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“Subtlety of the spirit?” Li Yuan’s eyes lit up, “Congratulations, senior, I’m happy for you.”
To become a Prime Warrior, one must master Fourth Level skills.
Subtlety of the spirit is an essential condition for becoming a high-level Prime Warrior (Level 26-28).
Unity of Heaven and Man at the Fifth Stage is the necessary condition for becoming a Top Grade Prime Warrior (Level 29).
Therefore, most Prime Warriors, as long as they don’t break through too old, can gradually reach Level 24 and 25 after many years of practice.
For instance, Wan Qinghe is a Level 25 Prime Warrior.
But to advance further to become a high-level Prime Warrior? The difficulty skyrockets, and their numbers dwindle.
A high-level Prime Warrior, even at Kunlun Martial University, would qualify to be an official teacher.
A breakthrough transformation in skill, indeed, is something that no amount of money can buy.
“Speaking of skills alone, you are my senior. To have reached the Fifth Stage Unity of Heaven and Man at such a young age,” Liu Jing said with a smile, “Such talent is extraordinary, no wonder your teacher wants you to keep a low profile.”
Li Yuan couldn’t help but smile.
Fifth Stage Unity of Heaven and Man, techniques that pursue the mysterious flow of the natural movement of heaven and earth, invisible from the outside… But those with great strength could judge through the might of the techniques.
“With senior’s accumulation, I’m afraid it won’t be long before you break through to Level 26,” Li Yuan said with a smile.
“Hmm, with another ten years of hard cultivation, I should be able to reach above Level 27,” Liu Jing nodded, quite spirited as well.
Today’s recovery from hidden injuries and the breakthrough in skill, breaking the bottleneck of decades, naturally brought excitement and joy to his heart.
Seeing Liu Jing’s demeanor, Li Yuan also felt quite emotional.
Martial Artists like Liu Jing were considered ‘excellent’ in their youth, but the path of the Martial Path is still rugged, and now he has achieved Subtlety of the spirit at over seventy years of age.
Subtlety of the spirit can greatly tap into one’s bodily potential.
But if one is too old, and the vitality of the body is lacking, it is very difficult to rapidly improve Physical Quality as in one’s youth, hence Liu Jing mentioned ‘ten years’ as the hopeful time to advance to above Level 27.
“Senior,”
“You saved my life, and I used Spiritual Medicine to save yours; we are even,” Li Yuan said earnestly. “But the two billion Blue Star Coins you just mentioned is probably the accumulation of decades, and you will need a lot of resources for future cultivation… I can’t accept it.”
As a Prime Warrior stationed at the outpost base of the Mingxu Star Realm, indeed, one cannot return to Blue Star.
However, all sorts of cultivation materials and resources can be exchanged through the entry points of the Star Realm, money can be spent.
Moreover, Li Yuan was clear that average Prime Warriors, if they do not adventure in the Star Realms, would not accumulate much wealth, having over a hundred million would be considered good.
Even if they survive adventures in the Star Realms, unless they find Heavenly Materials Treasures, it’s difficult to surpass ten billion, after all, the various cultivation resources for Prime Warriors are very costly.
Liu Jing, who has been guarding one place, facing dangers far beyond ordinary Prime Warriors, must have earned quite a bit.
But after all these years of accumulation, this two billion is probably also most of it.
Li Yuan likes money, but to readily take away most of an elderly senior’s fortune?
He felt uncomfortable in his heart.
There are things to do and things not to do, Li Yuan has his own bottom line.
“Don’t want it?” Liu Jing was stunned.
“Besides,” Li Yuan suddenly flipped his hand, and a blue fruit appeared in his palm, its surface occasionally flashed with a layer of silver light, full of mystery and allure.
Unbelievably beautiful.
“Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit?” Liu Jing couldn’t help looking at Li Yuan, “Li Yuan, what is this?”
“Senior, according to our previous agreement, I claim 20%,” Li Yuan smiled, “For the subsequent treasure hunt… I’m shamelessly claiming two fruits because I put in more effort than senior.”
“But this one fruit, you must accept no matter what,” Li Yuan said.
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“No!”
“You won’t take my money, but you want to give me a Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit; is it because you think the money I offered was too little?” Liu Jing’s face showed a trace of anger.
Just like Li Yuan.
Liu Jing also has his own principles, and he believes Li Yuan deserves what he offered.
“Senior,” Li Yuan said with a smile, “this Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit is not just for you.”
