Cultivation Online

Chapter 2557: Gaia’s Sanctum

Time passed quickly, and before Yuan realized, it had been almost an entire month since he arrived in this mysterious world.

<Your cultivation has reached Ninth Level First Ascension>

<Your Credential Rank has increased a level>

<You have acquired the required Credential Rank for Level 3 treatment>

<Begin Treatment?>

<Treatment Has Begun>

<Utilizing Level 3 Treatment>

<Treatment Completed>

<A curse has been removed from the user>

After working for twenty-eight days without rest, Yuan’s Credential Rank finally reached Rank 3, the bare minimum to qualify to join the military.

However, his cultivation was still in the First Ascension, and he needed to reach the Third Ascension to qualify fully.

"Hey, my mother just messaged me. She said that she’ll be at the house in an hour, so let’s get back to the station and clock out," Officer Mei said to Yuan after receiving the message.

They returned to the station shortly after and clocked out.

"How was it, Assistant Officer?"

The officer who signed Yuan up for the job was still there when they returned.

"A little more boring than I’d anticipated, not that I am complaining," he admitted.

The officer chuckled at his words and said, "If you want more action, you should work at the 9th Precinct, which deals with the slums."

"I would... but I already have another job planned," said Yuan while shaking his head.

"Oh? Are you quitting already? What will you be doing next?"

"I’m joining the military."

"...?!"

The officer’s eyes widened with shock at Yuan’s words.

Then, he spoke in a hesitant voice, "I don’t want to be rude, but I don’t think you’ll survive the military. Hell, you won’t even get in with your cultivation at such a low level."

Yuan shrugged and said, "I may not qualify now, but I still have some time to fix it. As for whether or not I will survive the military... only time will tell."

After clocking out, Yuan followed Officer Mei back to her villa, where they waited for Mei Feng to show up.

A little over an hour later, Mei Feng finally arrived at the villa.

"You’re still only at the First Ascension, huh? A little slower than I anticipated," she remarked the moment she saw Yuan.

"At least my Credential Rank has increased to 3," Yuan said.

Without wasting any time, Mei Feng retrieved the second Gaia’s Gift and casually handed it to him.

Had Officer Mei not revealed the truth, Yuan would never have realized how precious the treasure was, given how nonchalantly Mei Feng treated it.

"Thank you." Yuan accepted the treasure and immediately consumed it, increasing his Cultivation Speed by a level.

<You have consumed Gaia’s Gift>

<Your Cultivation Speed has increased by 1>

<Your cultivation has reached First Level Second Ascension>

Yuan could feel his body surging with newfound energy after reaching Second Ascension.

’Sure enough, Second Ascension is basically the realm of Cultivation God!’ Yuan silently compared the two.

"You should reach the Third Ascension within a year at this rate, but it’s still not fast enough since we need to get you to the Third Ascension before the recruitment in five months."

"What other methods are there that speed up one’s cultivation?" Yuan asked.

"Gaia’s Sanctum," she replied.

"What’s that?" Yuan raised an eyebrow at this new word.

"It’s a place where people can partake in special trials to improve their cultivation. However, it’s quite tedious and difficult, so only those who really want to speed up their cultivation go there."

"Trials, huh? Sounds fun. Where is it? I’ll head there right now."

"Let’s slow down a little. There’s still something you must do before you can go there."

"What I must do?" Yuan raised his eyebrows in a puzzled manner.

"Follow me."

Mei Feng brought Yuan to the living room, where a lone machine now stood.

"What the...?" Officer Mei muttered when she saw it.

The machine hadn’t been there before, so her mother must’ve brought it there.

"Wait... Isn’t this equipment used by the military?" Officer Mei remarked after taking a closer look at the machine. "I thought it was not allowed to be taken off the premises."

"It’s not allowed, which is why I sneaked it here and we have to get this over with as soon as possible before someone notices," Mei Feng said in a calm manner.

"Are you insane?!" Officer Mei exclaimed. "I know you can get away with a lot of things because of your position in the military, but this is too much even for you!"

Mei Feng shrugged and defended herself, "It’s not like we can wait until he joins the military."

She turned to look at Yuan and continued, "What are you waiting for? Get inside."

Although he had no idea what the machine was for, Yuan entered the machine and waited for Mei Feng to do her thing.

A few minutes later—

<With the authority of Mei Feng, your physique has been hidden and changed to Superior Heavenly Refinement>

Once Yuan exited the machine, Mei Feng gave a quick explanation, "We don’t need the entire world to know about your Perfected Heavenly Refinement since it’ll cause too much trouble."

"I didn’t know you could alter one’s status like this..." Yuan remarked.

"It’s not permanent, and your real physique can still be seen by those with a higher Credential Rank than me. With that being said, as long as you don’t do anything too outrageous, you shouldn’t attract their attention," she said.

"Anyway, I have to bring this machine back. Mei, bring him to Gaia’s Sanctum and show him how it works. I’ll come back one more time right before the recruitment."

After giving Officer Mei more work, Mei Feng left with the machine.

"Haa..." Officer Mei released a long sigh before turning to look at Yuan.

"Let’s go."

They left the villa shortly after and began making their way to Gaia’s Sanctum.

"By the way, what rank is Superior Heavenly Refinement?" Yuan asked as they traveled.