Chapter 118: Breaking Through to the Marrow Tempering Realm
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Shall we refine pills?” Ge Hongjie asked for Chen Fei’s opinion.
“Yes!” Chen Fei nodded. The earlier the evil pearl was refined, the less energy it would lose. Chen Fei naturally had no reason to give up on this good thing.
“Alright, I’ll go borrow a pill furnace. Forget it, I’ll just buy that pill furnace and save myself the trouble of borrowing it.” Ge Hongjie laughed loudly, then turned around and walked towards the other disciples.
“I’ll go buy some herbs.” Mu Langtao didn’t excel in refining the Eternal Floating Pill, but he knew what ingredients were needed.
Mu Langtao felt that he was a freeloader today, so he was very active in doing these chores.
He had gained too much today, which made Mu Langtao feel surreal. He was afraid that he would be kicked out of the team.
Chen Fei and Zhang Fangqiong started a bonfire. The firewood made a cracking sound, and the surroundings slowly became warm.
Junior Brother Chen, are you married?” Zhang Fangqiong looked at Chen Fei and suddenly asked.
“Not yet.”
Chen Fei was stunned and looked up at Zhang Fangqiong. Under the light of the fire, Zhang Fangqiong’s beautiful face was faintly discernible. Because she practiced martial arts all year round, her figure was even more slender and exquisite.
Zhang Fangqiong was in her thirties. This age was considered relatively old among ordinary people in this world, but it was extremely normal among martial artists.
From Chen Fei’s previous life’s perspective, this age was the most charming stage among women. She no longer had the innocence of a little girl, but had the unique gentleness of a woman.
“You never found someone you liked?” Zhang Fangqiong looked up at Chen Fei with a smile on her face.
“My cultivation is not enough, and I’m still working hard to improve,” Chen Fei said with a smile.
“The Bone Tempering realm is indeed a little weak, but with Junior Brother Chen’s ability, it’s only a matter of time before his cultivation advances. Especially after the infusion of Vital Energy, Junior Brother Chen should be able to break through to the Marrow Tempering realm very soon, and the Visceral Tempering realm would be just around the corner in the future.”
Zhang Fangqiong didn’t exaggerate the fact that this kind of Vital Energy constantly washed over her body. Even the disciples of the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect didn’t have such treatment.
But now, in this Strange Wind Realm, the few of them were able to enjoy it.
Chen Fei was now in the Bone Tempering Realm. The continuous cleansing of the Strange Wind Realm’s Vital Energy would improve the martial artist’s foundation to a certain extent, and his future cultivation would be much smoother.
“Borrowing Senior Martial Sister’s auspicious words, I’m going to use it to advance my power.” Chen Fei cupped his hands.
“There’s no need to be so polite between us.”
Zhang Fangqiong smiled and was about to speak when she saw Mu Langtao come back with an excited face. Zhang Fangqiong couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Mu Langtao. Mu Langtao blinked his eyes, not knowing what had happened.
A moment later, Ge Hongjie returned with a pill furnace in his hand.
“Senior Brother Ge, how much is this?” Chen Fei took the pill furnace and asked.
“How much can a pill furnace cost? Junior Brother Chen is too polite.”
Ge Hongjie quickly waved his hand. Everyone had a share of the pills that were refined. He was not crazy enough to accept Chen Fei’s money at this time.
Chen Fei smiled and didn’t insist. After checking the pill furnace, Chen Fei placed the pill furnace on the bonfire.
“Can we just throw two evil pearls in?” Chen Fei raised his head and asked.
“It seems possible, but the difficulty of refining it will be much higher than refining one evil pearl,” Ge Hongjie thought for a moment and said.
“Will the effects of the medicine change?”
“Yes, the effect can be greatly enhanced. It’s estimated to be close to the medicinal properties of a hundred-year-old herb.”
“Then let’s give it a try!”
