Then all my cultivation as an immortal has been for nothing?

Chapter 7 What is fully automatic power generation?
Once outside the cafeteria, Wang Yicai looked away.

Elsa swung her arms wildly, like a child going on a picnic, and said as she walked, "Originally, after you signed the contract, you were supposed to go to the supply center of the human resources department to have your physical measurements measured, and then get the basic techniques and equipment. But there was an urgent mission that I applied for for you to observe, and then we encountered a surprise attack by demonic cultivators, so it was delayed."

"Now that we've completed the normal procedures, it's time to go home!"

Wang Yi: "Getting off work so soon? It's not even four o'clock yet!"

"If you want to stay and practice on your own, that's fine too. You can borrow the basic training room without needing points, but you'll have to wait in line."

As expected, there is an option for self-study. The company where Wang Yi interned before was the same. You can leave when it's time to leave, but if you want to improve, you have to stay and work overtime on your own.

Those who don't want to improve shouldn't even think about getting a permanent position.

However, despite working so many overtime hours, Wang Yi has still not been promoted to a permanent position.

Who exactly is getting paid the regular employee salary after being promoted to a permanent position?

Wang Yi was ready to go to the training room to practice.

Elsa said, "You've been through so much today, you should go back and rest. Rushing to increase your power might cause you to suffer a qi deviation, especially after being attacked by demonic cultivators."

Is there such a good thing?

Wang Yi asked worriedly, "Won't they take back my cultivator qualification?"

Elsa stopped and looked at Wang Yi: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can you take this back? You're a cultivator now, there's no turning back!"

Hmm, does that mean there's no way out?

Wang Yi asked tentatively, "You mean, I'm a full-time employee now?"

"Yes, we'll give you your employee ID later. Remember to wear it when you enter and leave the company. The ID is bound to your soul, so even if you throw it away, it will automatically reappear in your pocket."

So advanced?

wrong!

Wang Yi: "I've been officially hired?"

"Yes, although you don't even have an E rating yet and you don't have a position in the company, just a trainee monk, you have indeed been promoted. By the way, you have now achieved your first 'victory,' and the company's field operations department should have taken notice of you."

Holy crap, the good news came so fast, like a tornado!

Say goodbye to those miserable, hungry days!

We're having a big meal tonight!
Go to the cafeteria and order that earthworm set meal!
Elsa looked at Wang Yi, whose face was beaming with joy: "Is it really necessary to be so happy? You're just a trainee cultivator, and one of the worst in terms of aptitude. You might not be able to get a first-tier spiritual medicine for another five years."

Wang Yi sighed, "You have no idea what kind of life I was living before. I was set up by capital..."

"Alright, alright, let's talk as we walk," Elsa said, and started walking forward again.

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Five minutes later, Elsa led Wang Yi into the Human Resources Department's supply center.

As soon as the receptionist saw Elsa, she took out a card and placed it on the table: "Apprentice monk number 21020251004543537, here is your employee ID."

Wang Yi: "Is that long string of numbers my employee number?"

“This is your ID number here, and it will stay with you for life.” Elsa said, picking up the employee ID card from the table and handing it to Wang Yi.

Wang Yi took it and found that the name tag had an integrated strap that could be pulled out and hung around his neck.

The back of the card has a logo, but it's not the logo of Kunyu Energy Group, which he joined.

Before Wang Yi could ask a question, Elsa explained, "That's the symbol of the Imperial Observatory, the administrative body here. The Nine Cauldrons are all under their management, and most righteous cultivators register with them."

“Most of them?” Wang Yi keenly grasped the key word.

"Yes, many cultivators with strength above the Nascent Soul stage have their own cave dwellings. The Imperial Observatory doesn't know where these cave dwellings are in the Three Realms and Six Paths, let alone where these Nascent Soul stage experts cultivate."

Got it. When I become powerful, I'll also build a cave dwelling and escape the jurisdiction of the Imperial Observatory.

Elsa guessed what Wang Yi was thinking and sighed, "You only have a spiritual root of 22. It will be difficult for you to even form a Golden Core. Even if you are lucky enough to form a Golden Core, it will only be the lowest grade, the ninth grade. You will most likely not be able to enter the Nascent Soul stage."

Wang Yi subconsciously glanced at the battery symbol on his wrist and the corner of that very faint pattern.

I will have to rely on this for the future.

At this point, the receptionist said, "Your assigned room is 5103. You can go in and talk more."

Elsa: "Take your employee ID and come with me."

The two quickly entered room 5103, where there was something that looked like a dentist's chair and a row of vending machines.

“Sit down, and that thing will measure your base stats,” Elsa said, pointing to the chair.

Wang Yi: "Where are my reward points?"

"It's already in the khari, you can measure the values ​​first!"

Wang Yi sat down on the machine and found a card reader next to it, so he swiped his employee ID card.

The next moment, the machine's screen lit up, displaying a series of data.

