Chapter 108: Chapter 0108: The Breakthrough of the Moon Spirit Ore
A bottle of new Body Refining Liquid was concocted.
Chen Yu decided to temporarily give up the rapid progress of his cultivation.
“Once I achieve small success in Copper Bone, my body’s foundation will be more stable, which will further nourish my talent for cultivation.”
Chen Yu’s gaze was resolute.
Gurgle!
He drank one-third of the bottle of Body Refining Liquid and began to operate the Copper Statue Technique.
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Hum!
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A layer of ancient coppery metallic patterns emerged on Chen Yu’s skin, becoming more intricate and bright.
Meanwhile,
his body coordinated with the Copper Statue Body Refining Method, his bones and muscles squirmed and crackled in succession, performing a series of difficult refining movements.
After refining continuously for two hours, Chen Yu stopped.
The ancient metallic copper patterns on his body, which were prominent and bright, quickly retracted and dimmed, his arms becoming as solid as steel.
“It seems a bottle is still not enough, or maybe it requires more time.”
Chen Yu murmured.
And then,
Chen Yu began to comprehend the later parts of the Copper Statue Technique.
Copper Skin, Copper Tendons, and Copper Bone, these three levels in the Copper Statue Technique, were actually just the entrance. It’s like the introductory three tiers of a conventional martial arts system.
After Copper Bone, there were the Copper Statue Gang Body and the True Copper Statue.
The power of the latter two filled Chen Yu with longing.
“Eh!”
Chen Yu was stunned when he saw the Body Refining prescriptions required for the Copper Statue Gang Body and the True Copper Statue levels.
The one he was currently using was the “Spiritual Ginseng Snake Gallbladder” prescription, the third one.
There was still a fourth one.
“Two hundred-year Fire Spirit Ginseng, two hundred-year Ice Snow Lotus, Moon Spirit Ore…”
Moon Spirit Ore!
One of the three main ingredients in the fourth prescription!
Chen Yu had a strange expression on his face.
He had barely studied the latter content of the Copper Statue Technique before, simply memorizing the technique’s mnemonic and copying the prescriptions.
No wonder he always felt that Moon Spirit Ore seemed somewhat familiar.
It seemed he had heard this term at the auction as well.
Of course, this was just a discovery.
“Moon Spirit Ore…”
Chen Yu pondered.
He still had twenty-six pounds of Moon Spirit Ore. As the main ingredient for a higher-level prescription, could it be of any use to him?
Suddenly,
Chen Yu remembered Elder Mao’s description of the ability of Moon Spirit Ore: “… Ground into powder and mixed into Moon Spirit Liquid, it has some mysterious effects on the body.”
Mysterious effects on the body!
Moon Spirit Ore, as a legendary ore, not only had effects on Artifact Refining but also mysterious benefits for the body.
The legendary Moon Spirit Holy Stone could even reverse and change one’s cultivation aptitude, defying fate!
“… Ground into powder? Let’s give it a try.”
Chen Yu’s face showed anticipation.
Immediately, he took out a small piece of Moon Spirit Ore to try.
The first step.
The Moon Spirit Ore had to be ground into powder, which was not an easy task.
After all, this was no ordinary stone.
Fortunately,
Chen Yu had the Xuan Heavy Sword in hand, possessing immense strength. It took him a half a day to grind a small pinch into sparkling powder.
The next day,
Chen Yu put this pinch of sparkling powder into boiling water.
Gurgling!
A pot of boiling water quickly turned into a layer of mysterious silver liquid, with strands of moonlight shimmering faintly.
Chen Yu did not know whether to take it orally or apply it externally.
“Let’s take it orally.”
Chen Yu thought it better not to waste, believing it wouldn’t hurt to ingest it.
Instantly,
a refreshing and nourishing sensation began to permeate Chen Yu’s body, slowly spreading throughout his entire being.
Chen Yu felt his flesh, bones, and internal organs all being cleansed and purified.
That sensation was similar to the Clearing Qi Pill, but much more profound and mysterious.
An hour later,
Chen Yu consumed the entire pot of Moon Spirit Liquid, feeling not only that his body had been nourished and cleansed but also that his spirit was especially refreshed.
