138: Chapter 138 Subsystem Construction, Infinite Cultivation

Just as the officer had said, under the sky full of thunder, the super-large defensive shield soon stopped running, and the next step would rely on the protection of the sword shields.

Zhao Feng secretly prepared his Divine Power. Although the nature of Divine Power was more Advanced than Qi, it was compatible with equipment designed to channel Qi, provided one controlled the output well.

Another sky-covering bombardment ensued. Zhao Feng could hear the screams of human soldiers amidst the thunderous explosions, and the notifications from the System about continuously gaining transformation points confirmed this.

He didn't know how much time had passed when the officer pulled him up. "Fellow Daoist, you've withstood the first wave. Now, leave it to the brothers behind."

Through the sky full of dust and thick smoke, Zhao Feng saw more soldiers running up quickly to replace the previous wave of combatants, preparing to meet the subsequent offensive of the Yao Race.

Under the bright sunlight, Zhao Feng's body was full of strength, and the Qi he had just consumed was replenished in the blink of an eye. Looking at the massive amount of transformation points in the System, how could Zhao Feng give up such an opportunity? "It's fine, I request to join the battle."

"Soldier combat requires coordination. Your Cultivation Technique is incompatible with the soldiers', so it would actually be difficult for you to intervene." The officer looked at him deeply and explained.

"Then give me a spear. I can hold a section; I am at the Foundation Establishment Peak, after all." Zhao Feng, of course, did not want to give up just like that.

"Very well, use my spear then. Hurry up and regulate your breathing; the Yao Beasts will launch their attack within twenty breaths." The officer didn't dawdle; after his persuasion failed, he threw the spear over directly.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist." After thanking him, Zhao Feng closed his eyes to study the System.

A sub-System only required 100,000 transformation points, and after such a long battle, the transformation points in the System had already reached a massive 900,000. It was imaginable how many lives had perished in the war during this short time.

"Creating sub-System, importing preset System, System testing in progress..."

"System test complete, ready to run."

"Load sub-System — Infinite Cultivation?"

"Yes!" Zhao Feng recited silently.

Unknowingly, the sub-System had finished loading. With its existence, Zhao Feng suddenly felt full of confidence.

"Open Infinite Cultivation interface."

The interface for Infinite Cultivation was very similar to the idle cultivation games on the market. There were four sections at the very bottom: Immortal Cave, Cultivation Technique, Inventory, and Trials.

Clicking into the Immortal Cave, Zhao Feng's consciousness arrived at a space with beautiful mountains and clear waters. Several groups of golden characters were shining: Meditation Room, Alchemy Room, Artifact Refining Room, Spirit Beast Garden, Herb Garden, and Mine.

After entering the Meditation Room, a thought prompted Zhao Feng to ask if he wanted to meditate. Meditating would grant 1 point of Qi, 1 point of Buddha Power, and 1 point of Divine Power per second. Zhao Feng declined; he was just looking around. There was also the label "Level 1 Spirit Gathering Array" in the Meditation Room.

There was a Pill Furnace in the Alchemy Room, with an inscription: "Level 1 Pill Furnace, can refine Grade 1 Medicinal Pill."

The Artifact Refining Room was similar to the Alchemy Room; it also had an artifact furnace, which also had a note: "Level 1 Artifact Furnace, can refine Level 1 equipment."

The Spirit Beast Garden was empty, but a thought told Zhao Feng that as long as a Level 1 Spirit Beast was sent in, it could be tamed by the Spirit Beast Garden.

The Herb Garden was also empty—a Level 1 Herb Garden, capable of planting Level 1 Spirit Medicine. The Mine was different from the others; it was completely empty. It required Zhao Feng to deposit mineral resources, and then it would continuously replicate the minerals.

Returning to the main interface of Infinite Cultivation, Zhao Feng saw his personal status within Infinite Cultivation.

