Chapter 169 - 165: Vajra Indestructible

Chapter 169: Chapter 165: Vajra Indestructible

Chen Yue pulled out the stopper and poured the dark brown Elixir into his palm.

The Elixir wasn’t large, just a bit bigger than a soybean, and its surface had a faint, oily sheen.

He brought the Elixir to his nose and sniffed. A clear medicinal fragrance wafted into his nostrils, carrying a hint of herbal bitterness and an indescribable sweetness.

Chen Yue put the Elixir in his mouth and swallowed.

Then, he closed his eyes and began to circulate the Vast Heart Rock Skill.

His main daily regimen of Elixirs now consisted of seven Nourishing Spirit Pill Yang Pills, four Bone Marrow Cleansing and Body Refining Pills, and one Blood Nourishing Pill.

This was a fixed daily routine, and it was already the limit of what his body could withstand.

Since he was going to take several new types of Elixirs today, Chen Yue would definitely have to reduce his intake of the Nourishing Spirit Pill Yang Pills and Bone Marrow Cleansing and Body Refining Pills.

However, he probably wouldn’t have to reduce them by much.

After all, Elixirs like the Nourishing Spirit Pill Yang Pill, which increased one’s Cultivation, had the most potent Medicinal Power and placed the greatest strain on the body. This was because they directly converted into Inner Strength and Qi Blood, impacting the meridians and requiring a great deal of refinement.

These new functional Elixirs, on the other hand, mostly produced a faint effect on specific parts of the body.

Inside Chen Yue’s body, his internal energy originated from his Dantian and flowed slowly along his meridians. The Medicinal Power of the Tender Tendon Pill transformed into a warm current, following his blood vessels to his limbs and bones.

In less than a quarter of an hour, he had completely refined the warm current. Its Medicinal Power dissipated into his muscles and bones, silent and traceless.

Chen Yue opened his eyes, carefully sensing for any changes in his body.

His muscles and bones felt slightly numb and itchy, but it only lasted for a few breaths before disappearing.

’The Tender Tendon Pill is effective, but the effect is as faint as ever.’

Chen Yue picked up the second bottle of Elixirs: the Bone-Strengthening Pill.

Chen Yue had some expectations for this Elixir.

Copper Skin Iron Bones was already a fully formed Talent, and it had greatly increased Chen Yue’s combat strength.

’But can Talents no longer be improved once they’re fully formed? I want to find out.’

Of course, it was also possible it would have no effect at all.

A Bone-Strengthening Pill cost several dozen taels of silver, so trying one wasn’t a significant expense.

He put the Bone-Strengthening Pill in his mouth, swallowed, and once again closed his eyes to circulate the Vast Heart Rock Skill.

The Medicinal Power of the Bone-Strengthening Pill was a bit denser than that of the Tender Tendon Pill, and the warm current was thicker. It roamed through Chen Yue’s body for one cycle before finally sinking into his skeleton.

Chen Yue sensed it carefully.

From his spine to his ribs, from his shoulder blades to his pelvis, from his arms to his legs, all of his bones were faintly radiating heat.

Then, the heat subsided, and everything returned to normal.

Chen Yue wasn’t sure if the Bone-Strengthening Pill had actually affected his Copper Skin Iron Bones Talent. The faint trembling sensation was too slight.

The Lighting the Acupoints Pill.

The Qi Absorption Pill.

The Wind Listening Pill.

The Clear Heart Pill.

One after another.

At a rate of about one Elixir per quarter of an hour, Chen Yue finished refining the several types of Elixirs he had bought, along with the previous Blood Nourishing Pill.

After taking each Elixir, he would close his eyes and carefully sense his body’s reaction.

None of the effects were strong, but Chen Yue wasn’t disappointed. He hadn’t expected a single Elixir to be able to completely transform him.

All he wanted was confirmation that these Elixirs were indeed effective.

