Chapter 155: Bone Refining

Ever since discovering that Yu Niang was a human-shaped cheat, Cheng Feng's energy had been primarily focused on Xu Miao and Yu Niang.

He not only wanted to quickly enter the Bone Refining Realm, but he also wanted to see if the children born to a woman of such aptitude were any different from those born to ordinary women.

Day after day, working tirelessly night and day, finally, through high-intensity labor of three times per person, six times a day, it took only four days to perfectly fill the remaining fifty-eight points of the vacancy, even exceeding it by fourteen points.

Cheng Feng took out the Small Medicinal Pill he hadn't used for a long time, and after taking it, he slightly eased the depletion in his lower back. After all, the Bone Refining Realm was close at hand, within reach, which was why Xu Miao and Yu Niang had been complaining incessantly over these short four days.

Even Cai'er privately advised Cheng Feng to take it easy, because Yu Niang could barely hold on anymore.

Cheng Feng naturally would not tell Cai'er that these past few days were for breaking through to the Bone Refining Realm,

so he had to appease her, saying, "I know, I will let her rest in three days at most."

Cai'er naturally trusted Cheng Feng unconditionally, but it was hard on Yu Niang; the good life she had expected was vastly different from what she had imagined. The physique of an ordinary person was truly hard to bear, which made Yu Niang have to consider Cheng Feng's suggestion—perhaps she should strive to practice Martial Dao, just to be able to withstand Cheng Feng's impact between the sheets.

Cheng Feng could not help but sigh that the timing of his son Chengxi's arrival was just right. If everyone hadn't been revolving around Chengxi, Cheng Feng wouldn't have wandered over to Yu Niang's place, and this result could be considered a happy ending for all.

According to Wang Tieshan's teachings, Bone Refining is when, after Blood Qi control is smooth and complete, the overflowing Blood Qi slowly permeates into the gaps of the joints within the bones.

The human body has a total of 206 bones, mainly including the skull, trunk bones, upper limb bones, and lower limb bones. And this is the most critical direction for advancing from Blood Refining to the Bone Refining stage.

Those who are skilled in using hand techniques, such as masters of Fist Technique or palm techniques, mostly prioritize controlling Blood Qi to rapidly permeate the upper limb bones;

while those who are good at running and surprise attacks, focusing mainly on leg attacks, guide more Blood Qi to the lower limb bones;

as for those who are skilled in Horizontal Training, they usually choose the trunk bones as the target for Blood Qi permeation first;

and for those who are Proficient in weapons like the Sword, it must be decided according to the characteristics of the techniques they practice.

Cheng Feng's gaze fell on the last point of the "Thunderous Blood Method," but he was not in a hurry to act; instead, he turned his head and instructed Xiao Qing, "Go tell the kitchen to prepare more meat, and cook the remaining few catties of snake meat as well."

When the preparations were nearly done, Cheng Feng carefully went into the master bedroom and added the final critical point.

Just at this moment, he heard a loud "Boom—" in his ears, and then his vision went black. Afterward, he found himself in a familiar space.

In this space, Cheng Feng seemed to see himself sitting in meditation day after day, exerting the Thunderous Blood Method with all his might, attempting to permeate the tiny, almost imperceptible gaps in his bones.

However, the first attempt did not succeed; then came the second, the third... despite experiencing countless failures, Cheng Feng never gave up.

In the process of circulating Blood Qi time and time again, the complete Blood Qi, under the guidance of the Thunderous Blood Method, slowly permeated into the bone gaps of his right index finger.

At the very moment the Blood Qi permeation succeeded, Cheng Feng finally broke free from that state of extreme mental focus.

Feeling his own state, Cheng Feng could not help but frown: his muscles and bones seemed to have shrunk by a circle, and his skin had become abnormally dry, as if it had lost all moisture.

Just then, Cheng Feng suddenly felt his heart begin to beat wildly; every beat felt like it was going to burst through his chest! At the same time, the blood in his vessels seemed to be boiling, flowing rapidly and making a loud "thump, thump, thump" sound.

This heartbeat was deafening, making Cheng Feng dizzy and short of breath. He only felt his chest was so tight he couldn't breathe, and a bloody taste surged into his throat; he couldn't help but spit out a large mouthful of blood with a "wa" sound.

This was not the worst part—immediately after, that familiar feeling of his stomach Shrink-ing struck again!

Cheng Feng could not care about his physical discomfort and rushed toward the dining table that had been prepared long ago. Perhaps because he was too anxious, he accidentally fell to the ground, but he had no time to worry about that; he quickly climbed up, grabbed the meat on the table, and chewed it in large mouthfuls. In just two bites, this food was swallowed into his belly.

At this moment, Cheng Feng's stomach was like a bottomless pit that could never be filled, greedily devouring all the food. In the blink of an eye, the table full of fine rice and fine meat was eaten clean.

Yet even so, Cheng Feng still felt unsatisfied, his heart filled with anxiety: if he kept eating like this, he feared his belly would be burst open!

Finally, in a plate of meat, Cheng Feng finally felt a heat flow through his body. This heat flow refreshed his spirit, as if giving him new vitality.

Is this the remaining snake meat? Cheng Feng pondered to himself, and he suddenly realized—so the meat of a Strange Beast had such miraculous effects! Thank goodness, thank heaven, there was still a little bit of snake meat left!

Having obtained this precious snake meat, Cheng Feng's eating speed finally gradually slowed down.

He quietly felt the warm current in his body no longer flowing wantonly and finally coming to a complete stop, only then did he safely stop eating.

Afterward, Cheng Feng could not help but feel a lingering fear, and he sighed deeply, "The path of martial arts is truly filled with endless dangers!"

Although Cheng Feng thought he had made foolproof preparations, he had still almost failed at the last moment.

But fortunately, that large red snake had given him a glimmer of survival, allowing him to turn danger into safety at the critical moment.

Cheng Feng thought with immense gratitude that if it weren't for this red-scaled large snake, the Hong Sect might not have been able to rise; and he himself owed it to the help of those last few catties of snake meat that he successfully stepped into the Bone Refining Realm.

Snake Tooth Blade, Snake Scale Armor, Snake Bone Wine, Snake Gallbladder Wine... every part of this snake had been fully utilized, without a shred of waste.

Cheng Feng sighed from the bottom of his heart, "This really was a good snake!"

Having escaped death, Cheng Feng began to miss the various benefits of the red-scaled large snake, his heart full of gratitude.

He thought again of the black snake under the canyon; perhaps he could...

Cheng Feng shook his head, trying hard to cast this dangerous and tempting thought out of his mind. After all, the environments the two snakes were in were completely different; if he acted rashly, it would undoubtedly be seeking his own death.

After walking out of the room, he reported his safety to the women. In a pleasant mood, Cheng Feng, after taking a comfortable bath, called Yu Niang and Xu Miao together to celebrate this successful breakthrough.

Because of this breakthrough, the ambition deep in Cheng Feng's heart gradually had the possibility of being realized. Then, it would depend on whether the Hong Sect could exert its due effect.

As the saying goes, soldiers are raised for a thousand days to be used for a moment; now it was time to test their strength. And the South City area of Qingxi County should also change to a new person in charge.