Wan Jian returns to his clan!

Chapter 134 Forged Through a Thousand Hammers, Bones and Muscles Transform into a Dragon (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Dong Ning, Teng Fang, I'll need your help later. We'll need to change the hot water twice, and have all the medicinal herbs added?"

Ouyang Lan directed several junior disciples who were carrying hot water to fill the huge wooden tubs, which were almost half a person's height.

"Senior Sister Lan, please rest assured, all of us disciples are very concerned about this matter."

Everyone was ecstatic to hear that the young sect leader intended to teach this superior external martial arts technique to all his disciples, and even planned to create a crash course for it.

Dong Ning said with a smile.

He wasn't lying at all; everyone was scrambling to do the work of boiling medicine and tending the fire in the canteen today. Those who weren't quick and efficient weren't wanted.

As for the coveted job of delivering the medicinal soup to Lanxiang Residence, Dong Ning had to defeat five fellow disciples to snatch it.

The young sect leader is elusive and rarely seen.

Being able to show your face in front of him would naturally bring many benefits.

I won't feel embarrassed to ask him for individual guidance in the future.

"Where's Xiao Su?"

"Senior sister, I'm here. I picked out all pink. I wonder if Brother Wubing will like it?"

Su Mei excitedly carried a wicker basket that was bigger than her body, with a small black cat crouching on the edge of the basket.

She rushed into the yard excitedly, wiped the fine sweat from her forehead, put down the basket, and saw that it was full of freshly picked flower petals.

The aroma is tangy.

As soon as Lu Wubing entered the courtyard, he saw a bustling scene.

Seeing this huge basket of flower petals, his eyes widened: "This is... for my bath?"

He thought he was seeing things, so he couldn't help but take another look. He then saw that the huge bathtub was filled with the familiar purplish-red medicinal soup, the kind that he used a large bucket of every day.

On the right, Xiao Su was holding a flower petal, hesitating whether or not to add more.

Ouyang Lan covered her mouth and chuckled: "Go ahead and put it in. Why not? Junior Brother's status is quite different now, so he needs to be more polite and have a more grand presence. Without flowers, it wouldn't be enough to reflect his status."

"Senior Sister Xiaolan, you... alright, alright, everyone disperse, we'll come back when we change the water."

Lu Wubing was both amused and exasperated.

She didn't refuse.

After seeing his junior brothers and sisters leave, he took out a small purple jade bottle.

"Senior sister, I'll take my medicine now."

"Ready?" Ouyang Lan looked as if she were facing a formidable enemy. She held a thick iron rod that reached her eyebrows in her hand, took a deep breath, and seemed to grow a little taller.

As her eyebrows rose, a series of subtle cracking sounds emanated from within her body, like the popping of beans from her bones.

It is clear that he also added the newly learned Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone Power Circulation Method to the iron rod.

"it is good."

Without hesitation, Lu Wubing poured out a silvery-white pill the size of a longan from the bottle, puffed out his neck, and swallowed it in one gulp with great effort.

Feeling the medicinal power of the [Glazed Pill] spreading like ripples, a warm and gentle energy slowly seeped into the muscles and bones, surging towards the limbs and the entire body.

The body is like an inflated balloon, with immense pressure surging outwards.

In the blink of an eye, he had already mastered the [Golden Thread Robe] energy circulation technique.

The skin, flesh, and blood of the body turned into a pale gold color, shimmering with golden light.

The golden light gradually brightened, and the color continued to deepen.

This mission is accomplished today.

Lu Wubing was overjoyed.

During the previous sword duel, Yu Qingshan appeared very imposing, and his [Golden Glass Body] was extremely difficult to break. Even when Yue Lingfeng and Shen Wanshan attacked with all their might, they could not truly break through his defense.

In fact, Lu Wubing, who had mastered both the Golden Thread Robe and the Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone Fist, was not lacking in defensive power.

If they exerted their full power, Yue Lingfeng and the other man would find it difficult to harm his core. If they didn't block or parry, they would at most have their flesh pierced.

