Although currently at Minor Achievement, he can completely absorb a day’s Sun Essence, no longer bound by time, greatly increasing his cultivation efficiency.
Yet, this skill has not reached its pinnacle; above Minor Achievement lies Great Success and Perfection. Who knows what transformations Perfection might bring?
Zhang Chen directed his eyes towards the Golden Finger Skills Interface:
[Skill 22 (Great Success): Sun Collection Skill (0/1000000)]
[Note: You can absorb a full day’s Sun Essence.]
A mere million points, Zhang Chen could indeed afford it. Though he lacked points now, ten thousand points were beneath his notice.
A thought from Zhang Chen evaporated the points, but in the next moment, the change in the Golden Finger made Zhang Chen’s pupils constrict, revealing a trace of disbelief in his eyes:
[Skill 22 (Perfection): Sun Collection Skill (0/10000000)]
[Note 1: You can condense Sun Essence into Supreme Yang Emperor’s Liquid.]
[Note 2: Emperor’s Liquid can temper your body, transforming it into Jade Bone.]
With his eyes fixed on the Golden Finger interface, Zhang Chen ignored the Emperor’s Liquid description and focused on the experience points after Perfection: "After Perfection, I can still improve? Truly unbelievable!"
Only then did Zhang Chen look at the notes, seeing that absorbing sun rays could condense into Supreme Yang Emperor’s Liquid, which could temper Jade Bone.
There are two types of Emperor’s Liquid in the world: one is condensed from the Taiyin Star, called Taiyin Emperor’s Liquid, enhancing the soul, aiding beasts in gaining intelligence. In contrast, Supreme Yang Emperor’s Liquid purifies the muscles and strengthens the bloodline, causing its transformation, granting incredible power.
The key lies in condensing Jade Bone!
Though Jade Bone can’t compare to Immortal Bone, it nonetheless accelerates Jade Bone cultivation.
The crucial aspect is that Emperor’s Liquid directly boosts Demon Beast bloodline and can be categorized among Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, convertible into experience points.
With his Authority of Wood Element, he felt a mysterious link; the Emperor’s Liquid benefits his Heaven-Reaching Jianmu and various Immortal Grass seedlings greatly.
It’s fair to say that Emperor’s Liquid is the most refined and gentle energy from the Sun Star, a supreme nourishment; all beings under the sun benefit vastly from it.
"With my current cultivation, I can condense about ten drops of Emperor’s Liquid daily, converting roughly to fifty thousand experience points. This counts as a shortcut for collecting experience points," Zhang Chen silently estimated.
With five hundred years of magical power, condensing ten drops of Emperor’s Liquid daily was already the limit.
Seeing the Sun in the sky, Zhang Chen suddenly absorbed the Sun, and the majestic Sun Essence was drawn into his body, undergoing a special transformation, a drop of liquid flickering brightly like a mini Sun appeared in Zhang Chen’s Divine Soul.
"Emperor’s Liquid!"
When the liquid emerged, Zhang Chen had an understanding in his heart.
Meanwhile, within his body, a mysterious sensation arose, causing Zhang Chen a momentary pause, as his Blood Control Skill stirred, craving the Emperor’s Liquid.
Not only the Emperor’s Liquid, but his Sun Embers also began to flicker, seemingly urging Zhang Chen to absorb the Emperor’s Liquid.
After slight hesitation, Zhang Chen relaxed his hold over Sun Embers, watching as they directly absorbed the Emperor’s Liquid, subsequent experience points subtly jumped, inexplicably increasing by a hundred thousand!
[Skill 19 (Level 8): A Particle of Sun True Flame Ashes (100000/100000000)]
"A drop of Emperor’s Liquid directly enhances Sun Embers by a hundred thousand experience points, more profitable than converting to points. Given the power of Sun Embers I’ve witnessed, if they continue upgrading, Sun Embers transforming into Sun True Flame will surely become a major weapon," Zhang Chen calculated inwardly, converting a drop of Emperor’s Liquid to experience points, requiring about a thousand drops to upgrade Sun True Flame Ashes to Level 9, achieving the status of a Level 9 expert.
Meaning, continuous absorption of Sun Essence for a hundred days could upgrade his Sun Embers.
"This might be the skill I upgrade to Level 9 first!"
Zhang Chen secretly rejoiced.
But he knew, within a hundred days, he couldn’t possibly grind the skill to this realm, being unable to sit all day absorbing Sun and Moon Essence.
"If I only spend half the day, within a year, I could grind Sun Embers to Level 9. What’s crucial is, Sun Collection Skill hasn’t reached its peak, requiring only a million experience points to upgrade further, accelerating Emperor’s Liquid condensation. Once upgraded, facing Level 9 powerhouses, I would possess self-preservation. Ignoring miscellaneous skills, first focus on upgrading Sun Collection Skill to Level 9," Zhang Chen resolved, aiming to upgrade a Level 9 Skill; without it, he remains vulnerable to experts.
"Moreover, Emperor’s Liquid is a great nourishment for Heaven-Reaching Jianmu, though unfortunately, I have no excess Emperor’s Liquid to distribute," Zhang Chen lamented silently.
