Terrifying Cultivation Method

Although the original Ren Jie was lazy and never cultivated, having been born into a major family like the Ren Family, he had barely reached the Body Refining Realm Fifth Layer. However, the qi within his body was far inferior to that of an ordinary Body Refining Realm Fifth Layer. One must understand that the Body Refining Realm tempers the body and increases the 'qi' within it, and both physical strength and qi intensity directly affect the quality of the true qi condensed upon breaking through to the True Qi Realm.

Of course, ninety-nine out of a hundred people will spend their entire lives stuck below the Body Refining Realm, and only by reaching the True Qi Realm can one be considered among the ranks of experts.

For someone without any background, stepping into the True Qi Realm would completely change their life. In a small place, a single True Qi Realm expert could even support a small family, becoming a renowned master across the countryside.

Even within a large family, they could secure a relatively good status, position, and treatment, with their future prospects becoming vastly broader.

Ordinary people only hope to achieve something in the Body Refining Realm and basically dare not dream of the True Qi Realm. But for the direct descendants of the Five Great Families in Jade Capital City, entering the True Qi Realm is the bare minimum. Ren Jie, however, had clearly never given it any thought, so his physical strength and internal qi were in a disastrous state.

Ren Jie quickly controlled the qi strength within Ren Jie's body, condensing it, and then began circulating according to the Jade Emperor Art Body Refining Chapter First Layer. With his high realm and divine sense now comparable to the True Qi Realm Ninth Layer, controlling this meager qi strength was as easy as turning his palm.

He condensed the qi strength within his body into unique rings, then slowly gathered them. According to the detailed records, cultivating the Body Refining Chapter First Layer from the start would normally take at least three days to complete. But with Ren Jie's realm and divine sense strong enough, he condensed the unique rings from his qi strength and linked them in different places, completing the condensation of the First Layer's Thirty-Six Qi Strength Rings in less than two hours.

Although Ren Jie had been condensing the qi strength rings exactly as described in the Jade Emperor Art Body Refining Chapter First Layer, he still hadn't figured out what purpose these rings served. When he fully completed the First Layer's thirty-six rings, forming chains of six rings linked together in different parts of his body, and then circulated the remaining qi strength according to the cultivation method recorded in the Jade Emperor Art Body Refining Chapter First Layer...

"Boom... pfft..." Ren Jie felt as if his body had been struck simultaneously by thousands of heavy hammers, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

His body collapsed onto the bed, feeling as if a great mountain were pressing down on him. Every inch of him seemed about to shatter from the pressure. This pain wasn't externally applied; it emanated from within his body, compressing every muscle. Ren Jie could feel his muscles trembling.

"Ah!" Ren Jie let out a suppressed roar. How terrifying.

At this moment, Ren Jie finally fully understood the internal body tempering of the Jade Emperor Art Body Refining Chapter and what it meant to refine the body with qi. The method of condensing these rings was bizarre. Once linked and the qi strength was circulated according to the unique body-refining method of the Jade Emperor Art Body Refining Chapter, these rings would produce a unique restrictive effect.

Gravity Restriction. This was harsher than any externally applied pressure restriction, because it pressed directly from within the body onto every inch of it.

Ren Jie also finally understood why it was said that this required immense willpower and perseverance. When you temper your body and train yourself, no matter how hard you work, you always have time to rest. But this was different. As long as you didn't disperse the qi strength connecting those rings, the pressure on every inch of your body would persist.

This feeling reminded Ren Jie of the gravity chambers some people fantasized about back on Earth. If a person could adapt to and withstand a place with ten or even a hundred times Earth's gravity, then coming to Earth would make them a superman.

This was somewhat similar, but this was merely a body-tempering method within the Body Refining Realm. Moreover, Ren Jie discovered that each subsequent layer of the Jade Emperor Art Body Refining Chapter had more changes and differences, and the number of condensed rings also multiplied.

After a while, Ren Jie barely managed to adapt and sat back up. Fortunately, this was only the First Layer of the Body Refining Chapter; the initial shock had just been too sudden. After easing up a bit, Ren Jie began to gradually adjust.

He didn't need to make many movements now; just slowly performing basic actions was enough, because it felt like there was a gravity chamber inside his body.

Damn, fighting someone in this state would be a huge disadvantage. Carrying such immense pressure was like bearing a small mountain while fighting, or being under two to three times gravity while your opponent was completely normal.

Fortunately, the Body Refining Chapter also recorded that he could instantly disperse the qi strength linking the rings connected in six places, eliminating that feeling. But even so, because most of his qi strength was used to condense the rings into this unique restrictive training method, he could only use less than a third of his qi strength.

Although qi strength in the Body Refining Realm wasn't like true qi, after reaching the Fourth Layer, its effects gradually became apparent. After reaching the Sixth Layer, one could even use some martial techniques to enhance their power.

Ren Jie set those thoughts aside for now and began to let his body gradually adapt to this state. This Ren Jie had taken plenty of medicinal pills before, but very little had been fully utilized—over seventy percent had been lost, only about half a percent was used, and the remaining twenty-five percent had accumulated in his body. If not properly utilized, these would also gradually dissipate.

