Chapter 12: Flower God’s Flower Dew, Impeccable in the Details
Chapter 12: Chapter 12: Flower God’s Flower Dew, Impeccable in the Details
SPLASH!
Fang Xiu stepped out of the pool.
The black, sludge-like Flower Dew in the pool had been completely absorbed by him.
However, Fang Xiu’s body was now coated in a layer of grime.
"Was this the stuff that was just squeezed out of my body?"
Looking at the black grime covering him, Fang Xiu instinctively brought it to his nose and sniffed. "So stinky! UGH!"
The grime on his body reeked.
Fang Xiu quickly ran under the shower to rinse off.
Gradually, the layer of grime was scrubbed away, revealing Fang Xiu’s fair skin.
His skin now seemed to have a radiant glow.
His handsome face had become even more attractive.
’I don’t feel any different!’
Fang Xiu clenched his fists.
He didn’t feel any improvement.
He carefully examined his body.
Same as before: pecs, abs, and further down...
"Holy crap, what a huge change!"
Fang Xiu never expected the effects of the Flower God’s Flower Dew to be so pronounced.
’I love cow dung!’
’It’d be great if I could get another pile.’
Fang Xiu was very satisfied.
As for whether other aspects of his body had improved, Fang Xiu didn’t know, nor did he care.
After all, things like Magic existed in this world.
Maybe the effect was increased Magic resistance, who knows.
But... it really didn’t matter.
Fang Xiu didn’t care about any of that; a certain detail had clearly changed significantly.
This proved that the [Flower God Flower Dew] was genuinely effective.
Much better than Six God.
After a whole day of fuss, Fang Xiu didn’t enter the Gate World again.
Instead, he went straight to bed.
He decided to enter the Gate World the next day.
This time, he didn’t rush in recklessly. Instead, he brought a table from home.
After all, yesterday’s "rock" had already been Sacrificed.
He needed a high vantage point to get a clear view of his surroundings.
The appearance of the Sumeru Heavy Crystal Cow Dung had left Fang Xiu somewhat uneasy.
Perhaps a powerful Demon Beast was hiding somewhere nearby.
Originally, Fang Xiu had planned not to come back in.
But on second thought, the Spiritual Qi here was abundant and could help him raise his Level quickly.
More importantly, the passage to this Gate World was right in his villa.
Even if he just stayed home and slept, he could still be killed by a Demon Beast emerging from the Gate World.
This was why Fang Xiu chose to enter the Gate World.
SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!
He slapped the table hard, and only after confirming it was sturdy did Fang Xiu sit on top of it.
"This way, I can see far into the distance!"
The table wasn’t very high, but since this was a vast, green prairie with nothing else to obstruct his view, Fang Xiu could see clearly.
Time to cultivate in peace!
...
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, ten minutes had passed.
It was now twelve noon.
Fang Xiu’s Cultivation was still ongoing.
But just then, the surrounding climate changed again.
What had been a lush spring suddenly turned into the peak of summer.
There were no cicadas chirping, but a hot gust of wind blew against his face.
"What... what’s going on?"
Fang Xiu froze for a moment, then took off his jacket. The sun had gotten rather scorching.
"Four seasons in one day?"
Fang Xiu’s brow furrowed slightly. It really did feel like four seasons in one day.
’Based on planetary rotation and revolution, it seems this Gate World completes one revolution in a single day.’
"No wonder my Cultivation speed seems so much faster in this Gate World!"
Last night, Fang Xiu had tried cultivating for a short while at home.
But his Cultivation speed was clearly not as fast as it was inside the Gate World.
This was no longer a simple matter of whether the Spiritual Power was abundant or not.
In the same amount of time, with the same Cultivation Technique...
...the speed of absorbing Spiritual Qi was drastically different.
Only now did Fang Xiu notice this change.
"If it weren’t for the danger here, this could be my personal Cultivation Field!"
Even though he experienced the changing of the four seasons in a single day...
...for Cultivation, none of that was particularly important.
However, the unknown dangers still made Fang Xiu wary.
He didn’t dare to immerse himself completely in his Cultivation.
He had to keep a part of his mind focused on his surroundings.
...
Time flew by once more.
This time, it was truly fast.
"So this is Level 10?"
In a little over a day, Fang Xiu’s strength had increased by one Level.
He had gone from the original Level 9 to the current Level 10.
The feeling...
"There’s no difference! Where’s the promised bottleneck? What happened to the supposed leap in power?"
Fang Xiu felt like he’d been completely scammed.
But upon closer inspection, he could still feel the change in the Spiritual Power within his body.
Fang Xiu’s Spiritual Power had clearly more than doubled.
If before it was a single strand of hair, now it was more than two strands.
"Good thing I’m a Sacrificial Master. I don’t need that much Spiritual Power!"
During a Sacrifice, Fang Xiu could feel the consumption of Spiritual Power.
Whether it was the Demon Crystal he Sacrificed to the Goddess of Life last time...
...or the Sumeru Heavy Crystal Cow Dung he Sacrificed to the Flower God this time...
...they were clearly all within his range to Sacrifice.
This was what made Fang Xiu feel that his Spiritual Power hadn’t increased by much.
"Tomorrow is the real start of the Gate World trial. Lu Yu’Er, I hope you’re lucky enough for me to run into you alone!"
Fang Xiu cracked his knuckles.
Then he slammed a fist down on the table.
BANG!
CRACK!
"Ouch!"
With one punch, the table split right open, and Fang Xiu fell off.
"Damn it, what garbage quality is this!"
Fang Xiu stood up, clutching his back.
He had spent several hundred on this table.
The ad said it was extremely durable, that even if you wanted to... with your girlfriend in the dining room... it would hold up.
Even though he was single, Fang Xiu had still been drawn to its durability.
And this was the result?
Fang Xiu immediately left the Gate World to go argue with the seller!
「The next morning.」
Fang Xiu woke up early.
He got ready and left the house.
But not long after leaving, he ran into someone.
"Principal?"
Fang Xiu was surprised to see the principal, Yue Tianrui, not far from his door.
It seemed like he was waiting for him.
"Good morning, Fang Xiu! What a coincidence, we meet again!"
Yue Tianrui gave him a friendly smile.
"Yeah, what a coincidence. Principal, do you live around here?"
Fang Xiu was wary of Yue Tianrui.
If the past few days were a coincidence because they were going the same way, then what was this?
He was waiting right at his doorstep.
"No, I had some business here last night and stayed over at a friend’s place."
Yue Tianrui shook his head and asked in return, "What about you? Didn’t you say your family was poor? This is a villa district."
"No, I had some business here last night and stayed over at a friend’s place!"
Fang Xiu immediately denied it.
Hearing this, Yue Tianrui smiled. It was unclear if he believed him or not. He just said, "Well, what a coincidence that is!"
Fang Xiu nodded. By now, his guard was fully up.
’This principal... there’s something wrong with him!’