Mortal: Starting with the Falling Cloud Sect, I proved my Dao through gacha pulls.

"Give me ten consecutive pulls!"

Su Mu couldn't resist the temptation of ten consecutive draws, so he chose to draw early and enjoy it sooner.

A pair of white flip-flops with a unique scent.

【Super Lollipop (White)】

【Pleasant Goat's Bow (White)】

【AK47 African Bandit Edition (White)】

[Eight Spider Lances with External Soul Bone (Green)]

【100-Year-Old Spirit Peach (Green) from Huaguo Mountain】

【Energy Amethyst (Green)】

【Clow Card - Fly (Green)】

【Fallen Heartflame (Blue)】

【Golden Body Liquid (Purple)】

Current Life Number: 1

Su Mu stared at the information in front of him for a long time. The combination of these things made him feel that the overall style was a bit chaotic, and the prize pool was far too messy.

Putting everything else aside, he was considering whether or not to take out that super lollipop and try it.

【Super Lollipop (White)】

[Note: This product originates from the world of GG Bond, invented by Dr. Confused, and is GG Bond's favorite. It can excite people and slightly stimulate their potential.]

With his immense willpower, Su Mu shifted his gaze from the super lollipop and looked at the only purple card.

【Golden Body Liquid (Purple)】

[Description: Originating from the Perfect World, this is an ancient sacred academy treasure within the Heaven-Mending Pavilion of the lower realm. It can unlock the potential of the physical body, reshape the foundation, and forge the body into a flawless state.]

The Golden Body Elixir can fundamentally transform the physical body, cleansing every inch of flesh, bones, and marrow, achieving a true "rebirth."

It's a true treasure, no wonder it's a purple card!

only...

When Su Mu drew a card for the first time, he drew an eighty-year-old Vermilion Fruit. This not only laid a very solid foundation for his cultivation, but also tempered his physical body while his cultivation improved. He silently completed the process of cleansing his marrow and transforming him completely.

Now he has drawn another hundred-year-old spiritual peach, whose medicinal power is even more mellow than the previous vermilion fruit. Judging from the richness of its spiritual energy, it can clearly help him complete another marrow cleansing.

In addition, the Foundation Establishment Pill, which is essential for Foundation Establishment in the future, has the effect of both cleansing the physical body and purifying the spiritual root.

With such layers stacked upon each other, his foundation will be so solid and his physical strength so formidable that it will likely far surpass that of other cultivators of the same level, far beyond what ordinary cultivators can compare to.

If we were to refine the Golden Body Liquid further...

"this..."

Su Mu couldn't help but chuckle. If he continued with this marrow cleansing method, he would probably end up on the same path as that Meng "Rough Vajra," going further and further astray on the path of physical cultivation when he was supposed to be a proper cultivator.

But what he truly longed for was the unrestrained swordsman who wore white robes, carried a sword, and sang songs with wine, not this kind of brute path of physical training and being like a sandbag.

Fortunately, these rare and precious materials only helped him condense a golden body, not the kind of muscular, brute-like appearance. At least his ability to protect himself was greatly improved, which was an unexpected bonus.

Moreover, among mortal cultivators, apart from those who cultivate the body, their physical bodies are extremely fragile after losing spiritual power, but now there is a way to make up for this weakness.

Then Su Mu examined the other cards one by one, skipping over the few white ones.

"Eight Spider Lances with External Soul Bones," from the Douluo Continent world, um... let's skip this one too.

【100-Year-Old Spirit Peach (Green) from Huaguo Mountain】

[Description: Originating from the Journey to the West world, nourished by the ancestral energy of the ten continents of Flower Fruit Mountain, it matures once every hundred years. It can awaken the spirit and wisdom, and enhance cultivation.]

He planned to take this after he had established his foundation to improve his cultivation, so he wasn't in a hurry to take it out now.

"Energy Amethyst" comes from the world of Lolo's Adventures and is a type of energy mineral. Su Mu didn't know its use for the time being, so he put it aside.

The "Flying Clow Cards" come from the world of Cardcaptor Sakura and can help people fly, so they do have some use.

Before cultivators form their Golden Core and gain the ability to fly, they generally rely on magical artifacts to achieve flight.

Qi Refining stage cultivators can only float briefly and cannot travel far. After reaching Foundation Establishment, although they can fly short distances, their speed is far slower than that achieved with the help of magical artifacts.

Therefore, this Clow Card is not useless to Su Mu now, at least it can reduce the consumption of spiritual power when flying with magical artifacts.

As for the Fallen Heart Flame, this flame comes from the world of Battle Through the Heavens and is a famous exotic flame.

