“Host’s Dantian will be permanently shattered in: 502 days!”
The daily reminder was still present.
Below it, several more lines of small text appeared.
“Activation Condition: First contact with an Advanced Energy Body
Status: Achieved!”
“Empathy with target reached: No Mutual Hostility
Rank Bonus: 1x
Reward Points: 1
Remaining Addable Points: 1”
As lines of golden text flashed before Su Jingzhe’s eyes, he was completely stunned.
“This... This is my Golden Finger!
Two and a half years, a full two and a half years, it’s finally activated!”
After a moment of daze, he trembled with excitement.
It took a good half an incense stick of time for Su Jingzhe to calm down slightly.
He could only blame himself for always being at the bottom of the Cultivation World, never having encountered Advanced powerhouses of this world.
Therefore, the activation condition for his Golden Finger had not been met, wasting two and a half years.
The arrival of this mysterious woman now was truly fate.
But what Realm was an Advanced Energy Body?
“It seems at least stronger than a Huayang Sect Inner Sect Disciple, even higher than Foundation Establishment?”
Su Jingzhe muttered.
The strongest Cultivators he had seen before were Inner Sect Disciples of the Huayang Branch Sect, at most at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
With the activation of the Golden Finger, some information about it spontaneously appeared in Su Jingzhe’s mind.
As the name suggested, as long as the empathy with a person reached a certain level, corresponding points could be gained.
What was empathy?
It could also be understood as making someone feel warmth or emotion, thereby improving their perception of the host.
There were eight levels of empathy: ‘No Mutual Hostility’, ‘Slightly Favorable Impression’, ‘Mutual Appreciation’, ‘Mutual Affection’, ‘Deeply in Love’, ‘Mutual Support’, ‘Growing Old Together’, ‘Life and Death Bond’.
“Remaining Available Points: 1”
“Qi Refinement Stage Early Stage (First Layer): 94 / 100”
“Gold Spiritual Root (Mortal Grade): 23 / 100”
“Wood Spiritual Root (Mortal Grade): 99 / 100”
“Water Spiritual Root (Mortal Grade): 25 / 100”
“Fire Spiritual Root (Mortal Grade): 89 / 100”
“Earth Spiritual Root (Mortal Grade): 32 / 100”
Wood Spiritual Root (Mortal Grade): 99 / 100?
Seeing this option, Su Jingzhe paused.
In the Cultivation World, Spiritual Roots were divided into Mortal Grade, Profound Grade, Earth Grade, and Heaven Grade!
Under normal circumstances, the fewer Spiritual Root attributes a person had, the higher the chance of developing a high-quality one.
After all, if there were too many attributes, touching a bit of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, it would all be watered down.
Moreover, resources in the Cultivation World were limited, and even Disciples of large sects found it difficult to Cultivate multiple Cultivation Techniques simultaneously, not to mention the saying about biting off more than one can chew.
Most Cultivators who achieved success had a single attribute; specialization allowed them to go further.
Unfortunately, Su Jingzhe’s five Spiritual Roots were all Mortal Grade!
Each attribute on its own was the most useless kind, and having all five made this type of Spiritual Root even more infamous among Cultivators.
At this moment, Su Jingzhe licked his lips and unhesitatingly added it to the Wood attribute.
Most Alchemists in the Cultivation World came from Wood and Fire attributes.
After all, most medicinal ingredients contained Wood attribute Spiritual Qi, and the higher the quality of the Wood Spiritual Root, the higher the compatibility with medicinal ingredients, and thus the greater the chance of successfully refining pills.
And the higher the quality of the Fire Spiritual Root, the stronger the ability to control flames, which also made it easier to form pills.
However, Pill Furnaces in the Cultivation World came with their own Fire Formation, so fire control could be achieved through the Formation, making it not entirely necessary.
For Su Jingzhe currently, allocating limited points to a Spiritual Root, specifically the Wood attribute, offered better cost-effectiveness.
Although he wanted to directly add it to his Cultivation, he only had one point, which was not enough for him to Breakthrough, which was a pity.
After adding the point, Su Jingzhe himself didn’t feel anything special.
