Green Rock Mountain Range deep, Earthfire Magma Pool.
Chen Jianghe sat cross-legged on the rock that was heated by the magma, only three feet away from the rolling magma.
He did not use Gang Qi body protection.
Golden Marrow Body pushed with all his strength, golden light flowing under his skin, allowing the high temperature that would turn an ordinary warrior into coke to lick his body.
As soon as the sweat seeps out, it evaporates and condenses into a thin layer of salt frost on the body surface.
Every time I take a breath, I inhale the hot air, which seems to set my lungs on fire.
He opened his right palm, and the Fire Essence Crystal lay quietly in his palm.
The fist-sized crystal is as red as flames, with fire-like lines flowing slowly inside, as if a flame has been sealed that will never go out.
Even at the edge of this magma pool, the scorching heat emitted by Fire Essence Crystal is still clearly discernible. It is a more pure fire-attribute energy that is completely different from earth fire.
Chen Jianghe Close your eyes and your mind sinks into your Dantian.
In the Dantian, five colors of light, golden, green, red, yellow and blue, rotate like a ring.
Among them, the red light is the weakest. Compared with the other four doors, the fire attribute is always his weakest link.
That day when Wild Wolf Valley challenged Tu Lie, the reason why he was slapped away by the True Essence Realm was not only because of the gap in cultivation, but more importantly because of the unstable foundation of the fire attribute. Five-Color Cycle showed a trace of sluggishness at the critical moment.
Just that trace of sluggishness almost killed him.
Chen Jianghe Take a deep breath and run "Nine Heavens Flame Prison Art".
Fire Essence Crystal suddenly lights up!
A majestic fire-attributed energy poured in from the palm of my hand and rushed straight to the Dantian along the meridians!
The energy was blazing and violent, like a fire dragon that had been imprisoned for a hundred years, biting everything in its path crazily!
Chen Jianghe was shocked all over, and the veins on his forehead popped out!
That power was so violent.
Fire Essence Crystal How can the essence condensed for hundreds of years be comparable to ordinary elixirs?
Wherever the energy passed, the meridians were burned and made a sizzling sound, as if hot molten iron was flowing in the blood vessels.
Even though he was so strong Golden Marrow Body, he almost screamed out in pain.
But he gritted his teeth and remained motionless.
The high temperature of the magma pool burned from the outside, and the energy of Fire Essence Crystal burned from the inside. Under the attack from the inside and outside, the fire attribute power in his body began to rise crazily.
The red light is getting stronger and stronger in the Dantian, like the rising sun, making the other four colors dim.
"Nine Heavens Flame Prison Art" operates to the extreme. He guides the violent energy to wash through the meridians over and over again, tempering flesh and blood, and condensing Gang Qi.
With each cycle, the fire attribute becomes more solid, and the red light becomes purer.
The skin cracks, blood oozes out, and is baked into blood scabs by the high temperature. The blood scabs then crack and ooze out.
It goes round and round, just like Ling Chi.
But Chen Jianghe's mind is always as clear as water.
Wind Spirit Jade's tempered consciousness plays a huge role at this moment.
Those tearing pains were peeled off and isolated layer by layer, turning into pure perception instead of torture.
He could clearly sense how the energy of Fire Essence Crystal integrated into the meridians, how it merged with the fire attribute power in the Dantian, and how it pushed the red light little by little to the same height as the other four gates.
Redfire squatted three feet away, his little body stretched straight.
Its scarlet gold eyes were staring at Fire Essence Crystal in the palm of Chen Jianghe, its eyes full of salivation, but it didn't dare to get any closer.
It knows that that thing is very important to its owner and cannot be disturbed.
But the aura emanating from Fire Essence Crystal is really alluring.
It is the purest fire attribute energy in the world. To a monster like Redfire with fire attribute talent in its blood, it is like honey to a bear.
It sniffed, scratched the ground with its little paws, and finally sat down obediently, but couldn't help but take a few more breaths of the energy escaping in the air.
