“Ding! Ding! Ding!”
Refresh after refresh, replacement after replacement.
Undeniably, after becoming an annual VIP user, quite a few good items were refreshed. But they were either expensive or not suitable for rapid advancement, so he could only forcibly replace them.
“Why can’t there be a shopping cart function so I can add desired items in advance and buy them when I have money later?” Jun Changxiao said helplessly.
“Dream on,” the system said.
Jun Changxiao ignored it and continued painfully refreshing. After refreshing more than ten times, when he saw an item called “Ore Cultivation Device,” he finally covered his face, “Finally refreshed something useful!”
The Ore Cultivation Device wasn’t expensive—just a million. The description said it could cultivate special ores to achieve doubled growth.
“Doubled?”
Jun Changxiao’s eyes burned with intensity.
Wasn’t the True Stone Mother a special ore? If placed inside to speed up, wouldn’t it produce even more eggs?
“Buy!”
After brief consideration, Jun Changxiao spent 1,000,000 contribution value to purchase the Ore Cultivation Device.
Previously, many pieces of equipment costing two or three million could have been taken, but he never acquired them because they would only benefit himself.
If this facility could accelerate the True Stone Mother, the benefits would absolutely benefit the entire sect.
Jun Changxiao went to the underground palace and took out the Ore Cultivation Device.
This item’s form resembled the previous incubation machine—it had a transparent barrier with various buttons and an LED screen below, as well as… what seemed to be a groove for absorbing energy.
“No way!”
Jun Changxiao said helplessly, “Does this thing still need external energy supply?”
“Obviously.”
The system said, “If you want acceleration, you must invest.”
“…”
Jun Changxiao took out the instruction manual and carefully read through it, confirming that the Ore Cultivation Device really did need energy investment to provide multiplication acceleration.
Fortunately, crystal cores could be chosen as materials.
“Let’s try.”
Jun Changxiao placed the True Stone Mother inside the Ore Cultivation Device, then began taking out crystal cores to charge it. After consuming thousands, he pressed the activation button.
“Beep! Beep! Beep!”
Numbers appeared on the LED screen.
Item: True Stone Mother.
Condition: Meets requirements.
Energy: 1%.
Acceleration: 100%.
Jun Changxiao clutched his head and roared, “Thousands of high-grade crystal cores invested, and energy is only 1%, acceleration only 100%?”
Gou Sheng had just invested mostly high-grade crystal cores obtained from various forbidden zones. Their quality was decent. If sold on the market, they could definitely exchange for substantial profound stones.
“Whoosh, whoosh!”
Just then, the True Stone Mother inside the device emanated intense heaven and earth attributes, then merged into the surrounding soil through exhaust vents on all sides.
100% acceleration meant doubled cultivation effect.
If applied to ordinary medicinal herbs and such, the effect should be good. But using it to cultivate the True Stone Mother to produce true stones faster seemed somewhat underwhelming.
“Beep, beep!”
An alarm sounded, and the screen displayed numbers—
1% energy only maintains for one year. Please replenish promptly.
“…”
Jun Changxiao was speechless.
So many high-grade crystal cores invested, and it only gave me one year of acceleration?
“Not bad.”
The system said, “At least it can speed up the True Stone Mother’s cultivation. Better than the original slow accumulation, right?”
“True.”
Jun Changxiao took out even more crystal cores to continue charging.
Though 100% acceleration wasn’t much, the True Stone Mother determined the sect’s future development, so it was still worth speeding up if possible.
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
Jun Changxiao poured all the crystal cores from his spatial ring into it. The result—after an operation fierce as a tiger, checking the energy increase showed only 5%.
“Damn!”
“This is way too money-burning!”
Hm?!
Just then, Gou Sheng’s eyes widened.
The acceleration listed on the LED screen had changed from the initial 100% to 500%.
“Understood.”
The system said, “For every 1% energy increase, acceleration also rises!”
“Raising 1% increases 100%? Raising to 100% can increase 10000%?”
