Chapter 674 - 644: Another Improvement (Part 1)

Lin Xinghai was shocked by Zuo Wenya’s explanation.

Of course, he wasn’t shocked about the enormous future cost of cultivating the Divine Demon Body. What stunned him was that the Military Department was actually willing to give him their entire supply of Creation Essence Liquid as a reward.

Lin Xinghai knew full well how difficult this was to achieve, as it was tantamount to cutting into the benefits of the other Divine Demon Realm experts.

For example, Zuo Wenya’s own monthly share was only about 100 milliliters of Creation Essence Liquid. Now that the Military Department had no inventory, the amount their Divine Demon Realm experts could obtain would surely plummet.

Just then, Zuo Wenya handed over the briefcase. Lin Xinghai took it and opened it. Inside were 20 bottles, filled to the brim with Creation Essence Liquid.

"Don’t worry, Teacher. I’ll be sure to make good use of these 10 kilograms of Creation Essence Liquid. I won’t disappoint the Military Department for their investment in me," Lin Xinghai said, suppressing his shock.

"Yes! And by the way, I should remind you, things didn’t go this smoothly at first. The Military Department was only willing to offer 2.5 kilograms of Creation Essence Liquid, compensating the rest with other resources."

"The reason you ended up with so much is because Admiral Huo Feiteng spoke up for you. He thinks very highly of you," Zuo Wenya reminded him.

"Admiral Huo Feiteng," Lin Xinghai murmured, repeating the name.

"That’s right! He’s also the commander-in-chief on the front lines. He, more than anyone, understands just how precious this Life-Sacrificing Secret Technique is, which is why he pushed past all objections to get you so much Creation Essence Liquid," said Zuo Wenya.

He was letting Lin Xinghai know who he truly ought to thank.

"Alright, I understand." Lin Xinghai nodded. He then took six glass bottles out of the briefcase and handed them to Zuo Wenya, saying with a smile, "Teacher, these are for you. Consider them repayment for the Creation Essence Liquid you lent me before."

According to what Zuo Wenya had said, advancing a single Small Realm in the Divine Demon Realm required one kilogram of Creation Essence Liquid. Here was a full three kilograms, enough for Zuo Wenya to finish cultivating his Divine Demon Body completely.

Gazing at the six bottles of Creation Essence Liquid Lin Xinghai was handing him, Zuo Wenya hesitated for a moment before finally accepting them.

"I never thought I’d be the one receiving things from my student," Zuo Wenya said with a wistful sigh.

"Come on, Teacher, don’t say that. The sooner you raise your strength, the more I stand to benefit! Besides, with the appearance of so many Blood Bags, this is a rare opportunity for Divine Demon Realm experts like you, isn’t it?" Lin Xinghai said with a smile.

"Heh! That might not be true for others. But with the Creation Essence Liquid you’ve given me, the bottleneck in my Divine Demon Body cultivation is gone. I can really get a huge boost in strength." Zuo Wenya couldn’t help but laugh as he said this.

At the Divine Demon Realm, elixirs for enhancing one’s strength were simply too expensive. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the vast majority of Divine Demon Realm experts used elixirs one level lower to slowly advance their cultivation.

It was considered quite normal to take one or two years to advance a single Small Realm.

The appearance of these Blood Bags, which were effective at any level, was a massive opportunity, even for experts in the Divine Demon Realm.

However, many were held back because they hadn’t had time to advance their Divine Demon Body, so they could only break through one Small Realm at most.

With the Creation Essence Liquid Lin Xinghai provided, Zuo Wenya could now advance without any bottlenecks. As long as he had enough Blood Bags, he could cultivate all the way to the Peak of the Divine Demon Realm in a single stretch.

Next, Zuo Wenya told Lin Xinghai more about what was discussed in the meeting.

Most of these details were things Zuo Wenya had already discussed with him. For example, the final sale price for the Life-Sacrificing Secret Technique was set according to Zuo Wenya’s previous suggestion: 100,000 Credit Points for the first level, 200,000 for the second. Those without Credit Points could also purchase it directly with Huaxia Coins.

Needless to say, the sale of the Secret Technique would also be a huge benefit for the universities.

Beyond that, there was the matter of the Point rewards for tasks posted when Liu Miaomiao treated other Divine Demon Realm experts.

Initially, both Capital University and Modu University had been strongly opposed.

But in the end, the Military Department declared that if the universities didn’t agree, then their Divine Demon Realm experts shouldn’t bother seeking treatment from Liu Miaomiao when injured.

Ultimately, the two universities conceded, but the final Points for the tasks were certainly not as high as the numbers Lin Xinghai had casually bluffed about before.

If a Divine Demon Realm expert sought treatment from Liu Miaomiao, a task would be posted with a reward ranging from 100,000 to 300,000 Points, depending on the severity of the patient’s injuries.

Lin Xinghai was quite satisfied with this result. After all, this was no small amount; even 100,000 Points was equivalent to a Third Level Task.

More importantly, all of these Points would belong exclusively to Liu Miaomiao. He could imagine her rank on the Points leaderboard skyrocketing, which meant she would receive even greater benefits in the future.

After Zuo Wenya finished relaying all of this to Lin Xinghai, he took the written copy of the Life-Sacrificing Secret Technique and quickly departed.

He had to hurry and cultivate this Secret Technique, as did the other Divine Demon Realm experts.

After seeing Zuo Wenya off, Lin Xinghai didn’t immediately rush to gather the members of the Xinghai Squad to go on a mission.

Instead, he planned to first absorb the Creation Essence Liquid and advance his Divine Demon Body to the peak of the Marrow Tempering Realm.

After all, advancing his Divine Demon Body would also grant him a substantial boost in combat power.

Soon, Lin Xinghai filled his bathtub with water, took a bottle of Creation Essence Liquid from the briefcase, and poured in about 100 grams.

’I can always add more if it’s not enough,’ he thought, ’but adding too much would be a waste.’

Of course, Creation Essence Liquid was much denser than water, so 100 grams only amounted to about twenty or thirty milliliters.

Soon, the water in the tub turned red. Lin Xinghai immediately jumped in, activated his Divine Demon Body, and began to absorb the Creation Essence Liquid.

With the help of his Time Acceleration Ability, Lin Xinghai absorbed the Creation Essence Liquid at an incredible speed. In just 15 minutes, all 100 grams of it were completely absorbed.

His Divine Demon Body progress soared from 57% to 86%, leaving him not far from completing the third stage of his cultivation.

Lin Xinghai immediately poured another 100 grams of Creation Essence Liquid into the tub and continued absorbing it.

Although he wasn’t far from reaching 100% progress with his Divine Demon Body, the difficulty of cultivation would multiply once he surpassed the 90% mark.

And it wasn’t just the difficulty that increased; the consumption rate did as well.

After another 15 minutes, once Lin Xinghai had absorbed all of the Creation Essence Liquid, his Divine Demon Body progress reached 99%.

Lin Xinghai added two more drops of Creation Essence Liquid into the tub, swiftly raising his progress to 100%.