Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

Inside the grotto.

A large piece of dragon meat was quickly swallowed.

Jiang Ning squinted his eyes, looking completely relaxed.

At this moment, he also acknowledged what the Martial Saint had just said.

Dragon meat from heaven, an unparalleled delicacy.

This was a taste he had never experienced before.

The feeling of deliciousness is not just an explosion of taste buds, but a joy and celebration that permeates every cell of the body.

The essence of flesh and blood is digested and absorbed by the body, flowing into the limbs and bones, and integrating into all cells.

This feeling is different from that of rare and precious materials; it's more like water from the same source and wood from the same root, providing a greater stimulation to the physical body.

"Good stuff, isn't it!" the old man said with a smile as he looked at Jiang Ning opening his eyes.

"It's definitely a good product!" Jiang Ning exclaimed.

[Source point +0.2]

At that moment, a notification of source point growth appeared before his eyes, which he secretly ignored.

He dared not show any unusual behavior in front of the old man.

If anything unusual were to appear, he wasn't sure if the Martial Saint's eyesight would be able to discern it.

"Since you like it, then have another good meal with me!" the old man said.

"With pleasure!" Jiang Ning said with a smile.

Then, two more pieces of dragon meat were placed on the fire to roast.

Compared to the dragon meat the two of them were holding just now, the two pieces now are much larger.

After a while.

The golden oil sizzled as it fell into the fire, causing the flames to leap up intermittently.

The aroma of meat began to slowly waft out.

"It's a pity there's no good wine to go with it!" the old man said with a regretful look as he looked at the dragon meat in front of him.

"Senior seems to be in better condition!" Jiang Ning observed the Martial Saint beside him for a moment, and then asked with some uncertainty.

The old man glanced at Jiang Ning, then nodded.

"You have a sharp eye, kid."

"Is it because of this dragon meat?" Jiang Ning asked.

The old man nodded: "That's right! My days are numbered, and it's due to my physical condition. That dragon has cultivated for nearly five thousand years, and its flesh and blood essence is unmatched by any of the so-called rare and precious treasures in the world today. With its flesh and blood essence entering my body, I will naturally feel better."

Then, the old man shook his head again: "But that's all it has! Even if I eat all the dragon meat, it won't make up for the damage I did from those three punches!"

Hearing this, Jiang Ning felt a little heavy-hearted.

He was well aware that he could still cultivate in peace because of the existence of this Martial Saint.

Countless people across the land are watching the Martial Saint's state and probing him repeatedly, because the Martial Saint is like a sky pressing down on the heads of everyone in the world.

This applies to both the demon kingdoms of the south and the immortals in blessed lands.

Once this martial saint dies, the world will instantly descend into chaos.

Those who fear your existence will not hesitate to erase it.

He knew that Xia Xuanyan had always wanted to recruit him.

But if he couldn't recruit him, Xia Xuanyan wouldn't mind killing him.

The fact that Xia Xuanyan had asked the people of Tianku Mountain to use a curse-killing technique was enough to confirm this to him.

Regardless of Xia Xuanyan, the fact that Princess Ji Xuan, who was on par with him, never dealt with him with overwhelming force could not be without the influence of the Martial Saint.

Everyone knows that he is valued by the Martial Saint, and that the Martial Saint intervened twice because he was protecting him.

"Thank you, senior!" With a variety of thoughts flashing through his mind, Jiang Ning stood up and suddenly bowed solemnly to the old man in front of him.

"Why the sudden change?" The old man smiled as he looked at Jiang Ning's serious expression.

Jiang Ning said, "Thank you for your continued care and support, Senior!"

The old man smiled and shook his head: "There's no need to thank me, you should thank yourself! If it were someone else who had reached this point, I would have done the same! I still have feelings for this Great Xia, and I don't want it to become history after I die."

At this point, he looked at Jiang Ning and shook his head again.

Suddenly, he stopped saying anything more.

Jiang Ning noticed a hint of regret in his eyes.

"Senior," Jiang Ning couldn't help but say.

"It's cooked, eat it first!" said the Martial Saint.

“Okay!” Jiang Ning nodded in agreement.

Then he sat down, grabbed the piece of roasted dragon meat, and took a big bite.

The meat is firm and chewy.

After eating several large pieces, Jiang Ning immediately felt a deep sense of fullness.

This feeling of fullness came from the dragon meat that he had eaten but could not digest immediately, which had piled up inside him.

"I'm full!" Jiang Ning rubbed his slightly protruding belly, looking satisfied.

The old man glanced at Jiang Ning, then nodded.

"Your appetite is greater than I imagined, and you can eat more than I thought, which means I underestimated you! You are stronger than I previously thought."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning felt a slight tremor in his heart.

He then nodded: "Your insight is truly remarkable!"

“It’s wise to keep things hidden!” The Martial Saint looked at Jiang Ning and nodded.

At this moment, his face was a little rosier than before, and his eyes were more alert.

Clearly, after this dietary supplement, his condition has improved somewhat.

