Infinite Professions-Chapter 123 - 46: Entering Again (2)

Teng Manyun smiled, "When do you want to start working?"

Shen Hex looked around, "This place needs some time to rebuild, and there are some trivial matters to deal with, plus the impact of this battle... how about half a year?"

"Sure!

Teng Manyun nodded, "The entry training also takes a few months in general, but I see you don’t need that, so it can be offset. Although you killed that Flood Dragon Transformation Envoy, the mental pollution of the Blood God is not to be underestimated, so it’s appropriate to take half a year to recuperate."

Shen Hex glanced at her, "Thank you!"

"No need."

Teng Manyun smiled faintly, then turned to look at Gao Tian, "Although the current situation is somewhat tense, it is not out of control yet. Both sides are enduring and grinding it out, and we might even have to fight a protracted war, so we don’t need to rush things; we should focus on enhancing our strength."

The words had a hidden meaning.

"A protracted war?"

Shen Hex murmured, his expression changing slightly.

...

A moment later, Shen Hex bid farewell to the two and returned to the warehouse to begin assessing the damage.

Due to the raid of the blood-transformed Flood Dragon and the warehouse collapse, his Pig army suffered a severe loss this time, with over a thousand dead and countless injured.

Fortunately, those that died were mostly ordinary pigs yet to evolve, while only seven or eight spirit pigs of elite species were lost. The elite species, in particular, had been stored in the Ten Thousand Spirits Armor before the attack, perfectly avoiding the carnage.

Nevertheless, Shen Hex held the Blood God Sect accountable for the blood debt of over a thousand pigs and was determined to make them pay in kind.

After releasing the Contracted Spirit Beast from the Ten Thousand Spirits Armor to rebuild their nests and soothe the pig herd, restocking enough feed, and finishing all the trivial matters, Shen Hex left the pig farm and returned to Tianbei Second Middle School.

Even though he had graduated and could no longer stay in the dorm as a student, it didn’t matter; if he couldn’t stay in a student dormitory, he could stay in the staff dormitory, couldn’t he?

"Little Hex!"

Shen Qingyue approached, frowning at him, "Why did you suddenly decide to join the Special Bureau?"

Shen Hex shook his head with a smile, "Relying on others is not as good as relying on oneself. In the current situation, without training and growth, we would be powerless when a critical situation arises."

"This..."

Shen Qingyue looked at him in a daze, then realized, "You should have told me earlier."

Shen Hex laughed, "Isn’t it good to have a backup plan?"

Shen Qingyue: "..."

After comforting his sister, Shen Hex opened his personal terminal to browse through various items in the merit library.

First up were spiritual objects that aid cultivation. These were his current main demand and the fastest way to improve his strength, so he needed to focus on them.

There were many spiritual objects, most of which were pills, with a large stockpile, and some included Heavenly Gang Sha type items, even Professional Items that directly increase experience, sufficient to meet the cultivation needs of a sixth-rank Professional.

However... the cost was high!

After all, these spiritual objects for cultivation could directly enhance one’s strength, so they were highly sought after at this critical moment, driving the price up.

But Shen Hex wasn’t in a rush to purchase anything. Instead, he reviewed other items, especially cultivation techniques, memorizing all the information about the items, and finally exchanged for a bottle of Tier Four True Essence Pills.

Once exchanged, someone would deliver it to his door. Shen Hex informed Shen Qingyue to be on the lookout for the delivery while he himself lay down in the Life Support Pod.

Inside the Life Support Pod, he positioned his naked body into a Coiling Dragon Stance. Along with the circulation of internal True Yuan, forming a Circulation of Heaven, his power would grow little by little.

As an advanced martial art, the Xingyi Divine Martial Scripture can already run autonomously. Whether in motion or stillness, wakefulness or sleep, the Martial Dao True Essence operates on its own, increasing the martial artist’s power as naturally as breathing, albeit with lesser efficiency.

But even with low efficiency, the accumulation eventually leads to a transformation.

In these years, despite being busy with various affairs, engaging in battle net matches, and running pig farming, Shen Hex had been able to keep up with his cultivation progress thanks to the autonomous training of Xingyi Divine Martial, the Spirit Beast Pendant, and Krypton Gold Medication all complementing each other.

But right now, he wasn’t going to the battle net to fight.

He was... Zhuang Zhou’s Dream of the Butterfly!

Yes, he was going to perform Zhuang Zhou’s Dream of the Butterfly again. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Even though it seemed somewhat untimely at this moment, Shen Hex was determined to dream.

Because he knew his own condition clearly, relying on autonomous cultivation, the Spirit Beast Pendant, and Krypton Gold Medication, his real-world cultivation level could soon reach Tier Five. By then, he must find a way to acquire Heavenly Gang Sha to refine the Martial Arts Golden Core.

But is Heavenly Gang Sha easy to obtain? Without clashing with the Evil God Sect, don’t expect to have enough merit to purchase it.

Without Heavenly Gang Sha, relying solely on bitter cultivation could take hundreds of years to attain the ninth transformation of the Golden Core.

Therefore, fighting was an imperative, but before the struggle, Shen Hex had to enhance his strength and combat prowess as much as possible to avoid any missteps.

However, at this moment, the means by which he could enhance his strength were limited.

Zhuang Zhou’s Dream of the Butterfly was his last resort.

If he didn’t dream now, a few months later after officially joining the Special Bureau, he would have no opportunity to dream.

Due to the time flow difference, after dreaming, he required a period of development to have the capacity for "Fasting Passive Cultivation" and then return to the real world to manage various matters.

In a few months, he would likely not have such time.

Thus, dreaming had to be done now, using this half-year recuperation time to cultivate the Dream Butterfly Body, ensuring it gained a safe environment and the ability to fast.

This way, when he went to assume his new role at the Special Bureau in half a year, he could switch between the real world and the Dream Butterfly World at will, advancing developments in both worlds seamlessly.

What’s the reason not to do it when it brings the best of both worlds?

After explaining everything to Shen Qingyue, Shen Hex hesitated no longer. With his body coiled like a dragon in the Life Support Pod, his consciousness flitted away like a butterfly, entering another world.

"Splash!"

The darkness, like a tide, receded.

Damp air, pungent with the smell of fish, along with the sound of waves crashing.

Shen Hex opened his eyes, but all he saw was a blur. Distant things were unclear, and nearby ones hazy, as if he were in a marsh of withered reeds, the golden sun’s rays reflecting off them with incredible beauty.

Yet he had no time to enjoy this, because his body felt more frail than ever before, even surpassing the first life of the little beggar Gouwa who froze and starved to death. But while Gouwa died from cold and hunger, he...

Deteriorating, decaying, aging, heavy.

Near the end of his days, with little time left!

Shen Hex tremulously extended his hand, shaking uncontrollably, gently touching his face only to feel ravines and ridges, coarse and damp, the skin loose and weak, with even a few protruding age spots.

At this moment, the original’s memories surged like a tide, fully absorbed by him, the dream butterfly person.

"Yunmeng Marsh!"

"Dongting Lake!"

"Old, Old Zhong?"