Chapter 254: Great Progress, Forging Bones, Step Two!

Chapter 254: Great Progress, Forging Bones, Step Two!

The next day, Jiang Ning woke up and checked his status panel.

Essence Energy: 179.33

He closed the panel and clenched his right fist, channeling the power within him. His vital energy surged, like a raging storm and thundering waves.

The force of his vital energy pounded against his bones and muscles.

"The transformation is complete!" Jiang Ning's eyebrows flickered with joy.

Stepping outside, he took a deep breath, and his body instantly became agile.

With a leap, he soared like a white crane riding the wind, his body tracing a graceful arc through the tall courtyard wall and hundreds of meters of open sky before gently landing on the rocky beach.

If anyone had witnessed this scene, they would surely have praised his agility.

Excellent body technique!

This was the effect of breaking through the limits of the Five Beasts Fist the previous day.

The Five Beasts Fist was not only a foundational martial arts technique but also a way to condense vital energy and enhance one's physique.

It also involved the application of strength and power.

Body technique, agility, mental focus, brief levitation, and the art of changing direction in mid-air were all part of it.

Among the Five Beasts Fist, the Crane Form was specifically about levitation and changing direction in mid-air.

Now, after breaking through the limits of the fist technique for the second time, the fake five-sided cultivation technique had become a true five-sided one.

Using the Crane Form, he could glide through the air like a white crane.

After breaking through the limits of the fist technique the night before, even if he were to fall from a high cliff, as long as he maintained his focus, he could land like a white crane, without harming himself in the slightest.

Arriving at the rocky beach, he saw that the lake was covered by a thick layer of ice, unusually calm, with only the howling cold wind blowing from afar.

Jiang Ning looked up at the sky.

Although it was still early, the sky was just beginning to brighten.

However, he could already see dark clouds covering the sky.

"Looks like it's going to be another terrible weather day!"

Jiang Ning shook his head, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.

After adjusting his state, he started practicing his fists again.

His body moved, roaring like a tiger in the mountains.

Roar—

His vital energy surged, and as it flowed, it suddenly emitted a sound like a tiger's roar.

During the intense fist practice, the commotion was far greater than before.

Occasionally, the tiger's roar from within his body was loud enough to drown out even the howling wind.

A moment later, his fist technique changed again, transforming into the Bear Form.

When he stomped his foot, a loud rumble echoed.

The rocks, weathered by years of wind, rain, and sun, and constantly battered by the tides, suddenly exploded, sending countless shards flying in all directions.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Each flying shard produced a sharp, piercing sound as it tore through the air.

If an ordinary person were nearby, they would instantly be pierced by these shards and die on the spot.

Practicing his fists with full power, Jiang Ning felt increasingly refreshed.

His vital energy surged, continuously washing over his entire body.

At the same time, with each change in his fist technique, the Five Elements Spirit was drawn into his body, enhancing the source of his five organs.

Through practicing the fist technique, Jiang Ning gradually understood why the Five Elements Spirit and its ability to break through the limits of the organs could be called a breakthrough.

Perhaps the human body did have its limits.

Without relying on the universe and all things within it, one's body was ultimately made of flesh and blood, a mortal vessel.

Just like the path of martial arts, as one progressed, external assistance was indispensable in addition to one's own efforts.

For example, in the initial Ninth Rank Skin Polishing Realm, without external skin-polishing ointment, it would be almost impossible for an ordinary martial artist to achieve the Skin Polishing Great Accomplishment, reaching the level of skin as tough as copper.

Take his recent achievement of the Sixth Rank Martial Path, the Bone Forging Realm, as an example.

Without external assistance and without consuming metal and iron, it would be fundamentally impossible to forge true iron bones.

Therefore, the human body inherently had its limits, being made of flesh and blood, and external assistance was necessary.

The same was true for the five organs.

Without drawing in the Five Elements Spirit from the universe, enhancing the source of the five organs, it would be impossible to break through the limits of the human organs.

At this moment, his fist technique changed again.

His body moved like an ape, each movement graceful and agile.

And at this moment, a great fire suddenly ignited in the universe, burning on the hard ice.

If anyone were present, they would surely be astonished.

How could there be fire within the ice?

This fire was precisely due to the characteristic Jiang Ning had just mastered.

Water and Fire Manipulation: Controls the water and fire spirit, freely commanding nine-ninths of the water and fire in the world.

With this characteristic, even in the dimly lit, freezing cold Luoshui River, he could still create fire in the void.

