Chapter 353 – Cultivation Acceleration

Su Hao vaguely guessed that the cultivation theory of this world seemed to have reached a dead end, making progress difficult.

The specifics are unknown to Su Hao for now, it’s probably a ‘chicken or the egg’ kind of problem.

Furthermore, according to the books Su Hao has read, this problem has been perplexing the cultivation world for at least nearly a thousand years.

Numerous cultivators have successively engaged in cultivation, exhausting their wisdom to try and break through, yet they have always achieved nothing.

Su Hao thought of that phrase again and murmured: “The stone from another mountain can polish jade.” Previously, it spoke of the limitations of an era; now, when applied to me, it becomes the limitations of the world.”

In Su Hao’s opinion, if this world did not give birth to more advanced ideas, then it would be limited to this, and even after enduring countless tribulations, progress would be difficult!

Perhaps my arrival can change this. It might not be a complete breakthrough, but it could catalyze new ways of thinking.

Su Hao withdrew his scattered thoughts and refocused on his current task: “Since I have a general understanding of the principles, the subsequent study plan is now clear.”

Su Hao flipped open a page in his notebook and continued to write:

Step one, complete the Catalyst Qi Realm and break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, to understand what a cultivation breakthrough truly is;

Step two, study the “Art Technique” and master the basic application of Spiritual Power;

Step three, attempt to activate Runes using ‘Spiritual Power’, observe if it’s feasible. If it is, a higher level of Spiritual Power might allow the Runes’ strength to cross a larger tier, achieving a qualitative change;

Step four, study the principles of Alchemy Weapon Forging in this world and master its core technology;

Step five, use Genetic Technology to create pseudo-protein producing plants and trees, thereby acquiring a large amount of Spiritual Power, or even directly producing Spiritual Power for use…

Su Hao continued writing, outlining his future plans step by step.

If the future plans change, it won’t be too late to modify them then.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Hao exited the Pinball Space. He then remembered something he had forgotten: “I almost forgot about Yashan. It’s time to give him the second tube of reagent.”

…

After Su Hao prepared the Gene Modification fluid for Yashan, he used a small Teleportation array to send it to Yashan, and then stayed in the Room to convert Spiritual Power.

When converting Spiritual Power, it looked like his entire body was covered in scattered points of Spiritual Power, appearing numerous. However, when Su Hao gathered them, he realized they were pitifully few, so few they could be ignored if not looked at closely.

“What can this little bit of Spiritual Power be used for…”

It’s no wonder cultivators race against time to cultivate. It turns out the conversion speed of Spiritual Power is too slow! After a day of hard work converting, the results are almost negligible. In this light, taking medicine to cultivate has its logic.

After meditating for two days, Su Hao stopped and muttered to himself: “This is too damn slow… Even I, a person with so much patience, can’t stand such a sluggish pace!”

Honestly, Su Hao found this conversion speed truly slow. At this rate, it would take at least three years of daily meditation to accumulate enough Spiritual Power to impact the Foundation Establishment Realm!

By then, Su Hao would be sixteen years old!

Su Hao stood up and stretched, his mind racing: “To obtain more Spiritual Power, one must either harmonize more pseudo-proteins with stronger ‘Spiritual Energy waves’. Spiritual Energy waves are everywhere within the Immortal Gate, so there’s no shortage for now. What’s limiting my conversion speed now is the insufficient quantity of pseudo-proteins. The body only produces a small amount each day, and after it’s used up, one has to wait another day.

To increase the quantity of pseudo-proteins, cultivators in this world should use elixirs. But I don’t have any elixirs to consume right now… So, I have to solve the problem at its root!

With that thought, Su Hao entered the Pinball Space directly and designed his own genes.

Su Hao planned to design himself into a production machine capable of mass-producing ‘pseudo-proteins’!

It doesn’t need to be much, just a few dozen or a hundred times more than now, that won’t be a big problem!

Su Hao had calculated that at the current rate of converting Spiritual Power every day, it would take about 1,100 days to achieve the Objectives. If he could increase his Spiritual Power conversion speed by fifty times, he would only need about twenty days! Including time for learning, thinking, and experimenting, it would take at most two Moons.

This cultivation speed is what befits me, Su Hao!

Spending so much time just sitting and cultivating is a complete waste of resources. Isn’t it better to use that time for learning?

In just one day, Su Hao designed the gene sequence and produced the corresponding Gene Modification fluid.

Su Hao injected himself without hesitation, thinking, ‘Whether I can save a lot of time depends on how effective this modification fluid is!’

