Two Realms: From Glass Beads to Divine Skills, Invincible

Chapter 38: The Painful Bone Training.

Tigers, bears, cows, sheep...

Bai Chen fell into deep thought.

Given my current situation, the best way to quickly complete the Bone Refining Realm is naturally to use the finest tiger bones.

But as Xuanqing Daoren said, tiger bones are not only expensive, but even if you have money, you may not be able to buy them in large quantities.

I thought about it.

Bai Chen then asked, "May I ask, Uncle-Master, if martial artists of the same aptitude cultivate using tiger bones, bear bones, and cattle/sheep bones, how significant is the difference?"

Xuanqing Daoist remained silent for a moment before speaking in a deep voice:

"The difference is like heaven and earth. If we take your innate constitution as an example, even if you supplement it with the bones of cattle and sheep, and practice diligently day and night without ceasing, it will still take a year and a half to change your bones and muscles and achieve the initial effect."

He paused slightly, his eyes revealing a profound look:

"If one obtains the spiritual bones of tigers and bears as aids, and their supplies are complete... one may only need ten days or a month to complete the bone refining process and undergo a complete transformation."

A month's work?

Bai Chen was taken aback. Wasn't this just saying half a month?

In other words, as long as there are enough tiger and bear bones, one can complete the cultivation of the Bone Refining Realm in just half a month.

Beef and mutton bones take a year and a half to prepare, while tiger and bear bones take half a month.

Instantly.

Bai Chen's breathing quickened, his eyes filled with anticipation as he asked, "Uncle-Master, do you have a way to obtain a large quantity of tiger bones?"

Xuanqing Daoist lowered his gaze slightly and said slowly:

"Yong'an City is located in a remote area, tiger bones are rare, and it is not easy to obtain a large quantity."

However, when I was traveling in the mountains and fields in the past, I once killed a tiger with my own hands.

Over the years, the remaining parts have been used for medicine or for making weapons, and have been completely used up.

Now only two sections of hind leg bones remain, still retaining their original structure, which will be useful for your cultivation.

Upon hearing this...

Bai Chen was overjoyed and quickly said, "Thank you, Martial Uncle! How much silver is it? I'll buy it!"

Xuanqing Daoist waved his hand and smiled, his expression resolute: "Hey, why bring up money!"

Compared to the spring steel you gave me before, what are these few ounces of tiger bone?

"If tigers weren't so rare and their tracks so elusive, I could easily have bought up all the tiger bones you needed for your bone-refining!"

Bai Chen was somewhat moved.

This Xuanqing Daoist is truly a man of strong character, just like myself; we are both the kind of people who reciprocate kindness with kindness.

Xuanqing Daoist looked up at the sky and saw that the clouds had parted and the sky was clear. He nodded to Bai Chen and said, "Achen, the light is just right. It's time to test your bone-refining skills."

"Yes!" Bai Chen nodded in agreement.

......

Half an hour later.

Xuanqing Daoist held a wooden hammer about half a meter long, dark brown in color, with fine, hair-like patterns.

The hammerhead is about the size of two fists and is covered with curved, thread-like patterns.

This is a wooden hammer made of small-leaf sandalwood. Due to its heavy and tough properties, it is specially used to hammer bones to practice martial arts.

"Circulate your internal energy!" Xuanqing Daoist shouted in a low voice.

Bai Chen's legs were slightly apart, and his body rose and fell like a horse galloping.

This is the third level of "Health Preservation Stance Exercise", also known as the dynamic stance of the Bone Refining Realm.

"This humble Taoist priest is about to begin!"

"bring it on!"

Bai Chen took a deep breath and looked ahead with piercing eyes.

It goes without saying that the process of hammering bones until they crack must be extremely painful.

But in order to survive, one must endure the pain, no matter how intense it may be.

The first hammer blows!

Boom!

Two fist-sized hammerheads landed heavily on his thighs with a dull thud.

Holy crap!

Bai Chen's expression changed drastically, and he grimaced and gasped for breath.

Even the stance training movements were difficult to maintain.

Upon seeing this.

