Chapter 265: 265: Bone Sculpting Elixir _1
Ye Ming carefully took out the Bone Sculpting Elixir and examined it closely in his hand.
Many medicinal ingredients had fused together after being refined; the Bone Sculpting Elixir in his hand was exactly as he had envisioned.
"I didn’t expect it to be so easy to concoct!"
Ye Ming felt a wave of satisfaction, and without hesitation, he swallowed the Bone Sculpting Elixir.
Soon after, he felt a warm sensation rising within his body; every inch of his skin and every muscle seemed to have been tempered a thousand times.
At the same time, a strong surge of True Qi replenished his Dantian.
The depleted True Qi was restored in an instant, but Ye Ming still had a long way to go to advance to the Intermediate Earth Rank.
Ten minutes after taking the Bone Sculpting Elixir, Ye Ming distinctly felt his bones undergoing changes, becoming harder.
At this moment, he was not in a hurry to raise his cultivation level; instead, he focused all his attention on the Sky-shattering Stone Technique.
With the help of the Bone Sculpting Elixir, he successfully grasped the fourth layer, True Qi Armor.
Ye Ming could now completely do without the protection of the Protective Jade Amulet.
True Qi Armor, as the name implies, is about condensing True Qi outside the body to form a layer of hard armor.
Unlike Protective Gang Qi, True Qi Armor is much more durable and can be attached to the body surface at any time, significantly enhancing defense capability.
If he were to encounter a Hidden Weapons Master again, the True Qi Armor could perfectly protect him.
Then, taking advantage of the medicinal power of the Bone Sculpting Elixir that was still active, Ye Ming continued to cultivate, not stopping his progress over a small achievement.
Two days later, Ye Ming grasped an even higher mystery of the Sky-shattering Stone Technique, the fifth layer, True Qi Projection.
True Qi Projection is an enhanced skill of True Qi expulsion, which allows one to condense True Qi into the shape of weapons for combat.
After three whole days, Ye Ming emerged from the training room.
Upon seeing him, Lin Bingqing was slightly stunned, a mix of shock and surprise on her face.
"Master, you..."
Lin Bingqing’s eyes widened, revealing a lovestruck gaze, fixated on Ye Ming’s cheeks.
After the transformation brought about by the Spirit Spring Water and the Bone Sculpting Elixir, not only had Ye Ming’s physical strength reached a new level of enhancement but his appearance had also significantly changed.
His skin had become fairer, and the heroic spirit between his brows seemed even more pronounced, making him look much more handsome than before, beyond Lin Bingqing’s imagination.
"Master, you’ve become so handsome now; I can barely contain myself." Lin Bingqing let slip her true feelings before realizing it.
Realizing she’d said something inappropriate, she quickly lowered her head, her cheeks turning red.
Ye Ming said somewhat sheepishly, "I’ve never truly experienced the Spirit Spring Water since its discovery until now, but having experienced it once, it indeed is a wonderful thing."
What he now carried even more was confidence.
Having grasped two more layers of the Sky-shattering Stone Technique, his cultivation might not have increased, but his martial prowess had greatly improved. Even when facing a practitioner of the Intermediate Earth Rank, he felt no fear and was ready to fight.
Further on, the Sky-shattering Stone Technique had many more wonders to discover, but it required Ye Ming to continue exploring them.
It was at this moment that Ye Ming’s phone suddenly rang.
The caller was Sun Miaomiao.
"Brother Ming, may I ask for leave from you?"
"My dad has been feeling unwell recently, and I want to go back and take care of him."
Being well aware of Sun Miaomiao’s family situation, Ye Ming immediately said, "Leave the matters in the hands of your subordinates, and hurry back!"
After hanging up the phone, Ye Ming said to Lin Bingqing, "Help me book the fastest flight, and then we’ll take a trip to Ningjiang City."
Lin Bingqing, still somewhat haunted by the previous events, quickly said, "Master, I’d rather not go with you. I have some things I can’t leave unattended here."
Previously, Ye Ming had wanted Lin Bingqing to stay in Ningjiang City, and she barely managed to get out of it; returning with Ye Ming now, she feared he might want her to stay there again.
Ye Ming smiled and said, "I know what you’re thinking. Rest assured, I won’t leave you in Ningjiang City."
Lin Bingqing, still fearful, asked, "Then... Master, who do you plan to entrust with managing the businesses in Ningjiang City?"
Ye Ming had an answer in mind.
With such a big responsibility in Ningjiang City, Ye Ming couldn’t just hand it over to a stranger.
Therefore, he slowly said, "Since it is the Zhang family’s property, it naturally should be managed by the person most familiar with the Zhang family."
"The person most familiar with the Zhang family?" Lin Bingqing repeated, feeling somewhat perplexed.
But quickly, her thoughts clicked, and she eagerly asked, "Master, you’re not thinking of returning the business to the Zhang family, are you? If that’s the case, then why did we bother going through so much trouble before?"
"However, given your temperament..."
A thought suddenly popped into Lin Bingqing’s mind – her master had a fiancée in Ningjiang City.
Based on what Ye Ming had said, wouldn’t she be the best candidate?
"Master, you’re not thinking of Zhang Ruoyu, are you?"
Ye Ming smiled, scratched Lin Bingqing’s nose affectionately, and praised her, "You’re still very smart."
"But..." Lin Bingqing considered her words and then said, "But considering how the Zhang family treated you before, completely disregarding you and nearly harming you, haven’t you forgotten about that?"
Thinking back on that experience, if it hadn’t been for Ye Ming’s formidable strength, he might have well ended up fatally in Ningjiang City.
Ye Ming smiled indifferently and explained, "Their attitude towards me indeed had some problems, but that was all Zhang Lijun’s opposition toward me. He was the one who acted improperly, and it had nothing to do with the Zhang sisters; I can still tell the difference."
"But what if you return the Zhang family’s businesses back to them? Aren’t you afraid they might deal with you again? Or, they might pretend to be nice to your face but stab you in the back, possibly even setting a trap for you," Lin Bingqing continued to express her concerns.
Ye Ming seriously said, "That won’t happen. I think the characters of the two sisters are fine, they wouldn’t do something like acting one way to your face and another behind your back. Moreover, after going through such ordeals, they fell from their status as adored heiresses to ordinary people, yet they didn’t resort to any misdeeds but accepted reality. So I believe they’re not bad at heart."
Lin Bingqing found it very strange watching Ye Ming speak so earnestly about the situation in Ningjiang City as if he had complete control of it.
She stared with wide eyes, looking at Ye Ming incredulously, and asked, "Master, have you recently gone to Ningjiang City secretly and met with the two sisters?"
