Body Cultivation Method

"Liu Shen, do you have any way to temper the body?"

A few days later, Shi Jue had also obtained many books from Ye Fan. In modern times, they would not have been very useful, but to him, they were like timely aid in a snowstorm. Combined with Bone Script, he should be able to devise some techniques suited to himself.

He knew very well that his physical body was weak. Even if he underwent intense tempering, he probably would not reach a hundred thousand jin in the end, and might even injure himself instead. A cultivation method like Shi Hao's did not suit him. After all, Shi Hao had been born a supreme being. Even after losing his Supreme Bone, he was still not someone a Mortal Body like his could compare to.

Around the age of seven, Shi Hao had already reached the peak of the Blood Moving Realm, with more than a hundred thousand jin of strength in a single arm. If Shi Jue wanted to achieve that, he could only seek another path. Well-traveled and knowledgeable as Liu Shen was, she should have a way.

"A Body Cultivation Method? For a Mortal Body, cultivating strength is indeed extremely difficult. Reaching the hundred-thousand-jin extreme is even more difficult, because a Mortal Body's capacity to endure is limited."

"Actually, you do not need to walk the path of the fleshly body. Your comprehension is extraordinary; you could go very far in the arts and techniques instead," Liu Shen offered her opinion.

If he neglected the root to pursue the branches, he might end up losing sight of one thing while attending to another.

She had once seen experts whose physical bodies were ordinary but whose techniques were astonishing. Even specialists who cultivated only the physical body could not get close to them. There were Myriad Great Daos, all leading to the same destination. The strength of one's body did not necessarily determine everything.

"Huh? If the body is strong, doesn't that mean you can take a beating? It's also a way to stay alive." Shi Jue smiled bashfully and scratched his little head.

Liu Shen: "..."

"...Right now, I want to beat you up!" After a moment of silence, Liu Shen calmly said those words. Just how afraid of death was he? He had refreshed the limits of her knowledge.

Some sought strength, while others pursued a certain goal. Shi Jue, on the other hand, was rather plain and straightforward—he did it to stay alive. Still, that was perfectly normal.

"The fastest way for a Mortal Body to become stronger is to devour special bloodlines. However, once you choose this path, you cannot stop. You will become the enemy of the entire world." Though Liu Shen felt a little frustrated, she still explained patiently.

Wasn't that Ruthless Person's method?

Shi Jue froze slightly. Ruthless Person had also possessed a Mortal Body as a child, but for the sake of her older brother, she had truly gone all out. She devoured the origins of all kinds of divine bodies and Saint Bodies, drawing the pursuit of the entire world. Only after Ruthless Person rose completely to power did they finally stop hunting her.

But in the era of Shrouding the Heavens, the strongest were only Great Emperors, and Mortal World Immortals were exceedingly rare. In this Chaotic Ancient Era, however, there were still many Immortal Kings. The waters ran a little too deep. If he provoked an Immortal King and was hunted down, then truly no one would be able to save him.

"Is there any other method? I feel like even if I encountered a genius with some special physique, I still wouldn't be able to beat them."

"If you can find a scripture for cultivating the body, that would work as well. My memories have not fully recovered, so I do not know whether I once encountered such a scripture."

Shi Jue immediately sighed in disappointment. The Indestructible Scripture was the most suitable Body Cultivation Method for a human form, but it was not something a tiny ant like him could get his hands on.

"In my memories, I once discussed the Dao with the Ten Fiends Thunder Emperor." Liu Shen said with a smile. It was the first time she had seen Shi Jue like this.

The Thunder Emperor? The youngest of the Ten Fiends. If he had not been besieged by the Other Domain, he would certainly have become a king, and even among Immortal Kings, he would have been very powerful.

But precisely because the Thunder Emperor was too extraordinary—possessing a perfect and powerful Dao Seed like the Thunder Pool, and even able to wield Heavenly Tribulation—he drew the wariness of the kings of the Other Domain. His potential was too great. In time, he would threaten the Other Domain. That monstrous Thunder Emperor even had the possibility of breaking through the Immortal King realm. Even if it was only a possibility, the Other Domain would not stand idly by and watch it truly happen.

"The Thunder Emperor possessed a Thunder Pool, which meant he had an endless supply of Tribulation Liquid. He once took a liking to a living being's comprehension, but unfortunately, that being's body was a Mortal Body like yours. So, he used a mass of Tribulation Liquid to baptize them and rebuild their foundation. Though they had a Mortal Body, with the Tribulation Liquid laying their foundation and their own talent for comprehension, they still achieved the terrifying strength of a hundred thousand jin in the Blood Moving Realm," Liu Shen said.

"Tribulation Liquid?" Shi Jue was inwardly shocked, but his face showed confusion.

"The power of lightning represents destruction, but a lone yin cannot give birth, and a lone yang cannot grow. Opposite destruction is the dense vitality contained within Tribulation Liquid. It can be called a supreme treasure. It allows cultivators to become closer to lightning, and it can also aid in comprehending the Dao and breaking through bottlenecks. It is incomparably precious."

"Though this is a method, not everyone has a Thunder Pool like the Thunder Emperor and can use it so extravagantly as a foundation. Many experts who obtain a few drops of Tribulation Liquid through fortunate chances would treasure them dearly and save them for critical moments. Moreover, with the current changes in the Laws of Heaven and Earth, lightning tribulations have become almost nonexistent, much less Tribulation Liquid hidden within destructive lightning. So you should cultivate techniques with peace of mind. Your physical body merely needs not to be too weak; there is no need to aim too high." Liu Shen spoke regretfully.

Don't say that. I think this method is pretty good. And isn't it just a heavenly punishment lightning tribulation? Making one appear should be easy enough.

"Wait, Liu Shen. Suppose—suppose I can make a lightning tribulation appear. Can you protect me?" Shi Jue asked tentatively.

The simplest way to make a lightning tribulation appear now was to reveal heavenly secrets, such as speaking some great secret aloud. That would guarantee he would be struck by lightning. But with his tiny body not even capable of a thousand jin of strength, he could not withstand a destructive lightning tribulation.

The one most likely to help him was Liu Shen. But she had only recovered a single branch, so she might not be up to it.

Hearing this, Liu Shen said in a strange tone, "If you truly possess that ability, then so long as it is not some forbidden great tribulation, I can protect you."

"After my Nirvana, my resistance to lightning is not weak. Though I have not recovered much yet, I can still help you block a lightning tribulation at the Venerable level."

Shi Jue immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she could block it, it would be fine. He refused to believe that the Laws of Heaven and Earth would send down a very powerful lightning tribulation just to kill someone as weak as him.

As the saying went, take a gamble and a bicycle turns into a motorcycle. This could be said to be the fastest way to achieve it.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Liu Shen. I'll go back and prepare for two days first." Shi Jue's tone was sincere. Liu Shen's willingness to take such a risk moved him deeply.

"It is nothing. If you truly succeed, I will gain great benefits as well. Perhaps I may even owe you a favor!" Liu Shen's clear, airy voice rang out.

"Then I'll come back in two days!" Shi Jue ran back toward the village in a flash on his two short little legs.

"Uncle Hu, are you free? Make a few things for me..."

"Easy. I'll have them ready for you in a day. But little Jue, what do you need such strange things for?"

"So I don't get struck by lightning. You'll find out when the time comes."