Chapter 33

"Wait, could it be... the awakening of a Spirit Practitioner? But is that even possible? Could a Spirit Practitioner appear in such a small place?"

As he watched Ye Feng return to normal, Fangzheng suddenly thought of a possibility.

However, he had never seen the awakening of a Spirit Practitioner; he had only heard about it. It was said that after a Spirit Practitioner awakens, their strength would undergo a tremendous change, and they were the most unpredictable and mysterious. Anything could happen during their awakening.

Now, apart from this explanation, Fangzheng couldn't think of anything else.

A Spirit Practitioner was an even rarer existence than a Martial Practitioner. If the probability of a Martial Practitioner appearing was one in ten thousand, then the probability of a Spirit Practitioner appearing was one in a million.

Before awakening, a Spirit Practitioner was no different from an ordinary person, and some even said they were inferior to ordinary people, lacking any cultivation potential.

However, after they awakened, they would undergo a tremendous change, and even a Spirit Practitioner of the same rank could instantly kill a Martial Practitioner. Of course, the one-in-a-million probability referred to the chance of a Spirit Practitioner appearing, but some Spirit Practitioners died before they could awaken, and some never awakened in their entire lives.

Therefore, Spirit Practitioners were extremely rare.

Fangzheng, at over sixty years old, had only seen a few Spirit Practitioners and had never witnessed their awakening. Even in books, there were very few records about Spirit Practitioners, and no records of their awakenings, as each Spirit Practitioner's awakening was different.

Thinking that Ye Feng might be a Spirit Practitioner, a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes.

Time passed, and after his meridians were repaired, Ye Feng instantly broke through to the Third Rank Martial Practitioner. The frenzied spiritual energy continued to surge into his body, quickly filling his meridians again.

With the experience from last time, Ye Feng continued to compress the spiritual energy. However, after just one compression, the spiritual energy that had been like a mighty river now became a trickle.

"Ah!"

Seeing that there was almost no spiritual energy left around him, Ye Feng sighed. He had wanted to try to reach the peak of the Third Rank or even the Fourth Rank, but now he had to stop, leaving him somewhat disappointed.

When Ye Feng opened his eyes, he saw Li Wenqi and Fangzheng looking at him curiously.

Especially Li Wenqi, who had been told by Fangzheng about all the strange events that had happened to Ye Feng. Initially, he had been skeptical, but seeing that Ye Feng had indeed become a Third Rank Martial Practitioner, he had no choice but to believe it.

Breaking through two ranks in just over an hour was almost unimaginable. Although the large amount of spiritual energy drawn by his breakthrough played a role, if having spiritual energy alone could lead to a breakthrough, the entire Tianlan Kingdom wouldn't have so few high-rank Martial Practitioners. It had taken him one to two years to break through to the First Rank, and that was at a low rank. At a high rank, it could take over a decade to break through to the next rank.

And this barrier had held him back for sixteen years. He had thought he would never break through again, but unexpectedly, he had broken through to the Ninth Rank Martial Practitioner and reached the True Martial Practitioner realm.

"Thank you, seniors!" Ye Feng stood up and bowed to Fangzheng and Li Wenqi.

Li Wenqi's breakthrough had drawn so much spiritual energy, which had led to his own breakthrough, and Fangzheng had been protecting him. Otherwise, if a wild beast had come or if Fangzheng had attacked him, he would already be a corpse.

"Little brother, you're too polite. If it weren't for you, my old friend's internal injuries wouldn't have been healed. Everything balances out!" Fangzheng smiled and said.

Li Wenqi also bowed to Ye Feng. Although he had intimidated Ye Feng with his aura earlier, and Ye Feng had fiercely retaliated, these were trivial compared to the breakthrough in cultivation.

The difference between a Ninth Rank Martial Practitioner and a True Martial Practitioner was just a thin line, but this line blocked the path of most Ninth Rank Martial Practitioners. The status of a Ninth Rank Martial Practitioner was vastly different from that of a True Martial Practitioner, and breaking through to the True Martial Practitioner realm opened up a whole new world.

"Seniors, I apologize for my earlier rudeness!" Although he didn't know the realms of the two elders, the commotion caused by Li Wenqi's breakthrough indicated that they were not ordinary. Therefore, Ye Feng spoke very politely, as the two had shown no ill will towards him.

"Haha, little brother, you're too polite!" Fangzheng, though unsure if Ye Feng was a Spirit Practitioner, felt that breaking through two ranks in an hour was impressive enough to warrant his respect.

