A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1324 Reward Redemption, New Mission! (Please Subscribe!)

Back home in the real world, it was already the second day since his return. Hua Shier got up early, showered and changed clothes, and then started communicating with the system to settle tasks and begin the lottery.

Task 1: Make Xiuxiu regret her betrayal and pay the price. (Completed)
'Ding, lottery start. Ding, congratulations host, you have drawn the Iron Head talent skill 'Iron Head'. Would you like to claim it?'

(Note: "Iron Head" is a passive talent skill that can increase the host's head sturdiness by a hundredfold!)

Hua Shier looked confused. "Iron Head's innate skill is 'Iron Head,' how come I didn't know that?"
However, he carefully recalled the things that Tie Tou had done in the original storyline.

If his girlfriend went to Japan and never returned, he would dare to smuggle himself there to find her.

For example, in order to avenge Ah-Jie, he infiltrated the Tainan gang headquarters alone.

In the end, even though he had the chance to go to Brazil with Lili, he chose to stay in Shinjuku forever for the sake of Japan's anti-piracy cause.

Thinking about it carefully, these are things that no normal person would do; they're just incredibly stubborn!
Well, the system actually materialized "stubbornness" as a reward. Hua Shier was really at a loss for words, but it should be a good thing, right?

Hua Shier chose to withdraw the reward, and the next instant, he felt a strange change occur in his head.

The surrounding spiritual energy began to converge towards him, and the spiritual energy from the water veins of the Huangpu River outside the balcony continuously gathered, forming a strong spiritual energy gust that gradually showed signs of turning into a hurricane.

The spiritual energy from the earth beneath their feet began to spread upwards along the building, and cracks appeared on the walkways in the residential area.

Hua Shier sensed this situation immediately and knew that if things continued like this, problems would definitely arise. The loss of too much spiritual energy from the rivers would first cause floods and disasters, and then lead to a period of depletion. It was unknown when it would be possible to recover.

If too much spiritual energy is extracted from the earth, the soil will inevitably begin to turn into sand.

Keep in mind that he lives in a bustling city center; if either of these two scenarios were to actually occur, who knows how much chaos it would cause.

So Hua Shier used the magic portal he learned from Gu Yi to go to the Greater Khingan Mountains, where the spiritual energy was more abundant. The vegetation, mountains, rivers, lakes, and the Arxan volcanic group could provide him with ample spiritual energy of the five elements.

After Hua Shier appeared, he instantly arrived at the confluence of the Greater Khingan Mountains' ley lines. He floated in the air, surrounded by primeval forests, allowing him to focus on strengthening his abilities.

Surprisingly, beneath Hua Shier was an ancient altar, seemingly untouched by modern humans. It was rustic, weathered, and had a shamanistic style, likely a place where the Manchu ancestors worshipped the spirits of heaven, earth, and nature in ancient times.

This altar is built at the intersection of the earth's veins, which shows that the shamans are quite skilled at choosing sites.

In the next instant, five-colored spiritual energy wrapped around like ribbons, forming a Tai Chi vortex above the shamanic altar. Hua Shier's hair moved without wind, and every pore was absorbing this surging natural five-element spiritual energy.

These spiritual energies entered Hua Shier's body and began to gather in his brain, becoming nourishment for strengthening his head.

Hua Shier closed his eyes and felt the strengthening within his body. He discovered that not only his head was being strengthened, but also his immortal muscles and bones, as well as his immortal bloodline, benefited as the spiritual energy flowed through his entire body to his head. Of course, the effect was not as obvious as in his head.

The enhancement process lasted for a full half hour. Throughout the primeval forest, howling winds created a spiritual energy storm around him, resembling a small tornado.

With a 'ding' sound in my mind, the system notification announced that the enhancement was complete.

Then another system notification sounded:

'Ding, it has been detected that the host's head has exceeded the scope of "Acquired Spiritual Treasure Dao Body". The "Acquired Spiritual Treasure Dao Body" has been officially renamed "Innate Spiritual Treasure Dao Body" (incomplete)'

what's the situation?
Before Hua Shier could even open his eyes, he accessed the system page to check his status. Sure enough, his 'Acquired Spiritual Treasure Dao Body' had transformed into 'Innate Spiritual Treasure Dao Body' (incomplete).
He couldn't help but feel happy. You see, his previous 'Acquired Spiritual Treasure Dao Body' was only rated as 'Beginner' according to the system. Now he had jumped several levels and become 'Innate Spiritual Treasure Dao Body'. How could he not be happy?

After carefully assessing his own condition, he exclaimed, "Huh!"

He discovered that apart from his head, his body had improved significantly, but not dramatically. It would have been possible to improve by one or two small levels, such as from 'beginner' to 'expert', but to jump a whole level at once seemed a bit far-fetched.

