57: The so-called butt determines the head

When Midnight Gao Sou opened his eyes, he saw dense Spiritual Qi swirling around him, with wisps of smoke rising. He could feel the sweetness of the surrounding air as he breathed.

Not only was it sweet, but the spiritual energy within him was circulating autonomously, spiritual liquid flowing, constantly flushing his Dantian.

The surrounding environment was excellent; his cultivation efficiency was unprecedentedly high.

"Where is this?"

Midnight Gao Sou blinked and looked around.

It seemed to be inside a quiet stone chamber. Talismans were carved on the surrounding stone walls, and there were also Talismans on the floor and ceiling, forming a magical array that continuously gathered the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

As he looked, a panel appeared:

【Basic Spirit Gathering Array】

【Ninth Grade · Magical Array】

【Can be used to gather Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi】

Spirit Gathering Array?

Midnight Gao Sou clicked his tongue. Good heavens, this beginning was completely different from before; right off the bat, it was a Ninth Grade Magical Array.

This Ninth Grade Magical Array continuously gathered Spiritual Qi, making the Spiritual Qi in the stone chamber increasingly dense, and his cultivation speed faster and faster. His internal Cultivation Technique even showed signs of autonomous operation.

Not only was there a magical array, but incense was also lit in the stone chamber, with another panel prompt:

【Calming Incense】

【Ninth Grade · Incense】

【Soothes the mind, calms emotions】

He looked down and saw that he was sitting cross-legged on a meditation cushion.

【Qi Gathering Cushion】

【Ninth Grade · Treasure】

【Can be used to gather surrounding Spiritual Qi】

Good heavens, even what he was sitting on was a treasure.

Midnight Gao Sou got up and suddenly saw a ring on his hand, clearly a storage ring.

With a thought, a panel representing the internal space of the storage ring appeared.

Upon seeing this, Midnight Gao Sou was completely dumbfounded.

Ninth Grade Medicinal Pill · Harmony Qi Pill, Ninth Grade Medicinal Pill · Foundation Establishment Pill, Ninth Grade Medicinal Pill · Spirit Sealing Pill, Ninth Grade... dozens of Medicinal Pills hung quietly in the storage ring, gathered in one corner.

Midnight Gao Sou guessed that these should be the resources Lu Dingpeng prepared for his Disciples.

Because next to this pile of Medicinal Pills, there was also a pile of obviously better Medicinal Pills:

Eighth Grade Medicinal Pill · Meridian Opening and Vein Nourishing Pill, Eighth Grade Medicinal Pill · Qi Gathering and Spirit Absorbing Pill, Eighth Grade Medicinal Pill · Water-Fire Immunity Pill, Seventh Grade... Good heavens.

Midnight Gao Sou had never seen so many Medicinal Pills.

Back in single-player mode, when a player obtained an Opportunity, it was just one Seventh Grade Medicinal Pill · Once Step to Mysterious Pill.

And on Lu Dingpeng, although there was no Once Step to Mysterious Pill, there were three Seventh Grade Medicinal Pills!

Two of them were for temporarily boosting combat power, and the remaining one was specifically for saving his life. The configuration could be described as very luxurious.

"Brothers, is this Foundation Establishment? Is this an Elder?"

Midnight Gao Sou looked at the camera, filled with emotion.

The friends in the live broadcast room counted the contents of the storage ring with him, and they were equally stunned.

It turned out that besides Medicinal Pills, there were other good things in the storage ring.

Stacks of Talismans, medicinal herbs ranging from Ninth Grade to Seventh Grade, various incenses and other treasures with different effects, various Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals, piles of Flying Swords and weapons, scattered Spirit Stones, and even some mysterious small objects, subtly hinting at the legacy left by a Senior Cultivator.

This configuration truly shocked the friends.

【I played single-player mode for several days and didn't get this configuration】

【Good heavens, he's already at the highest point right from birth】

【What highest point? He's only at Foundation Establishment, far from the highest】

【Among players, he's currently the highest. I haven't heard of anyone randomly assigned to a Core Formation Cultivator】

【Indeed, if you look at the cultivation leaderboard, Gao Sou is first now, incredible】

【Don't you guys know that the cultivation leaderboard can be set to hidden?】

【Hidden? Are you kidding? With so much traffic now, as long as you're on the list, you can get ads. Would you choose to hide?】

【Anyway, Gao Sou is now the number one player!】

I'm the number one person?

