Chapter 245: Talent Enhancement.

A strange energy erupted from the Heshi Bi and began to invade Ye Xiu's body. Not just his body, but also his mind and soul.

"Swish!"

Ye Xiu's consciousness seemed to be squeezed out of his body, and his soul continued to ascend. As his soul ascended, Ye Xiu subconsciously looked around and saw the ground beneath him growing larger and larger, and then a huge sphere appeared in his field of vision.

The place where he lived was still a planet.

Ye Xiu's soul continued to ascend, and the planet beneath his feet became smaller and smaller, and Ye Xiu was getting closer and closer to the starry sky.

Finally, the moon, the sun, and other stars appeared in Ye Xiu's soul one by one. Ye Xiu seemed to see celestial bodies composed of countless planets. He even seemed to see the orbits of the planets and the countless mysteries contained within them.

As his soul ascended, Ye Xiu could also sense a strange, seemingly hot and cold force constantly invading his body, even transforming it.

At the same time, Ye Xiu's inner Qi was transformed into immortal Qi, undergoing corresponding changes in response to the energy fed back from the He Shi Bi.

As the He Shi Bi's energy cooled, the immortal Qi within Ye Xiu's body shifted to Yin. As the He Shi Bi's energy heated, it shifted to Yang. As the He Shi Bi's energy intensified, the immortal Qi within Ye Xiu's body shifted to Wood. The He Shi Bi's energy continuously shifted between the seven attributes of Yin and Yang, and the Five Elements.

Ye Xiu's immortal Qi then transformed into the corresponding attribute, absorbing the He Shi Bi's energy with all its might, integrating it into Ye Xiu's Qi and even his body, continuously strengthening

his inner strength. This process was incredibly painful; Ye Xiu could even feel his body twisting, his features deforming from the pain.

However, Ye Xiu's soul, his consciousness, had fallen into a strange state of spectatorship, ignoring the physical pain.

His soul even began to elevate from observing the celestial bodies, and he even felt a sense of comfort during this process.

The physical pain and the spiritual pleasure—two contrasting reactions—simultaneously manifested themselves in Ye Xiu. Like a third party, Ye Xiu coldly observed the simultaneous evolution of his body and soul.

Bang—

the He Shi Bi's energy depleted, suddenly transforming into a puddle of powder that passed through Ye Xiu's fingertips.

As the He Shi Bi's energy depleted, Ye Xiu's rising soul lost momentum, as if a powerful force were pulling at it. Instantly, Ye Xiu's soul fell back into his body.

Although the He Shi Bi's energy was depleted by the time his soul returned to his body, and Ye Xiu's transformation was complete,

the lingering effects of the physical transformation made Ye Xiu, who had returned from a third-party perspective, feel the pain firsthand.

That pain made Ye Xiu feel that this was the most excruciating punishment in the world.

This level of pain was practically the worst, yet Ye Xiu felt he could still endure it, that both his body and soul could bear it.

So, even though Ye Xiu grimaced in agony, his mind remained completely unaffected.

It was Ye Xiu's body, having completely memorized the pain of his transformation, that had infinitely broadened his pain threshold.

From now on, even if Ye Xiu faced the most excruciating punishment or torture, he would still feel the pain, but he would never be driven to a mental breakdown by it.

His body instinctively gasped from the intense pain, but Ye Xiu's mind remained perfectly clear.

He could even calmly ponder: "Using the He Shi Bi to cleanse my hair and marrow—no, what I just experienced was definitely more than just cleansing. It must be a deeper transformation, an evolution. So, after this evolution, how much has my cultivation speed increased?" "

The effect of the He Shi Bi has somewhat exceeded my expectations."

"Is it because the world has changed that its power has also been enhanced?" Or was it that the way Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling used the He Shi Bi in the original novel was a colossal waste? Did they fail to fully utilize the He Shi Bi's capabilities?

Ye Xiu pondered this, and despite the lingering pain in his body, he easily straightened his body, assumed the Five Hearts Facing Heaven posture, and began to cultivate.

