I come to see Bai Yujing today

Chapter 45: Golden Xuanmen Nanliujing

Chen Zhian didn’t know what had happened in Xuantianjing. He returned to his daily practice and turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside.

The third-grade profound skill of the Furnace Body Refining Treasure Record is quite impressive. After Chen Zhian understood the key points of this profound skill in the Kaiyang Palace, he specially found the medicinal materials needed to practice the profound skill, boiled the medicine, and took it every day.

When practicing the Crucible Treasure Record, his True Essence Tree seemed to have become a huge furnace. The True Essence inside it burned like fire, and then flowed out of this "furnace", flowing through his bones, skin, flesh, tendons, and membranes all over his body, nourishing his body at an unimaginable speed.

His body seemed to be undergoing subtle changes every day. With the accumulation, in just a dozen days, Chen Zhian actually grew several inches taller and his height exceeded seven feet.

Chen Zhian has calculated that the measurement unit of Dayu "chi" is not much different from the chi of the Sui and Tang dynasties in the previous life. Each chi is about 26 centimeters. A height of more than seven chi is about 1.8 meters, which is actually very tall among ordinary people.

But Chen Zhian was still not satisfied.

"This Furnace Body Refining Treasure Record is somewhat different from the body refining profound art I imagined."

At this moment, Chen Zhian had just finished his training. Feeling his skin, flesh and fascia becoming tougher, he sighed in his heart.

He felt that the mysterious body-refining technique should make the body as strong as an ox. It would be best if he could grow another foot taller so that he could become a complete macho man.

But this furnace treasure record seemed to be constantly removing impurities from his body, making his bones harder, his flesh more solid and tough, and his strength heavier.

Apart from growing a few inches taller, his body did not seem to have become much stronger, but more well-proportioned, with broad shoulders, a slim waist, and a face as white as jade. Wearing the royal blue Xuanmen treasure robe, his complexion looked even whiter, making him look like a graceful nobleman.

Chen Zhian was quite dissatisfied with this change. He felt that this appearance was too delicate and should be more rugged and majestic.

“There are five levels in the Furnace Body Training Technique. When you reach the first level, your tendons stretch, your bones harden, and your true energy flows through, making a clanging sound.

After reaching the second level, the bones become as strong as iron and the skin and flesh become as condensed as a shield.

After reaching the third level, the bones become as strong as steel and the skin is invulnerable to swords and guns..."

By the end of March, Chen Zhian had actually already mastered the Furnace Profound Art. However, this third-grade profound art was not like the twelfth level of Badu Beiqu, which could be mastered with just comprehension. Tempering the physical body was a long process.

Chen Zhian practiced for more than ten days and barely reached the second level. This was because he had enough medicine and it seemed that Chen Zhian had an excellent physique.

But even so, Chen Zhian was already very satisfied.

“When practicing Zhen Yuan, as your realm deepens and Zhen Yuan becomes thicker, your body will naturally be cleansed by Zhen Yuan and become stronger.

Just like Qi Tianchong that day, as Qi Tianchong said, with his precious true essence, after years and months, his physical body has become amazingly strong. "

"But with this third-grade body-refining technique, my body is much stronger than those at the same level who have not practiced the body-refining technique."

“The White Jade Cicada Shell Chapter made my true essence thicker and faster, and the Twelve Layers of the Eight Capitals North made my swordsmanship more varied and mysterious. In addition, this body-refining technique made my body stronger than that of ordinary practitioners.

If you add them together, it will be much stronger.”

Chen Zhian breathed a sigh of relief, then returned to his room and carefully counted several kinds of medicine.

"The decoctions and medicines needed for practicing the Crucible Treasure Record are consumed too quickly. I have to take six Crucible Quenching Pills every day. On the contrary, I don't seem to need too much Fire Powder used for compresses. I only need to apply it once every two days. The pain in my bones and skin is not as severe as described in the Treasure Record."

When Chen Zhian thought of this, he flipped through the money and carefully counted the remaining silver on him, and his face immediately turned bitter.

"Looks like I have to ask Xu Xiyue for some medicinal herbs again. I'm running out of money."

