111: Uncle Qin's commission (for subscription)

Before even reaching the Logistics Department building, Mo Fan received a text message notification.

[Your account 2022963341 received 4000 merit points on January 17th at 15:30. Balance: 24088 merit points.]

It's about what I expected, an extra 20% reward in merit points. Deacon Li is truly a good person.

With a sigh of appreciation, Mo Fan walked quickly toward the Logistics Department.

...

Emerging from the Logistics Department, Mo Fan had an extra bag of Spirit Stones in his hand.

Focusing his mind, Mo Fan calmly moved the Brocade Pouch into his system space, then calmly opened the pouch and cast an Appraisal Technique on it.

[Found Low-Grade Spirit Stone * 240. Can be absorbed and converted into attribute points. Absorb?]

Without any hesitation, Mo Fan chose to absorb them. Immediately, the azure Virtual panel flickered, and the attribute panel quietly appeared.

[Name: Mo Fan]

[Cultivation: Seventh Layer of Innate Realm (+)]

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[Available attribute points: 940]

The available attribute points had risen from the original 700 to 940.

Quickly scanning the attribute panel, Mo Fan didn't rush to Breakthrough, but instead returned to his residence at a leisurely pace.

After closing the doors and windows, Mo Fan's expression tightened. He called up the attribute panel again and unhesitatingly clicked on the plus sign next to his cultivation.

In an instant, a terrifying surge of energy rushed toward Mo Fan from an unknown space, pouring directly into the center of his brows and entering his mysterious Qi Sea.

The Qi Sea boiled, and endless Innate Protective Aura surged out, feeding back into Mo Fan's body, remodeling his flesh and bones.

A few minutes later, the rapid evolution stopped, and the attribute panel quietly changed.

[Name: Mo Fan]

[Cultivation: Eighth Layer of Innate Realm (+)]

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[Storage space: 100 cubic meters (+)]

[Available attribute points: 190]

His cultivation had broken through to the Eighth Layer of Innate Realm.

Correspondingly, the available attribute points dropped to 190.

Mo Fan clenched his fist and immediately felt that he had become quite a bit stronger.

Stronger than before, but not ridiculously so. I should be able to sleep well tonight.

Feeling his own state, Mo Fan nodded with satisfaction.

Making something simple to eat for himself, Mo Fan began to think seriously while cultivating the Golden Body Art.

My cultivation has now reached the Eighth Layer of Innate Realm, and it's not far from the Peak of Innate Realm.

Given the super high quality of my Qi Sea, once my cultivation enters the Peak of Innate Realm, I can try to construct the martial dao foundation embryo myself.

In this way, I can save the cost of one attribute point allocation.

Thinking of this, Mo Fan felt wonderful inside.

With such a high-quality Qi Sea, the martial dao foundation embryo I construct will definitely be very strong.

At that time, advancing from Foundation Building Peak to Transcendence will naturally be extremely easy, without needing to use attribute points.

How many Spirit Stones will I save with this?

Having a super high-quality Qi Sea is just great.

Mo Fan beamed with joy.

However, soon, he seemed to have thought of something. His expression firmed up, and he opened the attribute panel again, focusing his attention on the plus sign next to his cultivation.

Whoosh, a prompt box appeared.

[Cultivation: Eighth Layer of Innate Realm (+) (190 / 870)]

The next allocation requires 870 attribute points, still quite a bit short—

He continued to Cultivate the Golden Body Art.

In the blink of an eye, a day passed.

The next day, Mo Fan climbed out of bed with a smile on his face.

Refreshing. The Red-Clothed Female Ghost didn't get much stronger. This sleep was comfortable—

However, soon, Mo Fan realized something was wrong.

Every time he broke through a Realm, the Red-Clothed Female Ghost's strength grew along with his own.

This time, the Red-Clothed Female Ghost didn't get much stronger.

Which meant he himself hadn't become much stronger either.

Thinking of this, Mo Fan's face darkened.

The clown was actually me?

However, the boost brought by breaking through from the Seventh Layer of Innate Realm to the Eighth Layer of Innate Realm was indeed limited.

