Chapter Eleven Chrysanthemum Tightens Up

  Qin Wu's family was quite large and normally didn't lack money, but such a large amount of wealth wasn't usually something he could dispose of.

  "Do you need to buy anything? If you don't have enough money, you can ask me. It's not easy to have a friend like this, especially after the change. Shen Cong is very sensitive to many things around him and can see Qin Wu's true intentions."

  "Haha, no need to. This time's big comparison I'm not planning to participate in, I know my own level, going to the outer gate comparison only has danger, and won't gain much else, let's wait another year." Qin Wu shook his head, having a clear understanding of his own abilities.

  Shen Cong nodded and stopped talking about the topic. The next day, Shen Cong left the thatched cottage, after a day of rest, his spirit reached its peak state, now even if he fought in the Luomeng Mountains for several days and nights, it would be no problem, and he might even perform better than last time.

  As he walked on the road, Shen Cong suddenly found that some of his fellow apprentices were looking at him with a strange gaze, which was both admiring and more pitiful.

  "It seems that yesterday's incident has spread, and indeed there are no secrets here. Shen Cong shook his head helplessly, those outer sect disciples were greedy but didn't dare to come forward because they all knew that Shen Cong was now Sun Lin's prey, if they dared to come and snatch food, it would be equivalent to going against Sun Lin. This time Sun Lin will definitely become an inner sect disciple, and dealing with these ordinary outer sect disciples is just a matter of reaching out and capturing them."

  "I need a cultivation room." Cultivation rooms, one of the few places in Luoshui Sect where you can accelerate your cultivation, but normally Shen Cong wouldn't come here because with the acceleration time assistance from computers, the cultivation speed here is not as good as that of computers. Moreover, coming here requires spending money, which the previous Shen Cong didn't have much of.

  "One day, thirty taels." The disciple who was handling the transaction looked up and glanced at Shen Cong, noticing that he was dressed in the attire of an outer sect disciple. His expression seemed indifferent, as the expenses here were not something that an ordinary outer sect disciple could afford. The handling disciple also didn't think that Shen Cong would be able to use it for several days.

  "First, use twenty days, this is the second half of the money." Twenty-one days later was the outer gate's grand comparison, and Shen had come here mainly to break through the Nourishing Life Scripture and reach the fifth level of realm, so that he would undoubtedly have another trump card up his sleeve.

  The silver ticket on the table stunned Huo Wei for a moment, and then he quickly checked it out. It was indeed six hundred taels of silver tickets, and he couldn't help but look at Shen Congyi with some surprise. "Follow me, there are many rooms in the house, you can choose one yourself." His attitude had changed, and he was no longer as perfunctory as before.

  "There are good and bad rooms for cultivation here, according to the rules, you can choose freely."

  "I hope Brother Shen can give some advice." Shen Congwillingly, took out 50 taels of silver tickets from his pocket and stuffed them into Huo Wei's hands. Huo Wei's face immediately showed a smile, and his attitude became enthusiastic, as if he was an old friend with Shen Cong.

  "This training room is usually used by inner disciples, but it has been idle for a long time recently. You can use it now, and the effect will be at least 30% better than other rooms." Hao Wei said with a smile.

  Threefold? Hearing this, Shen Cong's face also revealed a smile. This money wasn't spent in vain; at least it increased his chances of breaking through to the fifth level of the Nourishing Life Scripture by a few more points. He bowed to Huo Wei and walked into the cultivation room.

  "When did the outer door have such a rich person, and it wasn't even discovered before. It seems that the usual work is still not done well." Looking at the silver ticket in his hand, Huo Wei's mood was good, he muttered a few words and turned to leave.

  In the practice room, there is a mat of reeds, and some food and clear water are placed beside it for the practitioner to eat. The practice room was built on top of a spiritual vein, and the founder of the Luoshui Sect used his great divine power to connect with this place, making the practitioners' cultivation more smooth. However, there were too many monks and not enough porridge, so they came up with the method of buying practice time with money; otherwise, this place would have been overcrowded long ago, and how could there be so many empty rooms left idle?

  Shen Cong sat down with his legs crossed, regulating the true energy in his body. "The Nurturing Life Classics has already reached the fourth peak. If it breaks through to the fifth peak, not only will I gain special abilities, but my usual cultivation speed will also increase to an extremely fast rate. However, being stuck at this point for a long time, I don't know if I can succeed this time."

  Although there were thoughts lingering in his mind, Shen Cong gradually entered a state of meditation. After a while, the only sound left in the practice room was Shen Cong's long and steady breathing.

  Cultivation knows no age, those with great divine powers may spend decades in a single closed-door meditation. Shen Cong didn't have such abilities and even his meals were on schedule, so every time he cultivated for several hours, he would stop to eat well and then continue cultivating.

  It cycles back and forth, transporting the true energy, running through the Nourishing Life Meridian, allowing Shen Cong's cultivation to increase bit by bit. However, the fifth layer of barrier has not been broken through, it only slightly loosened up a bit. Shen Cong is also not in a hurry, he just completes his tasks every day, since it has already loosened up, there will be a day when it breaks through.

  Time flies, and eighteen days have passed in the blink of an eye. Shen Cong, who was cultivating, suddenly woke up with a start. The reason was that a prompt tone suddenly sounded in his mind, not reminding him of anything else, but a reminder of low battery power. This battery power has now dropped to a very dangerous level, and if it doesn't get replenished soon, the computer will probably shut down.

