[Random Treasure Chest, Grade: White]
[Chest Grades: White, Blue, Silver, Gold, Purple, Emerald, Diamond]
"There are seven grades of treasure chests, and the one I got is the lowest grade."
Yang Ling took a deep breath and rubbed his hands together.
Then he crouched in front of the chest and slowly opened it.
As the chest opened, a soft white light spilled out.
It felt like a gentle breeze brushing against his face.
Inside the chest, a pill lay quietly.
Yang Ling focused his gaze, and the information immediately appeared:
[Spirit Nurturing Pill, can increase proficiency by 500 points]"What the...? Increase proficiency by 500 points!?"
Yang Ling was shocked.
That was simply too exaggerated.
Based on his current cultivation speed.
500 proficiency points would take him at least over twenty days!
Yang Ling thought for a moment, then swallowed the Spirit Nurturing Pill in one gulp.
The white treasure chest also vanished at that moment.
[Please select the martial skill proficiency to enhance]
"Vajra Bright King Technique."
[Please select the martial skill proficiency to enhance]
"It seems the Vajra Bright King Technique won't work. So it can only enhance martial techniques after all."
"Boulder Crushing Fist."
The next second, a warm current began to continuously surge within Yang Ling's body.
It felt exactly the same as when his proficiency increased during martial arts training.
The only difference was that this warm current came fiercely, wave after wave.
Yang Ling even felt a bit dizzy.
As if he had practiced the Boulder Crushing Fist non-stop for over twenty days in one go.
When this feeling subsided, he suddenly felt an emptiness.
He immediately checked his Status Panel:
Character: Yang Ling
Profession: Martial Artist
Level: 10
Strength: 11
Agility: 5
Spirit: 12
Martial Arts: Vajra Bright King Technique (First-class Technique, Novice)
Experience Points: 60/100
Boulder Crushing Fist (Beginner's Insight)
Proficiency: 587/1000
HP: 110
"It really increased by 500 proficiency points. If I had another one, wouldn't I directly reach the Skilled realm?"
Yang Ling secretly clicked his tongue in amazement.
This was too miraculous.
"Spirit Nurturing Pill... Besides rewards given by the game, are there places where I can buy it?"
"There probably are. For example, major sects definitely have such treasures, which is why the disciples they train have extremely high martial skill proficiency."
"Those I saw before, including Wu Que, were all at the Skilled level."
"This way, reaching the Transcendent level seems hopeful too... I just wonder if the Spirit Nurturing Pill has diminishing returns, becoming less effective the more you take?"
Yang Ling suppressed his swirling thoughts and opened the Divine Realm Level Ranking for a quick glance.
His name wasn't there.
"As expected, without a profession change, I'm not qualified to be on the ranking."
"The game just notified me that I'm among the first thirty players to reach Level 10. This means among all players in the Divine Realm, my level is in the first tier."
"But my mining gives me Experience Points that can alleviate fatigue, allowing me to mine continuously."
"Why are those other guys leveling up so fast? Is it because they have advantages from their background?"
Yang Ling felt somewhat suspicious in his heart.
He had already confirmed that while Zhang Wei, Lin Guoliang, and the others could gain Experience Points from mining.
The Experience Points were just that—Experience Points—completely unlike his cheat-like ability to directly alleviate fatigue.
That's why Zhang Wei wanted to leave this place.
For him, leveling up through mining was not only exhausting and painful, but also very slow!
"Forget it, leveling up is what matters. Maybe there will be another reward at Level 20."
Yang Ling suppressed his distracting thoughts and got to work grinding for experience.
He didn't have the ambition to be number one, but he also wanted to maintain his leveling speed.
It would be best if he could receive game rewards every time.
As the sun was about to set, Yang Ling returned to the wooden hut and began practicing his fist technique.
Time passed bit by bit.
"Huh, something's not right."
Yang Ling's expression shifted.
Previously, he could only gain 1 proficiency point per hour.
Five hours would be 5 points.
But just now while practicing his fist technique, he felt the rate of proficiency increase was noticeably much faster.
"Five hours might give me 6 points? That's an increase of one-fifth?"
"My Spirit was 10 points before, now it's 12 points. This confirms that Spirit is indeed related to proficiency gain..."
"Let's try the Vajra Bright King Technique again!"
Without another word, Yang Ling assumed the stance and began cultivating the Vajra Bright King Technique.
Experience Points +1
As time passed, the Experience Points quickly increased by 5 points.
The rate of increase seemed no different from before.
Yang Ling didn't stop and continued cultivating.
After a while:
Experience Points +1
"6 points!"
Yang Ling opened his eyes, filled with pleasant surprise.
The upper limit for Experience Points gain had increased!
Also by one-fifth!
"Spirit really is related to proficiency and Experience Points!"
"Excellent! I don't necessarily have to wait until I'm old to become a master!"
Yang Ling secretly grew excited. As long as he continued leveling up and allocated his Free Attribute Points to Spirit, he could increase his cultivation speed, forming a virtuous cycle!
"I have disposable Free Attribute Points, but Zhang Wei and the others seem to only be able to gain corresponding attribute points through similar training.
If other players are the same, this is one of my biggest advantages.
I can add to Spirit whenever I want, but they can't..."
Over the next few days, Yang Ling's life fell into a steady rhythm.
During the day, he mined and ground for experience.
At night, he practiced his fist technique and cultivated the Vajra Bright King Technique.
Not only was his strength slowly increasing.
His money pouch was also growing richer day by day.
On this day.
An unprecedented seriousness appeared on Yang Ling's face.
After making sure no one was around, he continued cultivating the Vajra Bright King Technique!
97/100
98/100
99/100
Time passed.
Finally!
100/100!
Boom!
A massive warm current surged into Yang Ling's body.
Yang Ling's entire body continuously emitted heat.
Even faint white steam seemed to rise from the top of his head!
[Congratulations, Vajra Bright King Technique has advanced one level]
[Gained 5 Free Attribute Points. When circulating energy, Strength and Agility each increase by 15 points. Additional HP increased by 100 points]
"Finally achieved..."
Yang Ling murmured to himself.
Reaching this point, his strength had finally undergone a qualitative transformation!
"There shouldn't be any debate about where to allocate these 5 Free Attribute Points."
Yang Ling immediately allocated all of them to Spirit.
At that moment, he felt his spirit undergo an extremely high level of sublimation.
The benefit wasn't just that his mind became increasingly clear.
Even his visual field, the way he saw things, became incredibly sharp!
"Wait, something seems off. Is this HP increase permanent?"
A thought struck Yang Ling, and he began checking his Status Panel.
Character: Yang Ling
Profession: Martial Artist
Level: 10
Strength: 11
Agility: 5
Spirit: 17
Martial Arts: Vajra Bright King Technique (Beginner's Insight)
Experience Points: 0/1000
Boulder Crushing Fist (Beginner's Insight)
Proficiency: 786/1000
HP: 210
"My HP has increased from 110 to 210 even without circulating energy... So I misunderstood before. This HP increase is permanent!"
"First-class techniques are indeed miraculous. If I reach the fourth level and achieve completion, wouldn't my HP likely exceed a thousand?"
Yang Ling's breathing became rapid.
When he first arrived, his HP was a pitiful 40 points.
The standard for a normal person is 50 points.
So his current HP is actually over four times that of an ordinary person.
If this were in reality, one could almost call him a monster!