Countless Cultivators wished to practice in places rich with Spiritual Qi, as it subtly strengthened the physical body. Even ordinary people living in such areas would have longer lifespans and suffer fewer illnesses than others.
This was one of the reasons so many people were desperate to join a Holy Land Grotto Heaven.
But the life force now overflowing from Yang Chan’s body was even more terrifying. It nourished Spirit Medicine into existence from thin air, while his physical body continued to undergo a transformation.
If anyone were to witness this, they would be desperate to take his place, to absorb this life force and be completely reborn.
This phenomenon was confined to a ten-foot radius around Yang Chan, as he had set up an Array to restrict its range. However, because of this concentration, the medicinal efficacy of the Spirit Medicine next to him increased continuously, its age growing rapidly.
This was merely the power overflowing from Yang Chan’s body. Within him, an even deeper transformation was taking place.
Yang Chan felt the changes in his body. The entire process lasted for a full hour, much longer than he had anticipated.
The transformation within his body was remarkably distinct. Afterward, Yang Chan looked at the changes on his status panel and was quite surprised.
On the panel, the Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill had advanced from Tier Four Masterful to Tier Five Outstanding. This was the third of his Cultivation Techniques to reach Tier Five, after the Wind-Stepping Technique and the Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method.
It brought about a huge transformation in his body.
On the panel, his Lifespan had changed from 19/407 to 19/707, a direct increase of three hundred years. This breakthrough granted him a greater boost in Lifespan than even becoming a Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster did. His current Lifespan had long since surpassed that of experts at the Blood Exchange Martial Saint Realm.
A Blood Exchange Martial Saint like the Great Zhou’s Grand Ancestor, Yang Sheng, living past five hundred years was already a rare sight, and that was only possible after consuming numerous Longevity Elixirs.
Yet Yang Chan was still at the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster Realm, and his Lifespan was already longer than that of the Grand Ancestor of Great Zhou. And for Yang Chan, this was not the end.
At this moment, he was finally starting to resemble a true Longevity Species.
Yang Chan estimated that after he broke through to the Blood Exchange Martial Saint Realm, his Lifespan would surely exceed one thousand years, achieving his small goal.
His Talent on the panel had also increased significantly, from the original 33 to the current 53—a full increase of 20 points, nearly doubling it.
Such a large increase in Talent was of great use to Yang Chan. After all, it made his usual diligent Cultivation much more effective.
The higher his Talent, the easier it was to reach the Beginner stage of a Cultivation Technique. He wouldn’t need to spend much time getting a new technique to appear on his panel, and the number of practice sessions required to increase proficiency would also decrease.
The most obvious change was that while it might have previously taken ten practice sessions to gain one percent proficiency, it might now only take five, or even fewer.
The benefits of increased Talent weren’t a simple numerical calculation. Doubling his Talent didn’t just mean his Cultivation time was halved; the advantages were far greater than that.
Previously, it might have taken ten sessions for a one-percent increase in proficiency, but now it might only take three, or even fewer.
It was like how a person with the Power of Three Tripods could easily defeat ten people who each had the Power of One Tripod. The gap between them was not as simple as the numbers suggested.
It was a qualitative change.
However, these changes were actually within Yang Chan’s expectations, as there had been signs of them while his body was absorbing the life force and transforming. Only one new value on the panel had truly taken him by surprise.
A new category had appeared on the panel.
It was an additional category that appeared after his Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill reached Tier Five.
Physique.
This was something Yang Chan had not anticipated.
He had heard about Physiques from the Taiyin Saintess before.
The Taiyin Saintess cultivated the Taiyin Demon Sect’s *Taiyin Nine Nether Holy Scripture* and had formed the Nine Nether Ancient Primordial Body.
After their unexpected dual cultivation session, the Taiyin Saintess had thought Yang Chan possessed the special Cyan Emperor Longevity Dao Body. However, Yang Chan knew he didn’t have any special physique; the changes in his body were the result of the Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill and his other Health Cultivation Techniques.
But now that his Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill had reached Tier Five, he truly possessed a special Physique.
It just wasn’t the Cyan Emperor Longevity Dao Body that the Taiyin Saintess had mentioned, but a different one.
Yang Chan glanced at his panel.
[Physique: Tai Chi Longevity Body]
This was a Physique nurtured by the Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill—the Tai Chi Longevity Body. It had also transformed him into a being with the physique of a Longevity Species.
This result was also beyond Yang Chan’s expectations, but for him, it was certainly good news.
Having a special Physique was naturally better than not having one.
After all, not everyone could be like the Fierce Emperor, who achieved emperorship with a mere mortal body. Besides, didn’t even the Fierce Emperor eventually cultivate the Acquired Chaos Body? Although she later severed it, the Chaos Body had been a great help during her growth. Otherwise, how could she have risen so quickly?
Yang Chan naturally wanted a special Physique as well, so obtaining the Tai Chi Longevity Body was a great thing for him.
Moreover, this Physique might continue to transform as his Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill advanced further.
’The life force is endless, and my recovery power is astonishing!’
Yang Chan tried to cut himself with a Sharp Sword. It took a great deal of effort just to create a bloody scratch, but the moment it appeared, before any blood could even spill, the wound healed completely.
Such recovery power was frankly terrifying.
An ordinary Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster definitely didn’t have such strong recovery power.
’This weapon won’t cut it anymore. It’s time to get a Famous Weapon!’
Famous Weapon-level weapons were a tier above sharp weapons and could threaten a Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster. Above them were Treasure Weapons, but the Cyan Yuan Sect didn’t possess any.
Famous Weapons were the best weapons available in the Cyan Yuan Sect, and at his current level, he was naturally qualified to exchange for one.
As for weapons above the Famous Weapon level, they were completely unheard of.
The Cyan Yuan Sect didn’t even have any records of them.
’All these Contribution Points I’ve accumulated are finally good for something. I can spend some of them now!’
In truth, Yang Chan had thought about exchanging for a weapon before, but since he had no plans to go out at the time, there was no need.
But now that he planned to enter this newly discovered large Secret Realm, he naturally needed to prepare a better weapon. Otherwise, it would be a joke if he couldn’t even injure experts at the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster Level.
After all, his Swordsmanship was one of his greatest trump cards. Techniques like Sword Intent and Sword Momentum were very effective against Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmasters.
With the augmentation of his various Martial Seals, the Combat Power he could unleash would be even greater.
’When the time comes, I’ll keep a low profile and quietly take the benefits from the Secret Realm. If I run into danger, my first instinct will be to flee. But if I really can’t escape, then I’ll just take them out with a single combo, giving them no time to react.’
Yang Chan had already planned out the entire combo in his mind. The best-case scenario would be to decapitate his opponent before they even knew what was happening, leaving them without a single breath left!