Chapter 17: Bone Refinement Perfected
Next.
Ning Qi’s life gradually stabilized.
Since moving to the new residence, being close to the Scripture Depository made it like a fish in water for him.
He practiced martial arts every day, and spent the rest of the time immersed in the Scripture Depository, eagerly absorbing the nourishment within and turning it into his own foundation.
Thanks to this.
Ning Qi felt that when thinking about martial arts principles, it was even more like having divine help, more exaggerated than before.
Due to Dragon Mountain Daoist’s instructions, the other senior brothers basically did not come to disturb him, and Ning Qi enjoyed it, feeling no boredom at all. With max level comprehension in this life, the joy of cultivation was infinitely amplified, making him savor it deeply.
Being alone satisfied him greatly.
Much better than his previous life.
Moreover, Master and the many senior brothers and senior sisters were not ignoring him; they just came less frequently to avoid disturbing him.
Ye Qinghe still came the most.
Occasionally, if some senior brother went down the mountain, he would definitely bring some gifts for Ning Qi, all delivered by her. However, the types of gifts slowly unified from the previous variety, which was books.
Everyone knew.
Little Nine was keen on reading books and often stayed in the Scripture Depository without going downstairs.
However.
What made Ning Qi secretly sigh was that Eighth Senior Brother was not as close to him as before.
Later, Qin Yun came to Ning Qi’s new residence once, stayed only a short time, said some words about cultivation, and left, never coming again afterward.
He only saw him when all the true disciples gathered during festivals. Of course, when they met, he still smiled. If Qin Yun went down the mountain, he would bring some books back for Ning Qi, but inevitably, there was a bit more sense of distance.
Ning Qi roughly sensed it.
Eighth Senior Brother seemed somewhat jealous of him, not knowing if it was because of his talent or Master’s favoritism toward him.
He could only feel helpless about this. No matter how high his talent was, he could not control others’ thoughts.
He could only try to stay as low-key as possible.
Most of the time, he cultivated in the Scripture Depository and his own small courtyard.
Occasionally, he observed heaven and earth nature alone.
Gradually, this ninth disciple of True Martial Sect became mysterious in the eyes of many outer and inner disciples.
…
In the blink of an eye.
Nearly a year passed.
Ning Qi was four years old.
Inside the Scripture Depository, a short figure in a white Daoist robe stood with hands behind his back, browsing the classics, muttering to himself.
“This Tiger Fiend Fist is somewhat interesting. If one can grasp the intent of Tiger Fiend, it can captivate the mind and is considered a exquisite technique.”
Ning Qi’s eyes showed slight admiration.
With a turn of thought, he had fully comprehended this Tiger Fiend Fist, extracted its essence, and incorporated it into his self-created True Martial Fist.
Stance technique is a body tempering method, which also includes attack techniques, but compared to martial arts specialized in attack, it is still somewhat inferior.
For this reason, in his spare time, Ning Qi also practiced some attack techniques, ultimately creating this all-encompassing, unparalleled killing True Martial Fist, which could be called invincible in the Body Tempering Realm.
Although he sought the path of longevity.
He also needed techniques to protect the path.
Otherwise, having realm alone would inevitably lead to being killed.
Fist techniques, movement techniques, saber, sword, and weapon techniques—he had dabbled in all, and the main ones he practiced had reached realms unimaginable to ordinary people.
In this year, he had grown too much.
Browsing classics every day, he had at least read one-tenth of the books in the Scripture Depository, all turned into his own foundation. In terms of martial arts knowledge, even a Gang Yuan Realm expert might not match him.
Ning Qi put back the Tiger Fiend Fist secret manual, stretched lazily, and his thoughts drifted far away.
“In one year, I have achieved Bone Refining Perfection. Thus, the outer four realms of body tempering are completely perfected. Now, my single arm has five thousand jin of strength, much more solid than my senior brothers’ foundations. They only had three thousand jin when they reached this realm back then.”
