3: How about getting one and trying it?

Without much thought, Lin Xiu used the attribute points he had just obtained.

【Your ability Basic Qi Refining has been upgraded to Lv3.】

“Hmm? Does this mean that abilities leveled up with attribute points cannot yield attribute points?”

Lin Xiu had thought there was a loophole, allowing for infinite recursion, but it seemed not to be the case.

“Each Realm experience increase of 0.1 is not as good as adding it to Aptitude, which allows for one more Cultivation session.”

Increasing Aptitude can increase the number of daily Qi Refining sessions, which is more cost-effective than the 0.1 increase from Basic Qi Refining.

But now that he had added it, Lin Xiu did not regret it.

【Name: Lin Xiu】

【Age: 17】

【Realm: Dou Qi Seventh Rank (0.5 / 70)】

【Physique: 4】

【Spirit: 5】

【Aptitude: 3】

【Abilities: Basic Qi Refining Lv3 (10 / 300), Making Horse Feed Lv4 (1 / 400), Horse Training Lv1 (42 / 100)】

【Attribute Points: 0】

...

Walking out of his room, Lin Xiu looked at the dawn sky, feeling that today’s sun was particularly beautiful.

“There’s hope for passing the Canaan Academy assessment. Now I need to try to get more attribute points.”

Previously, Lin Xiu’s work was just about completing tasks, doing his job well, and not letting others see any flaws.

But now it was different; he was going to take care of the Red Mane Horse as if it were family!

【You made a portion of Horse Feed, experience +20】

【...】

【You completed a Horse Training session, experience +25】

【...】

【Your ability Horse Training has been upgraded to Lv2, gaining 1 attribute point.】

【Your ability Horse Training has been upgraded to Lv3, gaining 1 attribute point.】

【You Cultivated, Realm experience +0.3】

【You completed a Cultivation session, experience +10】

...

Three days passed in a flash.

“Horse Training increased by two Ranks, gaining 2 attribute points. Now my Aptitude has increased to 5.”

Lin Xiu looked at the panel data, secretly delighted. His previous doubts had been a bit too strong.

This panel seemed very advanced, even abnormal!

In just three days, it had increased his Aptitude by a full 5 times!

【Realm: Dou Qi Seventh Rank (4.1 / 70)】

【Aptitude: 3 — 5】

【Abilities:

Basic Qi Refining Lv3 (40 / 300)

Making Horse Feed Lv4 (120 / 400)

Horse Training Lv3 (10 / 300)】

“Starting tomorrow, I can absorb Dou Qi 5 times a day, which means an additional 1.5 Realm experience.”

Even though his daily Dou Qi increase was greater than before, Lin Xiu did not become arrogant. He still acted as usual, appearing very ordinary.

However, as the Ranks of various abilities increased, the experience required for upgrades also increased, which gave Lin Xiu a headache. An Aptitude of 5 looked high.

But compared to his actual needs, it was still a bit lacking!

He needed to increase his Aptitude to at least 10 to ensure his strength could Breakthrough to Dou Qi Eighth Rank before the Canaan Academy teachers arrived.

“Making better Horse Feed, or more complex Horse Training actions, also increases ability experience. Since these two have changed, why is Basic Qi Refining always fixed at 10?”

Reviewing the changes over these three days, Lin Xiu focused more on Basic Qi Refining. According to his Aptitude, his current Basic Qi Refining was enough to be promoted to Rank 6.

However, the daily experience growth was too little.

The night passed without incident.

After his morning Cultivation, Lin Xiu gained 1.5 Realm experience and 10 Basic Qi Refining ability experience.

Arriving at the stables, Lin Xiu prepared breakfast for Brother Horse. Perhaps it was due to the carefully prepared Horse Feed over the past three days, but Brother Horse would actively rub his head against Lin Xiu when he saw him approaching.

“The red jade ginseng is almost gone. I need to get some more later.” Noticing that the carrot-like plants in the basket were running low, Lin Xiu simply used them all.

red jade ginseng was a type of medicinal herb, not rare, and easily found in the Demon Beast Mountain Range.

