Cultivation: I Have a Skill Level Panel

Inside a cave-dwelling rich with Spiritual Qi on Celestial Thunder Dao Peak,

Gu Yun sat cross-legged on a meditation mat, consuming a True Spirit Pill worth several thousand Spirit Stones.

The moment the Elixir entered his mouth, it instantly transformed into a surging medicinal power that rushed into the meridians of his body.

Immediately, Gu Yun activated the Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision. Faint arcs of thunder flickered around his body.

His body was like a furnace, refining the immense medicinal power within him drop by drop.

His aura steadily intensified, radiating an immense power.

「One month later.」

Gu Yun’s eyes snapped open. A flash of thunder vanished in an instant, as if it had sliced through space and torn the heavens asunder.

A soul-crushing pressure radiated from his entire body, one that was difficult for others to bear.

"I’ve broken through!"

Clenching his fist, Gu Yun felt the boundless True Essence Power within his body and couldn’t help but reveal a satisfied expression.

But he had no intention of relaxing in the slightest. Next on his list were practicing his Cultivation Technique, other Techniques, Martial Techniques, and Alchemy.

Time slowly trickled by.

[You have diligently practiced the Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision ten times. Skill Level +2%.]

[You have diligently practiced Celestial Thunder Hand twenty times. Skill Level +2%. You have successfully reached Minor Success.]

[You have diligently practiced the Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Palm thirty times. Skill Level +3%.]

[You have diligently practiced the Celestial Thunder Technique fifty times. Skill Level +5%.]

[You have diligently practiced... Earth-Bursting Heaven-Shaking has reached Great Success.]

...

「Two months later.」

Gu Yun began his Alchemy endeavors. After all, he would need to rely on it for the vast amount of cultivation resources he’d require in the future.

’He couldn’t just go around robbing people all the time, could he?’

’Of course, robbing others was much more exhilarating. A man can’t get rich without a windfall, just as a horse can’t get fat without a midnight snack.’

’After all, a cultivator without a windfall stays poor; a horse without a midnight snack grows sick and weary.’

[After a great deal of effort, and after blowing up your cauldron twenty-eight times, you have finally grasped the key to refining Nourishing Essence Pills. You have successfully refined a Nourishing Essence Pill. Alchemy Skill Level +10%.]

[You have diligently attempted to refine Spirit Enhancing Pills. After blowing up your cauldron thirty-eight times and filling your cave-dwelling with billowing smoke,

you have finally, though covered in soot, succeeded. Alchemy Skill Level +10%.]

[Through your efforts... your Alchemy has improved, successfully breaking through to Middle Tier Human Tier.]

「One month later.」

Gu Yun decided to leave his cave-dwelling. He planned to take the Elixirs he had worked so hard to refine to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion to sell them.

With a flicker, his figure vanished, transforming into a streak of lightning as he sped toward the Sect’s Marketplace.

Soon,

Gu Yun arrived at the Sect’s Marketplace. The place was bustling with activity, a sea of Cultivators moving about.

Gu Yun headed straight for the Hundred Treasures Pavilion and went inside.

He was greeted by a portly man in a golden Profound Robe. This was the shopkeeper of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion in the Inner Sect Marketplace, a man named Jin Fugui.

Shopkeeper Jin said with a wide grin, "Esteemed guest, esteemed guest, please follow me." This was the Cultivator who had sold him the Scorching Heaven-Devouring Python last time, a transaction that had earned him several thousand Spirit Stones. The young man was handsome, powerful, and rich. Why would he ever turn away Spirit Stones?

After leading Gu Yun to the VIP area on the second floor and brewing a pot of Spirit Star Gathering Celestial Tea worth several hundred Spirit Stones,

"Shopkeeper Jin, I’ve come today to sell some Elixirs," Gu Yun said calmly.

Shopkeeper Jin was slightly surprised, then smiled. "And what kind of Elixirs might these be?"

"Nourishing Essence Pills and Spirit Enhancing Pills." As he spoke,

with a wave of his hand, Gu Yun took two exquisite Pill Bottles from his Storage Ring.

With a flick of True Yuan, the caps flew off the Pill Bottles, and a fragrant medicinal aroma wafted out, filling the senses.

Shopkeeper Jin drew them over. Spotless Elixirs floated out of the bottle.

Gazing at the pure, flawless Spirit Enhancing Pills, which emitted a faint glow,

Shopkeeper Jin couldn’t help but be shocked. The quality of these Elixirs was astonishingly high.

"Dare I ask, did you refine these Spirit Enhancing Pills yourself?"

