"Senior sister, I need to go buy some things."
Chen Zhou walked up to Jiang Ying and spoke slowly.
Having already spent some time in the South, Chen Zhou wanted to purchase the necessary items as soon as possible and then set off.
We can't delay any longer.
If this drags on any longer, who knows when we'll reach the Northern Kingdom.
“I’ll take you to see the market area inside the palace,” Jiang Ying said.
Chen Zhou nodded. He was unfamiliar with the palace and would likely get lost if he went out to shop alone.
"Wait for me!" Jiang Ying said, then turned and ran towards the long corridor ahead.
Ren Lao could sense the changes in Chen Zhou's body. For example, when Chen Zhou's Qi and blood levels were full, Ren Lao could clearly feel it. However, he was a little puzzled as to why Chen Zhou's Qi and blood levels would suddenly reach their peak.
He didn't see Chen Zhou practicing any physical techniques.
Except for that Great Heavenly Dragon.
Ren Lao could only attribute this to the attributes of the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon.
"Your body's energy and blood have reached their peak, quickly think of a solution! When women say 'wait a moment,' they usually mean a very long time; there's plenty of time!" Elder Ren said immediately.
Chen Zhou naturally didn't understand any of this, but he still sat down cross-legged and silently chanted, "Open the Salted Fish Shop quickly."
As soon as he finished reading, Chen Zhou felt his vision go black and he slowly entered a world full of cabinets.
Chen Zhou hadn't been to this Xianyu shop for a long time. At this moment, he saw that he had 5000 battle merits displayed at the top.
Chen Zhou's Qi and Blood value is full. The best thing to do now is to refine his bones and muscles, which will raise his Qi and Blood value to its peak again.
The process of refining one's bones and muscles costs exactly 5000 battle merits.
Without hesitation, Chen Zhou reached out and touched the ball of light that cleansed his bones and muscles.
Immediately, the system notification sound that Chen Zhou heard all the time appeared.
"Ding! The host has chosen to refine his bones and muscles once, consuming 5000 battle merits. The host's current battle merits are 0. Refinement will begin immediately."
The next moment, Chen Zhou's entire body was shrouded in a layer of blue mist. The blue mist seemed to be able to penetrate Chen Zhou's skin and enter his body, then wander around inside him, immediately attacking any blocked meridians it encountered.
Until it's cleared.
The blue mist seemed to merge with Chen Zhou's true energy, constantly tempering his body. Chen Zhou could clearly feel his strength continuously increasing, and small clumps of muscle were faintly appearing on his body.
Most remarkably, during this process, Chen Zhou's bones miraculously began to develop, and slowly, Chen Zhou's height also changed.
Chen Zhou, who was originally only 175 cm tall, is now 177 cm tall, a full two centimeters taller.
Another change was Chen Zhou's hair. When he was cultivating at the Sword Cloud Sect, Chen Zhou always shaved his head short. Now his hair had grown back thick and almost covered his eyebrows.
Chen Zhou's entire body was undergoing subtle changes, and in this process, his internal energy was also changing.
As the refining process continued, the blue mist within Chen Zhou's body was gradually absorbed by his true energy, eventually transforming into streams of pure white true energy.
Just like the vastness of the blue mist, Chen Zhou also gained a massive amount of true energy within his body.
This true energy not only slightly expanded Chen Zhou's dantian, but also greatly enhanced his physical strength.
"Refining complete."
As the system notification sound appeared, Chen Zhou slowly opened his eyes. He could feel refreshed, as if all the filth inside his body had been cleaned away. At this moment, the surface of Chen Zhou's skin was covered with dark grime.
When Jiang Ying removed her headdress, changed into ordinary clothes, and returned to the back garden, she saw Chen Zhou covered in filth.
This wasn't the first time Jiang Ying had seen Chen Zhou like this; it was the second.
Every part of Chen Zhou's exposed skin was covered in black grime. The most terrifying part was Chen Zhou's face, which was covered in black grime.
"You... how... have you turned into a ghost again?" Jiang Ying asked, trembling.
Chen Zhou grinned and said, "This... I accidentally went into a qi deviation during cultivation."
"Ding! The host has not cultivated for one minute. Qi and Blood Value +6! Root Bone Value +5! True Qi Value +5! Spiritual Value +1!"
"Ding! Host has not cultivated for five minutes. Health value +30! Root bone value +25! True qi value +25! Spirituality value +5!"
...
At this moment, Chen Zhou noticed that the system notification had added another attribute, which was the spiritual value.
What's the use of this spiritual value?
Chen Zhou couldn't help but ponder curiously. He felt that his control over his body had become clearer. If he were to use the Draw Sword Slash or the Xingyi Cloud Sword now, he was confident that he could raise his power to another level.
Perhaps this is the purpose of spiritual value?
"Wow! Young man, is this the function of the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon? I can clearly feel that your physical fitness has improved to a new level, and all the impurities in your body have been cleansed. Your meridians are crystal clear, and the abundance of your true energy far exceeds that of the early stage of Foundation Establishment!"
Ren Lao exclaimed in sincere admiration.
As the sword spirit of the Soul Weapon, he had countless hosts, all of whom were stronger than Chen Zhou. However, he had never seen someone with such low strength as Chen Zhou possess such powerful meridians and abundant true qi.
The Qi-gathering breathing technique was still running constantly, so Chen Zhou's internal energy could remain almost stable without any decrease.
As long as the energy is reduced even slightly, Chen Zhou's strongest salted fish system and the Spirit Breathing Technique will immediately replenish his true energy.
Ren Lao's praise was not without reason; no one had ever undergone so many physical trials with Chen Zhou.
“Your hair…” Jiang Ying murmured, pointing at Chen Zhou’s growing hair.
Chen Zhou touched the hair on his head with a silly look, only then realizing that he actually had so much hair.
"Go take a shower first," Jiang Ying said helplessly, looking Chen Zhou up and down.
Chen Zhou is in such a state that he really cannot go out. If he does, people will probably think he is some kind of wild man.
Jiang Ying had no choice but to lead the embarrassed Chen Zhou to the corridor and into a room.
"This is a side room where you can boil water. Wait for me here when it's ready," Jiang Ying instructed, then smiled at Chen Zhou's appearance and turned to leave.
Chen Zhou immediately closed the door and busied himself inside. His senior sister had seen him doing this twice, and Chen Zhou was extremely embarrassed.
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