Start with the fisherman

Chapter 123 Double Five Elements Cycle

The long-lost sea and the slightly salty sea breeze.

Stand on the deck, close your eyes, feel the sea breeze caressing your cheeks, and the unique moist scent of the sea.

Returning to the sea again felt like returning home. Cao Ze was in a very good mood, as if he really felt like a son of the sea.

The fleet they are sailing with this time is not small. Hong Xing's flagship is 150 meters long and more than 30 meters wide. It can be said to be a giant on the sea. In addition, there are more than ten monster hunting ships accompanying them.

In addition to the Whale Hunting, there are three monster-hunting ships led by captains in the Organ Refining Realm. The captains of the other monster-hunting ships are also at least captains in the Bone Forging Realm.

After setting off, Cao Ze also learned the purpose of their trip, which was to accept the refuge of the indigenous people of a small island in the East China Sea.

Originally, there was no need for Cape City to intervene in such matters. If they wanted to come to Cape City, they could just find a way themselves. Isn't that how Tianya City came about?

But this island is different!
There is a talented alchemist on it, who is said to be able to refine the Bone-Forging Pills needed by warriors in the Bone-Forging Realm. Most importantly, he is still very young, and there is a high probability that he will be able to refine the Organ-Refining Pills in the future.

Such an alchemist is of great significance and cannot be lost, so the Demon Subduing Division specially sent Hong Xing to lead the team to escort him.

If it weren't for the fact that all the masters of the Demon Subduing Division were recuperating from injuries and there was a shortage of manpower, Hong Xing wouldn't be the one to do this kind of work. At least a half-step grandmaster would be required to lead the team.

After hearing about this task, Cao Ze was not as relaxed as Hong Xing.

From the battle at Cape City, we can tell that Cape City has long been infiltrated like a sieve. Otherwise, how could the people from Dragon God Temple sneak into Cape City so easily?

This is the inevitable result of Cape City accepting refugees from the East China Sea.

Therefore, the news of Hong Xing's departure would definitely not be concealed from the Dragon God Temple.

He didn’t believe that the Dragon God Temple would not be tempted by an alchemist who might be able to refine the Zang-Lian Pill or even achieve higher achievements.

"Half-step Grandmaster?"

Clenching his fists, Cao Ze was not too worried.

On the upper deck of the Flying Dragon, First Officer Ren Linan looked at the Whale Hunter next to the Red Star and said indignantly, "Why is he, a little guy in the Bone Refining Realm, in such a central position?"

Feilong's captain Yue Ertai frowned, "Don't talk nonsense!"

After he finished speaking, he also looked at the figure on the deck of the Whale Hunter, and then he slowly said, "That boy was promoted and trained by Miss Ling Ke. His training speed is amazing and he has extraordinary talent. He is different from you and me."

As a member of the Yue family, he naturally knew more inside information.

When Cao Ze came to Haijiao City, he was just a little guy who had just practiced strengthening his muscles. Now, in just over a year, he has already made some progress in strengthening his bones. With this speed of practice, plus the support of the Yue family's resources, he may have a great chance of breaking through to the organ refining realm in the future.

"What's the difference?"

Ren Anlin muttered softly, "Captain, you are a branch of the Yue family. You have already mastered the bone forging process and are only one step away from refining your internal organs. Aren't you much better than that kid?"

"If you ask me, Grandmaster Ling Ke might have made a mistake this time..."

"Be careful!"

Yue Ertai glared at Ren Anlin fiercely.

Only then did Ren Anlin shut up.

But he seemed to be unwilling to give up. After a while, he began to mutter, "Sister Hong Xing thinks so highly of him. Maybe we will have to follow his orders in the future."

This was the source of his complaint to the captain.

Being commanded by a guy who has lower cultivation than you and has no ability to command others is really more uncomfortable than eating a fly.

Yue Ertai also narrowed his eyes slightly. Although there seemed to be rumors in the family that Grandmaster Yue Lingke had nodded to the boy and seemed to know him, he thought that it was only because Hong Xing valued him that Grandmaster Yue Lingke knew the boy.

Could it be that the Grand Master would still value such a little guy?

He knew that Cao Ze had shown much greater potential than him, but Sister Hong Xing was too close to him. He even suspected that the reason why Sister Hong Xing valued that boy so much was probably not because she valued him, but rather, she took a liking to him?
That's a bit absurd.

Given Hong Xing's status in the Yue family, naturally no one would say anything about her marriage. If that boy could really marry Sister Hong Xing, it could be said that he was climbing the ladder of success.

But even if he could win Sister Hong Xing's favor with sweet words, how could Grandmaster Yue Lingke be so easily deceived?
Would she tolerate a little guy in the Bone Forging Realm marrying her maid?

