[God of Cooking: Your cooking skills have reached the level of the God of Cooking. Any dish you prepare will carry special attributes.]
[Master of Picking: Every gesture and every word will radiate irresistible charm. Women will be drawn to you naturally, as if fated.]
[When your simulated self received these rewards, countless experiences and insights related to cooking and charm poured into your mind like a tidal wave.]
[Soon, your thoughts calmed. Your perception shifted—everything in the world seemed like ingredients, waiting to be refined into the perfect dish.]
[Sorting through this influx of knowledge, you analyzed quietly in your heart: "So, the person in Qingcheng County should be at the Golden Elixir Realm... or perhaps the faction backing him has already sent Golden Elixir experts into the Taiping Dynasty."]
[You frowned, muttering, "Doesn't that make me unrivaled within the Taiping Dynasty? No… that's dangerous thinking. Who's to say there isn't an old monster who descended into this land less than five years ago?"]
[Shaking off distracting thoughts, you focused once more on cultivation, patiently honing martial arts.]
[In the 27th year, you stepped into the Grandmaster Realm. At that moment, the System granted you a reward: Breakthrough Card.]
[Breakthrough Card: Instantly pushes you through one small realm. Restriction: Cannot be used at the absolute peak of a realm.]
[You decided to keep it for now. Your cultivation speed was still smooth, with no bottlenecks. Best to save it for when you truly needed it.]
[By the 30th year, you had reached the peak of the Great Grandmaster Realm. Further progress in martial arts was impossible for the time being, so you turned your focus inward.]
[Suddenly, a wave of irritation washed over you. You cursed aloud, "Damn it! How could I forget? I can refine pills to shorten the Qi Refining stage. That would be far faster than grinding cultivation step by step!"]
[After venting, you calmed yourself. "Forget it. Even geniuses make such mistakes. No need to dwell on it."]
[You stopped cursing and immersed yourself in the Dao of Alchemy.]
[In the past, the pills you refined were of the lowest grade. After stepping on the Immortal Path, you were able to craft first-grade pills, those most used by cultivators. The inferior-grade pills were now useful only for martial artists.]
[On the very first day, with your innate talent, you reached Low-level First-Grade Alchemist.]
[After one month, you advanced to Mid-level First-Grade Alchemist.]
[By the fourth month, you achieved High-level First-Grade Alchemist.]
[In the 31st year, you became a Top-level First-Grade Alchemist.]
[In the 32nd year, you advanced to Second-Grade Alchemist.]
[In the 33rd year, you reached the Peak of Second-Grade Alchemy.]
[By the 34th year, you ascended to Third-Grade Alchemist, mastering all Second-Grade recipes with ease.]
[In the 36th year, you became a High-level Third-Grade Alchemist. The System once again rewarded you.]
[Reward: One Top-grade Marrow-Cleansing Pill, and an ordinary map (don't expect treasure—it really is ordinary).]
[After consuming the Marrow-Cleansing Pill, your innate talent doubled. Combined with your previous enhancements, your aptitude was now more than seven times greater than your original foundation. Alongside alchemy, you diligently cultivated the Marrow-Cleansing Technique as well.]
[In the 37th year, you became a Top-level Third-Grade Alchemist. The System granted another reward: Great Enlightenment.]
[Great Enlightenment: Once only. Enter a state of supreme comprehension, allowing you to perfect any technique.]
[Without hesitation, you retrieved the incomplete manual of the Prison-Suppressing Divine Body Technique from your storage space.]
[Activating Great Enlightenment, your consciousness sank into profound clarity. Mysteries of heaven and earth flowed into your mind, each missing fragment of the technique revealing itself naturally.]
[Three months later, the enlightenment ended. You opened your eyes, and the entire Prison-Suppressing Divine Body Technique stood complete within your mind—perfected, flawless, and ready to cultivate.]