“Now that you have achieved Subtlety of the spirit, if you consume this Spirit Fruit, your spiritual power will transform again, greatly increasing your chances of grasping Unity of Heaven and Man,” Li Yuan said sincerely. “If you achieve Unity of Heaven and Man…
the possibility of becoming a Top Grade Prime Warrior in the future is promising, and your role in the Mingxu Star Realm will be greatly enhanced.”
Liu Jing’s heart was moved.
He cared not for the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit itself, but was touched by Li Yuan’s mention of ‘Unity of Heaven and Man.’
Indeed, if spiritual power undergoes Transformation, the future prospects of realizing Unity of Heaven and Man would be greatly increased.
For those who have achieved Subtlety of the spirit,
Who wouldn’t look forward to Unity of Heaven and Man?
“You make a good point,” Liu Jing looked at Li Yuan, then shook his head and said, “But this way you lose out too much, I feel too uncomfortable… How about this?”
“Let’s consider this Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit as something I’m buying, how about ten billion Blue Star Coins?” Liu Jing said earnestly. “You must accept this ten billion Blue Star Coins no matter what,”
“Otherwise, I will not accept this Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit.”
That was Liu Jing’s bottom line.
“Alright,” Li Yuan nodded with a smile and did not refuse any longer, handing the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit to Liu Jing.
Ten billion Blue Star Coins?
If Li Yuan were to include the value of the two Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits he obtained, it would be hard to appraise their worth without an auction to determine it.
But the total gains from this venture could well be between fifty and a hundred billion Blue Star Coins… indeed, it was staggeringly immense.
This exceeded the wealth that most mid-level Prime Warriors could accumulate in their lifetime.
This is a fact.
This is also why countless Martial Artists are desperate to take on the dangers of the Star Realms… Although it is extremely perilous, just one lucky find of a Heavenly Materials Treasure could make one rich overnight and set for life.
Li Yuan’s procurement of the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits from the Flying Serpent Valley this time was due to his strength, but luck played a part too.
Even so, it was still perilous.
Moreover, although the final gain was significant, Li Yuan also lost a life-saving ‘Origin Purple Longevity Pill,’ making it hard to determine the gains and losses.
“Senior, what shall we do now?” Li Yuan asked, “I just reported to the base…”
Quickly.
Li Yuan explained to Liu Jing the whole process of his recent report to the base.
“You did the right thing; under those circumstances, you should have reported,” Liu Jing nodded. “However, now that I’m awake, and my strength has not only recovered but greatly increased… our original plan needs to change.”
“I will communicate with the base,” he said.
“Alright,” Li Yuan nodded.
Liu Jing quickly dialed the base’s communication, and soon someone answered.
“Hello,” a deep voice came through the communication.
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“I am Liu Jing. Let Han Chong patch through the communication,” Liu Jing said indifferently.
…Not long after.
Liu Jing ended the communication with the base.
In fact, the content of his exchange with the base was simple: he informed Han Chong that not only had his strength been restored but it had also made a breakthrough.
He asked the base to dispatch a team as quickly as possible and to apply for support from the alliance.
Li Yuan had been listening on the side the whole time.
“Senior, it will take a few hours for the first wave of support from the base to get here. What do we do now?” Li Yuan asked.
“What else can we do? Closed-door training,” Liu Jing said with a grin. “Consume Spirit Fruit.”
Li Yuan couldn’t help but laugh.
“Heavenly Materials Treasures are of no use just by looking,” Liu Jing said seriously. “They only exhibit their full effect and value when consumed and fully digested.”
“So, possession is reassuring?” Li Yuan nodded. “Senior, I know a place that’s very suitable for closed-door training. Shall we go together?”
“Okay,” Liu Jing nodded.
However, he had already guessed where Li Yuan was planning to take him.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two of them moved swiftly through the woodland, covering over ten kilometers to quickly reach the base of a cliff by a large river.
Standing in the riverbed, they could vaguely make out the cave displayed atop the high cliff.
It was indeed the spot where Li Yuan had last conducted his closed-door training.
“Senior, come on up,” Li Yuan said lightly, leaping gracefully like a gibbon and rapidly climbing up.
Liu Jing followed close behind.
The two of them entered the cave, one after the other. It was still very clean and extremely dry within.
The space was also ample.
Not to mention two people, even if there were dozens of people inside the cave, it wouldn’t feel cramped.
