The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle
Chapter 461 - 290: Many Enemies, Su Buxian is Developing

It took nearly three days.

Organization X had completed an exhaustive internal purge from the bottom up. After withstanding a rebellion from within their ranks, they had restructured, reset their rhythm, and were once again ready to march forward.

Aside from the old factions and various dark enterprises that were cleaned up, there were also numerous shadowy monsters roaming around the world.

Their numbers were few, and it was only a matter of time before they were eradicated.

This was also the determination that drove Du En to lead everyone to rise in the future and possess the strength to defend themselves.

While they were thriving:

Su Qi also began his "Cultivation".

"Are you sure you want to enter here?"

Bearded Man and the young man beside him stood on an extremely steep cliff, looking apprehensively at... what was in front of them.

In front of them was an expanse of dark and gloomy whirlpools!

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Thunder chaotically stirred in the low sky, and large mountains towering into the clouds filled the black sea, conveying a lethal danger that swirled everywhere inside.

"This is the most special and also the most dangerous place in our world,"

Bearded Man said solemnly, "It's where the apostles of God in our world undergo trials and improve. Despite the countless ages that have passed, it still retains ancient dangers and traces of those trials."

Su Qi, Bai Yilin, Jiang Zhi, and others all stood on the cliff.

Jiang Zhi reached out his hand to feel the swirling wind, the pain seemingly palpable on his palm: "Indeed, I can already sense a danger that wants to devour Spiritual Energy."

"Then why is this place considered forbidden and no one is allowed to enter?" Bai Yilin asked curiously.

It was only after they proposed to strengthen themselves in this world that they learned this place was completely off-limits, a forbidden zone.

"First, this place itself is where the apostles of God undergo trials, containing the teachings of God and ancient strength, not to be entered by others."

"Secondly..."

"Once you step in, all abilities cease to work, and you can only rely on the core energy stored within your body to survive."

Bearded Man sighed:

"And nowadays, we naturally can't compare to those apostles from ancient times. Without our abilities, we practically lose all our combat power and cannot enter."

Su Qi paused.

He then took a step forward and leaped.

His body plummeted down in a straight line, violently descending into the violent winds.

And the next moment.

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[Tools, Equipment, and Skill effects are prohibited]

"So it's really... like this."

The only thing that worked was Spiritual Energy, which ensured the strength of the body, but it was being consumed at twice the normal rate.

Bai Yilin and Jiang Zhi also jumped down, their eyes flickering, almost unsteadily stumbling.

Jiang Zhi seemed to have discovered a new continent:

"The surrounding environment disrupts and devours Spiritual Energy when we use it, causing us to lose control and balance."

His eyes gleamed: "This is the perfect place to control, strengthen Spiritual Energy, and advance through the ranks."

Spiritual Energy is fundamental to ascension; before one can traverse the sequence path like those with extraordinary powers, players can only rely on improving the quality and containment of Spiritual Energy to push forward on the sequence path.

"And there's another thing."

Bai Yilin nodded slightly, holding a Spirit Coin in his hand: "Absorbing and transforming the energy within Spirit Coins also speeds up."

Within just over ten seconds.

A pattern on the Spirit Coin in his palm vanished.

This was a vital resource for ascending through the ranks, a massive amount of energy was needed to take the next step, and the advantage of Spirit Coins was stability, but the drawback was their very low efficiency and enormous consumption.

An ordinary person would need at least ten Spirit Coins to increase a bit of Spiritual Energy.

The two were eager to move forward.

But Su Qi stood at the back.

"Really?"

Su Qi paused, took out a Spirit Coin, and in less than five seconds, all the patterns disappeared, and with a clack, it turned to ash.

"It does seem to be faster indeed."

The energy resources needed vary with different sequence ranks.

When he first came into contact with sequences, Left Hand had mentioned that the more powerful an Ancient Relic, the stronger the sequence, but also the more severe the difficulties of ascension.

Ordinary players.

A bit of Spiritual Energy is ten Spirit Coins.

For top talents like Bai Yilin and Jiang Zhi, who step into exceptional ranks, a bit of Spiritual Power would need around fifty Spirit Coins.

According to the threshold of the Seventh Rank, 50,000 Spiritual Power would need at least... over two million Spirit Coins.

This was why clubs were reluctant to invest in these fallen talents; falling from the sequence path meant the trials of Ancient Relics became harder, and to rise again from Dongshan required too many resources.

"They've started already?"

Bearded Man was startled.

"It's like being anxious, like not finding a job now, but the bills for next month are already plastered on your face, and debt collectors could knock on your door at any moment."

Bearded Man: "..."

This guy always had such refreshing and unique examples.

"What about you, aren't you anxious?"

It wasn't that he saw something, but rather a hunch made him feel that this young man with a somewhat lazy posture was bearing invisible, immense pressure.

"Me?"

Su Qi smiled: "I'm a person who never worries. If someone comes to collect debts, he'll just end up owing a truckload more in return."

Bearded Man: "?"

He didn't know much about this guy called Su Buxian, but the Divine Son and even the old professor trusted him greatly, not just giving him the green light all the way but also cooperating with him to set up a multitude of laboratories, working on technology to develop new Potions unlike DX-515.