That night.
The sky was high and clear, the moonlight bright.
Moonlight poured over the earth like flowing water.
Under its cascading glow, the royal capital's four great avenues shone as brightly as day.
Within the National Preceptor's Residence.
In a side courtyard.
Sweat fell from Jiang Ning like rain, soaking the pristine stone tiles beneath him.
His body was like a blazing furnace, heat waves radiating continuously from his pores along with the surging flow of his blood-qi, steaming the air around him until it warped slightly.
Again and again, he practiced the skin-tempering method of the Indestructible Vajra Body.
Every movement drew upon the vast blood-qi within him. His blood-qi surged like a river flowing backward, scouring his sinews, bones, and skin.
As his muscles bulged, faint golden patterns flickered beneath his skin, emanating a heart-quailing pressure.
[Indestructible Vajra Body experience +22] [Indestructible Vajra Body experience +24] [Indestructible Vajra Body experience +22] [.]
Before his eyes, a notification of increased experience appeared at regular intervals.
Jiang Ning swept his gaze over the prompts before him, free of all distractions and wholly immersed in the fulfilling sensation of his strength steadily increasing.
Who knew how long had passed before the moon slanted westward.
He slowly withdrew his stance and exhaled a long breath of turbid air.
His breath was scorching, condensing into a straight white streak in the cool night sky. It shot several zhang away before dissipating.
The boiling blood-qi throughout his body gradually settled, the high heat drew inward, and the faint golden patterns on his skin completely faded, restoring him to his usual warm, jade-like appearance.
Jiang Ning lowered his head and looked at his hands.
He clenched and unclenched his fists, feeling the surging power within them,