The next day at breakfast, Xiao Xinyan was still avoiding Yan Zhen, not daring to meet his gaze. Mi Xue’er had mostly returned to normal, though a trace of shyness still colored her eyes whenever they landed on him.
Yan Meng’er and Yan Ruyu sensed that something was wrong and asked Yan Zhen about it. He couldn’t really explain, so he brushed them off with vague excuses.
Mentor Yu Xuan, meanwhile, was too busy preparing for the graduation ceremony to pay them any attention.
“I’m going to cultivate.”
Yan Zhen fled the dining hall as if his life depended on it. He hurried back to his room and entered the Fire Refining Starry Sky to meet his beautiful master.
It was time to begin body refining.
“Zhen’er, first let your master take a look at your current physique realm.”
“Oh, alright.”
Yan Zhen had studied the Mystic Blood Art rewarded by System-chan and mastered the basics of vital energy control. He smoothly activated his physique cultivation.
At Body Refining Entry, vital energy glowed beneath the skin.
The glow under Yan Zhen’s skin had originally been hard to spot, but after refining the Great Crimson Heaven Flame, it had become clearly visible. His body surface now sparkled like a starry sky.
This was Complete Entry: vital energy glow like starlight.
Even without mystic power, Yan Zhen could now defeat most mystic artists with his physique alone.
Chen Xi nodded in satisfaction.
“You’re just one final step from Body Refining Minor Accomplishment. With proper body refining, you’ll advance smoothly and transform that glow into flame radiance!”
At Body Refining Minor Accomplishment, qi and blood turned to flame. Flame radiance would manifest on the body surface, dramatically boosting offense and defense. The wind from a single punch would explode like a bomb, capable of injuring foes from a distance—a huge leap from Complete Entry!
Complete Minor Achievement took it even further: qi and blood into flame, flame radiance like a red lotus. The qi and blood red lotus would guard the body with unimaginable resilience. Stamina, self-healing, and more would surge wildly—only then could someone truly become a brute force powerhouse!
“Come here, Zhen’er. Your master will impart the body refining method to you now.”
Yan Zhen’s face flushed red as he stepped into his beautiful master’s open arms.
Chen Xi smiled softly and leaned down, pressing her forehead to his. She transmitted the technique.
Her spiritual power flowed into him, and a Mystic incantation swiftly filled Yan Zhen’s mind.
The incantation had few words. Instead, it primarily depicted a strange colossal statue, its lines crisp and lifelike, shimmering with dazzling light.
This was the Primordial Dharma Body Atlas!
The so-called Primordial Dharma Body was that of the “Human Ancestor,” originally an innate god-demon. After its death, its bloodline scattered, giving rise to the Ten Great God Clans of the Eighth Continent.
This body refining art reversed one’s bloodline to its ancestral state, ultimately forming a Primordial Dharma Body akin to the Human Ancestor’s. The cultivation method was brutally demanding, requiring essence blood from the Ten Great God Clans for tempering to advance.
The catch? God blood was utterly priceless to the god clans. It couldn’t be bought—only stolen outright!
That meant making enemies of the Ten Great God Clans!
“Master, this Primordial Dharma Body requires god clan essence blood. Aren’t the god clans all in the legendary Eighth Continent? Where do we even get the blood?”
“Don’t worry, Zhen’er. Your master has everything prepared.” His beautiful master gave a mysterious smile. “Truth be told, your master comes from the Star God Clan. Though I’m now in a half-human, half-spirit state, I can still extract essence blood.”
“You’re from the Star God Clan?” Yan Zhen’s eyes bulged in shock. “You’ve never mentioned it!”
“That’s all ancient history. Your master has long since left the Star God Clan and no longer sees myself as one of them.”
“I understand. I won’t pry—but Master’s god blood alone doesn’t seem enough. Advancement requires two kinds.”
“Your master has the second god blood ready too, Zhen’er. Guess whose it is?”
Yan Zhen pretended to think it over.
Among the people he knew, his beautiful master hailed from the Star God Clan, and his future wife possessed the Snake God Bloodline. As for Jiu Youyue, the Evil Consort might be from the Evil God Clan, but Jiu Youyue was only an avatar, so she had no god blood.
The only possibility was the Myriad Snake Queen.
“Is it Cai Lian’s?”
“Exactly. Your master planned to teach you the Primordial Dharma Body Atlas ages ago, so I asked her for a drop ahead of time.”
“Why didn’t she tell me?”
“She Ji is just like that. You must cherish her well, Zhen’er.”
“Mm.”
Chen Xi patted her disciple’s head and continued.
“God blood suppresses mortal blood, so it needs a medicinal liquid to balance it. Zhen’er, go buy some herbs first. Then mix them according to the formula your master describes.”
Yan Zhen pointed at himself.
“Me?”
“Yes. Your divine soul cultivation has reached Manifestation Realm, enough to refine Tier 3 elixirs. The body refining liquid is Tier 3 as well—perfect practice material. Your pill refining skills have fallen behind quite a bit.”
“Sorry, Master. Things have just been so busy.”
“They’ll only get busier, Zhen’er. You need to push harder.”
He really was busy. The Emperor Flame Technique required collecting extreme flames. The later stages of the Ancestral Symbol Scripture needed origins to complete the five elements and four directional powers. The Primordial Dharma Body Atlas demanded god blood from the Ten Great God Clans—no substitutes allowed.
Collecting everything reminded Yan Zhen of his past life’s mobile games and their endless fragment grindfests—so annoyingly demanding!
For now, things were manageable. He couldn’t reach Mystic General Realm yet, so extreme flames weren’t urgent. Origins were for later stages. With his master’s and future wife’s god blood, he could advance smoothly. Once at Holy Land Academy, he’d encounter the Dragon God Clan’s loli mount and Heavenly God Clan’s future wife number two—no problem at all.
In the script, his ties to them all started because he’d targeted their god blood.
【Ding! Key Plot Triggered】
【Current Plot Progress—Chapter 333: Primordial Dharma Body Atlas】
【Role-Playing Requirement: ① Mix Tier 3 Body Refining Liquid; ② Absorb two kinds of god blood, advancing physique to Qi and Blood into Flame realm】
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Yan Zhen exited the Fire Refining Starry Sky and headed to the Golden Jade Chamber of Commerce in Silver Moon City. He bought the necessary herbs, then mixed the liquid according to his beautiful master’s formula.
He failed twice before succeeding on the third try.
The herbs had been free for Yan Zhen, but they came from Good Big Sister’s funds. Her money was his money, and wasting it like this made his heart ache!
Pill Refiner—a truly money-burning profession.
With the liquid ready, Yan Zhen stripped down to his Long-Trunked Little Elephant Boxer Shorts and hopped in. He gazed eagerly at his beautiful master.
Refining god blood carried a risk of backlash, so she would press skin-to-skin to suppress the divinity and minimize the danger.
In the script, this was his first truly intimate moment with his beautiful master.
He could hardly wait~
“…”
Seeing her disciple staring so intently, a faint blush crept across Chen Xi’s flawless jade face. She raised a delicate hand, summoning a stone wall between them.
“You naughty child, no peeking at your master.”