As the fire raged, the Fire Element Spirit in the universe surged, and he instantly felt the Fire Element Spirit entering his heart, gradually strengthening its endurance.

Soon after,

Five Beasts Fist Experience Points: +3

After completing a set of fist techniques, Jiang Ning clenched his fists and stood tall.

"Iron bones forged, and my physical body has completely transformed!"

"In just one night, my physique has increased by a full ten percent!"

He murmured to himself and nodded in satisfaction.

After practicing the Five Beasts Fist, he has completely mastered the transformation of his physical body and thoroughly understood its strength after the metamorphosis.

The greatest improvement after the transformation is the strength of his flesh and bones.

Secondly, it is the enhancement of his vital energy.

After experiencing his own transformation, because he just saw the gloomy weather, some bad moods are renewed.

After the transformation of his flesh is complete, he can start the second step of Bone Forging.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning turned and left.

Just returned to the courtyard.

Jiang Ning saw snowflakes falling from the sky.

"This." He paused, shaking his head: "It's snowing again! It seems we can't expect clear weather today, and we can only temporarily put aside the accumulation of Inner Essence Cultivation."

"Fortunately, practicing the Five Beasts Fist can also increase my viscera, the stronger the viscera, the more vital energy I can condense!"

"Wait until my Inner Essence Cultivation breaks through, and my vital energy will transform, condensing into a gale."

"Plus, my vast amount of vital energy is enough to make me stand out among the sixth-rank warriors!"

Thinking of this first point, Jiang Ning's heart calmed down.

Subsequently, he came to the room.

With this weather, the temperature at night has already dropped below zero, and any water placed outdoors will freeze.

The water for washing, taken from the deep well, is now stored indoors.

After washing up in the room.

Jiang Ning wiped his face, and his whole person suddenly felt refreshed.

When he pushed open the door again.

He found that the light snow had just turned into a thin layer of snow, which had already been cleaned up in the courtyard.

It can be imagined that with such intensity of snowfall, it won't take long for the entire courtyard to be covered in snow again.

Under the big tree in the courtyard.

Jiang Ning closed his eyes, focusing inward.

In an instant.

The two hundred and six bones in his body appeared in his line of sight.

At a glance, he could see that the two hundred and six bones were no longer of any light gray color, but had turned into a lustrous silver-white.

At this moment, if a bone is taken out from his body, its skeletal color looks just like ordinary refined iron.

"It's time for the second step!"

Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

A thought moved.

Instantly, his vital energy transformed into thirteen small hammers.

With his current mental power strength, thirteen small hammers were still his limit.

The next moment.

Clang—

His body shook, and a series of metallic striking sounds emerged from Jiang Ning's body, clear and crisp, with strong penetrating power.

With one hammer, Jiang Ning's breath became chaotic.

In the next breath, the chaotic energy returned to normal.

Subsequently, a series of giant hammers fell, and heavy striking sounds emanated from Jiang Ning's body.

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It's like a continuous sound of falling snow.

As the hundred and eight hammers ended, completing a grand Bone Forging cycle, Jiang Ning suddenly opened his eyes from his closed meditation."

He raised his hand and grabbed, and a white jade bottle appeared in his hand.

The bottle contained the Mysterious Bone Pill that Lin Qingyi had found for him earlier.

To forge the Mystic Bone, one must consume a certain amount of Mystic Iron after Bone Forging.

In the initial stages of the martial path, the ancient warriors at this step all chose to swallow Mystic Iron Sand.

The Mystic Iron Sand, when ingested, relies on the powerful digestive ability of martial artists, which can absorb a certain amount of Mystic Iron particles into the skeleton.

This is why there is a legend that powerful warriors can swallow iron juice and copper balls.

Because in the early stages, many warriors have indeed done so.

After so many years of development, this step has become much simpler.

The Mysterious Bone Pill, the size of a pea, contains enough Mystic Iron Marrow.

The Mystic Iron Marrow, when ingested, has an effect many times stronger than swallowing Mystic Iron Sand.

The next moment.

Suddenly, a pea-sized black pill appeared in the bottle, its body emitting black silk threads.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

The black pills flew straight into his mouth, passing through his throat and falling into his stomach.

As the pill coat of the Mysterious Bone Pill opened, the entire pill began to emit fine black silk threads.

Unlike the silver silk threads of the Iron Bone Pill, the black silk threads from the Mystic Bone Pill were black.

Jet-black like ink.

"This must be the Mystic Iron Marrow!" Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

Next, he saw the black silk threads from the Mystic Bone Pill flying towards the bones he had just completed a Bone Forging cycle.