  Shen Cong felt a bit helpless, not that he hadn't thought of using other methods. True energy is also a form of energy, but the computer just wouldn't absorb it. All the other functions had undergone changes, but this one characteristic of requiring electricity remained unchanged, sometimes making Shen Cong feel like cursing, if only cursing would work.

  "It seems that being a victim is unavoidable now." Being oppressed isn't Shen Cong's style, but it appears he can't avoid it now; life indeed has many helplessness.

  Taking the elixir and continuing to cultivate, it's possible that due to his anxious heart, Shen Cong couldn't help but use some force when running the Nourishing Life Meridian. The originally slow and gentle True Qi began to speed up, and Shen Cong didn't notice until he snapped back to reality, at which point the speed of the Nourishing Life Meridian had reached an astonishing level.

  It's just that Shen Cong's body, which has undergone a strange transformation, can tolerate the speed of this true energy circulation, and it is also related to the warm nature of Yangsheng Jing itself. However, at present, Yangsheng Jing does not have any warmth, but instead has a turbulent flow with an impetus to break through all obstacles.

  Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. If calm water becomes turbulent, it can be terrifying. Similarly, the gentle Nourishing Life Classics can be formidable when stirred up. Naturally, Shen Cong directed the surging True Qi towards the fifth layer of the Nourishing Life Classics' barrier. The first impact was ruthlessly blocked, but the rebounding True Qi merged with the True Qi flow from behind, bursting forth with even greater power and crashing upwards with a loud bang.

  "Crack!"

  It was as if the sound of shattering echoed through his soul, and the unstoppable true energy directly shattered that invisible membrane. The surging true energy emitted a joyful sound, running through the new meridians. Shen Cong's entire body seemed to float up, and the fifth-level Nurturing Life Meridian's true energy underwent some inexplicable changes, with more obvious nourishment for his physique, and even an additional hint of sharpness in it.

  The fierce aura is very faint, but there's indeed such a feeling within. A mediocre man's anger can splatter blood for five steps. The Nurturing Life Classics has always been thought to have no attacking power whatsoever, but as a martial art, how could it be that bad? The real secret lies in the fifth layer. The fierce aura isn't much, but the amplified attacking power is at least 30% more, not much, but what boosts Shen Cong's combat strength is far more than that.

  The newly broken Health Cultivation Technique seemed very active, and Shen Cong's heart moved, impacting the bottleneck of the second-order combined force. Perhaps it was Shen Cong's cultivation that had reached a certain level, perhaps it was the effect produced after the breakthrough of the Health Cultivation Technique, or perhaps it was a realization gained from the battle in the Luoshan Mountains, but the breakthrough of the second-order combined force was surprisingly simple, just one impact and it directly opened up.

  The Nourishing Life Scripture continued to run within his body, and Shen Cong's cultivation was thoroughly consolidated at the second stage of combined power, and his combat strength was comprehensively improved.

  "Boom!"

  A layer of invisible true energy protection appeared on Shen Cong's body, and his already extremely defensive physique was added to this layer of defense. Shen Cong's ability to withstand a beating had probably reached the peak level of an outer door disciple. Even those disciples who specialized in practicing cross-training skills might not be able to compare with Shen Cong.

  Slowly, Shen Cong felt the subtleties of the new True Qi, and the more he observed, the more satisfied he became. He had an urge to practice his skills immediately. However, the training room was not large enough, and it wasn't suitable for actual combat. As soon as he opened his eyes, Shen Cong stood up, and a rounded aura emanated from him. This was a unique manifestation of having reached the pinnacle of this skill, representing that there were no longer any flaws within it. At the same time, the Second-Order Unity of Power also indicated that Shen Cong could now use his strength as he pleased.

  Since the cultivation was successful, Shen Cong naturally didn't need to stay here anymore. There was nothing left to collect. He pressed a light ball on the wall and walked out of the practice room. This was to notify the disciples in charge to come and check if the practice room had been damaged.

  Huo Wei was slightly surprised when he saw Shen Cong, as if he felt a hint of change, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. "Congratulations, younger brother, your skills have improved greatly. It seems that you will definitely make a big splash in this outer sect competition." His tone carried a hint of jealousy.

  "Also thanks for your care previously, senior brother." Shen Cong smiled and said.

  Huo Wei nodded, although he had accepted Shen Cong's money and only then pointed out the cultivation room, but after all, he had helped a bit, and if Shen Cong really rose to prominence in the future, it would also be considered as having established some connections.

  "The room is fine, you can leave now."

  As Shen Cong was about to leave, the door of a practice room next to him suddenly opened, and a woman walked out. She was average in height, but had a curvaceous figure, and more importantly, her face was exceptionally cute. If she were in his previous life, such a woman would be a top-grade loli, and even in this world, she was a rare beauty.

  "Lin Shi Jie." Seeing the woman, Huo Wei was suddenly startled, and then hastily paid his respects, while using his eyes to signal Shen Cong to quickly leave. Shen Cong understood, and immediately turned around and left.

  "Wait a minute, what's going on with this cultivation room? When I came, you said it was occupied by other disciples. Is he the one?! This cultivation room is only for inner disciples to use, yet you gave it to an outer disciple, while I can only use that inferior cultivation room. You're really bold, and should be killed!" The voice was shrill, but the words made Huo Wei break out in a cold sweat.

  Shen Cong never broke a cold sweat, but the chrysanthemum was tight. To be precise, it was the spot where he was hit by the Five Elements True Thunder that day, and now it was emitting a numb and itchy feeling, making him want to scratch...