I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 137 Fourth Practice!

The spring sunshine is shining brightly, and it feels warm on the body.

Bathed in the morning sun, Xie Yuan meticulously performed the Golden Rooster Stand, which was one of the Golden Bell Arhat Postures.

He stimulated the blood and energy throughout his body, constantly flushing the bones under the muscles; after the blood and energy were consumed, he continued to refine the essence and blood to nourish new blood and energy, and this cycle continued over and over again.

As the blood and qi increased little by little, the bones in the body were strengthened slightly but definitely, and the progress in front of him further demonstrated all of this.

Xie Yuan nodded slightly, slowly put down the raised foot, squatted slightly, changed to a horse stance, and continued to practice the Golden Bell Cover.

At the desk in the room, Mu Chaoyun raised his oval face, which was as white as snow, and glanced at Xie Yuan who was practicing martial arts with his clear eyes, his eyes moving slightly.

He is quite hardworking.

Moreover, he has a good understanding. He can understand what I say very quickly, and he can master it immediately. He no longer makes mistakes and can apply it quickly.

This also made his progress very fast. He showed signs of breaking through the fourth level within a few days, which surprised her a little.

There were many talented people in the family before, but I have never seen anyone like this.

From this perspective, the Tianqing Fruit and those spiritual medicines are not such a waste.

Mu Chaoyun sighed softly. She only had one bottle left before the elixir was used up. She had no use for it anymore... and she would never have any more.

But pouring it like watering can maximize the medicinal power of the Tianqing Fruit and improve his talent.

Tianqing fruit is a rare natural resource. Although eating it raw can have a miraculous effect of transforming one's body, it can only exert its full effectiveness if it is combined with suitable auxiliary materials.

Xie Yuan had been eating the Tianqing Fruit for such a long time, but in fact many of its effects were deposited in his body and had not been fully exerted; Mu Chaoyun exhausted all the elixirs and finally made the remaining medicinal power of the Tianqing Fruit active again, nourishing Xie Yuan's meridians and bones.

When this ability is fully utilized, it can truly transform a person completely, and it is enough to turn an ordinary person with dull talent into a martial arts genius.

He even thought that it was because of the secrets he had tried so hard to tell me that it had such a miraculous effect...

Mu Chaoyun's eyes were dim. Since he could take the Tianqing Fruit, then...

I just hope the prediction is correct and the investment is worth it.

After Xie Yuan finished his morning class, he got a big box of breakfast as usual and enjoyed it with Mu Chaoyun at the table by the window.

Outside the window are green trees and flowers, shining in the spring sun, full of vitality.

Over the past few days, Xie Yuan and Mu Chaoyun spent eleven and a half hours out of the twelve hours a day in the same room; during the remaining half hour, Xie Yuan went to get food and boil water for Mu Chaoyun.

The two of them quickly got used to this pattern. Mu Chaoyun used Xie Yuan's bathtub, slept on his couch, and even listened to Xie Yuan singing unknown strange folk songs while taking a bath in the yard. He no longer felt any waves in his heart.

The power of habit is powerful.

Xie Yuan was not uncomfortable with the addition of a female master in the academy, and even welcomed this free teacher. He had never taken care of others before, but he was already very skilled in serving tea and water, and moving bowls for food. Compared with Mu Chaoyun's guidance, these were nothing. If it were someone else, they would have wanted to be a disciple to this master.

What's more, this young and beautiful master, just kept in the room and looked at every day, makes people feel happy and is very pleasing to the eyes.

Xie Yuan probably stared at Mu Chaoyun eating for a little too long, causing her to pause slightly, and said calmly:
"what happened?"

"nothing."

Xie Yuan retracted his gaze and took a bite of the meat bun in his hand.

Watching beautiful women eat with elegant postures is also a pleasure.

Although she looked delicate and slender, she had an astonishing appetite and was very efficient in eating. Besides having a graceful manner, she ate even faster than Xie Yuan.

If Xie Yuan stared for a moment, the plate in front of him would soon be empty, forcing him to focus on the food, so much so that he suspected that Mu Chaoyun did it on purpose - if his eyes were not honest, then don't eat.

However, as Mu Chaoyun said, the more food you eat, the faster your injuries will heal.

After breakfast, Xie Yuan packed up the lunch box. Mu Chaoyun took out the teapot as if he was familiar with it, boiled water to make tea, and poured a cup for Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan has received a lot of tea recently, some of which are excellent.

There was no way to refuse these things. Some were even given to him by people from outside who used their connections to have the servants of the escort agency stuff them in... Although Xie Yuan had no choice but to accept them, he actually couldn't remember who sent each one.

Looking at the smoking tea in his cup, Xie Yuan casually said thank you and suddenly felt emotional.

Why do I feel like we are treating each other as equals?

He glanced at Mu Chaoyun quietly and saw her sitting casually by the window, sipping tea with a peaceful look on her face. Her face, as transparent as ice and snow, was bathed in the spring sunshine, as if surrounded by a halo.

Her injuries gradually healed, and perhaps she gradually got used to it here, becoming more casual and more energetic.

