[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint":3,"chapter-grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-chapter-156":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},250062,523,"Chapter 156: 69 Breakthrough, the membrane is like _2","grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-chapter-156",156,"\u003Cp>Chapter 156: Chapter 69 Breakthrough, the membrane is like _2\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Geez, Aunt, if you think so highly of him, just marry him yourself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qingyi: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning didn’t know about the conversation that had occurred between Lin Qingyi and Lin Jiaer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had already taken the carriage back to his own estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he had known, he would have just chuckled to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of how others viewed him, his heart remained undisturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that with the marvel of his stats panel and his own efforts, one day he would shock the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would be beholden to no one’s opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning home,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he practiced his fist forms for a while and before going to sleep, simply circulated his power, moving his Qi-Blood to temper the toughness of his skin, and then fell asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skills]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five Animals Fist (One-time Break Limit 88\u002F2000) (Trait: Five Internal Organs Store Essence)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vajra Immortal Body (Master 1043\u002F2000)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though today’s visit to the Weapon Forging Shop and Lin Qingyi’s invitation caused him some delay,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his Refining Skin progress had surged by nearly two hundred experience points, more than halfway to Refining Skin Mastery with skin tough as copper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Jiang Ning at present, the progress of Refining Skin was of utmost importance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Dragon and Tiger Strength Pill provided by Gong Mingyuan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as long as he achieved Refining Skin Mastery, reaching the level where his skin was tough as copper,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could swallow that pill, temper the strength of his muscles, and directly step into Martial Arts Eighth Grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This step was crucial; if his skin was not yet sufficiently resilient and strong like copper, he dared not recklessly temper his muscles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prevent irreversible consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>several days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the great sun rose gently, Jiang Ning was sitting cross-legged in the courtyard, continuously breathing and releasing the Essence of the Great Sun, tempering his five organs and six bowel movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, his efficiency in tempering his organs was far better than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he gained an extremely satisfactory trait after completing the first break limit of the Five Animals Fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Five Internal Organs Store Essence]: Essence Qi stores in the five organs, strengthening them autonomously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this trait, his five internal organs and six bowels were nourished by Essence Qi daily, strengthening on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the experience gain for his Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill markedly increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>after completing the breathing and releasing the Essence of the Great Sun, Jiang Ning opened his panel to glance at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name]: Jiang Ning\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Source Energy]: 47.1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skills]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading and Writing (Second Limit Breaking 1478\u002F3000) (Traits: Unforgettable, Extraordinary Five Senses)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five Animals Fist (One-time Break Limit 235\u002F2000) (Trait: Five Internal Organs Store Essence)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chopping Wood Blade Skill (Four Times Break Limit 5000\u002F5000) (Traits: Touch and Understand, Blade Like a Swift Wind, God-like Blade Control, Man and Sword as One)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill (Master 1513\u002F2000)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Canglang Blade Skill (Great Success 48\u002F1000)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vajra Immortal Body (Master 1976\u002F2000)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swimming (One-time Break Limit 187\u002F2000) (Trait: Underwater Breathing)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Almost there! Today I will achieve the Great Success Realm of Refining Skin Mastery!” Looking at his panel, Jiang Ning thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart leapt with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His progress was much faster than he had previously estimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to his original plan, by the time the Inspection Office was established, reaching Martial Arts Ninth Grade and possessing the strength to pass the assessment would have been sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joining the Inspection Office, using this big tree as support, provided him the capital to establish himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, considering there were still around three to five days until the establishment of the Inspection Office,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was capable of stepping into Martial Arts Ninth Grade and achieving Refining Skin Mastery today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was entirely possible for him to reach Martial Arts Eighth Grade before that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For an institution that was founded on the premise of enforcing power, strength was undoubtedly going to be paramount within the Inspection Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would undoubtedly be directly linked to one’s status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Jiang Ning mentally noted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s set a new goal, to strive to step into Martial Arts Eighth Grade, reaching the level of successful Power Training before that time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting in the bath barrel, enjoying the Medicinal Power slowly seeping into his skin through his pores,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning’s expression was unchanged as he continued to flip through books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The medicinal bath required half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having grown accustomed to the medicinal baths, he did not want to waste the total two to three hours spent on several medicinal baths daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he was also making use of this time, flipping through books, increasing his “Literacy and Judgement Experience.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This skill was related to the growth of his spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although not very obvious, it had become the only means by which he could increase his spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that, the traits obtained after breaking the limit of “Reading and Writing” were what he valued more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the trait “unforgettable” that he acquired earlier or the trait “Extraordinary Five Senses,” both brought him considerable help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the “Extraordinary Five Senses” trait, it frequently surprised him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this trait, within tens of meters around him, he was almost like he had radar and Heavenly Eye, any minor movements couldn’t escape his detection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Literacy and Judgement Experience +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Literacy and Judgement Experience +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Literacy and Judgement Experience +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These prompts kept popping up in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning had already become accustomed to ignoring these prompts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this scene, Jiang Li quietly withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill]: Literacy and Judgment (Second Limit Breaking 1494\u002F3000) (Traits: unforgettable, Extraordinary Five Senses)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at his stats panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he could clearly feel that the “Medicinal Power” of the Golden Body Water had already fused into his skin membrane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the refined demon blood in the Golden Body Water had brought tremendous stimulation to his skin membrane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Body Water also provided significant help in the tempering of the skin membrane precisely because of the demon blood ingredient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rising from the bathtub, Jiang Ning went out to the open space outside the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately started with the first pose of the Vajra Immortal Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seized the time to absorb the “Medicinal Power” that had integrated into his body, tempering the resilience of his skin membrane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Vajra Immortal Body EXP +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Vajra Immortal Body EXP +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Vajra Immortal Body EXP +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slowly passed, and the experience points on the panel kept increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill]: Vajra Immortal Body (Master 1999\u002F2000)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just a little more experience points!” he muttered to himself after glancing at his stats panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he took a deep breath and continued to catalyze the Five Beasts Force, driving the “Qi-Blood” around his body to temper his skin membrane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his “Qi-Blood” increased, the efficiency with which he tempered his skin membrane also increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qi-Blood” was the foundation of the martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short time later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Vajra Immortal Body EXP +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment that prompt appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vajra Immortal Body on his panel suddenly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill]: Vajra Immortal Body (small success 0\u002F5000)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From mastery to small success, a quantitative change led to a qualitative transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning instantly felt a metamorphosis occurring within his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately closed his eyes, focused his mind internally, and observed his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw the layer of skin membrane beneath his skin undergoing earth-shaking changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, many places in that layer were still the grayish-white color representing the Stone Skin level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren’t many areas of bronze, and it was only where he had focused on tempering his skin membrane that some parts had started to show the color of bronze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bronze color indicated that the resilience of the skin membrane in that area had greatly increased and that it had reached the effect of partial copper skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as the Vajra Immortal Body had made a breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The layer of skin membrane beneath his skin turned from the grayish-white color, indicating the Stone Skin level, towards a bronze transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This transformation was extremely intense and rapid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bronze color spread, the grayish-white faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Qi-Blood” inside his body surged violently, rampaging within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning steadied his heart and silently endured the changes occurring within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly exhaled an impure breath that had been held in his stomach for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep and fresh breath mixed with lake winds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Feels great!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning stood up, murmuring to himself with a smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he had officially made a breakthrough to Refining Skin Mastery, reaching the level of skin like bronzed copper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mood was excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile also appeared on his 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