47: Maintenance method of ground jade

Ning Ruogong slowly opened his eyes and looked forward. But it seemed that whether he opened his eyes or not, he could see everything around him, because he was just energy residing in a body. It was his own body, but ultimately, it was just a body.

“I must carefully preserve this body. If this body is damaged, I will have to spend another 500 million energy to create a new one,” he thought.

Suddenly, a notification appeared before him.

<Congratulations on acquiring a human body>

<Conditions met>

<You can now absorb energy through Qi>

“Is that so? How do I absorb Qi? Like heat and sound?” he asked.

<Use cultivation technique to gather Qi; half of the Qi will be stored in the body, and the other half will be absorbed>

“Hmm… Is there any way to adjust the amount I absorb?” he asked.

<You can choose to absorb less energy, but at least half will always be retained by the body>

“I understand. I have no objections,” he thought.

Hyesi was truly astonished to see a new body forming before him. That was also the body of his God.

“Lord Inikaka, have you successfully reshaped your body?” he asked.

Ning Ruogong said, “Yes, it seems so.”

“Look at your skin, Inikaka. It's as lustrous as you are,” Hyesi said.

“Lustrous?” Ning Ruogong was surprised, he didn't expect his body to be lustrous, so he quickly put his hands in front of him to check, only to find that it wasn't lustrous at all. He turned around repeatedly, and it still wasn't lustrous.

“What does this kid mean?” Ning Ruogong was momentarily confused, but when he turned his gaze to Hyesi in his hand, he finally understood.

“Oh, he means my skin is white. Has this kid really never seen other white people? There should be many cultivators flying around, so why are there none here?” Ning Ruogong wondered. He had been in this area of Kumia Star for several weeks, but he truly hadn't seen any cultivators flying in the sky.

He had narrowed down his location on the Northern Continent considerably, but this range was still too narrow for him to pinpoint the exact location.

Ning Ruogong quickly put on clothes that matched the local people.

“Alright, let’s go back to the village and tell everyone that I have a body now,” Ning Ruogong said to Hyesi.

“Yes, Inikaka,” he replied.

Ning Ruogong walked back to the village and saw expressions of awe and surprise on everyone's faces. At first, they didn't recognize who he was. But when they saw Hyesi behind him, they realized who he was.

“Lord Inikaka?” someone said.

“Yes?” Ning Ruogong replied.

“Wow, it’s you, Lord Inikaka. Everyone, look, the Lord has a new body!” the person shouted. Everyone began to gather around Ning Ruogong to examine him closely, very surprised by how different he was from others.

When they got close, Ning Ruogong started to get scared. Because they were too strong, if he wasn't careful, his body would be broken in half by them.

“Everyone, stop!” he shouted. The noisy people suddenly stopped talking. “Yes, it’s me. However, since this is not my true body, I am very weak and will need some time to recover my full strength. So please, for now, do not do anything that might harm my fragile body,” he said.

Everyone agreed. After everyone looked at the Lord's new body for a while longer, they went back to their daily work, doing nothing else.

“These people truly have no other purpose besides farming and living. They don’t have any hobbies, nor do they do any physical activities. They just sit idly in the village doing nothing. Don’t they get bored?” he thought.

“Well, I need to give them some time for recreation. Farms in another place are good, but… hehe, I can think of something better,” he thought.

“I should obtain the Sun God’s Morning Cleansing Technique, so I can also become stronger,” he thought. “Also, now that I have a body, I should also start cultivating. Techniques, weapons, and other things can wait. I need a cultivation method now,” he thought.

“Let me see… Should I choose a bad one so I can struggle, or a good one?” he began to wonder.

“System, what cultivation techniques can I buy for under 100 million?” he asked.

The system listed nearly a thousand cultivation techniques for him to choose from, and the number was only around 100 million. If he filtered it further, the list would probably be very, very long.

He spent a few minutes browsing the list. Since he could think of two things at once, browsing the list didn't take too long. Finally, he chose one that looked good.

<Are you sure you want to spend ninety-two million to purchase 'Earth Jade Cultivation Method'?> “I only have a few million energy left, but that’s enough for me. Okay, buy it.”

<Confirmed>

<Congratulations! You have learned the 'Earth Jade Cultivation Method'>

“Hmm… I wonder why it didn't offer 5 different levels of knowledge options. Are cultivation techniques and knowledge not the same?” he wondered.

Status

[Status

Name: Ning Ruogong

Energy: 16,954,482

Separated Energy

Heat Energy: 6,894,523

Sound Energy: 10,059,959

Qi Energy: 0

Skills: Synchronized Thinking, Beginner Map, Intermediate Clavis Language, Candlelight, Yin-Heat Conversion Technique, Night Vision I, Multi-Dimensional Storage (Time Stop; 12KG), Air Cut, Telepathy, Water Filtration, Yin-Sound Conversion Technique, Earth Jade Cultivation Method]

Ning Ruogong looked at the skill list and thought, “So it’s a skill, no wonder it didn’t show multiple options. Also, I now have a Qi Energy bar, and it’s time to start filling it.”

‘Now that I have a cultivation method, I can cultivate.’