Chapter 6 Refining
Chapter 6 Refining
"In martial arts cultivation, innate talent, comprehension, and even economic strength are all indispensable. The saying 'the poor study literature, the rich study martial arts' highlights this. For martial artists, achieving success requires immense wealth. Take, for example, the disciples of my Divine Sword Manor. Do you think they're all set once they join? Not at all. Outer disciples alone have to pay thirty taels of silver annually for tuition. Besides that, there are expenses for meat, medicine, and so on. If they want to advance further and attempt breakthroughs, they need to hire senior brothers of higher cultivation levels for protection, which also adds up to a considerable sum. Therefore, for martial artists, the most basic requirement is money!"
in the room.
With a stern face, under Ning Xiuyang's threat, Ye Yin had no choice but to begin explaining various aspects of martial arts cultivation to Ning Xiuyang, starting from the simple and progressing to the complex, from the easy and the difficult.
"Do immortals really exist in this world?" Ning Xiuyang asked curiously.
Ye Yin paused, glanced at Ning Xiuyang who looked on with longing, and couldn't help but chuckle, "Of course there are, but do you think you can reach that level?"
"Let me put it this way, even someone like me, whose talent is among the best in the entire Qinzhou Prefecture, wouldn't dare to dream of reaching the realm of immortals in this lifetime! Those are true gods, beings who can slaughter cities and destroy countries with a single finger, beings who can roam the world without disaster or disease!"
A hint of longing rose in Ye Yin's eyes. Besides surpassing her eldest sister Ye Qingxian, her other goal was to reach the level of an immortal in her lifetime!
But such a being is not so easy to enter.
Ye Yin shook his head and waved his hand, saying, "Let's not talk about these trivial matters. The first step in martial arts is to refine the body and nourish the blood. Only when the body is strong can one comprehend the feeling of Qi and bear the Yuan Power in the body. These are the major realms of cultivation."
Ning Xiuyang nodded. He knew these things. After all, Shenjian Villa was the only major martial arts sect in Jinshui County, Qinzhou Prefecture. He had been exposed to it for many years and had some understanding of these basics.
The beginning of martial arts training consists of five internal strength realms, also known as the "five spiritual realms".
These are respectively the Body Tempering Realm, Blood Nourishing Realm, Inner Strengthening Realm, Qi Sensing Realm, and the final Yuan Condensation Realm.
The young lady of the Ye family in front of us is a master who has just entered the Qi Sensing Realm. There are hundreds of disciples in the Divine Sword Manor, but most of them are around the Blood Nourishing Realm. There are very few experts in the Qi Condensation Realm. I heard that the manor master Ye Zhenxiong is at the Great Perfection of the Qi Condensation Realm, only half a step away from the next stage.
"This is 'Tiger's Intent Bearing the Mountain's Strength,' an internal martial arts manual. Although my Divine Sword Manor is famous for its swordsmanship, its fist techniques are not weak either. The stance training in this manual is far more effective than other methods. It cannot be passed down to anyone but an inner disciple. Even among the servants of my Ye family, very few have been able to learn and practice this method. Are you satisfied now?"
Ye Yin tossed out a martial arts manual, her eyes still flashing with resentment.
She originally only wanted to pass on the most worthless cultivation technique to this little servant, but Ning Xiuyang said that if the technique he was given was too worthless and he couldn't master it for a long time, then they would fight to the death.
Left with no other choice, Ye Yin had to take out the boxing technique.
But she still harbored a little secret.
While the Tiger's Intent and Mountain-Bearing Strength is excellent, it is extremely difficult to fully master it.
To reach the Body Tempering Realm alone, one must master the three skills of Tiger Skin, Tiger Bone, and Tiger Tendon. This requires not only a large amount of medicinal baths and meat supplements, but also a profound understanding of the cultivation method.
It all depends on whether this kid has the perseverance. After all, he's been given the opportunity, and if he fails to master it, that's his own problem. He can't be blamed for it!
