I might have been playing a fake cultivation game.

Section 084 Self-Cultivation

"The manual 'Refining the Nerves Through Fire' will be delivered in three days."

This is a Heaven-rank cultivation technique that can strengthen a cultivator's soul; the technique is generally biased towards defense.

According to the government, powerful ghosts in the underworld often possess extremely strong attack power at the soul level. This book, "Refining the Soul with Fire," can greatly enhance a cultivator's defense at the soul level. Furthermore, cultivating this technique requires a rare fire like the Southern Bright Fire, making it perfect for someone with a fire-elemental spiritual root like Zhou Yunshen.

Yes, fire elemental root.

When the spiritual root was tested on September 20th, it was not only found that Zhou Yunshen had an earth spiritual root, but also that he had a fire-attribute earth spiritual root.

Below the highest grade, the spiritual roots are a chaotic mass, without any distinction of the five elements.

Only spiritual roots of the highest grade or above can be divided into the five elements.

Zhou Yunshen possesses the fire attribute.

This means that he will be able to achieve twice the results with half the effort when practicing fire-related techniques, and the power of fire-attribute spells will also become stronger when he uses them.

In other words, Zhou Yunshen's ability to leave those high-spiritual-root players behind by cultivating the "Crimson Sun Burning Heaven Scripture" was not only largely due to his earth spiritual root, but also because the "Crimson Sun Burning Heaven Scripture" is a fire-attribute technique that is compatible with his fire-attribute spiritual root.

As for the boost to combat power from fire-attribute spiritual roots...

When Zhou Yunshen was a lone wolf in the Hell dungeon, he didn't feel anything about this.

But later, as more and more players entered the Hell Dungeon, and as he teamed up with other players more and more often, he began to see it.

The fire magic he used was indeed significantly more powerful than that of other players.

Even if other players also cultivate Heaven-rank fire-based techniques, his fire-based spells will still be more powerful...

When the "Refining the Fiery Nerve" is delivered, the matching exotic fire—the Southern Bright Fire—will also be delivered along with it.

A strange fire is a unique fire that is different from ordinary flames. The Nanming Li Fire exists in a place called Ming Kingdom in the southern part of the Xuan Yuan Continent, hence the name Nanming Li Fire.

Legend has it that the "Refining the Scripture of Fire" was created by a Ming emperor before he became an immortal. At that time, the emperor used the Southern Ming Fire when he was cultivating.

Interestingly, this book, "Refining the Psychic from Fire," was obtained by the government in the northern region of the Xuan Yuan Continent.

At that time, the player who possessed the "Refining the Nerves of Fire" was murdered and robbed. After he provided the clues about the murder to the government, the government found a way to retrieve the "Refining the Nerves of Fire".

In fact, many of the Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques in the hands of the government came from this source...

The Golden Core Realm master craftsman dispatched by the Heavenly Soldiers Pavilion is expected to arrive in Luchuan Prefecture in about a week.

This master craftsman, who had reached the Golden Core realm, traveled thousands of miles to Luchuan Prefecture. He was invited by the government at a high price, and the purpose of inviting him was self-evident: to help Zhou Yunshen nurture his natal spiritual treasure.

The document does not specify what price the government paid for this.

As for the Divine Dragon Sect deep in the Abyss Sea, the government has already sent people out to sea to try to make contact with it.

If players could obtain the method to fuse with the bloodline of demonic beasts from the Divine Dragon Sect, it would significantly boost their strength.

Furthermore, many players possess special bloodline inheritances, but so far, no player has awakened their special bloodline.

However, in this Xuan Yuan Realm, there is no special bloodline inheritance among the native inhabitants.

This has caused some distress for the government, which is currently exploring ways to awaken special bloodlines.

Perhaps, this matter can be resolved with the Divine Dragon Sect.

Besides these ways to become stronger, there is another crucial way: self-cultivation.

Players currently rely on the system for training.

Systematic cultivation can smoothly improve one's cultivation level, but how to unleash the power cultivated through systematic cultivation is a real challenge.

Both are 200-pound men with the same strength, but the combat power they can unleash is completely different: one is a white-collar worker who sits in the office all day, and the other is a veteran who has honed his killing skills.

The driving skills of a novice fresh out of driving school and a seasoned driver with twenty years of experience are completely different.

The system can't provide these experiential things; players have to explore and practice on their own.

Hell dungeons are a decent practice area, but players have a very hard time surviving them and die very quickly, so they can't accumulate much experience.

To truly achieve precise control over one's own power and maximize its potential, one must transmigrate to the Xuan Yuan Realm and spend a significant amount of time practicing there.

"I'm currently in the cooldown period for the Hell Dungeon. The first Heavenly Rank cultivation technique is beyond my current level, and the second one is still en route, not arriving for another three days. During these three days of free time, I'll use this opportunity to transmigrate to the Xuan Yuan Realm for some self-cultivation and to take care of some other matters."

Thinking of this, a cold glint appeared in Zhou Yunshen's eyes.

It's time to deal with the Qin family's affairs in Xiyun County.

Previously, he lacked the strength to seek revenge against the Qin family, which risked backfiring.

Now that he's at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, the chances of him failing when he tries to cause trouble for the Qin family are practically zero.

Xuan Yuan Realm.

"Uncle Liu, I'm going out for a bit," Zhou Yunshen said, looking at Uncle Liu.

"Yes, young master." Uncle Liu immediately jogged over to open the door for Zhou Yunshen.

In Luchuan Prefecture, Foundation Establishment cultivators are prohibited from flying, and Zhou Yunshen did not own any horses or similar animals, so he could only walk.

After leaving the city, Zhou Yunshen immediately used the Fire Escape Technique to fly at an extremely low altitude of less than ten meters above the ground.

This was the first time he had left the city since entering Luchuan Prefecture.

When he entered the city, he was only a martial artist at the peak of the Acquired Realm.

Two months later, when he left the city, he was already a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator and a perfect Innate Realm martial artist, his strength had increased more than a hundredfold!

Divine consciousness!

With a thought, Zhou Yunshen released his divine sense, sweeping it in all directions.

"Hmm... 103 meters. The farthest distance my divine sense can currently scan is 103 meters."

Zhou Yunshen began to condense fire locusts again.

Fire locusts materialized and flew around him like real locusts.

151...

The number of fire locusts was ultimately capped at 151; any more than that and he would be unable to control them precisely.

Zhou Yunshen originally intended to fly directly to Xiyun County, but after hesitating for a moment, he felt that he should adapt and practice more.

And so, Zhou Yunshen spent a day in the Xuan Yuan Realm.

Even though he could continuously draw spiritual energy from heaven and earth, he still consumed a spirit stone during the day's practice.

It does have an effect.

The number of fire locusts he could precisely control increased from 151 to 161, an increase of 10!

Not only that, but he also increased the speed at which he could condense fire locusts.

This is the effect of self-cultivation.