I will be stronger after the remake

However, he did not start absorbing it on the spot, as that would be too inefficient. Yuan Ji, who was traveling with him, transformed into an elemental form, wrapped Tang Ping, and sped off toward the place name Feng Maimai had reported.

Hu Ze and the others also entered the Illusionary Realm, but the Emperor's Dew only works on demon-type spiritualists. They were just there to join in the fun, and at this moment they couldn't help but marvel at the night sky.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Tang Ping and Yuan Ji arrived at their destination. There, on a flat area atop a low hill, the light of an array shone brightly, gathering all the imperial liquid that had been flowing down for several kilometers around.

Under the influence of the formation, the entire hill seemed to be gently shaken by an invisible giant hand. The mist between the mountains surged wildly, and the pine trees rustled like galloping horses. The monsters lurking in the forest could not contain their excitement and roared with excitement.

Yuan Ji said, "I'll protect you, you go over there quickly."

Her spirit type changed from demon to god. Although she could still absorb the Emperor's Essence, its effect was only slightly stronger than ordinary spiritual energy. Tang Ping nodded and quickly rushed to the center of the formation. Seeing Feng Maimai entering the spirit resonance, she couldn't help but ask, "Wasn't it said that the next Emperor's Essence would appear in 2040?"

Feng Maimai said expressionlessly, "Based on the existing information, I cannot provide an accurate answer or a credible guess."

In short, I don't know.

Although Tang Ping had doubts, he knew that the most urgent task was not to find out the truth. He immediately entered the Spirit Resonance state and absorbed the Emperor's Essence with all his might. In order to avoid interfering with Feng Maimai, he deliberately kept his distance from her and came to the other end of the formation.

As time passed, the Emperor's Dew did not become thinner, but instead became thicker. Especially under the effect of the formation, it was gathered together and formed a golden pillar of light with a diameter of ten feet.

Within the pillar of light, countless tiny starlights fell like snowflakes, each radiating a cool, clear light that completely dispelled the surrounding darkness.

As a result, the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees became restless and grew wildly.

The low shrubs instantly shot up dozens of feet, and the thick trunks were covered with strange runes; the beautiful flowers bloomed wildly, and the petals were covered with crystal dew, each drop radiating a charming halo; the vines seemed to have a mind of their own, intertwining and entwining to form a huge green altar that rotated around the hill.

Yuan Ji casually swung his qi blade, killing a group of snake demons who were trying to enter the formation. He then manipulated his qi to form a whirlwind, shredding a group of bat demons into minced meat.

She turned her head and saw that Tang Ping's hair had been dyed gold, her skin had a layer of crystal light, and the fox demon spirit behind her was becoming more and more solid.

Moreover, a nebula-like vortex of spiritual energy appeared above Tang Ping's head. As it swirled, the surrounding imperial essence, like countless golden threads, linked together countless olive-shaped essences, continuously drilling into his acupoints.

Through the gathering of the array, the concentration of the Emperor's Essence had already exceeded the absorption limit of Tang Ping and Feng Maimai, so they would not interfere with each other.

However, Tang Ping could sense that her absorption efficiency was slightly higher than Feng Maimai's, even though the other party possessed the unique spiritual attribute "Bai Ze". She guessed that it was because her aptitude had been enhanced by Xu Fu's elixir.

His body had become a vessel for the Emperor's nectar, every inch of his skin greedily absorbing this mysterious power. His spiritual energy was growing wildly, and he could vaguely hear his bones roaring like a stampede of ten thousand horses, and his spirit trembled with excitement.

Suddenly, as if breaking through some limitation, the fox spirit behind Tang Ping underwent a dramatic change, transforming from a beast form into a human form, standing up from the ground, and becoming a peerless beauty with fox ears, wearing oriental-style clothing, with long flowing hair, making it impossible to distinguish her gender, and three fluffy tails swaying behind her.

"I got promoted just like that!"

Yuan Ji's face lit up with surprise. How long had it been? At most half a year, he had completed the promotion from the second to the third rank. This was probably the fastest promotion record in history.

Tang Ping himself was not surprised by this. Despite the short time, he had consumed three pills to increase his spiritual power, half a Xu Fu elixir, gained the admiration of a fourth-level spiritual power user, experienced rapid growth due to his fame in the game, and now had the once-in-sixty-years Emperor's Dew.

Of these, only making games to increase fans can be considered a down-to-earth cultivation method; the rest are all shortcuts. But shortcuts are precisely the broad road to cultivating spiritual power.

He can declare without any shame that he is on the right path.

If anyone has enjoyed so many extraordinary encounters but still cannot advance from the second to the third rank, it can only prove that they are restricted by some kind of rule.

