Chapter 5

"Indestructible Golden Body? What... what a domineering name... This... this is really a set of cultivation techniques?" Xiao Han simply couldn't believe it.

At this moment, all the illusions in the room receded like a tide, vanishing. The light cocoons, patterns, divine radiance, and divine symbols all completely disappeared.

"Am I dreaming?" Xiao Han shook his head hard.

However, the thread-like heat flow that had sprouted within his body constantly reminded Xiao Han that everything was not a dream! That heat flow, filled with vibrant vitality, lingered around the swelling on Xiao Han's chest, sending waves of refreshing and pleasant sensations to him.

Before long, Xiao Han looked down and saw that the pigeon-egg-sized bruise on his chest had already been flattened!

"Huh? It doesn't hurt much anymore," Xiao Han gently pressed the injured area with his hand.

Immediately after, Xiao Han began to practice again. This time, it was no longer just three movements but a full ten, performed in one fluid motion.

Xiao Han became more and more proficient as he practiced. The ten movements were repeatedly cycled through, and each time he completed a cycle, the heat flow within his body grew slightly stronger.

"Ha ha ha ha~~~ Great! It's really true! Everything is true!" Finally, Xiao Han no longer doubted the absurd and incredible events that had happened to him tonight.

Xiao Han looked deeply at the position of his heart. He could feel the strange thing nestled in his heart, deeply hidden, very calm, and showing no signs of abnormality, only moving rhythmically with his heartbeat. However, Xiao Han knew that the strange thing in his heart was the cause of tonight's extraordinary encounter!

"What exactly is this thing that has burrowed into my heart? It can actually perfect the cultivation technique on the parchment... It's no small matter, absolutely no small matter. Unfortunately, I can't dig out my heart to see it." Xiao Han suppressed his extreme excitement, sat down, and began to think carefully.

"Indestructible Golden Body. Hmm, it turns out that the cultivation technique recorded on the parchment is not a simple method for taking hits but a fragment of an unparalleled divine technique. I have learned ten movements of this divine technique, but it still seems incomplete." Xiao Han remembered clearly that these ten movements had burst out from 10 light cocoons. However, there were 100 light cocoons in total, and 90 of them had not yet split open.

"Could this cultivation technique have 100 movements in total?" Xiao Han frowned. "Then, there are still 90 movements that I haven't learned. Unfortunately, not all 100 light cocoons exploded, so I couldn't see the whole picture. But it's fine; perhaps one day in the future, I will have the chance to learn the remaining 90 movements. Such things cannot be forced."

"Huh! The strange thing in my heart can perfect the cultivation technique on the parchment, so what about the 'Mighty Bull Bone Strengthening Fist'? Can it be perfected?" Xiao Han's heart stirred.

He immediately stood up and began to mimic the movements, one punch and one kick at a time.

The 'Mighty Bull Bone Strengthening Fist' is the basic physical cultivation technique for the Cloud Rain Sect's entry-level disciples. Xiao Han had seen the entry-level disciples practice this technique every day and had secretly learned the movements.

However, after performing several movements, the strange thing in his heart showed no reaction, remaining as still as a dead pool, only occasionally moving with the rhythm of Xiao Han's heartbeat.

Xiao Han tried a few more movements but gained nothing, and eventually had to give up. He thought, it seems not any cultivation technique can be perfected and restored.

Xiao Han put aside the 'Mighty Bull Bone Strengthening Fist' and resumed practicing the first ten movements of the 'Indestructible Golden Body.' He practiced for several hours, completely without fatigue. The heat flow within his body grew steadily, and by the end, it had thickened to the size of a little finger.

The eastern sky was turning a fish-belly white. It was almost dawn. Xiao Han had not slept all night, but he felt energetic and full of vitality, with no trace of fatigue.

"Thump~~~ Thump~~~ Thump~~~~~~"

Before long, a deep morning bell rang, waking all the live targets resting on this mountain peak.

