620: Chapter 618 Skill Book Page

"Me? The first principal?"

Chu Xuan was slightly taken aback, but on second thought, he understood Minister Liu Fumin's intentions.

"You don't need to participate in management or teaching; you just need to hold the title," Minister Liu Fumin said.

"Besides, this is only a preliminary concept for now. With future changes and shifting rules, how it will be implemented and whether it's even necessary to establish will depend on the situation after this World Mission ends."

"Alright, I agree."

After pondering for a moment, Chu Xuan nodded in agreement.

After hanging up, Chu Xuan checked the life essence brewing inside the Life Tree House.

By now, the Life Tree House had already begun to take root, its roots spreading outward and drilling deep into the ground.

Chu Xuan pushed the door open and walked in, only to find Gaga Chicken lying flat on his back on the floor, completely dazed and clearly drunk.

He looked around.

Inside the hollowed-out tree house, a dense, honeycomb-like network of 1,024 compartments had been carved out.

The remaining 755 compartments were filled with emerald-green liquid, with the lowest grade being Intermediate life essence.

Among them, high-grade life essence accounted for the largest portion, filling a total of 455 compartments.

Although a lot had been consumed previously, the quality of a large amount of Intermediate life essence inside the tree house had improved over the past few days.

In addition, the Intermediate life essence in those 300 compartments was expected to upgrade in quality and transform into high-grade life essence soon.

The liquid stored in each compartment weighed about three catties.

With a total of over 1,200 catties of high-grade life essence, the rich aura of life it emitted was so refreshing that just a single whiff was enough to clear one's mind.

Chu Xuan couldn't help but pour a full cup and take a sip, instantly feeling a wave of comfort wash over his entire body.

Although this high-grade life essence was no longer of much use to the current Chu Xuan, its rich, fragrant taste still put him in a pleasant mood.

No wonder Gaga Chicken had overindulged and gotten drunk.

The rich aroma of the brew inside the tree house did not escape; instead, it was condensed within, to the point where even the air itself was tinged with a faint, pale green hue.

Chu Xuan's gaze swept around, and he noticed that the pale green airflow swirling inside the tree house was ultimately converging toward one of the compartments.

"This is..."

Chu Xuan looked closer and suddenly realized that the liquid in this particular compartment had a translucent, jade-like luster, far more vibrant than the rest of the high-grade life essence.

[high-grade life essence: Brewing, about to become Super Life Essence. Current status: Estimated time 3–5 natural days.]

"Almost there."

Chu Xuan took a deep breath. "It seems the Life Tree House really needs to take root in the ground to truly unleash its brewing capability for life essence."

Chu Xuan looked around once more to confirm that only the high-grade life essence in this compartment was different, before resisting the urge to scoop it up and drink it.

Putting his thoughts aside, Chu Xuan walked out of the tree house and notified all the official team members of Haicheng to come over.

Before long, all fourteen members had arrived.

Keeping his previous promise, Chu Xuan distributed 15 catties of high-grade life essence to each of them, totaling 210 catties.

"This high-grade life essence should last you for a while. Remember not to drink too much at once, or you'll easily get drunk. Once you finish, I'll give you more..."

Chu Xuan instructed them.

Naturally, everyone was incredibly excited. They accepted the essence and expressed their gratitude.

After a brief pause, Chu Xuan took out an additional 10 catties of the brew and distributed it among Zhang Qiang, Zhao Hongchan, Han Feng, and Qin Shaowu.

These four had already successfully advanced, meaning they could drink more of the liquid at a time and recover much faster.

The remaining ten people were still quite far behind.

Chu Xuan's gaze fell upon Qin Qing.

He instantly noticed that Qin Qing's Rank had already reached level 9, and all four of her attributes had reached 90 points. She only needed to accumulate enough spirituality value to reach Rank 10 at any time.

Chu Xuan had always felt grateful to Qin Qing.

Without Qin Qing, there was no way Chu Xuan could have escaped the dormitory back then.

And the ghost-forbidden lamp she lent him later on had also been of great help in the early stages.

