Chapter 127: Skyrocketing Efficiency, Jiang Ning's Realization!

Chapter 127: Skyrocketing Efficiency, Jiang Ning's Realization!

By the Luo River.

East Courtyard.

Jiang Ning demonstrated the first move of the Indestructible Body Technique, and after a moment, he executed the second and third moves, all while circulating the Five Beasts Vital Energy to stimulate the Qi and Blood throughout his body.

Suddenly, he felt a distinct difference from before.

The Five Beasts Vital Energy seemed to have undergone a metamorphosis, filled with a newfound spirit.

As he stimulated his Qi and Blood, he also noticed a significant increase in the tempering effect on his skin.

At the same time,

Prompts appeared before him, indicating the experience points gained for the Indestructible Body Technique.

【Indestructible Body Technique Experience: +1】

【Indestructible Body Technique Experience: +1】

【Indestructible Body Technique Experience: +1】

After three prompts,

He immediately switched to the second move.

Continuing to circulate the Five Beasts Vital Energy, he stimulated his Qi and Blood.

【Indestructible Body Technique Experience: +1】

【Indestructible Body Technique Experience: +1】

【Indestructible Body Technique Experience: +1】

Another three prompts appeared, and he then proceeded with the third, fourth, and fifth moves of the Indestructible Body Technique.

In the blink of an eye,

He had completed all nine moves of the Indestructible Body Technique as recorded in the manual.

【Skill】: Indestructible Body Technique (Proficiency 295/2000)



Glancing at the panel, Jiang Ning's eyes lit up with joy once more.

"The experience points for the Indestructible Body Technique have skyrocketed from 266 before tempering my skin to 295!"

"The efficiency has tripled!!!"

"In the same amount of time, using the same method of tempering my skin, I've gained 29 experience points!"

"Hiss—" Jiang Ning couldn't help but gasp as he thought of this.

He muttered to himself, "The Limit Break of the Five Beasts Fist has brought me such a significant boost, and the efficiency of tempering my skin has increased by threefold!"

"Moreover, this efficiency I've achieved is without any external aids. If I were to use the Golden Body Medicinal Bath, the efficiency of tempering my skin would undoubtedly skyrocket even further."

"I'm not far from the day when my skin will become as tough as copper!"

Jiang Ning's heart was filled with excitement.

According to the martial arts of this world, achieving Minor Mastery in skin tempering meant he could truly begin tempering his entire body's muscles.

This would allow him to enter the Eighth Stage of the Martial Dao and step into the Divine Power Realm.

Reaching this stage would make him a true figure of authority in the entire county, someone no one could afford to ignore.

Subsequently,

After sensing the depletion within his body, he took out and consumed a bottle of Herb Essence.

Tsk tsk—

He smacked his lips and exclaimed, "After breaking through with the Five Beasts Fist, each time I temper my Qi and Blood with a single move, my body's consumption increases significantly."

"The efficiency of tempering my skin has also started to increase dramatically, and my body's consumption has surged once again."

"My current consumption rate is such that two bottles of Herb Essence a day are no longer sufficient!"

"I'll need at least four or five bottles a day."

"The fifty bottles of Herb Essence I bought over ten days ago won't last much longer."

"After I attend the disciple ceremony at the Martial Arts Pavilion tomorrow, I'll have to buy more Herb Essence!"

"I also need to get myself a suitable and sturdy blade."

"This Black Wood Long Sword is too light and of poor quality!"

"When I fought Tian Buyi underwater, if I had a good blade in my hand, I believe I could have posed an even greater threat to him."

With these thoughts in mind, Jiang Ning headed towards the kitchen of the East Courtyard.

In the kitchen,

"Younger Brother!" Jiang Li couldn't help but smile upon seeing Jiang Ning's arrival.

After exchanging greetings, Jiang Ning removed his clothes, leaving only a pair of shorts, and jumped into the already heated wooden tub.

Inside the tub, strands of golden silk-like lines flowed through the water.

This was the manifestation of the demonic blood.

A pack of Golden Body Medicinal Pack had already dissolved in the heated water, and the medicinal essence had thoroughly infused the steaming hot water.

"Younger Brother, can you handle it?" Jiang Li asked as Jiang Ning entered the water.

Jiang Ning felt the changes in his body and nodded calmly, "No problem!"

Jiang Ning appeared relaxed on the surface, but in reality, he was anything but.

Jumping into a pot of heated water was far from comfortable.

Moreover, the hot water contained the dissolved medicinal pack.

As his pores opened in the hot water, Jiang Ning felt a surge of powerful energy entering his body.

It felt like thousands of needles were piercing through his pores and into his skin.

Then,

Jiang Ning slowly closed his eyes and focused his vision inward.

With this inner vision, he saw strands of medicinal essence entering his body through the pores opened by the hot water.

The infusion of these essences made his skin feel relaxed.

The burden on his skin from practicing the Indestructible Body Technique recently was gradually soothed in this medicinal bath.

