I don’t know how much time had passed before I finally calmed down. The blockage in my Tianchong meridian was completely cleared, and it felt as if a channel had opened up inside me. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth began to stir. At this moment, I could finally sense the existence of spiritual energy once again!

With one final push, I broke through the three meridians of heaven, earth, and man!

After absorbing a certain amount of spiritual energy from the world, I skillfully refined it into spiritual power. Before long, both my arms were filled with spiritual power, and I began to attack the three meridians in my palms. Only by breaking through these three meridians could spiritual power be generated from my palms, allowing me to summon my spirit armament!

……

“Ssssss…”

Strands of green energy extended from my wrist to my palm, moving like tender sprouts, full of the aura of life and spiritual energy. Immediately after, a burning pain erupted in my palm, and the three small meridians were forced open and separated by the spiritual power at a speed visible to the naked eye. The three meridians of heaven, earth, and man were now separated!

I was overjoyed, bursting into laughter—hahaha… Spirit Movement Realm, I’m back again!

Chapter 8: Enhancement

Can I summon my spirit armament now?

Excited, I suddenly raised my right hand, grasped the invisible sword hilt in the air, and shouted in a low voice, “Moonblade, come forth!”

“Swish!”

A piercing light almost made it impossible to keep my eyes open, but the Moonblade only condensed in the air for less than half a second before dissipating. Clearly, my current spiritual power was still insufficient to wield a spirit armament.

“Knock knock…”

There was a knock at the wooden door outside, and my cousin’s voice called out: “Little Ethan, open the door!”

I leapt down from the wooden stump, but staggered and fell to my knees. I never expected my body to be this weak—was this really me?

Stumbling, I opened the door. Emily Baker immediately supported me, as if she had already anticipated this, helping me back to the bedside to sit down. She smiled and asked, “Looks like you can use spiritual power again?”

“Yeah.”

I nodded, my face full of joy. “Although my strength has been greatly reduced, and my spiritual power is less than a tenth of what it used to be, it’s still better than being a cripple for life.”

“Lucy Hughes, bring the food in.”

“Yes.”

Lucy Hughes walked in, bringing with her a flood of moonlight from outside. It was already late at night. It wasn’t easy for cousin Emily Baker and Lucy Hughes to wait outside for so long—they really went through a lot for me.

Lucy Hughes was holding a thermos. When she opened it, a rich, fragrant aroma wafted out—it was delicious, it was meat!

“Is there meat?”

My eyes lit up.

Emily Baker scolded me with a smile, “Look at you, so hopeless. Sit still—your vitality is almost depleted. I’ll feed you. After you finish eating, get a good night’s sleep.”

“Thank you, Sister Emily.”

The first bite of meat was incredibly fresh, so tender it was almost unbelievable. I couldn’t help but frown and ask, “What kind of meat is this? I’ve never tasted anything better…”

“As long as it’s tasty, why ask so much?” Emily Baker teased.

Lucy Hughes, leaning against the table, said, “It’s dragon-tiger meat, a very rare game. Dragon-tiger meat is rich in nutrients and spiritual power, and can quickly replenish your lost vitality. These three jin of dragon-tiger meat cost quite a bit—each liang is worth five thousand Dragon Spirit Coins, so three jin is a total of 150,000 Dragon Spirit Coins, equivalent to a vice dean’s monthly salary.”

“What?”

I was stunned. “Sis, I’m sorry for causing you so much trouble.”

“Hurry up and eat, it’s so expensive…” Clearly, Sister Emily was also heartbroken over the money—it was real, hard-earned cash!

Lucy Hughes continued, “You can’t find dragon-tiger meat just anywhere. The vice dean went to Lingyun City overnight to buy it, and hasn’t slept a wink after such a long journey. You’d better appreciate it—this sister really cares about you.”

Emily Baker turned and glared at her. “Lucy Hughes, why are you so gossipy today?”

Lucy Hughes stuck out her tongue and laughed, “Fine, I’ll stop talking, okay? Little Ethan, I know you have a good appetite. Besides the dragon-tiger meat, there are also ten flatbreads. Want to eat them together?”

“Mm-hmm.”

I wolfed down the food, and after finishing everything, I was finally full. I could feel a warm current slowly growing inside me. Just as Lucy Hughes said, this dragon-tiger meat could restore vitality—it was truly a rare medicinal dish.

After seeing me fall asleep, they left. I couldn’t think about anything else, and as soon as my head hit the pillow, I drifted off into a deep sleep.

……

The next day, I woke up to the sound of the alarm clock. The moment I opened my eyes, I felt full of energy, and the spiritual power in my body was gradually replenishing. Although my strength had recovered less than ten percent, at least I was no longer someone anyone could bully at will!

Work continued as usual, delivering the polished swords to each training ground.

I methodically delivered more than half the swords. When I pushed the cart to Training Ground No. 8 again, I saw that Anna Sutton’s class was also training outside.

Returning to this place, I had a feeling nothing good would come of it.

Anna Sutton was surrounded by a crowd, the training iron sword in her hand glowing faintly with spiritual light. She saw me from afar, but only glanced at me before turning back to focus on her practice.

I dropped off the longswords and left.

As I passed the woods beside the training ground, a voice called out to me: “Hey… alternate student!”