Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

"Once my Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill breaks through, and my Inner Breath transforms, and condenses like Gang,"

"Besides, my massive Inner Breath will be enough to make me stand out among Fifth Grade!"

Thinking of this first point, Jiang Ning felt much calmer in his heart.

Then, he went inside the house.

In this weather, the nighttime temperature had already dropped below freezing, and any water left outside would freeze over.

The water for washing up, after being drawn from the deep well, was stored indoors.

After washing up inside the house,

Jiang Ning wiped his face, and his entire being suddenly became invigorated.

When he pushed open the door of the room again,

He found that the light snow from before had turned heavier, and the courtyard, which had been cleared, was now covered with a thin layer of fresh snow.

One could imagine that with just this intensity of snowfall, it wouldn't be long before the entire yard was once again buried under snow.

He went under the big tree in the courtyard,

Jiang Ning closed his eyes slightly and turned his inward gaze throughout his body.

In an instant,

All 206 of his bones appeared in his line of sight.

A glance would reveal that those 206 bones no longer had any trace of the morbid white color; they had turned into a lustrous silver-white.

At this moment, if one were to take out a bone from his body, its color would appear no different from that of fine iron.

"It's time for the second step!"

Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

With a thought,

The Qi Blood Power inside his body instantly turned into thirteen little hammers.

With his current strength of spiritual power, thirteen little hammers was still his limit.

The next moment.

Clang—

His body shook, and sounds of metal striking rang from within, clear and piercing.

With one hammer strike, Jiang Ning's breathing also unavoidably became disordered.

One breath later, the tumultuous breathing returned to normal.

Following that, the sounds of heavy hammers falling reverberated, echoing intensely from within Jiang Ning's body.

Like a fierce storm, the noise was continuous.

As 108 hammer strikes ended, completing a Grand Circulation of Bone Forging, Jiang Ning suddenly opened his eyes from meditation.

He reached out his hand and a white Jade Bottle appeared.

Stored inside the bottle was the Xuan Bone Pill that Lin Qingyi had found for him previously.

To forge Xuan Bone, one had to ingest a certain amount of Xuan Iron after Bone Forging ends.

In the beginning phases of Martial Arts, ancestors at this step would choose to swallow Xuan Iron sand.

Once Xuan Iron sand was ingested, utilizing the powerful digestive ability of a Martial Artist, they could absorb a few Xuan Iron particles into their bones.

This is also why there are legends that strong martial artists can swallow iron juice and copper pellets.

Because in the early days, indeed, many martial artists did so.

However, with many years of development, this step had, since long ago, become much simpler.

The Xuan Bone Pill, the size of a kidney bean, contained enough Xuan Iron marrow.

Once Xuan Iron marrow enters the body, its effect is many times stronger than swallowing Xuan Iron sand directly.

The next moment.

The Jade Bottle suddenly had several kidney bean-sized, entirely black pills levitate out of it.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

One after another, they flew straight into his mouth, passed directly through his throat, and into his belly.

As the coating of the Xuan Bone Pill dissolved away, the entire pill began to release fine threads.

Unlike the silver threads of the Iron Bone Pill, the threads released by the Xuan Iron Pill were black.

As dark as ink.

"This must be Xuan Iron marrow," Jiang Ning thought to himself.

Next, he watched as the black threads escaping from the Xuan Bone Pill flew towards the bones he had refined during the Grand Circulation.

Upon contact with the bones, the black threads silently merged into them.

In an instant,

The five Xuan Bone Pills that had entered his belly were completely digested and absorbed.

"Still not enough?" Jiang Ning felt the changes within him and was surprised.

He remembered that a few days ago, during his first Bone Forging, he had also absorbed only five Iron Bone Pills and had reached the limit of absorption.

Yet now, after absorbing five Xuan Bone Pills, he still felt it wasn't sufficient!

With that thought,

Jiang Ning opened his eyes, and with an open right hand, a Jade Bottle containing Xuan Bone Pills appeared.

Afterward, a kidney-bean-sized, entirely black Xuan Bone Pill flew out from the bottle and straight into his throat, falling into his belly.