To hurt him, there would have to be someone who could pinpoint a vital spot and strike him multiple times in an instant.

But how is that possible?

Let alone fellow disciples...

Looking across the world, below the level of the Innate Realm, Lu Wubing dared to bet that with his current swordsmanship and movement skills, it would be difficult to find an opponent who could threaten him.

It is already extremely difficult to be stabbed once, let alone be stabbed several times in the same place.

This is the terrifying aspect of cultivating both inner and outer strength simultaneously.

When physique, internal strength, and skills reach an extremely high level simultaneously, what is created is an invincible, all-around perfect hexagonal embryo.

……

A dull sound, like the beating of a giant drum, drifted from Lanxiang Courtyard, causing the surrounding soil to tremble slightly.

The disciples looked up and smiled knowingly.

Knowing that this was Senior Sister Ouyang Lan, she started to beat up Ninth Senior Brother again.

She's beating me up so badly now, who knows if she'll retaliate later...

Just hearing the sound makes my teeth ache.

Several disciples couldn't resist trying to peek, but were immediately caught by Xiao Su, who was on lookout duty, and ordered his fellow disciples to give them a good beating.

A burst of laughter erupted from all around.

Second Senior Brother Tie Chongshan stood on the hillside, looking towards Lanxiang Courtyard and then towards Wenjian Terrace, his brows sometimes showing surprise and sometimes a hint of sorrow.

Other fellow disciples might not have noticed the subtle awkward atmosphere on the mountain, but Tie Zhongshan, with his years of experience and keen mind, saw it all clearly.

"My senior brother is probably drinking alone again. How long has it been since he showed up?"

"Don't worry, Second Senior Brother. Even Master's wife went there earlier and tried to persuade you for a while. On the surface, you seemed perfectly fine, but after she left, you collapsed like a rag doll, muttering something like, 'That year, the flowers faded, the moon shone brightly in the mountain temple…'"

Wu Yunchong started off speaking in a very serious tone, but as he continued, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Oh dear, my senior brother."

"Third junior brother, that's not very kind of you."

Tie Zhongshan was helpless.

"There's no such thing as being kind or unkind. From childhood to adulthood, my eldest brother has never been one to listen to advice."

Every time his master gave him a good beating, he would agree to everything in front of him, but then he would turn around and do whatever he wanted again.

If it weren't for his exceptional martial arts talent, far surpassing his peers, we would have been beaten so badly we wouldn't be able to get out of bed for half a month.

"After all, he is the senior disciple of our Heavenly Star Sect, carrying the hopes of our master and mistress..."

At this point, Tie Zhongshan paused slightly: "From now on, Xiao Jiu will also receive preferential treatment and be looked at differently by Master and Mistress. Third Junior Brother must not harbor any resentment."

Wu Yunchong's expression changed slightly: "What are you saying, Second Senior Brother? Back in Jiangzhou, the Young Master and I went through life and death together and have a very deep friendship. How could I be jealous of my own brother?"

Second Brother, you're still a bit too honest and kind; you need to change your attitude quickly.

"Don't act like the second senior brother. He's the young sect leader. We have to show him some respect. We'll be relying on him for our livelihood in the future..."

"I understand, but we still need to advise our junior sister. It's not good for her to be like this, she's a young lady."

From this angle, you can see a faint shadow.

At least, Lu Wubing, shirtless, was visible in Lanxiang Courtyard.

"Master and Mistress don't care, so why are you going to?" Wu Yunchong couldn't help but laugh again, but quickly regained his composure and said with a smile, "I'd better go keep Senior Brother company; he's so pitiful. Sixth Junior Brother is always making a fuss and doesn't know how to comfort people..."

After saying that, he went to the Sword-Asking Platform.

……

"Oh dear, I can't take it anymore."

"I'm exhausted, phew, phew..."

Ouyang Lan swung her staff 3,600 times in succession, each strike sending shockwaves through the air with a sharp, piercing roar.

