The Power of One Dragon and One Elephant! Origin Sublimation!

Time flew by, and another month passed in the blink of an eye.

Ever since Su Haoran single-handedly stormed the bandit stronghold, killed two leaders, and turned the tide, his status within Prajna Temple had undergone a seismic shift.

Previously, Sweeping Monks had to bow to him, and Scripture Monks had to nod.

But now, even the Martial Monks, who were always so arrogant, would stop from afar when they encountered him on the road, clasp their hands together, and respectfully say, "Senior Brother Su."

Even some elders who usually kept to themselves would, upon occasionally seeing Su Haoran, abandon their usual stern demeanor and politely nod in greeting, treating him almost as an equal.

During this time, Abbot Daoming even sent someone to inquire if he wished to be moved to a better Zen courtyard.

After all, with his current status as a core disciple and the great merit he had earned, it was rather unbecoming for him to continue living in the dilapidated wood shed.

However, Su Haoran politely declined the Abbot's kind offer.

"Although the wood shed is run-down, its remoteness and quietness make it an excellent place for me to focus on my cultivation."

For Su Haoran, a comfortable dwelling was far less important than an environment that allowed him to become stronger without distraction.

Despite Su Haoran refusing to change his residence, the temple still provided him with the utmost preferential treatment.

In this era of continuous famine and soaring prices, meat was a delicacy that ordinary people dared not even dream of.

Prajna Temple's incense offerings were not as abundant as before, and its income had sharply decreased, yet they still managed to find ways to supply Su Haoran with fresh meat daily to help him temper his Blood Essence.

Of course, the consumption of cultivating a technique like the Dragon Elephant Skill was far greater than imagined.

The meat supplied by the temple was merely a drop in the bucket for him.

Therefore, every few days, Su Haoran would still descend the mountain and head to the market towns around Qingshi City. He would exchange the gold and silver he had plundered from Crimson Hair Stronghold for large quantities of meat, and at the same time, visit the largest pharmacy in the city to purchase the precious herbs needed to refine Qi Replenishing Powder.

For over a month, he had immersed almost all his focus into the ancient Dragon Elephant Skill.

He sat cross-legged in the wood shed, achieving Unity of Mind and Spirit, and guided the surging Blood Essence within his body according to the profound and ancient methods recorded in the secret manual.

Beneath his skin, his muscles writhed subtly as if alive. With each breath, he seemed to inhale and exhale the vital energy of heaven and earth.

Vigorous Blood Essence surged through his meridians, emitting sounds like roaring rivers.

A week later, while Su Haoran was in meditation, his body suddenly trembled!

Crack! Crackle!

His bones emitted a series of cracking sounds like popping beans!

Immediately after, a heavy, wilder aura than that of Perfection in Iron Cloth Shirt erupted from him!

He slowly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them.

Success!

Su Haoran willed it, and the system panel appeared for him to check.

[Cultivation Technique: ... Dragon Elephant Skill (Beginner)]

He opened the beast-skin secret manual and saw a line written in small, neat characters at the beginning of the general introduction: "For this technique to enter the beginner stage, those with excellent talent require several months to a year. For those with poor talent, it is common to not even grasp the basics after ten years."

A genuine smile of joy spread across Su Haoran's face.

Several months? A year? Ten years?

And he had only taken a week!

"Fortunately, my Comprehension is no longer what it used to be!"

He felt a surge of relief in his heart.

If he were still the ordinary talent he was when he first transmigrated, he might truly have spent ten years of his youth without even touching the threshold of the Dragon Elephant Skill, just as the manual stated.

But now, as one cultivation technique after another reached Perfection, his Raw Talent had been developed to an entirely new level. Cultivating any technique was like a master butcher dissecting an ox, making swift progress!

He stood up and stretched his limbs slightly.

"Crackling!"

A dense series of popping sounds, like firecrackers, emanated from within his body. His bones and muscles chimed in unison, and his Blood Essence surged!

Upon listening closely, it seemed as if a faint sound of dragon roars and elephant trumpets was mixed within the noise!

This was the sign of entering the beginner stage of the Dragon Elephant Skill!

Even at the beginner stage, he felt that his strength and the thickness of his Blood Essence had increased by at least thirty percent compared to when Iron Cloth Shirt was at Perfection!

This discovery filled Su Haoran with ecstatic joy and also made him look forward to this technique with unprecedented anticipation.

In the following days, he entered a state of almost frenzied, arduous training.

He would wake up every day before dawn, cultivate the Dragon Elephant Skill until his internal Blood Essence was depleted, then consume large doses of Qi Replenishing Powder and massive amounts of meat to replenish himself. After a brief recovery, he would continue to train.

Day after day, it was monotonous and tedious, yet filled with the thrill of rapidly increasing strength.

Three more months passed. Winter had arrived, and the cold wind howled.

Inside the wood shed, Su Haoran sat cross-legged, his upper body bare.

The air around him seemed to subtly distort due to the terrifying heat radiating from his body.

His skin's surface took on a bronze hue, with well-defined muscle lines that exuded explosive power.

At a certain moment, he suddenly opened his eyes!

ROAR! TRUMPET!

A dragon's roar and an elephant's trumpet, as if from the ancient primordial wilderness, erupted not from his mouth, but from every cell, every inch of his muscles and bones, bursting forth!

A terrifying aura, more than ten times stronger than when he first started, surged skyward like a volcanic eruption!

The entire woodshed trembled slightly!

Su Haoran slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. The exhalation shot out like a white arrow, traveling several feet and lingering in the cold air for a long time.

He lowered his head, looking at his hands, feeling the surging, tempestuous, and terrifying power within him that felt capable of tearing everything apart. A fearsome divine light flickered in his eyes.

[Cultivation Technique: ... Dragon Elephant Skill (Minor Accomplishment)]

Finally, after expending a massive amount of resources and over three months of arduous cultivation, he had successfully advanced this technique to the Minor Accomplishment stage!

"This... is the Power of One Dragon and One Elephant?"

Su Haoran muttered to himself.

He felt as though his body had undergone a fundamental, transformative change.

If his previous Iron Cloth Shirt was like donning a sturdy suit of armor for his body, then now, the Dragon Elephant Skill was, from the inside, from the very roots of his muscles, bones, and flesh, a complete strengthening and sublimation of his life's essence!