Chapter 44: Luck gets better.
Chapter 44
It was unclear whether his current strength was insufficient to break the cage, or whether it was really as described in the text, that only the power of Zhou Tian Quan could shatter these heavy restraints.
Bu Xingjin couldn't make a judgement for a moment.
Regardless of which one it was, the reality was that he couldn't break free of the cage. Bu Xingjin held both hands out before his eyes, opening and closing his fingers. He repeated this motion, looking at his unharmed hands, while he pondered what to do next.
Zhou Tian Quan must be practiced. The techniques are there. Even if they are difficult for beginners to understand, Bu Xingjin believes that with more study, he will eventually grasp the essence. At the same time, system upgrades must also be carried out simultaneously to enhance one's own strength. Both hands must be grasped and both hands must be strong.
Bu Xingjin extracted the earth essence, then transformed it into its original form, wrapped its roots around it, and opened the system panel. He carefully examined the "Zhou Tian Quan" on the wall, silently reciting its contents over and over again, occasionally glancing at the cultivation progress bar to see if it was full.
When Bu Xingjin repeated it for the sixth time and had memorized almost half of the content, the cultivation progress bar finally reached the end.
Click Upgrade.
37→38.
The intermediate-level magic weapon that Bu Xingjin had been thinking about finally appeared before him.
He found this system quite interesting. Sometimes it would magically understand what he meant and refresh the urgently needed items, and sometimes it would be delayed a little.
At present, the threat of monsters has temporarily subsided, so his need for magic weapons is not so urgent. He now wants something that can quickly increase his strength or something that can allow him to quickly learn "Zhou Tian Fist".
For example, the system could directly refresh a copy of "Zhou Tian Quan" for him. Bu Xingjin thought about it and laughed to himself. He wondered if the refreshed martial arts techniques were unique to this world or system-exclusive. He would investigate when he had the chance.
But that would all happen after we got out of here. At this moment, Bu Xingjin ignored the first option and looked at the second one.
The second option was five Spirit Crystals. Bu Xingjin decided that if the third option wasn't an item that could enhance his body, he would choose this Spirit Crystal without hesitation.
Scrolling down, an item he had never seen before appeared among the options. However, for Bu Xingjin, it was not unfamiliar at all. Those familiar words were clearly visible before his eyes.
A ray of good luck.
Although the various performances of the system rewards were no longer surprising, Bu Xingjin was still stunned when the word "luck" appeared before his eyes.
Can luck, this invisible and intangible phenomenon, be artificially improved through rewards?
Who doesn't want good luck? But some people always have good luck, while others have average luck. Bu Xingjin has always felt that this is destined.
But now the system tells him, no, you want good luck? Just upgrade, it will reward you with luck.
Without further hesitation, Bu Xingjin chose the third option, hoping for a little more luck. No one could resist the temptation to improve their fortunes, and Bu Xingjin was convinced that no one was immune.
After the reward selection was finalized, Bu Xingjin silently felt around. Perhaps his cultivation wasn't strong enough, or perhaps luck required special circumstances to sense, but he didn't sense anything. It was as if that ray of luck had vanished into thin air. However, Bu Xingjin hadn't thought things would develop to this point; it must not have been the critical moment for luck to be used.
Haha, I look forward to what opportunities he will have when good luck comes.
Bu Xingjin continued to practice "Zhou Tian Quan" with excitement, while improving his cultivation level by hanging up.
Bu Xingjin repeated the Zhou Tian Quan for the seventh time from the beginning.
After just reading a few lines of text, he had a strange premonition lingering in his mind.
This feeling told him that if he remained in his original form, he would never be able to learn the Zhou Tian Quan.
Bu Xingjin was not sure whether this was a gift of luck or the result of his own whim, but he resolutely chose to believe it.
Bu Xingjin transformed into a human form.
In human form, Bu Xingjin began to comprehend the Zhou Tian Quan word by word again.
I don't know if it's really because of the difference between human and grass forms. The system rewards all the skills without any restrictions on his form, and he can learn them directly. But this "Zhou Tian Quan", when practiced in human form, is completely different from the previous learning in grass form.
After Bu Xingjin carefully memorized the entire "Zhou Tian Fist" in his mind, the originally incomprehensible text automatically changed into several little figures in his mind, teaching him every move of "Zhou Tian Fist" in detail step by step. A certain part of the little figures' bodies would light up from time to time, which was the route of the spiritual power running when the "Zhou Tian Fist" was activated.
This method is simply like chewing up rice and feeding it into your mouth. If you can't learn it this way, then there is only one possibility, that is, the person learning is a three-year-old child or a fool with the IQ of a three-year-old child, because he won't understand it even if you do it this way.
Bu Xingjin was certainly not in either of those two situations. In fact, his mind was quite agile. He immediately imitated the little man's movements and began to practice.
