This is a cultivation game, but the operation is bad

Chapter 296 Billions of Spiritual Essence, Millions of Nascent Soul Essence, Tribulation Transcending!

After several days, Jiang Liu opened his character panel again, his gaze slowly sweeping from top to bottom, his eyes lingering on each piece of information attribute.

Until he saw his current combat strength, his pupils constricted slightly, and his expression changed.

Combat power: 35.1 billion!
Jiang Liu: “????”

He also remembered that before the battle began, he had looked at the server-wide power rankings and found that his power was only 23.7 billion, ranking 69th in the entire server.

Now, five days later, the combat power has surged to 35.1 billion, an increase of 11.4 billion!
Why did it rise so much?
He looked puzzled at first, but then it dawned on him.

He spent 100 million spirit stones to buy resource attributes during the competition. Of these, 200 million spirit stones' worth of attributes were effective during the competition, while the other 200 million spirit stones' worth of attributes were permanent.

This surge in combat power is thanks to money, and also a little bit of the value of the employment contract.

"With 35.1 billion combat power, that should rank me in the top 20 across the entire server, right?"

Jiang Liu muttered to himself, not paying much attention. He hadn't even exerted his full strength yet; the real increase in combat power would have to wait until after he reached the Nascent Soul stage.

Thinking about it, he continued to look down at the requirements for breaking through to the next realm.

Among the requirements for breaking through realms, the most difficult is the first one: condensing a nascent soul with billions of spiritual energy, which means gaining 1 million cultivation points.

This very requirement was what kept the top players in the first server from breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage for a long time.

Back when the top players in Zone 1 were at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, their combat power wasn't that monstrous. It was still very difficult for them to farm monsters and reach 100 million cultivation points. It took them quite a long time to reach that level.

But Jiang Liu is different. What was his combat strength when he reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage?
It has the combat power to kill Nascent Soul cultivators and the combat power to fight against the top two players in the entire server!
One hundred million cultivation points is very difficult for other players, but it's nothing to him.

Before the battle even began, he had already accumulated 8712 million cultivation points, less than 1 million away from reaching 2000 million. It would only take him a few hours to reach that milestone.

As for the second item, which requires a million essences to solidify the nascent soul, that is, consuming items of various levels to exchange for spiritual essences, this was a piece of cake for him.

If it can be solved with money, then it's not a problem. Besides, he still has a bunch of junk items in his backpack, which can easily accumulate a million essences to solidify his nascent soul.

The third tribulation is even less of a concern. With his current combat power, passing the Golden Core to Nascent Soul tribulation is a piece of cake. Moreover, the developers will definitely sell tribulation gift packs when he passes the tribulation.

With high combat power and a tribulation-crossing gift pack, you're guaranteed a 100% success rate in breaking through the Nascent Soul stage—no worries!

He already possessed the breakthrough item for the fourth item, which was a 999th-level Nascent Soul cultivator who had already reached the 999th floor of the Immortal Ascension Ladder.

Once you've completed the first three steps, you can go to the Immortal Ascension Ladder to receive a level 999 Nascent Soul to use as a breakthrough item.

All difficulties in breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage will be swept away, and no one will be able to stop him from advancing upwards!
Jiang Liu looked at his personal panel for several seconds, then closed it and turned around to enter the open world.

The Myriad Transformations Demon Palace, let's start grinding!
Having just finished the battle, he was exhausted, but the thought of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage made all his fatigue disappear, replaced by a fighting spirit!

rest?

Do I, a hardcore liver expert, really need to rest?
If you're cultivating immortality and still need to rest, then what's the point of cultivating immortality? Just go home and leave your character idle!

Jiang Liu went straight into the Great World and teleported to the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace without saying a word.

Outside the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace, there were hundreds of Golden Core disciples.

"Five Elements Revolving Sword!"

[You have killed an outer disciple of the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace. You have reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage and are temporarily unable to gain cultivation points. The cultivation points you gained have been converted into Spiritual Qi Nascent Soul.]

