Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 58: Jade Bone
 

Wang Chen poured a bit of the golden medicinal oil into the palm of his hand and rubbed his palms together repeatedly.

When the liquid was heated up and began to emit its medicinal properties, he then spread it evenly over his body.

He continued this process until an entire bottle of Vajra Ghee had been used up, making sure not even the spaces between his toes were missed.

At this moment, Wang Chen’s muscles were tensed, and his skin glowed with a brassy sheen.

Under the illumination of the White Glowing Lamp, his figure seemed as if it was cast from golden bronze.

It exuded an imposing presence, unyielding and indestructible!

The rich potency of the medicine silently penetrated his skin and flesh, seeping into his bones.

It brought Wang Chen a tingling sensation of itchiness and soreness.

But Wang Chen, who had already applied dozens of bottles of Vajra Ghee, completely ignored the abnormalities arising in his body.

If he had felt nothing, that would have been a bad sign.

This was his third attempt to break through the bottleneck of the first tier of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method!

A few days earlier, Wang Chen had already pushed this Body Refinement cultivation technique to the pinnacle of the Copper Skin stage.

If he wanted, he could upgrade directly by spending 1 point of Heavenly Merit.

However, well-acquainted with the rules of adding points through merit, Wang Chen prioritized breaking through with his own effort as his first choice.

Adding points was the last resort.

He took a deep breath, and the Qi-Blood within his body boiled over in an instant.

All at once, Wang Chen felt as though he had plunged into a smelting furnace, with the maximally stimulated medicinal power repeatedly washing over his meridians, coursing through every inch of his bones, purifying impurities and facilitating the renewal of blood and marrow.

All 207 bones changed color, joint by joint!

Crack!

With a crisp sound from the crown of his head, all the muscles and bones in Wang Chen’s body vibrated simultaneously.

Thirty-six thousand pores spewed out dark red threads of blood, forming a mist that enveloped him!

[Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method·Experience+1]

[Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method (Tier 2): 0/200]

Threshhold Breakthrough Accomplished!!

With the power of this bottle of Vajra Ghee, Wang Chen ascended to the second tier of the Body Refinement cultivation technique in one fell swoop.

He officially stepped into the “Jade Bone” stage!

[Physique+1]

One point was added to his Physique attribute, reaching a total of 8 points!

Wang Chen clenched his fist, feeling an unprecedented strength in his body.

The pure physical power had surged remarkably.

But what was truly formidable was the defense.

Cultivators at the Jade Bone stage experience an all-around enhancement in physical constitution, granting high resistance to spells, blades, unarmed combat, toxins, and even evil power.

Now, Wang Chen’s bones would still yield relics even after death!

It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say he had undergone a complete transformation.

Of course, his relics wouldn’t possess the mana of the Buddhist Sect.

Taking a long exhale, Wang Chen felt a weight lifted off his shoulders, and his entire being felt light as if he could float.

The sensation of gaining greater power with the raise in realms was truly delightful!

Humming a tune, Wang Chen first went to the kitchen to take a cold shower.

To wash off the bloodstains from his body.

Only after cleaning himself up did he realize that his skin had become much whiter, approaching the complexion he had before reaching Copper Skin.

“Gurgle~”

No sooner had he changed his clothes than Wang Chen’s stomach rumbled like thunder.

Practicing the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method involved repeatedly stimulating Qi-Blood, and although supported by the power of Vajra Ghee, it still greatly drained his body, necessitating a considerable intake of nutrients.

He stepped outside into the courtyard.

With a sweep of his gaze, he reached out with a grasping motion.

A Blood-Crown Rooster, pecking at chaff a few steps away, was suddenly seized by the throat as if grabbed by fate.

And flew into Wang Chen’s hand!

The several plump hens nearby scattered in fright, then nonchalantly returned and resumed pecking at their feed as if nothing had happened.

Wang Chen, holding the struggling rooster in his grasp, returned to the kitchen.

With a flick of his knife, he dispatched it.

This rooster along with five other hens had just been acquired two days ago from a neighboring villager.

