madnovel Chapter 92 Introduction
Chapter 92 Introduction
Bajiguan, backyard.
Liu Sheng stood shirtless, wearing only black silk trousers, in the warm spring sun.
He had just finished his medicinal bath and then practiced a set of Bajiquan. His whole body was steaming with heat, and sweat was dripping down his muscles.
Unlike when he first joined the company, Liu Sheng now has smooth skin and clearly defined muscle lines, no longer the slightly thin physique of a young man.
What is particularly striking are the muscles in his arms, chest, abdomen, and thighs. They are not exaggerated or bulky, but each muscle is clearly defined.
[Internal Training Method: Body Refinement Realm (99% below the beginner level)]
We're just one percent away from breaking through.
For the past ten days, he has been taking fifty-year-old ginseng every day, combined with medicinal baths, and finally tempering his qi and blood and beating his whole body. His progress in the flesh-refining realm can be described as rapid as a thousand miles a day.
"Let's try one last push!"
He took out the last piece of fifty-year-old ginseng, chewed and swallowed it, and then began his daily routine of lifting stone weights and pounding his body with a wooden hammer.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The muscles trembled and contracted violently under the pounding.
That final bottleneck.
It was as if it was being constantly hammered open and magnified.
Finally, as one of the hammers fell—
hum!
It felt like something inside my body was trembling.
The surging blood and qi suddenly accelerated, becoming more condensed. A persistent tingling and burning sensation spread throughout the body, as if countless warm currents were flowing deep within the muscles.
[Internal Training Method: Body Refinement Realm (Entry-level 1%)]
Breakthrough!
Liu Sheng could feel the muscle contours on his body becoming more defined, and the lines gradually hardening. His skin was also continuously tightening, adhering more closely to the increasingly firm muscles.
He felt a force far stronger than before surging from his limbs and bones.
So Liu Sheng quickly tried lifting the 500-pound stone lock, and surprisingly, he lifted it with ease.
"If this were the previous provincial examination, I could easily have gotten 'Grade A' in the second round."
Liu Sheng had a sudden thought, and he slightly bent his legs.
Slam your feet against the ground.
"boom!"
The fine sand on the ground instantly exploded, creating a small crater.
He leaped into the air, about ten feet high, and did a somersault in mid-air.
I just lack experience.
When it landed, it staggered a bit and wasn't very stable.
Fortunately, no one else around saw it.
Moreover, the height of the jump... seems to be much lower than that of the senior brother before.
"Why can my lightness skill only propel me one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) high? Wait, I seem to have forgotten something important... What is it?"
As he muttered to himself, Liu Sheng's eyes also began to burn, and the control panel activated on its own:
[Spiritual Eyes: Green, white, yellow, and red; able to see through illusion and reality]
Under Liu Sheng's watchful gaze.
The text gradually expanded to—
[Spiritual Eyes: Green, white, yellow, and red; able to see through illusions and perceive weaknesses]
"I remember now, it's a skill unlocked only at the eighth rank! Hiss... 'Insight into Weaknesses'!"
Liu Sheng gasped.
"Does this mean I can see someone's weak point and then kill them with a single blow?"
There is no suitable object of observation here.
So Liu Sheng carried with him the questions he had previously asked.
They found their senior brother, Lu You.
"Congratulations! Junior Brother has finally reached the eighth rank! Although your aptitude is only of the lower grade, your comprehension and perseverance are both of the best. What's even more remarkable is your calm and composed nature. You have a solid foundation and the Golden Bell Shield, a body-refining technique that you practice every day. You even have the energy to seek out precious medicines as an aid. So it's only natural that you've made such rapid progress."
Lu You could tell at a glance that his junior brother had already reached the Body Refining Realm, and he was very pleased.
But it also reminds us:
"However, the bottlenecks for advancing to higher ranks are not as easy as those for the ninth and eighth ranks. For those with inferior aptitude, it will become increasingly difficult, requiring even greater diligence."
These words.
Liu Sheng was so flattered that he became embarrassed.
He scratched his head, indicating that it was no, no.
As a man with a physical presence, Liu Sheng naturally didn't care about bottlenecks.
He first thanked his senior brother.
Then he asked himself why he couldn't jump as high as his senior brother when he used his lightness skill.
Lu You's explanation is...
When a martial artist reaches the seventh rank of the Yi Jin Jing (Muscle/Tendon Changing Realm), their entire body becomes like a taut bow, requiring constant tension and relaxation to achieve greater heights.
Those at the eighth rank of the Body Refining Realm, like him, can only jump one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) high.
this is normal.
"Alright, anyway, jumping over ten feet high is enough to escape in most situations! Once I master the shuttle technique, I can launch night raids and escape, there's nowhere in the world I can't go, ahahahahaha!"
Liu Sheng was very excited.
Then he realized that something was not quite right.
Shouldn't I aspire to become a towering martial saint? Why does my style resemble that of a bandit?
Lu Youze offered a few more words of advice and told Liu Sheng that he had been taking too much medicine lately and should take a break to solidify his foundation and avoid becoming a "medicine addict".
"Don't worry, senior brother, I will definitely continue my cultivation diligently. I will stop taking the precious medicine for now, as I really can't afford it anymore."
After the two had finished speaking...
As Liu Sheng was about to take his leave, he used his spiritual eyes to look at his senior brother, Lu You.
In an instant, Lu You was surrounded by a red light, clearly showing that even Liu Sheng, who was already an eighth-rank cultivator, was truly fighting hard.
He was no match for Lu You either.
Upon closer inspection, Liu Sheng noticed that when comparing strength, the aura usually surrounded a person in a circle.
There is no light on a person.
But now, Liu Sheng actually saw that above his senior brother's belt, in his lower abdomen.
It protruded somewhat even through the clothes.
This prominent spot suddenly emitted a distinct red glow, which coalesced into a dark red dot.
The red dot is still flashing.
It was like a target that attracted Liu Sheng's attention.
Could this be the weakness?
Liu Sheng felt that asking so directly would be somewhat impolite, so he thought for a moment and changed his approach:
"Senior Brother, why is there such a big bulge on your stomach?"
"Oh, here it is, where I keep my silver." The eldest brother said, taking out several ingots of silver as he continued:
"Now that you mention it, Junior Brother, it does look a bit conspicuous. Let's put it in our sleeve pocket!"
Then, as Liu Shengling pointed, he saw the deep red flashing hit mark from before.
It actually moved to the senior brother's cuff...
"Damn it, is this how you mark weak points? Shouldn't it be something like 'there are several vital points' on the body? At least mark the neck or perineum!"
Liu Sheng was internally ranting and raving.
But he couldn't say anything.
After saying goodbye to his senior brother, Liu Sheng was thinking that now that he had reached the eighth rank, it was time to seriously make some money.
First, try to find a job and see if you can bring Wang Zheng and Li Ying along. It's been ten days already; they should be getting anxious by now.
At this moment, an outer disciple rushed over:
"Senior Brother Liu, the steward of the Yan family is outside requesting an audience."
Fifteen minutes later.
Liu Sheng, looking puzzled, followed Steward Yan.
We arrived at the Yan family's main meeting hall.
On the way, Steward Yan kept his mouth shut and refused to say anything, so Liu Sheng still doesn't know anything.
What happened?
Of course, Liu Sheng knew this through the process of elimination.
I'm definitely not going to lose my job.
It's just about losing your job; there's no need to go through all this trouble.