Chen Heng stood within the silent room and sensed the changes to his body.
Chen Heng took a look at the dry corpse and could tell the situation within it.
"All of the cellular structures within have been destroyed…" Chen Heng thought to himself.
After having its life essence devoured by the Heaven Devouring Scripture, this corpse's cellular structures had been completely destroyed.
Even if this corpse was given to a dark Sorcerer who had an interest in corpses, they would just throw it away as trash.
Chen Heng then turned his attention to his own body.
After using the Heaven Devouring Scripture, the power in his body seemed to have increased by a tiny bit.
A warm current flowed through his body, fusing into his body through his bloodstream.
As this process went on, his strength was gradually becoming stronger.
This increase was not much, but it was still noticeable.
The effects of the Heaven Devouring Scripture were quite evident.
Chen Heng had not done much, only devouring an ordinary person. He did not have any special bloodlines, nor was he a Sorcerer, and yet there was such an effect.
This was very good.
Sensing the change in his body, Chen Heng slowly closed his eyes.
As he devoured that person's life essence, he could clearly sense that his mind was also being affected.
The effects would not be especially obvious under normal circumstances, but when doing Meditation, the effects would be incredibly clear, and he would not be able to ignore them.
A slight feeling of discomfort appeared in Chen Heng's body.
As he devoured that person's life essence, his mental ripples became slightly agitated and was no longer as pure.
It was as if there were some blemishes on a white sheet of paper. Even though there were not many, they were incredibly obvious.
Sensing this, Chen Heng's expression was calm as he was not too surprised.
Following this, he began to activate another energy in his body.
Faint silver magic energy began to circulate through Chen Heng's body, just like what he had done with Griffin.
Moon God Energy—the energy that Chen Heng had refined by cultivating Moon God Worship.
Compared to ordinary magic power, Moon God Energy could purify and cleanse one's mind.
As Moon God Energy fused into Chen Heng's body, he could sense the impurities in his mind being cleansed away.
"So it really is effective."
Sensing the situation in his body, Chen Heng could not help but laugh.
At the same time, he could sense the changes in his body.
No matter if it was the Heaven Devouring Scripture or Moon God Energy, they all affected his body first, then his mind.
As he used the Heaven Devouring Scripture and devoured life essence, his body was also affected and began to change.
As the Moon God Energy flowed through Chen Heng's body, he felt as if it was going through a baptism and began to go through transformations.
This was similar to how a Knight's Life Energy would affect their bodies; Sorcerers' magic power would also affect their bodies and make them stronger.
This was one reason why Apprentices were so strong.
Moon God Energy was a type of magic power.
As magic power, it would affect Chen Heng's body and cause it to transform.
His experiment showed that Moon God Worship's effects could greatly reduce the side-effects of the Heaven Devouring Scripture.
Moon God Energy could also affect his body and cause his bloodline to become purer and also go through changes.
These effects could make up for the shortcomings of the Heaven Devouring Scripture, which was undoubtedly good news for Chen Heng.
However, Moon God Worship's effects were still limited—after all, Chen Heng was a Human, not an Elf.
The effects from him cultivating Moon God Worship were not that great, and so the effect on his mind would also be limited.
Even though it could get rid of the side-effects from the Heaven Devouring Scripture, it would take a long time.
This meant that Chen Heng could not unrestrainedly use the Heaven Devouring Scripture and had to restrain himself.
Otherwise, even Moon God Worship would not be able to keep him sane.
"I'll just take it slow."
Chen Heng smiled as he thought to himself, "It's better than not being able to use it at all."
Following this, Chen Heng looked at the dry corpse. He hesitated for a moment before putting it aside so he could use it in tests in the future.
He then turned and left the room.
After walking out, a cool breeze blew over, making him feel quite refreshed.
However, the scene in front of him was not very beautiful.
All around him were eerie scenes.
With Chen Heng's powerful mental energy, he could sense the mental impurities everywhere that was all left behind by Griffin.
To ordinary people, this might just be a creepy place, but to Chen Heng, it was a place of the undead.
Fortunately, it took strict conditions for spirits to form.
Otherwise, Chen Heng would be quite worried that spirits could pop up out of here.
"I should try to move away from here."
Looking at this scene, Chen Heng inwardly shook his head.
Even though it did not affect him too much, staying in an eerie place like this was not very good.
Although the mental impurities could not cause him any corporeal harm, it could corrupt his mind and make him become gloomy.
This was partially why the Doyle family was like that.
Since it was like that, there was no need to continue to stay here.
Chen Heng was already thinking about moving away.
However, the most pressing thing right now was not that.
In the following days, everything was quite calm.
After Chen Heng had returned, the chaotic scene resulting from Griffin's unconsciousness had been cleared up.
In the following days, Chen Heng did not show any signs of leaving and just stayed in the Doyle family, doing experiments while teaching his students.
Time gradually passed.
Soon, it had been two years.
"Very good, you have all successfully produced your own magic power."
Chen Heng looked at the four people in front of him and gave a slight smile, "According to Sorcerers' standards, you are all First Rank Apprentices."
Hearing this, Chen Heng's students all looked delighted.
Over the past two years, including the twin sisters, they had all successfully gained magic power through Meditation.
Now that they had done this, they were First Rank Apprentices.
