148: The role of nine-color plum, energy distribution

Three minutes later, Yang Dian waved his hands and kicked his legs, finding that the pain in his knuckles, elbows, shoulders, and knees had all disappeared.

“It's already healed?”

“Didn't they say that even with special medicine, it would take at least two or three days to fully recover from the injuries?”

Smacking his lips, Yang Dian rummaged through drawers and found a stack of sticky notes he didn't know when he'd bought. He wrote “Healing Potion” on one and stuck it to the glass bottle.

Then, he opened his panel and glanced at it.

As expected, the energy increase did not meet his expectations.

One red plum only increased his energy by 3.5 points.

“However, if it can quickly heal injuries, it's not a loss.”

He took out another red plum and put it into his mouth.

As the plum turned into a jade-like liquid and went down, a special sensation arose in Yang Dian's heart.

He was currently in a perfect, uninjured state, so the special energy that could heal injuries was stored by his body.

Once he got injured, that special energy would activate and proactively heal his injuries until the energy was depleted.

“What is there to hesitate about?”

His hands moved like afterimages, and plums fell into Yang Dian's mouth one after another.

He only stopped when there were 9 red plums left.

“Bumps and scrapes are normal in life. Dad, Mom, and Silly Younger Sister seem fine for now, but you never know when something might go wrong.”

“These are for them.”

Twisting the cap back on, Yang Dian's gaze fell upon the other eight glass bottles, his eyes filled with anticipation.

He increasingly wanted to know what abilities these plums possessed.

Thinking of the plum his Silly Younger Sister had given him earlier, Yang Dian took out a yellow plum and put it into his mouth.

The plum dissolved upon entering his mouth, and Yang Dian felt a surge of energy nourishing his body and enhancing his strength.

However, for his current self, this nourishment and enhancement seemed somewhat insignificant.

“Is the effect of the yellow plum to increase Physique strength, making one stronger?”

Besides that, the energy also increased by five points, just like before.

“Let's try what effects other colored plums have…”

…An hour later, Yang Dian exhaled and leaned back in his chair, his eyes a little dazed as he looked at the plums, a small portion of which had been eaten.

He was still immersed in the pleasure brought by the sublimation of life and Soul, and hadn't fully recovered.

His gaze fell towards the glass bottles, and he could still see sticky notes already attached to them.

red plum: Can quickly heal injuries. Each plum provides 3.5 points of energy.

The energy notation afterwards was only in Yang Dian's mind and not written down.

Yellow Plum: Can increase Physique strength. Each plum consistently provides 5 points of energy.

green plum: Has the effect of boosting immunity. Each plum can consistently provide 8 points of energy.

White Plum: Can enhance vitality, which is longevity. Each plum can only provide 0.5 points of energy.

green plum: Effect unknown. Yang Dian ate 3 but didn't notice any changes. However, his energy increased by 9 points.

Blue Plum: Can provide a large amount of energy. Each plum increases energy by 30 points, with no other effects.

Purple Plum: Can allow one to enter a Dao Comprehension state. After being placed in the mouth, it turns into a misty airflow that envelops the brain and does not provide energy.

Pink Plum: The feeling of eating it is similar to digesting the scattered starlight energy from Dudu; it feels like the essence of life is sublimating and does not provide energy.

The final golden plum also does not provide energy, but it can enhance Soul strength!

After eating the plum, Yang Dian could clearly 'see' strands of golden sunlight appearing out of nowhere in the place where his Soul resided, turning into tiny golden stardust that merged into his Soul.

After unconsciously eating all 49 golden plums, his Soul not only grew by one-tenth but also became more condensed overall.

Besides that, Yang Dian also confirmed another conjecture.

That is, his talent is indeed related to his Soul.

After his Soul was enhanced, the speed of energy increase also improved.

Calculated, he can now gain 3.6 points of energy daily, meaning his efficiency has increased by 20%.

Sitting on the stool in a daze for a long time, Yang Dian finally recovered from the pleasure of his body being satisfied and his Soul being sublimated.

He subconsciously touched his philtrum, confirming he hadn't gotten a nosebleed from the boost, then let out a deep breath.

“The old Plum Tree is no longer just a rare treasure.”

“It's simply a divine object!”

Pacing to the window, Yang Dian blinked as he looked at the old Plum Tree in the backyard, which seemed to have remained unchanged since his birth.

“Should I buy two bags of Jin Ke La to nourish the old Plum Tree?”

After thinking carefully, he shook his head again.

The old Plum Tree was doing well now.

It could sprout and bloom, showing no signs of withering.

So, it would be best to just let it continue to grow like this.

What if he went to the trouble of fertilizing it and caused a problem?

Thinking this, Yang Dian returned to the box.

There were still many plums left.

48 pink plums that could enhance the essence of life, 48 purple plums for Dao Comprehension, 48 white plums for longevity, 36 green plums for boosting immunity, 6 yellow plums for enhancing Physique, 9 red plums for healing injuries, and 46 green plums with unknown effects.

In total, Yang Dian had eaten 198 plums, gaining a total of 1938.5 points of energy.

The energy increase was a bit less than expected, but the actual gains were greater than imagined!

“It's a pity the Bald Eagle snatched two yellow plums, otherwise, my energy could have increased by another 10 points.”

As for why Yang Dian didn't eat all the plums?

For Physique sublimation, he had Dudu.

For improving Comprehension Ability, he could use his cheat.

For extending lifespan, he didn't need it for now.

Plus, he wanted to save some to boost the rest of his family, so he didn't eat all the plums.

“Including the undigested drop of earth core milk, I can save up about 3000 points of energy.”

Opening the metal can, Yang Dian swallowed the last drop of earth core milk in one gulp.

“I wonder how many traits I can grind out…”

…A moment later, the earth core milk was digested. Yang Dian opened his panel and started calculating.

“Before consuming the earth core milk, I had Dudu consume about two thousand points of energy, and the feedback starlight energy sublimated my Physique again.”

“The energy required to grind out traits has been reduced to 20% of the initial amount.”

Lost in thought, Yang Dian curled his fingers and began tapping on the table.

“Grinding out the first trait of Star Gazing Art still requires 8 points of energy. Grinding out the second trait requires 1000 energy…”

“Grinding out the second trait of Iron Shirt still requires 32 energy.”

“Ugh, after the fight, I forgot to go ring the bell at Lian Yin Pavilion. I'll go wash my feet later and grind out the second trait of Iron Shirt while I'm at it…”

“The third trait of Dragon Claw Hand only needs a little over 200 energy to grind out, and it can also be done today.”

“I'll grind them all out later…”

“Although the energy required for the third trait of Grass Tread Flight isn't much, it requires nourishing the legs with energy while running and walking, which is a bit tough…”

“Excluding Grass Tread Flight, after grinding out these four Martial Arts traits, I'll still have about 1700 energy left.”

“Should I grind out Hun Yuan Strength, or Night Battle in All Directions, or save the energy to enhance Unity of Man and Nature later?”

“Then again.”

“This cheat of mine seems a bit too powerful.”

“Learning Martial Arts = others practicing Martial Arts to Major Achievement.”

“That means having a thorough understanding of Martial Arts and being able to perform them with divine skill.”

“The traits I grind out are even more outrageous.”

“They look exactly like the innate abilities other Awakened gain after Awakening…”