Refuse to trample on the pride of heaven

The participation of other geniuses is not mandatory. Modifying the martial arts techniques is such a complex matter that cannot be completed overnight.

Lu Wensheng did not require that all types of magic skills be changed, as that would be a pipe dream.

The current goal is very pragmatic: to prioritize developing a few "cost-effective kings" with the widest range of applications, relatively low cultivation thresholds, high safety, and acceptable power.

To put it bluntly, it is to first solve the "existence" problem of the majority of demon cultivators who have surrendered, so that they have laws to follow and paths to follow, so that they do not have cultivation but are unarmed.

As for those unconventional, strange, and extremely difficult to improve magic skills, just put them aside for now and study them slowly in the future.

Therefore, Lu Wensheng has an open attitude towards those geniuses who come for "debt reduction" or spirit stones - if they feel bored or feel that their creativity has run out and they quit, he will never say anything.

After all, a forced melon is not sweet, and a "strong man" who is forced to stay will not produce good results.

What's more, it would be great if they could use this time to improve their own cultivation and contribute more to the upcoming war in the future.

After all, the core force of this massive improvement project is Lu Wensheng himself.

There's no way around it, since he's the one with the "system" cheats. It's only natural that those who are capable should work harder, and those with cheats should work harder.

He almost single-handedly undertook the most core deduction, architecture and risk assessment work.

Speaking of cultivation, when Lu Wensheng looked inward, he discovered a phenomenon that even he himself was astonished -

That ball of golden light of merit obtained from the Way of Heaven, when used to improve his cultivation, was incredibly smooth and silky, without any side effects of a weak foundation or unstable realm. Instead, it made his golden elixir more solid and brilliant. The spiritual power contained in it was pure and majestic, and its power far exceeded the description of the golden elixir of the same realm in the classics.

"No way..." Lu Wensheng touched his chin, a strange look in his eyes. "Did Heaven really open a VIP-only channel for me? Or is the power of merit such a heaven-defying thing?"

The system lifted its non-existent bangs and remained silent, hiding its achievements and fame.

Since obtaining the golden light of merit, Lu Wensheng felt that he had used a lot of it, but his naked eyes seemed to show that the total amount had not decreased at all. It was still lingering and flowing, unfathomable.

Merit is something so mysterious that there is no clear unit of measurement. Lu Wensheng has no idea how much merit it is and to what extent he can "squander" it.

But its preciousness and uniqueness are beyond doubt. Lu Wensheng feels that he should hoard it like a rat and use it only when it is most critical or when a bottleneck needs to be broken through, so as not to waste it.

In fact, even without merit, his progress in cultivation is terrifying.

The realm of the early stage of the Golden Elixir has long been consolidated as solid as a rock. With the assistance of the system on a daily basis, his breathing is in accordance with the laws of nature. His efficiency is a hundred times that of others, and the speed of accumulating spiritual power is frighteningly fast.

He felt that as long as he was willing, he could easily achieve the Golden Core Great Perfection at any time! Even... this was an understatement. There was still a huge amount of willpower lying quietly in the system panel, unused.

The concept of vows is even more unreasonable than merits and virtues. It completely disregards common sense in cultivation and falls into the category of "sincerity is effective, belief is effective, and disbelief is ineffective."

As long as Lu Wensheng gave the order: "System, add points!", his cultivation level would probably soar like a rocket, without any reason at all.

Without the power of will, his cultivation speed is unprecedented and will probably never be surpassed.

Lu Wensheng would occasionally feel a bit guilty, secretly observing the reactions of those around him. But strangely, whether it was Ji Yanli, Song Wen, the geniuses he saw every day, or his master Jun Ning, they all seemed to accept his progress well, never expressing any surprise or doubt...

"Could it be that... this is actually 'normal' for me?" Lu Wensheng doubted himself for a moment.

I wonder if the cultivation world would dissect a freak like him if they encountered him.

He also went out of his way to look through some ancient anecdotes and unofficial historical records, and found that there were indeed legends in history about some powerful people who suddenly realized the truth and ascended to heaven in broad daylight. There were also some saints who were born with strange phenomena in heaven and earth, and their cultivation was completely unreasonable.

"Hmm..." Lu Wensheng stroked his chin, his eyes gradually becoming more confident, "Then I will keep a low profile for now, hoard my cultivation, and reduce the vigilance of potential enemies.

"When the critical moment comes to fight the big boss, then go all-in, and your cultivation level will skyrocket. Then you can say that you have 'realized the truth in battle and felt it in your heart'. This makes sense, right? Yes, it makes perfect sense!"

Well, now that things have come to this, he's done pretending! It's all show! He's a cheater!

Therefore, compared to other geniuses who would occasionally leave the library to get some fresh air, handle personal matters, or exchange ideas, Lu Wensheng simply cleared out a quiet room on the upper floor of the library and stayed there without coming out.

The disciples of the Discipline Hall delivered food and drink to him on time. He immersed himself in the ocean of martial arts and his own cultivation. In fact, he had been fasting for a long time. If the disciples had not been worried and the spiritual food they sent him was also beneficial, he would have simply locked himself up in it.

No one dared to disturb Lu Wensheng easily, but they often saw Tang He or Wu Feipeng coming down from upstairs, holding a newly revised batch of jade slips of martial arts techniques in their hands.

Everyone took it and looked at it curiously, and all of them gasped - this was not an "improvement" at all, the idea was so clear, the structure was perfect, and the essence was thoroughly removed, that people would believe that it was starting from scratch or creating a new method!

And at this speed... does Lu Wensheng not need to think at all?

Those geniuses racked their brains and made only a few changes, and you're just starting a new assembly line right here?!

Can this thing be used in an open-book exam?!

What made the geniuses passing by downstairs even more apprehensive was that from time to time they could vaguely sense a slight but extremely pure fluctuation of spiritual energy coming from upstairs - that was clearly a sign of a breakthrough to a small realm in cultivation!

Once...twice...three times...

Everyone: “……???” Are you still human?

No, Senior Brother Lu/Kui Shou/Fellow Daoist, do you still remember that you're a cultivator? Aren't you advancing your cultivation a little too rapidly?! Even the donkeys in the production team wouldn't dare advance this fast!

Although everyone knew that Lu Wensheng had many secrets, he didn't say them on his own initiative, and no one was so tactless as to ask him about it.

But before, he'd at least try to hide it a bit, but now... is he too lazy to even pretend? He's just gone straight into Sage Mode, right?!

Everyone was really afraid that one day a ray of light would come down and Lu Wensheng would ascend to heaven, and they would chase him from below and ask him if he would come back for dinner.