After a moment of confusion, Ye Feipeng read the Creation Forge Technique over and over several more times.
Finally, he stared thoughtfully at the short poem at the end of the technique.
The Great Dao is pure simplicity; Creation shows no partiality.
The true method is for all to see, but known only to the meant-to-be.
Muttering the verses under his breath, the light in Ye Feipeng's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
That's it. The Great Dao is pure simplicity, the true method known only to the meant-to-be.
This Creation Forge Technique looks so crude and simple, but to truly look down on it would be a grave mistake!
The little fatty regained his confidence.
The Immortal Avengers is an organization that has existed since ancient times. Although it has somewhat fallen from grace now, its foundations are still deep.
How could its treasured collection be compared to common, mass-produced stuff?!
Creation, fortune. To obtain this technique is truly my great fortune!
His heart swelling with excitement, the little fatty crushed the jade slip and exited the vanguard realm.
His figure shot forward, diving into an underwater trench near the deserted island. There, he began cultivating according to the method described in the Creation Forge Technique.
Draw upon the power of the hidden reserves within the body...
Ye Feipeng closed his eyes, quietly sensing the power stored within him.
In an instant, it was as if he had fallen into hibernation. The aura fluctuations around him sank into utter stillness.
This state persisted for over a full month.
On this day, Ye Feipeng's face suddenly bloomed with a strange flush of red.
Above his head, the phantom image of the Kun-Peng manifested, accompanying the change with a clear, resonant cry.
Pfft!
He sprayed a mouthful of blood, and the pair of brown wings on his back snapped open violently.
It felt as if a tremendous surge of energy had abruptly appeared inside him, churning and roiling incessantly. Wherever it passed, massive bulges manifested on the surface of his skin. It looked like a fleshy tumor wandering across his body.
Yet, instead of alarm, joy flashed across Ye Feipeng's face.
The power of hidden reserves is indeed extraordinary! I originally thought I had fully unlocked the potential of my Kun-Peng bloodline. Turns out, I was far from it!
Just as Ye Feipeng was reveling in his excitement, another vast, primordial, and boundless power surged within him.
As if struck by a vicious blow, the little fatty spat out another large mouthful of blood.
I drew upon too much at once. I can't quite handle it.
His body was already turning somewhat deformed from the impact of this colossal power.
Ye Feipeng's expression immediately turned serious.
I need to refine this power quickly. The body is the forge, creation is the smith. The hidden reserves are the coal, all things are the bronze!
Recalling the key principles of the technique, a sharp gleam flashed in Ye Feipeng's eyes.
His obese and somewhat misshapen body immediately began to glow with intense heat, visible to the naked eye.
Boom!
A rumbling sound, like the impact of a giant hammer, faintly emanated from within him.
The moment the sound rang out, Ye Feipeng's body trembled violently. Yet, the bulges wandering across his frame seemed to shrink slightly because of that fierce blow.
Though extremely subtle, Ye Feipeng could clearly sense the changes in himself.
Good! Again!
A look of confirmation flashed in his eyes.
Another hammer blow echoed...
Through this successive pounding, those two vast masses of hidden reserves power were slowly absorbed by Ye Feipeng's body.
The strength of his physical body was once again enhanced. In a short period, it had improved by roughly one-tenth.
Just as Ye Feipeng was ecstatic about this change, his body, glowing with incandescent light like a blazing forge, began to show fine cracks, as if it had been operating beyond its limits. It seemed on the verge of shattering, unable to bear the strain any longer.
Ye Feipeng’s expression changed abruptly.
Yet, before he could even react, a wisp of blue light suddenly bloomed from his dantian.
This profound blue light weaved and darted through the crimson radiance, seemingly possessing its own consciousness as it repaired Ye Feipeng’s injuries.
Simultaneously, a vast multitude of tiny blue light particles surged toward Ye Feipeng from the sea near the trench, wave upon wave.
This was not pure water attribute power; it also contained refined life energy.
Nourished by this, the little fatty’s body stabilized once more.
Marvelous! He thought. The method mentioned that the process of tempering the body must not be rushed. Otherwise, it can cause self-harm.
It seems I was too eager during my first attempt, channeling too much of my hidden reserves’ power. My body was overloaded, a case of a weak constitution being overwhelmed by potent nourishment.
But I never imagined the Deepsea Pearl could heal my physical injuries. If that's the case, doesn't it mean...
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became.
The sound of the hammering resumed. Having tasted the benefits, Ye Feipeng eagerly continued his cultivation.
Within the Tianxuan Mirror, Li Fan, who had witnessed this entire process from beginning to end, couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
Is this the power of the Kun-Peng bloodline? The physical resilience of an ancient demonic beast truly is beyond human comparison.
When Li Fan had given the Creation Forge Technique to Ye Feipeng, he was treating it as an experiment.
He wanted to see what changes might occur when this method of mobilizing hidden reserves was combined with a demonic beast's bloodline.
The result was somewhat unexpected.
It seemed that due to the inherently superior physique granted by the demonic beast bloodline, Ye Feipeng's tolerance for the tempering of the Creation Forge Technique was far greater than that of Li Fan's avatar.
His avatar had to first cautiously channel a small amount of the hidden reserves’ power to strengthen its body in preparation. Only after reaching a certain level of physical fortification could the tempering begin.
But for Ye Feipeng, the preparation step was skipped entirely. Or rather, he was simultaneously tempering and strengthening his body at the same time. The risk was immense, but the effects were also significantly greater.
However, Li Fan couldn't emulate this. If he forced it, the outcome would be his body failing to withstand the tempering and shattering directly, resulting in death and the dissipation of his cultivation.
The reason Ye Feipeng could accomplish this was not only due to the robust physique from his demonic beast bloodline but also the indispensable assistance of the Deepsea Pearl. That pure life energy was also a potent tonic for the Kun-Peng.
To think you have a healing function as well. You treat him better than your own son. Li Fan snorted coldly in his heart.
When he had used the Deepsea Pearl for his own Foundation Establishment, he had never enjoyed such preferential treatment.
Regardless of Li Fan's thoughts, they did not affect Ye Feipeng's cultivation progress.
Now that he no longer had to worry about bodily harm, he was able to proceed with his physical tempering without holding back.
Another month passed. Not only had Ye Feipeng completely absorbed the two surges of hidden reserves power he had previously drawn upon, but his originally obese frame had also gradually thinned down through this repeated cycle of tempering.
Once he became gaunt and emaciated, several new surges of hidden reserves power would erupt within him once more.
His body would then swell like an inflating bladder.
Amidst the thunderous pounding of the hammer, Ye Feipeng’s strength soared rapidly as this cycle continued.