"Huh. It seems that I have to find a place for 'seclusion'."
Li Yao did not think it was a big deal.
Advancing from Yuanying to the Divinity Transformation Stage, especially through such a straightforward and violent method of breakthrough, would certainly cause serious damage to his fleshly body. It was perfectly normal.
As the saying went, 'destruction before construction'. How could one's body be significantly strengthened and keep up with the expansion of one's soul if one did not 'reborn'?
After the ancient Cultivators broke into a major level, both their soul and their body would be more feeble than ever. It was common for them to choose seclusion for years and nurture their bodies with all kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures so that their fleshly body could gradually adapt to the brand-new level and strength.
Li Yao had the most advanced training facilities, medical facilities, and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the Federation. Even though his fleshly body had been exposed to excessive radiation, he was not worried at all. He could take the opportunity to resume his training.
"More preparation will not delay the cutting of wood. I should find an uninhabited planet with a suitable gravity nearby and rest for half a month before I look for 'Starlight' and the 'lost Cultivators'!"
"Shua!"
Li Yao's soul returned. He immediately sensed the excruciating pain, exhaustion, and emptiness in his body.
He extended his arms, only to discover that his muscles were shrinking at a visible speed. His veins that were as plump as boas had all dried up, like earthworms under the scorching sun.
Even his disheveled hair drooped down one by one, the ends turning grayish-white.
"The training to break into the Divinity Transformation Stage was too crazy. The strength deep inside my cells has been exploited by me. I was also penetrated by the high-energy particles repetitively and illuminated by the powerful radiation for such a long time. No wonder my body is so feeble!
"Thankfully, I brought enough Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, medical drugs, and high-energy nutrition drugs that can be directly absorbed by the human body. After I replace all the cells inside my body, my new body will definitely be ten times stronger than before.
"I'm really looking forward to it!"
Li Yao smiled and licked his dry lips. Returning the Tartarean Skeleton to the Cosmos Ring, he returned to 'Jingle Bell' and set the automatic cruise mode. With a telepathic thought, he attempted to retrieve the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, medical drugs, and high-energy nutrition drugs from the Cosmos Rings.
But something weird happened!
All the Cosmos Rings were like ordinary rings. They did not respond to his brainwaves at all.
He tried to use his Divine Will to invade the Interspatial Ring, but it was as if he had hit an iron plate. He could not penetrate it at all, let alone retrieve the materials inside.
Li Yao's smile instantly froze on his face. Cold sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead and flowed down along his wrinkled skin.
"That's impossible. All the Cosmos Rings … broke in an instant?"
Li Yao looked back at the empty cabin behind him, and his face instantly turned pale.
A super long-distance space jump would consume a lot of fuel. Every extra gram of mass carried might consume astronomical amounts of fuel.
Therefore, when they set off, they reduced the weight of Jingle Bell again and again until there was nothing left. Most of the assets were stored inside the Cosmos Rings!
In other words, if he could not retrieve the resources from the Interspatial Ring, he would become a pauper with nothing!
"Look, what did I say?"
The mental devil said gloomily, "I knew that we wouldn't be so lucky. Something was bound to happen!"
"Shut up!"
Li Yao's face was gloomy before it turned from gloomy to as black as ink.
The situation right now was rather awkward.
If it were any other time, it would not have been a big deal to lose most of the assets inside the Cosmos Rings. He could have snuck into the patrol fleet of the Imperium of True Human Beings and looted them.
But right now, in order to break into the Divinity Transformation Stage perfectly, he had almost exhausted all the strength of his soul and his fleshly body. His body had also been penetrated and scourged by intense particles and radiation. He was in dire need of abundant Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and high-energy nutrition drugs to save his life!
It was as if he had just transformed from a Velociraptor into a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Yes, in the long run, his battle prowess had increased countless times, but his appetite had also increased by dozens of times. Right now, his stomach was rumbling with hunger, and he was dizzy from hunger.
Also, for the 'transformation', his bones had been broken, his muscles had been torn apart, and he was in dire need of tremendous prey to nourish his fleshly body that had been expanded dozens of times. He was now a brand-new slaughtering machine!
Taking a deep breath, Li Yao sat down before the maintenance desk and placed all the Cosmos Rings on the desk. Then, he covered the lenses and examined them carefully for a long time. Finally, he was more or less relieved, and his face looked better.
"How is it?"
The mental devil asked, somewhat anxiously.
"Thankfully, it's not a big problem. However, two circuits of spiritual energy on the chip that controls the 'retrieval command' have been burnt out. All the assets are still inside. However, they can only be put in and cannot be retrieved for now."
Li Yao pondered for a moment and coughed heavily again. "It's a rare malfunction. It must be noted that Cosmos Rings, like jade chips, are highly sturdy magical equipment that can resist blasts and shocks. I've never seen such a malfunction before. But this time, all the Cosmos Rings have the same problem. There must be a reason.
"Have they been burnt out by the high-energy particles and the powerful radiation because of the blast of the cosmic storm?
