However, for a group of Cultivators, would a reward that only improves appearance seem showy and impractical?
Yet, the facial cleanser absolutely had to be used. Su Xiaoyu also planned to film the Sect Grand Competition and edit it into the advertisement Wen Wanru wanted. The Youth Restoring Facial Cleanser’s appearance was naturally an essential part of that.
After a moment of contemplation, Su Xiaoyu’s gaze fell upon the table.
Before eating dinner today, she had deliberately picked out a single grain of white rice. She wanted to see what changes would occur if she placed such a grain of rice into the Diorama Box.
Now was the perfect time to try it.
Su Xiaoyu picked up this single grain of rice and placed it into the Diorama Box.
Tong Shishi was currently pondering how she might obtain the bestowed Youth Restoring Facial Cleanser.
She truly, deeply wanted this thing.
Suddenly, Tong Shishi seemed to sense something. She looked up and saw a giant hand reach across the sky, placing a grain of rice before her eyes.
Tong Shishi could confirm that this was absolutely a grain of rice. But why was a single grain of rice so enormous? It was much larger than her entire person!
Could this be Immortal Rice?
It seemed perfectly reasonable that the rice produced by the Heavenly Maiden would be Immortal Rice.
While Tong Shishi was still a little dazed, Su Xiaoyu’s voice came: “Try eating it, Tong Shishi.”
Hearing the voice, Tong Shishi snapped back to her senses. An irrepressible look of joy appeared on her face: “I understand. Thank you for the reward, Heavenly Maiden.”
Although she still didn’t know the effect of this Immortal Rice, could anything bestowed by the Heavenly Maiden be inferior?
Perhaps after eating it, she would become even more beautiful, like an Immortal Maiden.
Tong Shishi immediately flew to the side of the Immortal Rice and circled it twice.
To be honest, a single grain of rice being so enormous left Tong Shishi momentarily unsure how to begin eating it.
After thinking for a moment, she closed her index and middle fingers together and gently swiped at the very top of the Immortal Rice. Immediately, a beam of sword qi shot out, shaving off a tiny piece from the uppermost part. A chunk of Immortal Rice about the size of a large steamed bun fell away.
Tong Shishi hurriedly caught this broken-off piece of rice and took a bite.
‘The taste seems about the same as Spirit Rice?’
After tasting the flavor, Tong Shishi couldn’t help but feel a little puzzled. She had originally thought Immortal Rice would be exceptionally delicious, but it didn’t seem to be the case.
Then what was the effect of this Immortal Rice?
Harboring doubt, she ate all the rice in her hand.
Suddenly…
Tong Shishi’s body trembled. She felt the Spiritual Power within her circulate uncontrollably. Immediately after, before she could do anything, her cultivation violently surged, leaping directly from the Early Foundation Establishment stage to the Mid-stage of Foundation Establishment!
She had broken through?
Tong Shishi stood dumbfounded as stone, completely caught off guard by this sudden breakthrough. There had been no sign of a breakthrough at all before! Why did it suddenly happen?
The answer didn’t seem too difficult to guess.
Tong Shishi’s gaze fell back onto the Immortal Rice. Her eyes instantly blazed with fervent heat.
Although she had just been despising her Foundation Establishment cultivation, if she could truly enhance her cultivation, how could she possibly refuse it?
Of course, Tong Shishi had not forgotten who had brought all of this about.
“Thank you, Heavenly Maiden! Thank you, Heavenly Maiden!”
Tong Shishi knelt and bowed repeatedly towards Su Xiaoyu.
Over these past few days, Su Xiaoyu had learned about the state of cultivation and could now tell that Tong Shishi had broken through.
After a moment of thought, she asked, “Tong Shishi, do you know the reason for your breakthrough?”
Tong Shishi replied, “Because I ate the Immortal Rice bestowed by the Heavenly Maiden.”
Su Xiaoyu asked, “After eating this rice, what changes occurred within your body that caused your breakthrough?”
Tong Shishi: “This…”
For a moment, she didn’t know how to describe it. For her, the breakthrough had come far too suddenly. She hadn’t figured out the specifics herself.
Seeing this, Su Xiaoyu said, “Tong Shishi, this Immortal Rice is yours to keep. You may study the principle that caused your breakthrough. As for this facial cleanser, it will still serve as the reward for the Sect Grand Competition. Of course, as the judge, you may take an appropriate amount for your own use.”
Hearing Su Xiaoyu’s words, Tong Shishi was ecstatic.
The entire Immortal Rice was given to her?
And she could also take some of the facial cleanser for herself?
“Thank you, Heavenly Maiden!”
Tong Shishi kowtowed continuously. In her happiness, her body felt light as if floating on air.
Su Xiaoyu said, “I shall send you back first.”
She reached out, picked up the bottle cap and the rice grain, and placed them directly over in the Qixi Festival Sect. Then, she picked up Tong Shishi and placed her there as well.
After completing this, Su Xiaoyu ceased her “Divine Manifestation.”
Tong Shishi only felt a blur before her eyes, and she had already returned to the sect. In her heart, she once again marveled at Su Xiaoyu’s power.
Then, brimming with joy, she cast a spell, levitated her Immortal Rice, and placed it in her room.
Although the Immortal Rice had been on the ground and gathered some dust, this was no issue. She cast a spell called the Dust Removal Art, and all the dust and impurities on the rice were cleaned away in an instant.
Next, she brought some Formation Flags to the area around the bottle cap. She arranged the flags around it, forming a formation, thereby concealing the bottle cap’s presence.
After completing all this, Tong Shishi returned to her room, excitedly looking at the Immortal Rice.
At this moment, she had no bearing of a Sect Master whatsoever. She directly pounced onto the Immortal Rice and began eating it in large, ravenous mouthfuls.
Time quickly moved to a new day.
After waking up, Su Xiaoyu ordered some glutinous rice to eat. Once finished, she transferred all the footage captured by the camera to her computer. She then watched these videos and began editing them, keeping what she deemed useful and deleting the rest. After several hours, she finally settled on a single video to keep.
Afterward, she went to the Diorama Box, intending to continue watching the Qixi Festival Sect members prepare for battle.
But when she looked at the situation inside the Diorama Box, she discovered the scene she had expected wasn’t playing out. For some unknown reason, all the members of the Qixi Festival Sect were gathered in the square, bustling noisily about something unknown.
“Hm? What happened? Could it be that Tong Shishi announced the competition reward is the facial cleanser?”
Su Xiaoyu grew curious.
At this moment, Tong Shishi was surrounded by numerous Qixi Festival Sect disciples. Her expression was somewhat odd, and a little embarrassed.
“Sect Master, how exactly did you do it? Tell us!”
“This is the first time I’ve ever heard of a Spiritual Root being able to change.”
“Sect Master, your Water Spirit Root has actually exceeded twenty percent Affinity! With that, you could enter those major Immortal Cultivation Sects.”
“Sect Master is too amazing.”
The group of Qixi Festival Sect disciples surrounded Tong Shishi, chattering incessantly, their eyes brimming with hope.
In the Cultivation World, every person’s Spiritual Root is predestined. Once determined, it cannot be changed.
But Tong Shishi’s Spiritual Root had undergone a change!
