"Thanks!"
Li Xiang bowed solemnly.
"Thank you, uncle and sister!" Xiao Xin said, trying to sound very respectful.
Jiang Yuan was extremely frustrated. Didn't he just say he was calling me "brother"? Did I not get enough Holy Spirit Stones?
"Don't be so polite, we're all family!" Ning Yanlan said with a laugh.
"We're on the same side!" Li Xiang put away the Holy Spirit Stone and asked curiously, "Yanlan, have you and Jiang Yuan confirmed your relationship?"
"Uh, I meant I'm one of you!" Ning Yanlan explained, blushing.
“I thought you guys…” A hint of embarrassment flashed across Li Xiang’s face.
"No, no, how could I do such a thing? We've only known each other for a few days!" Ning Yanlan quickly refused.
Xiao Xin looked up and asked in a clear voice, "Sister Yanlan, are you all staying here from now on?"
“Yes!” Ning Yanlan squatted down and then fiddled with Xiao Xin’s braids. “Are you welcoming your older brother and sister?”
"Welcome, welcome!" Xiao Xin was so happy she almost jumped up. "Now no one will dare to bully Mommy!"
Hearing this, Li Xiang gave a bitter smile. Indeed, she had been in a very bad state these past few days. If it weren't for her virtuous nature, she would have been violated by those beasts long ago.
In the end times, without the restraint of laws, beasts will eventually tear off their masks of hypocrisy, and the ugliness of human nature will fully erupt.
"Sister-in-law, let's prepare two rooms for us!" Ning Yanlan said, getting down to business.
“Okay, you guys go and rest for a bit, I’ll go and tidy up another room!” Li Xiang nodded.
"No rush, sister-in-law and Xiaoxin, let's refine the Holy Spirit Stone first! Let's see if there's any talent for awakening the spirit!" Ning Yanlan said.
"Alright!" Li Xiang glanced at Xiao Xin and then said, "I'll try it first, Xiao Xin can try it later!"
Li Xiang was a little worried because they had never seen or used such a thing before, and they didn't know what changes would occur. That's why she wanted to try it herself first and let Xiao Xin try it after confirming it was safe.
She didn't doubt Ning Yanlan; it was just a mother's instinct.
"Yes, and we can give you some pointers while we're at it!" Ning Yanlan nodded.
Jiang Yuan looked helpless after hearing this, "How can someone like me, who hasn't awakened his spiritual power, provide guidance?"
"..." Ning Yanlan paused after hearing this, then chuckled, "Well, I can learn from that too!"
"This uncle... this brother hasn't awakened his spirit either? But he was so amazing just now, he kicked someone flying with one kick, just like Superman!" Xiao Xin said longingly.
“He hasn’t awakened his spirit yet! But big brother is very strong; he can take on a whole group even without awakening his spirit!” Ning Yanlan said with a smile.
"Can I be as strong as my big brother if I don't awaken my spirit?" Xiao Xin didn't really understand the concept of strength. She murmured, "I want to protect my mom. Those bad people are so evil!"
"Yes, definitely!" Ning Yan affirmed.
"Okay, Xiaoxin, stand over there and watch. Xiaoxin will come over after Mommy is done!" Li Xiang said to Xiaoxin.
Xiao Xin then stopped asking questions and stood aside obediently watching.
"There are two methods to awaken the spirit. The first is to awaken the spirit on your own, by trying to absorb the free-floating power in the world and thus stimulate the corresponding power within your body. The second is to awaken the spirit with the Holy Spirit Stone. You can absorb the Holy Spirit Stone by swallowing or refining it, and then stimulate the power within your body."
Ning Yanlan paused for a moment, and after Li Xiang had digested the information, she continued, "Sister-in-law, have you ever tried absorbing the power of heaven and earth? Perhaps you felt a strange affinity with the world?"
Li Xiang thought for a moment, then honestly replied, "No, it's the same as before!"
“That’s normal. Many people aren’t born with the ability to sense the power of heaven and earth. Let’s try the first method!” Ning Yanlan pointed to the Holy Spirit Stone in Li Xiang’s palm. “Just swallow it!”
Li Xiang looked at the Holy Spirit Stone, which was the size of a pigeon egg in her hand, and swallowed it without hesitation. The Holy Spirit Stone turned into a warm current as soon as it touched her throat.
The warmth flowed into her stomach and then into her limbs and bones. Li Xiang's expression became one of enjoyment. The pleasure was so intense that she couldn't help but groan, but she held back.
Jiang Yuan had been observing Li Xiang with his Heavenly Eye, and he was very curious about what kind of change the Awakening of Spirits was.
Jiang Yuan could clearly see the flow of the Holy Spirit Stone's energy within Li Xiang's body. The Holy Spirit Stone was more like a catalyst; when its energy entered various parts of the body, the body's cultivation potential was activated, and almost every activated part or cell was absorbing power from heaven and earth.
This is a magical change. Humanity is like an untapped treasure, and the Holy Spirit Stone is the key that unlocks it, but the treasure varies from person to person.
Take Li Xiang for example. The potential activated by the Holy Spirit Stone in her body is not much, and many of her cells are in a dormant state.
Jiang Yuan believes that the greater one's potential, the greater one's achievements will be.
When Jiang Yuan saw the changes within Li Xiang's body that day, he originally wanted to check on Ning Yanlan, but Ning Yanlan's potential was already enveloped by spiritual energy, making it impossible to discern its specifics.
This also made him realize that if you want to see potential, you must observe it the moment it is activated. Otherwise, once the spiritual energy of heaven and earth enters the body, it will be like the blind men and the elephant, unable to perceive anything.
"I feel like my strength has increased a bit?" Li Xiang said uncertainly after several minutes.
"Strength increased? Then it must be a power-type!" Ning Yanlan answered.
Jiang Yuantian's Heavenly Eye revealed the information: "Human, half-tier strength type, strength energy: 0.9".
Without innate talent, her strength was very low. Presumably, Li Xiang's strength before was only about 0.5, roughly the strength of half an adult male. After awakening her spirit, her strength increased by nearly 100%.
"So, I've successfully awakened my spirit?" Li Xiang asked in surprise.
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