【Chapter 105】Eight Pack Abs
【Chapter 105】Eight Pack Abs
Perhaps it was because Zhuque's gaze was too eager, Nangong Suhao suddenly grabbed a handful of spiritual rice from his bag and placed it on a stone.
"Eat it."
Zhuque looked at the spiritual rice on the stone bench in confusion, then looked at Nangong Suhao. After thinking it over for a while, it finally understood what Nangong Suhao meant.
Without saying a word, it pecked at Nangong Suhao's calf.
Nangong Suhao, who was prepared, moved his foot forward a step when the Vermillion Bird's beak was about to peck his calf. The Vermilion Bird pecked in the air and fell to the ground with a mouthful of mud.
"Puchi~" Nangong Suhao couldn't help laughing out loud.
He had been pecked several times by Suzaku before. Although he was not injured, every time he was pecked, he felt as if he was burned by 200 degrees of heat. What's more, this guy Suzaku wanted to build a nest on his head, messing up his black hair.
"Puh~" Suzaku spat out the mud on his beak and said angrily, "If you're a man, you can fight me fair and square."
At the same time, Nangong Chenyu sent a message to Nangong Suhao: [Brother, although Suzaku has recognized you as its master, the contract you signed with Suzaku is an equal contract. The equal contract does not impose much constraints on the contracted beast, and both parties can terminate the contract on their own. 】
[Suzaku’s half-life fire—Nanming Lihuo.] Everything can be burned, and its power is infinite. You'd better live in peace with Suzaku and treat it as a friend. It can not only help you fight, but also help you refine weapons. 】
Nangong Suhao nodded to Nangong Chenyu imperceptibly.
"I give up." Nangong Suhao said calmly.
Zhuque was dumbfounded: "We haven't even fought yet, why are you admitting defeat?"
"You are my contracted beast. If I can't beat you and accidentally use the contract to restrain you, wouldn't you be at a disadvantage?"
Nangong Suhao is not stupid, how could he seek trouble for himself? He knew clearly that he was no match for Suzaku, otherwise he would not have been chased and pecked by Suzaku just now.
The Vermilion Bird's eyes, as big as green beans, widened wide. What kind of a terrible master did it recognize?
Normally, when a cultivator hears that his contracted beast is a divine beast, shouldn’t he worship it?
Why does its owner still hold a grudge and play tricks on it?
I always have a bad feeling!
Is it too late for it to terminate the contract now?
"I know you are very capable. From now on, my safety will be in your hands." Nangong Suhao handed a piece of roasted meat to Zhuque and complimented it.
Zhuque was still doubting himself, but he was flattered by the words "You are awesome!" He followed Nangong Suhao's words unconsciously, without realizing that he was being led into a ditch by Nangong Suhao.
"You have some good eyesight." After swallowing the barbecue, Suzaku boasted: "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I guarantee that no one can hurt you."
"No one can hurt me?" Nangong Suhao looked doubtful. "Your current level should be the same as my cultivation level, right? In this world, there are countless cultivators with higher cultivation levels than me."
"It seems that you don't know your contracted beast at all." Suzaku looked up at the grill: "I want to eat barbecue."
Nangong Suhao took the opportunity to put forward a condition: "I can have as much barbecue as you want, but you have to listen to me in the future."
Zhuque's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded impatiently, "It's a deal. I'll listen to you from now on. There's plenty of barbecue for you."
Nangong Suhao thought he had successfully controlled Suzaku, and happily cast a smug look towards Jun Han and Nangong Chenyu. Look, I took care of Suzaku on my own without your intervention.
Nangong Chenyu and Jun Han looked at each other and smiled without saying anything.
Next, Nangong Suhao grilled the meat alone, while Nangong Chenyu, Jun Han and Zhuque were responsible for eating.
After Nangong Chenyu and Jun Han had eaten their fill, Zhuque was still looking at Nangong Suhao eagerly.
"Master, you said there would be plenty of barbecue, but I'm not full yet."
Nangong Suhao glanced at the empty basin, and then at the Suzaku that weighed only one pound. Such a big pot of monster meat has been roasted, but Zhuque still wants to eat more!
"Are you sure you can still eat?"
Zhuque stretched out a wing and pointed at the basin of monster meat: "I can finish three more basins."
"Can you really eat three bowls of rice?" Nangong Suhao asked, knocking on the bowl.
"It must be possible."
If he wasn't afraid of scaring Nangong Suhao, Zhuque would have wanted to say more.
Nangong Suhao was a little bit unconvinced. He looked at Jun Han and Nangong Chenyu and asked them through voice transmission: [Is what Shao Su said true? 】
Thinking of the legend about the four spirits of heaven and earth that he had read in ancient books, Jun Han replied: [It probably didn't tell the truth. 】
Nangong Suhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, he heard Nangong Chenyu say: [It can eat more. 】
Jun Han nodded in agreement.