“You do know how to find a good spot,” Liu Jing said with a laugh, having secretly protected Li Yuan before, he actually knew about this place.
“I found it by chance,” Li Yuan said with a smile.
“Then let’s each consume our own,” Liu Jing said. “According to the data, it should take two to three hours for the initial effects to manifest. By that time, the base team probably won’t be able to make it here yet.”
“Okay,” Li Yuan nodded.
…
Li Yuan and Liu Jing each found a spot in the cave and sat down cross-legged.
“Concentrate your spirit,” Li Yuan muttered, gently closing his eyes.
With a thought, his Origin Power Battle Suit extended a black tray from his chest, lifting a Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit upon it.
“According to the Martial Hall’s data archives.”
“A single Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit can, under normal circumstances, cause the spiritual power of an ordinary Origin Martial Artist to soar to the level comparable to a 29th Grade top-grade Origin Martial Artist,” Li Yuan thought to himself. “But this Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit of mine seems to be even more peculiar.”
Li Yuan recalled the retrieval process.
First came the Spiritual Pressure; then the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Wood dispersed on its own.
Everything was indicative of the extraordinariness of this Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit.
“My own spiritual power is already close to 29th Grade.”
“I wonder if this special Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit can help me reach the limit of an Origin Martial Artist in one fell swoop,” Li Yuan mused, gently closing his eyes.
Flying Heaven Level? Li Yuan didn’t dare to imagine.
Just like how moving from the Second Rank to the Third Rank in physical realm is a vast difference, a transition in the very essence of life itself.
Much greater than the difference from advancing from the First Rank to the Second Rank by more than tenfold.
Similarly,
advancing spiritual power from 29th Grade to 30th Grade is also a transformation.
“According to the Martial Hall’s data archives, on the history of human Martial Path, those so-called ‘talents in spiritual power’, after becoming Origin Martial Artists, would gradually increase their spiritual power to 29th Grade,” Li Yuan thought. “But for their spiritual power to reach 30th Grade, it is extremely difficult, not much easier than for an ordinary top-grade Origin Martial Artist.”
In a word,
want your spiritual power to reach 30th Grade? Under normal circumstances, one must first elevate their Life Level to the 30th Grade, then nourish the soul with a strong body to allow for the transformation of spiritual power.
Therefore, Li Yuan only hoped that after consuming the Spirit Fruit, his spiritual power could directly soar to the level of 29.9 Grade.
Afterward, he could slowly hone his skills using the “Observing the Sun’s Empty Heart Scripture” and strive to break through to the 30th Grade.
After a while, Li Yuan’s mind became completely tranquil, and his entire being even faintly entered the special state of Unity of Heaven and Man.
“Gurgle~”
Li Yuan picked up the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit, slightly smaller than a fist, and placed it in his mouth where it instantly melted… turning into a pool of liquid that flowed down Li Yuan’s throat in an instant.
It was very refreshing.
Hissss~ Hissss~
Upon introspecting his own body, Li Yuan could clearly feel that the liquid from the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit hadn’t even reached his stomach before turning into a stream of strange powers merging into his flesh and blood.
Rustling~ These streams of strange power coursed through his chest and neck, swiftly flowing into his brain.
The soul resides in the spiritual world of the brain.
“It’s so hot,” Li Yuan, eyes tightly shut, felt his head was slightly warm and a bit heavy… but those strange powers had already merged into his spiritual world.
Fusing into Li Yuan’s consciousness.
Whoosh!
Li Yuan’s consciousness could clearly sense these streams of strange power pouring in, rapidly transforming into spiritual power… his soul power kept leaping upwards.
It was as though a person was voraciously eating meat, and with every bite, the meat would be consumed instantly, only to be directly transformed into muscles throughout the body.
The conversion efficiency was astonishing.
“[Your spiritual power has increased from 28.4 grade to 28.5 grade],” flashed a prompt from the Divine Palace.
“Just in this short time, my spiritual power has risen by 0.1 grade?” Li Yuan was amazed inwardly.
Hissss~ Hissss~
The power consumed by the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit was just a very small fraction; it continued to transform frenetically.
It was over a hundred times faster than when Li Yuan would practice the Visualization Method to enhance his spiritual power on regular days.
“[Your spiritual power has increased from 28.5 grade…]”
“[Your spiritual power has increased from 28.8 grade…]” As time passed, prompts from the Divine Palace kept flashing by.