[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method":3,"chapter-heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-214":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Heretic Trainer: The Gym Is My Cultivation Method",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1633605,2099,"Chapter 214: Hands-On Training… Literally","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-214",214,"\u003Cp>Garion dragged the covered table to the center of the room and pulled the cloth off with a casual flick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full cadaver lay there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aveline’s eyes widened. Raviel actually took a step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GARION!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion tilted his head. \"What? You said the book was hard to understand. So I brought the practical version.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aveline pointed stiffly. \"That’s a corpse, Garion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel’s jaw twitched. \"You’re going to teach us... with that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion nodded like it was the most normal thing in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course. Textbooks alone are too slow. I’ll open this guy up and show you everything clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aveline frowned, folding her arms. \"But this is still a human body... isn’t this wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax. This guy’s a villain. He deserved worse than death. The fact that he’s helping us now is already an upgrade for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aveline slowly nodded. \"If that’s the case... then fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel pointed helplessly at the cadaver. \"That’s NOT the point, Garion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion blinked. \"Then what is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel rubbed his face. \"You can’t just... pull out a corpse mid-lesson!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion shrugged. \"Why not? It’s efficient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aveline pinched the bridge of her nose. \"Garion... most teachers use diagrams.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion tapped the cadaver’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Diagrams won’t cut it. You two are the heads of God Clans now. If you want to train your clans properly, you need to know the body at a deeper level than everyone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flashed a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And nothing beats hands-on learning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel stared at him in disbelief. \"You mean literally hands-on?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion handed each of them gloves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. You’re gonna touch everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aveline stiffened, cheeks tightening. \"Everything...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel groaned into his hands. \"Why is this our life now...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion clapped once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright! Lesson one, muscle structure and durability differences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed a scalpel, twisting it expertly in his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t blink. This part is important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aveline straightened her back despite looking pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel swallowed hard and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion smirked, eyes sharp with focus as he positioned the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel and Aveline looked half-dead, half-enlightened as they sat on the floor, backs against the training room wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two full days of dissecting, memorizing body structures, tracing blood flow, and poking organs had drained them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion stood in front of them with a proud smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. You two learned fast. At least the important parts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aveline let out a slow breath, wiping sweat from her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was... intense. But I understand now. Knowing the body really helps with controlling our strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel nodded tiredly. \"Yeah. I don’t think I’ll ever forget the inside of a human liver.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion clapped once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect. Now that you two understand enough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at them dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s time to switch your cultivation paths to mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aveline stiffened. \"Change... to your path? I’m a mana cultivator, you know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion smirked. \"Of course it can be done. As long as you want it. That’s all it takes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jabbed a thumb toward Raviel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at this guy. Already a third realm cultivator, yet he switched paths midway and fused the mana path with the body path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel grinned weakly. \"Yeah. Painful, but worth it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion nodded. \"Exactly. And now, Raviel... It’s time to switch you fully to the real path... my God Physique Cultivation Path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel blinked. \"...Fully?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion nodded. \"Fully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel hesitated. \"But according to your manual... you guys don’t even have mana cores. I do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion crossed his arms. \"Correct. Which is why you’re going to crush yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aveline’s jaw dropped. \"Crush... what?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel shot up to his feet. \"WAIT. You want me to destroy my mana core?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion shrugged casually. \"Yeah. It’s in the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel pointed at his chest dramatically. \"That’s like... my whole cultivation! If I crush it, won’t I die?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion raised a brow. \"Did you ever hear of anyone dying from having their mana core broken?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel froze. \"...No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion smirked. \"Then you won’t die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aveline frowned. \"Can’t he just... keep his mana core and still turn his cells into mana-core cells?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel nodded rapidly. \"Yes! Exactly! Why not both?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion sighed, rubbing his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. Absolutely not. The mana core and mana-core cells will clash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel blinked. \"Clash how?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion lifted a finger. \"Think of the mana core like a war general.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised a second finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And think of the mana-core cells as tiny war generals... weaker on their own, but there are trillions of them. When they merge, they form a much stronger ’general’ made from the whole army.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel nodded slowly. \"Okay, so I’ll have many mini-generals and one main general. Sounds good so far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion stared at him flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the problem. You’ll have two generals leading the same army.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aveline frowned. \"Meaning...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion spread his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meaning they’ll fight each other. Your big mana core is strong but alone, and your mana-core cells are many but still incomplete. They’ll crush your main core like a rebellion wiping out the old king.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel raised his hand again like a student in class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But wait. Can’t the small generals support the main general? Like generators powering up the main mana core?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion squinted at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You’re really trying to keep that mana core, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel nodded hard. \"YES. I’ve had it for decades, okay?! It’s sentimental!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion let out a short laugh, then shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Technically... it can work. Theoretically.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion continued, deadpan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the chance of it working is about the same as you becoming the prettiest girl in the clan by tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel froze. \"Oi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The mana core and mana-core cells are basically two different countries with different laws, different rulers, and different mana behavior. Trying to fuse them is like forcing two kings to share one throne.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed a hand on Raviel’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not worth it. Crush the mana core. Use the mana inside it as fuel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel swallowed hard. \"Fuel for what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For creating your first perfect Mana Core Cell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tapped Raviel’s chest lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That first cell will be the foundation of your God Physique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aveline stared at Garion. \"A... foundation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly. A core cell so perfect it becomes your body’s new powerhouse. Once the first one is made, the rest will follow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel took a shaky breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I crush the mana core... and use the energy to make this ’first perfect cell.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yup,\" Garion said, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aveline leaned closer, voice unsure. \"And if he messes up...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then he’ll explode.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel’s soul left his body for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion slapped his back. \"Relax. I’ll guide you. You won’t die. Probably.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raviel groaned loudly. \"This is torture...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1107,"2026-06-06T11:12:18.542Z",1,"novelbin.me","6aa3e41127bd00a734d54c9e3baf134ecd4da9ce0c2ca3ca775206f2c18cfd2c","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-215","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-213",613,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-cover.jpg"]