358: Chapter 357 12 Hertz!

Clearly, he had reached the limit of his endurance and could no longer manage the increasingly powerful tempering force.

After a miserable scream, his body went limp, and he fainted directly, toppling off the lotus platform.

The female elven official who had been hidden in the nearby void to guard them appeared instantly.

With a wave of her hand, a soft force lifted the unconscious genius, carried him away from the lotus platform, and sent him to a safe spot on the shore for recovery.

His tempering had ended prematurely.

Time continued to push forward relentlessly.

The silence by the pool was occasionally broken by similar cries of pain or muffled groans as one genius after another fainted upon reaching their limit and was carried away by the official.

No one gave up voluntarily; they were all forced to interrupt this rare opportunity only after their spirit's endurance reached its breaking point and they lost consciousness.

On the face of every genius being carried away, a look of lingering unwillingness intertwined with pain remained.

At this moment, Qin Yan's mind was completely filled with silver starlight, as if it had transformed into a dazzling silver sun.

The intense pain was like a maggot on the bone, omnipresent, testing the limits of his will.

Just as Qin Yan felt his consciousness was about to be swallowed and assimilated by that boundless silver light and agony—

"Boom!!!"

Deep in his mind, it felt as if an invisible barrier had been violently crushed by a majestic torrent of energy!

An indescribable sense of coolness, transparency, and control instantly swept through his entire consciousness!

The intense pain receded like a tide, replaced by an unprecedented sense of clarity and power.

Qin Yan "saw" it.

Even though his eyes were closed, the surrounding environment was clearly presented in his "perception" in a completely different way.

The delicate energy patterns of the lotus platform, the rhythm of the pool water slowly fluctuating below, the tiny starlight particles drifting in the air...

He tried to extend this "field of vision" outward.

One meter, two meters, three meters...

It extended to a radius of about five meters before this clear "perception" gradually became blurred and thin.

"Is this... externalization of spirit?"

A surge of great joy welled up in Qin Yan's heart.

He had heard that when spirit breaks through 10 Hz, it undergoes its first qualitative change.

spirit can then preliminarily break free from the absolute shackles of the physical body and be externalized in the form of "Spiritual Perception."

In terms of investigating the surrounding environment, its effect is far more comprehensive and detailed than simple five senses, especially in energy perception and crisis warning, where it has an irreplaceable advantage.

With a slight thought, he summoned the system panel.

His gaze quickly locked onto the [spirit] column.

[spirit: 10 Hz]

As expected!

His spirit had successfully broken through the 10 Hz mark, completing the crucial first qualitative change!

From simple "intensity" accumulation, it had entered a new stage where it could be "externalized"!

"What an amazing tempering effect!"

Qin Yan clicked his tongue inwardly.

How long had it been?

His spirit had broken through the bottleneck that had troubled him for a long time in one fell swoop.

This "starlight cleansing pool" truly lived up to its reputation; its effect on boosting spirit could be described as heaven-defying.

"Opportunities are rare, I must seize every minute and second!"

Qin Yan rallied his spirits and sank back into deep meditation.

Breaking through 10 Hz was only knocking on the door of spirit cultivation.

spirit cultivation does not have clear "rank" divisions like Vitality Martial Arts; its core lies in continuous "accumulation" and "purification."

What a cultivator needs to do is like the old man moving mountains, increasing the total amount and quality of spirit Hertz by Hertz.

Generally speaking, reaching around 20 Hz of spirit is enough to pose a substantial threat to an ordinary Fourth Rank Martial Artist.

If it can be raised to 50 Hz, its power is even comparable to a Fifth Rank expert!

The stronger the spirit, the stronger the combat power!

The three-hour time limit passed quickly during his focused cultivation.

When the voice of the elven official rang out again, announcing "The time is up, the cleansing is over," Qin Yan's extremely tense spirit suddenly relaxed.

The accumulated fatigue and the deep consumption from the tempering just now instantly surged like a bursting dam, and a strong sense of dizziness hit him.

He didn't even have time to make any reaction before his vision went black, and he completely lost consciousness, falling into a deep faint.

...

After an unknown amount of time, his consciousness slowly surfaced as if from the deep sea.

Qin Yan's eyelids flickered a few times, and he slowly opened his eyes.

What met his eyes was the familiar wooden ceiling in the elven style, and the air was filled with a faint, reassuring fragrance of plants.

He found himself lying on the bed where he rested in the side hall, covered with a soft thin quilt, and his clothes had been changed to clean ones.

"I... was sent back?"

Qin Yan propped himself up with his still somewhat groggy head and quickly scanned his surroundings.

There was nothing unusual about his body, his vitality was circulating normally, and there were no signs of intrusion or surveillance in the side hall.

After confirming his safety, Qin Yan slowly sat up and rubbed his still slightly throbbing temples.

The aftereffects of the starlight tempering were still there, but his spirit felt an unprecedented fullness and lightness.

He couldn't wait to summon the system panel again and check it out:

[Level: Third Grade Limit]

[Vitality: 400 cal]

[spirit: 12 Hz]

[Body Tempering Cultivation Method: Indestructible Blood Demon Scripture (First Layer Perfection)]

[Spear Technique: fifth stage (18%)]

[Spear Qi: Destructions End Spear Qi (first grade)]

[Alchemy: First-Grade Alchemist (34%)]

[Physique: Indestructible Blood Demon Body (Initial Success)]

[Blood Puppet Creation]

[Origin Divine Ability: Blood Curse, Demonic Utterance Heavenly Edict (Demonic Path · Blood Curse Advanced · Seal)]

[Skill Points: 54 points]

His gaze fell directly on [spirit: 12 Hz].

"12 Hz!"

A sharp light flashed in Qin Yan's eyes.

The effect of this "starlight cleansing pool" was even more powerful than he had expected!

He remembered clearly that before entering the cleansing pool, his spirit had stayed at 81 Hz.

That accumulation of 81 Hz was the natural growth brought about by daily diligent practice, taking pills, and several realm breakthroughs; it was quite hard-earned.

And now, the data clearly showed 12 Hz!

This meant that in just three hours of tempering, his spirit had skyrocketed by a full 39 Hz!

This efficiency, if relying on conventional cultivation, would probably take months or even years of hard work, supplemented by pills, to barely achieve.

"Finally, spirit is no longer my obvious shortcoming."

Qin Yan let out a long sigh of relief, feeling a long-lost sense of balance and security.

For a long time, compared to his appalling 400 cal of vitality, his exquisite fifth stage Spear Technique, and his infinite potential physique, spirit had always been a relatively dim and even lagging piece in his strength puzzle.

It made him even more doubtful about his grand vision of condensing the "Supreme Golden Body" in the future.

Now, this shortcoming had been heavily patched, and the foundation of the Three Treasures of Essence, Qi, and Spirit running side by side had finally begun to take shape.

(Everyone just make do for now~ Goodnight~)