I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 1: Heaven Rewards Diligence and Once Proven, Forever Proven

"108 Low Grade Spirit Stones!!!"

"None!"

"Not even one!"

In the Cloud Firmament Sect's outer sect in the Yunze Mountain Range of the Beiyuan Province, a somewhat ethereal-looking young woman was so enraged that she shouted like a shrew.

Unfortunately, this young woman was a true fairy and had received a rather orthodox education, so she didn't know many curse words.

As a result, her "roaring like a lion from the east" had no effect on Zhong Cang whatsoever.

Even while she was shouting, Zhong Cang had the presence of mind to brew a cup of tea and hand it to the young woman.

"Auntie, I know you're angry, but don't get angry first..."

Zhong Cang didn't know how angry the young woman was originally, but his nonchalant attitude instantly made her feel suffocated.

Covering her chest, she sat down on a chair and turned to look at her husband, issuing a low threat.

"Zhong Kangping, let me tell you, if you dare to give this bastard the spirit stones, our days are over. I will take Yingying and Xiaodie back to my parents' house!"

"Uh... I didn't say I would give them."

With these words, the head of the family, Zhong Kangping, looked at Zhong Cang and asked him.

"Cang'er, what do you need so many spirit stones for?"

After glancing at his frosty-faced aunt, Zhong Cang hesitated for a moment before smiling and speaking.

"Hehe, I saw a good Middle Grade sword and wanted to get it."

These words made his aunt, Liu Qin, roll her eyes.

"You're only at the third level of Qi Refining. Can you even use a Middle Grade sword?"

"I can't... but it's impressive."

"You..."

At first, Liu Qin was annoyed by these words, but soon she started to laugh coldly.

"Zhong Kangping, you heard it too. This is your good nephew, spending over a hundred spirit stones for a Law Weapon he doesn't need... haha, are you going to give him the spirit stones?"

"No, of course not."

With these words, Zhong Kangping's face changed, and he directly reprimanded Zhong Cang.

"Get out! Stand outside. You can come back when your aunt has calmed down."

"Uh... if that's the case, I won't have a chance to come back."

"You heartless person..."

After a scolding, Zhong Cang still left.

Without any intention of making him stand outside, he went straight back to his own home.

Closing the door, he sighed inwardly.

"I still don't have the elegance of the original owner."

From this sentence, one can tell that Zhong Cang's identity is not normal.

He is indeed not from this world but a transmigrator who has only been here for seven days.

At the same time, his transmigrated identity is quite good.

Although his parents died at the beginning, he had a surviving uncle who had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining and was a minor official in the Cloud Firmament Sect's outer sect.

What made Zhong Cang raise his eyebrows was that in this world, his parents died after his uncle, Zhong Kangping, sacrificed himself for them.

This deepened the original owner's hatred for his uncle, while Zhong Kangping felt extremely guilty towards his nephew.

Because of this, the previous owner had asked for many things from Zhong Kangping.

Although his aunt was making a big fuss this time, Zhong Cang had a feeling that if he revealed the tragic death of his parents and made a scene, there was a chance his uncle would compromise.

However, Zhong Cang was not the original owner after all. Although he had obtained all of Zhong Cang's memories in this world, his feelings towards his parents were not as deep... even the original owner's hatred towards his uncle had mostly disappeared.

There was nothing he could do. Time is the most ruthless, capable of eroding everything.

His parents had been dead for many years, and the memories of them had gradually faded for the original owner.

With memories gone and emotions weakened, his hatred naturally diminished as well.

In the past year or two, the frequency at which the original owner asked Zhong Kangping for things had become lower and lower.

As a result, Zhong Cang's momentum for asking for money was somewhat lacking.

Thinking of this, Zhong Cang sighed.

"Never mind, it's just my speculation that I can easily cultivate that technique. It's not necessarily true that I will succeed in practicing it. If I didn't get the spirit stones, then so be it. The current technique is enough for me to practice."

Thinking this, Zhong Cang silently said in his heart, "Panel."

"Buzz..."

With his mental movement, a game-like interface appeared before his eyes.

The interface was quite simple but clearly listed Zhong Cang's situation.

[True Name: Zhong Cang]

[Age: 17]

[Cultivation: Third level of Qi Refining (Late Stage)]

[Technique: Qi Consumption Technique (2nd realm proficient, 513/800), Immortal Law· Five Beasts Infusion Technique (1st realm beginner, 103/500)]

[Spells: Spirit Qi Mudra (1st realm beginner, 49/100), Basic Exorcism (1st realm beginner, 72/100), Spirit Fireball (1st realm beginner, 37/100), Rain Prayer Spell (1st realm beginner, 13/100)...]

The above is the current situation of Zhong Cang's body.

There is an uncle who is at the 9th level of Qi Refining, and that uncle also feels indebted to himself, which is why Zhong Cang has learned quite a few spells.

Among them, there is also a powerful Body Refining technique called Immortal Law· Five Beasts Infusion Technique.

This technique was obtained by his uncle in a secret realm relic, and it is also his reliance as he establishes himself in the outer sect and becomes an elder.

...As a major sect, the Yunxiao Sect has no shortage of cultivators at the 9th level of Qi Refining.

