48: Chapter 48 The Final Preparations

ice spirit flame sun flower.

It is a precious spiritual plant capable of nourishing the spirit.

It is comparable to the spirit gathering grass.

This spiritual plant created a top overlord in the West, and it possesses both ice and fire attributes.

"It nourishes the spirit and allows one to comprehend the Ice and Fire Divine Will, thereby enabling promotion to a First-Class Martial Artist."

Ji Yebai's eyes were filled with joy.

This was the most suitable path he had chosen for himself.

At this moment, there were two years left until the recovery of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

If he were to Cultivate normally.

For Ji Yebai, reaching the Peak of the Second-rate Martial Artist Realm would be the best result.

"With the ice spirit flame sun flower, I can save a lot of time, and..."

"I will also be able to master the Ice and Fire Divine Will in one go; this will make my future development much easier!"

Ji Yebai looked exhilarated.

He lowered his gaze.

Ji Yebai's gaze landed on the three-foot-square lake.

The water in the lake displayed a deep, dark blue hue, resembling the water of an abyss.

However, Ji Yebai could feel a thin trace of Spiritual Qi from it.

According to the records of that Western overlord from his previous life.

This small lake led directly to the seabed.

Because of the leakage of Spiritual Qi from the earth's veins, the spiritual plant was born.

Coincidentally, this fissure happened to connect to a small branch of an underwater volcano.

By chance, it evolved into the ice spirit flame sun flower.

"Should I go down and take a look?!"

Ji Yebai's heart stirred.

He couldn't suppress the urge.

He wanted to see the growth stage of the ice spirit flame sun flower first so he could better determine when to consume it.

After thinking it through, Ji Yebai did not delay.

He immediately put down his backpack and took off his clothes.

He walked to the lakeside barefoot.

This area was located in the north of Greenland, closer to the Arctic Ocean, and was covered in snow all year round.

Even though it was summer, the temperature was still below zero.

Ji Yebai stretched out his foot to test it.

But as soon as his foot touched the lake water, a bone-chilling cold rushed into his heart like needle pricks.

Ji Yebai couldn't help but shiver.

"It's truly cold!"

Ji Yebai exclaimed, then decisively circulated his Five Elements Internal Energy.

His fiery heart beat violently, and hot blood was continuously compressed and pumped out.

Making his whole body heat up.

With his Internal Energy circulating throughout his body, the cold receded.

Taking this Opportunity.

Ji Yebai took a deep breath and dived in.

Under the lake was a three-foot-wide circular layer of ice.

After Ji Yebai swam through this thick layer of ice, he entered a large space.

The deep and silent lake bottom made everything quiet.

Ji Yebai continued to sink, swimming down for a full thirty meters before he saw a glimmer of golden light.

"It's there!"

Ji Yebai's eyes brightened, and he accelerated towards the light.

In just a moment, Ji Yebai arrived.

A fissure appeared before his eyes, with bubbles rising from time to time.

Bright yellow magma churned continuously within the fissure.

Ji Yebai's gaze swept over and stopped at the flower on the edge of the fissure.

ice spirit flame sun flower!

A half-meter-tall flower, its fire-red stem swaying slightly with the water currents.

The ice-blue petals and crimson stamens opened and closed, swaying constantly.

"What dense Spiritual Qi!"

Ji Yebai felt the surrounding environment.

He carefully counted the petals of the flower.

It was a nine-petaled flower.

"It's still three petals away from twelve; it seems I have to wait a while!"

Ji Yebai was not discouraged.

The ice spirit flame sun flower matures at twelve petals, growing one petal per season.

Once mature, it can remain unfaded all year round, which is truly miraculous.

However, it is ineffective if consumed before it matures.

"It will probably take another year!"

Ji Yebai had a bottom line in his heart.

He took one last look at the surroundings and turned to swim upwards.

On his way back.

He had the leisure.

He specifically observed his surroundings.

It was not quiet here; on the contrary, it was quite lively.

Ji Yebai occasionally saw some fish swimming past.

Their sizes were not very large, at most a bit bigger than an adult's palm.

The environment here should be quite safe.

These fish were very leisurely, swaying their bodies slowly as they swam back and forth.

Ji Yebai reached out and pinched, immediately catching a fish.

He basically ignored its struggles.

Holding the fish, Ji Yebai swam up quickly.

After going ashore, Ji Yebai threw the fish aside.

Circulating his Internal Energy throughout his body, his body quickly dried.

He put on his clothes.

Only then did Ji Yebai look at the fish on the ground.

In this world of ice and snow, the fish was quickly frozen.

Ji Yebai smiled slightly.

He had already decided what to eat.

Greenland is covered in snow all year round, but that doesn't mean there are no plants here.

Not far from where Ji Yebai was, there was a small patch of cold pine forest.

This allowed Ji Yebai to get firewood.

Taking out the lighter from his backpack, the fire was lit before long.

A delicious grilled fish meal was thus created.

"Days like this are quiet and fulfilling!"

Ji Yebai was filled with emotion, indulging in the tranquility.

He discovered that he had actually gotten used to living alone.

...

Time passed.

In the days that followed.

Ji Yebai often dived underwater, on one hand to catch fish, and on the other to replenish the Spiritual Qi in his body and Cultivate.

During this period, Ji Yebai also trained a new ability.

That is, meditating and Cultivating underwater.

The water pressure on his body made the circulation of his Internal Energy heavy.

But because of this, Ji Yebai's Internal Energy became even more refined.

Just like that, he became immersed in it.

...

Time flowed leisurely.

In the blink of an eye, a year passed.

Ji Yebai's strength constantly improved.

Benefiting from his deep and refined Internal Energy, it was relatively easy for him to open up the acupuncture points throughout his body.

In one year, he increased the number of opened acupuncture points to three hundred.

This number had already allowed his strength to make another leap.

At this moment, he had already entered the Late Stage of the Second-rate Martial Artist Realm.

Don't look at Ji Yebai's speed as being quite fast.

It only took over a year to break through to the Second-rate Realm and Cultivate to the Late Stage of the Second-rate Realm.

But if people from his previous life heard this, they probably wouldn't take it seriously.

In his previous life, the recovery of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi subtly cleansed the marrow and cut the hair, constantly changing the human body. Acupuncture point blockage was not serious, and those with slight talent could basically open all acupuncture points in one year.

In the Second-rate Realm, the real hurdle was willpower.

Only by comprehending willpower and mastering the Divine Will could one break into the First-class Realm.

Martial Artists in his previous life, even the Geniuses, were mostly blocked at this hurdle.

With 1.4 billion people, there were tens of millions of Second-rate Martial Artists, but only thirty-seven First-Class Martial Artists.

One can imagine the difficulty.

"One more year!"

Ji Yebai's eyes were calm as he looked indifferently at the sky.

The raging ice and snow of the Arctic Circle whistled over.

But those ice and snow weakened silently when they approached within three meters of Ji Yebai.

Eventually, it felt like a breeze brushing against his face.

"In one year, the ice spirit flame sun flower has reached twelve petals, and the recovery of Heaven and Earth is just around the corner..."

Ji Yebai felt slightly emotional.

The magnificent and ever-changing great era was coming again.

In his previous life, he was full of hope, and in this life, he was also full of hope.

It's just that the difference between them is like heaven and earth.

In this life, he was already a Second-rate Martial Artist at the start, with endless Internal Energy, far surpassing his previous life.

"In this life, I will finally achieve the Innate Realm!"

Ji Yebai stood up slowly.

It was time to harvest the ice spirit flame sun flower!