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Chapter 17:
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Chapter 17: Five Transformations, Golden Bones in Sight
In the secret chamber, Xu Yan took a horse-stance and began bone refinement.
As the cultivation method circulated, his blood and Qi boiled, warming his body. Surprisingly, his blood and Qi began to grow stronger.
The dragon of blood and Qi winding around his bones appeared even larger, and as it roamed his bones, its refining power intensified.
"Indeed, the Red-eyed Tiger is the king of tigers, containing vast amounts of blood and Qi!"
Xu Yan circulated his blood and Qi, beginning the tempering process.
"The speed of tempering has increased significantly!"
As the blood and Qi circulated internally and externally, continuously refining, his copper bones began to emit a faint golden glow.
This was a sign of the impending transformation into golden bones!
"When the nourishing medicine refined with the blood and flesh of the Red-eyed Tiger comes out, the speed of bone refinement will continue to increase!"
"At this rate, I can complete the first transformation of golden bones in no more than five days!"
The refinement of golden bones would take nine transformations to reach perfection.
"It can be faster. The cultivation methods I have learned may not be complete. I should continue to comprehend!"
"Only by doing so can I complete the refinement of golden bones faster!"
Xu Yan's gaze was firm as he entered a trance-like state, continuing to comprehend the cultivation method while refining his bones.
The next day, Xu Yan received the nourishing medicine refined by Master Pan and the processed tiger skin. He returned to the secret chamber to continue cultivation.
"Indeed, the speed of tempering has increased!"
"I must purchase more precious herbs and potions that strengthen blood and Qi!"
Xu Yan was excited. At the current rate of tempering, he might complete the first transformation into golden bones in another day and a half.
After finishing cultivation, he found the manager of the Xu family's business and instructed him to purchase precious herbs.
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"Money doesn't grow on trees. Why are you buying so many precious herbs?"
During lunchtime, Xu Junhe seized the opportunity to reprimand Xu Yan.
"The medicine storage in the house has been nearly depleted by you. Where did that Nine-leaf Spirit Grass go? Where did the Thousand Year Old Mountain Ginseng go?"
"You prodigal son, do you want to anger your father to death?"
He had been scolded numerous times before. Xu Yan also knew that his actions would cause some loss to the family, but now that the path of martial arts was in sight, any cost must be paid!
The loss was insignificant.
As long as he could enter the path of martial arts and truly become his master's disciple, what did the loss of money matter?
Xu Yan looked to his mother for help.
"Mom!"
Xu Junhe was so angry that his face turned green. He said angrily, "Don't always run to your mother for everything. I have the final say in this matter!"
"Why are you shouting so loud? You're scaring Yan'er!"
Seeing the pleading look in her beloved son's eyes, Madam Xu immediately softened and glared at her husband with dissatisfaction.
Xu Junhe was on the verge of spitting out blood.
"Wife, you can't..."
Madam Xu frowned, "Husband, it's just a little money. If Yan'er likes it, it's fine. Can't we afford this little amount of money?"
"Of course, we can! What's a small amount of money like this?"
"Then it's settled. Do you only care about money? That's our son!"
"I..."
Xu Junhe felt defeated.
"Mom is the best!"
Xu Yan smirked.
Xu Junhe grumbled but had to reluctantly agree to Xu Yan's expensive purchase of precious herbs.
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"The first transformation into golden bones is about to be completed!"
Xu Yan felt a huge dragon of blood and qi coiling around his bones, and the blood and qi infiltrating his bones had already nourished his bone marrow.
A tingling sensation came over him, and at a certain moment, with a loud roar, the dragon of blood and Qi surged into his bones and entered his bone marrow.
In an instant, Xu Yan felt a surge of immense blood and Qi gushing out. His blood seemed to be revitalized, and he seemed to be in a transcendent state.
New blood was produced, old blood was expelled.
The first transformation into golden bones!
As his blood and Qi grew stronger, his entire body seemed to exude a layer of sticky, dark purple old blood like sweat.
At that moment, his whole body relaxed, and his bones turned into a faint golden color.
Xu Yan felt that he had become stronger.
With his current strength, he could easily crush the head of the Red-eyed Tiger with a single punch!
"So this is golden bones stage?"
Xu Yan clenched his fist, feeling full of power. His blood and Qi doubled in strength.
Moreover, he felt that his blood and Qi were now purer and stronger than ever!
"After nine transformations, when the golden bones are perfected, how powerful will I become?"
Xu Yan was filled with anticipation.
"I'm so dirty, I should clean up. Is this considered a blood exchange? Expelling impurities from the blood and making blood and qi purer? With such a martial arts foundation, it will be stronger and purer."
"Perhaps the ancient prodigies mentioned by Master were known for their purity!"
Xu Yan had some enlightenment at the moment.
"It's not just the purity of blood and Qi, but also the purity of the martial arts heart, with a clear mind and pure intentions!"
"I'm not far from becoming one of the ancient prodigies!"
After coming out of the secret chamber, Xu Yan changed his clothes and washed away the blood on his body.
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On the twelfth day since returning to the Xu family.
In the secret chamber, Xu Yan's body exuded a layer of faint red blood, like sweat.
"This is the fifth transformation!"
Excitement shone in Xu Yan's eyes. In recent days, with the help of the herbal medicine refined from the Red-eyed Tiger and another comprehension of the cultivation method, the speed of refinement had once again increased.
Now he was in the fifth transformation.
His bones turned golden.
The nine transformations to refine golden bones were not far away.
Moreover, with the fifth transformation, there was no more impure blood being expelled from his body.
His blood and Qi were almost completely pure!
"With my current strength, even the top experts in the world today can easily be defeated with just one punch!"
Xu Yan was exhilarated.
From what he knew, the martial arts masters in the world today were too weak for him.
Just one punch could kill them!
Even those renowned experts were no exception!
"I must not be arrogant. I must guard against arrogance and impulsiveness. There are definitely other martial arts masters in the world. They're just deeply hidden, perhaps not revealing their whereabouts to the mundane world!"
Xu Yan reminded himself.
"Tomorrow, I should go back."
This time, he had purchased some precious herbs and the medicine refined from the Red-eyed Tiger, which had not been fully consumed yet. If he could further comprehend the mysteries of the cultivation method, the speed of refinement should increase again.
Xu Yan stepped out of the secret chamber, preparing to return to the small mountain village tomorrow.
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"Tomorrow will be half a month. My foolish disciple should be back by then, right?"
Li Xuan stood on the hillside, sighing.
With his foolish disciple gone, he had to do everything himself, and life wasn't so leisurely.
"The ferocious beasts in the Devil Forest should have been killed, right?"
"Of course, only if my foolish disciple can leave smoothly and doesn't perish in the Devil Forest."
Li Xuan still had some worries in his heart.
"I don't know what's going on, but I feel like my body has become stronger."
"Is the effect of precious herbs really that powerful?"
In the past half month, Li Xuan felt that his body had become a bit stronger, and his strength had increased a bit.
At one point, he even suspected if he had some hidden external aid.
In the end, he realized it was purely wishful thinking.
In conclusion, it was the effect of the precious herbs brought by Xu Yan.
He sighed in his heart, acknowledging the remarkable nourishing power of herbs in this world.
(End of Chapter 17)
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Translated by Evil Duke.
Translated by Evil Duke.