The phenomenon of Emperor's nectar flowing has not ended yet; Tang Ping is still absorbing it, and because of the advancement to the third stage, the absorption efficiency is several times higher than before.

Seeing that Tang Ping's face showed no abnormality, Yuan Ji felt relieved and even had the leisure to comment. However, his comments went astray: "The process of advancement is a bit like the evolution of Digimon. Garurumon becomes WereGarurumon. The image and temperament of the spirit are more eerie, and the charm ability is further enhanced. It doesn't seem to be a fairy type. It seems that it is not a fox fairy."

"He seems to have become even more handsome. His face shape hasn't changed much, but his features have been slightly adjusted. His eyebrows have become thinner and longer, and his eyelashes seem to have grown a bit longer. He looks more androgynous now. He probably doesn't even need to wear women's clothes. If he goes out with me, people will mistake him for my sister. Even though my appearance hasn't changed much since I advanced to the third job advancement, could it be because I'm a fox that my appearance is also one of the important factors?"

Her gaze shifted back and forth between Tang Ping and Ling Ge behind him. She found her boyfriend, who was meditating with his eyes closed, increasingly charming, and his image overlapped with that of Hua Wuque, a character she had fantasized about in her youth. She couldn't help but feel a stirring in her heart.

Suddenly, Yuan Ji felt a cool sensation on his chin. He reached up and touched it, only to find that he had been drooling without realizing it. He blushed and felt embarrassed.

Previously, she was superior in cultivation level and could barely resist the allure of the fox demon. Now that they are both at the third level, she has inevitably been affected.

"Today I finally understand what 'a feast for the eyes' means, but drooling like that is too much of a slut. Yuan Ji, Yuan Ji, be serious, don't make people think you're promiscuous... Wait a minute! He and I are a proper couple, isn't it normal to drool over your boyfriend? From another perspective, isn't this loyalty and devotion?"

Upon realizing this, Yuan Ji instantly lost his embarrassment and became self-righteous.

About half an hour later, the Emperor's Dew finally stopped flowing, the strange phenomenon disappeared, and the night sky returned to normal.

Tang Ping opened his eyes, stood up, and looked at his hands. He was still in a state of spiritual resonance, but his limbs had not turned into beast claws, and he had not grown much fur on his body. Apart from a pair of fox ears, he only had three fox tails behind his buttocks.

Yuan Ji walked over and asked, "What level of spiritual advancement did you achieve, Three-Tailed Fox?"

"Phantom Fox".

"It's a pity you're not a fox spirit, otherwise you would have obtained the most suitable spirit type."

Tang Ping also felt a little regretful. The third stage is known as the fork in the road of a psychic's cultivation because it is the only opportunity for a psychic to change their spirit type. Even if they advance to the fourth stage and their strength is greatly improved, it is just an extension of the same path.

"Perhaps it's because I advanced by absorbing the Emperor's Essence, which is the standard route for demons to become human. An ancient saying goes, 'Human plants and trees can become demons by absorbing their essence, and foxes and ghosts can display supernatural powers by eating them. Plants and trees have nature but no life, while the essence has nature and can replenish life; foxes and ghosts have their own life, so eating them is very beneficial.'"

Yuan Ji asked in surprise, "Ghosts? The Emperor's Dew also works on ghosts? Wouldn't Ma Yiming have suffered a huge loss?"

Feng Maimai walked over and said, "The ghosts and monsters here refer to spirits and monsters from the mountains and fields."

"Oh."

Tang Ping knew the other party had no answer and wouldn't lie, but she still couldn't help asking, "What exactly is going on? According to the setting, Emperor Liujiang is 'Gengshen Night Moon'. According to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, the next Gengshen year is 2040. How come it's more than ten years earlier? Or is there some other obscure setting for Emperor Liujiang?"

Feng Maimai shook her head and said, "At least in my knowledge base, there are no other time settings."

Tang Ping frowned and said, "That's strange. The strange phenomena in the Illusionary Realm are usually related to the public's understanding. Even if there is some obscure setting that we don't know about, it should be covered up by 'Gengshen Night Moon'."

Yuan Ji said, "Could it be that you two have miscalculated, and this year is actually the Gengshen year?"

"No matter what, we would never make such a basic mistake."

Tang Ping thought for a while but still had no clue, so she had to give up: "Forget it, it's a good thing anyway. Who knows how long it will be before it happens again? Even if I figure it out now, it's meaningless."

Yuan Ji pondered, "But after tonight, the landscape of the psychic world will likely change."

