Chapter 33 – Studying spells

Ye Zhou thought cultivation could be a easy matter. After he might sense the presence of his true qi, he ought to be capable to make progress effortlessly and attain degree 30 or 40 very quickly.

Nonetheless, for the subsequent a number of days, he discovered himself in an limitless loop of logging on, cultivating, logging off, consuming lunch, sunbathing, getting a therapeutic massage, napping, logging again on, and cultivating once more.

His dream of roaming the sport world and seeing the grand mountains and rivers had disappeared. As a substitute, he was shut in a tiny inn room for a number of days on finish, cultivating and cultivating whereas he stared at Dugu Zhuo’s good-looking face.

Er, he didn’t truly stare at Dugu Zhuo all day. Cultivation was no less than good for his well being, and after closing his eyes and circulating religious essence thirty-six instances, his physique felt higher throughout.

Though Ye Zhou acquired the very best of care, power sickness nonetheless took a toll on him. His physique continually felt heavy and he lacked vitality, at all times wanting pale and sometimes listless.

After cultivating within the recreation, maybe it had helped his psychological well being. On high of that, with the ability to eat meals these previous few days precipitated his complexion to enhance tremendously.

However like this, his fee of leveling was far too gradual!

Cultivation did nothing to get him expertise to degree up. Nicely, he did get some. In a complete afternoon, cultivating for 3 hours and circulating his true qi thirty-six instances, he might achieve 200 expertise factors. Additionally, resting on this inn might achieve you expertise, 1,000 an hour, even when idling. Day-after-day, he might get a most of 10,000 expertise factors, since he wouldn’t achieve any extra after idling for over ten hours.

He bought 400 expertise each day from cultivating, which didn’t even match as much as what he bought without spending a dime over these six hours.

As for why he didn’t idle for these remaining 4 hours? Primarily, he didn’t really feel proper letting his physique stay within the recreation alone with Dugu Zhuo.

Even when he knew the sport had a filter, and Dugu Zhuo was a strict gentleman who wouldn’t do something to his physique, Dugu Zhuo would nonetheless stare upon his character together with his pair of deep and storied eyes, and even simply imagining this scene, Ye Zhou felt like burning up.

Ten ranges in the past, 1,000 expertise would’ve been loads, however now, at degree 20, 1,000 expertise was an insignificant quantity.

It took 100,000 expertise simply to go from degree 20 to degree 21. By degree 29, the expertise wanted to maneuver to degree 30 could be 200,000, a terrifying quantity.

Watching the indicator present +1,000, +1,000, +1,000, +200, each single day, Ye Zhou felt his head damage. It had been seven days, a full seven days that the sport had been in open registration, and a swarm of recent gamers who dwarfed the previous playerbase by an element of ten had purchased helmets and poured into the sport. The corporate had additionally activated the forex trade. But Ye Zhou, together with his complete of 6400 x 7 = 44,800 expertise, hadn’t even gotten midway to degree 21.

He couldn’t resist asking Dugu Zhuo, “At this fee, gained’t it take me two or three years to achieve degree 40?”

For the time being, Dugu Zhuo was sitting on the desk laying out meals for Ye Zhou. Over these few days, he had ordered the waiter to deliver them meals of their room, to be able to let Ye Zhou pattern gourmand dishes inside the recreation.

Listening to Ye Zhou’s phrases, Dugu Zhuo mentioned unhurriedly, “I went to Jiuchuan Metropolis and requested the proprietor of the religious wares store, and he informed me that degree 40 is equal to the Core Formation stage. In the event you can go from the Basis Institution stage to the Core Formation stage in solely two years, aren’t you already a outstanding genius?”

Dugu Zhuo’s expression was detached, as if he didn’t really feel a touch of impatience, and taking two years to maneuver from degree 20 to degree 40 in a recreation was completely regular.

Ye Zhou needed to say, “I believe I’ll simply delete this account and make a brand new one”, however Dugu Zhuo was additionally a mythic, and this account had a blood bond and coronary heart hyperlink with him. Since Dugu Zhuo confirmed no intention to delete his account and begin over, and was decided to play a mythic character to the top, then if Ye Zhou made a brand new character, wouldn’t Dugu Zhuo find yourself taking part in alone?

“When did you go to Jiuchuan Metropolis?” Ye Zhou requested.

“After you allow, I’ll stroll across the maps which might be at the moment open and discuss to each NPC,” Dugu Zhuo mentioned. “I do not forget that you’ve mentioned this recreation has a variety of hidden info and gained’t lay naked all the pieces for its gamers, so after strolling round, I’ve discovered that every one of those secrets and techniques are held by the NPCs. By merely speaking to them, one can get hold of a variety of info.”