[You have killed an outer disciple of the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace. You have reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage and are temporarily unable to gain cultivation points. The cultivation points you gained have been converted into Spiritual Qi Nascent Soul.]

[You have killed an outer disciple of the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace. You have reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage and are temporarily unable to gain cultivation points. The cultivation points you gained have been converted into Spiritual Qi Nascent Soul.]

A sword that rotates through the five elements shines brightly on the outer layer of the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace!
Enter the depths of the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace!
"Five Elements Revolving Sword!"

You have slain a monster deep within the Myriad Flower Demon Palace.

You have slain a monster deep within the Myriad Flower Demon Palace.

You have slain a monster deep within the Myriad Flower Demon Palace.

Deep within the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace, Qingguang!
Enter the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace!
Upon seeing the Palace Master of Wanhua Palace again, Jiang Liu couldn't help but smirk and reveal a wicked smile.

Last time, when he fought the Divine Transformation BOSS, the Palace Master of Myriad Transformations, he had to risk his life to level up.

But now, he is not the same person he used to be!
Since the last time I fought the Palace Master of Myriad Transformations, my combat power has doubled!
With a combat power of 35.1 billion, would he even need to risk his life to defeat the Palace Master of Myriad Transformations?

"Come, Palace Master of Myriad Transformations, let me see your strength!"

Jiang Liu held the Azure Blood Hundred Slaughter Sword, its tip pointing at the Palace Master of Myriad Transformations, and shouted with high fighting spirit and imposing aura.

"How dare a mere Golden Core ant force its way into my Myriad Transformations Demon Palace!"

The Palace Master of Wanhua Palace had black smoke billowing from his eyes, was enveloped in demonic energy, and spoke in a cold tone as he raised his hand to strike!
His response was a sword.

"Five Elements Revolving Sword!"

The demonic hand of the Palace Master of Myriad Transformations was instantly shattered!

The thousand-meter-long moon-shaped beam illuminated the entire Myriad Transformations Demon Palace, carrying an unstoppable spiritual energy as it slashed towards the Myriad Transformations Palace Master!

The Palace Master of Myriad Transformations, with a single sword strike, inflicted a severe injury!

"No! Why are you so strong!"

The Palace Master of Wanhua Palace looked down at the sword wound on his chest, his face filled with horror.

He, a dignified Nascent Soul cultivator, was actually injured by a mere Golden Core cultivator.
What's wrong with this world? Righteous cultivators at the Golden Core stage can now easily defeat demonic cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage?
"Because I've gone to the battlegrounds for further training!"

Jiang Liu's face was contorted with rage. He was furious at the thought of how he had relentlessly attacked the Myriad Transformations Palace Master to farm his loot, resulting in hundreds or even thousands of deaths and injuries.

Do you think I, a super-rich player, can keep getting beaten up by a boss?

Slay the Demonic Path BOSS in the Nascent Soul stage today!
"Nether Rain Corrosion Spirit!"

"Five Elements Spiritual Ascension Technique!"

"Five Elements Revolving Sword!"

If it weren't for the fact that his ultimate moves, like Transforming into a Golden Dragon and Golden Dragon Dharma Form, were on cooldown, he would have unleashed a full barrage of attacks on the Palace Master of Myriad Transformations.

Seven minutes later.

"No! This Palace Mistress is not reconciled!"

The Palace Master of Wanhua let out a mournful wail and transformed into a tombstone and glittering debris.

Jiang Liu walked over, bent down, and picked up the items that the Palace Master of Wanhua Palace had dropped.

[You obtained Spirit Stone x3387]

I am!

He snagged over three thousand spirit stones in one go?!
Is this for real? Are the planners running out of money?

Jiang Liu looked surprised. When had he ever touched such a large sum of spirit stones? This move made his heart tremble a little.

Could this be the effect of +10 Luck and +200% Drop Rate?
This offer letter is just too tempting!
"If the boss dropped so much loot, the mobs must have dropped just as much, right?"

Jiang Liu muttered to himself that when he was speeding through the outer and deeper layers of the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace, he didn't even pick up the items that had fallen on the ground in order to save time. Now it seemed that this was equivalent to losing a lot of spirit stones!
No, I have to go back and sweep the floor.

