Chapter 60 – New Talent

“Life Elixir: Direct usage can transform a Chosen One or military unit, with a chance to enhance existing talents or awaken new ones.”

A treasure capable of awakening talents postnatally!

Mu Yuan checked and found that similar treasures for talent awakening naturally existed on the Taixuan Covenant platform, but their exchange prices were extremely high, starting from ten thousand Contribution Points for the most basic ones.

As for ‘Life Elixir’? His search result showed insufficient permissions to access this information.

This treasure was naturally reserved for his own use. Generals like Deadbone and Dolai didn’t lack talents, whereas he, Mu Yuan, was just an ordinary little player.

The other treasure, ‘Self-Healing Flower’, was perfect for Dolai to digest and absorb using its Devour ability after consumption, significantly enhancing the user’s self-regeneration capability.

Consider it a reward for Dolai’s excellent performance this time.

“As for the miracle building Thundercoil Tower? This is purely defensive architecture, possibly even more lethal than the Mage Tower. But unsurprisingly, I’m still missing the main material ‘Thundercoil Core’.”

Of course, even with the main material, Mu Yuan wouldn’t immediately construct the Thundercoil Tower.

Besides rare materials, the total construction cost including various miscellaneous items would require at least 8-9 Soul Crystals.

Too expensive.

The territory’s current defensive capabilities were sufficient. Even if he found the main material, he would only construct it when the Lord’s Trial approached. The Soul Crystals in his pocket needed to be spent elsewhere now.

Mu Yuan began materializing the two treasures he intended to use.

“Ding!”

“Prompt: Extract ‘Experience Stone – Thunder Martial Artist’? This extraction will consume 80g of Soul Sand.”

“Prompt: Extract ‘Life Elixir’? This extraction will consume one Soul Crystal.”

Mu Yuan: “…”

Indeed, the Life Elixir was extremely precious – the dimensional transfer fee doesn’t lie!

…

In the basement, Mu Yuan lit several incense sticks that could calm the mind and refresh the spirit, quietly sitting on a meditation cushion.

Two treasures lay before him:

A strange stone engraved with thunder patterns;

A crystal bottle containing swirling, milky-white spiritual liquid.

Picking up the strange stone, Mu Yuan could faintly perceive the power contained within.

“By guiding mental energy or other energy, one can draw out the profound mysteries within the Experience Stone for self-improvement.”

This wasn’t actually easy.

Ordinary people couldn’t manipulate their mental energy or internal energy – no matter how long they tried, they wouldn’t feel anything.

Typically, ordinary players wanting to use Legacy Stones or Experience Stones were better off going to the Player Association, which had facilities to assist with using such treasures.

But then again, ordinary novice players couldn’t possibly obtain these two types of treasures.

Mu Yuan held his breath and concentrated, slowly channeling his mental energy into the stone.

Buzz—

Before his eyes, it was as if heaven and earth had opened up, entering a new world.

No, not “as if”!

Looking down, he found himself wearing blue-and-white training clothes, standing atop a mountain peak.

The entire mountaintop was extremely smooth and level, as if someone had sliced it off with a single sword stroke, even reflective enough to show his silhouette.

Before he could ponder further, the bright daylight suddenly darkened. Gloomy clouds gathered, thunder rumbled, and blue-purple lightning snakes continuously writhed within the black clouds.

Boom~!Thick bolts of lightning crackled down upon the smooth mountaintop ground, followed by a second, third, and fourth, growing increasingly dense like a light rain escalating to a moderate downpour and then a heavy storm.

Arcs of lightning danced incessantly across the peak, occasionally striking Mu Yuan with a sharp crackle, sending numbing tremors through his entire body.

Mu Yuan: “!!!” You call this an Experience Stone? Isn’t it supposed to just absorb the experience with a single zap?!

At this moment, he wasn’t controlling his own body but had likely entered the form of a thunder martial artist, moving and practicing alongside him.

This martial artist had high resistance to lightning—even with crackling arcs striking his body, it definitely wouldn’t be fatal.

But it hurt so much!

Mu Yuan had no choice but to mechanically follow the rhythm of the practice. He never expected that after narrowly escaping danger in the Challenge Realm, he’d end up in this excruciating yet strangely exhilarating ordeal here.

As the practice continued, however, his mind gradually calmed, sinking completely into the flow, until all he could hear was the constant reverberation of “boom~ crackle~ boom” echoing in his ears.

He didn’t know how much time had passed when Mu Yuan finally snapped back to awareness, still seated on the meditation cushion, his clothes soaked with sweat as if he’d just been fished out of water.

Exhausted! But the gains were immense!

His biggest weakness all along—especially over the past few days—had been his lack of combat experience and skill. While his strength and speed weren’t inferior to a level 7 Skeleton Soldier, in an actual fight… Mu Yuan knew his limits all too well.

Now it was different. His muscles seemed to have developed combat memory.

He stood up and swiftly practiced a set of moves. At first, they felt slightly unfamiliar, but by the time he completed the entire sequence, his movements flowed naturally. His spine arched like a dragon, his arms swung with increasing force, and the energy within him circulated accordingly, producing sharp cracks as it sliced through the air.

He could even… summon lightning with a palm strike…

Well, that part was beyond him.

After all, Mu Yuan had only absorbed the combat techniques of the thunder martial artist, not the core essence, so he couldn’t conjure lightning from his hands. Nevertheless, he had mastered sophisticated applications like Energy Attachment, Energy Forging, and Energy Entanglement.

Not only was he no longer a combat novice, but his energy techniques might even surpass Deadbone’s.

Perhaps he could offer some guidance to Deadbone?

Perfect!

Next… Mu Yuan picked up the SSR Life Elixir and paused briefly.

“The chance of awakening a new talent isn’t 100%, but it doesn’t seem too low either. Surely I can’t be that unlucky, right?”

Having come this far and with the incense already burned, hesitation was pointless. Mu Yuan downed the Life Elixir in one gulp.

The milky-white liquid slid smoothly down his throat, instantly dispersing into countless streams of pure life energy that flowed toward his limbs and throughout his body.

“It tastes like water, with a hint of sweetness.”

That was Mu Yuan’s thought.

The power of the elixir within him had already begun to erupt, gently yet steadily refining his physical form.

His perception gradually sharpened; even with his eyes closed, he could clearly outline the surrounding scene.

His physique, spirit, and energy were steadily rising.

He suspected his lifespan had been extended as well.

Mu Yuan’s mind was exceptionally clear at this moment, as if his spirit had ascended to observe his own Physical Body from above.

“I’ve researched other Awakening-type Treasures. Their descriptions state that even if they fail to awaken a talent, their effects can significantly enhance certain aspects of the user, such as eyesight, hearing, or strength and speed.”

“As for me…””It seems I haven’t experienced significant enhancement in any particular aspect, nor have I awakened any new talents. Wait, no—hold on!”

Upon examining himself, he discovered his Mental Energy had become extraordinarily remarkable.

His mind resembled a chain—highly refined and extending beyond his physical form, giving rise to various miraculous abilities. Instinct told him he could use this to connect himself with other individuals, achieving remote communication and information sharing.

This talent, if he wasn’t mistaken, was…

“Mental Link!”

(End of Chapter)