Chapter 72
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Chapter 72: Refining Essence and Strengthening Marrow
Yun Wen’s panel was incredibly luxurious.
Almost all of his ratings were A, with only his Spirit Sense rated B.
Yun Ye looked at his own panel, and in comparison, his values felt quite pitiful.
E, D, C, B, A, S, EX—this constitutes the entire evaluation system of the Rebirth Book.
The highest rating, EX, means "unique," identifying the person with the strongest talent.
If Yun Ye were to raise any of his talents to the EX level, he would always be one level stronger than any genius in this region, regardless of their talent strength.
In a sense, the stronger the geniuses in Baishi Town, the stronger Yun Ye’s talents would also become, as his talent evaluation system is dynamic.
This evaluation flows downward, with S rating representing the elite ranks, where few can stand.
A rating is close to the strongest.
B rating is extremely excellent.
C rating is qualified.
D rating is ordinary.
E rating represents the weakest.
Considering the standards of Baishi Town, even with an S rating, the ceiling would not be too high, and A ratings may not be much weaker.
The Yu family cannot compare to the Zhu and Liu families; Yun Wen’s accomplishments stem from his decisive talent.
Moreover, only those with sufficiently high talents could fully open the three major techniques and embark on the true path of cultivation.
His lifespan of 190 years proves that.
Although Liu Wujing’s panel had not been unlocked, Yun Ye was unsure of his situation, yet he assumed it was likely similar.
At the Captain level, he should possess insight into the path to immortality.
"I will be next!"
Yun Ye’s talent may be lacking, but you can compensate for talent with resources. No one in Baishi Town can eat Spirit-level superior food every day.
He took a deep breath, retrieved the crystal of life from the box, and immediately ignited the Azure Flame in his hand.
The crystal of life indeed reacted chemically, visibly shrinking as many impurities evaporated.
"The body of spiritual zombies is unique; high temperatures melt away impurities while retaining their life energy. This is a remnant of spiritual intertwining, yet for spiritual zombies, it holds a very limited amount of vitality, but for humans…"
"That is exceedingly vast!"
With all the impurities evaporated, the egg-sized red crystal condensed down to the size of a pigeon egg.
The originally hard crystal texture transformed into a jelly-like feel due to the refining of impurities.
Created anew, Yun Ye immediately felt an astonishing allure emanating from the crystal.
Both his body and Spirit Sense were longing for it!
They urged him to swallow the crystal of life whole!
Undoubtedly, consuming this would bring tremendous benefits, which is why both his body and Spirit Sense were pushing him to do so.
"Awakening the physical spirit requires spreading the spiritual void throughout the body to successively awaken the hidden physical spirit."
"This crystal’s vitality is so powerful; it might significantly increase my life energy, making it easier to awaken the physical spirit."
Yun Ye had already awakened his Spiritual Roots and Spirit Sense, but his life energy was drained.
Even with Spirit-level superior food, it would take some time for him to meet the requirements to awaken the physical spirit.
However, this crystal of life came from a spiritual zombie with the power of immortality, offering life energy that was dozens of times more than his own, possibly breaking through his limitations.
Although he lacked secret techniques to fuse with the heavenly spirit fire, the spirit fire within the crystal was merely a remnant; Yun Ye believed he could control it.
Without further hesitation,
Yun Ye swallowed the crystal of life whole.
The rich, tangible life energy quickly spread from his stomach, enveloping his entire body.
Yun Ye closed his eyes and activated the Imagining Method, rapidly absorbing the rich life energy. The Qi Cultivation Technique also advanced by leaps and bounds, surpassing its perfect realm by several steps.
"Spiritual Awakening Technique!"
At that moment, Yun Ye had barely started to refine the life energy when he had to begin the awakening of the spirit early.
A massive amount of life energy flooded into his cells and bones, awakening the latent spirit within his body.
To awaken it, he first needed to locate it.
After finding it, he could target and infuse life energy to awaken the physical spirit with the least amount necessary.
But did Yun Ye need to search now?
Not at all!
His life energy was almost overflowing, spilling out uncontrollably. It was a waste; even if he fully infused it into his cells to enhance his physical qualities, it was better than letting it leak away!
Thus, he did not look for the spirit but directly infused his life energy in all directions to elevate his physical level.
No matter where the spirit was hidden, it couldn’t escape this comprehensive enhancement!
"Rumble!"
Blood flowed, and bones trembled as many impurities were expelled from his body and evaporated by spirit energy.
As time passed, the impurities gradually became nearly invisible. At this point, all cells, blood, and bones glowed with a faint spiritual light, releasing a light fragrance, which was the physical spirit slowly revealing itself, stepping into the extraordinary.
The original Yun Ye had an entirely ordinary physique, lacking the exceptional traits of children from noble families.
But now, through the sacrifice of the spiritual zombie, he had made a giant leap, gradually clearing impurities from his body and moving toward a higher level!
Suddenly,
The Rebirth Book appeared and began turning its pages by itself.
"Physical quality improvement: E → D."
"Did my physique’s quality improve unexpectedly? The life energy also has the effect of refining essence and strengthening marrow?"
Yun Ye felt immense joy.
It was already quite remarkable to awaken the spirit, and now his physique was evolving—it was a pleasant surprise!
Moreover, the evolution was not stopping; a massive amount of life energy still remained.
Under Yun Ye’s guidance, vitality continuously infused his body, and the spiritual light flickered, subtly changing every cell toward greater resilience.
Bones cracked and discarded waste, then grew brand new white bones.
Realizing this, Yun Ye stopped infusing life energy into his blood and directed it all into his bones.
The strengthening of blood cells held no significance, as they would ultimately die.
But having strong bone marrow could produce extraordinary blood cells, enhancing the body’s endurance in every way.
After a long period of cleansing, dotted white light penetrated through the bones, trying to form a white ring around Yun Ye.
Yet, the white ring flickered in and out, failing to stabilize and ultimately dissipating.
"The outward display of the star ring is a sign of spiritual awakening; this power isn’t enough for me to complete the star ring?"
Among the three techniques, other than Spirit Sense, which lacked any notable features, the Spiritual Roots bore a mark, and the physique represented the star ring—these were very evident characteristics.
Yun Ye had nearly achieved the outward display of the star ring but failed to maintain it, resulting in the failure to awaken the spirit.
His physique was rather lacking compared to other talents, and even though the power contained in the crystal of life was immense, clearing the impurities of his physique consumed most of that power, leaving not enough to awaken the spirit.
"Physical quality improvement: D → D+."
"D+ quality, truly different; I feel so much lighter all over…"
Yun Ye moved his body, and the life energy that had previously been difficult to mobilize flowed smoothly now. The efficiency of automatically practicing the Qi Cultivation Technique increased as well. Had he possessed D+ level talent from the start, he could have reached his current realm a year or two earlier!
Unfortunately, enhanced talents acquired after birth could not be carried into the next life; otherwise, he could save many talent enhancement opportunities.
"I am so close to awakening the spirit, and this physical improvement will allow me to go even further in the future; perhaps I can gain more talent enhancement opportunities."
Yun Ye took a deep breath, stopped overthinking, and focused on the hint of pale blue within his spiritual void.
As he fused the immense life energy, the flame mark within the life energy was absorbed with almost no resistance.
Unlike true innate spirit fire, the pale blue flame was just a mark, lacking significant power, so under the impact of the overwhelming life energy, it was directly controlled by Yun Ye.
Correspondingly, Yun Ye had to start his cultivation of this spirit fire from scratch, unable to rely on the energy of the fire itself to unleash greater power.
"This flame should be called… Nether Fire?"
