I'm determined to become an immortal!

"Why does this water clock look exactly like the one on my desk?"

The dripping water clock in the blue light looked strangely familiar to He Sheng, but its origin was obviously no longer important.

Upon closer inspection, He Sheng noticed that the water droplets flowing from the water clock were divided into three rows: top, middle, and bottom, with the bottom row containing the most droplets.

[Technique]:

[Qinglan Water Control Technique (Dacheng): 62/400]

(Total cultivation time: two years, six months and three days)

【Clear Water Shield (Perfect): 500/500】

(Total training time: one year, six months, and six days)

Water Bullet Technique (Perfect): 500/500

(Total training time: one year, five months, and seventeen days)

【Riding the Waves Technique (Perfect): 500/500】

(Total cultivation time: 1 year, 11 months and 7 days)

...

The information contained within the water droplets dazzled He Sheng.

He carefully examined it from beginning to end and matched it with Piao Ge's memories one by one, only to realize that these water droplets recorded the various spells that Piao Ge had cultivated.

Each of the top and middle rows has only one water droplet.

【Law】:

[Qinglan Water Elemental Skill, Fifth Level (Perfect): 500/500]

(Total cultivation time: eleven years, seven months and six days)

【art】:

[Tier 1 High-Grade Array Master: 896/3000]

(Total practice time: 22 days in 11 months of the eighth year)

[Law] is in the middle, [Art] is above.

He Sheng studied it carefully and said with some surprise:

"Brother Piao has been cultivating for nearly thirty years. The Qinglan Water Element Technique was an intermediate-level cultivation method that the He family bought for him at a high price in his early years. He started cultivating it as soon as he entered the Qi Refining stage. Why is the total cultivation time shown by the water droplet at this moment only a little over eleven years?"

He Sheng had reviewed Piao Ge's memories. Although this guy was frivolous, he was very diligent in his cultivation during his short 29-year cultivation career.

Take the "Qinglan Water Element Technique" for example. Unless he has to go out, Piao Ge practices this technique for at least five hours every day without fail.

He Sheng suddenly thought of something, calculated carefully, and then murmured:

"So the total cultivation time recorded by the water droplets was calculated based on twelve two-hour periods in a day!"

In short, taking the Water Bullet Technique as an example, assuming that one practices this technique for all twelve hours of the day, with Piao Ge's aptitude, he could achieve the Great Perfection in one year, five months, and seventeen days (the time recorded by the water droplets).

However, if one only practices the Water Bullet Technique for one hour a day, it would take about seventeen years to reach the Great Perfection of the Water Bullet Technique.

"Piao-ge has OCD."

Combining Piao Ge's memories, He Sheng made another discovery.

This guy spent a lot of time cultivating some basic spells during the Qi Refining stage, even though they were no longer very useful in the Foundation Establishment stage. Yet, he still spent a lot of time cultivating them to the Great Perfection stage.

Such as Clear Water Shield, Water Bomb Technique, and Wave Riding Technique.

However, after cultivating the "Qinglan Water Element Technique" to the Foundation Establishment stage, one can cultivate the exclusive high-level spell attached to the technique—Qinglan Water Control Technique.

This technique encompasses the ability to control water. When cultivated to a high level, one can not only drive water into shields and turn it into arrows, but also ride on waves.

Its effect far surpasses that of basic Qi-refining spells like Water Bomb.

When He Sheng activated his magic power to control the Luo Umbrella magic artifact, he subconsciously used the Qinglan Water Control Technique.

"But is this water dripping only used to display the cultivation techniques and spells being practiced, and indicate the time spent on cultivation, with no other function?"

He Sheng had a sudden thought, and then he saw a minus sign appear after the information marked on each exercise.

Minus sign?

Don't other systems all use plus signs?

Either directly elevate your realm, or break through the upper limit and innovate.

What's the purpose of this minus sign?

He Sheng pondered for a moment, then focused his attention on the minus sign after the Water Bullet Technique.

moment,

Then the total training time for the Water Bullet Technique began to change; instead of increasing, it rapidly decreased!

In just a few breaths

The total cultivation time was reduced from one year, five months, and seventeen days to eleven months.

The level of Water Bullet Technique also dropped from the Great Perfection level to the Great Completion level.

He Sheng immediately stopped, only to see the water clock itself shining brightly, revealing a row of information within.

[Current available total training time: 6 months and 17 days]

When he looked at the information inside the water droplet, he saw that there was a plus sign after the minus sign!