Xuanqing Daoist, who was standing to the side, did not urge Bai Chen to continue. Only after Bai Chen had recovered did he continue to strike.

Boom!

Another hammer blow.

...

that's it.

One hammer blow after another was struck on Bai Chen's thigh bone until the bone showed a slight crack but did not break.

During the blows, Bai Chen's bones made a series of fine cracking sounds, and waves of excruciating pain washed over him, as if the bones in his entire leg were about to shatter inch by inch.

Bai Chen was sweating profusely, his teeth were chattering, and he felt like he was living a life worse than death.

I don't know how much time has passed.

After Bai Chen's right leg bones were covered with micro-cracks, Xuanqing Daoist instructed Bai Chen to switch to static meditation.

Bai Chen's face was deathly pale, and even the focus of his pupils had widened.

However, he still endured the pain, sat cross-legged, guided his qi back to its source, and circulated his qigong to accelerate the absorption of the bone essence he had ingested, in order to promote the healing of his bones.

At this moment, Xuanqing Daoist took out a bag containing some white powder.

It was the leg bone of the tiger he had killed years ago, ground into powder.

Xuanqing Daoist poured bone powder into a bowl, added water and stirred it into a sticky bone porridge, then handed it to Bai Chen.

"Thank you so much, Uncle-Master!"

Bai Chen weakly cupped his hands in greeting, then took the bowl and drank the bone porridge inside in one gulp.

The bone porridge entered my stomach.

A warm, vital energy spread from the stomach and quickly flowed to the right leg.

Bai Chen could clearly feel that an indescribable change was taking place at the crack in his thigh.

The cracks healed rapidly under the nourishment of vital energy.

itch!

It was incredibly itchy.

Just as Bai Chenjue felt the new flesh growing on his wound and was unbearably itchy, almost reaching out to scratch it,

The voice of Daoist Xuanqing rang out at the opportune moment, calm yet carrying a warning:

"Ah Chen, bear with this itch. This is a sign that the wound is healing and the bones are reconnecting. If you scratch it now, not only will the healing be hindered, but the bones may also become misaligned, and all the previous efforts will be wasted."

Bai Chen froze, forced to endure it.

Fortunately.

The healing process was exceptionally rapid. In just a short period of stillness and breathing exercises, the fracture in the right leg bone had healed more than halfway, which finally brought some relief from the intense itching.

Seeing that his breathing was gradually calming down, Xuanqing Daoist asked gently, "Have you finished regulating your breathing? If your spirit has recovered, then continue your practice."

"Um."

Bai Chen gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.

...

Next.

On the open ground atop Qingyun Mountain, the sound of a wooden hammer striking bones echoed.

And interspersed with Bai Chen's muffled groans of pain.

It is worth mentioning that.

In the subsequent beatings, Xuanqing Daoist did not beat the same area, but instead chose other bones that were not cracked.

In his words, newly formed bones in the same area need several days of nurturing before they can bear weight.

So next they switched to the left thigh bone, then the right shin bone, then the left shin bone, and finally the foot...

After the legs and feet are done, they beat their hands!

Only when the entire bag of bone powder was used up was the initial bone-training practice considered complete.

...

As the sun dips westward, dusk deepens.

Facing the setting sun, Xuanqing Daoist stood with his hands behind his back and slowly said to Bai Chen:

"Thanks to the tiger bone, your legs and right hand have been initially forged into useful parts. Unfortunately, the tiger bone is all gone, and the remaining parts can only be gradually completed using cow and sheep bones."

"I will descend the mountain tomorrow morning to deal with the matter of the spring steel and tungsten steel. It will take me three to five days, or at most eight or nine days, to return."

"You must not slacken your practice these next few days. Xia Miaomiao can assist you by massaging and strengthening your bones."

At this point, he turned to face Bai Chen directly, his tone becoming serious:

"You must remember that after the initial healing of the same muscle and bone, you must rest for several days until the bone and blood are stable and fully absorb the essence before you can have it hammered again."

Never be greedy for quick success and act rashly, lest you damage the foundation.