Chapter nineteen: Forging the body
In the quiet solitude of his chamber, Zihan sat gracefully by the jade table, sipping tea infused with fragrances, awaiting the arrival of the rare ingredients needed to forge his body . He had entrusted Ruo Jin to retrieve these ingredients from his father as it would soothe his fathers worries.
Suddenly, hurried footsteps echoed through the hall, familiar and purposeful. Zihan's gaze shifted, knowing instinctively that Ruo Jin was returning with the materials.
Ruo Jin's eyes fell upon the meticulously arranged ingredients, forming a circle around Zihan an complete formation, brimming with potent intent. The array shimmered faintly. Ruo Jin's gaze lingered on the bizarre arrangement of materials, wondering what secret technique his highness was about to unleash. No cultivation manual he'd read hinted at such an arrangement.
"Your Highness," Ruo Jin's voice trembled slightly, "are you certain ?"
A gentle, confident smile curved Zihan's lips, eyes shining with unwavering resolve.
With deliberate precision, Yue Zihan arranged the ingredients according to the system's divine order,the sequence of their consumption etched into his mind. The heart blood of the phoenix's , the normal blood of the phoenix, and, most precious of all ,the dragon's blood, extracted from a wyvern's veins. Dragons, ancient and elusive, slept in forgotten realms, their presence concealed by the mists of time.
Drawing a deep breath, Zihan summoned the chaotic Qi from the center of his chest an abyssal storm of primal energy. He began to channel it outward, weaving it into his flesh and bones. Black, crimson, and blue runic patterns blossomed across his body, tracing sigils of forgotten scripts symbols of ancient power that seemed to hum with life. These marks, like whispers of a lost language, shimmered with a glow, their presence undeniable.
The chaos Qi surged, forging pathways in his meridians, attempting to break through sealed channels. Zihan's mind guided it skillfully redirecting the it to his Dantian, where a tiny star floated, an eye of dantian swirling in tranquil defiance. The storm of chaos raged , yet within it, the star's calm gaze held dominion.
Gradually, the chaos subsided, revealing a moment of stillness. Zihan seized this fleeting calm and drank the phoenix's heart blood, vital essence that pulsed with divine fire. As the crimson liquid coursed into his veins, fiery pain erupted, an inferno that threatened to consume him, silencing his cries. His body contorted as blood vessels turned crimson, trembling under the weight of divine energy.
His eyelids fluttered open, revealing a glimpse of Ruo Jin's worried face. But within the agony, Zihan's consciousness wavered on the verge of slipping away.
[System] Lose your consciousness and you die.
Clinging to life, Zihan grasped the phoenix blood and feather, swallowing them with a desperate resolve. Visions of ancient birds soaring through primordial skies flooded his senses tales of their birth, their power, their fear and joy as they ascended to divine heights. The phoenix's fiery fury fought to enter his Dantian, a blazing torrent of rage and resistance.
Yet, Zihan wove his chaotic Qi around it, enveloping the fiery force until it was devoured and rendered inert. The phoenix's fury was subdued, its essence absorbed into his being.
Next, he consumed the dragon's blood an ancient essence resonating with the echoes of bell chimes, bones singing in harmony as they absorbed the dragon's primal might. His skin shimmered, hardened into a scale-like armor, red and unyielding. Yet, the essence resisted, eager to escape confinement. Cracks appeared like porcelain under the strain, and the runes etched upon his skin flitted restlessly, seeking to repair the damage.
In desperation, Zihan took a handful of Spirit Glass Grass and swallowed it. The herb's gentle healing energy seeped into his Dantian, mending the fractures and purifying his body .
He could feel his flesh transforming an alchemical rebirth through pain, toxins purged and vitality restored.
His final act was to draw the spiritual stones precious gems of profound energy and begin their absorption. The pure spiritual essence flooded into him, flowing like rivers. He focused this energy into his core ,his life force, shaping it into a luminous orb that could sustain him through anything, unless his heart is destroyed and his head severed .
