Awakening

"Very good. From today onward, you are my personal disciple." Jia Yi looked at Lin Qingyu and smiled kindly. "Oh, right. Take this first."

As he spoke, he took out a black square box and handed it to Lin Qingyu.

"What is this?" Lin Qingyu was somewhat puzzled. Even if there was to be a gift, shouldn't it be the disciple giving his master a gift upon becoming his disciple?

"Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass, a kind of Spirit of Plants and Trees. A'Meng prepared it for you. He hoped to use it to restore your health." Jia Yi said, "But now, it can be used to awaken your Mental Power."

"Awaken Mental Power?" Lin Qingyu did not understand.

"That's right. The reason you were unable to move before was most likely because you possessed exceptionally powerful Mental Power. Once that Mental Power awakens, it might even allow you to become a War God level powerhouse in a short time." Jia Yi said, "However, awakening Mental Power is extremely dangerous, especially for someone as talented as you. This Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass can greatly improve your body's endurance for a short period, preventing problems during the awakening process."

"This..." Lin Qingyu turned to look at his mother, asking for her opinion with his eyes.

Honestly, he did not really need this thing. Given the strength of his will, there was no possibility of anything going wrong when his Mental Power awakened.

"Xiao Yu, accept it. This was originally the birthday gift your father planned to prepare for you," Zheng Xinyi said.

"Thank you, Master." Lin Qingyu accepted the box and thanked Jia Yi.

"The person you should truly thank is your father," Jia Yi said.

Then, he took out his phone and operated it for a moment before handing it to Lin Qingyu.

"Xiao Yu, verify your identity here. Once you finish, you'll have the status of a Special Recruitment Warrior," Jia Yi said.

A Special Recruitment Warrior was a special status.

Normally, after a Quasi-Martial Artist passed the physical test, they had to pass the martial artist combat assessment before they could purchase manuals and begin cultivating. Before passing that assessment, ordinary Quasi-Martial Artists could only cultivate the most basic Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method.

However, the martial artist combat assessment was only held twice a year, with half a year between them. Many martial artists possessed great talent and might be able to get started on some formidable secret arts within half a year. To avoid wasting their talent and time, the Special Recruitment Warrior system was created.

With someone acting as their guarantor, Special Recruitment Warriors still did not have the same authority as ordinary martial artists, but they were qualified to cultivate all kinds of manuals. Of course, they had to pay for the manuals themselves.

Generally speaking, those who passed the physical fitness test in August or February would wait half a year. During that period, they would apply for Special Recruitment Warrior status and spend some time cultivating manuals.

Lin Qingyu nodded and verified his fingerprint and iris on Jia Yi's phone. With Jia Yi personally guaranteeing him, his status changed from an ordinary person to a "Special Recruitment Warrior."

"Master, should I start cultivating Gene Energy directly?" Lin Qingyu asked.

"No, don't rush." Jia Yi turned to Zheng Xinyi and said, "Xiao Zheng, you have the qualifications of a national special-grade pharmacist, right?"

"Yes." Zheng Xinyi nodded. She knew what Jia Yi intended to do.

"Eating the Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass directly can also increase the body's vitality and toughness, but that won't make the most of its effects. Xiao Zheng, go to the laboratory first and use this formula to configure some potions with the Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass. Once the Potion Configuration is complete, let Xiao Yu begin cultivating." Jia Yi said, "As for Xiao Yu, don't cultivate Gene Energy at home. Come with me to military headquarters first. Huaxia Country's best equipment and experts are there."

"Alright." Zheng Xinyi nodded. Since it concerned her son's safety, she would not be careless.

Lin Qingyu did not particularly mind either way. He knew his own situation. Awakening Mental Power might be a major ordeal for others. For him? There was no difficulty at all.

Even the status of Special Recruitment Warrior was unnecessary to him, because once he began cultivating, he was confident he could directly charge to the peak of Apprentice level.

That would be the peak of Apprentice level with a Gene Level more than dozens of times higher than normal. Killing an ordinary Planetary level 1st stage opponent would not be impossible.

Jia Yi, who came from a military background, was highly efficient. In half a day, Lin Qingyu arrived at military headquarters. Surrounded by the top experts and equipment Huaxia Country could mobilize, he prepared to begin his first cultivation session.

"Xiao Yu, be careful. Once you sense Cosmic Energy, don't rush to absorb it. Drink the potion made from the Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass before absorbing it," Zheng Xinyi said.

Cultivating Gene Energy could very likely directly awaken Mental Power, so drinking the potion before absorbing Gene Energy was safer.

Of course, Mental Power would not awaken one hundred percent of the time. However, one Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass could make a set of twelve potions, so theoretically, Lin Qingyu had twelve chances.

Moreover, as Lin Qingyu grew stronger, his body's endurance would increase as well. If he reached War God level in a very short time without awakening his Mental Power, then there would be no danger even if it awakened afterward.

"Seriously, you have way too much confidence in me." Seeing the huge fuss his mother and Master Jia Yi had made, even Lin Qingyu felt somewhat speechless.

Cosmic Energy was not something one could sense whenever one wished. Talented people needed at most one or two days, while those with poor talent might need more than half a year.

But Jia Yi had summoned so many people because he hoped Lin Qingyu would succeed in one attempt.

"Still, since everyone has placed such high hopes on me, I need to give them a response worthy of those expectations." Lin Qingyu did not want to disappoint his family and elders.

In truth, he had always been able to sense Cosmic Energy.

After all, his will even had the potential to rival that of weaker Undying Gods!

Under the command of his powerful will, even though he possessed only the consciousness of an ordinary person, sensing Cosmic Energy was still easier than breathing.

The Cosmic Energy that ordinary martial artists found ethereal and unfathomable was, in Lin Qingyu's eyes, nothing more than a delicious feast within reach. He drained the potion made from the Nine-Leaf Spirit Grass in one gulp, then actively mobilized his consciousness and issued the command to devour Cosmic Energy!

In an instant, all the Cosmic Energy around Lin Qingyu surged toward him. If the Cosmic Energy absorbed by ordinary martial artists was a gentle stream, then the Cosmic Energy Lin Qingyu absorbed was a tsunami capable of drowning everything!

However, though that surging energy tsunami might have overwhelmed ordinary martial artists, it could do nothing to Lin Qingyu.

"My physical fitness is increasing. My body structure, cells, organelles, and even genes are undergoing subtle changes!" Lin Qingyu had long since opened his Will Space and activated Absolute Record. He intended to record every breakthrough and evolution he experienced.

"Oh, right, there's also Mental Power." Lin Qingyu focused his will inside his Sea of Consciousness. A dark golden sphere that nearly filled the entire Sea of Consciousness floated within it like a star.

As his physical fitness rapidly increased, that enormous dark golden sphere also began to transform into golden mist.

Lin Qingyu understood that this golden mist was the so-called "Mental Power"!

As his physical fitness continued to improve, his Mental Power also grew at a rapid pace, and the dark golden sphere transformed into mist faster and faster.

Knowing that people were watching nearby and that he was safe, Lin Qingyu threw himself wholeheartedly into cultivation.

However, he did not know just how great a shock his actions had caused!