Luo Fan spent an entire day cultivating the first form of the 256 Forms of the Controller.
The very first time, it had taken him ten minutes just to complete the sequence once.
But after going through it a hundred times, he managed to finish within roughly nine hours.
"System, claim reward!"
After finishing his hundred repetitions, Luo Fan eagerly called out in his mind.
Right after that, he began setting up another task.
[Task: Cultivate the first three forms of the 256 Forms of the Controller one hundred times.
Reward: Mental force amplitude +1]
The first three forms all required practicing with four flying blades.
However, the movements in the second and third forms were more complex.
This time, Luo Fan knew it would take longer.
But he wasn't planning on simply practicing the 256 Forms of the Controller.
He intended to train the Ninety-Nine Thunder Blade at the same time.
Now that he had reached the planetary level, multitasking like this was no problem.
And so, in the days that followed, Luo Fan spent his time cultivating both the Ninety-Nine Thunder Blade and the 256 Forms.
When exhausted, he would stop to absorb Mu Ya Crystals.
Yes, his cultivation had become downright extravagant, directly fueled by Mu Ya Crystals.
As for Bibo Marrow, he treated it like plain drinking water.
That was because he had already established a new pair of tasks:
[Task: Warrior realm breakthrough to Planetary Level, 2nd rank.
Reward: Mu Ya Crystals ×20, Bibo Marrow 200 kilograms, Heilong Coins 1 billion]
[Task: Spiritual force master breakthrough to Planetary Level, 2nd rank.
Reward: Mu Ya Crystals ×20, Bibo Marrow 200 kilograms, Heilong Coins 1 billion]
He discovered that after breaking through to the planetary level, the rewards had improved quite a lot, possibly because the system had absorbed some energy.
Even the rewards he got earlier from Thunder God and Hong were extremely good.
So, he guessed that whenever he broke through a realm, the system would repair itself a bit.
That should also be the reason why the task quota had increased.
…
Very soon, a month passed.
Luo Fan's Ninety-Nine Thunder Blade, the first eleven forms, had all been cultivated to a state of mastery.
His comprehension had also risen to 5668.
The twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth forms had all reached perfection.
As for his spiritual force amplitude, it had reached 11.
Although the amplitude increased, his comprehension had also risen, so the speed of progress had not slowed much.
Originally, it could have been even faster, but he also needed to practice the first form of the Furious Sea Crazy Blade and become proficient with the Wave-Splitting Shuttle.
Most importantly, he also had to study the universal language of the cosmos.
Because of this, he hardly had any time left to even discuss spear techniques with Fang Xueyi.
Today, he was about to finish absorbing two pieces of Mu Ya Crystals.
Both his warrior and spiritual force levels had reached 99.99%.
He went to the villa assigned to him and sat cross-legged inside the gravity chamber.
This gravity chamber was a Grade B chamber, capable of adjusting gravity from 0 to 889,000 times.
The reason for this number was because the cosmic standard gravity was 8.89 times that of Earth.
The gravity chamber, like the spaceship, came with its own energy source, more than enough for Luo Fan's use.
At this moment, he didn't activate the gravity chamber. Instead, he just sat cross-legged inside and absorbed the energy of the Mu Ya Crystal.
Very soon, the energy of one Mu Ya Crystal was completely absorbed.
Inside his dantian, another light sphere appeared!
At the same time, a notification of task completion echoed in his mind.
But Luo Fan didn't check it immediately and instead continued absorbing the second Mu Ya Crystal.
Very quickly, another light sphere appeared in his sea of consciousness.
He had completed two tasks at the same time.
After claiming the task rewards, Luo Fan stood up.
The Black Dragon Coin reward was bound to an anonymous account at the Cosmic Galaxy Bank.
He could spend it through the Virtual Universe.
As long as he had the password, the money could be used, even though the account wasn't tied to a name.
He stood up, stretched his body, and instead of continuing cultivation, went to spend time with Fang Xueyi.
The next day.
Luo Fan told Fang Xueyi that he was going into seclusion for a month.
Fang Xueyi thought Luo Fan meant he was heading into the wilderness zone, so she didn't think much of it.
After placing twenty Mu Ya Crystals and two hundred kilograms of Bibo Marrow in a safe, Luo Fan boarded his fighter jet and flew over the ocean.