Midnight Gao Sou looked at the bullet comments, secretly pleased.

Suddenly, he felt a headache, and images and descriptions flashed through his mind.

Thanks to the auxiliary System, Midnight Gao Sou quickly absorbed the information, which turned out to be Lu Dingpeng's memories.

Not detailed memories, but only key points, such as becoming a Disciple of Duan Kong Cave, becoming a Disciple of an evil Cultivator, refining human pills, and so on.

He glanced at his panel:

【Main Cultivation Technique: Seventh Grade · Human Medicine Treasure Scroll】

【*Evil Cultivator Cultivation Technique, not tolerated by Righteous Path Cultivators. Once exposed, will be hunted by the Righteous Path*】

"I really am an evil Cultivator!"

Although Midnight Gao Sou had expected it, he was still somewhat helpless now.

An Elder of Duan Kong Cave, even if it was just an Elder of an outer branch, was still a big figure. When he Cultivated, he had an exclusive training room, and the Spirit Stones in the Spirit Gathering Array were continuously supplied.

The problem was, Lu Dingpeng's identity was problematic.

It turned out that he was once a Righteous Path Cultivator, but after a great battle, he accidentally obtained the Human Medicine Treasure Scroll. Lu Dingpeng, who had been unable to Breakthrough Foundation Establishment for a long time, chose to take a risk, eventually consuming a human pill, soaring from Qi Refining Ninth Level to become a powerful Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Lu Dingpeng's status indeed rose because of this, but the risk also increased. Once Duan Kong Cave discovered he was an evil Cultivator, he would be hunted by powerful Cultivators.

Midnight Gao Sou looked at the bullet comments in the live broadcast room, narrowing his eyes.

He had originally wanted to recruit players into Duan Kong Cave, but now the situation had changed.

If these players were loose-lipped and spread rumors that he was an evil Cultivator, would Duan Kong Cave really come to kill him?

Even if the Cultivators above didn't believe these players, if they conducted some kind of investigation, lowered his treatment, and reclaimed his training room, it would still be troublesome.

"Ahem."

Thinking this, Midnight Gao Sou naturally looked at the camera and said, "Brothers, I'll first familiarize myself with this identity. Once I've established a firm footing in Duan Kong Cave, I'll bring you Brothers into the sect. Then we can all enjoy the blessings together."

That's what he said.

In his heart, Midnight Gao Sou actually didn't want them to come anymore.

On the one hand, he was afraid of exposing his identity as an evil Cultivator.

On the other hand, by receiving memories, he knew that although Duan Kong Cave had Golden Core Cultivators guarding it, its resources were not abundant.

Only Elders could enjoy training rooms and Spirit Gathering Arrays.

If he brought these poor Brothers in, how would he distribute things then? Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

So, Midnight Gao Sou decided to employ the delaying tactic, dragging it out for as long as possible.

The friends in the live broadcast room didn't buy it:

【What do you mean? Still have to wait?】

【I've already entered the game and I'm in Efeng Mountain Range. Gao Sou, I'm coming to find you now】

【If you're not going to bring us into Duan Kong Cave, at least share some of the treasures in your ring, right?】

【Yeah, let's Cultivate together. After our cultivation is similar, we'll go to Broken Wood Cliff to seize treasures together. There's strength in numbers, after all】

Midnight Gao Sou looked at the bullet comments and said hesitantly, "Brothers, the resources in my storage ring may seem like a lot, but if I were to truly divide them, there really wouldn't be enough for everyone. I think it's better to concentrate our efforts on major tasks, let me advance another small Realm first, establish myself in Duan Kong Cave, and then distribute resources. How about that?"

Midnight Gao Sou's tone was sincere, and it was indeed very logical.

The friends also had some pride; they couldn't really expect to freeload resources, so they all quieted down.

But just then, a knock came from outside the training room's stone chamber.

An ethereal, pleasant voice passed through the stone door, gently drifting in:

"Revered Master? It's time for Dual Cultivation."