Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

As for Ji Boying's words, Nangong Wan just sneered and then took out a magical tool, throwing him into the wooden barrel.

The moment his body was immersed in the water, it felt as if countless steel needles were piercing through him, causing intense pain that surged throughout his body without any gradual process.

But this was just the beginning.

After a few breaths, the blood of the Toad Dragon seemed to be stimulated and began to boil and become restless.

Ji Boying widened his eyes.

The moment the blood boiled, it was no longer just a simple physical pain.

The impact, accompanied by his heartbeat, surged towards his soul in waves.

As the number of impacts increased, Ji Boying's consciousness gradually began to blur.

"If you don't want to die, stay awake at all times!"

Just as Ji Boying was losing consciousness, a cold voice echoed in his mind.

He raised his eyes and saw Nangong Wan coldly looking at him beside the wooden barrel.

"Although the blood of the Toad Dragon is strong, it hasn't reached the point where it's completely unbearable. You have already reached the bottleneck of the Meridian Opening Realm, so using the Toad Dragon blood to consolidate your cultivation is the most suitable."

"As long as you can persevere, your Bone Refining cultivation in the future will be twice as effective!"

Twice as effective my ass!

Upon hearing Nangong Wan's words, Ji Boying wished he could jump out of the wooden barrel and give her a good beating on the table.

The speed of his Body Refining progress is only related to in-depth communication.

These auxiliary cultivation methods have no effect on him, including the body tempering technique that can be cultivated to the later stage of Bone Refining!

They are completely useless!

They are even less useful than the effect of Kidney Treasure, let alone Fire Pill.

In this way, Ji Boying kept jumping between unconsciousness and wakefulness.

Until an hour later...

Nangong Wan saw that Ji Boying had almost finished tempering, so she took off her clothes and also stepped into the wooden barrel.

When Ji Boying saw Nangong Wan entering as well, he instantly became much more awake.

Ignoring the pain in his body, he immediately used the Azure Dragon Emerges from Water technique, preparing to fight Nangong Wan.

Continuing with the tempering, he couldn't guarantee how much longer he could hold on.

Now, the only hope was to fight Nangong Wan and break through to the Bone Refining Realm!

Only by breaking through to the Bone Refining Realm could he survive this ordeal!

As his thoughts were swirling, a storm began to rise.

Before long, the sky was covered in dark clouds, with lightning and thunder.

A dragon soared into the sky, facing the female sword immortal, and let out a long roar...

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[Experience gained from this exchange: 85 (28,000/100,000)]

[Realm bonus: 100%]

[Effect bonus: 40%]

[Free attribute points: +7]

[Skill attribute points (Sword Dao): +7]

...

After the battle, Ji Boying slumped in the wooden barrel, looking at the virtual interface in front of him, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

[Physique: 3023 (Bone Refining, Poisoning)]

Bone Refining Realm!

He finally broke through!

During the battle, there were several times when Ji Boying doubted whether he could hold on.

But...

The strong desire to survive and conquer this witch one day made him wake up every time he was about to fall into the abyss.

Finally, in the fourth battle, Ji Boying successfully broke through the 3000 mark in physique and entered the Bone Refining Realm!

It must be said that the physical body in the Bone Refining Realm and the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm may only have a slight difference in attributes, but the intensity of the physical body's blood and the power that he can unleash are completely different!

Now, Ji Boying is confident that he can easily defeat an ordinary cultivator in the mid-stage of Foundation Building!

Perhaps...

Even when facing Nangong Wan, he has the power to fight?

No, it's still not possible!

Just as the thought of fighting Nangong Wan arose in his mind, Ji Boying immediately dismissed it.

If he had a slight hope of winning against Nangong Wan before reaching the Bone Refining Realm, now that he has entered it, he realizes that Nangong Wan is even more extraordinary!

Because, in their fifth battle tonight, Ji Boying's physical body clearly grew exponentially, but Nangong Wan still handled it with ease.

This kind of ease and mastery, not only in swordsmanship, but also a suppression from a higher realm.

The opponent's internal energy is so profound, far beyond what I imagined!

It seems...