As the spiritual energy merged with his being, a red aura blossomed a testament to the ancient power awakening within him, destined to transcend mortal limits and ascend toward the divine.
[ Life force formation progress: 20%]
As he absorbed more spiritual stones and more turned to dust his life force took shape
[ Life force formation progress 42%]
[ Life force formation progress 63%]
[Life force formation progress 90%]
[ Congratulations on forming your own life force]
Zihan looked at the peas sized shaped light shimmered in his marvel and smiled. He had officially started to believe he was in a cultivation world.
[ Congratulations you have reached the peak of Body forging. ]
[Congratulations on Creating a life force ]
[ Congratulations you have gained resistance to all poison ]
[ Congratulations you have gained an affinity to phoenix and all birds]
[ Congratulations you have gained enmity with the dragon clan]
[ Increase in cultivation Cp earned 23]
Zihan looked startled at the enmity ." why did I became enemies with dragons,"
[ System] you have tainted their pure blood Line by consuming it
" Was the blood not from a wyvern, it's already tainted,"
The system was quite. He laughed
Unlocked Function:
RESONANT GAZE — PREVIEW
Active: Passive until first manual activation.
Effect: When activated, reveals a descriptive overlay of any observed person:
Physical & spiritual description (brief)
Likeness Index: percentage indicating conceptual/Daoic similarity to host
Threat & Affinity markers
Cost: 30 CP per full-scan (partial scan: 10 CP, limited data)
Side Effect: each full use increases Madness by +5 and introduces incremental Sin drift (+1)
Warning: High-likeness values (>80%) may awaken empathy resonance; low-likeness (<20%) may provoke aversion echo.
[System Note]: Host psychological integrity trending toward novelty. Recommend regulated usage.
"status," he said
PRIMORDIAL CHAIOTIC GENESIS SYSTEM
Name: Yue Zihan
Race: Human (Evolving)
Title: Primordial Vessel (Unstable)
Realm: Mortal Realm
Cultivation: Body Forging – peak (Chaotic Integration 45%)
Strength: 100
Endurance: 110
Soul Power: 33
Control: 10
Chaos points: 45
Luck: Undefined
Sin:+8
Madness points 2
System Authority: Limited
Chaos Resonance: Dormant
Resonant gaze: passive
Title: defier of order
Title: Philosopher of fractured dawn
[ System] right now you are a body builder you can't be killed by a bus now and can wield Qi well
" it's an increase nevertheless ," he said.
[ System] negligible
Zihan knew he had to train in fights in order to consolidate his power before he can officially advance.
Zihan looked at himself and went to take a hot medicinal bath prepared by Rou Jin who had prepared it after he had finished his cultivation. He stood there as Rou Jin scrubbed his body off the grim, thinking about his power increase.
He turned to Rou Jin . With his blind fold off his blue eye formed a large white star as he looked at Rou Jin his status right In front of him.
(Activate partial scan)
[ System] 10 Cp deducted
Rou Jin – slave
Age : 24
Cultivation: early stage of core condensation
Loyalty: 100%
Soul: purple
Likeness 100
Ruo Jin's power had really grown . He would have been a core disciple in a large sect. Forming a core foundation was not as easy. Many people always end up stuck in the foundation realm
Yue zihan looked at the himself in the mirror the ancient runic scriptures were still engraved on his skin pulsating moving. He could make out the meaning of some but others he could not. One rune scripture found below his rib cage responsible for healing his body Incase he got injures . The other one was located on his neck, it prevented the feeling of pain. He could be injured badly but he would feel no pain which always delays cultivators during a life and death fight. This was the best gain he had gotten from this increments.
He could not understand the others.
[ System] They are sealed. You can unlock them as you get stronger.
Yue zihan sighed he was too weak.
Rou Jin looked at his master's body the symbols on his body moved with every breath. He could see that they were alive but he could not read the scriptures . He had watched the whole process of his highness modifying his body. The cruelty he had put himself through was something he himself would not dare do.