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

Chapter 8: Xu Yan's Bone Refining (Please Collect and Continue Reading)

The sky was turning pale, and a ray of morning sun shone through the narrow passage of the village, illuminating Xu Yan who was practicing.

As always, Xu Yan woke up to practice before dawn. At this moment, he was extremely excited. As his qi and blood circulated, there was a moment when his skin tightened and made a "bang" sound, like a steel string being instantly tightened, bursting with a sound.

His skin instantly had a feeling of being round and without leaks.

His strength had become stronger, and his qi and blood had instantly improved.

He had successfully completed Skin Refining!

"I spent twenty days, and finally completed Skin Refining. Although I am far inferior to the ancient prodigies, I also belong to the prodigy level!"

"As long as I refine my golden bones, I will never be weaker than the ancient prodigies!"

Xu Yan was extremely excited. He raised his hand, clenched his fists, and felt his own power.

Even if he was unarmed, he was almost fearless of swords and knives!

Fighting against a hundred opponents was not a problem!

And this was just the completion of Skin Refining, only the most basic stage of the Foundation Realm!

"I will settle down today and start Bone Refining tomorrow!"

Xu Yan finished his practice, picked up a hoe to plant vegetables and feed the chickens, and relaxed his mind to prepare for tomorrow's Bone Refining.

He remembered his master's teachings, to balance work and rest, and to remain calm!

Li Xuan woke up, washed up, and came out of the house, surprised to find that Xu Yan was not practicing!

This was the first time since becoming his disciple that Xu Yan had not practiced early in the morning!

"What's going on? Did he give up?"

"It's impossible. He was diligently practicing yesterday. Did he suddenly give up?"

Based on his understanding of Xu Yan over the past few days, he was a stubborn person, and his mind wasn't very sharp. It was impossible for him to suddenly give up.

Li Xuan went to the chicken coop and saw that the chickens had just been fed. He saw Xu Yan in the vegetable garden, weeding from a distance.

So he walked over.

"Master!"

Xu Yan respectfully bowed.

"Well, not bad. You can focus and take care of the vegetable garden so well..."

Li Xuan glanced at the vegetable garden, somewhat surprised. The weeds were all gone, and the vegetables were growing well, even better than what he had planted!

"It's all thanks to the master's excellent guidance!"

Xu Yan smiled foolishly.

"Why did you come to weed the vegetable garden so early today?"

Li Xuan came to inquire why Xu Yan didn't practice this morning.

From the current situation, Xu Yan didn't seem like he had given up.

"Disciple follows the master's teachings, balancing work and rest, to prepare for diligent practice in the future, and to settle down."

Xu Yan respectfully replied.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that Xu Yan didn't give up, but was just relaxing his mind before continuing to practice and sense his qi and blood.

A stubborn person like him wouldn't easily give up.

So he showed a relieved smile and said, "You have this understanding, and I am pleased as your master!"

Xu Yan became even more excited and thought to himself, "Indeed, it was the right choice not to rush into Bone Refining immediately after completing Skin Refining. Settling down and relaxing the tense mind is the correct path of cultivation!"

"Maintain a good mindset, neither arrogant nor impatient, and you will surely achieve something!"

Li Xuan encouraged him and turned to leave.

He took a stroll around the village. Since the last elderly person in the village passed away, the houses had become deserted. He had converted a few houses into chicken coops, while the rest were overgrown with weeds.

"How did Xu Yan manage to pass through the Evil Spirit Forest? Was it luck, just happening to avoid fierce tigers and beasts?"

"I can't stay trapped in the village all the time. I always have to think of a way to leave here, and the breakthrough lies with Xu Yan..." Li Xuan pondered in his heart.

"I'm such a miserable transmigrator. I can't even leave the beginner's village!" Li Xuan sighed.

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The next day.

Before dawn, Xu Yan got up to practice.

"Infuse qi and blood into the bones, temper the bones... It's slightly different from Skin Refining, but not much. My goal is to achieve Golden Bones. Only by refining Golden Bones can I stand shoulder to shoulder with the ancient geniuses." Xu Yan's gaze was determined.

"Although my master doesn't say it, he definitely hopes that I can refine Golden Bones. Only by surpassing the ancient geniuses can I become my master's successor!"

"As for Jade Bones, my master said it's not something that can be achieved through perseverance and talent... I will do my best. If I can achieve Jade Bones, I will definitely surpass the ancient geniuses!"

Jade Bones are too difficult, and it's not something that can be achieved through talent and perseverance. Therefore, Xu Yan's primary goal is to refine Golden Bones!

Xu Yan circulated his qi and blood, starting to infuse them into his bones. It was initially very slow, but at a certain moment, his entire body felt a tingling sensation, as if ants were biting him, making him uncomfortable.

"I've infused qi and blood into my bones. It's in the process of tempering. I didn't expect to feel like this!" Xu Yan gritted his teeth and persisted.

"No wonder my master said that refining Golden Bones relies on talent, perseverance, and determination. It's just the beginning of Bone Refining, and it's already like this. Once it reaches Golden Bones and penetrates the bone marrow, it will definitely be even more uncomfortable!"

With his bones tingling and itching as if ants were crawling on them, Xu Yan's forehead started to sweat. However, he gritted his teeth and persisted, his gaze unwavering. Even if it was more uncomfortable, he would continue.

Fortunately, as the qi and blood continued to infuse, the tingling and crawling sensation gradually weakened.

What followed was a feeling of tempering throughout his entire body, similar to Skin Refining but much more difficult.

The progress of infusing qi and blood into the bones for tempering was very slow, always staying on the surface of the bones and unable to penetrate deeper.

At this moment, Xu Yan finally realized that the difficulty of Bone Refining was beyond imagination.

No wonder those who can refine Golden Bones are so rare.

Li Xuan came out of the house and immediately saw Xu Yan practicing. He couldn't help but nod. Indeed, Xu Yan was a single-minded person who would not easily give up.

He maintained a good attitude!

Xu Yan caught a glimpse of his master nodding out of the corner of his eye, and his heart was instantly encouraged.

"My master must be approving of me enduring the pain of Bone Refining and persisting!"

"Persist! Persist! No matter how great the pain, I will persist and never give up!" Xu Yan encouraged himself in his heart.

He continued to temper his bones. With the continuous infusion of qi and blood, more and more covered his bones, constantly tempering them. The sensation of ants crawling disappeared.

However, a feeling of friction like sand rubbing against his bones emerged.

Xu Yan's forehead was sweating, but he clenched his teeth and remained silent, continuing to persevere in the tempering.

Time passed, and Xu Yan felt that he could hardly bear the increasingly intense sensation of sand rubbing against his bones.

Sweat dripped from his forehead.

Li Xuan, who was lying on a chair under a tree, looked up at the time and then at Xu Yan.

"It's almost lunchtime. What's wrong with my disciple today? Did he forget the time? It's time to cook!"

So Li Xuan spoke up, "Alright, go cook. It's getting late!"

Xu Yan's heart trembled upon hearing this and he immediately stopped his practice. The feeling of sand rubbing against his bones gradually disappeared.

At this moment, he felt deeply moved, "My master must have realized that I had reached my limit, so he let me relax."

"Yes, Master!" Xu Yan stopped his practice and respectfully replied.

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