From the beginning, she has been suppressing her own strength to the limit that Ji Boying can accept, even now.

Ji Boying looked at the empty room and couldn't help but think to himself,

"What kind of strength does this witch have?"

"Wait!"

Ji Boying seemed to suddenly think of something.

[Realm Bonus: 100%]

(For each small realm higher than the communication target, an additional layer of effect is added, up to a maximum of ten layers)

"I am currently in the Bone Forging Realm, and if converted to Qi cultivation, it is at least Foundation Building Stage!"

"And the Goldfinger Realm bonus is still 100%, which means that the witch's cultivation is at least ten small realms higher than mine!"

"Ten small realms higher than Foundation Building Stage, isn't that Gold Core?!"

"She is actually a Gold Core expert?!"

The moment this conclusion was reached, Ji Boying felt that his path to revenge had become much farther away.

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After breaking through to the Bone Forging Realm, Ji Boying began a dull and boring life.

Gradually, the late autumn had already turned into deep winter.

During these three months, Ji Boying maintained eight cultivation sessions every night, steadily increasing his attribute points.

In addition to breaking through 6000 in physique and reaching 3000 in spiritual consciousness, becoming a Foundation Building Stage spiritual consciousness.

As for swordsmanship, it had surpassed ten thousand, entering the mid-stage of the Gang Realm.

Furthermore, the hill that Ji Boying and Sun Youfu had partnered to purchase had already been included in the expansion plan of Fulong City and became a good location for building a high-end residential area for the Chiyan Sect.

As the owner of the hill, Ji Boying and Sun Youfu naturally got the first pick. Not only did they receive 30% of the rental income from the residential area every month, but they also each received a free courtyard on the mountainside.

Don't underestimate these free courtyards. This residential area was connected to a spiritual vein within the jurisdiction of the Chiyan Sect, and a gathering spirit array was also set up in the entire residential area.

The closer to the central area, the denser the spiritual energy!

As for the rent...

There were a total of 70 large and small courtyards on the hill, with Ji Boying and Sun Youfu each owning half. In other words, Ji Boying could collect 30% of the rent from 35 courtyards every month.

Calculating the average rent of a courtyard at 10 medium-grade spirit stones.

Ji Boying didn't have to do anything, but he could earn at least 100 medium-grade spirit stones every month.

Just by collecting rent, he could recoup the investment in five years.

Of course, if someone purchased a courtyard, Ji Boying could get 80% of the profit. Selling just one would not only recoup the investment but also make a substantial profit.

No matter how you looked at it, Ji Boying was making a big profit this time.

Apart from the land, Ji Boying's alchemy technique had also improved from a one-star high-grade to a two-star low-grade!

However...

Ji Boying didn't rush to announce this matter because there had been some subtle changes in Jichun Hall during this time.

Originally managed solely by Sun Qingruo, Jichun Hall had now split into two, with one located on the east and the other on the south main road of Fulong City.

Sun Qingruo was in the south, while the east was managed by Sun's young master, Sun Qingchen.

Although it was split into two, the scale of Jichun Hall in the east was obviously larger than that in the south.

Not to mention anything else, there were thirteen alchemists in the pharmacy in the east, including three two-star alchemists.

One two-star medium-grade and two two-star low-grade alchemists!

In contrast, Sun Qingruo's side, including Ji Boying, only had five alchemists, and none of them had revealed their true strength as a two-star alchemist.

Faced with this situation, Ji Boying also felt quite helpless.

He didn't want to get involved in the internal struggle of the Sun family, but... Sun Qingruo and Sun Youfu had done him many favors.

Especially Sun Youfu, when he was down and out, it was him who gave him a meal.

Otherwise, how could Ji Boying have survived until today?

Ji Boying tightened his robe and sighed lightly, then walked towards Jichun Hall in the town.

Since Fulong City was not yet fully constructed, Jichun Hall was still only operating in the town for now.

But... it wouldn't be long before Jichun Hall inside Fulong City would open.

As usual, Ji Boying entered Jichun Hall and prepared to start alchemy.

However...

Just as he was about to enter the secret room, he saw Sun Qingruo appear in front of him.

"Master Ji, can I have a word with you?"