Nangong Suhao: "..."
Doesn't he have to grill three more pots of barbecue now?
Fuck, it feels like we’re back to the time before we started bragging.
"I'm fine anyway, so I can help you deal with the monster." Nangong Chenyu patted Nangong Suhao's shoulder.
"I'm going to the back hill to collect firewood."
Jun Han stood up and walked out of the yard.
Nangong Suhao forced a stiff smile and shouted in his heart: Can you two listen to me, I didn't say I wanted to barbecue!
The happiest one was Suzaku.
By the time Nangong Suhao had fed Zhuque, he felt like he was about to be turned into a barbecue.
After tidying up the yard, Nangong Chenyu said, "Brother, Brother Jun, I will be in seclusion for a while to consolidate my cultivation."
“Take it and go into seclusion.” Nangong Suhao threw a Qiankun bag to Nangong Chenyu.
Nangong Chenyu subconsciously reached out to catch it and took a look with his spiritual sense. There were a dozen porcelain bottles and fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones in the Qiankun bag.
"I still have some pills here, but I haven't used the spirit stones you gave me last time."
"Just take it if you give it to me. Big brother has some left."
Nangong Suhao looks very wealthy.
"Xiao Yu, how long will you be in seclusion?" Jun Han asked.
Nangong Chenyu did not answer but asked: "Brother Jun, is there something wrong?"
Jun Han nodded: "The union ceremony between your elder brother and I will be held in three months." As Nangong Suhao's younger brother, he naturally hoped that Nangong Chenyu could attend and witness it.
"I will come out before your unification ceremony begins."
Nangong Chenyu felt that as the eldest brother's family member, should he prepare some dowry for him?
Suddenly I felt like I was marrying off my daughter!
How about preparing a set of women's clothes for big brother?
But my brother looks very aggressive, so women's clothes... can only be worn by Brother Jun. But Brother Jun looks very cool and would definitely not wear women's clothes.
Fortunately, Nangong Suhao didn’t know about Nangong Chenyu’s wild ideas, otherwise, when Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yishen held their union ceremony in the future, he would definitely give Nangong Chenyu eight or ten sets of women’s clothing.
Nangong Suhao asked: "Xiao Yu, do you know when Yisheng will be able to come out of seclusion?"
"He should be able to complete his foundation building before your union ceremony begins." Nangong Chenyu said, "If there is nothing else, I will go to the cave to retreat."
Nangong Suhao waved his hand: "Go!"
The Vermillion Bird flew up shakily and followed Nangong Chenyu.
Nangong Chenyu walked to the gate and stopped: "You are my eldest brother's contracted beast, why are you following me?"
Zhuque looked back at the two people who were discussing the marriage ceremony and said, "I don't want to stay and be a light bulb."
Nangong Chenyu asked in surprise: "Do you know what a light bulb is?"
"Of course I know!" Suzaku said with a look of "you ask me, you ask me" on his face: "If you don't know, I can explain it to you."
“No need.” Nangong Chenyu waved his hand: “If you don’t want to be a light bulb, you can stay in the spirit beast bag.”
What a devastating sentence! Zhuque doesn't want to stay in the spirit beast bag.
But without waiting for it to answer, Nangong Chenyu quickly reached out and grabbed its wings. Immediately afterwards, it turned into a red parabola and flew back.
“Ahhh~”
Nangong Chenyu walked out of the yard quickly.
In a secluded cave on the other side of Yunmiao Peak, the spiritual energy was so rich that it seemed to have condensed into liquid.
In the center of the training room, Ye Yishen sat cross-legged.
There were densely packed spirit stones placed around him. Some of the spirit stones have turned into ashes, while others are emitting a faint white light.
Spiritual energy floated out from the spirit stone and drilled into Ye Yisheng's body.
Nangong Chenyu, who walked into the training room, happened to see this scene. In just a moment, his brows furrowed.
Logically speaking, the spiritual energy in Yunmiao Peak is rich enough for Ye Yisheng to successfully build his foundation. Therefore, Ye Yisheng didn't need to take out the spirit stone and absorb the spiritual energy from it.
Nangong Chenyu sat cross-legged two meters away from Ye Yishen. Then he closed his eyes and carefully sensed the spiritual energy underground. Soon he discovered that the spiritual energy released by the underground spiritual veins was several times less than before.
He immediately released his spiritual sense to check what was going on.
It wasn't long before he had his answer.
It turns out that he was the culprit!
