Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

Chapter 97: Chapter 97: The Effects of Body Tempering Liquid (Long Chapter, Requesting Yue Votes!)_2

Da Bai looked at the flesh, still very happy about it.

The pills were good, but the flesh was also nice, satisfying its craving for taste.

Soon, Da Bai started to consume the flesh. A basketful of flesh was quite a bit, and the quality was decent too, so it didn’t finish eating before starting to digest.

Wang Sheng paid it no mind, anyway, it was all set aside for it. He continued processing the materials taken from the Evil Flood Dragon.

These things were not immediately usable, so they needed to be treated with special methods until they were needed. Wang Sheng had already figured out how some of these could be utilized.

For example, the Dragon Tendon could be used to craft a powerful bow. The Blood Qi Longbow was good, but why not create a real bow paired with Qi Blood Power?

Such power would be truly formidable!

Of course, such a long Dragon Tendon would not be entirely used up; it could be made into many other mechanisms in the Mechanical Technique.

Now, the task at hand was to properly handle all these materials.

Processing the materials took Wang Sheng quite a bit of time. After finishing, he went to fetch the Evil Flood Dragon Bone that was stripped of flesh. The Flood Dragon Bone was also an excellent material.

However, it could wait for a while, so he wasn’t in a hurry to deal with it. After dragging the Dragon Bone to the courtyard, Wang Sheng fetched Da Bai.

“Da Bai, can you clean the flesh off these bones? You should be able to manage that, right?”

Da Bai’s tongue had barbs on it, making the task quite convenient.

“Roar~”

Da Bai walked over to a rib, licked it a few times, and indeed, the remaining flesh came right off, leaving the bone spotless and gleaming.

“Not bad, keep going, lick all the flesh off the entire Dragon Bone.”

After handing off the task to Da Bai, Wang Sheng took some Breakthrough medicinal materials and went out to find the village chief.

The village chief had been watching over the Evil Flood Dragon Blood.

Since Wang Sheng had said he would deal with these blood samples, the village chief had stayed put, ready to help with his people.

“Yun Sheng, you’re here. How do you plan to process this blood?”

“I’m going to refine it into Body Tempering Liquid, similar to before, but I’ll use my own medicinal plants to see how it turns out.”

“Alright, I’ll have some people help you!”

Knowing Wang Sheng’s materials would be exceptional, the village chief didn’t hesitate and immediately found people to assist.

“All these people have experience in making Body Tempering Liquid with wolf blood; they’re quite skilled.”

Wang Sheng nodded, indicating he understood.

“Let’s get started then. Use one vat of blood to test it first, and use these medicinal plants.”

Wang Sheng handed over the plants to the village chief’s helpers.

These people had processed wolf blood before and were indeed proficient. They quickly prepared all the materials and began to boil the Body Tempering Liquid.

“The rest of the process requires at least one night, Yun Sheng. You can go back and wait.”

Wang Sheng had initially intended to try refining it himself, but the people the village chief had brought were competent and didn’t need his involvement.

In hindsight, he could have just handed over the materials to the village chief.

Persuaded by the village chief, Wang Sheng returned home and began his long-missed cultivation.

Previously, because he had been crafting “Cloud Wings,” his daily cultivation time was reduced, and his Martial Arts training was also significantly shortened.

Now he could finally return to normal. Mechanical Technique and Beast Taming were hobbies; no special time was needed for research. What was important was the enhancement of his own strength.

Improving strength was the most critical thing, as the Mechanical Technique’s main principles also emphasized the importance of a Martial Artist’s strength.

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The production of the Body Tempering Liquid took longer than Wang Sheng had anticipated.

He had delivered the materials the afternoon of the previous day, but it wasn’t until the next evening that he got results.

Looking at the village chief’s dark circles, he probably hadn’t slept well.

“Yun Sheng, here’s the refined Body Tempering Liquid. Give it a try and see how it works!”

The village chief had the refined Body Tempering Liquid brought over. What was nearly one vat of blood was now just one bucket.

Inside the bucket was the refined Body Tempering Liquid, which was much lighter in color, no longer bright red but pale red.

