to just 15,000.
“Sigh, energy really isn’t enough!”
Su Xing shook his head slightly, realizing that he couldn’t keep exchanging for spirit stones, which consumed a significant amount of resources.
“Ultimately, it still boils down to a lack of energy!”
Su Xing sighed.
For the next week, Su Xing transformed his poverty into motivation, becoming a relentless worker!
During the day, Su Xing diligently took on power leveling jobs to earn more money for purchasing supplies and exchanging for energy.
At night, Su Xing cultivated in his dormitory.
Thus, with less than four hours of sleep each day, Su Xing broke through to the third level of Qi Refining in a week and earned over 700,000 The Great Xia coins.
Su Xing used all the money he earned to buy equipment, finally managing to gather 20,000 energy points.
On November 11, 2023, New Era, Su Xing performed a ritual in his dormitory.
“The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth, please grant me a green-quality Spirit Root!”
(TL Note: Reference to Lord of The Mysteries, a really good novel I highly recommend)
Su Xing prayed fervently, knowing he had only two simulation opportunities left before the Dungeon opened.
When the clock’s minute and second hands pointed to eight, Su Xing felt a surge of intuition and silently chanted in his heart:
“Start simulation!”
【This simulation consumes 1,000 energy points. Remaining energy: 19,040 points. No remaining Simulation Chance.】
【Simulation starts!】
【Extracting white talent costs 100 energy points, green talent costs 1,000 energy points. Proceed with extraction?】
“Extract green talent.”
Su Xing said without hesitation.
As if the The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth had heard his prayers, Su Xing’s mystical methods finally worked.
A pleasant sound rang in Su Xing’s ears.
【Ding, congratulations on obtaining the green talent, Dual Spirit Roots of Wood and Fire!】
【Dual Spirit Roots of Wood and Fire】: Green talent. Your cultivation aptitude far exceeds that of ordinary people. No longer possessing the lowest-grade Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root, you have the Dual Spirit Roots of Wood and Fire, allowing you to cultivate Wood and Fire-based techniques.
Seeing the newly drawn talent, Su Xing clenched his fists in excitement.
“It’s here, finally here! A green-quality Spirit Root talent!”
Su Xing took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, and chose to continue the simulation.
【In the dormitory, you noticed changes in your body. The dual Spirit Roots made your senses sharper.】
【You took out a spirit stone and began cultivating. In just one day, your cultivation broke through to the fourth level of Qi Refining, ten times faster than before!】
Seeing this, Su Xing sighed with emotion:
“Indeed, cultivation relies on talent! The lowest-grade Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root takes ten years to barely reach the Foundation Building stage… but with dual Spirit Roots, it might only take a year!”
What Su Xing didn’t know was that above the Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root, there were also Four Elements Mixed Spirit Root, Three Elements Spirit Root…
The Dual Spirit Roots of Wood and Fire that Su Xing drew were considered to be the level of a small genius in the cultivation world, hence the astonishing cultivation speed.
Su Xing continued reading.
【You spent a week raising your cultivation to the fifth level of the Qi Refining stage, with even more abundant spiritual energy within you.】
【On November 18, you set off for Nanjing City and waited quietly outside the city for Jin Congxue to appear.】
【The next day, you encountered Jin Congxue outside Nanjing City. You asked her about Buddhism and gained the opportunity to travel with her.】
【She took you on a small path back to Nanjing City. On the way, you discovered the entrance to the “Azure Cloud Spiritual Field” Dungeon.】
【You both entered the Azure Cloud Spiritual Field Dungeon!】
(End of the chapter)