Chapter 67: Pure Yang Tiger Soul! [Law Breaker] (Seeking monthly tickets, follow-up reading)

"Silver casts the dragon bone, tiger soul tempers the golden spirit; where yin and yang meet, refine the form to enter the Great Truth. The essence of the five metals hides in the Western Pole, dragon and tiger swallow each other to become boundless. If this body can be pierced by silver marrow, I dare knock upon the Profound Gate at the Heavenly Pass..."

Inside the tent, the Dharma-transmitting officer was reciting the general principles of cultivation, looking at the one hundred recruits before him, collectively referred to as a "sentry" of troops.

This time, the Governor recruited a total of three thousand new soldiers, divided into thirty sentries and three hundred squads.

These recruits were not qualified to see Qi Jiguang, nor could they practice directly; instead, they underwent a week-long remedial course in literacy and rote memorization of meridian charts.

Now, they could initially understand the content of the cultivation method.

The Dharma-transmitting officer continued: "The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is poisonous. Rashly drawing energy into the body will trigger unknown diseases, cause evil spirits to invade the soul, and turn one into a monster.

Among them, silver, coral, amber, tridacna, agate, pearl, and jasper are collectively known as the Seven Treasures of Reality, but why has only silver become the foundation of cultivation? Does anyone here know?"

The Dharma-transmitting officer scanned the circle, but no one raised a hand to answer. He then looked at Chen Shui, who was sitting upright, and spoke:

"Chen Shui, you answer!"

"Present!"

Chen Shui stood up and answered loudly: "Because silver has the effect of dispelling evil and avoiding baleful influences. After being cast into currency and circulated, it gains the blessing of human destiny, connects with the dragon-tiger energy of the dynasty, suppresses evil spirits, and when integrated into the body, makes one immune to all evils."

"Very good, sit down."

The Dharma-transmitting officer gave him an appreciative look. Although Chen Shui came from an ordinary background, because his physique and spirit had been strengthened by the Robe Lotus, his learning speed was very fast, and he had been praised by him many times.

He was currently acting as the captain of a ten-man squad.

But to be confirmed in the position, he needed to master the first step of the cultivation method; otherwise, he would be replaced by the first person in the squad to condense dragon-tiger energy.

The Dharma-transmitting officer continued: "Dragon-tiger energy cultivation is divided into two paths: body and method. Silver-method cultivation is the privilege of the rich; we mud-legged soldiers cannot afford those resources. Although we can only walk the path of body cultivation, it does not mean there is no future.

On the contrary, by absorbing silver and integrating it into ourselves, we temper a supreme physique. Within five paces, killing a same-rank method cultivator is like killing a chicken.

We absorb silver to condense [Silver Dragon-Tiger Energy] within the body, which can temper our own blood energy and transform it into mercury, known as [Silver Blood]. This is equivalent to a method cultivator opening their spirit; each strand can generate fifty catties of strength. Once ten strands are gathered, it is like a fierce tiger descending from the mountain, and demons and evils find it hard to possess the body.

Once fifty strands of dragon-tiger energy are gathered, one can temper the meridians, known as [Silver Tendons], equivalent to the Dao foundation. The tendons become like silver threads with extreme toughness; ordinary blades cannot easily cut them, and they can even be pulled out to serve as bowstrings for a five-stone bow.

Once a hundred strands are gathered, one can refine the bones and marrow. The bones turn to silver with silver marrow flowing inside, allowing one to manifest martial arts killing moves several feet away from the body.

A silver membrane can be condensed on the surface of the body, making one impervious to blades and spears. Reaching this step is called a [Silver Armored Soldier], because silver possesses the power to break magic; even magic seeds must give way, and even in the capital, they are considered the elite among soldiers."

"My lord, what is the cultivation realm of Governor Qi?"

A sturdy man next to Chen Shui asked curiously. His name was Han Hu, a miner from a silver mine.

Because he was lucky enough to dig up Earth Silver Marrow, he was specially permitted to shed his slave status and then joined the army.

The others, including Chen Shui, were also curious.

The Dharma-transmitting officer did not dampen their spirits and said: "The Governor has already ascended to the [Tiger Soul Realm], comparable to the True Persons of the old registers. I do not know how strong he is either, but I have seen the Governor a few times and will describe it to you.

