I'm caught in the cycle of endless competition, you're waiting for me in the apocalypse.

Time flies by like a white horse.

After seeing the others off after dinner, An Xin walked wearily back to her little apartment amidst her mother's teasing gaze and her father's helpless expression.

"Little Nine, I have to go on patrol with Second Senior Brother first thing tomorrow morning, then Third Senior Brother, and finally Qi Mingxuan. Just thinking about it gives me a headache. Why am I the only one who can fly on objects?" An Xin was still lamenting her miserable life.

Di Ting pursed his lips, giving off an expression that said, "You still don't realize how charming you are."

“Xiao Jiu, you suddenly came back and you’ve lost your diligence from when you were on the mountain. What should I do? I want to stay in bed. What should I do?” An Xin hugged her pillow and threw herself onto the bed, rolling around in all sorts of ways.

"Then let's take a medicinal bath!"

"But we didn't bring back the medicinal herbs for the bath."

"You're about to complete your bone refining process, shall we give it our all during this time?"

"It sounds tempting, but wouldn't taking that plunge be even more painful than bone tempering? Is it really possible?"

"Drink a few more bottles of spiritual elixir."

"Fine, it's better than interrupting my cultivation! If it really hurts to death, you'll pay with your life!"

"I'll accompany you, I'll accompany you to hell, that's our base camp!" Di Ting summoned the Fortune Scroll and rummaged through it. "I must say, your fortune and merit points have really increased a lot in the past two months, there are so many things you can exchange for!"

"Oh, tell me, what good stuff do you have?"

"As for cultivation techniques, there are 'Thunderbolt from a Clear Sky,' 'Wind and Clouds Surge,' and 'Ice and Fire in Two Worlds'..."

"Stop, stop, stop... Listen to this, listen to the name of this technique? 'Ice and Fire in Two Realms'? Are you sure this is a legitimate technique? Who would want to learn it?!" An Xin was full of questions.

"Please don't treat it with a dirty mind, okay? It really is a cultivation technique, and a very powerful one at that. But even if you wanted to practice it, you wouldn't be able to!"

"Why? Because I don't have spiritual roots?"

"Because you haven't been able to truly feel the microcosm within your own body, you can't communicate with the natural energy outside, and therefore can't make it work for you."

"Cosmo? Saint Seiya? Burning Cosmo?"

"The universe is a macrocosm, and the human body is a microcosm. The energy within the human body is the same as that of the universe. To circulate the microcosm within the body and connect with the universe is what we call the unity of heaven and man. Cultivating oneself is one way, and improving one's spiritual perception is another. Spiritual power, or divine sense, perceives the circulation of various energies within the body and also the circulation of external energies. When the circulation of internal and external energies is in harmony, one can connect with the universe and make external forces work for you. Therefore, you do not need any spiritual root to learn these Five Elements techniques."

"What you mean by perceiving external energy is like when I feel the flow of air, or wind, while I'm flying. Once I feel it, I adjust my state to adapt to it and find the pattern, so I can fly effortlessly with the wind."

"Yes! This is only the first step. The second step is that after you learn the techniques and insights, you need to learn how to control and use these external forces."

"I think I understand now! Ah~ So that's why you told me to fly around more during this time and experience nature. So that's the purpose."

"Yes, that's true, there's that component too. Alright, let's not talk about the techniques anymore. We'll learn them little by little once you have a deeper understanding. Next, let's find a medicinal bath suitable for your current body-strengthening..." Di Ting continued to rummage through the scroll, "Got it, Yin-Yang Water!"

"Isn't the Yin-Yang Water the Yin-Yang Spring behind Green Mountain? Using this costs Luck Points, so it's better to just go there and soak in it."

"Look at how stingy you are! This Yin-Yang Water is the essence of heaven and earth, not some mixed product. The one in the scroll must be the purest and most pristine, unlike the outside world, which always has some impurities or pollution!"

"Oh, I see! Scrolls are always top-quality! I get it, I understand!"

