Global Games: Reporting the Great Ascension Stage at the Start

Shen Hua naturally wouldn't bother these disciples.

He found a quiet, secluded corner on the outskirts and sat down cross-legged.

When he entered the formation, the gatekeeper disciple specifically emphasized two points to him:

First, this white jade token is only valid for today. You must leave after you finish your cultivation. If you want to come back in, you will need to get a new token tomorrow.

Second, under no circumstances should you go to the second level of the Spirit Gathering Array!

Looking ahead from where Shen Hua was meditating, about fifty meters away, there was a white, misty light curtain.

Passing through this light curtain leads to the second layer of the Spirit Gathering Array.

To enter the second level, one's cultivation level must reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

It's not that the sect is setting harsh requirements, but rather that the spiritual energy concentration on the second level is several times that of the first level!

Such dense spiritual energy is too much for a Qi Refining stage disciple to withstand; entering it would cause them to explode from the overflowing spiritual energy!

There have been many bloody examples in the past.

Many arrogant peak Qi Refining stage disciples, relying on their near Foundation Establishment cultivation, insisted on barging in to test the waters.

Without exception, they all exploded and died, without exception!

That is why the gatekeeper disciple solemnly warned Shen Hua: "Deacon Xia, please don't try it! Although you extraterrestrials are immortal, there's no need to take such a risk."

Shen Hua casually replied, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing and I won't do anything reckless."

With Shen Hua's current cultivation level, he can only meditate on the outermost edge of the barrier, and he can't even get too close to the second layer of light screen.

As for the scene inside the light curtain, let's explore it after we reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

Rumor has it that after the second level, there are a third and a fourth level.

The third level is exclusively for Golden Core cultivators.

The innermost fourth floor is only accessible to the sect leader and a group of Nascent Soul elders.

The true core of the Spirit Gathering Array is hidden in the deepest part of the fourth layer, which is the so-called Spirit Gathering Pool.

Taiping Sect often competes with other large forces for spiritual veins.

Although according to ancient teachings, sects should not be built near spiritual veins, high-level cultivators within the sects can use their great supernatural powers to cut and separate the entire spiritual vein and bring it back to the sect for placement.

Many of the spiritual veins in Xuzhou were brought back and buried under the Spirit Gathering Pool.

The spiritual vein continuously spews out pure spiritual energy for all the disciples to use in their cultivation.

In addition to spiritual veins, sects also throw various treasures rich in spiritual energy into the Spirit Gathering Pool, such as various rare and precious materials, thousand-year-old herbs, the inner cores of Golden Core stage demon beasts, and even the corpses of Nascent Soul stage demon beasts... and so on.

These treasures were slowly refined by the Spirit Gathering Pool, releasing a vast amount of spiritual energy. After being filtered and graded by layers of barrier light screens, they were distributed to cultivators of different realms according to their cultivation level.

The first outer layer where Shen Hua is currently located has a spiritual energy concentration that is just right for Qi Refining disciples to cultivate—neither too strong nor too weak.

……

"There's nothing else to think about, let's begin cultivating!"

Shen Hua cleared his mind of distractions and prepared to enter a meditative state.

But before that, he checked his own attribute panel:

Character: [Summer Night]

Race: Terran

Level: 0

Experience points: 48/200

Cultivation Technique: "Green Wood Technique (Modified)"

Equipment: [Yellow Heaven Jade Belt], [Qingning Pendant], [Entropy Increase]...

Spiritual Root: Mixed Spiritual Root

Passive: [Spiritual Arts Specialization]

……

His experience points have reached 48/200, and the entire experience bar is now a quarter full.

As for the "Green Wood Technique," he gradually modified it in the direction of the "Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique."

The current "Green Wood Technique (Revised)" is completely different from the original "Green Wood Technique". Even if Xu Lan were present, she might not be able to tell that this is the "Green Wood Technique".

Of course, this current improved version of the technique is still far from the real "Eight-Nine Arcane Technique" and will need to be improved little by little in the future.

We still need to continue playing the "salami slicing" tactic with God.

After checking his own stats, he also glanced at the server-wide level rankings.