But now, under the unique pressure of the Jade Emperor Art Body Refining Chapter's qi-based body tempering, Cheng Gong's body had to gradually resist this pressure. Slowly, Ren Jie began to move his body. His originally lazy physique was continuously stimulated, and the medicinal power gradually began to seep in. His physical strength gradually became active and increased. After all, he had originally been at the Body Refining Realm Fifth Layer. Although the current Body Refining Realm couldn't compare to the requirements of the Jade Emperor Art, starting over from scratch turned that original Body Refining Realm Fifth Layer strength into a good foundation.

As his body gradually adapted and the medicinal power within was stimulated and transformed into qi strength, the qi strength in Ren Jie's body grew stronger, and its circulation speed became faster.

Completely immersed in this feeling, the sky outside gradually brightened from darkness, then the sun climbed high, and slowly sank again.

"Boom..." When Ren Jie's qi strength reached a certain level and his body had fully adapted, he directly used his physical strength to compress and squeeze the qi strength within him. When the unique restrictive gravity formed by the thirty-six rings in those six places was pushed to its limit, it shattered with a loud bang.

In that instant, Ren Jie felt an indescribable relief. Too refreshing. It was like a person on the verge of drowning or suffocation finally breathing fresh air in the last moment, or like someone imprisoned for decades being released. Comfortable.

Pleasant and comfortable. Under his continuous squeezing and tempering, a large amount of dark, foul-smelling sweat was forced out of his body.

So damn good. Ren Jie felt the intensity of his qi strength. It was at least twice as strong as before, almost equivalent to the qi strength that the original Ren Jie would have had at the peak of the Body Refining Realm Fifth Layer. But now, this was only the Jade Emperor Art Body Refining Chapter Second Layer.

Without pausing, Ren Jie immediately began condensing the rings for the Jade Emperor Art Body Refining Chapter Second Layer. This time, he needed to condense Seventy-Two Qi Strength Rings, and the method was more complex than before. Normally, it would take an ordinary person two to three days just to condense these seventy-two rings, but Ren Jie did it in only five hours.

Although he was prepared this time, the doubled intensity compared to before still made him spit blood again. It took a long time to recover, and then he started adapting and cultivating anew.

At the Wooden House in the Ren Family's unique Primeval Forest, Wan Hong was recounting everything that had happened since Ren Jie left the Library Pavilion.

"Having Beast Uncle hit someone with the carriage? Interesting. Looks like the kid has some backbone when provoked. He's got a bit of Eldest Brother's style." Sixth Master Ren Tianzong, who had not concerned himself with family affairs for years, had recently started paying attention to family matters because of Ren Jie's unusual behavior.

"You said he went back and hasn't come out for two days and two nights?" Ren Tianzong had a few ancient books beside him and was holding one, sitting there reading quietly. After hearing Wan Hong's report, he asked casually.

"That's right. He hasn't come out since he returned to the Jade Emperor Academy two days ago and had Beast Uncle drive the carriage to hit someone." Wan Hong quickly replied.

"What about that kid from the Fang Family?"

Wan Hong said, "Based on my investigation, this matter probably wasn't instigated by higher-ups from the Fang Family or the Gao Family. It was likely just their own actions. That girl from the Fang Family was clearly targeting the family head, but judging by the family head's recent behavior, he doesn't seem like someone hiding away in fear."

"Keep an eye on it."

"Yes."

What Ren Jie didn't know was that when the jade slip for the Jade Emperor Art Body Refining Chapter shattered as he began cultivating, a trace of special divine sense that had been attached to it also shattered.

"Damn it, you little bastard. I thought this wastrel would never touch that legendary thing in his life. If I'd known, I shouldn't have... Hmph, you little bastard. You were fine as a Hedonistic Young Master, but you had to go looking for trouble, didn't you? Just had to make things difficult for me. Damn it, just wait till I deal with you." At the moment the jade slip shattered, in an unnoticed dark corner of the Ren Family Mansion, someone suddenly opened their eyes and looked toward the Jade Emperor Academy.

"Ah..." In Ren Jie's room, he let out a fierce roar, forcing all the residual medicinal power stored in his body to transform into qi strength. After three days and two nights of desperate squeezing, he had reached his body's current limit.

In the end, Ren Jie still broke through the Jade Emperor Art Body Refining Chapter Second Layer and entered the Body Refining Chapter Third Layer. Now, the qi in his body was not much weaker than that of an ordinary Body Refining Realm Seventh Layer.

Although it seemed like he had regressed from the original Body Refining Realm Fifth Layer back to the Body Refining Realm Third Layer while recultivating the Jade Emperor Art Body Refining Chapter, his physical strength and internal qi intensity had increased several times over, now comparable to an ordinary Body Refining Realm Seventh Layer.

Ren Jie was completely drained, nearly limp on the bed. It took a full half hour to recover some strength. Besides a feeling of fullness and power, the other sensation was hunger.

Only then did he remember that, aside from going downstairs during training to eat the pastries laid out in the living room to tide him over, he hadn't eaten anything for a long time.

Just as he was about to go out, he noticed that his body was covered in a layer like armor, and a foul smell emanated from him. Ren Jie almost threw up himself—if there had been anything in his stomach to vomit.

He quickly changed clothes and hurried downstairs. Now, Ren Jie's mental state was completely different from three days ago. He was full of energy and spirit, though his eyes were gleaming with hunger.

"Someone! Bring whatever food there is, right now..." Ren Jie stood at the door and shouted outside.

"Is anyone there? Anyone alive? I'm starving to death..." At almost the same time, the fat guy's weak, exhausted voice came from the courtyard outside.