As he spoke, his breathing carried a metallic tremor, like a tiger's roar. His eyes shone with silver light, his blood energy was vast, manifesting the phenomenon of a silver sun that illuminated the night like day. He could even manifest a white tiger with his energy, shattering mountain peaks with a single claw, and possessed the mysterious and unfathomable form of ascension..."

"Wow—"

The crowd was shocked upon hearing this. Was this still human?

"Just listen, you must not be overly ambitious."

The Dharma-transmitting officer said with a serious expression: "Absorbing silver to condense dragon-tiger energy is most sensitive to a restless mind, especially since it contains human destiny. Every time you condense a strand of dragon-tiger energy, you must swallow an equal amount of Pure Yang Cinnabar.

Otherwise, it is easy to lose control, erode yourself, and turn into a silver-cast statue. By then, even the Great Luo Immortals could not save you."

"Then wouldn't giving it to family make them rich?"

A man looked excited. Could his own flesh turn into valuable silver?

The military officer laughed and scolded: "Get out! By that time, even if you were melted down, not a gram of silver could be extracted. Moreover, that is poisonous silver, which might spawn silver evil spirits. Do you want to kill them? At most, you could be refined into an arrow and shot into the sky."

As the words fell, everyone burst into laughter.

That man was also blushing with shame.

The briefing ended, and everyone received a silver bean.

This was their monthly "salary" and also the resource needed for cultivation.

Chen Shui also received his silver bean, which was a size larger than those of the ordinary team members. Whether the extraction of dragon-tiger energy succeeded or not, silver would be consumed.

It was equivalent to having one extra chance.

If he could not condense the dragon-tiger energy within a month, he would be kicked out of the military camp, and many people in the squad were already eyeing his position.

As they were all from mud-legged backgrounds, who didn't want to be an "official," not to mention the extra resources?

Returning to the resting tent, the space inside was crowded and divided into ten positions. The innermost one had an old cloth curtain hanging to partition the space, which was the privilege of the squad leader.

Every time Chen Shui slept inside, he could feel the jealous gazes of the others, secretly thinking that the Governor truly understood the human heart.

He was not willing to be dragged down either.

Chen Shui pulled the curtain, sat cross-legged, and did not rush to practice. Instead, he took out the mysterious precious mirror, on which insights regarding [Dragon-Tiger Energy] cultivation and his own body structure diagram had already appeared.

'As expected of an immortal treasure. With it, I will definitely be able to become a Silver Armored Soldier!'

Chen Shui was excited. The more he understood cultivation, the more he knew how powerful this mirror was.

The basic cultivation method was suitable for most people, but everyone's body structure was different, which would eventually lead to errors, causing the speed of cultivation to vary.

However, with the precious mirror, it could tailor a customized cultivation method for you, perfectly fitting your own body.

It increased his cultivation efficiency by one-third.

It might not seem like much, but everyone was at the same starting line; where others needed a month, he only needed twenty days.

Looking ahead to a year or even ten years, how much hard work was saved.

'I will not give up this captain position!'

Chen Shui recited the cultivation method, then pressed the mirror against his chest, feeling a trace of cool energy. His mind immediately calmed down, and he began to practice cross-legged.

Following the special breathing rhythm, the silver bean in his hand gradually pulled out threads of energy, which merged into his body.

In the present world,

"Being a mastermind behind the scenes is really not easy..."

Jiang Yan, in front of the mirror, watched Chen Shui get on the right track and breathed a sigh of relief. Around him lay a large pile of drafts, densely filled with various discarded deductions of the silver cultivation method.

The "effortless deduction" of the precious mirror that Chen Shui saw was actually Jiang Yan working overtime to catch up with the flow of time.

As for the calming effect... it was hypnosis and psychological suggestion applied through the Heart-Monkey Method.

However, at this rate, Chen Shui would soon be able to be promoted to squad leader or even sentry leader.

Then he would be able to kill pirates or Japanese raiders, be promoted in rank, gain destiny, and unlock more functions of the [Mirror of Stealing Heaven's Ghost].

He would soon be able to become his "white glove" for collecting resources in the Silver Dynasty.

"One man's trash is another man's treasure; mastering channels to different worlds is the greatest opportunity."

Jiang Yan stretched out his hand. Deep within his blood vessels, strands of silver spiritual light circulated, constantly tempering his blood and meridians. Some meridians had already presented the form of "silver threads."

Golden light circulated on the surface of his body, and upon contact, it was instantly broken.

He had already mastered the power of [Breaking Magic]!

(End of chapter)