She felt she had never been so tired before.

This isn't beating someone up, it's clearly tilling the field.

It did have some effect, leaving faint bluish-red swelling marks on Lu Wubing's 108 acupoints.

Large spots dotted the golden skin.

However, as the stick was withdrawn and the blows continued, the red, purple, and swollen areas gradually faded.

It quickly recovered completely, and the skin even showed a hint of white.

"Hold on a little longer, Senior Sister Xiaolan, I'll be done soon."

Lu Wubing took another breath and felt the medicinal power of the [Glazed Pill] first as gentle as water, and then like a raging tide being held back by a dam, it surged wildly from the inside out.

Gradually, the internal pressure exceeded the external pressure.

Senior Sister Xiaolan's speed and force in swinging the stick were already somewhat out of control due to the potent drug's effects.

"Seventh Senior Sister, what are you still peeking at? Catch the staff, use the [Kaiyang Nineteen-Strike Combo]..."

A cloud of steam rose from Ouyang Lan's head. With a sharp cry, she retracted the iron rod behind her elbow and swung it behind her back.

whoosh...

Lin Wenjing caught the stick, her face turning so red it was almost bleeding.

"Junior Sister, shouldn't you take a closer look? You've almost ripped Junior Brother's shorts to shreds."

"Don't just stand there; when it matters, you have to be ruthless."

Ouyang Lan was afraid that Lin Wenjing wouldn't have the heart to beat her hard, so she gave her a serious reminder.

Success or failure depends on this.

This cultivation method, which combines internal and external training, was actually designed by Miss Ouyang herself for her junior brother.

When it comes to teaching martial arts, Ouyang Lan considers herself second to none at Tianxing Peak, and even her mother wouldn't dare to claim to be number one.

Sure enough, her idea was correct.

How can you forge the [Glazed Sword Body] without forging?

If a sword is merely put through the furnace and not forged through countless trials, the final product will not be any better.

Therefore, by using the strongest pressure to advance the progress of the [Golden Thread Robe] and [Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone Fist], and combining it with the medicinal power to achieve perfection in one step, this is called [External Refinement of Tendons, Bones and Skin].

Taking advantage of the [Glazed Pill]'s medicinal power being sealed and reversed, seeping into the meridians, he then practiced the [Vast Ocean Divine Art]...

Qi and blood generate essence, which is then refined into qi, opening the orifices and unblocking the meridians, just like eating and drinking. This is called "internal cultivation of qi".

In theory, it is absolutely feasible.

Even Lu Wubing applauded and praised the plan after hearing it.

A pincer attack from within and without, achieving a balance between fire and water.

As a result, both internal and external skills will greatly improve, and one's strength will leap forward by leaps and bounds in a short period of time.

"it is good."

Lin Wenjing let out a soft roar, like a tigress howling in the valley.

At this moment, he no longer saw his naked junior brother, nor the half-torn underwear.

It was as if what I saw before me were stones, as if I saw mountains.

She wielded the stick like a sword, dancing with the fervor of life, and smashed it down with a thunderous roar.

"Watch out for the stick."

The blow shattered the air, creating a resounding thud as it struck Lu Wubing's Baihui acupoint on the top of his head.

Snapped……

The tips of the sticks were bent slightly from the blows.

Ouyang Lan took two steps back, feeling the strong wind pushing her body like waves, and secretly clicked her tongue in amazement.

When the Seventh Senior Sister moves, she's unpredictable, but when she does, wow, she's terrifying!

"Gently, gently. I don't know if Junior Brother will hurt you, but Seventh Senior Sister, your wrist is still injured."

Ouyang Lan was breathing heavily, somewhat worried.

Once Lin Wenjing got into character, her face tightened, her eyebrows furrowed, and she shouted, "What's a little pain? I can handle it..."

As she exhaled and spoke, the large black iron staff in her hand blossomed with countless crackling sounds...

The tip of the stick touched Lu Wubing's muscles and skin, causing them to burst open and spread in bursts.