"That's impossible. For the long journey, all the Cosmos Rings that I've brought with me have been checked and tested multiple times. I've taken into account the common, childish situations such as the high-energy particles and the powerful radiation. There's no reason for such a malfunction.
"Is it possible that, partly because of the scourge of the high-energy particles and the powerful radiation, and more importantly, because of the immense spiritual waves that I unleashed when I broke into the Divinity Transformation Stage from Yuanying, the collision of the three forces caused serious interference to the circuits of spiritual energy on the Cosmos Rings, causing them to overload and burn up?"
Li Yao scratched his chin and pondered for a long time. After much consideration, he realized that it was the only possibility.
The materials and energy spurted out of the nebula of the Devilish Scorpion Galaxy were ever-changing and contained a lot of impurities. There was no telling what kind of influence they would have on the Cosmos Rings.
In the meantime, the moment when Yuanying broke into the Divinity Transformation Stage, the spiritual waves that she unleashed could even attract the 'minor apocalypse' thousands of kilometers away. It was not hard to imagine how intense it was.
When the two forces collided brutally, they might have caused some interference to the Cosmos Rings. It was indeed possible.
It was a pity that, with the poor records of the Xing Yao Federation, no Cultivator had ever broken into the Divinity Transformation Stage in a cosmic storm before.
Even with such records, the materials and energy spurted out by two different clusters of nebulas were vastly different. Therefore, Li Yao did not know the consequences of such an action at all.
Even if he knew, he wouldn't have changed his mind at that critical moment.
Just like he said, any price was worth it if he could break into the Divinity Transformation Stage in an almost perfect way while avoiding the strike of the minor apocalypse!
"Judging from your confident smile and calm tone, you must be able to fix them, right?" the mental devil asked.
"Of course."
Li Yao grinned confidently.
For him a long time ago, a piece of high-precision magical equipment such as a 'Cosmos Ring' was indeed quite tricky. But now that he had advanced into the Divinity Transformation Stage, his senses were much keener than before. It was not a big problem that the Cosmos Ring would be completely worn out.
Li Yao narrowed his eyes and drew hundreds of structural designs and maintenance sketches in his head in a moment. He said quickly, "Other than the slightly higher requirement on precision, it is not a big problem. As long as you give me a piece of ancillary maintenance magical equipment that can scan the layers of the macromolecule, I will be able to fix it quickly!"
"Then," the mental devil asked, "do we have such 'macromolecule layer-by-layer scanning magical equipment' with us?"
"Of course we do!"
Li Yao clapped his hands and said, "Since we are going to the enemy's rear on our own, of course, we have considered every detail. How can we not have 'macromolecule layer-by-layer scanning magical equipment'? Here, it is in this Cosmos Ring! "
"…" The mental devil.
"…" Li Yao.
"Let me repeat myself," the mental devil said. "See if I'm wrong. You are going to retrieve the 'macromolecule layer-by-layer scanning magical equipment' from the Cosmos Ring whose circuits of spiritual energy have been burnt out in order to repair the malfunction of the Cosmos Ring that cannot be retrieved, right?"
"You're basically right," Li Yao replied.
"Then, if there is no 'macromolecule layer-by-layer scanning magical equipment', can you fix it with the maintenance magical equipment that you have right now?"
"With the honor and dignity of an experienced master of refining, I assure you that it is absolutely impossible," Li Yao said. "This is a Cosmos Ring. If the Crystal Suit is the 'king of magical equipment' in the general sense, the Cosmos Ring is the absolute king in the field of super-tiny magical equipment. Look at the rune arrays. They are ten times smaller than grains of rice and as large as sand. They are also overlapping and nesting with each other. Their precision far exceeds the limits of human eyes and hands. If a few screwdrivers can fix it, why would it be called a Cosmos Ring?"
"… Okay," the mental devil said.
"Don't look at me with such a sad and angry look, alright?" Li Yao said. "What can I do? I didn't have a choice, either! You saw the situation at that time, too. Should we have given up the rarely-seen opportunity to enter the Divinity Transformation Stage? We failed last time. If we had been a coward this time, we would never have had a chance to enter the Divinity Transformation Stage!
"But as it turned out, we broke into the Divinity Transformation Stage perfectly. With the cover of the nebula storm, we escaped the strike of the minor apocalypse that was very likely to be there! We were unbelievably lucky. Right now, we only ran into a minor problem, but this … Cough, cough. Cough, cough, cough, cough! "
Li Yao coughed out blue blood. It was not until then that he discovered that deep blue fluorescent spots were growing on his hands, arms, and body.
"Allow me to remind you."
The mental devil gnashed its teeth and said, "Your — no, our shared body has suffered the repetitive scourge of oversaturated radiation and unknown particles. Our cells are failing on a large scale, and we are in dire need of tremendous medical drugs and high-energy nutrition drugs for treatment and strengthening. Most of those things are locked inside the Cosmos Ring!"
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