“This feeling is very mysterious…”
Chen Yu couldn’t quite articulate what major changes had occurred in his body, but he felt that his whole being, including his spirit, experienced some benefits and enhancement.
In the following days,
Chen Yu was pleasantly surprised to discover that his progress in practicing the Copper Statue Technique had significantly accelerated by four or five times!
Even his cultivation of the Yun Sha Inner Breath seemed to have sped up a little bit… or was that an illusion?
However,
when Chen Yu used the Moon Spirit Liquid a second time, he found its effects had greatly diminished.
“It seems that only the first use truly works.”
Chen Yu was slightly disappointed.
Suddenly, he remembered the Moon Spirit Crystal Ore stored in the crystal space.
With higher quality, he wondered if it would be effective.
But in the end,
Chen Yu resisted the slight temptation. He would wait for an opportunity to fully understand the true purpose of this crystal ore before making a decision so as not to recklessly exploit a heavenly gift.
…
On the seventh day after Chen Yu used the Moon Spirit Liquid,
Hum!
Chen Yu stood in the room, slowly unfurling his arms. His body displayed a layer of even more detailed metallic copper patterns. The bright patterns came alive, reflecting off the muscle lines and merging into one.
Crack crack!
Chen Yu’s bones emitted a series of crisp sounds. With each sound, the metallic copper patterns on his body suddenly condensed and then expanded a little more.
This process continued for half an hour.
Chen Yu’s body was now covered in metallic copper patterns that were deeper and more solid and dense than before.
When the Copper Statue Technique reached its peak, Chen Yu could vaguely see through his skin to the bones within, which seemed to also have copper patterns floating on them.
That copper pattern was hammering into the bones!
Whoosh!
Chen Yu’s arm swung lightly, causing a muffled sound in the air nearby.
He picked up the Xuan Heavy Sword and discovered that the sword no longer had any feeling of heaviness, unless he applied the true meaning of “weight” from the Light-Heavy Sword Technique.
“Copper Bone Small Success! The hardness, explosive power, and defensive power of my entire skeletal structure have increased by nearly half.”
Chen Yu’s face lit up with joy.
The early promotion to “Copper Bone Small Success” was probably due to the effects of the Moon Spirit Liquid.
Next, he was greeted with a second surprise.
A few days later.
Inside Chen Yu’s body, the Yun Sha inner breath in his meridians condensed and expanded to an extreme.
His Inner Breath Cultivation had reached the Peak of Meridian Passage Stage!
“The Moon Spirit Liquid promoted my body… advanced to Copper Bone Small Success… and then doubled the promotion of my cultivation!”
Chen Yu was ecstatically surprised in his heart.
Everything had come much earlier than expected.
The cause of this chain of changes was just that piece of Moon Spirit Ore.
Huh!
Chen Yu’s heart was exhilarated as he felt the Yun Sha inner breath within him, so pure that it was probably even superior to those at the Early Stage of Refining Internal Organs.
He estimated that the Moon Spirit Liquid had played a certain role in this.
“Ensuring such a solid foundation, I will have the potential and possibility to advance to the Qi Transformation Realm in the future…”
Chen Yu was filled with anticipation.
Elder Mao had once determined that he had basically no hope of reaching the Qi Transformation Realm in this life.
But Chen Yu believed that with his step-by-step solid foundation, inner breath much purer than his peers, in addition to a mysterious heart and ample resources, he might still be able to break through to the Qi Transformation Realm.
Whoosh!
With a thought, Chen Yu took out two High Grade Body Nourishing Pills from the Light Silver Crystal Space.
After reaching the peak of the Meridian Passage Stage, with such a solid foundation and such pure inner breath, he estimated that only one High Grade Body Nourishing Pill was needed to act as a push, allowing him to advance in one go.
And he anticipated that this wouldn’t lead to instability in his foundation after progressing to the Organ Refining Stage.
After contemplating for a long time
Chen Yu shook his head and put away the Body Nourishing Pills.
The main reason was still the fear that advancing too quickly would raise more suspicion from the outside world, even Elder Mao, his Master, could not be completely guardless.
After all, he possessed only the talent of a Half Spirit Body.
