My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 470 - 435: Qi Fortune (Long - )_2

I must make up for the cultivation I missed last night.

Eileen is always so diligent.

...

After consuming two bowls of Crystal Jade Rice, Tang Yu pushed open the door of Cultivation Room Number Two.

Source Qi enveloped him like mist, making his entire body feel as though it were bathing in the coolest spring water, incredibly refreshing.

Cultivation itself was a pleasurable activity; Source Qi flowed through his body, nourishing every cell, easing fatigue, conditioning the body, and relaxing muscles among many other benefits.

Tang Yu chose to lie flat like a "salted fish" as his cultivation posture—there were no strict requirements for this, as long as one absorbed the external Source Qi and controlled the internal Source Power, circulating according to the Cultivation Skill, it didn’t matter whether one stood, sat, lay down, or assumed any of the eighteen other postures, it had no effect.

Inhale~ Exhale~

Source Qi entered his body, coursing through his veins, refining bit by bit.

Tang Yu looked startled.

"The refining speed seems... much faster?"

He wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, so he continued to absorb and refine Source Qi. Moments later, he opened his eyes, "Both absorption and refining speeds have increased, and the circulation of Source Power feels smoother than usual... it’s as if my aptitude has improved, and significantly at that. My cultivation efficiency has increased by at least 20%."

However, this was not Awakening!

It was impossible for one’s aptitude to improve without reason, and he hadn’t done anything special; his cultivation in the early hours of yesterday was the same as always.

Although he did feel exceptionally great upon waking up this morning.

"Status?"

Tang Yu stroked his chin, lost in thought.

...

"After acquiring the system, my aptitude and Territory level were linked, and at level six, it wasn’t bad at all, considered to be a weak A-class."

Tang Yu had also discussed and explored this with followers like Eileen in the past; there was a standard for measurement.

D-class aptitude in utilizing Source Qi (including the absorption of other potions) typically had a conversion rate of only 20%-30%.

C-class aptitude could achieve 40%-50%.

B-class 60%-70%.

A-class 80%-90%.

As for S-class aptitude, that was an entirely different level, having reached the "Qi Sea has grown and learned to cultivate itself" stage, crushing all dissenters.

This was just the gap in energy absorption and utilization.

Of course, aptitude didn’t represent everything; it could be improved with effort, one could change their fate with Consuming Crystals, but it couldn’t be denied that the difference in aptitude was noticeable. With strong aptitude and a wealth of Source Crystals, one could truly do as they pleased.

Tang Yu did some rough calculations, "My recent cultivation efficiency is already close to Eileen’s."

This was a considerable improvement.

It meant he could cultivate to Awakening Tier Perfection faster and even break through to the Transcendent level more smoothly.

Only, this increase in cultivation speed was a bit perplexing.

He didn’t continue cultivating but went to find Eileen and Nancy instead.

With their strong Transcendent life force, their injuries had essentially healed.

Aside from work, Eileen spent most of her time cultivating, and Nancy even more so, her Qi Sea operating on its own twenty-four hours a day.

"My cultivation speed also increased by about 5.615%..."

Eileen pondered for half a second before giving an "approximate" response.

Tang Yu’s mouth twitched as he looked towards Nancy.

She tilted her head, holding up a finger, then two, then three, "It feels like three... five... seven... no, I can’t figure it out!"

Tang Yu covered his face.

After leaving, he questioned others in succession.

But their cultivation speed had not improved.

"So, only Eileen, Nancy, and I experienced changes, and those changes happened last night, so... it must be related to the Alien Race!"

Not only did they execute several Transcendent Strongmen yesterday, but they also uprooted both Alien Races from their foundations.

"If I think carefully about it, it seems that after ’Endless Thunderbolt’ eliminated several Transcendents, there was a faint change."

Tang Yu wasn’t quite certain, as the battle had been tense at the time.

Afterward, the more obvious change seemed to occur after the destruction of two Alien Races.

"Perhaps... this is a kind of reward?"

Awakeners could grow rapidly precisely because they could absorb and refine soul power after killing Demonized Beasts, which, in the Basic Period, was much faster than the rate of improvement provided by cultivation.

By now, Tang Yu had gradually begun to ignore the existence of soul power—after all, it was almost useless to him.

Soul power had never Awakened; Eileen and her world had never heard of it.

Moreover, with the Alien Race’s saying that Origin Star was somewhat special... perhaps, the increase in the speed of cultivation was the reward for eradicating the two races the previous night.

