My Golden Core is a Star, do you call this cultivating?

Chapter 5: Clearing the Level

“Senior Brother, you can modify cultivation techniques?” Jiang Lingsu's eyes sparkled with amusement, adding a touch of charm to her already captivating face.

Modifying cultivation techniques wasn't easy.
Especially for a Qi Refining stage cultivator.

Only cultivators at the Yuan Dan stage or higher were qualified to modify techniques.

Therefore, Jiang Lingsu didn't take Senior Brother Qi Yuan's words seriously.

She accepted the jade slip containing the technique and reminded him, "Senior Brother, cultivation techniques are extremely important. Do not modify or practice them recklessly; it can lead to Qi deviation!"

She had only just met Qi Yuan and didn't want to overstep her bounds, so she merely offered a word of caution.

Qi Yuan looked at her and said softly, "Do you think everything will be fine if you don't modify the technique?"

Jiang Lingsu was at a loss for words.

It seemed her senior brother really had some mental issues, and they were quite serious.

Obsessive lineage cultivators, indeed!
She didn't say anything more and took the jade slip back to her room.

"‘Seven-Color Flame Refinement Technique’?"

"A Jade-level technique?"

"Looks pretty ordinary."

She initially intended to investigate the Seven Color Peak Master's background through this technique.

But it looked quite ordinary.

Although a Jade-level technique was decent, she didn't think much of it.

After all, her family had plenty of Jade-level techniques.

She examined the content of the technique.

"The latter part is... modified by Senior Brother?"

"It does look somewhat convincing."

"At least it fooled me."

"The Climbing Pavilion has a collection of myriad techniques. They might have this one. I wonder if Sister Yaya has annotated it. She's best at modifying techniques. If I get a chance, I'll have her evaluate the modifications, so Senior Brother can avoid taking the wrong path."

Jiang Lingsu muttered to herself.

...

Inside the straw house.

Qi Yuan's attention was entirely focused on the game jade slip.

He had had this game jade slip for a year.

He had been playing this game for about a year too; it was just an ordinary boss-fighting game.

The game map showed the place called the Moonwatching Continent.

The Moonwatching Continent had four forbidden areas and two death zones.

Qi Yuan's current map was called Xuanyuan Forbidden Zone.

Xuanyuan Forbidden Zone was filled with many monsters.

These monsters were fierce and violent.

There were snakes as thick as barrels, carnivorous flowers with sharp teeth, and beetles as large as tanks.

To Qi Yuan, these monsters were just experience points.

However, there was one monster in Xuanyuan Forbidden Zone that annoyed Qi Yuan and reduced his gaming experience.

This monster was a fox tail that resembled a writing brush, with a flashy name, Crazy Brush.

In Xuanyuan Forbidden Zone, Qi Yuan's game character wore golden armor, wreaking havoc everywhere.

The powerful monsters had no chance against Qi Yuan.

"Just a level 50 monster, and it dares to show off in front of me!"

"Kill!"

Qi Yuan swept his sword horizontally.

At level 80, he could run rampant in Xuanyuan Forbidden Zone.

These days, Qi Yuan had been slaughtering monsters left and right.

When he first entered Xuanyuan Forbidden Zone, he was just an ordinary level 1 player.

The game he played was called Survival.

In a year, he leveled up to 80, allowing him to dominate Xuanyuan Forbidden Zone.

Currently, the game was called Arrogant Bandit.

The monsters in Xuanyuan Forbidden Zone now feared him.

Slaying monsters on Moonwatching Continent greatly benefited Qi Yuan in reality.

Otherwise, how could he have reached the peak of Qi Refining in a year?

Even true geniuses needed at least three years to reach the peak of Qi Refining.

The cultivation in the game could partially transfer to his real self.

Of course, only partially.

After all, he was very strong in the game.

How strong?
Qi Yuan had no concept.
But killing the Shen Guang Sect's leader with one sword stroke wouldn't be a problem.

In reality, however, he was just a novice at the Qi Refining stage.

"I need to defeat the final boss, Crazy Brush, to clear this level."

Qi Yuan was filled with enthusiasm at this thought.

He planned to clear the level today.

"I wonder what reward I'll get."

"Maybe a harmless cultivation technique?"

"At the very least, a simple Foundation Establishment treasure would do."

Thinking of Crazy Brush, Qi Yuan's eyes shone with intense battle spirit.

This brush took the form of a brush during the day and transformed into a beautiful fox demon at night, becoming human-like and extremely seductive.

Their favorite activity was night raids.

If one fell for their charm, they would reveal their fangs at the most passionate moment.

They would turn into sharp pens and pierce the entranced person's... holes.

Qi Yuan had seen many monsters fall for Crazy Brush's tricks in Xuanyuan Forbidden Zone, and it was miserable.

Qi Yuan wouldn't be charmed by Crazy Brush, but he had to stay online at night.

If he went offline, he had to guard against Crazy Brush.

At one point, he almost emulated the male protagonist of an anime from his previous world and made himself a golden crotch guard.

In the end, he dug a hole and buried himself in the ground before going offline, avoiding Crazy Brush's night raids.

"The final boss Crazy Brush is only level 70. No problem."

"I need to finish it quickly and take my pet for a walk in the evening."

Qi Yuan held a long sword, donned golden armor, and emitted multicolored lights. Each slash came with various special effects, looking flashy.

In other games, one glance would reveal he was a pay-to-win player, and a flamboyant one at that.

Half an hour later, Qi Yuan stormed into the Xuanyuan Hall.

Holding his large sword, he shouted dramatically, "Where do you think you're going, demon!"

Timid in reality, he was bold and aggressive in the game.

The response was Crazy Brush's terrified scream.

He charged forward with his long sword, unstoppable.

One Crazy Brush after another broke.

His experience bar kept rising.

"Come out, demon!"

Qi Yuan shouted, trying to lure out the biggest boss in Xuanyuan Forbidden Zone.

Unfortunately, there was no response.

All the Crazy Brushes were fleeing in all directions.

Qi Yuan was having a blast.

Just then, a golden light shone brightly.

The Xuanyuan Hall began to shake.

A fox tail-shaped brush broke through the ground.

The sharp brush was like a sword, eager for a worthy opponent, directly stabbing at Qi Yuan.

"Good thing I was prepared," Qi Yuan said calmly.

He had a plan in place before coming.

Even without a plan, he wouldn't fear it.

His strength spoke for itself.

"Eight Summer Slashes!"

Qi Yuan used his strongest sword technique.

That's right, he used a sword technique with a knife.

In an instant, the Crazy Brush broke.

Qi Yuan shrugged, "Only took one slash. Too weak.

Seven more slashes to go. I wonder who can take them. So lonely."

With the Crazy Brush defeated, Xuanyuan Hall collapsed.

At this moment, a prompt sounded in Qi Yuan's ear.

【Xuanyuan Forbidden Zone cleared. Reward obtained.】

【Reward 1: Heavenly Dao Fragments *10.】

【Reward 2: Divine Brush.】