Chapter 76: Automatic Cultivation

With a thought, she left the cave, took out the fresh lamb she had just acquired, and tossed it to Liuliu. “Hurry and tell me, what ability was it?”

System prompt: Liuliu ate the delicious lamb and loves you a bit more.

Seeing the prompt, Yun Qing’s eye twitched as she thought, Liuliu, you’re truly a dog.

Liuliu took the lamb and said, “You get two choices.”

“The first is, I act cute and pamper you to ease your troubles.”

In the modern world, people keep dogs for their affection; dogs that can act cute and pamper their owners are the most beloved.

“What’s the other?”

“The second is, I pick up the items that drop when you defeat monsters.”

Could it be that, during the monster siege earlier, she was too worried about the cave being destroyed to pick up any loot, and Liuliu, craving lamb, developed this ability out of desperation?

In this perilous world, a dog that acts cute is nice, but Yun Qing, ever fond of wealth, preferred the second ability.

“I choose the second. Activate it now.”

After the system deducted a hundred taels of silver, Yun Qing saw the prompt.

Liuliu has learned the new ability: picking up items dropped in the wild.

Yun Qing thought of a question and asked, “If too many items drop, what happens if your dog mouth can’t hold them all?”

“Hmph! I have a system backpack, too.”

“What! You have your own system backpack? How many slots? Let me see!”

Liuliu stepped back, clearly unwilling to let Yun Qing get close.

Yun Qing silently thought, “View Liuliu’s backpack.”

A translucent interface appeared before her eyes: six slots, two of them occupied. One held two pieces of pork belly, the other a piece of lamb.

“Well! Liuliu, you’re hoarding stuff. When did you get the system backpack?”

“At first, I didn’t have it. It expanded gradually. Only after eating well do I have the strength to carry things. If I eat better and you level up more, I can carry even more.”

It seemed this dog needed proper feeding! But how to deal with its hoarding?

Yun Qing eyed the defensive Liuliu, mischief stirring in her heart.

She prepared to take out Liuliu’s lamb. As soon as the thought crossed her mind, a system prompt appeared.

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‘You cannot take Liuliu’s personal items.’

At the same time, Liuliu’s protest echoed in her mind, “Yun Qing, don’t touch my meat.”

“What kind of dog hides meat! I’ve learned something new.”

“Hmph! I’m afraid you’ll let me starve.”

Yun Qing raised her eyebrow, then took out all the lamb she recently acquired and half the pork belly she meant for Liuliu, tossing them over. “Plan your meals yourself.”

System prompt: Liuliu received lots of meat and loves you even more.

Delighted, Liuliu circled Yun Qing, its eager, ingratiating manner making Yun Qing feel as if she’d chosen Liuliu’s first ability after all.

Having just spent a hundred taels, she was nearly out of silver.

Not only was there no silver to upgrade skills, but she couldn’t even afford to expand her homestead and farmland.

Silver could be earned gradually; for now, she wondered what physical changes would occur after reaching level 31.

Ignoring Liuliu’s running, Yun Qing sat cross-legged on the bed at the relief station, using the Heaven and Earth Qi Technique.

As she practiced the grand cycle of the Heaven and Earth Qi Technique, the sensation was entirely different from last time—she could clearly sense the inner energy in her body. She did not consciously guide it to any specific spot, but let it flow naturally according to the grand cycle diagram.

The inner energy pushed the blood through her meridians—a wondrous feeling, even more comfortable than the previous cycle. Yun Qing wholeheartedly sensed the energy slowly circulating through her meridians.

After an hour, the inner energy completed a grand cycle and finally settled in her dantian.

She could now perceive her dantian, with inner energy stored from the completed cycle.

After an hour of cultivation, she felt invigorated and unsatisfied, wanting more.

She recalled that the first time she collected herbs, she had to do it herself, but afterwards, the system handled it automatically.

Yun Qing tried silently: “Operate Heaven and Earth Qi Technique.”

She expected no reaction, as the technique differed from herb gathering. Yet, a progress bar appeared before her eyes, slowly advancing as inner energy circulated.

This time, it was faster and better than when she operated it herself, and required no full concentration.

She could cultivate automatically!

Delighted, Yun Qing stood up and, like Liuliu, circled the room twice where Liuliu lay sprawled.

Testing further, she found she could pause auto-cultivation at any time, though resuming would reset the progress bar.

This way, she no longer needed to worry about interruptions causing chaos during cultivation; she could also remain aware of her surroundings, multitasking as needed.

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Though inner energy could be released to sense the environment, combining it with heightened vigilance would be even better.

After a cycle, inner energy returned to her dantian; the time was less than an hour, about fifteen minutes faster than her own focused cultivation.

Yun Qing experimented and found she could direct the inner energy from her dantian at will.

After several attempts, she could release inner energy to sense her surroundings, detecting approaching objects.

She could also concentrate inner energy in her hands or feet, or imbue it into a weapon. Yet, as someone just newly cultivating inner energy, her control was slow, and after several uses, the energy from two cycles was entirely depleted.

She had truly entered the acquired realm.

She had not been here long, and her rapid progression meant she needed to lay solid martial foundations and reach the innate realm soon to seek her immortal fate.

Her acquired realm would be noticed by villagers. She had given gifts to those with whom she had good relations in Ye Family Village and hinted at her impending departure.

It was time to leave Ye Family Village.

She did not plan to say goodbye again; before dawn, she left a note on the door, “Leaving the village to study martial arts,” packed her belongings into her system backpack, and slipped out of the village under cover of night.

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The road from Ye Family Village to Yunquan Town was a carriage path, frequently traveled between the village and the town, making it relatively easy to traverse.

Even so, at dawn, there was no one about. After traveling over thirty li, Yun Qing saw the walls of Yunquan Town.

The walls were far grander than Ye Family Village’s. Yet, judging by the burn marks before the gate, it was clear a mass cremation had been held recently; Yunquan Town had also suffered during the recent disaster.

As the sky barely brightened, crowds began to enter and exit Yunquan Town.

At the gate, Yun Qing presented her travel permit and entered.

The town was much livelier than the village, and breakfast stalls abounded—far more varied than Ye Family Village’s roasted potatoes.

At a bustling stall, Yun Qing ordered a serving of dumplings.

Having been in this other world nearly two months, it was her first time eating steaming hot dumplings, which looked delicious. Their price of twenty coins determined their attribute.

‘Cabbage and pork dumplings, restore 40 hunger.’

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