Yan's Reflections

Yun Ming closed his eyes and focused, carefully sensing the Inner Force within his body.

To his surprise, although the total amount of Inner Force seemed to have decreased, its purity appeared to have improved significantly. It was difficult to describe precisely, but it had indeed undergone some kind of change.

Yun Ming tried circulating his internal cultivation technique and immediately felt a faint burning pain in his meridians, making him frown.

"How does it feel?"

Seeing golden radiance emanating from Yun Ming's body, Angel Yan curiously reached out to touch the golden aura as she asked.

Watching the three angels stroke his Protective Gang Qi, Yun Ming said nothing more and merely frowned. "It feels a little uncomfortable. Whenever I circulate my Inner Force now, I feel a stabbing pain. I never felt that before."

"A stabbing pain?"

The angels fell into thought.

After pondering for a moment, Angel Zhui said, "Perhaps your physical constitution is relatively weak. After absorbing a trace of our angelic energy, your Inner Force seems to have undergone some kind of enhancement. But your body apparently hasn't fully adapted to that change yet, which is why you feel pain."

Yun Ming was stunned for a moment. He looked at the angels, unsure of how to respond.

Angel Yan comforted him, "Use your internal cultivation technique more often. The body has the ability to repair itself. Just like you mortals—after a broken leg heals, the bone becomes even harder. Your body will gradually adapt to this change and become able to withstand more energy."

A faint smile appeared on her lips. "Maybe you haven't noticed, but we did. Your body just went through a round of damage. After we healed you, your cells became much stronger, and your Inner Force also has self-repairing properties. You could consider damaging your own body, then using Inner Force to repair it."

She had actually proposed such an unconventional method of increasing one's strength.

After thinking for a moment, Angel Mo Yi said, "However, you need to be aware that every destruction and reorganization of cells consumes part of their limit. That is a cost that cannot be ignored."

Yun Ming paused slightly before falling into thought.

In his memories, there were indeed several Physical Refinement Techniques whose principles were quite similar to this method.

The low-level methods involved using external force to pound the body, supplemented by medicine and other aids. The high-level methods used Inner Force to temper the body, combining it with medicine and various other supportive measures.

Overall, all of these methods damaged the body before repairing it, thereby continuously increasing the strength of the flesh.

External force was simple and brutal, but its effects were relatively limited. Inner Force, on the other hand, could temper the body from the inside out, making it more thorough and precise, though it was far more complex and difficult to control.

During the process of destruction and repair, one had to grasp the proper degree. Otherwise, it was easy to inflict irreversible harm upon oneself.

Moreover, internal injuries were far more troublesome to treat than external ones.

However, Yun Ming possessed the miraculous cultivation technique Nine Nether Profound Heaven, which could repair his own injuries.

This problem was not difficult for him to solve.

It was just that, in the simulation, he had also gained quite profound insight into Physical Refinement Techniques.

He believed that the human body had limits and could not be strengthened without end.

The reason involved modern scientific theory: biological cells could only divide a limited number of times.

Therefore, excessive pursuit of physical refinement might drain one's lifespan.

Moreover, as the physical body continuously grew stronger, the body would also age faster.

Physical Refinement Techniques had their unique aspects, but they also came with all kinds of drawbacks.

It was only because the injuries in the latter half of his life had been too severe that their effects had failed to appear for so long.

He stroked his chin and sank into thought.

Perhaps he could try using Inner Force to nourish his body.

This method seemed simple. He only needed to distribute his Inner Force evenly throughout his body.

Yet in truth, it placed extremely high demands on the practitioner. Those without profound internal cultivation could hardly accomplish it.

To use a vivid analogy, it was like soaking a person in a nutrient-rich liquid, allowing the body to receive all-around nourishment and repair.

"Yun Ming, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing that Yun Ming had remained motionless for so long, staring straight ahead, Angel Yan gently waved a hand before his eyes.

Yun Ming came back to his senses and slowly explained his idea.

He knew full well that the angels possessed extraordinary abilities. With the Eye of Insight, analyzing and unraveling it through technology would not be difficult.

The angels were quite interested in his idea.

"Indeed, the body cannot recover infinitely. Every recovery is a form of potential damage." Angel Mo Yi nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Among the three angels, she was relatively more focused on researching this field.

"Using your Inner Force to nourish your body..."

Angel Yan had just begun to say something when she stopped.

After thinking for a moment, she smiled. "This method should be feasible. Your Inner Force possesses functions such as amplification and repair. Since you can possess this kind of energy, it means it is suitable for your body. And with your mortal body, the improvement should be even more obvious."

"It's just that I'm afraid raising the strength of my physical body through nourishment may take an extremely long time." Yun Ming furrowed his brow, his tone carrying a trace of concern.

With his current level of Inner Force, using gradual nourishment to break through the limits of his physical body would undoubtedly be a long and arduous process.

"Don't rush. Everything has to be taken slowly." Angel Yan smiled reassuringly. "Do you think you can become a god overnight? I've lived for seven thousand years, and I still haven't become a god."

She was currently only a Third Generation Super Soldier and had yet to advance into a divine body, so naturally she could not call herself a god.

Yun Ming did not dwell on Angel Yan's age. Instead, he honestly voiced his thoughts. "I want to try directly increasing the strength of my physical body by consuming my own Inner Force."

"Hm?" Angel Yan looked puzzled. "How do you plan to consume your Inner Force?"

In her view, there seemed to be an unbridgeable gap between energy and the physical body. It was difficult to directly increase the body's strength merely by injecting energy into cells.

Yun Ming explained, "You can think of it as increasing the concentration of energy. By accelerating the consumption of Inner Force, I hope to directly increase the strength of my physical body."

After hearing that, Angel Yan looked at him strangely and laughed. "You mean you plan to strengthen your body by accelerating the consumption of your own energy? Can that really work? And you even want us to help replenish your energy? Little one, isn't that idea a little too naive? You really aren't being polite at all."

She nearly lost her composure at that last part.

They had only known each other for a few days. What kind of relationship did they even have?

Anyone who did not know better would think they had reached the point of baring their hearts and souls to each other.

Angel Yan could not help feeling emotional. This kid really dared to ask.

"Uh."

Yun Ming was somewhat embarrassed as well. He suddenly realized that his relationship with the angels had not reached that level yet. It was mainly because they had treated him rather well these past few days, giving him that misconception.

Seeing Yun Ming's helpless expression, the three angels broke into smiles.

"Forget it. What harm is there in giving you a little energy?" Angel Yan waved her hand casually, her beautiful eyes resting on Yun Ming as she chuckled. "I also want to see whether it can really make your body stronger."

Yun Ming, who had been about to say never mind, immediately shut his mouth.