"In more than ten days, I consumed more than thirty taels of gold worth of medicine. Just as Shen Haohao said, once you embark on the path of cultivation, it is indeed like entering a den of gold and a prison of torture."

Chen Zhian sighed in his heart.

These days, Kunlun Lake is full of agarwood leaves, sedum, and golden thread that the Xu family needs, and no more medicinal herbs can be grown.

Therefore, Chen Zhian had to purchase the medicinal herbs he needed for his practice by himself.

But what he didn't know was that for others, taking a dose of medicine every three to five days would be enough, and it would take such a long time to temper the body and digest the medicine. Only he, Chen Zhian, took six furnace quenching pills every day. If others heard about it, they would probably stay away from Chen Zhian immediately, for fear that Chen Zhian would explode and die, and splatter their blood.

But Chen Zhian was safe and sound, and his physical training progress was accelerated. He achieved the same progress that others would take a year or two to achieve in just a dozen days.

However, Chen Zhian had no one else to serve as a reference. Even though he vaguely knew that his cultivation speed was not slow, he did not know that it was so fast.

Just when Chen Zhian was looking worried, there was a knock on the door.

Chen Zhian went to open the door, but it was Shen Haohao, who was wearing a snow-white shawl and had two ponytails.

"Miss Haohao, why haven't you come to my place for dinner these days?"

Chen Zhian welcomed Shen Haohao in with a smile.

Shen Haohao shook his head and sighed: "Since I came to Sunan Prefecture, I have been addicted to the delicious food of my hometown and have been slacking in my cultivation.

My teacher will come to Sunan Prefecture soon. If she sees me neglecting my practice, she will inevitably be disappointed, so I have been working hard these past few days, hoping that I can get away with it."

As she spoke, she took out a silver note from her sleeve and handed it to Chen Zhian.

Chen Zhian took the banknote and was pleasantly surprised.

"Dayu Fanji Bank!"

"The note can be exchanged for 732 ounces of pure gold!"

More than 700 taels of gold? Chen Zhian looked at Shen Haohao with surprise and astonishment. Shen Haohao looked at the gradually withering pear blossoms in the courtyard with some regret: "On the day when you and Zhou Xiujing fought to the death, I took your 70 taels of gold to place a bet, only to find that the odds between Zhou Xiujing and you were already over 10."

She felt quite regretful, with a look of regret between her brows: "If I had known, I would have bet more. Unfortunately, I was short of money, so I added your seventy taels of gold to make a hundred taels, and only made a little over three hundred taels of gold."

Chen Zhian said with a smile: "I didn't expect Miss Shen to be so courageous that she actually paid money to bet that I could win."

"I've been eating here for so long, so of course I trust you." Shen Haohao smiled sweetly.

She did not tell Chen Zhian that she had also used 100 taels of gold to bet on Zhou Xiujing.

"However, even if you take 730 taels of gold to Xuantianjing, it is enough for you to buy a house other than the South City, hire a few servants, and live a luxurious life for two or three years."

Shen Haohao said as he looked at the banknote in Chen Zhian's hand.

More than seven hundred taels of gold is more than seven thousand taels of silver.

Don't think that Zhou Xiujing casually gave him two hundred taels of gold in the government office that day, as if two hundred taels of gold was a common thing.

But in fact, Zhou Xiujing met Xu Xiyue in the government office that night, and Chen Zhian kept talking about the poor rules. In order to show off his financial strength in front of Xu Xiyue and to overturn the poor rules that Chen Zhian was talking about, Zhou Xiujing gave two hundred taels of gold so generously.

It seemed casual and generous, but in fact, I'm afraid Zhou Xiujing also felt it was a pity behind his back.

More than 7,000 taels of silver would be considered a huge sum of money in any country in the world today. It is even enough to buy a hundred-forged weapon that is close to a thousand times forged, and it can even buy several ordinary hundred-forged weapons.

Chen Zhian carefully put away the banknotes and found some ingredients to cook himself.

He was in a very good mood today. After all, Shen Haohao did not come empty-handed.