Chen Fei’s eyes lit up slightly. The value of two 50-year-old medicinal herbs was far lower than a 100-year-old medicinal herb. If he added two evil pearls, he could raise the medicinal properties of the herbs to a hundred years old. There was nothing to hesitate about.
As for the difficulty, Chen Fei had already cultivated the Eternal Floating Pill to Great Completion, and there was no way to screw it up. Although the strengthening of the medicinal properties was troublesome, it would not increase Chen Fei’s difficulty.
However, out of caution, and since it was his first time refining, Chen Fei still took the pill furnace down from the bonfire and used a small fire to heat the pill furnace.
When Ge Hongjie and the other two saw Chen Fei use small fire, they couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief. The scene of refining pills over the bonfire was a little scary.
A moment later, a faint fragrance floated out. However, after a while, the fragrance disappeared again, and the entire pill furnace trembled slightly.
Chen Fei’s expression did not change. The addition of the two evil pearls had indeed caused the conflict between the medicinal properties to become much more intense. Fortunately, all of this was still under Chen Fei’s control.
As time passed, the shaking of the pill furnace began to slow down and finally stopped.
Chen Fei slapped the lid of the furnace, and a refreshing medicinal fragrance wafted out. Chen Fei stretched his head out to take a look, and his expression changed slightly. Compared to yesterday’s Eternal Floating Pill, there was a little change.
“How many pills are there?” Mu Langtao asked nervously.
If the number of pills was small, he would not have a share. Mu Langtao knew his limits.
“Still five.”
Chen Fei smiled slightly and took out the Eternal Floating Pills from the pill furnace one by one, placing them into the jade box.
“Let’s do it the same way as yesterday.” Ge Hongjie glanced at Zhang Fangqiong and the other man, who naturally had no objections. They each took one pill and left.
Chen Fei smiled slightly and picked up a pill to place in front of him. He discovered that a trace of a pattern had actually begun to appear on the surface of the pill.
These lines were a little familiar. Chen Fei casually took out the jade card issued by the Alchemist Alliance and discovered that the lines on the jade card were actually somewhat similar to those on the medicinal pills.
“It seems that using herbs that are older would produce this phenomenon after the refining is successful.”
Chen Fei guessed. He would have to go to the Alchemist Alliance to ask later to find out if it was true or not.
“You guys take it first,” Ge Hongjie said with a smile.
Chen Fei and the other two did not have any objections and directly swallowed the medicinal pills.
This time, the pill did not melt in his mouth. Instead, the entire pill emitted a wave of heat. The Origin Connection Technique automatically activated and refined the medicinal power of the pill.
After a full hour, Chen Fei finally finished cultivating with the Eternal Floating Pill. The effect was exceptionally good. Compared to yesterday’s Eternal Floating Pill, the medicinal strength of today’s pill was at least three times that of yesterday’s, or even a little more.
Chen Fei looked at the progress bar on the interface. He was getting closer and closer to the top.
Everyone spent the entire night in meditation.
Early the next morning, everyone entered the Strange Wind Realm with high spirits.
With yesterday’s experience, today’s search was still very smooth. Throughout the day, five real nodes were broken, and three fake nodes were broken.
He obtained another node fragment and three evil pearls.
As the search went deeper, the evils and abilities of the fake node began to increase. However, under the tacit cooperation of Chen Fei and the others, they still easily killed the evils.
On the third day, they broke the record and found six real nodes. The Vital Energy hit those four people, and their heads were a little dizzy.
There was still enough time, but the four of them did not dare to absorb anymore. They were afraid that they would become the first batch of martial artists who would explode due to too much Vital Energy.
Ge Hongjie and Zhang Fangqiong were excited. After three days of Vital Energy infusion, their injured apertures and mental strength had finally recovered.
Now, not only had they recovered, but the infusion of Vital Energy had also improved their aperture acupoints and mental strength.
If they continued at the current pace, they could go back and cultivate for a period of time after their time in the Strange Wind realm ended. Then, they could start preparing to break through to the Aperture Tempering realm again.
