All of these rock weights were
made out of azure steel. They were not worn down by the elements bearing down
on them for centuries.
In this wilderness, people used
catties, picul and cauldrons as measurements of a martial artist's strength.
The measurement of catties was
similar to that of Earth, which was half a kilogram. A picul was a hundred
catties. A cauldron weighed ten piculs, so it weighed a thousand catties, or
five hundred kilograms.
Seeing that the place was
empty, he went and stood in front of the row of rock weights and chose a fifty
catty rock weight, or twenty-five kilograms. He wiped the dew off the rock
weight and lowered his body. Rise!
The rock was lighter than Yi
Yun expected. He could lift it using one hand!
Yi Yun was delighted; it was as
he guessed!
Following that, Yi Yun chose a
fifty-kilogram rock weight.
This time, it was a bit tougher
to lift it with one hand. With both hands however, it was easy once again.
Taking a deep breath, Yi Yun
stood in front of a hundred-kilogram rock weight. He squatted down and placed
both of his hands under the rock weight, he then tightened his muscles as
strength arose from his hip to his feet.
"Rise!" Yi Yun
gritted his teeth and lifted the hundred-kilogram rock weight above his head!
"I've raised it!" Yi
Yun was delighted. He held it up for about three minutes before he threw the
rock weight on the floor.
To be able to lift a
hundred-kilogram rock weight, which was about three times the weight of a
twelve year old boy, it would be something mind-blowing on Earth.
His strength had increased
exponentially overnight!
And strength wasn't the only
thing; the increase in his speed was even greater!
As a child, strength was his
main weakness, and it was much worse than adults. However, his speed was
comparable. Previously when he faced Zhao Tiezhu's attack, Yi Yun was convinced
that his speed was at least twice that of his opponent's!
His body had undergone a
tremendous change!
Thinking back about when he
vomited black blood and the dirty sweat, that was probably the legendary marrow
cleansing.
His body, which had a terribly
poor foundation, had undergone a tremendous increase in both strength and speed
after the marrow cleansing!
The transformation was without
question a result of the Purple Crystal. However, why did the Purple Crystal
bring about such a change to his body?
Yi Yun tried touching the
Purple Crystal by his chest but found nothing but emptiness.
"Huh!?" Yi Yun was
alarmed and hurriedly unwrapped his clothes.
The Purple Crystal had
disappeared...
However, the cool feeling by
his chest had never decreased one bit.
What is this?!
Yi Yun lowered his head and
lightly touched his chest where his heart would be. He had a strange feeling
that the Purple Crystal was there all along and had never left him.
With every heartbeat, the
Purple Crystal vibrated, as if the Purple Crystal and his heart had merged into
one.
That faint coolness also spread
throughout Yi Yun's body with every vibration by meandering through his veins.
Yi Yun raised his head and saw
the tiny dots of starlight in the sky fly towards him, or more accurately, to
the Purple Crystal.
The starlight entered his body
and disappeared.
Yi Yun had a couple of
hypotheses for the various phenomena the Purple Crystal had exhibited.
The Purple Crystal could absorb
energy!
In this world, in this
Universe, energy was the building blocks of everything!
From the large spinning
galaxies, star formation and supernovae, to the small ants building nests or
the wilting of grass, nothing could escape the need for energy.
From the physics Yi Yun learned
on Earth, the entire Universe began from a particular point comprising of
infinite energy.
Energy could convert into
matter, turning into life, turning into everything.
And in this strange world, the
Qi cultivation of experts was naturally also a form of energy.
The Purple Crystal had a
natural affinity with energy.
It could absorb starlight as
well as other forms of energy. The two attacks by Lian Chengyu were also a form
of energy. That form of energy must be a form of "Qi" that Lian
Chengyu cultivated.
The Qi had hid in his body,
causing his whole body to go numb. However, when that energy reached his heart
and touched the Purple Crystal, the Purple Crystal absorbed it!
It was also obvious where the
energy the Purple Crystal absorbed went.
That coolness that flowed
within his veins was a manifestation of energy. The energy the Purple Crystal
absorbed spread throughout his blood flow and nourished his body. With every
heartbeat, Yi Yun could feel his body grow a little stronger.
Thinking back to his body's
marrow cleansing, it must have been a result of energy entering his veins.
Energy could change the
composition of every element; it could give life to people, giving them power
and strength!
His strength had grown from
being able to lift fifteen kilograms to a hundred kilograms. This change could
be considered a complete metamorphosis.
What energy could have caused
this?
Just the tiny bit of starlight,
or the energy Lian Chengyu left in his body couldn't have been enough to cause
such a fate-defying change.
The answer was undoubtedly the
piece of desolate bone!
When the rations were being
distributed, Lian Chengyu had opened the wooden box holding the desolate bone.
Yi Yun then saw many light dots fly from the desolate bones and into the Purple
Crystal. The Purple Crystal had then absorbed them all. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com
Desolate bones were the most
precious part of a desolate beast. All of its essence was in its bones, and
they were worth a lot more than desolate beast meat!
The essence refined from the
desolate bones could cause a warrior to make a breakthrough, it would allow a
genius like Lian Chengyu to breakthrough to the Purple Blood Warrior level.
The value of desolate bones was
unbelievable!
A weak child like Yi Yun,
without any foundation and a weak body to boot, had no reason not to
metamorphosize after taking in the tiny amount of energy from the desolate
bones.
After figuring this out, Yi Yun
felt enlightened.
He breathed in deeply and
calmed himself down. The Purple Crystal was no doubt a great treasure. It had
combined with his body, and with every heartbeat, the Purple Crystal would
inject energy into his body through his veins, raising his power!
For his power to increase with
every heartbeat and for him to cultivate himself with every heartbeat, the
Purple Crystal's effectiveness was fate defying.
Even with such a treasure, Yi
Yun's expression did not betray his tremendous joy.
Conversely, Yi Yun's face grew
serious. Having lived through two lives, even though his first life was limited
in experience, Yi Yun had already undergone several mental changes thanks to
his reincarnation.
When he first entered this
strange world, Yi Yun was confused. However, after acclimatizing, he turned
calm.
With such a treasure, he
couldn't be too greedy, nor be without any desires. He knew that if he got
carried away and flaunted his treasure, it was very possible that it would be
seen through, and that would lead to trouble!
Yi Yun knew that he could not
reveal the secret of the Purple Crystal to anyone.
In this strange world, Yi Yun
could only trust his sister, Jiang Xiaorou. However, if one less person knew
about it, there would be less danger.
The treasure had no owner. If
Jiang Xiaorou, a weak girl who was easily hurt knew too much, it could cause
her harm.
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