Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 99: Stuck Promotion

[Master, Master, do you want to start synchronizing your cultivation? ]

Okay, junior high school is junior high school. At least I am not a poor student anymore.

Qiu Ci was about to agree when the old man from the nearby Juanshan Mountain seemed to have heard their intention and asked hurriedly, "Master, are you planning to achieve a breakthrough here? I can protect you."

His face was filled with nostalgia and excitement, and he said solemnly, as if he had thought of something, "Ten thousand years ago, I was also fortunate enough to see a master break through. I didn't expect that after so many years, there would still be such an opportunity. I will definitely keep the master safe."

"Uh..." How should I put it? She didn't break through, she just synchronized her cultivation.

"Then thank you very much." Seeing how much he wanted to help, Qiu Ci couldn't bear to refuse.

The old man became even happier, and immediately sat down cross-legged, chanting several spells to attract the spiritual energy around him and gather it in her direction, as if he was afraid that she would lack spiritual energy.

"System, start synchronization." She also sat down cross-legged and said directly.

The small ball of light instantly flew above her head. The original warm yellow light went out and began to flash alternately red and green.

[Ding, starting the cultivation module, starting cultivation synchronization, progress: 10%... 30%... 55%...]

Qiu Ci's body also began to surge with spiritual power. She could feel that the spiritual power in her body had begun to undergo some kind of transformation. Her originally unshakable cultivation level also skyrocketed. She could faintly hear crackling sounds in her ears, as if something was breaking, and the system's voice became clearer and clearer.

[78%...91%...99%...]

[Ding, error! Error! Synchronization failed!]

With a sizzling sound, Qiu Ci felt electric currents running through his body. His cultivation, which had been soaring rapidly, deflated like a deflated ball.

Qiu Ci: “…”

Old man: "..."

What's going on? How could one's cultivation level increase halfway and then shrink back?

[Huh?! This is impossible!] The system was also startled, and the entire ball of light exploded, flashing red and green again.

[Ding! Cultivation module self-check, self-check successful, restarting cultivation synchronization... 99%... Error! Error! Object status abnormal, synchronization failed.]

[Boohoo… I can’t even synchronize my cultivation, I’m a useless system!] The system suddenly started wailing, and its entire body began to shed fluorescent light, covering her entire head, and it was the green kind.

Qiu Ci's mouth twitched, and he grabbed the small ball of light above his head and said, "Stop howling, what's going on?" Why did the synchronization fail? Could it really be a pirated copy?

[Ohhhh… I don’t know anything about Tong. It might really be a pirated copy!] The little ball of light suddenly became depressed. Its originally plump figure was now as thin as a pancake due to sadness.

"..."No, I've never seen it act so dramatically before. Did the upgrade cost it its brain?
Oh, I forgot, it has no brain.

"Alright, alright!" She picked up the 'Pie' and shook it, trying to get some air in. "What was the error message you just received?"

[Hey, let me see!] The system finally remembered something and began to dig through its own data records. [It seems... the object's status is abnormal.]

"Is this object referring to me?"

"Yes, Master, but your body mass index is within the healthy range." The dog system murmured, it has real-time monitoring.

"Master, I know a little bit about medicine. How about I take your pulse?" The old man Juanshan standing by, although he could not understand the conversation between the two, could tell that there was something wrong with the Master's body, which was why he failed to break through.

"Okay." Qiu Ci stretched out his hand.

The old man from Juanshan was about to take her pulse when there was a crackling sound. He abruptly retracted his hand and said in shock, "Master... is this carrying a Heavenly Thunder Talisman?"

"Heavenly Thunder Talisman? I don't have any, I have..."

and many more!

She stopped talking halfway, and instantly understood why the synchronization of cultivation had failed.

"Damn system, have you forgotten that the thunder tribulation on me has not yet ended?" She looked at the bracelet on her wrist that was transformed from a psychic machine body. The thunder tribulation that was stored back then was supposed to last for five years, and now less than a year has passed, so there should be four years left.