“Should be.”
“This is great!”
Jun Changxiao immediately became excited.
If reaching maximum value achieved 10000% acceleration, wouldn’t that equal a full 100-fold increase?
The True Stone Mother’s cultivation of true stones took thousands of years at minimum. If maintaining constant acceleration, it could be completed in just a few decades!
“Calm down!”
Jun Changxiao suppressed his excitement, “The prerequisite is having crystal cores!”
So many crystal cores used as energy only raised 5%. To truly reach 100% and obtain 10000% acceleration, this… would the Upper Realm’s demon beasts be enough?
…
The Ore Cultivation Device and incubation machine operated on similar principles—to get more acceleration, one had to invest crazily.
Jun Changxiao was still quite satisfied. At least crystal cores could be obtained. If it could cultivate more true stones, it could also be considered an alternative exchange method.
“Refresh!”
He opened the shop again.
“Hm?”
Jun Changxiao discovered another item at the end of the merchandise, called Gene Modification Serum, so he curiously clicked on the description.
Item: Gene Modification Serum.
Description: Revolutionary product from a world where martial dao and technology are highly developed.
Effect: After consumption, forcibly changes user’s genes to obtain special abilities of non-human races.
Drawback: Random selection.
Price: 2,000 prestige points.
Note: Limited to 1 purchase per year.
“Wow!”
Jun Changxiao exclaimed in surprise, “This one’s a bit powerful!”
The system said, “According to high-martial world terminology, it should be similar to bloodline inheritance. This system recommends the host purchase—ten out of ten stars.”
“…”
Jun Changxiao fell into brief silence.
This item was indeed good, but he currently only had 2,000 prestige value.
The system said, “Can give it to Ye Xingchen to let him obtain some race’s ability. Maybe it can greatly boost his realm.”
“Makes sense!”
Jun Changxiao’s eyes lit up.
Only one chance—if not bought, it would get refreshed away.
“Moreover.”
The system added, “This thing can be bought once per year. Later when you have prestige value, you can give it to sect high-level members or disciples to let them each have special bloodlines!”
A true sales master captured user psychology with the simplest words, making them excited.
Jun Changxiao was moved.
Honestly, this item might not be effective on him because he already possessed Stone Statue race bloodline. Whether two bloodlines could be compatible was an unknown, but many in the sect didn’t have any. If this could benefit them, 2,000 prestige value spent was absolutely worth it.
“Ding! Host consumed 2,000 prestige points. Obtained Gene Modification Serum ×1. Already delivered to spatial ring.”
“Ding! Sect prestige value: 0.”
After Jun Changxiao purchased it, he immediately notified Ye Xingchen.
“Sect Master.”
Aniu walked in from outside, secretly wondering—could it be the Sect Master had more good things to give him?
“Snap.”
Jun Changxiao placed the Gene Modification Serum on the desk, “Drink it.”
Ye Xingchen was greatly delighted.
From its form, this seemed to be aptitude modification serum. He’d already reached Divine Grade spirit root. After consuming it, would there be an even higher breakthrough?
“Snap!”
Ye Xingchen hurriedly opened the bottle cap. Without any consideration, he tilted his head back and drank it down.
The Gene Modification Serum’s taste was similar to aptitude modification serum, but within the mellow malt flavor was a faint fragrance. After drinking it, one savored the aftertaste.
Not right!
Aptitude didn’t increase!
“Whoosh, whoosh!”
Just as Aniu was thinking, a surging aura emerged within his body, instantly filling his entire being, even permeating his blood as if directly igniting.
“Ahhhh—”
Heart-rending pain instantly spread. That scorching heat concentrated in every inch of skin, making his expression twist ferociously as he let out pig-slaughtering screams.
“What’s happening?”
“That sound… it’s Junior Brother Ye!”
“Go!”
“Swish! Swish!”
Everyone flew toward Dragon Head Peak. Just as they landed outside the courtyard where the Sect Master lived, they all widened their eyes and blurted out, “My heavens!”