In the secret chamber, Xu Yan planted his feet in a horse stance and began refining his bones.
As the cultivation formula circulated, his Vital Energy boiled, warmth spread throughout his body, and his Vital Energy actually began to grow stronger without pause.
The dragon of Vital Energy coiled around his bones grew even larger, and as it traveled through his bones, its tempering force became stronger.
"Sure enough, the Red-Eyed Tiger is the King of Tigers, containing such immense Vital Energy!"
Xu Yan circulated his Vital Energy and began tempering himself.
"The tempering speed has increased dramatically!"
As his Vital Energy circulated, his inner and outer forces joined together. Under the unceasing tempering, his Copper Bone began to take on a faint golden hue.
This was a sign that it was transforming toward Golden Bone!
"Once the tonic brewed from the Red-Eyed Tiger is ready, the speed of Bone Refining will increase even further!"
"At this rate, I'll be able to complete the first transformation in five days at the latest!"
Tempering Golden Bone required nine transformations before it could reach perfection.
"It can be even faster. The cultivation formula I've comprehended now may not be complete. I should continue comprehending it!"
"Only then can I complete the tempering of my Golden Bone faster!"
Xu Yan's gaze was resolute. He entered a state of oblivion between self and all things, continuing to comprehend the cultivation formula while tempering his bones.
The next day, Xu Yan received the tonic brewed by Apothecary Pan, along with the processed tiger hide, and returned to the secret chamber to cultivate.
"Sure enough, the tempering is even faster!"
"I have to buy more Precious Medicine and more tonics that greatly strengthen Vital Energy!"
Xu Yan was tremendously excited. At his current tempering speed, he might be able to complete the first Golden Bone transformation in another day and a half.
After finishing his cultivation, he found the manager of the Xu Family Merchant Guild and had him purchase Precious Medicine.
"Money doesn't grow on trees. What are you buying so much Precious Medicine for?"
At lunchtime, Xu Junhe caught Xu Yan and began reprimanding him.
"You've nearly used up all the medicine in the family's stores. Where did that Nine-Leaf Spirit Ganoderma go? Where did the Thousand-Year Ginseng go?
"You spendthrift! Are you trying to anger your father to death?
"Where are we supposed to find so much Precious Medicine? You sent people out to buy it, and if word gets out, won't everyone raise their prices? Once people know it's a fool like you who wants to buy it, won't they jack up the price on the spot?"
This was not the first or second time he had been scolded. Xu Yan also knew that his actions would cause the family some losses, but with the martial path within reach, he had to pay any price necessary!
It was merely a little money lost.
As long as he could enter the martial path and truly become his master's disciple, what did losing some money matter?
Xu Yan cast a pleading look at his mother.
"Mother!"
Xu Junhe's face turned livid with anger. He shouted, "Don't go running to your mother for everything. I have the final say in this matter!"
"Why are you shouting? You'll frighten Yan'er!"
When Mother Xu saw her precious son's pleading gaze, her heart immediately softened.
She glared unhappily at her husband,
"I..."
Xu Junhe nearly coughed up a mouthful of old blood.
"My dear wife, you can't..."
But Mother Xu frowned and said, "Husband, it's only a little money. If Yan'er likes it, then let him have it. Could it be that our family can't even afford this little money?"
"Of course not! What does this trifling sum amount to?"
"Then isn't that settled? Do you have nothing in your eyes but money? That's our son!"
"I..."
Xu Junhe deflated.
"Mother is still the best!"
Xu Yan chuckled.
Xu Junhe blew out his beard and glared, but he could only silently acquiesce to Xu Yan's high-priced purchase of Precious Medicine.
"The first Golden Bone transformation is about to be complete!"
Xu Yan could feel the giant dragon of Vital Energy coiling around his bones. The Vital Energy that had seeped into his bones had already nourished its way into the marrow.
A tingling sensation spread through him. Then, at a certain moment, with a thunderous boom, the dragon of Vital Energy surged into his bones and entered the marrow.
