ebookland Chapter 57: All in again!
Chapter 57: All in again!
Bihe followed Ding Yi all the way to Ding Yi's courtyard.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, Bihe suddenly turned around and pressed down on Ding Yi's shoulder, signaling him not to move.
"Don't touch anything without my permission."
Bihe smiled and left with those words before walking towards the inner room ahead.
Ding Yi, on the other hand, stood there blankly, seemingly unresponsive to Bi He's words.
Just moments before, the instant Bihe placed her hand on Ding Yi's shoulder, he felt a terrifying aura pressing down on him. It seemed that with just a thought from her, he would explode like the official at the city gate that day.
The demoness from the Yin-Yang Palace was indeed capricious; just moments ago she was like a girl next door on the street, but now she was like a deadly monster, truly unpredictable.
At this moment, Ding Yi's back was covered in a dense layer of cold sweat. This was the first time he had been so close to death, which made him somewhat dazed.
I've made rapid progress in martial arts, so why can't I control my own destiny?
At this moment, Ding Yi suddenly felt as if he had returned to Xiaotan Village. His eyes were fixed on Bihe's back, and his right fist behind his back was slightly clenched.
On the other side, Bihe arrived at the wooden door of the inner room. With a wave of her hand, the bolt behind the wooden door automatically popped open, and the wooden door slowly opened inward, as if an invisible hand was pushing the wooden door.
Upon seeing this scene, Ding Yi, who was standing in the courtyard, frowned and thought to himself that it was no wonder he couldn't move at all just now. This Bihe's strength was probably comparable to the Refining Organs Realm among martial artists.
Only those at the Refining Organs Realm, who generate Yuan Gang within their bodies, possess the ability to kill from a distance.
This time, Bihe's every move was unlike that of an 18-year-old girl. This made Ding Yi sigh inwardly. After all, she was a god. Her cultivation speed had far surpassed that of ordinary martial artists.
Seeing that the wooden door was open, Bihe stepped into the house.
Upon seeing this, Ding Yi realized that the people from the Yin-Yang Palace did not trust him, and that Bi He's visit this time was probably also intended to search his house.
"Fortunately, I destroyed all the idols and letters, otherwise it would have been really difficult to hide them."
Ding Yi was secretly relieved, but at the same time, he felt a little strange:
"The people from Qingsi Temple are already dead, so why are they still fixated on this matter? Has the people from Baiyun Temple not yet made a move?"
Just as Ding Yi was pondering, Bi He came out of the inner room again.
"I didn't realize you were so unassuming."
Bihe suddenly smiled and said.
"You flatter me, sir."
Faced with Bihe, Ding Yi dared not be careless and quickly lowered his head to reply.
"Alright, I'll be staying here for the next few days. You can just go to the kitchen and make do tonight."
Bihe suddenly said.
"what?"
Ding Yi was taken aback.
"What, is there a problem?"
Bihe looked at Ding Yi and her smile faded.
"Of course not. It is my honor that you, sir, have the privilege of looking at my house."
Ding Yi quickly replied.
"These next few days, you must go out every day as usual, without the slightest abnormality."
Bihe suddenly spoke again.
These words made Ding Yi instantly understand what Bihe was up to.
Waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump!
If the people of his Yin-Yang Palace could be suspicious of Ding Yi, who lived next door, how could others not be?
The people of Qingsi Temple died violently in the courtyard. At this moment, the most anxious party is probably Baiyun Temple, which was mentioned in the letter.
However, only Ding Yi knew about the Baiyun Temple incident; the people from the Yin Yang Palace were unaware. As a result, Bi He and the others might actually be able to catch one or two big fish who came to investigate while they were here.
Thinking of this, Ding Yi quickly agreed, but in his heart he was praying that the people from Baiyun Temple and Qingsi Temple would come to his place as soon as possible and send this great god away. Otherwise, how could he sleep peacefully while living in the same room with this capricious demoness?
If Ding Yi hadn't witnessed Bi He's attack earlier, he would have considered risking killing the demoness, but he dared not act rashly at the moment and could only wait and see.
At night, Ding Yi leaned against the corner of the kitchen, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
He had no courage to sleep because a demoness comparable to the Refining Organs Realm was in the room next to his.