Ning Xiuyang immediately began to peruse the cultivation manual as if it were a treasure, ignoring Ye Yin and waving his hand, saying, "Go prepare some food for me. I've given you all the food I had stored in my stomach; I'm starving!"
"you……"
Ye Yin, the sixth young lady of the prestigious Ye family of Shenjian Manor and a prodigy of Qinzhou County, was being treated like a servant by this little stable boy. This made Ye Yin grit her teeth and feel resentful. However, like a young tiger baring its teeth, she had no choice but to go out and instruct the servants to prepare a meal.
After Ye Yin left, Ning Xiuyang, who had just finished reading the Tiger Intent Mountain Force manual, suddenly brightened up.
[Tiger's Spirit Bears the Strength of a Mountain]: Not yet a beginner (0/10)
Ok?
Ning Xiuyang immediately sank his consciousness into his sea of consciousness, where ripples appeared in the bronze mirror of his sea of consciousness, and then one by one, characters with gold foil patterns emerged.
This is……
Is success guaranteed simply through cultivation?
What surprised him even more was that gray characters were faintly emerging on the dark orb of light from the inner demon.
[Can refine inner demons - Ye Yin]
Can inner demons be refined?
Immediately, without hesitation, he directly focused his consciousness into the ball of light, and miraculously, the ball of light began to refine according to his will.
The treasure mirror was spinning rapidly, and within the ball of light, there seemed to be specks of light being drawn away by the treasure mirror.
[Refining in progress...]
Ning Xiuyang's face lit up with joy, but before the joy could even spread across his face, his body suddenly went limp, as if all his energy had been drained away. He completely lost his strength and lay limply on the couch where Ye Yin's body still lingered.
"Hold!"
He then realized that everything in the universe is interconnected and mutually restraining; since he was refining his inner demons, he would definitely need to consume the corresponding energy.
Having no cultivation at the moment, refining Ye Yin's inner demons completely drained his strength and spirit.
This won't do!
"Hey... what's wrong?"
The door creaked open, and Ye Yin, who was carrying a plate of food, was taken aback when she saw Ning Xiuyang looking weak, with sunken eyes and almost exhausted. But then a look of joy welled up in her heart.
Hmph, you've tormented me for so long, now you're reaping the consequences!
Lust is a knife that scrapes the bone; those who practice martial arts should avoid excessive indulgence in it.
She even considered taking this opportunity to end the man's life with a single sword strike.
But she suppressed the thought as soon as it arose, not because she had become addicted to the torture she had endured that afternoon, but because she knew very well that if this little servant died in such an unclear way, her secret would very likely spread immediately and be known to the world.
Thinking of this, she hurriedly put the food aside. Despite feeling extremely disgusted, she had no choice but to bend down and help Ning Xiuyang, who was slumped on the couch, to his feet.
Seeing that he was not in any danger of death, but was just a little weak and anemic, Ye Yin was relieved. Then, with a serious face, she pushed the food in front of him.
Ning Xiuyang didn't stand on ceremony with her. Looking at the food he had never even heard of before, he immediately began to swallow it whole without any regard for his image.
Just now, in order to tame Ye Yin, he persisted for two and a half hours. With his remaining energy being drained by the treasure mirror in his sea of consciousness, Ning Xiuyang felt that if he didn't eat something to replenish his energy, he would starve to death!
Seeing Ning Xiuyang wolfing down his food, Ye Yin couldn't help but frown repeatedly.
He really is a naive servant who has never seen much of the world. He made a fuss over a few simple home-cooked dishes and thought they tasted like dragon liver and phoenix gall.
After devouring all four dishes and two bowls of rice, Ning Xiuyang finally felt himself recover.
Patting his belly, Ning Xiuyang glanced at Ye Yin, who was sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, and a wicked smile crept onto his lips.
"Um... what are you doing..."
Ye Yin opened her eyes in astonishment. Before she could finish a sentence, the anger in her eyes was replaced by shame, and she was forced to be silenced.
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