From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 76: Changes in the Fire Spirit
It is already late March.

After the last body tempering, Meng Yuan struggled to cultivate his essence and fire, and estimated that it would take half a year. However, he first obtained the Hundred Herbs Pill because of Luo's mother's matter, and then obtained the Fire Bodhi, and unexpectedly reached the state of perfection in one fell swoop.

Counting on my fingers, it has been less than a month since the last time the essence and fire were perfected.

"People say that a horse cannot grow fat without night grass. This is the same principle as making money. If you dare to take risks, plus a little bit of chance, you can turn things around immediately!"

It was morning now. After Meng Yuan had breakfast, he planned to complete his body tempering as soon as possible.

Meng Yuan went to the training ground and called Tie Niu over. He gave him instructions, "Stay outside the door and don't let outsiders disturb me."

Tie Niu was a loyal man. He thought Meng Yuan just wanted to attack the Thirty-three Days, so he patted his chest and made a promise.

Meng Yuan returned to his room and sat quietly for a while.

When your mind is empty and you focus on it for a moment, you will see the surging energy and fire, and it will be complete.

As soon as the mind moved, the fire of essence suddenly burst out.
In an instant, the fire split into countless fire lines, penetrating into the limbs, bones, tendons and internal organs.

The burning sensation this time was not as overbearing as the previous two times, but it was subtle and continuous, just like what Niu Jingang said, "cook over low heat."

The fire lines were endless, entwined in the body, as if to crush the flesh, blood, tendons and bones into fine powder.

It felt like the whole body was torn apart, from the dantian to the internal organs, as if it was being picked up and washed over and over again.

The already fully opened lower thirty-three heavens were stirred upside down, and expanded a lot. Going down along the lower thirty-three heavens, to the reflection of the dantian, the fire line left a deep mark.

Then the fire continued to churn, and the thirty-three heavens hidden within the tendons, bones and internal organs were not spared, and were all whipped and burned by the fire.

The blocked areas were shaken, but not broken. However, after the previous tempering, the blocked areas were like a shaky and dangerous building, and now they were like paper.

In the end, all the fire lines returned to the Dantian, like a fire burning in the wild, all the seedlings were burned, and then they were overgrown with weeds, and half of the field was opened up.

At the same time, the acupoints seem to vibrate continuously according to a certain rhythm.

The three heavens of upper, middle and lower are the foundation of a warrior, and the foundation for opening secret treasures. When Meng Yuan entered the eighth level earlier, he felt that there seemed to be a huge object hidden in the acupoints, trying to break out of his body.

This time, I felt the same way again. But the giant seemed to be much bigger, as if it was lying dormant in the upper, middle and lower three days. Once it was opened tomorrow, it would be like a beast out of its cage.

For a moment, Meng Yuan only felt that this feeling was extremely subtle, as if he was connected to the heaven and earth, and even as if he himself was the heaven and earth that could accommodate all things.

I don’t know how long it took, but the countless lines of fire slowly receded.

The pain all over my body gradually disappeared, except for the headache. This was because I had consumed too much true energy and it was exhausted.

Looking closely at the changes in himself, he found that his dantian was indeed empty, and his true energy had long been swept away by the essence and fire.

But the Dantian became more solid and larger, and the amount of true Qi it could contain doubled.

True Qi is your confidence. The more true Qi you have, the longer you can fight and the more fiercely you can fight.

When Meng Yuan opened his eyes, he smelled a bloody smell. His clothes were dry but stuck to his body.

It can be seen that during this body tempering, blood seeped out of the skin and was dried by the evaporation of the fire.

Water was already prepared in the room. Meng Yuan took off his clothes and wiped the blood off his body.

The skin color is slightly brighter than normal, but it's not a big change. But if you look closely, you can see the fine texture.

If you pinch it and pat it again, you will feel it is condensed and solid. The muscles and bones inside are like cast copper and iron, much tougher than those of the same level.

Meng Yuan had previously fought against Niu Jingang. He used heavy arrows to break the opponent's eyes and kept shooting at his mouth, which made the opponent lose all his spirit. However, Meng Yuan had no choice but to do it.

Because if you shoot at the limbs of the Bull King Kong, at most the arrow will penetrate the flesh, which is not considered a big injury at all.

Meng Yuan thought to himself at this moment that his own strength was no less than that of the monster-born Niu Jingang. He could withstand a powerful blow from a person of the same level.

Of course, the internal organs and eyes are still weak points.

After clenching his fist, Meng Yuan felt stronger, so he wanted to hit something. He glanced at the bronze mirror, but felt sorry for the money, so he didn't make a move.

Remembering how Master Nie broke the stone lock with one punch, Meng Yuan wanted to emulate him and planned to go to the training ground to take a look.

I concentrated on the essence and fire again, and it really turned into a soybean.

"I wonder how long it will take to nurture this time. If there are no elixirs and magical herbs and fruits, I'm afraid it will take one or two years?"

Thinking of this, Meng Yuan felt that the spirit fire seemed to have undergone some changes after experiencing three changes from small to large and then from large to small, as if it had a deeper connection with himself.

As the mind moved, the flame became erratic.

Meng Yuan opened his eyes and thought for a moment, then he saw tiny flames appearing on his fingertips.

The flames looked like ordinary fireworks, nothing mysterious.

"I am what I am today because I am diligent, studious, honest, down-to-earth, and loyal, but in the final analysis, it is still this spirit that I rely on."

"It was extremely difficult to cultivate the essence fire before, and I think it will be even more difficult this time."

"But now that the spirit fire can leave the body, can it be fed directly?"

Thinking of this, the flames of the dirty clothes that Meng Yuan took out for change slowly extended out and then retracted, as if the clothes could not burn.