This made Jiang Ning feel comfortable, but at the same time, his body was constantly pricked with a sensation akin to acupuncture.

Especially when he was observing his body internally, a strand of golden thread would occasionally pass through his pores and reach the skin layer, causing him intense pain.

The muscles and skin at that spot would twitch slightly multiple times due to this stimulation.

"It's truly painful and enjoyable at the same time!" Jiang Ning exclaimed to himself.

He then calmly accepted this process.

Half an hour later, Jiang Ning seemed to awaken from a deep sleep and slowly opened his eyes.

Looking down, he noticed that the once murky hot water had become slightly clearer.

The most significant change was that within the hot water, there was no longer any trace of the golden threads.

Splash!

Jiang Ning stood up.

Scalding hot water slid off his body and dropped into the wooden bucket below.

"Younger Brother, how do you feel?" Jiang Li asked.

"Great!" Jiang Ning nodded.

"Younger Brother, when should I prepare the hot water next time?" Jiang Li asked again.

"After lunch!" Jiang Ning replied.

In the courtyard, Jiang Ning assumed the first stance of the Indestructible Body Technique and circulated the Five Beasts Vital Energy to stimulate his qi and blood.

[Indestructible Body Technique Experience: +1]



[Indestructible Body Technique Experience: +1]



[Indestructible Body Technique Experience: +1]



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Seeing the frequency of the prompts appearing before his eyes, Jiang Ning felt secretly thrilled.

"The efficiency has indeed increased significantly again!"

"The Golden Body Bath's medicinal effects are extraordinary! It's worth the fifty talents of gold for this bath!"

After a short break.

Jiang Ning slowly retracted his stance and stopped the skin conditioning process.

Then, he checked his panel again.

[Skills]: Indestructible Body Technique (Mastery 355/2000)



Seeing the growth in experience points on his panel, Jiang Ning was extremely satisfied.

This skin conditioning session directly increased his experience by 60 points, skyrocketing from 295 to 355 points.

Compared to his previous skin conditioning efficiency, it had doubled once again.

It was even several times more efficient than yesterday's session.

Although this skin conditioning session only doubled his experience compared to the previous one, falling short of the several-fold increase mentioned by Han Hongmei, Jiang Ning still felt no disappointment.

He understood that the several-fold increase mentioned by Han Hongmei was based on the normal efficiency of a Ninth Stage Martial Artist's skin conditioning.

His efficiency was already far superior to that of ordinary Martial Artists.

With different baselines, it was natural for the efficiency multiplier to vary.

The Golden Body Bath had already doubled his skin conditioning efficiency, which was extremely satisfying for Jiang Ning.

"With this efficiency, I might have the chance to achieve Skin Mastery before the Patrol Bureau's deadline!"

6◇9◇Book◇Bar

Two days later.

[Name]: Jiang Ning

[Essence Energy]: 21.1

[Skills]:

Book Knowledge Mastery (Secondary Limit Break 1255/3000) (Characteristics: Memorize at a Glance, Extraordinary Senses)



Five Beasts Fist (Primary Limit Break 53/2000) (Characteristics: Vital Energy Stored in Organs)



Enhanced Firewood Splitting Blade Technique (Quadruple Limit Break 5000/5000) (Characteristics: Broad Understanding, Blade Like Gale, Blade Divine Operation, Blade and Body As One)



Inner Alchemy Cultivation (Mastery 1343/2000)



Canglang Blade Technique (Major Mastery 48/1000)



Indestructible Body Technique (Mastery 650/2000)



Water Proficiency (Primary Limit Break 187/2000) (Characteristics: Underwater Breathing)



Over these two days, the Leopard Embryo Transformation Pill within his body released its medicinal effects once more.

This further enhanced his physique and also led to an increase in his Essence Points, rising from 10.05 to 21.1.

The progress in his Five Beasts Fist was less noticeable, as he had primarily focused his efforts on skin conditioning.

With his shift in focus and the transformation of the Five Beasts Vital Energy due to the Five Beasts Fist's Limit Break, the efficiency of his skin conditioning had skyrocketed. Combined with the medicinal bath's assistance, the progress of his Indestructible Body Technique had soared, jumping from over two hundred points of experience two days ago to six hundred and fifty points at present.

This made Jiang Ning feel a noticeable improvement in his skin's toughness.

"This afternoon is the apprenticeship ceremony that Wang Jin instructed me to attend three days ago. It's the ceremony for the direct disciples!"

"I still have time, so I'll continue practicing my fist techniques and skin conditioning!"

"The apprenticeship ceremony is just a formality for me!"

Jiang Ning thought to himself.

Afterward, he finished washing up and continued his training in the courtyard.

Wanhua Tower.

"Auntie!"

A young girl in a light yellow dress rushed into Lin Qingyi's arms.

She then affectionately rubbed against Lin Qingyi's chest.

Lin Qingyi looked at the girl in his arms and couldn't help but show a hint of indulgence.

"Jiaye, why do you suddenly have time to visit me?

