Chapter 76: Sinew Transformation
Chapter 76: Sinew Transformation
Black Jade Power Pellet.
The Power Pellet was not something to be swallowed directly, but rather a hardened substance, crafted like pearls or jade, requiring high heat to refine and extract its medicinal power gradually.
Chen Mu had recently obtained the 'Black Jade Sinew Transformation Technique' from Xu Hongyu, and now he had a clear understanding of the Sinew Transformation cultivation method. Holding the Black Jade Power Pellet, roughly the size of an egg, he approached the stove.
"Nie'er, go and prepare some water for my bath."
Chen Mu instructed.
The Power Pellet was to be boiled in high heat for about an hour, and then the concoction was poured into a bath barrel, allowing the entire body to soak in it.
Indeed.
Due to the overwhelming potency of the Power Pellet, it could not be consumed directly, and even the boiled concoction had to be diluted with water. Additionally, one had to internally consume a corresponding soup to protect the heart and lungs.
Skin Conditioning, Muscle Cultivation, and Sinew Transformation—each step had to be taken one by one, with no room for shortcuts.
Without properly conditioned skin and a body filled with robust blood and muscles, one could not withstand the powerful effects of the Power Pellet. Instead of achieving Sinew Transformation, one's own skin and flesh would be overwhelmed by the intense heat.
Chen Mu placed the Black Jade Power Pellet into a medicine pot and began to boil it.
"The potency of the Power Pellet must come from that essential medicinal catalyst, the Black Dragon Blood."
Chen Mu gazed at the medicine pot.
In the Great Xuan Dynasty's 'Ten Thousand Demon Chart,' the Black Dragon was rated as a seventh-tier demon, undoubtedly a terrifyingly terrifying creature.
Black Dragon Blood was an essential catalyst for Sinew Transformation, indicating that long ago, even before the Body Tempering Art had reached the Sinew Transformation stage, there were human martial arts ancestors who had fought such monsters.
While this was not an impossible feat, in Chen Mu's understanding, it was extremely challenging. He believed that martial arts had to advance to at least the third step of the Intention Realm, or even further, to fight a monster like the Black Dragon without a strong physical foundation.
Subsequently, countless martial arts sages compiled the path of Body Tempering, which was more substantial compared to the vague and ethereal nature of the Intention Realm. With both methods complementing each other, humanity finally established a firm footing, and the nearly legendary demons were defeated by the sages of each generation, ultimately becoming the rulers of this world.
Compared to that long and grand history, the Great Xuan Dynasty, which had ruled for a thousand years, was merely a small and insignificant part of it.
Of course.
Chen Mu's knowledge was limited to these scattered fragments because, since the establishment of the Great Xuan Dynasty, much of the past history had been erased, leaving even the name of the previous dynasty unclear.
The Great Xuan Dynasty was now in decline, and unless a revivalist ruler emerged, the current trend suggested that the empire might soon change hands again.
Chen Mu's thoughts wandered for a moment, but he soon refocused on the present. His current goal was simply to establish himself firmly in Yu City.
Gurgle, gurgle!
The medicine pot boiled on the stove for a full hour, and only then did the concoction start to boil, emitting a gurgling sound.
Chen Mu lifted the lid and peered inside, seeing that the water had transformed into a black, viscous liquid, bubbling vigorously.
He gently scooped it with a ladle, retrieving the Black Jade Power Pellet, now completely transparent and resembling a black pearl, emitting steam.
Chen Mu secured the pellet in a medicine pouch and carried the pot to the adjacent room.
In the side room, a large wooden bathtub was set up, filled with cold water. Upon seeing Chen Mu, Wang Ni hurriedly pulled Ku Er to help carry the pot of hot water.
However, the two were too young and lacked strength. Chen Mu shook his head, not waiting any longer, and headed to the boiler room himself. He grabbed the edge of the large pot, lifting it up, while Wang Ni and Ku Er watched with wide eyes. Chen Mu carried the pot back to the side room and poured the boiling water directly into the tub.
" well then,you guys go ahead."
Chen Mu set down the pot, then poured the refined black jade medicine into the bucket.
Sizzle!
The medicine ooze emitted a sizzling sound, quickly turning the entire bucket of water into black.
Wang Ni and Ku'er followed Chen Mu in a daze with a blank expression all the way to the side room, the two of them looking at the steaming pot, then you look at me, I'll look at you, followed by the sound of Chen Mu's voice, finally, he quickly whispered a response and slipped out.
Stepping into the wooden bucket.
The moment he entered the bucket, Chen Mu couldn’t help but let out a faint ‘sizzle’ sound.
Even grabbing the steaming pot barehanded before, he had no reaction at all, but once immersed in the medicine, the experience was completely different.
The medicine wasn’t that hot, but it seemed to hide thousands of tiny needles, constantly piercing every pore of his body, gradually penetrating and invading the skin, making it hard to hold back this sensation.
But Chen Mu wasn’t just starting to practice his body quickly adapted to the discomfort, and he plunged straight down into the water, submerging the entire body below the head.
Sizzle!
Looking at it one by one in the book, the wooden bucket making a sizzling sound.
Chen Mu only feeling the heat of the medicine, spreading into countless needle points, penetrating every corner of the body, quickly passing through the skin, reaching the muscles, and then slowly squeezing through the muscles, finally settling at the deeper layers, the body's major tendons and sinews.
The Sinew Transformation for the Body Tempering Art is just a small leap, because even though the Skin Conditioning and the Muscle Cultivation had already boosted his qi and blood strength, these muscles without the full-body sinews connected, remained scattered.
Once the Sinews completed the Sinew transformation practice, all the muscles would connect as one, thereby explosively releasing strength that was almost a quantum leap compared to before.
Like a fully cultivated martial artist, a single leap could cover two or three_zhang, directly jumping over a high wall, reaching the limit, and after entering the Sinew transformation, a gentle leap could cover four_or_fivezhang, both the explosive strength and agility surpassing the previous state, achieving a qualitative change.
The intense heat of the medicine gradually merging into the major sinews of his body, making Chen Mu feel as if his entire body’s sinews were being scorched by fire, turning red-hot, this sensation lasting for nearly two hours before finally fadingering away.
When all sensations finally faded, the wooden bucket’s black medicine had turned into a dull gray.
Chen Mu slowly opened hiseyes, standing up from the water, and clenched his fists.
“Hmm… seems like nothing has changed.”
He had previously inquired in detail about the sinew transformationprocess fromXiaohe, knowing that the process involved refining and remolding the body’s sinews, turning them into sinews, but this stepwasnot possible for everyone, some peopleafter three_monthsoak the medicine butstill didn’tpenetrateintothebody,eventually returningtotheoriginalstate, whileothers with extraordinarytalents could enter the sinew_transformationlevel with just afew_transformation.’
With the system still present, Chen Mu silentlycalledupthesystempanel.
The illness isn’t fully recovered, still need to continue the_hanging_water_treatment, but byFriday, he mightforce_a match, and the body wouldgradually recover.
It looks like the breakthrough wasn’t achieved.
but he still had the system.
Chen mu silently summoned the system panel.
(End ofChapter)
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