Wang Yi, adult human male, 23 years old, spiritual root strength 22, earth spiritual root coefficient 66, strength 0.6, agility 0.5, physique 0.3, perception 0.2, Qi Sea 1.

Elsa leaned closer: "Wow, you're terrible! You're even worse than a little girl! How can you be weaker than an average adult woman?"

Wang Yi's face flushed slightly as he retorted, "At least my Qi Sea is still alright."

"What a load of rubbish! An ordinary person's Qi Sea level is just 1, a common, low-quality statistic!"

Wait, is that so? So that means my strength, agility, and physique are all inferior to an average person? Then how did I survive just now?

Elsa: "How did you survive just now?"

I want to know too!

However, Elsa said to herself, "It's probably because the monster was already on its last legs. In order to prolong its life, it subconsciously searched for something containing qi, and that's why it let you go."

Wang Yi immediately recalled the monster's appearance; it was clearly far from being a flickering candle in the wind. But being able to get away with it this way wasn't bad.

Elsa walked up to the vending machine: "Considering your situation, let's focus on building up your physical strength first. Let's practice this basic body-strengthening 49-style form..."

Wang Yi: "This sounds like a really low-level technique. Can I choose a few to practice together?"

"No, your Dao heart will collapse. It's generally not recommended to practice multiple basic cultivation techniques together before the mid-stage of Qi Refining."

Wang Yi looked at the instrument's screen again: "There's no 'Dao Heart' option on this?"

"That kind of thing can't be measured directly by a machine. You have to go to the Department of Psychology at the Medical Department and have a mind-reading expert measure it for you. How about practicing this basic one? Or you can see if there are any other techniques that interest you; you can exchange points for them."

"Come over and swipe your card, then you'll see your points."

Elsa spoke, indicating where to take a seat in front of the cargo plane.

Wang Yi stood up and went to the vending machine. He found that the screen of the vending machine displayed a large number of cultivation techniques, and the points required to exchange for them ranged from 0 to 1000 million.

He glanced at the cultivation technique with 1000 million points and saw a familiar name: Subduing Demon Dragon Elephant Technique.

If I practice this technique, will I be able to discover how the Shaolin Temple harbors its filth and corruption?
Elsa peeked over from the side and said, "The Demon-Subduing Dragon Elephant Technique is very difficult to practice, and it can easily cause one's Dao heart to collapse. Moreover, because it requires a lot of points, people often exchange for it but fail to become madmen and instead become demonic cultivators."

Oh, I see!
Wang Yi swiped his work card, and 200 available points appeared in the upper right corner of the screen.

He glanced again at the 1000 million points for the Subduing Demon Dragon Elephant Skill.

In an instant, Wang Yi understood why those who couldn't master the new technique became demonic cultivators.

That would drive you crazy.

Looking at his pitiful 200 points, Wang Yi's first thought was to exchange them for ten candies, eat them first, and save them for later.

But after finally getting 200 points, it wasn't even enough for a single "launch," which felt like a waste. I wonder what else this cheat code is good for.

Perhaps we should wait until the mark, which has only just begun to appear, is fully revealed and see what changes occur before making any decisions.

Having made up his mind, Wang Yi began selecting cultivation techniques, only to discover that his 200 points couldn't buy him anything—

Is this reasonable?

Wang Yi turned to Elsa and asked, "How many points did you give for pushing the demonic cultivator out?"

“One thousand points, and you can exchange it for the Demon-Subduing Dragon Elephant Technique by pushing it ten thousand times, but I won’t exchange it.” Elsa crossed her arms. “Hurry up and choose a technique.”

Wang Yi shrugged: "There's nothing to choose from."

"Idiot, you're looking at a technique applicable to all realms. Switch to the early stage of Qi Refining, that page break, the page break symbol!"

Wang Yi then noticed that there was a page break on the interface, which could be used to switch to "Basic Qi Refining Techniques in the Early Stages".

He switched to the new mode and saw a whole bunch of martial arts techniques that he had seen in martial arts games and even practiced with his own character.

"Why do all these cultivation techniques look so familiar?"

"Because the Cognitive Interference Division released their names and used them in various games, you might have even played some of their games."

Elsa explained, and she pulled out some fries from somewhere, crunching as she spoke.

Wang Yi muttered to himself as he flipped through the list, and then found a cultivation technique he had never seen before.

The Record of Nine Metamorphosis to Heaven

This thing sounds impressive, but it only costs 200 points, making it relatively inexpensive for a Qi Refining early-stage cultivation technique.

He clicked on the profile.

"This technique can be cultivated in ten levels. The first nine levels require enduring great pain, as if shedding one's skin. Once the tenth level is completed, one can obtain a surge of spiritual energy to restore one's energy and greatly expand one's Qi Sea."

"Until the cultivation reaches the tenth level of perfection, the cultivator will only receive a slight recovery of spiritual energy, and the Qi Sea will not grow. In addition, cultivating this technique can result in a slight improvement in the five dimensions."

The five dimensions should refer to strength, agility, physique, perception, and the Qi Sea (energy center).

