115: Breakthrough to the Acquired Realm!

Chen Heng immediately found a large pot and threw all the unidentified medicinal herbs into it.

Pouring in well water, Chen Heng, holding his thousand-year profound iron spear, began to stir.

He didn't care if it would destroy the medicinal properties; he just stewed it.

Even if it was ruined, so what? At most, he would just make another trip.

Anyway, Warehouse No. 7 still had mountains of medicinal herbs; it would be a waste not to take them.

Besides, in addition to Warehouse No. 7, there were at least six other warehouses, enough for Chen Heng to squander as he pleased.

Time passed as the medicinal liquid continuously evaporated, and soon a large pot of medicinal liquid was reduced to just a residue at the bottom.

Chen Heng leaned in to smell it, and an indescribable scent wafted over.

"Why does it smell so much like lamb skewers?"

Chen Heng even suspected that those medicinal herbs might be spices cultists usually used for their meals.

Why was there such a strong cumin smell?

Scooping the remaining soup into a porcelain bowl from the pot, Chen Heng returned to his room.

He was now a bit conflicted, wondering if he should waste an Optimization attempt on this bowl of cumin-lamb-flavored soup.

"Forget it, let's give it a try."

Chen Heng shook his head, still planning to be extravagant.

If the Optimization attempts were really not enough, he would just go to Heming City.

Killing a few Aristocratic Clan disciples would provide more.

He clicked Optimization, and the bowl of cumin-lamb-flavored soup disappeared from the table.

In its place, a porcelain bowl appeared in his system backpack.

Taking out the optimized stewed medicinal soup, a strange, clear fragrance entered his nostrils.

【Medicine King Powder: Increases a hundred years of cultivation and ten thousand points of Qi and Blood after consumption】

"?" Chen Heng looked at the medicinal soup in the bowl, momentarily unable to react.

"A hundred years of cultivation?"

"Damn, did I just accidentally mash out a big move?"

Chen Heng never expected that a pot of soup he casually brewed would have such a monstrous effect after Optimization.

"Then I can Breakthrough to the Houtian Realm tonight, can't I?"

Chen Heng was a little eager to try, so he picked up the porcelain bowl and gulped it down.

The Medicine King Powder tasted surprisingly good, like a sugary drink with a hint of grass.

Sweet with a touch of bitterness, a faint aroma filled Chen Heng's mouth.

"Ugh!"

Suddenly, the Medicine King Powder's efficacy erupted instantly, causing even Chen Heng's current Physical Body quality to feel a sharp pain.

Although the eruption of medicinal power was somewhat sudden, it was relatively gentle overall.

Compared to the firecracker-like medicinal power of the hundred refined crimson blood pill, the Medicine King Powder was simply much more comfortable.

The gentle medicinal power continuously nourished Chen Heng's Physical Body, and his Qi and Blood and cultivation rapidly increased.

Crack!

A crisp sound came from within Chen Heng's body, as if breaking some kind of shackles.

Instantly, Chen Heng's Five Senses were infinitely magnified, seeming to enter some peculiar state... A few minutes later, Chen Heng returned to normal.

He shook his head, trying to recall the feeling he had just experienced.

Unfortunately, that feeling was fleeting, and no matter how Chen Heng tried, he couldn't re-enter that state.

"What's going on with me?"

Chen Heng could clearly feel that he was different, but he couldn't pinpoint where the difference lay.

That feeling was very mysterious, indescribable in words.

"Right, I should have Breakthrough to the Houtian Realm, shouldn't I?"

Chen Heng quickly opened the System panel and glanced at his basic information.

Name: Chen Heng

Qi and Blood: 23450

Cultivation: 273 years (Houtian Realm)

Internal Skill: Nine Revolutions Longevity Art (Fourth Revolution), Five Elements Five Organs Diagram (Netherworld Heart Fire Perfection, Lung Metal Perfection)

External Skill: Indestructible Golden Body (Initiation), Seven Mansions Divine Saber (Initiation), Eight Desolations Six Harmonies Fist (Initiation), Dragon Tiger Strength (Up to seventeen times), Hegemon Spear Technique (Major Achievement)

(Note: The Asura Way martial Dao has entered an Epiphany state. Optimizing at this time has a chance to trigger martial Dao evolution.)

"Epiphany state, martial Dao evolution...?"

Chen Heng wasn't sure what this Epiphany state and martial Dao evolution were, but Optimizing it would definitely be fine.

"But where is the optimization button for this martial Dao?"

Chen Heng searched the System panel for a long time but couldn't find the optimization button.

【The martial Dao is the self. Optimizing the self can optimize the martial Dao (one can only optimize the self when in an Epiphany state)】

"Ah?!"

Chen Heng suddenly stood up. Could he also be Optimized?

Picking up the mirror that had been gathering dust for a long time, Chen Heng looked at himself in the mirror.

Sure enough, two golden, shimmering characters appeared above his head:

Optimization!

"Gulp."

Chen Heng swallowed, and with a slightly trembling finger, he clicked on the Optimization above his head.

【Optimization successful, Epiphany state ended】

Chen Heng clenched his fist but didn't feel any changes in himself.

"Is that all?"

It wasn't until Chen Heng looked at his information panel that he understood what self-Optimization was all about.

Below a large amount of information, a brand new entry slowly emerged.

Path of Evolution: Asura Bloodline (10%)

"What is this now?"

Chen Heng was now full of doubts. Wasn't it supposed to be Optimization of the martial Dao and the self?

Why did a Path of Evolution suddenly appear?

However, one thing Chen Heng could confirm was that the Path of Evolution could be Optimized.

The word "Optimization" after "Asura Bloodline" was currently shining brightly.

"System, what exactly is this Path of Evolution?"

Chen Heng tried to ask the System, attempting to find an answer.

But as expected, the System remained silent, like a mute.

"Forget it, I'll try it myself."

Chen Heng shook his head; he couldn't rely on this System to answer his questions.

Glancing at the four remaining Optimization attempts, Chen Heng clicked on the Optimization after "Asura Bloodline."

【Optimization successful, Asura Bloodline (10% → 15%)】

After waiting for a while, Chen Heng found that besides changing from 10% to 15%, he didn't seem to have any other changes.

"That shouldn't be right, should it?"

Chen Heng scratched his head and Optimized the Asura Bloodline again.

This time, it consumed three of Chen Heng's Optimization opportunities, directly clearing his Optimization attempts.

【Optimization successful, Asura Bloodline (15% → 20%)】

【Asura Bloodline concentration has reached 20%, Bloodline ability activated】

"Bloodline ability!"

"I knew my Optimization attempts weren't wasted!"

"The Asura's Bloodline ability must be very strong!"

【Asura True Body: Burn Qi and Blood to enter Asura True Body. Strength and speed double, consuming 100 points of Qi and Blood per minute】

"Double!"

One must know that Chen Heng's current strength was already quite terrifying; no one in the entire Qiyang City was his match.

Even looking at the entire Great Liang, those whose strength could surpass Chen Heng's were probably few and far between.

"So, I now have four stages?"

The first stage was the armored state, the second stage was the golden Pattern, the third stage was the pure Physical Body, and the fourth stage was this Asura True Body!

"Come, come, let me try..."

Chen Heng tried to ignite his Qi and Blood according to the memories in his mind.

The process was very smooth; his Qi and Blood ignited more easily than gas.