Yi Yiming was oblivious to the events unfolding in both the Ye and Wu families because he was currently facing a dilemma. He stared helplessly at the exotic fruits, green lotus seeds, and two hundred-year-old ginseng roots laid out on the table. After experimenting with various methods, Yi Yiming discovered that only by tightly holding the herbs in his palm and using the basic absorption technique could he absorb cultivation points from them.

Moreover, even with the herbs held in his palm, Yi Yiming found that he could only absorb up to 4 cultivation points per hour.

He stared at the absorption technique description on the attribute interface for a while, but even when the servant knocked on his door to call him for dinner, Yi Yiming couldn't make sense of it.

Helpless, Yi Yiming could only go for dinner first.

Today's lunch was somewhat unexpected because Duke Xiangtian, who usually ate alone in his own courtyard, unexpectedly joined them.

This was Yi Yiming's first time meeting Duke Xiangtian, and he felt a bit nervous. However, seeing the Duke smiling warmly, Yi Yiming gradually calmed down.

Yi Yiming's father was a prominent general in the court who had defended the border in his earlier years. Thus, every meal was usually just Yi Yiming and his mother, Wang Yulian. Today, although Duke Xiangtian was present, the atmosphere was not overly solemn. In fact, under the Duke's good mood, the meal was quite relaxed.

Halfway through the meal, the Duke suddenly said, "Yiming, you did well today. I am very pleased!"

The Duke's sudden praise startled Yi Yiming at first, and he was a bit confused.

What did I do well today? Yi Yiming wondered. It's no wonder he was confused; after returning home, he immediately immersed himself in studying how to absorb cultivation points. This was his first time dealing with such matters, and it concerned his future cultivation, so he was completely absorbed.

The Duke's unexpected compliment left Yi Yiming a bit bewildered. But then he remembered what he had discovered earlier in the morning.

Could it be...?

To confirm his suspicion, Yi Yiming cautiously asked, "Grandfather, are you referring to what happened this morning?"

"What happened this morning? Did you get into trouble again?" Seeing the grandfather and grandson exchanging mysterious looks, Wang Yulian finally couldn't resist asking.

"No, no, it's nothing. The child was just fooling around; nothing serious," the Duke waved his hand casually, dismissing Wang Yulian's doubts, then winked at Yi Yiming.

Yi Yiming chuckled. He hadn't expected his grandfather to be like this. This was something he had never seen before!

Wang Yulian naturally didn't believe the Duke's answer, but since the Duke had spoken, she didn't press further. She changed the subject and asked Yi Yiming, "By the way, Yiming, did you go to 'Ye's Medicine Shop' today?"

"Yeah!" Yi Yiming nodded while eating, then swallowed his food before continuing, "I picked up some exotic fruits and green lotus seeds. Oh, and I also got two hundred-year-old ginseng roots. Since I felt much better after drinking the ginseng soup last night, I decided to get two more today."

Yi Yiming had prepared this excuse in advance to deal with the current situation. As expected, his mother just nodded after hearing his words and didn't say much more. The Duke, however, teased him lightly.

"Haha, you clever boy, picking the hundred-year-old ginseng immediately. And you even got two of them. Hundred-year-old ginseng is a good thing! Just keep it close to your body; it's beneficial for your health. But don't use it recklessly!"

Originally just a joke from the Duke, Yi Yiming was momentarily stunned, then suddenly realized something. With a bang, he put down his chopsticks, uttered a few words, and dashed off like the wind.

"I'm full, Grandfather, Mother, take your time. I have something to attend to."

Watching Yi Yiming's restless behavior, Wang Yulian couldn't help but say with a hint of concern, "This child, always so restless, really makes me worry."

"Hehe, it's okay, he's just a child, nothing serious," the Duke continued to smile. Wang Yulian could tell that the Duke was in a particularly good mood today.

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Once Yi Yiming entered his room and slammed the door shut, he couldn't wait to run to the table where the herbs were placed. He quickly picked up a piece of exotic fruit.

Because of what the Duke had said, Yi Yiming suddenly thought of a possibility. If his guess was correct, the benefits would be enormous.

Looking at the snow-white exotic fruit in his palm, Yi Yiming's heart trembled. Then, with a 'whoosh,' the fruit disappeared from his palm, and immediately, the system's prompt sounded.

"System Prompt: Exotic Fruit discovered. Lifespan 50 years, 5 cultivation points! Stored in inventory slot. Host, would you like to use absorption technique to absorb the exotic fruit?"

Seeing the exotic fruit quietly lying in the storage slot, Yi Yiming felt how wonderful the prompt sound from the system was just now!

"Yes!" After Yi Yiming confirmed, another prompt from the system followed.

"System Prompt: Using absorption technique on exotic fruit. Contains 5 cultivation points. Fully absorbable in 1 hour 15 minutes."

