Global Games: Reporting the Great Ascension Stage at the Start

As the effects of the medicine wore off, Shen Hua gently exhaled a breath of stale air.

Through internal observation, a wisp of spiritual energy appeared in his dantian. However, it was only a wisp, finer than a duck's down feather, and could not be detected without careful observation.

What he needs to do next is to make this "down" thicker and bigger. After about 200 cycles, he will be able to reach the first level of the Qi Refining stage.

After completing the first cycle, his attribute panel also changed:

Character: [Summer Night]

Race: Terran

Level: 0

Experience points: 1/200

Cultivation Technique: The Green Wood Manual

Equipment: [Ordinary Iron Forge]

Spiritual Root: Mixed Spiritual Root

Passive: [Spiritual Arts Specialization]

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A single cycle of cultivation only grants a small amount of experience; that's how slowly one's cultivation level progresses in the game.

Shen Hua's cultivation speed is faster than that of most human beings with Heavenly Spiritual Roots, but according to his cultivation method, it will still take him about half a year to advance to the first level of Qi Refining. The time required for other ordinary players is unimaginable.

From a broader perspective, it takes an average of 10 years for human players with a Heavenly Spirit Root to go from starting their cultivation to Foundation Establishment.

Given Shen Hua's original aptitude, if he also lacks opportunities and abilities, it would probably take him 25 years to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

He's currently on his second playthrough, which greatly reduces the time required, but it still takes about 10 years.

Therefore, you can't rush the game "Ascension"; you have to play it slowly.

At the same time his experience points changed, he also received a system notification:

Congratulations on reaching the top of the [Level Leaderboard]!

Shen Hua was not surprised by this system notification.

The first player appeared on the ranking list only after five days in my previous life. This player had completed the entire life cycle and was also a player with the Heavenly Spiritual Root of the Celestial Race.

It's only the second day of the game, so of course he's at the top of the leaderboard.

But right now, whether it's the level ranking or the equipment ranking, he's the only one on both lists, looking all alone and rather pitiful.

After glancing at his name on the ranking list, Shen Hua closed the list, thinking to himself, "Reaching the top is easy, but staying at number one is not."

Shen Hua wasn't actually confident that he could stay at the top of the rankings.

Although he can ensure that he takes a "spiritual essence" quality pill every time he cultivates, that alone is not enough to maintain his position at the top of the ranking list.

After all, there are players in the game who have both the Celestial Race and the Celestial Spiritual Root. The combined effect of these two bonuses is extremely powerful!

Shen Hua's current cultivation speed is only on par with this group of people, but if they could take some pills like the Qi Gathering Pill, they would definitely surpass Shen Hua.

"So what if they overtake me? It doesn't matter who's in first place." After thinking for a moment, Shen Hua smiled indifferently.

"I do hope everyone is strong, so I'll have less pressure when dealing with the Kree."

Shen Hua couldn't be happier if the players in this life could be incredibly strong, since dealing with the Kree wasn't just a matter for him alone.

"I've completed one cycle of cultivation today, so let's start refining the medicine. I can refine one more green pill this afternoon," he thought to himself.

As a cultivator in the early stages of Qi Refining, it is sufficient to circulate Qi only once a day. Doing more than that will harm the body, and overloading the body will only lead to failure.

Cultivating immortality is a marathon, not a 100-meter sprint; taking it one step at a time is the right path.

Shen Hua cultivates in the morning, and can refine medicine in the afternoon.

Furthermore, Shen Hua decided to train two green seeds today!

Since his current identity is that of a genius in the world of alchemy, his alchemy skills will definitely improve. It is not unreasonable for him to increase from one pill last time to two pills this time.

Deep down, Shen Hua decided to play a salami-slicing game with [Heaven's Will], gradually increasing the stakes step by step, in order to maximize the release of [Heaven's Will]'s control over him.

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Just as Shen Hua completed his daily cycle, the players in the beginner village received another system notification:

The rankings have changed; human player [Summer Night] has topped the list.

"No, it's this guy again?" Exclamations of surprise echoed throughout the various newbie villages.

The players exchanged bewildered glances. Didn't this person just acquire a magical artifact? How did they climb to the top of the level rankings again?

Quickly open the leaderboard interface in the panel, and you'll see a lone name on the leaderboard: [1, [Summer Night] (Human) Level 0 1/200]

"So it turns out you only need a little experience points to climb the rankings!"

"This person is number one on both lists!"

"Why is it him again?"

"Wait, humans? Don't the Celestials have an early-game advantage?"

"The Celestial race definitely has an advantage in the early game. I am a Celestial myself, and the '50% experience bonus' is clearly written on my character panel, while the Human race only gets a 10% bonus."

"How can he be at the top of the list with such a low bonus? It seems that the rumors that he is the young master of the Long family, one of the four great families in China, are not unfounded."

"Dude, you actually believe in these so-called 'Four Great Families of China'?!"

"I really believe you, otherwise how do you explain it?"

"Well……"

"Haha, speechless now, aren't you?"

"I'm not speechless. You can explain if you want... Then let me ask you, if he is the young master of the Long family, what are the young masters of the other three major families doing? Are they all useless?"

"Well……"

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Discussions about Shen Hua can be heard everywhere in the beginner village.

However, since it's the early stages of the game, players are more concerned about where Shen Hua got this little bit of experience points.

Most players are unaware that they need to acquire a cultivation technique first and then complete a full cycle of practice before gaining any experience points. They wonder why they haven't gained any experience points despite completing numerous beginner village quests.

Meanwhile, in a beginner village in Jingzhou, a middle-aged man kicked open the wooden door of a wooden house and angrily shouted at the person inside, "[Reverse Butterfly], didn't you keep saying you couldn't get started?"

The player named "Reverse Butterfly" inside the room had his cultivation interrupted.

But facing the newcomer, he could only say bitterly, "President, I can't get into the basics. I've tried my best to cultivate according to the method, but there's still no reaction in my body."

"If you can't do it, why can others?" the newcomer roared. "Look at the ranking list! They're already on it! And they're still human, while you're a Celestial God with a Heavenly Spiritual Root. Besides, I gave you a suitable earth-based cultivation technique yesterday, and you can't even get past the basics?!"

"I can't help it, please give me a little more time, President." [Reverse Butterfly] was almost in tears.

"Fine, fine." The person was furious and turned to leave.

As the guild leader of the largest guild in this newbie village, he discovered a Celestial Race player with a Celestial Spirit Root yesterday, and he was overjoyed to find such a treasure!

So they immediately raised funds to get him a suitable cultivation technique, intending to make it the guild's signature.

Who knew this guy was such a useless Shiba Inu? Others have already made it onto the list, and you haven't even gotten started yet!

"But why is this summer night so intense?" The president frowned as he walked outside.

"The [Equipment Ranking] is manageable; I can get on it if I'm willing to spend the money. But this [Level Ranking]... So many Celestial Spiritual Roots from the Celestial Race aren't on the list, so why is he, a human with a Celestial Spiritual Root, on the list?"

With these questions in mind, the president gradually walked away.