It can automatically temper battle qi, accelerating the cultivator's progress. It's just unknown whether it will be able to help Su Mu temper his spiritual power after arriving in this world.

This flame can also ignite the enemy's inner fire, amplify their emotions, and burn them from the inside out.

Moreover, when fusing with a different kind of fire, one will also temper their body, nourish their soul, and improve their cultivation.

"Looks like I had good luck with this gacha pull, and even got the guaranteed purple card on my first 10-pull. I might not be so lucky next time."

After taking stock of all his spoils, Su Mu was satisfied and was about to get some rest. But before going to sleep, he couldn't resist taking the super lollipop out of the card and secretly licking it.

"Um..."

Su Mu paused for a moment, then expressionlessly tossed the lollipop into his storage bag.

"Why does it smell like a stinky pig..."

......

Early the next morning

Su Mu got up early, meditated for a while to regulate his breathing, and then took out the flying magic weapon issued by the sect, preparing to go to the peak master's cave to pay his respects to Elder Duan.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the cave, before he could even announce his arrival, he saw a middle-aged cultivator dressed as a scholar in white slowly walking out of the cave.

The man's eyes lit up when he saw Su Mu, as if he had remembered something.

"But what about Junior Nephew Su? Master has already prepared things for you."

The white-robed cultivator was exceptionally enthusiastic. As soon as he finished speaking, he winked at Su Mu, revealing a hint of mischief.

Su Mu was momentarily confused, and could only politely bow and say thank you: "Thank you for informing me, Uncle-Master. I have come to pay my respects to the Peak Master."

"Haha, my name is Cui Hao, Junior Nephew Su, there's no need to be so polite. Perhaps from today onwards, we will have to address each other as fellow disciples."

Cui Hao waved his hand, subtly offering a suggestion, and then smiled and invited him to have drinks together another day.

Su Mu's heart stirred, and he immediately understood. He then warmly bowed to Cui Hao in farewell.

"Thank you very much, Uncle Cui. I will definitely visit you another day."

Su Mu walked to the cave's protective barrier, composed himself, and respectfully bowed to the cave.

"Disciple Su Mu pays respects to Grandmaster Duan."

A portal opened in the barrier, and at the same time, a deep voice rang out:

Come in.

Su Mu carefully passed through the restrictions and had just entered the cave when he heard Duan Gu's cheerful voice:

"The person you just saw outside the cave is my third disciple, Cui Hao. He entered the sect twenty years earlier than you. If you have any questions in the sect in the future, you can always ask your third senior brother for guidance."

Upon hearing these suggestive words, Su Mu no longer hesitated and immediately bowed deeply, kneeling on the ground.

"Disciple Su Mu greets Master!"

Seeing this, Duan Gu's smile widened, and he nodded, saying with considerable satisfaction:

"You're quite clever, lad. You have good aptitude and a solid foundation. I do intend to take you under my wing. From now on, you will be my fourth disciple."

"You previously had three senior brothers and sisters, but unfortunately your eldest sister and second brother both failed to break through their cultivation barriers and have passed away. Now, only the two of you remain in the sect."

With a sigh, Duan Gu took out an item from his storage bag and slowly said, "This is a Foundation Establishment Pill. According to the rules of the sect, it shouldn't be given to you so early, but since you have already joined my sect, these rules need not be followed."

Su Mu carefully accepted the Foundation Establishment Pill; obtaining it ahead of schedule was an unexpected delight.

At that moment, a message flashed before his eyes:

[By becoming Duan Gu's apprentice, one's destiny increases by 66]

Current Life Number: 67

"Disciple understands, thank you Master."

Duan Gu nodded slightly and led Su Mu to the stone wall on the other side of the cave. The stone wall was empty and looked ordinary, without any special features.

Duan Gu casually made a hand seal, and a layer of shimmering white restriction immediately appeared on the stone wall. Once the restriction was broken, two bookshelves suddenly appeared on the inside of the stone wall, filled with jade slips protected by golden light.

"The cultivation method you practiced before was the 'Fire Cloud Skill,' so switching to it should be quite easy."

"My Fire Cloud Peak was originally established based on fire-attribute cultivation techniques, and all fire cultivation techniques are contained here. Of course, it also contains a few metal-attribute techniques, such as your Senior Uncle Li's 'Golden Refining Technique,' which is quite famous throughout the entire Xi Kingdom."

"Oh, right, there are also many ancient sects' cultivation techniques hidden here."

Duan Gu lightly waved his sleeve, and all the jade slips wrapped in golden light lost their spiritual light, revealing their true appearance, which could be freely examined by anyone.