Xiao Han stretched and walked to the terrace to wash his face with mountain spring water. Then, as usual, he put on the vine armor helmet and went down the stilt house.

The live targets resting on this mountain peak all carried their vine armor and went down the stilt house.

Dozens of old women with numb faces and sinister eyes distributed breakfast at the peak of the mountain.

It was nothing more than some hard steamed buns and porridge, but this was the precious food that sustained the live targets' daily nutrition.

Xiao Han took his breakfast, ate it while walking with a large group of live targets, and crossed the mountains to reach the peak where the entry-level disciples practiced.

The Cloud Rain Sect had an extremely large number of entry-level disciples, numbering in the tens of thousands. Such a large number of entry-level disciples could not gather on the same mountain peak to practice. They were scattered into small groups, practicing on different peaks each day. To avoid meeting the arrogant and insane Qi Shi, who would cause trouble, Xiao Han deliberately avoided the peak from yesterday and arrived at another peak with dozens of live targets.

At the peak, the martial arts training ground. A group of entry-level disciples were already hammering their bodies in the faint morning light. They were full of energy, as strong as wild beasts, leaping and bounding, their punches and kicks breaking the air.

Among them was an entry-level disciple in a white robe, with a slender but not overly muscular build. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a handsome face, eyes like stars, a nose like a hanging bell, and a scholarly and refined air. At that moment, he was holding a bound book and reading it. He seemed to be there for morning reading, not like a martial artist.

"Tu Yifei," Xiao Han recognized the white-robed scholar. "Today he is practicing on this peak, so it seems some live targets are going to be in trouble."

This Tu Yifei was one of the most solidly grounded among the countless entry-level disciples of the Cloud Rain Sect. Despite his refined and handsome appearance, he was extremely brutal when it came to beating live targets. At a young age, he had already achieved 97 bone cracks, surpassing Qi Shi, who relied on pills to complete his bone strengthening. He was just one step away from the Viscera Strengthening Realm. His punches, accompanied by the sounds of dragons and tigers, could shatter stones and break bones. The number of live targets he had killed was no less than twenty. Xiao Han had once been beaten by this Tu Yifei, his vine armor shattered, and he had lain in bed for several days to recover.

Before long, the group of entry-level disciples completed their basic training and swarmed toward the live targets. Only Tu Yifei continued to read, unmoved.

The live targets standing beside Xiao Han were all trembling with fear, as if they had lost their parents.

Amid the sinister laughter of the entry-level disciples, the live targets were one by one selected, put on their vine armor, and made to wear helmets and masks before entering the training ground to be used as punching bags, being thrown one after another in a cruel manner.

At this moment, Tu Yifei threw his bound book aside, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, and he walked directly toward the live targets. The sound of his tendons and muscles cracking could be heard, like the simultaneous firing of strong bows. Then came a thunderous bone-cracking sound, shaking the surrounding dust and causing the air to surge.

"Ah! Senior Brother Tu is about to make his move!" The other entry-level disciples scattered, their faces showing a hint of fear.

The live targets, terrified, fled in all directions, crying and screaming in the training ground.

"Roar!" Tu Yifei's bones cracked 97 times, his divine power surging, and he finally reached his peak. With a roar, he swept in like a tiger among wolves, his feet moving like a whirlwind.

"Bang! Bang!" Two live targets were directly thrown away, their vine armor shattered, and they fell to the ground, motionless.

"Damn it," Xiao Han saw Tu Yife's punches and kicks, leaving trails of pale shadows and rolling dust, as live targets were thrown one after another, the scene unbearable to watch.

Suddenly, Tu Yifei took a step and lunged directly at Xiao Han.

Xiao Han sidestepped to avoid Tu Yifei's heavy punch, but unexpectedly, Tu Yifei's right leg swept across, kicking at his waist, tearing the air and causing a series of sonic booms!

"Poof~~~"

Xiao Han's waist was hit solidly, his vine armor shattering instantly, and he flew out like a paper kite.

