Yun Jin sat for a while, feeling somewhat tired. Then, she put away the sofa, pulled out a bed, and switched to lying down.
"Boring. Really, this is a bit boring."
Yun Jin simply took out some cultivation manuals and browsed through them casually. She checked the manuals she currently had on hand. By exchanging her improved manuals, she had obtained quite a few secret techniques.
Now, she'd already mastered the Primordial Flame and Primordial Wood. The remaining ones were Primordial Water, Primordial Metal, and Primordial Earth.
Personally, she wanted to cultivate the Primordial Metal next. That one would massively boost her single-target attack power. But in practice…
Naturally, the priority went to whichever attribute had more manuals. Currently, many people still felt hesitant. There were quite a few seeking her improvements, but not nearly to the extent she had hoped. So far, most of the manuals for improvement were Yellow-rank or Mystic-rank; even Earth-rank manuals were still rare.
"Make do for now," Yun Jin muttered and began issuing commands to the system.
She took out ten Yellow-rank manuals in one go.
"System, scan."
"Upgrade manuals."
Ten Yellow-rank manuals upgraded into a single Mystic-rank manual. Continuing this process, Yun Jin recorded the upgraded manuals and repeated the operation. After some time, she ended up with a pile of Mystic-rank manuals.
She then classified them by attribute and upgraded them again. Eventually, she obtained some Earth-rank manuals.
Yun Jin looked at the pile of Earth-rank manuals and immediately understood. Out of all these techniques, the only one that could ultimately synthesize a Heaven-rank manual was a Water-attribute technique.
Maybe that was some kind of guidance from the Heavenly Dao itself.
Her next Primordial force would be Primordial Water. Conveniently, she'd shared the water-element aptitude of Su Lingling, who held the title of Daughter of the Heavenly Dao. Cultivating the Primordial Water should come even more naturally to her than the others.
Yun Jin put away the other manuals and began studying the Heaven-rank Water-attribute secret technique.
At the television,
Di Xiao and the automaton sat there, four eyes blankly staring.
"So, what is she doing?" Di Xiao could not help asking.
The automaton shook its head. "Cannot analyze behavior motives."
Di Xiao felt like collapsing.
This is a trial.
A trial!
When had she ever chosen such a moment to cultivate a secret technique?
Moreover, this trial was clearly related to the Primordial Yin-Yang. Yet she was cultivating the Primordial Water here. Di Xiao felt like this was almost asking for a beating.
The automaton sighed. "No matter. I am used to it."
Yes.
It was normal.
This was Yun Jin, after all.
Any day she did not pull some unexpected stunt would be the real shock.
In the trial space,
Yun Jin was happily cultivating.
"Nice, very nice. This is perfect.
And since it's a snowy mountain setting, the water element here is especially abundant. Cultivating feels like I'm flying through stages by the minute.
Excellent, truly excellent.
Ever since entering the trial grounds, this is the first time I've been able to sense the spiritual power of the Five Elements. Finally, I can cultivate another Primordial force."
Yun Jin was thrilled.
In the previous trials, other than the Yin-Yang Law, she could not sense any other Laws or absorb spiritual power from the air. But in this snow mountain scene, everything was identical to reality.
Was this illusion created by the Hall Pearl? At this level, what was the difference from reality?
Impressive and utterly comfortable to cultivate!
The entry requirements for this Heaven-rank Water-attribute technique were surprisingly strange. She had to be buried in snow for three whole days and nights.
Very well.
Then it was off to the snow mountain.
Yun Jin slowly began climbing.
"She's making a move!" Di Xiao's expression lit up.
With Yun Jin's personality, any move meant she had discovered something.
Had she found the way to complete the trial?
Even the automaton began to feel a bit of anticipation.
Under their watchful eyes,
Yun Jin climbed for a while, found a spot where snow had accumulated, and slowly lay down.
Di Xiao: "???"
Automaton: "???"
This was not the end.
Yun Jin's body gradually sank into the snow, burying herself completely.
Di Xiao: "..."
Automaton: "..."
Di Xiao turned to the automaton. "What is she doing?"
The automaton looked puzzled. "Do you think I can know?"
Di Xiao felt a strange sense of superiority.
"I cannot understand Yun Jin's actions. You cannot either.
Therefore, although you, the automaton, seem extraordinary, you are on the same level as me."
Di Xiao felt victorious!
"She's probably just playing; she'll come out soon," the automaton said softly.
Di Xiao nodded.
She cannot stay buried forever.
They waited.
And waited.
Three days and nights passed.
Just when they began to doubt whether Yun Jin truly intended to remain buried until the sixty-day mark, a snow-white hand emerged from the snow.
Like a rising zombie, Yun Jin slowly climbed out. She sighed and displayed a look of pure enjoyment.
"Comfortable."
Heaven-rank Secret Technique: Condensation of Ice.
She had completed the entry.
There was still time.
She decided to increase her proficiency.
"The higher the place, the stronger the Water attribute. I should climb higher."
Yun Jin murmured and continued climbing.
"She's on track now," the automaton said, a little relieved. "Earlier, she might have just been tired and lay down briefly."
Even he did not entirely believe it.
What could he do?
He needed a reason.
All the snow mountain's obstacles were nothing to Yun Jin.
She reached the summit smoothly.
She only needed to enter the palace at the summit and obtain the treasure chest, and this game would be over.
But, why end it?
Yun Jin took a deep breath.
The Water-attribute spiritual power at the summit was so concentrated it was overwhelming. Was this not the perfect place to cultivate a Water-attribute technique?
So, she began cultivating seriously in front of the palace at the snow mountain's peak.
The snow mountain, quiet.
In front of the television, also quiet.
Di Xiao and the automaton had nothing left to complain about.
So, Yun Jin climbed the snow mountain not for any other reason than the richer spiritual power at the peak?
Silence… spreading…
"Treasure place, indeed a treasure place," Yun Jin could not help but praise.
Where outside could she find such a location with such abundant Water elements?
Yun Jin suspected even the boundless seas might not have this condition. This snow mountain stage, was it created specifically for her?
Yun Jin cultivated, while listening to the tinkling sounds in her mind. A subtle smile appeared at the corner of her lips.