Xie Yuan felt that the lonely temperament of Mu Chaoyun had obviously faded in the past two days.

Although she still didn't talk much, she mostly answered whatever Xie Yuan asked. Apart from martial arts, the most common exchanges between the two were "Miss Mu, it's time to eat," "Miss Mu, please take a bath"...

"Your Golden Bell Cover is not the best among all the schools of Buddhist Golden Bell Cover, but it can support you to the Qi and Blood Transformation Stage. As for your internal strength, it is from the Taoist school. It is moderate and peaceful, without any special features, but it encompasses everything. It is quite extraordinary. I just don't know how far it can go... But if you practice well now, there will be no problem."

Mu Chaoyun suddenly said, then glanced at him:
"You should go practice."

Xie Yuan had no choice but to silently retract his gaze. Mu Chaoyun's way of reminding him not to stare or look around randomly was quite tactful.

However, the master has the demeanor of a master. Although he was a little surprised that he knew the Golden Bell Cover, he never asked where the Golden Bell Cover and health-preserving exercises came from, and he didn't care at all.

Through the window frame, Xie Yuan was shouting and practicing martial arts in the yard, sweating profusely; Mu Chaoyun was half leaning against the window, holding up the teacup, inadvertently gazing at the lotus pattern on his wrist for a moment, and then quietly drinking the tea.

At night, Mu Chaoyun stroked Xie Yuan's forehead, making him fall into a deep dream, then opened a porcelain bottle and poured liquid into his throat.

"The last bottle. If..."

Mu Chaoyun pursed her lips and looked quietly at Xie Yuan lying on her knees.

"Just a little bit."

The next morning, Xie Yuan looked at the panel in front of him with bright eyes.

His training progress has been extremely fast in recent days, and he is only one step away from the fourth level.

Today is the day of breakthrough.

Xie Yuan put extra effort into practicing the Arhat Post over and over again.

"998...999..."

Looking at the numbers in front of him, Xie Yuan took a deep breath.

The blood and energy have reached their current limit, and the tempering and strengthening of the bones is only a little bit away.

Everything just waits for an opportunity, a flash of inspiration, and then a breakthrough can be made - if it were someone else.

But for Xie Yuan, all this happened naturally.

Opportunities and bottlenecks are not important. As long as there is a way to practice, he will just practice and leave the solution to the panel.

"1000!"

[Golden Bell Cover, Level 1000: (1000/)]

The font in front of me changed instantly.

[Golden Bell Cover·Third Level: (1/2000)]

However, Xie Yuan's eyes had lost focus and he did not notice the changes in the text.

His blood and energy had reached perfection, and the last bit of bone strengthening had been completed. Suddenly, the bones all over his body emitted bursts of sounds, which was the signal that the bone strengthening had been successfully completed!

Hundreds of bones completed the metamorphosis, and the strength generated was extremely astonishing, much stronger than the third time of training.

With hard bones, his overall defensive ability is naturally improved - plus he has been practicing the Golden Bell Cover, which has reached the third level. Ordinary moves from opponents in the external training stage may not be able to break his defense.

When others hit him, it didn't hurt, but when Xie Yuan hit others, a punch containing the strength of the fourth training method and the fourth level of health-preserving skills could be fatal.

The strengthening of bone forging is not just this bone level; once bone forging is completed, all four levels of external training are completed. The warrior's entire body has been trained to a milestone level, and the whole body is strengthened as a whole. The leap in strength is the biggest one in external training. Xie Yuan closed his eyes slightly, feeling that his strength has improved greatly compared to before. If he fights three people from the Vajra Sect again at this time, he can really destroy them with one axe.

"call."

Xie Yuan exhaled, opened his eyes and smiled brightly.

After completing the external training, it was considered a small achievement, and even Xie Yuan felt good about it.

"Congratulations."

Mu Chaoyun's voice came from the room. Xie Yuan turned around and saw her sitting by the window, nodding slightly.

Xie Yuanyi clasped his fists:

"I also have to thank Miss Mu for her guidance."

"It's also your own hard work."

Mu Chaoyun's expression was calm:
"Next, to reach the state of Qi and blood transformation, it is the work of accumulation. The four levels of external training are to nourish the blood and break through one by one; while the Qi and blood transformation is to accumulate blood and Qi throughout the body as a whole, to seek quality with quantity, until transformation.

"The whole body is undergoing a transformation, and the improvement is naturally incomparable to any level of external training. The breakthrough to a great realm is something I have never experienced, and the improvement in strength is unimaginable."

Xie Yuan nodded, looking forward to it. However, he had just broken through, and it would take some time to accumulate experience to reach the next level.

It is said that after three transformations of Qi and blood, a warrior's body will be strengthened to the limit, becoming almost inhuman. To go further, he will need to seek help from outside and comprehend the heaven and earth.

He glanced at Mu Chaoyun quietly.

He is tall, thin and frail. It is hard to imagine that he is a master who has completed the three transformations of qi and blood.

