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

Chapter 66: Making Another Cry?

"Ah?!!"

Scolding Zhong Cang doesn't work, praising Zhong Cang doesn't work either.

This time, Xiao Chan was truly at a loss for words. She opened her mouth for a while, not knowing what to say.

On the other side, after bullying Xiao Chan for a while and venting her emotions, Yan Lingwei felt refreshed.

"Indeed, when in a bad mood, bullying someone is the best way to calm oneself."

"And also, by doing this, I truly am a bad woman, hehe..."

After venting her pent-up emotions, Yan Lingwei felt relieved.

However, just as she maintained her contented mood and took a few steps, her gaze turned cold.

"Who's there!"

"Hehe, daring to ambush me on Prison Fire Island, has my Yan Family fallen to such a state... Hmm, it's you!"

Sensing someone spying on her, Yan Lingwei was furious.

Especially when being spied on in her hometown, it made her laugh coldly.

However, when the person spying on her came out and saw her appearance, Yan Lingwei was stunned.

Besides shock, Yan Lingwei was horrified to find that she still felt a hint of panic.

"Why am I afraid to see her? I shouldn't be afraid of her!"

...

Zhong Cang was unaware of what happened on Prison Fire Island in the Yan Family. At this moment, he was still diligently cultivating.

At the same time, while cultivating, Zhong Cang also estimated the time it would take for him to advance to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

He wanted to advance to the fifth level of Qi Refining in the Outer Court's grand competition, so that he would have a greater chance of finding a good master.

However, the estimated result left Zhong Cang feeling disappointed.

"Eleven months. I still need to accumulate enough spiritual energy for eleven months to advance to the fifth level of Qi Refining."

This advancement speed was not considered slow.

After all, his spiritual root talent was only average.

With this talent, under normal circumstances, Zhong Cang would reach the peak of Qi Refining and attempt Foundation Building before the age of thirty-three or thirty-six.

This was the approximate advancement time for Outer Court disciples from humble backgrounds in the Cloud Firmament Sect.

Independent Cultivators or disciples from the Lower Court had an even more miserable situation. Poor talent or incomplete cultivation techniques meant that most Independent Cultivators didn't even have the opportunity for Foundation Building.

Those with good talent also needed to wait until they were in their forties or fifties to have a chance to advance.

By then, the cultivator's physical functions would have started to decline, making Foundation Building even more difficult.

From this perspective, Zhong Cang's speed of advancing one level in about a year was not slow, and could even be considered fast.

"If I continue cultivating like this, I will probably reach the peak of Qi Refining around the age of thirty. That's three to six years faster than normal Outer Court cultivators... It should be due to the influence of the Devouring Tongue."

Indeed, this cultivation speed was faster than that of ordinary Outer Court cultivators. However, it clearly didn't meet Zhong Cang's expectations.

Especially after hearing from Yan Lingwei about the progress of Inner Court disciples.

"The advancement time for Inner Court disciples is mostly around twenty-four or twenty-five. The most outstanding geniuses even attempt to advance at the age of eighteen to twenty."

"Compared to them, my cultivation speed is too slow."

While feeling emotional, Zhong Cang naturally also researched how to improve his cultivation efficiency.

But the results made him sigh.

"There are indeed many treasures that can improve cultivation efficiency, but everyone knows that spiritual energy is the foundation of cultivators. The entire cultivation world lacks such treasures. Fierce competition has driven up the prices of these treasures, and there isn't a single one that I can afford..."

In the end, after going around in circles, Zhong Cang could only place his hopes on the Qi Consumption Technique, a spiritual energy cultivation technique. Then, he discovered...

When the Qi Consumption Technique reached the fourth realm of mastery, it only increased his spiritual energy reserves and did not improve his cultivation speed.

Although it had great potential for future development with its five elemental essences, it only increased Zhong Cang's limits and did not affect his cultivation speed.

"So, I can't rely on the five elemental essences anymore. If I want to improve my cultivation speed, I can only see the performance after the Qi Consumption Technique reaches the Grandmaster realm."