After the loss caused by the Mist Puppeteer disaster, he had to start over with raising chickens.

Wang Chen had an epiphany.

His previous brain must have been kicked by a donkey. He insisted on buying chicks and raising them himself.

Wasn’t it better to just buy laying hens?

Moreover, the laying hens Wang Chen bought were not expensive at all; in fact, they were quite cheap.

Because many farmers’ families had suffered disasters.

They didn’t even have enough food to eat themselves, let alone spare grain to feed the chickens.

So, when Wang Chen wanted to buy, they were very willing to sell. It was better than slaughtering them for meat themselves.

After letting the chicken blood drain, Wang Chen cleaned the cavity and then stuffed it with green onions, spices, sauces, and oil; finally, he wrapped a thick layer of yellow mud around the outside and stuffed it into the stove to roast.

He began to stew the spirit rice and mountain spring water in an iron pot and sat in front of the stove, lost in thought.

Three days ago, Lv Defang suddenly appeared, further heightening Wang Chen’s sense of crisis.

A cultivator at the Great Perfection of Qi Cultivation was simply not an enemy he could contend with now!

For the past three days, apart from persisting in his cultivation technique practice, Wang Chen had been working hard to figure out the reason for the other’s visit.

He actually thought of some odd details.

Before Wang Shaoyuan disappeared, the original owner and his father lived in Cloud Mountain City.

Which means, his family belonged to the propertied class!

Cloud Mountain City is one of the three cities of the Cloud Sun Outer Gate, located at the end of the Heaven Cloud Mountain spirit vein. It boasts a city-protecting array that can hold its own against Golden Core True Persons, with a thriving population and bustling commerce.

Unable to enter the Inner Sect, settling in Cloud Mountain City was the greatest dream of countless cultivators.

However, living in Cloud Mountain City was not easy; property prices were comparable to Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, and even the most remote little house in the city would cost thousands of spirit stones.

Before the age of twelve, the location of the original owner’s home was quite good.

Its value could be well imagined.

Lv Defang inducted him into the sect but never mentioned this house when he took him to settle outside the city.

The original owner was naive, completely organized by his uncle.

Moreover, Wang Shaoyuan was martial-oriented and extremely strong, often going out on missions to earn spirit stones.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to afford a house in the city.

Logically speaking, a cultivator at the eighth tier of Qi Cultivation and adept in battle would not possibly leave without setting aside an inheritance for his family.

After becoming a Spiritual Plant Farmer, Lv Defang gave the original owner an old storage bag with a pitifully small capacity.

Inside were only about a hundred pounds of spirit rice and a few fragmented spirit stones.

Lv Defang did have an explanation for this, though.

He said that some things left by Wang Shaoyuan were used by him to make arrangements that allowed the original owner to be successfully admitted into the sect.

He himself had also made considerable contributions.

The original owner believed it and was extremely grateful.

Now, Wang Chen thought about it, and the original owner might have been thoroughly cheated by this cheap uncle!

That house in the city was most likely also in the hands of the other party.

But here’s the problem.

If Wang Shaoyuan’s inheritance had indeed all been seized by Lv Defang, then Wang Chen had nothing of value on him.

Why then did the other party still have malicious intentions?

Could it be that he was afraid that upon growing up, he would find out the truth and try to take back the inheritance?

Would a cultivator at the Great Perfection stage of Qi Cultivation aspiring to Breakthrough Mansion have such a narrow-mindedness and pettiness?

Wang Chen shook his head.

He knew that thinking too much at the moment was pointless; the most important thing was to improve his own strength.

As long as he became strong, he would fear no demons or ghosts!

Now that he had broken through to the second tier of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method, the next step was to focus on reaching the fifth tier of Qi Cultivation.

As for Lv Defang.

His motives were not clear at the moment, and he did not seem to be in a hurry to make a move against him.

All Wang Chen could do was to prepare in advance.

If something did happen, at least he would not be caught off guard.

But just one thing after another.

To struggle to survive.

It’s truly difficult!

Here’s the second update. I ask for your recommendation tickets in support, thank you, everyone.