Self-Abusive Cultivation

Yi Yun had been practicing Bone Refining all night, but he couldn't absorb the energy within the Savage Bones indefinitely.

Yi Yun discovered that when he absorbed energy to a certain point, he would feel an overwhelming sense of fullness, just like being completely stuffed after a meal and unable to eat any more.

If he continued to absorb energy at this point, he would feel chaotic energy streams charging through his body, making him numb all over.

At this moment, Yi Yun felt as if his body was brimming with strength, and he desperately wanted to release it.

He wanted to go up the mountain to train, he couldn't wait!

Finally, when dawn broke and the daytime shift arrived to relieve Yi Yun, he headed straight for the back mountain. He first jogged slowly to the entrance of the back mountain, and after seeing that no one was around, Yi Yun began to sprint!

He was like an agile antelope, covering five to six meters with a single leap.

He leaped onto a three-meter-high rock in one step, and weaved through a five-meter-tall tree!

Yi Yun wasn't running; he was flying close to the ground! The terrain in the mountains was incredibly complex, but with Yi Yun's sharp senses and quick reflexes, no terrain posed an obstacle to him.

He ran all the way to the mountaintop in one go, crossed a peak, arrived at the back slope, and then crossed a canyon to reach a further mountain range.

During this time, Yi Yun didn't rest once. As he moved, he maintained a consistent breathing rhythm, not rapid, but incredibly deep. His heartbeat also remained at a steady frequency, not fast, but very powerful!

Yi Yun only stopped after running for about half an hour. After such a long run, he was still not out of breath and his heart wasn't pounding! Running was also a form of cultivation, and after this run, Yi Yun felt completely invigorated.

This place was already the furthest safe spot from the village. Any further would be beyond the protection range of the Spiritual Ground, and he might encounter giant beasts or Savage Beasts.

With Yi Yun's current strength, encountering Savage Beasts would be certain death.

The vegetation on this mountain wasn't very lush, and in some places, large patches of black rock were exposed.

This was Black Iron Rock. Black Iron Rock was as heavy as steel and several times more durable than ordinary rock. Even the common pine trees that could break through rock couldn't sprout from Black Iron Rock.

Yi Yun was standing on a flat area ten zhang in area below a cliff.

And above the cliff, a ribbon-like waterfall cascaded down. Countless water droplets scattered in the air, and the misty vapor reflected a rainbow. This scenery, on Earth, would definitely be considered a captivating tourist attraction.

The waterfall wasn't very wide, but the drop was immense, over a hundred meters. The roaring water crashed down, making a thunderous sound that could be heard from miles away.

This training spot was chosen by Yi Yun beforehand, precisely because of this mountain spring waterfall.

Yi Yun took a deep breath, circulated his energy throughout his body, and his arduous training began again.

In the empty, vast wilderness, with no one within dozens of miles, Yi Yun practiced the "Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist" move by move.

The back mountains of the Lian Clan were not short of large rocks, and Yi Yun specifically found a piece of Black Iron Rock with a flat surface.

Yi Yun stood in front of this Black Iron Rock and smashed his fists into it with all his might, punch after punch!

How could flesh and blood fists break through Black Iron Rock, from which even common pine trees couldn't sprout?

Yi Yun gritted his teeth, one punch, two punches, three punches... ten punches, twenty punches!

Every punch was delivered with his full strength!

In the first few punches, Yi Yun's fists just turned bruised, and the pain was excruciating. Later, his fists were bleeding profusely, and finally, his fists were bloody and torn, his knuckles cracking.

The pain in his fingers was indescribable.

But Yi Yun gritted his teeth and persevered. Sweat streamed down his face, his lips were pale, and his face was bloodless!

Only when there was little flesh left on the surface of his fists, and his bones were faintly visible, did Yi Yun stop.

Then, he began to kick the large rock with his legs, kicking until his legs were bruised and he could barely stand. After a short rest, Yi Yun started to ram it with his shoulders and smash into it with his back!

Yi Yun used every part of his body, but ultimately, he couldn't overcome the Black Iron Rock. He was covered in wounds.

Pain!

Yi Yun lay on the ground, completely devoid of strength, his vision blurred.

