Bone Forging Vajra Technique, Returning Home for Silver

After leaving the Contribution Hall, Su Yun immediately headed for the Scripture Depository.

After stating his purpose and paying ten thousand contribution points, he easily entered the first floor of the Scripture Depository.

He then began to browse slowly.

"Purple Origin Body Refining Art, Human Grade High Tier. Cultivation is normally slow, but with Purple Origin Pills as support, efficiency doubles..."

"Gold Origin Body Forging Technique, Human Grade Mid Tier..."

"Crimson Fire Body Refining Art, Human Grade High Tier..."

After searching for a while, Su Yun stopped.

His gaze fell upon a cultivation technique, and he began flipping through it.

"Bone Forging Vajra Technique, Human Grade High Tier!"

"After cultivation, it can greatly enhance the body's defenses, temper the blood and bones, strengthen the power of one's vital energy and blood, and cause one's strength to soar!"

"Upon reaching perfection, the blood and bones will gleam gold, the body will become incomparably powerful, and one will be invincible within the Body Refining Realm!"

Reading the words recorded on the first page, Su Yun was slightly surprised.

Invincible within the Body Refining Realm!

Although this was merely the first realm of cultivation.

For it to dare make such a claim meant that this technique was certainly far from ordinary.

After pondering for a moment, Su Yun decided to choose this one.

After making his selection, he returned to the small courtyard where he lived.

"I'd like to see whether this Bone Forging Vajra Technique is truly as formidable as it claims."

With a thought, Su Yun opened it and began reading.

Very soon, he frowned.

Complicated!

Far too complicated!

Just understanding this cultivation technique took Su Yun a full two hours.

Not only was its content extensive, but it was also exceedingly obscure and required careful contemplation.

That was why it had taken him so much time.

"Let's try cultivating it."

After confirming that there were no errors, Su Yun began practicing the movements recorded in the technique within the courtyard.

After completing one set of movements, Su Yun exhaled a mouthful of turbid air and felt his entire body grow much lighter.

Then, a voice sounded in his mind.

"Ding!"

"Your Bone Forging Vajra Technique has begun cultivating automatically!"

"First cultivation triggered a critical hit and successfully broke through to the first layer!"

Boom!

The next moment.

A vast, vigorous energy circulated through Su Yun's body, tempering his blood, bones, and meridians.

A moment later, the sensation vanished.

Su Yun carefully sensed the changes for a while, then said in surprise, "My strength increased by a thousand jin?"

Even if a Body Refining Realm martial artist cultivated to perfection and reached the Body Refining Ninth Layer, the strength of a single arm would only approach ten thousand jin.

Of course, that referred to martial artists who had not cultivated body-refining techniques, as well as certain martial artists with special physiques.

The realms of the Bone Forging Vajra Technique differed from those of other cultivation techniques. It had a total of nine layers.

The first six layers each increased strength by one thousand jin!

The final three layers each increased strength by three thousand jin!

Upon cultivating it to perfection, the increase in strength alone would amount to fifteen thousand jin.

Not to mention its defensive power.

According to the technique.

Once cultivated to perfection, even if one fought directly with the physical body, ordinary blades would struggle to leave even the slightest mark on the body.

This showed just how terrifying this technique was!

"It seems that 'invincible within the Body Refining Realm' wasn't mere empty boasting after all."

Su Yun nodded to himself.

But next, he found himself in a bit of a dilemma.

This technique was good, but it cost money.

Cultivating body-refining techniques often required medicinal baths to absorb sufficient medicinal power.

Only then could one advance rapidly.

The Bone Forging Vajra Technique was naturally no exception.

Moreover, some of the medicinal ingredients it required were rather expensive.

"If I could take a medicinal bath every day, the cultivation progress of the Bone Forging Vajra Technique should skyrocket!"

After pondering for a moment, Su Yun decided to return home and retrieve some silver notes.

When he had joined the Mystic Blade Sect, he had not brought many silver notes with him.

After calculating carefully, this money was only enough to buy three portions of medicinal ingredients.

One medicinal bath per day, and it would all be gone in three days.

Without resources, his cultivation progress would be rather ordinary.

Of course.

He could also choose to take on missions himself.

The mission rewards offered by the Mystic Blade Sect were quite generous.

However, his current strength was limited.

Choosing that path was clearly not very wise.

If he encountered any danger, the losses would outweigh the gains.

"I'll first exchange for three portions of medicinal ingredients and see how effective the medicinal baths are."

After pondering for a moment, Su Yun made a trip to the Resource Pavilion.

Before long, he had purchased three portions of medicinal ingredients.

The silver notes on his person were swept clean.

Next, he heated some water.

He placed one portion of the purchased medicinal ingredients into a wooden tub in the proper order.

Then, he stepped into the tub and submerged his body in the water.

The hazy steam obscured his vision.

Su Yun felt every pore in his body open up as they slowly absorbed the medicinal power.

"Bone Forging Vajra Technique notices that you are taking a medicinal bath. It is excited and begins cultivating at full speed, doubling its efficiency!"

