Chapter 35

A moment later, after Ye Tianming took the divine flint spirit liquid, he suddenly opened his eyes wide, his facial features began to contort. He felt as if the divine flint spirit liquid was like a stream of lava entering his body, burning his internal organs to the point of turning them into blood.

Beside him, Mu Guanchen said, "Don’t be afraid. This divine flint spirit liquid will enter your blood and every part of your body. It will form a protective layer on their surfaces, protecting your physical body. However, this process is a bit painful. The more conscious you are, the better the effect will be, so you need to endure it."

Ye Tianming clenched his teeth tightly. At first, the burning pain was only in his throat and inside his body, but soon, the burning sensation spread throughout his entire body, as if it were about to turn him into ashes.

It was truly unbearable.

But he still gritted his teeth and endured, knowing that the divine flint spirit liquid was undoubtedly extremely precious and could not be wasted.

This painful process lasted nearly half an hour. During this half hour, Ye Tianming did not make a single sound, enduring it by clenching his teeth. After enduring it, the burning sensation gradually subsided, replaced by a warm and comfortable feeling inside his body.

A faint green film covered his body.

At this moment, Mu Guanchen walked over, "You can now swallow the Zaoji Pill and then draw down the second-level heavenly thunder to temper your body."

Ye Tianming opened the box, took out the Zaoji Pill, and swallowed it. As soon as he did, a black cloud appeared above his head, and lightning flashed like silver snakes within it.

Mu Guanchen retreated to a distance. Then, a bolt of lightning broke through the clouds and struck Ye Tianming directly.

Feeling the terrifying power of the lightning, Ye Tianming instinctively wanted to resist, but Mu Guanchen's voice sounded again, "Don’t resist, let your body endure it."

Ye Tianming immediately stopped, and the lightning struck him directly on the head.

Boom!

Ye Tianming fell to the ground, feeling his head ringing. Before he could react, another bolt of lightning struck him, causing his body to rise several feet into the air...

Actually, he did not feel the pain because his body was already numb.

As the lightning bolts continued to strike, dense lightning points appeared on Ye Tianming's body. Due to the divine flint spirit liquid, his body began to absorb these lightning points. The absorption speed was very fast, and he also activated his cultivation technique, making the absorption even faster. His body looked like a vortex.

The effect of the Zaoji Pill lasted for two hours. During these two hours, Ye Tianming was struck by the second-level heavenly thunder hundreds of times. As he absorbed more and more lightning energy, his aura rapidly increased, showing signs of a breakthrough, but he still suppressed it, choosing not to break through.

Another hour passed, and the lightning on his body had disappeared. He slowly stood up. At this moment, his physical body had undergone a transformation. Originally, it was a crystal-clear body, but now, with his flesh and organs strengthened, it had become a diamond-crystal body, a physical body of the Great Tribulation Realm.

However, his cultivation level had not reached the peak of the Great Tribulation Realm because he had suppressed it.

Ye Tianming clenched his fists tightly, and his bones crackled. He stomped the ground hard.

Bang!

The ground instantly collapsed.

Ye Tianming was somewhat excited. His physical body had improved by at least five times. He knew that a large part of this was due to the divine flint spirit liquid. With the divine flint spirit liquid, he could absorb the lightning energy without restraint. Otherwise, he would not have dared to do so. Moreover, the energy of the divine flint spirit liquid itself greatly benefited his physical body.

If only he could drink a few more bottles...

Thinking of this, Ye Tianming shook his head and smiled. This thing was undoubtedly extremely precious, and with his current wealth, he could not afford even one bottle.

Mu Guanchen walked over and glanced at Ye Tianming's physical body, "How do you feel?"

Ye Tianming replied excitedly, "Very good."

Mu Guanchen smiled and then took out a box, "These are beast cores, only five of them. You should eat one every half month. These beast cores are essence and can continuously nourish your physical body, making it more stable."

Ye Tianming did not refuse, taking the box, "Thank you, teacher."