Then, the Martial Saint stood up and dusted himself off.

"You should go back now. Refine the Dragon Essence diligently and strive to further enhance your strength! I can't buy you much time! The day I die will be a day of great chaos. At that time, you will only have yourself to rely on!"

"Thank you, senior!" Jiang Ning stood up and bowed to the Martial Saint in front of him.

next moment.

He turned and walked out of the thatched hut.

The moment he pushed open the wooden gate and stepped out of the thatched hut.

I felt as if time and space were shifting, and the universe was turned upside down.

When he regained his senses, he was already on the mountaintop.

The distant twilight line divides day and night, and dusk gradually rises.

"Night is approaching!" he thought to himself, gazing at the distant horizon.

Then, he turned his head to look up.

You can see the entrance to the cave directly above your head.

The evening breeze is blowing from afar, from the distant south, bringing a slightly muggy feeling.

Even though the sun had set, the temperature remained muggy.

He gazed into the distance toward the capital, not setting off immediately, his eyes calm yet thoughtful.

He knew that once he returned, the unresolved conflict between him and his peer, Ji Xuan, would likely resurface.

Ji Xuan had been in seclusion for many days. Although he did not directly launch an attack at today's court meeting, the look in Ji Xuan's eyes at that time made him realize that Ji Xuan had already set his sights on him, and that look said it all.

Being publicly named and taken away by the Martial Saint stirred up certain thoughts in Ji Xuan.

Returning now would be tantamount to deliberately stepping into the eye of the storm.

Once Ji Xuan no longer cares about the influence of the Martial Saint and chooses to make an attack, he will directly confront Ji Xuan.

Facing Ji Xuan head-on, he felt confident, but not entirely certain.

A fierce battle ensues, and the outcome remains uncertain.

Moreover, unleashing his full power would be disadvantageous for him.

"The time is not right," Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

He turned to look into the distance.

He needs time to fully digest the gains from his trip to the demon kingdom.

We need to wait for the final transformation of the Yin-Yang Dao Embryo within the spiritual platform.

The primordial spirit breaking free from the womb is imminent.

With his mind made up, he no longer hesitated. His figure transformed into a faint, almost imperceptible stream of light, heading in the opposite direction from the capital, towards the depths of a desolate, uninhabited mountain range. There, the mountains were high and the forests dense, far removed from the hustle and bustle of the world, making it the perfect place for secluded cultivation and refinement.

After a while.

A continuous, undulating mountain range of ancient forests came into view.

The ancient forests are towering and stretch like a sea.

The mountain range is majestic, stretching out like a dragon.

He did not know where this place was.

He doesn't need to know.

He didn't even know which of the thirty-six prefectures of the Nine Provinces he had arrived in.

But he knew that he was definitely some distance from Shangjing County, and even more distance from the capital.

next moment.

He plummeted straight into the heart of a mountain range.

In mid-air, he chose a cliff.

On the cliff, there is a hidden natural cave.

The cave entrance is hidden by dense vines, but the interior is spacious and dry, with an underground river flowing through it, bringing in fresh air.

He ventured deeper into the area and then casually sat cross-legged on a damp boulder.

Beneath them, there was the sound of a babbling brook.

Then, he took out the "Dragon Essence" that the Martial Saint had given him during the day.

A fist-sized, dark golden orb of light floated in the palm of the hand, within which a dragon shadow moved, radiating a vast and pure primordial energy.

It also contains a hint of the dragon's imposing power.

Just holding it in his hands, Jiang Ning felt his blood and qi slightly boiling, and the Yin-Yang Dao Embryo in his spiritual platform also felt a clear throbbing of desire.

"The essence of the primordial spirit that has been about to transform into a dragon for nearly five thousand years!" he murmured to himself.

Looking at the dragon essence in his hand, he was somewhat moved.

The preciousness of this item is evident from the fact that the Demon Emperor stepped in to compete with the Martial Saint for it.

Then, he opened his mouth and inhaled, and the ball of dark golden dragon essence transformed into a warm current that went straight into his stomach.

boom!
It felt as if a dormant volcano had suddenly erupted inside me!
The energy surge was far more violent and pure than any rare and precious herbs he had consumed before, instantly overwhelming the limits of his meridians' capacity.

It surged wildly towards the limbs, the internal organs, and even every cell.

Jiang Ning's body trembled violently, and the pale golden patterns on his body instantly blazed brightly like molten gold.

In an instant, the once pitch-black underground cave was illuminated by golden light, as bright as day.

Bright golden light filled the underground cave, making the ordinary dark river appear as if it were a river flowing with gold.

In Dantian.

The once dormant Dragon-Tiger Golden Core suddenly revealed the phantoms of dragons and tigers, with the sounds of dragon roars and tiger howls resonating within its body, suppressing, guiding, and refining this terrifying dragon essence power with all its might.

Pain! Tearing pain! But accompanying the pain was a dramatic sublimation of life.

Every tendon and bone was crackling and popping, every muscle fiber was being torn apart.