"Strength, strength, we must hurry up."
After a long while, Ding Yi sighed inwardly, then took out the Qi and Blood Pill that Bai Wangyun had given him from his pocket, lit the oil lamp, and used a wolf-hair brush to write the words "Bone-Breaking Pass" on the bottle.
The oil lamp and wolf-hair brush were brought to the kitchen by Ding Yi in advance. Moreover, Ding Yi deliberately placed several tilted bottles at the entrance of the kitchen, with thin strings hanging from the bottles, which were then tied to the entrance.
That way, if someone comes, they will definitely kick over these bottles, and Ding Yi will be able to spot them in advance.
[Currently, the required lifespan for enhancement is 29 years and 257 days. Enhance now?]
Ding Yi hesitated for a moment when he saw the exaggerated lifespan that appeared before him.
He had originally planned to bypass the bone barrier and enter the organ refinement stage directly through strengthening, but it seems that although the idea is feasible, it would result in a significantly longer lifespan, and it would put him at a disadvantage if he wanted to strengthen himself again later.
To put it bluntly, this is a one-time expense, and the cost-effectiveness is extremely low.
The Refining Organs Realm is considered a high level by ordinary people, but Ding Yi was dissatisfied when he thought that even the little yellow-haired girl next door had this strength. He immediately erased the entry for "Bone Breaking Gate" and wrote the words "Bone Breaking Gate has no side effects" in small print.
[Currently, the required lifespan for enhancement is 112 years and 131 days. Enhance now?]
Well, the lifespan isn't even enough to cover the cost, so what's the point of enhancing it?
Ding Yi rubbed his temples and sighed inwardly.
With the enhanced Qi and Blood Powder and the "White Ape Bone Refining Technique," he can refine his bones 36 times a day and complete one bone in 2 days. Since the human body has 206 bones, it would take more than 400 days. This does not even take into account the longer time required to refine the skull later on.
Furthermore, the order of tempering cannot be changed; one bone must be tempered before the next can be tempered. This is because the weight and quality of the tempered bones are completely different. If tempering is done haphazardly, it will cause uncoordinated movements, and in severe cases, it can damage muscles and other bones, leading to a halt or even regression in progress.
For ordinary people, if the method is ordinary, they can only temper their bones twenty times a day. In addition, without the help of medicines such as Qi and Blood Powder, a single bone may need to be tempered hundreds of times to be considered perfect.
Therefore, ordinary people who break through the skin barrier will be stuck at the bone barrier for at least three to five years, unless they are exceptionally talented individuals.
What is exceptional talent?
It takes an ordinary person hundreds of hammerings to complete the tempering of a bone, but their bone quality is abnormal, and they only need twenty or even ten times to temper a bone. Therefore, the speed of breaking through the bone barrier is ten times that of an ordinary person!
This is why Bai Wangyun always examines a disciple's bones and assesses their potential before accepting them.
With this in mind, Ding Yi had a new idea.
"The time required for ordinary people to refine their bones is long, not only due to their talent, but also because there is a limit to the number of times they can do it."
“A bone cannot withstand too many temperings in a day, otherwise it will damage its foundation, which would be inappropriate.”
"If we can increase the number of times the bones are tempered, hundreds or thousands of times a day, or improve the bone quality, just like improving one's aptitude, both of these methods can increase the speed of bone tempering."
"But the issue of aptitude not only affects the speed of cultivation, but also makes one invincible among those of the same level, which is undoubtedly more cost-effective."
"Martial artists who lack the necessary aptitude often seek to worship gods to break through the barriers that plague them throughout their lives. This suggests that malevolent energy can seemingly overcome the limits of aptitude. If I could imitate the worship of gods, but without relying on divine statues, and have the freedom of a martial artist, wouldn't that be having everything?!"
Thinking of this, Ding Yi's eyes lit up. He quickly took out a piece of white paper and wrote down some basic knowledge of martial arts and worship of gods, as well as the realms. Then he wrote the three words "Refining Evil and Harmonizing with the Ultimate Realm" on the back and placed it in front of him.
The next moment, a line of text appeared in Ding Yi's field of vision.
[Currently, the required lifespan for enhancement is 70 years and 15 days. Enhance now?]