Hua Shier communicated with the system in his mind, and then couldn't help but feel annoyed. It turned out that he had been happy too soon. The system's rating was based on the strongest part of his body. At this time, his head had reached the level of 'Innate Spiritual Treasure Dao Body', but his body had not yet, which was why there was a (crippled) character.

When his body is cultivated to the same level as his head, the "(残)" character will disappear, and he will then be a true "Innate Spiritual Treasure Dao Body".

The advantage of this is that the skill names are impressive, but the disadvantage is that you can no longer view the advancement levels of other parts of the body.

Hua Shier opened his eyes and looked down at himself, wondering if the system had misidentified his strongest part!
System: If you keep thinking nonsense, I'll expose myself, believe it or not!
When Hua Shier came to her senses and looked around, she was startled to see that all the plants and trees around her had turned withered and yellow, as if autumn had arrived prematurely.

A mountain breeze blows, and countless fallen leaves flutter and dance in the air.

This is clearly a consequence of excessive absorption of the spiritual energy of the surrounding plants.

However, Hua Shier was not worried, because this place was where the earth veins converged, and the earth vein spiritual energy was inexhaustible. As long as he waited for a while, this place would return to its original state.

Hua Shier sighed. The real world was indeed the end of the Dharma era. If it were in the previous 'Shushan World', the spiritual energy that permeated the world would have been enough for him to strengthen himself.

He pointed his fingers like a sword, opened a portal in the void, and returned home directly to begin his second lottery draw.

Task Two: Establish yourself in Japan and become a highly influential figure. (Completed)
'Ding, the second lottery draw has begun. Congratulations, host, you have drawn the skill 'Lying Through Your Eyes'. Would you like to claim it?'

(Note: This skill is a racial innate skill of the Big 'Box' race, which allows the host to lie through their teeth with a 30% or higher chance of making the deceived party completely believe them!)

Hua Twelve:
They have all sorts of bizarre skills, but considering this big 'box' race, they can alter anything and that kind of personality, so I have to say that this racial talent is really fitting.

Of course, when that ethnic group uses such skills, the 30% who believe it without a doubt are probably all their own people.

Well, although getting the skill from the Box Clan is a bit off-putting, I have to say, Hua Twelve has a strange feeling that this skill might be very useful in the future.

As usual, after the lucky draw, I would treat myself to a big meal.

Hua Shier didn't eat at home this time. Perhaps he had been in Japan for too long and wanted to experience the lively atmosphere of Shanghai.

He immediately went out and downstairs, intending to find a shop to eat some pan-fried buns or something.

As soon as I went downstairs, I saw a lot of residents and security guards talking. Hua Shier went over to take a look and saw many spider web-like cracks on the walkway.

The property manager said loudly:

"Dear residents, please rest assured that we have consulted the relevant departments as soon as possible and confirmed that there is absolutely no possibility of an earthquake in the near future. What happened just now was probably just an accidental event. We will replace the damaged infrastructure in the community as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience caused."

And you know what? You get what you pay for. The property management in high-end communities is just different. If it were back in my hometown, where the property management fee is only 50 cents per square meter, the service quality would be really questionable.

The road surface in his residential area was dug up for pipeline repairs. It was filled with soil and it took three or four years, after a change of property management companies, for it to be repaired.

Hua Shier knew that the cracks in the ground were caused by him, so he pulled the property manager aside and wrote a check for 200,000 yuan.
"This is a private donation, after all, I'm also a member of the community!"

The property manager thanked him profusely and even went out of his way to give Hua Shier a proper receipt.

Hua Shier wasn't foolish or rich; rather, as his cultivation deepened, he realized that it was best to avoid getting involved in unnecessary karma.

Fortunately, he made the decisive decision to go to the Greater Khingan Mountains. If he had absorbed a large amount of the earth's spiritual energy, the impact would have been far more than just on the community's infrastructure.

I walked outside, hailed a taxi, and asked the driver where the most authentic pan-fried buns were, and that's where I'll go.

When Hua Shier returned after eating pan-fried buns, he noticed that both the community security guards and the building manager on duty were much more enthusiastic towards him. Clearly, his check hadn't been signed in vain, but of course, he didn't care about that.

When I got home again, I lit a cigar, sat contentedly on the viewing platform, scratched my head, and thought to myself:

"My head is practically a primordial treasure, so wouldn't that make me almost invincible? I wonder if I could withstand something like the Vajra Ring."

"I wonder if I'd be really cool if I mastered the 'Flying Head Technique,' hiding my body inside a storage space with only my head sticking out, and shooting wildly with Erlang Shen's eyes." "Hmm, the more I think about it, the more it sounds like a horror movie!"

Just as Hua Shier was lost in thought, inside the God's Space, his clone was standing below the God, communicating with the God through thought.

"God, I want to make an exchange."