“Endure for a while longer, until my cultivation is even more stable and profound, it won’t do any harm.”
Chen Yu let out a long breath.
The Copper Statue Technique, as a body cultivation technique, corresponds to the Organ Refining Stage of the martial arts system when at the level of Copper Bone.
He had now broken through to Copper Bone Small Success, which corresponded to at least the Mid-stage of Organ Refining or higher martial arts cultivation, plus his ever-transforming strong body, was almost laying the groundwork for the Late Stage of Organ Refining.
Therefore, it is said.
As long as Chen Yu broke through to Copper Bone Small Success, he could almost roam unopposed below the Qi Transformation Realm, enough to cope with the current situations.
…
The next night, Chen Yu was further consolidating the Copper Statue Technique.
“Brother Yu!”
Mu Xueqing’s urgent voice came through.
“Xueqing, what’s happened to you?”
Chen Yu walked out of the room.
“Hmph! You spend your days here leisurely, not caring about how miserable Lady Yan and the others are inside Yan Family Castle…”
Mu Xueqing snorted lowly, her bright eyes revealing a hint of icy intent to kill.
That bit of killing intent surprised Chen Yu.
What had happened to Mu Xueqing that she was so agitated?
“These days, my relationship with Yan Yuexi, the daughter of the Fortress Master, has gradually become closer. She told me her mother, Lady Yan, was actually humiliated by the Infinite Thief…”
Mu Xueqing clenched her teeth tightly, her face as cold as frost.
The Infinite Thief?
Afterward, Mu Xueqing narrated the related information she had discovered.
“Are you saying… Yan Yuexi saw with her own eyes, her mother serving that masked Infinite Thief in bed?”
Chen Yu was greatly shocked.
Who exactly was the Infinite Thief?
A dreadful individual ranked second on the hit list!
Mu Xueqing also said that the Infinite Thief not only humiliated Lady Yan but also wanted to play with both the mother and daughter in bed.
As a woman, Mu Xueqing naturally felt extreme indignation upon hearing this news.
“But, the task of dealing with the Infinite Thief isn’t our responsibility, right?”
Chen Yu sighed lowly.
Suddenly he understood why, on that day, he saw Kun Ling and another female fellow disciple tracking something.
“Brother Kun and Senior Sister Xie Jing are currently responsible for hunting down the Infinite Thief. Especially Senior Sister Xie, who excels in tracking techniques, we could join forces with them.”
Mu Xueqing said resentfully.
“That’s a good idea,” Chen Yu nodded.
To deal with the Infinite Thief, at least disciples at the true inheritance level were needed to be confident in the confrontation.
Just as the two were discussing strategies.
Zip!
A nimble figure suddenly leaped into the courtyard.
Huff, huff!
Fang Haofei panted heavily and blurted out, “Something terrible has happened.”
“What could possibly be wrong with you?”
Chen Yu looked at him peculiarly.
Wasn’t Fang Haofei always fooling around outside?
“Recently, although it seemed like I was fooling around outside, in reality, I was delving deep into the city, discreetly investigating, following those subtle clues to pursue the truth and essence of matters…”
Fang Haofei spoke urgently.
“Get to the point.”
Chen Yu curled the corner of his mouth.
Fang Haofei’s face looked miserable: “I’ve discovered that Yan Hong’s subordinates have been associating with both the Wu Family and Lin Family, and disciples from the Bone Demon Palace are involved too. I’m sure that they have all defected to the Bone Demon Palace!”
What!
Had Yan Family Castle, the Wu Family, and Lin Family all defected to the Bone Demon Palace?
“That’s good news, why the sad face? Our chance to achieve a great merit is here.”
Chen Yu said with a smile, patting his shoulder.
“But, while I was investigating, I was discovered by the Bone Demon Palace and was chased all the way here to inform you…”
Fang Haofei said morosely.
Having said that, he showed off a wound on his arm.
Discovered?
Both Chen Yu and Mu Xueqing’s expressions changed.
Shoop, shoop!
Suddenly, rapid movement sounds came from the surroundings of the courtyard, and several figures rushed over.
“Surround this place!”
Yan Hong’s deep and cold voice came from outside the courtyard.