I've already become an immortal, and the global cultivation world is only just beginning?

Chapter 4 You absolutely must withdraw your money today!

"Can it be realized in reality?"

Jiang Heng's heart stirred, and he felt somewhat impatient.

But seeing so many people on the street, Jiang Heng suppressed his thoughts and took out his phone.

"Since this place is far from my workplace, I'll take a ride-hailing service and check things out in the car..."

After a while, an ordinary car pulled up on the side of the road as Jiang Heng waited anxiously.

The morning sunlight streamed in through the car window.

Jiang Heng sat in the back seat, his voice sounding somewhat urgent, as if he were rushing to work.

"The last four digits of the license plate are 1562."

"Okay!"

The driver responded and began to focus on the road conditions.

Jiang Heng glanced around the car, pretending to adjust his seating position to avoid the rearview mirror and the surveillance camera.

At the same time, he reached into his pocket with his right hand and looked at the spirit stone, about half the size of a fist, in his inventory.

Select 'Withdraw'.

In an instant, Jiang Heng's palm touched a cold, round, hard object.

Take a deep breath.

Jiang Heng tried to make his movements look as natural as possible, and completely wrapped the spirit stone in his palm.

He activated the technique from his memory once more.

Jiang Heng immediately felt a cool sensation, like flowing water, slowly entering through some capillaries in his arm.

These 'capillaries' are actually the 'meridians'.

The concept of "meridians" was learned by Jiang Heng through memorizing the cultivation techniques.

Furthermore, Jiang Heng is currently unable to see these meridians internally; he can only perceive their existence through the cool sensation within his body.

The vehicle is in motion.

About a minute later.

These cool sensations travel through the meridians in the arms, shoulders, and chest, eventually converging into the "Dantian Qihai" in the lower abdomen.

Although Jiang Heng felt that the amount of spiritual energy was very small, the refreshing sensation of being cleansed by the spiritual energy gave him a sudden burst of energy.

The early morning drowsiness was mostly dispelled.

And it seemed as if a surge of strength had suddenly arisen within his body.

It was as if my strength had suddenly increased.

At this point, a few more lines of text appeared on the panel.

Your spiritual root is too weak, resulting in slow cultivation speed.

However, through basic guiding techniques, your physique still improved slightly after the initial "qi-guiding" process.

Combat Power +0.58

Your current combat strength: 1.56

"It's done? Cultivation really is possible!"

Seeing these "intuitive" combat power data, and then feeling the obvious changes in my body.

This made Jiang Heng's heart burn even hotter.

But then I remembered that I was still in the car.

Jiang Heng's smile vanished instantly.

I turned slightly to the side and glanced at the driver out of the corner of my eye. I saw that he was still focused on driving and seemed not to have noticed anything unusual.

Jiang Heng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but continued to keep his right hand clenched in his pocket, greedily absorbing the spiritual energy from the spirit stone.

……

The car stopped briefly at Qianda Square along the way.

Jiang Heng went for a walk in the square and found that there were no panel prompts this time.

Therefore, Jiang Heng came to the conclusion that "hints and tasks" are most likely random.

after that.

After about half an hour of traffic jam, the vehicle finally came to a smooth stop on the street outside an office building.

Jiang Heng's company is located in this No. 3 office building.

"Thank you, driver! Drive carefully."

Jiang Heng scanned the code to pay, opened the door and got out of the car, still clutching the spirit stone tightly in his pocket.

The slight coolness seemed to dispel the heat of this summer morning.

In particular, their combat strength is also continuously increasing.

Approximately every ten minutes, after completing one small cycle, combat power will increase by 0.01~0.02.

"It seems that my combat power only increased dramatically the first time I introduced Qi into my body."

The rest of the time is spent on gradual cultivation.

Or... if one's spiritual root is higher, their cultivation speed will increase faster.

As Jiang Heng pondered, he simply put one hand in his pocket and followed the passing commuters into the No. 3 office building ahead.

Upon entering through the glass door.

The cold air from the air conditioner hit my face.

Jiang Heng subconsciously looked up at the air vent on the ceiling; that was also an air conditioner.

This is the celestial array of "Spiritual Land No. 3," set up by the Earth Department of the Heavenly Craftsmen, continuously evolving "Frosty Breathing" to nourish the creatures within the spiritual land.

"Another notification? A celestial array? Does this mean there's another quest?"

Jiang Heng's heart stirred. "There were no warnings on my way to Qianda Square."

It seems... these hints are really random...

As Jiang Heng thought to himself, he saw the elevator doors open ahead, quickly squeezed in, and pressed the button for the 12th floor.

At the same time, Jiang Heng looked around at the men and women who were either holding their phones or breakfast, and then saw another notification.

[You rode the "Ladder to Ascension" of Spirit Land No. 3, riding the wind and clouds with a group of fellow cultivators, and encountered fellow cultivators in the heavens.]

The elevator went up all the way.

Ding-dong—

The elevator doors open and close intermittently, with people going in and out.

[It is fate, and it is also the end. Due to some sect affairs, the fellow cultivators parted ways midway and flew to their respective sects.]

Ding-dong—

We've reached the 12rd floor.

After checking the instructions, Jiang Heng also exited the elevator.

Look ahead.

The words "Hongyunda Steel Co., Ltd." are engraved on the background wall of the reception area.

