Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 212 Talent Improvement
However, being able to defend against second-tier, seventh-level spells is already quite extraordinary.

Even a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage wouldn't be able to achieve such attack power.

As he was pondering, Chen Li suddenly swayed, as if he had exhausted all his strength, and felt a strong sense of weakness and fatigue.

"Hmm, what's going on?" Chen Li reached out to steady himself against the wall, wondering, "Could it be a side effect of the 'limb regeneration' recovery?"

But after thinking about it, Chen rejected the idea.

His previous burns, though they looked serious, were actually just superficial wounds, only larger in area. They weren't much more serious than the cut he made yesterday, but he didn't notice anything unusual about his body yesterday.

The physical weakness is unlikely to be due to this.

Or rather, it's not the main reason.

Chen Li had some vague guesses in his mind, and closed his eyes to sense his body.

Sure enough, they realized the problem.

Since its defeat, the protective force field of the Immortal Muscle Jade Bone Technique has not recovered. Its energy is less than two layers lower than when it was at its peak. Its originally bright and shiny internal organs and flesh have become dull and faded, and even its crystal-clear bones have lost their faint luster.

"The dimming of my protective force field is clearly related to my physical weakness!" Chen Li frowned, deep in thought. "This invisible energy hidden within my body may, to some extent, even be a manifestation of all my physical strength!"

"At first, the attack was not beyond the limit, just like a normal person walking or jogging. The physical exertion was not much, so naturally you could not feel anything!"

"It wasn't until the attack exceeded its limit and its life was in danger that its physical strength began to be consumed rapidly. Coupled with the 'limb regeneration' to repair the body, the two combined made it impossible to hold on any longer."

Chen Li rummaged through his storage bag for a while and found a bottle of Qi and Blood Pills that he had left over from before and hadn't opened yet.

Upon opening the bottle, a strong medicinal aroma filled the air.

It doesn't seem to be broken yet.

He tilted his head back and poured all ten pills into his mouth, chewed and swallowed them!
A warm feeling quickly rose in my abdomen.

Sure enough, as the medicine was gradually absorbed, the protective force field in the body slowly recovered, and the fatigue and weakness in the body gradually faded away.

Ten Qi and Blood Pills are equivalent to Chen Li eating two or three meals of second-tier demon beast meat.

In just half an hour.

Chen Li felt that his strength had been mostly restored.

"Looks like I'll need to stock up on more stamina-restoring pills in my storage bag from now on!"

……

Xiao Yuan has come again.

He became increasingly dejected, filled with frustration and resentment.

He only showed a slight surprise at Chen Li's bald head, and then paid no attention to it.

Compared to his time at the Huanzhen Sect, he felt like he had aged ten years in just two years, and he no longer had the same spirit as before.

Actually, to say that life is difficult.

That's not the case either.

The downfall of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is different from that of a rogue cultivator.

For a Foundation Establishment cultivator, earning spirit stones is incredibly easy.

Let's not even talk about things like murder and robbery, which have no bottom line.

Just running errands between different regions, buying low and selling high, is enough to maintain the dignity of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Ultimately, there was a gap between expectations and reality.

During his time at the True Sect, he was one of the few individuals in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and was respected by everyone.

There are servants in the cave, and there are properties in Luanluo City.

They were of noble birth and had a respectable appearance.

Now in Stanley City, even if they haven't fallen to the bottom of society, they've become just another face in the crowd.

The enormous gap between these circumstances, coupled with the blow of having his storage bag stolen and the uncertainty of his own future, would likely leave few people in his shoes to take it in stride.

"Back when the True Sect hadn't migrated, that territory, though a bit cramped, was bustling and vibrant. Not far from the mountain gate were the villages and cities of the secular world. We had cultivated that territory for hundreds of years; it was fertile land, so densely populated that even demons and evil spirits were rare..." Xiao Yuan always spoke with great enthusiasm when reminiscing about the past.

“That was a really nice place,” Chen Li chimed in. “Yes, the scenery was especially beautiful. Back then, the cultivation city of the True Sect was called Moon City, named after Moon Lake in the city. It was famous far and wide. Unfortunately, I went there again later, but perhaps things had changed and the place was no longer the same.” Xiao Yuan sighed with melancholy as he talked about it.

These words, however, did not arouse much interest in Chen Li.

He had never been to the former territory of the Zhenhuan Sect, and his feelings for the sect were rather weak, far less than those of the sect members who were born and raised there and had achieved Foundation Establishment.

Even when the True Sect was destroyed, he didn't feel much sadness.

"I've never been there. It's so chaotic there now, even if I wanted to go, I couldn't... By the way, any news about the Artifact Sect lately?" Chen Li changed the subject.

"I heard that a Golden Core cultivator has already died," Xiao Yuan said with a hint of schadenfreude.

"The leader of the Artifacts Sect is dead?" Chen Li asked in surprise.

"No, that's not it. The sect leader of the Artifacts Sect originally came from the Fire Cloud Sect and has many connections there. The one who died this time was a good friend he brought from the Fire Cloud Sect!" Xiao Yuan deliberately lowered his voice.

Chen Li felt that this matter was getting serious:
"Even after an elder of their sect died, the Fire Cloud Sect hasn't reacted?"

“I also find it strange. Logically speaking, even if the Artifacts Sect is not a branch of the Fire Cloud Sect, it should still be considered a branch. However, it is left to fend for itself and it seems that no one cares about it. That's fine, but a Golden Core cultivator from the sect died, and there has been no follow-up so far.”

"If that Nascent Soul ancestor were to intervene, any calamity of demonic beasts would be easily suppressed."

"Perhaps there are secrets we don't know about," Chen Li said.

Thinking back to this calamity of monsters, it was surprising that more than one third-tier monster had left its territory and wandered into the human world.

Chen Li felt somewhat uneasy.

This world is really quite dangerous.

……

early morning.

In a quiet room located underground.

"call!"

Chen Li finished circulating his energy throughout the body and exhaled a breath of stale air.

Realm: Foundation Establishment Level 4: 78/100

He habitually opened the properties panel and glanced at it.

Upon seeing it, I couldn't help but let out a soft "Eh."

"That's not right! If I remember correctly, the last progress update was four days ago, but there's another one today. Normally, we should have to wait another six days."

Chen Li tried to calm himself down.

Guiyuan Dan is taken normally.

His usual practice was also methodical.

As for his cultivation progress, he would never forget it, especially since he checks it every day.

"Could it be... that my cultivation talent has changed?" The more Chen Li thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and an overwhelming joy rose in his heart.

He has extremely poor talent for cultivation.

Before transmigrating, I was already forty years old and still hovering around the third level of Qi Refining.

This talent for cultivation is far inferior to that of those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and even Zhou Hong is far behind.

Without a fully-level cultivation technique, one might never reach the late stage of Qi Refining even after a lifetime of cultivation.

This has always been a source of pain for him.

Unexpectedly, the Immortal Muscle Jade Bone Technique completely improved his aptitude.

This spirit stone flower is really worth it.

Too much value!

"At a rate of one step every four days, it will take me three months at the fastest and four months at the slowest to reach the fifth level of Foundation Establishment."

Chen Li's face lit up with joy.

(End of this chapter)