Infinite Professions-Chapter 138 - 58: Hidden Cultivator (2)

Ignoring the rigid requirements of Immortal Dao Spiritual Root and Martial Arts Innate Talent, one can directly cultivate various Immortal Dao Skills and Martial Arts Techniques, with a slight increase in cultivation efficiency.

You can gain a moderate amount of Professional Experience through cultivating immortality and martial arts. Each time you upgrade a Professional Level, your Immortal Dao Talent and Martial Arts Talent increase slightly. When at Professional Full Level, there is a slight chance to generate a Spiritual Root or Martial Body.)

"Professional Talent: Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation (Life and Death Dao, cultivating both Immortal and Martial. When your Cultivation Realm in Immortal Dao and Martial Dao is equal, the efficiency of cultivating Immortal Dao Skills and Martial Arts Techniques greatly increases.)"

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"Profession Two: Immortal Fisherman and Farmer (You start as a fisherman and step by step embark on the path of cultivation and seeking immortality. But your original intention remains, you are still a fisherman and farmer at heart. Although not skilled in fighting with others, the myriad paths of the great Dao all lead to the same destination. Even in matters of fishing and farming, one can pave a path to the heavens and immortality.

Fishing, planting, agricultural and fishing effects increase greatly. The cultivation efficiency of Earth Element Techniques, Water Magic, Wood Element Techniques, Spirit Plant Technique, and Spirit Beast Technique significantly increases. Animals and plants grown and raised have a certain probability of evolving into Spirit Beasts or Spirit Plants.

You can gain a moderate amount of Professional Experience through fishing, planting, agriculture, and aquaculture. Each time you upgrade a Professional Rank, your cultivation efficiency in Spirit Plant Technique and Spirit Beast Technique increases slightly.)"

"Professional Talent: Fisherman’s Enlightenment (Immortal Fisherman and Farmer can consume Professional Experience to enlighten fish and plants, allowing ordinary fish/ordinary plants to evolve into Spirit Fish and Spirit Plants, with an extremely slight probability of becoming Immortal Spirit Fish/Immortal Spirit Plants.)"

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"Profession Three: Immortal Hermit (You are a person with Immortal Fate, deeply aware of the dangers of this world and the ugliness of human nature. Therefore, you choose to retreat from the world, avoiding worldly disputes, and seek the truth of immortality on your own. Legends of you, whether as a mountain hermit or a Fishing Elder on the lake, are widespread. Even fellow cultivators can barely trace your steps.

No need for any cultivation technique, directly acquiring the ability of Hidden Qi. The efficiency of cultivating Hidden Qi Technique greatly increases, able to partially obscure Celestial Secrets, resisting divination and magic tracking, stealthily, silently, and tracelessly.

You can gain Professional Experience through "Hidden Cultivation". The higher your hidden cultivation, the more Professional Experience you gain. Both hidden in the city or secluded in the forest, while hidden you haven’t left the world. The greater the influence you create without being exposed, the more Professional Experience you gain. Each time you upgrade a level, the effect of Hidden Qi is comprehensively enhanced.)"

"Professional Talent: Cultivation Land (Whether hidden in the city or secluded in the forest, a place is needed for Hidden Cultivation. The Hermit can consume Professional Experience to designate a place as a Cultivation Land. The Cultivation Land gains equal Hidden Qi effects as the Hermit and can concentrate Heaven and Earth Primordial Spirit to a certain degree without causing disparity with the surrounding environment. The number of Cultivation Lands corresponds to the Professional Rank.)"

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Unexpectedly, the advancement was successful, all three professions are Tier Two, and their quality is unexpectedly high.

No need to mention Immortal Martial Artist, not only can it overlook the rigid requirements like Immortal Dao Spiritual Root and Martial Arts Innate Talent for cultivation and martial arts, but it can also cultivate both, greatly enhancing efficiency.

Immortal Fisherman and Farmer is also extremely formidable, a powerful profession for farming and development. Given enough time and space, it can indeed grow a vast foundation, a path to the heavens and immortality.

