20: Chapter 20 The Stunning Mother of the Chosen One!

Zhou Liangan leaned back against his seat.

"Give me a smile." Zhou Liangan's tone was cold and indifferent, carrying an indisputable sense of oppression, "Who are you putting on this mournful face for?"

Su Yixue's fingertips curled slightly, and she struggled to pull the corners of her lips upward, forcing out a smile that was even more strained and miserable than crying...

destiny points!

Harvesting...

The night was like thick ink, staining the entire city in deep darkness.

The stretched Lincoln drove into the villa area on the mountainside, its wheels rolling over the smooth bluestone road, startling a few birds returning late to their nests.

The villa's butler had long been waiting at the entrance, respectfully opening the car door for him and taking the black trench coat he removed.

Stepping into the brightly lit living room, he dismissed all the servants and walked straight to the study on the second floor.

Zhou Liangan tapped his fingertip lightly in the Void Realm, and a pale blue light screen appeared out of thin air.

On the light screen, a striking line of golden numbers came into view: [destiny points: 3000]

Zhou Liangan's gaze fell on this string of numbers, his fingertips gently rubbing his chin, a flash of contemplation in his eyes.

With a thought, the interface on the panel switched, revealing a dazzling array of categories, and his gaze locked onto the words "Cultivation Technique Mall" immediately.

The Cultivation Technique System in the System mall followed the classification standards of the Ancient Martial era, from low to high, with nine distinct Ranks, clear and easy to understand: Mortal Rank, Profound Rank, Spirit Rank, Earth Rank, Heaven Rank, Saint Rank, Emperor Rank, God Rank, and Imperial Rank.

Zhou Liangan was already well aware of this; the Cultivation Techniques circulating in the ordinary secular world only reached the Heaven Rank at most. As for Cultivation Techniques above the Saint Rank, each one was a Heaven-Defying treasure capable of changing one's destiny, containing power enough to shake Heaven and Earth. They had long been rejected by the Heavenly Dao and could not possibly appear in the world; they were only engraved upon those Heaven And Earth Treasure born at the beginning of Chaos, hidden within ancient Secret Realm, waiting for those destined to find them.

But these so-called Heavenly Dao restrictions were nothing more than a mere formality before Zhou Liangan's System.

His gaze slowly swept over the exchange prices next to the Cultivation Technique list, a flash of understanding passing through his eyes.

Mortal Rank Cultivation Techniques were the cheapest, requiring only ten to one hundred destiny points, almost equivalent to giving them away.

The price of Profound Rank Cultivation Techniques increased tenfold, ranging from one hundred to one thousand destiny points.

Moving up, Spirit Rank Cultivation Techniques were one thousand to ten thousand.

Earth Rank was ten thousand to one hundred thousand.

Heaven Rank skyrocketed to one hundred thousand to one million destiny points.

By analogy, for every level up, the price was ten times that of the previous level.

However, the System thoughtfully provided an installment exchange function, so he did not have to pay the full amount at once. This gave Zhou Liangan great convenience; otherwise, with his current net worth of three thousand destiny points, he probably could not even exchange for one Earth Rank Cultivation Technique.

Zhou Liangan looked at those Cultivation Techniques that cost tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of destiny points, and could not help but smile bitterly.

Even though he held the System in his hands, he could not help but sigh at this moment that the path of Cultivate was indeed a bottomless pit that burned money.

He glanced again at the corner of the System panel, which displayed the System Rank: LV1.

A level one System had very limited authority; the highest Rank Cultivation Technique that could be exchanged for at present stopped at the Heaven Rank.

To unlock higher-level authority and exchange for Saint Rank or even Imperial Rank Cultivation Techniques, he had to accumulate enough destiny points to upgrade the System's Rank.

Upgrading the System to LV2 required accumulating one hundred thousand destiny points. It sounded like an astronomical figure, but in fact, the destiny points of a single destiny heroine could reach several thousand, not to mention those Child of Destiny, and even if he spent the destiny points himself, it could still be counted towards the accumulated destiny points.