It was a good thing he had the Immune to Hundred Poisons Talent and an Innate Technique like the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell. Otherwise, with this method of taking Elixirs, who knows how much Erysipelas would have accumulated.

Chen Yue moved his body a little, confirming there was no discomfort. He stood up, walked to the table, and picked up the bottle of Nourishing Spirit Pill Yang Pills.

’The daily cultivation must continue.’

Chen Yue took a Nourishing Spirit Pill Yang Pill, then sat cross-legged and began to circulate the Vast Heart Rock Skill.

Several hours later, Chen Yue opened his eyes.

Outside the window, the sky had already darkened. The last rays of the setting sun vanished from the horizon, replaced by the blue-gray and faintly violet hues of dusk.

Chen Yue stood up, pushed open the door, and walked into the courtyard.

In the courtyard, Lin Quan and Hu Shaoyu were sitting at the stone table, drinking tea and chatting.

The teapot in front of them had been replaced with a fresh one, and steam curled up gracefully from its spout.

They were chatting about the trivial affairs of Celestial State Prefecture: which neighbor on which street had moved away, which apothecary had gotten a new shipment of goods.

When they saw Chen Yue walk out of the room, both of their gazes turned toward him in unison.

Lin Quan was about to call him over for tea, but before the words could leave his mouth, he saw that Chen Yue was already standing in the center of the courtyard, feet apart, his hands slowly rising.

He began to practice the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell Fist Frame.

Lin Quan’s teacup stopped midway to his lips, and Hu Shaoyu froze, a half-peeled peanut still in his hand.

It was as if some force was pulling their eyes toward Chen Yue. They couldn’t look away after watching for just a moment.

Chen Yue’s fist frame was extremely slow, completely different from his thunderous style in battle.

But this slowness wasn’t sluggish or clumsy. It was like a bow being drawn back bit by bit, the string growing ever tighter, the arrowhead aimed at the bullseye but never released.

The building tension made the onlookers hold their breath involuntarily.

In truth, Lin Quan and Hu Shaoyu didn’t understand the Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell. They couldn’t grasp the subtleties of the fist frame. At most, they felt that Chen Yue’s practice was grand and majestic, his movements like a great mountain slowly shifting.

But it wasn’t this sense of pressure that truly captivated them.

Watching Chen Yue’s fist frame, Lin Quan and Hu Shaoyu felt a force gently stirring their Heart Spirits.

Every time Chen Yue raised a hand, turned his body, or threw a punch, that force would emanate from his body like a ripple, spreading through the air and gently brushing past them.

This force didn’t make them uncomfortable. On the contrary, it made them feel a strange sense of ease.

It was the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

The surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi had been faintly stirred by Chen Yue’s Ten Thousand Forms Tiger Roar Golden Bell Fist Frame.

Martial Artists Below Innate couldn’t sense Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, but it was always there.

When Chen Yue’s fist frame stirred this Primordial Qi, it would create faint fluctuations.

This fluctuation happened to resonate with their Heart Spirits. As a result, even someone who didn’t understand Martial Arts would unconsciously feel a peculiar sense of comfort.

Lin Quan and Hu Shaoyu were in this state now. The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was indirectly touching their Heart Spirits, making them feel completely different than usual.

It was a subtle, silent influence.

The evening twilight retreated bit by bit from the courtyard walls, and night fell.

In the courtyard, Chen Yue came to a halt and exhaled the last mouthful of turbid air.

Hu Shaoyu let out a long, heavy breath, as if he had been holding it for a long time and could finally breathe again.

Only then did he realize he had been holding his breath at some point, and his chest felt a little tight.

He rolled his shoulders, his joints letting out a few faint CRACKLING sounds. Suddenly, he felt comfortable all over, as if he’d had a good afternoon nap and was now refreshed and full of energy.

Lin Quan also came back to his senses and put down the teacup in his hand, which had long since grown cold.

