Chapter 600: Chapter 382: Spirit Bone

"Root Bone, upgrade!"

Four thousand points vanished in an instant. Xu Yang felt a surging, turbulent power well up across his limbs and bones, seeping into every inch of his flesh. His silent Qi-Blood ROARED to life, rushing forward like a mighty river.

Xu Yang’s body glowed, illuminating the pitch-black Quiet Chamber with light flowing across his entire form.

His muscles and bones let out crisp CRACKLING sounds like popping beans. His skin, flesh, tendons, and bones squirmed together, as if a giant invisible hand was kneading his insides.

His vision darkened. His facial features contorted in agony. Even being deep-fried in a vat of boiling oil wouldn’t be enough to describe the excruciating pain he was enduring right now. Every inch of his flesh and bone transmitted raw agony.

He could no longer maintain his seated posture. He collapsed to the floor, gasping for air, his eyes emitting a blood-red light.

The power felt as if it was completely shredding his flesh and blood, only to rebuild it from scratch. It was like being thrown into a furnace—all impurities were purged and incinerated, leaving behind only the true essence.

The most drastic changes were happening to his bones!

Every bone in his body was glowing. It felt as if tens of thousands of invisible knives were carving into them. A piercing pain echoed everywhere, accompanied by continuous CRACKING sounds.

Under this force, his bones were undergoing a fundamental metamorphosis, restructuring, and strengthening. Bone powder fell away in heaps, and bone fragments were squeezed out from the crevices of his skeleton. New bones began to grow from the inside out, exuding an astonishing Spirituality.

"Haa..."

Xu Yang panted heavily. Tainted blood and bone powder were expelled from his pores; he looked as if he had just been fished out of a pool of blood.

This transformation was far more intense than when his Root Bone reached Perfection.

The Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture circulated on its own, emitting a sound like a roaring tsunami. This was a fundamental sublimation, a metamorphosis of life. That power ceaselessly cleansed and evolved his entire being.

After surviving the initial pain, Xu Yang gradually entered a Void Spirit State, quietly watching the birth process of his Spirit Bone.

An unknown amount of time passed before the surging power finally subsided. Xu Yang slowly regained his senses, only to feel as though his body was bound by something.

Unable to resist, he shifted slightly. With a crisp CRACK, the blood scabs covering his body instantly split open, revealing warm, smooth skin underneath.

He gave his body a sharp shake, completely shedding all the scabs. His skin was as fine as jade, and his muscle lines were sleek, displaying perfect proportions like a work of art.

"It’s automatically absorbing Spiritual Qi..."

His body emitted a strange fluctuation, as if merging with the heavens and the earth. The Spiritual Qi in the Quiet Chamber autonomously swarmed over and sank into his body.

With every passing moment, his Cultivation was slowly increasing. Although this speed couldn’t match his active cultivation, the significance behind it was entirely different.

"The speed of absorbing Spiritual Qi is slightly inferior to Duan Ming."

He carefully sensed the concentration of the Spiritual Qi he was absorbing and found it was still a bit worse than Duan Ming, the Spirit Bone Celestial Pride ranked sixth. This meant his newly upgraded Spirit Bone was still not up to par with Duan Ming’s.

"My Spirit Bone can still be upgraded, but his is already fixed in stone," he thought, completely unbothered by this fact.

Sinking his Heart Spirit into his body, he observed his crystalline flesh and his radiantly glowing bones, which looked like rare treasures unmatched in this world. If not for the flesh concealing them, this light wouldn’t just be visible through Introspection.

"Is this a Spirit Bone?"

Every single bone of his was flowing with light, exuding astonishing Spirituality. This Spirituality was even more abundant than some Spirit Medicines with decades of age. It was as if he had transformed into a human panacea; he could even smell a refreshing, soul-soothing fragrance.

More than half of the Spiritual Qi that automatically swarmed in was absorbed by his Spirit Bone, leaving the rest to be converted into Cultivation. He could feel a tyrannical and majestic power lying dormant within the Spirit Bone, ready to erupt at any moment.

