Isn't This a Game? Why Are You All Cultivating for Real!

Upon hearing this news, Song Jiulai was even more excited than the players.

The players couldn’t hear it, but she could!

"Ten! There are ten now!"

News this incredible would have shocked the entire Yunzhou Continent if it had come from any other sect.

No, on second thought, it would only shock these small, rundown sects.

After all, it was rare for disciples in the remote regions to ever reach the Foundation Establishment Stage in their lifetimes.

For the Longevity Sect to produce ten within a few months was already incredibly fast.

The reward for the Qi Refinement Realm had already left Song Jiulai filled with anticipation. What would she get this time?

The next three players to break through were Han Tian, Lin Yuyu, and, surprisingly, a life-skill player, Gu Yunxi!

This came as a surprise to Song Jiulai.

It wasn’t surprising for Han Tian and Lin Yuyu, as they were always on the front lines fighting demon beasts.

’I didn’t expect a life-skill player to reach Foundation Establishment so quickly, too.’

’But Fan Guzhou hasn’t even reached Foundation Establishment yet.’

But she set that thought aside for now.

Song Jiulai had been eagerly awaiting this reward, and luckily, the system didn’t keep her in suspense for long.

It quickly issued the rewards.

[As a Sect Master, you have established a clear direction for your Sect’s growth and have dispatched players to conduct friendly visits to other sects.]

[Your Sect’s development is steadily stabilizing. System authority has been expanded, unlocking the Sect Replication function.]

[The Sect Master can use the replication function to copy Cultivation Techniques from the Yunzhou Continent, but this will consume a certain amount of energy.]

[Reward Cultivation Techniques: Gold Element Moonlight Sword Technique (Complete), Wood Element All Living Skill (Complete), Water Element Shattered Wave Traceless Step (Complete), Fire Element Red Lotus Karmic Fire Seal (Complete), and Earth Element Dust Domain Nether Array (Complete).]

[Palm Thunder will now be classified as a Basic Skill for the Qi Refinement Realm. The complete manual and its Advanced Technique, Thunder Light Illusionary Wing Dance (Complete), will be added to the Sect Store.]

[Cultivation Techniques are still forbidden to be traded to any disciples outside of the Longevity Sect.]

[The number of available Cultivation Techniques is no longer limited and will scale with the number of players. Furthermore, these techniques will affect each player differently. Be warned against being greedy and advancing recklessly.]

[Next Mission: Within two years, have ten players in the Sect reach the Golden Core Stage, and the Sect Master’s cultivation must reach at least the Mid Golden Core Stage.]

[Below is the complete Sect information:]

[Sect: Longevity Sect]

[Energy Pool: 2151/4000]

[Affiliated Sects: Feique Sect, Taohua Sect]

[The Sect Master may research and view all available system functions at their discretion.]

The mission requirements were even harder now.

Two years to get from Foundation Establishment to the Golden Core Stage.

’But considering their progress, if they keep up this pace, maybe it won’t be that difficult?’

But when Song Jiulai saw the requirement for the Sect Master’s cultivation to reach Mid-stage, her eyes nearly popped out of her head. "What is this? I already need several times more Spiritual Energy than before, and now you want even more?"

Besides, she wondered if it was just her imagination, but...

...after cultivating the Nine Transformations Dragon Bone, that illusory phantom seemed to be devouring Spiritual Energy at a frightening rate as well.

She needed even more Spiritual Energy than when she had first opened her Sea of Consciousness!

She’d been at the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment for some time now, but her Spiritual Energy reserves didn’t feel like they had increased much at all.

System: "You’re the Sect Master. This is already the easiest requirement I could give you!"

Song Jiulai was speechless.

She examined the rewards again, then mused aloud, "It gave me a lot of Cultivation Techniques this time, but nothing else."

System: "Tsk, you’d better not get greedy. When you saw the words ’Moonlight Sword Technique,’ did you really not have a clue? Take a guess. Is there a connection between the Moonlight Secret Realm and the Moonlight Sword Technique?"

Song Jiulai was speechless.

Actually, when she saw the words ’Moonlight Sword Technique’, her heart did skip a beat.

It was because she had never heard of a Cultivation Technique called Moonlight Sword Technique.

