Chapter 436 91: Meeting Ji Lixian Again

That night.

CRUNCH!

CRUNCH!!

Inside a room near the corridor on the fourth floor of the Platinum Hotel.

Crisp chewing sounds rang out continuously as Lu Chao tossed the Essence of Qi into his mouth, crushing and swallowing it.

The once-violent medicinal efficacy felt somewhat mild right now. He was not surprised, simply guiding the absorption of the energy in silence.

As Ten Thousand Jins Return Flow circulated quietly, the muscles and sinews in his body seemed to come alive.

This Martial Arts hard conditioning technique was especially suitable for assisting in the refinement of medicinal efficacy. Even though he had not fully mastered it yet, it still possessed unique advantages.

Gradually, as his breathing flowed like clouds, the skin and membranes of Lu Chao's body vibrated slightly. The Qi Manipulation Skill belonging to the Exploration Level was executed in sync.

This was exactly why one could only break their life limits by mastering the skill of releasing Qi Flame externally.

Wisps of medicinal efficacy were wrapped in the Qi Flame, digested, and guided straight toward his bones, meridians, skin, and flesh. The energy surged deep into his cells, tempering and strengthening them anew.

Finally, Lu Chao finished absorbing all the medicinal efficacy of the Essence of Qi.

[Life Energy: 175 → 176]

"Just as I thought."

The panel flashed before his eyes and vanished. Lu Chao was not surprised by this result.

Increasing Life Energy at the Exploration Level was far more difficult than at the Limit-Breaking Level—almost twice as hard.

Even the Essence of Qi had weakened significantly in its effect on him. One portion increasing his Life Energy by a single point was its absolute limit.

"But it's fine. I am now confident I can perfectly replicate all the effects of the biological serum.

"And as for the Life Essence, I've basically mastered its formula theory. As long as I have enough materials later, I can attempt to produce it," Lu Chao thought to himself, completely unconcerned.

He had already obtained all the Superpower Knowledge of a Biological Alchemist. He was not far from achieving this Superpower Profession.

Obtaining Basic Potions was no longer a difficult task for him.

At this thought, he shifted his gaze downward and continued to look at the panel.

[Potential Fission: 0]

[Potential Progress: 3%]

His eyes lingered on the two lines indicating his accumulated energy progress. Lu Chao looked thoughtful and nodded.

Whether it was his nutritional supplements from the past few days or all the energy from the Essence of Qi, everything had been extracted by the Potential Progress.

The rule remained the same as before; because he had just finished awakening a talent, the difficulty had increased once again.

As for [Potential Fission], there had been absolutely no change from beginning to end.

This confirmed one of his previous guesses.

Potential Fission required an extremely high amount of energy, even reminding him of the upgrade requirements for [Resilient Body].

It required the assimilation of a mid-to-high-tier cosmic treasure—the [Heart of Life]—to evolve it into the advanced specialty [Flesh Regeneration].

This indirectly indicated that the quality of energy needed for Potential Fission was highly likely to be similar. Basic resources would probably offer very little help.

Amid his thoughts, Lu Chao closed the panel and looked at the round bucket placed on the floor of the room.

The fist-sized Magic Blood Crystal had been placed inside, exuding an eerie luster under the indoor lights.

Purification materials like the Purple Jade Ore and the Ming and Qing Spirit Spring had all been refined one by one according to the ritual method he intuitively sensed, perfectly soaking the Blood Crystal.

After an entire afternoon of preparation leading up to this moment, a close inspection revealed that the Magic Blood Crystal was now exceptionally crimson. The faint trace of black within it had also quietly vanished at some unknown point.

[Magic Blood Crystal]

[Quality: Basic (Excellence)]

[Consumption Effect: A special crystal refined by a Mage using their own Magic Essence. Elevated by a Demon God's blessing, it has undergone a purification ritual and fused with numerous basic purification materials, resulting in strengthened effects...]

The intuitively sensed information appeared once again. Lu Chao's eyes lit up slightly, and he nodded.

The Magic Blood Crystal was completely purified.

Long before this, he had felt that this item was a cut above the Beast King Egg he obtained in the past. Now, having been purified and fused with many precious materials, its effects were enhanced even further.

"Let's give it a try."

CRUNCH!

CRUNCH!!

The chewing sounds rang out again as Lu Chao swallowed the Magic Blood Crystal into his stomach.

BOOM!!

In an instant, an overwhelming medicinal efficacy washed over him, plunging straight into his abdomen.

Lu Chao's eyes widened in shock. He immediately dropped his hips, settled his waist, and assumed the cultivation stance of his Martial Arts method.

[Plundering Growth] exerted its power synchronously, decomposing, reorganizing, and forcefully absorbing all the violent energy.

Cells, bones... Lu Chao could feel a wave of nourishment, far surpassing that of the Essence of Qi, flooding every corner of his body.

His face flushed red, and his veins bulged one after another.

The blood inside his body became exceptionally boiling hot, continuously washing through his limbs and bones.

This scene lasted for nearly half an hour.

Until finally, WHOOSH!

Lu Chao exhaled a breath of scorching air that drifted several feet away before dissipating.

A sharp light flickered in his eyes as he looked at the panel.

[Life Energy: 176 → 180]

[Potential Progress: 14%]

"What a powerful effect."

Lu Chao's gaze sharpened in surprise.

Though both were Basic resources of Excellence, the Magic Blood Crystal was visibly more than twice as strong as the Beast King Egg had been.

"It seems this must be the enhancement effect brought about by the purification materials.

"After all, it fused with so many precious items and cost me nearly three million Alliance Coins... naturally, their effects were blended together as well."

After a moment of thought, Lu Chao roughly understood the situation.

To a certain extent, the Magic Blood Crystal he consumed was no longer just a single resource; it was equivalent to supplementing himself with quite a few additional basic nutrients.

Without dwelling on it too much, Lu Chao once again looked at the [Potential Fission] on the panel.

Even the Magic Blood Crystal failed to make it change in the slightest.

"Perhaps mid-tier resources are required to reach the minimum threshold for Potential Fission," he thought.

Thinking it over, Lu Chao did not feel too rushed.

The prerequisite for awakening an advanced specialty, aside from Potential Fission, was having two corresponding mid-tier talents in the same dimension to act as awakening anchors.