Late at night, with the world quiet, Cui Hao sat cross-legged in his courtyard, his mind calm and focused.
A thread of scorching inner energy stirred quietly in his dantian, winding up along his spine like a dragon climbing.
As it passed, faint cracks sounded between his bones, like spring ice breaking for the first time. His sleeping sinews and fascia awakened, the muscles beneath his skin trembling faintly. Every hair stood on end as numbness and heat spread together, as if countless tiny warm currents were coursing through the depths of his flesh and blood, permeating every part of him.
When the inner energy reached the vital juncture where his chest and abdomen met, the muscles throughout Cui Hao's body suddenly tensed like iron!
A deep hum rippled from within him. His chest and abdomen surged outward like a drum being beaten—the abundant force rushed through all four limbs and bones, then receded like a swift tide, drawing his torso back in.
Between each expansion and contraction, his qi and blood were like an invisible heavy hammer, repeatedly pounding the inner walls of his organs. With every tremor, their resilience and vitality quietly increased.
After a long while, Cui Hao slowly opened his eyes, a glint flickering within them. He felt the new, steady strength in his body. If he kept at this technique and mastered its depths, it would surely become a trump card capable of turning the tide at a critical moment.
He looked at the panel:
[Town Mountain Skill (Incomplete): Beginner (5/300)]
[Effects: organs like mountains +5, qi and blood like a mountain range +5, rooted in rich earth +5]
Organs Like Mountains: Continuously tempers the five organs and six bowels, making them far more resilient than those of others at the same level. Greatly improves