He held his breath and concentrated, then began to circulate the energy within his body according to the incantations and mental cultivation methods recorded in the "Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist."

This method of cultivation, which was essentially self-abuse, Yi Yun had never dared to use before.

But just a few hours ago, Yi Yun had heartily consumed the energy from the Cold Python Savage Bones.

The energy contained within Savage Bones was called Savage Power, a great tonic for Martial Practitioners!

Compared to Savage Power, the Medicinal Power of the herbs produced in the Lian Clan Medicine Mountain was rather insignificant.

Even herbs with a hundred years of growth were far inferior.

With the support of Savage Power, Yi Yun dared to undertake this almost self-abusive practice.

This training method was the Bone Refining technique recorded in the "Tiger Claw Cracks Stone" move of the Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist.

The process of pounding one's bones and muscles against rocks was excruciatingly painful and required immense willpower to endure.

Even with willpower, it also required resources to support it.

Otherwise, after being injured like this, let alone refining bones, it would be a miracle not to be crippled.

Due to resource limitations, members of the Warrior Reserve Camp did not dare to easily attempt the "Tiger Claw Cracks Stone" move.

The young prodigies from those great families, who could consume good Savage Beast Meat and bathe in Savage Beast Blood, were able to withstand such injuries.

The Savage Power circulated rapidly within his body, and Yi Yun felt his wounds itching. He knew that his injuries were healing.

The Savage Bones were indeed a good thing, and with the purification of the Purple Crystal, the speed at which this energy promoted his body's healing was almost visible to the naked eye!

"Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist" for Bone Refining, and the Savage Power to heal wounds – this kind of cultivation method is like blacksmithing.

The "Hundred Refinements Steel" used to forge swords is made by repeatedly folding and hammering steel until a peerless sword is produced!

Yi Yun's current cultivation is similar to forging a treasured sword.

He treats his body as steel and the Black Iron Rock as an anvil, forging and cultivating himself time and time again!

After resting for a full three hours, Yi Yun felt he had recovered quite a bit. The wounds on his hands had already scabbed over and no longer significantly affected his movements.

Yi Yun wrapped his wounds with a coarse cloth and, without a word, plunged into the mountain spring waterfall!

"Whoosh!"

The waterfall struck his body like a thousand-pound hammer!

And beneath the waterfall was a deep pool!

This deep pool, constantly impacted by the waterfall for who knows how long, was unfathomably deep. From the surface, the pool was a patch of emerald green, appearing bottomless.

This was the deepest pool Yi Yun could find near the Lian Clan.

What Yi Yun was cultivating this time was a move from the "Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist" – "Dragon Dances on the Vast Ocean"!

Actually, the true "Dragon Dances on the Vast Ocean" isn't cultivated this way. A vast ocean is a sea, and Yi Yun didn't have a sea in the Great Wilderness, only a waterfall and a deep pool.

"Dragon Dances on the Vast Ocean" is a method for cultivating the internal organs.

The more Yi Yun delved into cultivating this "Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist," the more he appreciated its ingenuity.

A Martial Practitioner's strength and speed are easy to cultivate, but tendons, bones, and internal organs are all within the body, making them difficult to train.

In the "Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist," Martial Practitioners cultivate their tendons using "Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain" to stretch them, like pulling a bowstring, making the tendons stronger and tougher.

To cultivate bones, they use "Tiger Claw Cracks Stone," repeatedly forging the bones like steel.

As for cultivating the internal organs, that's an even more difficult task. Internal organs are not like bones and tendons; Martial Practitioners cannot actively control their movement, making them hard to train.

Therefore, the creator of the "Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist" devised the move "Dragon Dances on the Vast Ocean."

"Dragon Dances on the Vast Ocean" requires the cultivator to jump into the sea and dive to a depth of one to two hundred meters. The pressure of the seawater below a hundred meters is terrifying, capable of bursting eardrums and crushing internal organs!

Water pressure acts indiscriminately on a person's internal organs. Enduring this immense pressure for a long time can make the internal organs more resilient!

Yi Yun took a deep breath, grabbed a large rock, and plunged directly into the depths of the pool!