Throughout the night, they lit several bonfires and a dozen torches along the riverbank, illuminating the area brightly.

Cheng Zongyang led Ma San and his three men, continuously netting large fish that weighed over a kilogram. They ignored anything below that weight.

Besides sorting out the three types of fish required for the acquisition, Cheng Zongyang didn’t let the others go to waste either. He had Ma San and his men kill them all.

As a result, notifications for "+1 Points" continuously popped up in his mind.

He already had a plan for these fish. He would store them for now and turn them into dried fish later! He could sell them in the future or feed them to the people at the encampment.

The fish maws were set aside, while the rest of the internal organs and other parts were thrown into a pit to make carrion soil.

Due to the darkness, the process of sorting and catching these six hundred fish lasted until late the next morning.

At the same time, they also butchered enough of the other fish to earn him the required amount of Points.

After purchasing the four items this time, Cheng Zongyang first absorbed the Martial Arts, Great Strength Vajra Palm.

Immediately, the contents of the Palm Technique’s manual, along with its cultivation methods and techniques, appeared in his mind.

’As long as I follow the steps, my improvement will be swift!’

"Saber Technique, Body Technique, and now a Palm Technique... Not bad at all," Cheng Zongyang said, quite satisfied.

As for the Soul Gathering Stele, he placed it inside the small cabin for now. The cabin could provide Shielding against the item’s effects, preventing the place from becoming suffused with a gloomy Yin Qi.

He gave the Wilderness Oil Beans to Li Xingyun to plant and also handed over the formula for him to try and concoct.

Wilderness Oil Beans could not only be pressed for oil but also be used as livestock feed—it was good stuff. However, they needed to save the seeds for now. It was impossible to press any oil at the moment, as they had to expand the planting area first.

If the formula could be successfully created, it could make the seeds sprout rapidly and even allow for cultivation through cuttings, saving an untold amount of time.

He glanced at his Points total and couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

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Points: 5

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"Next, I have a task for you," Cheng Zongyang said to Ma San and his three men at the doorway, his expression serious.

"We await your orders, Sir!"

Ma San and the other three cupped their fists and replied in unison.

"The four of you, every day, aside from your regular duties, meals, and rest, will spend the rest of your time butchering fish from the river. Follow the same method as today. The fish should also be processed in the same way."

"Yes, Sir!" Although the men were puzzled, they didn’t ask any questions. They just had to do it.

"Working together, the four of you must kill no less than five hundred fish per day. Do it whenever you have free time," Cheng Zongyang added.

But Ma San asked, "I’m afraid the Preservation Warehouse won’t be able to hold them all. Those fish alone take up too much space. What should we do with them afterward?"

"Then turn them into dried meat! Whether you smoke them or air-dry them, I’ll leave it to you. For everything else, you can handle it as you see fit! No need to wait for my instructions."

"Yes, Sir!" the four men replied again.

Cheng Zongyang waved his hand, dismissing them to their tasks. He then turned his gaze toward the staircase inside the cabin and walked over.

’I’m completely broke right now, so it looks like I won’t be experiencing the Cultivation Room just yet.’

The wooden staircase was very sturdy.

When he reached the second floor, he was caught by surprise. The moment he stepped onto it, his surroundings transformed, and he found himself in a void-like space.

Then, a panel appeared before him:

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[Begin Simulation]

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Cheng Zongyang tapped it, and the interface immediately changed.

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[Select Environment]

[Sky] [Ocean] [Land] [Forest] [Desert] [Town]

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Cheng Zongyang casually selected [Town].

Instantly, his surroundings changed to a main street in a county town.

The street was bustling with people coming and going.

"Is this... the environment of Jade Peak County? Was it taken from my memories?" Cheng Zongyang looked around, quite astonished.

Just then, the panel before him changed again.

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[Please Select a Cultivation Mode]

[Solo Practice] [Two-Party Confrontation] [Multi-Party Confrontation]

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He continued by tapping [Two-Party Confrontation].

This time, the interface that appeared was for more detailed data settings.

For the two parties, he could choose either humans or beasts.

For humans, the options included age, gender, height, weight, Cultivation Realm, possessed Skills, Martial Arts Techniques, Talent Abilities, weapon and equipment choices, and so on.

For beasts, he could recreate any Fierce Beast or Exotic Beast he had ever seen and then set their ability data.

There were different data settings for both humans and beasts.

This made Cheng Zongyang’s heart race with excitement. With these kinds of data settings, he could fight against all sorts of enemies or Exotic Beasts and train his practical combat skills!

He was currently leading his clansmen in the mountains precisely to avoid unnecessary conflicts. As a result, his encounters with other Martial Artists were few and far between, but his confrontations with Fierce Beasts and Exotic Beasts were many.

But as his clan members entered the cities in the future, such contact would become necessary.

However, the final setting instantly pulled Cheng Zongyang back to reality.

[Confrontation Time: 10 minutes / 30 minutes / 60 minutes / ____ minutes]

The first three were fixed time selections, while the last one was a blank to fill in his own time.

But the minimum time was 10 minutes!

The corresponding cost was (Time x 10) Points.

"Even the minimum 10 minutes costs 100 Points. The rate of consumption is terrifying! If I really wanted to train, spending a whole day in the Cultivation Room would cost at least 14,400 Points."

Cheng Zongyang shook his head.

He still didn’t know the full effects of the Cultivation Room, but it was just a place for him to train his practical combat skills. Fortunately, proficiency gain was doubled, which was a good thing.

Now, all he could do was wait for Ma San and his men to come through for him.

As for whether they would kill all the fish in the stream, he wasn’t worried, nor did he care.

He was only killing the ones over a kilogram; anything lighter slipped through the wooden weir, so they couldn’t go extinct.