The Marvelous Body Refining Art

The Marvelous Body Refining Art

Chen Yun stared blankly at the Body Refining Art in Old Ent's hands. After listening to Old Ent's explanation, he only understood it halfway. Was the Body Refining Art some wondrous and profound technique?

Seeing the expression on Chen Yun's face, Old Ent smiled calmly and said, "Perhaps you still don't understand it put that way. I'll explain how body refinement works."

"Your previous body refinement was merely the lowest-level, crudest method. It couldn't be considered true body refinement. In the early stages, however, you can only train that way. Only when your body reaches a certain level and a unique stream of energy forms within it—what we call 'Internal Qi'—can you be considered to have entered the path. At that point, you can cultivate specialized body-refining techniques."

"Body-refining techniques cultivate this stream of Internal Qi. However, there is no Internal Qi in the space of the War God Continent for you to absorb. You can only control the Internal Qi within your body and make it constantly circulate throughout your body, impacting all your muscles and bones and tempering your body from within."

"What is astonishing is that as this tempering continues, the Internal Qi within the body gradually increases. Humanity's ancestors discovered this through endless experimentation, but to this day, no one can explain why. In theory, this entire space is filled with battle aura. So where does the Internal Qi produced through body refinement come from? There is only one explanation: the human body!"

"The human body?" Chen Yun's face was full of astonishment. The human body was only so big—how could it inexplicably produce Internal Qi?

"Yes, the human body. Otherwise, there is simply no way to explain this phenomenon!" Old Ent said solemnly.

"Although this explanation is too bizarre to believe, after humanity's endless investigations, it remains the most reasonable explanation for now."

"This Internal Qi is extremely powerful and domineering, with tremendous destructive force. It is even stronger than battle aura by quite a bit. This is why Body Cultivators reign supreme among those of the same rank."

"However, cultivating the physical body is extraordinarily difficult. The inside of the human body is naturally fragile, and the impact of Internal Qi upon it is excruciating—ordinary people cannot endure it. Of course, the rewards are also tremendous. Not only does the body's strength increase, but the amount of Internal Qi increases as well. This is something battle-aura cultivation cannot compare with. Cultivating battle aura only increases the amount of battle aura; its enhancement of the body is negligible. Only an increase in rank and realm can improve the physical body, and even then, the degree of improvement is not very great."

"Thus, this is more than enough to demonstrate the strength of Body Cultivators!" At this point, a hint of smugness appeared on Old Ent's face. It was only natural—he was, after all, a genuine Body Cultivator. Although he was merely at the Sixth Order, his combat power could rival that of the Seventh Order.

Chen Yun listened to Old Ent with a thoroughly serious expression. This was the first time he had heard something so mystical. Old Ent had never told him any of this before, only relentlessly putting him through training. Hearing such a wondrous explanation naturally felt novel to him, but he failed to notice the smug expression on Old Ent's face.

Old Ent couldn't help rolling his eyes. This child is truly rigid and proper! Then he continued, "This Body Refining Art is somewhat different from ordinary body refinement, and those differences are precisely what make it so advanced. This Body Refining Art has a specialized route for circulating Internal Qi. You only need to circulate it according to the route shown."

"You should know that Internal Qi cannot circulate through the meridians. It can only travel through the parts of the body without meridians. Battle aura, on the other hand, can only circulate through the meridians. The meridians in the human body are extremely complex and widespread, so this route for circulating Internal Qi is also exceedingly complicated."

"When cultivating, you will feel as though every part of your body is being gnawed by countless ants. It is completely different from using Internal Qi to strike the body normally. You will understand once you cultivate it yourself. Yet this method improves the body more quickly and perfectly, because it tempers every minute part of the body, inside and out. It is exceptionally even and coordinated, something traditional body-refinement methods cannot achieve."

"Ah! I truly don't know who created this Body Refining Art. It is simply too brilliant. The person who created this technique must have been an extraordinary genius."

"Unfortunately, this Body Refining Art is incomplete. It says that the technique is divided into nine realms, but this book only contains the cultivation method for the first five. I have only cultivated to the fourth realm, yet I am already at the Sixth Order, with combat power comparable to the Seventh Order. I truly wonder how formidable it would be to reach the ninth realm!" Old Ent sighed with emotion.

By this point, Chen Yun was already enthralled, wishing he could immediately cultivate such a divine technique.

Seeing Chen Yun's expression, how could Old Ent fail to see what he was thinking? Yet when he thought of the difficulty and danger of cultivating this technique, his heart grew heavy. No one understood the agony of cultivating it better than he did.

Although prolonged cultivation would give the body some resistance to the pain, the farther one cultivated, the more terrifying that pain became. It was especially so when advancing a realm: the slightest mistake could end with one's body exploding and death. When he had entered the fourth realm back then, he had nearly died.

Even now, recalling it made a chill run through his entire body. Old Ent somewhat regretted bringing out this technique, and regretted even more letting Chen Yun cultivate his physical body. But when he thought of Chen Yun's tenacious nature and his heaven-defying dragon-bloodline, Old Ent still held great hopes for him.

Old Ent said to Chen Yun with a solemn expression, "Little Chen, have you truly decided to cultivate it? Once you set foot on this path, you are destined to face countless difficulties and unending dangers."

Chen Yun's entire body trembled. A resolute gaze that even shocked Old Ent shot from his eyes. He said solemnly, "Grandpa, I've decided. I must cultivate it. I, Chen Yun, am not afraid of hardship or danger. Wealth and honor are found amid danger! I believe I can succeed!"

"Haha... Well said—wealth and honor are found amid danger! Good! Grandpa believes in you. Then let's begin now!"

As he spoke, Old Ent handed Chen Yun the Body Refining Art in his hand. "Take a look at it yourself first and familiarize yourself with it. I'll explain it to you slowly afterward."

Chen Yun accepted the book and, his heart surging, opened to the first page. It did not contain any cultivation method, only a single line of text: "This book was created from my comprehension of the stars of the universe and the momentum of Heaven and Earth. It contains all the vast and profound truths of Heaven and Earth and is the work of which I am most proud in my entire life!"

Seeing this, Chen Yun couldn't help clicking his tongue. How exaggerated! The universe? The profound truths of Heaven and Earth? I wonder which big shot dared to make such a boast. Contains them all?

After sighing over it for a while, he continued to the next page. What appeared before his eyes was an incomparably complex and intricate diagram of the human body. Even Chen Yun, whose natural talent was extraordinary, saw stars before his eyes and felt as though he had two heads and four legs. He helplessly shook his head. As expected, such a divine technique was not easy to cultivate. This single diagram alone was enough to give anyone a headache.

Suddenly, "Huh?" Amid his frustration, Chen Yun's eyes abruptly lit up.