“Oh?” Yi Yun shivered. What did the old man mean by that?
“You were not drowning, yet you thanked us. We didn’t even save you, but you still took advantage of the situation for your benefit. Are you hiding something? Your expression seemed to be in a panic just a while ago.”
Having said that, the fat elder smirked as if he had caught on to something.
Yi Yun’s heart skipped a beat!
At this time, the fat elder’s hand had already rested on Yi Yun’s shoulders. This made Yi Yun worried. F**k, I hate it when people pat me on the shoulders! It nearly cost him his life the last time Lian Chengyu did it!
“Don’t misunderstand, I’m not interested in the little secret your body has.” The fat elder said jovially. What a joke, as an elder of esteemed status, why would I harbor thoughts of the secret a ten plus year old child residing in a small tribal clan in the vast wilderness would have? A dysphemism would be like an emperor snatching the belongings of a small beggar.
How could that happen!
Of course, these were the thoughts of the fat elder, but in the eyes of Yi Yun, he felt the elder’s smile was…extremely wretched.
“I’m just curious…you seem to be…oh…” The fat elder’s expression changed, “You can actually reach such a level?”
The fat elder’s words gave Yi Yun a slight treble.
Things had happened to suddenly. Yi Yun had just floated up from the water only to meet this old and young duo, and had not been able to check his own physical condition. After checking, he realized his cultivation was…huh? Why is it still at the fourth level of mortal blood, Meridian realm?
His cultivation had not improved, but deep down, something was different.
“What is going on. Previously I had absorbed herbal essence from a huge pile of herbs, and with a tiny amount of desolate bones energy, I could go from a weakling to the realm of opening up my Ren Du Er Mai. Last night I had sucked dry all the desolate bones essence, and succeeded in completely digesting it. I thought I would be able to surge into the legendary Purple Blood realm, but even if I did not reach it, I should be at the peak of Qi Gatherer, but why am I stuck at the Meridians realm?”
Having finished an entire piece of desolate bone, it’s too disappointing to be still at the fourth level of Mortal Blood! This was the energy Lian Chengyu needed to break through into the Purple Blood realm.
Could my natural talent be that bad? But…what did the fat elder’s words mean, saying “actually” reach such a level?
Was breaking through to the Meridians realm an unbelievable feat for a warrior from a small tribe?
The fat elder looked with uncertainty at Yi Yun, mumbling, “Cleared Meridians, Dragon Pulse, Tempered Body, Bone Blood as One. It can’t be. This kid is born from the Cloud Wilderness, and should be from the Lian tribal clan, it would be impossible to have a Tempered Body, Dragon Pulse?”
The fat elder looked at the dull clothes and torn old shoes Yi Yun wore, and guessed his background. Even if a disciple of a big tribe had came to the Cloud Wilderness for training, they would wear linen clothes, but it would be new; it would be different from Yi Yun, who had clearly worn those for years.
“Cleared Meridians, Dragon Pulse, Tempered Body, Bone Blood as One?”
Yi Yun did not know the meaning to the fat elder’s words, but he could tell it was something good!
It seemed he had unknowingly obtained a great benefit?
“Master, you say this lad has a Tempered Body?” said the surprised young girl upon hearing the fat elder’s words.
It seemed like this assessment was something out of the ordinary!
“Yeah…if it was an elite from a family with long heritage, it is of no surprise accomplishing it. But for a young poor child in the vast wilderness to accomplish a Tempered Body is very rare!”