Although Ye Xiu rarely cultivated on weekdays due to his diary,

his first thought was to cultivate. He wanted to practice and see how much his cultivation speed had increased compared to before.

And while practicing, Ye Xiu discovered that his cultivation had broken through!

Although the He Shi Bi's primary effect was to enhance Ye Xiu's potential, allowing him to evolve comprehensively from body to soul,

the tiny bit of energy that was lost still gave Ye Xiu a boost.

Ye Xiu's cultivation level had previously been at the eighth level of the Grandmaster Realm, but now it had reached the ninth level, the pinnacle of the ninth level. It was as if with just a little effort, he could break through the bottleneck between Grandmaster and Grandmaster.

Rather than calling it a bottleneck, it was more like there wasn't one at all.

Ye Xiu's talent, boosted by the Heshi Bi, had soared to such a point that even from Grandmaster to Grandmaster, there was no bottleneck

at all. Although bottlenecks were meaningless to Ye Xiu, who possessed the diary, after all, the diary completely disregarded such concepts when increasing cultivation.

Even so, Ye Xiu was still delighted. At least he could be sure that his talent had indeed grown, though by how much was still uncertain.

Ye Xiu allowed the joy to surge within him, his mind as calm as a mirror, unperturbed by the slightest fluctuation.

Ye Xiu progressed smoothly and naturally into a state of cultivation, and then he noticed a significant increase in the speed of his Qi circulation, the speed at which he absorbed external energy, and even the speed at which he refined his Qi.

His cultivation, which had already been elevated to the ninth level of the Grandmaster Realm, was directly pierced through with a pop.

"Grandmaster Realm!"

Ye Xiu had become a Grandmaster.

This was the first time Ye Xiu had achieved a breakthrough through a major realm by relying on his own cultivation without the help of the diary.

He circulated the Qi in his body for several cycles to consolidate his cultivation, and Ye Xiu did not hide his joy at all.

"Sure enough, my talent is too strong now. My cultivation speed is probably at least ten times faster than before. Moreover, the bottleneck of breaking through the cultivation level will become very thin. Even without the diary, I can definitely become a celestial being or even a land immortal with ease. This He Shi Bi is truly amazing." Ye Xiu sighed, then looked at the pile of powder-like He Shi Bi residue on the ground.

He reached out and grabbed a handful of He Shi Bi powder, perhaps to discover that there was no energy left in the powder. Even the degree to which the He Shi Bi was shattered was beyond his expectations. The powder was even finer than that in the desert. Ye Xiu exerted a little force with his palm, but he couldn't grasp it at all, and the powder actually slipped through his fingers.

After some thought, even though Ye Xiu felt the He Shi Bi powder was no longer effective, he still collected it and placed it in the brass box that had previously held the He Shi Bi.

However, a box filled with fine powder felt a bit like an urn.

But inside, it was indeed the ashes of the He Shi Bi.

...

"Finally succeeded!"

"I finally got the Heshi Bi and successfully absorbed its energy. I underwent a wave of evolution. My current aptitude has increased at least tenfold compared to before!"

"Ten times! Ten times! You know, I was already a genius after the transformation of the diary. My original aptitude was no worse than Pang Ban, and now my aptitude has increased tenfold. I feel that even without the diary in the future, I can easily become a celestial being, and with a little effort, I can become a land immortal." "

Just now, I practiced a little hard, and then I broke through with a pop. Now I am a grandmaster!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, I thought it would take at least two or three months to become a grandmaster. I didn't expect that I could become a grandmaster directly after just a little practice." "I feel that with

my current strength, Queen Yin Zhu Yuyan wouldn't be able to withstand a few moves from me."

"However, Zhu Yuyan is nothing. After all, she barely broke through to become a grandmaster with the help of Pang Ban. She can't compare with a genius like me."

"Also, what I am most worried about now is the Grandmaster Tianxiang who suddenly appeared!"

