Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 96: Chapter 96 Body Refinement: Minor Achievement

South side of the Sect Master Peak.

A secluded courtyard near the cliff, far from the Sect Master Hall.

“This will be your cave residence from now on.”

Liu Qingxian opened the lock on the courtyard gate with the key, showing dissatisfaction: “My father is clearly giving you a hard time.”

“Not only did he assign you the most troublesome task, but he also gave you the most remote cave residence.”

Jiang Fan, on the other hand, really liked the place.

The other senior brothers and sisters’ cave residences were clustered together, closely adjacent to each other.

Indeed, it was lively like that.

But Jiang Fan needed private space, for activities such as alchemy, refining medicine, body refinement, and so on.

“Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister, but I am quite satisfied with this place.”

“As for the task, don’t worry, I won’t let Master down.”

Jiang Fan’s lack of any complaints and positive attitude made Liu Qingxian feel a bit guilty.

It was her forceful insistence that led her father to take in a disciple, resulting in Jiang Fan’s tough situation.

She patted Jiang Fan on the shoulder: “I will also think of ways to help with the task.”

“We must make my father look at you with new eyes.”

Jiang Fan smiled.

After seeing Liu Qingxian off, he immediately closed the door, ensuring the door and windows had a very tight array.

It would be hard for outsiders to invade or spy into.

This gave him peace of mind.

He immediately took out the ingredients for the Fierce Tiger Pills and started making them on the spot.

An hour later.

A fragrance with a hint of rose scent wafted out from the pill furnace, and Jiang Fan knew the Fierce Tiger Pills were complete.

Opening the pill furnace, he saw several pills with white stripes on their orange surfaces resembling tiger stripes at first glance.

“No wonder it’s called the Fierce Tiger Pills.”

Jiang Fan took them out and then took out a copy of the “Iron Blood True Scripture” and began to comprehend it.

Body Tempering and cultivation techniques were fundamentally different.

They did not use the dantian and meridians but rather the muscles and bones of the body.

Using them to release power.

Having understood roughly the first layer, he started to cultivate.

First, he drew out his Purple Sword and, with difficulty, executed a single sword move in three breaths.

“I wonder if cultivating the first layer will make it easier to perform.”

He swallowed a Fierce Tiger Pill and began practicing the Iron Blood True Scripture.

After swallowing the pill, he immediately felt a burning pain in his abdomen.

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He immediately followed the method in the Iron Blood True Scripture, guiding the medicinal power to soak into his bones and muscles.

The intense pain in his abdomen subsided, replaced by a burning sensation throughout his body.

But this was the core of Body Tempering.

Enduring the pain, he continuously guided the medicinal power, flushing his body again and again.

Finally.

After half a day, a layer of gray-brown sticky impurities with a faint stench appeared on his skin.

“The first layer, Copper Skin Iron Bone, the mark of initial success is the preliminary expulsion of bodily impurities.”

Jiang Fan’s face lit up with joy.

“Haha! The Iron Blood True Scripture that no one could cultivate in the Giant Sect, I have achieved the first layer, Copper Skin Iron Bone!”

He immediately grabbed his Purple Sword and tried to perform a sword move.

Although it still appeared a bit clumsy.

But it only took him one breath now.

“It really works!” Jiang Fan immediately began practicing the Seven-star Sword Jue.

Finally, he could barely perform the entire set without struggling like before.

“Junior Brother Jiang!”

At this moment, a stranger called from outside the door.

Jiang Fan quickly re-wrapped his Purple Sword, wiped away the impurities on his body, and opened the door to look outside.

It was a chubby disciple dressed in Sect Master Peak attire.

“Junior Brother Jiang, Master calls you to the dining hall for a meal.”

Grrrr—

Jiang Fan realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since morning, and his stomach growled in protest.

“Thank you, Senior Brother, for reminding me. I will be there shortly.”

Returning to his room, he took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and went to the dining hall.

About twenty disciples were already eating inside.

When Jiang Fan entered, curious eyes turned towards him.

“So he is the little junior brother that Senior Sister Liu insisted Master take in!”

“I heard he has no Spirit Root.”

“Senior Sister Liu even bet with Cao Zhen from Reincarnation Peak for his sake.”

“His reputation is even greater than that of Junior Brother Tao, the Sixth Grade Spirit Root disciple that Master just took in.”

This time, each peak took in new disciples.

Liu Wuchen did not come away empty-handed.

He took in a Sixth Grade Spirit Root disciple and planned to make him this year’s True Disciple.

Everyone looked at a heavily built figure not far away, resembling a tower: Tao Zhengjun.

He also heard the discussions.

He couldn’t help but look at Jiang Fan as he walked in, a hint of hostility in his eyes.

“Hey, newbie!”

Tao Zhengjun’s tone was unfriendly as he stared down Jiang Fan with eyes like bronze bells: “I heard you are good at winning women’s hearts.”

“Even Senior Sister Liu was coaxed by you, and you were exceptionally accepted into our Sect Master Peak!”

Eager to eat, Jiang Fan was suddenly provoked.

He looked over and was impressed by the exaggeratedly solid build.

At least two meters tall, his whole body was made of fat, standing like a mountain of flesh, exerting quite an intimidation.

But why the provocation without any enmity?

He didn’t bother to respond, grabbed a bowl, and filled it with rice and lots of meat.

Perhaps due to Body Refinement, his appetite was particularly ravenous.

He’d never felt this hungry before.

Sitting down, he wolfed down his meal.

Tao Zhengjun got angry, slamming his chopsticks onto the table hard.

The iron chopsticks bent with the impact.

“You brat, are you ignoring me?”

He strode towards Jiang Fan like a moving hill.

Many disciples watched with expressions of anticipation for drama.

Some female disciples sensed something was amiss.

“Big Senior Brother, Big Senior Brother, stop them. What if Jiang Junior Brother gets hurt?”

A female disciple called out to a handsome man in his thirties, dressed in green, sitting next to her.

His gaze was indifferent as he said: “It’s normal for newcomers to have disputes, let them compete and establish a sense of rank.”

“This will prevent many future conflicts.”

This was true.

All newcomers, no one wanted to be looked down upon.

To avoid daily conflicts and needing the intervention of senior brothers and sisters to mediate, it was better to establish hierarchy early.

This way, the weaker party would naturally keep a distance from the stronger one.

Reducing conflicts, making senior brothers’ and sisters’ lives easier.

The female disciple was concerned: “Are you sure this won’t escalate?”

“Tao Zhengjun not only has a high realm, but the Tao family is also a Body Refining Family. Jiang Fan’s thin frame might get seriously hurt.”

The Big Senior Brother stayed focused on eating, speaking calmly: “Since Junior Brother Jiang is valued by Junior Sister Liu, he should bear the corresponding burden.”

“If he can’t take any injury, he might as well leave Sect Master Peak early.”

Uh—

The female disciple discerned a trace of jealousy.

The Big Senior Brother’s admiration for Liu Qingxian was an open secret.

Always aloof to other men, he was unusually attentive to Jiang Fan, indicating jealousy.

She sighed lightly: “Jiang Fan, don’t blame us Senior Brothers and Sisters for not helping.”

“Blame yourself for biting off more than you can chew.”

She almost saw the scene of Jiang Fan being beaten black and blue.