Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation!

"Phew... This sixth-rank talisman took half an hour to create. The efficiency is still too low!"

"But fortunately, a fifth-rank talisman only takes fifteen minutes, and a fourth-rank talisman takes just five minutes..."

In the past few days, Su Xing managed to craft over thirty talismans in his spare time.

This included twenty fourth-rank talismans, ten fifth-rank talismans, and four sixth-rank talismans.

The talismans included the Golden Shield Talisman known for defense, the Golden Blade Talisman known for attack, and the Escape Speed Talisman.

Combining attack, defense, and escape, Su Xing intended to gift these talismans to his close friends and family for their protection.

"It's a pity that I still can't create the Minor Teleportation Talisman... This involves the Dao of Space, and my current grasp of space is almost nonexistent..."

Su Xing sighed. The Minor Teleportation Talisman was an eighth-rank talisman that involved the Dao of Space.

It could instantly teleport a person to any place within a thousand miles, making it the ultimate life-saving talisman.

But not only was Su Xing's mastery of talismans insufficient, but his understanding of space was also lacking.

Time quickly approached noon, and Su Xing tidied up a bit.

"It's time to see Jin Congxue..."

Skillfully disguising and concealing his aura, Su Xing took less than fifteen minutes before heading to the villa to meet Jin Congxue.

Jin Congxue had been in a good mood recently, seemingly preparing for a breakthrough to the Heavenly King Level.

The two chatted casually while having their meal.

Su Xing thought for a moment and then handed five talismans to Jin Congxue.

"Sister Xue, are you about to prepare for the leveling-up task?"

"I have a few things here that might help you succeed..."

Su Xing handed over one fourth-rank Golden Shield Talisman, Golden Blade Talisman, and Escape Speed Talisman each... Then he handed over a fifth-rank Golden Blade Talisman and a sixth-rank Golden Shield Talisman.

"This talisman is called the Golden Blade Talisman. Its function is..."

Su Xing explained the functions of the talismans one by one without elaborating on their specific effects, only mentioning that Jin Congxue could use them in critical moments.

And unless absolutely necessary, she shouldn't use the fifth- and sixth-rank talismans.

Jin Congxue, smiling, carefully put them away and placed them among her personal belongings.

In her view, Su Xing was just a student adept at alchemy. Though he might be good at making money, his strength likely wasn't as high as hers.

The elixirs Su Xing had brought out before, such as the Essence-Nourishing Pill and the Organ Refining Pill, didn't involve advanced profession users.

Hence, she considered Su Xing's gift a thoughtful gesture but didn't take it too seriously.

"Hehe, thank you, Ah Xing! Once I successfully level up to Heavenly King, I'll watch over you in the future!"

Jin Congxue unintentionally jiggled her chest.

Little did she know, the talismans Su Xing gave her were incredibly precious, and in the future, they would save her life and help her successfully advance to the Heavenly King Level!

Su Xing just smiled faintly without explaining further.

After a quick divination revealed that Jin Congxue's advancement would result in great fortune, Su Xing felt relieved.

...

After the meeting ended, Su Xing returned to the Spirit Field Cave.

He exchanged this week's goods for simulated energy, bringing his total simulated energy to just over thirty-two billion points.

"I choose to take out the elixirs... and the Golden Talent 'Gift of the Rose'!"

Su Xing murmured.

[Ding, detected that your talents are full. Please select a talent to replace...]

A prompt from the simulator sounded in his ear, giving Su Xing a bit of a headache.

Expanding the talent slot would require a full one hundred billion simulated energy points, which Su Xing definitely couldn't and wouldn't afford.

But if he had to replace a talent...

Su Xing glanced at his existing talents and found that each one was quite useful.

After a moment of hesitation, Su Xing focused on his only white talent.

"Unjust Death... This should be the talent that has accompanied me the longest..."

"Although it's mostly useless, it occasionally provides critical information... but right now, the Golden Talent is more important!"

Su Xing sighed and said,

"Replace the Unjust Death talent with 'Gift of the Rose'."

[Ding, replacing talent...]

[You successfully brought out the Golden Talent 'Gift of the Rose,' consuming 10 million points of energy. Remaining energy: 3.19388 billion points.]

[You successfully brought out the Essence-Nourishing Pill and Organ Refining Pill, consuming 3.1 billion points of energy. Remaining energy: 93.88 million points.]

The simulator's prompt sounded, and a mystical energy flowed into Su Xing's body.

After careful inspection, Su Xing discovered that his body hadn't changed much, except that the panel now had a talent named "Gift of the Rose."

Su Xing went to the chicken coop and then looked at the strongest spirit chicken present.

With a thought, he tried to give the Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root talent to this chicken.

Su Xing had a premonition that, once given, he would lose this talent forever, but the chicken would gain the Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root.

"Tsk tsk... This talent is too absurd. Even a chicken can have a spiritual root?"

Su Xing exclaimed, but he decided not to give the talent to the chicken.

Even the most worthless white talent, the Five Elements Mixed Spiritual Root, was too good for a chicken!

"This talent is definitely not as simple as I think... I should explore it more in the future!"

Su Xing muttered to himself as he looked at a large box that had appeared in the open space.

It contained thirty-one thousand bottles of elixirs.

Su Xing nodded in satisfaction and hid the box well. These elixirs would provide simulated energy for some time.

In the afternoon, after the simulator cooldown had finished, Su Xing prepared to start a new round of simulations.

"Begin simulation!"

[Ding! This simulation consumes 7,600 points of energy. Remaining energy: 93.88 million points. Remaining simulation attempts: none.]