"Ow, ow, ow, ow..."
Ye Fei focused on Body Tempering at home, but after three straight days, he still could not keep himself from crying out in pain.
This was his final round of Body Tempering at the Qi Refining Eighth Stage. Unlike before, when he could clearly feel the pain in his meridians and flesh, this time he could not tell where it hurt...
It seemed to hurt everywhere, yet nowhere in particular. But the sudden onslaught of pain left him lying on the Meditation Cushion. Even his robe had returned to his dantian, joining the Dragon-Phoenix Flame Spirit Bow.
"He's fine. He's undergoing a breakthrough of his own. Although he underwent genetic enhancement before, it only strengthened what was already there. Only now is he attempting to break through his original Gene Lock..."
Feng An appeared in the Phoenix Tree. A gust of wind rose in the courtyard, lifting the worried little ones who dared not approach and setting them on the branches.
Ye Fei looked to be in terrible shape. His skin was breaking apart little by little, then rapidly repairing itself.
The Spiritual Energy in his meridians followed its usual cultivation route, but wisps of it kept seeping out through cracks in the meridians, which had been stretched until they split.
The escaping Spiritual Energy continued to merge into his flesh, strengthening it over and over...
"Chirp, chirp, chirp!"
Little Phoenix stood on Feng An's arm, its claws agitatedly tearing at his sleeve.
It knew he was making a breakthrough, but it still worried!
"There's nothing to be done about that. Some people come from worlds where they can cultivate toward immortality or godhood, so they're inherently capable of cultivation and growth. But yours isn't. He was too weak. By this world's Spiritual Root point system,