72: Chapter 72 The Phone Call!

He carefully sensed his own state.

He found that the cool sensation in his mind, which had lasted for several hours, had completely dissipated.

In its place was a comfortable feeling of being full of vitality, with exceptionally clear and sharp thoughts.

"The medicinal effects should be fully absorbed..."

With anticipation, Qin Yan summoned the panel with a thought and began to check it.

[spirit: 45 Hz]

Seeing this number, a gratified smile couldn't help but appear on Qin Yan's face.

Although it only increased by one Hz this time.

But considering the general rule that the further one progresses, the harder it is to improve spirit power.

This result was already quite good.

"Following this trend, I wonder to what extent my spirit power will eventually grow after I finish taking all these remaining nourishing spirit pills?"

Qin Yan looked at the remaining pills, his heart full of anticipation.

He wondered what changes would occur when the condition "(Unlocks when spirit power reaches 50 Hz)" next to [Alchemy] on the panel was met.

...

Time flew by, and for the next seven days.

Qin Yan's life entered an extremely regular, even monotonous, state.

Every day, he devoted the vast majority of his time to tempering the "Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art" and his Spear Technique skills, unwavering.

At the same time, he took one high-grade spirit nurturing pill every day.

However, the improvement of spirit power.

As he had expected, it became increasingly difficult the further he went.

Once Qin Yan had fully absorbed the effects of today's nourishing spirit pill, he immediately checked his panel status.

[spirit: 48 Hz]

Looking at this number, Qin Yan sighed softly.

His tone carried a hint of helplessness: "This spirit power is really not easy to improve at all..."

When he first took a high-grade spirit nurturing pill, his spirit power increased directly from 42 Hz to 44 Hz, a full two Hz increase.

The next nourishing spirit pill he took also increased it from 44 Hz to 45 Hz.

But as his spirit power grew, the medicinal effects seemed to be diminishing.

From 45 Hz to 46 Hz, he took one pill;

From 46 Hz to 47 Hz, he used one;

From 47 Hz to 48 Hz, he consumed two pills!

That is to say, after reaching 48 Hz, he took three nourishing spirit pills in succession.

Yet his spirit power didn't even increase by one Hz, as if he had encountered an invisible bottleneck.

"It seems my body has started to develop a certain resistance to the nourishing spirit pills."

"Or rather, the closer I get to a certain threshold, the more accumulation is required..."

Qin Yan analyzed the reasons.

He could clearly feel it.

After continuously taking pills at high intensity, a series of subtle yet unignorable stinging pains came from deep within his head from time to time.

The instructions for the nourishing spirit pill clearly stated a recommendation: it is not advisable to take more than three pills per week, otherwise it may lead to unstable and superficial spirit power.

But in order to raise his spirit power to 50 Hz as quickly as possible.

And unlock the tempting [First-Grade Alchemist] profession on the panel, he did not strictly follow this advice.

He chose to take one a day!

This frequency of consumption was practically a gamble.

However, this gamble was not without basis.

He had specifically consulted Instructor Xiao Huo.

Xiao Huo's reply was: theoretically, one could take nourishing spirit pills continuously over a long period.

Although it would indeed cause the spirit power to become "superficial" and not concise enough in the short term.

But as long as one stopped taking them for one and a half to two months afterward.

And allowed the spirit power to naturally settle and consolidate.

This "superficial" state would gradually disappear, and the spirit power would slowly become solid again.

However, Instructor Xiao Huo also sternly warned him: this method of long-term continuous consumption should preferably not exceed fifteen days!

Once exceeded, the impact of the medicinal power on the spirit would increase sharply, very likely causing irreversible spiritual damage.

For example, serious problems like fine cracks in the spirit or sensory confusion.

At that point, it would be truly troublesome, requiring a huge cost and a long time to repair.

Overall, taking it at the frequency recommended in the pill's instructions.

Although slow, was safer and more stable, offering the best value.

"But, I can't wait that long!"

"As long as my spirit power can reach 50 Hz."

"And unlock the Alchemist profession."

"After that, let alone one and a half months, even if I don't take pills to improve spirit power for two months, what does it matter?"

"It's completely worth it!"

Qin Yan's gaze was firm.

At this moment, relying on a martial artist's sharp intuition regarding their own state.

As well as the experience accumulated from taking nourishing spirit pills these past few days.

A strong premonition surged in his heart—as long as he took one more nourishing spirit pill.

With the final impact of the medicinal power, his spirit power would definitely be able to break through the current stagnation and reach 49 Hz in one go!

He walked to the corner of the Cultivation Room, picked up a towel, and wiped the sweat from his face and neck.

The cold towel touched his skin, bringing a hint of alertness.

Just then, the smart bracelet on his wrist suddenly emitted a notification sound.

The screen lit up as well, and a message notification suddenly popped up.

Qin Yan didn't even need to look down closely to guess who it was—nine times out of ten, it was Wen Ning.

These past few days, this Classmate Wen Ning from Modu Jiaotong University could be described as "persistent."

She would send messages every other day.

Initially, she contacted him during the day, but Qin Yan had to focus on training during the day.

To accumulate precious Skill Points, he would usually choose to ignore them or give short replies.

Later, Wen Ning seemed to have figured out his daily routine.

Knowing that the evening was when he was relatively free and might be willing to communicate.

Thus, the communication requests became a punctual nightly "check-in."

"Xiao Shu, connect it."

Qin Yan said to the air.

"Understood, Master."

Xiao Shu's cold and standard electronic female voice responded.

The next moment, a pale blue light projected from the bracelet.

A lifelike electronic half-body projection of Wen Ning appeared before his eyes.

...

Meanwhile, inside an exquisite student villa on the Modu Jiaotong University campus.

Wen Ning looked at the holographic projection of Qin Yan, who had just finished his training and was still wearing a tight training suit soaked with sweat.

The inadvertently exposed, well-defined, and powerful contours of his shoulders and pectoral muscles.

Caused her fair cheeks to flush slightly, and her heartbeat inexplicably quickened.

She subconsciously looked away, but soon turned her gaze back, maintaining a natural tone as she spoke:

"Qin Yan, looking at you, did you just finish training?"

Wen Ning's voice came through the projection.

It was still so soft and pleasant, as if it carried a strange magic that could soothe the heart.

She hadn't been idle these past few days.

Using her limited connections and resources, she had roughly investigated some basic information about Qin Yan.

Although what she could find was limited, every piece of information surprised her:

Third Stage Spear Technique!

This was definitely among the best of his peers, enough to prove his talent in Martial Arts Skills.