He deliberately chose a part of the sea where there were fewer monsters.
After setting the fighter jet to auto-return, he jumped directly into the sea.
The Wave-Splitting Shuttle appeared in the water, instantly killing all the monsters nearby, and then Luo Fan immediately brought out his cosmic spaceship.
Using the seawater as cover, even satellites couldn't detect him.
A thin, transparent membrane kept the seawater outside, allowing Luo Fan to enter without obstruction.
"Dumpling, activate the ship's optical stealth mode for me."
In the next instant, the once-dark screen lit up, and a cute panda appeared on it.
"Yes, Master!"
The spaceship, originally black and crimson in the water, vanished from sight.
However, if a monster approached this spot, it would still sense a strange barrier.
"Destination: Horned Dragon Star. Depart."
Luo Fan directly set the course for this planet—the very first location one visits in Swallowed Star after leaving the beginner's area.
Very soon, the spaceship lifted off.
As it rose above the ocean, a few drops of water slid off, but nothing could be seen.
Within just a few minutes, the ship reached outer space.
He had deliberately kept the speed a bit slower to avoid generating a sonic boom.
"Dumpling, enable 100% external projection."
As soon as Luo Fan spoke, the spaceship suddenly turned transparent.
It now felt as if Luo Fan was standing directly in the middle of the cosmos.
Not far away, a blue planet shimmered in the void.
Perhaps because humanity's living territory had shrunk so much over the years, Luo Fan found himself able to see the surface details clearly.
"So beautiful!" he murmured in awe.
With the cover of the seawater, even satellites couldn't detect it.
A transparent membrane held the water outside, letting Luo Fan step inside without obstruction.
"Dumpling, help me activate the ship's optical stealth mode."
The next moment, the previously dark screen lit up, and a cute panda appeared on it.
"Yes, Master!"
The black-red spaceship hidden in the sea instantly vanished.
Only, if any beast approached, it would sense there was some kind of barrier here.
"Destination, Horned Dragon Star, depart."
Luo Fan directly chose this place, the very first destination after leaving the "novice village" in Swallowed Star.
Soon, the spaceship launched.
As it rose from the surface, a few droplets of water slid off, yet nothing could be seen.
In just a few minutes, the ship reached outer space.
The slower pace was only to avoid creating a sonic boom ring.
"Dumpling, activate 100% external simulation."
As soon as Luo Fan spoke,
the spaceship suddenly became transparent.
At that moment, it was as if Luo Fan were standing in the vastness of space itself.
Not far away, a blue planet floated.
Perhaps because humanity's living range had shrunk in recent years,
Luo Fan could clearly see the details of the surface.
"So beautiful!"
Even though he had been mentally prepared, when Luo Fan saw this scene, he still couldn't stop the shock that surged within him.
At the same time, an indescribable sense of emotion welled up in his heart.
"I hope this time it can be preserved," Luo Fan thought to himself.
After watching for a while, Luo Fan finally spoke.
"Turn off the external simulation and begin accelerating."
With that said, Luo Fan walked toward the cultivation chamber inside the spaceship.
This spaceship could only reach a maximum speed of 1.1 times the speed of light.
Just making a trip to Horned Dragon Star would take more than ten days.
Luo Fan didn't want to waste that time.
…
Very soon, ten days passed just like that.
"Master, estimated arrival at Dragon Serpent Star in one hour," Dumpling reminded him.
Luo Fan, who had been practicing both the Ninety-Nine Thunder Blade and controlling the Splitting Wave Shuttle to train the 256 Styles, finished his current round of cultivation and then stopped.
He went to the hall, drank a cup of Blue Wave Marrow, and then took a shower.
Not long after, while Luo Fan was in the spaceship's lounge, he heard Dumpling's voice.
"The spaceship is about to decelerate to a halt and exit the Dark Universe!"
"Master, would you like to activate the external simulation?"
Luo Fan nodded while sipping the Blue Wave Marrow.
"Activate 100% external simulation."
At the very moment the spaceship came to a halt, it returned to the universe.
And Dumpling activated the external simulation.
At a glance, Luo Fan saw in the distance a planet that seemed to shine with multicolored light, with two faintly visible satellites orbiting it.
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