NOVEL NEXT Chapter 24: Body Remodeling
Feng Fan noticed that the Heaven's Suppression Arts possessed a strange and mystical power. The manual detailed multiple stages of cultivation and an array of powerful skills, but no matter how much he read them, he could only grasp the first stage and inherit two initial skills.
'Snake Entering The Cave.'
'Family Jewel Destroyer Kick.'
'What kind of ridiculous names are these? Did the creator of these techniques have zero talent for naming things?' thought Feng Fan, a strange expression crossing his face.
Since both techniques required him to complete at least the initial stage of body remodeling, Feng Fan decided to set them aside for now.
"All right, so to start the body remodeling, I need to... break my own body while performing the breathing exercise?!" he thought, his eyes widening in disbelief.
Feng Fan recalled his first bad experience with Body Cultivation and gritted his teeth.
"This is my first real step into the cultivation world. I can't back down now, no matter how painful it gets," he said firmly.
As he read over the technique again, an idea sparked. "If I need to gradually break my body while practicing the breathing technique... why not start with some intense physical training? Let's go with 100 sit-ups, 100 push-ups, 100 squats, and a 10-kilometer run!"
Of course, he wasn't delusional enough to think he could complete all of that right away, but everyone had to start somewhere, right?
Feng Fan lay down in position for a sit-up, closing his eyes as he focused on his breathing, drawing in the spiritual qi around him.
This time, instead of letting the qi flow passively in and out of his lungs, he directed it deliberately, guiding it to circulate throughout his entire body.
As the qi began to course through him, he tightened his core and pushed himself into his first sit-up, combining the physical movement with the flow of energy.
For a brief moment, pain radiated through his abdomen. Yet, almost instantly, a soothing warmth followed, spreading through the same area.
Break the body with physical effort, rebuild it with spiritual qi!
He kept repeating the motion until he successfully completed twenty sit-ups.
"Physical training is brutal," he thought. "but I can already feel a difference! The body remodeling must have advanced, even if it's less than 0.01%."
He shifted into position for push-ups.
Following the same approach as with the sit-ups, Feng Fan channeled the spiritual qi throughout his body, concentrating it in his chest and arms.
Lowering himself into the push-up position, he struggled to push back up. His arms trembled violently under the strain, but after three seconds, he managed to complete his first push-up.
A wave of relief and pleasure swept over him as the soothing sensation of body remodeling began to flow through his muscles. "This... so good… is this a masochist technique?"
"A technique that forces you through intense physical pain, only to follow it with a wave of relief... Was the creator some kind of masochist?" Feng Fan mused.
After managing a grueling second push-up, Feng Fan collapsed onto the ground. "Damn it, my physical strength is absolute trash. At this rate, it'll take me months to complete the body remodeling."
Feng Fan wasn't overly concerned about the time it would take to build his strength. He considered himself a patient man.
The real issue was his senior brother, the one he had stolen the map from, who might not share that patience.
"Zhang Qi doesn't seem too old and doesn't hold a particularly high position, so he should be considered weak inside the sect. But even if he's only at the second or third level of the Qi Gathering Realm, that's more than enough to kill me," Feng Fan thought, a sense of urgency creeping in. "I need to complete my body remodeling before he finds out what I've done... but how can I speed it up?"
A sudden realization lit up Feng Fan's mind. "Of course! Body cultivation elixirs! They're designed to strengthen the body, but if strengthening requires pain, then these elixirs must work by breaking it down first. This could be exactly what I need!"
Excited by the thought, Feng Fan hurriedly opened the cauldron lid. The elixir he had prepared yesterday was still intact.
Before stepping in, he closed his eyes and steadied his breathing, drawing in qi from his surroundings. "This is going to be much more intense," he reminded himself.
Immersing his entire body in the elixir meant the pain would be far greater, and he needed to be prepared. He focused, circulating spiritual qi across his entire body, ensuring every inch of him was ready for what was to come.
Feng Fan made up his mind, there would be no testing the waters this time.
If he hesitated, he might lose his nerve and quit. So, with a deep breath, he plunged into the cauldron all at once!
The moment his body submerged, an excruciating wave of pain crashed over him. For an instant, the agony was so intense that he wanted to scream and leap out.
Yet, he forced himself to maintain focus on his spiritual qi circulation, and soon, the pain subsided, and the familiar soothing sensation spread through his body.
This time, however, the feeling was far more intense, so overwhelming that it sent shivers down his spine, almost making him moan aloud.
'This damn technique... it's practically designed for masochists!' he thought.
The mixture, once so dense and opaque that the bottom of the cauldron was completely obscured, began to change. Gradually, it turned translucent, and within minutes, the transformation was complete—only clear, pure water remained.
Every last trace of the elixir had been absorbed into Feng Fan's body.
The sensation of spiritual qi remodeling his body finally subsided. Right after, Feng Fan slowly opened his eyes.
With excitement lighting up his face, he leaped out of the cauldron. "Unbelievable! Just one session and my body already feels completely transformed!"
Eager to test his newfound strength, Feng Fan dropped to the floor and attempted push-ups once again.
Unlike before, when even a single push-up was a struggle, he effortlessly completed one, then another, and before he knew it, he had done a hundred without breaking a sweat.
Even after hitting the milestone, he felt a surge of energy coursing through him, as if he could keep going indefinitely!
Feng Fan stood up, his eyes locking onto the sack of elixirs with a gleam of excitement, as though he had just uncovered the greatest treasure in existence.