It was unknown whether this improvement was permanent or time-sensitive. Tang Yu could only extend today’s cultivation time from five hours... to six.

The feeling was still okay, not yet reaching the sense of "fullness," he could continue cultivating... which was also a significant characteristic of a talent upgrade.

He cultivated for two more hours.

Inside the quiet Cultivation Room, Tang Yu opened his eyes, the Nightmare Puppet he had sent out had already arrived at the Mirage Mountain Range.

Immediately stopping his cultivation, his gaze shifted to the Nightmare Puppet, entering a possessed state.

The endless overlapping illusions of mountain ranges were still reflected in the sky near Jing City.

The Transfer Station closest to the entrance of the Mirage Mountain Range had been transformed into a steel fortress. Jing City couldn’t make Fortress Cannons, but they had set up many large Energy-gathering Cannons, effectively blocking the Mutant Beasts that ran out from the Mirage Mountain Range.

The Freelance Awakeners active in this area had become very scarce.

Countless treasures existed within the Mirage Mountain Range, including Awakening Fruits, liquefied Source Power Spring Water, and there were even rumors of the existence of ancient ruins. Initially, the Awakeners who ventured into the Mirage Mountain Range did indeed reap quite a harvest, but as the outermost areas were scoured by countless Awakeners, any slightly valuable herbs were uprooted entirely.

To make a discovery now, one had to venture deeper, however, the inner ring of the Mirage Mountain Range was rife with danger.

For the Awakeners who ventured into the inner ring, it was virtually a sure death. Even Jing City’s officials gave up exploring the Mirage Mountain Range.

Tang Yu, himself, did the same.

Initially, he and Nancy penetrated deep into the Mirage Mountain Range. Nancy’s strength was formidable, and the areas considered Forbidden Lands by Jing City’s officials could be easily crossed.

However, Nancy’s Transcendent aura, no matter how much she concealed it, could easily alert Transcendent Mutant Beasts—furthermore, Nancy’s control over her power and aura was not strong.

Exploring the Mirage Mountain Range was extremely difficult, and it was a great struggle to reach a palace complex closest to the mountain range’s entrance. They had hoped it was an intact ruin, but upon arrival, they found that the palace had fallen into ruins, without discovering any valuable clues.

Later, when continuing deeper explorations, they even encountered a Second Tier Transcendent Mutant Beast. After a harrowing escape using a Return City Scroll, Tang Yu followed his instinct and gave up further exploration of the Mirage Mountain Range.

"Nightmare’s strength, although not as great as Nancy’s, but being a Puppet, its aura is naturally indistinct. Combined with its ability to traverse virtually and really and its stealth capabilities reaching MAX, it is more than suitable for exploring the Mirage Mountain Range. Those palace complexes, they must be remnants from before the Third Epoch left by humans. If a well-preserved one can be found, it should shed some light on the secrets of Origin Star."

"Retreating ten thousand steps, even if there’s a Terrifying Transcendent Third Tier existence within the Mirage Mountain Range and the Nightmare Puppet can’t escape, the loss, though painful, would still be within an acceptable range."

With this thought, Tang Yu controlled the Nightmare Puppet to enter the Shallow Illusion Space, maintaining a faint illusion, and flew into the mountain range.

He continued at a steady pace.

Flying over the Black Swamp, Gravel Forest, Mirror Lake, Elephant Trunk Mountain... soon, the Nightmare Puppet flew over the demolished palace complex and headed straight into the depths of the mountain range.

To say it was the inner ring, in reality, no one knew how vast the Mirage Mountain Range really was.

Along the way, Nightmare attracted the attention of some Transcendent Mutant Beasts, but Tang Yu, controlling Nightmare, immediately fled into Deep Space to avoid unnecessary battles.

After flying for several hours without any findings, Tang Yu grew impatient but couldn’t rest assured to let Nightmare explore on its own.

Boom—!!!

A strong surge of energy vibration came from a distance.

Tang Yu hesitated for a moment, then cautiously controlled Nightmare to fly towards it.

Hiding behind a mountain top, the semi-illusory Nightmare looked towards the distance.

Boundless energy spilled out everywhere, the ground cracked open, trees and rocks were reduced to dust, and at the very center of the explosion, orderly palaces stood tall.

A seemingly thin membrane of light firmly protected the entire complex.

It was an intact ruin!

Nightmare’s eyes gleamed, and then it turned its attention to the front of the palace complex, where a group of humanoid monsters, with mouths that made up most of their faces, were constantly bombarding the light membrane of the palace.

That aura,

They were actually an Alien Race!