On the second night, Mu Langtao took the opportunity to consume the Eternal Floating Pill and attempted to break through to the Visceral Tempering realm. In the end, he successfully broke through, and Mu Langtao shouted excitedly.
At the same time, he could only try to add three evil pearls at most when refining pills. It wasn’t because Chen Fei’s refining level wasn’t high enough but because this pill furnace was about to collapse.
The pill furnace was on the verge of exploding under three evil pearls. If there were four, the outcome would definitely be determined. As for the Eternal Floating Pill with three evil pearls, the pill veins became even more obvious, and the medicinal strength reached a new stage.
Not only was it easier for the body to absorb, but the effect was also unbelievable.
Tonight, Chen Fei was preparing to break through to the Marrow Tempering realm.
The effect of the Vital Energy infusion in the Strange Wind Realm was exceptionally good. Chen Fei originally thought that he still needed some time before he could start breaking through.
However, due to the infusion of Vital Energy, the weakening of the Origin Connection Technique, and the Suppressing Dragon Elephant’s forceful control of his body, Chen Fei realized that he was already very close to the Marrow Tempering realm.
The Origin Connection Technique circulated rapidly within Chen Fei’s body, filling his bones and muscles with inner strength.
Boom!
At a certain moment, it was as if there was a vibration in his soul. Chen Fei exerted a little force, and his inner strength instantly broke through the barrier. Then, step by step, it spread throughout his entire body.
A moment later, Chen Fei opened his eyes and let out a breath of turbid air.
His facial features, which the Suprressing Dragon Elephant had strengthened, were further strengthened at this moment. Chen Fei could even hear the sound of ants crawling dozens of meters away. Wherever his gaze went, the world became even more vivid, as if a layer of gauze had been lifted.
The Body Tempering realm developed the potential of the human body step by step. The Visceral Tempering realm had already reached its peak, and it was now advancing toward the mysterious Aperture acupoints. Thus, with every improvement in the Body Tempering Realm, there would be an obvious improvement.
“Junior Brother Chen, congratulations!” Ge Hongjie cupped his hands.
Zhang Fangqiong and Mu Langtao also congratulated Chen Fei. Among the disciples of the Primordial Sword Sect, achieving the Marrow Tempering realm was a break away from the ranks of novices. Although Chen Fei was not considered a genius in the Marrow Tempering realm at his age, at least he would not be looked down upon.
Chen Fei smiled and cupped his hands in return. He glanced at a tree that was dozens of meters tall. At this moment, a leaf fell from the tree under the night wind.
Chen Fei’s heart skipped a beat. His figure flashed and disappeared from where he was. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the treetop and caught the leaf with one hand.
Chen Fei looked at the markings on the leaves and stepped lightly on the branches with his right foot. It was like a gentle breeze brushing the willows. He had already returned to his original place.
After breaking through to the Marrow Tempering realm, the Soul Chasing Step, which he was unable to display fully due to his cultivation, finally displayed its potential.
The moon hung high in the sky. Chen Fei sat cross-legged and summarized his martial arts techniques.
[Realm: Marrow Tempering (37/500000)]
Chen Fei heaved a sigh of relief when he realized that the experience points requirement for breaking through to the Marrow Tempering realm was no longer increased by ten times. According to the current conditions, Chen Fei might be able to complete the breakthrough within a year.
If he could wait until he reached the fifth level of the Origin Connection Technique, he could shorten the time he needed as his limit was lowered.
Now that he was exploring the Strange Wind Realm, every time he infused his body with Vital Energy, his inner strength cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds. Chen Fei did not think about how long he could stay in the Strange Wind Realm. Now, he just needed to find a node and absorb the Vital Energy once.
Because of the breakthrough in his cultivation, the Soul Chasing Step had reached the speed that this movement technique should have. The Starry Night Sword and Thorn Sword were also no longer restricted by Chen Fei’s own conditions..