Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 610 - 609 Tian Peng’s Opportunity

Chen Nuo squinted his eyes as the system explained to him that Tian Peng’s current state was known as Body Refining, which entailed tempering the governing and conception vessels first. This way, when he later gained spiritual power, the flow of this power within his body would be much smoother.

Immortals did not need this, but for mortal cultivators, it was absolutely necessary.

Moreover, after becoming an immortal, one would be a bit superior to those who hadn’t undergone Body Refining.

Of course, this slight advantage could be disregarded in the Heavenly Court.

The immortals did not need it, but for Tian Peng, who was clearly some time away from becoming an immortal, it was very necessary.

Tian Peng sat in place, sweat beads forming on his forehead and his eyebrows tightly knit, looking extremely painful.

In fact, it wasn’t just the appearance of pain; Body Refining was a lengthy process, especially since all the large and small meridians in the body had to endure the pain of being forcibly stretched.

Although the process was painful, once Body Refining was complete, the meridians expanded, and the ability to absorb spiritual power doubled compared to ordinary people, which was greatly beneficial for cultivation and absorbing spiritual power.

Originally, Tian Peng intended to become an immortal through fortuitous encounters, but now he had another path, which was to become an immortal through cultivation.

Cultivation also required opportunities, but it relied more on one’s own abilities.

The higher the level of cultivation, the greater the probability of becoming an immortal.

The path he had followed before relied on luck for a chance at becoming an immortal. Tian Peng’s Life Pattern inherently carried such an opportunity, but to actually encounter it was as hard as finding a needle in the ocean. The chance was there but exceedingly rare.

"Master, it looks like Tian Peng is really suffering. When I saw other immortals Awakening their Divine Skills, they never had such an expression. Should we help him?"

Sun Wukong watched as the sweat on Tian Peng’s forehead grew larger and even his muscles tensed and veins popped. It must have been incredibly painful.

Sun Wukong was also anxious upon seeing Tian Peng suffer like this, having never before seen a mortal, who ate Chen Nuo’s cooking, exhibit the same demeanor as one Awakening Divine Skills. He was very concerned for Tian Peng.

"No need," Chen Nuo had finished listening to what the system had told him.

The matter, while complex in some ways, was also not simple in others.

In summary, the cultivation of mortals begins from a young age. If one has the talent for cultivation, they should be introduced to some spiritual power from childhood, a process known in the Immortal Realm as enlightenment.

From birth to adulthood, Tian Peng had the Three Demons for companions. If he had been able to absorb spiritual power, the Three Demons would have surely told him so in advance.

However, until the Three Demons left, he had not heard anything from them about absorbing spiritual power, which indicated that he truly did not have the talent for cultivation.

Now, after undergoing Body Refining, not only could he absorb spiritual power, but his ability to cultivate was also greatly strengthened.

Even though Tian Peng was already nearly eighteen, this did not have any adverse effect.

In other words, even if Tian Peng started cultivating now, his rate of progress could catch up with those immortals who had started cultivating as children.

Sun Wukong was still extremely anxious, but seeing that Chen Nuo didn’t seem to have the intention to intervene, it suggested that Tian Peng was not in danger.

As for why it was so painful, they could only wait until Tian Peng completed the process and then explain it to him.

Tian Peng felt like the blood vessels within his body were about to burst, but he couldn’t move; all he could do was bear it.

Only when his entire body was very sore and weak, and his endurance had reached its limit, did the thing that was burrowing into him gradually stop.

Although that thing no longer burrowed into his body, Tian Peng still took a good while to adapt before he could open his eyes.

Sun Wukong had been standing by Chen Nuo’s side the whole time, carefully observing Tian Peng’s every move.

Tian Peng had opened his eyes, and the whites of his eyes were all red, looking as if he hadn’t slept for three days and nights, with bloodshot veins filling them. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"What’s happening to me?" Tian Peng slowly spoke, finding his voice hoarse.

What’s going on, his body was already uncomfortable enough, and now he had a hoarse throat, feeling like he was recovering from a serious illness.

Seeing Tian Peng wake up, Sun Wukong hurried over, "How are you feeling, Tian Peng, what happened to you?"

"I don’t know what happened either, when I was eating the crayfish, for some reason, I suddenly felt awful all over, and I couldn’t shake the feeling, so I could only endure it. Luckily it stopped after a while; otherwise, I would definitely have been in agony until death," Tian Peng said.

Sun Wukong chuckled and hit him lightly, "With our master here, how could you possibly die of pain?"

Tian Peng also chuckled along, feeling that Sun Wukong made a lot of sense, and nodded along with a laugh, "Heh heh, you’re right, Mr. Monkey."

Sun Wukong sensed something off in Tian Peng’s voice, "What’s the matter? I was wondering if you had awakened some Divine Skills, but master said that wasn’t it. What exactly happened to you, do you notice any changes from before?"

Tian Peng moved his arms and legs, but couldn’t feel any changes to his body; he just felt much lighter.

But this state of feeling lighter always happened after eating Chen Nuo’s cooking. Apart from the pain earlier, he really hadn’t noticed any other changes. Could it be that he endured that pain for nothing?

"When he came here, he used Spirit Stones, all of them top-grade Spirit Stones. Originally, he had Spiritual Power in his body, so he might not immediately sense any changes within himself," the system explained.

With that said, Chen Nuo also understood the system’s meaning.

The biggest change after Tian Peng went through Body Refining should be that his body was filled with Spiritual Power. However, because he had used Spirit Stones before, he already had Spiritual Power in his body, which made it hard to notice any change after Body Refining.

"Shopkeeper, my whole body hurt after eating a serving of crayfish, and I don’t feel any different anywhere else. What’s going on?"

Tian Peng quickly asked, still harboring many doubts. Could it be that he just endured that pain for no reason, without any change?

"Do you really not feel any difference at all?" Chen Nuo asked.

Tian Peng looked down at himself again and touched his arms and legs, still failing to feel any change.

"Shopkeeper, stop beating around the bush, I honestly can’t tell. Please, tell me," Tian Peng pleaded, "I can’t stand not knowing; it’s killing me."

Seeing Tian Peng like this, Chen Nuo didn’t want to tease him and explained, "Try running your power."

Tian Peng didn’t quite get it and looked up in confusion, "Shopkeeper, what power are you talking about? All I have inside is the power from the Spirit Stones, which isn’t much to begin with. If I run that power, it’ll be gone."

"You blockhead, why so much nonsense? If the master told you to run your power, just run it. Are you afraid you’ll lose out on the Spirit Stones? Has Chaos Residence ever shortchanged you on Spirit Stones?" Upon hearing Tian Peng question Chen Nuo, Sun Wukong was the first to speak up.

Though Sun Wukong’s words were a bit harsh, he wasn’t wrong. Tian Peng thought about it and decided it made sense, so he promptly began to activate his Spiritual Power.

He had always just used the Spiritual Power as soon as he obtained it, never thinking about circulating it within his body.