Chapter 20: Price of Power
Twelve hundred points. Vincent weighed the cost against the alternatives, his analytical mind running calculations. What was the point of spending hundreds on temporary beauty treatments and vitality supplements when cultivation could provide all of that naturally—and permanently?
He’d witnessed the proof with Olivia. Her Refined-stage Mind Cultivation hadn’t merely sharpened her intellect; it had transformed her entirely. Her skin possessed an ethereal luminescence that captivated every man in her presence, her movements flowed with effortless grace, and she radiated a vitality that made people half her age appear dull and lifeless by comparison.
Higher cultivation extends lifespan, enhances physical capabilities, and purifies the body from within, Vincent reasoned. The more impurities expelled, the more refined one’s appearance becomes. Why settle for temporary fixes when I can address the fundamental cause?
Without cultivation talent, he remained essentially a mortal navigating a world of ascending immortals. All his wealth and cunning would prove meaningless if a Core-stage cultivator could slap him to death or outlive him by decades while growing exponentially more powerful and attractive with each breakthrough.
The elixir awakens mid-grade talent and enables progression to Core stage, he calculated. That represents potentially sixty additional years of life if he reaches the core stage(10-Basic, 20-Refined, 30-Core), supernatural physical enhancement, and natural beauty that improves with each cultivation level. Though I’ll need to work considerably harder from this point forward.
[PURCHASE CONFIRMED]
Spirit Root Awakening Elixir - 1200 VP
[VP: 1580 → 380]
[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION]
Elixir materialization in progress...
Warning: Consumption will trigger immediate spiritual awakening process
Estimated duration: 2 hours