Body Tempering Method

Everyone finally understood after hearing that. Although they found such cruelty hard to accept, there didn't seem to be anything wrong with what had been said.

In fact, it was even more accurate than what they had learned.

[Houtu is about to be punished. She may choose to hand over the Primordial World Body Tempering Technique]

The voice of the punishment rang out in Houtu's mind alone.

At the sound of it, Houtu's pupils contracted slightly, because the technique in question was the Primordial World Body Tempering Technique.

It was the most precious body-tempering technique of the Witch Race. Though she didn't know how the group owner had learned of it,

it seemed that there was nothing in this world that could be kept from him.

Houtu was unwilling with all her heart, but there didn't seem to be anything she could do.

Things had already been made perfectly clear. If she didn't hand it over voluntarily, it would surely be forcibly taken from her.

Whether that would cause her any harm was impossible to say.

So, with no other choice, she handed over the Primordial World Body Tempering Technique.

[This Q&A session has ended. Since one question was answered correctly this time, the requirements to upgrade the group have been met]

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When Qin Feng heard the system, he too breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed the system wouldn't finish upgrading all at once this time; it would take a while.

That meant this period would give him a chance to improve his strength.

Besides, he still had so many treasures he hadn't used.

He had also seen the Primordial World Body Tempering Technique the system had given him this time. It was the Witch Race's most precious body-tempering technique.

They said that if one cultivated it to the highest level, one could reach the level Pangu had once attained.

Qin Feng set the other rewards aside. He couldn't use them for now, so he would take a look at the body-tempering technique first.

He gently touched the small speck of light that contained the Primordial World Body Tempering Technique.

The speck of light entered his brow and transformed into a vast body of memories, flooding his mind.

When Qin Feng came to his senses, he discovered that the Primordial World Body Tempering Technique in his mind, along with the cultivation method the system had given him earlier, had disappeared.

Only a completely new piece of information remained.

[Congratulations, host. You have fused two cultivation methods and successfully completed the Primordial Heaven's Decree]

The system's notification followed.

This cultivation method, called the Primordial Heaven's Decree, seemed to have formed from the fusion of the two methods he'd had before.

More importantly, it had been completed?

Could this be its true, complete form?

Curious, Qin Feng immersed himself in it and began to study the method.

He discovered that, in broad terms, its cultivation method was no different from the one he had practiced before. The only change was the addition of a method for tempering the body.

Moreover, the overall level seemed much higher. If he could cultivate it to the highest level, he might truly reach the level Pangu had once attained.

It might even be possible to go beyond that, but for Qin Feng, it was still far too distant.

For now, he had no chance of reaching it.

After all, he had only reached the middle stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, not even the Great Unity Golden Immortal realm. How could he possibly glimpse the realm Pangu had once attained?

Even so, simply seeing a cultivation method of this level had left Qin Feng deeply shaken.

He also found the stage suited to his current level of cultivation.

That was body tempering.

Unfortunately, this stage required a vast amount of heavenly treasures to sustain him through the enormous expenditure of energy it demanded.

Without the support of heavenly treasures, there was no way he could succeed using only the energy he had gained through cultivation.

That was one of the reasons the Witch Race was so powerful despite its small numbers.

Their bodies were terrifyingly strong. Even if they didn't normally cultivate their own power,

wouldn't the strength of their bodies still increase the power they absorbed?

There was no way it wouldn't.

"The cultivation method is good, but the cost is truly terrifying. The only thing I have on hand that's worth anything is a single golden pill."

Qin Feng sighed softly. He didn't know whether the golden pill could provide a steady supply of energy.

But if he was being honest, his body wasn't even qualified to cultivate yet.

So he had to strengthen it before he could properly cultivate the Primordial Heaven's Decree.

Qin Feng gritted his teeth and, without further hesitation, a flash of light appeared in his hand, revealing a golden pill.

He then tried to slowly draw out the energy within it. To his surprise, he couldn't draw it all out at once.

Instead, he could absorb it bit by bit, as if peeling an onion.

He could gradually strip away the outer layers.

If that was the case, then there was nothing to worry about.

The pill contained the power of a Kalpa. If he could absorb it all—or even just a third of it—it would probably produce unexpected results.

However, Qin Feng had never tried a body-tempering method before.

Now that he was starting body tempering directly, there was no avoiding the pain.

But was it really supposed to hurt this much?

Qin Feng felt an enormous force surge into his body. In that instant, he felt as if he were about to burst.

He collapsed to the ground in agony, able only to watch as the force rampaged through his body.

Fortunately, he hadn't drawn out much energy at first.

After a while, he was able to use that portion of the energy and guide it through his meridians.

Then the most difficult moment arrived.

He had to force all that energy into his bones.

Qin Feng's eyes widened when he saw this.

This was completely different from what he'd imagined. Based on what he'd read before,

shouldn't body tempering start with the skin?

Why was it beginning with the bones?

The steps were completely different.

But since he'd already started, what else could he do? If he didn't expel this energy, he'd be stuck like this for the rest of his life.

Qin Feng didn't want to become a vegetable.

So he began.

He forced the energy throughout his body to compress inward.

The energy released from the golden pill had completely enveloped his bones.

Once it was compressed to a certain point, it formed a layer of golden light, completely covering his bones.

The next moment, Qin Feng's face twisted.

It wasn't pain.

It was an itch.

It felt as if millions of ants were biting his bones all at once, breaking them apart even as they slowly grew back.