The black silk threads silently merged into the bones.

In an instant.

The five Mystic Bone Pills in his stomach were completely digested and absorbed.

"It's still not enough?" Jiang Ning felt the changes in his body and was astonished.

He still remembered that a few days ago, when he first forged his bones, he had only absorbed five Iron Bone Pills, reaching the absorption limit.

And now, after absorbing all five Mysterious Bone Pills, he still felt it wasn't enough.

A sudden realization dawned on Jiang Ning as he opened his eyes and extended his right hand, causing a jade bottle containing the pills to appear.

A black pill, the size of a pea, flew out of the bottle and directly into his throat, landing in his stomach.

A moment later, Jiang Ning sighed in relief, slowly opening his eyes.

That familiar sense of satisfaction returned to his heart.

"Finally, it's enough!" Jiang Ning thought to himself, a smile spreading across his face.

At this moment, he felt that familiar sense of satisfaction again.

"The last time I forged my bones, it took a week to reach the limit after absorbing five pills!"

"This time, it's also a week of bone forging, but I need to absorb six pills to reach the limit!"

"According to my understanding, for ordinary warriors, the limit for Iron Bone Pills and Mysterious Bone Pills is the same, with consistent requirements before and after!"

"This indicates that the change solely comes from within me!" Jiang Ning muttered to himself, a realization dawning as he spoke.

Could it be because of the recent growth in Five Beasts Fist experience and Vital Energy? This thought rose in his mind, confirming his guess.

Aside from this possibility, he couldn't think of a second one.

"If this is indeed the case, it means my bone-forging efficiency has improved compared to previous days!"

Jiang Ning's face lit up with a smile.

Arriving at the lake, he effortlessly broke through the ice with a single step.

After sinking into the water, he immediately felt his body rapidly recovering the energy and Vital Energy consumed during the bone-forging process.

He had just stood under the tree for a full hour.

After completing 108 strikes, a week of bone-forging, he felt his entire body go soft and numb under the powerful impact.

Each strike shook his five organs and six bowels, reverberating through his entire body.

So, despite the short time, the consumption and internal damage were immense.

Normally, at this stage of the Martial Path, bone-forging involved hammering a single bone.

But he was hammering thirteen bones at once.

The consumption and impact force were thirteen times greater.

Moreover, the stronger his Vital Energy, the more effective each strike, but the impact on his body would also be greater.

Such a powerful force.

Normally, after a single bone-forging session, one would need to rest for a long time, using medicinal supplements to nurture their body before attempting a second bone-forging session.

Previously, according to Jiang Ning's understanding, he also knew that many sixth-rank Martial Path warriors would take half a year, or even a day, to recover enough to attempt a second bone-forging session.

This lengthy recovery process resulted in low bone-forging efficiency.

Many warriors at this stage needed a long time to thoroughly complete their bone-forging.

In this world, only a small number of warriors were born with exceptional bones and robust physiques.

These individuals, even if they overexerted their bodies, would still be full of vigor the next day.

But in Jiang Ning's opinion, even these naturally gifted individuals couldn't compare to him in terms of bone-forging efficiency.

Because as long as he was in the water, he could absorb a certain substance from it, quickly recovering from all the damage to his body.

It wouldn't take long for him to return to his peak state.

Coupled with his vast Vital Energy and powerful mental power.

His bone-forging efficiency had reached a level that was hard for ordinary people to imagine.

In the lake, Jiang Ning quietly enjoyed the soothing effect of the water on his body.

At the same time, he quietly observed the thirteen bones he had refined.

After absorbing the Mystic Iron Marrow, the thirteen bones, now emitting a silver glow, began to gradually darken with thin black lines.

These thin black lines were the external manifestation of the Mystic Iron Marrow's effect on the bones.

Once all 206 bones in his body turned completely black, becoming black jade-like bones.

He could truly achieve the second realm of bone-forging, the Mystic Bone.

With the Mystic Bone realm achieved, his strength was several times greater than the Iron Bone realm.

According to his understanding, a warrior who had achieved the Mystic Bone realm could fight three, or even five Iron Bone realm warriors without being at a disadvantage.

This was the change in strength after achieving the Mystic Bone realm.

The physical body was a whole.

Any enhancement in one part would make the whole body more powerful, not just limited to a single point or area.

Each step on the Martial Path merely had a different focus in refinement.

Meanwhile.

Someone had taken on the will of a divine spirit and was heading towards Luoshui County.

With the divine embryo destroyed, the divine spirit suffered greatly, its state severely damaged.

(End of Chapter)

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