Gu Yun nodded slightly. "I did."

"A single bottle of Spirit Enhancing Pills is worth one hundred Spirit Stones. How many are you looking to sell?"

Although Spirit Enhancing Pills were only effective at increasing the Spiritual Power of Spiritual Martial Realm Cultivators and had no effect on True Martial Realm Cultivators,

there was no shortage of Cultivators in the Spiritual Martial Realm.

"Twenty bottles of Spirit Enhancing Pills and thirty bottles of Nourishing Essence Pills," Gu Yun stated calmly, his expression unchanged.

Then, with a wave of his hand, fifty pill bottles appeared on the table.

One bottle of Spirit Enhancing Pills was worth one hundred Spirit Stones, and one bottle of Nourishing Essence Pills was worth fifty.

Shopkeeper Jin said with a beaming smile, "That comes to a total of three thousand five hundred Spirit Stones."

With that, he took three thousand five hundred Spirit Stones from his Storage Ring and handed them to Gu Yun.

Seeing this,

A faint smile finally appeared on Gu Yun’s placid face. "Well then, Shopkeeper Jin, I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll be taking my leave."

"Of course, of course," the portly Shopkeeper Jin chuckled.

With the transaction successfully completed, both parties were delighted.

Soon,

Gu Yun left the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, filled with joy. The raw materials for his Alchemy had cost him less than one thousand Spirit Stones, and that was including all the failed attempts that ended in exploding cauldrons and smoke.

After refining them successfully, he had turned around and made a profit of two thousand five hundred Spirit Stones.

’What a massive profit! A killing!’ Gu Yun rejoiced inwardly.

A short while later,

a delighted Gu Yun prepared to leave the Marketplace.

Just then,

a clear, forthright voice called out to him.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait!"

Gu Yun turned to see a young man who had called out to him. The man wore a black Profound Robe, had a powerful and sturdy build, black hair, and a longsword strapped to his back.

"May I ask what this is about?" Gu Yun asked coolly.

The youth in the black robe laughed heartily. "Fellow Daoist, don’t misunderstand. I simply wanted to see for myself what kind of person could defeat that kid Qingtian in a single move."

"After all, even Shi Ritian, who joined the Inner Sect at the same time, couldn’t beat him in one move."

"Now that I see your strength, Fellow Daoist, I fear even some of the senior disciples who’ve been in the Inner Sect for over a decade might not be your match."

"I finally understand that the kid’s loss was not unjust at all."

Looking at the black-robed youth’s sincere and open demeanor,

Gu Yun said flatly, "If you have no other business, I’ll be leaving."

"Wait! Now that I’ve seen your level of cultivation, Fellow Daoist, I just want to have a friendly spar," the longsword-carrying youth quickly replied.

"A spar? I don’t have time!" With that, Gu Yun prepared to leave.

"Hold on! What if I offer a prize?"

"A prize?" Gu Yun asked, puzzled.

"If you win, it’s yours. If you lose, you don’t have to give me anything. How about it?"

The black-robed youth took out a prize Gu Yun couldn’t refuse: Star Crystal Iron, the core material needed to upgrade a Top Grade Magical Artifact into a Spiritual Artifact.

’It’s just a spar, and I could get such a valuable item? Why not?’

The two stepped into the air, transforming into two streaks of light as they headed for the Sect’s dueling arena.

Gu Yun also learned that the black-robed youth’s name was Situ Yuan.

...

On a massive dueling platform in the Profound Celestial Sect’s Inner Sect Square,

Situ Yuan and Gu Yun stood on opposite sides, facing each other from a distance. Their long hair drifted as if in a windless space.

Neither made the first move. Their two powerful auras seemed to be gathering strength, still as Mount Tai, yet ready to strike with the force of a thousand thunderbolts.

The next moment, the two figures attacked simultaneously. Gu Yun unleashed a slash, and the Sword Qi tore through the air with a whistle, like a bolt of Thunder Punishment ripping through space as it shot toward Situ Yuan in an instant.

"CLANG!"

A clear sword cry rang out.

Situ Yuan swung his longsword, and his Sword Qi shot across the sky, tearing through the air like a stream of starlight streaking across the heavens.

It was also like the rising sun, a dazzling sword luminescence that blotted out the sky, slashing toward Gu Yun as fast as a clap of thunder.

"BOOM!"

The two streams of Sword Qi intertwined, creating a powerful explosion. The space around them rippled like water.

The floor of the dueling platform beneath the collision of Sword Qi shattered and caved in instantly, as if it were a pane of glass struck by a shockwave.

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