[Hundredfold Critical Strike Loading: 100%]
[Hundredfold Critical Strike Loaded Successfully.]
"The Golden Finger finally arrived!"
Looking at the words in front of him, Qi Chuan smiled slightly.
However, after the loading completed, the words slowly disappeared, and nothing seemed to happen.
"It should be a type of Golden Finger that requires me to explore personally."
Seeing this scene, Qi Chuan was not in the least worried, knowing the nature of these Golden Fingers.
"This is a Cultivation Immortality Method, the Evergreen Technique Rubbing, temporarily granted. You must return it here in half a year, or there will be consequences."
At the same time, in front of Qi Chuan, after some formalities, the main event was finally reached. The Preaching Elder spoke solemnly.
As he finished speaking, a red-clad girl stepped out and handed out blue booklets to the Immortal Seeds.
The girl was about ten years old, with snow-white skin, a slender figure, and a serene demeanor.
Unlike these Immortal Seeds from below the mountain, the girl seemed to carry a trace of immortal aura, causing many of the Immortal Seeds to hold their breath, some of them utterly mesmerized.
Qi Chuan felt a fragrant breeze pass his nose, and a copy of the Evergreen Technique appeared in his hand.
"Is this the Cultivation Immortality Method? The name is quite pleasant; I wonder about its actual effectiveness." Qi Chuan thought to himself.
Being a genuine Cultivation Immortality Method, it must be extremely esoteric and hard to grasp.
What's more, with my Lower Eighth Grade Spirit Root, Qi Chuan was curious and casually flipped through it a bit, not expecting to gain anything for the moment.
To his surprise, after a cursory glance, a line of text suddenly appeared in his vision.
[You briefly skimmed through the Evergreen Technique, attempting to comprehend its entry, triggering a Hundredfold Critical Strike, gaining a hundredfold gain, and your understanding of the Evergreen Technique has slightly improved.]
Seeing this, Qi Chuan's mind stirred slightly: "Is this... the Golden Finger being triggered?"
Simultaneously, a stream of information flowed into Qi Chuan's mind.
Upon close examination, it was a partial understanding of the Evergreen Technique.
After absorbing it, Qi Chuan distinctly felt that he had gained a very superficial understanding of the Evergreen Technique.
Clearly, this was something that couldn't have been achieved just by a simple skimming.
It had been enhanced by the Golden Finger's critical strike.
"So this is the effect of the Golden Finger?"
Qi Chuan carefully sensed his new understanding of the Evergreen Technique in his mind.
As it turned out, it was indeed a very superficial understanding, just as the text had described.
Because his earlier browsing barely counted as reading, even with a Hundredfold Critical Strike, the gain was meager, perhaps not even one and a half percent.
Let alone reaching the entry level directly.
This made Qi Chuan slightly regretful.
If only I had read seriously earlier.
But there was nothing to be done about it now; hindsight is 20/20. After all, before triggering it for the first time, he couldn't have known the exact effects of the Golden Finger.
"It seems like my Golden Finger might be about letting me gain more rewards after being critiqued by the Golden Finger while doing things?"
"It's safe to assume it's not limited to anything, and when applied to cultivation, it could mean significant achievements in the practice of cultivation methods, the comprehension of Magic Divine Techniques, and even Pill, Artifact, Talisman Array—that requires slow verification."
"I just wonder if it can always maintain a hundredfold critical strike and gain?"
Qi Chuan pondered inwardly.
Then, he casually flipped through the Evergreen Technique a few more times.
Even if it's still a Hundredfold Critical Strike, I've already wasted one opportunity, so I don't mind wasting another.
[You briefly skimmed through the Evergreen Technique, attempting to comprehend its entry, triggering a Tenfold Critical Strike, gaining a tenfold gain, and your understanding of the Evergreen Technique has slightly improved.]
Words reappeared before him.
Some new understanding of the Evergreen Technique surfaced in his mind once again.
This time, however, the understanding gained was even less than before.
