Success Comes Naturally

Near a rocky mountain, there was a river. After some preparation by Bai Yixin, the eight lion heads were skinned and cleaned, and a copper cauldron was set up right on the riverbank.

These eight golden heads were boneless; they were composed of rich juices and golden, fragrant meat rather than actual skulls, and they contained divine power.

The firelight flickered. An hour had passed, and the lion heads in the copper cauldron were glowing, bobbing in the boiling water, shimmering with rosy light, and emitting an appetizing aroma.

"Brother Little White~ is it ready to eat yet?" Little One asked from the side, wiping away drool as he stared with insatiable hunger.

"No rush, I still need to add some ingredients," Bai Yixin said unhurriedly. Four of the lion heads had been added halfway through and needed more time to simmer.

Bai Yixin took out a foot-long herb. Its leaves had bone-like veins, and the plant was a pale, greenish-white, looking much like a moldy, bifurcated bone joint.

"Brother Little White, what is that?" Little One asked, his eyes full of curiosity.

"Thousand-Refinement Bone-Forging Grass. Its medicinal effect allows you to feel the process of your bones being broken and then reshaped. The sour, tingling sensation is quite something~ (￣▽￣)~*"

Bai Yixin didn't feel a shred of heartache as he brought out this treasure worth a hundred thousand, preparing to temper his bones once more, hoping this dietary supplement would help him break through in his physical cultivation.

"Does it taste good?" Little One wasn't scared; instead, he asked about the flavor.

"It tastes bitter, much like chewing on a dry bone. Hmm~(￣~￣) crunchy when you chew it."

Bai Yixin recalled the feeling of using this herb for the first time. Eating it raw—that sour, tingling sensation was truly unforgettable!

While chatting, Bai Yixin didn't stop working. He set up the last two pairs of marinated chicken wings, each weighing dozens of pounds, and grilled them carefully. It didn't take long before the meat became fragrant, the glowing flesh turning golden and glistening with oil.

These two pairs of wings were ones Bai Yixin had removed from the Feather King and his lackey.

Although he wouldn't eat humanoids, he could certainly sample the wings of bird-men.

Wisps of rosy light drifted about. The golden lion leg meat and the bird-man wings were golden and glistening. Grease dripped into the fire, making a sizzling sound that made one's mouth water.

A layer of oil formed on the bird wings and leg meat, creating a crispy skin. The aroma filled the air, becoming increasingly tempting.

Once they were grilled to perfection, Bai Yixin tore off a piece of golden meat. The honey stretched into sticky threads. After taking a bite, his mouth was filled with fragrance; it melted upon contact, so delicious that it made his mouth water uncontrollably.

Bai Yixin closed his eyes, savoring the aftertaste with a look of intoxication. That first bite made every pore on his body open up. It was incredibly comfortable—truly a delicacy of the world.

"My culinary skills are truly excellent!"

"So delicious!" Little One couldn't wait any longer and tore off a large piece of meat. The honey stretched into threads, glistening and bright, the meat golden and fragrant.

Rosy light flickered and the aroma was intoxicating. The group of human geniuses nearby felt incredibly resentful and conflicted; they desperately wanted to go up and ask for a piece, as the intense scent was too alluring.

"Don't be shy, little girl. Come over and eat with us. And you, brothers and sisters, come and have a taste," Bai Yixin called out. He was enjoying the dozens of pounds of bird wings and leg meat to the fullest, his mouth glistening with oil. As he spoke, rosy light erupted from him, and his entire body was bathed in Divine Radiance.

"I'm not a little girl, my name is Huo Ling'er! Did you remember that or not! (▼皿▼#)" Huo Ling'er looked dissatisfied, but her body was honest. She joined the scramble for food, eating until her mouth was covered in oil, gradually letting go of her reservations.

"Many thanks, Junior Brother!" The five geniuses from the Heaven-Mending Pavilion thanked him sincerely. They hadn't expected this junior brother to be so generous. He was incredibly strong, yet he still shared such fine food and drink with them—it was truly wonderful.

"Ah, yes, yes, little girl Huo Ling'er, do you want some soup?" Bai Yixin finished gnawing the lion legs clean, polished off a pair of chicken wings, and having devoured over a hundred pounds of lion meat, he felt half-full. He walked over to the copper cauldron to see how his soup was coming along.

"Yes!" Huo Ling'er hadn't been able to compete with Little One and had only managed to grab a few pieces of meat. Feeling embarrassed, she had been eating voraciously. Hearing Bai Yixin still call her a little girl, she pouted, but immediately shouted her agreement.

That pot of soup was the true essence. Aside from the lion heart that Little One had swallowed, it contained the heads of the Nine-Headed Golden Lion, which held the most divine essence. Furthermore, Bai Yixin had added a treasure herb that could enhance physical strength.