"That's right, it's the Grandmaster Tianxiang!"

"The Grandmaster Tianxiang who suddenly appeared inexplicably. In the Great Sui Dynasty, there are only two Grandmasters, Ning Daoqi and Zhu Yuyan who broke through not long ago. I didn't expect that there would be such a Grandmaster Tianxiang."

"But think about it. The Great Sui Dynasty is such a big martial arts world, how could there be only two Grandmasters, Ning Daoqi and Zhu Yuyan? There must be another Grandmaster hiding somewhere. It's just that I don't know why he has never appeared, so that people think that there are only two Grandmasters in the Great Sui Dynasty, and even before, there was only Ning Daoqi active in the martial arts world."

"This time, it is such a Grandmaster Tianxiang who suddenly appeared."

"I wonder how Tong Lao is doing now."

"When I got the Heshi Bi and left the Jingnian Zen Sect, I was attacked by the Grandmaster Tianxiang, but was blocked by Tong Lao."

"Tong Lao refers to the Grand Master of the Mysterious Realm, and that big monk is the Grand Master of the Celestial Phenomenon. There is still a big gap between the two. Unless Tong Lao has some trump card, she will definitely not be the opponent of that big monk."

"Alas, it's still too weak. If I were the Grand Master of the Celestial Phenomenon, even if it refers to the Grand Master of the Mysterious Realm, I could join forces with Tong Lao to fight the enemy. But at that time, I was not even a Grand Master."

"I just hope Tong Lao is okay. Otherwise, I will definitely kill that big monk. Even if I am not his opponent now, I will remember him firmly. Sooner or later, my strength will surpass him, and I will definitely beat him to death then." "Tong Lao

, don't blame me for being disloyal. I ran away alone at that time. There was really no point for me to stay. And it was you who let me go."

"But no matter what, Tong Lao, I will remember your kindness for the rest of my life."

"I didn't tell you that I came to the Sui Dynasty to steal the Heshi Bi, but you have been protecting me secretly, and now you are facing the Grand Master of the Celestial Phenomenon for me."

"I hope you're okay, I really hope you're okay. Although I know that a Grandmaster of the Profound Finger Realm might not even be able to escape from a Grandmaster of the Celestial Phenomenon, I still hope you can make it." "

Alas, I don't know how Tong Lao is doing now! Forget it, when I go back, I'll go to the Lingjiu Palace on Tianshan Mountain in the Great Song Dynasty to check on you. If you're okay, Tong Lao, that would be great. Otherwise—I'll help you look after the Lingjiu Palace. After all, without Tong Lao, the Lingjiu Palace alone would have a hard time suppressing the villains from the Thirty-Six Islands and Seventy-Two Caves." "

After all, in the original novel of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, the people of the Lingjiu Palace weren't bad at martial arts, but they weren't that strong either. During the time when the Tianshan Tong Lao was rejuvenated, the people from the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands successfully invaded the Lingjiu Palace. Although that was also due to the participation of masters like Murong Fu, the Lingjiu Palace really doesn't have a single decent master besides the Tianshan Tong Lao." "

Wait until I go to the Lingjiu Palace to check on the situation. If things don't work out, I'll leave some martial arts for them. The kind that can be mastered quickly and has a high ceiling."

"The Wedding Dress Divine Art I got from Yao Yue is quite suitable. Unfortunately, it is the martial art of Yihua Palace and cannot be passed on without Yao Yue's consent." "

Also, the Heshi Bi has completely turned into powder and has no effect at all. Otherwise, if it had some residual energy, it could be activated to help Lingjiu Palace create one or two geniuses, and it could also protect Lingjiu Palace." "

But speaking of it, using the Heshi Bi is really difficult. Fortunately, I am practicing the complete version of the Longevity Art. The Longevity Qi can switch back and forth between the seven attributes of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements."

