Chapter 574: Chapter 212: Without Innate Power, Still an Ant

Rumble—

The dusky sunlight fell onto the mist rising from the waterfall, and a beautiful rainbow hovered above the deep pool.

Lin Zheyu first exhausted the Qi Blood in his body using the Melting Furnace Body Tempering Skill in his courtyard before entering the deep pool, where he cultivated for over two hours.

Thunk

Thunk thunk~~

Emerging from the deep pool, he practiced the Great Power Vajra Fist on the nearby open ground, with the force of his punches breaking the air and making a hissing sound.

The Blood Burning Saber Skill was something he practiced in private, not wanting to practice it openly.

Otherwise, if Mr. Yang and the others knew he was cultivating other True Intents, it would be hard to explain.

It was already difficult to advance to the Grandmaster Realm with ten True Intents; now, with one more, Mr. Yang and the others might completely abandon the idea of Lin Zheyu cultivating the Primordial Infinite True Skill.

It would also be hard for Lin Zheyu to explain. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

The enhancement of his spirit and soul to this strength level couldn’t be explained as mere talent or a lucky encounter.

Twenty minutes later.

Lin Zheyu halted his cultivation while panting.

This time, however, he didn’t feel so weak that he collapsed onto the ground like before.

His physique, as usual, was exhausted and reached its limit, but his spirit and soul, being too strong, didn’t feel much fatigue.

A powerful spirit and soul allowed Lin Zheyu to control his physique at its limit, forcing himself not to collapse.

[Heaven rewards diligence]

Name: Lin Zheyu

Source Power: 4

Skills:

Turtle Breath True Skill (Sixth Layer 0%)

Blood Burning Saber Skill (Second Layer 68%)

Infinite Jade Waves True Skill (Sixth Layer 70%)

"This time I still received four units of Source Power..."

"Even though my spirit and soul have grown so much stronger, the amount of Source Power received hasn’t changed much."

"Is it because my physical body isn’t strong enough, leading my body to its limit, while my spirit remains unfettered?"

Lin Zheyu pondered.

He defined Source Power as the product of the Essence, Qi, and Spirit being twisted together and undergoing a magical transformation.

The Essence, Qi, and Spirit should be transformed into Source Power in a certain ratio through some unknown and mysterious method.

Now, while his spirit and soul had greatly improved, his physique hadn’t grown much.

"The Source Power obtained should also have increased, but not enough to account for one unit of Source Power, so it didn’t show."

Lin Zheyu said to himself.

After taking an Essence Qi Elixir, in just a few minutes, it was digested by his strong physique and converted into a surge of pure Qi Blood energy.

"Uncle, wipe your sweat."

"I heard you’re going with my grandpa and them to the main sect. Can you take me along too?"

Seeing Lin Zheyu finish his cultivation, Huang Youwei jogged over and thoughtfully wiped the sweat off Lin Zheyu’s forehead.

"You’re well-informed, aren’t you?"

Lin Zheyu glanced at Huang Youwei.

Although stimulated by him, Huang Youwei’s enthusiasm for martial arts had increased, but not by much.

Whenever he heard of something fun, he’d come over as if smelling a fishy scent like a cat.

"That’s right."

Huang Youwei chuckled, feeling quite proud about being well-informed.

"Uncle, if you take me, I’ll introduce a pretty girl to you, the first beauty on Wuling City’s beauty list, Xing Xilan, how about that?"

Huang Youwei said with a sly smile, winking, clearly up to no good.

"Not interested."

"And you can go if you want; I haven’t restricted your actions."

Lin Zheyu shrugged.

Xing Xilan was indeed very beautiful, but she had a significant background. The Xing Family behind her was powerful and had Grandmaster-level experts.

At the same time, Xing Xilan was also a true disciple of Shuiyun Palace.

Although Lin Zheyu liked beauties, he wasn’t inclined to involve himself with women he needed to be responsible for.

Unless he met someone he truly wanted to spend his life with.

"Uncle, aren’t you going to consider your future, being this old already?"

"That’s Xing Xilan, with outstanding talent and formidable strength. She recently ranked 99th on the Hidden Dragon List; such a girl fits you perfectly."

"Besides, if I can decide for myself, why would I still need to ask you?"

"You’ve met my father. Isn’t he strict nowadays? But your words have some weight; the old man should listen."

Huang Youwei couldn’t help but complain.

Having been in the Bone Marrow Refining Realm for so long, often using True Intent Elixirs, and with his father giving him extra help frequently, he still hadn’t managed to condense True Intent, which angered his father greatly.

"I can’t help you with that."

"Mr. Huang’s temper is such that even in a hurry, he would scold me; I don’t want to get caught in that mess."

"Besides, when have I ever been old? You’re actually a year older than me, and yet you dare to say this."

Lin Zheyu glanced at Huang Youwei, speaking expressionlessly.

Huang Youwei: "..."

Huang Youwei was left without any retort.

Indeed, he was a year older than this uncle.

Seeing that he couldn’t persuade Lin Zheyu, Huang Youwei was left with a bitter look, watching Lin Zheyu leave.

’Cultivation, cultivation, it’s always cultivation...’

’Sigh, life is really boring.’

Huang Youwei muttered to himself in a low voice, looking utterly dejected.

...

Returning to Bishui Garden.

Lin Zheyu opened the utility room door, lifted his saber, and with several swooshes, inflicted more than thirty wounds on the demon puppet.

This demon puppet was growing weaker and weaker, to the point where a single wound took half a day to completely heal.

"The Yin Sha power in its body fluid is diminishing; I wonder if the demon puppet will die once the Yin Sha power is completely exhausted?"

Lin Zheyu curiously said.

The more he understood about this monstrous puppet, the less awe he felt.

Such an evil creature was simply a bit more powerful; the Yin Sha power within them would erode living beings’ bodies.