The traces of Fire Essence Crystal's breath poured into the body, and the golden lines under Redfire's fur became more and more dazzling.
The trace of ancient blood in its body is awakening and growing stronger bit by bit under the nourishment of this fire attribute energy.
For several days, Chen Jianghe sat cross-legged, motionless.
Fire Essence Crystal slowly shrunk in his palm, and the red light gradually dimmed.
However, the fire attribute Gang Qi in his body was solidifying and rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Redfire squatted aside, still motionless.
It no longer just passively absorbs the dissipated energy, but imitates Chen Jianghe and clumsily operates some kind of instinct.
A common breathing method.
It is a technique passed down deep in the bloodline, a legacy left by our ancient ancestors.
With every breath, a trace of Fire Essence Crystal's breath is inhaled into the body, integrated into the blood, and strengthens the power that has been dormant for a long time.
The golden lines under its fur became more and more clear from the original faintness, as if someone had used gold thread to embroider complicated textures on its red fur.
Half a month passes in a blink of an eye.
On this day, Chen Jianghe suddenly opened his eyes!
The red light in his eyes flashed away, like a meteor streaking across the night sky, bright and short-lived.
He lowered his head and looked at his palm. The Fire Essence Crystal had turned into powder, leaving only a pinch of dark red powder, which was blown away by the wind.
He stood up.
After half a month of sitting, my body is not stiff at all, but is lighter and more powerful than before.
In the Dantian within the body, the five-color light rotates like a ring, and the red light goes hand in hand with the other four colors, without any inferiority.
Metal, wood, water, fire and earth, the five elements are in harmony.
The five forces are connected end to end, supporting and restraining each other, and are harmonious and harmonious.
The cycle was more than twice as fast as before, and each cycle brought about an extremely thick wave that spread along the meridians to the limbs and bones.
He clenched his right fist and punched the rock wall beside him.
The fist is released!
It was a crimson fist, so pure that there was no trace of color, but there was a faint hint of gold in the crimson color.
That is the product of the perfect fusion of the power of Golden Marrow Body and the fire attribute Gang Qi.
"Boom!"
A loud noise shook the cave, and gravel flew!
Chen Jianghe closed his fist and looked down at his fist.
Above the fist edge, the red Gang Qi slowly converged, and the skin was intact, not even a red mark was left.
Half a month ago, he punched the same rock wall, leaving only a punch mark about a foot deep and having to withstand the force of the counter-shock.
But today's punch, the strength increased by more than three times, but the backlash was completely resolved by Golden Marrow Body and the Five Elements Cycle, just like
The mud cow enters the sea.
He looked down at Redfire.
This little thing was squatting three feet away, looking at him eagerly with his scarlet gold eyes.
Half a moon was gone, and it had grown in size again, from one foot to one and a half feet. The golden lines under its fur became more and more dazzling, like tiny lightning bolts, weaving in and out among the red fur.
When it saw Chen Jianghe looking at him, it immediately jumped up excitedly, kicked off its short legs, plunged into his arms, rubbed its furry little head against his chest, and let out a rapid and happy whimper in its throat.
Chen Jianghe stretched out his hand to catch it, it was warm in his hand and much heavier than half a month ago.
He stroked its little head and then the fur on its back. When his fingertips touched those golden lines, he could clearly feel the fiery power contained within them.
"You've grown up." He whispered, the corners of his lips rising slightly, "He's also become stronger."
Redfire poked his head out of his arms, nodded vigorously, then jumped down, landed on the ground and made a Tiger Form Fist starting hand, and punched the rock wall next to the boxing pit just now!
A red fist came out of his hand, which was a full circle thicker than half a month ago, and the blazing flame breath came towards his face!
"Bang!"
There was another punch hole on the rock wall. Although it was not as good as the punch of Chen Jianghe, it was not much different from the full force punch of Gang Force Peak.
