Jadeskin

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Long Tian kept the smile on his face and maintained the conversation with Luo Sulan as he fell into thought.

Complicated was Han Sen's situation.

After his father died and his aunts and uncles turned their backs on him and his family, Han Sen's trust fell. The feelings he carried were turning heavy and he could only keep his mouth shut.

The circumstances surrounding his father's death were strange, especially when his father's family sold the company in an instant.

Then, when he entered God's Sanctuary, things started to become more difficult. He had stabbed Qin Xuan's butt by accident and was then cut off from joining other's or receiving any type of help.

Han Sen began to close himself off, continuing to strive within God's Sanctuary and trying to grow.

If things continued that way, Han Sen would have eventually given up.

Then, Lady Fate smiled at him, granting him an armor type sacred-blood beast soul and the Black Crystal. The latter containing mysterious secrets and a strange power that was helping creatures go through a force evolution.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, Luo Sulan gasped in pain. Lifting her foot and leaning against the wall, Luo Sulan grimaced as she lightly touched her ankle.

"Ms. Luo!"

Long Tian exclaimed as he approached Luo Sulan and gently touched her shoulder. He looked at her with some worry before looking around.

There was a room right next to them and a bed within it.

"Please pardon me in advance."

"Huh-? Ah!"

Luo Sulan looked at Long Tian in confusion before suddenly feeling a hand behind her thigh. She exclaimed in surprise before feeling another hand behind her back. Before she knew it, she was lifted into the air and carried in his arms.

"Do not panic, I will help you."

He calmly said, helping to soothe Luo Sulan's worries.

Carrying her into the room, Long Tian looked at the bed and gently placed her on it. Letting her lay upon it as he went down to her legs and feet.

"I'm sorry about this," he suddenly said.

His hands moved and her slippers were removed from her feet. Her legs and feet, still covered in stockings, looked soft and gentle.

Softly prodding and feeling her feet and ankles, Long Tian began to gently massage her.

It was a little awkward at first, but Long Tian quickly got a feel for it. He freed up a hand and quickly made a search on the skynet, searching for massage techniques or methods. As well as pictures of the human body.

He memorized it all and quickly compiled it all together. The human body was revealed to him, from the muscles, the bones, joints, blood vessels and veins, nerves, acupoints, and organs.

With all this knowledge, Long Tian was able to give Luo Sulan a comfortable massage. Although it's a shame there was no technique.

"Mm…"

Luo Sulan had been nervous at first, feeling awkward and shy. Having her feet looked at, and touched, by someone she wasn't that close to was embarrassing. Not even her late husband had ever touched her feet.

She looked at Long Tian, gently massaging her ankles and feet with such seriousness.

She blushed, embarrassed.

Even if she wanted to ignore the feeling, it was hard to do so when his fingers accurately pressed on every spot on her foot that helped release the tension. She could feel as her foot felt more loose and relaxed.

"Ah!"

A moan suddenly escaped from her mouth after Long Tian pressed a point at the arc of her foot. It sent a wave of pleasure up her leg.

It struck right at her heart.

She blushed in embarrassment and Long Tian simply smiled at her.

"Please don't hold back, Ms. Luo. It's perfectly normal during massages. The noises made is just the body releasing its stress and tension," he explained as he continued to knead the muscles on her ankles and feet.

After ten minutes, he finally stopped.

He looked at the content Luo Sulan laying on the bed a relaxed look on her face. Her eyes were closed and it appeared as if she had fallen asleep at some point.

Smiling, Long Tian turned to look at Han Yan looking at her mother curiously. She was next to the bed, clutching at the bed sheets.

"Little Yan, do you know where your brother's room is at?"

Han Yan turned her little head and looked up at Long Tian.

"Mm."

She nodded and moved her little feet to get out of the room. She walked past a couple of doors before pointing at one and smiling.

"This one!"

She exclaimed.

Thanking her, Long Tian sent her to keep an eye on her mother before entering Han Sen's room. He looked around and found the memory chip reader device Han Sen had mentioned.

Taking out the memory chip from Xue Longyan, Long Tian inserted it into the machine. The computer screen turned on and a large amount of information appeared.

Looking at the information and reading through it, Long Tian's eyes lit up.

The title of the information was 'Jadeskin'.

He read through the notes on the memory chip, his golden eyes glowing more by the second.

After the title, was a short description that contained a bit of the philosophy behind Jadeskin.

"Jade skin and flawless body, evils away and spells vain."

Afterwards, a video appeared.

A beautiful lady appeared, her skin pale and her hair pitch black. She was doing odd movements while reciting arcane incantations, all whilst naked. She would pause every now and then, offering detailed explanations of what she was doing.

As she did so, Long Tian memorized everything. He comprehended the arcane incantations and the odd movements that paired along with it. He studied the notes and explanations and developed a deep understanding of Jadeskin.

It was as if he had created Jadeskin, and as he continued to contemplate on it, he seemed to see through its flaws. He could even see the parts that he can change, parts that he can improve, and blank parts that had pieces missing.

