The Mysteries of the Boyhood Art!

The dark night always passes. The next morning, as the sun rose on the horizon, the light within the forest grew brighter.

A sound of footsteps echoed. At the entrance to the woods, two figures entered.

These two were an old man and a young man. The old man was dressed in simple white cloth, his hair graying but his spirit high.

The other was a man in his thirties, powerfully built, dressed in gray. A curved saber hung at his waist, and both men carried bamboo baskets on their backs.

"Ah!"

The man in gray suddenly cried out, tripping over something. He looked down and saw the corpse of a gray wolf, startling him.

"There's one here too?"

The man in gray steadied himself slightly. He saw several other wolf corpses lying nearby, their heads pierced!

The old man, meanwhile, spotted Tang Jie lying unconscious against a large tree. He exchanged a look with the man in gray, and they both saw the shock in each other's eyes.

"These wolves... he killed them all?" The man in gray swallowed. He practiced martial arts himself, but he was only a third-rate martial artist. For the young man in black to kill so many wild wolves, with each strike piercing their hardened skulls with a hidden weapon, he was undoubtedly an extremely powerful martial artist!

"He still has a pulse... but he's badly injured. Tie Niu, come help!"

The old man approached Tang Jie, placing a finger on his wrist. Feeling a pulse, he quickly said.

"Alright!"

The tall, gray-clothed man, addressed as Tie Niu, immediately walked over and picked Tang Jie up.

"This... this area is all damaged... was it trampled by some monster?" Tie Niu also noticed the surrounding trees were broken and the ground cracked. A trace of fear arose in his heart, and he just wanted to leave quickly.

He and his grandfather, Tie Dong, were from a medical clinic in a nearby small town. They had come to gather herbs. Seeing the unconscious Tang Jie, they didn't stand idly by and carried him away.

Tang Jie didn't know how long he had been unconscious. He slowly opened his eyes and found himself in a quiet, secluded room, lying on a wooden bed.

Tang Jie tried to move, but the pain in his chest made him frown slightly.

"Little brother, you're awake? Drink this bowl of medicinal porridge. Your body is very weak right now."

A voice sounded in Tang Jie's ear. A man with a simple, honest face, dressed in gray, walked over, holding a bowl of fragrant medicinal porridge.

Although he didn't recognize Tie Niu, Tang Jie generally understood that he had been taken in by passersby.

"Th... thank you." Tang Jie's throat was extremely dry, and his body was very weak. He forced himself to sit up, his voice hoarse as he thanked them, then took the porridge and drank it down in a few gulps.

Tie Niu and his grandfather, Tie Dong, were somewhat astonished. Tang Jie had been extremely weak that morning. According to their estimates, he would likely sleep for two to three days before waking up. Yet, Tang Jie had woken up in just half a day. Apart from being a bit weak, he seemed fine. Such recovery ability was truly astonishing!

"Feel free to stay here. This is the medical clinic in Maple Forest Town. You can leave after you've recovered from your injuries," the old man, Tie Dong, said with a smile.

"Alright... then I'll be imposing on you." Tang Jie nodded slightly and lay back down, still very weak.

Tang Jie saw his personal belongings placed by the bedside. His Cosmos Bag was there too. Tie Dong and Tie Niu were from the Maple Forest Town medical clinic and were inherently kind. They hadn't touched Tang Jie's belongings. After all, Tang Jie clearly wasn't an ordinary person, and rummaging through his belongings might have brought them trouble.

"Once I recover a bit, I'll eat some Demonic Beast meat to restore my body as quickly as possible."

Tang Jie thought to himself. He assessed his physical condition. His Golden Bell Shield had been broken, and he had taken a palm strike from that demon. Now, he felt as if he had suffered a severe illness, with his Blood Essence depleted and his body extremely weak. Fortunately, his body was resilient, and with enough Demonic Beast meat in his storage bag, he would recover quickly.

Time passed to the next day. Tang Jie could already get out of bed and walk. So, he took out Demonic Beast meat from his Cosmos Bag and borrowed the clinic's kitchen to prepare a roasted meat feast for himself.

"He... he conjured meat out of thin air? He's... an immortal cultivator!"

Tie Niu and Tie Dong were undoubtedly shocked by this sight, further believing Tang Jie to be an immortal cultivator, as there was no other explanation!

"You two should eat too. This Demonic Beast meat is very nourishing. It can improve your physique and strengthen your body."

Tang Jie roasted a large piece of Demonic Beast meat and then said with a smile to Tie Dong and Tie Niu.

Demonic Beast meat – this was something that money could hardly buy. Even some top martial artists had never tasted the flavor of Demonic Beast meat!

"Okay... okay!"

Tie Niu nodded repeatedly, swallowing his saliva. The Demonic Beast meat smelled incredibly fragrant!

The three began to enjoy the Demonic Beast meat. Tie Dong and Tie Niu felt incredibly full after eating a piece as large as a bowl's mouth, their bodies feeling hot. It was too nourishing!

What astonished them even more was that Tang Jie's stomach seemed like a bottomless pit. He devoured it in large bites, chewing slowly, and in no time, he had consumed a portion of Demonic Beast meat the size of a dinner plate.

Tang Jie rapidly refined the Demonic Beast meat he had eaten. The immense energy within the meat replenished his body, allowing his previously weak state to quickly recover to its peak.

In just two days, Tang Jie had restored his body to its peak condition.

At this moment, Tang Jie had a sudden thought: "Speaking of which, my Boyhood Art can automatically restore lost essence and qi, maintaining its peak. But if I continuously consume Demonic Beast meat and replenish my Blood Essence, can I push this peak even further?"

Tang Jie, having been severely injured this time and consuming large amounts of Demonic Beast meat, felt the powerful Bloodline Power contained within it, and this thought suddenly occurred to him.

He acted on his thought. Although Tang Jie had already recovered to his peak state, he still consumed large amounts of highly nourishing Demonic Beast meat.

What happened next astonished Tang Jie!

As the Demonic Beast meat was rapidly digested, it was expected that the excess Bloodline Power would dissipate, or cause him to over-nourish and be unable to handle it, perhaps resulting in a nosebleed or something similar.

But Tang Jie experienced none of that. The excess Bloodline Power did not dissipate. Instead, it transformed into a scorching force and was stored within Tang Jie's muscles, meridians, bones... every inch of his body!

"This... the excess Bloodline Power in my body didn't dissipate, but transformed into a scorching force stored in every part of my body?" This change made Tang Jie's body tremble, his face filled with disbelief!

"Could it be... this is the secret of the Boyhood Art, the Red Sun Art? Once the Boyhood Art is cultivated to its highest realm, the Red Sun Art, one can accumulate Pure Yang power. With each passing day, the accumulation deepens. But this natural growth rate is very slow. However, if one actively replenishes it, the excess energy will not dissipate due to fullness, but will transform into Pure Yang Boyhood Qi and be stored within every inch of the body!"

A hint of joy appeared in Tang Jie's eyes as he recalled the characteristics of the Boyhood Art.

The Boyhood Art, this divine technique ranked last among the Four Divine Arts of Bodhidharma, was a supreme cultivation method for building the foundation of martial arts. The longer one practiced it, the deeper their power became, and they could accumulate Pure Yang Boyhood Qi to strengthen themselves.

This accumulation of Pure Yang Qi could be achieved through eating and consuming highly nourishing items. Energy exceeding the body's limit would not dissipate but would be converted into Pure Yang Boyhood Qi and stored!

A new day, please give me flowers and evaluation tickets, whimper (╥╯^╰╥)