Redfire withdrew his fist and turned to look at Chen Jianghe, his little head raised high, with a look of "I am also very powerful".
Chen Jianghe looked at its proud little look and couldn't help but smile.
He squatted down, reached out and rubbed its little head. "Awesome. It's time to go back."
Redfire nodded, jumped up on his shoulders, skillfully got into his clothes, only a small head was exposed, and put Silver-Red Gauntlets's small paws on his collar.
Chen Jianghe turned around and strode towards the cave.
Behind him, the magma pool was still rolling, and the red light and shadow were gradually left behind, disappearing into the darkness.
Soaring Wood Court, quiet room.
Chen Jianghe sat cross-legged on the couch, with the altar Century-Old Tiger Bone Wine in front of him.
The pottery wine jar half a man's height, with the five vigorous characters "Century-Old Tiger Bone Wine" on the jar, glowed with a simple luster under the candlelight.
Before the sealing mud was opened, a faint aroma of wine overflowed from the cracks in the mouth of the altar. The aroma contained the strength of tiger bones and the warmth of medicinal herbs. When you smell it, you can feel a warmth in your limbs and bones.
He didn't hesitate and slapped the mud open with one palm.
"Pah!"
The red mud crumbles, and the rich and mellow aroma of wine instantly fills the entire quiet room.
The aroma is so strong that after taking a breath, you will feel a rush of heat rushing straight to your Dantian, and your internal organs will be warmed up.
Chen Jianghe held the wine jar with both hands, raised his head and took a big gulp.
When the wine enters your throat, it's like swallowing a ball of fire!
The scorching heat burned from the throat all the way to the stomach, and then exploded from the stomach, turning into thousands of strands of heat flowing to the limbs and bones!
Every inch of meridians, every piece of flesh and blood, and every bone were ignited at this moment!
Golden Marrow Body operates on instinct.
There were thunderous roars coming from deep within the bones, which was a sign that the bone marrow was frantically absorbing the power of the medicine.
Golden light shines through the bones, illuminating the flesh, meridians, and internal organs.
Century-Old Tiger Bone Wine's medicinal power turned into countless thin streams, seeping into every inch of bone marrow and blending with the golden light.
But the power of the medicine was too violent.
It has been aged for hundreds of years and is tempered with tiger bones as the main material. It has strong medicinal properties.
Normally, a Gangjin warrior would have to lie on the couch for three days and three nights to refine it after taking a sip of it.
Chen Jianghe The amount of this gulp is enough for an ordinary warrior to drink ten times.
The violent medicinal power is rushing through the meridians, and there are faint signs of losing control.
At this moment, a skinny palm touched his back.
Han Shuitian's voice came from behind, old and steady. "Steady your mind, I will help you."
A gentle and strong True Essence poured in from the palm, like a calm river, enveloping the violent medicinal power and guiding it to swim slowly.
No suppression, no forceful control, just guidance, letting the power follow the natural direction of the meridians and penetrate deep into the bones bit by bit.
Chen Jianghe Take a deep breath and calm your mind.
Golden Marrow Body pushed with all his strength, and the thunder deep in the bones became louder and denser. Under the guidance of Han Shuitian True Essence, the medicinal power of Century-Old Tiger Bone Wine no longer ran rampant, but merged into the bone marrow like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea.
The golden light is getting stronger and stronger.
Three days and three nights, fleeting.
Chen Jianghe sat cross-legged on the couch, motionless.
The wine jar in front of him was empty, and the last sip of tiger bone wine was consumed last night.
Han Shuitian is still sitting behind him, with his skinny palm always pressed against the back of his heart.
For three days and three nights, it didn't move an inch.
The old eyes were slightly closed at this moment, but his mind never left the increasingly majestic power in Chen Jianghe's body.
He could sense that the cycle of the Five Elements in the kid's body was undergoing some kind of qualitative change.
The first ray of morning light pierced the window lattice and penetrated into the quiet room.
