Chapter 115 Advancement to Silver Rank, A New Talent is Born

"To break through to Silver, one needs a silver vein, which means all of one's psionic energy must transform into a silver color."

Gu Ye sat cross-legged on the bed, holding a clear crystal ball in his palm. Inside the ball, a small silver-white snake swam agilely. Its psionic fluctuations were pure and heavy, exuding an extraordinary aura.

"Is this the silver vein? It's worth over ten million Federal Credits."

Gu Ye remembered how Ning Shijun had casually tossed the silver vein to him yesterday as he was leaving, as if he were throwing away a piece of trash.

Gu Ye had already broken through to the peak of Bronze Tenth Tier when he obtained the spirit sealing cauldron.

Now, he only needed to use the silver vein to successfully break through to Silver.

He adjusted his breathing, assumed the standard cultivation posture of 'Five Hearts Facing Heaven,' calmed his mind, and brought himself to his peak state. His psionic energy flowed steadily throughout his body as he waited for the moment of Refinement.

Then, Gu Ye applied force with his fingertips and gave a light squeeze; the crystal ball shattered in response.

The small silver-white snake lunged out. Sensing the outside atmosphere, it immediately twisted its body, attempting to flee and hide.

Gu Ye's lips parted slightly, and a suction force firmly locked onto the fleeing little silver snake. In just an instant, the snake was sucked into Gu Ye's body.

Boom~

A loud explosion erupted from Gu Ye's body. Countless silver particles surged out like feathers, filling the entire room and shining brilliantly, bathing the chamber in flowing light.

After entering his body, the little silver snake did not settle down quietly. Instead, it ran wild through his meridians, crashing against his pathways in an attempt to break free from his control.

Gu Ye immediately looked inward, focusing his mind to control his own psionic energy and corner the little silver snake.

His psionic energy transformed into a pair of pincers, tightly gripping the restless silver snake. He applied crushing force, completely killing it in an instant.

The moment the little silver snake perished, a massive amount of pure silver particles scattered, flowing through his meridians and throughout his entire body.

Gu Ye held his breath and focused, carefully controlling his psionic energy to refine the silver particles.

As the silver particles decreased, a silver luster gradually appeared in Gu Ye's psionic energy, and his physical body became even tougher.

A full hour passed, and the room was so quiet that only the sound of Gu Ye's steady breathing remained.

Crack~!

A soft sound, like shattering colored glass, echoed clearly in Gu Ye's sea of consciousness.

Phew~!

A stream of condensed white vapor slowly puffed from Gu Ye's mouth. He snapped his eyes open, a sharp light radiating from his gaze, piercing and bold.

Inspecting his interior, the psionic energy throughout his body had completely transformed into pure silver. The luster was beautiful and the texture heavy; as the spiritual power circulated, its might far exceeded what it had been before.

"I've finally reached the Silver Realm."

"Stop daydreaming and hurry up and take the xingming beans while you're at it!"

Night Dwelling Phoenix's voice suddenly rang out, reminding Gu Ye.

Gu Ye was stunned for a moment.

"Okay!"

Gu Ye took out the four xingming beans he had previously received from Grandma in Fengmo Village from his storage card.

"You only need to take three. Three are enough for you to awaken another talent."

Night Dwelling Phoenix's tone carried a sense of certainty.

Hearing this, Gu Ye took out three xingming beans and swallowed them.

The xingming beans melted as soon as they entered his mouth, and three streams of energy surged toward Gu Ye's sea of consciousness.

At that moment, Night Dwelling Phoenix immediately appeared within his sea of consciousness.

She reached out her hands, like an orchestra conductor, manipulating the three streams of energy to flow toward Gu Ye's natal card.

Gu Ye didn't understand what she was doing, but he knew she wouldn't harm him, so he let her do as she pleased.

As time passed, Gu Ye felt nothing at all; he simply familiarized himself with the changes of the Silver Realm.