This is the company where Jiang Heng works.

I stepped forward and swiped my card.

Jiang Heng walked through the adjacent corridor, pushed open a frosted glass door, and immediately heard the familiar sounds of keyboards and telephones ringing.

You have arrived at the location of "Hongyunda Steel".

Your status within the sect: miscellaneous disciple

"I haven't been with the company long, so 'handyman apprentice'... that suits me well..."

Jiang Heng glanced at the prompts and walked confidently to his workstation.

The desk is covered with files; I haven't had time to get a computer yet.

"Hey! No wonder you're the new guy!"

A teasing voice rang out from the side.

Jiang Heng looked across from his workstation.

His name is Chen Linyu. He was my first friend in the company and also my dining buddy.

Jiang Heng and he had known each other for almost a month. They were close in age and occasionally went out for drinks and skewers in the evenings. They got along quite well.

Furthermore, the two share a common hobby: reading novels, and they also share novels with each other.

"Do you have any good novels to read lately?"

At this moment, before Chen Linyu had even finished two sentences, he started talking about novels.

"No." Jiang Heng shook his head. "I didn't look for any books last night."

"I did find a book..." He yawned, his hair on the left side plastered to his scalp, clearly flattened from sleeping. "I stayed up all night reading it, then slept for two hours before getting up to go to work..."

"You should at least tidy yourself up a bit," Jiang Heng smiled at him. "In case a pretty female colleague comes along."

"That's not my type either." He had a nonchalant smile on his face. "Our company is obviously overcrowded. Instead of wasting time competing, you might as well work hard elsewhere and maybe even find a wife."

"That's true." Jiang Heng kept one hand in his pocket and began to organize the documents on the table with his left hand.

"Brother Jiang," Chen Linyu said in a low voice, winking as he noticed Jiang Heng's strange actions, "what did you see on the road? Are you...are you practicing recoil control?"

"..." Jiang Heng paused for a moment, then suddenly realized that his posture was a bit strange.

But in order to prove his innocence, Jiang Heng first stood up, straightened his pants, and then sat down again, his hands still in his pockets.

"My leg is a little sore, I'll press and rub it."

"Legs hurt? How about... a massage tonight?" Chen Linyu raised an eyebrow, glancing around slyly. "Want to grab a drink after get off work? And then... head out?"

"Hmm?" Jiang Heng also became interested. "Is the massage place you mentioned legitimate?"

No, no... I mean, isn't this a bit inappropriate?

"Is something wrong...?"

When Chen Linyu heard that Jiang Heng was thinking about something, he immediately began to persuade him, mainly to find a topic to talk about slacking off.

And so they went back and forth, each offering their own opinion.

After discussing massage, they talked about their shared hobbies, including the latest and most popular online articles.

The two of them managed to pass the time in their monotonous workstations.

[You had a pleasant conversation with Chen Linyu, an "inner disciple" of the sect. Your Dao heart is steadfast. Cultivation is not easy, and you are fortunate to have a friend by your side.]

Jiang Heng felt a surge of joy upon seeing the words "soulmate".

In this "Hongyunda Steel Collection", I really only have this one friend I can chat with.

However, the happy times of slacking off are always short-lived.

Tap, tap, tap...

The sound of high heels slowly approached.

Upon hearing the "unique footsteps of the department manager," Jiang Heng and Chen Linyu quickly switched to "work" mode.

Chen Linyu's eyes were fixed on the screen, his fingers flying across the keyboard as if he were dealing with some important document.

Jiang Heng was also searching through the documents on the table, his expression very serious.

The panel indicated that the "Company" was a "Sect".

Moreover, he also has the status of a "disciple".

Therefore, Jiang Heng still wanted to keep his job first and see what would happen next.

Furthermore, what if there are any missions?

The owner of the high heels was a woman nearing forty, but with very exquisite makeup.

However, her gaze was very sharp, which clearly ruined the soft makeup.

now.

She was holding a thick stack of documents. After scanning them, she walked straight to Jiang Heng's workstation.

She noticed that Jiang Heng and Chen Linyu looked off, with lingering smiles on their faces, clearly indicating they were slacking off.

"Jiang Heng, make twenty copies of these product documents and deliver them to the small conference room in ten minutes."

Zhang Li's voice is crisp and clear, seemingly showing a strong focus on 'details' and 'efficiency'.

"The formatting must be neat, and the page numbers must be correct."

She slammed the document down on the corner of Jiang Heng's desk.

[Elder Zhang Li, who is inspecting her assigned area, noticed that you and Fellow Daoist Chen Linyu's auras were fluctuating, and you seemed to be neglecting sect affairs.]

Because Chen Linyu is an inner disciple who has made great contributions, Elder Zhang, mindful of his merits, was reluctant to punish him. However, wanting to warn him, he deliberately made things difficult for him as a warning to others.

[Task: Go to the Refining Pavilion and make 20 copies of the 'Spirit Talisman Fragment']

[Reward: Two taels of silver]

Jiang Heng looked at the tasks on the panel, then at Zhang Li's expressionless face, and at the thick stack of documents in front of him.

"Bullying the weak and fearing the strong, deliberately making things difficult? This description is indeed very apt."

But... these two taels of silver?

Is it possible to "extract" reality?