A Long Grind to Daoist Monarch

Chapter 385 - 238: A Hundred Blows to the Master, the Dutiful Disciple (Part 2)

"How exactly does Brother Bai train? His Second-Training Body is even fiercer than Third-Practice experts! No wonder he can suppress Little Peng King Du Ping Sect with sheer force!"

He Jingfeng stood outside the courtyard, feeling wave after wave of potent energy beating against the wall with a crackling sound, and disbelief rose heavily in his eyes.

If he didn’t already know it was Bai Qi training in the courtyard, just hearing this noise might lead him to believe some great demon had appeared.

Which Second-Practice expert would make such a ruckus while training?

"One-Practice Perfect Golden Flesh and Jade Veins, Second-Practice ten times blood exchange, it’s only a matter of time before achieving the success of Mercury Blood Silver Marrow.

No wonder the Instructor favors him! I should also..."

Xu Zirong, squatting on the wall, said while munching on a melon.

He had followed Chen Xing in martial arts for many years, his sight naturally was not poor.

When Bai Qi practiced, the vigorous energy within his body surged violently like tides, grand and tempestuous, yet it contained a heavy, mountain-like momentum, showing that the blood exchange technique was indeed deep.

Such solid foundation, there are hardly a few in the entire Yihai Prefecture!

Even among the elder offspring of Thirteen High Gates, feasting on rich foods and tonics daily to solidify their foundation, they can’t compare to Bai Qilang’s diligently accumulated wealth!"

"Excellent roots and bones, brilliant comprehension, and damn such diligence and hard work... It’s outrageous!"

He Jingfeng looked at the silhouette in the courtyard, feeling immense frustration and some relief; frustrated that he could probably never catch up to Brother Bai in this life, relieved that he walks the path of Daoist arts, thus avoiding being utterly crushed by such a prodigy.

"What are you thinking, Eldest Young Master He, Brother Bai is a good seedling appointed by the Daoist Official, the Purple Glow reaching nine inches, outshining the County City."

Xu Zirong bit into the crunchy melon and kindly reminded.

Just as He Jingfeng gathered himself, he immediately wore a dejected look:

"Heavens truly are unfair!"

Hoo!

Bai Qi exhaled deeply, his breath akin to a stretch of Sword Qi several feet long, spraying out straight and lingering for a long time.

"The human body is a universe, the spine a great dragon with twenty-four segments, corresponding to the twenty-four solar terms in the sky and twenty-four mountain directions on the ground...The union of heaven and earth, like the mingling of water and fire, the dragon and elephant harmonize, releasing great sounds."

He was comprehending one of the three true skills of Tongwen Hall, the "Ten Dragons and Ten Elephants Prison-Suppression Skill", when suddenly he felt a slight tingling across his bodily frame, each bone vibrating involuntarily, stimulating the refining of the scorching hot marrow.

Wow!

180,000 pores suddenly opened, like a furnace doused with cold water, emitting a thick wave of smoke.

"Is it Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound?"

Xu Zirong widened his eyes; martial circles often speak of "embracing the tiger to return to the mountain to cultivate the Inner Pill, hearing thunder sound in the polar realm."

Referring to the path of marrow refining.

By stimulating the tailbone of the spine, it causes subtle tremors in the muscles, refining the surge of inner marrow.

The Instructor once told him that when fists reach a deeper level, the physique already becomes solid and firm, the skill needs to move inward, from bone to marrow, ultimately toward the inner organs.

"Thunder sound is not the loud noise of thunder but the ominous, muffled rumble before the rain in the sky."

Xu Zirong recalled Chen Xing’s teachings, then carefully observed Bai Qi, feeling something seemed off.

"Brother Bai more resembles dragon sounds..."

Roar!

Bai Qi closed his eyes, focused, the spine inside his body like an awakened dragon, constantly pulsing and vibrating.

Every muscle group pulled like scaly armor, crackling, an indescribable tearing pain.

Ever since he achieved One-Practice Perfect Golden Flesh and Jade Veins, he rarely felt such clarity again.

"Heaven’s energy is twenty-four, Earth’s energy is twenty-four, human’s energy is twenty-four.

My spinal dragon corresponds each segment to the changes of solar terms and mountain directions.

Heaven, Earth, and human harmony with rhythm and resonance, true skill grade marrow refining method, silent dragon sounds!"

Bai Qi stayed unmoved, undisturbed by pain, slowly revealing an enlightened expression, seeming to grasp deeper insights into the mysteries of the human body.

He opened his eyes, released the boiling Qi blood from within his limbs, pressing upon the large cauldron.

The Tiger Soul Demon Bone being boiled immediately cracked, dispersing into fine fragments and powder.

Then by the heat, it transformed quickly into rising red smoke, like dazzling, beautiful sunrise rays.

At this moment, Bai Qi opened his mouth again, inhaling like taking medicine, drawing mouthfuls of this enriching essence into his mouth and swallowing it.

This was the extremely advanced "Qi Eating Technique" taught by Qi Yan and Master Lv Nan.

"Vital use to strengthen the exterior, true form filled inside, returning to void and entering the primal chaos, accumulating strength into dominance.

Possessing everything, traversing across the cosmos, transcending beyond images, obtaining central harmony..."

About half an hour later, after fully absorbing this valuable section of Tiger Soul Demon Bone, Bai Qi’s eyes brightened, the dragon sounds within grew increasingly resounding.

The originally overwhelming Qi blood suddenly condensed, no longer rushing wildly like rivers and seas but rather trickling gently and slowly like a creek.

"The force is deeper! The frame is more robust! Spirit complete and energy abundant!"

Through inner vision, Bai Qi saw the dragon within raising its head, radiating a rich brilliance.

"Tiger Soul Demon Bone truly is a good thing, less than half a day, my seven cervical vertebrae have been refined.

Only twelve thoracic and five lumbar segments remain, then I can achieve Mercury Blood Silver Marrow, break through the Third-Stage Skin Cultivation barrier, attain my skill body!"

In the distance, on a high pavilion of a separate courtyard, Chunyu Cultivator’s ears twitched, capturing the faint dragon sounds rippling the heavens and earth.

He leaned against the rail to gaze afar, perceiving a blazing Qi blood nearly forming a pillar of wolf smoke reaching into the sky.

This is an indication of a foundation strong to a certain extent, where breakthrough seems naturally achieved.

"At such an age, achieving two Great Perfection accomplishments, indeed deserving the title of peerless prodigy."