Body · Teaching

Afternoon, Shen hour.

Body Sect stronghold, basement.

An oil lamp flickered on the table. The light was very dim, casting half of Du Busi's face in light and the other half in shadow.

Huo Yuhao stood before him.

Quan Cangtian and Zixiao stood behind, leaning against the wall.

Du Busi looked at Huo Yuhao.

He looked for a few seconds.

Your spiritual power is very strong.

Huo Yuhao did not speak.

Much stronger than an ordinary person's.

Huo Yuhao spoke.

I have two Wise Soul Rings.

Du Busi's eyebrows twitched.

A million years and four hundred thousand years?

Mm.

Du Busi nodded.

No wonder.

He pulled a book from his bosom.

An old book. The cover was yellowed, the edges worn white. Four characters were written upon it—Secrets of the Body.

He placed the book on the table.

The key to Secondary Awakening lies in "visualization".

Huo Yuhao looked at the book.

Du Busi—

You must visualize your Martial Soul, visualizing it to the extreme.

He paused.

Let the Martial Soul merge into one with you.

Then, break your limits.

Huo Yuhao reached out.

He picked up the book.

He opened it.

He read for a moment.

He closed it.

Visualize... Spirit Eye?

Du Busi nodded.

Correct.

Your Spirit Eye is a Body Martial Soul. Eye type. Spiritual attribute.

You must visualize the Spirit Eye within your Spiritual Sea.

To what degree should I visualize it?

Visualize it until you can see it.

Until you can touch it.

Until it merges into one with you.

Huo Yuhao lowered his head to look at the book in his hand.

Quan Cangtian listened from behind.

He felt the aura of Secrets of the Body.

It was very ancient.

It was very heavy.

Zixiao stood beside him, silent. The Thunder Light Sword lay across her lap.

Du Busi stood up.

He walked to the wall.

A Human Meridian Diagram hung on the wall. Red and black, the lines were dense and intricate.

He pointed at the diagram.

Secondary Awakening does not happen overnight.

It requires prolonged cultivation.

It requires painful training.

It requires breaking limits.

He turned around.

He looked at Huo Yuhao.

Disciples of the Body Sect generally need to cultivate in extreme environments.

For instance, visualizing beneath a high-pressure waterfall.

For instance, visualizing beside a cliff edge.

For instance, visualizing on the brink of life and death.

Only in such extreme environments can one break their limits.

Huo Yuhao clenched his fists.

How long will it take?

Du Busi looked at him.

Up to you.

He paused.

Black Iron Tier generally takes three months to half a year.

Bronze Tier generally takes one to two years.

Silver Tier generally takes three to five years.

Gold Tier...

He did not continue.

Huo Yuhao—

What about Gold Tier?

Du Busi—

It takes your life.

The basement was very quiet.

The oil lamp flickered.

Huo Yuhao stood there.

Three months to half a year.

One to two years.

Three to five years.

Or else, life.

Quan Cangtian listened from behind.

He sensed the difficulty of the Secondary Awakening.

It was greater than he had imagined.

Huo Yuhao had the resources he provided, along with the Wise Soul Rings of the Skydream Ice Worm and Ice Emperor.

Yet time could not be saved.

Quan Cangtian closed his eyes.

He felt the Miracle Trait flowing within his body.

Silver-white light.

Very faint.

Yet very steady.

He opened his eyes.

Silver-white radiance emanated from his body.

Very faint, like a layer of thin gauze.

Yet the atmosphere of the entire basement began to shift.

The air grew soft.

The flow of spiritual power became smooth.

Huo Yuhao felt the surrounding environment changing.

It was very comfortable.

He felt it was easier to concentrate his mind.

Du Busi looked at Quan Cangtian.

What ability is this?

Quan Cangtian—

Miracle.

Du Busi—

Miracle?

Quan Cangtian—

I can influence the surrounding environment, making the cultivation environment better.

He looked at Huo Yuhao.

But I cannot directly help you.

Huo Yuhao nodded.

I know.

Du Busi looked at Quan Cangtian.

He looked for a few seconds.

He did not pursue the question.

He merely walked to the side.

He cleared the space.

Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged.

He closed his eyes.

He began to visualize the Spirit Eye.

He felt his eyes growing hot.

Spiritual power surged.

Then—

Pain.

Intense pain.

His eyes burned.

His spiritual power tore.

He clenched his teeth.

Sweat beaded on his forehead.

The Skydream Ice Worm spoke up within the Spiritual Sea.

Little Yuhao, concentrate your mind.

Visualize your eyes. Visualize them to the extreme.

