Chapter 143 Bankruptcy

The young black-feathered eagle was quite large. Yet, having consumed no less than twenty pounds of fish meat by now, it still seemed to have a lingering appetite. Yun Qing asked, "Great eagle, I wonder if you are full yet?"

Hearing the word "full," the young black-feathered eagle finally realized that it wasn't just full—it was stuffed to the brim, right up to its throat. It simply could not eat another bite.

It was all the fault of those unranked fish; they were too large and took up way too much room in its stomach. Spreading its wings and flying back up toward the top of the waterfall, the eagle muttered, "Let's call it a day for now. Next time, don't grill these unranked fish anymore; if you're going to grill, grill the small silver fish."

At level 41, capable of cultivating spiritual energy, catching small silver fish would be much easier. This eagle not only had a massive appetite but was also picky. Yun Qing herself wanted to eat grilled small silver fish as well.

She needed to make a good plan later on about how to use the eagle to catch more small silver fish. No! Not just using the eagle to catch more fish, she also needed to get more other kinds of meat to feed the dog.

Flying up to the top of the waterfall, the young black-feathered eagle landed on its usual favorite branch. Suddenly, a cracking sound came from the branch, and it hurriedly hopped onto another, sturdier twig.

It really had eaten a bit too much this time. It needed to start cultivating quickly to digest the food as soon as possible, otherwise it would easily get fat. Being too fat would make flying an effort.

Seeing the young black-feathered eagle wander off, Yun Qing put away the seasonings, extinguished the charcoal with water, packed up her grilling tools, and stepped into her immortal cave dwelling.

Although she had long wanted to begin cultivating, now that she had genuinely reached level 41, there were still other matters she needed to attend to first.

Upon entering level 41, her health points increased to 300, and her hunger limit also expanded to 150. She could eat more food and had greater resistance to hunger.

The three passive skills—Dexterous Hands, Physical Fortification, and Indomitable Will—each required 10 low-grade spirit stones to upgrade. Yun Qing had a few dozen low-grade spirit stones on hand. Once these three skills were upgraded, she would be better equipped to gather and craft items above level 41, and face level 41 enemies without fear.

It was a bit pricey, but Yun Qing gritted her teeth and upgraded them.

The Crouch skill could be upgraded again once it acquired the invisibility ability, but the upgrade cost a staggering 500 low-grade spirit stones. Yun Qing could not afford it.

The upgraded invisibility skill still only possessed the stealth effect; combat would break the invisibility. However, the upgraded version would be effective against targets up to 20 levels higher than her. Subsequent upgrades would no longer require spirit stones, but as her character leveled up, every single level gained would cost one skill point.

"Liu Liu, is the young black-feathered eagle more than 20 levels higher than me? Does this mean that as long as I upgrade my invisibility skill, I can swagger right past right under its nose?"

"Liu Liu cannot answer this question at the moment. Liu Liu will study hard, or you may rephrase your question."

Even if the eagle wasn't 20 levels higher than her, she currently didn't have 500 low-grade spirit stones to upgrade invisibility anyway. Besides, she hadn't even managed to make the eagle her pet yet—how could she already be thinking about running away?

Yun Qing had already accumulated over 30 skill points. Leveling up was fast in the early stages and slower later on, so for now, she felt that skill points weren't much of an issue.

The Breath-Concealing skill did not require spirit stones to upgrade; it only cost a single skill point. Targets 20 levels higher than her and above would still be able to pierce through her true cultivation realm. Originally, using it cost 10 taels of silver per day, but now using it for a day required one spirit stone.

Spirit stones were demanded at every turn! Yun Qing muttered, "Liu Liu, unless I make a fortune, it's best I don't return to the caravan. I wouldn't be able to explain why my cultivation skyrocketed overnight, nor do I have enough spirit stones to sustain daily use of the Breath-Concealing technique."

"Decide as you see fit."

Yun Qing debated with herself again, saying, "But in the world of humans, it's much easier to acquire spirit stones, favorability, and hostility points."

"Decide as you see fit."

Better study other skills first. The Leap skill, after acquiring triple-jumping, could be upgraded once more, requiring 500 low-grade spirit stones.

