As soon as Zhixian gave the order, a blue screen filled with information suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, just like before.
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[Master: Xiao Zhixian]
[Age: 19]
[Cultivation: Qi Gathering Realm (Middle level)]
[Talent: Average]
[Physique: Mortal]
[Cultivation Technique:
Stone Heart Meditation (Early-Level Earth Grade)] --> Proficiency
Sky Piercing Slash (Low-Level Heaven Grade)--> Proficiency
Titan's Crashing Palm (Mid-Level Earth Grade)] --> Initiation
Stone Breaker Punch (High-Level Mortal Grade) --> Proficiency
Eagle's Glide (Mid-Level Mortal Grade) --> Proficiency]
[Skills: Eye of Insight]
[Fortune: White]
[Inventory: 10 Qi Gathering Pills, 2 Essence Condensation Pill, 10 Ethereal Spirit Pills, 5 Marrrow Cleansing Pills]
[Antagonist Points: 1000]
[System Store: Available]
[Note: The Antagonist Points have been calculated based on your behavior directly opposing the lucky person or entity. The luckier the person or entity you oppose, the more points you will gain after going against them. You can also gain it by gaining a notorious reputation, but the reward will be less.]
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'Damn!'
Zhixian couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth after seeing his luxurious status.
'Average talent, Normal Fortune, and Mortal physique. Sigh... except for the proficiency in the Sky Piercing Slash and the Skill I just got, nothing is good, huh.'
He sighed in frustration. Although he already knew his talent was mediocre, knowing and seeing were two different things.
A little prick in his heart was to be expected.
'At least it is not a low-level talent.'
Zhixian consoled himself and then looked at the last part of the status panel that was also his hope for the rise.
'System, open the Store!'
As soon as Zhixian gave the command a little excitedly, a blue screen appeared before his eyes.
The panel was similar to the status screen, only this time there were various tabs with different names instead of loads of information.
"Hmmm..."
Zhixian controlled his excitement and began to navigate through each tab carefully.
"Cultivation Technique, Artifacts, Pills, Elixir, Arrays, and even Physique?"
The more Zhixian looked through the store, the more his heart beat wildly as he saw multiple categories of items in the store.
However, it didn't take long for his excitement to die down when he actually saw the price.
'A Low-Level Earth Grade item costs 10,000 Antagonist Points?!'
He almost shouted out loud, then hurriedly checked the other items, only to see similar prices.
What's more, for higher-ranked treasures, artifacts, and techniques, there wasn't even a name or price listed.
Just a cloud obscuring everything.
Most importantly, Zhixian suddenly realized that he couldn't even access the Physique tab yet.
Overall, it seemed that for now, he could only see items up to High-Level Earth Grade at most.
'What a cruel joke. You aren't even allowing me to see the items?'
Zhixian felt that if the System were sentient, it would probably point at his face and say,
[You poor ghost, first earn enough points and then browse the store.]
"Forget it, I can earn points in the future anyway. There is no point lamenting right now."
After getting a little disappointed, Zhixian closed the System store, as he found out that besides a few pills he already had with him, he couldn't buy anything for now.
So, he quickly adjusted his mind.
'Let's not be arrogant. Having the means to gain such items is already too much. I can gain Antagonist Point slowly anyway.'
After reprimanding himself, he swiftly turned around and entered an empty room to his side.
Since their Xiao family was just a small family, there wasn't any treasure land specifically set aside for cultivation, nor was there any spirit gathering array.
The most they could gain as a member of the family was a few spirit stones and spirit rice necessary for their cultivation.
If they had significant talent, family might put extra effort into cultivating you, but that was the extent they could do.
After all, the strongest in this city was at the Essence Gathering Realm.
You could see how low-level this starting city was—perfect for a protagonist to show off.
'Let's first use Marrrow Cleansing Pills and then Qi Gathering Pills. I have to increase my realm fast in this one week. Hope my talent will increase a little after using them.'
Zhixian decided and immediately sat cross-legged on the futon at the center of the room.
Then he thought of taking out Marrow Cleansing Pills, when suddenly a small ornate box appeared right in front from the system store.
'It is more convenient than a Storage Bag.'
Zhixian felt a little happy and immediately opened the box, only to see rows of five shimmering milky pills arranged neatly inside, each exuding a faint glow. He could already feel the faint medicinal fragrance in the air, refreshing his entire body.
'Let's not ruin its potency like this.'
Although Zhixian wanted to carefully examine the pill in front, one he had never seen before, he also knew exposing it to the air could reduce its potency.
So, he grabbed one of the pills, threw it into his mouth, swallowed it completely, and quickly closed the box.
Then, he immediately closed his eyes, operating the Stone Heart Meditation technique of the Xiao family to calm his mind.
"Swish!"
It didn't take long for the Marrow Cleansing Pill to take effect as Zhixian felt a warm sensation spread throughout his body.
His bones began to tingle, and a gentle, yet intense, energy flowed through his veins, cleansing impurities from his entire body.
It felt as if his entire body was being purified, every cell revitalized by the pill's essence.
Zhixian could feel the impurities being expelled and his meridians growing wider. However, one Marrow Cleansing Pill couldn't bring about much change, as the effect quickly began to dwindle within half an hour.
"Sigh... it seems my talent is too low. I might need to use all of them."
Zhixian mumbled after seeing that the effect wore off so quickly.
Previously, he thought that if he could save one or two of these, he could sell them to gain a few spirit stones.
But now, his plans had come to naught.
"Forget it. Increasing talent is the priority. Once I'm strong enough, I can always earn them anyway."
Zhixian thought, then took out another pill from the box, gulping it down and meditating just like before.
This time, he decided to practice cultivation for a week straight.
As for the clan leader's matter, Elder Nanfeng would take care of everything anyway. So, he didn't have anything else to do. Better to practice while he could.