【True Ancestor's Manuscript (Spirit-Awakened)】 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

【Type: Book】

【Level: 8】

【Effect: Generates new knowledge daily】

【Special Effect (Spirit-Awakening · Kin-Visible): Only fellow vampires can comprehend the secret language within】

【Upgrade Condition: 3500 Nightmare Coins】

【Introduction: The casual work of a certain great existence】

"Hiss~ This is also a Spirit-Awakened item. It seems because I have a Blood Contract Skill, I met the hidden condition for spirit-awakening."

Xu Lang's eyes flashed, his heart filled with shock.

A casual work by a certain great existence could be a Level 8 Spirit-Awakened item. That was truly great indeed!

Xu Lang eagerly flipped open the pages, immediately discovering that the characters on them writhed and twisted, forming lines of text he could understand.

True Ancestor's Manuscript —

【This young lady will start keeping a diary from today!】

【I'll set the viewing condition so only clansmen can understand it, since I might write some vampire secrets】

【The higher the rank, the more content one can see, hahaha, I truly am a forever-sixteen-year-old genius girl!】

【What should I write about today...】

【Ah, right, the Angel King Orn is a cunning, greedy, despicable, evil idiot who actually dared to ambush my blood castle, that damn bug!】

That was all the text.

"And then?"

Xu Lang was utterly bewildered. He hurriedly flipped through a few more pages, only to find text on the first page alone, and it strongly resembled the ramblings of a teenage girl, with no practical use whatsoever.

"Holy crap, no way, True Ancestor's Manuscript, are you messing with me?!"

Xu Lang's expression turned ugly.

The manuscript's content seemed incredibly badass!

But it had nothing to do with him! It offered zero practical effect!

Even if you claimed you could punch and obliterate the entire universe, it was just words on a page!

How was this any different from a novel?

"Could the so-called 'endless stream of knowledge' just be the diary owner's ramblings... It seems its only use is broadening my horizons."

Xu Lang's brow furrowed into a deep crease. He studied it for another ten minutes or so, but still came up empty-handed.

The True Ancestor's Manuscript couldn't be called useless, but its usefulness was vastly different from what he had imagined. It had a feeling of being an empty promise.

"Guess I'll have to wait until my Blood Contract Skill improves, then see if it has any new changes."

Xu Lang sighed inwardly, put away the True Ancestor's Manuscript, and silently walked out of the room, looking towards Cao Yaxuan and the others.

He was feeling a bit down today, so he might as well start grinding points early.

Pals, time to get to work!

...

【Base Nightmare Coins 80, Conversion Rate 762%, Eight-hour Total Production 689 Nightmare Coins】

【Total Nightmare Coins: 2861】

"Dammit, just two hundred Nightmare Coins short!"

On the Nightmare Bed, Xu Lang sat bolt upright, an unbearable itch gnawing at his heart.

It was pure torture, folks.

"Next upgrade, I'll have thirty-five hundred Nightmare Coins..."

Xu Lang took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, and upgraded the Advanced Meditation skill. For cultivation-type skills, upgrading during rest time was the optimal choice.

Cultivation skills were similar to economic facilities, both used to build a snowball effect.

【Nightmare Coins -300】

【Please choose one of the following upgrade paths and make your selection within one minute】

【One, Taiyi Golden Flower Secret Record: Increases Spiritual Energy during cultivation, cultivates both body and spirit, not confined by form or location, not falling into stubborn emptiness or dead void, profoundly mysterious】

【Two, Profound Primordial Golden Inquiry Technique: Increases Spiritual Energy during cultivation, condenses a wisp of soul's golden nature, greatly strengthens mental resistance】

【Three, Earth Fire Melts Heart Visualization Method: Increases Spiritual Energy during cultivation, increases fire affinity, can mobilize fire elements between heaven and earth】

"Huh? Why does upgrading Meditation to level four give me a feeling of high quality?"

Xu Lang raised an eyebrow.

The reason he said this was mainly because of option one — the Taiyi Golden Flower Secret Record!

The Taiyi Golden Flower Purpose, this ancient text was extremely famous, hailed as the secret essence of the Zhong-Lu Golden Elixir Path, said to contain the key to achieving immortality.

Moreover, this upgrade description was also unclear...

That made it even more intriguing!

"No reason not to choose the Taiyi Golden Flower Secret Record. Even if it's a huge trap, I just won't upgrade it further. But if it's a treasure, then it lays the foundation for Meditation's upgrade path!"

Between a potential huge gain and a small loss, there's no need for much hesitation.

Once Xu Lang's mind was set, the other two options in his vision vanished. The Taiyi Golden Flower Secret Record option gradually solidified, finally transforming into a beam of golden light that settled completely.

【Taiyi Golden Flower Secret Record】

【Type: Passive/Active Skill】

【Level: 4】

【Effect 1 (Inner Light / Passive): Introspect the self, increases spirit attribute】

【Effect 2 (Light Follows Events / Passive): Automatically cultivates 24 hours a day】

【Effect 3 (Heavenly Heart / Active): Using Inner Light additionally generates "Taiyi True Qi". This True Qi can enhance spirit-type skills. Currently stored: 0 portions of Taiyi True Qi】

【Effect 4 (Cultivate Body and Spirit / Passive): When physique attribute reaches 50 points, spirit attribute reaches 50 points, and Taiyi True Qi reaches 50 portions, the body nurtures golden flower, obtaining "Half-Immortal Body"】

【Upgrade Condition: 1000 Nightmare Coins】

【Introduction: Cultivates both body and spirit, not falling into dualistic methods】

"It increases the spirit attribute through cultivation, comes with enhancement effects, and it's fully automatic cultivation!?"

Xu Lang was ecstatic.

Whether the cultivation effect was important or not didn't matter; the main thing was this automatic cultivation was too sweet! Even if the cultivation effect wasn't as good as other methods, it was still 24-hour cultivation!

He loved that!

The ultimate slacker's divine skill!

And also, what is a Half-Immortal Body?!

Xu Lang tried to probe the term "Half-Immortal Body" with his thoughts, but the feedback he received was very vague. Instead, when he focused his intent on "Taiyi True Qi," he received a lot of information and practical combat imagery.

After the Mad King Dormitory Building was optimized, many details were added. Viewing detailed content within descriptions was one of them.

"Phew... This Half-Immortal Body is a bit mysterious. A level four skill upgrade already costs a thousand Nightmare Coins. The Taiyi Golden Flower Secret Record is definitely not ordinary. A level four skill with four effects is just too damn sweet!"

Xu Lang suddenly remembered something Rainy Night Blade had said.

— Truly overpowered good items aren't sold in supermarkets; you can only get them by luck!

Xu Lang took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and focused on sensing. He discovered he had gained an extra sense of control over his body, as if his head was constantly emitting sonar detection waves.

This feeling was very subtle. If you didn't pay attention to it, it didn't exist. Once you focused on it, the feeling would reappear.

"Xu Lang, aren't you going to cultivate yet?" Cao Yaxuan opened her bright, big eyes. She had been watching Xu Lang for quite a while.

Although Xu Lang the Great Demon King could be fierce sometimes, she still admired his perseverance in training.

Before, when Xu Lang woke up, he wouldn't stay in bed too long, but would seize the time to cultivate.

Xu Lang glanced at Cao Yaxuan, who was curled up under the covers, and slid in himself: "No rush on a rest day. I'm going to lounge a bit today too."

Cao Yaxuan's expression turned strange.

If you're lounging, why are you lounging on top of me?

Feeling happy today, Xu Lang decided to reward Cao Yaxuan once.