The top five on the list right now are as follows:

【1. 【Summer Night】(Human Race) Level 0 48/200】

【2. 【Grandpa Calabash Saves the Baby】(Demon Race) Level 0 42/200】

【3. 【Among all the monkeys on the mountain, my butt is the reddest】(Celestial Race) Level 0 39/200】

4. [Peak Bee Beacon] (Celestial Race) Level 0, 39/200

【5. Zhu Di Judy】(Celestial Race) Level 0 39/200】

Of the top five on the ranking list, only the second-ranked Calabash Lord is still the same face; the rest have long been replaced by new faces, and things have changed.

"Grandpa Calabash is pretty good! His experience points have reached 42!" Shen Hua nodded, very pleased.

In this life, the Calabash Lord will not be assassinated by spirits, and no one can say for sure what his potential will be.

But from today onwards, Grandpa Calabash will never have a chance to catch up with him again—because Shen Hua is about to activate super-speed cultivation mode!

His expression hardened, and he immediately took out the Qingning Pendant and the Yellow Heaven Jade Belt and put them close to his body. He activated the advanced Yellow Heaven Technique and began to frantically absorb the spiritual energy around him using the improved version of the "Azure Wood Technique".

At the same time, he also took out a Qi Gathering Pill of high spiritual quality to maximize the effect of his cultivation.

In an instant, all the surrounding spiritual energy was drawn in and converged on Shen Hua.

The emerald green light of the improved Green Wood Technique swirled around him, continuously refining the surging spiritual energy; the advanced Yellow Heaven Technique was also activated, layers of golden light firmly enveloping his entire body.

In an instant, Shen Hua was surrounded by a bright yellow light, as if a great and wise teacher had descended!

The commotion was so great that all the disciples cultivating nearby looked over in surprise.

They had all noticed that Shen Hua was an alien as soon as he entered.

However, they didn't seem to care much.

With a large number of people from beyond the heavens entering the sect, it's only a matter of time before they come to the Spirit Gathering Array in twos and threes to cultivate.

It wasn't until Shen Hua activated the advanced Yellow Heaven Technique, his entire body enveloped in a thick yellow light, that they realized something was wrong.

Is this the Yellow Heaven Technique?

No, this is an advanced Yellow Heaven Technique!

Upon seeing the jade belt around his waist, the disciples were filled with envy and jealousy.

There are only a handful of jade belts in the entire sect that can be imbued with advanced Yellow Heaven Techniques, and even fewer at the Qi Refining stage. Only Wang Yun and a few other disciples who have made great contributions possess them.

And this extraterrestrial being in front of us has one?

Has he rendered great service to our sect? Or does the sect leader have a particularly high opinion of him?

Regardless of which path it is, it's certain that Shen Hua's future status within the sect will not be low.

Furthermore, many disciples noticed a detail: Shen Hua even swallowed a Qi Gathering Pill of spiritual quality before he began cultivating!

Not a buddy!

You need to take pills to cultivate within the Great Spirit Gathering Array? That's such a waste!

The disciples were speechless as they looked at Shen Hua.

The entrance fee to the Great Spirit Gathering Array is ten low-grade spirit stones, and a single pill of spirit essence quality costs nine stones.

A single cultivation session costs a full nineteen low-grade spirit stones, which is equivalent to more than half a month's allowance for a Qi Refining disciple!

While this method could indeed achieve the ultimate cultivation speed, it was incredibly wasteful of spirit stones. Could this being from beyond the heavens really afford to waste so much?

Even disciples from prominent families like Huang Laodao don't live such extravagantly!

Shen Hua ignored the astonished looks around him and immersed himself completely in his cultivation.

With the Great Spirit Gathering Array, the Spirit-Quality Qi Gathering Pill, the Advanced Yellow Heaven Technique, the Qingning Pendant, and the improved cultivation method, Shen Hua's strength has improved by leaps and bounds!

He devoured the pure spiritual energy surging in from all directions without reservation, allowing the massive spiritual energy to repeatedly wash over and temper his meridians and body.

In just three hours, Shen Hua successfully completed two cycles of the Heavenly Cycle, even exceeding it by a third!

If you look at his experience bar, he gained 2.3 experience points in just one day!