Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now! Chapter 1405 - 420: Return to Philadelphia Again

Chapter 420 [Returning to Philadelphia]

A segment of a finger bone.

Accurately speaking, judging from its shape and contour, Chen Yan could ascertain that this piece of finger bone was the very last section of a human’s pinky finger.

Chen Yan was very sure of this—for he had spent considerable effort studying the physiological structures of various creatures when he initially practiced the Transformation Technique.

Yet, this piece of finger bone was not made of bone.

It was as if someone had replicated the shape and contour of the last section of a human pinky finger using a special material.

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Chen Yan recalled how Wu had described to him the process of retrieving Xie Jiuyan’s body.

After Xie Jiuyan’s death, his body remained uncorrupted for days, appearing lifelike.

This was a characteristic of a physique that had been nourished by Essence, indicating a strengthened physical body.

Later, not bearing to see Xie Jiuyan’s body decay in a burial and be consumed by insects and ants, Wu decided to cremate it and scattered the ashes into the stream in the mountain ravine.

But now, it seemed that what Wu had originally claimed might not have been true.

This piece of finger bone was likely left among Xie Jiuyan’s remains!

Yet, why was it not made of bone?

Driving away from the cemetery, Chen Yan headed toward a familiar temporary hideout in New York City—a place he had once hidden together with Brother Ni. It was a secluded location within an abandoned building.

However, upon arrival, Chen Yan found that the unused, abandoned old building had already been occupied by some homeless people.

Deciding not to stir up trouble, Chen Yan simply left the place by car.

Too lazy to check the map, he drove aimlessly westward.

More than an hour later, the car had exited the New York City area, continuing westward.

At this time, Chen Yan had roughly sorted out some thoughts in his mind.

This piece of finger bone belonging to Xie Jiuyan was most likely an "artificial limb" that Xie Jiuyan had replaced for himself!

In the Domain Realm, cultivators had similar practices, using external forces to forge non-human parts into their bodies for strengthening.

Some replaced organs, others replaced limbs, all ultimately aiming to enhance physical strength.

If the later stages of development in the Domain Realm followed this path, it’s possible that the lifelong Great Grandmaster Xie Jiuyan had also explored such a path and attempted it?

If speculated in this direction, it becomes rather fascinating.

As the car sped along the interstate highway, Chen Yan suddenly slammed on the brakes, bringing the vehicle to a halt at the roadside.

Sitting in his seat, he took out the finger bone, gently rubbing it with his fingers.

After a slight hesitation, he attempted to guide a trace of extremely subtle Primordial Qi to swirl around the finger bone.

The next second, Chen Yan let out a startled "huh."

The Primordial Qi passed right through the bone as if it were effortless!

It was as if the bone didn’t exist.

The sensation was very subtle.

Having cultivated for so long, Chen Yan had made many attempts and knew that everything in the world had varying degrees of affinity with Primordial Qi.

Those with low affinity would feel like a wall in front of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, making fusion very difficult—the wall is dense, hard, and impenetrable.

Good affinity resembles water, where contact with Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi is gentle, allowing easy penetration with some guidance.

Even better are materials like fine mesh screens, with numerous gaps allowing Qi to seep through.

But now, with the finger bone in hand, when Primordial Qi penetrated it, it was almost...

No, not almost, but truly, completely without any resistance!!

It was like in front of Primordial Qi; it wasn’t a finger bone, but a bundle of air!

Not a wall, not water, not a fine mesh, but a bundle of air!

Chen Yan was knowledgeable in Artifact Refining and familiar with many materials of various grades.

Yet he had never encountered any material where the degree of resistance to Qi was at such a level—zero!

Primordial Qi could enter without obstruction, implying its affinity was Level 100!

If the maximum score was one hundred, it was one hundred!

If the maximum was ten thousand, it was ten thousand!!

No obstruction, no loss, no delay.

It’s like...

"As if... it is part of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi itself?"

Chen Yan stared at the finger bone a bit longer, took a deep breath, and after a brief hesitation, made a bold attempt!

He pinched the bone with two fingers, slowly increasing the strength bit by bit!

He increased the force gradually, and toward the end, he was exceedingly cautious with every increment.

But his expression had gradually changed.

Because at this moment, with the strength he was applying, if applied to other materials, such as a piece of iron, it would deform under his grip! If it was an ordinary stone, it would have shattered by now!

Yet the finger bone in his fingers didn’t move an inch!

This thing required immense effort, indicating its material was extremely tough.

Chen Yan’s expression became increasingly profound!!

Material with perfect affinity for Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi!