Something’s Wrong with This Game — I Became a God by Mining!

This improvement was even more exhilarating than the attribute boosts his equipment had given him.

Equipment was, after all, external power. Only by strengthening himself could he gain true security.

"Next up, Ethereal Steps!"

Yang Ling once again began consuming Spirit Nurturing Pills in large quantities.

Empty box after empty box was tossed into his Green Dragon Ring.

The Proficiency of Ethereal Steps also began to skyrocket.

As he kept eating, Yang Ling even started to feel a bit nauseous from the taste of the Spirit Nurturing Pills.

But he didn't care. He kept eating.

Finally, a surge of warmth suddenly poured into Yang Ling's body.

[Transcendent: Boosts Agility by 80 points. Attached Skill: Treading Emptiness]

"A second Transcendent Martial Arts Technique!"

Yang Ling couldn't contain his excitement.

Although Ethereal Steps didn't provide a permanent attribute boost, its Agility boost was a massive 80 points!

It even came with an attached skill: Treading Emptiness!

He remembered the description of Ethereal Steps mentioning that when cultivated to the peak, one could tread on empty air and walk through the void!

This should be referring to this skill!

"Treading Emptiness... I don't know how much Vital Qi it consumes or how long it lasts. I need to find a place to test it out."

Yang Ling's mind stirred.

He had to find a chance to try out this skill.

If he didn't understand it, he might make a misjudgment in actual combat.

"The mission time is thirty days, and not even an hour has passed. I have plenty of time to complete this task."

Yang Ling looked at the remaining Spirit Nurturing Pills. There weren't many left, around seventy pills.

He put the Spirit Nurturing Pills back into his Green Dragon Ring, then took out the purple wooden box Zhao Xun had given him.

"Next up, Vital Qi Age Defying."

He took out the Vital Qi Age Defying and tossed it into his mouth. When it reached his stomach, Yang Ling felt as if a small furnace had appeared in his abdomen.

A blazing torrent surged wildly through his limbs and bones.

A faint red mist of blood enveloped Yang Ling's entire body.

Even as he breathed, traces of Vital Qi seemed to leak out.

"This Vital Qi seems to be dissipating!?"

Yang Ling's mind stirred, and he immediately activated the Vajra Bright King Technique to assist in refining the effects of the Vital Qi Age Defying.

On his Status Panel, his Vital Qi finally began to skyrocket continuously.

About an hour passed.

Yang Ling returned to normal, and the Vital Qi around him all converged back into his body.

His Vital Qi had gone from 3,000 points to a staggering 6,000 points!

"3,000 points is already the standard for Mid Sixth-Rank Vital Qi. 6,000 points is more than double that, but it still doesn't reach the Upper Sixth-Rank Vital Qi standard."

"My base attributes are now fully at the Mid Sixth-Rank level."

"Combined, without using any equipment, martial arts techniques, or skills, my current cultivation among the Mid Sixth-Rank experts of Zhao State would at least place me in the top ten!"

This wasn't him being overly cautious; he was considering the Four Top-Tier Sects and the small handful of top geniuses that might exist in Zhao State.

The resources they enjoyed were bound to be beyond what ordinary martial artists could imagine.

There might even be some guys among them who could consume Vital Qi Age Defying three times in a row.

"But regardless, my cultivation foundation is now at least on par with these geniuses. At worst, I won't fall too far behind."

"But my overall combat power will definitely surpass everyone at this rank."

With that thought, the blood within Yang Ling's body began to boil uncontrollably.

Less than a year since the server opened, he had finally accumulated enough capital in the Divine Realm!

He had essentially secured his invitation to the next ranks—Fifth-Rank and Fourth-Rank—and his path forward would be much smoother.

[Congratulations! Your Wind God Vajra Legs and Ethereal Steps have both been promoted to Transcendent]

[When any one of your Internal Technique Methods reaches Transcendent, a higher realm of internal techniques and martial arts techniques will be unlocked: Transcendent]

The sudden notification that appeared before him made Yang Ling freeze.

"Transcendent? Is this the cultivation realm beyond Transcendent?"

"Wait, Yun Buchuan did say that when an internal technique reaches Transcendent, it breaks through certain martial arts bottlenecks..."

A look of gradual understanding emerged in Yang Ling's eyes.

He finally understood what felt off.

Looking at the surface values of the Top-Tier Internal Techniques and Top-Tier Martial Arts Techniques he was currently using, even if both reached Transcendent, the gap with Second-Rate techniques wasn't that large.

