Lin Zhaokai's voice was too loud, already attracting the attention of the steward.
"What are you yelling about? Do you want another lashing?" The steward walked over, grumbling.
【If you want power, offer your body to me.】
"That's impossible," Lin Zhaokai said decisively, "If I give you my body, I won't be myself anymore. Even if I become stronger, I won't enjoy it. I don't do things that are a complete loss."
As if he hadn't expected Lin Zhaokai to react this way, the voice paused abruptly.
The steward also walked up to Lin Zhaokai at this moment.
"What were you mumbling about just now? Are you having a fit? Huh?" The steward lashed Lin Zhaokai's back with his whip.
The voice timely sounded again.
【See, without power, even a small steward at the Foundation Establishment Stage can whip you at will, trampling your dignity underfoot. Are you willing to live like this every day?】
"At least my body belongs to me, and I still have hope. If I give my body to you, how is that different from dying on the spot?" Lin Zhaokai gritted his teeth, enduring the pain from his back without relenting.
"You... who are you talking to?" Hearing Lin Zhaokai say "give my body to you," the steward's hand holding the whip trembled slightly.
Could it be that some demonic cultivator really took a fancy to Lin Zhaokai's body and wanted to seize it?
If that demonic cultivator succeeded in seizing the body, Lin Zhaokai would be the first to die, and he would definitely be the second!
The voice was silent for a moment, then spoke again.
【Since you are so stubborn, then this opportunity will have nothing to do with you. Have you thought it through?】
Lin Zhaokai did not reply, but instead gave the steward a deep look, using his Danger Prediction ability to amplify the fear in the steward's heart.
"You, you work hard, understand! Don't be lazy! I'm going to rest for a while!" The steward, putting on a brave face, left Lin Zhaokai with a harsh warning, then quickly fled with his whip.
"I've thought it through. I know which opportunities to take and which not to," Lin Zhaokai said, straightening his back.
The voice in his ear disappeared, as if it had left.
Lin Zhaokai nonchalantly stretched his body and bent down to continue working.
After an unknown amount of time, the voice sounded again.
【Young man, you have passed my test. I can grant you power, but with your current body, you cannot bear this power. You need to take this seed, letting it become your second Dantian to help you bear the power.】
【Don't worry, your body will still be yours. This Chaos Seed is just a vessel for power.】
Lin Zhaokai only believed half of what the voice said.
This Chaos Seed was definitely not that simple, but under normal circumstances, his body should still be under his control.
For him now, that was enough.
The words he had spoken to the voice earlier were half sincere, and the other half was to play hard to get.
Although unwilling, Lin Zhaokai was well aware of his basic stats.
His basic stats were so poor, yet that voice still chose him. There must be a reason why that voice had to choose him, which was why he had deliberately pulled back and forth with it just now.
Since it was a transaction, he would inevitably have to pay something.
Allowing that voice to leave a Chaos Seed in his body was acceptable to him.
Because he could no longer endure such a life!
"Good, I agree." Lin Zhaokai feigned a moment of thought before answering solemnly.
【A wise choice.】
【Now, relax your mind and let me plant the Chaos Seed into your Dantian.】
A seed emitting a faint green light appeared before Lin Zhaokai.
He released his protection over his body, allowing the Chaos Seed to burrow into his Dantian.
The Chaos Seed entering his Dantian did not cause Lin Zhaokai any discomfort; instead, he felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.
The faint green light surrounding the Chaos Seed transformed into green tendrils, which deeply rooted themselves into Lin Zhaokai's Dantian as if it were soil. The Chaos Seed successfully merged with Lin Zhaokai's Dantian.
After the Chaos Seed and Lin Zhaokai's Dantian successfully merged, the energy within the Chaos Seed, flowing through Lin Zhaokai's Dantian, surged through every one of Lin Zhaokai's meridians, and even his sea of consciousness.
A massive power propelled Lin Zhaokai's cultivation to rapidly increase.
Qi Cultivation Stage second layer, Qi Cultivation Stage third layer, Qi Cultivation Stage fourth layer... Qi Cultivation Stage tenth layer!
The sky darkened, and layers of tribulation clouds gathered.
The steward, who had already fled back to his residence, looked at the direction of the tribulation clouds, his face filled with terror.
"It's that kid... he really was seized! I must report this to the Sect Master immediately!"
The steward rushed to the Sect Master's residence.
Lin Zhaokai looked at the tribulation clouds gathering above him, a crazy smile appearing on his face. He spread his arms, fully embracing the tribulation clouds that belonged to him.
Finally! Finally!
He was finally no longer a useless person who had cultivated for a long time but remained only at the Qi Cultivation Stage first layer!
He would not let go of anyone who had bullied him!
The Chaos Seed within Lin Zhaokai's body was still continuously providing him with energy.
At the same time, green light appeared around Lin Zhaokai's body. This green light helped Lin Zhaokai resist one tribulation lightning bolt after another, helping him successfully pass the Foundation Establishment Stage lightning tribulation.
Lin Zhaokai successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage!
But it wasn't over yet; the Chaos Seed continued to forcibly raise Lin Zhaokai's cultivation.
Lin Zhaokai, who had just broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage early stage, continued to see his cultivation grow wildly.
Foundation Establishment Stage middle stage, Foundation Establishment Stage late stage, Foundation Establishment Stage complete.
The tribulation clouds that had just dispersed gathered again.
With the green light of the Chaos Seed protecting him, Lin Zhaokai still easily passed the Golden Core stage lightning tribulation.
A system prompt sounded in Lin Zhaokai's ear.
【Congratulations, you have successfully entered &￥%...】
The system prompt sounded halfway through before turning into static.
On Lin Zhaokai's panel, the remaining free points fluctuated for a moment, then quickly returned to 0.
At the same time, Lin Zhaokai seemed to hear that voice emit a single sound of confusion.
But that confused single sound was very faint, so faint that Lin Zhaokai thought it was an illusion and didn't pay attention.
After breaking through to the Golden Core stage, Lin Zhaokai's cultivation growth rate slowed down somewhat, but it was still continuously increasing.
By the time the steward rushed back with the Sect Master, Lin Zhaokai's cultivation had already reached the Golden Core stage complete, and the tribulation clouds belonging to Lin Zhaokai had gathered for the third time in the sky.
"This is... the Nascent Soul Stage lightning tribulation?!" The Sect Master's face changed drastically.
As the Sect Master of a small sect, his cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul Stage middle stage.
Lin Zhaokai, who was at the Qi Cultivation Stage first layer just half a day ago, was actually about to be on par with him in cultivation?!