Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint
Chapter 660 - 36: Returning to Medicine King Valley!_2

Chapter 660: Chapter 36: Returning to Medicine King Valley!_2

"After all, this is the Fortifying Pill from Dragon and Tiger Mountain, one alone is worth twenty taels of gold, its price exceeding that of gold!!"

After speaking, Lu Qingshan poured a Fortifying Pill into his hand.

The pill was a purple-gold color, with dragon patterns floating on its surface.

"Master Wang!" Lu Qingshan signaled.

Wang Jin took a Fortifying Pill and looked at Jiang Ning.

"This..."

Jiang Ning smiled, "Master, there’s no need to hesitate. Although the Fortifying Pill is precious, it is nothing to me now!"

"Moreover, your current predicament is also because of my involvement."

"If you don’t take it, my heart will be uneasy!"

"And since it’s already bought, it wouldn’t do to waste it!"

Upon hearing these words,

Wang Jin nodded immediately, "Alright!"

He continued, "I won’t be overly modest then!"

With that,

he tossed the Fortifying Pill into his mouth, and with a swallow, it went down into his belly.

"Master Wang, just one Fortifying Pill a day will do, don’t take more!" Lu Qingshan resealed the jade bottle, advising Wang Jin.

"Understood!!" Wang Jin nodded.

"Commander Jiang, it’s getting late, the sun is about to set! Can you stay overnight in the valley tonight?" Lu Qingshan asked.

Jiang Ning looked at the scenery outside the window.

In that brief moment, the setting sun could only illuminate the cliffs in the valley.

He nodded immediately, "I’ll stay for the night! I’ll return to Dongling City tomorrow!"

"Very well then!" Lu Qingshan stood up, "I will have someone prepare a guest room, dinner, and good wine, and host Commander Jiang properly tonight!"

"Thank you very much, Sect Master Lu!" Jiang Ning also stood up, cupping his hands.

Next moment,

as he escorted Lu Qingshan out, Jiang Ning returned to Wang Jin’s room.

"Master, I forgot to tell you!"

"The second piece of good news is that I avenged you!"

Avenged??

Wang Jin was stunned.

He suddenly recalled that day.

The woman’s strength left him completely unable to resist, effortlessly stripping him of his ability to fight back.

"She’s dead?" Wang Jin asked, hardly able to believe it.

"She broke into my residence last night and I killed her!" Jiang Ning said.

...

That night,

the moonlight was like a gauze, enveloping the serene valley.

After the banquet, Jiang Ning also returned to his residence.

A small bamboo house, enclosed by a fence as tall as an adult.

Vines climbed all over the fence, blooming with gorgeous purple morning glories.

Beneath the moonlight’s gauze, it appeared extraordinarily beautiful.

"Thank you for leading the way, Miss Huang!" Jiang Ning stood in the courtyard enclosed by the fence, cupping his hands in gratitude.

"Commander Jiang, no need to be polite!" the young woman in a goose-yellow gown smiled gracefully.

Then she gracefully departed.

Watching the young woman’s distant figure, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but ponder.

For such a young woman with a prestigious identity, being the granddaughter of an elder of Medicine King Valley, yet able to carry out the duties of a servant with such calmness, is truly rare.

In the next moment,

he began practicing boxing in the courtyard, displaying his Fist Force.

In an instant,

firelight illuminated the night, appearing particularly prominent.

...

On the other side,

"Sect Master, look!!"

Elder Huang, with crane-like hair and a childlike complexion, looked towards Jiang Ning’s direction, his pupils tightening.

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan, sipping tea, looked in the direction pointed out by Elder Huang.

In the next moment,

he saw the prominently visible Trapped Fire Tiger stance in the darkness.

Upon seeing the fierce tiger bathed in flames,

"This is!!!" Lu Qingshan’s eyes sharpened, "A force above the second level, most likely a third-level force!!"

"Third-level force??" Elder Huang looked completely bewildered.

"Yes!" Lu Qingshan looked serious, "The third-level force manifests reality, turning illusion into truth!"

"Is that... the direction of Jiang Ning?" Elder Huang asked again.

"Aside from him in the valley, who else could it be?" Lu Qingshan watched intently as Jiang Ning continuously practiced his Fist Force in the distance, his eyes showing no calmness at all.

The third-level force surpasses his own.

Even with his reputation in Dongling County, he himself has only mastered the second-level force to this day.

The gap between these levels is worlds apart.

People spend a lifetime unable to cross it.

It’s not something sweat and effort can overcome.

That requires astonishing insight or a stroke of divine inspiration.

The two stood by the railing, quietly observing Jiang Ning’s practice.

After nearly an hour.

The Fist Force dissipated.

Jiang Ning’s body trembled.

From between his muscles, every pore immediately radiated a glow visible to the naked eye.

