73 Essence of the Sun and Moon (2/2)

In the forest of peaches, numerous monkeys leaped around as they cried out shrilly.

When they saw this giant among monkeys which was Feng Lin, all of them stared curiously at him. There were even a few muscular monkeys and apes thumping their chests and roaring at him fiercely, wanting to chase him away.

”I have no interest in the females of your species!” Upon seeing the looks of warning from these alpha monkeys as they pulled the females of their races back behind them, Feng Lin could only laugh helplessly.

He didn't want anything to do with these creatures that were supposedly the 'same species' as him. He rapidly turned and left the area.

The alpha monkeys behind him all let out shrill cries of laughter, feeling extremely satisfied like they had succeeded in chasing away a strong contender for mating rights.

Who else was there that dared to snatch the mating rights from the alpha monkeys?

...

Feng Lin continued to move forward, increasing his speed and vanished from the vision of the monkeys in the blink of an eye.

This island was simply far too vast. During these days, he hadn't even explored 10% of the total island.

Without realizing it, the skies turned dark and the stars appeared, shining resplendently.

Feng Lin sat upon a rock, one of his hands propped his chin up as he stared silently at the vast starry skies before drawing in a deep breath.

From the forested region far away, the cries of monkeys and howls of wolves could be heard.

It had been so long, but he still couldn't figure things out.

Gene evolution...wouldn't that have meant that he would become an interstellar cultivator the moment he broke through?

Why did he become a monkey then?

This matter was too ridiculous!

...

Today was a rare full moon night. The moon was as large as a giant plate, cascading down boundless rays of silvery light.

Feng Lin pondered as he stared fixedly at the moon in the sky. Without him noticing, the moon actually grew larger and larger in his vision, hooking his mind and soul into it.

As the moonlight cascaded down on his body, he felt a cool and refreshing feeling that was extremely comfortable.

As he breathed, the moon essence from all directions started to gather and transformed into silvery lines that entered his body, baptizing it, washing his body free of impurities, opening his pores, and connecting the outer and inner as one.

Wu!!!

An impulse from his heart was displayed. Feng Lin had no way to control this instinct. He actually arched his back and threw his head back as he howled at the moon.

The resounding high-pitched howl lasted for a long time; it traveled through space, echoing out loud through the island.

The moonlight from the surroundings converged even faster, entering Feng Lin's body through his pores as cool energy circulated inside him. It connected all the extraordinary meridians and energy channels.

His mind grew clearer and more active as though his intelligence had increased.

His soul drifted around, leaving the confines of his mortal body. Basking under the moonlight, it was pure and clean, as transparent as glass. At this moment, another instinctual memory appeared in his mind.

Essence of the Sun and Moon!

Legend said that in ancient times, birds and beasts were able to absorb the essence of the sun and moon to temper their bodies, opening up their minds. As time passed, they gradually gained the ability to transform and if they cultivated long enough, they could become demons.

And the so-called essence of the sun and moon was now already debunked by science. Although what he was absorbing now was the moonlight, in reality, moonlight was merely sunlight that was reflected.

And as for the sun, its original essence was a star that emitted astral light, which was a kind of energy in the universe.

There were many kinds of energy in the universe—nuclear energy, zero-point energy, bio-energy. These energies could also be classified into different grades.

This essence of the sun and moon was basically astral energy. It was a type of high-grade energy.

The so-called absorbing the essence of the sun and moon was merely using a breathing method that allowed one to absorb the astral energy of the stars to temper their bodies and refine their souls, developing their minds.

However, this particular breathing method was extremely rare, and only very few people knew about its existence.

At this moment, Feng Lin discovered that information about the astral breathing method and meridians circulation diagram actually appeared in his mind.

However, instead of being excited and happy at obtaining the method to absorb the essence of the sun and moon, Feng Lin felt terror in his heart.

Ever since he activated his stone monkey gene, there were simply too many strange things that happened to him, things that were beyond his control. Moreover, there seemed to be a primordial will in his body that would occasionally appear, seizing control over his body, forcing it to act according to his primal instincts.

Feng Lin discovered that he resembled a monkey more and more now. His reasoning ability began to succumb to primal instinct; his being was gradually being assimilated.

Could it be that he was truly destined to become a monkey?!