A moment later.

"Finally, it's enough!" Jiang Ning sighed in his heart as he slowly opened his eyes.

At this time, that familiar feeling of satisfaction once again filled his heart.

"Last time, after one full cycle of Bone Forging, absorbing five pills reached the limit!"

"This time, it's the same one full cycle of Bone Forging, but it took six pills to reach the limit!"

"According to what I know, for ordinary Martial Artists, there's no difference in the quota between Iron Bone Pills and Xuan Bone Pills, the demand is consistent before and after!"

"It indicates that the change is purely coming from my own body!"

Jiang Ning muttered to himself, and when he came to this realization, he seemed to have an epiphany.

Could it be the growth in Experience Value and Qi Blood Power from practicing the Five Animals Fist in recent days?

The thought arose in his mind and he confirmed his suspicion.

Because besides this possibility, he couldn't feel there was a second one.

"If this is true, it means my efficiency in Bone Forging has improved compared to a few days ago!"

A smile instantly appeared on Jiang Ning's face.

...

Arriving above the lake,

he easily broke the ice with one step.

After sinking into the water,

Jiang Ning immediately felt the energy and Qi Blood Power he had expended during Bone Forging swiftly recovering.

He had just spent a good length of time under the tree,

completing one hundred and eight strikes, totaling a full cycle of Bone Forging.

Under the powerful impact, even he felt his body go numb and weak.

Each strike vibrated his internal organs and bones.

So while it seemed brief, the consumption was vast, and the toll on his body significant.

Normally, at his level, a Martial Artist would only refine one piece of bone at a time during Bone Forging.

But he forged thirteen bones at once.

His consumption and the impact endured were thirteen times greater.

And the stronger the Qi Blood, the better the effect of each strike in Bone Forging, but also the greater the impact on the body's functions.

Such a vast, such a strong impact.

Normally, after one session of Bone Forging, a long rest would be required, along with the aid of medicinal pills to recuperate before a second session of Body Refining could be undertaken.

Jiang Ning knew a lot about this.

At Martial Arts Sixth Grade, most Martial Artists needed at least half a day, if not a whole day, to be ready for a second session of Bone Forging after one cycle of refining and absorption.

This long recovery leads to inefficient Bone Forging.

Many Martial Artists took a considerable amount of time to fully complete Bone Forging.

In this world, only a few Martial Artists are born with astonishing bone structures and strong physiques.

These people, despite overexerting themselves, would be full of vigor after a night's rest.

But in Jiang Ning's view, even these naturally exceptional individuals couldn't compare with him in terms of Bone Forging efficiency.

Because as long as he was in the water, he could absorb a certain substance from it, rapidly restoring all the wear and tear on his body.

In no time at all, he could return to peak condition.

Combined with his vast Qi Blood and strong spiritual power,

his Bone Forging efficiency had reached a level difficult for common people to imagine.

...

In the lake,

Jiang Ning quietly enjoyed the nourishment of the water on his body.

Meanwhile, he also quietly observed the thirteen pieces of bone he had tempered.

After absorbing the Xuan Iron Marrow Liquid, those thirteen bones, which were emitting a silver glow, started to gradually show traces of black lines.

The black lines were the external manifestation of the bones absorbing the Xuan Iron Marrow Liquid.

Once all two hundred and six bones in his body were completely blackened, turning into bone as black as jade,

he would truly achieve the second realm of Bone Forging, Xuan Bone.

Once Xuan Bone was attained, the strength would be several times stronger than that of Iron Bone.

Based on what he knew, a Martial Artist who had achieved Xuan Bone could take on three, or even five Iron Bone level Martial Artists without being at a disadvantage.

That's the change in strength after achieving Xuan Bone.

The flesh is a whole.

Any enhancement in any part will make the whole stronger, not just limited to a certain point or limb.

Every step in Martial Arts only differs based on the focal point of the tempering!

...

Elsewhere,

someone was already coming towards Luoshui County, carrying the will of a God.

With the destruction of the divine embryo, that Honorable God suffered and its state greatly diminished.