Zhou Yi sat on horseback and opened the panel.
Name: Zhou Yi Race: Human (10%) Vital Energy: 9 Spirit: 1.2 Cultivation Methods: Tongming Record (Perfected), Primordial Pile (Perfected) Techniques: Body-Tempering Saber Arts, Movement Arts, Other Divine Ability: Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill+ (Not Initiated) Yin Energy: 1299 Exotic Qi: Qi (25)
Seeing the newly added Divine Ability category on the panel, Zhou Yi could not help but let his thoughts wander. He had only heard his master describe the might of divine abilities before, yet he had never expected to obtain one so soon.
Of course, he was still nowhere near the lord his master had described. No matter how good a divine ability was, it needed cultivation to support it. He was only in the Vitality Realm now, and likely could not unleash even one-thousandth of its power.
But Zhou Yi believed that one day, he would reach—and even surpass—the realm and strength of that lord his master had described.
With that thought, Zhou Yi decided to initiate this divine ability first. He focused his mind and tapped the plus sign beside the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill.
The Yin Energy on the panel instantly dropped by a hundred. At the same time, a force surged from his dantian, where his Vital Energy was stored, and swiftly transformed into Vital Energy before merging back into his dantian.
Zhou Yi looked at the panel. Good heavens—merely initiating it had raised his Vital Energy by ten points. The sense of strength filling his entire body made him unable to stop himself. Seeing that the plus sign behind the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill remained, Zhou Yi tapped it again.
This time, the Yin Energy consumed far exceeded Zhou Yi's expectations. On the panel, the Yin Energy plummeted in a rush, swiftly stopping at ninety-nine. The instant it stopped draining, that strange force emerged from his dantian once more, then merged into his Vital Energy. Strength surged through every part of his body again.
Zhou Yi turned his gaze to the panel.
Name: Zhou Yi Race: Human (10%) Vital Energy: 39 Spirit: 10 Cultivation Methods: Tongming Record (Perfected), Primordial Pile (Perfected) Techniques: Body-Tempering Saber Arts, Movement Arts, Other Divine Ability: Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill (First Layer) Yin Energy: 99 Exotic Qi: Qi (25)
Seeing that his Vital Energy had increased by twenty points in one go, Zhou Yi's lips curled upward. He immediately prepared to test the divine ability's power. Drawing upon all the Vital Energy in his body, he activated the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill. When the divine ability was pushed to its utmost limit, the phantom of One Dragon One Elephant appeared behind him.
It lasted less than ten seconds before weakness swept through Zhou Yi's body. He hurriedly withdrew the technique.
Looks like I can only use this as a trump card from now on.
While Zhou Yi was lost in thought, the horse beneath him suddenly stopped and began to neigh. It seemed to have been frightened by the aura Zhou Yi had released when using the divine ability. Zhou Yi had no choice but to dismount and soothe it. Only after a long while did the horse calm down, though its legs still trembled.
With no other choice, Zhou Yi led the horse along the official road. Half an hour later, its legs finally stopped shaking. Only then did Zhou Yi mount up again and gallop down the road.
At last, just before nightfall, a relay station appeared before Zhou Yi. Perhaps Luoshi City was close, for this relay station was doing far better business. Numerous merchant caravans came and went, and the station itself was much larger than the one from yesterday. Several guards in identical uniforms stood at the entrance, maintaining order.
Zhou Yi dismounted and led the horse toward the relay station. Before long, an attendant came forward to greet him.
After taking the reins from Zhou Yi, the attendant launched into an endless introduction of the relay station's services. At the end, he asked, "Guest, would you like a Heaven-grade room, an Earth-grade room, or a Human-grade room?"
"A Heaven-grade room." Whenever he was away from home, Zhou Yi never mistreated himself.
Hearing that Zhou Yi wanted a Heaven-grade room, the attendant's face immediately became even more eager as he ushered Zhou Yi into the relay station.
After leading Zhou Yi's horse to the stables, the attendant brought him to a Heaven-grade room. Zhou Yi glanced around. The surroundings were indeed far superior to the place he had stayed at yesterday.