Take the few destiny heroines he had encountered before; any one of them had several thousand destiny points on her. If he completely plundered them, he would not even need twenty to gather one hundred thousand destiny points and upgrade the System to LV2.

Moreover, there was still the Child of Destiny, Liang Zichen.

The authority the System gave him was simple and brutal. As long as he eliminated the Child of Destiny, all the destiny points on the Child of Destiny would be transferred to Zhou Liangan's account.

Liang Zichen must die!

Zhou Liangan's gaze fell on another function of the System panel: Cultivation Technique upgrading.

Compared to directly exchanging for high-Rank Cultivation Techniques, upgrading Cultivation Techniques was undoubtedly much more cost-effective.

For example, upgrading a Mortal Rank Cultivation Technique to the Heaven Rank only required ten thousand to one hundred thousand destiny points.

And if it were a Profound Rank Cultivation Technique upgraded to the Heaven Rank, the required destiny points would be drastically reduced to one thousand to one thousand.

This gap was by no means small.

Of course, constrained by the System Rank, his current Cultivation Technique upgrade limit was also the Heaven Rank.

But even a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique, in the Ancient Martial era, was a treasure that would make powerful aristocratic families fight to the death over; only direct descendants were qualified to Cultivate it, and ordinary Martial Artist did not even have the chance to see one.

Zhou Liangan leaned back against the chair, his fingertips tapping gently on the tabletop, his thoughts gradually drifting away.

The Cultivate System of this world was divided into two different Systems: Ancient Martial and High Martial.

Ancient Martial practice was divided into nine realms, from shallow to deep, each step profound.

First entering the Bone-Forging Realm to polish the Foundation of the Physical Body.

Then the Yinling Realm to draw Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into the Dantian.

The Tongmai Realm to open up the Meridians of the whole body so that internal energy could circulate without obstruction.

Then entering the Huagang Realm to condense internal energy into Protective Aura.

The Ningshen Realm to fuse will into energy, allowing one to manipulate the air and observe subtleties.

The Enlightenment Realm to comprehend the laws of Heaven and Earth, making Moves unrestricted.

Then the Nirvana Realm to break the shackles of the Physical Body and reshape the true body.

The Return to Void Realm to return to simplicity and truth, invoking the great power of Heaven and Earth.

Finally, reaching the Hunyuan Realm, where the Martial Dao and Divine Soul reached Perfection, the body merged with the Dao, one thought could determine the fate of mountains and rivers, and one thought could shatter the Void Realm—this was the peak of Ancient Martial.

But this was not the end.

According to the setting of this novel, in the distant future, when the recovery of Spiritual Qi swept across the entire Earth, higher civilizations in the Origin Universe would descend, bringing a completely different Cultivate System—High Martial.

Ancient Martial and High Martial were not opposed, nor were they a simple evolution or advancement; they were two completely different paths.

Ancient Martial focused on Body Refining, emphasizing the polishing of the Physical Body and the tempering of the Divine Soul, using oneself as a furnace to smelt Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

High Martial focused on energy induction, utilizing technology and special energy in the Universe to open up another path to the heavens.

The two complemented each other; if one could first Cultivate Ancient Martial to lay a solid Foundation for the Physical Body, and then walk the path of High Martial to absorb Universe energy, one could achieve twice the result with half the effort, and eventually attain the supreme position.

Therefore, practicing both High Martial and Ancient Martial was the true way.

Zhou Liangan withdrew his thoughts.

The current Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was too thin, thin to a shocking degree.

Ordinary Mortal Rank and Profound Rank Cultivation Techniques simply could not absorb enough Spiritual Qi to Cultivate.

To truly achieve the goal of drawing Spiritual Qi into the body and using Spiritual Qi to fight in this world, one needed at least an Earth Rank Cultivation Technique.

Zhou Liangan's gaze fell back on the number of destiny points: three thousand points. It was neither too much nor too little.

If used to exchange for a Cultivation Technique, it would at most be enough to exchange for the Cultivate authority of one Earth Rank Cultivation Technique, which was better than nothing.

