Chapter 26: Getting Out?

Lin Wu looked at the host data window and read it carefully. He could see that he had reached the mid stage of the qi refining realm now. He also noticed that his size had actually increased by a small amount. While he was around fifty centimeters long before, upon first awaking, now he was an additional ten centimeters longer.

Lin Wu felt a little intrigued by this and guessed that his size would likely increase with his cultivation base. For now, he would be nearly sixty centimeters long now.

"Damn, I'm so close to the next stage as well. Just need 246 units more of spirit qi." Lin Wu cursed to himself.

'Seems like I need to hunt more beasts, maybe? Or can I cultivate as well?' Lin Wu wondered.

"System, can I use a cultivation technique as well?" Lin Wu questioned.

~Ding~

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ANSWER: The host can use human cultivation techniques after they have been modified by the system. Though the host does have one of the cultivation techniques, it cannot be used due to incompatibility. In order to make it compatible, the host will have to collect more cultivation techniques so that the system can extrapolate and form a suitable cultivation technique for the host.

Even if the host does not cultivate using a cultivation technique, the Host can still absorb spirit qi from the environment. A small part of spirit qi is always being absorbed passively by the host's body, but this passive absorption only lasts until it reaches the current maximum limit of the host's cultivation base.

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"Huh, at least there is some amount that is being absorbed. Looks like I can only hunt spirit beasts for their spirit qi for now. And perhaps even… humans." Lin Wu muttered to himself.

'Now then, how do I get back up?' Lin Wu thought to himself as he looked up at the distant ceiling.

"System, can you show me a route to the exit of this place?" Lin Wu questioned.

~Ding~

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CALCULATING ROUTE: Please wait a moment.

PLOTTING ROUTE: The new route has been added to the map.

NAVIGATION: Activated

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Lin Wu then saw the familiar arrow appear in his vision like a heads up display. The system was pointing him towards one of the walls to his left.

"So that's where I'm supposed to go. But how do I get there? The same as before?" Lin Wu muttered.

~Ding~

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SUGGESTION: The system can use his innate skill Cellular crystallization to change the texture and shape of his body. By changing the shape to a more motile form the host should be able to move more easily.

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"Ah~ yes, of course. Now then, what kind of form would be better to move in water?" Lin Wu spoke to himself.

Lin Wu tried to remember his past life's memories. He was trying to find an animal that could swim in the water that would be close to his body type. The closest animal that he could think of that had a similar shape and size as him would be a Sea snake.

Imagining the physique of the sea snake, Lin Wu tried to change his body's shape. His tail end started flattening and eventually became like a flat flipper. It looked quite similar to that of a sea snake, if not for the color and texture.

While a sea snake had a flat tail, it also had scales. Lin Wu was extremely different in this regard, as his entire body was crystalline.

After doing this, Lin Wu took a look at his tail.

"This should be fine, I guess? Let's try moving now." Lin Wu muttered to himself.

He then oriented himself towards the direction he wanted to go and moved his tail. At first, the tail only made him change his direction, but after a few tries he got a hold of it and was able to move forward.

"Hahaha! I did it. Now I just have to get to the wall first." Lin Wu spoke out loud with jubilation.

Lin Wu kept on flapping his tail and moved towards the direction marked by the system. Unlike his first time when he had to move by wiggling and propelling water, this was a much more efficient method. His speed was also incomparable to before.

Lin Wu was moving at a rather decent speed and reached the wall after five minutes. Once he was in front of the wall, he saw the system's navigation pointing him towards a crack in the wall. The crack was slanting and had an irregular surface.

'Hmm, looks like I have to go up from here. Hopefully, I don't fall down.' Lin Wu thought to himself.

He then lifted his head up from the surface of the water and tried to push himself up into the crack. But his efforts failed as he could not push himself high enough and only kept on falling back.

"Bah~ this won't work. I need better grip somehow." Lin Wu spoke.

He then tried to use the innate skill of cellular crystallization again and changed the surface of his head to be a bit more rough. Irregular and rough bumps appeared on his head once he was done. Lin Wu looked at his changed appearance in the Host data window.

"Let's see if this works now." Lin Wu muttered.

~Phew~

~Splash~

Lin Wu flapped hard with his tail and pushed his head into the air and towards the crack in the wall. It flew ahead and then made contact with the wall.

~Chink~

A small noise was heard as Lin Wu got his head stuck in the wall.

"Yes, I did it!" Lin Wu praised himself before pulling the rest of his body up.

After getting into the crack fully, he started to move upwards. The crack would split into multiple smaller parts and Lin Wu would have to follow the system's navigation to get the right path. There were places where the climb was at a steep angle but he still managed somehow.

Eventually, he reached a point where he couldn't climb at all. The path was now completely straight upwards at a ninety-degree angle.

"Now what the hell am I supposed to do?"