One can see the ripples of power penetrating and vibrating deep into the muscles, bones, and blood vessels.

'Seventh Senior Sister's strength is indeed several times greater than mine, and her endurance is also much longer.'

Ouyang Lan nodded secretly.

Thinking to himself, he realized that his seventh senior sister had been practicing the Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone Fist for six years, and her skill was a direct result of her hard work. In terms of internal energy cultivation, she was probably only barely on par with him, or even slightly weaker.

However, its attack power is much stronger.

Seeing that her seventh senior sister's clothes looked like they were being torn apart by her muscles, Ouyang Lan felt a little dizzy.

"hold head high……"

Suddenly, Ouyang Lan heard what sounded like a deep dragon's roar.

Looking around.

Countless spiderweb-like bluish-purple patterns suddenly appeared on the center of Lu Wubing's spine, who had been enduring the attacks with his eyes closed.

With a single, powerful strike, Seventh Senior Sister Lin Wenjing landed on the tailbone.

The bluish-purple patterns suddenly coalesced, transforming into a writhing, twisting azure dragon, as if about to soar into the sky.

Lu Wubing raised his head and let out a long shout.

At this moment, the dragon tendons, tiger bones, and golden thread garment suddenly began to merge, transforming into a surging torrent of qi and blood that rushed straight to the internal organs.

The swollen skin expands and contracts as soon as it expands, as if it has been compressed several times, collapsing inward.

The skin becomes firmer and has a jade-like luster.

The muscles no longer bulge outwards, but instead exhibit a smooth, subtle curve like the surface of water...

However, the bones did the opposite, becoming slightly larger.

It felt like a little mouse was ramming against my chest, near my heart, causing my skin to bulge slightly outwards.

Bang, bang, bang...

This time, it wasn't the sound of Lin Wenjing striking with a stick, but the sound of Lu Wubing's heart pounding like a drum, making everyone who heard it feel panicked.

Snapped……

The three-quarter pants woven from silk on Lu Wubing's body finally shattered into butterflies under the impact of this energy, and the python appeared and disappeared in an instant.

Amidst the rich golden light, Lu Wubing silently darted into the bathtub filled with floating flowers.

"what……"

Lin Wenjing froze, holding the stick, unable to react for a moment.

His eyes were glazed over, his face was as red as a furnace, and steam was billowing from his head.

Ouyang Lan turned her head to look at the sky, blinked hard, and puffed out her cheeks to indicate that she hadn't seen anything.

The sound of water was heard.

The two looked at each other and burst into laughter.

"Seventh Senior Sister, where were you going to strike with your last blow?"

Ouyang Lancuo narrowed the passage.

"I didn't intend to fight anywhere. Junior Brother has already broken through, what's the point of fighting? But Junior Sister, what were you looking at without even blinking?"

Lin Wenjing refused to admit defeat verbally.

I'm wondering what Seventh Senior Sister ate to grow up like this, tsk tsk.

"itch……"

Faced with this ticklish attack.

Lin Wenjing had absolutely no resistance.

It would only result in a loss of 1,000 for oneself and 800 for the enemy, and then one would have to turn back.

The two were overjoyed.

The sour and awkward smell that had just filled the Lanxiang Courtyard was instantly dispelled by the door.

"From now on, we'll never be able to beat up our junior brother again."

After a long while, when she could finally catch her breath, Ouyang Lan sighed.

"Yeah, it feels really good to hit, and you don't have to worry about hurting it."

Lin Wenjing also sighed softly.

These days, I've watched Lu Wubing develop his extraordinary skills from nothing to something.

From beginner to expert, and then to mastery, and finally to the completion of external cultivation today, they have taken a step into the realm of internal organ cultivation, which is truly astonishing.

I've never seen anyone practice external martial arts so quickly that they can reach this level.

Although external martial arts training is generally faster than internal martial arts training, especially in terms of developing combat strength earlier.

However, Lin Wenjing knew exactly how difficult it was to overcome the six barriers of tendons, bones, skin, internal organs, blood, and marrow.

