As Li Xiaoya practiced the moves of the Dragon Sword Art, he discovered that they actually produced an effect similar to tempering his body with diamond grass, leaving him overjoyed.
"No, it isn't the Dragon Sword Art that has a body-tempering effect." After pondering for a while, Li Xiaoya muttered to himself, rejecting the idea. He had often practiced these moves before, and they had clearly never produced any such effect.
"That's it! My body must not have fully absorbed the effects of the diamond grass yet!" A flash of inspiration suddenly struck Li Xiaoya, and he sprang to his feet.
When he had tempered his body with diamond grass Spirit Sap, his ample supply had allowed him to begin another session as soon as he finished the last. He had never fully absorbed its medicinal potency, taking in only a portion each time. Relying on his abundant supply of the spirit herb, he had kept tempering his body with its Spirit Sap, forcibly pushing his physical strength and toughness to their limits. A great deal of medicinal potency remained within him, still unrefined and unabsorbed.
The moves of the Dragon Sword Art could actually refine that lingering medicinal potency, further strengthening and honing his body. More importantly, practicing the Dragon Sword Art had helped him discover a cultivation path better suited to him.
"It seems I'm becoming more and more like a Body Refiner," Li Xiaoya murmured after sorting out the connection. When he first began cultivating, especially during the true cultivation stage, he had learned whatever caught his interest. Seeing Liu Qingshan crafting talismans had intrigued him, so he had learned to make them. Seeing Senior Brother Liu Hang performing alchemy had prompted him to study that too. When he saw Senior Brother Zhang Cai's prowess with formations,