Chapter 44 - 42: Energy Value +1000

Chapter 44: Chapter 42: Energy Value +1000

"Don’t be in a rush. You’re different from me, so you might need a little time," Su Tan reminded.

"Such a simple thing can be learned in a single glance," the Little White Wolf said disdainfully. "Among the Demon Race, my cultivation talent is unparalleled. Don’t look down on me."

"Then you can practice. Let’s begin..." Su Tan replied.

The Little White Wolf couldn’t do it. Even though Su Tan explained everything in great detail, covering every chant and trick, it still couldn’t perform the very first movement.

Su Tan wasn’t surprised by this. Although it was just one movement, executing it was incredibly difficult. When combined with the breathing rhythm and the Cultivation Technique’s chants, the difficulty skyrocketed. Even with the system’s support, he had spent a long time familiarizing himself with the movements and chants, and he had even needed to enhance his body before he could pull it off. It seemed like a simple movement, but the underlying principles it contained were far from simple.

The Great Dao was simple, reducing complexity into unity. The concept of ’one’ was simple, yet it encompassed all things. Therefore, even though it looked like a mere illustration, the White Wolf only grew more confused the more it practiced.

"I’ve taught you everything I should. Whether you can learn it depends entirely on your own fortune!" Su Tan said. "If you can execute it, it’s yours. If you can’t, it just proves that the time isn’t right!"

"I will definitely master this!" the Little White Wolf declared, deeply obsessed.

After all, this was the Dominator Body. Given the chance to attain the Overlord Physique, it would be crazy not to be driven to madness.

"I will definitely succeed!!!" it stated firmly.

Failure after failure followed.

It thought, "Why is this so difficult?"

Yet, it kept trying, again and again, refusing to give up. Seeing its earnestness, Su Tan didn’t disturb it. He let it practice slowly while he focused on his own cultivation.

Closing his eyes, he carefully pondered the nine illustrations within his body. The subsequent nine illustrations echoed the previous ones. They flawlessly built upon the past to lay the foundation for the future, blending together in a seamless continuum. Merely looking at the illustrations evoked a sense of ancient, majestic profundity. It was as if they had been passed down from primordial times, personally carved by some invincible Great Power.

Gathering his thoughts, Su Tan continued to practice the fourth illustration.

Time flew by like a flash; seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

The Xu Family patriarch’s condition had improved, and the items the Xu Family promised were delivered in succession. Su Tan kept what was useful for himself and entrusted the rest to Village Chief Chen’s household to manage. If asked who Su Tan trusted the most in this world, it was undoubtedly Village Chief Chen’s family. If Demon Beasts were included, it would definitely be the Little White Wolf. To be precise, Village Chief Chen was like family to him. Because of this, he didn’t mind doing something for the Chen Family.

Thanks to this arrangement, the Chen Family had truly struck it rich.

Over these seven days, Su Tan had cultivated the Ten Thousand Dao Furnace’s Body Refinement Chapter up to the seventh illustration. The Dominator Body aura radiating from him grew increasingly intense. His initial Dominator Body was currently transitioning toward the intermediate Overlord Physique.

Su Tan’s rapid cultivation speed was entirely thanks to the system. Some of the illustrations were simply outrageously perverse. They weren’t things an ordinary person could practice. Fortunately, he could just equip them. By directly equipping whatever he lacked, cultivation proved to be virtually effortless.

On the other hand, the Little White Wolf was in a miserable state. It was still lingering on the first illustration. It couldn’t even perform the first movement to standard, and its appearance had deteriorated into an absolute mess. That fellow had been cultivating far too frantically. It had originally thought the Ten Thousand Dao Furnace’s Body Refinement Chapter was incredibly simple and could be mastered casually. It figured that if an ordinary human like Su Tan could easily learn it, why couldn’t it?

The outcome, however, made it doubt its life. Oh, wait... it made it question its very existence as a wolf.

