Not only that, the rookie seemed to have struck gold on their very first pick.
What was even more outrageous was that it was the complete dataset.
This kind of luck must have come from sacrificing a brother's wife.
Such fortune made those Cyber Cultivators who constantly hovered on the brink of life and death—often losing half their lives while mining—cry out in pain.
On the other side, when the Cyber Cultivator who had unearthed the Soul Dantian Method realized his success, he became uncontrollably excited and immediately chose to go offline.
After all, for cultivators entering the Cyber Dimension for the first time, their computing power and energy were extremely limited.
Successfully digging even once was already difficult.
At this moment, he had completely exhausted his energy and could no longer continue.
It was far better to withdraw early and carefully study the Soul Dantian Method.
This one technique alone could benefit him for a very long time.
It was enough to establish a sect.
At the very least, there would be no obstacles to cultivating to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Xiao searched for the other party's information.
This lucky individual actually came from the John Wick world.
From his appearance, he was clearly a Dragon Kingdom native.
But surprisingly, he was blind.
Despite this, his movements were unnaturally agile, and his cane concealed a sword.
From these details, it could be inferred that he was most likely an assassin under the High Table organization.
What a coincidence.
He had run into an old acquaintance.
…
…
In the John Wick world, after Cain unearthed the Soul Dantian Method, he eagerly exited the Cyber Dimension and carefully studied the information that had appeared in his mind.
"???"
Cain stared at the symbols representing various variables and the complicated energy calculation formulas within the Soul Dantian Method.
His face was full of confusion.
His expression was practically covered in question marks.
Cain had always believed that reaching his current level meant he was undoubtedly a genius.
But cruel reality slapped him in the face.
He discovered that he was actually illiterate.
"This is a scam!!!"
Cain angrily threw his cane aside.
The saddest thing in the world was this:
The opportunity to become an immortal ancestor was right in front of him—
Yet he couldn't understand it.
Let alone learn it.
Which bastard had told him that cultivating immortality did not require mathematics, physics, or chemistry?
When he found that person, he would definitely beat them senseless.
After all, the knowledge required by this technique far exceeded the comprehension of someone who had not even graduated from college.
…
…
After calming down, Cain slowly picked himself back up.
He continued flipping through the technical materials and finally discovered something useful in the final section.
It was a route diagram for controlling the flow of Cyber Aura.
As long as he followed the path indicated in the diagram and guided the Cyber Aura accordingly, the Cyber Aura itself would assist in opening the Soul Core.
He did not need to understand the principles or the underlying calculations.
It was just like using a smartphone.
People did not need to understand how phones were manufactured or how the code inside applications worked.
They only needed to know how to use them.
However—
Those four extremely conspicuous words printed in bold black letters—
FOR DUMMIES
—stabbed Cain's heart like a sharp blade.
"Is this looking down on me? It must be!"
But as Cain's angry words faded, the route diagram gradually began to blur.
It was about to disappear entirely.
It was almost as if the Cyber Dimension were mocking him.
If you don't need it, go learn the theory yourself.
"Wrong, wrong, wrong! I was wrong!"
Cain immediately knelt down and began kowtowing in apology.
"Limitless Cyber Celestial above, Cain knows his mistake! Please be magnanimous and don't make things difficult for your disciple. Your disciple truly doesn't understand!"
Cain quickly admitted that he was illiterate and calmly accepted the Cyber Dimension's disdain.
After all—
When you live under someone else's roof, you must bow your head.
What was a little dignity worth?
He was illiterate.
Was he supposed to be proud of that?
After comforting himself mentally, Cain began mobilizing the small amount of Cyber Aura within his body and circulated it through his mind according to the diagram.
However, after only ten minutes, his internal energy had circulated only a few times before it was completely depleted.
His body was nearly drained dry.
Fortunately, the first step of the Soul Core had succeeded.
Cain successfully opened the first Soul Core at his fingertip, storing all his Cyber Aura within it.
This was the improved Soul Dantian Method created by Xiao.
It allowed practitioners to begin cultivating directly from the Qi Condensation stage.
Starting from the first acupoint, extending the first meridian, and eventually condensing the Dantian—
The entire cultivation process could smoothly and safely reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Afterward, one only needed to obtain a suitable Core Condensation method to easily break through into the Golden Core realm.
The Golden Core realm granted a lifespan of five hundred years.
That alone exceeded the lifespan of many empires.
Although the improved Soul Dantian Method produced certain side effects—
What originally required only a few years to complete the Qi Condensation stage now required decades to accumulate enough Cyber Aura.
However, the benefits were extraordinary.
Even ten ordinary Qi Condensation cultivators attacking together might struggle to defeat a single practitioner who had successfully opened a Soul Core.
The reason was simple.
The Soul Dantian Method was a unique cultivation technique that integrated Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment into a single system.
Its power was naturally extraordinary.
Furthermore, before reaching the Golden Core stage, there were no bottlenecks.
The very first thing Cain did after condensing the Soul Core was practice the energy absorption technique that accompanied the Soul Dantian Method.
Feeling completely drained, Cain reached out and touched his fingertip to the electrical outlet on the hotel wall.
Then he circulated Cyber Aura through the acupoint as instructed.
"Crackling~~~"
In an instant, a crackling blue electric current appeared at Cain's fingertip.
Immediately afterward, a powerful current—almost tangible—was drawn out through his index finger.
It continuously accumulated and filled the previously empty acupoint.
As Cain's exhausted energy rapidly recovered, his physical strength also began to restore itself under the nourishment of the electric current.
Not only that—
He could clearly feel his body slowly becoming stronger without realizing it.
"Just by condensing one acupoint, my energy reserves have already increased tenfold!"
"It truly deserves its reputation as a top-tier immortal technique!"
Cain felt the surging energy within him and was overwhelmed with joy.
But that excitement quickly turned into disappointment.
"Alas… it's a pity my Cyber Aura is too limited."
"It's not even enough to fill the first acupoint."
"Who knows when I'll be able to condense the first meridian…"
At that moment, Cain felt like a useless man standing inside a treasure mountain.
Countless riches lay waiting to be mined—
Yet he simply lacked the strength to dig them out.
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