"When the Heshi Bi is cleansing the hair and marrow, its energy properties are constantly changing. That is to say, the Longevity Qi in my body can keep up with the speed and range of its changes, so the cleansing effect can be brought into play so perfectly." "

If it were someone else, let alone cleansing the hair and marrow, they would definitely be driven crazy by the energy of the Heshi Bi, and might even explode directly."

"No wonder. The Heshi Bi has existed for so long, yet no one has ever used it to refine its essence. Because besides me, no one else can."

"Did Zhu Yuyan also know this? That's why she didn't fight for the Heshi Bi and just let me go?"

"So, does Zhu Yuyan have bad intentions, or does she?"

"Zhu Yuyan's attitude really leaves me with questions."

"After she met me, she knew I had the Heshi Bi, but she let me go and didn't even think about taking it."

"Of course, I was also disguised at the time. Zhu Yuyan didn't know my true identity, otherwise it might have been even more troublesome."

"Zhu Yuyan, why did you go to Pang Ban when you were so good? But it doesn't matter now. After all, I'm a Grandmaster. If a real fight breaks out, you'll definitely be the one to die."

Ye Xiu closed his diary and couldn't help but sigh.

He felt that Tianshan Tonglao's situation must be really dire.

Although he hadn't received any news yet, a Grandmaster of the Profound Realm of the Finger Realm was no match for a Grandmaster of the Antenna Realm.

"Practice, become stronger. I must become stronger." Ye Xiu accepted the diary's monthly internal energy cultivation data. He then discovered that his cultivation was rapidly increasing.

He had only just broken through to Grandmaster, but as the diary's monthly internal energy cultivation data arrived, his cultivation level, which was at the early stage of Grandmaster First Level, rapidly increased, and soon became the middle stage of Grandmaster First Level.

This astonished Ye Xiu: "So, if I practice normally on my own, I can also go from the beginning of Grandmaster to the middle stage of Grandmaster First Level in a month? Or even, at most, in just three months, I can reach the second stage of Grandmaster? And the diary's reward means that in three days, my cultivation level can increase by one level?" "

Shh, this is too fast!" Ye Xiu couldn't help but gasp. Even he himself found it hard to believe, this speed was too fast.

The Heshi Bi increased his talent tenfold, and the diary's monthly bonus was now tenfold. Now, Ye Xiu

could achieve ten days' worth of it in one day. A breakthrough that would normally have taken Ye Xiu two or three years of practice now took three months, or just three days with diary writing.

"So, my talent has really reached this point?"

"Pang Ban! Just wait! I'll be in front of you soon. I hope you won't be too shocked then."

"Pray you're not too weak, or I'll kill you."

A fierce look flashed in Ye Xiu's eyes. Because of Pang Ban, Ye Xiu had been forced to travel to the Sui Dynasty to steal the Heshi Bi. This led to his encounter with the Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomena, ultimately forcing the Child-Grandmother of Tianshan to face him alone.

Ultimately, the Child-Grandmother of Tianshan's misfortune stemmed from Pang Ban, and Ye Xiu truly resented and hated him.

It could be said that even after traveling through time, Ye Xiu was still so eager to kill someone.

...

"Not bad, this Ye boy still has a conscience and remembers my kindness." Wu Xingyun, the Child-Lao of Tianshan, was currently staying at an inn in Luoyang City. She had not been injured or even killed by the Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomena, as Ye Xiu had imagined.

After a brief standoff with the Grandmaster, the Child-Lao of Tianshan left. She had initially attempted to locate Ye Xiu.

However, Ye Xiu's ability to conceal his whereabouts was so strong that the Child-Lao of Tianshan was unable to track him down.

However, knowing that Ye Xiu was not in any danger, she simply returned to Luoyang City and waited for the diary to be updated.

Once the diary was updated, she would know of Ye Xiu's safety and perhaps even his whereabouts.

"However, is the effect of the Heshi Bi really that strong? It actually improved Ye Xiaozi's aptitude tenfold?" Tianshan Tonglao couldn't help but be amazed by the effect of the Heshi Bi. She even couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If she had known that the effect of the Heshi Bi was so strong -