190: Chapter 190 System Update, Gift Pack Included!

Chen You slowly spread his palm, looking at his fingertips.

The skin was still the same skin, and the bones were still the same bones, but the feeling was just different.

Inside his body, the surging river of spiritual power had calmed, turning into a deep pool of water—quiet, yet containing an even more terrifying power.

But that wasn't the point.

He felt an indescribable charm lingering both inside and outside his body.

It wasn't power, yet it could influence the flow of power.

It wasn't spirit, yet it could make his thoughts more clear and unhindered.

It was as if... he had gained a faint, ethereal connection with this world.

Just then.

"Buzz—"

A miniature drone, entirely silver-white and only the size of a palm, hovered silently in front of him.

The red lens light flickered slightly, like a curious eye.

Zhang Yunhai's slightly excited and nervous voice came through the speaker.

"Comrade Chen You, how do you feel? Are there any abnormalities in your body?"

Chen You retracted his focus and waved at the drone with a relaxed expression.

"I'm fine, Team Leader Zhang."

He paused and said in as flat a tone as possible, "It's just that my technique... had a bit of a breakthrough."

Inside the command center, everyone stared at the calm figure on the screen, their eyes twitching uncontrollably.

A bit of a breakthrough?

Why did it sound as ordinary as drinking water?

Director Li Guoan took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and said solemnly, "As long as your body is fine. Stabilize your realm first; don't rush."

"Understood."

Chen You nodded.

He closed his eyes again, carefully savoring the changes after the breakthrough.

The massive amount of worldly energy flooding his body had brought his spiritual power accumulation to an unprecedented peak.

However, after only another half hour...

A certain bottleneck in his body showed signs of loosening once again.

Chen You wasn't surprised at all.

Boom!

This time, there wasn't even much resistance.

Sixth level of Qi Refining!

It happened naturally!

Chen You slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, feeling refreshed and clear-headed.

Without much thought, he entered the cultivation state once again.

...

About another hour passed.

Inside the exclusive resting room of the Qinling Command Center.

Director Li Guoan, Zhang Yunhai, Sun Feng, and other core members were all present.

The atmosphere was no longer as tense as before, but it remained serious.

"Proceed according to the original plan," Director Li Guoan said, looking at Chen You with a grave expression.

"Safety is always the top priority. We don't seek first kills or fight for hollow fame; the primary mission is to protect yourself."

"I understand," Chen You nodded solemnly.

"The money has already been transferred to your account," Director Li Guoan added.

"Use it when you need to; don't skimp."

Chen You thought to himself that the money from last time hadn't even been used yet, and now more had been sent.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Chen You took a deep breath and sank his consciousness into the bracelet.

"Connecting to Source Realm..."

"Synchronizing data..."

"Major version update detected. Loading the latest resource pack for you..."

"Loading complete. Verifying relevant information..."

"Verification passed. Welcome back, Xian."

The next second, a bright red system prompt popped up.

[Prompt: Current number of logins is too high. You have entered the queue.]

[There are currently 68,954,136 players ahead of you. Estimated wait time: 1 minute.]

Chen You: "..."

Good grief, it's the middle of the night, and there are still so many players online waiting for the server to open.

This was the Source Realm's first maintenance shutdown; he had still underestimated its influence.

However, the Source Realm's servers were indeed powerful; the queue numbers dropped rapidly at a visible speed.

In less than a minute, the scene before his eyes suddenly changed.

A quaint room with a view of Thousand Light City's bustling night scene outside the window.

Chen You's figure reappeared within the hall of the Supreme Tower.

Before he could even feel the changes in the game, a glittering, radiant pop-up window appeared with a "DUANG," occupying his entire field of vision.

It was even accompanied by festive background music.

[To commemorate the beginning of the Mythical Epic, we specially present to you the 'The Path of the Monarch Commemorative Grand Firework'! ]

[Witness history, right at this moment!]

[Original price: 999 gold coins. Current price: only 99 gold coins!]

[Limited time offer: 29:59]

Chen You glanced at this so-called Grand Firework.

[Item: Monarch's Firework]: After use, it can launch brilliant fireworks into the sky. The user has a chance to obtain rare rewards. Total of 99 shots.]

"..."

Chen You stared at the glittering, tacky pop-up in front of him and fell into a three-second silence.

Original price 999, current price 99.

This familiar formula, this classic routine.

They can't even be bothered to pretend when they're harvesting leeks, can they?

"A chance?"

Those two words—anyone who knows, knows.

Translated, it means: 'Thank you, sucker boss, for the airplane gift.'

Still, ninety-nine gold coins...

Just pocket change.

I'll just treat it as giving an overtime red envelope to the Source Realm's server maintenance staff.

He clicked purchase without hesitation.

[Ding! You have successfully purchased 'The Path of the Monarch Commemorative Grand Firework' x1. It has been stored in your inventory.]

Just as Chen You was about to check for changes in the updated Supreme Tower, another prompt box slowly emerged in the center of his vision.

Unlike the tacky style from before that practically blinded him, this pop-up was a simple, ancient golden bamboo slip slowly unfurling.

There were no sound effects, yet it exuded an unspeakable weight and majesty.

[Detected that you have successfully cultivated the Heaven-rank technique 'Nine Revolutions Primordial Chaos Art' to the third layer (Minor Accomplishment Realm).]

[Your Dao and Law have preliminary resonance with heaven and earth. We hereby present the 'Echoes of the Great Dao' Gift Pack x1.]

"Another one?"

Chen You didn't bother thinking too much.

"Just buy it."

Gold coins -999.

[You have obtained the 'Echoes of the Great Dao' Grand Gift Pack. Open it now?]

"Yes."

[Congratulations! You have obtained the unique title—'Natural Dao Charm'!]

[Congratulations! You have obtained 'qi gathering pill' x10.]

"Hmm?"

Chen You's heart stirred as he clicked on the title.

[Title: Natural Dao Charm]

[Type: Unique]

[Effect 1: Universal Affinity. When learning or comprehending any technique or skill, efficiency is increased by 100%.]

[Effect 2: Heaven-Man Resonance. When performing actions such as cultivation, alchemy, or forging, there is a very small probability of triggering the 'Epiphany' state, doubling the effect.]

[Equip Effect: Your Charm value receives a slight increase. Initial favorability increases when negotiating with Lawful or Neutral camp NPCs.]

[Description: When your footsteps tread upon that path, the entire world will take notice of you.]

Hiss!

Chen You couldn't help but gasp.

Good grief!

This title is simply 'Outrageous's mother opening the door for Outrageous'—it's outrageous to the extreme!

Learning efficiency doubled!

It can even trigger epiphanies!

This is practically carving the words 'Protagonist Halo' right onto my forehead!

That mysterious feeling of 'having a bit more connection with heaven and earth' after the breakthrough in reality—was that actually the precursor to this title?

"This wave is a massive profit!"

Chen You was just thinking about how the Source Realm's greed was becoming more and more shameless.

Now he wished there were a hundred million more gift packs like this!

Truly fragrant!