[Upgrading spiritual roots will cost you 100 lust points, and it will be doubled each level. Spiritual Roots are divided into 4 levels, Low/Mid/High/Peak. After reaching the peak, it will go to the next grade.]
So, it will cost me 700 lust points to make my spiritual roots at peak level.
How about my physique and bloodline?
[For Physique and bloodline, it will cost you 500 lust points, and the same with the others; it will double each level. Physique and bloodline had the same level as the spiritual root. After reaching the peak, it will go to the next grade.]
Fuck, it's so expensive…
After reflecting for a moment, he just continued to wait for his food.
Then the waitress appeared with his food. She leaned, still trying to show off her ample cleavage, but Ling Tian ignored her as his eye already locked on the food. He exited since is the first food he ate after reincarnating.
He devoured his meal quickly, fairly pleased with everything, particularly the tea, which was rich with spiritual energy.
Once he'd finished, he settled the bill and headed out, making his way back through the broad avenues of Azure Cloud City.
His gaze drifted toward the mountain looming on the horizon, its great encircling walls and the endless rows of pavilions and palaces cascading down its slopes like some heavenly citadel.
It must be a wonderful place to live... he looked toward the mountain's peak, shrouded beneath a dense blanket of azure clouds.
That was likely where the elders and core disciples resided, with the Sect leader presiding over them all from on high.
He lingered on the thought of the view from up there before pulling himself back to the present, his attention shifting to the Thousand Myriad Pavilion, bustling with cultivators streaming in and out.
"The Sect selection test is two days from now, and I have to meet Yun Xi tomorrow... I'd better take care of things today since I probably won't get the chance tomorrow," Ling Tian muttered, quickening his stride until he reached one of the unoccupied service desks.
"Good morning, young master, how may I assist you?" The attendant greeted him, tidying a stack of documents on the counter.
"I need a high-quality cultivation room for the Elementary Spirit Realm. I'll be staying until tomorrow morning."
"Ah... getting ready for the Azure Dragon Sect selection, I take it?" She flashed a cheerful smile, jotting something down on a slip of paper.
"That'll be fifty silver coins for the night in a high-quality Elementary Spirit Realm cultivation room, number 69, second floor." She slid a card across the counter toward him.
"Thank you." He placed a gold coin down, collected his change along with the card, then climbed to the second floor and came to a stop before the cultivation room door.
He pressed the card to the lock and, after a brief pause, the heavy door swung open to reveal a spacious room with entirely black walls, illuminated only by Qi crystals emanating a faint, otherworldly blue glow.
He stepped inside, the door sealing shut behind him with a firm thud.
All at once, the outside world seemed to vanish entirely, the clamor of the corridors swallowed up, leaving nothing but perfect silence.
Good sound insulation... he settled down at the center of the room, immediately sensing the Qi around him surge in density.
Within moments, it was already twenty times thicker than it had been outside.
Not that it does him much good since he can't cultivate the conventional way, but it's something, at least.
****
"System, how many lust points are needed for advancement?" Ling Tian asked while looking at his status.
[It would cost 320 lust points for the Sixth stage of the Elementary Spirit Realm, and 620 lust points for the Seventh stage of the Elementary Spirit Realm].
Hm... Quite expensive… Ling Tian thought for a moment.
"Alright... make me the Sixth stage of the Elementary Spirit Realm for now, since the energy crashed through him like a wave. Ling Tian exhaled sharply.
[Cultivation increased! Fifth Stage of the Elementary Spirit Realm → Sixth Stage of the Elementary Spirit Realm. -320 lust points.]
His muscles seized and trembled, a dull pain rippling across every inch of him before dissolving into something clean and invigorating.
"Awesome..." He rose to his feet, moving through the dimly lit room, throwing kicks and punches into the air, watching the spiritual energy around him recoil with each motion.
He stilled himself, dropping back down and shutting his eyes, cycling the energies coiling within.
"Next, raise my spiritual roots to High."
[Upgrading Spiritual Roots...]
A flow of rainbow-hued spiritual energy rose from the floor and drifted down from the air, swirling around him in tightening rings, growing denser with every passing second before rushing inward and flooding through him.
[Spiritual Roots upgraded! Elemental Spiritual Roots, Mortal Grade - Low → Elemental Spiritual Roots, Mortal Grade - High. -300 lust points.]
[Your affinity with Fire, Water, Ice, Wind, Earth, Nature, Light, and Dark has increased by 35.]
The flow of spiritual energy around him sharpened, as if a film had been peeled from his senses.
The satisfaction was still warm in his chest when a rather inconvenient thought surfaced.
"...I don't actually know how to fight."
Back on Earth, violence earned you handcuffs and a court date. Here, it was simply the natural order, kill or be killed, the strong devouring the weak without ceremony.
"System, is there any way to fix that?"
[Host may browse the Miscellaneous section. Memories are available for purchase there.]
"Memories?"
[Memories are the accumulated experiences of cultivators past, such as battle instincts, muscle memory, and combat intuition. They become the host's own experiences upon purchase.]
He opened the Lust Store without another word.
[Lust store]
[Lust points: 855]
He looked through the Miscellaneous categories, then into an seemingly infinite catalogue of options.
From sword masters and alchemy masters up through grandmasters, all the way to the most expensive like Sword God, the catalogue spanned it all. What he could actually afford, however, was another matter entirely.
His eyes settled on the Sword Master Memories entry.
[Item: Sword Master Memories]
[Description: A memory of a sword master that chasing the Dao of the sword. With these memories, the user will gain sword master's proficiency using sword, sword affinities, battle instincts, muscle memory, and combat intuition.]
[Price: 750]
"Hmm… For now, Sword master should be enough for me not to get killed immediately. Buy the Sword master memories."
[You bought Sword Master Memories. -750 lust points.]