Chapter 355: Chapter 187: Blood Blade Ambush
[Cultivation progress for the Dragon Elephant Bone Forging Technique has increased.]
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[Cultivation progress for the Dragon Elephant Bone Forging Technique has increased.]
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A crescent moon peeked in and out from behind the clouds in the night sky.
The night was faintly lit, well past midnight.
Inside a pitch-black room of the Chen Family’s estate, Chen Cheng’s cultivation continued with ferocious intensity!
Notifications from his panel appeared frequently. His cultivation progress in the Dragon Elephant Bone Forging Technique was increasing at an absurd rate!
After an unknown amount of time, the crowing of roosters could be faintly heard in the distance, coming from the servants’ courtyard at the Zheng Martial Arts Hall.
Chen Cheng finally stopped his cultivation. In the darkness, his deep-set eyes glowed with excitement.
’I can’t believe it. Just from that tiny piece of Ice Spirit Fish, the boost to my vitality and blood is like I’ve been eating twenty-year-old old mountain ginseng for half a month straight.
And it seems this Ice Spirit Fish does more than just boost my vitality. It has other effects, too.
My body feels significantly stronger, and my mental energy is off the charts.
It might have even fortified my body’s Innate Origin.’
In just a few hours, he had completely absorbed a Low Grade Bone Tempering Pill—a feat that would take other Martial Artists half a year.
Such progress was truly staggering. If word of this got out, the jaws of every Martial Artist in the world would drop in disbelief!
Even Chen Cheng himself had never imagined—or even dared to imagine—that his progress could be so fast!
On careful reflection, however, it all felt like a natural outcome.
With the panel’s support, his cultivation was guaranteed to progress. He could absorb and refine the elixir’s medicinal power without any obstruction, so his speed was naturally fast.
Furthermore, he had already cultivated the Iron Armor Dragon Elephant Skill, an Inner Breath Technique, to the Small Success realm. His bones were already strong and his vitality and blood abundant.
He had also cultivated the Profound Gold Hide in the Skin Grinding Realm and Dragon Tendons in the Muscle Strengthening Realm, pushing both to their absolute limits. His foundation was about as solid as it could possibly be.
One could say that his physique had reached a near-perfect state, making it ideally suited for cultivating a Bone Forging Technique.
It likely far surpassed even those with so-called Innate Divine Power or Innate Copper Skin and Iron Bone.
Moreover, when cultivating the Dragon Elephant Bone Forging Technique, one’s vitality and blood directly influenced the rate of progress.
Normally, relying on the vitality he replenished from medicinal materials and Demon Beast Meat, he would have had to stop after absorbing just half a Low Grade Bone Tempering Pill due to insufficient energy.
But after eating the Ice Spirit Fish, a lack of vitality was no longer an issue.
This Ice Spirit Fish was likely a treasure on par with Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
The fact that the Shen Family possessed such a treasure spoke to the true depth of their heritage.
According to rumor, the Major Sects possessed all sorts of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could rapidly advance one’s Body Cultivation Realm. Using them as aids in cultivation yielded twice the results with half the effort.
However, relying on Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to accelerate one’s cultivation progress often came at the cost of damaging one’s Innate Origin.
The Ice Spirit Fish, of course, was different from other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
Most Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could accelerate cultivation were medicinal in nature and often carried some toxicity, resulting in side effects.
The Ice Spirit Fish, on the other hand, was more akin to a food ingredient.
’The disciples of Grandmasters must enjoy Martial Arts Resources that far surpass what a Prefecture City family like the Shen Family has.
I’ve only just achieved a small measure of success. I can’t get complacent or underestimate the true Martial Dao geniuses out there.’
Amid his joy, Chen Cheng secretly reminded himself not to get carried away.
His heart once again grew calm and steady. Only then did he summon his panel to check his status.
[Name: Chen Cheng
Realm: Bone Forging (Small Success)
Skills: Iron Armor Dragon Elephant Skill (Small Success 766/1,000)
Dragon Elephant Bone Forging Technique (Small Success 809/1,000)
Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt (Small Success 672/1,000)
Tendon-Separating Bone-Crushing Hand (Small Success 345/1,000)
Powerful Eagle Claw Skill (Perfection) (Powerful Eagle Claw Stance) (First Layer of the Great Power Realm) (Inference of the Second Layer Technique of the Great Power Realm, progress: 188/1,000. Once inference is complete, further cultivation of the Second Layer of the Great Power Realm is possible.)
Qingfeng Saber Technique (Perfection) (Qingfeng Saber Stance) (Qingfeng Saber Intent: First Layer, 136,290/200,000)
Flame Sun Sword Skill (Perfection) (Flame Sun Sword Stance: 27,122/100,000)
Green Wave Sword Technique (Perfection) (Green Wave Sword Stance: 26,330/100,000)
Secret Skill: Concealment (Incompleteness: 8/100) (Uninitiated: 2/10).
(Note: Incomplete Skills can be cultivated. Cultivating them automatically corrects the technique and increases its progress.)]
Just as he had expected, his cultivation progress in the Dragon Elephant Bone Forging Technique was soaring. He was already on the verge of breaking through to Great Success in the Bone Forging Realm.
The progress of his Body Tempering Technique had once again surpassed that of his Inner Breath Technique. It had to be said that Body Tempering Techniques were truly the most suitable for Martial Artists, offering a much faster cultivation speed.
’I’m progressing too quickly, and now I’m short on Bone Tempering Pills again. When I leave the city to slay demons this time, I’ll have to find a way to earn more Merit.’
Muttering to himself, Chen Cheng left the side room. He didn’t bother with a lamp, navigating the familiar path back to his bedroom in the dark.
Having advanced to Small Success in the Bone Forging Realm and comprehended a martial Realm, his Perception had sharpened. He could see clearly even in the faintest light.
On the large, brocade bed, Mu Xiaowan was still fast asleep. She was in such a deep slumber that even her breaths sounded adorably innocent.
Chen Cheng lifted the covers and slipped into bed beside her. He gently wrapped his arms around her soft, smooth body, which carried a faint, elegant fragrance, and drifted off to sleep.
The next day, the Chens both slept in, not getting up for breakfast until the sun was high in the sky.
Chen Cheng had stayed up all night, intensely Cultivating his Martial Dao. After the initial excitement wore off, he felt a sense of release and decided to deliberately relax.
As for Mu Xiaowan, her body had been warm, almost hot, all night. She was clearly still digesting the vitality provided by the Ice Spirit Fish.
After all, she was only a Martial Artist in the Skin Grinding Realm; her ability to process it was limited.
However, Chen Cheng could tell that eating the Ice Spirit Fish had significantly strengthened Mu Xiaowan’s body. From now on, her progress in cultivating her Skin Grinding Technique would be much faster.
After breakfast, Mu Xiaowan headed to the side room where she usually practiced her Skin Grinding Technique to begin her cultivation.
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