Splash!
Fang Xiu stepped out of the bathtub.
By this time, the black, "mud"-like Floral Water inside the tub had been completely absorbed by him.
However, a layer of mud was now clinging to Fang Xiu's body.
"Are these the things that just got squeezed out of my body?"
Looking at the black mud covering him from head to toe, Fang Xiu instinctively brought his hand up to his nose and sniffed. "So stinky! Yuck!"
The mud on his body gave off a foul stench.
Fang Xiu hurried over to the shower to wash himself off.
Gradually, that layer of mud was scrubbed away, revealing Fang Xiu's fair skin.
At that moment, a faint luster seemed to ripple across his skin.
His handsome face looked even a bit more striking than before.
"It doesn't feel like anything happened!"
Fang Xiu clenched his fists.
He didn't feel any increase in power at all.
He looked over his body carefully.
It was still the same as before—pecs, abs, and further down...
"Holy crap, what a huge change!"
Fang Xiu hadn't expected the effect of the Flower God's Floral Water to be so obvious.
He really loved ox dung!
If only another pile came along.
Fang Xiu was very satisfied.
As for whether other aspects of his body had improved further, Fang Xiu didn't know, nor did he care in the least.
After all, in this world, there was such a thing as magic.
Perhaps the effect was an increase in magic resistance, who knew?
Still... it really didn't matter.
Fang Xiu didn't care about those details; there were already obvious changes on the surface.
This meant that the FlowerGod Floral Water was actually useful.
It was way better than SixGod.
After tossing and turning all day, Fang Xiu didn't enter the Gate World again.
Instead, he simply crashed into bed and went straight to sleep!
He chose to enter the Gate World the next day.
This time, he didn't rush in blindly either; instead, he carried a table from his house into the world.
After all, yesterday's "stone" had already been sacrificed away.
He needed a high vantage point so he could clearly see the surrounding situation.
The appearance of the Sumeru Heavy Crystal Ox Dung made Fang Xiu somewhat uneasy.
Perhaps somewhere out here, a powerful beast was still in hiding.
Fang Xiu had originally intended not to enter again.
On second thought, however, the spiritual energy in here was abundant and could rapidly increase his level.
And most importantly, the passageway to this Gate World was right inside his villa.
Even if he slept peacefully at home, he could still be killed by a beast emerging from the Gate World.
This was why Fang Xiu chose to enter the Gate World.
Smack, smack, smack!
He gave the table a few solid slaps to make sure it was sturdy, and only then did he sit down on it with peace of mind.
"This way I can see into the distance!"
Although the table wasn't very high, because this was a vast expanse of green grassland,
with nothing else obstructing his line of sight, Fang Xiu could see clearly.
Time to practice his Cultivation Method in peace!
...
Time passed very quickly, fleeting in the blink of an eye, and ten minutes went by just like that.
By now, the time had reached noon.
Fang Xiu's cultivation was still ongoing.
Right at that moment, however, the surrounding climate shifted once again.
What had originally felt like the budding of spring suddenly plunged into the height of summer.
There was no sound of cicadas, but a wave of hot wind blew across his face.
"What... is going on?"
Fang Xiu was slightly stunned and took off his jacket, since the sun was already getting a bit scorching.
"All four seasons in a single day?"
Fang Xiu frowned slightly. This sensation was precisely the cycle of all four seasons in one day.
According to the rotation and revolution of a planet, this Gate World seemed to complete a full revolution in just a single day.
"No wonder the cultivation speed inside this Gate World seems to have increased by quite a bit!"
Last night at home, Fang Xiu had also tried practicing for a little while.
Yet his cultivation speed was obviously not as fast as practicing right here inside the Gate World.
This was no longer a question of whether the spiritual energy was abundant or not.
In the same amount of time, using the exact same Cultivation Method,
the speed of absorbing spiritual energy differed by a huge margin.
Only now did Fang Xiu take note of the changes here.
"If there's no danger here, this could practically serve as my private training ground!"
Although he experienced the alternating of all four seasons in a single day,
none of that mattered much when it came to cultivation.
It was just that the unknown danger still made Fang Xiu somewhat wary.
Even while cultivating, he didn't dare to invest himself heart and soul.
He needed to keep a portion of his focus on his surroundings!
...
Time flew by at a rapid pace once again.
This time, it went by truly fast.
"Is this the tenth level?"
In a little over a day, Fang Xiu's strength had risen by a level.
He went from his original ninth level to the current tenth level.
As for how it felt...
"There's no difference at all. What happened to the promised bottleneck? What happened to the promised leaps and bounds?"
Fang Xiu felt like he had been severely scammed.
Yet upon feeling carefully, he could still sense the changes of spiritual energy within his body.
At this moment, Fang Xiu's spiritual energy was obviously more than double what it had been before.
If it previously resembled a single strand of hair, it was now equivalent to over two strands of hair.
"Good thing I am a Sacrificer; the amount of spiritual energy I need isn't very large!"
When summoning, Fang Xiu could feel the consumption of spiritual energy.
Whether it was the beast crystal he had sacrificed to the Goddess of Life last time,
or the Sumeru Heavy Crystal Ox Dung he had sacrificed to the Flower God this time,
it was clear they both fell well within his range of sacrifice.
That was why Fang Xiu felt that his own increase in spiritual energy wasn't all that massive.
"Tomorrow is the official time to enter the Gate World for training. Lu Yu'er, I hope you have good luck and I run into you alone!"
Fang Xiu clenched his fists.
Then he threw a punch straight down onto the table.
Bang!
Crack!
"Ouch!"
With a single punch, the table split apart directly, and Fang Xiu tumbled off it.
"Damn it, what kind of crappy quality is this?"
Fang Xiu clutched his lower back and stood up.
He had spent several hundred dollars buying this table.
They claimed it was extremely durable—even if you wanted to hook up with a girlfriend in the dining room... it would hold up just fine.
Although he was a single guy, Fang Xiu had still been drawn in by its durability.
And yet, this was the result?
Fang Xiu left the Gate World right then and there to go give the store owner a piece of his mind!
Early the next morning.
Fang Xiu woke up bright and early from his slumber.
After tidying up, he headed out the door.
Barely had he stepped outside and walked a short distance when he bumped right into someone.
"Principal?"
Fang Xiu hadn't expected Principal Yue Tianrui to be standing not far from his doorway.
It looked as if he was waiting specifically for him.
"Good morning, Fang Xiu. What a coincidence, running into you again!"
Yue Tianrui flashed a good-natured smile.
"Yeah, what a coincidence. Does the principal live around here?"
Fang Xiu maintained his guard against Yue Tianrui.
If the previous few days were a coincidence because they happened to be heading the same way, how did one explain today?
Waiting right outside his front door.
"No, I had some business here last night and happened to crash at a friend's place."
Yue Tianrui shook his head and countered with a question: "What about you? Didn't you say your family is very poor? This is a villa district, you know."
"No, I had some business here last night and happened to crash at a friend's place!"
Fang Xiu directly denied it.
Hearing this, Yue Tianrui smiled. Whether he believed it or not was impossible to tell, as he merely offered a single remark: "Well, what a coincidence that is!"
Fang Xiu nodded. By this point, his guard was fully up.
This principal... something was definitely wrong with him!