And the Hermit is even more astonishing. Although it doesn’t greatly aid in cultivation or farming development, its "Hidden Cultivation" strength can hide oneself, even obscure Celestial Secret divination, ensuring one’s safety.

So, which to choose?

Shen Hex was somewhat conflicted, caught in the joy of dilemma.

But after deep consideration, he still chose the last one—the Hermit!

The reason is nothing but four words: singular necessity!

Immortal Martial Artist is indeed good, but not irreplaceable. Whether it’s ignoring qualification requirements for cultivating immortality and martial arts or enhancing cultivation efficiency, Shen Hex has other ways to substitute and compensate for it.

The same reasoning applies to Immortal Fisherman and Farmer. Shen Hex has many methods for farming and development, not overly reliant on the strength of the profession. Having it certainly adds to the success, but its absence won’t affect the overall situation.

Immortal Hermit is different. What Shen Hex is currently most concerned about is the High-tier Cultivators in this world, possessing means of divining the Celestial Secrets and calculating, which could directly suppress him before he develops.

Therefore, he urgently needs the "Hidden Cultivation" ability of the Immortal Hermit!

Besides this, Hidden Cultivation has significant practical use in reality. After all, the position of the real world is higher, with many Great Powers, even Immortals, Buddhas, Gods, and Demons. Shen Hex never felt safe regarding such heaven-penetrating beings.

Although as a Tier Two Profession, the Immortal Hermit might not withstand the predictions and observations of High-tier Professionals and even Ultimate Professionals, having it is better than none, not to mention there is potential for future advancement.

So, the Immortal Hermit is the best choice!

"Advancement successful!"

"You have acquired a new profession—Immortal Hermit!"

"You have acquired a new talent—Cultivation Land!"

"The Professional Talent ’Fate Fisher’ has been successfully retained!"

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With the successful advancement notification, Shen Hex’s professional panel changed once more.

Zhong Chuan (Shen Hex)

Profession: Hermit.

Professional Rank: Tier Two Level One.

Professional Talent: Fate Fisher, Cultivation Land.

Professional Skills: None.

Professional Items: None.

General Skills: Xingyi Fist, Spirit Control Scripture, Herbal Scripture, Xingyi Divine Martial Scripture...

Seeing the brand-new professional panel, Shen Hex’s gaze changed, and he pondered to himself.

After transitioning to the Immortal Hermit, the acquired talent Cultivation Land can effectively resolve the current trouble. By converting this lake island into a Cultivation Land, it can evade the Spiritual Sense scanning of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, ensuring the safety of his foundation.

Indeed, the talent of a Tier Two Profession can resist the Spiritual Sense of Tier Four Cultivators. Shen Hex is very confident in this.

Because the Professional Power is something that defies conventional logic, not to be viewed with conventional perspectives.

A Transmigrator at a Tier One Profession can travel across the Ten Thousand Realms and even open the Gate of Ten Thousand Realms. How many tiers would it take for the practitioners of various systems to achieve that?

Therefore, although the Hermit is just a Tier Two Profession, Shen Hex has confidence it can withstand the Spiritual Sense probings of a Tier Four Foundation Establishment Cultivator, or even a Fifth-rank Golden Core Cultivator. As long as the lake island is converted into a Cultivation Land, he can protect himself in the coming chaos.

But there’s a problem; converting it into a Cultivation Land requires Professional Experience.

But Shen Hex just advanced, where would he get Professional Experience from?

The primary way for the Immortal Hermit to gain Professional Experience is through Hidden Cultivation, simply put, by cultivating in seclusion unknown to the world to gain experience.

But this is just the most basic way, only gaining the least amount of experience.

To gain a large amount of experience, one must make moves while in Hidden Cultivation, expanding their influence on the world.

This seems contradictory; how can one make moves while in Hidden Cultivation?

In fact, it’s not.

Who says Hidden Cultivation means no action?

And who decrees that making moves necessarily exposes one’s identity?

Both can be combined, albeit requiring a bit of manipulation.

In Shen Hex’s heart, a blueprint has already been formed.