Chapter 264: Points Ranking
Song Jiulai returned to the mine.
She quickly put the current matters out of her mind.
After noting that the current Players, despite their various troubles, were generally stable, she focused on her path of working, slacking off, and cultivating.
However, while slacking off and cultivating Dragon Bone Transformation, her speed of absorbing spiritual energy increased during the process of cultivating the second Dragon Shadow.
But at this stage, she still needed to consolidate the escape cultivation technique, so Song Jiulai chose to cultivate Step by Step Lotus Kill.
If this cultivation technique were cultivated well, it would be very beneficial to her.
Of course, cultivation methods that can be purchased on the market are bound to be inferior to the exclusive techniques of major Sects.
It’s a pity she doesn’t have the channels to buy better cultivation techniques.
Step by Step Lotus Kill is somewhat similar to Palm Thunder; once understood, it only requires long-term practice to stabilize, along with the advancement of one’s Realm.
It’s different from Dragon Bone Transformation.
Half a month after reaching the top of the Points ranking, Song Jiulai, who had stabilized Step by Step Lotus Kill to the first level, opened her eyes.
Because today was the day for the Points ranking settlement, the top ten Players could create new Puppets.
Among them, the highest in Points were Mu Qiu and Honghuang An Xiu’s trio.
This was because the three of them had gone to Longshuang Great Marsh and dug up a lot of Spirit Materials.
During this period, the three of them also entered the Foundation Establishment Stage.
The reason these three reached Foundation Establishment was purely due to encountering trouble.
Mu Qiu was already close to Foundation Establishment, and Mu Qiu, Honghuang, and An Xiu were more diligent in Longshuang Great Marsh than Song Jiulai.
Disciples of the Longevity Sect didn’t need rest; they would take Pills to replenish Spiritual Energy when tired, their efficiency far surpassing ordinary Cultivators.
They didn’t enter mines, but rather Spirit Material grounds.
It had been confirmed that Dragon Breath Spirit could be blocked by the System and brought back to the Sect Warehouse.
By exploiting this bug, they could directly bring Dragon Breath Spirit back to the Longevity Sect.
Dragon Breath Spirit cannot use Teleportation Arrays but can be teleported by the System.
It’s a pity that the output is simply too low.
A piece of Ore containing Dragon Breath Spirit is ten times more expensive than ordinary Ore.
The higher the Tier, the greater the price difference for Ore containing Dragon Breath Spirit.
For example, Tier 1 Ore like this would only cost one Low-grade Spirit Stone, but with Dragon Breath Spirit, it would become ten Low-grade Spirit Stones.
Tier 2 Ore with Dragon Breath Spirit increased the price by twenty times, and so on. The higher the Tier of Ore, the more outrageous the price with Dragon Breath Spirit.
This is understandable, as Dragon Breath Spirit can increase the power of a Magic Treasure across Tiers.
How could such a precious item be cheap?
It was during this process that they encountered danger.
Mu Qiu encountered a Tier 4 Demonic Beast while collecting Spirit Materials!
Perhaps it was destined for Mu Qiu to encounter trouble upon reaching Foundation Establishment; this Tier 4 Demonic Beast was by no means something a Qi Refining stage Cultivator could handle.
But the clever part was that this Tier 4 Demonic Beast seemed to be heavily injured and had fled near Mu Qiu.
Mu Qiu and the other two had no way to avoid it. Relying on their Magic Treasures, Pills, and considerable tacit understanding, the three of them cooperated to painstakingly kill this Tier 4 Demonic Beast.
The System said that An Xiu’s chest was pierced at the time, and in their desperation, they used a Disposable Magic Treasure that Nan Qi had given them, which finally allowed them to deal with the Tier 4 Demonic Beast.
If An Xiu hadn’t been quickly replenished with medicine and broken through his cultivation after the fight, an ordinary Cultivator would have died from such an injury.