Mu Guanchen said, "Now, without using the power of the earth, you should be able to叠加至少四道你的斩天拔剑术，如果再动用大地之力……”

说到这里，他停了下来，沉吟片刻后，道：“我也不太好估计。”

叶天命道：“我用行道剑试试？”

他现在也想试试自己的极限。

牧观尘却摇头，“不用，你的剑有些特殊，它试出来的效果，跟你没有太大关系……没事，这先不急，这段时间你先好好稳固一下自己的肉身，然后准备一下，到时候院主要带你们去实战。”

“实战？”

叶天命顿时有些兴奋，“去何处实战？”

他现在就想好好战一战，看看自己的真实实力。

牧观尘笑道：“到时候你就知道了，天色不早，今天就修炼到这里，我们回去吧。”

师徒二人回到书院，叶天命开始做饭，而牧观尘则继续去写他要写的东西。

叶天命这次炖了一大锅的妖兽肉，加上各种野菜，真是无比的香。做好后，他来到自己的房间，刚要进去时才想起，现在这大殿好像是那位伏藏姑娘的了。

他敲了敲门。

没有回应。

他正要离开，这时，门突然打开，伏藏出现在他面前，她就那么盯着他看。

叶天命问：“姑娘，饭做好了，你要吃不？”

伏藏面无表情，“你端来。”

说完，她直接关上了门。

叶天命脸色顿时就黑了下来，什么鬼，老子可不惯你，他转身就走。

这时，门突然又打开，一枚纳戒飞了出来。

叶天命接住纳戒，纳戒内有一千枚灵晶。

叶天命顿时笑逐颜开，“师姐，我马上给您端来。”

说完，他转身就跑。

小塔突然道：“你这师姐，脾气不太好。”

叶天命抚摸着那枚纳戒，正色道：“我觉得师姐这样挺好的，有性格，我喜欢。”

小塔：“……”

给伏藏端来饭菜后，他就回到了大殿内与牧观尘一起吃饭。

师徒二人就坐在板凳上，非常简陋。

牧观尘突然道：“喝酒不？”

叶天命看向牧观尘，“可以吗？”

牧观尘笑道：“当然可以。”

说着，他起身走到一旁角落里提了两个酒瓶出来，“这是院主买的酒，我偷偷拿来的。”

说着，他递给叶天命一瓶酒。

叶天命接过酒，然后道：“老师，偷……是不是不太好啊？”

牧观尘正色道：“读书人的事情，怎么能叫偷呢？”

叶天命：“……”

牧观尘笑道：“天命，你觉得这世上会有完美的人吗？”

叶天命当即摇头。

牧观尘点头，“老师身上也有很多缺点，曾经也做过不少错事，也愧对过一些人……”

说着，他眼中闪过一抹复杂，打开酒瓶，轻轻喝了一口。

叶天命正色道：“我觉得老师是这世上最好的人，就像南陵昭姑娘一样……不知道南陵昭姑娘怎么样了。”

说着，他也喝了一口酒，眼中浮现出担忧，南陵昭为了他而得罪了萧家与青州观玄书院，这段时间来，他其实是很担忧的。

牧观尘道：“不要担心，南陵家不是小家族，萧家奈何不得他们的。”

叶天命低声道：“老师，无权无势的人，真的很难出头。”

牧观尘又喝了一口酒，然后道：“世道就是如此，强如观玄剑主那种绝世人物，也不可能改变这一点。”

叶天命轻声道：“世道就是如此……可我觉得世道不该如此。”

“说得好！”

牧观尘转头看向叶天命，笑道：“世道确实不该如此，但天命你要记住，你之所以如此想，是因为你所经历的不公与困境，你是底层人，这是可以理解的，但老师想问你，如果有一天，你与那些高高在上的人位置互换，你成为了他们，届时，你还能如此想吗？”

叶天命怔住，他从未想过这件事。

牧观尘道：“位置一旦变化，所想的与所要做的，可能就又完全不同了。也就是人们常说的：屠龙少年终变成恶龙。”

说着，他又连喝了几口酒，因为没有修为，加上酒量可能不好，因此，才没几口，他脸就红了起来。

叶天命也猛灌了一口，然后道：“老师……我不想变成那样的人，但我也不敢保证，以后我最终会变成什么样子。”

牧观尘道：“天命，这个世界是很复杂的，善恶是非，也绝非三言两语就能说清楚。底层人有底层人的难，上层人有上层人的难。比如，那些想让这个世道变得更好的上层人，就像那位南陵昭姑娘……你说她难不难？”

叶天命点头。

牧观尘轻声道：“归根究底，还是源于人性。人性贪婪，对金钱的渴望，对权力的渴望，对欲望的渴望……只要是人，就一定有欲望，而这个宇宙没有任何一种制度能够彻底消除人的欲望。以后天命你也会有自己的欲望，也可能在你的欲望驱使下，去做一些可能违心的事情……老师现在只能告诉你一句话，不管以后如何，有两样东西你绝不能放弃。”

叶天命问，“什么？”

牧观尘给自己灌了一口酒，笑道：“良心，理想。”

叶天命沉默片刻后，问，“老师，你的理想是什么呢？”

牧观尘道：“愿天下苍生，人人如龙。”

说完，他就倒了下去，“妈的，老宋的酒是假的。”

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