"The girl in the light yellow dress, upon hearing these words, rose from Lin Qingyi's embrace, her face filled with feigned annoyance, and said, “I and Sister Qingxia, after graduating from Dongling Martial Garden, were assigned by the Martial Garden to the Patrol Bureau here, so I have some free time to visit Auntie!”

“I only arrived in Lo Shui County last night, and today I'm here to visit Auntie!”

Hearing Lin Jiaye's words, a look of relief appeared on Lin Qingyi's face.

After that.

Lin Jiaye took out a small box made of colored glaze from her body.

“Auntie, this is the lipstick I specially asked someone to buy from the capital city of Guangning Prefecture. It's called Pear Blossom Snow.”

“You're such a thoughtful little girl!”

Lin Qingyi gently rubbed Jiaye's pearl nose.

Lin Jiaye's face was filled with a playful smile.

At this moment, looking at Lin Qingyi's face, her heart was also secretly delighted.

Over the past two years, she had been studying martial arts at Dongling Martial Garden, and as her mind matured, she gradually realized how extraordinary her aunt was.

Not only had she become a member of Wanhua Tower, but she had also become the deputy leader of one of its branches.

Such a position came with great authority and power.

Her strength was also extremely formidable.

If she could win her favor, it would undoubtedly be of great help to her future martial arts path.

More importantly, she had vaguely heard from her family that her aunt seemed to have married an extremely extraordinary person.

Exactly how extraordinary this person was, she still didn't know at this time.

But from the tone of the elders' conversations in her family, she could tell that it must be an extremely remarkable figure.

At that time, when the elders in her family talked about this, they avoided the topic like snakes and scorpions, not daring to continue discussing it further.

It was also because of these reasons that she had carefully prepared this gift and specially dressed up to meet Lin Qingyi.

At this moment.

Lin Qingyi opened the lipstick box given by Lin Jiaye and placed it under her nose, taking a slight sniff.

“This scent is indeed very pleasant. It must be expensive!” Lin Qingyi asked.

Lin Jiaye immediately nodded obediently, “Auntie, your insight is truly remarkable. You saw through it at a glance! This box of Pear Blossom Snow is the newest lipstick from Green Moon Pavilion this year, so this box alone is worth a gold leaf.”

Hearing these words, a look of surprise flashed in Lin Qingyi's eyes.

“Then she rubbed Lin Jiaye's pearl nose.”

“You're so generous, little girl!”

Lin Jiaye hugged Lin Qingyi's arm and rubbed against it, her face full of affection.

“Auntie was so good to me when I was young, and I've always remembered it! It's been more than two years, and this is the first time I've seen Auntie, so how could I visit empty-handed.”

“You've really spent a lot, little girl!” Lin Qingyi looked at Lin Jiaye with a smile on her face.

“This is what I should do!” Lin Jiaye assumed a girlish posture.

A moment later.

Watching Lin Jiaye spinning in front of her, her skirt flying, revealing the graceful figure of a young girl.

Lin Qingyi slightly nodded.

Then she asked, “Jiaye, how old are you this year?”

“Auntie, I just turned seventeen last month!” Lin Jiaye replied with a giggle.

“Does Jiaye have a suitor in mind?” Lin Qingyi asked.

Hearing this, a tall figure of a man flashed through Lin Jiaye's mind, and she shook her head with a giggle.

“Jiaye is still young and doesn't have such thoughts yet.”

“You're not young anymore at seventeen! Jiaye should also start considering her lifelong matters.” Lin Qingyi slowly shook her head, and Jiang Ning's figure appeared in her mind.

She said, “Then, what do you think if I introduce a suitable suitor for you, Jiaye?”

“If it were someone else introducing him, I would say I don't have any thoughts! But if Auntie introduces a suitor, then I'm very interested!” Lin Jiaye said, continuing, “Jiaye also wants to see what kind of man can catch Auntie's eye.”

A smile appeared on Lin Qingyi's lips.

“You'll see him this afternoon! He won't disappoint you!” She said with full confidence.

During this time, she had personally witnessed Jiang Ning's rapid progress and was well aware that he was a rough diamond that had yet to reveal its brilliance.

As long as Jiang Ning was given some time, he would undoubtedly shine brightly in the future.

He would not be limited to a small county, nor would he be confined to a single province.

Perhaps one day, the entire Guangning Prefecture, or even the whole Zeshan Province, would have legends about Jiang Ning.

The entire world might even have legends of Jiang Ning.

In Lin Qingyi's eyes, Jiang Ning, with his ordinary background and exaggerated progress in martial arts, had the potential to soar like a dragon amidst the clouds.

He was a true prodigy with the opportunity to challenge the martial arts grandmaster in the future.

So, after seeing Lin Jiaye today, she immediately had an idea.

The idea of matchmaking Lin Jiaye and Jiang Ning.

As the saying goes, 'Don't let the water flow to others' fields.' She also wanted to keep this prodigy in her own Lin family.

(End of Chapter)

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