After all, it was only a very small Realm.

Shaking his head, Mo Fan stopped thinking about it, quickly finished washing up, and took advantage of the morning sun to Cultivate the Golden Body Art.

The gentle morning sunlight scattered down, gathering on Mo Fan.

If one looked closely, one could see dazzling, brilliant beads of light, rushing toward the center of Mo Fan's brows like a tide.

In an instant, Mo Fan's whole body erupted with golden light, brilliant as glaze.

His body became crystalline, his bones like jade, and every strand of hair was distinct, emitting a faint golden glow.

At this moment, he no longer seemed like a human, but like a god descending from the Nine Heavens.

A quarter of an hour later, Mo Fan suddenly opened his eyes and stopped cultivating.

In an instant, the radiance around him dissipated, and everything returned to normal, as if nothing had ever changed.

Noticing the anomaly, he checked himself. Mo Fan was stunned for a moment, then became somewhat happy.

My body seems to have become a bit stronger. Although the Golden Body Art hasn't broken through yet, it has entered the next stage and started to feed back into my body. A Breakthrough doesn't seem far off.

Mo Fan stood up, prepared to cook breakfast, and made some pastries while he was at it.

Hmm, make more red bean matcha cakes.

Taking advantage of having some free time these two days, Mo Fan decided to visit the Sword Pavilion more often.

While cooking porridge, Mo Fan thought about how to earn Spirit Stones quickly next.

After all, the attribute points needed for allocation were increasing more and more.

Without a stable source of income, he would be very troubled.

He couldn't just go out and roam again, could he?

Getting so many Spirit Stones last time was purely down to good luck.

If he went out roaming again this time, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to come back.

No, I am still very weak right now. I cannot easily go out and roam. Hiding in the academy and quietly getting stronger is the true path.

It's just that earning Spirit Stones within the academy is indeed less efficient—

After thinking it over, Mo Fan found that apart from grinding tasks to earn Spirit Stones step by step, the only other path currently was Alchemy.

Although low-level Alchemists don't earn much, as long as I work hard, it can barely keep up.

It seems that after coming back from the New Year, I still need to continue following Li Xinghe to learn, and find a suitable opportunity to reveal my talent.

If I could become his disciple, receive his guidance, and obtain more alchemical materials.

Perhaps it won't be long before I can become a mid-level Alchemist.

By then, earning Spirit Stones will be as simple as eating and drinking, and my cultivation improvement will likely be rapid!

If I become a high-level Alchemist within a few months, that would be even more incredible. One Medicinal Pill would be worth thousands of Spirit Stones. It simply couldn't be better!

Thinking of this, Mo Fan smiled.

Of course, it was just a thought.

These were all still a bit far off.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Just as Mo Fan finished cooking the porridge, his phone rang.

Answering the call, a slightly familiar voice rang out.

Is this Mo Fan?

Listening to the somewhat familiar voice, Mo Fan focused slightly and sketched a figure in his mind.

Grandpa Qin from the Scripture Hall?

Mo Fan was a bit confused at first, then his eyes lit up.

He had asked Grandpa Qin for a favor before.

To keep an eye out and notify him if there were any teaching recording tasks for the Vajra Fist and Innate Art.

Thinking of this, Mo Fan quickly replied:

Yes, it's me. Is this Grandpa Qin? Are there any Cultivation Technique recording tasks?

Yes, yes. With the end of the year approaching, many Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills need to have their teaching videos replaced. The Vajra Fist and Innate Art happen to be in this batch.

Grandpa Qin paused, then continued:

How is it? How well have you grasped the Vajra Fist and Innate Art? Do you have the confidence to come over and record the teaching videos?

If you are selected, you can earn a large amount of merit points!

When does the recording start? Mo Fan asked confidently.

If you have no issues on your end, you can come over now! Grandpa Qin said.

Okay, wait for me, I'm coming right now!

Hanging up the phone, Mo Fan drank the pot of Qi-nourishing porridge he had just cooked in a few gulps, pushed open the door, and headed toward the Scripture Hall.

He was just short of Spirit Stones.