But in the last battle, the Immortal Stone has been directly disabled, which is a significant development that means Yuchi's reliable life-saving tool has been reduced.

"Damn it, it's like a game version update, one version, one deity. A new version comes out, and I get nerfed? Have I been weakened?"

"Is this the ship's heart version I've never seen before?"

His scalp tingled.

So, in this situation, this is even more shocking than knowing about that dumb goose from the lower three states. Is this ancient power so terrifying? And is there only one entity like Medicine Master Valley in the lower three states? Or are there other forces I haven't encountered yet?

And for such a long time, I've only been staying in the third state. I haven't ventured into other major continents. If one day I leave the lower three states and go to the new map, who knows what the situation will turn out to be? These major forces must have their own Combat Laws.

"In the future, I definitely have to find a way to visit Medicine Master Valley. Even if I just go to get acquainted, I have to go. After all, since Medicine Master Valley is an ancient major force, through them, I can find out if there are other similar forces, and my view of this world will be elevated to a higher level."

"So, finding Medicine Master Valley shouldn't be too hard. One way, I can go directly to Qi Baiyu in the State Capital. I don't know if that crafty Ximen Baojian has been saved. The other way, I can ask our sect's little sister Qin Miaoyu. Both ways should lead to finding it."

"But... can't rush."

"I at least need to have the cultivation level of that old Sun Miaoxing. He can destroy Cultivators in the third or fourth layer of the Nascent Soul Stage, so I need to at least have the hard power of the Nascent Soul third or fourth layer. Otherwise, if I really ran into trouble, as a Cultivator, the power gap would be too great. If the other party took an interest in my Divine Soul, I wouldn't even know how to run away."

"Once I have a Nascent Soul, I'd have two lives, and at critical moments, I could run away directly."

But for Nascent Soul level cultivation, I'm still in the Golden Core Stage. The only reason I'm now at the fourth layer of the Golden Core Stage is because of Zong Qianqun who is a Spirit Storage Stage giant, so my power increased rapidly. Otherwise, if it were just Miss Shanlan pulling me along, I would definitely still be at the Golden Core Stage First Layer.

Breaking through from the Golden Core Stage to the Spirit Storage Stage is already challenging, not to mention going directly from Spirit Storage to the Nascent Soul Stage. This is truly the way Heavenly Dao rewards the diligent.

"Encountering the wrong forces at the wrong time has been quite a blow to honest me, Yuchi, but I must keep my mind steady at this time. Once the mindset collapses, there's no getting it back. It's like wearing a dress; once you try it, you keep thinking about how beautiful you look."

"Hmm..."

"I deeply feel the same about this."

Yuchi couldn't help but nod, putting on a look of being a noble gentleman.

Bu Tingyue, standing nearby, found it odd. She didn't know what Yuchi was contemplating, just that he was eating Holy Light and nodding involuntarily, making him appear a bit quirky. When Yuchi's curious gaze fell upon her, she blushed immediately.

"I'm fine. Let's head back first!" Bu Tingyue said, a bit flustered.

"Sure," Yuchi replied.

Breathing a sigh of relief, Bu Tingyue was in a pretty good mood. At least today, she had a chance to walk around with Yuchi, leaving her feeling refreshed both inside and out, radiating a lively girlish charm. Who would have thought that I, Tingyue, could feel this way? They say men remain boys until they die, and women remain girls.

Girl's heart is still warm.

...

Yuchi and Bu Tingyue returned to the Celestial Craft Workshop, while Yu Yao had already returned to her family. There was no need for her to search; her father was already waiting. When he saw her returning with her head hanging down, he pretended not to know, approaching voluntarily.

"Yaoyao, how did it go?" he asked, his voice still full of concern.

"Uh,"

Yu Yao scratched her head, staring at two little ants crawling on the floor, and then handed over the silver notes from her sleeve, saying, "Altogether, it's two million silver. Now there's still one million five hundred thousand. I lost fifty thousand to him."

After she finished speaking, she really felt hopeless. Was her skill really so poor? In battles, it's always a choice between zero and one. It's either victory or defeat. After a victory, all one's efforts are rewarded, but after a defeat, wasn't all those Elixirs wasted?

It's like despite many people spending money on games, they can't outspend the big spenders, and even those big spenders might not outspend the industry's insiders.

Her father would certainly use this opportunity to scold her properly... Well, there's no choice—just stand tall while taking the blame. I've made mistakes, and that's that. Am I still going to stubbornly insist I'm right?