From above his head, light burst forth, resembling a waterfall descending from the void, as if connecting a bridge to the heavens.

He felt his body being baptized by an invisible force, a sense of indescribable lightness enveloping him, as if the shackles and some burden had been lifted from his body.

His body became exceptionally transparent.

He stood still, quietly sensing the various changes brought about by the marrow cleansing of his body.

Only after several breaths did he open his eyes.

His whole body’s pores still emitted bursts of light, with a faint glow filling his body, as if a divine being had descended to earth.

This scene was also noticed by Lu Qingshan and Elder Huang watching from afar.

Lu Qingshan suddenly trembled all over.

"Marrow Refining!"

"This is... Refining Marrow Divine Light!!!" Elder Huang’s expression was one of astonishment.

"He... actually reached this step!" Lu Qingshan took a deep breath and slowly spoke.

Then, Lu Qingshan showed a relieved smile.

"Fortunately! Fortunately, I didn’t choose to become his enemy back then, or this century-old foundation might not have survived!"

"The Sect Master is wise!!!" Elder Huang immediately praised with sincere admiration.

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan merely smiled.

Then added: "Master Wang, in the future, we must be even more attentive!"

...

On the other side.

Jiang Ning stood in the courtyard, feeling the changes of the marrow cleansing, and fell into deep thought.

During the day, he broke the limit of the blade technique twice, which not only provided him the boost of breaking the limit trait but also allowed him to master the Sword Intent.

After attempting to grasp the Sword Intent, he discovered it did not enhance the efficiency of his marrow refining.

The efficiency of marrow refining is largely related to invoking the Power of Heaven and Earth.

The third tier of Sword Force and Fist Force also maximized the invocation of the Power of Heaven and Earth.

To go higher, unless one can master a more profound and insightful force.

Just like his Five Animals Fist breaking the limit repeatedly, because its foundation is lower-level martial arts, in terms of superior force, it is obviously above the Chopping Wood Blade Skill.

Therefore, the Five Animals Five Forms can invoke more Power of Heaven and Earth than the Sword Force.

Following this pattern, he knew, to increase his marrow refining efficiency.

He must grasp a higher-level martial arts force.

The higher the martial arts level, the stronger its force, and the stronger its ability to invoke the Power of Heaven and Earth.

[State]: Fourth Grade Marrow Refining (16/1999)

After glancing at his own panel.

He shook his head silently.

The efficiency was still too low!!

This time, the marrow refining still took nearly an hour for one session.

To reach Perfection in the marrow refining state, it requires a total of 1999 sessions.

And now, only 16 bone cleansings had been completed.

Calculating with his current uninterrupted efficiency, he could only perform bone marrow refinement twice per hour.

Even if he did nothing all day but focus on marrow refinement, he could only manage about 30 sessions.

Not to mention, he couldn’t possibly do nothing all day.

Like today, he had to take some time to visit Medicine King Valley to see Wang Jin and hand over the Strengthening the Foundation Pill to him.

In three days, Martial Arts Garden starts, and he needs to accompany Jiang Yiming to the entrance test, and he also has to further his studies at Martial Arts Garden for a few days.

He had long yearned for the vast library in the Martial Arts Garden.

Not to mention those special things.

So he had to allocate some time for further studies in the Martial Arts Garden.

"Time is running out!!" he sighed quietly, wishing he could squeeze more use out of every minute.

Given the current efficiency, taking into account occasional delays...

He estimated it would take him about three more months to reach Perfection in marrow refining, completing the 1999 marrow refinements.

Although this efficiency was already quite high, he was still somewhat dissatisfied and wanted to pursue even greater efficiency.

[Skill]: Water and Fire True Strength (Second Limit Breaking 48/3000) (Traits: Water and Fire Immortal Clothes, Water and Fire Control)

His gaze swept across the panel, and he instantly locked onto the Water and Fire True Strength skill.

In his mind, he recalled what Feng Jiuge had once said.

Derived from the Water and Fire Treasure Book.

By exploring its mysteries, one could grasp the Water and Fire True Intent, the key pointing directly to the Grandmaster’s gate!

"Before Sword Intent, there is Sword Force!!"

He murmured, recalling how his Chopping Wood Blade Skill had transformed again and again.

From the breakthrough of force to the mastery of Sword Intent.

Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly brightened.

"If back then, Feng Jiuge hadn’t fooled me, the limit breaking of Water and Fire True Strength should have allowed me to grasp the Water and Fire True Intent, and before the Water and Fire True Intent, I could grasp the Water and Fire Force."

"Water and Fire True Strength is superior martial arts, and its Water and Fire Force can invoke the Power of Heaven and Earth more than the Five Animals Fist."

"If this is true, the efficiency of marrow refining will surely increase!!"

"Let’s... give it a try!!!"