[You briefly skimmed through the Evergreen Technique, attempting to comprehend its entry, triggering an Eightfold Critical Strike, gaining an eightfold gain, and your understanding of the Evergreen Technique has slightly improved.]
[You briefly skimmed through the Evergreen Technique, attempting to comprehend its entry, triggering a Twenty-twofold Critical Strike, gaining a twenty-twofold gain, and your understanding of the Evergreen Technique has slightly improved.]
Qi Chuan tested it several more times.
Finally, he temporarily concluded that this critical strike gain should be random, ranging from one to a hundredfold.
That seemed reasonable.
After all, if it maintained a hundredfold or more gain continuously, that would be too outrageous; he might as well take a seat as the Dao Ancestor of the Immortal Realm directly.
Nonetheless, even random critical strikes ranging from one to a hundredfold are quite good.
Even with a Lower Eighth Grade Spirit Root, this kind of support allows for relatively quick improvement in cultivation.
Moreover, my Golden Finger appears to have no cooldown time, applicable to all types and ranges.
Even if I were to die and cultivate in the Ghost Dao, perhaps my achievements wouldn't be low either?
This Golden Finger is quite open, quite nice indeed.
Simultaneously, the other Immortal Seeds were also flipping through their copies of the Evergreen Technique.
However, unlike Qi Chuan, they did not have the aid of a Golden Finger, and thus were largely unproductive, scratching their heads in frustration.
Up front, the Preaching Elder mentioned a few more issues about the Evergreen Technique, along with some rules and taboos in the main vein.
After speaking, he asked the Immortal Master from earlier to escort the Immortal Seeds away.
Soon, the Inheritance Hall was left with only two people.
"Chan'Er, after seeing these Immortal Seeds today, what are your thoughts?" the Preaching Elder asked, stroking his beard and looking to the side at the red-clad girl.
The red-clad girl, named Qi Chan'Er, was the Preaching Elder's granddaughter, with undeniably gifted cultivation qualities.
Upon hearing this, she pondered for a moment before speaking in a clear voice: "Grandfather, I feel that these Immortal Seeds have low-quality spiritual roots and are unlikely to achieve much in the future; they may linger in the Qi Refining Middle Stage, some might not even breakthrough to the Early Stage."
"However, our Qi Family Cultivation Clan has barely over a hundred cultivators, and even another infusion of fresh blood is welcome."
The Preaching Elder nodded slightly: "Indeed, that's true, but you've forgotten that apart from spiritual roots, comprehension and fortune are also very important in cultivation."
"Among these Immortal Seeds, some may have considerable comprehension or good fortune, who could cultivate to the Qi Refining Late Stage and eventually become an Elder of our Qi Family, making notable contributions."
"Of course, that probability is quite low."
"But you, Chan'Er..."
At this point, the Preaching Elder's gaze focused on Qi Chan'Er: "You're different from them; you possess a Fourth Grade Spirit Root, and at such a young age, you have already reached the Qi Refining Second Layer—your talents are outstanding. As long as you don't fall, reaching the Qi Refining Late Stage is a given."
"But your ambition should not stop there."
"I've received news that in a few years, the Wind Moon Upper Sect will open its doors to recruit new disciples."
"Traditionally, they have always given a bit of face to our Cultivation Clans, granting a small number of Inner Sect quotas. Once obtained, it provides a significant advantage."
"Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects, Foundation Establishment Pills... these high-tier resources within the sect can only be accessed with an Inner Sect status or higher."
"The most important aspect for our Cultivation Clan isn't how many Qi Refining Late Stage experts there are, but having Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator. Just one can safeguard the clan and extend its lineage for two hundred years; you should aim for this. Do you understand?"
"Chan'Er understands. I will cultivate diligently and strive to reach the Qi Refining Middle Stage before the Wind Moon Upper Sect opens its doors, to seize the Inner Sect quota!"
Qi Chan'Er gazed at the expansive mountain view outside the hall, her expression resolute.