novelapdf 28 Hope on the Wrist
28 Hope on the Wrist
Having figured out the key points, Xu Yan felt relieved and began to circulate his cultivation technique again, focusing all his energy on absorbing spiritual energy.
After the transformation of the inner elixir, the external spiritual energy becomes the body's own true essence, flowing throughout the body. Wherever it goes, the bones become stronger, the muscles become more robust, and even the spiritual consciousness slowly grows stronger.
This feeling of simultaneous enhancement of body and mind, and a rapid increase in cultivation level is simply amazing!
Isn't it much stronger than that wild bull?
However, just like in the Immortal Pavilion, most of the true energy flowing through his left wrist vanished into thin air.
Xu Yan was not worried at all; on the contrary, he was overjoyed and wished he could give all his true energy to Xu Yan so that Xu Yan could take whatever he wanted.
As night deepened, Xu Yan, immersed in his cultivation, gradually entered a state of complete absorption in the world, only waking up when he felt a slight throbbing pain in his meridians.
He knew that his meridians were not able to withstand the strain and needed to be properly nourished and allowed to recover slowly.
The sky was already showing the first light of dawn. A night of cultivation had made his true energy several times stronger. He not only felt no fatigue, but his mind was also unusually clear.
Unfortunately, the feeling of hunger didn't disappear; instead, it became even stronger.
Okay, spiritual practice can strengthen the body and maintain bodily functions, but it cannot replace eating.
Common sense +1!
Unable to cultivate and with nothing to do, I wanted to sleep until dark, but because my energy was too high, I couldn't fall asleep no matter what.
Xu Yan couldn't help but sigh, "The accumulation of cultivation isn't all positive buffs!"
Having finally endured the long daylight, Master Xu couldn't wait to begin his cultivation.
The next day, his true energy grew stronger again, but not as noticeably as the day before.
A rational analysis suggests that the problem wasn't a decrease in efficiency, but rather that his starting point was too low.
Turning one part of true essence into five parts is a fivefold improvement, but turning five into ten only results in a onefold increase.
In the following days, Xu Yan entered a cycle of cultivation, rest, and more cultivation. His cultivation level continued to improve, his meridians gradually adapted, and his cultivation time gradually increased.
Aside from the still unresolved hunger, everything is moving in a better direction.
I was forced into seclusion!
It had been nine days since he was trapped on the stone platform. Xu Yan suddenly realized that his true essence was no longer increasing, but spiritual energy was still pouring in. The feeling of being about to burst by the spiritual energy reappeared!
He was both shocked and frightened, desperately trying to recall the image of the Thunder Eagle, but his true essence, which was usually under his control, went out of control at this critical moment and was completely unresponsive.
Moreover, the true essence itself underwent an inexplicable change.
The great writer Xu was extremely flustered, yet utterly helpless. He felt utterly hopeless, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
A qi deviation? Backlash from the demon core? Or genetic collapse?
But he soon discovered that this was not a chaotic change; it seemed to contain some kind of pattern and was not heading towards destruction and collapse, which puzzled Xu Yan greatly.
Am I overlooking something?
Soon after, the true essence, which had expanded to its limit, became increasingly agitated, began to condense and compress, and its density continued to increase, with the feeling of overflowing becoming more and more intense.
After a while, the true essence, which had nowhere to go, continued to gather. After crossing a certain critical point, it suddenly released itself like a taut spring, abruptly breaking through an invisible barrier!
In that instant, Xu Yan felt completely refreshed, and his cultivation and divine sense experienced a leap in improvement.
The restless true energy gradually calmed down and continued to circulate smoothly in the meridians, as if nothing had happened.
Is this... a breakthrough?
Xu Yan was first bewildered, then confused, and finally all her emotions turned into helplessness.
Any cultivator with a lineage would never mistake a breakthrough for a qi deviation, but he was a complete novice who knew nothing about cultivation. He cultivated in a daze and broke through in a confused state, scaring himself half to death.
Breakthrough is a good thing, but he soon discovered that his five senses also improved in tandem with the breakthrough. He could see more clearly and hear farther, but what followed was that the hunger that had been tormenting him not only did not disappear, but became even stronger!
This is really hard to hold back!
Xu Yan was born after the new millennium, which happened to be a great era when the country's strength was advancing rapidly and leaving others far behind.
Although I was never waited on hand and foot from childhood to adulthood, I never lacked food or clothing and always had snacks. I was never hungry, so my experience of being tormented by hunger was particularly profound.
Let's continue; cultivating will allow us to temporarily forget our hunger.
But just as he closed his eyes, he suddenly opened them again.
Just as his true energy passed through his left wrist, he suddenly felt something small there, greedily absorbing his true energy.
A portal?
That's right, it's the Gate of Light!
This was the first time Xu Yan had truly sensed it!
Then came a wave of pity.
Look how hungry the child is!
With excitement, Xu Yan mobilized his true essence to nourish the light gate with all his might. The more true essence he consumed, the clearer his perception of the light gate became.
He tried to bring his divine sense closer and, surprisingly, managed to vaguely sense the outline of the rented room through that ethereal point.
Xu Yan was both surprised and delighted, wishing he could feed all his true essence into it in one go and immediately open the portal to return to the present world.
He even considered doing anything for this, even moving the portal into his dantian to directly devour the demon core!
Unfortunately, the light gate is completely uncontrollable; if the true essence is cut off, even the sensation becomes blurry.
Xu Yan was furious: What a waste of raising such a worthless descendant!
However, I'm still in a very good mood.
He couldn't help but feel fortunate; if it weren't for the demon core providing a safety net, he might not have been able to open the portal even after another eight hundred years.
Seeing hope of returning home, Xu Yan was full of energy and devoted himself to cultivation almost without sleep. In the blink of an eye, another eighteen days passed, and his true essence surged once again.
Having learned from the previous experience, Xu Yan calmed down, ignored all the unexpected changes, and waited patiently. Before long, he successfully broke through.
Body, consciousness, and light gate are all enhanced simultaneously in a unified manner!
If the Thunder Eagle hadn't been dead long ago, Xu Yan would have dragged it out and given it a good kiss!
While continuing his cultivation, he suddenly discovered that the thunder eagle in his sea of consciousness was no longer still, but was flapping its wings from time to time.
At this time, he couldn't help but want to move, his arms felt numb and itchy, as if something was trying to crawl out from inside!
Xu Yan quickly stopped, and all the abnormalities immediately disappeared.
Could there still be remnants of demonic souls lurking deep within the sea of consciousness?
Since it concerned his soul, Xu Yan dared not be careless. He immediately started the virus scan mode and thoroughly searched his sea of consciousness, but he found nothing unusual until the very end.
He stopped focusing solely on cultivation and instead slowly circulated some of his true energy into his arm, gradually increasing the amount once he was sure there were no problems.
Before long, Xu Yan was astonished to see wisps of true essence seeping through his skin, winding and turning in the air, slowly drawing out the outline of wings out of thin air!
Xu Yan... Am I going to grow a pair of wings and become a bird-man?
That's not a nice thing to say!