Eternal Sword

Chapter 17 Copper Skin
At this moment, Li Junqing just woke up from his dream and understood.

This person's strength is even higher than Boyan's.

Even with bare hands, you can still kill it!

My action just now seemed a bit unnecessary, and I got stabbed in vain, which was very painful.

Li Junqing looked at the wound on his arm that was still bleeding and frowned secretly.

She wanted to bandage the wound to stop the bleeding, but it was inconvenient to do it with one hand.

Having just been through a big battle, her ankle was badly swollen and she had no strength and felt very weak.

Chen Tang began to search Boyan's body.

Li Jun glanced at it lightly and sighed in his heart.

She wanted to ask Chen Tang for help, but after all, there are differences between men and women, and they should not be too close.

Her wound was on her shoulder. If she asked someone to come and bandage it, they would have to be very close to each other. She was too embarrassed to speak up.

This person didn't seem to notice this either.

Ah, forget it.

At this moment, Chen Tang searched Boyan's body for a long time, took out a few small bottles, came to Li Junqing, handed them over and asked, "Take a look, which one is the golden wound medicine?"

Li Jun was slightly startled, but still pointed to one of the small green bottles.

Chen Tang pulled out the cork, put it under his nose and smelled it, then handed it to Li Junqing and asked, "Take another look, don't make a mistake."

"Yes."

Li Junqing nodded quickly.

It turned out that he was looking for medicine for wounds. I thought he had abandoned me...

Seeing that Li Junqing was so sure, Chen Tang walked forward without saying a word, gently pushed aside the cotton clothes on both sides of her wound and sprinkled the golden wound medicine on it.

There was a sharp pain in the wound. Li Junqing's arm trembled slightly. He clenched his fists, bit his lips and said nothing.

Chen Tang said: "It's okay, just scream a few times if it hurts, there's no one around here."

Li Junqing found what he said very interesting and was about to laugh, but he held it back and just hummed lightly.

A hint of coolness soon spread over the wound, and the pain was relieved a lot.

Chen Tang tore off a piece of rag from Boyan's body, wrapped it around Li Junqing's arm wound and bandaged it.

The two of them were too close.

Li Junqing could even smell the scent coming from Chen Tang, a masculine scent mixed with a faint fragrance, which smelled very good.

She glanced at Chen Tang secretly, her cheeks slightly red, and then lowered her head.

In fact, at this distance, Li Junqing exuded a faint fragrance, and Chen Tang couldn't help but look at her a few more times.

Li Junqing was extremely beautiful, with fair and translucent skin. Although her hair was tied into a round bun and she was dressed like a woman, she actually looked to be in her early twenties.

She does not have the immaturity of a young girl, but instead has the mature charm of a woman.

Chen Tang's heartbeat couldn't help but quicken.

Fortunately, it was bandaged in no time.

They both breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's done."

Chen Tang stood up, clapped his hands, looked at his masterpiece, nodded and smiled, very satisfied.

Not bad, another skill learned.

Li Junqing tilted his head to take a look at the wound and was immediately at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Not to mention tying a bow, it's not even neat. If someone else were to bandage it better than him, they would probably do it with their eyes closed. It's so ugly.

Chen Tang turned around and continued to touch the corpse.

Li Junqing raised his arm with great effort and said, "Brother Chen, thank you for your generosity and for saving my life today..."

Before she could finish, Chen Tang waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me, it has nothing to do with you. These people wanted to kill me, and this is called self-defense."

Li Junqing had never heard of the term "self-defense", but she roughly understood what Chen Tang meant.

Just now, she still had a trace of doubt.

After all, this person suddenly appeared, his origins were mysterious, and he happened to have impressive martial arts skills.

She was worried that Chen Tang might be trying to get close to her on purpose to gain her trust and have other plans.

It was not until this moment that the last trace of doubt in her heart about Chen Tang disappeared.

He was obviously her savior, but she didn't care at all and even said directly that it had nothing to do with her.

This man has a free and easy temperament and a rustic air. He calls himself a country bumpkin and no one knows where he comes from.

A hint of curiosity flashed across Li Junqing's beautiful eyes.

"Brother Chen, how come we didn't encounter any wild animals along the way?"

Li Junqing suddenly thought of this and became confused. Logically speaking, with wild beasts roaming the Three Thousand Snow Ridges, it shouldn't have taken so long to see even one.

Chen Tang continued to touch the corpse, as if he didn't hear anything.

"Why is he ignoring me again? What did I say wrong?"