A day later, the pseudoprotein in Su Hao’s body had increased dozens of times. Su Hao eagerly entered a cultivation state to try converting Spiritual Power.

An hour later, Su Hao opened his eyes, smiling broadly, and said, ‘This is the feeling! This is normal cultivation! Awesome!

Who wants to cultivate for ten or a hundred years? That’s not cultivation, that’s self-torture.’

Su Hao viewed ‘slow cultivation’ as inherently abnormal. After all, every world in this universe is moving and evolving at an extremely rapid pace. Slowness inevitably means falling behind and staying on the surface.

Then Su Hao shook his head again: ‘Although the current speed is very fast, it’s not achieving the effect I expected. What’s limiting the Spiritual Power conversion speed now isn’t the pseudoprotein, but the low intensity of the surrounding ‘Spiritual Energy Wave’ Force Field! I won’t rush to convert Spiritual Power; it’s too inefficient and a waste of time. I’ll first design the ‘Spiritual Energy Wave’ generating Rune to enhance the local Spiritual Energy in my Room and increase the conversion speed.’

Sharpening the axe does not hinder the chopping of wood. Cultivating and converting Spiritual Power now holds little value in Su Hao’s eyes and would actually waste a lot of time. His deep appreciation for time led him to instinctively choose to improve conversion efficiency first before converting Spiritual Power.

Su Hao entered the Pinball Space, waved his hand, and a Rune Array Plate research workbench materialized before him. Nearly a thousand basic Runes were neatly arranged above, in nine sequences and ten levels. Years of research on Runes had given Su Hao a profound understanding of these basic Runes, much like a different kind of universal language. When Su Hao wanted to express a certain meaning, he could quickly extract the corresponding Runes and combine them to form a unique Array Plate.

Su Hao waved his hand, and a ‘Four-Ring Rune Array Plate’ immediately materialized on the Rune workbench. Each ring had a large number of inlay slots, all with identical ports, allowing Su Hao to insert basic Runes arbitrarily.

‘First, design the Force Field detection Rune! The detection Rune designed in the previous world was ineffective; I need to rethink and create a more complete Force Field detection Rune.’

Su Hao thought for a moment and then gave instructions: ‘Little Light, 3-1 Rune, inlay Z-4; 4-2 Rune, inlay X-2; 8-1 Rune, inlay P-22…’

As Su Hao continued to issue commands, the empty four-dimensional Rune Array Plate was gradually filled!

Su Hao commanded, ‘Test run!’

Little Light simulated the running environment, but it quickly failed, with the detection Rune being shattered by chaotic forces.

Su Hao frowned as he reviewed the playback, analyzing the cause of the collapse, and so on…

Two days later, Su Hao finally succeeded: ‘Having the experience of designing the detection Force Field Rune in the previous world really saved me a lot of time! Otherwise, this single detection Rune would probably have taken at least two Moons of slow trial and error.’

‘Next, activate the Rune, detect the ‘Spiritual Energy Wave’, and collect the Spiritual Energy Wave Force Field data!’

…

This day, it was once again Fairy Feng Ling’s teaching session.

The three gathered at their usual spot. Feng Cheng had set up small stools early, waiting for the two seniors to arrive and take their seats. The only difference today was an additional small table on the Summit, with tea laid out!

Fairy Feng Ling showed a hint of surprise on her round face, looking at Feng Cheng and saying, “You’re not cultivating properly, yet you have time to mess with these things!”

Though she said that, her body was honest enough to sit down, pick up the tea, and take a sip. She smacked her lips and said, “The tea is quite good!”

Feng Cheng smiled broadly and said, “It’s only right to provide a better teaching environment for my master. We can’t have my master talking for half the day without a cup of hot tea to drink! Senior Brother, please take a seat too. It must have been tiring to jump up here just now!”

Fairy Feng Ling felt a bit insecure due to Feng Cheng’s actions, and she secretly reflected, “Was I too harsh on my master before? Is Feng Cheng the kind of disciple one should have?”

Then she glanced at Su Hao, adding in her mind, “That kid Feng Wei is too monstrous, he doesn’t count!”

Clearing her throat lightly, Fairy Feng Ling asked, “In the past few days, do you have any questions about your cultivation? You can ask them now.”

Su Hao spoke up first, asking, “Master, if I convert my Spiritual Power too quickly, will there be any side effects?”

Fairy Feng Ling almost choked on her tea.

Listen to that! Does that sound like something a person would say?

(End of Chapter)