They are destined to be impossible. If that kid really wants to curry favor with the rich and powerful, he will probably suffer a great loss in the future.

With a cold snort in his heart, Yue Ertai turned around and said to Ren Anlin, "Sister Hong Xing naturally has her own judgment. It is not our turn to point fingers. Stop talking nonsense."

Having said that, there was a hint of jealousy in his eyes when he looked at Cao Ze.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have found out so much about Cao Ze.

Suddenly, Cao Ze turned around as if he sensed something and looked towards the captain's room.

Suck……

call……

As soon as the door was opened, a violent airflow blew in from the door, and the breathing sound was faintly like thunder, dull and long.

Su Xiaozhi was practicing in the captain's room. Cao Ze, who had already entered the stage of internal refining, could feel that a faint energy in the air entered Su Xiaozhi's body through her breathing and circulated through her five internal organs.

"Refine the internal organs!"

Cao Ze was secretly shocked. Su Xiaozhi's cultivation speed was much faster than he expected.

The two bottles of bone-strengthening pills from Hong Xing naturally played a vital role, but Cao Ze vaguely felt that things were not that simple.

At the beginning, although Su Xiaozhi had good talent, she was only slightly stronger than Uncle Wu at most. Even with sufficient resources, she should not have been able to break through so quickly.

Even with the panel, it took him more than two years to cultivate to the twelfth level of body tempering. Su Xiaozhi took about the same amount of time as him and has now also broken into the stage of internal organ tempering.

If people knew her speed of cultivation, they would probably give her the title of genius.

But Cao Ze knew that Su Xiaozhi's qualifications were definitely not that of a genius at the beginning.

So, what exactly has changed?
"Husband!"

While Cao Ze was thinking, Su Xiaozhi had already made a breakthrough. At this moment, she was looking at Cao Ze with burning eyes. She flashed into Cao Ze's arms, causing Cao Ze to stagger and hit the door of the captain's room.

"Okay, okay, you're murdering your husband, huh?"

Cao Ze slapped the fleshiest part of Su Xiaozhi's back, making a crisp sound.

He could feel that Su Xiaozhi’s strength had greatly increased after she broke through to the stage of refining internal organs.

At this moment, he suddenly figured out something.

Perhaps, the improvement of Su Xiaozhi's qualifications is closely related to their persistent and hard work in exercise every day.

Although they were already an old couple, Su Xiaozhi's body still heated up rapidly due to such close contact. This slap seemed to turn on a switch.
Suddenly, the dry wood and fire burst into a terrible flame, burning every inch of the captain's room.

With their current strength, they can easily accomplish many things that ordinary people cannot accomplish, and the battlefield is no longer limited to beds.

The weather at sea is unpredictable. It may be sunny one moment and drizzling the next.

The raindrops hit the wooden boards of the cabin, making a rustling sound, which inexplicably made people feel peaceful.

The house was also invaded by water vapor, and in a blink of an eye, it was foggy. Perhaps because the doors and windows were closed, Cao Ze broke out in a sweat.

The sound of rain grew heavier and the moisture in the house grew hotter.

Su Xiaozhi sat in the steamy house. She didn't feel anything at first, but gradually she felt as if she had come to a hot spring, and a water python seemed to have sneaked into the hot spring, wrapped her tightly, and made it hard for her to breathe.

In the mist, Cao Ze saw auspicious snow, Jade Mountains collapsing, a ball of white light suddenly rushing towards him, pink air currents, hot winds, all rushing towards him at once.

"Husband, help me, I can't breathe..."

Su Xiaozhi murmured in the mist, like talking in a dream.

Cao Ze felt that the sound was getting softer and softer, and thinner and thinner, dripping into his mind bit by bit. It seemed to have some kind of hypnotic power that made him sink into it and fall into the abyss.

Down and down, down and down...

……

"Slow down, slow down..."

Su Xiaozhi's voice rang out in the mist, like a dream talk.

The raindrops outside the window seemed to understand her words and suddenly became soothing, tapping the window paper rhythmically.

I don’t know how long it was, but suddenly, the compass in the captain’s room slid to the ground with a bang.

After a thud, there was another series of thuds... It rolled in the captain's room for a while before hitting the wall and stopping. Then everything became quiet.

Cao Ze and Su Xiaozhi both breathed a sigh of relief, and looked into each other's eyes through the mist. It was so clear and transparent. They saw themselves in each other's eyes. You are in me, and I am in you...

At this moment, with a bang, all the water vapor dissipated and sank into the bodies of the two people. A wisp of weak energy between heaven and earth entered Cao Ze's liver, and then flowed to the heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys...

Originally, after one circle, the energy will flow from the kidneys to the liver, completing the cycle.

