Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard”

Chapter 618: Zhan Tian’s Frenzied Ascension

"This was bestowed upon me by my master!" Zhan Tian affirmed.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hao's eyes nearly bulged out of his head. "Wait, what? Master gave this to you?"

"I have one too!" Yuanhao produced a long spear, which also reached the level of one-tenth Chaos True Intent.

Zhou Hao felt like his soul was leaving his body. "Th-th-this... Master is way too biased! When we left, we got nothing at all! I even had to use real, hard-earned money to buy weapons from Master. This isn't fair!"

Zhan Tian shook his head with a wry smile. "How long has it been since you last visited Master? If you went to pay your respects to the old man, you'd definitely be able to get one or two Chaos Dominator artifacts. Weren't you the one who came out before us? The old master has opened a shop right in Black Flame City!"

Zhou Hao said gloomily, "I had no idea! I thought he was still within the Chaos. I felt like I hadn't been out for long and didn't want to disturb the old man. So he's already opened a shop in Black Flame City? I feel like I've missed out on a fortune!"

"Probably more than that," Zhan Tian said calmly.

"Hold on!" Liu Shi, listening to their conversation, said in astonishment, "Don't tell me... your master is Master Seven Stars?"

His tone carried immense surprise.

Zhou Hao, in turn, looked puzzled. "Yes, my master is indeed the Seven Stars Dominator, but you call him 'Master'?"

Liu Shi was speechless. "You actually don't know? Master Seven Stars is the newly emerged Artifact Refining Master in Black Flame City, and a high-level one at that. His forging skills have quietly risen to arguably the top level in the city. Some time ago, Master Seven Stars uploaded ten 29th-tier Chaos Dominator artifacts to the Merit Points store at a low price. They were all bought out the moment they went online! Our group leader was lucky enough to snag two of them and has been bragging to everyone about his hand speed ever since! They were over thirty percent cheaper than the normal price for 29th-tier artifacts!"

Zhou Hao and Zhai Xing exchanged a glance, both feeling utterly bewildered.

How did this feel so surreal? How had their master, without a sound, become a high-level Artifact Refining Master? And even forged ten 29th-tier Dominator artifacts?

A thought stirred in Zhan Tian's heart. He instantly understood the reason behind the low-price sale of those ten 29th-tier Chaos Dominator artifacts. It was to gather the resources needed for his inheritance, wasn't it? His heart filled with even greater gratitude towards Su Yuan.

"I need to go see Master!"

Zhou Hao got excited, pulling Zhai Xing as he headed towards the direction of Artifacting Street in Black Flame City.

Only Liu Shi's speechless figure remained. However, now that he knew the situation regarding Zhou Hao and the others, he was much more tolerant and didn't pursue their discourtesy.

Then, Liu Shi took back the standard-issue weapons he had intended for Zhan Tian and the other, exchanging them for two sets of armor instead.

"Since you already have weapons, I'll give you standard-issue armor. These are also good items from the Seven Stars series!"

Yuanhao couldn't help but ask, "Captain, how do you have so many Seven Stars series items?"

"Haha, our battle group signed a trade agreement with Master Seven Stars even before he fully displayed his skills. We traded not only for the Seven Stars series but also for standard-issue weapons from the Crescent Moon series. However, recently, the group leader seems to be preparing to discuss higher-grade trade matters with Master Seven Stars again."

Liu Shi intentionally or unintentionally revealed some of this to Zhan Tian and the other.

In fact, Liu Shi had already reported everything that happened here to the higher-ups of the Sand Dunes Battle Group.

The group leader had just directly sent a message to Liu Shi, instructing him to take good care of Master Seven Stars' disciples.

His previous statement was meant to convey the battle group's friendly signal to Master Seven Stars through the mouths of his disciples.

However, Zhan Tian didn't pay much attention to this point.

He asked, "When can we go kill enemies?"

Liu Shi broke into a cold sweat. If these were ordinary newcomers wanting to court death, he naturally wouldn't stop them. But now it was different. Zhan Tian's identity was that of Master Seven Stars' disciple. He couldn't just let him get wasted like that.

"You should cultivate within the battle group for a while first. You need to understand the various habits and killing techniques of the Scavengers clearly!"

Liu Shi explained, "Within Black Flame City, there are three special structures: the Combat Pagoda, the Chaos Stele, and the Purple Vein Stone Pillar. They are used to train combat skills, comprehend Chaos True Intent, and temper Chaos Will, respectively. Our battle group also possesses replicas of these three special structures. As formal members, you will have the opportunity to go train in them periodically. Later, you'll need to reach at least the average level of the 15th tier before you can go out to fight and kill enemies!"

A flicker passed through Zhan Tian's eyes. "That's simple!"

Liu Shi didn't take this seriously. Progress for a Chaos Dominator was extremely difficult. Each tier increase required a massive amount of time. By the time they met the requirements, who knew how long it would have been.

After Zhan Tian entered the accommodations arranged by the Sand Dunes Battle Group, he immediately began closed-door cultivation.

Within his consciousness, there was a massive amount of Chaos True Intent comprehension, a full seventy-two tiers worth, waiting for him to absorb!

Using his Great Dao of Destruction, he integrated his previous Chaos True Intent comprehension. It was like filling an empty shell of a building with sand, mud, and stones, rapidly constructing it layer by layer.

Very quickly, he completed the construction of ten layers, successfully reaching the 10th tier level.

Simultaneously, he consumed one hundred billion Chaos Jade, expanding his Life-bound Chaos to the 10th tier as well.

Then he pressed on, piling up twenty more layers of construction, reaching the 20th tier level.

He consumed ten trillion Chaos Jade, synchronously elevating his Chaos to the 20th tier!

The entire process was incredibly fast, looking as if he was cheating!

Next was the progression from the 20th to the 30th tier.

This time, the process was much slower, but it was still remarkably rapid.

After consuming one hundred trillion pieces of Chaos Jade, he swiftly pushed his Life-bound Chaos to the 30th tier level.

However, at this point, his Chaos Jade reserves were exhausted. But this didn't affect his continued efforts to deduce the Chaos Great Dao of Destruction.

His realm continued to advance until it stopped at the 49th tier. His mastery over Chaos True Intent also reached a terrifying height of four-tenths and nine.

Unfortunately, the subsequent deduction for the 50th tier became extremely difficult, utterly impossible in a short time!

At the same time, his Life-bound Chaos had only reached the 30th tier, leaving a huge gap compared to his realm comprehension.

"I'm short on Chaos Jade. The progress of my Life-bound Chaos from now on will require consumption calculated in units of Kalpas at the very least. I need to start killing enemies to obtain Chaos Jade as soon as possible!"

Zhan Tian also temporarily halted his cultivation, getting up and heading towards the Sand Dunes Battle Group's Combat Pagoda.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Inside the Seven Stars Artifacting Shop.

Within Su Yuan's body, a True Name star shone with an incredibly brilliant light!

The True Name star representing Zhan Tian provided Su Yuan with an anchor point of unimaginable solidity!

Su Yuan's previously stagnant Chaos True Name Power once again began to experience comprehension and advancement!

This was truly an unexpected delight.