Inside the Aperture-Nurturing Jade Pool in the Profound Truth Sect's Inner Treasury.
As true qi enveloped the Imperial Extremity Lotus, a brilliant golden glow surged back along the path from which the true qi had come.
The golden light was dazzling, yet warm and substantial. Carrying the immense medicinal power the Imperial Extremity Lotus had accumulated over centuries, it followed the channels of true qi circulating outside Yang Jing's body, pouring madly into him like an endless, surging golden torrent.
Within the Aperture-Nurturing Jade Pool.
Golden light swirled around Yang Jing, making his figure seem even more imposing. The supremely pure power of the lotus rushed through his pores and the entrances to his meridians, flooding every limb and bone.
Yang Jing's body gave a sudden, slight shudder, yet his cross-legged posture remained as steady as a rock.
That dazzling golden light was the manifestation of the Imperial Extremity Lotus's medicinal power, the purest source power for tempering his foundations.
The moment it entered Yang Jing's body, it spread without pause. Like countless fine yet resilient golden threads, it instantly reached every bone and meridian, beginning a thorough, deep tempering of his entire skeleton without holding anything back.
The human body had a multitude of bones, but the strength of one's root bone hinged on several crucial skeletal points-the crown bone, the spinal dragon bone, the Dantian's qi-sea bone, and the principal bones of the limbs.
These were all foundations of a martial artist's cultivation, the core structures through which true qi circulated and upon which the flesh relied.
The Imperial Extremity Lotus's medicinal power seemed to possess intelligence. The more crucial the bone, the more forcefully it tempered it, and the deeper its power penetrated.
In an instant, a fierce stabbing pain that pierced his heart and gnawed at