“Inform me about it,” Ye Zhou mentioned with curiosity.

“There isn’t any restriction when reaching degree 30, however when going from degree 39 to 40, one shall be encountering the important level for reaching the Core Formation stage. Not solely will they should cross the extent 40 occasion, but in addition overcome an inside demon trial and a heavenly tribulation. This was what a storyteller on the restaurant the place the sect introductory NPC was informed me.”

“There’s a lot to do? It’s virtually like a film. I need to begin leveling up now!” Ye Zhou mentioned, rubbing his palms collectively, as soon as once more pondering of going exterior to grind ranges.

“Have you learnt what the highest-level participant is at now?” Dugu Zhuo requested.

“Should be no less than 25 by now, proper?” Throughout all as of late of meditation, Ye Zhou hadn’t seemed on the leaderboard as soon as. At Dugu Zhuo’s phrases, he instantly opened it and noticed, on the high, a complete procession of degree 20 gamers. “Nobody has leveled up?”

It couldn’t be, proper? In a full week, nobody had gained a single degree. Even the spirit cultivators who progressed the quickest have been caught. Why would this be?

“You’ll be able to ask our previous teammates,” Dugu Zhuo mentioned.

Ye Zhou had beforehand been a bit envious of everybody, for having sects and with the ability to prepare. He was nervous he’d be left behind, so he hadn’t contacted his mates. After seeing the degrees on the leaderboard, nonetheless, he now simply realized that having sects didn’t appear to be making issues a lot simpler for them. He despatched some messages to his mates, asking about their present conditions.

It was 5 within the afternoon now, when the variety of gamers on-line began to develop, so his teammates replied rapidly.

Qingyue mentioned, “The Pure Girl Sect is simply so great. It’s fulfilled my each expectation for this recreation. I do deep respiration workout routines each day and apply refined posture whereas standing, sitting, strolling, and mendacity down, in addition to do make-up. After being taught for every week, I’ve began to place my instructor’s directions into apply in actual life, and I believe my precise attractiveness worth has additionally improved!”

After the message, she had additionally despatched a recording of the sport, which confirmed her studying a ebook. She seemed fairly a bit extra refined than earlier than.

She didn’t point out leveling up as soon as, apparently engrossed in her magnificence classes and never caring about her degree within the least.

Aotian mentioned, “I’m at the moment underneath the Mystic Heavenly Sect’s mountain catching toads, and I’ve gotten misplaced as soon as once more and may’t discover my approach again. Toads, you’re my mortal enemies!”

He gave the impression to be in fairly a plight.

Pang Du Du the lingzhi mentioned, “Spirits domesticate by bathing in daylight or moonlight, or planting herbs and flowers, utilizing their very own religious power to nurture the subsequent era of spirit cultivators. Have a look at the succulent I’ve grown, isn’t it cute?”

The hooked up picture was a cactus whose limbs had grown fats from the lingzhi’s care. He appeared to have retired to turn out to be a gardener forward of time.

Black Cat’s response was much more indecipherable. “Amitabha. Thus I’ve heard. At one time, Buddha was residing inside Jeta’s Grove, in…”[1]

It should have been a sutra, however he didn’t know which.

Whereas Ye Zhou was puzzling over this, Black Cat despatched a second voice recording. “Dammit! Why did I’ve to decide on the Boundless Temple? What’s incorrect with being a correct yao? Day-after-day, I’ve to recite sutra after sutra after sutra. After memorizing one part, I achieve 100,000 expertise. For copying one from reminiscence in conventional characters, I get 100,000 expertise. For copying one in Sanskrit, I get 500,000 expertise. Proper now, I haven’t memorized a single line! I by no means labored this difficult in class!”

Ye Zhou: “…”

This recreation’s mentorship and leveling up system was too distinctive. Weren’t they scared their gamers would smash their helmets and give up taking part in?

“They wouldn’t try this,” Dugu Zhuo mentioned. “Don’t simply go by how they’re complaining to your face. Cultivation is tough, however sect life comes with its personal diversions.”

He introduced out a number of jade messaging talismans, which have been particularly used within the recreation to report and ship scenes. They have been able to replaying easy photos, and needed to be purchased with jade stones. There had been related talismans in Dugu Zhuo’s unique world, so he was accustomed to their use.

After pouring his religious essence into the talisman, a number of miniature holographic projections appeared contained in the room.

Within the scenes, the chief of the Pure Girl Sect led Qingyue right into a room, which was crammed with all kinds of lovely outfits. An alluring NPC informed Qingyue that if she cultivated effectively and handed the sect’s analysis, she might select certainly one of these outfits without spending a dime, and Qingyue’s eyes instantly began to glitter.