It wondered why this was so difficult, or if it was just incredibly untalented. It couldn’t understand why Su Tan had mastered it in a single day, while it hadn’t completed even one illustration after seven days. It severely began to doubt its own talent. Seeing Su Tan’s continued progress, successfully executing more movements while his Dominator Body aura steadily strengthened, the wolf was on the verge of madness.

For the first time, it began to envy Su Tan and truly reevaluated this human.

It thought, "What kind of freak is this guy? How did he master such difficult movements in just one day?"

Only after actually practicing it did one realize how daunting it truly was.

SWISH!

Before long, Su Tan achieved another breakthrough. A fierce cloud of purple Qi erupted from his body before quickly fading away.

"The eighth illustration is complete!" Su Tan smiled faintly, withdrawing from the stance with satisfaction.

He was only short of the ninth illustration before he could upgrade his Dominator Body to the intermediate stage. The so-called initial, intermediate, and advanced stages represented an increase in bloodline purity. The initial Dominator Body had a very thin bloodline concentration. The intermediate stage strengthened it. The advanced stage would likely result in an Overlord Body Bloodline in the truest sense.

"Ah... I refuse to accept this... ah..." Seeing Su Tan’s latest breakthrough, the Little White Wolf’s mindset completely collapsed. It hadn’t even learned a single movement on its end, while Su Tan had zipped straight to the eighth illustration.

This time, it genuinely questioned its entire existence as a wolf. It wondered if its supposed cultivation talent was completely fake.

Su Tan chuckled. "How is it? Difficult, right? I told you it was hard. It took me several whole hours to figure out the first illustration. But don’t worry... it only gets harder from here!"

PFFT PFFT PFFT...

The Little White Wolf nearly coughed up blood. It took him several hours to master it?! Was he genuinely calling it difficult, or just showing off?

"Don’t be too impatient, though," Su Tan added. "This is a Cultivation Technique derived from the Overlord Body Bloodline. Wouldn’t it be abnormal if it were simple to learn?"

This statement was actually quite reasonable. The Little White Wolf felt slightly better. It huffed, turned around, and ignored Su Tan to continue its practice.

Su Tan shook his head. "I’ve been completely immersed in cultivation lately. I feel like my body is about to fall apart. I need to take a break."

He felt that cultivation was getting a bit tedious, even developing a subconscious resistance toward it. Therefore, he decided to relax and put his training aside for the time being.

"It’s been a long time since I bathed in the sun!" With that thought, Su Tan got out of bed and walked out of his room. Beams of sunlight spilled across his face. He couldn’t see, but he could feel the warmth. It was incredibly comfortable.

CREAK!

The door opened and closed. He stepped outside and walked into the small courtyard. Finding his familiar reclining chair, he leaned back and basked beautifully in the sun.

"Ah..." He stretched his back lazily. "So comfortable!"

There was strength coursing through his body. According to the system’s Personal Attributes page, Su Tan was now at the ninth layer of Body Refinement.

Body Quality: [Consummate]

The Body Refinement realm was divided into a total of nine layers. The Qi Condensation realm also had nine layers...

However, once one tempered their body to the ninth layer, there would be an evaluation of its quality. (Common Initial, Intermediate, Advanced, Consummate, Perfect!)

The higher the quality, the better it undoubtedly was, as it heavily impacted all subsequent cultivation. Everyone in the world strove to elevate their body’s quality.

"So having physical strength provides this much of a sense of security..." Su Tan murmured.

The more his strength improved, the more confident and secure he felt. It was different from the security the Little White Wolf provided. This was a true peace of mind, a sense of security completely devoid of any doubt or worry.

"Ahhh... I did it! I did it! I finally did it!!!" While Su Tan was comfortably sunbathing, he heard a bizarre screech from inside the house.

The Little White Wolf dashed out as if possessed, its blood-red eyes wide and staring.

"I did it!" it exclaimed, rushing out to share the good news with Su Tan. "I’ve mastered the first illustration!"

"DING! A creature has successfully cultivated the host’s Cultivation Technique, the Ten Thousand Dao Furnace: Body Refinement Chapter. Feedback received: +1,000 Energy Value..."

"Hmm???" Su Tan murmured in surprise.