Su Yang exhaled slowly.
"Of course. The system isn't a charity."
He understood now: the system wasn't going to hand him everything. It was a tool, not a cheat code. He could use it to analyze, manage, and enhance—but he'd have to earn SP (System Points) through action.
"To earn SP," he muttered, "I have to hunt… monsters."
🐉 The Monster Cultivation Hierarchy
The system had already uploaded a codex into his mind, a categorized threat list of creatures in this world. Every monster, like humans, had its own cultivation level. The stronger the monster, the more SP he would earn—and the more dangerous it would be.
☠️ Monster Cultivation Tiers:
Stage 1: Spirit Beast (Low) – Wild animals with slight spiritual enhancement. (Easy)
Stage 2: Spirit Beast (Mid) – Can use minor elemental skills. (Low threat)
Stage 3: Spirit Beast (High) – Can communicate mentally, minor intelligence. (Moderate)
Stage 4: Core Beast (Low) – Forms a beast core, enhanced power. (Moderate threat)
Stage 5: Core Beast (Mid) – Capable of leading packs. (Dangerous)
Stage 6: Core Beast (High) – High intelligence, manipulates terrain. (Deadly)
Stage 7: Profound Beast (Low) – Gains spiritual will. (Very dangerous)
Stage 8: Profound Beast (Mid) – Can rival low-stage cultivators. (High threat)
Stage 9: Profound Beast (High) – Near-human intelligence, masters elemental laws. (Calamity-level)
Each kill awarded SP based on difficulty, combat skill used, and style:
Spirit Beast (Low) = 1–2 SP
Core Beast (Mid) = 10–15 SP
Profound Beast (High) = 100+ SP
Bonus for unique kills or boss monsters
"If I want to unlock higher-level skills or even open the store… I'll have to hunt. Fight. Kill."
The realization hit him like cold steel.
"I can't hide behind coins. I have to bleed for power."
Still, he was a mortal—barely starting cultivation. Facing even a Stage 1 beast now would be a death wish.
"First, I need to cultivate. Raise my strength. Only then can I go hunting."
His steps quickened. The sun had set completely now, and stars blinked into the night sky. The wind howled lightly across the path. Su Yang's mind was alight with ambition—but also fear.
"How long until I can even earn my first 10 SP?"
Back at his home, Su Yang laid out his books, pills, and the cultivation manual. A page flipped on its own as if pulled by invisible threads. The manual's contents began glowing faintly.
[Ding! You are now eligible to begin All-Element Foundation Refinement.]
A pulse of energy gathered in his chest.
He sat down cross-legged.
"Let's begin.
(Cultivation, martial arts, pill, and weapons levels: yellow: low, medium, high. Profound: low, medium, or high. Human: low, medium, or high Earth: low, medium, high Heaven (low, medium, and high tiers)