"Bang!" Xiao Han landed heavily on the ground, his body twitching.

"Huh? Isn't that Xiao Han, the most durable live target? He was kicked away by Senior Brother Tu, and he might be dead. Senior Brother Tu is like a god, sweeping everything away! There is no live target he can't kill!" Some entry-level disciples shouted.

However, at that moment, Xiao Han lay on the ground, his body twitching. Others thought he was in pain, but in fact, he was being thrilled to the point of convulsing...

Just then, when Tu Yifei's leg hit Xiao Han, the heat flow in Xiao Han's body, now the size of a little finger, immediately surged and produced a slight suction, absorbing a small portion of Tu Yifei's force.

When he was hit, Xiao Han felt a sharp pain all over his body, almost screaming, but after the heat flow absorbed part of Tu Yifei's leg force, it returned a warm current, instantly spreading to his muscles, skin, and bones, making him feel as if he were soaking in a hot spring or taking a medicinal bath. His body felt warm, numb, and refreshed, full of vitality, as if he had taken an excellent body-strengthening pill, which instantly released its power, nourishing his entire body. It was an indescribable comfort.

"Ah~~~ Ah~~~~ Really... really comfortable... really comfortable..." Xiao Han thought repeatedly. "It turns out that after practicing 'Indestructible Golden Body,' not only can I take more hits, but it's... it's also so comfortable... It's dozens of times more comfortable than washing with medicinal dregs..."

The warm current flowed through Xiao Han's body like a dragon or a snake, continuously circulating. Then, Xiao Han felt a cool and refreshing sensation all over his body, and his mouth began to secrete a sweet, fragrant saliva. He couldn't help but swallow it in large gulps, feeling the fragrance in his mouth, his mind clear and his spirit refreshed. His thoughts became more coherent, and his mind became more agile. With each breath, he could smell the fragrance from all directions. At the same time, his pores began to spurt out, and a layer of black, dirty, and foul-smelling sticky liquid, like mud, burst out from his skin. It seemed to be the impurities accumulated in Xiao Han's body, being expelled through his cells and pores.

A foul smell spread from Xiao Han's body.

"Ah! That Xiao Han is being beaten to the point of defecating! It's so smelly! Damn, it's so smelly!" Some entry-level disciples pinched their noses and stepped back.

Xiao Han shakily stood up, his eyes lifeless, and stared straight at Tu Yifei, his legs trembling. "Don't hit me anymore... Please, don't hit me anymore... If you hit me again, you'll break me..."

"Mercy won't help! You're just an ant! Die!" Tu Yifei, enraged by the foul smell from Xiao Han, pounced and delivered a powerful punch, chiseled like an axe, to Xiao Han's chest!

"Ah!!!" Xiao Han let out a scream and was thrown away.

"He's dead. This time, Xiao Han will surely die, with all his internal organs shattered." The entry-level disciples and some live targets looked at Xiao Han, who had fallen to the ground. Some were gloating, some sighed, and a 13 or 14-year-old entry-level disciple even muttered, "This live target is really pitiful. Senior Brother Tu is too cruel. One punch like that, not to mention a live target, could even kill an elephant or a tiger."

"Comfortable~~~" After being hit by the punch, Xiao Han initially felt excruciating pain, almost fainting, but soon a surging warm current returned.

"Thump thump! Thump thump!"

The warm current enveloped Xiao Han's heart, making his heartbeat faster. Each heartbeat was heavy and powerful, full of vitality. The blood circulation infused a bit of strong power into Xiao Han's body, strengthening his physique, tempering his muscles, skin, and bones...

"Poof poof poof" More and more mud-like black filth spurted out from Xiao Han's body, making the ground dirty and the air foul. However, with each spurt of filth, Xiao Han felt his body become more refreshed, and eventually, his body felt incredibly light, his mind clear, and his thoughts smooth.

"Comfortable... too comfortable... I'm going to die from comfort..."

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