"Could it be... that this minus sign can undo the cultivation techniques and spells that have been practiced, turning the cultivation time invested into universal cultivation time?"

Then one can apply this knowledge to other cultivation techniques to increase their cultivation level?!

He Sheng's heart began to pound wildly.

"I am not completely out of danger yet, and I need to find a way to leave this place as soon as possible."

But if that cultivator, suspected to be at the Core Formation stage, is truly still guarding the river, then either he must continue feigning death, or he'll have to find a way to escape.

He Sheng felt that the former approach wouldn't work, because he had now come back to life.

According to Piao Ge's memory, living cultivators have fluctuations in both magical power and spiritual consciousness, making it difficult for them to escape the careful examination of cultivators of a higher level than themselves.

"Then we have no choice but to find a way to break out!"

If the Clear Wave Water Control Technique could be advanced to another level, the speed of water-based escape would be even faster, which would help in escaping danger!

He Sheng acted on his idea immediately, focusing his mind on the plus sign that appeared after the Qinglan Water Control Technique.

Swish!

The available cultivation time displayed in the water clock quickly reached zero, and a row of information appeared before He Sheng's eyes:

[You have a good affinity with water magic. Six months of dedicated training have greatly improved your Clear Water Control Technique.]

Ok?

He Sheng quickly looked at the water droplet displaying the Qinglan Water Control Technique and saw that the state of the technique had indeed changed.

[Qinglan Water Control Technique (Dacheng): 205/400]

(Total cultivation time: three years and twenty days)

Although he did not break through to a higher realm, He Sheng vaguely felt that he had become more proficient in the Clear Wave Water Control Technique.

He Sheng was overjoyed and quickly focused his attention on a number of Qi Refining stage spells.

He's not like Piao Ge; he has no attachment to it whatsoever, nor does he have any obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Moreover, before he transmigrated, he was a project manager, and he was best at two things: pushing project progress and cutting off unimportant branches.

So... kill!

Water Bullet Technique reset!

When the training time for the Water Bullet Technique was completely reset to zero, he discovered that all the training and insights into the Water Bullet Technique in the memories he inherited from Brother Piao had disappeared.

"Let it disappear, it's just a Qi Refining stage spell anyway."

He Sheng continued to accumulate available time for spiritual practice.

Clear Water Shield reduced to zero!

The Wave Rider Technique is reset to zero!

Water Spirit Spell reset!

...

He Sheng completely reset all the Qi Refining stage spells.

In the end, only four drops remained after the three water droplets at the top, middle, and bottom of the water clock were collected together:

[Technique]:

[Qinglan Water Control Technique (Dacheng): 205/400]

(Total cultivation time: three years and twenty days)

【The Gentle Breeze Technique (Mastery): 121/300】

(Total training time: six months and twelve days)

【Law】:

[Qinglan Water Elemental Skill, Fifth Level (Perfect): 500/500]

(Total cultivation time: eleven years, seven months and six days)

【art】:

[Tier 1 High-Grade Array Master: 896/3000]

(Total practice time: 22 days in 11 months of the eighth year)

As the entire panel becomes cleaner, the amount of time spent reverting to previous training sessions naturally increases significantly!

[Current available total training time: 6 years, 11 months, and 27 days]

"With nearly seven years of cultivation, reaching the Great Perfection of the Clear Water Control Technique shouldn't be a problem, right?"

He Sheng immediately focused his mind on the plus sign of the Qinglan Water Control Technique, and the cultivation information reappeared.

After another nine months of arduous training, your Clear Water Control Technique has reached its perfect state. You marvel at yourself, truly a genius in water magic!

[You have a strong will and are not proud of your temporary achievements. You continue to diligently cultivate the Clear Water Control Technique.]

Another year has passed. Although your Clear Water Control Technique has not yet reached its peak, you have gained some understanding of water escape techniques, though it is not yet clear.

Ten months later, your Clear Water Control Technique has reached the Great Perfection stage, but you are not particularly happy because you still haven't mastered the water escape technique.

You originally thought that once you reached the Great Perfection of the Qinglan Water Control Technique, you would be able to comprehend the Water Escape Technique. But now it seems that you were too naive.

For the first time, you began to doubt yourself, wondering if you were truly a genius in water manipulation.

...

Hmm.

Something's wrong with this system. I asked you to cultivate the Clear Wave Water Control Technique, why are you subtly making me start to doubt myself?

He Sheng paused his cultivation and glanced at the cultivation technique information.

【Clear Water Control Technique (Perfect): 500/500】

(Total cultivation time: 5 years, 7 months, and 24 days)

He Sheng glanced at the remaining available cultivation time.

