chsdbacks Chapter 18 A Complete Transformation
Chapter 18 A Complete Transformation
time flies.
While Li Qingshan was diligently training under Wang Xiao, the No. 8 Martial Arts Hall was conducting its training.
Li Tie's father-in-law, Zhang Shouzhou, glanced at the trainees and frowned slightly: "Li Qingshan hasn't arrived yet?"
Huang Shan, who had previously shared a bunk with Li Qingshan, stepped forward and whispered, "No, ever since Li Qingshan's purpose was exposed by Instructor Zhang that day, he hasn't packed his things and hasn't come back."
Zhang Shouzhou stopped talking, but his expression was not very good.
He had previously thought that Li Qingshan was, after all, Li Tie's cousin, so he would give him some pointers.
When it was time to take turns, no one was there.
Only after asking did I learn what had happened.
Zhang Shouzhou guessed that, probably due to his youthful impetuosity, he had lost face so badly that he simply ran back to the village.
He was just Li Tie's father-in-law, so he couldn't really say anything about it.
We can only wait until Li Tie delivers the herbs, then exchange a few sarcastic remarks and casually ask Li Tie's cousin what he thinks.
"With this kind of mentality, even if they have some talent, they probably won't be able to withstand the agonizing transformation that follows..."
Zhang Shouzhou shook his head, gave some pointers to the students, and then found a place to slack off.
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Li Qingshan was unaware that Li Tie's father-in-law was talking about him at that moment.
He was experiencing excruciating pain.
After Wang Xiao hurriedly finished teaching him the stance training to condense his blood and qi, he also carefully gave him a rundown of the methods and tips for tempering his body, telling him to temper himself slowly, before leaving in a hurry.
Concentrating energy is simply a more efficient technique for utilizing blood and qi.
When resources are sufficient.
Li Qingshan practices all day long.
In just three days, he condensed the Thousand-Layer Force of the Iron Leg Sect.
Next comes the tempering of the body.
A complete transformation requires a thorough re-examination of the body, from head to toe, including the skin, muscles, bones, and bone marrow (blood transfusion).
Now that Li Qingshan had ample resources and the necessary methods, he chose the fastest path: first tempering his bones and muscles, then his bone marrow, and finally his skin and flesh.
Tendons and bones refer to the tendons and bones of the body.
The meridians are hidden in the skin and flesh of the whole body, pulling and stretching the whole body.
Bones contain marrow.
Once the muscles and bones have been tempered, subsequent tempering of the bone marrow and blood, or tempering of the skin and flesh, will simply be a natural progression.
But Li Qingshan never imagined that tempering would be so painful.
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After three days of accumulating a thousand layers of energy, Li Qingshan felt that he was a true martial arts genius.
Only after the tempering process truly began did I realize that I was utterly worthless.
During his first tempering attempt, he couldn't even last ten breaths before kneeling on the ground, trembling all over, feeling as if he had been torn to pieces.
You should know that in his previous life he was also a ruthless person who had suffered and killed people.
But it didn't work.
It was an extreme torment that defied description, a pain that reached the very depths of the soul.
They broke through the encirclement entirely through sheer willpower.
Li Qingshan was ruthless, but his willpower wasn't that strong.
He knelt down, and he was convinced.
In this world, those who break through the physical realm on their own are the truly ruthless ones.
He hadn't thought about it when Wang Xiao told him about it before.
After experiencing it.
Li Qingshan felt that the agony of being torn to pieces was nothing more than this.
Even if you are subjected to a thousand cuts, you will only experience it once.
Tempering the body requires repeated trials and tribulations.
Not only must they endure extreme pain, but they must also transform the concentrated energy into countless tiny steel blades that pierce into their flesh and blood, tempering their bones and muscles.
In other words, each tempering is equivalent to scraping yourself.
Most people really couldn't handle it.
Li Qingshan's self-healing talent was now useless.
This hurdle, aside from resources, relies entirely on willpower.
Li Qingshan's self-healing talent allows him to recover his strength quickly, but he has to tough it out mentally.
Unwilling to admit defeat, he rested briefly and then practiced diligently several more times.
Then I chickened out.
Although her physical health had recovered well, the mental anguish seemed to linger.
The thought of having to practice made him so unsteady on his feet that he could barely stand.
"Sigh, I used to look down on Li Tie's father-in-law, but I never imagined that heroes are as numerous as carp crossing a river, and that breaking through to the physical realm alone would be this difficult..."
Li Qingshan looked somewhat dejected.
This kind of pain, which he repeatedly endured, is something that probably only his predecessors in his past lives could withstand.
"Damn, if others can persevere, so can I!"
Ultimately, it was his indomitable spirit that fueled Li Qingshan's fighting will.