"That book introducing Spirit Bones mentioned that a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride’s Spirit Bone is a priceless treasure. For some Demon Dao Elixirs, a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride’s Spirit Bone is even used as an ingredient.

"Even a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride’s flesh and blood contain astonishing medicinal properties, boasting better effects than many Spirit Medicines. Certain demonic cultivators and heretics specialize in hunting Spirit Bone Celestial Prides, using their bones and blood to refine Elixirs. The results are better than any Spirit Medicine."

Xu Yang had known of this danger for a long time, but it wasn’t a reason to forgo upgrading his Spirit Bone. He just had to be careful and try his best to keep his Spirit Bone a secret.

"The circulation of the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture is much smoother now."

No, not smoother—it was harmonized.

Just slightly circulating the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture, he felt the difference. Previously, he had been forcing himself to practice this Cultivation Technique exclusive to Spirit Bone Celestial Prides, which naturally came with a sense of repulsion.

Now, however, the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture perfectly resonated with him. With every cycle the Cultivation Technique completed, his Spirit Bone seemed to grow a fraction stronger. The power of the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture had also undergone massive changes, becoming far more majestic and pure than before.

With the emergence of his Spirit Bone, his entire being had undergone an earth-shattering metamorphosis; he was completely reborn.

His previous notion that he could rival a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride suddenly felt incredibly laughable. It wasn’t to say that a Mortal Bone couldn’t clash with a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride, but at the very least, his past self simply hadn’t possessed the qualifications to do so.

His majestic Qi-Blood lay as silent as an abyss, permeating his flesh. His physical body had also experienced massive changes in both raw strength and durability.

"My Life Energy has also grown stronger."

[Remaining Lifespan: 300]

Looking up at the interface, his remaining lifespan had suddenly surged to three hundred years—a full century more than the two-hundred-year lifespan of a typical Celestial Essence Martial Artist.

As Xu Yang carefully comprehended the changes in his body, he found that his five senses had also been greatly enhanced. Even with his eyes closed, he seemed to be able to see the flowing Spiritual Qi in the air, while the natural world around him conveyed a sense of intimacy.

Even his Comprehension seemed to have broken through a certain boundary, becoming even more miraculous. Things that previously required an immense amount of time to thoroughly understand now clicked with just a little thought. It was as if he could enter a state of Enlightenment at any given moment.

"The Comprehension of those Spirit Bone Celestial Prides has likely also surpassed ordinary Perfect Comprehension, reaching an entirely different level."

Thinking of this, Xu Yang hurriedly checked the interface.

[Root Bone: 101]

[Comprehension: 101]

[Martial Arts Longevity Points: 46]

Sure enough, both his Comprehension and Root Bone had undergone changes; it wasn’t just his Root Bone.

"Excellent!" Xu Yang couldn’t help but shout in a low voice.

He had been afraid that upgrading his Comprehension would require a massive amount of points to break the limit, just like his Root Bone did.

"Could it be that no Mortal Bone has Comprehension exceeding the boundary of Perfection? Does one absolutely need a Spirit Bone for their Comprehension to shatter the Perfection boundary?"

He felt it was highly unlikely. If possessing a Spirit Bone was a strict requirement for breaking the Comprehension limit, then the geniuses Jin Yu mentioned—those with Mortal Bones who could rival Spirit Bone Celestial Prides—wouldn’t exist.

Perhaps his situation was just special. It didn’t mean others also needed a Spirit Bone to break through the boundary of Perfect Comprehension. There had to be geniuses out there who didn’t possess a Spirit Bone, yet their Comprehension exceeded the bounds of Perfection.

Of course, it was also entirely possible for there to be Spirit Bone Celestial Prides who possessed Spirit Bones but whose Comprehension hadn’t broken the limit.

"Let’s test the difficulty of upgrading my Root Bone now that a Spirit Bone has emerged..."