"This Yin-Yang Water in a jade bottle is worth 288 Fortune Points."

"Hey! This is robbery! It's just a tiny bottle, is it even 100ml?"

"Oh dear, my little darling, this isn't something you can use all at once. The first time, just one drop will be very beneficial to you. Once you can tolerate it, you can use two drops at a time."

"Is it that powerful?"

"That's for sure, it's all concentrated essence! That Chaos Liquid is even more expensive, it costs a whole jade bottle, and you can only buy one bottle. This stuff is different, the instructions say it's the most primitive, the energy substance from the origin of the universe! If you can withstand it, you'll become a god directly, and a creator god at that."

"It's no use saying anything!"

"You can't use it now, but who knows if you can't use it later! Just think of it as a goal!"

"Hehe... then let's exchange for Yin-Yang Water. After hearing about the price of Chaos Liquid, this Yin-Yang Water seems really cheap..."

After exchanging the Yin-Yang Water, An Xin leisurely walked into the bathroom and turned on her invincible jacuzzi. With everything ready, Di Ting dripped a drop of Yin-Yang Water into the bathtub and placed five bottles of spiritual liquid beside the tub for emergencies.

After Di Ting finished everything and returned to An Xin's sea of ​​consciousness, An Xin looked at the water in the bathtub and, feeling that nothing had changed, entered it. She settled herself into a comfortable position, but still felt nothing, and couldn't help but think that Di Ting was making a mountain out of a molehill.

"Xinxin, you need to meditate in the bathtub and then circulate the spiritual liquid in your body. Drink a bottle of spiritual liquid first to prepare."

An Xin drank the spiritual liquid without a second thought and then sat down in the bathtub to meditate and circulate the spiritual liquid within her body.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the water in the jacuzzi, which was originally bubbling, began to flow around An Xin in a clockwise direction, and the speed increased.

Only then did An Xin begin to feel pain all over her body, and gradually a fine layer of sweat seeped from her skin.

The water in the bathtub swirled around An Xin, its flow increasing rapidly...

Like a centrifuge, each of Anxin's cells seemed to have undergone plasmolysis.

As the flow rate increased, the water temperature alternated between hot and cold. Pink liquid seeped from every pore of her body.

An Xin is now enduring not only the pain from the inside out and the extreme sensations of alternating hot and cold, but also the need to keep her mind clear and circulate the spiritual fluids within her body.

"Xinxin, keep going! Don't give up! You'll be done in a little while!" Di Ting had already noticed the changes in An Xin's body. He knew that the accumulation of the past two months was about to result in a qualitative breakthrough!

An Xin had no time to think about anything else; she could only grit her teeth and persevere. She cursed Di Ting a thousand times over in her mind—couldn't he take it slow? This excruciating pain told her that this time it was serious, and she really had to go all in, just like Di Ting had suggested…

The liquid seeping from the pores is no longer pink; a grayish-white sebum has covered large areas of skin.

The girl in the bathtub trembled involuntarily, her skin, hidden beneath the grayish-white liquid, glowing slightly, as if trying to break through the darkness of dawn and radiate her own brilliance.

The grayish-white slurry continued to thicken, gradually forming a thin shell that completely obscured the dawning light.

After another short while, An Xin's trembling intensified, eventually becoming a vibration of her skin, and the frequency of the vibration increased. The grayish-white shell began to crack little by little, emitting a faint "crackling" sound…

As the cracks spread, platinum light shone through, faintly accompanied by purple arcs of electricity.

The water in the bathtub gradually calmed down, and the electric arc disappeared with a few "sizzles" as the casing fell onto the water's surface.

As all her outer shells were shed, the light surrounding An Xin gradually faded. The person in the bathtub was fully revealed.

Her skin was crystal clear, as if sprinkled with fine diamonds, subtly revealing a faint pink hue—healthy and alluring. A tiny red mole at the corner of her bright, almond-shaped eyes added a touch of allure to her pure and clear appearance. Her petal-like lips were red and moist, slightly pouting as if inviting a kiss.