“This beef brisket is really delicious.”

Half an hour later, the two sat at the stone table and started eating.

Shen Haohao always eats like a whirlwind, with grease stains all over his face.

As she ate, she kept mumbling, "Chen Zhian, are you planning to stay in Sunan Prefecture forever? I will be leaving for Xuantian Capital soon. There is a grand event going on in Xuantian Capital, so it is quite lively.

Why don't you go with me?"

"Miss Haohao wants to find a cook?" Chen Zhian asked with a smile.

Shen Haohao naturally knew that Chen Zhian was joking with her, but she suddenly put down her chopsticks, looked a little serious, and asked: "Chen Zhian, I'm afraid I'm the only one in the world who knows that you have been practicing for less than two months."

Chen Zhian thought to himself, "I'm afraid your general grandfather also knows."

Shen Haohao continued, "If you go to Xuantianjing, why not come to our Guiyun Room? My teacher is famous. He is not only an official of the dynasty, but also a master of Xuanmen. You are so amazing in your practice alone. If you have my master's guidance, you will surely make rapid progress and go further."

Chen Zhian asked curiously, "Miss Haohao, I wonder how Guiyun Room ranks on the Xuanmen Monument?"

"You also know the Xuanmen Stele?" Shen Haohao raised his head proudly and said loudly: "My Guiyun Room is listed 166th on the Xuanmen Stele, and even in Dayu it can be ranked in the top 20. In addition, my teacher is in a high position, and Guiyun Room has a deep prestige. If you come to my Guiyun Room, you will definitely not be buried."

Chen Zhian thought about it and suddenly took out a jade pendant from his waist.

The jade pendant was pure white and transparent, with a sword engraved on the bottom of the jade, and the sword even emitted bursts of cold light.

"Someone gave me this jade pendant and asked me to go to Jingcang Sword Pavilion in Nanshan Province. Miss, if I really want to join the Xuanmen, I wonder if Guiyun Room or Jingcang Sword Pavilion is more suitable for me?"

"Jing Cang Zhao Jian Jade?" Shen Haohao was greatly surprised. She even took the jade pendant from Chen Zhian and looked at it carefully for a long time before handing it to Chen Zhian.

She looked a little strange, and said with her head down: "If I really want to join the Xuanmen, between Guiyun Chamber and Jingcang Sword Pavilion, I should naturally choose... Jingcang Sword Pavilion."

"The sword energy of Jingcang Sword Pavilion can break through the clouds and can cut through the ten-mile heavenly silk. It is extremely sharp! It is also a sword-fighting resort ranked 61st on the Xuanmen Monument. It is much stronger than Guiyun Room."

"It's just...you're always on Qihuang Street and have never left Sunan Prefecture. How did you get this Sword Summoning Jade? Besides, Jingcang Sword Pavilion only accepts practitioners with sword talent. Chen Zhian, don't you practice sword?"

Shen Haohao was puzzled, and Chen Zhian also laughed and joked: "The seniors of Jingcang Sword Pavilion probably saw that my bones are extraordinary and my bones are intact, so there is not much difference between practicing with a saber or a sword, so they gave me this jade pendant."

Chen Zhian was just joking, but Shen Haohao tilted his head, thought about it, and nodded slowly.

"If someone else said this, I would just think he was joking, but when you, Chen Zhian, said this, I kind of believed it."

-

Shen Haohao sat in this small courtyard and talked for a long time before returning to General Tiebi's mansion, saying that he would be in seclusion for several days.

After Chen Zhian sent the kindhearted young lady from the general's mansion away, he returned to his room and sat cross-legged. The picture of the Jade Capital in the sky slowly unfolded in his mind.

He went straight to Kaiyang Palace and stood in the increasingly thick purple air and yellow palace.

Nan Liujing emitted bursts of light, and Chen Zhian seemed to be summoned by Nan Liujing and merged into one with the light.

He wandered in the chaos again and saw several other bright lights.

"My cultivation has improved, and I can use Nan Liujing to travel around the world... Can Nan Liujing bring new people to Baiyujing?"

(End of this chapter)