Chapter 19

After bidding farewell to Su Shu, Lin Tian did not loiter around inside the Wu Mansion; he quickly returned to his residence.

Soon after, night fell. After Lin Xi fell asleep, Lin Tian went to the attic of the small house and took out the Nine-Curve Essence Pill from the brocade pouch given to him by Mu Qing. This pill was a deep golden color, and a faint fragrance wafted from it.

"Begin!"

Lin Tian took a deep breath and carefully placed the pill in his mouth.

The pill dissolved as soon as it entered his mouth, like a gentle spring, flowing down his throat into his abdomen.

After half an hour, Lin Tian felt his body growing warm, as if a flame had ignited within him, spreading a burning sensation throughout his body. His body gradually became scorching hot, and his exposed skin turned a fiery red.

"Right now!"

Lin Tian knew the pill had started to take effect. He immediately began to circulate the Four Poles Scripture, refining the spiritual energy from the pill that was surging into his body.

"Buzz!"

A faint glow enveloped his body, illuminating the dark attic slightly.

Gradually, Lin Tian was startled. He felt as if a spiritual energy volcano had erupted within him, the dense spiritual energy threatening to burst through his body, and the intense heat seemed to be melting him completely.

At this moment, the spiritual energy from the pill filled every corner of his body!

"Truly a remarkable Nine-Curve Essence Pill, worthy of being a priceless treasure!"

He thought to himself.

His body grew even hotter, and Lin Tian did not dare to be careless. He fully focused on circulating the Four Poles Scripture, quickly guiding the spiritual energy from the pill into his flesh and blood, refining his body with this pure spiritual energy.

After an hour, Lin Tian suddenly felt a jolt.

At this moment, he had reached the Fourth Level of Body Refinement!

At this point, there was still a great deal of spiritual energy from the pill circulating within his body, like hunting dragons roaming around.

"Continue cultivating!"

The Four Poles Scripture continued to circulate. Lin Tian did not want to waste a single bit of the Nine-Curve Essence Pill, a treasure of such value.

However, this time was different from before. This time, he was not simply guiding the spiritual energy into his flesh and blood; instead, he used his true essence to guide the spiritual energy into his tendons and bones.

Refining his tendons and bones!

"Such pain!"

In an instant, Lin Tian's body trembled, feeling intense pain.

The Nine Levels of Body Refinement: the first three levels refine the flesh and blood, the middle three levels refine the tendons and bones, and the last three levels refine the organs. Lin Tian had now reached the Fourth Level of Body Refinement, and he immediately began to use his true essence to guide the spiritual energy to refine his tendons and bones. However, refining the tendons and bones was much more difficult than refining the flesh and blood, and the process was several times more painful.

At this moment, Lin Tian felt as if sharp blades were cutting his meridians and heavy hammers were pounding his bones. The pain of being torn apart almost made him scream, and cold sweat dripped down his face one after another.

"Although martial artists are very impressive, the cultivation process is truly a living hell!"

Lin Tian cursed inwardly.

Despite his words, his cultivation did not stop; instead, he became even more focused.

Guiding the spiritual energy with true essence to refine the tendons and bones made them tough and resilient, significantly increasing a martial artist's strength. Moreover, at this stage, some true essence would remain in the tendons and bones, forming a small circulation with the true essence in the flesh and blood, thus greatly enhancing the martial artist's blood and endurance.

Lin Tian repeatedly circulated the Four Poles Scripture, enduring the extreme pain. Gradually, his skin returned to normal, no longer as red as before.

Another four hours passed, the darkness dissipated, and the morning light shone upon the earth.

Lin Tian opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath of stale air, and then stood up.

He clenched his fists and moved his body, feeling much lighter. His hearing became more acute, his vision clearer, and he felt as if he had boundless energy.

"Fifth Level of Body Refinement!"

Lin Tian was pleasantly surprised.

A night of cultivation had actually taken him from the Third Level of Body Refinement directly to the Fifth Level, a significant advancement. Many people would spend a year to advance from the Third Level to the Fifth Level, but he had achieved it in just one night. How could he not be delighted?

At the same time, this made Lin Tian appreciate the value of the Nine-Curve Essence Pill even more.

"I can choose a martial technique now!"

After a moment of excitement, Lin Tian remembered the matter of selecting a martial technique, and his eyes lit up.

He took out a sound transmission talisman, infused it with true essence, and began to contact Su Shu.

PS: Thank you, Weixiao Nv, for your 20,000纵横币 support, and thank you, Bingchen Chunqiu, for your 10,000纵横币 support. Thank you, both of you!

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