I Can Add Points Infinitely - Chapter 39

After leaving the Seventh Elder’s courtyard, Shen Lian couldn’t resist Yun Xiong’s persistent pestering and finally took everyone to Xiangyong Town.

They indulged in luxury at the best restaurant in town.

However, despite the luxury, the total expense was only a few dozen taels of gold.

With Shen Lian’s current outlook, mundane gold was almost akin to dirt.

It had nearly no value to him anymore.

Currently, his storage ring contained tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver, and he didn’t even know how to spend it all.

The gathering among the brothers was primarily to strengthen their bonds.

After the celebration, they returned, and Shen Lian went straight to the Scripture Pavilion.

Since advancing to the Qi Refinement stage, he had only visited the Scripture Pavilion twice, and with his current realm, he could choose eight more techniques to study.

Although the Seventh Elder had informed him that once he completed Foundation Establishment and became a core disciple, he would have access to all the martial techniques without restriction, Shen Lian still couldn’t resist picking some techniques first.

The reason was simple: techniques learned before advancing would earn him 800 skill points for the current Qi Refinement stage.

Once he achieved Foundation Establishment, these techniques would double in value, granting an additional 8,000 skill points.

If he waited until after Foundation Establishment to pick them, the 800 skill points for the Qi Refinement stage would be lost.

Skill points were always valuable, so Shen Lian didn’t mind this calculative approach.

He casually picked eight techniques and spent a day reading them, earning 800 skill points.

He then used over 50 skill points to level up these techniques to perfection.

With over 700 points remaining, Shen Lian didn’t immediately invest them in his budding Sword Intent.

He was anticipating the surge of points post-Foundation Establishment, so he kept these points stored.

In the quiet room.

Shen Lian took out a large number of spirit stones, grabbing over 500 at once.

Foundation Establishment was the first significant threshold on the path of cultivation; crossing this step marked a true divergence from the mundane.

Thus, this stage was exceptionally critical.

To ensure a smooth Foundation Establishment, Shen Lian fully activated the rarely used Spirit Gathering Array.

Over 500 spirit stones were divided into twelve groups and placed at various array points.

He clasped his hands, forming a seal, and with a low shout, dense spiritual energy quickly gathered in the room.

It was completely sealed by the array, without a trace leaking out.

The room was filled with misty vapor, dense with spiritual energy.

Every breath carried a palpable sense of spiritual power, vibrating and growing within.

Shen Lian nodded slightly at the sight, seating himself cross-legged at the center of the formation.

He took out the Foundation Establishment Pill, swallowed it in one go, and immediately began the Foundation Establishment method.

With his eyes closed, his soul switched to introspection.

Within his dantian, clouds of spiritual energy swirled slowly.

The pill’s medicinal power gradually dissolved within him.

Without Shen Lian’s control, his dantian barrier began to draw in energy.

Sensing the changes, Shen Lian guided the energy, expanding and pushing it towards the dantian barrier.

The barrier absorbed large amounts of energy with each pulse, gradually becoming crystalline.

Shen Lian continued this cycle, driving more energy into the barrier.

This was a long process requiring a vast amount of spiritual energy to completely transform the dantian barrier.

Thus, the more energy gathered during the Qi Refinement stage, the higher the success rate of Foundation Establishment.

As someone at the peak of refined Qi and with a reinforced level, Shen Lian had more energy than most.

Logically, Foundation Establishment should have been simple.

Unfortunately, his poor aptitude made his transformation efficiency lower.

What others could achieve with one part energy, Shen Lian needed three parts.

Therefore, he had to rely on the Foundation Establishment Pill and had set up the Spirit Gathering Array as a precaution.

Absorbing energy while transforming ensured no deficiencies.

The night passed as Shen Lian immersed himself in cultivation.

By morning, the Spirit Gathering Array had gradually halted.

All 500 spirit stones had been consumed.

The misty spiritual energy had also thinned significantly.

Suddenly—

Shen Lian’s body trembled uncontrollably.

Immediately, a powerful surge of spiritual pressure burst forth.

A loud bang echoed as his clothes disintegrated into dust, leaving him standing in only his Yinling Armor.

His eyes snapped open, and beams of light shot out, piercing the air up to three feet before slowly dissipating.

“It worked!”

Shen Lian’s face lit up with joy.

Upon achieving Foundation Establishment, his body involuntarily released energy so intense it shattered his clothing.

With a slight inhale, the remaining spiritual energy in the room was drawn into his body.

Shen Lian stood up, glanced at his well-defined physique, and donned a fresh robe.

Inside, his dantian barrier had fully transformed into a crystalline state, marking his official entry into the Foundation Establishment stage.

Ding!

【Detected that the host has successfully broken through a major realm. Skill points adjusted…】

【Preparing to distribute rewards…】

【Body Tempering Technique, 1000 skill points…】

【Qi Gathering Technique, 1000 skill points…】

【Azure Cloud Sword Art, 1000 skill points…】

【Hundred Step Fist, 1000 skill points…】

……

Ding!

【The host’s total skill points balance has exceeded ten thousand for the first time. System upgrade initiated.】

“Upgraded again?”

Shen Lian muttered.

Having experienced this once before, he wasn’t too surprised.

He delved into his mind and opened the system panel.

【Infinite Point Addition System】

【Host: Shen Lian】

【Upgrading (expected completion in 48 hours)】

【Skill Points: 29746】

Seeing his skill points balance, Shen Lian couldn’t help but smile with excitement.

“Over twenty thousand skill points, this is fantastic, hahaha…”

Shen Lian laughed aloud, then rubbed his face, mumbling to himself, “Calm down, it’s just over twenty thousand points. Don’t get too carried away…”

“Once I become a core disciple and gain unrestricted access to the Scripture Pavilion, skill points will be abundant…”

However, the more he thought about it, the wider his smile grew.

It took him a long while to calm down.

Since the system was upgrading and he couldn’t use the points immediately, Shen Lian decided to visit the Seventh Elder’s courtyard.

He intended to report his progress and expedite his promotion to core disciple.

He hurried along, and upon entering the Seventh Elder’s meditation chamber, he hadn’t even spoken when the elder’s surprised look met him.

“You’ve completed Foundation Establishment? So quickly? It’s only been a day.”

The Seventh Elder stared.

“Hehe, all thanks to your guidance, Master…”

Shen Lian immediately activated his familiar bootlicking skills.

“Alright, enough with the flattery. What does this have to do with me?”

The Seventh Elder waved him off, though he still smiled with satisfaction.

Stroking his beard, he added, “I know why you’re here. Don’t worry, I’ll report to the Sect Master right away to arrange your promotion to core disciple.”

“Oh, here, take these two books back with you…”

Saying that, the Seventh Elder tossed Shen Lian two technique manuals.