allendalepharm Chapter 22 Body Refining Level 1
Chapter 22 Body Refining Level 1
Chapter 22 The First Level of Body Refining
After receiving the monster meat as a reward from Li Yudie, Chen Yi began to formally cultivate the Vajra Skill.
When he swallowed the flesh and blood of the demonic beast, his internal system immediately detected the foreign demonic power and activated its devouring function.
The demonic power was stripped away and absorbed to strengthen bodily functions, while the flesh and blood were restored to pure blood and qi energy.
This blood and qi energy, refined through a systematic process, contains no demonic impurities and is extremely pure.
Furthermore, it has been enhanced by spiritual power, and its quality far surpasses that of ordinary people who naturally cultivate martial arts. Under the guidance of the same spiritual power, it can be tempered to produce three times the golden radiance of the ordinary.
During cultivation, the spiritual power in Chen Yi's ancestral aperture between his eyebrows, like a woven net, carried a golden torrent, forming a dense tempering vortex under his skin.
What used to take three days to condense into a single grain of golden light can now be produced stably in three grains per day.
His skin would glow with a bronze metallic luster when he cultivated, which was quickly concealed by the improved version of the Breath Concealment Technique. Even Li Yudie, a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, could not detect anything unusual.
Chen Yi's body refining progress has improved significantly. Judging from the current progress, he may be able to refine all of his skin membranes with golden light within the year and reach the first level of body refining.
This is the standard for physical cultivation to reach the innate level and become a body cultivator!
Unfortunately, his mental energy was limited; if he used it for body refinement, the process of converting internal energy into innate true qi would be delayed.
However, Chen Yi's advantage lies in enhancing his physical strength. His power is based on his physical body, while his internal energy, specifically the Turtle Breathing Technique, plays a more auxiliary role and its power is not that great.
So putting it later is no big deal.
Of course, it would be even better if there were a cultivation method to enhance mental strength.
At this moment, Chen Yi couldn't help but think of Fairy Qin from the Myriad Sounds Pavilion; her music seemed to enhance Chen Yi's spiritual power.
However, if he absorbs too much of that music, he will inevitably be discovered by the other party.
Chen Yi was slightly troubled by the question of how to reliably enhance his spiritual power, because he couldn't sense any soul power within a dead demonic beast, making it impossible for him to devour it.
As for devouring living demonic beasts, forget it.
Too dangerous, not worth the risk.
Time flowed like water, and Chen Yi lived a peaceful life in Li Yudie's spiritual plant courtyard, making talisman skins and absorbing the demonic power of spiritual plants every day, steadily improving his cultivation.
But undercurrents were brewing in the lakeside town.
The conflict between the Li family and the Dong family intensified, with cultivators clashing and mortals assassinating each other. The Li family suffered repeated defeats, and its resources were constantly being eroded.
Li Yudie and Lin Youyou had also fought against outside rogue cultivators. Although they won a few battles, they never dared to use their full strength, fearing that they would completely provoke the forces behind the other party.
—It seems the Li family's fate is truly sealed.
Chen Yi watched coldly from the sidelines, already planning his escape route: if the two sides went to war, he would either take advantage of the chaos to flee far away, or hide among ordinary people, and would never get involved in the fighting between cultivators.
……
Months later, heart-wrenching cries suddenly emanated from the Li family ancestral home—
The foundation-building ancestor of the Li family has reached the end of his lifespan!
Upon hearing the news, the Li family cultivators retreated to their ancestral spiritual veins, even temporarily abandoning their struggle for the spiritual fish and ice crystal mines in the lake, seemingly unable to continue the fight.
The Dong family, having reached the Foundation Establishment stage, is still staying at the Li family's residence with more than a dozen late-stage Qi Refining experts. If the Dong family harbors ill intentions, now is the best time to launch an attack and seize the Li family's spiritual veins.
Upon hearing the news, the Foundation Establishment elder of the Dong family's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he sneered repeatedly:
"That old scoundrel Li, is he finally dead?"
He immediately summoned more than a dozen late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, preparing to seize the spiritual vein in one fell swoop while the Li family was weakened!
However, just as the Dong family members were getting ready to fight, the Foundation Establishment expert suddenly raised his hand to stop them:
"Wait!"
He squinted, deep in thought, the more he thought about it, the more something seemed amiss—
"It's true that the Li family patriarch's lifespan is coming to an end, but given his nature, would he just sit and wait to die? He's probably faking his death to make my Dong family act unjustly, and then, before he dies, he'll unleash his fury and drag me down with him!"
"Hmph, trying to lure me in? I'll show you!"
So, the Dong family, having reached the Foundation Establishment stage, led his clansmen, prepared lavish gifts, and swaggered off to the Li family to offer condolences!
The Li family was stunned.
Inside the mourning hall, the Dong family's Foundation Establishment elder feigned grief, but secretly observed the situation, a cold smile playing on his lips.
"Old Li, you pretended to be dead to lure me into attacking, but I'll wait until you're really dead!"