"Nothing has changed, because 'Emperor's Dew' is a unique concept of ours. There is no such concept abroad. Therefore, the situation just now will only occur within our own territory. At most, neighboring countries that share land borders with us can get a share. Psionicists from other countries can forget about it. After tonight, the strength of our country's demon-type psionicists will be improved as a whole, and our position as the leader of the psionic world will be further consolidated. Apart from that, there are no other effects."

"So that's it."

"Hey you two, can you stop? Stop petting my tail."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ji and Feng Maimai froze, then awkwardly released their grip with a smile.

Yuan Ji's eyes darted around as he said, "Well, I just unconsciously touched it. I felt your tail was magnetic, and it drew my hand to it."

Feng Maimai said directly, "It looks nice to touch, and it feels very comfortable."

Tang Ping said speechlessly, "Your spirit forms also have tails, and they should grow tails after deep resonance. Why don't you touch your own?"

"The feel is on a completely different level!" Yuan Ji asserted decisively. "After touching your tail, all my worries disappeared. It's like soaking in a hot spring; my whole body couldn't help but relax."

Tang Ping examined her newly acquired spiritual energy and confirmed that it was not related to this. Could it be a latent ability? But what use would such an ability be?

Feng Maimai, like a cat smelling the scent of catnip, asked with a dazed look, "Can I pet it a little longer?"

"No."

This isn't a massage stick!

Tang Ping tried to eliminate the tail, but due to her recent advancement and unfamiliarity with power control, the result was the opposite. The spirit image on her back became more and more realistic, with each hair shimmering with a dreamlike light, like a lively elf.

His three tails emitted a fantastical halo, and with each sway, they created illusory scenes in the air, causing ripples to spread across the surrounding space like the surface of a lake.

This has nothing to do with spatial magic; it's purely the effect of illusion.

Feng Maimai's eyes began to dart around, and she couldn't help but raise her hands, like a zombie that had heard a sound.

On the contrary, Yuan Ji immediately woke up after realizing the illusion, grabbed Feng Maimai by the collar and forcibly dragged her away, saying, "Quickly stop your spiritual power."

When she was first promoted, parts of her body would sometimes uncontrollably transform into elemental forms, so she can understand Tang Ping's current situation.

Tang Ping first calmed herself down, and then tried several times to finally break free from the state of spiritual resonance and return to her normal human form.

"Sigh." X2

Two regretful sighs came from the other side, but Tang Ping pretended not to hear them.

Yuan Ji asked curiously, "When your tail was touched, did you feel anything strange, like you couldn't exert any strength?"

"Do you think I'm a Saiyan? A gorilla and a fox are not the same species."

Feng Maimai said, "Many animations have similar settings, which are basically found in animal girls. Specifically, their ears and tails are sensitive organs, and they will blush and their heart will race when touched."

"What kind of indecent animation is that! What's the point of adding weak organs? Besides, don't you two have similar beast-like organs? Just touch them yourselves and you'll know."

Yuan Ji said, "Touching yourself and touching others are two different feelings."

No matter what the two said, Tang Ping did not agree.

I'm not the kind of person who would sell my body!

The three waited for a while longer, and seeing that there was nothing else unusual, they used a return spell to go back.

Before leaving, Tang Ping used "Three-Eyed Spiritual Radiance" on himself to gain information about his abilities.

[Person: Tang Ping]

【Lingge: Phantom Fox】

[Psionic Abilities: Fox Tail Nightmare Path, Fox's Power, Campfire Fox Cry, Illusory Eyes, Three-Eyed Radiant]

[Fox Tail Nightmare said: Your every word and action has the effect of tempting others; one of your tails can negate an opponent's determination to kill you.]

[Borrowing Strength from a Fellow: With the permission of a companion, one can combine a portion of the opponent's abilities with their own.]

[Bonfire Fox Cry: Omitted]

【Eyes of Illusion: Your eyes possess the power of illusion. As long as you make eye contact, you can alter the other person's perception. The weaker the presence of the altered object in the target's mind, the harder it is for them to notice. As long as they remain unaware, the alteration effect will continue.】

【Three-Eyed Spirit: Omitted】

Chapter 140 Third Job Advancement Test

After weighing the pros and cons, Tang Ping decided to report his promotion to the third rank.

If he were in a demonic cult-like organization with a system similar to a mafia-style cultivation system, he would naturally have to hide himself and avoid standing out from the crowd. However, the Psionic Administration Bureau gave him a fairly reliable impression. In this environment, what he needed to do was to become famous as early as possible and try to show off his talents so that he could be given special attention by the organization.

Moreover, with the "Emperor's Elixir" on display this time, quite a few demon-type spiritualists advanced that night, which was enough to overshadow the effects of Xu Fu's elixir. After all, outsiders couldn't monitor his cultivation progress at all times.