He turned around and returned to the depths of the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace, quickly picking up the fallen items on the ground.

You have obtained 347 Spirit Stones.

You have obtained 241 Spirit Stones.

You have obtained 297 Spirit Stones.

Jiang Liu: “.”

Something's not right, it's a bit stimulating.

After sweeping through the deep layers of the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace, he turned around and returned to the outer layer of the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace to continue sweeping.

You have obtained 257 Spirit Stones.

[You have obtained 197 Spirit Stones] [You have obtained 265 Spirit Stones]

A quick run of the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace takes ten minutes.

Harvest: Over 3 spirit stones and a small amount of materials.

He didn't care about the materials, but the amount of spirit stones was really making his head spin.

More than 300 spirit stones are equivalent to 3 million in spending for him. When did he ever earn that much from running dungeons?

A single transaction of over 300 million yuan, I swiped the whole thing, okay?
Jiang Liu became more and more excited as he thought about it. His only way to obtain spirit stones was by selling medicine. Although the income was stable, it was really troublesome.

If killing monsters could yield a lot of spirit stones, then he wouldn't need to waste time refining pills and selling medicine. Wouldn't killing monsters be much better?
"The monsters in the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace take too long to respawn."

Jiang Liu muttered with some regret, but it didn't matter. Even if the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace was gone, there was still the Ghost Face Demon Palace, right?

Open the minimap, click teleport, and head to the Demon Palace of the Ghost Face!

You have defeated the outer gatekeeper of the Ghost-Faced Demon Palace.

You have obtained 98 Spirit Stones.

You have obtained 71 Spirit Stones.

You have obtained 78 Spirit Stones.

You have killed the Ghost-Faced Palace Master.

You have obtained 1732 Spirit Stones.

Quickly clear the Demon Palace of the Demon Face, which takes three minutes.

Harvest: Over 1 spirit stones and some materials.

No, even the Ghost-Faced Demon Palace has this kind of benefit?
If I spend 2 spirit stones, I can bankrupt the Immortal Cultivation Era!
Enough said, call for reinforcements!

Jiang Liu grinned and opened the sect channel.

[Jiang Liu: Infinite speedrun of the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace/Ghost Face Demon Palace, someone open the gate for me!]

His sect has a large number of players whose cultivation and combat power are top-notch in the fourth region, but they are the worst in the entire server, even worse than players in the third region.

The sect members couldn't offer him any assistance, but he didn't care much. As long as he could grind monsters in the sect members' open world, he would be content.

[Sect members: The sect leader has given the order; none dare disobey!]

In the following time, Jiang Liu began to roam freely in the worlds of various sect members, endlessly and rapidly farming the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace and the Ghost Face Demon Palace.

The progress of meeting the requirements for breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is soaring, and the number of spirit stones in my backpack is also soaring.

Ten hours later.

[You have killed the Seventh Elder of the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace. You have reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage. You cannot gain cultivation points.]

The cultivation points you gained have been converted into spiritual essence.

[Your spiritual essence required for breaking through to the next realm has been exhausted; further conversion is not possible.]

Upon hearing the system voice in his mind, Jiang Liu shuddered and instinctively swung the Azure Blood Hundred Slaughter Sword in his hand, accidentally killing another elder of the Myriad Transformations Demon Palace.

Finally, it's maxed out!
Jiang Liu was so excited! He had already completed the most difficult hurdle in breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, and the remaining three hurdles would be much easier.

After filling his backpack with 1 million spiritual essence, he opened it again and saw that there were more than 400 million spirit stones in it. He was so happy that his mouth was crooked.

I can level up by defeating monsters and even get gold coins. Who can beat me at this?

He left the Great World with a smile, suppressing his excitement, and turned all the junk items in his backpack into Infant-Stabilizing Essence.

The conversion formula for Infant Essence is 100 points for Magic Rank items, 1000 points for Profound Rank items, and 10000 points for Spirit Rank items, with the conversion doubling for higher, middle, and lower ranks.

