Chapter 112 Skill 1: Space Upgrade
In the blink of an eye, Xu Xing and Shen Du had been in the Netherworld for nearly three years.
During this time, her research on the puppeteers progressed slowly, but the elixirs in her bag piled up like a small mountain, and her life skill experience bar jumped forward significantly.
Gold Mining 33
40 herbs
Forging 51
Medical Skills 59
Cooking 63
Sewing 26
Now that she has reached the Golden Core stage, refining fourth-tier pills and magical artifacts is a piece of cake for her. With the support of external forces such as the Spirit Gathering Array, fifth-tier pills are also within her grasp. The higher the level of the items she refines, the faster her skills will level up.
Over the years, his originally unbalanced [Forging] skill has almost caught up with [Medicine] because he has been making puppets all the time.
A year ago, after leveling up his [Cooking] skill to level 60, Xu Xing noticed a significant improvement in the quality of the dishes he made.
Originally, the enhancement effect of boiled fish was to increase the maximum spiritual power by 2% for two hours. After level 60, the maximum spiritual power increased to 5% and lasted for five hours.
Since discovering this new change, Xu Xing has devoted himself to alchemy and finally leveled up his [Medical Skill] to level 59, with his experience bar just a little short of level 60.
She stared intently at the Azure Feather Heavenly Fire Furnace before her. Once this batch of pills was successfully refined, her [Medical Skill] would reach level 60!
With a crackling sound, flames burst open in the alchemy furnace, and a rich medicinal fragrance immediately wafted out. The Dustless Pills were successfully refined, and all four pills in the batch were of the highest quality.
Xu Xing casually put the medicine into the bottle and hurriedly opened the panel. Just as he was about to check the skills, a flash of white light appeared before his eyes, and he was instantly transported to another place.
A medicinal herb field filled with herbs, and contracted beasts frolicking freely in the space...
Seeing the familiar surroundings, Xu Xing was taken aback. Wasn't this the mustard seed space and spirit beast space she had obtained from Senior Wei Sheng? How did they end up together?
Previously, Xu Xing could only enter this space with her spiritual sense, but now she felt as if her entire body had entered the space.
With a thought, an invisible hand uprooted a thriving Nine-Star Illusion Branch and floated it in front of her.
If she was previously a user of this space, she has now become its controller.
The Iron-Eating Beast, which was licking its fur, looked over and asked blankly, "Master, what brings you here?"
Qing and Yin Xue also noticed the extra medicinal fields around them and tilted their heads in confusion.
Suddenly, a heat appeared on her arm, and the golden dragon, which had been silent in the Netherworld for three years, appeared in the space. The huge golden dragon phantom transformed into a woman in a golden robe with a blurred face.
"I'm about to suffocate! Why didn't you tell me you had a ethereal space sooner?"
The golden dragon is now just a remnant soul. If it is discovered by the laws of life and death in the Netherworld, it will likely be obliterated, and it won't even be able to preserve this remnant soul.
So Jinlong hadn't dared to utter a sound in the past few years, feeling utterly bored, yet he dared not urge Xu Xing to leave. He never imagined she would have such a space.
This space is isolated from the world, undetectable by anyone, not even by the laws of the underworld; it is an excellent hiding place!
Xu Xing already knew that this unserious, talkative senior Jinlong was a woman, so he wasn't surprised. He just asked curiously, "What is the Void Spirit Space?"
The golden dragon, who was already drifting around in the space, was stunned when it reached out and ruffled the Iron-Eating Beast's glossy, long fur. "Your space? You didn't even know about it?"
"Oh right, you're only at the Golden Core stage, where would you get a ethereal space?"
The woman in the golden dress suddenly moved closer to Xu Xing, her bright yellow eyes scanning her up and down. After a moment, she clicked her tongue and said, "Forget it, you have so many secrets that I can't even count them all. Who cares!"
Xu Xing probed calmly, "I found this in the burial of a powerful being, but I thought it was a space created from a mustard seed containing Mount Sumeru. I wonder what is the explanation for this ethereal space?"
After Jinlong's explanation, Xu Xing learned that this illusory space was a small world of its own, independent of the Five Realms, and had its own set of Five Elements operating laws.