[Current total available training time: 4 years, 2 months, and 23 days]

According to Piao Ge's previous cultivation memories, reaching this level of perfection in cultivation is already the ultimate state, and there is no way to advance further.

However, judging from the displayed cultivation information, there was a clear sense that he was not quite satisfied.

Moreover, the Water Escape Technique sounds like a top-tier escape skill. If I could concoct this, it should greatly help me escape dangerous situations, right?

He Sheng glanced at the water droplet displaying the Qinglan Water Control Technique. Sure enough, the plus sign after the technique information was still there, meaning he could continue to invest cultivation time.

"Since the training time can be reverted anyway, let's give it a try!"

He Sheng made a firm decision and focused his mind on the plus sign again, and the cultivation information reappeared.

You have already cultivated the Qinglan Water Control Technique to the Great Perfection. When you perform the technique, your body is surrounded by water vapor, and you can sense the existence of every trace of water vapor in the air.

You can create techniques with a simple gesture, whether for offense, defense, or movement, but you are not satisfied and prepare to further deepen your understanding of this technique!

[In the first month, you attempted to make a breakthrough in the Great Perfection realm, but to no avail.]

Three months later, you seem to have an epiphany, realizing that controlling water is not just about its form. Water shields, water bullets, or water waves are merely external appearances. You feel that you should follow the flow of water and experience its intangible nature.

Three more months passed, and you still hadn't gained anything. You started to feel discouraged, and your daily meditation and contemplation felt more like a chore. You began to doubt again whether you were truly a genius in water magic.

Six months later, during repeated, monotonous meditations, you suddenly understood some principles: the fleeting moment when still waters run deep, the boundary between the tangible and the intangible, the point where the real and the illusory give rise to each other...

[After another six months, you finally grasped the true meaning of the Clear Wave Water Control Technique. Although your skill has not yet reached the Great Perfection realm, you have comprehended a profound level of water transformation.]

The surrounding moisture became incredibly clear to your senses, and when you circulated your spiritual energy, you truly felt as if you were merging into the subtle ripples of heaven and earth.

Three months later, you have completely solidified your mastery of the Water Transformation Realm and touched the threshold of Water Escape Techniques. You are overjoyed and once again believe that you are a genius in cultivating water techniques!

Two months later, you grasped the key to the Water Escape Technique: to merge with water. However, you couldn't figure out how to do so.

Three months later, you have gained nothing.

Three more months passed, and you still hadn't achieved anything. You felt discouraged and began to doubt yourself again.

After you achieved the Great Perfection of the Qinglan Water Control Technique, you devoted two whole years to it, but you only comprehended the realm of water transformation. This made you examine whether your investment was worthwhile, and your mind was filled with distracting thoughts.

Fortunately, the "Clear Wave Water Element Technique" has a calming effect, and coupled with your strong will, you suppressed all distracting thoughts, allowing you to once again deeply comprehend the essence of Clear Wave.

Two months later, you had a flash of inspiration and vaguely understood something, but it wasn't yet clear.

Three months later, as if struck by a sudden inspiration, you understood something.

Six months later, a light rain fell on the river. You stood quietly on the river's surface, and a continuous stream of inspiration flowed through your mind like the raindrops. You finally achieved enlightenment!

[You began to explore the profound mysteries of the "I am the flowing water" technique, and after years of deep comprehension, once you achieved enlightenment, your progress was unstoppable!]

Eight months later, you succeeded!

You have successfully advanced the Qinglan Water Control Technique to an unprecedented level of "divine mastery"!

I have also fully grasped the profound meaning of "I am the flowing water"!

You are no longer bound by the form and substance of magic; you pursue a realm where movement and stillness are in harmony, reality and illusion are ever-changing, and the tangible and intangible move at will.

Five months later, you firmly established yourself in the realm of transcendent mastery, and comprehended the principle that form is like an obstacle and space is like a net.

You visualize yourself transforming into a clear spring, gradually dissipating into mist, then visualizing the mist condensing into rain, reforming your form, and finally visualizing the rain flowing into rivers...

You can go wherever there is a gentle ripple of water vapor in the world.

In an instant, he covered thirty feet, and his whereabouts became impossible to find.

"Gentle Ripples Water Escape" complete!

Thirty feet in an instant?!

Even if a Core Formation cultivator guards the corpse now, they can still escape danger via the Hunlong River, right?

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, He Sheng took the azure parasol from his head and disappeared into the distance along the Hunlong River.