Not just that, where the blood originally had a pungent bloody odor, it now emitted a faint medicinal scent, considered fragrant to those accustomed to it.

“According to Zhang Ze’s instructions, pour these into hot water and soak in it. The Body Tempering Liquid will slowly strengthen your body. When it can no longer be absorbed, it ceases to be effective. Also, this is hot water; I brought it for you as well.”

The village chief was always so considerate.

Wang Sheng had a wooden tub for bathing, and although the village didn’t have a blacksmith, they did have a carpenter. Many of his things had gradually been delivered after the village carpenter had made them.

It had to be said, the village chief really had Wang Sheng by the short hairs this time.

He really had been eager to try the Body Tempering Liquid as soon as it arrived.

“Thanks a lot, village chief!”

The village chief had someone pour hot water into the big wooden bathing tub.

“As for how much Body Tempering Liquid to use, only you, Yun Sheng, can decide based on your situation.”

“Okay, I’ll take care of the rest. Hold on to these medicinal plants and thanks for the trouble!”

Finally, the village chief took the medicinal plants and left with his people, while Wang Sheng poured an entire tub’s worth of Body Tempering Liquid into his wooden tub.

The water in the tub immediately turned a light red.

Wang Sheng stripped off his clothes and hopped in.

Smelling the faint scent of medicinal herbs, he mused to himself, “Hope I don’t come out pickled.”

Of course, he didn’t have time to worry about that now, as the Body Tempering Liquid had already started to take effect.

His body was already very strong.

He had been hopeful but to actually see it work was still a surprise, a sign that his physical body could continue to be fortified.

The Body Tempering Liquid worked, not pain as he’d imagined but rather a tingling sensation, as if something was massaging his entire body, offering immense physical and mental relief.

“Speaking of body strengthening…”

While enjoying himself, Wang Sheng began practicing the Yijin Scripture’s Breathing Method.

The Yijin Scripture was a method for enhancing one’s physique, and on a whim, he decided to make use of it.

As it turned out, this idea was very effective.

He could clearly feel his ability to absorb the Body Tempering Liquid increase.

His body seemed to come to life; every cell fully absorbing the Body Tempering Liquid’s energy, strengthening itself.

At the same time—

“Yijin Scripture: Breakthrough+1 (50%)”… “Yijin Scripture: Breakthrough+1 (52%)”…

The progress of the Yijin Scripture was visibly speeding up.

Using the Yijin Scripture’s Breathing Method to absorb this type of Body Tempering Liquid was a big help.

Of course, as the Yijin Scripture advanced, so did his body.

The Inner Core Skill didn’t particularly emphasize physical strength, but it currently offered Wang Sheng tremendous longevity.

His body’s strength now wasn’t less than that of a Grandmaster in this world, perhaps even stronger, because his unique Cultivation Path combined Qi Blood Power and the Ba Duan Jin, both of which could strengthen the body.

And now the Body Tempering Liquid further fortified his physique.

Time passed quickly during this pleasant experience, and about ten minutes went by—

“The water’s gotten cold!”

Actually, the Body Tempering Liquid had been fully absorbed a few minutes earlier, and the Yijin Scripture’s progress had reached “Breakthrough+1 (63%)”, making his strength even more formidable.

The only reason he hadn’t gotten out was simply that he was enjoying the bath.

But now the water was cold, and naturally, it was time to get out.

“I recall there was some kind of temperature-regulating device in the Mechanical Technique, wasn’t there?”

Wang Sheng suddenly realized that the Mechanical Technique could potentially not just enhance his combat abilities but could also improve his quality of life.

“A whole new use, I’ll have to give it a try sometime!”

Perhaps that was the true application of the Mechanical Technique for him.

Then there was the matter of the Body Tempering Liquid.

“The effects of the Body Tempering Liquid are pretty good, but I guess it can only be used one or two more times?”

With his “divinity” growing stronger, his understanding of certain things was becoming clearer, especially regarding his own body.

So he knew quite well how long the effects of the Body Tempering Liquid could last.

But this was enough.

To achieve the desired effect, the strength had to exceed his by a lot.

But he wouldn’t provoke such things; having Medicinal Plant Cultivation for Breakthrough was enough for his Cultivation…