Lin Muyu was silent for a while. He had never thought that Zhen Fang would have such a background, nor did he think that he would unintentionally attract such a terrifying opponent.
Zhang Wei patted his shoulder. "Be careful, brother. If you're not careful, you might lose your life!"
As he spoke, he chuckled and said, "However, I see that Lord Lei Hong seems to appreciate your ability. Perhaps this is your chance to exchange pointers with Lord Lei Hong. This will be of great benefit to you."
"En, many thanks!"
… …
In the blink of an eye, the morning passed. Although Zhang Wei's attacks were well-controlled, Lin Muyu was still covered in injuries. Of course, his Demonic Sound Fist's close combat techniques were getting stronger and stronger, and Zhang Wei's face had a few more bruises. In the afternoon, he acted as a sparring partner for a Silver Star instructor. By night time, he felt as if every inch of his skin was about to shatter.
After dinner, he sat in his room and used a towel to wipe the bruises and wounds on his body. He gritted his teeth and endured the pain. His whole body trembled as if he was an injured little beast licking its wounds alone.
At this moment, with a creak, the door opened by itself. Lei Hong, dressed in a white robe, stood outside.
"Great Deacon, you've come?" Lin Muyu seemed to have expected that he would come, so he wasn't too surprised.
Lei Hong had a kind expression on his face, and the wrinkles on his face looked somewhat cute under the moonlight. He smiled and said, "You're Lin Muyu, right?"
"I …" He was shocked and instantly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
"Don't worry. If you really are Qu Chu's student, Lin Muyu, then things will be easy." Lei Hong had a smile on his face. "Child, do you trust me, Lei Hong?"
"En, I do."
"That's good. Come with me. Qu Chu is too lazy. He only taught half of a student. Sigh, after so many years, his nature has always been like this …"
Lei Hong straightened his white robe and turned to leave.
Lin Muyu hurriedly put on his clothes and followed him out with the Burning Prairie Sword.
…
The starlight fell on the courtyard of the Temple, the stone paved path reflected the mottled shadows of the trees, Lei Hong rushed the entire way, forcing Lin Muyu to use Falling Star Steps to keep up, his figure was like a ghost, Lei Hong Yi Hai could sense that Lin Muyu was still following closely, he could not help but feel gratified, this brat was truly a talent.
A few minutes later, they stopped at an old mansion in the backyard of the Sanctum.
Reihom slowly pointed at a pond in front of him and said, "Come here to cultivate every day from now on."
"Oh, this is?"
Lin Muyu walked forward and reached out to scoop up the "water" in the pond, only to find that it was not water at all. It was clearly a pile of gravel!
"Great Deacon, what's the use of these stones?"
"Don't call me Grand Deacon anymore. Call me Grandpa Lei Hong!" Lei Hong smiled kindly and said, "I'm about the same age as Qu Chu, so it's not too much to accept you calling me grandfather, right?"
"It's not too much, Grandpa Lei Hong."
"Haha ….." This term 'Grandpa' made Lei Hong feel very comfortable, he twirled his beard and said, "These stones are all strange stones picked from the depths of the mountains. As the saying goes, heaven and earth spiritual energy, sunlight and rain, after tens of thousands of years, whether it is sunlight or dew, they are all immersed in these unremarkable stones. Everyone thinks that ginseng and dragon tendons are treasures, but to cultivators, these stones are even more precious."
Lin Muyu nodded her head as if she understood.
Lei Hong continued, "Do you know why you were injured so many times today?"
"Why?" This was what Lin Muyu wanted to ask.
"Because my skin is not thick enough." Lei Hong mysteriously smiled.
Lin Muyu was confused, "Grandpa Lei Hong, are you saying that I have to rub against the tree bark every day like a bear, get my body covered in resin, and then condense it into a protective layer?"
"Haha ….." Lei Hong laughed loudly, "Although my understanding is a bit off, the meaning is almost the same. What you need to do now is to rub against your skin with these stones every day, and your skin will naturally absorb the spiritual energy in the stones. Many strong cultivators with copper skin and iron bones rely on this simple method to cultivate."
"So that's how it is ….." Lin Muyu was a bit speechless.
Lei Hong stroked his beard and continued, "This process is called 'skin refining' in the cultivation world. Although you have passed the Human Realm, you haven't built a good foundation, so you hurriedly refined your skin like those ordinary people. It is not too much to do it again."
"Yes, thank you, Grandpa!"
"Alright, I'm going back to sleep. You cultivate well."
"Yes!"
… …
Lei Hong quietly left, leaving Lin Muyu alone to face a stone mountain and a pile of stones.
He jumped into the pile of stones, and his arm was quickly cut by the sharp stones, bleeding profusely. He couldn't help but wonder if this kind of cultivation method would really work.
However, at this moment, his mind suddenly lit up, and a beautiful elf flew out of his Yi Hai. It was the female elf official, Lulu.
"Brother!"
Lulu flapped her wings and flew around Lin Muyu excitedly, and said with a smile, "I heard your conversation just now. Actually, brother doesn't need to use such a 'clumsy' method. Did brother forget that you are a Refining Grandmaster? The Refining Cauldron can refine the spiritual energy in these stones, and then refine your skin again! "
"Oh?"
Lin Muyu suddenly understood. It was as if she was sitting in a treasure mountain, but she didn't know that she was in a treasure mountain. How could she forget about the Refining Cauldron? It seemed that she had always used the Refining Cauldron on other objects, but she had never thought of using the Refining Cauldron to cultivate her body!