In an instant, Xu Yan felt a tremendous force of Vital Energy erupt. The blood throughout his body seemed reborn, and his entire being seemed to enter a state of ascension.
New Vital Energy was born, while the old blood was expelled.
The first Golden Bone transformation!
As his Vital Energy grew stronger and stronger, his entire body seemed to sweat, except that what emerged was a layer of sticky, dark-purple old blood.
At a certain moment, his whole body suddenly felt light and relaxed, and the bones throughout his body turned pale gold.
Xu Yan felt that he had become stronger.
If he went to kill the Red-Eyed Tiger with his current strength, one punch would be enough to blow its head apart!
"Is this Golden Bone?"
Xu Yan clenched his fists, his entire body filled with power. His Vital Energy had grown more than twofold.
Moreover, he could feel that his Vital Energy was now purer and stronger!
"After nine transformations, when Golden Bone reaches perfection, just how powerful will it be?"
Xu Yan was filled with anticipation.
"I'm filthy. I should go wash up. Does this count as a blood exchange? The impurities in the Vital Energy are expelled, making it purer? This makes the foundation of the martial path sturdier and purer as well.
"Perhaps the Ancient Prodigies my master spoke of were powerful precisely because of their purity!"
Xu Yan gained some enlightenment at that moment.
"It's not merely the purity of Vital Energy. It's also the purity of the martial heart—an enlightened state of mind, pure and flawless!"
"I'm already not far from becoming an Ancient Prodigy!"
Xu Yan left the secret chamber, changed his clothes, and washed away the foul blood on his body.
The twelfth day after returning to the Xu residence.
In the secret chamber, a faint layer of red foul blood emerged from Xu Yan's body as though he were sweating.
"This is the fifth transformation!"
Excitement shone in Xu Yan's eyes. These past few days, he had relied on the tonic brewed from the Red-Eyed Tiger, as well as comprehending the cultivation formula once more, causing his tempering speed to rise again.
He had now reached the fifth transformation.
The bones throughout his body had already turned golden.
He was no longer far from the nine transformations and truly tempering himself into Golden Bone.
Moreover, after the fifth transformation, no more foul blood was expelled from his body.
His Vital Energy was nearly completely pure!
"With my current strength, even the greatest experts in the martial world today would die from one punch!"
Xu Yan was exhilarated.
Based on what he currently knew, all the martial arts experts in the world were far too fragile before him.
One punch was enough to kill them!
Even those renowned, celebrated powerhouses were no exception!
"I can't become arrogant. I must guard against pride and impatience. There must certainly be other martial experts in this world; they're merely hiding themselves deeply and perhaps never revealing their whereabouts among ordinary people!"
Xu Yan warned himself inwardly.
"I should return tomorrow."
"This time, I bought some Precious Medicine, and there's still some medicine brewed from the Red-Eyed Tiger left. If I can comprehend deeper mysteries of the cultivation formula, the tempering speed should rise again."
Xu Yan left the secret chamber and prepared to return to the little mountain village the next day.
"Tomorrow will make half a month. My foolish disciple should be coming back, right?"
Li Xuan stood on the hillside, sighing wistfully.
Once his foolish disciple left, he had to do all the work himself, and his days had become far less leisurely.
"The Fierce Beast tiger in Evil Fiend Forest should have been killed, right?
"Of course, that's assuming my foolish disciple managed to leave safely instead of being left behind in Evil Fiend Forest."
Li Xuan was still somewhat worried in his heart.
"I don't know why, but I feel as though my body has become a little stronger."
"Is the effect of Precious Medicine really that powerful?"
Over the past half month, Li Xuan felt that his body had grown sturdier, and his strength had increased as well.
For a while, he even wondered whether he had some hidden cheat.
In the end, he had simply been overthinking it.
His final conclusion was that it was the effect of the Precious Medicine Xu Yan had brought.
He sighed inwardly. The Precious Medicine of this world truly had extraordinary nourishing power.
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