Host: Zhao Feng. Realm: Foundation Establishment Peak, Intermediate Deity. Cultivation: Qi 490, Buddha Power 85, Divine Power 1500. Cultivation Technique: True Qi Circulation Method (Modified), Nine Palaces Visualization Method (Modified), Mountain Deity Edict, Namo Guanghua Bodhisattva Vow Sutra. Spirit Skills: Spiritual Root Inspection Technique (Special), Fire Starting Technique (Beginner), Pyromancy (Beginner), Hydromancy (Beginner), Dendromancy (Beginner), Geomancy (Beginner), Terramancy (Beginner), Cryomancy (Minor Achievement), Ice Arrow (Novice), Ice Rain (Beginner), Frozen Hell (Not Learned). Miscellaneous: Level 1 Artifact Refiner.

In the planning of Infinite Cultivation, 1-99 of Qi, Buddha Power, and Divine Power correspond to the Qi Refinement Stage, 100-499 to the Foundation Establishment Stage, 500-1000 to the Golden Core Stage, 1000-2000 to the Nascent Soul Stage, 2000-3000 to the Exit Soul Stage, 3000-4000 to the Divided Soul Stage, 4000-5000 to the Body Integration Stage, 5000-7000 to the Undergoing Tribulation Stage, and 7000-9999 to the Mahayana Stage.

As for the ways to obtain cultivation such as Qi, besides meditating, there was also consuming Spirit Pills, fighting monsters, etc. The amount of cultivation obtained was greatly related to one's strength. For example, regarding meditation, excluding the efficacy of the Immortal Cave's Spirit Gathering Array, it was also related to the host's body, Meridians, and so on. Leveling up by fighting monsters was essentially the System converting and transferring the Qi attached to the dead monsters to the host, which was also related to the amount of Qi the monster possessed.

Of course, because the sub-System was limited by the real world, the improvement of cultivation could not be separated from the constraints of the Realm and the endurance of the body. This didn't mean that Zhao Feng could achieve Immortal Ascension while sleeping from now on; it just turned this narrow path into a highway.

Next, it was time to fight.

The appearance of the System was only in his mind, and the time used was very short. Zhao Feng opened his eyes, and only two breaths of time had passed.

The tide-like Yao Beasts arrived again. They withstood the Spell bombardment, rushed to the front of the city wall, and then climbed up quickly. Earth spikes that emerged from the city wall from time to time continuously impaled a large number of Yao Beasts, but still, more Yao Beasts rushed up against the onslaught.

The light swords on the sword shields were moving around, stabbing and killing. The ones that slipped through the net were left to the spearmen. The energy shield did not have strong defense against physical objects, so the Yao Beasts could easily charge in.

"Kill!" Zhao Feng channeled the long-unused Centipede-Piercing Spear Technique and stabbed an ape-like beast to death with one thrust.

"Gained 2 Wood Qi, gained one Ape Skin."

Zhao Feng stabbed another Yao Beast to death, and the System prompted again, "Gained 1 Fire Qi, gained one Wolf Tooth."

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At first, Zhao Feng was so excited watching the transformation points soar, but after a while, Zhao Feng became numb because, in addition to Infinite Cultivation, the Planet Modification System also gave notifications for gaining transformation points. Helpless, he had no choice but to turn off the notification sounds and kill Yao Beasts in silence.

He didn't know how long it had been before this wave of Yao tide finally receded. Even with Zhao Feng's formidable physique, he felt tired. With the arrival of the next wave of soldiers to relieve them, Zhao Feng withdrew from the battlefield.

Because he did not belong to the combat unit, Zhao Feng couldn't roam around in the fortress, so he had to reluctantly return to the logistics department.

Squad Leader Li Kai seemed a bit surprised that Zhao Feng was still alive, but Zhao Feng, covered in Yao blood, was truly frightening. Squad Leader Li Kai didn't dare to say much and just told Zhao Feng to rest well before leaving.

Liu Xuan was also startled to see Zhao Feng covered in filth and blood. She hurriedly ran over to touch and check here and there, extremely anxious. Zhao Feng comforted her repeatedly, signaling that he was fine, which finally calmed her down.

Because he was truly too tired, Zhao Feng didn't even do his daily Cultivation Technique practice; he lay on the bed and fell asleep.