Three Jade Slips, pitifully few indeed.

Daytime Alms now understood why there were so few people inside the Contribution Hall today.

Without anything, what's there to do?

Better to go lay bricks for construction tasks!

Hesitating for a moment, he still walked up and picked up a Jade Slip to inspect.

Upon touching the Jade Slip, a panel appeared before his eyes.

[Name: Water Control Technique.]

[Category: Magic.]

[Quality: Ordinary.]

[Special Effect: Manipulates vapors to condense water orbs, allowing the caster to control the orbs for attacks. The number of water orbs depends on the caster's energy.]

[Evaluation: The simplest among the Five Elements Technique, yet far more powerful than Martial Arts.]

Huh???

Magic!

Is it now skipping straight to magic instead of Martial Arts Manuals?

Immediately, Daytime Alms picked up the other two Jade Slips for inspection.

[Name: Fire Control Technique.]

[Category: Magic.]

[Quality: Ordinary.]

[Special Effect: Manipulates flames to condense fire orbs, allowing the caster to control the orbs for attacks. The number of fire orbs depends on the caster's energy.]

[Evaluation: The simplest among the Five Elements Technique, yet far more powerful than Martial Arts.]

...

[Name: Earth Control Technique.]

[Category: Magic.]

[Quality: Ordinary.]

[Special Effect: Manipulates earth to condense earth orbs, allowing the caster to control the orbs for attacks. The number of earth orbs depends on the caster's energy.]

[Evaluation: The simplest among the Five Elements Technique, yet far more powerful than Martial Arts.]

The three magic spells seemed to have the same effect, just changing the element they manipulated.

But this was an existence more powerful than Martial Arts. He couldn't just let it slip by.

Looking at the Contribution Points needed for the exchange, Daytime Alms furrowed his brows and involuntarily sucked in a breath of cold air.

One Thousand Contribution Points???

So cheap?

Wasn't it said to be more powerful than Martial Arts?

I'm buying it! Definitely buying it!

For First Test Players and Second Test Players like them, a thousand Contribution Points weren't a lot at all!

This was magic, dirt cheap!

Daytime Alms hesitated for a moment and ultimately chose the Earth Control Technique.

He was the captain of the Construction Team, a master of earthworks. If he could use the Earth Control Technique in construction, their efficiency could significantly increase!

In just an instant, he learned the incantation for the Earth Control Technique.

An indescribable feeling coalesced within him.

Show off! I must go outside and show off!

Daytime Alms ran outside with a face full of smugness, looked at the players bustling about, and directly raised his hand to perform the gesture.

"Earth Escape, Dragon Mud Shot!"

Energy began to gather inside his body, and with his hand gestures, slowly converged in the palm of his hand.

All the players were drawn over by his shout.

"What's going on? What's Brother Daytime up to?"

"What, after copying Pirate King, now he's copying Naruto? Can the Game Designers come out and take a beating?"

"Speaking of which, is there something wrong with his brain? That pose isn't even cool."

"Don't bother with him. I heard he used to get beat up a lot."

"..."

Players only lingered briefly before quickly leaving the Contribution Hall area.

And there Daytime Alms stood, hand extended, frozen in place.

What's going on?

I felt like I could almost conjure it, that I was just about to show off. Why didn't it work?

[Hint: Player's power has not reached the Qi Cultivation Realm, unable to use magic.]

When the game notification popped up, Daytime Alms was dumbstruck.

Damn it!

It can be like this?

Then you should have said so earlier! I wouldn't have exchanged for this thing. Who knows when I'll break through to the Qi Cultivation Realm!

Looking at Third Test Players coming and going, envy covered Daytime Alms's face.

Third Test Players started right off in the Qi Cultivation Realm, saving a significant amount of Contribution Points.

Sigh.

Resignedly, Daytime Alms headed towards the Back Mountain, towards Black Wind Stronghold, his steps much lighter.

It's just the Qi Cultivation Realm, right?

He would head straight to the Realm Trial, grasp the essence, and break through directly?

After all, the Realm Trial doesn't cost any Contribution Points.

That's not too bad of a deal!

The Realm Trial was located where Black Wind Stronghold originally stood, now having become a Bottom Card for the Profound Yellow Sect.

Currently, the place was crowded with over a hundred players.

All were First Test Players and Second Test Players.

For them, catching up with the Third Test Players' pace was most crucial.

As for Third Test Players, they had already begun to construct buildings.

Some buildings of the original Profound Yellow Sect were also due for a renovation.

After all, it's the Third Test version now. There should be some differences from before.

"Flourishing Flowers has broken through. He has caught up with the Third Test Players' pace."

"Old Mo should be close too. His power was the strongest, still definitely the First Combat Power."

"Not just them, even Little Boss has come. It seems they all want to catch up with the Third Test Players' pace."

"Iron-blooded War Hero is out too. Seems like he has made a breakthrough as well!"

"..."

One after another, the breakthroughs of the First Test Players and the Second Test Players also brought considerable pressure to the Third Test Players.

Now, the Third Test Players are diligently working on sect construction tasks and livelihood tasks.

But after the update, the rewards from each task they complete are not very substantial.

