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Chapter 96: Skin Conditioning
Chapter 96: Skin Conditioning
In the depths of the forest—
Sizzle—
The rabbit, roasting over the flames, sizzled as its juices dripped, filling the air with a mouth-watering aroma.
Jiang Ning skillfully turned the wooden skewer, ensuring the rabbit cooked evenly.
After a short while, he used a clean stick to pierce the meat, finding it easily pierced. Satisfied, he nodded.
"It should be almost ready! Time to eat!"
He waited a little longer, allowing the rabbit to cool down slightly, before tearing off a hind leg.
But after the first bite, Jiang Ning's eyebrows furrowed.
While it looked delicious, the taste was rather ordinary.
He shook his head, "Never mind! Without any seasoning, I can't expect too much. Filling my stomach is the priority!"
Quickly devouring the entire rabbit, he felt only 80% full, considering his current appetite.
After satisfying his hunger, Jiang Ning made his way to a nearby water source to wash off the grease from his hands.
Then, he opened a box containing the skin-grinding powder prepared by Shen Congyun.
"It's time to start conditioning my skin!" Jiang Ning muttered to himself.
Swiftly, he removed his clothes, ready to begin the first stage of skin tempering.
This involved covering his entire body with the skin-grinding powder and rubbing vigorously until his skin turned red and blood oozed out, indicating the right level of abrasion.
Only then could he begin to circulate his vital energy throughout his body, using it to condition his skin.
Time passed slowly.
After a significant amount of time, Jiang Ning felt his body heat up, his muscles warming. He immediately switched to the second movement of the Indestructible Body Technique.
Another quarter of an hour passed, and he transitioned to the third movement, changing the flow of his vital energy.
[Indestructible Body Technique Experience +3]
As he completed the third movement, a prompt appeared before Jiang Ning's eyes.
He quickly checked his status panel:
[Skills]: Indestructible Body Technique (Beginner 3/100)
"Phew!" Jiang Ning breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing his status.
"The experience required is the same as the Inner Alchemy Cultivation Technique, ten times that of ordinary techniques. It's not too outrageous!" he muttered to himself.
Next, he began examining his body, peeling away the scabs to reveal the tender, red skin beneath.
Although the bleeding had stopped, the skin was evidently still fragile.
When he touched it with his finger, a sharp pain, like a needle prick, shot through his body.
"I can't continue skin conditioning today! I need time to recover," Jiang Ning concluded.
He then jumped into the nearby pool, which he had specifically sought out for its suitability.
Located beside a cliff, the site offered a spring flowing from a rock crevice for drinking water and a semi-stagnant pool for bathing.
At this stage of skin tempering, it was crucial to clean the scabs from the body after each training session, apply medicinal ointment, and repeat the process daily until a skin membrane formed, marking the official entry into the Skin Tempering Realm and the Ninth Stage of Martial Dao.
In the pond, Jiang Ning endured the pain and quickly rubbed off the scabs on his body.
After a few minutes, he climbed out of the pond and onto the shore. He dried himself off, revealing numerous red marks all over his body—fresh wounds from the broken skin.
The white ointment in the jar he had taken from the tree contained medicine for healing wounds, which was why his injuries had healed so quickly. But it wasn't enough. The faster his external wounds healed, the faster his skin tempering progress would be.
Jiang Ning then went to a nearby tree and retrieved a package hanging from a branch. He took out a round jar, removed the seal, and opened it to find it filled with a white, creamy substance.
"This is it!" Jiang Ning exclaimed. He applied the ointment generously to his wounds, feeling a refreshing coolness spread throughout his body.
The sun had already set, and the light reflecting off the clouds grew dimmer.
Jiang Ning got dressed, added a few more pieces of firewood to the fire, and began practicing his martial arts in the same spot.
The next day, Jiang Ning jumped down from the stone slab.
Crack!
He stretched his limbs, feeling invigorated.
[Source Energy]: 29.6
"Yesterday, I gained 1.8 points. As expected, eating less results in slower growth of Source Energy points," Jiang Ning thought to himself.
He glanced at his arm and the rest of his body, a smile forming on his face.
"The medicine Shen Congyun gave me for external injuries is truly effective. I've recovered so well that I can continue skin conditioning now."
After half a day, Jiang Ning's body was covered in skin abrasive powder, his skin turning red and breaking open in places.
"That should do it!" Jiang Ning said to himself after inspecting his body.
He then performed the first movement of the Indestructible Body Technique, channeling his vital force to circulate vital energy throughout his body.
In an instant, a powerful surge of vital energy coursed through him, causing his body to heat up.
"It's truly different!" Jiang Ning's eyes lit up as he continued to think, "No wonder they say that mastering vital force greatly improves skin tempering efficiency. It's indeed the case."
Next, he performed the second and third movements of the technique.
After completing the three movements, he felt that his vital energy had been largely consumed.
[Indestructible Body Technique Experience +5]
Seeing this prompt, a smile appeared on Jiang Ning's face.
"With the assistance of vital force, the efficiency is almost doubled. It's a significant improvement."
Jiang Ning then washed his wounds and applied healing ointment before resuming his martial arts practice.
When the sun rose, he practiced breath control to absorb the Great Sun Essence Qi, refining his five viscera and six bowels, and gaining experience in Inner Alchemy Cultivation Technique.
[Inner Alchemy Cultivation Technique Experience +1]
[Inner Alchemy Cultivation Technique Experience +1]
[Inner Alchemy Cultivation Technique Experience +1]
[.]
By the third hour, late morning hour, he had gained:
[Skills]: Inner Alchemy Cultivation Technique (Proficiency 28/2000)
Jiang Ning checked his status panel and muttered, "28 points of experience per day, I should be able to break through to the next realm in a little over two months. Not bad!"
He nodded in satisfaction, knowing that Inner Alchemy Cultivation Technique was a supreme art and one of the most challenging to cultivate.
Breaking through to the next realm would grant him control over his inner breath.
In other words, in just over two months, he would master his inner breath, and there would be nothing he couldn't achieve.
After practicing breath control, Jiang Ning continued his martial arts training.
Before long, evening arrived.
As evening fell, Jiang Ning noticed that his external wounds had completely healed. He resumed using the skin abrasive powder, covering his entire body with it.
He continued until his skin turned red and broke open, then he performed the movements of the Indestructible Body Technique, using his vital force to circulate vital energy and refine his skin.
After completing the three movements:
[Indestructible Body Technique Experience +5]
[Skills]: Indestructible Body Technique (Uninitiated 13/100)
"Just nine more days, and I'll enter the Ninth Stage of Martial Dao!"
"In that case, I won't return to the city after reaching the Ninth Stage."
"I believe that by then, the news of Hong Chengtao and Xu Yunfeng's deaths in Luo Shui County will have died down."
"Moreover, by the time I enter the Ninth Stage, with my accumulated power, I won't fear even an Eighth Stage Martial Artist in the Divine Strength Realm!"
(End of Chapter)
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