Chapter 8 Xu Yan Bone Refinement (Please Collect and Follow)

The horizon was turning light, and a ray of morning sun pierced through the narrow passageways of the village, shining upon Xu Yan, who was cultivating.

As always, Xu Yan rose to cultivate before dawn, and at this moment, he was tremendously excited. As the circulation of his blood quickened, his skin stretched taut at a certain moment, emitting booming sounds like steel strings snapping tight instantly.

His skin immediately felt perfectly seamless.

His strength grew stronger, and his vitality surged instantly.

Skin Refinement reached Perfection!

"Twenty days, it took me twenty days to finally complete Skin Refinement. Although I am far from the ancient prodigies, I too belong to the level of prodigy!"

"As long as I refine the golden bones, I will not be weaker than those ancient prodigies!"

Xu Yan was extremely excited, raising his hands, fists clenched tight, feeling the power within himself.

Even barehanded, he was almost fearless against swords and sabers!

Facing a hundred foes alone was merely a trivial matter!

And this was merely the completion of Skin Refinement, the very basic stage of the foundational level!

"Today I'll consolidate, and tomorrow I'll start Bone Refinement!"

Xu Yan finished his cultivation, picked up a hoe to plant vegetables, and feed the chickens, relaxing his mind to prepare for tomorrow's Bone Refinement.

He remembered his master's teachings always to combine work and rest, to keep his composure!

Li Xuan finished washing up and came out of his house, surprised to find that Xu Yan was not cultivating!

This was the first time since becoming his apprentice that Xu Yan hadn't been cultivating early in the morning!

"What's going on, has he given up?"

"That can't be, he was still cultivating diligently yesterday. Did he suddenly give up?"

From what he knew of Xu Yan these past few days, he was a stubborn man and not particularly bright, so it wasn't likely he'd suddenly quit.

Li Xuan went to the hen house to look, and having just fed the chickens, he saw Xu Yan from afar, weeding the vegetable garden.

So he walked over.

"Master!"

Xu Yan greeted respectfully.

"Hmm, not bad, being able to stay composed and keep the vegetable garden neat and tidy..."

Li Xuan glanced at the garden, somewhat surprised, the weeds were all cleared, and the vegetables were thriving, doing even better than when he tended them himself!

"It's all thanks to Master's excellent guidance!"

Xu Yan replied with a simple smile.

"Why are you weeding the garden so early today?"

Li Xuan came to inquire why he wasn't cultivating this morning.

It seemed that Xu Yan didn't look like someone who had given up.

"Disciple follows Master's teachings, combining work and rest, consolidating for the upcoming diligent cultivation."

Xu Yan replied respectfully.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief; indeed, he hadn't given up but was relaxing his mind before continuing his cultivation and sensing his blood flow.

A stubborn man, how could he easily give up?

Thus, with a relieved smile, he said, "I am comforted to see your realization!"

Xu Yan was instantly thrilled and thought to himself, "Indeed, it was the right choice not to rush into Bone Refinement right after completing Skin Refinement, to steady and relax my tense spirit; that's the proper way to cultivate!"

"Maintain a good mentality, stay humble and composed, and success will surely follow!"

Li Xuan encouraged him and then left.

Walking around the village, ever since the last old villager died, the houses in the village had started to fall into disrepair.

He had converted several houses into chicken coops, and the rest had already become overgrown with weeds.

"How did Xu Yan manage to cross the Evil Spirit Forest? Was it by luck, just happening to avoid fierce tigers and beasts?"

"I cannot always be trapped in this village, I must find a way to leave. Xu Yan is the key..."

Li Xuan pondered in his heart.

"As a transmigrator, it's quite tragic that I can't even leave the beginner's village!"

Li Xuan sighed.

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The next day.

It was not yet dawn when Xu Yan rose to cultivate.

"Qi and blood permeate the bones, refining the bones... Similar to Skin Refinement, but not too different. My goal is the Golden Bone, only by achieving Golden Bone can I stand shoulder to shoulder with the ancient prodigies."

Xu Yan's gaze was firm,

"Master may not say it, but he definitely hopes that I can refine the Golden Bone, only by standing shoulder to shoulder with the ancient prodigies can I be worthy to be Master's successor!"

"As for the Jade Bone, master said it's not something that can be achieved simply through perseverance and talent... I will do my best, and if I can achieve Jade Bone, I will surely surpass the ancient prodigies!"

The difficulty of Jade Bone is too great, and it isn't something that talent and perseverance alone can achieve, so Xu Yan's primary goal is to refine into Golden Bone!

Xu Yan circulated his qi and blood, beginning to permeate his bones. Initially, it was very slow, and at one moment, he felt an itching sensation like ants biting, somewhat uncomfortable!

"The qi and blood have penetrated the bones, now in the process of refining, to have such a sensation!"

Xu Yan clenched his teeth and persisted.

"No wonder Master said that to refine into Golden Bone, one needs talent, perseverance, and willpower. Just starting Bone Refinement is like this, once it reaches Golden Bone level, penetrating into the marrow, it will surely be even more unbearable!"

With an itching sensation in his bones as if ants were climbing, sweat appeared on Xu Yan's forehead. However, he gritted his teeth and persevered, his gaze firm, determined to endure no matter how uncomfortable it got.

Fortunately, as the qi and blood continued to permeate, after overcoming the initial stage, the sensation of ants climbing began to diminish.

Following that was a feeling of tempering throughout the bones, similar to tempering the skin, but much more difficult.

The progress of qi and blood permeating and tempering the bones was very slow, always remaining on the surface of the bones and unable to penetrate deeper.

At this moment, Xu Yan realized the difficulty of Bone Refinement was beyond imagination.

No wonder those who could refine into Golden Bone were so rare.

Li Xuan came out from the house and immediately noticed Xu Yan cultivating. He couldn't help but nod his head as expected of someone so stubborn, not easily giving up.

Maintaining a good attitude!

Out of the corner of his eye, Xu Yan saw his master nodding and instantly felt inspired.

"Master must be recognizing and approving my perseverance in enduring the pain of Bone Refinement!"

"Persevere! Persevere! No matter the pain, I must continue, never giving up!"

Xu Yan encouraged himself internally.

Continuing the tempering of his bones, as more and more qi and blood covered the bones, continuously refining them, the sensation of ants climbing ceased.

However, a feeling as if sand was grinding appeared.

Sweat beaded on Xu Yan's forehead, but he gritted his teeth and kept silent, continuing to persevere.

Time passed unknowingly, and the sensation of sand grinding against his bones grew increasingly intense - Xu Yan felt like he could barely endure it any longer.

Sweat continuously dripped from his forehead.

Lying in a chair under a tree, Li Xuan looked up at the time, then at Xu Yan.

"It's almost time for lunch. What's the matter with this disciple today, forgetting the time? It's time to cook!"

So Li Xuan spoke up, "Alright, go cook. It's getting late!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yan's heart shook and he began to gather his qi, the sensation of sand grinding against the bones gradually disappearing.

At that moment, his heart was deeply moved: "Master must have seen that I had reached my limit, so he let me relax a bit."

"Yes, Master!"

Xu Yan finished his cultivation and respectfully responded.

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