8. Upgrade, Enlightenment Mode

  Time flies, and more than 40 days have passed in the blink of an eye. The white night's strategy for Laozi has never stopped. These days, he respectfully presents food, water, and all necessary supplies to Laozi every day. Even during the tribe's celebrations when rare good things are distributed, a share is always left for Laozi.

  The old man's face was calm and collected, not showing any signs of refusal. He accepted it with a hint of gratitude, saying "thank you" when receiving the item, but showed no other reaction. Not to mention refining the spiritual treasure again, he didn't even crack a smile, as if everything White Night did was a matter of course.

  Lao Tzu's attitude made Bai Ye feel a bit apprehensive, even if this was what he had hoped for. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel anxious in his heart, deeply afraid that this future saint would suddenly disappear one day, cleanly and neatly slapping his butt and leaving!

  "Impossible! I'm your father, how could I do something so unbecoming?!"

  Throwing away the jumbled thoughts in her mind, Bai Ye gave up thinking about this issue that was beyond her control and focused wholeheartedly on the task at hand.

  These days, he didn't waste a single bit, crazily accepting all sorts of daily tasks among the human tribe: hunting, picking wild fruits, collecting animal bones... For a time, he became the busiest person in the human tribe, with time more precious than that of the legendary Suirenshi. He was so busy that he couldn't even take a break, and his exhaustion was unmatched. However, due to this positive labor behavior, his reputation in the human settlement skyrocketed, and he also gained a considerable reward - [Experience: 99%; Human Tribe Reputation: 50]

  "The last one!"

  The Ling Ya spear effortlessly pierced the body of a wild boar, and with one rotation, the sharp long spear brought out a large amount of blood. The 3rd-level wild boar died quickly. Bai Ye, however, was not concerned in the slightest. His gaze was fixed tightly on the information panel, watching as the experience bar rose upwards, instantly filling up to full capacity after killing the beast and completing the hunting task, achieving a promotion.

  [System Message: You have gained sufficient experience and leveled up to level 1.]

  Overjoyed to see the information panel's 0 level become 1 level, her eyes stung with tears, she was almost crying.

  For these forty days, he worked tirelessly every day, frantically searching for various tasks, constantly hunting beasts, and even dissecting the beasts to extract their bones... The hardship was truly beyond his imagination, leaving him physically and mentally exhausted!

  And now, these efforts have finally paid off!

  "This is the longest time I've spent leveling up!"

  White Night was complaining to herself while observing the information panel - from level 0 to level 1, there should be some difference, right? Not to mention anything else, can she at least use her spiritual treasure now?

  Perhaps having heard Bai Ye's inner voice, the system indeed underwent some changes.

  [System Message: You have gained insight during your training and acquired the function: Enlightenment.]

  Enlightenment: You can rely on self-cultivated basic Qi-refining techniques and have a certain possibility of sudden enlightenment during the process, resulting in a significant boost to your cultivation.

  As he turned his gaze, Bai Ye indeed found a small icon of a meditating person on his information panel. With a thought, the icon lit up, and he suddenly felt a surge of power like flowing water in his body, circulating through his meridians, bringing warmth and comfort wherever it passed, leaving him enchanted.

  [System Message: You have obtained magical power in Enlightenment Mode.]

  [System Message: The Qi Refining Technique you are using is a basic self-summarized technique, and the efficiency of your magical power increase is contemptible.]

  Although the system message was quite rude, Bai Ye was greatly surprised and almost shouted out loud!

  Magic! This is magic! The magical power a monk must possess!

  "Great! With this, I've finally taken the first step!"

  All great cultivators started from being weak, and possessing spiritual power is the most basic step! This means that Bai Ye is no longer just a human, but a half-step into the path of seeking the Way, starting his journey as a new cultivator to strengthen his future!

  From this moment on, Hong Huang finally opened the door wide for Bai Ye!

  He was excited for a long time before White Night regained his composure. Although the corners of his mouth were still raised, he could think normally again.

  "Right, now that I have the law power, I should be able to use the spiritual treasure! Spiritual Tooth Spear!"

  With a grip on the Ling Ya spear, Bai Ye received the system's new message in a state of despair.

  [System Message: You do not meet the usage conditions for this spirit treasure and cannot use it.]

  "I'm already considered a master, how can I still not use it? Is my magic power not enough? Or are there other conditions that restrict me?" Bai Ye thought deeply and suddenly remembered the original owner of this Ling Ya spear: Hu Yao.

  The information bar of the White Night Tiger Demon was still clearly remembered, knowing its name and race, but only its level was far beyond his own, displayed as "?", unknown to him.

  "Could it be that the level is not enough?"

  Bai Ye looked at his own information panel, slightly furrowing his brow. Compared to when he had just crossed over, the information panel had already undergone quite a bit of change.

  White Night

  Rank: 1st Rank - Primordial Spirit

  Allied Faction: Human

  Faction Reputation: 50

  Merit: 0

  Occupation: None

  Experience: 0.25%

  His gaze wandered back and forth before finally settling on the rank list.

  "Tier 1 - Primordial Spirit? What does this suffix mean?"

  Bai Ye thought of the many levels in the Hong Huang text: there were Tian Xian, Da Luo Jin Xian, Zhun Sheng, and Sheng Ren. Using his own system to look at it, they should be different levels! Of course, it seemed that each level of these immortals spanned several levels of the game system.

  "This suffix is the Xian Tao level I'm currently corresponding to! Hong Huang Sheng Ling... are they referring to me as an ordinary creature that hasn't even entered the ranks?! White Night's eyes were fixed on the four characters "Hong Huang Sheng Ling", her mind racing with thoughts: "I wonder when I'll be able to change it to Da Luo Jin Xian? No, at the very least it should be Quasi-Saint! Maybe even a Saint!"

  Thinking of the saint, he immediately became curious about Laozi's level: "Now Laozi should be at the quasi-saint stage, I wonder what level it is? The saint should also be at what level? And that Hongjun Daozu in the Purple Mansion, what level is it...”

  After a while, Bai Ye came back from his random thoughts and coughed lightly. He picked up the Ling Ya spear and was about to leave.

  "It's just constantly upgrading now. As long as the level is reached, you can naturally use spiritual treasures and understand the correspondence between game levels and immortal levels... Wait! What's going on?!"

  Bai Ye was about to leave, but suddenly found that the experience bar's experience value had changed, from 0.25% to 0.26%! At first, he thought his eyes were playing tricks on him, but after a moment, he saw that the data had become 0.27% - the experience was increasing!

  "In the mode of enlightenment, experience grows automatically!"

  This discovery made him even more excited: it means that even without a task, lying on the ground, as long as he had selected the Enlightenment mode, he could continuously level up just by accumulating time!

  "It's similar to leveling up by meditating in some games! Unfortunately, it can only be done while stationary, and I get kicked out of enlightenment mode as soon as I take a step."

  As he spoke, White Night returned to the human settlement with his prey in tow.

  Today, not only did he rise to level 1 and possess magical powers, but he also gained the ability to automatically gain experience in Wu Dao mode! He had gained so much that Bai Ye was overjoyed, and even when he returned to his residence, the smile on his face still hadn't faded. Even when delivering food to Laozi, his footsteps were light and airy!

  "Huh?!" A soft exclamation escaped, and Laozi's eyes snapped open, staring at Bai Ye with a hint of surprise: "You've actually figured out the cultivation method on your own?"