CHAPTER 97: CHAPTER 96: ADVANCEMENT TO INNATE MARTIAL MASTER!

Gu Yuan had no time to bother with them. He waved his hand to push the trio aside, telling them not to cause trouble, while he carefully placed the Cyan Shadow Sword Butterfly Egg securely and took out the spirit peach from earlier.

Judging by its grade, this spirit peach should be of the Eighth Grade, or even Seventh Grade spirit medicine.

The spiritual Qi contained within is extremely pure and can be absorbed directly without needing refinement. In this aspect, even the five-hundred-year-old Yellow Spirit he ate before pales in comparison.

Crunch!

Gu Yuan took a bite and immediately felt a crisp texture, a sweet and fragrant taste. The juice, as honeyed threads, spread throughout his mouth, greatly increasing his appetite, leaving him wanting more!

At the same time, a strange fruity aroma lingered at the tip of his nose.

Both the texture and aroma were an extraordinarily rare and delightful experience!

Crunch! Crunch!

Having started eating, Gu Yuan decided to enjoy it thoroughly.

When the spirit peach was finished, leaving only the pit, Gu Yuan tossed it to Ah Huang.

At this moment, pure spiritual Qi continuously rose from his abdomen, and with his newly acquired Spirit Addiction Talent activated, the Qi fused into every part of his body.

The spiritual Qi contained within this peach was not only pure but also immensely abundant.

Gu Yuan felt his entire body begin to swell slightly. Were it not for the gentle nature of the Qi, his well-conditioned physique might have burst apart.

Especially his internal organs, which were like starving ghosts reborn, voraciously devouring the pure spiritual Qi.

Gu Yuan sat cross-legged, circulating his vital energy, allowing the abundant spiritual Qi to cleanse his physique and organs!

Under the repeated refinement and nourishment of the spiritual Qi, his internal organs became more resilient and powerful, exuding a unique vitality.

The stubborn impurities accumulated in his organs were entirely expelled, turned into turbid Qi, and discharged.

Heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys!

Gallbladder, small intestine, stomach, large intestine, bladder, all were writhing intensely, contracting.

For a long time, until the last trace of impurity in his organs was eliminated.

Buzzing——

Gu Yuan felt as if his muscles, bones, skin, flesh, and internal organs were all truly connected and integrated into one unit of iron!

His physique had become stronger!

In fact, at this moment, his spiritual sense and perception were enhanced.

Even his spirit experienced a change, for the first time transcending the body’s limitations, reaching out beyond his body.

Although his eyes were closed, Gu Yuan saw himself sitting cross-legged on a rock, eyes slightly closed, motionless.

He saw a small insect, awakened by his surging vital energy and the hot aura his body emitted, struggling to crawl out of the soil and then fleeing hurriedly into the distance.

He saw Ah Huang squeaking in front of Ah Wu, gesturing with its paws, trying to persuade it to join forces against the Devouring Serpent Big Mouth.

Gu Yuan even saw the wisps of heaven and earth spiritual Qi in the air.

These spiritual Qi varied in color.

Red, white, yellow, green, blue, black, not just the five elements spiritual Qi of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, but also starlight, moonlight, and more.

His spirit interacted with them, and Gu Yuan could vaguely sense their characteristics and traits.

Fiery, thick, murderous, pure, vibrant with vitality, elusive, femininely cold...

Perceiving the diverse characteristics of these spiritual Qi, Gu Yuan vaguely felt he had gained a deeper understanding of this world and the path of cultivation.

He began to channel his vital energy, utilizing the breathing technique to imbibe the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism.

Gurgle, gurgle!

Gu Yuan’s breathing was long and slow, with a rhythm as natural and unique as the Golden Snake Worshipping the Moon or the Spiritual Turtle Absorbing Qi.

As he practiced, strands of spiritual Qi swiftly converged from all directions, flowing through his meridians as he directed them.

After these spiritual Qis completed a cycle, they inevitably shrank in volume, refined significantly, and carried traces of Gu Yuan’s primordial Qi and blood energy.

With repeated cycles, these Qis mixed with Gu Yuan’s primordial Qi and blood energy eventually transformed into a strand of True Qi!

A strand of verdant True Qi gestated within his dantian.

This True Qi was exceptionally lively, like a small snake, brimming with vitality.

Moreover, this True Qi was gentle and pure, tending towards a water attribute, likely influenced by the "Black Turtle Armor Technique" and Turtle Breath Talent.

During its initial emergence, a marvelous sensation of water joining milk enveloped his entire being, reaching Gu Yuan’s heart, momentarily stunning him.

At that moment, his vital energy, muscles, bones, and internal organs resonated as if they had found their core.

After this first strand of True Qi was born, Gu Yuan finally became an Innate Martial Master!

True Qi is the primordial power one cultivates by inhaling and exhaling the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, blending it with one’s own primordial Qi and blood energy.

It is also the strongest means of attack for an Innate Martial Master.

With True Qi, not only can one refine and nurture one’s physique and organs, making the body invulnerable to disease, but also start cultivating some magical arts, invoking heaven and earth’s spiritual Qi to attack enemies.

It could be said that only now has Gu Yuan truly set foot on the extraordinary path of this world!

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In the following days, Gu Yuan did not rush back to Beiliang City but searched the mountains for spirit medicine.

With the cooperation of him and Ah Huang, along with the little treasure-seeking technique, their results were remarkable.

They found a total of five spirit medicine plants, and many other aged herbs.

Though these spirit medicines are hundred-year-old Ninth Grade spirit medicines and have diminishing effects on a newly titled Innate Martial Master like Gu Yuan, he was quite satisfied.

Then, Gu Yuan returned to Beiliang City to plan on gathering Dao Rhyme Points within the city.

As for Ah Huang, Ah Wu, and Big Mouth, they were left in the mountains.

Primarily because Ah Wu, Ah Huang, and Big Mouth had now become demons.

For these spirit pets, the stronger they become, the higher their grade, the more challenging and slower their growth becomes.

At the moment, Gu Yuan could hardly afford to raise them.

Fortunately, all four little ones now possessed extraordinary power and had sufficient means to protect themselves, allowing them to hunt and sustain themselves in the Yunmeng Mountain Range.

The Yunmeng Mountain Range was vast and rich in resources.

Even just the outskirts had many spirit medicines, and the depths would certainly hold more, not to mention the various demons present.

For Ah Huang, Big Mouth, Ah Wu, and Ao Da, spirit medicines weren’t the only consumables; the flesh and blood of demons could also serve as food, sometimes even surpassing spirit medicines.

In the past, due to their weakness, to prevent accidental deaths, Gu Yuan had to watch over them, acting as a part-time caretaker.

Now, they all had grown wings. In the face of danger, they could work together, and even if they couldn’t win, they could easily escape.

Thus, Gu Yuan could appropriately let go, releasing them into the mountains.

Whenever needed, Gu Yuan could summon them back instantly with a single thought.