Huff—puff, huff—puff!
Xiao Jie breathed hard, trying to inhale some Spiritual Energy from the cool morning air of Huqiu Mountain, yet he ultimately failed.
He opened his eyes and looked at the rising dawn sunlight in the distance and couldn’t help but sigh with helplessness in his heart.
"Alas, it seems that this real world doesn’t contain any Spiritual Energy at all," Xiao Jie thought as he stood up from the ground.
He hadn’t left Konglao Mountain last night. After entering the cave, he logged off and then rushed to Huqiu Mountain to study this newly learned Qi Refining Skill.
The result was a mix of joy and sorrow. The joyous part was that the Qi Refining Skill had indeed been mastered by him in the real world; he even mastered the Legendary Trait of Qi Refining First Rank—’Dining on the Wind and Drinking Dew.’
Since yesterday noon until now, Xiao Jie hadn’t eaten anything, yet he felt no hunger or weakness at all. His body seemed like an energy field capable of self-recirculation, absorbing energy from the air, from the morning dew, from sunlight and moonlight, and from the exchange of hot and cold.
This sensation was quite magical, especially at midnight when alone, sitting in the pavilion of Huqiu Mountain, feeling as if his body merged with nature, feeling the subtle changes brought about by the moonlight touching his body—it was an indescribably marvelous feeling.
It’s just a pity that when he tried to practice Qi Refining, there was no response at all. After practicing all night, there was no effect, and not a bit of Spiritual Energy was extracted.
By now, he had roughly understood the principle of Qi Refining Skill; plainly speaking, it was about extracting and absorbing energy.
The so-called ’Dining on the Wind and Drinking Dew’ had a bit of a photosynthesis feel to it, with water and energy being directly absorbed by the body, which naturally eliminated the need for food and drink.
The absorption of Spiritual Energy was based on the same principle; however, after trying to absorb it for a long time, he didn’t get any at all. Clearly, there was no such thing as Spiritual Energy in reality.
Perhaps in the future, he could take the chance to try it in famous mountains and great rivers.
Yellow Mountain, Hua Mountain, Emei Mountain, Kunlun Mountain, Himalayas...
After all, among those famous mountains there were so many legends related to Immortals, maybe Spiritual Energy really existed there.
If it did, that would be amazing. He could completely refine his Qi Refining Skill to full level in reality and cultivate into an Immortal...
However, Xiao Jie didn’t hold much hope for that, and besides, that was a matter for the future. The pressing matter at hand was to return to Luoyang Town. With the guild as his Enjoy reading on NovelHub - your free online novel platform. He’d see if the Immortal Transformation Gourd would be of any use.
It didn’t matter if he couldn’t find Spiritual Energy in reality, as long as he could find it in the game.
He closed his eyes, able to clearly feel the Spiritual Energy inside his body flowing slowly like a calm lake.
This was the 1000 Spiritual Energy Value he had absorbed in Konglao Mountain, now projected into reality.
Casually pulling out a small knife, Xiao Jie made a cut on his arm. The wound could be seen healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Although it was not as extravagant as Wolverine, it was far superior to ordinary people.
Within less than a minute, the wound on the back of his hand vanished without a trace. If it weren’t for a trace of blood still remaining on his arm, the wound would have seemed almost unreal, like an illusion.
He touched the area where the wound had been and found not a single scar left. This Qi Healing Skill was indeed marvelous.
Alright, it was time to head down the mountain; there was more Spiritual Energy waiting for him to collect.
Thinking this, Xiao Jie walked down the mountain.
On the way home, Xiao Jie passed by the early market and casually bought a white fish and a bottle of yellow wine.
Back home, while it was still early, Xiao Jie skillfully prepared the fish and put it in the pot, adding various condiments one by one and started to stew it.
Soon, the pot began to boil, and Xiao Jie poured in the yellow wine...
Unfortunately, the ingredients didn’t match those required in the game exactly, otherwise, there should have been special effects.
Smelling the aroma of fresh fish from the pot, Xiao Jie licked his lips. Thankfully, though he didn’t need to eat, there was no impact if he wanted to.
At least he didn’t have to worry about losing the pleasure of taste.
Soon, the fish was ready. Xiao Jie habitually served himself a bowl of white rice and ate it while feeling the changes in his body.
After eating a bowl, there was no sensation of fullness, nor was there a feeling of not being full—a very strange sensation indeed.
From a young age due to habit, Xiao Jie usually liked to eat until he was slightly stuffed to feel full.
However, in the blink of an eye, a whole pot of rice was devoured, but Xiao Jie’s stomach showed no change, neither feeling stretched nor half-full.
Huh, this was really strange.
He touched his stomach; it wasn’t even bloated.
Xiao Jie closed his eyes to feel the changes in his body. This was another ability that came with Qi Refining—introspection, which allowed sensing bodily changes through spirit. Upon sensing, Xiao Jie was taken aback.
The food he had eaten had been completely digested!
He could even sense the feeling of the converted energy circulating within his body.
Was this the effect of Qi Refining Skill? Indeed, it was amazing!
Although Xiao Jie had only a half-understanding of Qi Refining Skill, limited to its use, he felt that his body had undergone some peculiar change after learning it, becoming no longer like a Normal human in a sense.
He couldn’t help but think of several sci-fi movies about mutations that he had seen before. He remembered in one movie, the protagonist’s organs disappeared after mutating; at this moment, he was indeed tempted to cut open his stomach to see if there had been any mutation or the like.