Time reverses to one second before Zhen Haoren fell unconscious.
As Zhen Haoren launched his attack on Lin Hao, Lin Hao immediately summoned his Gatling!
Although it feels like plastic, under Lin Hao's control now, shooting sixteen rounds per breath is definitely no problem.
Just as Lin Hao was about to fire away, the log rapidly updated...
[Lin Hao's magical power was underestimated since it was only at the third layer of Qi Refining]
[A wild cultivator issued a provocation to Lin Hao]
[This was a cultivator who didn't train magical power, physical body, or divine powers, but only cultivated divine thought]
[The wild cultivator used his divine thought of the early Foundation Establishment stage to launch a rather subtle divine thought attack on Lin Hao]
[The wild cultivator's divine thought was rebounded by Lin Hao's divine thought, which was comparable to the sixteenth layer of Qi Refining at the later stage of Foundation Establishment]
Therefore, at the second moment of Zhen Haoren's attack on Lin Hao, he fainted.
The backlash effect was just that fast.
Meanwhile, the log continued to update...
[This was Lin Hao's first direct encounter with the cruelty of the cultivation realm]
[Despite having no enmity, an exceptionally brilliant, last-minute, shocking divine thought battle occurred!]
[After the battle, Lin Hao, with outstanding comprehension, mastered the essential skill "Pick Up the Spoils" of the cultivation realm]
[Pick Up the Spoils (Growth-capable cultivator life skill):
In the cultivation realm, there is much fighting and killing. As a cultivator, each magical combat is not only a test of one's own cultivation but also an opportunity to acquire cultivation resources; picking up the spoils is very crucial. It is a life skill that must be mastered by all, from lower Qi Refining stage cultivators to immortals crossing tribulations and ascending]
[In this magical combat, Lin Hao picked up "three top-grade spirit stones" from the wild cultivator]
[Upon picking up three top-grade spirit stones, Lin Hao immediately stored them in his storage bag]
[Top-grade spirit stones, these are cultivation resources even needed by Divinity Transformation Ancestors!]
[Lin Hao's first magical combat was truly worth it!]
[No wonder so many cultivators love magical combat!]
Top-grade spirit stones?!
Cultivation resources needed even by Divinity Transformation Ancestors?!
Given the current situation where a thousand dollars equates to one lower-grade spirit stone as per the log...
How much is a top-grade spirit stone worth???
Note that Lin Hao hasn't even managed to grab a mid-grade spirit stone yet!
Even ten thousand dollars would only be 10 lower-grade spirit stones at best!
If Lin Hao's speculation is correct—
A thousand dollars equals one lower-grade spirit stone.
Then a hundred thousand dollars would equal one mid-grade spirit stone.
So it means...
The three top-grade spirit stones obtained now are worth at least...
Thirty million!!!
What the heck???
About this magical combat, what to say?
Though the guy was quite rude, yet...
The treasures left behind are very nice!
Thanks, buddy, for the three top-grade spirit stones!
Lin Hao's divine thought probed the storage bag, where three dazzling spirit stones lay quietly, surrounded by a visible haze of spiritual qi.
Just looking, it makes one want to cultivate!
Of course, Lin Hao wasn't completely mesmerized by the top-grade spirit stones; he noticed Qianqian's anomaly.
But this anomaly seemed to be a kind of...
Admiration???
She admires him?
Lin Hao's divine thought intensity could clearly sense Qianqian's emotions.
She seemed to harbor no malice towards him.
Next, with a rosy and glossy complexion, Qianqian secretly slipped away from the milk tea shop.
An hour later, a pale-faced Qianqian weakly returned to the milk tea shop.
Upon returning to the milk tea shop, the pale-faced Qianqian approached Lin Hao and respectfully whispered:
"Teacher Lin, I've handled Zhen Haoren's matter; he won't bother your seclusion anymore.
I hope you allow me to work at the milk tea shop."
Lin Hao: Seems there's a misunderstanding.
[The wild cultivator Qianqian witnessed Lin Hao's breathtaking, unrivaled, thrilling, and silent divine thought combat and developed admiration for Lin Hao]
[The wild cultivator Qianqian wants to join Lin Hao's "Ke Chen City Happy Milk Tea Limited Sect"]
[If agreed, Lin Hao will gain the loyalty of the wild cultivator Qianqian]
Lin Hao: "Alright, you can stay for now."
Qianqian feels she indeed made the right choice!
[As the Sect Master of Ke Chen City Happy Milk Tea Limited Sect, on the first day of opening the sect gate, Lin Hao recruited a servant disciple with a divine power fragment]
[The servant disciple Qianqian is grateful to Sect Master Lin Hao for taking her in, completely opens her divine soul for Lin Hao to comprehend the divine power fragment within]
[Lin Hao obtained a "Divine Power Fragment (Top Grade)"]
[Divine Power Fragment (Top Grade):
Consuming a divine power fragment offers a chance to comprehend divine powers! One of the supreme treasures in the current cultivation realm!]
Today, unexpectedly, there are two seemingly fantastic gains!
Top-grade spirit stones are clear in their usage.
Though the divine power fragment is confusing, "top grade" and "supreme treasure," these terms, Lin Hao understands.
Since the log has deemed Qianqian to be "loyal" to him, he can...
Confidently put away the Gatling and let White Impermanence Avatar resume the "impermanence overtime" in Ke Chen City.
After the usual day's work, Lin Hao consulted with Li Chuchu.
Starting tomorrow, the milk tea shop will close for renovation upgrade!
Li Chuchu will quickly acquire the neighboring shops to expand the business space, while Lin Hao...
Begins his seclusion!
...
Day one of seclusion.
Initially expected to take a week of cultivation to break through the third layer of Qi Refining, Lin Hao, by noon that day, relying on top-grade spirit stones, advanced to the fourth layer of Qi Refining.
The bottleneck from early to mid Qi Refining was easily broken with the aid of top-grade spirit stone's spiritual qi.
Day two of seclusion.
Lin Hao reached the bottleneck of the fourth layer of Qi Refining.
Day four of seclusion.
Lin Hao reached the bottleneck of the fifth layer of Qi Refining.
Day six of seclusion.
Lin Hao reached the bottleneck of the sixth layer of Qi Refining.
Further cultivation...
The cultivation won't advance further!
Even with top-grade spirit stones, it doesn't work because....
[Lin Hao's cultivation technique is Basic Breathing Skill, with a cultivation limit at the sixth layer of Qi Refining]
[Lin Hao feels it's time to go to the shared Scripture Pavilion to learn some breathing techniques for improvement]
Feeling the substantial magical power within, a slight divine thought activates magical power to cover the skin, forming an effective magical barrier, enabling...
Maintaining cleanliness.
The physical fitness also showed significant improvement.
Lin Hao thinks the current himself could defeat ten of himself from six days ago.
During the six-day seclusion, apart from the goal of enhancing his cultivation, it was also to avoid the "wild cultivator" who gifted him three top-grade spirit stones.
After hiding for six days, with no one seeking him out, there should be no issues now.
Moreover, along with the breakthrough in magical power, aided by White Impermanence Avatar's gradual feedback, his divine thought has reached the seventeenth layer of Qi Refining!
Thus, the opponent couldn't beat him six days ago.
Six days later, they surely still can't beat him.
Now, what Lin Hao needs to do is go to the library soon and see if he can "upgrade" his breathing skill.
...
Meanwhile, Zhen Haoren sits before a bank counter, angrily pounding the table!
"Six days!"
"A whole six days!"
"Thirty million in my account, and it vanished without a trace!"
"You must give me an explanation today!"