The reason why Zhong Cang was able to stand out among the crowd of cultivators at the 9th level of Qi Refining and become an elder was because the Immortal Law· Five Beasts Infusion Technique helped him a lot.

And this technique was taught to Zhong Cang without any reservation.

However, the previous owner of the body had a deep hatred for it, so although he learned the technique, he didn't want to practice this "gift" from his "enemy".

This self-abandoning attitude has caused most of the original owner's techniques and spells to remain at the beginner level.

Only the Qi Consumption Technique, which must be practiced, has reached the 2nd realm of proficiency.

Recently, although his hatred towards his uncle has weakened, once a self-abandoning nature is formed, it is not easy to change.

In this situation, Zhong Cang is speechless.

"You can hate all you want, but why abandon yourself? Cultivate properly. If you still have resentment in your heart, it would be great to beat Zhong Kangping with your strength."

Shaking his head, Zhong Cang stops thinking and starts cultivating according to his memory.

The first technique he practices is the Qi Consumption Technique.

Those who consume qi are divine and long-lived, while those who do not consume qi are not immortal but divine.

This sentence can be considered the best interpretation for cultivators. Consuming qi is therefore the foundation of cultivation for cultivators.

The cultivation method of the Qi Consumption Technique is also very simple. Open your mouth, swallow qi in large mouthfuls, then close your mouth and let the swallowed spiritual qi digest in your body.

When it reaches a certain level of digestion, you can exhale the waste qi.

This process of inhaling qi, holding it in, and exhaling it is the entirety of the Qi Consumption Technique.

As for the meridians and Qi Sea, all cultivators naturally have them, but opening the Qi Sea is something that happens in the mid-stage of Qi Refining (4th to 6th level of Qi Refining), and connecting all the meridians in the body is something that happens in the late stage of Qi Refining.

Zhong Cang is currently only in the early stage of Qi Refining, so he only needs to accumulate spiritual qi.

"Inhale... gulp..."

Consuming qi, swallowing, Zhong Cang's cultivation is very diligent.

However, after an hour and a half, after nine cycles of inhaling and exhaling qi, his cultivation involuntarily comes to a stop.

It's not like the original owner who couldn't even sit still for an hour and a half, but his abdomen is already bloated.

Human digestion has its limits and cannot endlessly consume food.

The same applies to the absorption of qi.

At the same time, the qi that enters the body cannot be completely digested by Zhong Cang's body...nor by others.

The ability to convert how much spiritual energy one can use is the most important indicator for evaluating a cultivator's spiritual root level in the immortal sect.

Just like Zhong Cang, out of one hundred units of spiritual energy, he can only digest five units.

And five percent is already considered not bad.

"According to the division of spiritual roots, my spiritual root talent is ranked third out of the fifth rank, which is considered to be at a mid-level."

"If it were a second rank talent, out of one hundred units of spiritual energy, they could absorb 10 to 30 units. Those who can absorb more than thirty percent are collectively referred to as first rank talents."

First rank talents have a cultivation speed at least six times faster than Zhong Cang's.

Such cultivation makes Zhong Cang quite envious.

However, he quickly thought of the fifth rank talent, which is the worst spiritual root aptitude. Their absorption rate of spiritual energy is generally below one percent, and some are even as low as 0.5 percent.

"The difference between first rank talent and fifth rank talent is at least sixty times. Looking at the higher end, it can reach over a hundred times. No wonder major immortal sects are unwilling to accept disciples with fifth rank talent, as their utilization of spiritual energy is too low."

Recalling the miserable state of fifth rank talent, Zhong Cang suddenly felt that his third rank talent was not bad.

"Indeed, when encountering unpleasant things, one should think about the tragedies of others. This way, my mood instantly improves."

With his spirits lifted, Zhong Cang rubbed his swollen abdomen and did not rest, but opened the attribute panel again.

After careful observation, Zhong Cang was shocked to find that the proficiency of the Innate Qi Consumption Technique had changed from 2nd realm proficiency 513/800 to 2nd realm proficiency 522/800.

In other words, after nine sessions of cultivation, Zhong Cang had increased his proficiency by nine points in the technique.

This was quite astonishing.

It should be noted that reality is not a game, where one reaps what they sow.

Just like the original owner, although he was somewhat self-destructive, he still practiced the Qi Consumption Technique.

If he increased his proficiency by one point every time he practiced, even if he only practiced three to six times a day, after ten years, his progress in the Qi Consumption Technique would reach the 3rd realm, or even the 4th realm.

After all, one year is 365 days, and ten years is over 3600 days. Practicing three to six times a day amounts to ten thousand sessions of cultivation.

And how much is the combined proficiency limit for the 1st realm entry and 2nd realm proficiency in the Qi Consumption Technique?

1100!

After ten thousand sessions of cultivation, not even 1100 proficiency points were filled, which is enough to prove the difficulty of increasing proficiency.

"Normal people can only increase their proficiency through insights during cultivation. Moreover, if they don't practice for a period of time, their proficiency will decrease. This is why they say 'three days without practice makes one's hands clumsy.' It is also the main reason why the original owner practiced for ten years but remained at the 2nd realm proficiency."

"But I am different. With the panel, my cultivation is based on 'Heaven Rewards Diligence' and 'Once Proven, Forever Proven.'"

(End of this chapter)