NOVEL NEXT Chapter 105: Dual Cultivation
After the broadcast was cut off, Lu Heng sat alone in the room, planning for tomorrow.
Tonight's live stream was essentially an announcement of the return of "Zhenyuan" to Elder Song and the others.
He wasn't sure if the story he told that day in Qingyun Hall convinced Elder Song and the others.
But on second thought, his story didn't really matter.
After all, the goal of Elder Song and the others was "Zhenyuan", and it had nothing to do with him.
Even if his story was riddled with errors, as long as he revealed the identity of "Zhenyuan", it would be enough to convince Elder Song and the others.
Just then, the system prompt suddenly sounded.
[System Prompt: Host has successfully altered the Heavenly Dao, absorbing Life Span, please check later...]
"Hmm?"
Lu Heng couldn't help but show a look of surprise.
The murder case of Zhang Zitong was solved so quickly?
The local police are quite capable!
"System!"
He immediately called up the system interface.
Host: Lu Heng (Tao Name: Qingfeng)
Age: 18
Status: Early-stage leukemia
Cultivation: Fifth-Layer Qi Refining
Cultivation Techniques: "Taiyi Five Qi Spell", "Heaven-Stepping Cloud Step", "Immortal Talisman Technique", "Supreme Profound Alchemy Technique"
Magical Treasures: None
Life Span: 38
He remembered that after calculating Wang's fate, his Life Span increased to 24 points.
And now, this number had become 38, an increase of 14 points.
It seems not only the killer's fate was changed!
"System, Lottery Draw!"
[System Prompt: Do you wish to consume 10 Life Span points for a lottery draw?]
"Yes!"
The familiar lottery wheel began to spin.
This time, without the urgent desperation of a last-minute gamble, he remained relatively calm.
Five seconds later, the wheel slowly came to a stop.
[System Prompt: Congratulations to the host for winning three Earth Escape Talismans!]
Earth Escape Talismans?
Pretty good luck, very useful!
Lu Heng nodded slightly, considering his unlucky fate, winning such a practical prize was already quite good.
"Draw again!"
[System Prompt: Do you wish to consume 10 Life Span points for a lottery draw?]
"Yes!"
The wheel started spinning once more.
As the pointer stopped, Lu Heng's eyes widened instantly.
"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!"
He couldn't help but exclaim "Holy crap" three times in a row.
This was enough to show his excitement and joy.
"Is this something a perpetually unlucky person like me can draw? "
He could hardly believe it; his inherently unlucky self had actually hit the jackpot!
The pointer landed on an orange area!
Could it be that I've used up all my future luck?
[System Prompt: Congratulations to the host for winning a "Cultivation Puppet"!]
"Cultivation Puppet?"
"What is this thing?"
Full of curiosity, he opened the system warehouse and found that the "Cultivation Puppet" was a white doll.
[Cultivation Puppet: A puppet doll for assisting cultivation. After a blood recognition, it will transform to match the host's appearance.
Once activated, the Cultivation Puppet requires one Spiritual Qi Pill per day to cultivate continuously without rest.
The cultivation results of the puppet each day will be synced back to the host.
System Prompt: This Cultivation Puppet can only be used for daily supportive cultivation and cannot be used for any other activities, otherwise there is a risk of explosion damage...]
After reading the system introduction, Lu Heng was ecstatic.
This Cultivation Puppet is equivalent to a 24/7 version of myself cultivating non-stop!
What does that mean?
Even with the most conservative estimate, my cultivation speed could possibly double!
Perhaps even more!
After all, I have other things to do during the day and can't cultivate non-stop for twenty-four hours.
"What a great thing!"
"I never thought an unlucky person like me could have a day of reversal!"
Lu Heng was so moved that he was almost in tears.
He quickly took out the Cultivation Puppet, preparing to perform a blood recognition as instructed by the system.
The Cultivation Puppet was about thirty centimeters tall, entirely milky white, covered with red, blue, and black acupuncture points and meridian charts.
When Lu Heng's blood dripped on the puppet's head, it immediately permeated.
Then, the Cultivation Puppet suddenly emitted a brilliant light.
[System Prompt: The Cultivation Puppet has completed the blood recognition!]
As the light slowly faded, the appearance of the Cultivation Puppet changed.
The puppet's thirty-centimeter body instantly grew to match Lu Heng's actual size.
Its body remained the same, but the face had become identical to Lu Heng's.
"Wow! Truly amazing!"
Lu Heng examined it from top to bottom.
Compared to himself, the only difference was the skin being too white.
Other than that, there was practically no difference.
[System Prompt: Would you like to activate synchronized cultivation with the Cultivation Puppet?
Activating synchronized cultivation will consume one Spiritual Qi Pill daily.
The Spiritual Qi Pill will be automatically deducted from the host's inventory...]
"Activate!"
Without a second thought, Lu Heng confirmed.
[System Prompt: The Cultivation Puppet requires the host to designate a Cultivation Technique!]
Is there even a need to think?
Of course, it's the cultivation of "Taiyi Five Qi Spell"!
With the synchronized cultivation feature activated, the milky white body of the Cultivation Puppet started to glow softly, beginning the automatic cultivation of "Taiyi Five Qi Spell"...
"Haha, tonight I'm going to experience what 'double cultivation' feels like!"
Lu Heng was quite excited.
But before that, he needed to use up his last lottery draw opportunity.
"System, Lottery Draw!"
[System Prompt: Do you wish to consume 10 Life Span points for a lottery draw?]
"Yes!"
[System Prompt: Congratulations to the host for winning three Thunder Light Talismans!]
Hmm, the prize is pretty good and can be put to good use!
Without further ado, Lu Heng stored the Cultivation Puppet into the system space and entered his cultivation state himself.
...
That night, at the Seeking Immortality Temple.
Elder Song and others, who had been waiting in front of the temple for days, were extremely excited and joyful at this moment.
"Taoist Zhenyuan started a live stream, does that mean he has returned?"
Director Li expressed his joy.
To show respect to the cultivator "Zhenyuan", they dared not stay directly inside the Seeking Immortality Temple.
Instead, they set up tents in front of the temple to await the return of "Zhenyuan".
The seven days of outdoor life had really taken a toll on Director Li and others, who were used to a life of comfort and luxury.
It was either instant noodles, self-heating hotpot, or various bread and cakes every day, to the point where they were almost sick of it.
Perhaps to ordinary people, these are all good things.
But he was no longer an ordinary person.
If not for Elder Song's insistence on staying here, he would have been resting comfortably on a hotel bed by now.
Of course, these seven days of hardship were not suffered in vain.
At least the reclusive expert they were waiting for had finally come back.
"He must have returned!"
"Didn't Qingfeng say before that 'Zhenyuan' was live streaming from his room."
Xuanxin said with a smile.
He was one of Lu Heng's two "Xuan" rank senior uncles.
"Why don't we go back now?"
"We might be able to meet Taoist Zhenyuan in advance!"
Xuan Tong, the other "Xuan" rank senior uncle, suggested.