Beginning Cultivation of the Perfect Law

At dawn, a morning breeze swept past. On the charred Lightning Struck Wood, a willow branch radiated a soft light, enveloping the entire Stone Village in a hazy, tranquil, and harmonious glow, as if it were a painting.

Two or three days had passed since the Suanni Precious Body was brought back to Stone Village. The events of that time were hard to summarize, but in short: it was a thrilling experience with a fortunate outcome and a bountiful harvest.

That night, the Sacrificial Spirit of Bei Village, the Old Bei, had not stood by and watched as the Suanni Precious Body—a treasure that could allow it to break through its limits—was taken away by the people of Stone Village. It had launched an attack, triggering a small beast tide to besiege the group, only to have its lower body blasted apart by Little One and Shi Linhu wielding the ancestral artifact. In the end, it refused to give up, chasing them all the way to the gates of Stone Village, where it was poked to death by a single willow branch from the Willow Deity.

It was truly a case of delivering itself to its own doom.

Bai Yixin hadn't played a major role in this excursion; he had mostly acted in a support capacity, clearing out the small fry. There weren't many—just seven or eight giant wolves, two or three Fire Rhinos, a few Flying Pythons, and some Scorpion Tigers. Against the tougher opponents like the Old Bei, Bai Yixin had stayed on the periphery, occasionally casting a Tornado to harass it or setting up a Wind Field.

The whole affair had taken only half the night, and the remaining half was spent on the campaign to completely eradicate Bei Village.

However, Bai Yixin did not go.

It wasn't because he was tired, injured, afraid, or cowardly; it was simply not cost-effective.

The remnants of Bei Village, who couldn't even compare to the small-fry beasts, weren't worth his time. With that effort, he could go into the mountains for a midnight snack and earn more experience points and money than he would have there.

"After a full day of cultivation and conversion, I've finally reached the seventh level of Qi Refining!"

Sitting cross-legged before the charred Lightning Struck Wood, Bai Yixin exhaled a long, dragon-like breath of white mist, his bright, spirited eyes shimmering with joy.

With a thought, a game panel slowly unfolded before him.

He didn't hide it from the Willow Deity, as this was a mystery visible only to him.

[Name]: Bai Yixin
[Age]: 6/22
[Realm]: Qi Refining Seventh Level (1/700)
[Technique]: Wind and Rain Summoning Art - Third Level (6/100)
[Skills]: Gale Sword Technique - Mastery (156/1000), Wind Manipulation - Storm (2/100), Minor Rain-Calling Art - Novice (6/10), Breath Concealment Art - Mastery (8/1000), Minor Fireball Art - Minor Success (1/100)
[Experience]: 66
[Money]: 2460
[Talent]: Dao of Grinding. The Liver Emperor is all liver; when entering a "grinding" state, efficiency increases exponentially over time.

Looking at the refreshed panel, Bai Yixin nodded with a sense of accomplishment.

Skill proficiency levels were generally categorized as "Minor Success," "Mastery," "Proficiency," "Peak," and "Transcendence."

As for whether there were levels beyond that, the answer was certainly yes, but that was a whole different world.

Bai Yixin understood experience points as high-concentration, pure energy, similar to spirit stones or spiritual energy.

Although this panel looked like a typical "kill monsters to level up" system, Bai Yixin possessed a real, flesh-and-blood body, not a digitized one. He couldn't simply add experience points to a gauge; it required a conversion process.

Regarding his realm, his cultivation technique acted as the converter, transforming experience points into cultivation base at a certain ratio.

For skills like divine abilities and secret techniques, experience points acted as an accelerator; while they couldn't directly increase proficiency, they sped up the rate at which it was acquired.

Therefore, theoretically, even without any fortuitous encounters, as long as he kept grinding and didn't fall midway, he would eventually become a powerhouse.

As for money, it was the exclusive currency of the shop. It couldn't be topped up; one either had to sell items to the shop or earn it through grinding—whether by killing monsters or winning duels, one could obtain "money."