It's equivalent to merging her original mustard seed space and spirit beast space into one, and then upgrading it again.
Generally speaking, only those who have reached the pinnacle of cultivation can create such an external space. However, it also depends on fate. Many Mahayana cultivators who have already established their domains may not be able to successfully transform their domains into ethereal spaces.
If the opportunity hasn't come, they may never be able to unlock the secret in their lifetime.
"To put it simply, a domain requires you to disperse your cultivation to bring others in, but the Void Spirit Space doesn't. As long as the other party's cultivation is lower than yours, you can imprison that person inside."
"In this space, you are God."
Jinlong showed no outward expression, but his heart was filled with countless emotions.
Even during their heyday, when many dragons ascended to immortality, they never had a prodigy like Xu Xing. Perhaps she truly was a glimmer of hope bestowed upon the dragon race by heaven…
Xu Xing suddenly remembered Rong Jun's Exploration Realm, which was a domain he had expanded from his scattered cultivation. He never expected that this Void Space would be even more powerful than a domain.
She was wondering if this was a change brought about by reaching level 60 in two skills when Jinlong added meaningfully, "Oh, by the way, you and that sword cultivator have merged your spiritual senses. Although your cultivation is not as high as his, you can still bring him in. Then you two..."
Xu Xing blushed, not wanting to listen to Jinlong's nonsense, and scooped up Tuanzi and stuffed her into her arms.
The golden dragon's weakened soul was "overburdened" and was almost flattened by the increasingly sturdy body of the dumpling after it advanced to the third tier. Finally, it couldn't bother teasing Xu Xing anymore.
Without Jinlong's constant chatter, Xu Xing finally had some peace and quiet and was able to properly study the space.
Wanting to know if there was any connection between skill upgrades and changes in this space, Xu Xing conjured up her alchemy furnace, weapon-refining furnace, and other tools from her backpack into the space. She left the space and returned to her room, then tried taking the tools out of her backpack again. Sure enough, she found the items from the space were also in her backpack, indicating that the two were completely connected!
Upon entering the space once again, Xu Xing looked at the empty area around the medicinal field and felt that a house was missing. Unexpectedly, the wood she had stored in her backpack started to move on its own, and soon a small house rose from the ground.
Xu Xing was stunned. Only then did she understand the meaning of Jinlong's words, "In this space, you are a god."
To verify her suspicions, Xu Xing first set up a barrier around herself, preventing the golden dragon and her contracted beast from seeing her movements. Then, she threw the materials needed to refine the Spirit Gathering Pill and a small bottle of spiritual fire into the pill furnace. Sure enough, the spiritual herbs in the furnace spontaneously combusted, instantly producing a batch of Spirit Gathering Pills.
Similarly, just throw the ingredients and seasonings into the pot, and a delicious and visually appealing dish will be ready in a few moments.
This is just like crafting items in a game, it's like cheating!
Xu Xing suppressed his excitement and opened the skill panel, only to find that her skill experience bar had not changed at all.
Although the quality of the pills and dishes automatically produced in the space is not affected, she still has to do it herself if she wants to continue upgrading; she can't be lazy.
But for Xu Xing, this change was a huge windfall. With this cheat code, the idea she had kept hidden in her heart after bringing back the children from the Eclipse Abyss could finally be realized.
After testing, Xu Xing discovered that pills of grade three and below could be synthesized by the alchemy furnace, but not weapon crafting, probably because his [Forging] skill had not yet reached level 60.
In order to enable the space to refine magical artifacts on its own, Xu Xing worked with great enthusiasm. He first relocated the medicinal field that occupied one-third of the space, and then buried a third-order spiritual vein underground.
Xu Xing transformed the space, originally used only for growing spirit herbs, into a more lived-in place, making his contracted beasts comfortable. Only then did he leave to continue grinding skill experience.
Shen Du was the first to notice Xu Xing's change. She often forgot to eat, working day and night to forge weapons, and even the routine that the two of them had established over the past three years... was no longer available.
"Let's take a break."
Chen Du borrowed Su Jing's kitchen utensils and cooked a delicious meal. The aroma of the food finally attracted Xu Xing, who was engrossed in his training.