It is actually an extremely long and painstaking process.

The benefits of successfully cultivating this skill are also significant.

Once you overcome the six physical challenges and cultivate internal and external blood qi, you can use it to nourish your internal energy cultivation.

The increase in cultivation level is acceptable.

Most importantly, with the dual enhancement of blood energy and internal force, its attack power is more than three times stronger than that of a single-cultivation martial artist of the same level.

When the two are combined, the attack power does not just double.

Instead, a strange phenomenon occurred: the two forces merged and transformed into a unique energy of exceptionally high quality.

Life-or-death struggles, overcoming challenges of a much higher level with ease...

This is precisely why each sect and school includes one or two external cultivation methods.

As long as they are not afraid of hard work, the disciples will practice for a while and cultivate their vital energy.

This is an essential procedure during the 100-day countdown to the groundbreaking ceremony.

Once one's physical strength reaches a certain level and one's external martial arts skills have reached a high level, one will stop focusing on cultivating internal strength and completely abandon external martial arts skills.

It's not because further physical training is useless, but because at this stage, progress becomes slower and slower, requiring long-term, meticulous refinement.

Ordinary people don't have the energy and time to be distracted by two things at once, practicing both internal and external cultivation simultaneously.
Moreover, there is not much waste of resources.

In particular, if the body is injured during training, excessive loss of qi and blood can even affect the process of refining essence into qi.

In other words, it will slow down the cultivation speed of internal energy.

Not worth the candle.

However, Lu Wubing's successful cultivation gave Ouyang Lan and Lin Wenjing a glimpse of a certain possibility.

Perhaps, Junior Brother has some method that can perfectly avoid the impact of physical fatigue on internal energy cultivation.

Yes, with the Six Yang Divine Needles, he has no worries about muscle and tendon strain, and he can quickly recover his energy to continue cultivating his internal strength.

Once this problem is solved, even those with slightly weaker physical cultivation talent will be able to gradually improve their skills...

"No wonder, Junior Brother claimed he wanted to revise the sect's foundational teachings and compile advanced sword techniques. So that's what he was planning." Lin Wenjing usually just listened to whatever her master and senior brothers said without giving it much thought.

When my mind was completely blank and I wasn't thinking about anything, I actually figured out this very important thing.

Ouyang Lan was taken aback upon hearing this, and then she thought of something else.

"It's the Dragon-Subduing Sword, no, it's not just the Dragon-Subduing Sword, it should be the [White Rainbow Piercing the Sun], and then the [Time Flowing Light Style].

The techniques used in this sword strike are largely the same, both in terms of body movements and hand gestures. The methods of generating power also progress from easy to difficult. The difficulty lies only in the strength of the body and internal energy; the sword technique itself is actually quite simple.

I recalled the scene of my junior brother practicing tirelessly from morning till night.

Ouyang Lan's eyes lit up.

"That should be the case. Whether one is highly intelligent or extremely foolish, when practicing a single sword technique, the difference in comprehension and talent can be ignored."

If it becomes second nature, etched into the depths of one's soul... then whether one possesses exceptional swordsmanship talent or is exceptionally intelligent becomes less important.

"Junior Sister, are you saying that Junior Brother wants all the disciples of the Mirror Heart Hall on the mountain to follow the path of fast swordsmanship?"

"It's highly likely... Do you think that if Junior Brother simplified the [Flowing Light Sword] technique and passed it down, it would greatly improve the strength of the other Junior Brothers?"

"It's not just a matter of greatly improving their strength... If Dong Ning and the others can really master the [Flowing Light Sword] and only practice this one sword technique..."

Before long, even the two of us might not be able to guarantee a victory.

Lin Wenjing was deeply shocked.

Clearly, they had already considered a certain possibility.

The reason why different schools and sects do not indiscriminately pass on superior sword techniques is not simply because of the distinction between superiors and inferiors, or the division of social classes.

