Moonlight lingered over the manor. The house at its very rear stood against a towering cliff, with the mine being excavated through the night below.
The burly Cheng Shilu pulled a towel from beneath the eaves, wiped the blood from his chest, and entered the study. Seeing that Ye Jingtang had not followed him in, he left the door open and opened a hidden door beside the bookcase.
Whoosh-
Cheng Shilu approached the armor and picked up the golden bowl. A glint of cunning flashed in his eyes as he looked at the round pearl inside.
His body-hardening skills far surpassed those of ordinary people, and he did indeed owe that to the Tianlang Pearl, but that was not the Heavenly Lang Pearl's function.
The letter his father had left before his death said that the Heavenly Lang Pearl was originally a medicine prepared in Northern Liang, supposedly capable of "opening the spine and aligning the bones," though the specifics were unknown.
The Heavenly Lang Pearl held special significance in Northern Liang. To prevent outsiders from obtaining it, it had been prepared through a secret method that rendered it useless to anyone else. Bone-Burning Paralysis had also been specially added. Its effects resembled those of hemp: mere skin contact produced the sensation of being burned alive, preventing outsiders from trying it even when they knew it was useless.
After the medicine's maker died and his clan was exterminated, this Heavenly Lang Pearl, which no one could use anymore, became worthless. Only its harmful effects remained.
Cheng Shilu had not originally placed any hopes in the Heavenly Lang Pearl, but he later discovered that Bone-Burning Paralysis was itself a rare medicinal ingredient. It could stimulate the flesh and train resistance to pain, making it well suited to body-hardening training.
For that