The first time, Bu Xingjin's movements were still unfamiliar, but the second time, Bu Xingjin was already doing it quite well. Ignoring other possible influences, he was confident that he still had some talent.
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Within the Tomb of the Loose Immortals, a gigantic, transparent figure slowly opened its millstone-like eyes. It gazed down at the neatly arranged gray cubes at its waist, a hint of surprise and curiosity in its eyes.
It was supposed to be opaque, but the giant saw the performance of everyone in the cube.
Initially, he ignored Bu Xingjin, his gaze drawn to several outstanding young men. Several of them had already perfected their understanding of the Zhou Tian Fist and were currently practicing the final steps, ready to shatter the cage once they had mastered it.
Suddenly, he discovered that Bu Xingjin had actually returned to his original form. He wasn't the only one who had entered this tomb whose original form was non-human. Among the young men he favored, one had a fox in his original form. His master, Chunhua Sanxian, did not shy away from demons, monsters, or other such beings; the only requirement was that anyone pass a rigorous assessment to become his successor.
Seeing Bu Xingjin take out the earth spirit, the giant mistakenly thought that he was practicing with the help of external force, and then prepared to rely on brute force to break the cage.
He knew full well that this was impossible. He could quickly surpass his master in cultivation. When this assessment was over, he would release all the eliminated contestants one by one and expel them from the cemetery without hesitation.
Then, he retracted his gaze, moving away from Bu Xingjin and towards the young man he favored the most. He felt that this young man had great potential to inherit everything from his master. He firmly believed that after the young man inherited everything, under his careful guidance, he would definitely be able to realize his master's last wish.
Just as the giant had predicted, the young man became the first living being to break free from his cage. The traces of the cube's shattered remains instantly dissipated, returning to its original platform form.
The giant nodded slightly, watching with satisfaction as the second and third creatures gradually comprehended the mystery of "Zhou Tian Fist", and finally broke through the shackles and regained their freedom.
This "Zhou Tian Fist" was a technique casually created by the master. Without a certain level of comprehension, it's difficult to master in a short period of time. Aside from the first young man, who achieved the fastest time, the remaining nine of the top ten were also quite good, essentially reaching the standard of excellence. The next twenty who emerged took considerably longer, but were considered average. As for the remaining twenty who remained, if they could finish within two hours, they would be considered qualified.
However, if these twenty people who have just reached the passing standard do not perform exceptionally well in the subsequent assessments, they will almost be eliminated early.
In this competition, the road to advancement for the final twenty contestants seemed incredibly long. And now, the giant finally had the leisure to examine them one by one, trying to guess which of them would stand out and secure the final twenty precious spots.
Time passed minute by minute, and the giant's gaze fell on Bu Xingjin for the second time. He was surprised to find that Bu Xingjin had transformed into a human form again, with elegant posture and natural expression, and then began to practice "Zhou Tian Quan" in a very professional manner.
"I wonder when he started?" the giant thought to himself. "If only I had paid more attention just now, I could have found out how long it took him to learn Zhou Tian Quan."
It's too late to think about these things now. The giant plans to take a good look at this person's performance in the next assessment to see if he is a real genius or just trying to attract attention.
Bu Xingjin didn't know that he had surprised the giant who brought him in, nor did he know that the giant would pay attention to his every move next. He only knew that he had already learned the "Zhou Tian Fist" and was ready to break the cage and get out.
Bu Xingjin closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and let the spiritual power flow throughout his body before gathering in his right arm.
Just like the force pattern of the little man in his mind just now, he clenched his right fist and hit with all his strength. With a "bang", the cube shattered.
Bu Xingjin stood on the platform again.
The giant said at the right moment: "Congratulations, you are ranked 45th. We will wait for the remaining five to appear before starting the next assessment."
45th place, luckily I didn't get eliminated. Although the ranking is low, it's okay, at least I passed the line and can participate in the next round, which means victory.
Bu Xingjin stood alone on the platform; Qing Yan and the little turtle were nowhere to be seen.
Bu Xingjin looked around, only to see the giant standing tall, the others nowhere to be seen. However, he wasn't overly worried, convinced that Qing Yan, with his strength, would have already passed the test and appeared on the platform. The fact that the two of them weren't on the same platform could only be explained by the giant's actions, perhaps to allow them to face the test alone.
As for the little turtle, there was no need to worry about it. The monster beasts just now didn't count it. Maybe it was still on Qing Yan's shoulder. Thinking of this, Bu Xingjin felt a little regretful. If he had known this would happen, he would have asked the little turtle to come to him. But who could have known that the monster beast assessment would end so suddenly?
Now the two of them have joined forces, leaving the weakest one here to bear the consequences alone.
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