He was about to ask for the "Method of Severing the Three Corpses" when a sudden tremor ran through his heart. He was Hua Twelve's clone, and this tremor in his heart also originated from the original body. So at this moment, he felt that the "Method of Severing the Three Corpses" did not seem to be suitable for him.

After some thought, I realized that although the "Method of Severing the Three Corpses" is a method to achieve sainthood, it requires the assistance of Primordial Purple Qi to be fully mastered.

Moreover, this method has a major drawback. Once mastered, one is bound by the Heavenly Dao of a vast world. Furthermore, after the Heavenly Dao is perfected, no sage appears. While one may seem invincible in the vast world, in reality, one is putting shackles on oneself and entering a cage.

Hua's twelve clones hadn't thought that much about it before, but when this feeling of unease arose in their hearts, they thought about it carefully and realized that this thing really wasn't working.

After looking at what he could afford to exchange, Hua Shier's gaze settled on the "Past Amitabha Sutra".

Although this technique is not as good as severing the three corpses, it allows one to entrust their primordial spirit to the past and cultivate the eternal and indestructible realm of the past Buddha, which is enough to deal with the crisis that Hua Twelve foresaw.

Once the decision was made, there was no more hesitation: "Lord God, I want to exchange for the 'Past Amitabha Sutra'!"

The next instant, a scripture was poured into his mind by the main god, and his reward points were directly deducted by 120,000 and an S-level side quest.

Hua Shier thought for a moment and then exchanged for the 'Previous Character Secret' which was specifically for cultivating the primordial spirit.

This secret technique is one of the Nine Secrets of Covering the Sky. It focuses on cultivating the primordial spirit. When cultivated to its peak, it allows the soul to be bound to the laws of time and space. Even if the physical body is destroyed, the primordial spirit can still exist in the river of time, achieving the prototype of 'immortality'.

The next moment, the main god instilled the cultivation method of the 'Previous Word Secret' into his mind, and his reward points decreased by another 120,000.

After exchanging for the two cultivation techniques, Hua's twelve clones became a bit addicted to shopping. Looking at the more than one million reward points they still had, they felt uncomfortable if they didn't buy something.

He pondered for a moment and realized that both the "Past Amitabha Sutra" and the "Pre-Word Secret" were the ultimate methods in their respective worlds, and could not be mastered overnight. Even with his immortal aptitude, he estimated that it would take him some time to fully cultivate them.

If you haven't succeeded in your cultivation by the time the crisis arrives, wouldn't all your efforts have been in vain?

Hua Shier felt he should find a cultivation accelerator for himself. He thought of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique from the Naruto world, which allows one to create thousands of clones to cultivate simultaneously and then return to the original body with 100% of the cultivation results.

In this way, the cultivation speed will increase a thousandfold, and these two techniques should also be able to be mastered quickly.

He immediately found the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique in the God's exchange list. It wasn't as expensive as Hua Twelve had imagined; it only required 5000 reward points for one B-level side quest.

The skill description is:
Advantages: It can create thousands of physical clones at once. When casting the spell, the main body's energy is evenly distributed to all clones. Each clone can cultivate independently, and the cultivation experience and results will be 100% fed back to the main body.

Disadvantages: When the number of clones exceeds the caster's chakra capacity limit, the main body may die due to energy depletion. Damage suffered by the clones (including damage during training) will also accumulate and affect the main body. In addition, clones can reduce the main body's defensive capabilities, and the more clones there are, the greater the decrease in capabilities.

Hua Shier carefully read through the description and finally understood why this seemingly overpowered and cheap skill was rarely redeemed in the original storyline of "Infinite Terror".

The main problem is that this skill consumes too much energy. If you only create one or two clones, not only will your own strength decrease, but it won't be of much use. It's better to exchange for a high-tech weapon, cultivation technique, or bloodline. If you create too many clones, you might even kill yourself.

However, these drawbacks do not exist for Hua Shier. With the energy within him, creating thousands of clones should not be a problem.

Overall, he felt quite satisfied. He exchanged for this skill not for combat, but only to assist in cultivation, so being able to cultivate was enough.

The user immediately selected to redeem the skill, but was prompted by the main god that there was a prerequisite skill; the user needed to redeem 'Shadow Clone Technique' before they could redeem 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique'.

Hua Shier glanced at the 'Shadow Clone Technique' and saw that it only required 2000 reward points and one C-level side quest.

He directly chose to exchange for the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique'. After the exchange was completed, Hua Shier had a thought: since there was a prerequisite version, would there be an advanced version?

He immediately searched the exchange list, and sure enough, he was right. Above the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique', there was an advanced version called 'Immortal Technique: Multiple Shadow Clone'.

