Chapter 3

"This is... where?" Zhao Yun was taken aback, looking around.

After a long while, his gaze fell on the sky.

In the sky, a bright crescent moon hung, not a full moon but a crescent, shimmering with a dreamlike light. On it sat a ethereal woman, her hands supporting her cheeks, winking at him.

Zhao Yun was so startled that he shuddered and stepped back, "Who are you!"

"The Moon Goddess," the woman said with a clear and melodious voice.

"You are... a deity?"

"Is the deity beautiful?" The Moon Goddess smiled, her beautiful eyes twinkling with magic.

"Beau... beautiful," Zhao Yun said in a daze.

"You are a promising one." The Moon Goddess smiled and retracted her gaze, pulling out a small, ethereal mirror from somewhere, looking at it from all angles and occasionally smoothing her ethereal hair.

"May I ask, where is this?" Zhao Yun said.

"In your consciousness." The Moon Goddess stretched, "I am the deity hidden in the crescent moon pendant."

"Crescent moon pendant? The one Liu Ruxin gave me?"

"Or what did you think?" The Moon Goddess yawned, clearly still half-asleep.

"Why don't you go to her consciousness, and why are you here?" Zhao Yun asked, puzzled.

"That little girl made a grand vow with nine lifetimes of reincarnation, wishing for your lifelong health. I consider it a contract, and the crescent moon pendant is the medium of the contract. It was this grand vow that awakened me. When I awoke, I was in your consciousness. Is this explanation clear enough?"

"Wait, let me think."

Zhao Yun was a bit confused. A Moon Goddess, caught off guard, and the crescent moon pendant, which held such a great secret, had opened a deity in him.

"My body is already destroyed, only this remnant consciousness remains. From now on, I will use your body to nourish my soul." As Zhao Yun muttered, the Moon Goddess said slowly, "Rest assured, this will do you no harm."

"I understand, you want a place to stay, right!" Zhao Yun chuckled.

"Understanding it this way is not wrong." The Moon Goddess shrugged.

"I will lend my body to nourish your soul, which is helping you. As a return, you can help me, right!" Zhao Yun rubbed his hands, his eyes gleaming, "Grant me supreme divine power, and I will destroy the Liu family."

"I can't help with that."

"Why not! You are a deity!"

"I've already said, I only have a remnant consciousness." The Moon Goddess spread her hands, "I have nothing but memories."

"Then, can you find another place to stay?" Zhao Yun asked tentatively.

"What, don't want to continue your spirit vein?"

"Can you continue my spirit vein?" Zhao Yun's spirit was instantly lifted, his body tensing up.

"I am a deity... cough... I can do anything."

One sentence made Zhao Yun overjoyed, like a dying person suddenly having hope.

The Moon Goddess smiled but said nothing, only lightly flicking her sleeve, scattering divine light. Upon closer inspection, it was a series of small characters, as big as a thumbnail, golden and shimmering, arranging themselves.

"The Muscle and Bone Cleansing Scripture."

Zhao Yun looked up, reading the first line, each word pronounced clearly. From the name, it was clear that it was for strengthening the body, purifying the body of impurities, and increasing the density and resilience of muscles and bones to build a strong physique.

Naturally, this was just the most basic part.

The scripture said that if this method was practiced to perfection, it would lead to a rebirth, transforming the body into an indestructible golden body, capable of moving mountains and seas with a wave of the hand, and destroying the heavens and earth with a flip, truly invincible and immune to all attacks.

Is it that amazing?

Zhao Yun licked his lips, the introduction of this scripture alone was enough to shock him.

Shocking as it was, this method seemed incomplete.

After reading it, he looked at the Moon Goddess, his eyes conveying everything.

"I am a remnant consciousness, with incomplete memories."

The Moon Goddess explained, giving a straightforward answer.

"Is this incomplete version useful?"

"Completing one cycle will connect your spirit vein."

"Really?"

"This is a secret technique for body cultivation from the Barbarian Deity lineage, the supreme method for building a foundation, the most dominant of its kind." The Moon Goddess's voice was as melodious as a heavenly tune, "You will use this to lay the foundation for your martial path."

Barbarian Deity?

Zhao Yun murmured in his heart, no need to think, it was a deity, and it likely had a deep connection with the Moon Goddess, otherwise, she wouldn't have obtained this supreme secret technique.

If not for a special relationship, a fool would never pass it on.

"What is the martial path secret realm?"

After muttering, Zhao Yun looked at the Moon Goddess again.

"You will understand when you reach the Heavenly Martial Realm." The Moon Goddess lay back on the moon, "A gentle reminder, if you practice the Muscle and Bone Cleansing Scripture at night, put a cloth in your mouth to avoid disturbing the peace."

"Why?"

"So many questions." The Moon Goddess lightly flicked her sleeve, throwing Zhao Yun out of his consciousness.

In the bridal chamber.

Zhao Yun opened his eyes, his pupils moving up and down, looking around.

He confirmed it was not a dream.

The method of the Muscle and Bone Cleansing Scripture was in his mind, and the image and voice of the Moon Goddess were crystal clear.

Without much thought, he sneaked out of the room.

Under an old tree in the garden, he sat cross-legged, silently reciting the method, and began to practice the Muscle and Bone Cleansing Scripture.

Hmm...!

As soon as the method was activated, he let out a low, muffled groan.

It hurt, a lot, deep to the bone.

At that moment, he understood why the Moon Goddess told him to put a cloth in his mouth. In the dead of night, if he screamed in pain, who knows how many people would be awakened, and who knows how many curses would follow.

But thinking about it, he was also relieved.

Such a dominant method for body cultivation, if there was no pain, it would be abnormal.

Sitting down again, he put a handkerchief in his mouth.

The second time he practiced, it was still a muffled groan. He could hear the cracking inside his body, as his muscles, bones, flesh, and meridians were being torn apart, the intense pain instantly spreading throughout his body, like being in a furnace, like being burned, his limbs, organs, and meridians all felt like being cut, no less than the pain of being flayed alive.

Hmm...!

Zhao Yun groaned, veins bulging on his forehead, his mind buzzing.

At certain moments, he couldn't distinguish between reality and illusion.

Looking at the handkerchief in his mouth, it was soaked with blood, reflecting the moonlight, appearing vividly red.

"Stop if it hurts."

The Moon Goddess said calmly, knowing the dominance of the Muscle and Bone Cleansing method. The Barbarian Deity was a madman, and his method for body cultivation was not for ordinary people. In her memory, very few could endure the pain of body cultivation.

However, her response was only Zhao Yun's painful groans.

On his still somewhat youthful face, there was madness, his bloodshot eyes gleaming with fiery light.

Pain, and excitement.

"Good boy, I underestimated you."

The Moon Goddess glanced at him, her eyes gleaming. Zhao Yun's resilience exceeded her expectations.

Or rather, once a person has a strong will, nothing is a problem.

His will, the disgrace of the Zhao family, the bloody survival rule, truly transformed his mindset. In this world where the strong rule, he would speak with his fists, and he would train to be the strongest.

Hmm...!

Zhao Yun's groans became even more muffled, his bloodshot eyes showing a hint of dizziness.

The pain had reached its limit.

At this moment, he could faint at any time, but fortunately, he was strong enough.

Looking at his body, there was more dirty, sticky substance.

These were impurities, impurities from his body, being purified by the Muscle and Bone Cleansing method.