Li Junqing was a little distressed.

In fact, it’s not her fault for thinking too much.

However, Chen Tang couldn’t say this and it was a bit troublesome to explain.

During this period, he and Xuetuaner went around the Three Thousand Snow Ridges looking for wild beasts to fight with. Most of the beasts ran away when they saw him and dared not approach him.

Moreover, he had been drinking organic green tiger brand tiger milk for two months, which gave him a unique scent.

If any ignorant wild beasts came over, they would be scared away when they smelled the odor.

This is blood suppression.

If I really have to explain it to the end, I'm afraid the fact that he hasn't been weaned yet will come out...

Chen Tang fumbled for a while before pulling out a crumpled secret book from Boyan's crotch pocket and said, "It's hidden deep enough. Fortunately, you met me!"

Chen Tang suppressed his nausea and opened the secret book.

This book is very thin. The first ten pages record some basic sword techniques, such as chopping, slashing, stabbing, hanging, lifting, wiping, tapping, and entanglement.

The second half of the secret book records the Thirteen Quick Sword Styles!
not bad.

The man in the mountain didn't teach him the sword skills, but now he has brought them to his doorstep.

Chen Tang placed the secret book in the snow and rubbed it vigorously a few times to remove the odor before putting it in his arms.

"This person is of the lower ninth rank, and is good at using a sharp knife. He roams around Wu'an County and has some reputation."

Li Junqing's voice came.

"Ninth rank, lower?"

Chen Tang's mind moved, and he asked, "Could it be that the ninth rank is divided into upper and lower ranks?"

He didn't know much about the grades of martial arts, and the guest in the mountain didn't tell him either. It was a rare opportunity to meet someone who knew about it, so he decided to ask him about it.

Li Jun nodded slightly and said, "One of the signs of reaching the highest level is the ability to pull the three-stone bow."

"Once you enter the rank, you will be at the lower ninth rank. If you continue to practice and can reach the level of pulling a four-stone power bow, you will be at the upper ninth rank."

It turned out to be the case.

Chen Tang asked, "Where is the five-stone bow?"

Li Junqing said: "After reaching the ninth level, if you continue to practice the external skills of the rebirth level, it will be difficult to increase your strength."

"If you want to improve your cultivation and increase your strength, you must practice the bone-forging technique. One of the signs of the eighth-grade bone-forging technique is to pull open the five-stone bow."

After a pause, Li Junqing said, "I see that Brother Chen's attack is very powerful, it should be above the ninth rank. Has Brother Chen never been to Wu'an County to determine the rank?"

"what?"

Chen Tang was slightly startled.

Have I reached the ninth rank?

Why does the mountain visitor say that I am still a little short of that?

There are some discrepancies between the two people's statements.

"I have indeed never been to Wu'an County Dingpin."

Chen Tang pondered and said, "You just said that pulling open the three-stone bow is only one of the signs of entering the ninth rank. What are the other signs?"

"Practice your skin like armor."

Li Junqing said: "When you reach the final stage of the Rebirth Realm, the power will penetrate from the muscles to the skin, shedding a layer of dead skin. The new skin will become tougher than before, and its resistance to blows will be greatly increased."

"This new skin is like the leather armor on a soldier. If you gently scratch it with a knife, leaving a mark without bleeding, you will reach the level of skin as armor."

Chen Tang became more confused as he listened.

In this way, when he went up the snow mountain for the second time a month ago, he seemed to have achieved the state of skin as hard as armor.

Li Junqing stared at Chen Tang's palm for a while, and said in a concentrated voice: "If I am not mistaken, Brother Chen may have cultivated to the level of 'copper skin'!"

"Copper skin, what do you mean?"

Chen Tang asked.

Li Junqing explained: "Ordinary soldiers mostly wear armor made of cowhide, and better armor is made of rhinoceros skin. And higher-level soldiers can wear bronze armor, which greatly increases their defense!"

"Only those who are gifted and have practiced superior external skills since childhood, and have tempered their bodies with countless natural treasures, can raise the level of armor-like skin to the level of 'copper armor', that is, copper skin."

"When you cultivate to this level, once you use your strength, a light bronze color will appear on the surface of your skin, and the blade will not leave any traces when it passes by."

As far as she knew, in the entire Wu'an County and the nearby counties, large and small, there were not many people who could cultivate bronze skin, even those above the ninth rank.

She has three brothers, all of whom have practiced martial arts since childhood, but only the third brother reached the "bronze skin" level when he was at the ninth rank.

(End of this chapter)