When the last five grains of spiritual sand disappeared, Lu Chen's body suddenly trembled.
Clang!
The skeleton on the long table also trembled. All the black blood was shaken off, and a pale skeleton appeared in front of him. With a splash, it scattered into a large area.
Lu Chen subconsciously stretched out his right hand, his fingers twisted.
Splash!
White bones flew up and landed in front of Lu Chen. In the blink of an eye, they reassembled into a circular altar made of white bones. A cold wind blew, and the white bone altar shattered into bone powder, leaving a pale mark on the ground.
"So strange?" Lu Chen's eyes flickered. His thumb and little finger interlocked. His index finger faced his chest and the tip of his finger changed. He quickly formed a seal with both hands and muttered, "Transportation Technique!"
A cold wind howled, and the imprint of the altar silently appeared under Lu Chen's feet. He felt the spiritual qi quickly drain away, and two skeletal hands reached out from the imprint under his feet.
It grabbed his feet.
Swoosh!
Crack, crack, crack!
The sound of bones cracking could be heard. The imprint of the altar and the skeletal hand rotated at the same time. Lu Chen felt a chill all over his body and suddenly appeared outside the door.
"Five meters!" Lu Chen turned around and looked at the tightly shut door. He was a little speechless and shocked.
The limit for Beginner Transportation Technique was five meters! Moreover, it consumed a lot of energy, but its effects were also widespread.
Not only could it move people, but it could also move things. He could move anything he wanted. It was just that the commotion was a little big and the experience was not good. Fortunately, he was strong.
It doesn't matter. If it was an ordinary person, they would have vomited blood.
"The future is promising." Lu Chen grinned. The skeletal hand under his feet suddenly retracted, leaving only a layer of white bone powder on the ground. It was a little scary. Just as he was about to go see Fang Yuqi, he turned around and saw the little black tiger running over.
Lu Chen squatted down and reached out to rub the other party's head. "Did you miss me?"
Roar! Roar!
The little black tiger slammed on the brakes and sniffed. It turned around and rushed towards the door.
"You can't eat the meat inside."
Lu Chen reached out and picked up the little black tiger.
Roar! Roar!
The little black tiger twisted and turned in his hands, its little mouth howling non-stop, its little canine teeth baring in a fierce manner. Lu Chen glared and slapped his palm down on her perky butt.
"Who asked you to be fierce? Who asked you to be naughty?"
"Roar, roar, roar~"
"You're so disobedient!"
Roar! Roar!
"Who asked you to bare your teeth!"
"Wu wu wu~~"
"Good girl, that's right."
"Hehe, Brother, let's give it a name."
"You can name it, Yaoyao."
"Then… let's call her Niuniu, okay?"
"Alright, your real name is Niuniu Lu, and your nickname is Tigress. From now on, you're also a member of our Lu family."
"Mm, mm~"
As night fell, three figures, one big and two small, left the Town Guards Mansion and walked towards the Changchun Temple.
…
As he walked, Lu Chen turned and walked into the Red Chamber Garden.
"Hong'e!"
"Huh?"
"Hong'e!"
"Mm."
Jiang Hong'e sat up on the recliner with her veil draped over her shoulders. Her expression was lazy as she looked at the little man in front of her. Her eyes were sparkling and filled with spring water. Lu Chen held her soft hand and said affectionately, "Hong'e, lend me some spiritual sand."
"…"
Jiang Hong'e's red lips parted slightly in a daze.
"Hehe~" Qing He quietly walked into the room, pursed her lips, and smiled. She poured two bowls of tea. Two little foxes, one white and one red, secretly looked around under the screen, their expressions interesting.
Jiang Hong'e came back to her senses and said angrily, "You came looking for me in the middle of the night… to borrow spiritual sand???"
"Mm."
"…"
Jiang Hong'e was furious. Her chest rose and fell, creating a spectacular sight. She pulled back her hand and said coldly, "When will it be returned?"
"In your next life."
Jiang Hong'e burst out laughing. She was as beautiful as a flower. "How much do you want?"
"Fifty grains."
"Are you leaving today?"
"Yes."
"You don't want to stay the night?"
Lu Chen's teeth hurt as he mumbled, "Heaty…"
"Hehehe~~"
"Hehe~"
Lu Chen's eyelids twitched and he felt dizzy. He quickly changed the topic and asked, "You're cultivating?"
"Yes, I just started today. I can barely be considered to be at the first level of Qi Refinement."
"Oh." Lu Chen nodded and said, "May I ask you a question?"
"Go ahead, hehehe~~"
"Be serious."
"Alright, alright, hehehe~"
Fox, I'll take you in sooner or later.
Lu Chen was helpless and said directly, "If it's difficult to break through to the Zongfa Realm from Qi Refinement, how can Body Tempering break through to the second level?"
Jiang Hong'e gradually calmed down. She raised her fair feet and explained, "Compared to Qi Refinement, Body Tempering is actually more difficult to break through. Take the 2,500 soldiers of the Town Guards Mansion for example. They all cultivate the General's Bane. How many of them can break through to the second level? There isn't one, and it's impossible for there to be one."
"Why?"