The ball of light got stuck for a moment, and it floated up slowly after a while, the dog replied stealthily.

[Ding! Error analysis successful. Master is awesome!] "Ah, you're awesome!" Qiu Ci felt a headache coming on. "What do I do now? Do I have to wait four years to synchronize?"

[Yes, Master. There is a trace of the laws of heaven and earth in the thunderbolt, which can interfere with my synchronization data. That's why it failed. As long as the stored thunderbolt is consumed, I can resynchronize.]

"Is there no other way?" It turns out I still have to wait four years.

【No! 】

"Then after I successfully synchronize, what should I do about the new thunder tribulation that crosses the realm?" She remembered that from the Spiritualization Realm to the Heavenly Human Realm, there were still several realms between them. "Will it take five years to strike each realm?"

[This is not necessary.] The system confirmed, [My synchronization is staged, and the system has updated the thunder tribulation module to help the master safely overcome the tribulation.]

"It's still somewhat useful. Then let's go back to the academy and talk about it in four years." Qiu Ci sighed. Anyway, the system has taken over the control of the entire base now. She can come back here anytime she wants, so there is no rush.

[But… maybe… it seems… perhaps… I can’t go back for now!] The system suddenly spoke weakly.

"What do you mean?"

[That's it...] The system's voice lowered. [Just now, the progress was stuck during synchronization. Now the progress has been synchronized. Although the master's cultivation level has not been promoted, it is currently in a state of quasi-advancement between promotion and non-progression.]

"Then?"

[And then...when you advance, you will be locked in by the Heavenly Secret, so that you can be struck by lightning at any time. This is the law of heaven and earth!]

"so?"

[Therefore, the area around you, approximately 20 meters away, has been locked by the Heavenly Secret. You cannot leave until the tribulation thunder descends.] Otherwise, you will be attacked back.

"So, because of the synchronization failure, I'm now trapped in the tower?!"

[Yes, Master!]

Qiu Ci: “…”

Old man: "..."

ヽ(#`Д)┌┛〃

踢!
Unbind it! Dog system!
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Not only has his cultivation level remained stagnant, but he is also trapped. Qiu Ci is now extremely furious and just wants to dismantle the system for fun.

The dog system seemed to know that it had done something wrong, and hid in fear behind the head of the old man in Juanshan.

"Master, why don't you let Lord Xingchen open the restriction and take a look at the situation inside the missionary hall? As long as we can move within the tower, it should be possible." The old man from Juanshan seemed very surprised by the closeness of the dog system and quickly changed the subject.

Before Qiu Ci could answer, the system had already started operating like a dog.

[Ding! The mission control program has been activated.]

As soon as the prompt sounded, the originally pure white space suddenly began to change. Light screens lit up one after another, and completely unfamiliar instruments and equipment appeared before their eyes. In less than a moment, the originally empty base suddenly became full.

More importantly, the ceiling above suddenly became transparent and turned into a screen. Strange scenes flashed across it, including hills, plains, or scenes from somewhere, which kept changing. Through these scenes, one could vaguely see the outline of the floors above.

"What are these..." Qiu Ci looked upwards in confusion.

"The missionary hall," the old man from the mountain replied, "What you see now is the original appearance of the missionary hall."

"Then let's go and take a look!" Qiu Ci was indeed a little curious.

Just as she was about to walk towards the elevator, she found that a stairwell had appeared next to it. She didn't want to walk too far, so she simply went up the stairs, and the old man naturally followed her.

As soon as she entered the upper floor, countless rows of bookshelves appeared in front of her, almost filling up the entire space. The bookshelves were full of books. She flipped through them curiously and saw that it was written on them.

"The Practical Application of Lightning Spiritual Power", "The Feasibility of Directly Converting Spiritual Power into Spiritual Energy", "On the Simplified Way to Break Through This Interface (i.e., the Breakthrough of the Heavenly Realm)", "The Formation and Principles of the Sword Realm", etc.

Ok……

They are all teaching supplementary books.