"Yes!" The system's prompt made Yi Yiming jump with joy.

Awesome! It's so powerful!

Even if he did nothing, he would still be cultivating!

Although Yi Yiming was very happy, he didn't lose his head because there was one more thing waiting for him to confirm: whether the small slot in the inventory had a stacking function. Or could each slot only hold one item?

If there was a stacking function, that would be great, because one slot could hold multiple herbs of the same kind at once. If not, it would be a bit troublesome, but not a big problem. Fortunately, another prompt from the system once again proved that it was indeed extraordinary.

Although each slot could only stack up to 10 items after Yi Yiming's experiments, it was still quite powerful.

A minute later, looking at the storage grid with 3/10 properties, the system consecutively sent three prompts.

"System Prompt: Discovered 10 exotic fruits, lifespan 50 years, 50 cultivation points. Fully absorbable in 12 hours 30 minutes!"

"System Prompt: Discovered 20 green lotus seeds, lifespan 30 years, 60 cultivation points. Fully absorbable in 15 hours!"

"System Prompt: Discovered 2 hundred-year-old ginseng roots, lifespan 102 years, 200 cultivation points. Fully absorbable in 50 hours!"

After hearing this series of numbers, Yi Yiming smiled happily.

...

Late Night!

Even though it was very late, for Yi Yiming, a nocturnal homebody, it was nothing unusual. Besides, watching his cultivation points steadily increase, Yi Yiming felt no trace of drowsiness!

After half a day of absorption, the ten exotic fruits in the inventory slot had been completely absorbed, along with one of the green lotus seeds. At this moment, Yi Yiming's cultivation points had surpassed 60 points, including the original 10 points.

Originally 63 points, Yi Yiming spent 3 cultivation points during this time on practicing the basic Ten Thousand Laws Scripture, basic Absorption Technique, and basic Detection Technique, respectively. Yi Yiming discovered that 1 cultivation point, whether for martial arts or skills, equated to 1 proficiency point.

Looking at the basic Absorption Technique, which had increased to 54 proficiency points, Yi Yiming decided to upgrade the Absorption Technique first using cultivation points. After all, only by speeding up the absorption rate could other martial arts, skills, and even cultivation improve rapidly.

Once Yi Yiming made up his mind, he didn't hesitate. With a thought, the 60 cultivation points were instantly reduced to 14. Yi Yiming felt a pang of regret, but the subsequent prompt from the system dispelled any remaining unease.

"System Prompt: Congratulations to the host for practicing the skill. Consuming 46 cultivation points, the basic Absorption Technique has been upgraded to intermediate Absorption Technique!"

Intermediate Absorption Technique (0/1000): Can absorb 5 cultivation points per hour. Each additional point of insight increases absorption speed by 1 point.

5 points! With this upgrade in absorption technique, the absorption speed increased by 4 cultivation points per hour. Combined with insight, that would be 8 points per hour! This was incredible!

Initially, Yi Yiming was concerned that martial arts and skills required cultivation points for practice, but now he wasn't worried. With 8 points per hour, that was nearly 200 points a day, which was more than enough.

Thinking this, Yi Yiming turned his gaze to the cultivation column in the attribute interface.

Cultivation: Low-level Martial Artist

Low-level Martial Artist, the lowest level of martial artist. Currently, due to the host's physical condition, this cultivation level is pseudo low-level Martial Artist level! After consuming 10 cultivation points, it can be formally upgraded to low-level Martial Artist!

Yi Yiming was speechless. Even a low-level Martial Artist was still at a pseudo-inferior level of cultivation. The previous Yi Yiming was such a failure!

Yi Yiming glanced at the remaining 14 cultivation points and silently invoked 'Upgrade Cultivation'.

"System Prompt: Congratulations to the host for increasing cultivation. Consuming 10 cultivation points, officially upgraded to low-level Martial Artist. After consuming 100 points, it can be upgraded to intermediate Martial Artist!"

Feeling the surge of power in his body, Yi Yiming couldn't help but marvel: So, cultivation was this simple and easy! It felt as refreshing as taking a sauna! In one word: exhilarating!

Fortunately, no one knew Yi Yiming's current thoughts. Otherwise, he would have been criticized to death!

Simple? Easy? Exhilarating?

Fart, who do you think you are? Not everyone has such an easy journey!

After some reflection, Yi Yiming looked at the cultivation points, now dwindled to a meager 4 points. He didn't mind because the Absorption Technique had been upgraded, so cultivation points would come quickly. No need to rush.

Unfortunately, Yi Yiming soon realized that even with absorbing 8 cultivation points per hour, it was far from enough for his needs. Naturally, Yi Yiming didn't know what would happen soon. All he wanted to do now was to sleep soundly, as it was already very late.