"Iron Bull?" Meng Yuan clenched his fist to retract the flame and shouted outside, "There are meat patties in the kitchen, bring some over!"

"Okay!" Tie Niu responded from outside and quickly opened the door. He saw Meng Yuan sitting naked on the ground, so he put the meat pie on the table and said worriedly, "Brother, why do you always take off all your clothes when you practice martial arts?"

He thought very far ahead, "What if you forget that day and arrive at the training ground naked?"

"That's right, I've always been modest. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for others if I went to the training ground like this?" Meng Yuan nodded. "Wouldn't it be embarrassing for you? Master Nie would also be embarrassed!" Tie Niu was very serious.

"I understand." Meng Yuan nodded with a smile, "You go out first and continue to help me protect the law."

"Okay." Tie Niu was a simple and honest man. He walked to the door and turned back, "Brother, remember to put on your clothes!" After he said that, he quickly closed the door.

"Who does Tie Niu think I am?" Meng Yuan smiled, picked up the meat patties on the table, and ate three in one breath.

None of the nutrients were absorbed by the Essence and Fire, which shows that the Essence and Fire can no longer be nourished in this way.

Looking at the remaining meat pie on the plate, Meng Yuan reached out his hand.

I saw a flame appearing at the fingertips, and the flame quickly climbed up the meat patty and then covered it completely.

Soon, the whole plate of meat patties was reduced to ashes. The flames shrank and became solid flames, only growing slightly stronger.

"I ate food before, but the nutrients were intercepted by the Essence Fire. Now that I have a deeper connection with the Essence Fire, I no longer need to rely on food for nourishment."

"The fire spirit is so capable that it can eat by itself."

"But the effect of ordinary meat on improving the essence is already very small."

Meng Yuan took out a small porcelain bottle and poured out the last pill of Baicao Dan.

Flames appeared at the fingertips and immediately devoured the Hundred Herb Pill, leaving only a tiny bit of smoke and dust.

The essence fire did grow a little stronger, but it was also very limited. Of course, it was much better than eating meat patties.

"It seems that I can only use elixirs and spiritual herbs to nourish my spirit fire in the future."

"What if we burn the monster?"

"Or maybe a human?"

Meng Yuan thought so, wiped the dust off the plate, and shouted outside, "Iron Bull!"

"What's wrong?" Tie Niu pushed open the door, "Why aren't you wearing any clothes yet?"

Let’s not even mention putting on clothes. Meng Yuan still didn’t put on any clothes, and just said, “Bring me something to eat.”

Tie Niu was very obedient and immediately brought another basket of buns, about ten of them.

"Eat slowly." Tie Niu put it down and went out quickly.

Meng Yuan ate five in a row and felt full. In the past, he had energy to spare, but now that energy was not interested in meat buns, Meng Yuan's appetite dropped sharply.

After eating and drinking, Meng Yuan continued to sit cross-legged to recover his inner energy.

When I opened my eyes again, it was already afternoon.

The true Qi that had been depleted in Dantian has been restored, and it is full again.

Meng Yuan discovered that there were many benefits after experiencing the third body tempering.

Not to mention the changes in the essence and fire, just the tougher bones, muscles and skin will make one a leader among the same level.

Moreover, the Dantian becomes more extensive and solid, and the true Qi it contains is more sufficient. There is a sense of vitality in the internal organs, bones, limbs and joints, and the true Qi recovers extremely quickly.

For a moment, Meng Yuan felt that he had endless strength in his body.

Put on clean clothes and burn the dirty clothes in the kitchen.

Meng Yuan ate something else, and then watched Tie Niu practice the Kuangfeng sword technique in the yard.

"I'll do it!" Meng Yuan drew his knife and immediately attacked Tie Niu.

Tie Niu turned around to block, and the two were separated by one blow, and then they fought again.

Meng Yuan didn't use his full strength, but he still forced Tie Niu into a dilemma.

Tie Niu endured for a quarter of an hour, and the knife in his hand was knocked down, and he saw Meng Yuan waving the long knife again.

I saw the blade forming a shadow, the blade moving up and down, sometimes like a meteor chasing the moon, sometimes like a lightning strike, it really used the word "fast" to the fullest.

Meng Yuan's true Qi was surging and moving. After practicing it twice, he felt that his thirty-three heavens were responding and were shaking as if they were about to break out of the ground.

Now, six of the thirty-three heavens have been opened in Meng Yuanzhong. Except for the Niwan Palace on the top of the head, the rest are in the internal organs.

Seeing that he was full of energy, Meng Yuan sat down cross-legged and planned to open another acupoint.

Before, when Meng Yuan opened the thirty-three heavenly acupoints, it was extremely strenuous, with a lot of grinding and rubbing. It often took a whole night of foreplay and half a day of teasing before he could finally succeed.

Now, after the third body tempering, the acupoints have become much wider, and the internal organs, tendons and bones are stronger. There is no need to worry too much about the true qi damaging the internal organs.

Therefore, once the true qi moved, after a little testing, there was a stir. Not long after, there was a sense of sudden enlightenment, the true qi surged, impacting the acupoints, and the muscles, bones and internal organs of the whole body trembled. Another acupoint had been opened, which was really a natural result.

Opening his eyes, Meng Yuan felt that today was different from the past. Opening an acupoint previously took a lot of time and effort, and his true energy was completely consumed.

After the third body tempering, the true Qi consumed is even less and is endless.

I looked up and realized it was only evening and only an hour had passed.

"I always feel like something is missing. I still miss the feeling of fighting for a long time, seeing the battle reach a stalemate, and finally returning victorious!" Meng Yuan sighed.

(End of this chapter)