In the sea of consciousness, Night Dwelling Phoenix looked at the newly awakened talent with satisfaction.

A hint of playfulness and embarrassment flickered in her eyes.

"It's done."

With that, Night Dwelling Phoenix vanished from the spot, returning to the soul card.

Hearing her words, Gu Ye immediately summoned his natal card.

Information about the talent instantly flooded his mind.

Refinement (Tier 2: 510/100)

Effect: ...

Taiji Fusion

Effect:

[Heaven and earth are divided into Yin and Yang; Yang is male, Yin is female. When the host performs dual cultivation with a female creature, the weaknesses of both parties will be compensated for, forming a complementary relationship...]

[Divine Fusion: When the host performs dual cultivation with a female creature possessing divinity, it can help her condense a Godhead. The duration depends on the strength of her divinity.]

After reading the introduction, Gu Ye jumped up, feeling like he had become Tang Sanzang's flesh.

Or rather, a healing medicine for women.

"Night Dwelling Phoenix, come out! Why did I awaken this kind of talent?"

Gu Ye shouted anxiously to Night Dwelling Phoenix in his mind, wanting her to explain.

"Everyone's talent awakening is random. How should I know why you'd awaken such a talent?"

Night Dwelling Phoenix's tone was laced with amusement and mockery.

"You..."

Gu Ye sighed helplessly and sat dejectedly on the bed. The talent was already awakened; the die was cast, and he could no longer change anything.

"Forget it, it's just a second talent. I'll just act as if it never awakened."

Even as he said that, Gu Ye still felt unwilling.

He had thought he could awaken a powerful talent that would enhance his combat strength.

He hadn't expected it to be a support talent, and one he couldn't even activate alone; he needed another person to cooperate.

Gu Ye didn't want to mention this upsetting matter anymore and pulled out all of his cards.

Since coming out of the Card Domain and then witnessing Ning Shijun becoming a god, his mind had been in a state of high tension. Only now did he have the chance to check his gains.

In the Tianding Mountain Card Domain, his greatest gains were the spirit sealing cauldron and a card he got from Xu Yuanmo, followed by various card-making materials.

Two purple card-making materials, ten blue card-making materials, and he didn't even want to count the green ones.

They came from the Night Corpse Lesser Fiends, Wood Token Ghost, Mu Qing, Bold Ox, Demon Soldiers, Xu Yuanmo...

However, what Gu Ye valued most was the card Xu Yuanmo had brought: 'Laws Perish, Body Remains'.

This was Xu Yuanmo's greatest trump card at the time. If Gu Ye had used 'Stealing the Sheep by Hand' and failed to get this card,

the battle would not have been so easy.

card: [Laws Perish, Body Remains]

Quality: [Black]

Category: [Mysterious]

Introduction: A card born in a chaotic Card Domain where all laws are absent—a place of total annihilation. No mysterious forces exist; only physically weak humans survive alone, struggling against heaven and earth.

The effect of [Laws Perish, Body Remains] left Gu Ye shocked and terrified.

It could destroy all of a Card Master's power, turning them into an ordinary person, as if they had never possessed power at all.

Furthermore, the card was of a Black grade, which Gu Ye had never seen before.

However, to Gu Ye's regret, Xu Yuanmo had actually not awakened a talent; otherwise, he could have obtained another one.

As for Xu Yuanmo's other cards, there were none that Gu Ye took an interest in.

His main cards, like the Jade-Faced Grenade King, were only light green.

Gu Ye summoned the Smelting Furnace and searched through the pile of cards for suitable card-making materials to begin Refinement.

At this moment, within the soul card, Night Dwelling Phoenix stared quietly at Gu Ye through the light screen.

Her eyes were vacant, and her fingers unconsciously tapped the armrest of her throne. The corners of her mouth curled upward, and her expression shifted subtly as if she were contemplating something.

Her red lips parted slightly as she murmured:

"Wasn't it a Divinity that I modified? How did it become a Godhead? What is this thing?"