But if used to upgrade a Cultivation Technique, it would be completely different.

If he selected a Profound Rank Cultivation Technique and used these three thousand destiny points to upgrade it, he might be able to directly raise it to the Heaven Rank and obtain a complete Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique!

Once this thought appeared, a flash of sharpness instantly crossed Zhou Liangan's eyes, and his heart could not help but beat a little faster.

Zhou Liangan had originally wanted to try and exploit a bug in the System by exchanging for a Mortal Rank Cultivation Technique and wanting to upgrade it to the Heaven Rank.

However, the System prompted that Cultivation Techniques exchanged from the System could not be upgraded again through the Cultivation Technique System.

It seemed that this System was relatively well-functioning in its logic and not so easy to exploit.

Afterwards, Zhou Liangan immediately thought of one person—Liang Zichen.

The Cultivation Technique that Liang Zichen initially practiced was a Profound Rank Cultivation Technique.

Later, by chance, he obtained a remnant of a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique in the Nangong Family, which caused his strength to advance by leaps and bounds, leaping to become a leader of the younger generation.

Zhou Liangan's fingertip traced lightly through the Void Realm, and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

He already had control over Third Miss Nangong Meng and could enter the Nangong Family's Secret Realm at any time.

Inside the Secret Realm, there was a Spiritual Qi node where the concentration of Spiritual Qi was far greater than the outside world; it was an excellent place for Cultivate.

Before entering the Secret Realm, he had to Cultivate a Cultivation Technique; otherwise, even if he went in, he would not be able to absorb the massive amount of Spiritual Qi and would only waste the Opportunity in vain.

Thinking of this, he had to obtain that Profound Rank Cultivation Technique from Liang Zichen.

However, Liang Zichen was, after all, the Child of Destiny, and his Luck was too thick.

To get the Cultivation Technique from him, or even to hunt him down and seize his destiny points, he could not act rashly; he had to plan carefully.

Thinking of this, Zhou Liangan stood up, walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, and looked down at the thousands of lights at the foot of the mountain.

The night was deep, and the evening breeze brushed against his cheeks, bringing a hint of coolness, but it made his mind even clearer.

A flash of calculation crossed his eyes, and the corners of his mouth slowly lifted, curling into a playful arc.

He had already thought of a brilliant plan.

Inside the apartment.

The lights were bright, and the television in the living room was playing a popular variety show. Cheerful laughter came through the screen, but it could not dispel the bit of tranquility in the air.

Su Binglan was curled up on the sofa, wearing a khaki-colored halter sleeveless tight fishtail dress.

The cut of the dress was extremely form-fitting to her body, and the waist-cinching design outlined her slender waist. The slit of the skirt extended all the way to her thigh, revealing a pair of fair and slender jade legs. The skirt draped down, perfectly wrapping around her perky buttocks, outlining her mature, sexy, and graceful figure to the fullest.

She sat with her legs crossed, one hand resting casually on the sofa armrest, and the other hand holding a cherry, slowly putting it into her mouth.

Under the light, her skin was as white as jade, and a pair of exquisite and petite jade feet were exposed, with delicate pink nail polish on her toenails, revealing a bit of alluring charm.

Just at this moment, a burst of urgent doorbell ringing suddenly sounded, breaking the tranquility in the living room.

Su Binglan frowned slightly, put down the cherry in her hand, and stood up with some confusion.

Who would come to find her at this time?

Anyway, no matter who it was, as long as it wasn't that devil, it would be fine.

Su Binglan walked to the door and looked out through the peephole. When she saw the figure outside the door, her beautiful eyebrows instantly knit tightly, and a flash of astonishment and vigilance crossed her beautiful eyes.

However, Su Binglan still dared not refuse to open the door for that devil.

The door opened.

Zhou Liangan stood at the entrance, a mocking smile lingering at the corners of his mouth.

His gaze was too hot, as if it had hooks, falling on Su Binglan, making Su Binglan subconsciously tense her body...