Sure enough, a few days later, seeing that the Dong family wasn't taking the bait, the Li family patriarch had no choice but to "rise from the dead" and sit up, sighing:
"I did indeed run out of lifespan before, but I have recently regained some strength and it seems I can live for a few more days."
Upon hearing this, the Dong family's Foundation Establishment cultivator cursed inwardly:
"Old fox! He really was trying to fake his death to lure me into a trap, then launch a last-ditch attack!"
He appeared respectful, but in reality, he had already made up his mind—
"I won't give you that chance. You only have a few months left to live, I'm going to wear you down and force your Li family out of here."
The Li family patriarch seemed to have seen through the Dong family's Foundation Establishment elder's thoughts, inwardly cursing the old fox for not falling for his trick.
In this way, the Li family is truly in grave danger, because the enemy is far too patient.
Left with no other choice, he sent someone to an outer immortal city to purchase a longevity pill at a high price. He then took it in public and announced:
"May my lifespan be extended by another ten years!"
The Dong family member who had just reached the Foundation Establishment stage instantly turned ashen-faced.
ten years?!
If it were just a year or two, he could stay here, but ten years...
Without the support of a second-tier spiritual vein, is he really going to waste ten years here?!
Although Foundation Establishment cultivators have a lifespan of 200 years, he is already 160 years old this year, and he can't afford to waste another ten years.
—This move by the Li family patriarch was, in his dying moments, another disgusting act against the Dong family's Foundation Establishment stage.
The fact that the Li family's Foundation Establishment Ancestor had not died and had his lifespan extended by ten years brought cheers from the Li family's Qi Refining disciples.
But the true direct descendants all remained silent.
If the Li family fails to produce any new Foundation Establishment cultivators within the final ten years, they will have to abandon this second-tier spiritual land, even if the Dong family doesn't attack.
Without a Foundation Establishment cultivator to protect you, others can easily kill you through underhanded tactics.
Chen Yi learned this information when he secretly met with Huo San Niang at a market.
"ten years."
Chen Yi silently calculated in his heart that if he could really have another ten years of peace, then he should have enough time to develop.
He worried that the ten-year lifespan was just a ruse put out by the Li family patriarch, and that if he suddenly died within a year or two, a great war would inevitably break out in the Li family's spiritual veins.
"However, with my current strength, I should be able to barely protect myself."
A few days ago, Chen Yi broke through the Vajra Skill ahead of schedule. Eight months of silent hard work finally allowed Chen Yi to accumulate enough golden light to refine all the membranes of his body and reach the first level of body refinement.
Body cultivation focuses on the body, specifically the skin, flesh, bones, marrow, and blood; it differs from magical cultivation.
Generally, the first level of Body Refinement is equivalent to the mid-stage of Qi Refining in a magic cultivation realm, while the second level is equivalent to the peak of Qi Refining.
Once you reach the third level of Body Refinement and complete the initial Bone Refinement, you will have reached the strength of the Foundation Establishment stage.
Chen Yi stimulated his qi and blood, and his bronze skin shone with a metallic luster in the sunlight, which was quickly concealed by the Breath Concealment Technique.
A fleeting pale gold pattern appeared on his forearm—a characteristic of the first level of Vajra Kung Fu, "Skin as Refined Steel."
Chen Yi's Vajra Skill was cultivated by refining golden light from pure blood and qi, and he did not possess any demonic beast markings or aura.
Consequently, his first level of body refinement also lacked the special abilities and weaknesses that other body cultivators might possess.
Chen Yi's approach is purely focused on strengthening his physical body, and his combat power is the most balanced and moderate.
Of course, the combat power of someone at the first level of Body Refinement is not to be underestimated, even among those at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. If they could engage in close combat, they might even have the ability to ambush and kill someone at the late-stage of Qi Refining.
However, cultivators who can cultivate to the late stage of Qi Refining will definitely have plenty of talismans, spells, and magical artifacts, and generally will not give body cultivators a chance to get close in direct combat.
Chen Yi made up his mind that he would never fight someone of a higher level in his life. He would either not make a move at all, or if he did, he would only fight someone of a lower cultivation level than himself.
If you are forced into a desperate situation and have no choice but to fight a stronger opponent, then try to avoid direct confrontation as much as possible.
As for his cultivation speed, the fact that he was able to master the first level of the Vajra Technique in less than a year already makes him a genius among geniuses.
Of course, this mainly depends on his tireless efforts day and night, as well as the minimal help from the system—absorbing the spiritual power of demonic beasts to strengthen his body, intercepting the spiritual essence of demonic beasts to improve his comprehension, and so on.
The second level of Body Refinement primarily involves tempering the bones and flesh, and this process requires ten times the amount of golden radiance of the first level.
It will take at least three to five years to complete.
Chen Yi is currently living quite well in Li Yudie's cultivator's courtyard. He spends his days dealing with demonic beasts, making talisman skins, and receiving some demonic beast meat every day.
As long as he can stay here peacefully for another five years, he is willing to raise his cultivation to the second level of Body Refinement before venturing out.
(End of this chapter)