Chapter 14 — Tempering Bone in Vital Qi to Forge the True Body
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 3
Shen Mu truly had no words for these relatives of his. The Elixir Master and the others were more interested in the Hard-of-Hearing Elder's ear canals than in the ruins, which baffled him completely.
Granny Zhu said, "Mu'er, the secrets in this desolate ruin are simply too many to count. Beyond the Divine City in the canyon, there are more secrets than you could ever tally. If you spend all your curiosity on these secrets, you'll have no time left to do anything else."
The group headed in the direction of Hidden Remnant Village. The Village Head said in a low voice, "I saw that your blade work is quite impressive. A blade one foot three inches long, able to hold its own against that young man's treasured sword. You've made no small progress in this trial."
Shen Mu's heart stirred slightly. He voiced his confusion. "Why can't my vital qi control objects and command things the way theirs does? My vital qi can only seep into a willow branch a foot and three inches long—I can't make it go any further."
He was deeply envious of their ability to ride flying swords on vital qi, but he simply could not do it.
The Elixir Master shook his head inwardly. The vital qi cultivated by an ordinary person's constitution had no attribute. There was no way to command or control objects with it, because there was simply no technique that could grant ordinary vital qi the function of commanding and controlling things.
For Shen Mu, as an ordinary person, to be able to sustain a foot-and-three-inch willow branch with his vital qi and go head-to-head with a martial artist like Senior Brother Qu's treasured sword without being cut down—that was already extraordinary.
The Village Head's expression was calm. "Your Overlord Body has not yet fully awakened, and your Spirit Soul Divine Mansion has not yet been excavated. There's no need to rush. You haven't even awakened your Overlord Body, yet you can beat a martial artist at the peak of the Spirit Fetus realm to death. Once you awaken the Overlord Body, your strength will far surpass your peers."
Granny Zhu and the others were also quite pleased with Shen Mu's performance. That Senior Brother Qu was a martial artist at the peak of the Spirit Fetus realm, and he could even ride a flying sword on vital qi, circling it around his body—clearly he was not far from the Five Luminaries realm.
And Shen Mu, without having awakened his Overlord Body, had beaten him to death with a little wooden stick. Clearly Shen Mu was indeed an "Overlord Body" the likes of which had never been seen or heard of. The Village Head had not deceived them!
The Elixir Master's eye twitched. He thought to himself, "The matter of Mu'er having an ordinary constitution will be impossible to conceal sooner or later. When that time comes, these fellows, in their despair, might just flip the heavens upside down... But still, Mu'er actually beat a peak martial artist to death with a little wooden stick. That really is strange. Could there really be an Overlord Body? Or is it the work of the spirit blood?"
He was a man of wide experience and knowledge, yet even he was puzzled now, his mind swimming in confusion.
With the Four Symbols Spirit Marrow in his system, the vital qi in Shen Mu's body grew more and more lively, its circulation gradually speeding up. His swollen muscles and fascia slowly recovered, the flow of his vital blood and qi gradually quickened, and the fatigue in his body peeled away bit by bit. Unconsciously, his steps grew faster, and faster still.
Old Ma, the Lame Elder, and the others showed expressions of astonishment, but said nothing, keeping pace with him all the while.
Cultivating the "Mystic Body Three Elixirs Art" while running—his cultivation improved even faster. This was Shen Mu's new discovery. And with the Four Symbols Spirit Marrow replenishing him, the speed of his cultivation would rise to yet another level. So Shen Mu unconsciously increased his running speed, losing himself in it somewhat.