Chapter 13: Enlightenment of the Cultivation Technique (Request for Follow-up Reading)

After Xu Yan enlightened to a cultivation technique, he became invigorated.

"Don't be hasty. The next technique can also be enlightened soon. It's time to cook now. Relax your mind, calm your heart, and fully immerse yourself in cooking.

"Discard the杂念 of cultivation and focus on the present!"

Xu Yan finished his cultivation, his steps light and his entire demeanor different.

At this moment, his thoughts were clear, and he felt a sense of ease and openness.

"The master's every word and action has deep meaning. Only now do I understand the true meaning of what the master said, 'With no women in your heart, cultivation is like having a god.'

"I was indeed a bit dull."

Xu Yan sighed inwardly.

...

Li Xuan's gaze was slightly puzzled. Why does my foolish disciple seem to have some good news today?

His steps were light, his expression content, and his entire being seemed more vibrant, without the usual solemn and respectful demeanor, returning to the carefree and energetic nature of a young man.

"Could it be that he feels he has made progress in cultivation? Sensing his qi and blood?"

"That's impossible. I made it up, how could he really sense his qi and blood?"

"Well, it's not bad that he can relax and be more at ease. It's better not to worry that he might break down mentally from holding it in for too long."

Li Xuan thought that he should encourage his foolish disciple to relax more and maintain a good mindset, so that he wouldn't become mentally unstable from making no progress in cultivation for a long time.

So during the meal, Li Xuan said, "Your state today is good. Keep it up, and you will achieve something!"

"Yes, Master, I understand!"

Xu Yan was excited to receive his master's approval. Indeed, his enlightenment was correct!

Unfortunately, he was too dull.

It took him until now to understand the master's deep meaning.

"Um!"

Li Xuan nodded. This foolish disciple listens well, which is very good!

Two days later.

In Xu Yan's mind, a flash of inspiration appeared again, and he instantly enlightened to the true meaning of another cultivation technique!

"I understand!

"Qi and blood like a dragon casting a golden body means condensing qi and blood into a dragon, coiling around the body, wrapping around the bones, constantly moving, circulating, and surely breaking through to refine golden bones!"

In that instant, Xu Yan enlightened to the method of refining golden bones.

"Understanding the heart and observing oneself to cultivate the true essence, qi and blood like a dragon casting a golden body, it's like this!

"Qi and blood are nurtured in the bones, refining deep into the bone marrow, and outside the bones, qi and blood dragons coil around, combining inside and out, intertwining, thus further refining the bones.

"Thus refining golden bones."

Xu Yan's eyes were excited, and he clenched his fists. "Indeed, it requires re-enlightenment and re-understanding. If the master had directly pointed it out, even if I knew, I wouldn't have understood the essence, and I wouldn't have been able to refine or break through."

"Only by enlightening within the cultivation technique can one truly understand its essence!"

Taking a deep breath, qi and blood surged, and Xu Yan began to refine his bones.

His mind focused, entering a state of no self, carefully observing the flow and circulation of qi and blood, finding the deficiencies and flaws.

"The second rib is not refined enough, the left wrist joint has flaws, the knees have weak spots..."

As he observed the qi and blood, understanding the heart and observing himself, Xu Yan quickly found the deficiencies in refining his bones.

Although he had already achieved full copper bones, his entire skeleton was not uniformly hard, with some parts being relatively weaker.

Thus, Xu Yan began to refine his bones again, making his entire skeleton uniformly strong without any weak spots.

Three days later.

Xu Yan finally truly refined his copper bones to fullness, with no weak spots and no unevenness.

"Now I am truly at the full copper bone stage!"

"Next, I should refine golden bones. I have already enlightened to the method of refining golden bones, and I will surely be able to refine them!"

"I have only one month, no more. At the latest, I will refine golden bones within a month!"

"After refining bones, it's time to refine organs. I must enter the sect within a year, otherwise, with such poor talent, how can I be worthy of being the master's disciple?"

Xu Yan's gaze was determined.

A year is actually very short.

The speed of refining organs will certainly be slower than refining bones.

The master said to be careful when refining organs, not to injure the internal organs.

With fragile organs, the initial refinement will certainly be slow.

I must seize the time to refine golden bones to catch up with the one-year goal of entering the sect.

Moreover, Xu Yan had a strong resolve. The master gave him a year, but he couldn't really wait until the last day to enter the sect!

The earlier he enters, the better, and the master will be happier!

Xu Yan continued to refine his bones, qi and blood transforming into mist, slowly seeping into the bones, very slowly and in small amounts, but this was just the beginning.

As qi and blood slowly seeped into the bones, the long-lost tingling sensation reappeared.

Xu Yan gritted his teeth, saying nothing, his gaze always determined.

Finally, a thread of qi and blood seeped into every bone in his body, slowly penetrating deeper, aiming to reach the bone marrow.

"I can start now!"

Xu Yan took a deep breath, and qi and blood surged throughout his body, transforming into giant dragons coiling around his bones. The qi and blood vibrated, constantly squeezing and rubbing the bones.

The qi and blood that had seeped into the bones continued to penetrate and nurture the bones. With the combination of inside and outside, Xu Yan finally found that the previously stagnant bone refinement began to change.

As the refinement progressed, the bones began to glow with a faint golden hue.

Golden bones!

After no more than half an hour, Xu Yan felt he had reached his limit.

So he stopped.

At this moment, he only felt hungry.

"The consumption of refining golden bones is so great!"

Xu Yan was surprised.

"The effects of those tonics are not enough. Unless it's a thousand-year-old ginseng or a nine-leaf yuanzhi..."

However, the thousand-year-old ginseng and nine-leaf yuanzhi were already consumed.

"I have only slightly broken through the limit of copper bones, far from completing the first refinement of golden bones, yet I have become so much stronger.

"If I achieve full golden bones, how much stronger will I be?"

Xu Yan felt the improvement in himself, deeply moved.

The cultivation technique passed down by the master is truly immensely powerful and profound.

"The master said that golden bones must undergo nine transformations of qi and blood. I haven't even completed one, yet the strength of my bones has increased by at least thirty percent. If I complete one transformation of qi and blood..."

Xu Yan dared not imagine how strong it would be.

Golden bones buried underground for ten thousand years do not decay, remaining golden and harder than steel.

This shows the strength of golden bones.

"Each transformation of qi and blood will be harder than the last. Without precious herbs, how can I complete it quickly?"

"I should go home and find precious herbs, without delay!"

Xu Yan felt his talent was inferior to the ancient geniuses. Without the help of precious herbs, it would be difficult to quickly complete the bone refinement. To enter the sect within a year, he must have the assistance of precious herbs.

...

Li Xuan looked at the abundant dishes on the table and knew that his foolish disciple was going home again.

"I still need to remind him to be low-key, not to reveal himself... The foolish disciple listens well, so there shouldn't be a problem after I remind him."

"As long as the one-year period is over, I will be free."

"The fierce beasts in the Evil Forest must also be dealt with. This foolish disciple has such good luck, coming and going without encountering any danger!"

Li Xuan sighed, thinking that his own luck was not good. On his first trip out of the village, he was the only one to escape.

After that, he never dared to take risks or gamble on luck, able to safely cross the Evil Forest.

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