As Tang Ping had predicted, the Spiritual Energy Management Department was shocked by his cultivation speed after learning that he had advanced to the third level. Fortunately, his resume was clear and verifiable, so they did not suspect that he was funded by an external organization or possessed by a great demon.

Others may not know, but the organization only needs to send someone to investigate a little to find out that Tang Ping received a reward of three pills, was publicly confessed to by Gu Linglong, a fourth-level spiritual energy user, not to mention that she became famous through games. The official media even personally came to support her. All in all, she is a model citizen.

In addition to Tang Ping, there are two other psychic users who advanced to the third rank using Emperor's Dew. However, these two had been stuck at the second rank for seven or eight years, which is nothing special as they had accumulated experience and then suddenly made a breakthrough. But it also proves that Emperor's Dew can indeed help people break through to the third rank.

Therefore, after the higher-ups sent people to talk to Tang Ping face-to-face, a series of resource rewards were naturally issued. Not only was his treatment greatly improved, but he was also promoted in his position. Considering that he was too young, he was temporarily appointed as the deputy director of the security department.

Of course, these are all illusory to psychics. In Tang Ping's view, the real reward is the knowledge gained from subsequent cultivation, including the mistakes made by predecessors and the experience and insights summarized. These are important assets that various organizations never disclose to the outside world, and their value is even greater than tangible assets such as the Dao Seed, similar to the secret manuals of a sect in martial arts novels.

After reading the materials related to the three-stage transition, Tang Ping's previous guess was confirmed.

For a third-tier psychic to advance to the fourth tier, they must have sufficient accumulated spiritual power. If they only meet the requirements for spiritual power cultivation, it will seriously affect their success rate.

If one's accumulated spiritual power is insufficient, but one's spiritual power has already reached the required level, one can make up for it by holding an advancement ceremony.

This ritual is no different from a normal performance; it involves performing actions that align with the spirit's image. However, the efficiency of the performance is increased tenfold during the advancement ritual. Therefore, it is best to perform actions that provide immediate feedback and closely adhere to the essence of the spirit's character.

Knowing this, Tang Ping understood that Yuan Ji's path of cultivation had truly come to an end.

Because "Tiger God and Tiger Vanguard" is a character that does not exist in myths, legends, or folk tales, there is no corresponding way to interpret the character.

Yuan Ji had tried the previous interpretation methods of "Tiger Demon and Tiger Vanguard" and also tried the interpretation of "Tiger God", but the effect was minimal.

At the third level, she can continue to improve her spiritual power, but without the ritual and the accumulation of experience, it is impossible for her to advance to the fourth level unless she finds another way.

In a sense, this is the true ceiling of unique spirituality. Even if you break through the limits of the original character through a fortuitous encounter, you will be stuck because there is no way to portray that "fantasy character".

Tang Ping did not hide anything and told Yuan Ji about it.

Yuan Ji was not particularly discouraged after learning the news. He said, "I originally thought I would stay at the second rank for the rest of my life. It is already a blessing that I was able to break through to the third rank. I should not ask for too much. Many people can't even reach the third rank in their entire lives. If I want to complain about unfairness, what are they?"

Even without the ability to detect lies, Tang Ping believed that Yuan Ji's words were not just self-comfort.

In the past, Yuan Ji was competitive and unwilling to accept defeat because she was burdened by her parents' expectations and did not want to disappoint her family. Now, her focus has shifted to Tang Ping, who is a laid-back person and has no demands on her. As a result, Yuan Ji has become content and happy.

After being promoted, Tang Ping's authority within the organization was also enhanced, allowing him to mobilize personnel from the psychic training base to help test his abilities.

First, their basic physical qualities are greatly improved, exceeding the range of normal people. This is expected, as almost every third-stage spiritual energy user receives this treatment, unless they are like Ma Yiming, who only values ​​the soul and does not care about the body.

All magical talents of various attributes have been improved to varying degrees, with illusion magic being the most significant, reaching a point where it can be used almost at will, and even affect people in the real world.

Of course, Tang Ping still cannot use illusion magic in the real world, but when he holds the Illusion-Breaking Stone and mobilizes the power of the Spirit Grid, he can make others have a brief illusion. This is not a spiritual technique or spiritual energy, but is closer to the leakage of the Spirit Grid's own aura.

He had some concerns about this. If even a third-level psychic could break through strict restrictions and actively produce effects equivalent to psychic arts, then would a fourth-level psychic, who was even stronger, be able to gain more freedom?

What if we replace them with a fifth-level psychic who has never been seen before?

Unfortunately, these doubts cannot be shared with anyone and can only be kept hidden in my heart.

Afterward, Tang Ping tested the three new psionic abilities one by one.