After they sat down, Ye Feng started a fire again and took out the other three bear paws of the Iron-Arm Bear to roast.

"Delicious! Little brother, your roasted meat is truly exceptional!"

When Ye Feng finished roasting the bear paws and sprinkled some ingredients from a small bottle, a fragrant aroma immediately filled the air.

Smelling the aroma, even Fangzheng and Li Wenqi felt their appetites increase. Even the best restaurants in Lan Shui County couldn't match this aroma.

Ye Feng smiled slightly at Fangzheng's words.

The key to his roasted meat was not the roasting method but the ingredients in the porcelain bottle.

These ingredients were all medicinal herbs. In modern terms, this could be considered a medicinal dish. In his previous life, Ye Feng was a gourmet. After reaching the pinnacle of traditional Chinese medicine, he began using herbs to cook. Through his research, he found that dishes made with herbs not only tasted better but also had health benefits when consumed regularly.

Ye Feng had known this recipe in his previous life and, after studying the medicinal properties of herbs in this world, had recreated it. Due to the different herbs and their effects, this seasoning was much stronger than what he had made on Earth.

"Seniors, Miss Fangqing, please enjoy..." After a while, Ye Feng took the fragrant bear paws from the fire and handed them to the three.

Looking at the bear paws in front of her, the little girl swallowed hard and glanced at Fangzheng and Li Wenqi.

Seeing the girl's gaze, Fangzheng smiled indulgently and nodded.

"Delicious, so fragrant! Grandpa, Grandpa Li, try it, it's much better than the roasted meat at Tianxiang Tower..."

Seeing Fangzheng nod, the little girl no longer hesitated. After taking her first bite, she praised the elders.

"Haha... eat, eat, good... good..."

The two elders watched her, and when they saw that she had no adverse reaction after swallowing the first bite, they all laughed heartily, even shedding tears.

Seeing their reaction, Ye Feng sighed inwardly.

When the little girl first arrived, he had noticed that there was something wrong with her body. There was a blockage in her stomach that prevented her from swallowing anything. Her stomach was full of gas, and she would vomit whatever she ate.

The seasoning he had prepared not only enhanced the aroma but also had the effect of relieving stomach gas.

"Grandpa, Grandpa Li, you should eat too!"

"Okay, eat, grandpa will eat..."

The two elders no longer hesitated and started eating the roasted meat.

"Hmm?"

As soon as they swallowed the meat, they both paused.

Li Wenqi found the meat smooth and not greasy, with a rich aroma. When it reached his stomach, a warm current slowly spread.

"Is this the paw of an Iron-Arm Bear?" Li Wenqi realized what kind of meat it was. Initially, he hadn't paid much attention when Ye Feng took out the bloody meat, but now he could tell. The warm current spreading from his stomach was particularly surprising. At his level, he could feel even the slightest changes in his body, and this warm current definitely had the effect of strengthening the body and cultivating the essence.

Although the effect was minimal and might not be noticeable to ordinary people, it was a real benefit. If consumed regularly, it might even change a person's constitution.

Medicines that could change a person's constitution were extremely rare and invaluable in this world.

Although the effect of the roasted meat was not significant and required long-term consumption to see results, it was still remarkable.

Therefore, Li Wenqi was understandably shocked.

Ye Feng nodded in response to Li Wenqi's question.

Seeing Ye Feng confirm it, Li Wenqi felt embarrassed. The Iron-Arm Bear's paw, combined with the effect of the roasted meat, made him realize that the thousand taels of silver he had offered to buy the roasted meat was too much. A piece of roasted wild beast meat, even in the best restaurant in the county, would cost only a few hundred taels. He felt ashamed of his offer.

Unlike Li Wenqi, Fangzheng was surprised by something else. He had also noticed the effect of the meat but was more surprised by the seasoning.

"Little brother, is this seasoning made from medicinal herbs?"

Fangzheng had recognized the herbs and knew what they were, but he hadn't expected such an effect from these herbs.

"Indeed!"

Ye Feng didn't hide anything and nodded.

"Then, little brother, may I ask about the recipe..."

Seeing Ye Feng nod, Fangzheng quickly asked.

Li Wenqi, hearing Fangzheng's question, looked up at Ye Feng and then at Fangzheng.

He knew Fangzheng's identity and realized that his urgency was not due to the meat but the seasoning.

"Ha ha, I enjoy eating, and this recipe is something I came up with..."

Seeing Fangzheng's eager expression, Ye Feng smiled and said.