493: Chapter 71 Evolution – Non-Human 493: Chapter 71 Evolution – Non-Human Xiao Jie came to the window, casually opened it, and gazed at the city’s nightscape outside, feeling the night breeze on his face, with his emotions rising and falling.

Today had been a roller coaster of a day.

His Qi Refining Skill had advanced to the Seventh Level, he had returned to Fengyin State through Jiaomu Ridge, extended the White Ape’s life, organized the plan for tomorrow’s trip to Ghost Mist Ridge, and finally learned three Demon Arts.

Now was the time to experience the gains of the day.

Strength in a game ultimately feels insubstantial, but real-life strength is truly formidable.

Demon Art—Eagle Eye Skill!

Xiao Jie silently circulated his Mana, and in an instant, his eyes became incredibly sharp, with even his pupils transforming into those of an eagle.

Suddenly, the distant nightscape became crystal clear.

He could even clearly see a person watching TV through the window of a building miles away.

Xiao Jie’s gaze slowly swept across the city’s night, and from the high floor of his apartment, with a great view, he could see several streets in the distance.

This Spell was indeed magical.

The biggest advantage was that it wasn’t heart-thumping like the Qi Refining Secret Skill since Mana could be recovered by oneself.

It was a pity that these three Demon Arts weren’t too useful in reality.

The Eagle Eye Skill was essentially the effect of a high-powered telescope.

Leopard’s Swiftness, though markedly enhancing combat strength, was nearly useless in real-life combat skills; his own movement technique was already superhuman to ordinary people, so using Leopard’s Swiftness was of little significance.

As for the Devil Fire Skill, that kind of attack-type Spell was even more useless.

But it didn’t matter.

Once he advanced to a Demon Refiner, there would likely be no such restrictions, and then he could learn some really powerful Demon Arts.

For example, demon transformation skills and the like.

His longing for Flying had been long-standing; if he could learn Bird Transformation, that would be awesome.

Qinggong was pretty cool, but it wasn’t true Flying.

After testing the Spells, Xiao Jie immediately checked his body.

He had to confirm how much the Qi Refining Skill had affected him and whether he was still the same person as before.

He had already experienced the benefits of the Qi Refining Skill—bulletproof, Immortality, even Gods and Ghosts Avoid…

well, that’s useless since he’d never seen a ghost in reality.

But side effects needed to be confirmed, his biggest worry being that this whole thing would make him numb and unfeeling.

Xiao Jie clicked on the D drive and opened a folder called “Study Materials,” which contained a pile of video files.

He randomly opened one and watched patiently.

The more he watched, the more he frowned.

Despite the lively scenes on the screen, he felt nothing inside and below there was no reaction at all.

He switched to a more explicit one, watched for a while, and still, there was no reaction.

All these passionate scenes failed to stir any emotion in Xiao Jie.

Damn, could the Qi Refining Skill have ruined him?

Thinking of this, Xiao Jie became increasingly anxious.

This wasn’t about being crude; men take certain functions very seriously.

It wasn’t just a matter of physiological capacity but also a manifestation of masculine traits.

No, it must be psychological.

As his Qi Refining Skill upgraded, memories and information related to the Qi Refining Skill also entered his mind, though not completely, as if forcibly crammed in, disjointed.

In the past, although Xiao Jie had some experience and mastery of these skills, he often glossed over the details—there was no helping it since learning Martial Arts involved understanding meridians and acupoints, and starting from scratch would be too costly time-wise.

Xiao Jie had only ensured that he could use them without problems, but this time, he felt he had to thoroughly understand it.

Turning off the educational videos, Xiao Jie sat cross-legged on the bed and entered a state of Focusing and Refining Energy.

This state was specifically used by Qi Refiners to absorb Spiritual Energy, not only allowing them to take in Spiritual Energy but also to use Inner Observation Skill—by observing the flow of Spiritual Energy, they could observe the changes within themselves.

Xiao Jie wanted to see just what the Qi Refining Skill was really about.

At this moment, he could clearly feel the immense Spiritual Energy within his body, utterly different from the game, where it just looked a bit brighter.

It was like a storm surging within him.

With each inhale, Spiritual Energy filled him, and with each exhale, it surged.

Using Qi Observation Skill, he could clearly see Spiritual Energy circulating through his limbs and meridians.

With a thought from Xiao Jie, Spiritual Energy converged, and immediately, a small tent pitched itself between his legs.

Thank goodness, Xiao Jie sighed in relief, worried he might’ve been ruined.

He continued circulating Spiritual Energy, regulating the changes around his body, and as he did so, he became more and more amazed.

Not only could he command his lower half with Spiritual Energy, but every organ, every blood vessel, every inch of skin, every gland could be perfectly manipulated with Spiritual Energy.

The reason he hadn’t reacted to the passionate scenes before was that in the default state, some glands and bodily functions that were useless for survival had been automatically shut off.

But now, Xiao Jie could activate and control or shut them down at will.

In fact, he wasn’t ruined at all, and with his current state, Xiao Jie could clearly feel that he could maintain it as long as he wished.

His control over himself had reached a state where he could last as long as he wanted; rise when he wanted, fall when he wanted.