“But this is not enough; this is not the perfect foundation I envisioned.”
“Outer four realms in one year. To perfect the inner four realms, then unite inner and outer, and step into Inner Yuan Realm, it might take another two years, meaning stepping into Inner Yuan at six years old.”
“Compared to ordinary people, this speed is already extremely fast, but I can be faster.”
Ning Qi’s gaze looked outside the pavilion.
In fact, one month ago, he could have stepped into Organ Refining Realm, but he chose not to break through.
Sometimes, going slow is for going faster.
“In this year, besides practicing martial arts, I actually spent a lot of energy on creating a stance technique. Perhaps because it touches the upper limit, the difficulty of creating this stance technique is greater than I imagined, actually taking so much of my time.”
“However, it’s almost done. The essence of stance technique holds no secrets in my eyes. After comprehending over a hundred stance techniques, in a few more days, this supreme stance technique will be completed!”
Ning Qi’s eyes were full of expectation.
In his vision, above peerless stance technique is supreme stance technique.
If successful, he was confident of generating inner strength in one year and stepping into Inner Yuan Realm.
This gap is much larger, which is why he temporarily did not break through to Organ Refining Realm. If he broke through eagerly now, reforging the foundation with supreme stance technique later would take more time instead. But if only reforging the outer four realms, it would be much simpler.
“Observing the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth for inspiration. True Dragon is extremely strong, but after all, it is just one of the myriad phenomena.”
“Time, if I can save some, it would be good to save some.”
Ning Qi turned around and picked up a book from beside him.
《Snow Plum Villa Miscellaneous Records》.
He gently stroked it without opening it.
He knew what was written inside.
The chivalrous deeds of Snow Plum Villa founder Young Master Ye Ning Ye and Plum Sword Jiang Xuemei.
And at the end, just a brief sentence.
“In the twenty-seventh year of Yongxin, Snow Plum Villa was slaughtered by a mysterious force, no survivors, most regrettable.”
This was brought back by Senior Disciple Brother from his mountain journey two years ago and placed in the Scripture Depository.
Ning Qi slowly exhaled.
“That Lord Feng back then retreated because of Master, so his realm should not be higher than Core Elixir Realm, most likely Gang Yuan second realm, Jade Liquid Realm.”
“Gang Yuan Realm lifespan is four hundred years. I only hope you won’t be killed by others first.”
If possible.
Ning Qi still wanted to handle it personally.
He felt that when he reached Gang Yuan Realm, slapping that person to death should not be a big problem.
Putting down the miscellaneous records, Ning Qi’s gaze looked outside the pavilion.
Sure enough, a familiar lazy voice sounded.
“Little Nine, ready to set off?”
Ye Qinghe pushed the door and entered, with an expression of “as expected, you’re here.”
Looking at the vast sea of books in the Scripture Depository, her head spun.
“You’re leaving soon, and you’re still reading here. Might as well call you bookworm!”
Ye Qinghe bent down, her slender jade finger poking Ning Qi’s cheek.
Ning Qi habitually swatted her hand away and smiled:
“You haven’t come yet, have you?”
“Let’s go.”
Ning Qi proactively walked outside.
“Rare for Little Nine to take the initiative to go out. Today, Senior Sister will take you around properly, don’t stay cooped up.” Ye Qinghe got excited.
Ning Qi shook his head with a wry smile.
The supreme stance technique he envisioned was related to the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth. Usually, he at most observed clouds and snow in safe places on True Martial Mountain, watched mountains and waters. Recently, he felt the need for an opportunity, so he thought of walking around the outskirts of True Martial Mountain.
However, the outskirts of True Martial Mountain had not been cleared, inevitably harboring exotic beasts and such. For safety, Ning Qi called on Ye Qinghe as a ready-made bodyguard.
He cherished his life and did not think Bone Refining Perfection made him invincible in the world, able to wander alone. If he encountered a powerful exotic beast, it would be over.
But unexpectedly, Ye Qinghe was even more excited than him.
