I'm Just Making Up The Exercises, My Disciple, Have You Really Mastered Them?

Chapter 11: Copper Bones Perfected (Seeking to Continue Reading)

Xu Yan's spirits lifted, murmuring to himself, "Without women in the heart, cultivation is godlike?"

"Master, I have gained some understanding. Thank you for your teachings!"

He respectfully bowed.

"Master, I will go cultivate now!"

"Mm, go ahead."

Li Xuan nodded, his eyes filled with doubt. "This foolish disciple of mine, could he really have become devoid of women and only think about cultivation? What a disaster, I shouldn't have teased him!"

Xu Yan arrived at the cultivation site, assuming a stable stance, his gaze determined.

"Master is right, only through setbacks can one be brave!"

"Without women in the heart, cultivation is godlike... I understand the profound meaning behind Master's words. Women here represent distractions. For a man of my age, women are the greatest distraction!"

"As long as I overcome this greatest distraction, my mind will be free of external influences, my inner clarity will increase, and my comprehension will naturally improve. My cultivation will surely progress faster!"

His qi and blood circulated as he began Bone Refining.

Suddenly, a flash of insight crossed Xu Yan's mind. "Master said that without women in the heart, cultivation is godlike. Is he reminding me that I haven't truly grasped the essence of Bone Refining, which is why my progress is so slow?"

"Reawakening, reinterpreting. I must discard distractions and maintain a clear mind, carefully sensing the changes in my qi and blood, and find the essence of Bone Refining... This is the true meaning behind Master's words!"

At this moment, Xu Yan engaged in some mental imagery. The more he pondered, the more he felt that every word and action of his master contained deep meaning.

"Master guides me through the door of cultivation. He is a hidden expert, and the methods he imparts are unconventional. Master emphasizes comprehension... constantly reminding me to gain more insights!"

With this in mind, Xu Yan began to carefully sense his own qi and blood, as well as the changes in his bones. Gradually, he entered a state of forgetting the self and the world.

"Something is not right here... the circulation of qi and blood is slow, the penetration is not deep enough, and the tempering is not strong enough... I should make some adjustments."

"The speed of Bone Refining has increased... indeed, Master was reminding me that I haven't mastered the essence of Bone Refining!"

"I understand! This is the true method of Bone Refining!"

At a certain moment, Xu Yan felt his qi and blood flowing smoothly, the speed of Bone Refining greatly increased, and his qi and blood also strengthened along with the Bone Refining.

"Without women in the heart, cultivation is godlike. Master did not deceive me!"

Xu Yan was extremely excited.

"At this rate, in five or six days, I will be able to refine Iron Bones!"

"Gold Bones should not be a problem. I will definitely surpass the geniuses of ancient times!"

Immersed in cultivation, Xu Yan forgot about the passage of time.

In the evening.

The village had already darkened.

Li Xuan looked at Xu Yan, who was still cultivating, with a hint of confusion in his eyes. How could this kid forget about the time?

Moreover, he seemed to have been in a horse stance all this time?

No breaks in between?

"It's impossible, right? Even if he's used to being in a horse stance every day, he shouldn't be able to maintain it for so long without getting tired."

"Maybe he rested when I wasn't paying attention."

Li Xuan was about to call Xu Yan to stop and go make dinner.

But then he thought, "This foolish disciple of mine has been jilted, feeling upset in his heart. He's using cultivation to alleviate his worries. I shouldn't disturb him. I'll make dinner for myself tonight."

Sighing, Li Xuan went to make dinner on his own.

...

Half a month later.

Since Xu Yan returned, Li Xuan had once again resumed his leisurely life. Xu Yan took care of all the miscellaneous matters, leaving him with nothing to worry about.

The chickens were getting fatter, and the chicks had grown significantly.

Even a few wild rabbits were raised.

Li Xuan sighed in his heart. Although the cultivation was fake, Xu Yan had learned a lot of life skills.

In the past half month, Xu Yan became even more diligent in his cultivation.

Li Xuan admired his perseverance and couldn't bring himself to discourage him, so he could only encourage him from time to time.

Unbeknownst to him, Xu Yan had already entered the Copper Bone refining stage.

For Xu Yan, this half month of cultivation was truly like having divine assistance. The method of Bone Refining was comprehended again and again, and the speed of tempering further increased.

Every word of encouragement from Li Xuan made him think deeply. After some imagination and self-supplementation, he suddenly gained enlightenment.

He made further adjustments to the method of tempering his blood and bones, and the speed of refining his bones increased once again.

Every time this happened, he would be filled with excitement. The image of his master in his heart was no longer describable as a simple hermit expert.

"Master is truly unfathomable!"

"At the level of my master, he has already transcended traditional and ordinary teaching methods. He is constantly improving my comprehension!"

"Let me constantly comprehend the true essence of cultivation, comprehend the 'meaning' within it!"

"Planting vegetables, cooking, raising chickens, raising rabbits... Although they seem like ordinary chores, they can relax my mind after cultivation and allow me to return to the state of an ordinary person, rather than being tense as a Martial Dao cultivator."

"No wonder Master looks like an ordinary person. This is what Master meant by returning to simplicity and letting the Dao follow its natural course..."

"Master's realm is too high!"

Xu Yan sighed in his heart, wondering when he would be able to reach his master's realm.

"I have already refined my Copper Bones, getting closer to Golden Bones. In another half month, I should be able to step into the realm of Golden Bones."

"According to Master, the transition from Copper Bones to Golden Bones is a huge leap and transformation. It's not so easy to refine."

"After I finish refining my Copper Bones, I should go back home and see if I can buy treasures like the Nine Leaf Primordial Herb!"

Xu Yan made up his mind. After refining his Copper Bones, he would go home and see if he could find treasures like the Nine Leaf Primordial Herb to increase the probability of refining Golden Bones.

Ten days later.

Xu Yan's Copper Bones were complete.

At this moment, when he was cultivating, he already felt a bottleneck, as if Bone Refining had reached its limit.

He knew that he had encountered the bottleneck of Golden Bones. At this stage, he could only rely on talent, perseverance, and persistence.

Most importantly, he needed enlightenment.

"With the assistance of a treasure, the probability of a breakthrough will be higher."

Xu Yan was ready to go home again and find a treasure to assist in his cultivation.

Li Xuan stood at the door, watching Xu Yan who was cultivating in the distance, lost in thought.

For some reason, he felt that Xu Yan had changed a bit.

It seemed like he had gained a sense of masculinity?

"My foolish disciple, he couldn't have really achieved something, right?"

"No! It's absolutely impossible. This is just something I made up. Even if there is a Qi and Blood Martial Dao in this world, the cultivation method I made up couldn't possibly work."

"It must be because he has been doing horse stances for too long, so he looks more stable and powerful!"

He had been doing horse stances for so long, it was time for Xu Yan to change his posture.

Maintaining the same horse stance all the time was too monotonous.

He pondered what kind of new horse stance to teach Xu Yan, and images of martial arts videos and drawings from his past life appeared in his mind.

"It doesn't need to be exactly the same. I'll adjust the posture and teach it to my foolish disciple!"

"Anyway, it's all made up, and he won't achieve anything. I just need to continue giving him some faith to persevere and let him continue his cultivation. It's still early for the one-year deadline."

"It's best to use the excuse of having no fate as master and disciple to part on good terms. That would be the best outcome."

Li Xuan thought this way and waved for Xu Yan to come over.

(End of this chapter)