At that moment, Chen Jianghe suddenly opened his eyes!
Inside the body, Five-Color Cycle roared at the same time!
The five forces of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are connected end to end, rotating like a ring, but this time, the cycle is no longer slow and peaceful.
The five forces are like five surging rivers, flowing crazily in the dantian, getting faster and faster, and becoming more and more powerful!
Metal generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, and earth generates metal.
With each rotation, the five forces are condensed and the five colors of light are blended.
At first, the five colors of gold, green, red, yellow, and blue could still be distinguished, but as the cycle became faster and faster, the five colors gradually blurred and merged, turning into a chaotic gray light!
The gray light surges endlessly in the Dantian, like the first ray of light when the world first opened. It is chaotic, primitive, but contains endless power.
Half-Step True Essence!
Between Gang Qi and True Essence, the long-standing natural chasm was finally torn open.
Although he has not completely crossed over, he is already standing on the threshold and only has one last step left.
Chen Jianghe looked down at his hands.
The gray light flows in the palm of the hand, as warm and moist as jade, but there is an indescribable thickness.
That is not Gang Qi, nor True Essence, but the power between the two, the ultimate that Gang Force Peak can achieve.
He brings up the system panel:
[Fate: Heaven Rewards Diligence, you will succeed]
[Current skill: Withered Wood Meets Spring Art(Cave Profundity 95%)]
There is only the last threshold left to reach True Essence Realm.
Behind him, Han Shuitian slowly retracted his palm.
Three days and three nights of protecting the Dharma was also a huge drain on this old man who was over seventy years old.
He looked a little paler than usual, but his heart was full of relief.
"Good boy." He spoke, his voice filled with irrepressible joy, "Half-Step True Essence. How long has it already been Half-Step True Essence!"
Chen Jianghe turned around and kowtowed solemnly towards Han Shuitian: "Disciple, thank you Court Master for your kindness in protecting the Dharma."
Han Shuitian waved his hand and said with a smile, "Thank you for what? I can still move my old bones, so I can help you a lot. Then you go to Yu Province and join Shenxing Sect. Even if I want to help, I can't help you."
Chen Jianghe raised her eyes and met his gaze: "Court Master "Okay." Han Shuitian interrupted him, stood up, and walked to the window with his hands behind his hands, "Half-Step True Essence It's just the beginning, not the end. This last step is more difficult than all the previous steps combined."
He turned around and looked at Chen Jianghe with a deep gaze. "Gu Changqing was stuck at this step back then and could not make any progress for the rest of his life.
You have more opportunities than him, and you also have more dangers. The five elements go hand in hand. Once you break through, your foundation will be deeper than that of the same level. But if you fail"
He didn't finish speaking, but Chen Jianghe already understood.
If it fails, the five elements will conflict, Gang Qi will go berserk, and the meridians will be severed.
The ending of Gu Changqing is a lesson for others.
Chen Jianghe stood up, walked to the window, and stood side by side with Han Shuitian.
Outside the window, the morning light is shining, and the continuous mountains are looming in the mist, like a splash-ink landscape.
"Court Master." He spoke slowly, "From the first day I embarked on this path of discipleship, I never thought about turning back."
Han Shuitian turned to look at him.
The morning light shone on that young face, reflecting its sharp outlines.
There was a firmness in those eyes that could not be ignored.
It is not the frivolous spirit of youth, but the calmness engraved in the bones after experiencing life and death.
Han Shuitian Looking at those eyes, he suddenly remembered that many years ago, there was also a young man standing in front of him, saying similar words.
That young man's name is Li Chengyue.
Later, something happened to him, Martial Dao broke away, and he opened a martial arts gym in Yilin County for twenty years.
But his disciple is standing here today, walking the path that he did not finish back then.
Han Shuitian reached out and patted Chen Jianghe heavily on the shoulder.
"Go." Han Shuitian said, "Shenxing Sect Selection is coming soon. I'm waiting to see how you can make this road clear."