Lin Quan’s mind raced for a moment. He suddenly remembered something, and a slightly embarrassed smile appeared on his face.

He clasped his hands in a salute toward Chen Yue, nodded at Hu Shaoyu, and then turned to walk toward the main house.

The lights in the main house came on, and Shi Zhen Shu’s silhouette appeared on the window paper.

Hu Shaoyu watched Lin Quan’s back disappear behind the main house’s door. The corner of his mouth twitched, but he said nothing.

He withdrew his gaze and stretched his body, suddenly feeling full of energy with no outlet.

"I should practice too," Hu Shaoyu muttered. He stood up, walked to the side of the courtyard, assumed a stance, and began to practice, move by move.

Chen Yue stood to the side, a faint smile playing on his lips as he watched Hu Shaoyu practice his forms.

The night was as black as ink, so thick it seemed it couldn’t be diluted.

On the stone table in the courtyard, the cups from Lin Quan and Hu Shaoyu’s tea session remained. The tea had dried at the bottom, leaving a faint brown ring.

In the distant Celestial State Prefecture City, lights were extinguished one by one as the city, bustling all day, finally drifted into slumber.

Chen Yue stood in the courtyard. The moonlight cast his shadow on the bluestone ground, its outline sharp and distinct.

He took a deep breath, slowly raised his hands, and began to practice the Great Vajra Palm technique.

Chen Yue’s palms danced under the moonlight, sometimes like a great axe splitting a mountain—fierce and unparalleled. Other times, they were like a falling iron gate—steady as a mountain.

The night deepened.

The moon moved from directly overhead to the other side of the courtyard wall, enveloping the entire yard in a faint shadow.

Chen Yue withdrew his palms, stood still, and let out a long breath.

He turned and walked back into his room.

The energy in his body flowed like a river through his meridians in a continuous cycle, gradually stripping away and absorbing the residual Medicinal Power left in his body.

The types of Elixirs he took today were many and varied, but their Medicinal Power wasn’t strong, so circulating the Vast Heart Rock Skill was not strenuous.

At the same time, Chen Yue was mentally deducing the Pill Formula for the Nourishing Spirit Pill.

Time passed quietly amid his cultivation and deductions.

Midnight arrived.

In Chen Yue’s consciousness, a familiar ripple appeared.

[Daily Settlement]

[Diligent cultivation, Cultivation +167]

[Diligent cultivation of Celestial Demon Dissolution, Experience +276]

[Consumed Tender Tendon Pill, muscles and bones faintly more flexible]

[Consumed Bone-Strengthening Pill, bones faintly stronger]

...

[Celestial Demon Dissolution (Perfection)]

[Talent: Bone-Entwining Soft Body (1/300)]

[Talent: Wisdom Eye Brightening (1/300)]

[Talent: Breathing Like the Sea (1/900)]

[Talent: Ears Distinguish Truth and Fiction (1/100)]

[Talent: Qi Guarding Spirit Platform (1/900)]

[Talent: Vajra Indestructible (196/795)]

...

Chen Yue’s eyes lit up slightly, his pupils reflecting the flickering words on the panel.

’My Cultivation growth is lower.’ This result was within Chen Yue’s expectations. After all, he had taken two fewer Nourishing Spirit Pill Yang Pills than usual today, making room for the new Elixirs.

’Celestial Demon Dissolution... it finally reached Perfection today.’

This Secret Technique was a desperate measure that sacrificed one’s own body for a short-term burst of combat power. From the day he started cultivating it until now, Chen Yue had never once fully used it.

The only time he came close was when he had just begun practicing Celestial Demon Dissolution in the Perfection Realm.

That time, he had slightly circulated the Heart Method for Celestial Demon Dissolution. His Qi Blood and Inner Strength had instantly erupted, and a majestic power surged up from the depths of his Dantian, flooding his entire body.

The feeling of power made Chen Yue feel, in that instant, as if he could shatter a mountain with a single punch.