Blood surged wildly through my body, like a mighty river, rushing and roaring, as if a golden river was constantly flowing through my body.

The five internal organs are repeatedly cleansed and tempered by the essence of the dragon, resulting in enhanced functions and increased vitality.

Under the influence of the Dragon Essence, the entire physical body grew and improved once again.

He immediately understood that if this item were in the hands of the Martial Saint, it would also help the Martial Saint's life force, which was about to wither away.

[Source point +3.3]

[Source point +3.5]

【.】

As the process continues, the source point value on the panel also keeps increasing.

The energy contained in this Dragon Essence is of a quality far exceeding that of ordinary rare and precious materials; every refinement of it brings about a considerable increase.

At the same time, the fierce will and remaining dragon might within the Dragon Essence also attempted to impact Jiang Ning's mind.

In a daze, he seemed to see a ferocious dragon roaring deep within his soul, trying to take over.

However, with the burst of profound light from the Yin-Yang Dao Embryo, the ferocious dragon instantly melted away like snow melting in spring.

As his lingering resentment dissipated, he suddenly felt a surge of pure energy flowing into his Yin-Yang Dao Embryo.

His heart was as calm as an ancient well, undisturbed, as he focused all his attention on refining and absorbing the dragon essence.

After an unknown amount of time, the surging, roaring torrent of energy within his body gradually subsided, and most of its essence had been absorbed by his physical body, strengthening his foundation.

A smaller portion of the purer energy flows into the dantian, where it is absorbed and refined by the Dragon-Tiger Golden Elixir, transforming into a purer and deeper true essence. This essence then nourishes the Golden Elixir itself, making the dragon and tiger patterns on its surface even clearer and more vibrant, and shrouded in purple mist.

As the last trace of dragon essence was completely refined and absorbed, Jiang Ning slowly opened his eyes. A flash of golden-purple light appeared in his eyes, which then returned to their deep depths.

He exhaled a long, deep breath, which echoed slightly in the cave.

Slightly sensing his own body, he felt his blood and qi surging like the sea, his true essence as powerful and condensed as mercury, and his physical strength and power increased by at least 10%.

More importantly, his life essence was greatly nourished and strengthened, and he could feel his lifespan increasing significantly invisibly.

"As expected of the dragon essence of a nearly five-thousand-year-old dragon, its effects are extraordinary." He was satisfied.

Then, he took out a piece of dragon flesh weighing several thousand kilograms from the mustard leaf.

These flesh and blood also contain abundant blood essence, which we had just tasted in the cave. Although they are not as pure as dragon essence, they are plentiful.

He had just refined the Dragon Essence and was not in a hurry to return to the capital.

He still had to wait, wait for the Yin-Yang Dao Embryo within his spiritual platform to break open.

Then, he pointed his fingers like a knife and cut off a large piece of the dragon's flesh, which he then roasted directly with the true fire of the sun.

The dragon flesh and blood he had eaten earlier had just been completely digested by his body, and now his stomach was empty, and he was thinking about the delicious taste of the dragon meat.

The mere memory of the taste made his mouth water and his saliva flow continuously.

A moment later, the aroma of meat filled the air.

Before it was fully cooked, Jiang Ning began to feast on it.

He roasted and ate each piece of dragon flesh and blood, swallowing them one by one.

The surging essence of blood and qi once again flowed into the body, further enhancing its strength.

[Source point +0.3]

[Source point +0.2]

【.】

Pieces of dragon meat entered his stomach and were refined by his body, turning into essence that flowed throughout his body. He gradually felt his body giving him a feeling of being stuffed.

This kind of overeating is not the ordinary sense of a stomach that can't hold any more food.

It's not that the cells can't hold it all.

Each cell, through the continuous process of absorbing and refining, becomes increasingly plump.

"I can't take it anymore, I really can't hold any more!" He swallowed the last piece of flesh and let out a burp.

He glanced at the remaining dragon meat in front of him, then put it back into the mustard leaf for later.

At this moment, he also felt that he had reached his peak condition, full of energy and spirit, and his mind was clear and bright.

"In this state, the primordial spirit should be able to break free of its entanglement, right?" he thought to himself, his eyes slightly closed.

Within the spiritual realm.

At this moment, the Dao Embryo was enveloped in rich Yin-Yang Mystic Light, slowly rotating, like a primordial egg, nurturing the greatest miracle in the world.

This monstrous chicken seemed to have come to life at this moment.

The internal rhythmic pulsation grew stronger and stronger, like a divine egg about to hatch at any moment.

He knew that his primordial spirit would break free from its shell at this very moment.

It's almost here.

All he has to do now is wait.

Waiting for the Yin-Yang Dao Embryo to hatch, waiting for the primordial spirit to emerge from its shell.

He awaits to lay the foundation for becoming a Supreme Immortal of Yin and Yang Nine Mysteries.

Returning to the capital in full force would be the most prudent choice.

There are no second chances in life.

Life is only given once, and opportunities often come only once. (End of Chapter)