Aotian was, underneath his shixiong’s lead, using a red-crowned crane among the many clouds. His shixiong informed him that if he caught a thousand toads, he might trip the crane for 5 minutes. Aotian spent 5 minutes using the crane and the entire remainder of the day catching toads. He resembled somebody working a nine-to-five job all day for a chew to eat.

Lingzhi, alternatively, had be led by a silver dragon to the Penglai Immortal Island[2]. He swam within the ocean’s currents, having fun with the water’s nourishment.

As for Black Cat… Black Cat was being stroked by a bunch of monks. He had rolled over to disclose his stomach, wanting like a relaxed therapeutic massage consumer.

Ye Zhou: “…”

Wow, the sport firm actually understood gamers’ hearts. They at all times had some strategy to hook gamers and get them to willingly full duties. This was additionally one thing solely potential in a VR recreation. In a PC recreation, which participant would fortunately memorize sutras as a result of their character on the display screen was being massaged by some monks?

“What about me, then?” Ye Zhou mentioned, wanting towards Dugu Zhuo. “Sect Grasp Dugu, I’ve been cultivating for seven days, so haven’t I earned an award voucher?”

Dugu Zhuo had by no means heard the time period “award voucher”, however he understood Ye Zhou’s that means. He smiled and mentioned, “I wasn’t having you domesticate to be able to achieve religious essence. Expertise factors on this recreation are roughly equal to religious essence, and there are many methods to achieve that. Naturally we gained’t be leveling up on this approach. I had you meditate to be able to familiarize you with the circulation of religious essence, to be able to educate you some spells.”

“Then, proper now…” Ye Zhou pointed at himself.

“You’re about prepared.” Dugu Zhuo glanced on the sky via the window. “However it’s already almost time so that you can depart. Let’s begin tomorrow.”

“How lengthy will it take to study one spell?” Ye Zhou requested.

“Along with your aptitudes, a easy one shouldn’t take a couple of or two shichen,” Dugu Zhuo replied.

“Then I can sneak on-line tonight,” Ye Zhou mentioned, winking at Dugu Zhuo. “The previous few days, my well being has gotten approach higher. This morning, once I bought my blood examined, each indicator was regular, and my physician was truly shocked. He mentioned that subsequent month, if my blood take a look at comes again simply nearly as good, I’d be capable to sit within the solar outside!”

Dugu Zhuo took Ye Zhou’s pulse each day, so after all he knew that after beginning cultivation, his fragments of soul had began to solidify, although there was no approach for his physique to get well. Even when his soul was nonetheless incomplete, he would not undergo signs from it being unstable. He might keep up late one or two nights from time to time.

“One shichen at most,” he allowed.

“Then I can get on at eight tonight, and off at ten. I gained’t miss an excessive amount of sleep.” Ye Zhou gave Dugu Zhuo an okay signal.

With Dugu Zhuo’s promise, Ye Zhou was stressed all via dinner. At simply 7:30, he claimed to be drained and went to mattress. His housekeeper and nurse didn’t dare trouble him, and carried him onto his mattress, positioned a name button on the head of his mattress, and reminded him to press it if he felt discomfort wherever.

Ye Zhou pretended to be asleep, however once they each left, he instantly reached for the helmet on his nightstand. Earlier than 19:50, he appeared inside the recreation.

When he placed on his helmet, the thought, ‘this appears like we’re having a secret relationship’ flashed via Ye Zhou’s thoughts, however he instantly squashed it.

He was nonetheless sitting cross-legged on the mattress. Upon logging on, he hopped up and about and mentioned excitedly to Dugu Zhuo, “The place are we going to apply? Absolutely not the within of a visitor room?”

He was tactfully implying that he actually needed to depart this room by now.

“I’ve discovered an excellent place,” Dugu Zhuo mentioned, smiling. “It’s quiet, free from crowds, ample in religious power, and can permit us to achieve an excellent quantity of expertise.”

Ye Zhou assumed Dugu Zhuo had discovered from an NPC the situation of a coaching room or a coaching map, so he trustingly adopted Dugu Zhuo.

Dugu Zhuo introduced him to the boundary between the Everlasting Day and Everlasting Evening Districts, knocked on the boulder for the Everlasting Day District, and led him inside. He went to a location, exchanged just a few traces with an NPC, and so they have been each transported to a brand new space.

On the similar time, Ye Zhou heard a system notification. “You’ve now entered the Everlasting Day District’s Solar-Worshipping Cult Occasion.”

Ye Zhou: “…”

This “quiet, free from crowds, ample in religious power, and experience-rich” place, was the extent 20 occasion?

1. that is how begins a lot of buddha’s teachings as recorded by his disciple ananda 

2. a legendary island the place immortals reside. i believe we already had a city referred to as penglai, however that is totally different