It was night.
The sky was clear and vast, the moon bright.
Moonlight poured over the earth like cascading water.
Beneath that flood of moonlight, the Royal Capital's four great avenues shone as brightly as day.
Inside the National Preceptor's Residence.
In a secluded courtyard.
Sweat fell from Jiang Ning like rain, soaking the clean paving tiles beneath him.
At that moment, his body was like a furnace burning fiercely. Heat radiated through his pores with the surging flow of his blood qi, making the air around him shimmer and twist.
He repeatedly practiced the methods of the Indestructible Vajra Body for tempering his skin and membranes.
Every movement drew upon the immense blood qi within him. Like rivers surging backward, it scoured his tendons, bones, skin, and membranes.
As his muscles bulged, pale golden patterns flickered beneath his skin, exuding a pressure that made the heart tremble.
[Indestructible Vajra Body experience +22] [Indestructible Vajra Body experience +24] [Indestructible Vajra Body experience +22] [.]
At regular intervals, a notification of increased experience appeared before his eyes.
Jiang Ning glanced over the notifications, his mind free of distractions, wholly immersed in the fulfillment of growing stronger bit by bit.
An unknown amount of time passed, and the moon sank toward the west.
He slowly drew his movements to a close and exhaled a long breath of stale air.
The breath was scorching hot. In the cool night air, it condensed into a straight ribbon of white that shot several zhang before dissipating.
The boiling blood qi throughout his body gradually settled, its heat withdrawing inward. The pale golden patterns on his skin vanished completely, leaving it as smooth and lustrous as jade once more.
Jiang Ning lowered his head to examine his hands.
He clenched his fists, then released