How Am I Still Alive?-Chapter 1280 - 1266: Advancement

"Two years to reach fifth-tier, and they still complain I’m slow...."

Lu Ping’an sighed, knowing full well that voicing such thoughts would invite ridicule, yet it was the reality he was facing. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

But in fact, not to mention the external pressures, even Lu Ping’an himself found his progress too slow.

However, as a profession destined for the sixth-tier...

"I must prepare for my future, gather the core components before reaching Rule-level. Only with immense potential is advancement worthwhile."

This was Lu Ping’an’s understanding, one that Big Cat also agreed with as a development strategy. In truth, he had long held numerous expectations, but what he needed more was the "materials."

"Now, all the components are in my hands...."

Looking at the two newly-created rule buildings, Lu Ping’an knew he had obtained the "components" he most needed.

The courtyard was his Earthly Divine Kingdom, but in a sense, it could also be viewed as his very essence.

All along, his "genius" had stemmed from various aspects of the rules within the courtyard.

The establishment of the great library granted him a considerable Scholar’s talent, while the gym had always benefited his Battle-profession and Runner, the garden and Beast Taming Area were the foundations of his Life profession, and even the Tower of Time had granted him powerful time-space talent and reflexive instincts.

Of course, the most central was always the bank building; without it, the Life-points system wouldn’t be viable.

This, however, was not his exclusive right.

"Some folks, after successful ascension, always boast of their omniscience and omnipotence. You see, that’s how they got it...."

The Divine Kingdom of a true Deity may lack in certain qualitative aspects compared to Lu Ping’an’s "Four Water Lands," but in terms of total amount and comprehensiveness, it was something Lu Ping’an simply couldn’t match.

This was also why many New Gods, after their ascension, could have access to more "Divine Pathways."

When a Life system Deity successfully ascends, if conditions permit, their Divine Kingdom will naturally include "Beast Taming," "Healer," and "Gardener" rules... These rules may also materialize into rule buildings that have tangible effects.

This is the Deity’s way of completion, and why Deities of the same system often might fight tooth and nail—those "rules" aren’t acquired from thin air. Even if you obtain a rule, you may not be able to absorb it perfectly; only the rules that perfectly match your needs can complete your deficiencies.

The more powerful the Deity, the more omnipotent they appear in their unique domains. When brothers of the same path reach high positions, they often become sworn enemies fighting over "God’s Rules" due to their mutual "compatibility," causing their rules to resonate and compete with one another.

Although Lu Ping’an was only fifth-tier, he had already accumulated some "wealth" that surpassed actual Deities, at least most of those on Earth, who couldn’t afford to use "World Fragments" as the pillars of rules.

And now, possessing these rule buildings, their power naturally became Lu Ping’an’s "God-level Privileges."

"Now, I hold the Authority of ’Accept Life’s Wishes’ and ’Change Life According to Life’s Wishes.’

This time, Lu Ping’an hadn’t hit a stumbling block in advancing... After all, he hadn’t previously cared for the ordinary sixth-tier Life systems, but this time, he had maxed out the potential.

And "Modify Life" was exactly what was missing from Lu Ping’an’s Life System.

He could grant blessings and allow maturity, but he couldn’t make them "correct" or "evolve"... As a high-level Gardener, he seemed too "natural" and "lenient" with their growth.

"...The evolution, reshaping, recreation, or rather, the programming of life..."

Clearly, this was an extraordinarily powerful Life Trait.

Lu Ping’an’s fifth-tier profession was "Benefactor," which essentially granted a new "Life" to professionals.

But this time, he had more privileges, capable of rewriting, reshaping, and even targeted evolution of life....

[Congratulations to the Host, the new Sixth Tier Profession Module installation is successful, please name it.]

Lu Ping’an integrated this "special privilege" with his own "Profession Module," and a new path naturally unfolded.

This time, it might be the strongest profession or perhaps the weakest profession...

"It has no aggression."

"It can only affect ’allies’."

"From the very beginning, its abilities are heavily self-restricted, and it continues to burn through a lot of Life-points..."

But Lu Ping’an gladly accepted it.

"Life Programmer..."

Lu Ping’an initially wanted to call it a programmer, but for some reason felt it might lead to baldness, and eventually chose this more ordinary name.

[Ding, congratulations to the Host for successfully taking up the profession of ’Life Compiler.’]

[Spiritual Power has greatly increased, Life Affinity has greatly increased, Physique has moderately increased, Reflex has slightly decreased.]

This induction felt entirely different to Lu Ping’an than the previous ones.

Before, he felt like he had gained something, but this time...

"I feel a bit more relaxed... Uh, did I level-suppress too harshly?"

This time, Lu Ping’an felt as if he had broken through barriers, with certain things becoming attainable. It felt more like "liberation from the restraints of an old profession (clothes)" rather than "acquiring a new profession."

[Congratulations to the Host, Spiritual Power has broken through to Lower Gold.]

[You’ve acquired ’Mental Resonance,’ ’Mental Shock,’ ’Spiritual Conservation’...]

When Lu Ping’an broke through, his system was flooded with prompts like a screen scrolling with notifications.

This time, unlike before, it didn’t give Lu Ping’an choices but directly dumped a bunch of specializations and occupational passives onto him.

"Is this normal? Don’t I need to cultivate to master them? I got them just by breaking through the upper limit of Spiritual Power?"

"...No, under normal circumstances, aside from high-level universal spiritual traits like Spiritual Conservation, the rest require cultivation..."

Big Cat pointed to the surrounding "World’s Land" fragments and the distant "Great Library," and the answer became quite clear.

Previously, as a "Human-shaped Panel," Lu Ping’an was like a small teacup, and the wildly growing courtyard was like a full vat, but the teacup was already brimming and couldn’t fit any more.

Now that the teacup has been replaced by a pot, naturally, much more poured in.

"For a normal professional to master these things, it would take several years... but for you, it’s far too ’simple.’ Just a touch of ’knowledge’ and you naturally master it."

Having the Great Library and the "Four Water Lands," Lu Ping’an opened the "bottle" and naturally obtained the power he deserved.

But what delighted him even more was that his Profession Module was even more complete than he expected.

[Congratulations to the Host, Life Programmer module has been activated; acquired Professional Abilities: Lamp of Wish (Lower Gold), Brilliant Fireworks (Lower Gold), Blood Sucking Rose (Lower Gold), Life Programming (Lower Gold)....]

Such a line-up of Lower Gold-tier abilities immediately indicates how exceptionally model this "Sixth Tier Profession" originating from World Fragments is.

"Sorry, I was too weak to let the Fragment Master give it his all..."