Eternal Reverence - Chapter 13

Chapter 13
As expected of a high grade energy crystal . Normally during cultivation, Li Fuchen could only rely on himself to absorb the qi from heaven and earth . But now with the blue gem ring, it could help him gather qi and increase his cultivation efficiency .

The most valuable use of the blue gem ring, was it’s function to store qi . When one has almost exhausted all their qi, they could absorb the qi from the ring for an instant replenishment . This was equivalent to having a low-tier, yellow class qi restoration pill . Although the effects aren’t as good, the ring’s advantage is its ability to be reused .

Li Fuchen estimated that he would still need months before breaking through to the sixth level of the Qi Realm . And this blue gem ring would greatly benefit him in the months to come .

As he gradually exhaled, Li Fuchen extracted the Rock Heart plant from the jade container .

Rock Heart plants weren’t helpful for cultivation, but was instead used for strengthening one’s skeletal structure .

A person’s skeletons was one’s fundamentals . People always talked about bone frame, but in fact, skeletal structure plays a big part as well .

With an excellent bone frame one would be guaranteed a natural toughness in skeletal structure . Withstanding the same palm strike, the one with a weaker bone frame may have their bones broken into pieces, but the one with a strong bone frame, would end up without a scratch .

Although a good bone frame would mean having tough bones . But there is much more than just a better bone frame . But having tough bones didn’t mean that you would also have a great bone frame, as they were not directly related .

“Regardless, having tough bones is a good start . ”

Without hesitation, Li Fuchen consumed the Rock Heart plant .

The Rock Heart plant may look hard, but it actually melted when swallowed . With his soul spirit senses, Li Fuchen could clearly feel the Rock Heart plant turning into a white current, flowing throughout out his limbs and penetrating right into his bones .

With a sudden onset, a numbing sensation traversed across his bones . It was as if millions of ants were chewing on his bone marrow . Time passed by unknowingly, as a drenched Li Fuchen finally opened his eyes .

“This sensation!”

Li Fuchen lifted his arms . Even though no difference could be spotted by the naked eye, the toughness of his bones had doubled in strength . The surface of the bones was much denser than before .

“This high-tier, yellow class bone fortifying herb made my bones double in toughness . If the herb had been a mystic class or earth class, the effect would have been better by ten times or even a hundred times . And there is a bunch of variety in herbs out there, who knows what else can be found . ”Li Fuchen was in awe of the miraculous herbs .

Herbs were the leaders of cultivation resources . In the early records, there was once a man who obtained the legendary Dragon Blood plant and after consuming it, his body grew even stronger than demonic beasts . Another case was when someone found the Blazing Sun flower and ate it, his bone frame mutated to the Sun variant bone frame . Allowing him to cultivate Sun based techniques, being 10 times faster than anyone . And if someone were to absorb the Undying Phoenix herb, he would obtain the means of immortality, and would be reborn after death .


Herbs are grown with the help of the heaven and earth . They hold the power to change one’s bodily innate strength . Of course, with that in mind, precious herbs were rare to find . Yellow class herbs are still available, but Mystic class herbs are as rare as it can get . They contain the mysterious energy of the heaven and earth, hence the title of Mystic herbs .

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Li Fuchen would visit the Misty Mountains every 3 days .

“Drop dead!”

As the Metal Claw Wolf approached, Li Fuchen didn’t shift an inch . Waiting for the wolf to close in on his side, Li Fuchen flashed his sword and pierced a hole through the throat of the Metal Claw Wolf .

As of today, Li Fuchen had the skills to kill a Metal Claw Wolf in an instant . The actual strength of Li Fuchen was an unknown even to himself .

If his battle skills were rated as a 1 before he entered the Misty Mountains . After the first day, his rating would be a 2 . A few days later, it reached a 3 . With his current rating of 5, any Class 1 mid-tier beasts would be dead with a single slash, with no chance for a 2nd follow up attack .

Even if he had met a Class 1 high-tier beast, it would only take a few additional strokes .

“Against beasts, my skills are competent . But beasts aren’t martial artists, and in order to perfect my live combat skills, I have to fend myself against real fighters . ”

Li Fuchen was ambitious . Had it been someone else with all these achievements, they would have been satisfied . But not Li Fuchen, he wanted to be stronger, to wield absolute power . He didn’t know if this was his true wish, or if it was because of the golden amulet that brought about this change, maybe it was both .

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Once back at the Li Clan, Li Fuchen encountered Li Yunhai .

Li Yunhai looked at Li Fuchen with eyes of weakness . When Li Fuchen had won against Yang Qi, he still had the confidence to beat Li Fuchen . But now that Li Fuchen had defeated Guan Peng, all his thoughts were smashed .

The fact was that he had once exchanged moves with Guan Peng . It ended as a draw, neither had the upper hand .

“Li Fuchen, your combat skills are good . But it’s a pity that your bone frame will be your downfall . In 3 days, the Tempering Pool will be opened . Only 1 is qualified to enter, you should know who has the better odds . ”

Mentioning the Tempering Pool, Li Yunhai felt he mood turn for the better . In the Li Clan, he was the only one with a 2 star bone frame . That would mean, he was the only one who could enter it .

Without much thought, Li Fuchen congratulated, “I wish you the best in advance . ”

This Tempering Pool is one of the many important asset of the Li Clan . It wasn’t originally the case .

30 years earlier . The Li Clan set up the Tempering Pool, they invested a huge amount of Body Strengthening herbs in it . After months and years, the herbs blended with the pool and displayed an astonishing nourishment to whoever soaked in the pool, gifting the strength of a 1000 kilograms .



But to accumulate the medicinal effects of the pool required a set amount of time, and the constant usage of herbs . In a normal situation, it only opened once every 2 years, and this was that second year .

Li Fuchen definitely wouldn’t disregard the benefits of the Tempering Pool . As practitioners of the Qi Realm cannot manifest qi, the quality of one’s body was extremely important . With a higher overall power, the force behind a slash would be affected . As one’s power grows significantly, it could enable an individual to go beyond levels in battle .

But it didn’t really bother Li Fuchen if he couldn’t soak in the Tempering Pool . He felt that his Red Jade Technique was on the verge of breaking through . Once he unlocked the sixth rank, his combat skills would go forward to the next level .

“Keke, you seem calm . The city’s bi-annual genius contest is starting in 2 months . Only the top 5 can be selected as Cang Lan Sect’s disciples . With your skills now, you could be in the top 5, two months later, the results aren’t clear though . ”

Li Yunhai tried to provoke Li Fuchen again as he wasn’t satisfied, deep down, he wanted to see Li Fuchen’s anguished expressions .

“Provoking me? Forget it . ”

Li Fuchen mocked and left, allowing Li Yunhai to admire his back .

“Hmph, he is just putting up a strong front . ”Li Yunhai snorted .

For no reason at all, he hated Li Fuchen . Perhaps it was because he liked Guan Xue too, but no one knew the 2 major reasons why he wanted to be accepted as a Cang Lan Sect’s disciple .

First was to let the Li Clan know, who the true savior of the Li Clan was . Once he was the Cang Lan Sect’s disciple, his father would be promoted to Patriarch .

Second, he could once again see Guan Xue . And if he put in the hard work, he could possibly keep up with Guan Xue’s progress .