But the golden text reappeared before his eyes.
“Host: Su Jingzhe
Cultivation: Qi Refinement Early Stage (First Layer): 94 / 100
Empathy Count: 1, Level: No Mutual Hostility”
“Gold Spiritual Root (Mortal Grade): 23 / 100”
“Wood Spiritual Root (Profound Grade): 0 / 200”
“Water Spiritual Root (Mortal Grade): 25 / 100”
“Fire Spiritual Root (Mortal Grade): 89 / 100”
“Earth Spiritual Root (Mortal Grade): 32 / 100”
He was stunned again; his Wood Spiritual Root had actually reached Profound Grade!
This was only the lowest Rank, and he had only added one point. What if he raised the Rank and did it a few more times? That would be incredible!
Although this was the lowest level of Spiritual Root transformation, such a thing was once unimaginable.
It even broke some of the iron rules of the Cultivation World to some extent.
Although his Dantian was still damaged at this moment, Su Jingzhe felt that his future was so bright.
“Come in!”
As Su Jingzhe was envisioning his future, the cold voice suddenly came from the quiet room again.
Upon hearing this, Su Jingzhe quickly tidied his appearance.
He now regarded the woman as his benefactor and had to serve her well.
In just a short incense stick of time, Su Jingzhe’s mindset had completely changed.
He dared not delay and immediately pushed the door open.
But the next moment, he was dumbfounded again.
The woman was still in the bathtub, her back to him.
Su Jingzhe had thought that she had finished bathing and was fully dressed when she called him in.
He hadn't expected her to still be in the bath.
Although her fragrant shoulders were half-bare, she wasn't alluring at all.
Because on her fair shoulders, exposed above the water, there were several shocking wounds, deep enough to see bone.
The wounds, soaked in warm water, had turned somewhat white, making them look even more gruesome.
“Miss, you, what is this...”
Su Jingzhe instinctively turned his gaze elsewhere.
His instinctive action was noticed by the woman, which again surprised her a little.
“Help me out...”
As she spoke, there was finally a slight abnormality in the woman’s tone.
Su Jingzhe was stunned once more.
“Um... Miss, are you saying you want me to help you out of the bath?”
Su Jingzhe felt that his understanding should be correct.
“Indeed, but you’d best blindfold yourself.
Although I am exhausted, I still have the ability to kill you.”
The woman’s tone reverted to its previous cold and domineering state.
Of course, she wasn't trying to scare Su Jingzhe with her words.
For her, killing a Qi Refinement Early Stage Cultivator didn't even require using her hands.
She had deliberated for a long time before making this decision.
Just now in the bathtub, to prevent her injuries from worsening, she had made the difficult decision to Seal her own acupoints.
After doing everything, she awkwardly realized that she didn't even have the strength left to get out of the bath.
And for such a small matter, she really shouldn't break the Seal; that would only make the situation worse.
But if Su Jingzhe dared to act inappropriately or make any overt moves, she would kill him at all costs.
“Um... this...
Although we Cultivators don't fuss over minor details, men and women should ultimately keep their distance...”
Su Jingzhe knew in his heart that the terrifying Buddha before him was an existence that absolutely could not be blasphemed.
Having read so many novels before his Transmigration, he had seen too many idiots who foolishly touched the other party’s body in such situations and then died inexplicably afterwards.
Moreover, the other party’s appearance at this moment was not alluring.
The other party was undoubtedly in a sorry state now, and sometimes seeing a powerful person in a sorry state came with a price.
“Stop with the nonsense! Do as I say!”
Seeing Su Jingzhe’s hesitation, the woman’s voice grew colder.
Su Jingzhe felt no Spiritual Qi fluctuations, but the temperature in the quiet room seemed to drop by a few degrees.
This was the Evil Qi emanating from her!
Su Jingzhe swallowed.
Having just Awakened his Golden Finger, he couldn’t die like this before rising to power.
A good man could be soft or hard, able to bend and stretch!
He then tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes to blindfold himself.
He also took off his outer robe and wrapped his hands with it.
Only then did he slowly walk towards the bathtub.
This was maximizing his will to survive.
“Empathy +1”
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