Large Tasks are not available for the time being, so all they can do is tirelessly grind these small tasks.

「Mountaintop Medicinal Field.」

Now, with the nourishment of the Spiritual Spring, the Medicinal Field has undergone changes.

The poison seeds that were planted have fully grown overnight.

The Poisonous Panda didn't hesitate to take all these poisons in one fell swoop.

Their Lingxiao Hall wasn't lacking Contribution Points. They were loaded!

Farmer's Three Punches glanced at the planting task and then went straight to Inside the Contribution Hall to exchange for better seeds.

There was no longer any need to plant poisons. This version wasn't ruled by ordinary Herbal Medicine.

Spiritual Medicine was what mattered most.

"I picked up a Secondary Profession as an Alchemist. Are there any Lords willing to sell some Spiritual Medicine at a discount? The Spiritual Medicine Inside the Contribution Hall is too expensive. A newbie like me can't afford it!"

A Third Test Player squeezed his way out of the crowd.

He had done a construction task and earned Ten Contribution Points, but these were really too pitifully few, not enough for anything.

After planting the Spirit Medicine Seeds, Farmer's Three Punches explained, "The cheapest Spiritual Medicine in the Contribution Hall starts at 100 Contribution Points. The seeds I bought are the cheapest, and they sell for eighty Contribution Points per plant, no haggling!"

Hearing this, a few Alchemists waiting for the Herbal Medicine turned away and left.

Grind like mad!

They must earn Contribution Points now.

Without enough Contribution Points, even Alchemy became a problem!

Xu Nian sat in the Great Hall, watching the busy players outside, and turned his head with a smile, "It seems the disciples have all started working hard."

This was what he wanted to see.

They have to work hard like this to earn more Contribution Points.

And his power could improve even more because of it!

Blood Demoness asked with a smile, "The disciples you have recruited this time seem to be much stronger than before. Each one is at the Grandmaster Realm."

She was somewhat envious of the Profound Yellow Sect Disciples.

The improvement of their realm seemed effortless.

For martial artists like them, breaking through even one realm was a monumental event.

Some people might not achieve the rank of Grandmaster in their entire life.

"It's no longer called the Grandmaster Realm now. It can't be judged by the old standards anymore."

Xu Nian explained, "Following the Great Changes of Heaven and Earth, the term 'Grandmaster' no longer applies. Your current realm should be called 'Qi Cultivation'."

Qi Cultivation?

What did that mean?

It sounded just like the realms described in storybooks.

Blood Demoness looked at Xu Nian in surprise as he flipped over his hand, and a Jade Slip appeared in his palm.

This was the Jade Slip for the Earth Control Technique.

As long as the players learned the spells from the Contribution Hall, Xu Nian could understand them instantly.

"Do you want to take a look at this spell called Earth Control Technique?" Xu Nian handed over the Jade Slip.

Blood Demoness took it and looked at the delicate Jade Slip, her eyes full of confusion.

Magic?

Could it be Xu Nian was indeed an Immortal?

Wasn't that sort of thing only supposed to be practiced by the gods in heaven?

"Just press it against your forehead. It's quite convenient."

Xu Nian offered an explanation, and then saw Blood Demoness pressing the Jade Slip against her forehead.

Moments later, her eyes widened as she looked at Xu Nian, unable to speak the words at the tip of her tongue.

Magic!

It was genuinely magic!

To be able to conjure an earth orb—such a thing was unheard of!

"There's also Water Control Technique and Fire Control Technique. I'll teach you those later."

Xu Nian smiled as he took the Jade Slip back and, with a turn of his hand, placed it directly back Inside the Contribution Hall.

Then, he formed a hand seal and cast the spell.

The floor Inside the Great Hall trembled. The slate stones beside him cracked and then floated as if pulled by an invisible force.

The pieces then began to consolidate in the palm of his hand, growing from small to large.

A fist-sized stone ball materialized in his palm.

"Is this... is this really real?"

Blood Demoness watched excitedly, then quickly tried to form the hand seal herself.

Such a simple Five Elements Technique wasn't too difficult.

Any person in the Qi Cultivation Realm could easily master it after a few practices.

Of course, for the players and him, there was no need to practice at all.

Instant understanding, perhaps?

Blood Demoness looked at the stone ball forming in her palm, her eyes filled with surprise and excitement.

If all this were real, didn't it mean she was now akin to an Immortal?

While they were experiencing the magic, a Scholar wearing a Confucian robe and with a worried look ascended the mountain step by step from the foot of the mountain.

The Construction Team players saw the newcomer, and all turned their heads to look.

"Eh? Isn't that the NPC who's known as Third in the World for his scholarship?"

"When I saw his background introduction, I was shocked too. Even studying can make you a master."

"He's alive! This is actually a living Kong Qingquan! I've only seen him in videos before!"

"Quick, tell the Sect Leader. We'll keep an eye on him here."

"..."

Kong Qingquan looked at the somewhat unfamiliar group of Profound Yellow Sect Disciples, his eyes also revealing a trace of bewilderment.

What's going on?

Since when did the Profound Yellow Sect have so many Grandmaster Realm Disciples?

He hadn't been away for that long, had he?

Have Grandmaster Realm Disciples become so worthless?

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