Damian quickly sat down cross-legged on his bed, excitedly wanting to start cultivating.

Soon, Qi began to move around his body, but after several moments, Damian frowned.

Because things were completely different from what he expected, his body didn’t change at all.

Everything strangely felt the same, whether it was his cultivation speed or anything else.

He turned upside down and frowned. "The hell is this... hey, System? How come nothing changed at all?"

Unfortunately, just like usual, the system completely ignored him, making him even more annoyed. "Damn you, broken system! Why are you always ignoring me?"

Finally, he could only give up and quickly check his body repeatedly, but no matter what, he couldn’t sense any difference at all.

Until finally, he checked his storage ring and was surprised to see that there were two unfamiliar jade slates inside.

The moment he saw them, he suddenly realized something and quickly took them both out.

"Don’t tell me the reward didn’t fuse directly with me but came in this form instead?"

But just like before, the system didn’t answer him, and he felt slightly irritated. Still, he ignored it, as he believed these were really the rewards.

And when he thought about it further, the rewards being in this form were even better, because this way, he could transfer them to others.

Although if he gave them to Violetta, it probably wouldn’t trigger the return since these were system items, it still wouldn’t matter much.

Because the stronger Violetta became, the more help he would get from her, and maybe... her multiplier might even increase.

Damian became so excited after thinking about it that he completely forgot about his anger toward the system.

Soon, Damian stopped overthinking and focused back on the jade slates in his hands.

One of them contained the Noble Grade Thunder Spiritual Root, while the other contained Foundation Perfection and Thunder Qi Mutation.

"Okay, let’s do it. The faster I obtain them, the faster I can get something even better to gift her."

Without hesitation, Damian immediately pressed both of them against his forehead, and instantly, both melted and fused with him.

And suddenly, violent lightning burst out from his body, while crackling sounds came from deep within him.

Damian’s body trembled insanely as it was forcibly transformed to the point that he couldn’t even scream properly.

Pain spread throughout his entire body as if countless needles were repeatedly piercing through his skin.

"AAAARRGGGHHH! WHY THE HELL IS THIS SO PAINFUL?! DAMN YOU, SYSTEM!"

Fortunately, his room had a soundproof array, so Violetta couldn’t hear his screams at all.

In the end, he passed out from the unbearable pain, but fortunately, it was a system reward, so it fused perfectly with his body no matter what.

---

After an hour, the process had finally finished, and Damian soon woke up from the agony.

But before he could start cursing again, he immediately felt the new energy flowing through his body, making him completely forget about the pain from earlier.

He could feel that his Qi cultivation was smoother and far better than before.

Previously, cultivating felt like trying to drink thick paste, but now it felt as easy as drinking water.

At the same time, he clenched his fist, and thunder immediately began crackling around it.

He could also feel that his cultivation foundation had become incomparably more stable than before. His body felt refreshed, free from sickness or any discomfort at all.

Damian slowly took a deep breath and began cultivating again. After a while, he opened his eyes and grinned widely.

"Amazing... truly amazing. The effect of having a Noble Grade Spiritual Root is no joke. No wonder those geniuses are so arrogant. For them, cultivation is basically as easy as drinking water."

Now, Damian was no longer a bottom-tier cultivator. In fact, it could even be said that he was already among the top-tier cultivators around here.

---

Damian was now cultivating on his bed with his new Noble Grade Thunder Spiritual Root.

The more he cultivated, the more shocked he became by the terrifying difference it brought.

Not only was his cultivation speed several times faster, but the quality of his Qi was completely different.

But he was still using the same cultivation art, so it seemed that he needed to gift Violetta a Qi cultivation art too.

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Knowing this, Damian immediately stopped cultivating. "Come in."

The door opened, and Violetta carefully entered the room. The moment Damian saw her, he was a little surprised.

Compared to before, Violetta’s appearance had changed greatly.

Although she was still somewhat thin and pale, she looked much better than before, and most importantly, she could stand on her own.

Meanwhile, Violetta herself was also surprised the moment she saw Damian. For some reason, her master felt different again.

She couldn’t explain it properly, but Damian’s presence and aura seemed even stronger than before.

But she didn’t think too deeply about it. He was now her master, so no matter what changed about him, he wasn’t someone she needed to be cautious of.

She then bowed her head respectfully. "Master, my body has already recovered."

She slowly clenched her hand. "My Spiritual Root has been restored, and although it’s only Mortal Grade, I can now cultivate normally."

She then looked at her leg. "More importantly, my leg has healed too, so I can move normally again."

As she said those words, Violetta still felt like everything was unreal. Just a few weeks ago, she had been a cripple waiting for death.

But now, although her talent had become extremely poor, she could still cultivate again and live normally like before. That was already more than enough for her.

Meanwhile, Damian simply smiled. "Don’t worry too much about your Spiritual Root. I’ll eventually find a way to evolve yours into something even better later on."

Violetta was stunned after hearing that and immediately bowed once again gratefully. "Thank you very much, Master, but you really don’t need to do that."

Damian only laughed loudly. "Hahaha, don’t worry. After all, you’re my only disciple."

Violetta then smiled, feeling deep gratitude toward her master.

Damian suddenly remembered something. "Right, how long has it been since I came to your room?"

Violetta thought for a moment before answering. "It’s been about a week since you last came to my room, Master." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The moment he heard it, he immediately grinned. "So it’s already been a week, huh..."