At that moment, Su Yun felt the speed at which he absorbed the medicinal power increase noticeably.

His skin began to flush red, itching and tingling.

Streams of warmth circulated through the meridians throughout his body, tempering his blood and bones.

"Bone Forging Vajra Technique has absorbed all medicinal power and successfully broken through to the second layer!"

Until the setting sun slanted westward.

Scattered crimson sunlight enveloped Su Yun's head.

At that moment, a voice finally sounded in his mind.

Splash!

Su Yun rose from the wooden tub.

He lowered his head and glanced at his skin.

At this moment, his skin seemed to carry a golden sheen, looking quite mystical.

"One medicinal bath, and I broke through to the second layer?"

Feeling the increase in his strength, Su Yun said in surprise.

According to the records in the technique, one generally needed multiple medicinal baths before having any hope of breaking through to the second layer.

Yet he had succeeded after just one medicinal bath.

It could only be said that the Auto-Cultivation System, this little cultivation aid, was far too efficient!

Over the next two days.

He used up the remaining two portions of medicinal ingredients.

After these two medicinal baths, the Bone Forging Vajra Technique successfully broke through to the third layer!

But by then, he no longer had any medicinal ingredients in hand.

"It seems it's time to make a trip back."

Su Yun thought to himself.

The Mystic Blade Sect was not some immortal sect that required its disciples to cleanse their hearts of worldly desires and cut off all ties with the secular world.

In truth, disciples of the Mystic Blade Sect could go down the mountain and return home at any time.

Only during special periods would the sect restrict its disciples' travel.

Of course, there were certainly limits on how long disciples could stay home.

Otherwise, if all the Mystic Blade Sect's disciples ran off, what sort of state would that be?

Su Yun learned that every Outer Sect disciple had one month of family-visiting time each year.

They could choose when to return home.

As long as the total did not exceed one month, it was acceptable.

"One month? That's more than enough time."

Su Yun did not delay.

After filling out an application form, he left the Mystic Blade Sect.

The following morning.

Dressed in a disciple's fitted uniform, Su Yun mounted a fast horse and set out on his journey home.

A long saber hung at his waist.

He looked very much like a wanderer of the martial world.

This fast horse had been bred by the Mystic Blade Sect and carried a trace of demonic beast bloodline.

Traveling a thousand li in a day was no difficult task for it.

Of course, he would have to return it after he came back.

The disciple uniform he wore also carried some significance.

It could be said that within a radius of several thousand li, the Mystic Blade Sect was the true overlord.

Even many powerful experts feared it.

Wearing the disciple uniform could also spare him much trouble.

Upon the broad official road.

Su Yun galloped on horseback, stirring up a fierce wind that swept up thousands of fallen leaves.

The great sun cast down golden light upon him.

This was a wanderer returning home, and also a young swallow returning to its nest!

Great Cloud Dynasty, Glaze Prefecture, Su Estate.

"I'm back."

Only as the sun set did Su Yun return here.

Looking at the Su Estate before him, Su Yun smiled.

In truth, he was not the biological son of the Su Estate's master, but an adopted son taken in by the family.

It was said that on a winter night, someone had left him at the gates of the Su Estate when he was still an infant.

Winter snow seeped into his body.

His loud wailing caught the attention of the servants.

In the end, the estate master took him in, and he gradually grew up.

Although he was an adopted son, the estate master had treated him like his own child.

He had never been denied any of the treatment he deserved.

That was truly rare and precious.

Therefore, to Su Yun.

The grace of being raised far outweighed the grace of being born!

"Y-You... are you Third Young Master?"

The servant guarding the entrance to the Su Estate carefully examined Su Yun.

Only afterward did he recognize him.

It was no wonder they had not recognized him at once.

After cultivating, especially after cultivating the Bone Forging Vajra Technique, Su Yun had grown several centimeters taller.

His build had changed slightly.

Even his appearance had changed, becoming extraordinarily handsome and graceful.

The saying that cultivation could beautify a person was no empty talk.

"Ah? It really is Third Young Master!"

"Third Young Master has returned!"

The two servants were overjoyed and hurriedly cried out.

The next moment.

A commotion broke out within the estate, followed by several excited voices.

"What? Yun is back!"

"Father, be careful—don't throw out your back!"

"Bullshit! This old man's in fine shape!"

"Master, don't forget. Elder Lin of the Lin Family wants to meet with you tonight."

"Push it back! Push everyone else back too!"

"How could meeting them be more important than meeting my son?"

Hearing this, Su Yun felt warmth bloom in his heart.

But soon, his brows furrowed.

The Lin Family?

As he recalled, that family had always been at odds with the Su Estate.

Many of the businesses under the two families had conflicts and disputes.

That Elder Lin had arranged to meet someone tonight.

What was he planning?

Reining in his thoughts, Su Yun did not dwell on it.

He merely tightened his grip on his long blade.

Then.

He leaped down from his fast horse and strode straight into the estate!