In the small courtyard, Yang Huai broke unprecedentedly from his habit of sleeping in. Instead, he rose every morning and assumed the Heavenly Cycle Primordial Unity Stance to circulate his blood and qi, while doing his utmost to drive the ceaseless stream of innate essence emerging from the depths of his sea of consciousness into his limbs and bones, pushing his innate spirit bones toward formation.
During this time, he had practically counted the days on his fingers. Seven days had already passed, and tomorrow would be the final day of fusion. Yang Huai could clearly sense the changes within his body. Spirit patterns had emerged within the bones throughout his body's Heavenly Cycle; they only lacked connection into a whole.
Yet as his Innate Geng Metal Dao Body regenerated, Yang Huai discovered something strange.
The bones in Qingli's body within the Xi Huang Dao Kingdom seemed to be somewhat more numerous than the bones he currently possessed, and their structure was rather more unusual.
Qingli's body contained over three hundred bones. Every bone was innately tougher and stronger than his, and there seemed to be additional peculiar bodily structures attached to his skin, membranes, tendons, and bones.
"Was it because Qingli was young and his bones had not fully developed, or was there another reason?"
"It is said that the humans of the Xi Huang Kingdom carry the bloodlines of hundreds of powerful Gods and Devils. Though those bloodlines have thinned through generations of reproduction, they may indeed still exist within the human body. That is why all manner of talents are so easily born among them. The strong may even possess unique innate gifts, and some may even experience ancestral reversion..."
Yang Huai pondered inwardly.
Though there were fewer bones, it did not seem to affect the formation