Innate Gift: Endless Life

The Silver Awakening of his Body Martial Soul could be considered an unexpected delight.

Though it had been unexpected, it also made perfect sense.

Ning Chen slowly clenched his fist, feeling the inexhaustible power pumping from his heart.

The Silver Awakening had not only doubled his physical attributes. More importantly, his Heart Martial Soul had gained the ability to independently absorb the energy of heaven and earth.

Even if he did not deliberately cultivate, his heart would automatically temper itself with every beat.

This tempering could refine his Soul Power, but more importantly, it could temper and strengthen Ning Chen's physical body!

Moreover, he could sense that the second awakening of his Heart Martial Soul seemed to have more to it.

Yet that realm was obscured by a thin veil of mist, faintly visible and elusive, as though he only needed to take one more step to reach it.

However, since his Heart Martial Soul had never truly been cultivated and had merely passively endured the cleansing effects of the immortal herbs, he had never been able to truly break through that barrier.

Perhaps this was the opportunity for a Golden Body Martial Soul Awakening.

He could even sense that if he began seriously cultivating his Heart Martial Soul from now on, he would inevitably shatter that barrier in the future and step into the realm of Golden Body Martial Soul Awakening.

After absorbing the Blazing Apricot Delicate and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Ning Chen obtained the desired trait of immunity to ice and fire. He then emerged from the spring of the Icefire Yin-Yang Well and quickly got dressed.

When the second awakening of a Body Martial Soul reached beyond the Silver level, one could awaken an innate gift of the Body Martial Soul.

Ning Chen also sensed something unusual within his Heart Martial Soul.

He closed his eyes, sank his consciousness into his body, and guided his Soul Power toward his Heart Martial Soul.

The next instant, his heart suddenly thudded. Thump!

That heartbeat was deep and powerful, exceptionally clear in the silent valley.

Immediately afterward, a strange energy surged from his heart and flowed through his blood vessels, instantly spreading throughout his entire body.

His blood seemed to boil at that moment, its flow abruptly accelerating as warm power rose from every limb and bone.

Ning Chen felt his strength increase, his speed quicken, and his reactions become sharper. Even the tightness in his skin told him that his defensive power was increasing in tandem.

It was an all-around surge in attributes, without a single weakness.

What surprised him even more was that he could clearly sense his vitality rising at an unbelievable rate.

It was as if an inexhaustible spring had appeared within him, ceaselessly pouring forth life energy and nourishing every inch of flesh and blood.

He even had the illusion that even if someone stabbed him now, the wound would heal completely within a few breaths.

Ning Chen slowly clenched his fist, sensing the inexhaustible power pumping from his heart. After pondering for a moment, he murmured, "As long as the heart never stops beating, life shall be Endless Life...

"Then this innate gift shall be called 'Endless Life.'"

Ning Chen deactivated the innate gift Endless Life, but that abundant vitality still flowed slowly through his body and had not completely faded.

This was the passive enhancement brought by the Silver Awakening.

Even without actively activating the gift, his Heart Martial Soul would continuously nourish his body, keeping his vitality far beyond that of ordinary people.

After consuming the Blazing Apricot Delicate and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Ning Chen's Soul Power level also broke through its bottleneck, reaching level fifty.

Now, he only needed to hunt down a suitable soul ring before he could officially step into the realm of a Soul King.

However, he was in no hurry to leave.

There were still many rare immortal herbs and spiritual medicines in this herb garden. Since he had come, he naturally could not leave empty-handed.

His gaze swept across the garden before finally settling on an immortal herb that was jade-green all over, with glistening dewdrops hanging from its leaves.

Autumn Water Dew.

Ning Chen recognized the immortal herb. In the original work, Tang San had once consumed it, greatly increasing his spiritual power and even using it to cultivate the third realm of the Purple Demonic Eyes.

He did not possess an eye-type soul skill like Tang San's Purple Demonic Eyes, nor did he have an eye-type Body Martial Soul. He also lacked any specialized method for cultivating spiritual power.

Therefore, spiritual power had always been his weakness.

But this Autumn Water Dew could make up for that flaw.

He walked over to the Autumn Water Dew, crouched down, and examined it carefully.

The dewdrops on its leaves were crystalline and translucent. Refracting the light, they gave off a faint seven-colored glow and emitted a crisp, cool aura.

According to the original work's description, this immortal herb was not meant to be consumed orally. Instead, the dewdrops on its leaves had to be dripped into one's eyes.

Ning Chen carefully plucked a leaf, tilted back his head, and slowly dripped the dew into his eyes.

A cool sensation instantly flooded his eye sockets.

That coolness did not remain on the surface of his eyeballs. It seemed to penetrate their barrier and reach deep into his brain.

Then, a gentle energy spread from his eyes, traveling upward along his nerves and nourishing his sea of consciousness.

Ning Chen closed his eyes and quietly experienced the changes.

He could clearly feel his spiritual power growing at a steady and solid pace.

Although it was not as rapid as a breakthrough in Soul Power, this improvement was more stable and purer.

After roughly the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the cool sensation gradually subsided.

Ning Chen slowly opened his eyes and found the world before him clearer and brighter than ever before.

Every blade of grass and tree on the distant cliff face, the tiny insects crawling through the cracks in the rocks, the motes of dust floating in the air...

Everything was visible in the finest detail, as if a layer of mist had been wiped away from the entire world.

Though he had yet to reach the spiritual realm of Tangible Formlessness, his spiritual power had indeed improved significantly.

The weakness in his spiritual power had now been remedied by a considerable amount.

His resistance to spiritual-type soul skills had also increased tremendously.

Ning Chen raised his head and swept his gaze around the herb garden surrounding the Icefire Yin-Yang Well.

He knew clearly that once he left this time, it would be impossible for him to return anytime soon.

Dugu Bo could return at any moment, and no one knew when he would have another chance to come here.

Besides, how could one enter a treasure mountain and leave empty-handed?

He took an exquisite storage pouch from his waist.

The entire pouch was bluish-gray, its opening embroidered with intricate formation patterns in silver thread.

It looked more than a grade finer than the two crude items he had previously used to store the Blazing Apricot Delicate and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

Over the past few months, he had been preparing for this possible trip to the Icefire Yin-Yang Well.

After researching the method for making storage pouches, he had immediately begun studying how to create one capable of storing living things, hoping to achieve an effect similar to Dugu Bo's Wishful Hundred-Treasure Pouch.

After several months of research, he had finally made breakthrough progress.

This bluish-gray storage pouch had already gained the preliminary ability to hold living things. Combined with a specific sealing method, it could preserve the medicinal potency of immortal herbs and spiritual medicines extremely well, preventing it from dissipating.