And it had, in fact, reminded her of the Moonlight Secret Realm.

It had provided complete Five Elements Skills and even an advancement for Palm Thunder—though the advancement wasn’t quite what Song Jiulai had imagined.

And the system’s reminder was interesting, too.

’The techniques will affect each player differently... That must be a euphemism.’

Because there were no elemental restrictions on practicing the techniques, the disciples of the Longevity Sect could theoretically train in all Five Elements.

But not everyone had the talent for it.

To this day, there were still some whose mastery of Palm Thunder was awful.

While others progressed with exceptional speed.

Now that these Five Elements Skills were available with no restrictions, players would definitely try to learn all five at once.

’But in the Cultivation World, things were never that simple.’

’It was already an incredible feat to fully master a single Cultivation Technique.’

’I should probably give them a little reminder when I sell the techniques.’

Song Jiulai herself could practice all of the Five Elements Skills.

She estimated the players’ current progress and decided to break the techniques down into three tiers for sale: Initial, Middle, and High-level.

This would prevent the combined price from being too high for most players to afford.

’But these are complete elemental techniques. I haven’t even tested their power yet.’ Song Jiulai thought. ’I shouldn’t rip off my disciples too badly with these.’

Since they were for the Foundation Establishment Stage, she’d price them accordingly. The Initial-stage Technique would be 1,000 points, the Middle Stage 5,000, and the High-level 10,000!

’If I calculate the equivalent in Spirit Stones, the Initial-stage technique is just one Mid-grade Spirit Stone.’

’That’s not so bad.’

Besides, they could only be redeemed by those in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and by then, 1,000 points would be easy to come by.

Palm Thunder could now be reserved for the new disciples.

The Energy Pool’s consumption rate, however, was a bit alarming.

The total energy capacity had increased, but the current amount in the pool was much lower than before.

Song Jiulai asked, "Why is the energy draining so quickly?"

"A group of the players is very far away. But it’s not a major issue. As long as you don’t cause any major disasters, it will remain a positive feedback loop."

"And what do you mean by ’major disasters’?"

System: "You getting yourself killed and having to make a run for it."

Song Jiulai was speechless.

Song Jiulai had never heard of any of the Five Elements Skills she was given, so she would definitely have to pick one to start cultivating herself.

She currently had a defensive technique and a speed technique, but for appearances, she still needed a common offensive technique as a disguise.

After a moment’s thought, she chose the Moonlight Sword Technique.

After all, her only offensive Cultivation Technique was Palm Thunder, which was far too one-dimensional.

Of course, besides Palm Thunder, she also planned to train in its advanced version.

’Looks like I can’t just keep mining anymore.’

’I need to go out, gather spirit materials, and kill demon beasts.’

Unlike mental methods, Cultivation Techniques were best mastered through constant practice.

Song Jiulai first listed the Five Elements Skills, along with the Thunder Element Technique, in the Sect’s store.

The sudden appearance of the Five Elements Skills sent the entire Sect into an uproar.

However, one player’s expression changed the moment she saw them.

That person was Zhan Sheng, who was currently in the Taixue Sect.

Chu Qi had been guiding her during this time, and had just recently mentioned something about the Taixue Sect’s Cultivation Techniques.

Occasionally, Chu Qi would share some rumored gossip she’d heard.

"Wood Element Techniques mainly focus on nature and healing; there are very few offensive ones. After cultivating our Sect’s Spirit Transformation Technique, it becomes immensely helpful for raising spiritual beasts, allowing them to unleash their full potential."

"I’ve also heard a rumor from my seniors that the Spirit Transformation Technique was derived from a fragment of an Ancient Cultivation Technique. Just a fraction of its original power was enough to grant our Taixue Sect its current standing. It’s just a shame that the fragment itself went missing."

Zhan Sheng asked curiously, "Then what was that Ancient Cultivation Technique called?"

Chu Qi replied, "Legend calls it the All Living Beings Skill, but that’s all it is—a legend. No one has ever actually seen it."

Zhan Sheng fell silent, staring at the Sect store, where the *All Living Beings Skill*, Initial-stage, was listed for a clear price: 1,000 points.

"..."

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