Keep in mind that when Song Jiulai was in the Qi Refining stage, she struggled immensely to deal with a Tier 3 Demonic Beast, even with the cooperation of Lu Rufeng and others—though she was in the Mid Qi Condensation stage then and reached Late Stage after the fight.
Regardless, entering the Foundation Establishment Stage is a good thing.
In terms of Points progress, the three of them were far ahead.
Even with the double Points bonus for New Players, they couldn’t catch up to the speed of the veteran Players.
Wuming and Qing Guo, who were highly valued by Song Jiulai, didn’t even make the list.
A clever cook cannot cook without ingredients.
One was confined after entering Guanhai Sect, and the other was still living like a savage in Tai Xue Sect. The advantage was not encountering danger, but the disadvantage was not gaining many Points.
She wasn’t one to procrastinate, and relying on Pay-to-win, she purchased Palm Thunder, gaining the capital to protect herself. Besides that, she explored many places within Tai Xue Sect’s territory.
She memorized the Map firmly, but it was of no use.
At the Early Qi Stage, she couldn’t travel too far. She walked eastward but encountered no Demonic Beasts, only occasionally finding a few seemingly half-dead Spirit Materials.
This entire area seemed to have been deliberately cleared, and it was desolate. She walked for half a month without finding any Sect or Cultivator traces.
“However, her intuition and analysis are quite sharp.”
In a desolate place, even for a Cultivator, the surging Spiritual Energy and some ominous Auras around them can confuse their direction.
Qing Guo, at least, hasn’t taken a wrong turn so far.
“Wuming is cultivating in Guanhai Sect, and they haven’t allowed him to go out. It’s probably because Guanhai Sect is considering something. What’s strange is that no Elder has taken him as a Disciple yet; he’s only become an Inner Disciple.”
Guanhai Sect couldn’t possibly ignore the talent of a Gold Spiritual Root, but for now, they have only accepted Wuming as an ordinary Inner Disciple.
This is somewhat unexpected.
After all, the one with the Orange Spiritual Root from the water pool was directly taken in by the Fifth Elder.
Perhaps the Gold Spiritual Root is too powerful, and those above are debating who should take him.
In short, this is Guanhai Sect’s consideration.
It all sounds fine.
However, most New Players haven’t made the list, and even with the Points bonus, they can’t compete with the veteran Players.
Most New Players have now stabilized.
However, there are also dozens of Disciples who entered Peach Blossom Sect and Liuyun Sect, with most still in Longevity Sect, and the rest choosing to become Rogue Cultivators.
The so-called Rogue Cultivators are simply those who don’t join a Sect; in reality, they are still Disciples of Longevity Sect.
A few Players are quite daring and teamed up to go to Netherworld Sect, while others headed to Fierce Eagle Sect.
Because these two Sects are not yet on the Map’s unlocked list, going there this time might allow them to join.
Song Jiulai calculated on her fingers: “Fierce Eagle Sect, Peach Blossom Sect, Liuyun Sect, Netherworld Sect, and the annihilated Spirit Fox Sect. These are basically all the Small Sects near Cave Demon Valley.”
Because there is news and interaction between them.
It’s not necessarily about controlling the surroundings, but rather that Players need to spread out. Infiltrating these Sects is a better way to conceal Longevity Sect’s development; in essence, Longevity Sect is the one growing stronger.
As long as she can reach Nascent Soul Stage quickly.
Song Jiulai’s brow twitched. Then, she would at least have the potential to become a Major Sect.
After all, Guanhai Sect relies on its Nascent Soul Ancestor for its standing.
She glanced at the Points leaderboard. The top three were the trio of Mu Qiu, and the rest were mostly familiar faces.
And they were still Zhen Weida’s group.
Song Jiulai recalled some matters.
She frowned slightly: “These people are all related to Fan Guozhou’s business. It seems I decided too hastily and missed some things.”
The Points earned from selling Things are not the same as the speed at which Players earn Points by fighting monsters, and this is even without Chen Miaomiao and others exchanging a large amount of Points.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be the trio of Mu Qiu taking the top three spots.