I feel that this ability to restore spiritual energy is perfect for my cheat-like abilities.

As Wang Yi was pondering this, Elsa spoke up: "No, this tenth level is very powerful, but the first few levels are too weak. Remember, you can only switch to other cultivation methods when you reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining."

"Your progress was already slow at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. If you continue practicing this, I'm really afraid that your slow progress will lead you to become a demonic cultivator!"

For a moment, Wang Yi considered switching to a different cultivation method, since the Nine Transformations technique required 200 points.

However, if this slow energy recovery effect could be used to recharge the "battery," that would be incredibly useful, essentially giving you a trump card every now and then.

If this cheat ability of mine has other uses, then it will be even more amazing.

Wang Yi hesitated for a long time before finally clicking the redeem button.

"Gurgle, gurgle!" Elsa sighed, making a strange sound. "Oh no! Although I'll benefit from you spending more time in the early Qi Refining stage—after all, I was your master before you reached Foundation Establishment—I have important things to do!"

The important thing is to hunt down my sister and retrieve her demon core?

Wang Yi only muttered it to himself and didn't ask it aloud.

"Never mind, I've already redeemed them."

Elsa pointed to the vending machine next to her: "Go there and get a new phone. After activating it with your work card, the cultivation technique will be sent to your phone. Once you enter the training room, just connect the training machine to your phone, sit down, and you can start practicing."

Wang Yi was shocked: "Is this how you practice martial arts? You plug your phone into the training machine and sit on it to practice automatically?"

"What automatic practice? The practice machine will only assist you in circulating your qi. You have to feel the flow of qi yourself. After you get used to it little by little, you can practice it anytime, anywhere. When you practice to the point where you can circulate your qi unconsciously, you've almost completed the first level."

This is practically the same as automatic training!

Wang Yi tried asking, "If I use points to rent a powerful training room, will I get a powerful training machine?"

"No, a better training room is one with a better environment, making it easier to calm the mind and helping one's Dao heart. If you are just using a training machine, a basic training room is enough."

I see. It's actually quite convenient. Technology changes lives—no, technology changes cultivation!

Wang Yi walked up to the mobile phone vending machine and checked the display screen.

These are all currently popular mobile phone models.

Wang Yi suddenly saw the high-end tri-fold folding folding folding machine from Huawei, and the advertising slogan immediately came to mind: "Tri-fold folding, it looks good no matter how you fold it."

I also remembered that meme, which photoshopped a phone into the emperor's memorial.

Wang Yi actually felt that Huawei's designs were a bit outdated; his father had previously chosen Huawei.

But now the situation is different; he was literally saved by a Huawei phone.

Well, there's no other way. This favor is too heavy to ask, so we can only continue using Huawei.

However, it's likely that you'd need a huge number of points to redeem such a flagship phone.

Wang Yi looked nervously at the bottom of the three-fold fold, and then discovered that it didn't require points or money.

He immediately turned to Elsa, pointing at the screen: "What...does this mean?"

Elsa: "All the phones are free, just pick whichever you like."

Wang Yi: "Really? My salary is only 15,000 a month, right?"

"What are you talking about? The company just used several million-dollar thermobaric bombs to wipe out the demonic cultivators. How could we be stingy with a mobile phone? Take it without worry."

So Wang Yi pressed the button on his tri-fold phone with trembling hands.

The vending machine started operating, and soon the dispensing slot opened, revealing a black, tri-folded mobile phone box inside.

Wang Yi took it out and exclaimed in amazement, "This sense of luxury!"

Elsa: "There's already a special card in your phone, which has your phone number and a special app installed. Open the app and use the scan function to scan your work card to bind it. The cultivation technique you just bought will then be sent to the app."

"This app is a program launched by the company. It can be used to check points, accept fieldwork tasks, and has many other functions. You need to familiarize yourself with it as soon as possible!"

Although Wang Yi kept responding, his attention was entirely focused on the tri-fold phone he had just received, constantly unfolding and folding the three sides.

Three folds, no matter how you fold it, there's always a surface!

Elsa: "Are you listening?"

"Yes, yes, the company's app lets you scan your employee card to link it. By the way, isn't there a platform more like one used by cultivators?"

"Those all require gas to maintain and use, they've been obsolete for a long time!"

I knew it!

Elsa: "Hurry up and figure out how to use the phone and the app, then choose your weapon."

"What should we choose?" Wang Yi looked up.

"You'll be carrying a gun from now on. You'll start taking shooting and combat-related classes tomorrow."

Wang Yi: "Isn't all I need to do to cultivate the technique?"

"How could that be!" Elsa rolled her eyes. "Didn't you play martial arts games? Besides internal energy cultivation techniques, you also have to practice external martial arts moves and stuff!"

Are external martial arts techniques just like shooting with a pistol?
This is so American!

Elsa pressed a button on another vending machine, and the machine unfolded with a whoosh, extending a long weapon rack filled with metallic black firearms.

Wang Yi: "Holy crap, so many guns!"

(End of this chapter)