Free Web NovelChapter 125: Chapter 124: Inner Cultivation Method
The next day.
Inside a two-story Western-style house that Zhao Xuanqi was renting.
"Thank Boss Yan for his kindness on my behalf."
Zhao Xuanqi accepted the Rare Beast Materials, Medicinal Materials, and a small, jade-like porcelain bottle of Wound Medicine delivered by the old steward, Heng.
This time, Zhao Xuanqi did not refuse Yan Shuntao’s gesture of goodwill. To do so again would have been too impersonal and caused both parties to lose face.
"You are too kind. We will take our leave now."
Seeing that his men had moved all the goods into the house, Heng gave Zhao Xuanqi a slight bow, then turned and departed with his people.
After watching Yan Shuntao’s men leave, Zhao Xuanqi returned to the house. He inspected the delivered Medicinal Materials and Rare Beast Materials to confirm everything was correct, then picked up the small, jade-like porcelain bottle.
He opened the bottle and found it contained a pale golden liquid that gave off a faint, fresh fragrance.
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He had read about it in the texts of the Xiaolin Martial Arts Hall. It was a type of Healing Medicine, similar to a Secret Medicine, formed by combining Rare Beast Materials and Medicinal Materials in specific ratios using special techniques. It was considered top-tier among Healing Secret Medicines and was said to have an extremely potent effect on physical injuries, earning it the moniker "bring the dead to life and flesh out bones."
A Healing Secret Medicine of this caliber was not only extremely expensive but also virtually impossible to find on the market. Boss Yan had truly gone to great lengths this time.
He had never used a Healing Medicine of this level in this world before, and he was somewhat curious about its effects.
Returning to his room, he unwrapped the bandages from his fist, revealing the deep wound on his knuckles. The bone itself had been split open. An ordinary person with such an injury would likely never be able to do heavy work with that hand again. Even with Zhao Xuanqi’s regenerative abilities, it would take at least three to five days to recover.
He took out the Jade Bottle and carefully poured a single drop of the thick, golden liquid—about a tenth of the bottle’s contents—onto the wound on his knuckle bone.
HISS...
Even though he had braced himself, Zhao Xuanqi couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath, nearly shaking the drop of medicine off his hand.
The momentary pain was simply too intense. The golden liquid felt like molten lava, searing his nerves.
Soon, the golden liquid rapidly merged with Zhao Xuanqi’s flesh. The pain faded as quickly as it had come, replaced by an unbearable itchiness.
He knew exactly what this was: a sign that the nerves in his body were rapidly repairing and growing. He looked closely at his wound and could even see the flesh squirming slightly. At the same time, he felt a surge of scorching nutrients providing energy for his body’s repairs.
’This rate of recovery...’
Zhao Xuanqi’s eyes narrowed slightly. This was the effect of just a single drop. If he used the whole bottle, a full recovery within a few hours might be possible.
’If I soaked the wound directly in the liquid...’
He suspected he would be able to watch the entire process of his blood vessels, bones, and muscles regrowing with his naked eye.
’Its effects are truly powerful. No wonder they say this liquid can even reattach severed limbs. As long as someone is still breathing, no matter how severe their injuries, they can be saved by being soaked in it. The name "bring the dead to life and flesh out bones" is well-deserved. What on earth is it made from?’
A sense of curiosity rose in Zhao Xuanqi’s mind. He knew that the so-called Secret Medicines of various Schools were, in essence, just special Wound Medicines. If someone could use this liquid as their Secret Medicine every day, recklessly injuring their body and then repairing it, there was no telling how robust their constitution and foundation would become.
But that was impossible. A tiny bottle like this was already priceless and nearly unobtainable. To use it in large doses over a long period as a Secret Medicine would be a luxury that even the ancient imperial family probably couldn’t afford.
Zhao Xuanqi shook his head and put away the Golden Willow Jade Liquid without using any more. That single drop was enough to shorten the recovery time for his hand injury to less than a day. He would save the rest for emergencies.
He re-bandaged the wound with gauze, closed the doors and windows of the house, drew the curtains, and prepared to start concocting the Secret Medicine for the Inner Cultivation stage.
His bodily control had already been touching the threshold of Inner Cultivation, and it had improved further after his battle with Gao Wujie. He was now more than ready to practice the Inner Cultivation training method of the Hundred Beasts Fist.
