Chapter 5: Machine No. 2

The next day.

Early morning, Mao Hour.

The second day after coming to the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect and becoming a Spirit Slave.

Before dawn, the railing at the door was opened. Wang Yu got up on time and followed the crowd to the Bluestone Plaza in front of the Stone House Area.

At this time, twenty Cultivators were standing on a small platform, indifferently watching everyone.

On the Plaza, in addition to the group from Stone Lake City who had just arrived yesterday, there were also many people from other places with Mixed Spirit Root and Useless Spirit Root Aptitude. At first glance, there were at least several thousand people.

Wang Yu was not clear about the difference between the Great Lake and Scarlet Kite Regions, but the Stone House Area was definitely not all the Spirit Slaves of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect. It was estimated that a batch was kept at the foot of Nine Peaks.

Among them, there were many Spirit Slaves with gray hair and old faces, all of whom were their predecessors...

Learn from the mistakes of the past, and be a warning for the future. They must never fall to this point!

The twenty Outer Sect Disciples of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect did not delay at all and directly began to explain the principles of cultivation.

There was no need to explain the Blood Burning Art in detail, just to explain the principles of Spirit Qi, Meridians, and Circulatory Cycle, so that these Spirit Slaves could understand the Cultivation Art.

As for the illiterate Spirit Slaves, they should listen first. After an hour of explanation, it would be the question-and-answer session, and five Cultivators would be assigned to teach literacy.

Not everyone can get a chance to have their questions answered; they have to compete and scramble!

As fellow townsmen from Stone Lake City, Wang Yu noticed that a few farm boys from poor families deliberately did not come forward to learn to read and write, trying to be clever.

They could not understand the two booklets issued yesterday, so they would not know the Rules here. If they could generate benefits, it would be fine, but if they could not, the consequences were self-evident.

Death was better; being worse than death was the most tormenting.

Only by creating value far exceeding their own could they hope to be relieved by death.

The two-hour explanation ended.

Everyone returned to their Stone Houses one after another. No one made noise, no one talked, and no one took the opportunity to escape. Everything seemed suppressed and quiet.

Wang Yu returned to Stone House Number Eighty-Three. Not long after sitting down, a cloth bag was thrown in through the window. Inside were water and food, the same as yesterday.

However, there was one more thing.

"A note?"

Spreading it out, Wang Yu was both surprised and felt it was reasonable. Where there are people, there is society, with status differences, relationships of closeness and distance, and entanglements of interests.

Not to mention them, a group of Spirit Slaves who could generate benefits but had no sovereignty.

The third peak of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect is named Cold Blood Peak.

The wealth created by the Spirit Slaves belongs to the public property of the Sect. Assuming there are three thousand people, each person producing 12 Low-Grade Spirit Stones per year, that is 360,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones in ten years, which is not a small amount.

Sufficient benefits meant that behind the scenes were full of various intrigues and struggles. The source of the note was Steward Duan, who was responsible for managing the Spirit Slaves. There was not only one Steward in the Stone House Area.

In total, there were three, representing the interests of different factions of Cold Blood Peak. In addition to showing the background, the main content of the note was to promise rewards and instruct Wang Yu.

After he breaks through to the Qi Condensation Stage, he should hand in one tael and four qian of Spirit Sand to Steward Duan every month. The extra four qian would be recorded and could be exchanged for Spirit Pills, Spells, and Medicinal Soups to nourish the body from Steward Duan.

Consuming a certain amount could even allow him to obtain the qualification of an Outer Sect Disciple in advance.

This pie in the sky, even Wang Yu, who had experienced the trials of modern society, felt a little dizzy. Wouldn't others desperately condense Spirit Sand?!

The Demonic Path was indeed well-versed in human nature. Benefits and desires are always the root of driving people to work hard. Want it? Then work harder and desperately fulfill the duties of a Spirit Slave.

Putting the note aside, he was pondering.

Suddenly, a change occurred in his body. A wisp of Spirit Qi different from before suddenly appeared in his body.

"This is Spirit Power of the Qi Condensation Stage?"

Wang Yu felt this wisp of unique, gentle power, driving it to flow out from his Dantian. Wherever it passed, his limbs and bones became warm, his spirits were refreshed, and his strength greatly increased!

Under normal circumstances, it should first go through the Meridians and then to the Dantian. Wang Yu's situation was reversed. Due to the special nature of the Placement Slot, this wisp of Spirit Power appeared directly in his Dantian.

It omitted the process of opening up the Dantian, starting from a point and extending to the surface, rather than the normal process from surface to point.

This feeling was extremely wonderful.

First Layer of Qi Condensation, achieved!

Without tedious pre-steps, or even too much understanding of the Cultivation Art, he directly broke through. It was really outrageous.

According to the Aptitude of a Useless Spirit Root, sensing Spirit Qi, circulating Cultivation Art, Refining Spirit Qi... and so on, each step was a difficult hurdle. It was normal to spend three to five years, but now they were all skipped.

The Placement Slot ensured that he could absorb a wisp of Spirit Qi every half hour. This was the first time that cultivation in the form of truly conducted and refined Spirit Power had come over, assisting him in breaking through to the First Layer of Qi Condensation.

According to the Blood Burning Art's description of the Qi Condensation Realm.

As long as ten wisps of Spirit Power are accumulated, one can break through to the Second Layer of Qi Condensation and open up more Cultivation Art nodes in the body, Refining more and purer Spirit Power!

Even if the current wisp of Spirit Power in his body is consumed, it can recover on its own and completely belongs to him.

If it is condensed into Spirit Sand, it will be permanently damaged, so he is naturally reluctant to do so.

"According to normal speed, even with someone answering questions, the speed of breakthrough is still too fast, unless the special effect of the Blood Burning Art is used."

Wang Yu was unwilling to damage his Lifespan, and worried that his cultivation realm could not be concealed. If the note was true, he must exchange for a Spell that could conceal his realm.

"No, exchanging for this kind of Spell as a mere Spirit Slave would be a dead giveaway."

If he were to deliberately damage his cultivation, reduce his realm that was inconsistent with common sense, and turn it into substantial Spirit Sand to store, this kind of operation would be idiotic.

Wang Yu was very clear that strength was the only way for him to change the status quo. The higher the realm, the greater the chance of becoming an Outer Sect Disciple.

He actually only had one path: to activate the effect of the Blood Burning Art to conceal it. No need to use too much, just make it look the same as other Spirit Slaves. Only in this way can his abnormal cultivation and Spirit Sand amount be explained.

Only by sacrificing lifespan will it be fast, which is logical.

He had to cultivate.

Just as he was about to activate the Lifespan Burning cultivation with his Physical Body, Wang Yu suddenly discovered that his Cheat had changed. Perhaps it was because he had broken through to the First Layer of Qi Condensation and transformed from a mortal into a Cultivator.

[Placement Slot 1: Blood Burning Art]

[Placement Slot 2: None]

"This———"

Wang Yu rolled his eyes. He didn't know for the time being whether it was caused by the realm breakthrough or some other reason. When he breaks through to the Second Layer of Qi Condensation, he will get some answers.

Unfortunately, he didn't have anything else to place in it.

After letting out a long sigh, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind again. He tried to place the Blood Burning Art on Machine No. 2.

"Success!"

[Placement Slot 2: Blood Burning Art]

[Blood Burning Art (1/100): Forty-eight practices a day, can be completed in a year.]

Although the description has not changed, the progress is shared on both sides.

End of Chapter

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