Beneath her perfectly slender swan neck lay a firm collarbone, not too prominent, but just right. Her shapely, perfect curves finally gave An Xin a sense of joy, as if she had regained something she had lost. Her long, straight legs were shapely and firm.

This transformation can be described as a full-body cosmetic procedure!

—Alas, all success requires corresponding effort!

Seeing the mess in the bathroom, An Xin suddenly felt fortunate: thank goodness it was in her own bathroom at home; the bathtub was designed to prevent electric shock and was sturdy enough. If it had been in Master Chen's medicinal bathhouse, with that wooden tub... making such a commotion and leaving this mess, he probably would have chopped me up.

Right after the upgrade, I had to agonize over cleaning the bathroom...

Having settled everything, Anxin buried herself in the covers, cleared her mind of all distractions, and prepared for a good night's sleep!

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The warm morning sun shone on An Xin's bed, and the lush, vibrant life of the world roused her from her reverie... Wait, vibrant life? What's that?

Was it opened incorrectly today? Perhaps we should wait a little longer...

Sunlight filters through the lush leaves, casting dappled shadows, while birds sing and frolic merrily in the trees: "Chirp~ Mom, the worms are so fat today... Chirp~ Dad, don't move! The little brothers and sisters are still in their eggs, be careful not to throw them out of the nest."

"Meow... There's a nest of birds in this tree. If I can catch them, I won't go hungry all day, meow~"

"..." I've transmigrated again? The animals in this world can talk?

"Xiao Jiu, Xiao Jiu... have we time-traveled?"

"Xinxin, are you still half asleep...?"

"Xiao Jiu, I heard birds talking, cats talking... I also heard life... it's like 'sizzle,' 'tick,' 'crack'... all sorts of sounds of plants growing... do you understand?"

"Oh, you mean this? You advanced a small level yesterday, and your Body Tempering broke through to Bone Refinement, so your Heavenly Ear also advanced a little."

"Whoosh—" An Xin's upper body sprang up in an instant...

"You mean, these are the abilities of my Celestial Ear? I can understand all languages?"

"Yes, that's how it should be! All sounds in the world should be heard without obstruction!"

"Passive skill? No wonder my ears are ringing with all sorts of noises."

“You can control it with your divine sense, just like you control the distance of your Heavenly Eye.”

"Oh, that's more like it~" An Xin took a deep breath, patted her full chest, and said happily, "Xiao Jiu, take a look at the character introductions in the Fortune Scroll!"

Name: An Xin

Age: 22 (29 years old)

Height: 171.8cm

Basic abilities

Learning ability: 128 (Enlightenment is everywhere)

Physical fitness: 188 (Strength 68, Speed ​​60, Endurance 60)

Skills: Advanced painting, intermediate musical instrument, intermediate light-based supernatural ability (level 5), photographic memory, ability to apply knowledge to new situations, object manipulation, herbal identification, and water manipulation.

Kung Fu Technique: One Slash to Slay the Thief

Realms: Perfect Foundation Establishment Stage (High-Level Foundation Establishment), Marrow Refining Stage

Supernatural powers: Divine eye, Divine ear

Fortune Value: 1689

Merit value: 598

Faith value: 0

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"Wow, I didn't know until I looked! I was shocked!" After studying it with great interest, An Xin picked up Di Ting and gave it a good nibble. "Hehe~ I've actually grown taller! Hahaha!"

"...Ouch! Drooling! Watch your mouth!!!"

"Haha, I'm so sorry, I'm so happy! I've actually grown taller! I was already happy that my growth curve returned to its peak, but I didn't expect to grow even taller. Xiao Jiu, do you know that's a miracle?!"

"Alright, there will be many more miracles to come!"

"Haha, that's great, thank you so much, Xiao Jiu! All the suffering was worth it!"

Do you have any other questions?

"Just one! What does 'water supply' mean?"