"It's because there's a barrier in the human body called the Body Imprisonment Barrier. This is a restraint that humans are born with. Once it's broken, it's incomparably terrifying. If you want to break through to the second stage, you have to break through this Body Imprisonment Barrier. If you want to break through, there's a prerequisite. You have to have 10,000 pounds of strength. Even if you cultivate the ordinary General's Bane to an extremely deep level, your strength will at most be 3,000 pounds. It's far from 10,000 pounds. Even if the Fang Family's Revised Authentic-level White Tiger Body Refining Technique breaks through the heavens, it can only cultivate 5,000 pounds of strength."
"A Secret level?"
"That's right!" Jiang Hong'e winked at Lu Chen and said, "If you want to break through the Body Imprisoning Barrier, you must either be gifted or swallow heavenly treasures. You must cultivate Secret-level Body Tempering Techniques. Only Secret-level Body Tempering Techniques can touch the threshold of the Body Imprisonment Barrier."
Body Imprisonment Barrier!
10,000 pounds!
Secret level!
It might be difficult for others, but it was a piece of cake for Lu Chen. He could totally upgrade the Eternal Youth Technique all the way to the secret level. In this way, body tempering became a shortcut.
Good, very good!
…
When he returned to the Changchun Temple, it was already late at night.
Meng Yao ran to the outside of the chicken coop and stared at the flock of chicks with great interest. Lu Chen took a futon and sat cross-legged in the courtyard. He placed Tigress under his feet and looked at the light screen in front of him.
Slightly excited, he reached out and tapped gently. "Open!"
[Eternal Youth Technique Upgrade Conditions]:
[1: Practice for ten days (10/10, achieved!)]
[2: Ten departed souls (10/10, achieved!)]
[3: 30 grains of spiritual sand (30/30, achieved!)]
…
[Qi Cultivation Technique Upgrade Conditions]:
[1: Seven days of cultivation (7/7, achieved!)]
[2: Three departed souls (3/3, achieved!)]
[3: 20 grains of Spiritual Sand (20/20, achieved!)]
…
[Name: Lu Chen]
[Cultivation: Qi Refinement Level 2]
[Cultivation Technique: Eternal Youth Technique, Mastery (Upgradeable!)+; Qi Cultivation Technique, Mastery (Upgradeable!)+]
…
"Upgrade!"
"Upgrade!"
In an instant, Lu Chen's body bulged and quickly disappeared. His skin became redder and redder, and white smoke rose from the top of his head. His throat felt numb and itchy.
It was as if there was something.
Lu Chen felt that his blood was boiling, his flesh and bones were trembling, his strength was increasing rapidly, and the aura of pure Yang was accumulating crazily.
Three mouthfuls.
Four mouthfuls.
Five mouthfuls.
In the blink of an eye, he had accumulated five mouthfuls of pure yang energy in his mouth. Only at this moment did his body gradually calm down. He let out a long breath and said faintly, "Perfection."
[Name: Lu Chen]
[Cultivation Technique: Eternal Youth Technique, Perfection (Requirement for advancement can be opened!); Qi Cultivation Technique, Mastery.]
…
"Advance? Open!"
[Eternal Youth Technique Advancement Conditions]:
[1: Pure Yang Body (Unachieved!)]
[2: One Body Technique (Achieved!)]
[3: 50 kilograms of flesh and blood (Unachieved!)]
[4: 50 Spiritual Sand (Unachieved!)]
…
He had a copy of the Tendon Changing Body Tempering Technique.
He had already achieved a Body Technique, so it was not difficult for him to obtain flesh, blood, and spiritual sand. The first condition, Pure Yang Body, was the most difficult to achieve. However, he had currently accumulated five mouthfuls of Pure Yang Breath, and the remaining four would only take a few days.
It was much faster than he had expected.
"1,700 pounds of strength." Lu Chen muttered to himself. He slowly closed his eyes and began to cultivate the Qi Cultivation Technique.
"Phew."
"Hiss."
As he breathed, the attributeless spiritual qi quickly accumulated, and his heart became more and more calm.
The winter night was long. White frost covered the sky.
Two strands of white hair fluttered in the night wind.
Meng Yao floated over from afar and stepped on Lu Chen's head. She looked up at the falling white frost and stretched out her small arm, wanting to cover Lu Chen. However, the white frost passed through Meng Yao's body mercilessly and still landed on Lu Chen's shoulder and head.
He was covered in crystals.
Meng Yao raised her head. Her eyes were filled with disappointment and frustration, but she still stood there. Like an idiot, she did not move.
The sun had just risen. Everything had a new beginning.
Lu Chen slowly woke up. After a night of bitter cultivation, he opened his mouth and exhaled two feet of white air. His cultivation had already advanced to the third level of Qi Refinement. He said, "Yaoyao, are you tired?"
The little girl shook her head. "Yaoyao isn't tired."
"But I am tired. Come, let's rest for a while."
"Mm, mm~" Meng Yao quietly lay in Lu Chen's arms. Her big eyes slowly closed, and her small mouth murmured, "Brother, this way… will Yaoyao be able to give birth to Little Yaoyao?"
Lu Chen: "…"