Chapter 66

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Chapter 66: Yang Shu and Shuzhu’s Spiritual Roots

During the Prelude to the Monster Incident, Yun Ye earned hundreds of Contribution Points, along with a significant amount of high-level contributions.

Originally, Yun Ye’s rank at Hongshan was the lowest level, D-level, among the four levels: A, B, C, and D.

However, after the Prelude, Yun Ye was promoted to C-level and unlocked more privileges.

The teachings of Weapon Forging include introductory, mastery, and advanced levels; these encompass all the knowledge of Weapon Forging at Hongshan.

To exchange for the mastery level of Weapon Forging, one needs C-level permission, and the price is steep—150,000 dark copper and 150 Contribution Points.

Yun Ye received around 30,000 to 40,000 dark copper as a reward from the Monster Incident, but even with additional income, he was still far from the needed 150,000 due to various expenses.

Because of this, Yun Ye did not rush to save money to exchange for mastery in Weapon Forging; instead, he exchanged for high-grade Spirit Awakening Pills.

The Spirit Awakening Pill can stimulate the Spirit Sense and increase the success rate of awakening one’s Spirit Sense.

Each pill costs 10,000 dark copper and 20 Contribution Points, and Yun Ye bought four, aiming for a comprehensive result.

…

Yun Ye quietly returned to the Yang Family.

As usual, Shuzhu was home during the day, while Yang Shu was busy working under direct supervision.

“Shier! You’re back! Come quickly, Mother has completed the revival of her Spiritual Roots!” Shuzhu said excitedly, leading Yun Ye to the backyard to showcase her abilities.

Her power was very much in line with her personality; she had the Wood Element. With a touch of her finger, flowers and plants quickly grew.

In this world, the Wood Element can stimulate plant growth, including Spiritual Herbs.

Most Spiritual Herbs take hundreds of years to mature, but under the influence of a Wood Element Spiritual Law master, this can be shortened to ten or twenty years. The stronger the Spiritual Law, the more accelerated the growth.

Because of this, even without harvesting Spiritual Herbs, Baishi Town still has a stable supply.

The military camp also sells various spirit pills for this reason.

The materials for Spirit Awakening Pills are some low-potency Spiritual Herbs; if a century is the true definition of Spiritual Herbs, then those used for production are likely only ten or twenty years old, making them worth harvesting for profit.

“The Wood Spiritual Root is indeed very useful. If we’re just cultivating flowers and plants without fighting, it can create immense value. But what about Father? What Spiritual Root did he awaken?” Yun Ye asked.

“He has the Earth Spiritual Root, which pairs perfectly with mine! To stimulate them, merely accelerating growth isn’t enough; we need sufficient nutrients, and your father’s strength can nourish the land,” Shuzhu replied with a smile.

“If there were also a Water Spiritual Root, it would complete the farming setup,” Yun Ye chuckled. Then he suddenly realized and pointed to the little creature in Shuzhu’s arms, “Speaking of which, our little brother is a Water Spiritual Root! Is this fate calling for joint farming?”

“Is it really that coincidental?” Shuzhu exclaimed in surprise.

“Indeed, it is quite a coincidence,” Yun Ye replied. “But let’s forget farming; the lifespan of a revival of Spiritual Roots is limited. Spending day and night stimulating Spiritual Herbs means if you earn money, you won’t have the chance to enjoy it.”

“Don’t worry, we only stimulate them under normal conditions. There’s no way we’d use the revival of Spiritual Roots; it’s slower, but it can be quite interesting,” Shuzhu said, gesturing to the ground.

Under the green aura of spirit energy, the purple-leaf grass, which had withered due to winter’s arrival, was not only regrowing, but also blooming flowers the size of fingernails, indeed fascinating.

“Every kind of Spiritual Root has its own charm…” Yun Ye marveled.

His first encounter with Spiritual Roots was when the examiner skillfully handled the test papers—it was incredibly impressive.

Yun Ye did not continue the conversation and instead pulled out the “accounting book” and “diary.”

“What is this?”

Shuzhu asked,

“The Spiritual Tool I made can communicate over long distances. As long as you write on it, I will see it right away. This thing is so important that I delivered it immediately upon completion. Even if you don’t contact me, it can improve the efficiency of various tasks.”

Yun Ye replied.

“Is it really that magical?”

Shuzhu was taken aback; it was indeed quite extraordinary.

For merchants, the most crucial thing is information. If there is a way to communicate remotely, wouldn’t it be like having divine assistance when doing business across cities to profit from price differences?

“This isn’t particularly special. There are similar tools at Hongshan. The Black Armored Army’s identity tokens can receive orders from headquarters, but as of now, this kind of communication is only one-way,” Yun Ye explained.

“No wonder you see us not carrying identity tokens; were you worried about being overheard?” Shuzhu understood.

“After all, it’s just a guess. Who knows if the authorities truly lack this function or simply choose not to open it?” Yun Ye said.

Yun Ye then demonstrated how to use the tool for Shuzhu and assisted her in inputting her fingerprints and spirit energy information.

The Halo Book was a mature product that Yun Ye had improved many times, so there were almost no barriers. Even Shuzhu could quickly master it.

But a very serious issue arose.

Shuzhu could not read.

There wasn’t much Yun Ye could do; the Halo Book could only record text, not voice. So if she wanted to use it, she would have to learn to read.

This posed a real challenge. Shuzhu was already over thirty and had grown accustomed to her lifestyle. Learning a completely new skill like reading would undoubtedly be met with resistance, and it might take a very long time.

However, Yun Ye clearly underestimated Shuzhu. Although her life had become more comfortable, it didn’t mean she had been spoiled over the years.

Regarding learning to read, Shuzhu had no reluctance and even seemed eager. She was determined to learn the most common characters in the shortest time possible.

Yun Ye could only look on with anticipation, unsure if this would actually happen.

Once this matter was resolved,

Yun Ye began to try to awaken his Spirit Sense in the secret room of the Yang Family.

First, Yun Ye consumed a Spirit Awakening Pill.

As soon as the pill entered his stomach, he felt a rush of clarity in his mind; the effect was very noticeable.

It felt as if a large stream of refreshing air was continuously flowing from his stomach to his head.

A single Spirit Awakening Pill could only sustain mental activity for five minutes.

If he couldn’t awaken his Spirit Sense, it would be a waste.

So, Yun Ye immediately activated the awakening technique and set to work.

In his introspective state, Yun Ye found himself in a spiritual void, with only a spinning white sphere in his chest.

This sphere was known in Spiritual Law as the spiritual void.

It could continually absorb life energy from all parts of his body and prevent the loss of life energy.

This was the reason behind the Major Achievement Qi Cultivation Technique’s ability to lower life energy consumption.

Without a complete spiritual void, life energy would continuously leak out, making it impossible to perfectly suppress the destructive forces of spirit energy.

That was the case in the past.

Now, Yun Ye had perfected his Qi Cultivation Technique.

At this moment, not only was Yun Ye’s spiritual void a sphere, but there were also rotating star rings surrounding it.

These star rings enveloped his entire body, allowing life energy to circulate endlessly.

According to Yu Yu, a teacher at the Academy, someone at this level could survive without further nourishment, as their life energy would continue to circulate without faltering.

The principle is that life energy begins to flow spontaneously, and there is sufficient quantity to form a closed loop with no gaps.

In simple terms, it was an enlarged version of the spiritual void.

And since it encompassed his entire body, it naturally also covered his head.

With a thought,

Yun Ye caused the star rings to collapse and flow entirely toward his head to awaken his Spirit Sense.