Extraterrestrial demons invaded; I laid the groundwork eight years in advance.

Shen Bai opened the system panel.

Evolution Points Balance: 4714800.

Four million seven hundred thousand.

This is the total post-war gain from the second large-scale invasion—tens of thousands of rifts, hundreds of thousands of monsters, and the kill rewards from second-tier, first-tier, and apprentice-level monsters. The system has been absorbing all of this, and it has now stabilized at this number.

Shen Bai withdrew his gaze and looked at the raven perched on the desk.

"I will create a cultivation method tailored to you, which will allow you to cultivate faster and become more powerful," he said. "However, the meridian pathways and spiritual energy flow paths of humans are not applicable to you, so I will scan your body structure next."

The raven tilted its head, its purple eyes blinking with a hint of anticipation.

It didn't understand what "cultivation methods" were, but it could tell that Shen Bai wanted to give it something that could make it smarter and stronger.

"Scan Xiaodu's body structure," Shen Bai commanded in his mind, "Spiritual Eye, holographic modeling."

The scanning beam of the Eye of the Rhinoceros silently swept across the raven's body.

The data flow unfolded in Shen Bai's consciousness—skeletal structure, meridian pathways, distribution of energy nodes, and the location and fluctuation frequency of the spiritual crystal.

Every piece of data is precise down to the smallest detail, and Xiao Cheng simultaneously brings up the basic framework of the cultivation method in the background.

He needs to think carefully about how to design it.

It needs to guide the growth of spiritual power, complement the raven's talent, be suitable for the spirit beast's physique, and have enough room for advancement.

He began to build a framework for the system, and the structure of the techniques took shape in his mind.

Mental cultivation is the core of Raven. The apprentice stage has been completed, and the first stage should be designed around the concentration and nurturing of mental power.

The second and third tiers are specifically designed to enhance ability control and open up new ability paths, followed by the fourth tier...

The sunlight outside the window gradually turned from west to east to a dim yellow, and the bamboo shadows moved slowly across the desk.

The raven perched quietly on the corner of the table, making no sound, only occasionally turning its head to look at Shen Bai's focused profile with its purple-glowing eyes.

Time passed by, second by second.

The light outside the window grew dimmer, and the study light automatically turned on, illuminating Shen Bai's profile and highlighting his angular features.

As dusk settled outside the window, the city lights began to illuminate the city one by one.

Shen Bai opened his eyes and gently exhaled.

Creating a cultivation method for ravens is tantamount to opening up a new path.

Fortunately, the experience gained from creating human cultivation methods could still be used to some extent, and after repeated deductions, it was finally completed.

"Add a Raven-exclusive cultivation method," Shen Bai issued an expansion command in his mind, "and name it 'Netherworld Crossing Chapter'."

[Evolution Points Required: 10000]

[Cultivation method being created... Creation complete]

【Title: Crossing the Netherworld (Blue - Rare)】

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[Special Feature: Raven's exclusive cultivation method, greatly increases cultivation speed, refines mental power, and enhances control over abilities; can be cultivated up to the fourth realm.]

Shen Bai looked at the effect description on the panel and nodded slightly. The blue quality was good enough for a long time; he could upgrade it gradually as his cultivation level increased.

He reached out his hand, his fingertips resting on the raven's forehead.

A warm current flowed along the connection of the Apostle template into the Raven's sea of ​​consciousness, like a small stream, silently pouring into the newly formed spiritual crystal.

The raven's body trembled slightly, its feathers ruffled a little, then slowly closed up again.

The information displayed on the panel unfolds as countless tiny specks of light deep within its consciousness.

Shen Bai withdrew his hand.

"Let's digest this first," he said, "and then we can practice slowly later."

"Gah—"

The raven cawed softly, closed its eyes, and carefully absorbed the information deep within its consciousness.

Shen Bai leaned back in his chair; the Raven's cultivation method was solved.

The rest, I'll get it all done tonight.

He brought up the panel for the three basic cultivation methods.

Next, the members of Dawn will gradually advance to the second tier, and the next large-scale invasion will inevitably involve higher-tier monsters—the matter of the cultivation method cannot be delayed.

All three cultivation techniques are currently only at the initial green quality level. At most, they can be cultivated to the second tier. To strengthen them to the third tier, one thousand evolution points are needed. To go further, one must evolve from green quality to blue quality.

He glanced at the balance in the upper right corner of the panel.

It's not a big deal.

"Evolve the three basic techniques to blue quality."

[Evolution Points Required: 30000]

[Evolving...Evolution complete]

【Name: The Three Paths of Cultivation: Essence, Qi, and Spirit (Blue, Rare)】

[Characteristics: Basic cultivation method, balanced and harmonious, without attribute bias, greatly increases cultivation speed, solid foundation of cultivation realm, can be cultivated up to the fourth realm.]

Looking at the data displayed on the panel, Shen Bai realized that he had just entered the blue quality stage and could cultivate to the fourth realm.

Next up are combat skills.

[Evolution Points Required: 60000]

【Name: Basic Six Arts - Offense and Defense (Blue - Rare)】

[Features: Six basic combat skills, covering three cultivation systems, forming a comprehensive offensive and defensive strategy. Each of the six techniques has its own focus: those who cultivate the body gain its strength, those who cultivate the qi gain its sharpness, and those who cultivate the spirit gain its profundity. They are balanced and practical, and their power steadily increases as the cultivator's realm improves.]

Next is the monster encyclopedia.

[Evolution Points Required: 10000]

【Name: Monster Encyclopedia (Blue, Rare)】

[Features: Automatically scans and identifies monsters of Tier 4 and below, displaying their name, level, traits, and weaknesses; the larger the database sample, the higher the identification accuracy, and combat suggestions are updated in real time.]

Finally, there are three extraordinary disciplines.

[Evolution Points Required: 30000]

【Name: Weaponcrafting, Runecrafting, Alchemy (Blue Rare)】

[Features: Three extraordinary sciences, three disciplines that support and complement each other, forming a complete closed loop from material identification to finished product manufacturing, supporting the research and development and manufacturing of low- to mid-level extraordinary items.]

Gu Weijun would be very happy to see this.

Looking at the data after the evolution, Shen Bai's lips curled up slightly. This major evolution can be said to have raised Dawn's foundation to a whole new level.

"Xiao Cheng, break down the new cultivation methods and skills into stages, put them on the Spark Mall, and notify members to redeem them. Also, send the materials on extraordinary subjects to Dr. Gu so that he can master and apply them as soon as possible."

"Understood, Master."

He then turned to look at the dragon-patterned halberd that he had placed against the wall last night. This weapon had accompanied him in slaying many high-level demons, and this time he would evolve it again.

[Evolution Points Required: 10000]

[Weapon: Dragon-patterned Halberd]

[Quality: Blue - Rare]

【Characteristics: Sharp, Sturdy, Agile, Armor-Piercing】

[Armor Penetration: The halberd blade is engraved with armor-piercing runes, providing additional penetration against scales, spiritual energy, and mental defenses.]

[Spiritual Induction: Increases power by 50% after infusing spiritual energy]

Looking at the evolved data, Shen Bai noticed that not only had an armor-piercing attribute been added, but the boost to spirit attraction had also increased. He picked up the battle halberd and tested its feel; the feedback when injecting spiritual power was much clearer than before.

He put down the dragon-patterned battle halberd, and after the evolution, his remaining balance was 4.56 million.

Next, there are two more major events.