"Guest, the rules for staying at the relay station..."
"I know. No making noise at night, right?"
Seeing that Zhou Yi understood, the attendant said no more and turned toward the door, but Zhou Yi called him back.
"Bring me a bucket of hot water." With that, Zhou Yi tossed the attendant five taels of silver. The attendant caught the silver and immediately beamed. He then asked, "Would the guest like any food as well?"
"No need. Just a bucket of hot water." Zhou Yi shook his head.
The attendant did not say anything more and turned to prepare the hot water for Zhou Yi.
Looking at the spacious room, Zhou Yi felt a little pained over the hundred taels of silver for lodging, but seeing the environment before him, he let it go. Like the relay station from yesterday, a notice reminding guests to keep silent at night hung in the room.
Before long, the attendant brought up the hot water and poured it into the bathing tub. Zhou Yi happily took a hot bath, and the fatigue from nearly two days of travel was washed away by that bucket of water.
After drying himself, Zhou Yi set up the Three Talents Formation in the room, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep early.
He slept until dawn. Zhou Yi had the attendant bring out his horse and continued on his journey. Unfortunately, heavy snow began to fall.
After riding on the official road for less than half an hour, both man and horse were covered in snowflakes. Seeing this, Zhou Yi covered himself with Vital Energy. The snow piled on him and the horse instantly melted, turning into water that flowed onto the ground.
Zhou Yi was not afraid of the cold, but the horse's stamina had clearly declined. He had no choice but to ride for a stretch, then lead the horse on foot for another.
This time, he encountered nothing strange on the road. He reached a relay station before the sun set. This one was clearly even larger, yet the main hall was still packed with people. It seemed to be full.
After calling over an attendant, Zhou Yi handed him the reins, then found a well-positioned empty seat in the main hall and sat down. The moment he did, three burly men entered through the door. After the leader swept his gaze around the hall, his eyes landed on Zhou Yi.
The three strode straight over to Zhou Yi. The leading man said, "Kid, if you know what's good for you, give up that seat."
Those words drew the entire hall's attention to Zhou Yi. Everyone wanted to see how he would deal with the three burly men.
Seeing that Zhou Yi did not move, the two men behind the burly man could no longer hold back. They shouted at Zhou Yi, "Our big brother is a Vitality Realm martial artist! Hurry up and give up the seat!"
After the two lackeys finished speaking, Zhou Yi remained calm and composed where he stood. They rolled up their sleeves, preparing to teach him a lesson.
Seeing the two about to make a move, the others in the hall began urging Zhou Yi to give way.
"Young man, just give them the seat!" said an old man.
"That's right, yield a little. You won't lose anything."
"Why don't you tell them to find another seat?" Zhou Yi calmly asked those trying to persuade him.
Seeing Zhou Yi's attitude, the crowd immediately fell silent and quietly prepared to watch him make a fool of himself.
The two men behind the burly man saw Zhou Yi's attitude and prepared to strike directly. Their division of labor was clear: one moved to grab Zhou Yi and restrict his movements, while the other swung a fist straight at him.
Zhou Yi saw at a glance that the two were merely at the Strength Channeling Realm. He could not even be bothered to stir his Vital Energy. Using only his physical strength, he sent them both flying backward with one punch each, and they crashed to the ground.
Seeing his lackeys so easily knocked down, the leader became wary. At the same time, he activated his Vital Energy and attacked Zhou Yi.
As the saying went, even a lion used its full strength to hunt a rabbit. Zhou Yi had no intention of capsizing in a gutter. He activated his own Vital Energy as well and threw a punch to the side. The man beside him fell at once.
Zhou Yi shook his head, rose to his feet, and looked down at the burly man. "Too weak. Is this the confidence you had to steal someone's seat?"
The burly man had already suffered internal injuries from Zhou Yi's punch and lay on the ground, unable to move. Upon hearing those words, his rage attacked his heart. He spat out a mouthful of blood, then fainted.
"We're both in the Vitality Realm. How is this kid so strong?"
That was the burly man's final thought before losing consciousness.
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