Moreover, that battle had shown him that his current strength was no longer sufficient among the Martial Arts Experts of Jinmen. A mere Gao Wujie had been able to force him to use his Dragon Gate Secret Technique; what about even more powerful opponents?
Therefore, he needed to increase his strength further.
Black Turtle Meat, Yin Wood Snake Gall, Round-horned Deer Kidney...
These were all Rare Beast Materials whose properties, according to the Rare Beast Atlas, matched the Secret Medicine for the Hundred Beasts Fist’s Inner Cultivation. But as for the actual results, he would only know after trying.
The formula for the Inner Cultivation Secret Medicine was far more complex than that for the Cross-Training Secret Medicine. He had no idea how much of the materials spread across the floor would be left in the end. He could only hope everything went smoothly.
Tonight would be another sleepless night.
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The following evening.
After brewing for nearly two days, Zhao Xuanqi finally calibrated the proper ratio of Rare Beast Materials for the Hundred Beasts Sect’s Secret Medicine. He had already used up about seventy percent of the first batch of materials from Boss Yan. The sheer loss made even Zhao Xuanqi’s heart ache.
Zhao Xuanqi returned to his room, holding a medicinal bowl. Inside was a black, murky substance resembling both pork jelly and turtle jelly.
Yin Sha Xuan Shui Ointment.
He raised the bowl and, with a powerful slurp, drank the entire black ointment down.
The next moment, his entire body began to tremble slightly. His pores contracted instantly, and his pupils shrank to pinpoints. It felt as if a ball of fire was searing its way from his stomach to all his internal organs, driving them into a state of intense excitement, almost as if he were high on drugs.
His body, his organs, and even his Spirit were all affected.
He forcibly suppressed the turmoil in his body, slowly curling up and prostrating himself on the floor in a peculiar posture.
His back arched high and his legs tucked under his abdomen, like an old tortoise. His arms, however, were exceptionally supple, moving like a pair of dancing serpents to constantly strike different parts of his body, stimulating the acupoints related to his internal organs.
INHALE!!
He inhaled sharply, his chest swelling as he used his breath to drive the movement of his internal organs.
The air in the room surged violently, drawn into his mouth and nose like two long dragons.
When inhaling, be as nimble as a snake.
EXHALE!!
Then, he began to exhale, the process exceedingly slow.
Inhale like a snake, exhale like a tortoise.
The Turtle and Snake Qi!
HUMMM!! HUMMM!!
As he breathed, he controlled his vocal cords to vibrate rhythmically in concert with his inhalations and exhalations. He used the resonance of his chest cavity to produce an incredibly deep sound that spread around him. Even the dust near his body seemed to freeze in place from the vibrations.
But what was most affected by these Sound Waves was not the outside world, but his own internal organs, which were being tempered by the vibrations.
The Turtle and Snake Sound!
But that was not the end of it.
The muscles in his body, held in that strange posture and transformed by the Hundred Beasts Mystic Gate, underwent an incredible change.
His entire body’s musculature suddenly relaxed, becoming as soft as a mollusk’s, only to tense in an instant, becoming as hard as a carapace.
TWANG!
The intense vibratory force generated by the transition between firm and soft acted upon his internal organs.
The Sound Waves and Force Release, like the body-striking of Cross-Training, continuously hammered and refined the organs within him.
The Turtle and Snake Force!
Forged and reforged!
At the same time, his mind entered a special state of Meditation.
On an endlessly vast expanse of water, a colossal Exotic Beast that spanned heaven and earth was slowly performing its Breathing exercises.
This Exotic Beast had the body of a tortoise and the tail of a serpent, a being of both firmness and softness.
With the help of his powerful bodily control, all of Zhao Xuanqi’s actions entered a state of intense Rong.
The Breathing techniques, the guidance of Meditation, the special posture, the stimulation of acupoints, the muscle’s Force Release, and the Vibration of Sound Waves.
All of this fused together, making his internal organs stronger and stronger, slowly awakening their hidden potential.
Qi! Intent! Form! Acupoints! Sound! Force!
A Six-layered Training Method stacked together. The slightest mistake would result in massive damage to his internal organs!
Yi’s Form is the Turtle and Snake Form. It corresponds to the Inner Cultivation training method of the Hundred Beasts Fist!
Its name: Black Tortoise Gangsha!!