But at this time, Cao Ze and Su Xiaozhi were closely connected, and the essence in the kidney did not return to the liver, but flowed to Su Xiaozhi on the opposite side, completing the cycle in Su Xiaozhi's five internal organs...

The five internal organs of the two people seemed to be completely integrated at this moment, and two small circulations became one large circulation.

The special energy inhaled during breathing seems to have increased, the efficiency of energy utilization has also been improved, and changes are happening rapidly.

However, at this moment, the two of them no longer cared about all that and were completely immersed in that wonderful state.

The heavy rain was still falling without stopping. By the time Cao Ze came to his senses, it was already late at night.

He looked at Su Xiaozhi in his arms. Su Xiaozhi was also looking at him with her eyes open. They smiled at each other, but neither of them had the strength to get up.

Cao Zecai then remembered the lines in the poem that described the imperial concubine’s weakness after coming out of the bath. Perhaps, he was not writing about...

Amid the sound of heavy rain, the two fell into a deep sleep.

[You and Su Xiaozhi spent a harmonious night together, love points +238]

Early in the morning, Cao Ze woke up early, opened his eyes lazily, called out the panel, looked at the numbers on the panel, and took a breath.

He knew that as Su Xiaozhi's cultivation level increased, the speed of accumulating love points would also increase significantly, and the closer their cultivation levels were, the greater the increase would be. However, he did not expect that this time the increase would be so great, an increase of more than one hundred points!
It's so terrifying!
Perhaps, it has something to do with the circulation of the five internal organs when they exercise.

Cao Ze vaguely felt that although the Organ Refining Realm was also within the Body Tempering Realm, it was somewhat different from the Body Tempering Realm.

Skin grinding, tendon strengthening, bone tempering, their tempering methods can be traced, Cao Ze can summarize them and call them external training methods.

As for refining the internal organs, it seems even more illusory, and is quite different from the previous three realms. It is closer to the blood refining realm, which is a buffer realm between the body refining realm and the blood refining realm.

Cao Ze believes that refining the internal organs is the same as refining the blood, and perhaps it can be called an internal refining method. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the increase in love points is so great this time.

Not only that, he discovered that the points gained from the Fish Dragon Transformation last night had also increased significantly, a full 8 points more than the night before!
This is equivalent to the effect of him practicing the Fish Dragon Body Tempering Technique in the sun for an hour and a half.

Calculating the time, the two people who were in high spirits seemed to have played poker for just over an hour and a half last night.

Perhaps, this time can be extended in the future. It is foreseeable that this gain should not only be useful to Cao Ze, but also to Su Xiaozhi.

It’s just that Su Xiaozhi doesn’t have a panel, so the effect can’t be seen clearly, but it can be seen from Su Xiaozhi’s training speed.

I was overjoyed. In this increasingly chaotic world, being able to improve my strength faster was certainly a pleasant surprise.

Su Xiaozhi didn't know why, but in the following days, Brother Ze seemed to have returned to the time when he was newly married, and became more and more obsessed with fighting in the martial arts ring.

She was quite happy about this. If it weren't for Ze Ge's abnormal physical condition, she would have been happy to accompany him until dawn.

Another half month passed in the blink of an eye.

In the captain's room, he leaned against the head of the bed, looked at the panel, and took out the wood spirit core that had shrunk to the size of a mung bean.

"Five Elements Internal Medicine Technique, add more to me!"

With a loud noise, rich energy poured into Cao Ze's palm from the wood spirit core and finally reached his liver.

At this time, Cao Ze's liver was covered with a layer of emerald green light, and the entire liver was as crystal clear as a green gem, and it had turned into the appearance of a wood spirit core.

At this moment, the wood spirit core in Cao Ze's palm completely disappeared.

Suddenly, a blood-red light appeared in Cao Ze's palm.

Seeing this familiar light, Cao Ze's back was instantly wet with cold sweat. With a thought, his sea-viewing vision opened up, and under Cao Ze's control, the surrounding lines instantly wrapped around the ball of blood-colored light.

However, before he could take the next step, the blood-red light dissipated on its own.

Cao Ze searched for a long time but couldn't find any trace of it. Looking at the sea, Cao Ze finally confirmed that it had really disappeared.

Only then did I finally breathe a sigh of relief.

This mark should have remained in the wood spirit core. No wonder Yuwen Qilong was able to find Zhao Chengxun's location.

This kind of secret technique should have many limitations. As the wood spirit core is refined, it will naturally dissipate without the mark of the host.

If he hadn't used the Five Elements Refining Technique to refine the Wood Spirit Core, he would probably have been found by the Yuwen family soon. Thinking of this, Cao Ze broke out in a cold sweat on his back again, secretly thanking his luck that Yuwen Badao was injured at the right time!

(End of this chapter)