Given her background, even if Huo Ling'er couldn't identify the herb, she could tell it was extremely precious.

This meat soup was very special; the white-gold broth shimmered with divine rosy light, and the lion meat floating within radiated a precious glow.

"It smells so good~" Bai Yixin casually took a bowl, ladled out some soup, grabbed a lion head, and handed it to Huo Ling'er.

Then, Bai Yixin ladled out a white-gold lion head for himself and took a bite. It melted in his mouth, and the white-gold juices erupted with surging rosy light, as if flames were burning within.

"The medicinal effect is astonishing! Hiss--" Huo Ling'er's cherry lips parted slightly. She could feel as if she were breathing fire; light flowed from her seven orifices, and her bones felt slightly numb, as if thousands of ants were gnawing on them. From the initial comfort and deliciousness, her expression slowly turned grave, looking as if she were constipated, and she broke out in a cold sweat.

"Little One, eat more," Bai Yixin glanced at Huo Ling'er, who had started to yelp, and spoke to Little One, who was glowing like a small sun. He didn't stop eating himself.

"No, hic... I can't do it anymore. I can't eat any more." Little One had consumed nearly half a lion, plus a lion heart, three lion heads, and a third of the cauldron's white-gold broth. He lay on the grass by the river, not wanting to move a muscle.

As the medicinal effects took hold, Little One also began to groan. It was clear that his pain tolerance was more than a notch higher than Huo Ling'er's.

"Little One, look at this Huo Ling'er, she's just weak~ She can't even handle this little bit."

Bai Yixin felt that drinking it bowl by bowl was too slow. He finished the remaining golden lion head in two or three bites and lifted the copper cauldron to drink directly.

"Ah--, that's refreshing!"

The bone-forging effect was already negligible for Bai Yixin, but drinking it was still incredibly satisfying; the tingling, numbing sensation was quite a rush.

Suddenly, it felt as if a membrane had been broken.

"Clang!"

A sound like a bell tolling echoed from within Bai Yixin's body. His purple-gold Spirit Sea became even deeper, and more complex, profound patterns appeared on the surface of the high platform and the Purple Gold Giant Cauldron.

Seventh Heavenly Cave, Foundation Establishment!

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a grand sound erupted, shaking the Great Wilderness. The mountain ranges trembled, the peaks resonated, as if the heavens were collapsing.

A field of Runes appeared, dense and dazzling, as if forged from immortal gold. They were branded into the world, completely submerging Bai Yixin.

A surge of blood energy soared into the sky like crashing waves, shattering the clouds in the firmament. Finally, a cavern appeared behind Bai Yixin, resembling a volcano.

The Seventh Heavenly Cave was opened!

A powerful aura leaked from Bai Yixin, startling the geniuses in the distance, leaving them trembling and drenched in cold sweat—it was terrifying.

"In his presence, I feel like nothing more than an ant," one person said, trembling.

"This level of intimidation—is it not even the slightest bit weaker than the Double Pupil, Shi Yi?"

"No, no, no. I think he's more like a pure-blooded Primordial Vicious Beast. It's terrifying!"

Right now, within these Hundred-Broken Mountain Range, aside from those sealers who might pose a threat to Bai Yixin, no one else is his match.

Of course, that is assuming they don't pull out some clan-protecting or nation-suppressing precious artifacts, or perhaps some divine decree or the like; Bai Yixin is confident he could cut any enemy down with his sword within ten rounds.

Even if they did, it would merely take a little more effort.

Bai Yixin does not possess any particularly powerful precious artifacts on his person. The Wolf-Tooth Bracelet obtained from Bei Village and the Silver Dagger from the silver creature—the former was left at Stone Village, and the latter was fed to the spirit sword he is raising.

The remaining Silver Fan was kept by Bai Yixin simply because it looked flashy and served well for showing off.

The only weapon Bai Yixin can truly count is the spirit sword he has only been nurturing for a short while, the Three-Foot Green Blade that appeared earlier.

It doesn't provide any significant stat boosts, but it is quite dashing when used for sword flight.

Whenever he draws his sword, it usually means Bai Yixin is not taking things seriously.

He only brings out the spirit sword to put on a show, masking the true strength of his physical body.

Occasionally, Bai Yixin will also bring out the Purple Gold Giant Cauldron to guest-star as a shield, or use it to smash people, or perhaps to make soup...

But most of the time, Bai Yixin relies on his indestructible body, tempered by the Nine-Turn Heavenly Art and the Grass Sword Art; he himself is the sharp blade!

With his body as the sword, a single strike unleashed shall sever all enemies in this world!