Thinking this way, Zhong Cang glanced at the proficiency limit of the Qi Consumption Technique and ultimately chose... to lie down.

It's not surprising that he is like this. He is a 4th realm Grandmaster, and his proficiency limit has increased by more than ten times when he reached the 5th realm.

[Qi Consumption Technique, 4th realm Grandmaster (369/49000), Special Ability: Devouring Tongue, Chest contains Five Qi]

"Forty-nine thousand points, sorry to bother you."

Zhong Cang's strongest talent is Sword Heart, and although Sword Heart is extremely useful, it is not closely related to the Qi Consumption Technique, so it cannot enhance the cultivation of the Qi Consumption Technique.

As a result, Zhong Cang's progress in cultivating the Qi Consumption Technique can only be considered average, about 30 points per day.

Thirty points a day, forty-nine thousand points, that is one thousand six hundred and thirty-three days, which is equivalent to about four and a half years.

This time... is not considered long.

After all, for normal cultivators, it is not a matter of cultivation time to improve their proficiency from Grandmaster to Grandmaster.

In most cases, without special opportunities, they will never reach the level of a Grandmaster in their lifetime.

Someone like Zhong Cang, who can advance to Grandmaster by following the normal cultivation path for four and a half years, is enviable to the point of being maddening.

However, the future is not relevant to Zhong Cang now.

...

"Never mind, let it be at the 4th realm of Qi Refining. If no one pays attention, I can just cultivate for another three years!"

With a shortage of precious spirit stones and no prospect of obtaining the technique, Zhong Cang can only lie flat.

However, just when Zhong Cang thought that he could only go into battle at the 4th realm of Qi Refining, something unexpected happened.

One day, Zhong Cang noticed that Yan Lingdie, who used to have a somewhat calm attitude towards him during their practice sessions, had become even more hostile.

Ignoring the usual sarcastic remarks, she even mocked Zhong Cang for being a commoner.

Faced with Yan Lingdie's hostile attitude, Zhong Cang didn't have the thought of indulging her and immediately counterattacked without hesitation.

"Whoosh!"

On the arena, the sword controlled by him shot towards Yan Lingdie like lightning.

Without the constraints of a physical body, with only the sword, Zhong Cang could make Maple Flower cross a distance of thirty meters and shoot towards Yan Lingdie in an instant.

Although the sword's power was slightly lacking without the driving force of a physical body, even if it aimed for the weak points in Yan Lingdie's movements, it couldn't cut through her Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit in one strike.

But in doing so, it could humiliate her even more.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Graceful as a startled swan, agile as a swimming dragon, without the constraints of a human body, Maple Flower truly embodied these eight words.

The beautiful sword body continuously circled around Yan Lingdie.

This time, Zhong Cang didn't let Maple Flower attack Yan Lingdie or her Brilliant Flame Heavenly Spirit, but continuously cut through her spells.

"Whoosh!"

"Boom!"

"Whoosh!"

"Boom!"

No matter what kind of spell Yan Lingdie used, Maple Flower would cut towards its weak points in an instant.

Yan Lingdie continuously released spells, and Zhong Cang made Maple Flower continuously cut through them.

With a indifferent gaze, Zhong Cang maintained the sword-slashing spells for a full seven minutes.

During this process, he made no mistakes.

In the end, Yan Lingdie, who had exhausted her mana, couldn't make any of her spells go beyond three feet from her body.

This was undoubtedly an extreme humiliation.

Yan Lingdie also sensed this.

And despite her best efforts, she couldn't break free from the cage Zhong Cang had created. After the battle, Yan Lingdie clenched her teeth and stared at Zhong Cang for a long time before turning and leaving.

To Zhong Cang's surprise, she didn't scold him in anger, but instead let out a cold snort and walked away.

With his keen senses, Zhong Cang noticed that the cold snort from Yan Lingdie carried a hint of a sobbing tone, and her beautiful peach blossom eyes were shimmering with tears.

"?!!"

"She's crying? That shouldn't be, right?"

"Hasn't her attitude always been good? She has looked down on me more than once, and I have argued back several times."

(End of this chapter)