Huo Yuhao concentrated his mind.

He felt his eyes changing.

Growing larger.

Growing brighter.

Then—

He saw.

His own eyes.

Within the Spiritual Sea.

Very large.

Very bright.

A gigantic eye floated in the center of the Spiritual Sea. Pale golden radiance emanated from its pupil, illuminating the entire Spiritual Sea.

The Skydream Ice Worm watched from the side.

That's it.

Continue visualizing.

Make it clearer.

The Ice Emperor spoke up within the Spiritual Sea.

"His spiritual power is very strong."

"But the Secondary Awakening requires more than just spiritual power."

"It also requires a breakthrough."

Tianmeng.

"Can he break through?"

Ice Emperor.

"It depends on himself."

Huo Yuhao continued visualizing.

The eye in the Spiritual Sea grew larger and larger.

Brighter and brighter.

Then—

A wave of impact.

Rushed from the eye toward his entire body.

The Spirit Eye vibrated.

He felt his eyes growing stronger.

His spiritual power surged wildly.

But—

The impact vanished.

The breakthrough was incomplete.

It was only an initial sign.

He opened his eyes.

He felt that his eyes were different.

He could see more clearly.

His spiritual power was stronger.

Yet the Secondary Awakening was not complete.

Du Busi looked at him.

"Did you feel anything?"

Huo Yuhao nodded.

"There was an impact."

"But no breakthrough."

Du Busi.

"Normal."

"The Secondary Awakening takes time."

"The impact you felt just now was an initial sign."

"Continue visualizing."

"Continue breaking through."

He paused.

"Come every day."

"I will teach you."

Huo Yuhao stood up.

Nodding.

"Alright."

Du Busi turned around.

Walked over to the table.

Picked up the oil lamp.

Then he paused for a moment.

Glanced at Quan Cangtian.

"Your ability is not a soul skill."

Quan Cangtian.

"Mn."

Du Busi.

"Not a spirit bone skill either."

Quan Cangtian.

"Mn."

Du Busi.

"Then what is it?"

Quan Cangtian fell silent.

He could not speak of the Path of Elation.

He could not speak of the Miracle Trait.

Because Du Busi knew nothing of these things.

"A secret."

Du Busi looked at him.

Stared for a few seconds.

Then laughed.

"Fine."

"I won't ask."

"But you must know this."

"The kindness of the Body Sect must be repaid."

Quan Cangtian.

"I know."

Du Busi.

"Huo Yuhao is your friend."

"You help him, I teach him."

"This is a transaction."

"Yet your ability makes me quite curious."

Quan Cangtian.

"Curiosity is useless."

"I won't say."

Du Busi chuckled.

"Good."

"Then let us continue."

He turned around.

"Tomorrow at this time, come again."

At the basement entrance.

Huo Yuhao walked out.

Quan Cangtian and Zixiao followed behind him.

The sky had already grown dark.

The streetlights had come on, forming distant, orange-yellow dots.

Huo Yuhao looked at the book in his hand.

Secrets of the Body.

"Three months to half a year..."

He murmured softly.

Quan Cangtian walked beside him.

"Is time not enough?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head.

"It's not that there isn't enough time."

He paused.

"It's that the Dark Soul Cult won't wait three months."

Quan Cangtian remained silent.

Zixiao walked in the rear.

The Thunder Light Sword rested across her knees. She said nothing.

Yet Quan Cangtian knew what she was thinking.

The Dark Soul Cult was watching.

Huo Yuhao needed three months.

Yet the Dark Soul Cult would not wait three months.

Quan Cangtian raised his right hand.

The dark red crystal beneath his palm was still there.

However, its pulse had slowed.

It was no longer in sync with the aura of the Dark Soul Cult.

He clenched his fist.

"Train first."

"As for the rest, I'll figure something out."

Huo Yuhao looked at him.

Quan Cangtian.

"Your Secondary Awakening is the key to growing stronger."

"No matter what the Dark Soul Cult intends to do—"

"You must grow stronger first."

Huo Yuhao nodded.

"Mn."

The three of them walked down the street.

The night breeze swept over, carrying a hint of chill.

In the distance, the lights of Tianhun City flickered on and off.

The Dark Soul Cult was in the southeast corner.

The Body Sect was teaching Huo Yuhao.

Quan Cangtian's miracle was affecting the environment.

Yet the Secondary Awakening required time.

It required painful training.

It required breaking through limits.

Could Huo Yuhao complete it?

What on earth was Quan Cangtian's ability?

The night breeze blew past.

The streetlamps flickered in the distance.

A new day was about to arrive.

New cultivation was about to begin.