"Go and choose one yourself. If you're unsure, you can come and ask me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Duan Gujing walked to a table and sat down, picked up a scroll of red ink, and read it with great interest.

Su Mu stood before the pile of jade slips, his eyes dazzled by the sight. A quick glance revealed that most of them were Golden Core stage cultivation techniques, with the "Golden Refining Manual" being one of the most outstanding.

In addition, there are four Nascent Soul stage cultivation techniques, two of which have only ten levels and can be cultivated to the early Nascent Soul stage.

The other two books have twelve levels, allowing cultivation up to the late Nascent Soul stage.

Hidden in the corner of the bookshelf was a fragmented fire-attribute cultivation technique for the Nascent Soul stage. However, it was severely damaged, with only four layers of the technique remaining, making it almost unrecognizable.

Nowadays, resources in the human world are scarce, but top-level cultivation techniques are not uncommon, most of which are inheritances left by cultivators in ancient times.

After all, the human world was rich in spiritual energy and resources in that era, and powerful cultivators emerged one after another, so the inheritance was naturally much deeper than it is now.

After careful consideration, Su Mu first ruled out the Golden Core stage cultivation techniques, and then also excluded the incomplete Nascent Soul stage cultivation technique. He dared not gamble on whether he could find the subsequent cultivation techniques.

Finally, he turned his gaze to the two twelve-level Nascent Soul stage cultivation manuals:

A book called "True Flame Nirvana Technique" is a pure fire-attribute cultivation method. After mastering it, one's spiritual power recovery speed far exceeds that of ordinary people, and it is also of great benefit to the healing of injuries. Even if one is seriously injured, one can quickly repair one's physical body with the help of the Nirvana Flame.

The other book, "Red Lotus Karmic Fire Profound Technique," is a domineering technique that combines fire attributes with the way of killing. It cultivates the path of nurturing karmic fire through killing, making it extremely fierce and powerful.

"Why does this book, 'Red Lotus Karmic Fire Profound Technique,' look so much like a demonic cultivation method?"

Su Mu muttered to himself for a moment, and finally chose the True Flame Nirvana Technique. This choice would directly improve his survivability by a large margin, which was far more reliable than blindly pursuing killing.

"Master, I've made my choice; I'll choose this one."

Su Mu presented the selected cultivation technique jade slip to Duan Gu for his master's review. He had already made up his mind to immediately switch to cultivating this technique after returning to his cave.

"Hmm... not a bad choice. Switching to a different cultivation method is no small matter. During this time, you should focus on your secluded cultivation and strive to reach the Foundation Establishment stage as soon as possible."

Duan Gu nodded almost imperceptibly, then casually took out a blank jade slip from his storage bag, cast a spell to copy the entire "True Flame Nirvana Technique" once, and tossed it directly to Su Mu.

As Su Mu left, a strange feeling stirred within him—he didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the look of satisfaction in his master's eyes had deepened.

Back in his cave, Su Mu sat cross-legged and carefully circulated the True Flame Nirvana Technique, slowly transforming the spiritual power of the original Fire Cloud Technique within his body into pure Nirvana Fire Spiritual Power.

Su Mu felt that the spiritual power that was originally abundant in his body was being devoured, refined and transformed little by little... With each transformation, the spiritual power became more refined, but his own realm also slowly dropped from the perfect Qi Refining stage.

One month later...

Su Mu had already completely completed the transformation of his cultivation technique. Although his cultivation level had dropped back to the tenth level of Qi Refining, his spiritual power was more than 50% purer than before.

[Switching to Nascent Soul True Skill, Lifespan +120]

Current Life Number: 187

Su Mu forcibly suppressed the urge to immediately do a ten-pull. He hadn't fully digested the treasures he had drawn before, so he might as well save up the number of pulls and draw them all at once when he had enough for two ten-pulls.

The most important thing right now is to return to the peak of Qi cultivation as soon as possible and start preparing for the Foundation Establishment.

Thinking of this, Su Mu's heart stirred slightly, and with a flick of his palm, a phantom card quietly appeared.

【100-Year-Old Spirit Peach (Green) from Huaguo Mountain】

Su Mu's eyes flickered slightly. He had originally planned to save this item for after he reached the Foundation Establishment stage, but now that he was using it to restore his cultivation, the effect was no different.

Calming his mind, he no longer hesitated. With a thought, he directly condensed the spirit peach into his palm.

The peaches were perfectly round and plump, with smooth, jade-like skin. They felt slightly heavy in the hand, and a delicate, subtle fragrance slowly wafted out.

"Let's begin the refining..."