If she thought of it, she would do it. There shouldn't be anyone else here.
"Hua!"
In a flash of light, she took out the Refining Cauldron, and a circle of light with a radius of about two meters appeared around her. As long as Lin Muyu activated her True Qi, it would immediately produce flames to refine the objects in the cauldron. Looking around, Lin Muyu's eyes were ordinary, and she said speechlessly, "But which stones contain the most spiritual energy? Is it those stones in the pond?"
Lulu squinted her beautiful eyes and looked around, and said with a smile, "Hmph, how would those stupid old men in the Holy Temple know which stones have the most spiritual energy? They are just trying to figure it out. Actually, brother, look at that fake mountain, the biggest red stone is the one with the most spiritual energy, but they are using it to decorate it. Use your sharp sword to cut a piece and give it a try?"
"En."
Lin Muyu jumped onto the fake mountain, and with a swing of his sword, a stone the size of a washbasin fell into his hand. Holding the stone, he slowly landed on the ground and stepped into the Refining Cauldron. As soon as he let go, the stone slowly floated in front of him. He slowly breathed out his True Qi, and the four walls of the Refining Cauldron immediately extended out tongues of flame to surround the stone.
He closed his eyes, and his consciousness began to enter the stone, analyzing its composition. Just as Lei Hong had said, the stone had been accumulating for a long time, and each gap contained an extremely rich spiritual energy. This mysterious spiritual energy had been sleeping for tens of thousands of years, and at this time, the flames in the Refining Cauldron were slowly disintegrating the outer layer of the stone. He couldn't break the stone too quickly, or else the spiritual energy would be lost along with the stone.
This was a long process, and after nearly an hour, the stone finally began to be analyzed. The outermost layer of the stone was peeling off, revealing the spiritual energy layer inside. Under the moonlight, this layer was shining with a bright light, very mesmerizing. Lin Muyu's forehead was covered with sweat, and Lulu clapped her hands and smiled, "Big Brother, you're so good, you can see the spiritual energy layer, keep it up!"
The spiritual energy particles flew out from the cracks of the stone, and then wantonly flew around the Refining Cauldron. These spiritual energies were like mindless spirits, some calm, some restless, but no matter how much they flew, they couldn't fly out of the Refining Cauldron. After nearly two hours, all the spiritual energies were finally released from the stone. Inside the Refining Cauldron, aside from a pile of crushed stones on the ground, there were countless fluorescent lights flying around.
"It's starting!"
Lin Muyu stretched his arms, calmed his mind, and completely stretched his body. Then, he released his True Qi, urging the Refining Cauldron to guide the spiritual energy to refine his skin.
In an instant, the strong burning sensation on the surface of his skin almost made him faint, and he even wondered if refining his own skin was really possible.
"Keep it up, Big Brother …" Lulu opened her big watery eyes to cheer him on.
Lulu was one with him, and she would never harm him. Lin Muyu knew this, so he persevered. Soon, after the shocking pain, star-shaped spiritual energy particles began to seep into his skin, slowly regenerating the burned skin layer, and fusing with it.
Very quickly, new skin appeared inch by inch!
Is this the refining of skin?
Lin Muyu was dumbfounded. This was simply a process of destruction to the body and soul. First, the skin was destroyed, and then the spiritual energy was integrated to reconstruct the skin. This cultivation method was simply too inhumane!
…
However, after more than an hour, he had completely refined the stone. His skin looked as if it had been reborn, and even the wounds from the day had been completely healed!
Lightly clenching his fist, he could feel a faint and thick energy around his fist. He didn't need to test it to know that this layer of skin had been reborn, and the defensive power it could provide was definitely not something that could be compared to before.
Suddenly, he punched out, and with a "peng", a piece of green stone was smashed into pieces. His fist and wrist felt a pulse, but there wasn't much pain. In other words, the feeling of his skin was still there, but it was much tougher. Even when he punched the stone, he didn't feel much.
He tried again, and no longer used his True Qi to attack.
"Peng!"
The green stone trembled slightly, and a fist pit was left on it. His fist also felt some pain, and in general, his skin was indeed different from before.
Excited, he waved his sword and cut off another piece of red stone, and continued to cultivate.
…
Under the starlight, two old men stood on top of a pavilion in the distance. One of them was Lei Hong.
"This kid chose the Scarlet Essence Stone to cultivate," Lei Hong said.
The other old man was one of the twelve deacons, the good old Ge Yang. He stroked his beard and said with a smile, "The Scarlet Essence Stone is known as one of the hardest stones in the world. It's too difficult to absorb the Spirit Qi in the Scarlet Essence Stone."
"But he seems to have done it. What is the origin of that ball of light?"
"I don't know, but this kid is getting more and more interesting," Ge Yang said with a smile.
"Heh, that's right. A talent that Old Devil Qu Chu likes is definitely not ordinary … Oh right, what should we do about Zhen Fang? If the Divine Marquis asks for Lin Muyu to be punished, I'm afraid we won't be able to do anything," Lei Hong said worriedly.
Ge Yang shook his head, "Brother, you don't need to worry about that. Zhen Fang is an arrogant person, and he definitely wants to kill Lin Muyu with his own hands. As long as we make Lin Muyu unkillable, we can naturally protect this good seedling."
"En!"
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