However, if Xie Yuan had seen Mu Chaoyun rubbing the monster tiger bones that night and turning the tiger bones that could be used as the main material for a sharp weapon into powder, he would not have had any doubts.

"We have to celebrate a little today. Miss Mu, the food at Chunjiang Tower, haha, do you think it suits your taste?"

Xie Yuan said with a smile.

Mu Chaoyun glanced at him and nodded slightly.

"That's good."

Xie Yuan immediately asked someone to go to Chunjianglou to book a banquet. Although Chunjianglou had always been reserved, Xie Yuan asked someone to go, and Boss Wu prepared a table of delicious food and sent it to the escort agency.

The two of them swept through the room like a whirlwind and quickly cleared out everything. Xie Yuan was in a good mood and had a good appetite after his breakthrough, and Mu Chaoyun was also not to be mentioned. He couldn't eat enough because his injuries had not healed.

After dinner, the two moved the table and chairs to the yard, cooked wine and admired the moon.

The crescent moon hangs in the sky like a hook, and the stars and the moon shine together, illuminating the courtyard with a silvery and hazy look.

Xie Yuan fiddled with the charcoal fire in the stove and turned his head to take a casual look.

After the first two days, this female master wasn't so difficult to get along with, and they could already enjoy the moonlight together.

Except for the first day when she still wore a hood, she had taken off her burqa these two days and wore casual clothes—bought by Xie Yuan. She had no extra things on her way to escape.

The plain white dress she wore, coupled with the moonlight and Mu Chaoyun's beautiful face, made her look like a fairy from Guanghan Temple banished to earth.

Mu Chaoyun keenly noticed Xie Yuan's fluctuating gaze, turned around, stared at him and said:

"What are you looking at?"

Xie Yuan sighed and said:
“This skirt is very pretty.”

Mu Chaoyun frowned but didn't get angry.

He didn't say anything about himself, he seemed frivolous but not...

This skirt was indeed bought by him. Not only was the material and style top-notch, but it also fit him perfectly.

When Mu Chaoyun put on the skirt, she tried hard not to think about how Xie Yuan could compare so accurately, but the unscrupulous look on his face on the first night still jumped into her mind, and it took her a lot of effort to resist the urge to settle with Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan's care in recent days can be described as meticulous and attentive. She noticed everything, such as the need for her to rest well to recover from her injuries and the use of the Heavenly Hidden Technique to avoid disturbing her.

Mu Chaoyun gradually got used to the careful and considerate treatment.

I haven't felt this way for a long time since I left home.

Mu Chaoyun held the warm wine in his hand, facing the fire, slightly absent-minded.

The feeling of home...

"Miss Mu, the hot water will be ready soon, so go in and take a bath first."

Xie Yuan said.

Mu Chaoyun came back to his senses, looked at Xie Yuan's clear eyes, and suddenly said:

"Thank you, Chief Escort. I have something to ask you."

"Hmm? Miss Mu, please speak."

Xie Yuan was a little surprised. Why did Mu Chaoyun suddenly look so serious? What did he want to ask?
Mu Chaoyun took a sip of wine and said slowly:

"I took over your nest, used your elixir, and dragged you into the fight over the Black Book. If you're not careful, your life will be in danger. Why do you still take care of me like this?"

Xie Yuan was stunned. He didn't expect that she would ask this.

After thinking for a while, he said tentatively:
"Because... you are the Grandmaster?"

Mu Chaoyun was stunned. Was it because of this simple reason?

She didn't know whether she was angry or amused, she just felt a little dissatisfied and said softly:

"Is that so?"

"That was a joke, although that was partly the reason...but more importantly, we have this secret in common. When I met Lu Lao San, I felt that I had some tacit understanding with Miss Mu, and even felt close to her - even though we were not familiar with each other at that time."

Xie Yuan shook his arms and said with a smile:

"As long as we keep the secret together, I will shamelessly treat Miss Mu as my own."

"My own people..."

Mu Chaoyun repeated it in a low voice, and it made sense. But...

She was still thinking when she suddenly heard Xie Yuan continue:
“There’s one more.

"When I met Miss Mu again this time, I felt that Miss Mu...seemed to have no one to rely on. She wouldn't have come to me if she hadn't been desperate. Since you have this trust in me, I will naturally not let you down."

Xie Yuan's tone was full of sincerity.

Mu Chaoyun turned his head quickly and looked at Xie Yuan's clear eyes under the moonlight. His eyes trembled slightly and he subconsciously avoided them.

Her red lips moved slightly, and then she pursed them gently.

"Do I need your pity?"

Mu Chaoyun's voice was cold, his face was stern and solemn.

Xie Yuan sighed, and seeing her attitude suddenly change, he explained:

"is not what it means."

He shook his head, said nothing more, and just took a sip of hot wine.

Mu Chaoyun looked at him, then looked at the warm stove in front of him, his eyelids drooped slightly, and his hands moved.

Xie Yuan suddenly heard a faint voice coming from the side:
"Thank you, Chief Escort, do you want to comprehend the Eight Trigrams Lotus?"

(End of this chapter)