Chapter 424 - 268: Cohabitation and Cultivation

Chapter 424: Chapter 268: Cohabitation and Cultivation

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye. His days were spent mining, practicing his sword, undergoing special training with Ye Shuping, and exploring the mysteries of life with Li Mengyao.

Yu Fei’s life straddled three worlds, yet it was simple and plain.

The underground ore veins of the Golden Stone Gang Realm had been completely transformed.

It had become a hollow underground cavern. Thanks to Yu Fei’s frenzied digging, the entire ore vein was nearly depleted.

He handed over all the various resources he mined to Ye Shuping, keeping only a small fraction that he particularly liked. The sheer quantity of these mid-to-high-grade jade resources was so immense that releasing it all at once would have a huge impact on the market.

In reality, the market demand for transcendent jade wasn’t very high; for most Martial Artists, it wasn’t an essential item.

However, exchanging resources was a simple matter for Ye Shuping. Even if he had to prevent his "Little Four" from finding out, the old headmaster had countless methods at his disposal.

He could manage it just by reallocating resources within Shenhan, and he used other channels to find numerous rare cultivation resources, all of which he invested in Yu Fei.

Every morning, Yu Fei would go to the Profound Bright Palace and, as usual, consume a plethora of resources he couldn’t name.

Potions, pills, strange flowers, exotic fruits, and medicinal soups—the list was endless. With the help of these resources, Yu Fei noticed that his fundamental constitution and aptitude had actually improved once again.

’This was amazing. He already possessed a gold-level cultivation talent, which meant he should have already reached the limits of his current life stage. Yet the old man was still able to build upon it. He couldn’t help but be impressed.’

Many of these exotic treasures were related to enhancing the five senses, and Yu Fei’s perceptive abilities improved by leaps and bounds. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

However, the more resources he consumed, the more Yu Fei began to feel a certain sense of being bloated and ungrounded.

"Teacher, is this really okay? I feel like every part of my body is getting stronger, but my control over it seems to have weakened."

Ye Shuping said nothing, simply handing him another purple, longan-sized fruit.

"Don’t worry about other things for now. Try this. See if it helps."

Yu Fei silently took the fruit. The moment he bit through the skin, his mouth began to water, and a faint craving emanated from his body. So, he devoured it in a single gulp.

"It’s a little sour. Doesn’t taste good!"

One of his enhanced sensory abilities was to judge whether something he ate was harmful or beneficial to his body.

So, Ye Shuping would find all sorts of resources and have him judge anything edible. In the process, there were some items that, despite being clearly precious, Yu Fei judged as harmful.

Ye Shuping promptly brought over a whole plate of the same fruit and set it before him.

"Here. If they’re having an effect, eat them all! Don’t worry about control at this stage. If you feel like you can’t suppress the energy, go practice the Melt Gold Jade Body Skill and absorb the properties of gold and jade. No matter what, you must seal the power within yourself."

Ye Shuping studied Yu Fei, his gaze piercing through the young man’s physical form to see his Qi Sea and transcendent meridians.

At this moment, Yu Fei’s Qi Sea had taken on a bluish-black hue. In its center, a vortex-like Returning Ruins Spiritual Source pulsed continuously. Specks of misty crystals overflowed from it, strengthening Yu Fei’s soul and physical body.

This was the effect of the All Things Return to Origin Scripture. This reinforcement was subtly raising the upper limits of Yu Fei’s body, which was precisely why Ye Shuping dared to keep piling on more and more power.

Within the Returning Ruins Spiritual Source, countless intents flickered and shifted. They took the forms of raindrops, fire crows, wind blades, mountain peaks, sword edges, exotic beasts, and more. It wasn’t limited to Sword Intent; all kinds of intent-based abilities were present.

As the Returning Ruins Spiritual Source pulsed, the intents constantly collided and ground against each other. Occasionally, one would vanish, while those that remained grew even stronger.

At the very center of the Returning Ruins Spiritual Source, a hazy sword shadow flickered in and out of existence. This shadow used the Illusory Sword Intent as its backbone, its blade inscribed with all kinds of natural patterns.

A White Tiger killing intent drew near. After they collided and wore each other down, the White Tiger vanished, and the sword shadow seemed to grow even sharper. Another intent, a Fire Element Red Flame, was also cut down as it approached. A fiery red pattern on the sword shadow flared to life, extending itself by a tiny fraction.

Yu Fei popped one unknown berry after another into his mouth. They were rich in a very stimulating vital energy, and he could feel his Inner Qi recovery speed quicken slightly. It wasn’t by much; he estimated that finishing the whole plate of fruit would increase it by ten percent.

Then, he heard the sound of Ye Shuping’s expectant voice.

"At this stage, you have two cultivation tasks. First, cultivate intents—the more, the better. Then, you will simplify the complex, honing that sword shadow you are nurturing to its absolute limit. That will be the time for you to advance to the Gang Qi Realm.

I estimate that by then, the destructive power of your regular Sword Qi will be on par with that of a weak Grandmaster.

Your second task is to nurture your body. Heavenly materials, earthly treasures, rare wonders of the world—as long as you can stomach them, eat them as if your life depends on it. Keep going until you reach the absolute limit of the Melt Gold Jade Body Skill. When that Body Refining Technique can advance no further, you will move on to the next stage of Body Refining in the Gang Qi Realm. Do you remember what it’s called?"

Frowning while he ate the sour fruit, Yu Fei nodded and said, "Teacher, I remember. It’s called the Great Sun Glaze Body!"

Ye Shuping said with satisfaction, "That’s right, the Great Sun Glaze Body. And what is the Great Sun Glaze?

You will use the ultimate Yang Fire as a catalyst to draw the True Intent of the Great Sun into yourself, forging a diamond-hard, glaze-like body from the inside out. All the precious materials you’re swallowing now are just fuel for that moment.

Forged by true fire and tempered a thousand times over, your current bloated and unstable constitution will undergo a fundamental evolution. That’s why, during this stage, you must eat as much as you possibly can. Understand?"

"With the resources from the Golden Stone Gang Realm to back us, I can trade for the vast majority of what you need. Even if there’s a disparity in rarity, I can make up for it with sheer quantity. And if worst comes to worst, I can always use this old face of mine to call in a few favors."