I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 22: Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower

Thinking this way, Shui Bosong breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in response to the instructions of the palace-dressed young woman.

"Madam, you're right. I will treat Zhong Cang as usual."

"Not just as usual, you can give him some guidance and help him become stronger, then put more pressure on Xiaodie. Hmm... Xiaodie has already been given enough spirit stones, so there's no need to give more. However, it is said that his cultivation technique is mediocre, so you can let him choose a cultivation technique from the family's Sutra Pavilion."

At this point, the young woman fell silent for a moment before continuing:

"Let him go to the High Level Sutra Pavilion. Although he is not as good as Xiaodie, according to your and Xiaodie's opinion, his swordsmanship is not bad. Such a person can be appropriately recruited as Xiaodie's bodyguard in the future."

"...Yes."

...

Zhong Cang didn't know that because Xiaodie was unwilling to lose to him, she had been practicing harder at home... Oh, no, he didn't see this, but after fighting with Yan Lingdie for a few days, he learned about Yan Lingdie's character.

She was a strong-willed little girl. If she couldn't defeat him, she would definitely practice harder when she returned home.

Zhong Cang could guess this.

But what Zhong Cang didn't know was that in order to continue putting pressure on Yan Lingdie and to have confidence in her daughter's talent and the resources available to her, the mistress of the Yan family, after learning about his situation, did not choose to suppress or isolate him, but instead increased her support for him and thought about making Zhong Cang her subordinate.

Because he didn't know, Zhong Cang didn't think about the Yan family's situation. At this moment, he was practicing and feeling happy about his increasing strength.

"Phew... at this rate, it won't be long before my physical cultivation reaches Rank Four!"

Yes, you heard it right. Zhong Cang's physical cultivation was about to break through Rank Four.

According to reason, his physical cultivation had just advanced and it would take a long time before he could break through again.

But here, we have to mention the importance of resources and the realm of cultivation techniques.

Taking Snow Jade Cream and Scarlet Blood Pill at the same time, the dual cultivation of ice and fire brought Zhong Cang endless torment but also great progress.

Nowadays, every time Zhong Cang cultivates, his physical cultivation increases tenfold compared to normal cultivation.

And this is just the basic enhancement.

The endless energy provided by the Three Yang Pill allows Zhong Cang to cultivate for nine hours at a time, eighteen hours in total.

This extends Zhong Cang's cultivation time by three to five times, and his cultivation efficiency has increased to three to fifty times that of normal cultivation.

What made Zhong Cang somewhat helpless was that even with eighteen hours a day, the power of the Three Yang Pill couldn't be completely consumed. Moreover, due to his low cultivation realm, he could only digest one-tenth of the pill's power, wasting the rest.

As a result, after taking one Three Yang Pill, Zhong Cang sold the remaining pills and used the spirit stones obtained from the sale to buy One Yang Pills and Two Yang Pills for cultivation.

"Just this bottle of pills is enough to cover my monthly medicine expenses..."

The combination of Snow Jade Cream, Scarlet Blood Pill, and One Yang Pill greatly enhances Zhong Cang's cultivation efficiency, far surpassing that of an ordinary person.

And what delighted Zhong Cang was that this three to fifty times progress was not his limit.

After his cultivation technique advanced to the 2nd realm of proficiency, Zhong Cang could activate the corresponding Spirit Beast Shadow before each cultivation session, allowing the Spirit Beast Shadow to possess him.

In addition to enhancing Zhong Cang's strength, the corresponding posture of the possessed Spirit Beast Shadow could also help him further temper his muscles, bones, organs, and skin...

This kind of deep-level tempering undoubtedly increased Zhong Cang's cultivation efficiency.

As a result, his cultivation progress increased several times again.

"Ninety, or even a hundred. Now, when I cultivate for a day, it's equivalent to cultivating for a hundred days before... Hiss..."

This kind of cultivation speed made Zhong Cang gasp in astonishment.

Even more so, a shocking thought emerged in his mind.

"By the way, with this kind of cultivation, won't my physical cultivation surpass the spiritual energy and advance to the fourth level of Qi Refining?"

It turns out that Zhong Cang's cultivation has finally reached the third level of perfection, thanks to the abundant spiritual energy. He can now begin to break through.

However, before the breakthrough, someone came to visit Zhong Cang, which surprised him.

"What did you say? I can go to the Flame Family's Sutra Pavilion and choose a technique?" Zhong Cang asked.

"Yes," replied Shui Bo calmly.

"You have been practicing with Miss Yan Lingdie these days, and she has made great progress. The Flame Family never mistreats those who have helped us. So, when the Lady of the House found out, she wanted to give you some rewards," Shui Bo explained.

Upon hearing this, Zhong Cang quickly expressed his gratitude, saying, "Please thank the Lady of the House for me. And in the future, when practicing with Miss Yan Lingdie, I will do my best!"

"That's good," Shui Bo said hesitantly, then couldn't help but warn, "When practicing with Miss Yan Lingdie, it's best not to have any improper thoughts. It's not good for both you and Miss Yan Lingdie."

Having been guarding Yan Lingdie for many years, Shui Bo also had a feeling of affection towards her. He didn't want her to be hurt, so he reminded Zhong Cang.

Zhong Cang didn't feel angry about this. After all, Yan Lingdie was still young, and he had never had any thoughts about her. Therefore, he nodded directly and assured Shui Bo, "Don't worry, I won't do anything unnecessary."

After making this promise, Zhong Cang received a satisfactory response from Shui Bo. They then headed towards the Flame Family.

The Cloud Firmament Sect's inner sect was not occupied by a large mansion, but rather an island, an active volcanic island.

The buildings on the island were continuous, with people coming and going constantly.

At the same time, the volcanic island was filled with abundant flame spiritual energy and a large number of fire attribute spiritual herbs and trees were cultivated.

Knowing that this island belonged to the Flame Family and that it was their ancestral property, Zhong Cang truly felt the wealth and power of the Flame Family when he saw the many shops in the outside market.

After sighing with emotion, a sense of ambition arose in Zhong Cang's heart.

"In the future, I also want to have my own island or spiritual peak."

Shui Bo was unaware of Zhong Cang's thoughts. Seeing Zhong Cang being amazed by the prosperous island, he nodded in satisfaction and hinted, "There are many jade scrolls in the Sutra Pavilion, including spells, sword techniques, Body Tempering techniques, talismans, and refining techniques. But I suggest you choose a technique, as it is the foundation for cultivators. Your current technique is of low grade, and the quality of the spiritual energy you cultivate is not high. This will not only put you at a disadvantage in battle, but also delay your advancement."

Although this sounded good, after entering the Sutra Pavilion, Zhong Cang briefly looked around and gave up on choosing a technique.

He had no choice but to give up. Although it was the High Level Treasure Vault, the quality of the techniques here was still not as good as the Five Beasts Infusion Technique. Zhong Cang saw many powerful techniques that were of higher quality.

However, most of the techniques here only reached the Foundation Building Stage.

To obtain more advanced techniques, he would have to go to the Apex Level Treasure Vault.

What Zhong Cang found unacceptable was that in order to access the Apex Level Sutra Pavilion, he would have to continue serving the Flame Family.

He didn't have that intention.

Fortunately, not everything here was a disappointment.

Compared to techniques that were fundamental to cultivation, sword techniques and spells were only combat skills and not the foundation of cultivators. However, because of this, the sword techniques and spells here were more complete.

After carefully browsing for over half an hour, a special sword technique appeared in Zhong Cang's hands.

"The Twelve Melodies of Jade Heaven Tower."

(End of this chapter)