253: Yellow mark

The Moose is very smart.

When it first came out, it restlessly pawed at the ground a few times due to the drastic changes in its surroundings.

But upon seeing Yang Dian and sensing Yang Lele's affection for it, its unease vanished.

It even lowered its head to gently nudge Yang Lele before walking over to Yang Dian and letting out a few 'moo' sounds.

After spending more time together, although Yang Dian still couldn't understand what the Moose was saying, he had no trouble discerning the curiosity in its tone.

It was probably curious why the snowy mountain was gone and why it had become so hot around them.

Just as he was about to explain, Yang Dian heard the Little Black Cat, who had climbed onto his shoulder, start meowing:

"Human, the Moose says, where is this place? It's so hot."

Yang Dian reached out and stroked the Little Black Cat, then said:

"Tell the Moose this is my home. I was afraid it would get hurt abroad, so I brought it back. It can move freely here and doesn't need to worry about being harmed."

After speaking, Yang Dian added:

"Also, tell it not to harm other people."

The Little Black Cat meowed a few times at the Moose, then rubbed against Yang Dian's neck:

"Human, the Moose says it never harms other small animals."

Yang Dian was startled for a moment, then smiled.

Compared to the massive Moose, other animals, including humans, seemed like tiny creatures.

After introducing the Moose to the others, Yang Dian led the Moose to the backyard and pointed at the Plum Tree there, saying:

"Nourish the Plum Tree with the power of nature."

As his voice fell, a light green glow emerged from the Moose's antlers, enveloping the Plum Tree.

A gentle breeze blew.

The Plum Tree, covered in the light green glow, swayed its branches and leaves, but no changes occurred.

After a long while, the Moose stopped, somewhat discouraged, and let out a low moo.

The Little Black Cat promptly translated:

"Human, the Moose says the tree is very powerful; it can't make it grow."

"Human, the tree didn't say anything."

Hearing the Little Black Cat's first sentence was fine, but hearing the second, Yang Dian couldn't help but smile.

"If the tree could talk, it would truly become a Essence Spirit."

The Little Black Cat raised its paw and stepped on Yang Dian's shoulder a few times:

"Human, what is a Essence Spirit?"

"A Essence Spirit is a Essence Spirit; you are a Essence Spirit."

"Human, the cat is not a Essence Spirit; the cat is a Little Black Cat..."

Time quickly passed in the cheerful banter between the few people and their pets, and in the blink of an eye, it was dinner time.

After dinner, after telling Yang's Parents about the scenery of the snowy country and accompanying Tongtong to play with the little lamb for a while, Yang Dian returned to his room.

Now that he had calmed down, it was time to properly plan for the future.

For example, by first checking the panel.

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Cultivation Technique: Dragon Claw Hand [Traits: Bronze Tendons and Iron Bones, Reverse Growth Dragon Scales, Crane Controlling and Dragon Seizing, Earth Splitting, Progress: 1% (Cultivate and supplement with 12,375 energy to manifest the fifth trait)]

Grass Tread Flight [Traits: Swift as Wind, Flying Steps, Progress: 99.99% (Cultivate and supplement with 2.5 energy to manifest the third trait: Soaring Through the Void)]

Iron Shirt [Traits: Armored, Indestructible Silkworm Garment, Golden Skin and Jade Bones, Progress: 99.99% (Cultivate and supplement with 0.5 energy to manifest the fourth trait)]

Hun Yuan Strength [Traits: Yin and Yang Combined Strike, Striking an Ox Through the Air, Splitting Threads into Strands, Progress: 99.99% (Cultivate and supplement with 2.5 energy to manifest the fourth trait)]

Heaven and Man Unity Skill [Traits: Unity of Man and Nature, Innate Body, Innate Qi, Heavenly Sound, Progress: 0.02% (Cultivate and consume 999,800 energy to manifest the fifth trait)]

Night Battle in All Directions [Traits: Malice Perception, Life Perception, Progress: 99.99% (Cultivate and consume 0.5 energy to manifest the third trait)]

Star Gazing Art [Traits: Star Guardian of the Spiritual Platform, Star Illumination of Constant Stillness, Will Follows Heart, Divine Sense of Heaven and Earth, Progress: 0.5% (Cultivate and consume 24,875 energy to manifest the fifth trait)]

Other Cultivation Techniques: 《Spark》Visualization Method, Five Animal Frolics, Eight Section Brocade, Gluttonous Eating Qi... Prescription: Dan Niu Powder

Energy: 132,931.5 (Increases by 7.34 points daily, but 5 points are absorbed by Dudu)

Martial Arts Realm: Qi Blood Dragon Transformation

Combat Rank: City-Level

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In 20 days, Yang Dian did many things and verified many things.

The things he did included finding 313 rare treasures and 6 rare items.

He prevented unnecessary conflicts among the people in Northern Europe who were vying for rare treasures and items.

Among them, 200 rare treasures had already entered his stomach.

After digestion, he gained nearly 115,000 energy.

Adding the energy he had remaining before, his energy balance once again exceeded six digits.

In addition, he used energy to push the four Cultivation Techniques—Grass Tread Flight, Iron Shirt, Hun Yuan Strength, and Night Battle in All Directions—to 99%.

Then, relying on his own efforts, without using energy, he raised them to 99.99%.

Only the last 0.01% remained, which Yang Dian couldn't improve no matter how hard he tried.

This verified a guess he had.

That is, through his own efforts, he could Cultivate a Cultivation Technique to its limit, which is the current state of 99.99%.

But that last 0.01% was a qualitative change.

Without energy, if one could clearly define the direction, perhaps one could break through that barrier by consuming heaven and earth treasures.

As for whether he could actually Breakthrough?

Yang Dian took out a light blue pearl from a river mussel from his storage ring, scraped some pearl powder for the Little Black Cat amidst its meows, and then put the pearl into his mouth.

As the pearl fell into his stomach and was quickly digested and absorbed by his body, Yang Dian frowned.

"Then, what should I do?"

Inspiration struck him.

Yang Dian took out his phone, set an alarm, then entered the Unity of Man and Nature state, activated Star Illumination of Constant Stillness, and listened to the Heavenly Sound.

With the three traits simultaneously active, Yang Dian's eyes became dazed.

He seemed to see the 'Dao'...

"Ding-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling~~~"

Morning.

As an alarm clock rang.

Yang Dian, lying spread-eagled on the bed, trembled before opening his eyes, staring blankly at the ceiling.

After a long while, he came to his senses with the persistent ringing of the alarm, and rubbed his head with a somewhat pained expression.

"If I hadn't set an alarm beforehand, would I have even woken up?"

Yang Dian thought he probably would have.

Once his body's energy was consumed to a certain extent, it would automatically give a warning, and then he would naturally exit the 'Unity of Man and Nature + Star Illumination of Constant Stillness + Listening to Heavenly Sound' three-in-one state.

But he didn't know how long that would take.

"And, it seems I haven't achieved my goal..."

Muttering, he clenched his fist, and feeling no significant change, Yang Dian glanced at the panel again.

Then, as expected, the progress bars for the four Cultivation Techniques—Grass Tread Flight, Iron Shirt, Hun Yuan Strength, and Night Battle in All Directions—were still at their maximum of 99.99%.

As for what Yang Dian had comprehended after a night of meditation?

That brings us to the yellow mark embedded in a corner of the panel, which would be easily overlooked if one wasn't paying attention...