Because red jade ginseng had the effect of making fur shinier, Young Master Lin had always ordered people to procure it.

After Making Horse Feed, Lin Xiu carried the basket and found the person in charge of the Lin family.

“The red jade ginseng is all gone? How is it two days faster than last time?” The person in charge felt a bit pained.

As a medicinal herb, one catty of red jade ginseng cost more than ten gold coins. Usually, a Red Mane Horse’s weekly amount was fifty catties, nearly several hundred gold coins.

An average ordinary family’s annual living expenses were only a dozen gold coins.

“Its appetite has been quite good recently, and the Young Master likes to see its shiny red fur. I can’t let it starve.” Lin Xiu wasn’t worried that the other party wouldn’t give it to him.

Despite his complaints, the person in charge still brought out fifty catties of red jade ginseng and handed them to Lin Xiu.

Having obtained the items, Lin Xiu prepared to return.

He saw Steward Lin walking towards him and proactively greeted him, “Steward Lin.”

“Mm.” Steward Lin nodded slightly, his gaze glancing at the red jade ginseng.

“Steward Lin, the Red Mane Horse’s appetite is getting bigger and bigger.” The person in charge complained to him.

“It’s fine, let that beast eat. It doesn’t have many good days left.” Steward Lin’s voice was calm.

Lin Xiu, carrying the red jade ginseng, slowed his pace. Was Brother Horse about to fall out of favor?

The person in charge asked what was happening.

Steward Lin did not hide anything, stating directly that in half a month, the Young Master would go to the Yunlan Sect with a Yunlan Sect Elder, and when he returned to the Lin family, it would be at least a year later.

Young Master Lin had always been favored by his father, but the Clan Chief would never agree to spend one or two thousand gold coins each month to raise a horse that had no practical use.

Once Young Master Lin left home, the Red Mane Horse might be directly slaughtered.

Back in the stables, the Red Mane Horse was still enjoying its meal, making rhythmic munching sounds, completely unaware that its fate was about to turn dark.

Worry crept onto Lin Xiu’s face.

As the saying goes, one prospers, all prosper; one suffers, all suffer!

He was currently relying on Brother Horse’s favor. If Brother Horse fell, he wouldn’t be able to find an excuse to refuse being sent to the mine next time.

“What methods are there to increase Basic Qi Refining experience?” Lin Xiu had to consider this question.

With the Red Mane Horse out of favor, his backing would collapse. Before that, he had to leave the Lin family and join Canaan Academy.

Otherwise, even if the mine crisis was resolved, who knew if there would be another crisis.

More importantly, although he had a panel to add points, after advancing to Fighter, Cultivation required a Cultivation Technique, and the Rank of the Cultivation Technique would also affect one’s strength.

If he excluded obtaining it from the Lin family, the only options left were to snatch it or rely on luck.

As for buying it from an auction house, it was simply unrealistic.

Profound Rank Cultivation Techniques typically cost hundreds of thousands of gold coins, which Lin Xiu simply could not afford.

Over the next two days, Lin Xiu tried various methods, but the Basic Qi Refining experience remained stubbornly at 10 points.

“Why do Making Horse Feed and Horse Training experience fluctuate? What’s the reason?” Lin Xiu tried to calm himself and think carefully.

Suddenly, he thought of something.

That was, Making Horse Feed and Horse Training were not constant. The change in Making Horse Feed experience was related to the ingredients, while Horse Training was related to the difficulty of the actions.

“Change! What kind of change can Cultivation have? Isn’t it just simple Qi Refining, striking a pose? What kind of external force could there be?”

Lin Xiu pondered deeply, his eyes suddenly lighting up. “The external forces for Cultivation are medicinal herbs, Medicinal Pills, and the Cultivation location.”

However, how could he, a stable hand, afford medicinal herbs or Medicinal Pills?

Wait!

Lin Xiu thought of the red jade ginseng that the Red Mane Horse never went without for its meals. Wasn’t that a type of medicinal herb?

“Should I try one? It won’t kill me if I eat it anyway, and what if it works?”