Rather, it's because some disciples who lack talent can't even master a very simple set of ordinary sword techniques.

If you really teach them superior swordsmanship, even after several years of practice, they probably won't even be able to get the basics down.

For example, the third move of the Tianxing Sect's advanced sword technique, the Yaoguang Sword, is called the Seven Stars Shining...

The goal is to simultaneously thrust out seven swords with a flick of the wrist.

Not only does each sword strike require a clear and penetrating force, but it also demands precision and speed, forming the pattern of the Big Dipper.

This is just the beginning.

As for the Proficiency Realm, one needs to control the power of the Seven Swords to the extreme, so that each sword is a feint and each sword can be transformed into a real sword.

It's awkward to ask someone to block it, but it's also awkward not to block it.

Such swordsmanship, if you ask someone who is not very coordinated and whose mind is not quick enough to practice it, they might practice for a lifetime and still not be able to strike the Big Dipper.

Therefore.

Among the disciples of Jingxin Hall, only a handful will likely be able to become direct disciples.

Most of the other disciples only practiced the basic Thirteen Deadly Swords until they were old. When they got older, they went down the mountain to take up a post, or opened their own martial arts school, or even a shop to make a living.

If you really want to go further and become a master, there's practically no chance left.

This is still the advanced sword technique [Yao Guang Sword]. If it were the high-level sword technique [Wu Ying Sword], it would be even more complicated.

It requires not only speed and precision in sword strikes, but also the angle and direction of changes in moves.

Even the direction of airflow, changes in light and shadow, and distance control require in-depth understanding.

His mind was constantly calculating the enemy's and his own positions, and identifying blind spots. How would the sunlight and wind resistance affect this sword strike?

The sign of reaching the mastery level is that the enemy and friend space, the changes in moves, and the surrounding environment are all visualized in one's mind.

I had already figured out exactly what moves the opponent would make and how I would respond.

One must be able to anticipate ten moves before making a single one; only in this way can one defeat the enemy.

It's just reckless and impulsive; the so-called "Shadowless Sword" is a joke.

If you can't even control your own sword, how can you expect to control your opponent's five senses and their moves?

"Foolish! Let's start practicing too. Junior Brother often says, 'One sword transforms into ten thousand swords, and ten thousand swords return to one sword.' Once we've mastered that Flowing Light Sword style, and, ideally, we should also master that move, the Crescent Moon Style, then I'll dare to challenge Senior Brother's Shadowless Sword."

Ouyang Lan said with a grin.

She had seen Lu Wubing use the "Crescent Moon Style" several times. Don't be fooled by its unassuming appearance; it's nothing compared to the dazzling and stunning "Flowing Light Style."

However, in her opinion, this sword is even more practical than the [Flowing Light Style].

With a single stroke of the sword, the opponent's force is used against them, neutralizing and deflecting their attack. No matter how fierce and powerful the opponent's attack is, it always loses all its power under the slanting crescent moon.

Yu Qingshan was so engrossed in the sword strike that he charged around like a wild boar, unable to even find his target.

"hehe."

Thinking of something so funny, Ouyang Lan almost laughed until her stomach hurt.

"Elder brother..."

Lin Wenjing was slightly taken aback. She also remembered how her senior brother had lost on the dueling stage.

She stood very close and could see it clearly.

Just as the eldest disciple somersaulted and spun rapidly in mid-air, a shower of sword light fell behind him to intercept him.

With a single, diagonal slash of his sword, the junior brother completely shattered the senior brother's exquisite "Surrounded on All Sides" move.

Using the force of the interception, a flash of light appeared, and before the senior brother could even react, the sword was already at his throat.

Mastering the [Crescent Moon Sword] essentially puts one in an invincible position.

I just don't know what kind of foundation is needed to get started?
Lin Wenjing thought so too.

She glanced towards the Sword Inquiry Platform and knew that her senior brother was probably drinking... He always did this whenever he was unhappy.

It's getting late, and I need to protect my junior brother, so I won't cook any dishes to send over.

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