Compared to Second and Third Rank Apprentices, the threshold for becoming a First Rank Apprentice was very low. Even if they only had a tiny bit of magic power, they would still be a First Rank Apprentice.
Looking at his delighted students, Chen Heng thought to himself.
In order to teach these students, he had put in a great deal of effort over the past two years.
This was why it had only taken them two years to gain their own magic power through Meditation.
This process was very difficult, and it made Chen Heng acutely realize the importance of talent.
Back then, because of his powerful talent and his powerful mental energy, he did not face much difficulty in condensing magic power.
However, when it came to others, Chen Heng realized how difficult it actually was.
Ordinary students did not have his powerful mental energy or his talent.
If those people wanted to condense magic power, they had to refine their minds day after day so that their mental energy could reach a certain standard. Only then could they absorb elemental particles through Meditation and slowly accumulate magic power.
This process was incredibly difficult.
However, now that they had condensed magic power, it would be easier for them in the future.
From the effects of their magic power, their bodies would gradually become stronger and stronger, and they would surpass ordinary people.
Things would all be uphill for them from here.
"We'll finish this lesson here," Chen Heng said and concluded this lesson.
In front of him, the four students bowed before leaving.
Soon, it was just Chen Heng in the room.
After that lesson, the classroom was in disorder.
However, Chen Heng did not mind and just shook his head and waved his hand.
A few puppets slowly walked into the classroom and began to silently clean everything up.
Following this, Chen Heng left as well.
The area outside was quite bright, and the ground was covered with green grass. One would occasionally be able to see some wild rabbits hopping about, creating a peaceful scene.
Two years ago, Chen Heng had moved out from the Doyle family's castle to this manor.
Even though this was somewhat troublesome, there were no mental impurities or negative energy here, so his mind would not be affected.
This was enough for Chen Heng.
A cool breeze blew about, bringing with it a sense of coldness.
Following this, Chen Heng went to another room.
There, the manor's old butler was already waiting.
"How is grandfather's condition?" Chen Heng calmly asked.
"He is already much better."
The old butler's expression was respectful as he said, "In recent days, he will occasionally wake up."
Chen Heng nodded, "Is that so? That's good."
After talking to the old butler for a bit and understanding the recent situation, Chen Heng walked into the room.
There, Griffin was lying on a bed.
Compared to before, Griffin's situation was much better.
His mind was much more stable, and he was no longer as chaotic as before.
Walking into the room, Chen Heng did as usual and sent Moon God Energy into Griffin's body, calming his chaotic mind and body.
However, this time, Griffin's reaction was quite pronounced.
It was as if he could sense that unique feeling as Griffin slowly opened his eyes.
His mental condition still did not look great, but at least he could wake up and was no longer berserk.
"Ed?" a faint voice sounded out.
Lying on the bed, he turned with great difficulty as he looked at Chen Heng.
Chen Heng nodded, "It's me. How do you feel?"
"Same as ever…"
Griffin shook his head with an unsightly look, "My experiment failed in the end…
"Directly using different mental energies to stimulate the body is not feasible. Not only did it not make me stronger, but it also almost caused my mind to collapse…
"How did you make me wake up again?"
He deeply breathed in as he talked with Chen Heng. His mind seemed completely clear as he looked at Chen Heng.
"I just used some things, as well as various medicines," Chen Heng said softly.
"Is that so?"
A bitter smile appeared on Griffin's face, "Then you should not have allowed me to wake up.
"For me to be able to wake up, that means you must have spent many magic stones."
Medicines that could calm the mind and rid it of impurities were incredibly precious and valuable.
Chen Heng must have used many of these things to help him wake up.
"I'm already an old fellow who is about to die. Even if I wake up, I don't have much time left…"
Griffin sat up on the bed as he looked at Chen Heng and shook his head, "Rather than using those magic stones on me, you should have used them on yourself."
"It's fine," Chen Heng shook his head, "I don't lack magic stones."
The process of healing Griffin had indeed used up many magic stones but not as many as Griffin had thought.
What Chen Heng had used the most was his magic power.
As for medicines and the like, he did not actually spend that much.
However, in terms of the value of Chen Heng's magic power, it did cost quite a lot.
Just the unique Moon God Energy was much more effective than most potions.
If he sold it, it would definitely net him a large amount of magic stones.
However, Chen Heng did not mind this right now.
"I hope that's the case."
Griffin still had a bitter smile, evidently not believing Chen Heng's words.
Following this, he lay back down on the bed before frowning, "The magic power in my body…"
"I did that…"
Looking at Griffin, Chen Heng said, "In order to avoid any accidents, I sealed grandfather's magic power."
He then waved his hand and a bit of magic power flowed out from his body, affecting the surroundings and releasing the Sorcerer Formation within Griffin's body.
This scene made Griffin completely dumbfounded.
He was confused as he stared at Chen Heng, a look of expectation in his eyes, "Ed, you… You are…"
Chen Heng nodded, "That's right. Right now, I'm already a Third Rank Apprentice."
He had Level 4 Sorcerer talent, and his mental energy was far stronger than that of ordinary people.
For most Sorcerers, becoming a Third Rank Apprentice would require a lifetime of hard work.
However, for Chen Heng, it was not very difficult.
