Survival for All: I can deconstruct projections and synthesize everything.

"Deconstruction!"

"Deconstructing the Rock Essence Pill is estimated to take one hour and thirty minutes. Proceed with the deconstruction?"

"yes!"

During that hour and a half, Lin Xiao briefly browsed the 114514 regional chat channel.

After a few days, the regional channel became a little more active again, and the number of users has now settled at a certain number.

[114514 Area Chat Channel: 3356/10000]

Lin Xiao remembered that when the safe period ended, the number of people had finally decreased to 3366. After several days, she didn't expect that the number of people had only decreased by 10.

"It seems the survivors in this area have stabilized!"

Liu Ruyan: "Is it only at the fourth rank that I can initially survive? When exactly will I be able to advance to the fourth rank?!"

Xue Lin: "It's still early. We're only at level one now. It'll probably take a long time to advance to level four. Besides, even Boss Lin Xiao is only at level one; he hasn't even reached level two yet!"

After Xue Lin spoke, the channel fell silent for a moment. The other survivors all knew that their strength had been raised to the first tier thanks to the enhancement potion from Lin Xiao.

Now, according to the rankings, even Lin Xiao, a top expert, has been stuck at level one for many days, and it is unimaginably difficult for those of them to advance.

Cao Shu: "Hey, my talent actually works on other resources too!"

Yang Wei: "You can call him Cao Quan now."

Yang Wei's remark sparked another round of banter in the chat channel.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the chat channel had returned to normal, Lin Xiao felt inexplicably relieved.

Time slipped away quietly through Lin Xiao's fingers, and in the blink of an eye, an hour and a half had passed.

Deconstruction successful

Item Name: Rock Essence Pill

[Description: This ability can raise one's cultivation level from Tier 1 to Tier 2, and also grants the user a trace of the power to manipulate earth.]

Projection Cost: 25 Stamina Points

"Projection, compositing."

Lin Xiao once again projected and synthesized 30 Rock Essence Pills in one go, bringing the Rock Essence Pills to the +30 level.

"Rock Essence Pill +30: Raises cultivation level from Tier 1 to Tier 2, increases attributes to the maximum of Tier 2, and grants the user greater proficiency in manipulating earth power."

"This is it!" Lin Xiao picked up the Rock Essence Pill that was radiating rich earth-elemental energy. The pill was deep yellow in color and covered with fine patterns on its surface, as if it contained the power of mountains and rivers.

Without the slightest hesitation, he swallowed the Yan Yuan Dan, and a burst of yellow smoke billowed from Lin Xiao's body.

Lin Xiao sat cross-legged, subconsciously guiding the power of the Yan Yuan Dan to his limbs and bones.

He didn't know why he was in that position; it was as if it were instinct, something that just happened naturally.

"Boom!" The yellow smoke that had been emanating from his body was absorbed back into Lin Xiao.

A few minutes later, all the yellow smoke was inhaled into Lin Xiao's body. Lin Xiao slowly opened his eyes and accessed his personal information in the system.

Name: Lin Xiao

[Talent Level: x]

[Talent Name: Deconstruction Projection Synthesis]

[Physical Fitness: 60] (Refers to overall physical fitness)

[Intelligence: 60] (Refers to overall mental strength)

[Transcendent Rank: Tier 2]

Lin Xiao stood up, clenched his fist, felt the power within his body, and looked very satisfied.

At the first level, all of its physical attributes are twice that of the zero level.

The physical attributes of the second tier are multiplied by four times that of the first tier, which is eight times the physical attributes of the zero tier.

Lin Xiao felt the changes in his body and gasped, "Such a huge change in my physical condition, if this continues..."

"Third-tier physical attributes are eight times that of second-tier attributes... which is... sixty-four times that of zero-tier physical attributes!"

"Hiss... The changes brought about by the advancement in the level of this misty world are so significant!"

"Does the greater the strength, the greater the gap...?"

Lin Xiao then recalled the scene he had witnessed at the gate of Wood Soul City.

A self-proclaimed fourth-tier expert couldn't even withstand a single move from someone in Wood Soul City.

The one in Wood Soul City only made one move from beginning to end, or rather, he only used one hand.

"Looks like I'll have to be extra careful from now on!"

"As for Wood Soul City, let's go elsewhere once the Wood Crystal arrives!"

Lin Xiao set his next goal. There was no other way. As a fourth-tier cultivator, he could still hold his own with a few fourth-tier items, but a fifth-tier being could really crush him to pieces with a single palm strike.

When Lin Xiao's rank was raised to the second rank, a series of achievement notifications rang in Lin Xiao's mind.

However, Lin Xiao no longer cared about the paltry sums of achievement rewards.

On the regional rankings, Lin Xiao's rank also changed, a change that was immediately noticed by those with sharp eyes.

Yan Sheng: "Brothers, I just discovered that Lin Xiao's rank has increased to Tier 2!"

As soon as the message came out, the entire chat channel fell silent for a moment, and then erupted into chaos.

Liu Ruyan: "Big boss, big boss, look at me!"

Cao Shu: "Master! I need a walkthrough!!!"

Yang Wei: "Boss, do you like effeminate men?"

Ranking seventh, Gong Wanqi: "Boss, this humble woman has a valid point!"

Sikong Xinyou: "Thighs!"

The entire chat channel was filled with people frantically searching for Lin Xiao. Those who were initially dissatisfied with Lin Xiao because of the enhancement potion incident, even those in the top dozens of the leaderboard, had all changed their attitudes and were now frantically praising him.

However, Lin Xiao did not check the area chat channel at this time, but instead prepared to leave the safe house.

What he didn't know was that a new ranking had just been added to the leaderboard, called the World Rank Ranking.

Lin Xiao pushed open the door of the safe house, and the elder immediately noticed the change in Lin Xiao.

"Xiao, you've finally reached the second rank!" The Grand Elder looked at Lin Xiao with great joy.

After all, the stronger Lin Xiao is, the safer their Grass Spirit Clan will be.

"Elder, how is the construction of your village going?"

"Xiao, our village is half completed. However, because the area is relatively small, we've built it into a four-story structure, with one family living on each floor!"

"And the ants and bees were a huge help to us too!"

"That's good. If everything goes smoothly, it's perfect." Lin Xiao nodded, then said goodbye, returned to the safe house, activated the teleportation, and returned to his residence in Wood Soul City.