As Chu Ge quietly read, time flowed by unnoticed. In the blink of an eye, two hours had passed, and it was already the early hours of the next day.
Fortunately, he now possessed a decent level of cultivation. Not to mention merely sleeping a little later—even if he stayed awake for several days and nights without rest, it would at most cost him a bit of mental energy and vital blood.
Moreover, the Taihuang Hall where he currently resided was constantly suffused with gentle spiritual energy that nourished his physical body. Such minor consumption of qi and blood was not worth worrying about at all.
Not only that, numerous nourishing-the-spirit and calming-the-mind formations and spiritual inscriptions were laid throughout the hall, so even mental exhaustion was of no concern.
Although Luo Huangjun had instructed Chu Ge that he did not need to immediately focus on cultivation, in an environment like this, even if Chu Ge stayed in the Taihuang Hall every day doing nothing, his cultivation would still slowly increase.
The speed was slow, but extremely stable.
Accumulated over a month, it would still be enough for Chu Ge to open one or two apertures.
One had to admit—this was the advantage of being backed by a great power!
[Ding! System module upgrades complete.]
[The Diary Module has gained a new function: recording a diary daily will additionally increase cultivation.]
[Using the host's current realm as a reference, recording a diary each day can open 0.5–2 apertures. The probability of obtaining rare rewards from daily rewards is increased. The next upgrade of this module will require 20,000 Villain Points.]
[The Check-in Module upgrade is complete. Rewards for repeated check-ins are enhanced. New function unlocked: Critical Hit.]
[Each time the host checks in, there is a 50% chance to obtain double rewards. Further upgrades can increase both the probability and the multiplier. The next upgrade of this module will require 20,000 Villain Points.]
The system's notification sounded in Chu Ge's mind. He closed the book in his hands, a look of delight appearing on his face.
The system was truly powerful.
Writing a diary now increased cultivation. With his current situation, even if he did not cultivate at all and merely wrote a few casual entries each day, taking only the lowest reward of 0.5 apertures, he could still open a full 15 apertures in a single month!
Adding in the daily cultivation growth provided by Taihuang Hall itself, one could say that if Chu Ge simply lay flat for a year and a half, he would still be able to forge the Grand Perfection, Flawless Foundation of the Aperture-Opening Realm!
And that was merely the worst-case scenario!
It was impossible for him to receive the minimum cultivation reward every time he wrote a diary, and equally impossible for him to truly do nothing and lie flat!
Therefore, this year-and-a-half estimate was only a theoretical maximum—the actual time could be shortened by half or even more!
As for the upgrade to the Check-in Module, it was just as significant.
Although the rewards from repeated check-ins were sometimes utterly underwhelming—at the worst being mere mortal items, and at best low-grade pills or spirit stones—
The true specialty of the check-in function was not repeated check-ins.
It lay in performing first-time check-ins in different regions—rewards obtained this way were often the most bountiful!
And with this upgrade, not only were the rewards enhanced, but the Critical Hit function was also unlocked, granting a full 50% chance of double rewards!
Just imagine it: he goes to some location in Taihuang for a first-time check-in, his luck explodes and he obtains an extremely rare treasure—and on top of that, a critical hit triggers, doubling the reward!
What kind of happiness would that be?
Just thinking about it made Chu Ge almost unable to suppress the urge to rush around Taihuang and start checking in everywhere.
After calming his emotions, Chu Ge opened the system.
"System, sign in!"
[Ding! Sign-in successful. This is the first sign-in after the end of the novice period. Rewards enhanced. Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Seed of an Innate Divine Ability.]
Chu Ge froze for a moment, then delight surged through him.
He had only treated the sign-in as an appetizer.