However, for now, the things Bai Yixin wanted he couldn't afford, and the things he could afford weren't necessary. He needed to save his money to buy a better cultivation technique.

Don't let the name "Wind and Rain Summoning Art" fool you; it sounded low-tier because it actually was. It only had three levels in total, allowing one to reach the perfection of Qi Refining at most, after which one could only change the weather in a small area or summon wind and rain at will.

It was a starter technique, so you get what you pay for—it was useful, but not particularly powerful.

Still, it paired quite well with the Gale Sword Technique.

"Little Brother, what are you doing? Grandfather Chief asked me to come get you." Little One, Shi Hao, having finished his milk in secret, saw Bai Yixin sitting by the Willow Deity, licked his lips, and greeted him.

"Consuming the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to clear the meridians of the body," Bai Yixin said with a smile.

"Little Brother, what does that mean? I don't understand." Little One blinked his large eyes.

"If you want to learn in the future, I will teach you. Didn't you say Grandfather Chief has something for me? Let's not keep him waiting." Bai Yixin patted Little One's head.

"Right, we can't keep Grandfather Chief waiting!" Little One grabbed Bai Yixin and ran toward Shi Yunfeng.

"Grandfather Chief."

"You're here. Sit," Shi Yunfeng said with a smile, looking at the hurried Bai Yixin and Little One.

"Don't be nervous. I won't ask why you can command the wind. I called you here to ask if you are willing to learn Bone Text from me. Once you integrate the Bone Text into your flesh and blood, you can undergo the baptism along with Little One." Shi Yunfeng stroked his beard, his gaze filled with satisfaction as he looked at Bai Yixin.

He never expected that their Stone Village would be able to pick up a child who was an Immortal Reincarnation. It was truly a blessing of three lifetimes; the prosperity of Stone Village was within reach!

"Grandfather Chief, there is nothing to hide. If you wish to learn, I can teach you. However, the things I cultivate seem to be different from the power Little One used the other day."

Since the people of Stone Village didn't treat him as an outsider, Bai Yixin wasn't going to be selfish. Plus, knowing the ins and outs of Stone Village, he already felt a natural affinity toward them and was willing to share—it wasn't anything precious, anyway.

"Good, good child." Shi Yunfeng's gaze softened even further, the wrinkles on his face smoothing out.

"Little Brother, I use Bone Text," Little One chimed in.

"The truth of order is laid out in nature. All things have spirits, and some intelligent races favored by the heavens are the prime representatives of this. The true meaning of the Dao is tangibly manifested within them."

Seeing Bai Yixin's confused expression, Shi Yunfeng explained.

"Bone Text is a mysterious runic script created by the human race, inspired by the primal imprints of other species."

"Bone Text is merely a form, a tool; the true path lies in transforming it into your own power. Otherwise, everything is but duckweed without roots. Only when one's own body is strong can one truly prevail." Seeing the two boys listening with rapt attention, Shi Yunfeng continued.

"What must we do to achieve that?"

"You must integrate the Bone Text into your very being, so that your flesh and bones become like those species favored by the heavens, merging in harmony with the nature of the world. Otherwise, imitation will always be just imitation, and it will be difficult to unleash its true power."

As Shi Yunfeng delved from the superficial to the profound in his explanation of the way of runes, Bai Yixin finally moved from a state of vague understanding to grasping how to enter the Perfect System.

In the initial stages, Bone Text requires the consumption of one's own vital blood to nurture and strengthen it. But once it truly takes form and one's comprehension deepens, this process can be reversed.

By allowing the runes to merge into the body, they transform into radiant light and Divine Radiance. Each rune acts like an eternal divine furnace, residing within every inch of flesh and blood, refining the creations of heaven and earth, drawing divine essence into the body, and fundamentally altering both the physical form and the spirit.

This stage is known as the "Blood Moving Realm." At the pinnacle of this realm, with pure physical strength alone, a single swing of the arm can unleash a divine force of one hundred and eight thousand catties.