Although he had a lot of junk items, he had very few high-grade items. After cleaning out his backpack, he only had 36 Solid Infant Essence.

We're still short 64 units of Gu Ying Essence. What should we do?

Don't panic.

There's no problem that spirit stones can't solve!
Jiang Liu casually opened the chat window for the entire region and sent a message in a nonchalant manner.

[Jiang Liu: Unlimited purchase of Magic Rank, Profound Rank, and Spirit Rank items, market price, shipping and cash on delivery!]

after an hour.

Millions of baby-strengthening essences, all gathered!
And that's before he even put his full strength into it.

"We've gathered 100 million strands of spiritual essence and 1 million strands of Nascent Soul essence; now it's time for the tribulation."

Jiang Liu, his face beaming with excitement, opened the character panel and, with a slight tremor in his finger, clicked on [Tribulation].

next second.

He was transferred to the tribulation-crossing space.

From God's perspective, he first glanced at the paper figure Jiang Liu in the center of the tribulation space, and then looked at the lightning tribulation in the sky.

In a pitch-black, boundless space where one cannot see their own hand in front of their face, a giant thundercloud was slowly gathering directly above.

Thunderclouds descended like dark clouds pressing down on a city, bringing endless oppressive power.

At first, thunderclouds were just black.

But gradually, a fiery sunset cloud, a moist cloud, a golden cloud, an earthy cloud, and a woody cloud appeared.
Is this the Five Elements Thunder Tribulation?

With a hint of curiosity, he reached out and poked the lightning tribulation in the sky.

[Golden Core Breaking Through the Nascent Soul Tribulation]

[Synopsis: A tribulation of lightning personally descended by Lei Gong, the righteous god of the Heavenly Thunder Department.]

[Lightning Name: Lightning for Mortal Cultivators (Golden Core Version)]

[Number of Tribulations: Nine (Five Elements Thunder Tribulation)]

Well, there's nothing much to see. It's exactly the same as the previous Foundation Establishment and Core Formation Tribulation, except that it's a bit more intense.

The tribulation has arrived, so what about the tribulation-crossing gift pack?

Jiang Liu looked left and right, and as expected, he saw a long row of tribulation gift packs on the right side of the tribulation space.

[Lightning Repelling Pill (Golden Core Version): A lightning repelling pill personally refined by Lei Gong, the righteous god of the Heavenly Court's Thunder Department, priced at 88888 spirit stones]

【Tribulation Transcending Enhancement Pill (Golden Core Version): Enhancement pill personally refined by Lei Gong, the Righteous God of the Thunder Department, priced at 88888 spirit stones】

【Penalty Reduction Privilege (Golden Core Version): A penalty reduction privilege personally granted by the Heavenly Court's Thunder Goddess, Mother of Lightning, priced at 128888 spirit stones】

【Tribulation Protection Pill (Golden Core Version): A protection pill refined by Mother Lightning. After consumption, it creates a barrier that can withstand three lightning tribulations. Price: 188888 spirit stones】

【One-time Resurrection Pill (Golden Core Version): A resurrection pill crafted by Mother Electricity. After consumption, it can grant a second life if one fails to transcend tribulation. Price: 288888 spirit stones】

"Holy crap, it's so expensive?!"

Upon seeing the prices of these gift packages, Jiang Liu's eyes widened, and a curse slipped out.

He remembered very clearly that the last time he sold a Tribulation Transcending Gift Pack, it only cost a few thousand or tens of thousands of spirit stones. At the time, he was wondering why it was so cheap.

It was quite cheap back then, but now the price has increased tenfold!
Is it that the pigs have been fattened up and are ready to be slaughtered, or has someone taught the Thunder God and Lightning Goddess how to make money?
The former is not surprising; fattening up pigs for slaughter is a basic operation in planning.

But if it's the latter, then damn it, even gods aren't human.

"Fine, let them rip me off then, I'm not short of money anyway."

Jiang Liu shook his head and casually bought all the gift packs.

then.

The tribulation begins!
(End of this chapter)