This requirement is quite high, requiring two prerequisite skills and a celestial body. Compared to 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique', 'Celestial Technique: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique' requires more energy. The advantage is that there is no limit to the number of clones. Within a thousand clones, each clone can inherit 80% of the original's combat power, but the energy consumption will increase exponentially.

Compared to the two prerequisite skills, 'Immortal Technique: Multiple Shadow Clone' is a bit pricey at 50000 reward points and requires one A-level side quest.

Hua Shier glanced at it and thought, "Hmm, it's not even needed for an S-level side quest. As expected, this skill isn't very good. I guess not many people can withstand the 'energy consumption increasing exponentially'."

But this skill is very useful to him. His body is getting stronger and stronger. If he could inherit 80% of his combat power, he would be a mini-superman. As long as he has enough energy, this skill can be used as one of his trump cards.

I immediately chose to redeem it.

Just as he was about to finish the exchange, Hua Shier suddenly remembered the flying sword (Zhuxian Sword - Fake) he had forged from the Zhuxian Sword that he had seized in the 'Mummy World'.

Hua Twelve's true form can use this to comprehend the mysteries of the Zhuxian Sword Qi and to perfect the idea of ​​the strongest offensive method in "Nine Methods of Sword Forging" that combines the sword Qi of the four Zhuxian swords.

Hua Shier's innate sword energy for the "Nine Sword-Forging Techniques" he cultivated originated from the "Immortal Trapping Sword" among the Four Swords of Zhuxian.

Now that he possessed this Immortal Slaughtering Sword Qi, Hua Twelve simply exchanged it for flying swords formed from the sword Qi of the other two immortal swords among the Four Immortal Slaughtering Swords.
(Immortal Slayer Sword - Fake) and (Immortal Absolute Sword - Fake)

Each flying sword only requires one A-level side quest and 10,000 reward points.

The reason it's so cheap is that the flying sword formed from the sword energy is a consumable. It's extremely powerful at first, but its power decreases with use. After less than a hundred uses, the sword energy of the Four Swords of Zhuxian will be depleted, and the flying sword will become useless.

According to Hua Shier's estimation, the (Fake) Zhuxian Sword that he captured must have belonged to the unlucky guy who had reluctantly exchanged it to prepare for that team battle, but unexpectedly it benefited him.

After the previous exchanges, he had no more A-level side quests. Hua Shier then combined the 6 B-level side quests into 2 A-level side quests, and then exchanged for both (Slaying Immortal Sword - Pseudo) and (Absolute Immortal Sword - Pseudo).

Afterwards, I spent another 1500 reward points to exchange for thirty days of real-world living time, and then returned directly to the real world.

At this point, his reward points are 1,604,200, and the side quests have changed to 15 S-level side quests, 0 A-level side quests, 74 B-level side quests, 256 C-level side quests, and 2 D-level side quests.

In the real world, Hua Shier sensed something, suddenly turned around, and saw his clone appear behind him with a grin:
"Here, your memories should be synchronized now. This is what you exchanged for!"

The clone handed over all three flying swords and the soul gem to Hua Twelve, who immediately stored them in his storage space to refine them later.

He said helplessly to his clone, "What did you do with the thirty days you exchanged? I finally got in, are you going to continue being my slave and making me money?"

The clone rolled its eyelids in annoyance:
“I am you, I am a cow or a horse, what are you? Also, the settings inside are a little different. You'll know once your memories are synchronized. The minimum exchange time to return to reality is 30 days. What can I do? We'll divide the work during these 30 days. You focus on refining the soul gem, and I'll use my shadow clone to help you comprehend those two cultivation techniques!”

Hua Shier thought about it and felt it was a good idea. However, Shanghai was not a suitable place to do these things, so the two of them simply went to the Qinling Mountains together, found a cave where ancient Taoists had lived, and began their seclusion.

Using the art of weapon forging, Hua Shier spent a month forcibly refining the Soul Gem, placing it into his sea of ​​consciousness to make it his own magic weapon.

Meanwhile, the clone had already begun to master the "Secret of the Previous Characters" and the "Past Amitabha Sutra".

Hua Shier originally wanted to refine the three flying swords, but at this moment, the number of days for the clone exchange was up, and at the same time, a system notification sounded in his mind, indicating that there was a new task to accept.

He immediately said goodbye to his clone, and after the clone returned to the main god space, he also returned to his home in Shanghai to check the system tasks.

System Description: Since ancient times, those who are deeply in love often become sycophants. Wang Baichuan lost himself and his dignity for his beloved, and in the end, he could not obtain true love.

Task 1: Dignity and Counterattack. Help Wang Baichuan maintain his dignity while retaliating against everyone who directly or indirectly harmed him in the original storyline.

Task Two: Reject Dissatisfaction. Criticize anyone you dislike, but absolutely ensure your own good mood and leave the dissatisfaction to others. (The more people you criticize, the better the reward.)
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