Xu Yang quickly abandoned his thoughts about Spirit Bone Celestial Prides. With a Heart Thought, he added ten points to his Root Bone.

Instantly, the "101" next to Root Bone changed to "102." Just like before, it took ten points to increase his Root Bone by a single point.

However, he couldn’t feel a single trace of change from this one-point increase.

"I’m afraid upgrading a Low Grade Spirit Bone to a Middle Grade Spirit Bone won’t be simple."

With his current Realm, his control over his physical changes had already reached a minute level of precision. Since he couldn’t sense any difference, it could only mean that this one-point increase was simply too minuscule.

"Let’s test Comprehension next. It should be the same."

He allocated another ten points to Comprehension, and the number next to it also changed to "102." But just like his Root Bone, he still didn’t feel any obvious changes.

"Next, I need to cultivate the Secret Technique to hide my Spirit Bone."

This was a matter of utmost urgency. Until he mastered the Secret Technique to hide his Spirit Bone, he absolutely couldn’t go out and see anyone. The moment he encountered an outsider, the fact that he possessed a Spirit Bone would instantly be exposed.

If he suddenly became a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride out of nowhere, he feared that even the teachers of the Celestial Strategy Academy would harbor malicious intentions toward him, eager to unearth the secret behind his transformation.

Even though the teachers at the Celestial Strategy Academy seemed more like proper mentors than the Elders of the Purple Sun Sect, that was only because he hadn’t possessed anything tempting enough before.

In the Jianghu, there were endless examples of sons killing fathers and fathers killing sons all for the sake of Cultivation. Many who plummeted into the Demon Dao did so for the exact same reason. He wagered there was hardly a soul in the world who wouldn’t be tempted by the secret to becoming a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride.

"I must be incredibly careful about this."

Even with a Cultivation Technique to hide his Spirit Bone, he didn’t feel safe enough. He needed to prepare some backup plans. It was impossible to hide something like this for an entire lifetime. Who knew if he would one day stumble across an old monster like Elder Mu? When the gap in Realms was too massive, no Cultivation Technique would be of any use.

Reining in his thoughts, Xu Yang began to cultivate the Secret Technique to conceal his Spirit Bone.

The creators of Spirit Bone Techniques clearly understood that anyone possessing a Spirit Bone was a rare panacea in the eyes of demonic cultivators and heretics. Thus, while a Spirit Bone Technique might not include a Spirit Bone Martial Technique, it was guaranteed to contain a Secret Technique to conceal the Spirit Bone.

He had long since thoroughly comprehended the Secret Technique hidden within the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture; all that remained was for him to actually put it into practice.

As the Secret Technique circulated, it was sluggish at first, seemingly completely ineffective. But as time passed, Xu Yang began to capture that unique fluctuation exclusive to Spirit Bones. It was exactly this fluctuation that caused the Spiritual Qi in the world to proactively gather into the body of someone with a Spirit Bone.

Now that he had captured this fluctuation, hiding his Spirit Bone became simple.

Guided by this fluctuation, the power of the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture entered his bones. His radiantly glowing bones gradually retracted their light, eventually becoming almost indistinguishable from Mortal Bones.

The Spiritual Qi that had automatically gathered toward him vanished, and everything returned to normal.

"It worked!"

Xu Yang smiled. Coupled with the abilities of the Formless Thousand Illusions Skill, he looked no different than before.

Even without masking the aura of his Cultivation, his Spirit Bone’s fluctuations remained hidden. Even if ordinary people used Mental Sensing, they would never be able to detect his concealed Spirit Bone.

"I still need to keep cultivating. I must ensure the Spirit Bone’s fluctuations don’t leak out even when I’m fighting someone."

Xu Yang didn’t immediately leave seclusion. Instead, he stayed in the Quiet Chamber, circulating the Spirit Bone concealment Secret Technique over and over again, striving to guarantee that he could suppress its fluctuations even in the midst of combat.

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