She rubbed her stomach, looked at her [Forging] skill which was already level 55, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't resist the temptation and sat down at the table.
Although cultivators can be energetic even without sleep, it doesn't mean they can be full of energy when their minds are being strained. You could tell from Xu Xing's tired face that she couldn't keep going any longer.
Why are you in such a hurry?
Shen Du served Xu Xing food, using high-grade spiritual vegetables and spirit beast meat that he had previously stockpiled. These were very nourishing. His storage space was mostly filled not with pills or magical artifacts, but with various kinds of food.
Xu Xing ate a few bites, and the hunger in her stomach finally subsided. She sighed with satisfaction before answering Chen Du's question, "I was in a hurry because I wanted to cultivate a body suitable for Father as soon as possible."
This wasn't entirely the truth, of course, but Xu Xing couldn't tell Shen Du about her skills, nor did he know how to explain it. Should he say she wasn't from this world, and that she came here with a game skill panel?
This is outrageous.
Grinding experience wasn't just for leveling up; for some reason, Xu Xing always felt he needed to become stronger as soon as possible.
It wasn't just Yu Jingzi; the changes in the Demon Realm also gave Xu Xing a sense of urgency, as if a powerful hand was pulling all the strings from the shadows, and she and her senior brother were just two pieces on the chessboard.
If she wants to escape the chessboard, her skills are her greatest asset.
However, the materials were exhausted in the past few years, and Xu Xing acquired a lot from King You. In the end, most of the spirit stones he earned from King You's mansion were spent on buying materials.
However, her bag was piled high with pills and magical artifacts, which would fetch a large sum of spirit stones once she left the Netherworld.
It's a pity that the Ghost Clan can't use magical artifacts that rely on spiritual power; otherwise, he could have sold the artifacts directly to the Ghost Clan.
However, if pills and food worked for them, there was no reason why magical artifacts wouldn't work. Xu Xing suddenly thought that perhaps she could first research and develop a magical artifact that could switch between Netherworld power and spiritual power...
Seeing Xu Xing holding his chopsticks and not moving, clearly lost in his own thoughts, Shen Du lowered his eyes to hide the worry in them.
"Today I tried to convey our current situation through the Netherworld with sword energy. If Master is not in a closed place, he should have already received it."
"Really? That's great!"
Xu Xing's eyes lit up, then he remembered that cultivation was impossible here, and his senior brother must have suffered some losses in order to release this sword energy.
She quickly shoveled the rice into her bowl, finishing off all the delicious food on the table, before beckoning Shen Du to come closer.
"Senior brother, I'll take you somewhere!"
Xu Xing tiptoed and covered Chen Du's eyes.
Turning around, Chen Du looked at the familiar medicinal field and was slightly taken aback. "This is the medicinal valley that Senior Wei Sheng left you. How can I come in?"
Upon entering the space, Xu Xing immediately sent her contracted beast and the golden dragon to a specially separated area on the other side of the space, so that the two would not disturb each other. This place became a private world for her and her senior brother.
"Follow me!"
Xu Xing took Chen Du's hand and led him to the front of the hut.
Although she was busy refining weapons during this time, she did not forget to optimize the hut. Besides, it was just a matter of a thought, which was very convenient.
When Xu Xing left Xuanjian Peak, she emptied the cave dwelling her senior brother had prepared for her. Now, all the bedding is in the small house, and at first glance, it feels like she was still on Xuanjian Peak.
Shen Du knew that Xu Xing had many special qualities, but she didn't say anything, and he never asked.
This time, he still didn't ask about the strangeness of this space, which was obviously different from the mustard seed space. He was just happy for Xu Xing. Since his junior sister could come and go freely in this space, it meant that her safety was guaranteed by another layer.
A soft hand suddenly moved slowly upwards from Shen Du's lean waist. Xu Xing's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and a different meaning appeared in his smiling eyes. "Senior brother must have lost a lot of cultivation in order to contact Master..."
Now that we've eaten and drunk our fill, it's time to start cultivating.
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Author's Note: I haven't mentioned skills usually because there haven't been many changes; I'll write about them when there are significant changes.
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