This third transformation can certainly be called mysterious, but correspondingly, its cultivation difficulty is also quite high.

Henry Spencer looked around; the space in this house and courtyard was insufficient to practice the “Drift” technique.

Fortunately, he didn’t need to practice the “Drift” technique immediately. Before that, Henry Spencer needed to master the third level of the Breathing Technique.

After successfully stepping into the second stage of Body Refinement and mastering the second transformation of Dragon-Serpent, Henry Spencer found that the resistance to cultivating the third level of the Breathing Technique had lessened considerably.

Before long, following the peculiar method of the Breathing Technique, his mind reached a state of utter tranquility.

Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh! Whoosh...

With each uneven breath, all of Henry Spencer’s senses—hearing, smell, vision, and so on—were greatly enhanced.

The Breathing Technique had a miraculous effect of strengthening the spirit and focusing the mind, with each level having a slightly different artistic conception. For example, the third level brought Henry Spencer a wondrous feeling of drifting and illusion.

That night, he gained a preliminary grasp of the third level of the Breathing Technique.

In his dreams, as always, Henry Spencer entered the sea of memory stars.

He discovered that the only bright star in the sea had expanded its glow outward by a small margin.

Within the memories of his previous life at age sixteen, more content appeared. Henry Spencer accepted these memories, filtering and absorbing them, paying special attention to the more important information.

A few hours later, as drowsiness set in, Henry Spencer fell into a deep sleep...

The next day.

As dawn broke, Henry Spencer got up, deciding to make a trip to town to take the purple exotic herb he had obtained yesterday to the spiritual materials shop and try to sell it.

Whether that purple herb was indeed the Ziyang Grass recorded in his previous life’s “Herbal Fragrance Manual” still needed to be confirmed.

—At the very least, Henry Spencer was not one hundred percent certain.

After tidying up, Henry Spencer set out immediately.

He had to quicken his pace to reach his destination before afternoon and then hurry home by nightfall.

After all, “Pinghua Town” was seventy or eighty li away from his village.

In the past, he would have had no confidence in making it back in time. But now, with the Body Refinement Technique of “Nine Transformations of Dragon and Serpent,” his breath was long and steady.

While striding briskly along the road, Henry Spencer immersed himself in practicing the third level of the Breathing Technique. An hour later, he found himself on the main road, unconsciously operating the third level of the Breathing Technique with increasing proficiency, yet his pace did not slow in the slightest.

Just then, the sound of rolling wheels came from behind.

“Hyah, hyah, hyah! Hey kid up ahead, move aside.”

On the main road behind him, a small, exquisite carriage was approaching. Because of the hot weather, the curtains were open.

Henry Spencer snapped out of his attempt at the third level of the Breathing Technique, and before he could move, the carriage had already reached him.

The coachman of the elegant carriage hurriedly pulled the reins, and upon seeing the young man ahead, spat and said, “Hey, Little Henry, why don’t you watch where you’re going?”

Henry Spencer turned around and saw that the carriage was quite dainty, drawn by two fine horses.

He recognized the coachman as Mr. Thompson from his village, who was somewhat related to his family.

Henry Spencer suddenly remembered that Mr. Thompson seemed to be the coachman for the “Big Yang Family.” Looking again at the elegant little carriage, a thought struck him.

His gaze swept to the back, and sure enough, inside the carriage sat two young girls.

One was a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old girl with freckles, the Yang family’s maid Ruby.

Next to Ruby was a beautiful young lady, with an oval face, fair and delicate skin, long curled lashes, lightly powdered cheeks, wearing a floral long dress, her figure slender, and her snow-white, graceful legs faintly visible.

No need to ask—next to Ruby was the young lady of the “Big Yang Family”—Grace Thompson.

Henry Spencer’s heartbeat quickened slightly, and subconsciously, he didn’t dare meet Grace Thompson’s bright and captivating eyes.

Because ever since he was young, this eldest daughter of the Yang family was the girl he had a crush on in his innocence; every time he saw her, he would blush.

But this time, he found his performance much calmer than before, and he didn’t blush. Ever since merging the memories of two lifetimes and cultivating the Nine Transformations of Dragon and Serpent, his state of mind and willpower far surpassed his peers.

“Little Henry, are you heading to town?”

The maid Ruby asked playfully.

The observant Little Girl, from Henry Spencer’s past behavior, could easily guess his feelings for her young mistress.

But that was not surprising. In Yangmu Village, who didn’t know that the eldest daughter of the Yang family was a renowned beauty in the area?

Grace Thompson, not only naturally beautiful and of noble birth, also possessed talents that ordinary youths could only dream of.

Henry Spencer clearly remembered that two years ago, when Grace Thompson was thirteen, she had already advanced to the third stage of Body Refinement. This was certainly due to her family’s cultivation with spiritual medicine and guidance from famous teachers, but her talent was undeniable.

Now Grace Thompson was fifteen, the same age as Henry Spencer... Coincidentally, they were even born on the same day.

But in his heart, Henry Spencer didn’t dare to think of being a match for her. Her family background, beauty, and talent left countless boys in the village far behind. Even in the large Pinghua Town with tens of thousands of people, Grace Thompson was considered a renowned beauty.

“Going to town to sell some herbs, and also to help George Spencer and the others buy a few things.”

Henry Spencer smiled slightly and stepped to the side of the road to let the carriage pass.

The maid Ruby was a bit disappointed not to see Henry Spencer’s usual blushing face when facing the young lady; that expression was truly adorable...

“You were gathering herbs in the mountains?”