When he was going through a tribulation before, lightning and thunder cracked the ground, and the spiritual vein was right under those cracks. Rich spiritual energy came out directly from the crack. As one thing increases, the other decreases, and the spiritual energy in the cave where people practice cultivation naturally becomes thinner.
After finding the reason, Nangong Chenyu left the cave and went to close the cracks.
Soon after the crack was closed, with the guidance of Ye Yisheng's thoughts, the spiritual energy in the underground spiritual veins seemed to be awakened and began to slowly gather towards him.
The breeze blows gently and the grass and trees sway.
The air around Ye Yisheng began to flow, forming small air currents. These air currents gradually gathered into a vortex, wrapping him up in it.
He could clearly feel the spiritual energy flowing slowly along his meridians, bringing waves of numbness.
At the same time, he tried hard to compress the spiritual energy in his dantian, turning the gas into liquid.
Time seemed to slow down at this moment. Ye Yishen was immersed in the process of building his foundation and forgot the passage of time. His state of mind became more and more peaceful, and he reached a wonderful resonance with the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
With the continuous nourishment of spiritual energy, his body gradually underwent subtle changes. His skin became smoother and more delicate, and the teardrop mole at the corner of his eye made his facial features bright and attractive.
Nangong Chenyu felt dry in the mouth and his body was inexplicably hot after watching this.
Closing his eyes, he silently chanted the Heart Purification Mantra in his mind.
Only after the feeling of heat in his body disappeared did Nangong Chenyu leave and go to another training room.
After setting up the barrier, he flashed into the personal space.
Sensing his breath, the Divine Flame of Thunder left the Thunder Pool and flew in front of him.
“Don’t be impatient. Wait for me to temper my body for a month, and then I’ll contract you.” Nangong Chenyu said to Yan Lei Shen Yan.
The Thunder God Flame obviously understood what Nangong Chenyu said. It turned into a purple cloud and squatted on Nangong Chenyu's shoulder.
Nangong Chenyu walked to the edge of the thunder pool and saw purple and silver-white lightning jumping in it. He took off his clothes, leaving only his underwear, and stepped into the forbidden area.
He found a slightly higher place and sat cross-legged, with a faint spiritual energy fluctuating around him.
Taking a deep breath, he practiced the Body Refining Technique and slowly absorbed the thunder spiritual energy in the thunder pool into his body.
As the thunder spirit energy poured in, his skin began to glow with a faint golden light, as if he was covered with a layer of golden gauze. This is the effect of the body-refining technique. He is using the thunder aura to strengthen his body.
A tremendous force began to surge in his body. This force rushed through his meridians like a violent storm, constantly challenging the limits of his body.
Nangong Chenyu gritted his teeth and endured the impact of this force. He knew that only through such training could his physique be strengthened.
As time went by, Nangong Chenyu's body began to undergo subtle changes. His muscles became firmer and stronger, and his bones became harder.
He could even feel that every cell in his body was beating happily, as if cheering for the upcoming transformation.
During this process, Nangong Chenyu constantly adjusted his breathing and mentality. He knew that he couldn't relax or get distracted, otherwise all his efforts would be wasted.
He concentrated his will into a powerful force, which resonated with the spiritual energy in his body, and together they promoted the process of body refining.
As long as he successfully completes the first stage of body training, he will have eight-pack abs again.
Finally, after a long period of suffering and hardship, Nangong Chenyu's body made a slight "crack" sound. It seemed as if a mysterious power was completely stimulated in his body, and his body reached a new height at this moment.
Nangong Chenyu opened his eyes, with a sharp light flashing in them. He felt as if his body had been reborn, filled with infinite strength and vitality.
Now he has successfully completed the first stage of body refining, and his spiritual consciousness has recovered to the Nascent Soul stage.
The process of body training is not only an extreme challenge to the body, but also a profound tempering of the will. Only monks with real perseverance and determination can stand out in this process and become truly strong.
In his previous life, Nangong Chenyu’s combat power far exceeded that of his peers, and he was able to become the light of righteousness, partly because he had been cultivating his body.
After walking out of the forbidden area, Nangong Chenyu could see his eight-pack abdominal muscles just by looking down.
Among cultivators, apart from those who cultivate their physical body, few can develop eight-pack abdominal muscles. Nangong Chenyu was able to refine it in just one month, on the one hand because of the body-refining exercises, and on the other hand because of the effectiveness of the Thunder Pool.
After getting dressed, Nangong Chenyu said to Yan Lei Shen Yan who had been waiting for many days, "I'm going out for a while."
Arriving at the training room where Ye Yishen was, Nangong Chenyu checked on his condition. After confirming that it would take him at least another month to complete the foundation building, Nangong Chenyu entered the portable space with peace of mind.
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