Chapter 597 - 246: Gambling on Luck Augment

Chapter 597: Chapter 246: Gambling on Luck Augment

Normally, cultivators lose almost all perception of the outside world while in meditation.

His state, however, was even more astounding. Not only could he focus on cultivating, but he could also clearly remember that he had been preparing for a test earlier.

This meant he could not only start at any time but also control when or under what conditions to stop cultivating.

To sum it up in one word—invincible!

「In the middle of the night.」

Having finished his cultivation for the day, Xiao Chen’s eyes snapped open. A sharp light glinted within them, making them especially striking in the darkness.

’I really didn’t expect this. The Augment I got from this lucky draw is actually not bad at all.’

Before today, he’d had a significant weakness: his foundation in comprehending the Laws was far too weak.

Previously, when he broke through to the Middle Stage of the Golden Core Stage as a Magic Cultivator, Xiao Chen had relied on the Enlightenment Crystal and the Purple Gold Bodhi.

Although this issue wasn’t especially significant during the Golden Core Stage.

But as his cultivation gradually increased in the future, this problem would become more and more obvious, until it became completely unavoidable.

Now, however, things were different.

By now, Xiao Chen had realized that the blurry, chaotic, and indistinguishable mass he had seen was actually the Five Elements that constitute all things in heaven and earth.

’It’s only natural that I can’t see them clearly. After all, my cultivation is still weak right now.’

’The day I can finally see them clearly will probably be the day I take a huge step forward.’

At this thought, a sense of clarity washed over Xiao Chen.

He even felt exceptionally energetic, with no sleepiness whatsoever. He wished he could cultivate for another three days and three nights straight.

However, he didn’t continue cultivating. Instead, he simply flopped backward and lay down on the sand.

Gazing up at the star-filled sky, he searched for the location of the Heart Moon Fox while he began to map out his future cultivation plan.

Originally, he wouldn’t have needed to worry about this.

Now, with the Blood Crystals provided by Su Li, it was no exaggeration to say that breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm was only a matter of time.

But after seeing the third Augment today, a new sense of urgency had actually taken root in Xiao Chen’s heart.

In theory, as long as a Body Cultivator’s total Qi Blood was high enough, they would almost never encounter a bottleneck.

But if he relied solely on Blood Crystals to increase his total Qi Blood, the accumulation process would be extremely long.

More importantly, if he completely relied on Su Li’s Blood Crystals, Xiao Chen would have no way of precisely determining how much he needed to accumulate before attempting a breakthrough to guarantee a one hundred percent success rate.

The reason for emphasizing a one hundred percent success rate was that his situation was rather unique.

Although he had successfully condensed a Life Pill, it hadn’t been formed through normal cultivation, and its location wasn’t within his Dantian.

There are two sides to every coin.

The benefit of this was that even if Xiao Chen’s breakthrough failed and his Life Pill was damaged, he himself would not be injured.

Things like damage to his Lifebound Flying Sword wouldn’t affect him either.

The corresponding disadvantage, however, was that after a normal cultivator’s Life Pill was damaged, as long as the damage wasn’t severe, they could still use their Dantian to nourish and repair their Golden Core.

But Xiao Chen already had a Flawless Golden Core in his Dantian, so it couldn’t accommodate his Life Pill, which meant there was no possibility of repairing it.

Therefore, he had to be absolutely certain of his success before he could attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Dual Cultivation of Body and Technique allowed one to surpass ordinary people, but it also came with the price of a more troublesome breakthrough.

Originally, he could have taken his time. At worst, he would just absorb a few more Blood Crystals and rely on a massive amount of Qi Blood to trigger a qualitative change.

However, judging from the hint provided by the Augment, a crisis would arrive in less than five years.

Therefore, Xiao Chen had to start actively preparing—for example, by searching for other Spiritual Objects that could increase the success rate of Nascent Soul Formation.

Or finding an Alchemist to help him refine a Jade Marrow Infant Pill.

Preferably a Tier Four Alchemist, as they could produce a Rank-Breaking Spirit Pill with a Pill Pattern.

Or thinking of a way to collect Secret Techniques and insights on Nascent Soul Formation, and ideally, learning about the process others went through to help him achieve a better breakthrough.

This last point, however, would probably be difficult. Such insights were likely top-secret information among the major powers.

’Oh, right, isn’t Su Li a Nascent Soul True Monarch?’

At this thought, Xiao Chen’s eyes lit up. ’I can ask her about the specific process of Nascent Soul Formation.’

The reason he hadn’t thought of her in the first place was mainly that, apart from being rather imposing when they first met, Su Li had shown none of the airs of a True Monarch afterward.

It had gotten to the point where Xiao Chen had almost forgotten that she was, in fact, his senior.