’Huh? But how can her meridians sustain spiritual energy? They will snap like a bud.’

Marx disagreed without any hesitation. He did want his sister to be a powerful cultivator, but he wouldn’t allow her to take risks.

[I am not talking about regular cultivation. I am talking about Body Cultivation.]

[Host, you have seen Max’s life, so you should know how he practiced in his childhood.]

Hearing that, Marx paused.

He didn’t remember it clearly because there were a lot of scenes, and even if they were, it was mostly about Max groping his maids.

So, he had basically forgotten his childhood, but thinking clearly about that, he remembered a few scenes where Max was put in a tube full of medicinal water.

A scene where he was trained in a special technique that developed his body in the early stages.

Thinking about those scenes, Marx nodded.

’That is possible. I was able to train my body thanks to the Heavenly Lightning Body Tempering Technique, but my sister doesn’t have to go through such pain.’

Marx wasn’t lying about pain. It might not have affected him, but that’s only because of his experience.

He still remembered the time when he consumed a powerful herb that almost exploded his meridians.

During that situation, he had to put one hundred and twenty percent of his concentration into keeping that energy from destroying his meridians.

Not only did he have to concentrate like that, but he also had to do it while feeling the expansion of his meridians.

That kind of expansion was painful.

This experience helped him remain calm even in extreme pain, which was why he was able to practice that technique on his first try.

But he couldn’t let his sister go through the same pain.

’But not now! She is only three years old. Once she reaches six, I can start training her. By the way, I need to practice the clone technique.’

Marx asked.

Since his sister was just a kid, he didn’t want to let her live alone. But at the same time, he couldn’t stop his cultivation.

So, he thought of using clone techniques. Fortunately, the memories of Max helped him.

Nine Heaven Secret Clone Technique!

This clone technique was a Heaven Rank Technique, created by himself. He took nearly two decades of enlightenment and understanding of several clone techniques just to create this one.

In his mind, he wanted to create a technique that he could use to not just clone himself but also keep his clone connected with him all the time.

That meant no matter where the clone was, it would still transmit every bit of information back to his main body.

That meant if his clone was fucking a woman, his main body would get that pleasure in real time.

More importantly, it could practice separately, but everything it practiced would be transferred back to the main body.

Their cultivation would remain the same, and they could also use the main body’s special abilities.

But if it was this good, why wasn’t it a Saint Rank Technique? Why was it a Heaven Rank technique?

And more importantly, it was just a secret technique, not a main cultivation technique.

Because the clone couldn’t cultivate by himself, not even through dual cultivation.

The energy would still reach the main body, but if the distance were too great, most of the energy would be lost.

The main body could only create up to nine clones, but once the clones were destroyed, they couldn’t be reforged.

That’s because the clones were made by sacrificing a portion of the soul and Qi. It was basically a move that could destroy a person’s foundation if overused.

Thinking about it, Marx still decided to practice this technique since he needed it.

At this moment, the system spirit spoke.

[Host, you shouldn’t practice that technique.]

’Huh? Why?’

Marx didn’t reject his opinion, but he was curious why the system thought it wasn’t suitable for him.

[Because of the Pagoda! As stated, this Pagoda was supposed to be a Saint Rank Treasure, but because they couldn’t create nine different worlds, it remained a Heavenly Rank Treasure.]

[To make up for those worlds, the creators of this pagoda placed eight different treasures on each floor, but now it also holds troubles.]

’Troubles?’

[Hmm! This pagoda’s purpose was to make nine worlds, but the purpose of those nine worlds was to hold prisoners.]

’Wait, this is a Prison?’

[You could say that. As I said, this was supposed to be a Saint Rank Treasure; that means its materials are enough to make a Saint Rank Treasure.]

[The purpose was to create a prison that holds invaders from the Nine Heavens. They were a special race capable of destroying our world.]

[Unfortunately, it never reached the Saint Rank, so it wasn’t used as a prison. That changed during its last owner.]

[Using those resources in the prison, that man rose above Heaven, becoming so powerful that most races feared him.]

[More importantly, he was the only cultivator who ever merged with this treasure and used it to its fullest potential.]

[Remember when I said trouble?]

’Yes, so let me guess! Troubles don’t mean humanoid creatures?’

[Yes, some of them are indeed creatures, but others are not. I can’t cross those restrictions without consuming a large amount of energy.]

[But because of the energy from Max, I was able to find some interesting details. For example, the second floor holds two rewards.]

[One is an actual reward that its creator left, and the other is a trouble I said. But it is also a reward because of what it is.]

Hearing that, Marx felt speechless.

Why was this system suddenly playing riddles?

How was he supposed to figure out what it was?

’So, you won’t tell me what the trouble is, but can you tell me what the reward is?’

[As I said, that cultivator used the rewards from the tower to reach very high in cultivation. One of the reasons was his Clone Technique.]

[The Chaotic Elemental Clone Technique is an unknown technique that not even the pagoda’s creator could determine its rank.]

[This technique required a special elemental spirit mark as the main ingredient, alongside other necessary ingredients to create a clone.]

[This technique completely overshadows the Nine Heavens Secret Clone Technique because the clones can cultivate by themselves.]

[Using that spirit mark, you can give the clone the ability to use an artificial spiritual root of that specific element and cultivate like a normal cultivator.]

[More importantly, the elemental spirit mark can also give it special abilities like physique or Dao Bone or even Innate Abilities.]

Hearing that, Marx released a sigh.

’Thank god you stopped me! Although practicing both techniques is possible, if both consume blood, Qi, and soul, it could severely damage my cultivation.’

’But this isn’t enough for you to make me give up that technique, is it? There must be something special about that trouble.’

[Hmm! It’s a Spirit Mark of Time. When an element spirit cultivates for millions of years, it can produce a Spirit Mark.]

[For a Time Spirit, that time is much longer because time itself holds no meaning. So, compared to time, enlightenment is more important.]

[Unfortunately, after it cultivated the Spirit Mark, the previous owner of the tower sensed a great danger and figured out where that danger came from.]

[Realizing he couldn’t win against those forces, he decided to leave behind a legacy that could surpass him. The Spirit Mark of Time is one of those legacies.]

[If you use this mark, you can create a Time Clone. But by doing so, you will also forge a bad relationship with the Time Spirit.]

[After all, Spirits are immortal. Even if they are killed, they will just be resurrected with those memories. So, the previous owner sealed the Time Spirit on the second floor of this Pagoda.]

[Even if you don’t use that Mark, it will still hate you because it has already been separated from that Mark.]

Hearing that, Marx voiced his thoughts.

’No need to say that, System! I understand I can’t back out of this situation. Even if I could, I wouldn’t.’

’That’s a power of Time. That’s literally the power that could become my strongest trump card in the future.’

Hearing that, the system spirit said.

[That’s what I believe. Although I can’t identify what other rewards and troubles are without using more energy, all I can say is that this Pagoda alone can make a powerful cultivator.]

[So, Host, you can either bet everyone with the remaining points on a mystery box, or you can buy things. I prefer the mystery box at this stage since it gives you three rewards.]

Hearing that, Marx shook his head.

’I understand, System. But I can’t spend those points. I have to start saving them. By the way, how many points did I earn by recycling those useless things?’

[200 Gacha Points, Host!]

’What the fuck? Just two hundred?’