He gritted his teeth, his consciousness entered the space of consciousness, and used the difference in flow rate within the space to recover the remnants of mental anguish, after which he continued to temper his body.
People don't learn from their mistakes.
This is essentially exploiting a bug, reducing the psychological trauma left from the body tempering process, and allowing him to continue.
Perseverance time and time again.
Gradually.
Li Qingshan's willpower grew stronger, and the time he could hold out gradually increased.
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On the seventh day after arriving at Wang Xiao, which was also the fourth day of body tempering, Li Qingshan finally successfully completed one round of tempering his muscles and bones, thanks to the continuous recovery of his strength and the spirit of recovering by exploiting bugs.
As the saying goes, "For every inch your tendons grow longer, you'll live ten years longer."
His entire body underwent a tempering process.
Li Qingshan discovered that even without exerting any force, he could carry the stone lock in the courtyard weighing at least 500 jin (250 kg) with ease and still have energy left over.
Once the force is added.
Even a bronze statue weighing a thousand pounds would be sent flying by his blow.
Its explosive power far exceeds that of a thousand pounds.
Of course, the price was that the flesh on his fist couldn't withstand the reaction force and exploded, causing him some injury.
Li Qingshan didn't care at all.
His endurance has increased significantly, and his willpower has been tempered along with his bones and muscles. He is no longer the same person he was four days ago.
It was just a minor injury, like a mosquito bite, I barely felt anything.
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After the muscles and bones, comes the bone marrow replacement.
Bone marrow is a soft, paste-like substance found in bones.
The characteristic of a thousand-layer force is that it is inexhaustible, but it lacks the penetrating power to strike through mountains.
Even if it exists.
To temper that paste-like bone marrow with sheer force requires terrifying control; otherwise, it might just explode from being shaken apart.
At this point, an earthquake is needed.
Utilizing the already tempered bone's resilience, one continuously vibrates the bone with force, using the force of the vibration to temper the bone marrow.
This process is also painful, but since bones don't have nerve cells, the pain comes more from the force that drives the body through the bones.
Compared to before, it's much easier now.
It consumes a lot of resources.
The speed also slowed down.
For fifteen consecutive days, Li Qingshan ate most of the Gluttonous Pig before he could complete the tempering of his bone marrow.
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After completing the bone marrow tempering.
Li Qingshan finally understood why tempering the tendons and bones first, and then the marrow, was the fastest way.
The reason lies in the blood transfusion.
After undergoing a bone marrow tempering process, Li Qingshan was astonished to discover that his original blood was being replaced, and the new blood was at least twice as good as the previous blood in terms of both texture and activity.
Strength comes from blood.
Blood quality has improved significantly.
The intensity and quantity of his Thousand Layers of Force also doubled.
After being refined again, the efficiency was four times that of before.
Moreover, even without further tempering, the outermost skin and flesh, under the influence of blood, gradually become more resilient and robust.
Li Qingshan did the math.
Even if you stop training after that, lying down for half a year will automatically rejuvenate your skin and flesh.
"If I don't practice, all the hard work I've done before will have been for nothing!"
Li Qingshan gritted his teeth and continued to use the even more powerful Thousand Layer Force to temper his skin and flesh without stopping for a moment.
Skin and flesh are not like tendons and bones.
The tendons and ligaments are full of nerve cells, making tempering the most painful process.
Now that the process is reversed and the skin and flesh are being tempered, Li Qingshan doesn't feel much pain.
The tempering process takes a long time.
It even felt a little tingly and numb, which was very comfortable.
It's just that there's a lot of skin and flesh all over its body.
Even with his high efficiency, it still took him five days to refine it once.
This is the end.
The first transformation is complete.
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Its skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and blood were all tempered.
Aside from feeling that his strength had increased significantly and his skin and flesh had become firmer, Li Qingshan didn't feel any other changes.
Wang Xiao did not return.
The other party did not disclose the method for secondary tempering.
Resources are running out.
Except for the two halves of the pig's head.
He had already devoured that gluttonous pig, weighing 700 pounds including skin and bones.
Left with no other choice, Li Qingshan, who had already become somewhat addicted to the pain, could only stretch and end his arduous training.
He found an open space in the yard and fell fast asleep.
After Li Qingshan fell asleep.
A figure appeared; it was the little tiger that guarded the spirit of the manor.
It looked on with envy: "What a ruthless person! Others spend years honing their physical bodies, but this little guy is so reckless. In just over twenty days, he has covered the ground that others take many years to cover, and completed his first transformation."
Each time the physical body is tempered, it is considered a transformation.
After a few days of physical adjustment, a qualitative change will occur.
From then on, he entered the realm of the physical body.
Little Tiger was very curious.
What will Wang Xiao's reaction be when he returns and sees Li Qingshan, who has already reached the Physical Body Realm?
that must be very interesting.