With the rate at which experience points are generated by the Ascension Pool, trying to enhance skills is still too slow. I need to find new sources for Skill Points.
Looking at the Golden Finger Interface again, it requires ten million experience points to continue enhancing Sun Collection Skill, Zhang Chen hesitated a bit but chose to give up—it requires too many experience points!
Zhang Chen ceases the skill and returns to the underground cave. Looking at the burning flame in front, he hears the sound of conversation and children’s laughter coming from the stone chamber, and his heart is filled with joy: "Have these three little ones awakened?"
Zhang Chen gets up and walks out, and indeed sees Mrs. Zhang talking to Zhang Tuowei. Seeing Zhang Chen come out, Zhang Tuowei rushes over with joy, and Zhang Chen holds Zhang Tuowei in his arms, asking him: "What bloodline have you awakened?"
Zhang Tuowei bites his finger and taps his own head: "I seem to be able to control other people’s souls!"
Zhang Chen is taken aback; this Bloodline Power is extraordinary, if fully developed, it could turn others into puppets, couldn’t it?
"Is it really like that?" Zhang Chen asks.
Zhang Tuowei nods: "It is indeed!"
While speaking, Zhang Tuowei points to the stone wall: "I can sense that there are many souls inside, some of which I can control, and some I can’t."
While talking, they see a mouse digging its way out of the stone wall, running to Zhang Tuowei’s feet, and being picked up by him.
"What a skill!" Zhang Chen says, "From now on, you have your own ability to protect yourself; you are no longer just a regular child."
"Big Brother." Zhang Tuowei lifts the mouse, looking at Zhang Chen with a peculiar expression: "I always feel that this mouse’s soul smells so good, I really want to pull its soul out and eat it."
"How strange! Could it be that the Zhang Family’s bloodline ability is meant for devouring souls to strengthen oneself?" Zhang Chen pats Zhang Tuowei’s head: "You must not eat it! We don’t need to consume others’ souls for cultivation; we actually have things tastier than souls."
Zhang Chen takes out a bottle of Yellow Spring Water from the Ba Snake Space. Through his convenient uncle, he knows Yellow Spring Water has a highly nourishing effect on the Zhang Family bloodline, and he says to Zhang Tuowei: "Eat this if you ever feel hungry!"
"What is this?" Zhang Tuowei opens the lid, and the next moment drools overflows, as strands of mist fly out from the bottle, which Zhang Tuowei inhales into his mouth, then Zhang Tuowei’s face turns red as if drunk, swaying while sitting on the ground, hugging the bottle and laughing foolishly.
"Is there nothing wrong with this girl?" Mrs. Zhang asks worriedly, looking at Zhang Tuowei’s ’drunken’ appearance.
"No worries, Yellow Spring Water can nourish the soul, and this girl just awakened her bloodline ability, being Unranked at this time, is only experiencing an overwhelming sensation." Zhang Chen reassures Mrs. Zhang.
"Have the two little ones woken up?" Zhang Chen asked.
Mrs. Zhang shakes her head, while Zhang Chen walks into the adjacent stone chamber and glances at the two little ones; they remain asleep, preparing to awaken their Bloodline Power.
Zhang Chen says, "It should happen within these few days; I’ve already felt mysterious energy surging within their bodies."
The third day
Zhang Fei awakens, Zhang Chen looks at Zhang Fei, whose previously obese physique has now slimmed adequately. Meeting Zhang Chen’s gaze, Zhang Fei says:
"I seem to have slept deeply, such a sleep made me so hungry, as if there’s something strange added in my brain." Zhang Fei stands up in a daze, eyes showing a hint of confusion:
"Big Brother, I’m really hungry."
"Don’t think about eating right now, first sort out the information in your mind, see if you’ve gained any peculiar abilities." Zhang Chen looks at Zhang Fei with feigned annoyance; after all, he is a child with food on his mind.
Zhang Fei tilts his head upon hearing this, closes his eyes, thinks for a moment, then opens them:
"I seem to be able to control those dead souls, and I sense there are many souls roaring outside in the mountains. Those souls smell so good, I really want to eat them!"
"Controlling wandering souls?" Zhang Chen contemplates.
"And I can store those souls within my body, command them, and have them follow my orders." Zhang Fei’s eyes shine as he says this, and the next moment two beast wandering souls appear out of thin air, summoned before Zhang Fei: "Big Brother, I can capture those wandering souls and have them obey me."
A Bloodline Practitioner intuitively knows, as long as the bloodline is awakened, one naturally understands a lot about the Mysterious Realm, including wandering souls. It’s as if they originally knew these memories, now recalling them anew. These are engravings inherited through the bloodline!
"But some of them are so fierce, they are bullying me!" Zhang Fei looks up at the void, gazing through the stone wall at the wandering souls roaming outside the mountain.
"He awakened the ability to control wandering souls." Zhang Chen reaches a conclusion in his heart.
His ability differs from Zhang Tuowei’s; Zhang Tuowei controls living souls, while Zhang Fei manipulates the dead.