Once upgraded, it would allow the user to ignore obstacles and teleport to the maximum distance reachable by divine sense. Similarly, future upgrades would no longer require spirit stones, growing stronger alongside her divine sense; each character level-up would require one skill point.

"Liu Liu, upgrading the Leap skill turns it into an invincible teleportation art!"

"Insufficient spirit stones, upgrade failed."

She really needed to earn some spirit stones properly!

The Purification skill required no upgrade; the Aim-Assist skill could not be upgraded. Now that she had divine sense, aiming relied on divine sense instead; the Body-Refining technique remained unchanged.

The foundation area could be expanded by 10 square meters, with each square meter costing 1 low-grade spirit stone; the farmland could be expanded by 10 plots, with each plot costing 1 low-grade spirit stone. Yun Qing chose to expand both completely.

Having skipped all the skills that required 500 low-grade spirit stones to upgrade, she was now left with a mere 22 low-grade spirit stones.

Yun Qing secretly resolved that these 22 low-grade spirit stones must be spent very sparingly.

Opening the gacha system, she discovered that the draws were still at the intermediate tier, though each draw now cost 120 favorability points. 550 points granted a quintuple draw, and 1,000 favorability points granted a tenfold draw.

With exactly 550 favorability points, Yun Qing prepared for a quintuple draw.

Liu Liu had once said that when drawing, one must shout their wish out loud. This draw was crucial; she wanted to become powerful, she wanted formidable spells, powerful magical artifacts, and all sorts of treasures or formulas.

Inside the villa, Yun Qing pressed her palms together and shouted aloud, "I sacrifice Wei Wei's nagging bad habit in exchange for various offensive spells and magical artifacts! Quintuple draw!"

Watching the roulette wheel spin, Yun Qing quietly chanted under her breath: Sacrifice successful, sacrifice successful, sacrifice successful...

Liu Liu's prompt: Sacrifice failed.

Wei Wei: Sacrificing your own flat chest of a hundred years would surely succeed.

Yun Qing: You are too vicious, I'm only fifteen!

"Liu Liu, how can I make a sacrifice succeed?"

Liu Liu rolled its eyes and gave no reply, as the roulette wheel had already landed on five question marks.

The next instant, all five question marks flipped open.

Congratulations on obtaining: Purification Spell, Sound-Transmission Spell, Spirit-Observing Spell, Illusion Realm Dungeon Scroll, Novice Practice Talisman Brush * 1.

Looking at what she had received, the sacrifice had indeed failed—not a single thing she wished for had appeared.

Before she even had time to examine them properly, several obscure incantations flooded into her mind—the usage methods for the Purification Spell, Sound-Transmission Spell, and Spirit-Observing Spell. Three new spells also appeared in her skill interface.

Purification Spell: Consumes a certain amount of spiritual power and divine sense to cleanse designated objects within a certain area. The maximum range cannot exceed the scope of divine sense, and the maximum degree of cleanliness cannot exceed the amount of spiritual power; unable to clear items beyond her own capability and divine sense range.

Sound-Transmission Spell: Consumes a certain amount of spiritual power and divine sense to transmit sound to targets within a certain area. The maximum distance cannot exceed the reach of divine sense. Only the targeted recipient can perceive the content, ensuring a degree of confidentiality. Anyone whose divine sense surpasses the caster can intercept it.

Spirit-Observing Spell: Consumes a certain amount of spiritual power and divine sense to view a target's strength. If the target exceeds the user's realm by a major tier, their stats cannot be viewed, and the attempt will be detected by the target.

Upon seeing these spells, Yun Qing didn't even want to look at the other items. She complained to Liu Liu, "Liu Liu! What I wanted were combat spells! Are these supposed to make enemies die cleanly with the Purification Spell, or transmit them to death with the Sound-Transmission Spell? This Spirit-Observing Spell is even more useless; the system already tells me their levels directly."

"The Purification Spell and Sound-Transmission Spell can be used to kill enemies, and the Spirit-Observing Spell can be upgraded—it's much better than the system's level prompts."