Chapter 14 Expectations

"Hehe, what's mine, is still mine. Thanks to the ancestors of the Three Pure Ones."

With a chuckle, Lin Yuan looked at the incomplete elixir in his palm and couldn't help but reflect with emotion.

Previously, collecting rent yielded a spirit pill. Only after consuming it did I realize.

Low-level individuals cannot bear the medicinal power of a high-level elixir.

If there's any accident, they might burst and die.

Moreover, no news about any abnormalities with Wang Dong was heard, so he deduced Wang Dong couldn't have consumed the entire elixir in one go.

Each time, one must shave a small piece during cultivation, using high-intensity exercises to refine the body, to digest and absorb while dramatically increasing Qi-Blood accumulation speed and cultivation technique progress.

In fact, just as Lin Yuan predicted, Wang Dong relied on the potent medicinal power of this elixir. While practicing the Stone Opening Hand, he even broke his phalanges and metacarpals, and after bone recovery, he kept repeating until he barely mastered the basics of the Stone Opening Hand.

"Forget it, no need to think about this. Let's see how many cultivation techniques I can deduce."

As Lin Yuan swallowed the incomplete elixir, it dissolved immediately, just like the previous healing pills. A stream of clear energy continuously soothed the burning wound on Lin Yuan's right hand, bringing about a familiar sensation, and Lin Yuan's brow relaxed.

"Nine Chapters, it's up to you." In his mind, Lin Yuan silently chanted, no longer focusing on the elixir's effects in his body, and immersed his mind into the space of the Nine Chapters.

The roots of the Nine Chapters extended from the void, took hold of the elixir in Lin Yuan's abdomen, and pulled it into the Nine Chapters space.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan smiled slightly.

"Nine Chapters, deduce the Ardent Ox Technique."

His gaze settled on the vines and leaves associated with the Ardent Ox Technique, and once again, the scene like a movie reel appeared before Lin Yuan. The running path of the Ardent Ox Technique then became clear in Lin Yuan's mind.

"Nine Chapters, continue the deduction."

"Nine Chapters, continue the deduction."

With the help of the Nine Chapters, Lin Yuan performed three consecutive deductions.

"This incomplete elixir can only go this far! I still need to conserve some medicinal power to deduce the Stone Opening Hand and Serpent Dragon Technique to enrich my combat techniques."

Looking at the dark green vines, Lin Yuan felt somewhat helpless. The quality and completeness of this elixir were inferior to the one given by that stubborn girl, so he only dared to deduce three times. If he continued, the elixir would likely be exhausted before the deduction was complete.

Lin Yuan didn't think anymore and submerged his gaze, first familiarizing himself with the consummate realm.

"Crackle."

The process of shedding skin came once again from the surface, with three layers this time, each thicker than the last.

After moving a bit and breaking free from the cocoon-like constraint, Lin Yuan wiped his face, and the mask-like layer of skin fell off.

Carefully cleaning away the skin-retreating layer obstructing his view, Lin Yuan distinctly felt his skin's tight wrap, both tough and resilient.

This greatly enhanced his sense of security.

"Shall I try the cleaver again?"

Lin Yuan, as he thought, took the cleaver and lightly cut across his forearm. This time, the cleaver left no mark at all.

"Apply a bit more force." With curiosity, Lin Yuan pressed the cleaver with his left hand and pulled hard.

This time, the cleaver left a faint white mark, but still didn't break through the skin's defense.

"Very good!"

Lin Yuan was quite satisfied in his heart, seeing that sharp weapons couldn't seem to breach his skin's defense.

"However, the operation of the Ardent Ox Technique is more than just this!"

Carefully experiencing the operation path of the Ardent Ox Technique, he finally understood its purpose.

It turns out Wang Dong in the village, being short-sighted, misunderstood the true meaning of the Ardent Ox Technique.

Practicing the Ardent Ox Technique can indeed make the skin thick and increase defense significantly. When practiced deeply, ordinary blades can't harm it at all. But this is only one aspect of the Ardent Ox Technique. If only using this defensive effect, it's like being misled, like Wang Dong.

The true usage of the Ardent Ox Technique is to use Qi-Blood, enhancing defense while fighting like a charging ox. How frightening is the power unleashed through the Qi-Blood circulation route of the Ardent Ox Technique and Eight-step Breaking Fist?

No wonder Liu Feng said that when the Eight-step Breaking Fist reaches completion, using only your fists, the Qi-Blood power flows like a mighty river, endless.

At that time, he wondered why practitioners would ever feel fatigue with such infinite Qi-Blood power?

Now he had the answer.

Using one's own Qi-Blood as if fighting like an ox, the Qi-Blood power consumption is indeed terrifying. Just using the Eight-step Breaking Fist is as effortless as a grown man lifting a feather, as easy as eating or drinking.

But with the Ardent Ox Technique combined with the Eight-step Breaking Fist, it's like moving rocks; fatigue sets in quickly.

Lin Yuan circulated Qi, the Eight-step Breaking Fist supported by the Ardent Ox Technique, causing a faint brightness to rise on the skin, and the momentum suddenly changed, like a bull charging with red eyes.

Taking one step forward, there was a dull thud from the solid ground.

"Boom."

The bowl of clear water on the stone table trembled with ripples, taking a long time to calm. Feeling the force from his recent step, he was quite joyful.

With the help of the Nine Chapters, his practice of the Ardent Ox Technique reached a consummate realm, his entire body like covered in ox hide, and further enhanced by the Ardent Ox technique and driven by the Qi-Blood of the Eight-step Breaking Fist. Even facing an ordinary village buffalo head-on might make them avoid him.

"Facing Wang Dong again, it wouldn't even take three rounds to subdue him with the fist."

Lin Yuan took a sip of clear water and evaluated his own strength. Glancing over the simple conditions of the courtyard, if he practiced his fist techniques here with the force he could now unleash, he feared it would easily destroy his only home.