Chapter 39

Yi Yun kept repeating the twelve movements of the Elephant Swallowing Technique. For some reason, these movements were extremely draining, and Yi Yun was in a half-asleep, half-awake state. After performing the set of movements five times, he was already completely exhausted!

Yi Yun opened his eyes and found that his abdomen was burning hot, as if it were on fire!

A surge of strength from his body rushed towards his abdomen, with a continuous flow of blood and energy!

For a normal person, after eating a full meal, more blood would flow to the stomach and intestines to digest the nutrients.

Now, Yi Yun was in a similar situation, but much more intense.

Yi Yun felt that if he focused his mind, all the blood and qi in his body could converge in his stomach, and even iron nails and glass could be digested!

The bloated feeling in his abdomen after eating the clay had completely disappeared. Under the powerful contractions of his intestines, the clay that had already solidified was all broken apart.

Yi Yun raised his head and realized that everyone was looking at him. Zhang Yuxian was smiling, while the people from the Warrior Preparatory Camp were surprised, jealous, and hostile.

At this moment, Lian Chengyu walked over to Yi Yun with a smile.

"Yi Yun, I am convinced."

Lian Chengyu said this, and under Yi Yun's surprised gaze, he patted Yi Yun's shoulder affectionately, "Yi Yun, to be honest, I also doubted whether you passed the initial selection by luck. Now you have proven yourself, and I apologize. I never expected you to have such talent!"

Lian Chengyu was not stingy with his praise, "Making you go up the mountain to gather herbs was a waste of your talent. From today on, you will join the Warrior Preparatory Camp, and the Lian Clan will focus on cultivating you!"

"Unfortunately, the time for the Divine Kingdom Selection is only a few dozen days away. It's all my fault for not discovering your talent earlier, which wasted your time. Now you only have a few dozen days to practice martial arts, and there's no way you can pass the Divine Kingdom Selection..."

"But it doesn't matter. If I become a Divine Kingdom Warrior in the future, I will definitely help you, Yi Yun, so that one day you can also leave the Great Wasteland. At that time, our Lian Clan will also be honored, and we might even move into the city as a group!"

Lian Chengyu spoke with genuine emotion, and his eyes showed no sign of insincerity.

If Yi Yun didn't know what kind of person Lian Chengyu was, he might have been deceived!

Knowing a person's face but not their heart, it's very difficult to judge someone's true intentions from their facial expressions, especially if they are good at hiding their true feelings.

Now, Lian Chengyu was exactly like that.

Yi Yun was very clear that all of this was just an act for Zhang Yuxian.

Once Zhang Yuxian left, Lian Chengyu would show his true colors.

How could Lian Chengyu tolerate Yi Yun's growth?

Yi Yun smiled foolishly and said to Lian Chengyu, "Thank you, Young Master Lian. I won't let you down."

Seeing Yi Yun's compliance, Lian Chengyu smiled repeatedly. He had no idea that under Yi Yun's twelve-year-old appearance, his experiences were far richer than Lian Chengyu's.

Lian Chengyu said some more encouraging words and then turned to Zhang Yuxian, "Sir Zhang, I am dull and lack the insight of my young brother Yi Yun. I haven't learned the Elephant Swallowing Technique well yet. Please, Sir Zhang, demonstrate it again for me."

Since he had already decided to settle accounts later, Lian Chengyu showed humility on the surface, but Zhao Tiezhu and the others felt extremely frustrated when they heard Lian Chengyu's words.

"Master Lian..."

Zhao Tiezhu was very anxious. How could Lian Chengyu admire Yi Yun and say such things...

"Shut up, all of you. You are truly useless. The clan provides you with good food and meat, but today you learned the Elephant Swallowing Technique so poorly, it's embarrassing. If you don't practice harder, do you really want to die from bloating after eating the clay?"

When Lian Chengyu mentioned "bloating to death," Zhao Tiezhu and the others immediately changed their expressions. Yes, this was no joke. If they couldn't learn it completely, they would all be in trouble!

Seeing Lian Chengyu handle the situation appropriately and speak properly, Zhang Yuxian nodded slightly. Lian Chengyu had good talent and leadership skills, making him a capable person.

Zhang Yuxian said, "The Elephant Swallowing Technique, which involves eating wood chips and clay, is just the initial stage. If conditions permit, you can later switch to some materials containing violent energy that are extremely difficult to digest, which will yield better results in practice."

Zhang Yuxian said this to both Lian Chengyu and Yi Yun. In his eyes, only Lian Chengyu and Yi Yun had the potential to leave the Great Wasteland and become true martial artists.

He then turned to Zhao Tiezhu and the others, "For you, although you may not have the opportunity to eat those materials, learning the Elephant Swallowing Technique will allow you to digest grass roots and tree bark during famines, which will greatly benefit your survival. Even if you only learn a little, it will be very beneficial."

"I will demonstrate it again, this time more slowly. Whether you can grasp the essence of the Elephant Swallowing Technique depends on you!"

Saying this, Zhang Yuxian moved again.

He indeed slowed down, but he still couldn't truly teach Zhao Tiezhu and the others.

That night, the latrines of the Lian Clan were filled with cries of agony.

It is said that the most painful thing in life is not being able to find a toilet when you have diarrhea and ending up soiling your pants.

But compared to Zhao Tiezhu and the others, was that even a problem?

Only when it came to Zhao Tiezhu's situation did they realize that soiling their pants was already a great blessing.

That night, the only doctor in the Lian Clan prepared a large pot of laxatives and gave each person in the Warrior Preparatory Camp a dose. Even so, they still couldn't defecate.

They had no choice but to use their fingers as Zhang Yuxian had suggested, but they found that their fingers were not long enough, so they had to use bamboo skewers.

And when the bamboo skewers entered their rectums...

The sensation... was almost heavenly and hellish at the same time.

Actually, using bamboo skewers to remove feces was a skill, and it was difficult for one person to accomplish this task alone because they couldn't see what they were doing.

They had no choice but to "help each other," with one person bending over and the other...

The scene was too beautiful for Yi Yun to even imagine.

Being able to penetrate a friend's rectum was nothing; being able to remove feces for a friend was probably true love.

Moreover, just by hearing the piercing screams, one could imagine the state of their rectums, which might have been torn by the bamboo skewers...

The next day, when they gathered to practice, Zhao Tiezhu and the others were pale and walked like limp shrimp.

They hadn't slept all night, running to the latrines repeatedly, and even after drinking the laxatives, they could only pass some yellow water. They had to use the bamboo skewers repeatedly...

This was as cruel a torture as any.

However, fortunately, they hadn't eaten too much clay. By repeatedly taking laxatives and sacrificing their rectums, no one died.

...

The next day, Zhao Tiezhu and the others no longer dared to eat the clay, so Zhang Yuxian almost only taught Yi Yun and Lian Chengyu.

Zhang Yuxian's visit to the Lian Clan lasted less than three days.

On the second night, a jade slip he carried suddenly trembled and emitted a clear sound.

This jade slip was used by the Jinlong Guard to send messages.

Seeing the jade slip tremble, Zhang Yuxian's expression changed slightly. He left a note and mounted his giant beast, riding off into the night...

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