But the difference between a Fifth-Rank expert and a Sixth-Rank expert was already enormous.

The gap between Fourth-Rank and Fifth-Rank would only be bigger!

So what about Third-Rank? Second-Rank!?

"So what Yun Buchuan was hinting at back then was that only by cultivating one Internal Technique Method and having it reach Transcendent could one derive a new martial arts realm from internal techniques and martial arts techniques, gaining the opportunity to become stronger..."

"Perhaps the Fourth-Rank Grandmaster... is the Transcendent realm..."

Yang Ling couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

This secret was probably being deliberately concealed by the higher-ups. Ordinary martial artists had absolutely no way of knowing it.

Let alone players. Even native martial artists of the Divine Realm, unless they reached the corresponding realm or had a certain status and position, probably wouldn't be qualified to know about the existence of Transcendent.

Outsiders only knew that Fifth-Rank was Lesser Master, Fourth-Rank was Grandmaster, Third-Rank was Great Grandmaster, Second-Rank was Human Immortal, and First-Rank was Land Immortal.

"But there has never been a detailed explanation of why they can reach these levels..."

"So my Vajra Bright King Technique, Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force, Divine Ape Contemplation Diagram, and Heavenly Will True Scripture can all continue to improve even after reaching Transcendent."

"Wind God Vajra Legs and Ethereal Steps are the same."

"Even those Second-Rate and Third-Rate internal techniques might have the ability to advance. But the benefits from their subsequent advancements will only fall further and further behind the Top-Tier techniques!"

The more Yang Ling thought about it, the more excited he became.

Before this, his path forward had been somewhat unclear. After today, he would know exactly which direction to focus his efforts.

"Yun Buchuan and the others weren't wrong. Cultivating only one internal technique makes it easier to reach this level because you can channel all your strength into one point."

"But we players are different. I am even more different. I have enough time to push all my internal techniques and martial arts techniques into the Transcendent realm."

"To gain something, you have to lose something. I won't lose anything, and I still want to gain!"

Yang Ling took a deep breath, and his heart gradually calmed, but his ambition in martial arts continued to expand.

He didn't try to suppress it.

A professional gold farmer needed enough ambition to sustain this job and to keep himself disciplined.

Before, he only had one goal: making money.

Now that he had entered the Divine Realm, he still had only one goal: getting stronger!

"There's been a big change in attributes this time."

Yang Ling opened his Status Panel:

Character: Yang Ling

Class: Judgment Officer (Spirit Pet Master)

Level: 80

Strength: 149

Agility: 103

Spirit: 200

Exclusive Skill: Insight x4 (Illegal behavior within thirty days)

Exclusive Skill: Flame Immunity (One Minute)

Exclusive Skill: Summon Spirit Pet (Once per day)

Exclusive Skill: Ironclad Fortress (Five minutes)

Martial Arts: Vajra Bright King Technique (Flawless Proficiency)

Experience Points: 21130/100000

Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force (Beginner)

Experience Points: 0/100

Divine Ape Contemplation Diagram (Flawless Proficiency)

Experience Points: 15770/100000

Heavenly Will True Scripture (Flawless Proficiency)

Experience Points: 5100/100000

Boulder Crushing Fist (Flawless Proficiency)

Proficiency: 6502/100000

Dragon-Capturing Saber Technique (Flawless Proficiency)

Proficiency: 21190/100000

Ethereal Steps (Transcendent)

Wind God Vajra Legs (Transcendent)

Heaven's Will Divine Blade (Flawless Proficiency)

Proficiency: 0/100000

HP: 3820

Vital Qi: 6000

Faction: Ironclad Department

Yang Ling carefully reviewed the contents, comparing them to before.

"Strength increased by 50 points, and HP correspondingly increased by 500 points."

"As for equipment, since it's temporarily restricted, the attributes can't be reflected on the panel."

"Once I leave the dungeon, with the attribute boosts from the Fire Crocodile Set, Centenary Refined Kylin Pickaxe, and other equipment..."

"My dual attributes will be absolutely terrifying!"

At that moment, Zhang Hongyu quickly walked into the small courtyard and arrived at the door:

"Senior Brother Yang, Jiu Xingkong has led his disciples to come here to pray for the newborn son of King Subei, who just turned one month old. Should we go take a look?"

"Let's go."

Yang Ling pushed open the door and walked out.

He wanted to see Jiu Xingkong's Status Panel.

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