Sensing an improvement in his technique for channeling Toad Strength, Zhou Bai felt a surge of excitement.
He had expected the gradual refinement necessary to reach the Six Viscera Realm, but now he had achieved it in one fell swoop, after just one review it came as naturally as water flowing along a channel.
"This boost in cultivation talent is truly formidable," he remarked.
"After reaching the Six Viscera Realm, I feel that I can store energy for up to 30 seconds, and the power of my attacks has at least doubled after charging up."
"Moreover, with persistent practice, the Swallowing and Vomiting Power greatly increases, and the internal organs become as tough as iron plates, contributing a long-lasting effect to physical enhancement."
Having tested his Toad Strength technique, Zhou Bai grew even more anticipative of his Breathing Technique.
After all, the improvement in his Primordial Spirit value had been slow recently, primarily because there were too many uses for his laziness points, and his own natural ability to improve his Primordial Spirit value was too slow.
Zhou Bai once again sat cross-legged on the ground and controlled his breathing according to the method of the Breathing Technique, harmonizing his Primordial Spirit force with the rhythm of swallowing and exhaling.
Instantly, Zhou Bai could sense the difference.
The spiritual mechanisms that had felt somewhat obscure in the past now seemed incredibly smooth and effortless.
It was as if he had moved from a dusty construction site to breathing in the fresh air of a forest.
Breathing now felt so natural to Zhou Bai, and he sensed his Primordial Spirit force growing incrementally stronger by the moment.
Zhou Bai thought to himself, "At this rate, I could improve my Primordial Spirit value by more than 15 points each day; the efficiency has increased by more than fivefold."
Zhou Bai’s eyes opened, gleaming with delight, and he felt increasingly fortunate for his decision to enhance his Ugly Chart.
Then, he turned his attention to the next star point.
Wenqu - Never Forget: photographic memory.
Cultivation method: (omitted)
Laziness points (0/50,000)
Zhou Bai nodded slightly, the Ugly Chart seemingly did enhance one’s talents indeed, as the previous star point enhanced him overall, while this one specifically improved his memory.
The benefits of Never Forget went without saying. Just the time saved from no longer needing to memorize and recite during study was frighteningly significant.
Thus, Zhou Bai continued to train rigorously day and night for two weeks and lit up the star point of Wenqu - Never Forget by spending 50,000 laziness points.
By the beginning of the following month, he even received a total of 2,400 + 2,000 in points.
"2,400 is for the special repair class, and the 2,000 points are a subsidy for cultivating the Twilight Taoist Skill."
Zhou Bai instantly felt as though he had hit the jackpot. Setting aside 400 points for emergencies, he could exchange 4,000 points for laziness points. In doing so, he would gain at least 80,000 laziness points.
In these two weeks, he had been diligently practicing every day, shearing three "fat sheep" and accumulating laziness points. Having spent 50,000 points on Wenqu - Never Forget, his current laziness point total had built up to over 30,000 points.
And after the comprehensive enhancement of his cultivation talents, Zhou Bai’s Primordial Spirit value also soared dramatically over the days, gaining more than two hundred points and reaching 1,315.
"In a couple of days, once I’ve slowly exchanged the points, I’ll be able to activate the third star point on the Ugly Chart."
As he contemplated, Zhou Bai’s gaze moved to the content of the next star point on the Taiyin Roulette.
Wenqu - Inspiration: The understanding of cultivation knowledge greatly increased.
Cultivation Method: (omitted)
Laziness (0/60,000)
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The next morning, after being treated to breakfast by Zheng Wentian again, Zhou Bai came to Little Pei’s dormitory building, but, after a long search, he couldn’t find Fat Sheep No. 2.
"Zhou Shan, this guy, if he doesn’t want to lend money, just say so; why hide?"
Zhou Bai noticed that recently, as he came to borrow points every day, Zhou Shan and Little Pei were becoming less and less cooperative, often hiding to avoid meeting him.
"The ’Poverty Disaster’ is still too weak; although it prevents them from detecting anything unusual, they’ve actually started to run away."
Zhou Bai knocked on Little Pei’s door and found it wasn’t closed, so he pushed it open and walked in, "Is anyone here? I’m here to borrow points."
Lin Muqing, looking sleepy, came out from next door, "What’s up, Zhou Bai? Why have you been looking for Little Pei so much lately?" She had been observing Little Pei with care and had indeed found some clues. She’d reported them to Fang Mo, hoping that the Night Army could investigate further.
But what she didn’t understand was why Zhou Bai had been coming to see Little Pei so frequently. Wasn’t it Zhou Bai who had hinted that there might be something wrong with Little Pei?
Zhou Bai, seeing Lin Muqing, smiled awkwardly, "I came to have a meal with Little Pei; what’s wrong? Isn’t she here?"
Lin Muqing rolled her eyes, "I mean... Zhou Bai, the thing about you borrowing points from Little Pei, more and more people are getting to know. Even Principal Zhao Shouyi has heard about it." She started laughing, "Aren’t you afraid of getting beaten up?"
Zhou Bai, upon hearing this, did tense up for a moment, but the next, thinking about how he was shearing wool from a Heavenly Demon spy, how he was borrowing points to fight against the Heavenly Demon, for the future of humanity, he straightened his back again, "I act openly and honorably, unafraid of others’ words. By the way, do you know where Little Pei went?"
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Lin Muqing yawned and walked toward her own room, "She probably went to the Welfare Institute. Seems like she made plans to go with Lu Wanzhen and Qian Wangsun."
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It took Zhou Bai quite a while to find the Welfare Institute that Little Pei and Qian Wangsun had gone to. It was no wonder he was so determined; the 100 points on Little Pei could be exchanged for 2,000 Laziness Values, and right now, he was indeed lacking Laziness Values for his cultivation.
Standing on the wall of the Welfare Institute, Zhou Bai’s gaze fell upon Little Pei not far away.
He saw Little Pei sitting in a wheelchair, using her Primordial Spirit to lift several balloons, playing with a bunch of children.
The seemingly frail and beautiful girl just sat there in the wheelchair, watching a group of children running after the balloons, giggling with a bell-like laughter from time to time.
Zhou Bai frowned; this sight didn’t quite match with what he imagined a Heavenly Demon spy would be like. Little Pei’s current smile even seemed somewhat saintly.
With a flash, he appeared beside Little Pei, "Good morning, Little Pei. What made you think of coming here early in the morning?"
Little Pei glanced at Zhou Bai, her gaze hiding intense disgust. On the one hand, the warning from Zhou Bai led to the death of a Heavenly Demon Envoy; on the other, she was getting annoyed with Zhou Bai borrowing points during this period.
However, on the surface, Little Pei still maintained a harmless and feeble appearance, smiling at Zhou Bai, "Zhou Bai, why are you here too? But I don’t have any points to lend you today; I’ve used them all to exchange for living supplies and donated them to the Welfare Institute."
"Donated to the Welfare Institute?" Zhou Bai looked at Little Pei in surprise.
Little Pei gazed gently at the playing children and said softly, "Do you know what’s special about this Welfare Institute?"
Zhou Bai shook his head, "Is there something special?" Although it was a bit sad to say, after so many years of war against the Heavenly Demon, humanity’s potential had been continuously squeezed dry, and supplies available to the common people were increasingly scarce. There were also many orphans for various reasons; Zhou Bai knew of many Welfare Institutes within Donghua City.
Little Pei sighed lightly, "Their parents all perished as soldiers on the battlefield."