In return, although Chu Xuan had already gifted Qin Qing a bottle of special grade life recovery potion, he had not forgotten her past kindness.

With this in mind, Chu Xuan took out a spirit bead.

"There is a total of 1,000 spirituality value inside this. Use it to reach Rank 10 first. That way, you can get the attribute points rewarded by the System, and your strength will improve significantly."

After a brief pause, Chu Xuan added, "A bit later, I'll provide you with more spirituality value so you can max out all your attributes to 100 points."

However, for Chu Xuan's gift, Qin Qing did not accept.

She smiled gently and said, "You've already repaid the help I gave you back then many times over. You don't owe me anything anymore."

"With your current strength, although your methods and speed of obtaining spirituality value far exceed ours, your consumption is also much higher.

"If you have spare spirituality value, you should save it for yourself in case of emergencies. There's no need to go out of your way for me."

Qin Qing smiled softly and said, "Besides, I only recently returned from completing a Gloom Quest, and all my basic attributes have increased significantly. I need to wait a while before I can continue raising them."

"Even if I force it, doing so intermittently would probably take over ten hours to reach 100 points in all attributes. After that, I might not be able to complete the Advancement Trial before the World Mission begins."

Chu Xuan shook his head. "You misunderstand. I'm not asking you to start raising your basic attributes right now, nor am I asking you to participate in this World Mission. Instead, I need you to help me guard this Life Tree House while I'm away!"

The Super Life Essence was about to finish brewing, requiring only three to five days.

However, when he entered the Cangyun World next, putting it back into his Exclusive Space would certainly be safe and secure, but the brewing time would inevitably be greatly extended.

If there was a reliable person staying behind to watch over it, Chu Xuan could feel more at ease.

By then, everyone above Rank 10 would have departed, while Qin Qing's attributes would all be at 100 points.

Furthermore, with the enhancement of the life essence, both her spirit and stamina would receive a massive boost.

Coupled with the fact that Qin Qing's Talent was already related to Mental Energy, and with her official status as a Night Watcher, her strength would definitely be top-tier.

As for the S-rank Specters that might be hiding in this world, Chu Xuan had some plans of his own, and might even be able to reel in a few big fish.

After hearing Chu Xuan's explanation, Qin Qing didn't stand on ceremony.

"Alright, thank you then." Qin Qing accepted the spirit bead and fully absorbed the 1,000 spirituality value within.

At the same time, she felt incredibly emotional. She truly couldn't have imagined that the greenhorn she met back then would grow to such heights today, reaching a point where he was almost beyond reach.

"Brother Xuan, here's something good for you," Qin Shaowu suddenly leaned in, took out a golden page, and handed it over.

[You have obtained a Skill Page: This page has recorded the temporary Talent skill, 'Blood Body'.]

[Blood Body: When suffering fatal damage, if flesh and blood still exist, you can retain 1 health point and repair yourself through flesh reconstruction.

Each reconstruction and repair will consume an increasingly higher amount of spirituality value. The speed of repair is related to the degree of body damage, basic attributes, and the amount of spirituality value consumed. When spirituality value is depleted, you will gradually perish within 3–5 minutes.]

[Note 1: This page originates from Qin Shaowu. If used by someone other than himself, it must be burned at least 1 minute in advance at the cost of 100 spirituality value to obtain the recorded temporary skill, which can then take effect at any time within the next 30 minutes.

Note 2: The remaining duration of this page is '41 hours, 52 minutes, and 18 seconds'. Before the time limit expires, the owner of the Skill Page, 'Qin Shaowu', can consume spirituality value to extend its duration. Each extension cannot exceed a maximum of 48 hours.

Note 3: The skill 'Blood Body' recorded on this page originates from 'Han Feng'. At the time of recording, Han Feng's individual Rank was LV.11.

Therefore, when using this Skill Page, if the user's individual Rank is below LV.11, there is a certain risk of backlash. If it exceeds LV.11, the recovery effect will be correspondingly weakened.]