Time flowed by as Chu Ge quietly read, and in a blink, two hours passed, bringing them to the early morning of the next day.
Fortunately, he now possessed formidable cultivation, so much so that not only was sleeping a little later inconsequential, but even several days without sleep would at most only consume a bit of his spirit and vital energy.
What's more, the Taihuang Hall where he now resided was constantly nourished by peaceful spiritual energy, so a slight consumption of vital energy was nothing to worry about.
Not only that, but the hall was also covered with numerous formations and spiritual Pattern that had effects like nourishing the spirit and calming the mind, so there was no need to worry about mental exhaustion either.
Although Luo Huangjun had told Chu Ge not to immediately begin his own cultivation,
given such an environment, even if Chu Ge did nothing but stay in the Taihuang Hall every day, his cultivation would still slowly increase.
Though slow, the progress was extremely stable.
Accumulated over a month, it would be enough for Chu Ge to open one or two Apertures.
One had to admit, this was the benefit of having a powerful backing!
“Ding, System section upgrade complete.”
“The diary section has a new function: recording a diary daily will additionally increase cultivation.”
“Taking the host's current Realm as an example, recording a diary daily can open 0.5~2 Apertures, and the probability of obtaining rare rewards daily is increased. The next upgrade for this section will require 20,000 Villain Points.”
“The check-in section upgrade is complete. Rewards for repeated check-ins have increased, and a new function, Critical Strike, has been added.”
“Each time the host checks in, there is a 50% chance of receiving double rewards. Continued upgrading can increase the probability and multiplier. The next upgrade for this section will require 20,000 Villain Points.”
The System's prompt sounded in Chu Ge's mind. He closed the book in his hand, a look of joy on his face.
The System was truly powerful.
Writing a diary increased cultivation. Now, even if he didn't Cultivate, just casually recording things every day and getting the lowest reward of 0.5 Apertures, he could still open a full 15 Apertures in a month!
Coupled with the daily cultivation increase from the Taihuang Hall, one could say that if Chu Ge just idled for a year and a half, he could establish a flawless Foundation for the Aperture Opening Realm Great Perfection!
Moreover, this was the worst-case scenario!
He couldn't possibly get the lowest cultivation reward every time he recorded a diary, nor would he truly lie flat and do nothing!
Therefore, this year and a half was the theoretical maximum time; the actual situation could shorten it by half or even more!
And the improvement of the check-in section was not to be underestimated.
Although the rewards obtained from repeated check-ins were sometimes extremely disappointing.
When they were bad, they were items used by mortals; when they were better, they were low-grade elixirs, Spirit Stones, and the like.
But the unique feature of the check-in function was not repeated check-ins.
Instead, it was checking in for the first time in different areas, as the rewards obtained this way were often the most generous!
And this upgrade not only increased rewards but also enabled the Critical Strike function, giving a full 50% chance of receiving double rewards!
Imagine, he goes to a certain place in Taihuang for his first check-in.
His luck explodes, he obtains an extremely rare item, and it even triggers a Critical Strike, turning one into two. What kind of joy would that be?
Just thinking about it, Chu Ge almost couldn't restrain the urge to go check-in at various places in Taihuang.
Calming his mind, Chu Ge opened the System.
“System, check-in!”
“Ding, check-in successful. This is the first check-in after the novice period, rewards increased. Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Seed of Innate Divine Ability.”
Chu Ge was stunned, then delighted.
He had only regarded the check-in as an appetizer.
After all, the upgraded diary rewards and check-in rewards were both more generous than the regular check-in rewards. He hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise!
A Seed of Innate Divine Ability could nurture an Innate Divine Ability within one's body!
Divine abilities and wondrous techniques were already precious, let alone Innate Divine Abilities?
However, he couldn't use this item for now; it would only be useful once he reached the Middle Three Heavens Realm.
Taking a deep breath, Chu Ge once again communicated with the System.
“System, check-in!”
“Ding, first check-in at Taihuang Hall. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the ancient inheritance 'Great Zhou Heavenly Star Refining Aperture Diagram'!”
Information flowed into Chu Ge's mind, its volume extremely vast, causing Chu Ge to be somewhat dazed and lost in thought by the impact of this information flow for a moment.
After a while, Chu Ge fully assimilated this information.
His eyes revealed a look of shock and ecstasy.
Aperture Refining Diagram!
This was also an indispensable part of Aperture Opening Realm cultivation.
However, the inheritance of Aperture Refining Diagrams was often controlled by major powers.
Ordinary grassroots Cultivators, without opportunities or inheritance, simply couldn't access Aperture Refining Diagrams.
The function of an Aperture Refining Diagram was to connect the Apertures opened by a Cultivator, linking them to form an effect where 1+1 was greater than 2.
But most ordinary Cultivators opened their Apertures without a specific goal.
They would hastily break through once they met the requirements for advancement.
They simply couldn't delve deeper into this Realm.
And profound Aperture Refining Diagrams not only made the benefits from connecting two Apertures greater, but also contained methods for opening hidden Apertures!
Once a Cultivator had lit up all the required Apertures on the Aperture Refining Diagram they cultivated,
the boost provided by the Apertures would further amplify, reaching a terrifying level!
As a result, a Cultivator with an Aperture Refining Diagram inheritance could easily crush a Cultivator without one!
Because of this, the Aperture Opening Realm also became the Realm where the Heaven's Chosen of major powers spent the longest time cultivating below the Six Heavens.
Because this Realm was not only the last foundational Realm of the Lower Three Heavens but also the Realm with the greatest potential for self-excavation!
At the same time, when you Cultivate an Aperture Refining Diagram to Perfection, it will also have a multiplier effect on the cultivation of the next Realm, the Undying Realm!
And the reason for Chu Ge's immense joy was not merely because he obtained an Aperture Refining Diagram.
Although Aperture Refining Diagrams were rare, for the Taihuang Holy Land, apart from a few diagrams held by the Holy Land's core, which needed to be strictly guarded against leakage, the rest were not considered particularly rare.
Even those core Aperture Refining Diagrams, Chu Ge, now a direct disciple of the Holy Lord, was qualified to Cultivate them. The Undying Huang Dragon Classic he had previously obtained also contained Aperture Refining Diagram-related inheritances, and their grade was extremely high!
What truly made Chu Ge joyful and excited was that the Aperture Refining Diagram rewarded by the System, when truly perfected, had a total of 360 Apertures!
The three paths of essence, qi, and spirit Apertures were a full 36 more than the Great Perfection number for the Aperture Opening Realm!
Furthermore, this Aperture Refining Diagram, through which 360 Apertures were opened, refined them by drawing upon the power of the stars, naming them Star Apertures.
They were more powerful than opening ordinary Apertures, with one being comparable to ten, enough to rival hidden Apertures!
In addition, the Great Zhou Heavenly Star Refining Aperture Diagram also recorded methods for opening five special hidden Apertures!
360 Star Apertures comparable to hidden Apertures, five powerful special hidden Apertures—this Aperture Refining Diagram could be called an unparalleled inheritance!
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