Jiang Xu glanced around, only to realize the sll was coming from his own body.
Looking down, he was horrified to find a thin layer of exceptionally foul-slling black gri covering him.
’What is going on?!’
In a panic, Jiang Xu rushed to his washroom, wanting to rinse himself clean.
’Right, I still have Dust-removal Talismans!’
At this thought, he pulled four or five Dust-removal Talismans from his Storage Bag and slapped them onto his body all at once.
Instantly, four or five gusts of cleansing wind circled Jiang Xu’s body, their powerful suction sweeping away every trace of the gri.
But even though his body felt fresh, he was still ntally uncomfortable. He rinsed himself off a few more tis before finally returning to his bedroom.
Back in his room, Jiang Xu began to think about the foul-slling gri that had covered his body.
’This must have all co from inside . I never expected that perfecting the Cangmu Skill would also expel the toxins from my body. Is this the legendary Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture?’
A flash of inspiration struck Jiang Xu. He assud the Vajra Pillar stance, and a wisp of Inner Strength was born from his Inner Viscera, growing stronger and stronger.
’I’ve actually crossed from the Bone Root Realm into the Inner Viscera Realm! Once I upgrade the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill to the Mastery level, I’ll soon be able to break through to the True Qi Realm, which is equivalent to the Body Refining Early Stage!’
The multitude of changes left Jiang Xu ecstatic.
’These last three months of waiting were more than worth it. I wouldn’t even mind waiting another three months!’
Next, Jiang Xu began to test the recovery ability of his new Cangmu Skill.
This ti, Jiang Xu switched to the other leg to make it symtrical.
SLASH!
Fresh blood splattered.
But in just a second or two, the Cultivation Seed ford by the Cangmu Skill in his Qi Sea released a stream of pale green Magical Power that wrapped around his leg.
The pain vanished instantly. The wound healed at a visible rate, scabbed over, and then the scab fell off.
It made Jiang Xu feel as if he had just cut soone else’s leg.
Sensing the consumption of Magical Power in his Qi Sea, Jiang Xu estimated that for an injury of this severity, his Magical Power could sustain at least twenty such recoveries.
As for life-threatening injuries, Jiang Xu hadn’t tested one personally and didn’t dare make a definitive claim, but he conservatively estimated he could probably recover from two.
After using another Dust-removal Talisman to clean up the bloodstains, Jiang Xu sat down on the spot and began to cultivate.
The mont the Great Cycle began to circulate, Jiang Xu felt the Cultivation Seed, which the Cangmu Skill had transford into, start to spin slowly within his Qi Sea.
The suction created by its rotation accelerated the gathering of external Spiritual Qi into his Qi Sea, where it was then refined by the Cultivation Seed and finally expelled as Magical Power.
Jiang Xu felt the process was twice as fast as before; his Cultivation speed had suddenly soared.
Previously, after advancing to the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer, his Cultivation had begun to feel like a struggle.
Now, after advancing to the perfect stage, that feeling had vanished completely.
’This is too powerful! I never thought advancing to the perfect stage would bring such massive, all-around changes. It makes look forward to what my other Skills will be like even more!
’But I still have to wait more than three months. Sigh. No, wait. I’m getting 0.12 Limit-Breaking Points per day now, so ten points should only take eighty-three days!’
But in the Cultivation session that followed, Jiang Xu simply couldn’t calm his mind and focus. He was far too excited.
Cultivating in such a state could easily lead to problems.
So, Jiang Xu decided to go out for a walk to calm his spirits.
「...」
Jiang Xu left his residence and walked into the bamboo forest.
Light filtered through the dense bamboo leaves, casting mottled shadows on the ground.
A gentle breeze rustled through, making the bamboo leaves sway and whisper, a sound both tranquil and lodic.
Standing in the forest, Jiang Xu closed his eyes and savored the feeling. A sense of comfort washed over him as the Cultivation Seed in his Qi Sea began to operate slowly, resonating with its surroundings.
’My Cangmu Skill is a Wood Elent Technique. It’s naturally more active in a place with dense Wood Attribute Spiritual Qi.’
Jiang Xu stroked a green bamboo stalk, and it trembled slightly, as if greeting him.
’And I can sense the spirituality of this bamboo forest. They seem to feel a great affinity and reliance on . Is this another ability brought by the Cangmu Skill? Maybe I’ll be able to control forest plants in the future.’
As Jiang Xu strolled through the woods, his excitent gradually settled, and he felt at ease, as if he had beco one with nature.
He wandered through the bamboo forest for an unknown amount of ti until he reached the place where he usually did his Body Cultivation. From a distance, he saw Zong Ziqi, still practicing a set of slow-moving Swordsmanship.
’I don’t rember seeing him practice his swordsmanship before. Why is he practicing every day recently, and sothing so strange at that?’
Jiang Xu walked forward, about to greet him, when Zong Ziqi’s Sword Intent suddenly flared. He aid his Profound Dragon Sword directly at Jiang Xu.
"Who are you?"
Their eyes t. Even with a distance of ten ters between them, Jiang Xu felt as if countless sharp blades were pressed against his throat, ready to end his life in the next mont.
"Are you... Jiang Xu?"
Just as Jiang Xu was wondering why Zong Ziqi had suddenly gone mad, Ziqi abruptly retracted his aura, a very strange expression on his face.
"What’s wrong with you? Why are you drawing your sword on ? Did I do sothing to you?"
"No, no, you misunderstand." Zong Ziqi didn’t quite know how to explain. "Did you... have so sort of breakthrough recently?"
Hearing this, Jiang Xu beca wary.
"What makes you say that?"
"Uh... have you looked in a mirror?"
"A mirror?"
Jiang Xu was taken aback, not understanding what Zong Ziqi ant. He casually used his Magical Power to conjure a Water Mirror in the air and gazed into it.
The mirror reflected Jiang Xu’s image.
’I don’t see anything... uh... okay, so my skin is a little fairer, I look a bit more handso than before, and my disposition seems a little better.’
The more he spoke, the less confident he sounded.
’Who knew that this Bone Marrow Cleansing Scripture could also change a person’s appearance?’
Although the changes weren’t drastic, when combined with his new, extrely approachable disposition, it would definitely leave an excellent first impression on most people.
This was a good thing, in a way, but such a sudden change in appearance was bound to attract attention.
For a mont, Jiang Xu was completely dumbfounded.
’I was careless!’
’I knew before that upgrading a Skill would have so effect on .’
’But after this upgrade, I got so excited that I completely forgot about it. I really shouldn’t have!’
’After the next upgrade, I have to check myself over first and only go out after confirming there are no issues.’
’This ti, Zong Ziqi saw , and I can probably manage to explain it away.’
’But if soone else sees next ti, it might be very difficult to hide it!’
Jiang Xu looked at his reflection in the Water Mirror, starting to worry.
’My current appearance isn’t really suitable for going out. Don’t tell I have to stay cooped up in my room from now on?’
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