Within his mind, it was something that could be easily modified. He comprehended Jadeskin, and as he studied it more and researched every aspect, his understanding of it seemed to surpass what its original creator knew of it.

"Seeing it this way… Jadeskin seems a bit weak…" muttered Long Tian.

'If practiced properly, Jadeskin should help one remain calm and attain a jade-like appearance, with a body as tough as jade itself, but…'

A figure flashed in his mind, remembering Xue Longyan. His violent tendency and how easy he was prone to anger and greed. Not to mention the chilly aura that surrounded him.

'He was practicing Jadeskin incorrectly…' muttered Long Tian, frowning a little.

Click!

The door to Han Sen's room twisted and Long Tian quickly clicked off the video that was playing. He stood up and fixed his clothing before turning to look at the figure that was entering.

"Ahem… thank you… for the foot massage…"

Opening the door, Luo Sulan revealed herself. She stood there, revealing herself slightly with a light blush over her cheeks.

"No problem, Ms. Luo," Long Tian answered her. He stretched a little and headed for the door, making Luo Sulan take a step back.

"I'll be taking my leave now, Ms. Luo."

Long Tian smiled at her and turned to leave, waving goodbye to the curious Han Yan.

"Bye, be safe," Luo Sulan said, bringing Han Yan with her. They waved to Long Tian as he left before closing the door to the house.

After a couple of minutes, Han Sen soon arrived at his house. He entered without knocking, a little smile on his face as he thought about seeing his mother and little sister.

He walked to the living room and found his mother there, sitting at the couch. There was a smile on her face, a healthy glow on her. Not a hint of stress on her at all, she looked relaxed and happy.

"Mom?"

Han Sen called out a little cautiously, a little amazed at how destressed his mother appeared.

"Mm? Little Sen, you're back already. You just missed your friend. He left about five minutes ago," Luo Sulan mentioned. "He's such a nice boy."

"He's a good friend," nodded Han Sen. He turned to look at his little sister, sleeping quietly next to his mother.

"Rest well."

Luo Sulan let out a sigh and closed her eyes, a small smile on her radiant face.

Han Sen smiled.

He turned around and went straight to his room where he found his computer still on. Next to the computer screen, was a small note on it.

[Read the back once you've checked the memory chip.]

Han Sen looked at the note and placed it down before checking the memory chip that was still inserted. He looked at Jadeskin, its introductory sentence, and finally watched the video.

His eyes lit up, amazed at the strange yet complex hyper geno art he was seeing. Memorizing the entire thing and destroying the memory chip, Han Sen held back from instantly practicing the technique. He looked over at the note Long Tian had left him and turned it around, seeing a couple of notes.

[Do not use Jadeskin in cold environments. It negatively affects the practitioner.

Always keep in mind the first sentence of Jadeskin. It will help you greatly.]

Han Sen smiled, not doubting the words he was reading. He burnt the paper and began practicing Jadeskin, pouring his time into it for the next few days.

***

Meanwhile, Long Tian returned to his little apartment.

It was already dark and Long Tian simply laid down on his bed to rest his body. He delved into his mind, the little world he had created thanks to his own mental power and minor aid of Xingyiquan.

He sat in the tallest peak of the small world and sat down on a lotus position as he closed his eyes and delved into Jadeskin.

He nitpicked it.

Removing its flaws, enhancing its strengths, and linking it all together to perfect it before improving it even further and refining it.

Suddenly, the mental world changed slightly.

Its appearance was purer and a pale white orb slowly formed in the sky.

Opening his eyes in the real world, Long Tian looked at the light that was entering through his window. He stood up and noticed the time.

03:45 PM

'It was already so late,' he thought to himself.

Without noticing it, he had spent an entire night in meditation. Luckily, his body now felt completely rested and the fatigue was less than the previous day.

Smiling, he stretched his body a little before clearing his thoughts and thinking of his refined and enhanced version of Jadeskin.

His golden eyes glowed and his body began to move oddly as an even more obscure and arcane incantation flowed out his mouth.

He felt his body instantly go through a change as he felt a nice cool sensation across his entire body. The fatigue and weakness he felt in his body was instantly disappearing.

Smiling, Long Tian had already entered the introductory stage of his version of Jadeskin. The difficulty of improving was many times harder than Jadeskin itself, but with Long Tian's extreme efficiency in training and his limitless comprehension, he had jumped over all the hard work.

Continuing, Long Tian didn't stop at the introductory stage.

In the introductory stage, his body had simply become more familiar with his version of Jadeskin. Able to run without the need of the movements or arcane incantations.

Training once more, Long Tian felt another cool sensation wash over his body, but this time it was much less than before. Silently calculating, Long Tian realized that he now needed more time for his body's genes to improve and have their potential drawn out.

But even then, he could already feel that his power was much more efficient and greater than before. His skin felt tougher, and although it might not be much right now compared to the dead Xue Longyan, Long Tian was sure that the dead Xue was at a higher level than him before.

If Xue Longyan was in the same level as he is now, Long Tian was confident that his improved and refined version is more powerful.