"Senior, why did you help me?"
After thinking for a long while, Ji Wuchang finally voiced the question in his heart!
The old man smiled faintly, then said, "Why should I need a reason to act? Just consider it a favor for Miaoqing's sake!"
"Boy, let me offer you a word of advice. Don't rush to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. Spend time tempering yourself in the Qi Refining Realm, especially your internal organs. Those are the utmost priority!"
"Take this. If you ever reach Great Immortal Province, you can use it to find me. When that time comes, I'll grant you a great opportunity!"
With that, the old man's body dissolved into a wisp of blue smoke, leaving only a pitch-black jade token floating before Ji Wuchang.
Ji Wuchang reached out and took the token. It bore only a single character: "Xia"!
Ji Wuchang put the token away, his expression complicated!
"Ji Yaoyao, why didn't you help me just now? Don't you know that if I die, your soul will scatter too?"
At the thought of how he had nearly taken a turn through the gates of death while Ji Yaoyao had offered no response whatsoever, Ji Wuchang seethed with anger!
"He had no intention of killing you. Otherwise, a single glance would have been enough. Why would he go to all that trouble?"
"Besides, he protected your meridians and dantian with spiritual power, so there was no point in my intervening!"
Ji Yaoyao's voice sounded in Ji Wuchang's mind, making him shake his head with a bitter smile!
Ji Wuchang hurriedly examined his body. At that moment, he was stunned.
Every bone in his body resembled glazed glass, without the slightest impurity, as though each were a perfect work of art!
His flesh and blood brimmed with boundless vitality, and his meridians were strong and powerful, at least several levels better than before!
The skin all over his body was filled with a special power, radiating golden light.
Just then, however, the golden light slowly faded, and his skin resembled jade.
So this was true Golden Skin and Jade Bones!
At that moment, Ji Wuchang felt an added measure of gratitude toward the old man!
This was a weighty favor. If he had the ability in the future, he would have to repay this karmic debt.
Ji Wuchang cleaned the area outside his door, washing away the blood, then returned to his room and sat cross-legged.
Ji Wuchang first checked the system panel.
[Host: Ji Wuchang] [Cultivation: early stage of the Qi Refining Ninth Layer] [Root aptitude: middle-grade Earth Rank] [Fortune Points: 1239] [Special abilities: none] [System missions: none]
His Fortune Points had already passed one thousand, which delighted Ji Wuchang!
Ji Wuchang then took out the Ancient Method of Organ Refining and began reading carefully. As he read, he could not help shaking his head with a bitter smile.
"The five viscera are the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. The six bowels are the stomach, large intestine, small intestine, gallbladder, bladder, and triple burner!"
"The five elements are metal, wood, water, fire, and earth!"
"Perfect tempering of the internal organs requires the aid of objects of the five elements. This is the foundation of the Ancient Method of Organ Refining!"
"To temper the internal organs, one must find the corresponding five-element spiritual objects and use their power to temper and strengthen the organs!"
This was part of the content of the Ancient Method of Organ Refining. Reading it, Ji Wuchang felt that his previous approach had made him nothing but a capering clown.
Channeling spiritual power into his internal organs could indeed exercise and strengthen them.
But it could not bring them to their limit.
To truly complete the tempering of his internal organs, he needed the aid of five-element spiritual objects.
But how could such heavenly materials and earthly treasures be easy to find?
In his previous life, Ji Wuchang had obtained two such spiritual objects, an Earth Spirit Pearl and a Fire Spirit Pearl, but in this life, he had neither!
No, I had to find a way to resolve this, no matter what!
Suddenly, Ji Wuchang recalled that, if he remembered correctly, there should be a Wood Spirit Pearl in the sect's treasury!
This was also a type of innate spirit pearl unique to the Longevity Sect, seemingly originating from its forbidden grounds.
In his previous life, Ji Wuchang had not been qualified to enter the forbidden grounds, so he did not know whether that was true, but the matter of the Wood Spirit Pearl was certainly real.
I had made some contribution to the sect, after all. Asking for a Wood Spirit Pearl shouldn't be difficult.
If that didn't work, I could ask Master to step in. That would certainly succeed.
But the remaining four kinds might be somewhat troublesome. Ji Wuchang had not obtained his Earth Spirit Pearl or Fire Spirit Pearl from the Longevity Sect in his previous life.
It seemed I could only take one step and see what came next!
At this thought, Ji Wuchang could not help sighing!
He finally understood why there were almost no people who could condense ten Dao Platforms in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Golden Skin and Jade Bones alone had stopped countless people, and the Divine Treasury was an even greater tiger barring the way.
Moreover, there was a time limit for Foundation Establishment. Generally speaking, it was best to establish one's foundation before forty.
Once someone passed forty, the effects of Foundation Establishment were greatly diminished. Countless people had verified this.
Of course, for peerless heaven's chosen, the best age for Foundation Establishment was before twenty-five. At that age, their blood and Qi surged like a rainbow, and the Dao Platforms they condensed were all the more formidable!
However, Ji Wuchang was only eighteen now, so he did not need to worry too much about that.
"I wonder how the Foundation Establishment Realm matches went?"
Ji Wuchang then shook his head. There was no point in that question.
Next, Ji Wuchang began reviewing his match against Jin Enting.
Ji Wuchang reached one conclusion: he had too few combat techniques, nowhere near Jin Enting's variety.
At present, he cultivated four combat techniques: the Azure Cloud Sword Art, Thunder Explosion Fist, Wind and Thunder Fist, and Wind-Breaking Palm. As for the Jade Shattering Finger, he had yet to grasp the basics!
The Wind-Breaking Palm was too weak to be of any help to Ji Wuchang anymore, so he had not used it this time.
The Thunder Explosion Fist had limited power. It was still barely usable now, but after he reached the Foundation Establishment Realm, its usefulness would dwindle.
The Wind and Thunder Fist was naturally a top-class combat technique, but at present, he could only use the Wind and Thunder Transformation.
As for the Azure Cloud Sword Art, frankly, its power was mediocre, and Ji Wuchang did not particularly like using it.
After this review, Ji Wuchang immediately knew what he needed to do: cultivate several combat techniques as soon as possible.
Ji Wuchang thought for a while, sorted through the memories of his previous life, then selected three combat techniques from them!
They were the Wheel of Blazing Flames, the Shadow Sword Art, and the Heart-Treading Steps!
The Wheel of Blazing Flames was a low-grade Earth Rank combat technique that perfectly matched the purple Qi Heaven-Burning Art. It could mobilize the spiritual power within his body to form a blazing wheel of light to attack his opponent, possessing extraordinary power.
The Shadow Sword Art was a supreme-grade earth-tier combat technique with four moves in total. It emphasized drawing the sword without a sound and compressing Sword Qi into a thin thread to kill without a trace.
The Heart-Treading Steps was a special footwork technique of unknown grade. Every step was like a foot coming down upon the opponent's heart.
These three combat techniques had been Ji Wuchang's favorites in his previous life and had helped him kill many enemies.
Previously, he would not have dared cultivate them, but things were different now. He had already come to the attention of the sect's higher-ups and would receive their protection!