Chapter 5: Leather Refining Mastery (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

More than half a month has passed since I accepted Xu Yan as my disciple and taught him the martial arts I made up.

The past half month has been the most comfortable life for Li Xuan since he traveled through time. He has his disciples serving him every day, and he doesn't have to cook, feed the chickens, grow vegetables, etc.

Every day I either sleep, wander around the village, or lie on a chair, leisurely.

There is only one piece of Nine-Leaf Yuanzhi left, so I will stew it and eat it today.

Li Xuan sighed that the Nine-Leaf Yuanzhi was indeed a rare precious medicine, and the effect was really great. Over the past half month, he could clearly feel the changes in his body.

My spirits have improved, my eyesight has improved, my body has become much stronger, and my strength has increased.

"Is it going to be too nutritious to stew thousand-year-old mountain ginseng tomorrow?"

Li Xuan lay in the chair, muttering to himself.

"Thousand-year-old mountain ginseng is different. How about keeping it as a treasure?"

He turned his head to take a look at Xu Yan who was practicing horse stance, and felt a little confused.

"It's been more than half a month, how can he keep his composure? He is not impatient and has a calm temperament, which is good, but it's a pity that his brain is not very good."

"That's good too. The calmer he is, the better it is for me... But it's been more than half a month, and he hasn't achieved anything through cultivation. And he doesn't even have any questions?"

Li Xuan was very surprised.

"When we eat, ask him if he has any questions. I will fulfill my responsibility as a teacher."

"Let me think about how to make up a story to fool him."

Li Xuan was thinking about how to make his story more plausible, how to comfort Xu Yan, how to encourage him to keep going...

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"I have finally mastered the leather refining!"

While practicing, Xu Yan felt his blood and energy surge throughout his body, his membranes tightened, and then relaxed. At this moment, he felt a great improvement.

Skin refining is a success! "Master is right. We should not be impatient in cultivation. We should combine work and rest."

"I take time every day to cook, feed chickens, grow vegetables, and even catch game for snacks. It seems that I have less time for cultivation, but after relaxing, my state of mind is completely different. I can actually cultivate faster and more easily!"

"Master's realm is really too high!"

Xu Yan was amazed.

The master is indeed a hidden master. Every word, action, and little advice from him has benefited him a lot.

Glancing at Li Xuan lying on the chair, Xu Yan's eyes revealed envy and yearning.

"When will I be able to reach the level of my master? He may seem ordinary, but he is a true master.

“Perhaps this is what Master once said, returning to simplicity and nature, close to the Tao?”

"I can't be too ambitious. I have to keep my feet on the ground. One day, I will become a strong man like Master!"

Xu Yan was thinking about it in his mind and encouraging himself.

"In less than twenty days, I have mastered the skin refining, and I am only one step away from perfection. In three to five days at most, I can complete the skin refining and then start the bone refining."

"After I finish refining the skin, I will ask Master about the details of refining the bones."

"Master said that the ancient geniuses completed skin refining in five days. Although I can't compare with them, I can complete skin refining in less than a month. It should be pretty good, right?"

Xu Yan looked at the time and it was time to cook.

So he finished his practice, went to the chicken coop, caught a chicken, slaughtered it and stewed it with Nine-Leaf Yuanzhi.

I eat one piece of Nine-Leaf Yuanzhi every day, and now there is only one piece left.

While killing the chicken, Xu Yan suddenly had an idea.

"Master said that when the skin is refined to perfection, it is difficult for ordinary people to be injured by swords and knives. Why not give it a try? I will scratch it lightly and see."

Xu Yan held the kitchen knife and cut his arm.

He was a martial artist who had mastered the art of skin refining, so he was naturally not an ordinary person. Therefore, when he made the cut, he did not mobilize his qi and blood, nor did he use much strength.

It is the power of ordinary people.

The blade scratched across his arm, leaving only a faint white mark, and it quickly recovered!

"Is this the defensive power of the Great Leather Refining Master?"

Xu Yan was extremely excited. Although he did not use much force with this cut, he was able to easily rip open the chicken's belly. If an ordinary person was cut by this, his flesh would be torn apart and the wound would penetrate deep into the bone.

However, it couldn't leave even a scratch on his skin.

"It's just as Master said. After the skin is refined, it's hard to be hurt by ordinary swords and knives!"

Xu Yan was even more looking forward to the upcoming bone refining and even internal organ refining.

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"You have been able to remain calm and composed these days, and not be arrogant or impatient. Your teacher is very pleased."

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During the meal, Li Xuan spoke carefully.

"Master, I understand. I must avoid arrogance and impatience and stay calm!"

Xu Yan said respectfully.

I was glad that I was not impatient and kept my composure, which left a good impression on my master.

"After practicing for such a long time, Xu Yan seems calm and steady, but he must be anxious inside. Comfort him and let him hold on. Now that things have come to this, we can only continue to fool him."

Li Xuan muttered to himself, and then he said, "On the path of cultivation, persistence, firm will, and calmness are important. It is not advisable to rush for quick success. You must remember this."

"Yes, Master, I will definitely keep your teachings in mind!"

Xu Yan nodded solemnly.

But in his heart, he suddenly realized, "I have mastered the skin refining. Master must be afraid that I will be too eager for quick results and start refining the bones in a hurry without a solid foundation."

"Even if I have perfected my skin refining, I still need to be more solid before refining my bones. I can't be impatient and leave the impression that I am impatient to my master."

Xu Yan warned himself in his heart that he should not forget himself and become complacent because of his improved strength! Li Xuan didn't know that Xu Yan had already made up his mind about what he said, and he didn't know that Xu Yan not only sensed the blood, but also had already mastered the skin refining.

Seeing Xu Yan listening so well, he felt relieved.

"This disciple is a very honest person, but he is not smart enough. He only met me. If he met anyone else, I'm afraid he would be deceived and his family would be ruined!"

"It's a pity that I'm not a hermit master, otherwise it would be a gratifying thing to accept such a respectful and sensible disciple."

Li Xuan felt emotional.

Then he said, "Master knows that you must have accumulated some questions in your cultivation. Master can answer them for you now."

Xu Yan perked up and looked excited.

"Master knew that I was about to undergo bone refining and must have some questions about it. Master first warned me not to be impatient and to be calm and composed, and then answered my questions. This not only calmed my impatient heart, but also helped me understand the matter of bone refining."

The more I think about it, the more I feel that every word of Master is full of profound meaning and is teaching me.

"Master, I have no doubts about the method of refining the skin. I want to ask about refining the bones. Is there any particular requirement for the blood and qi to penetrate into the bones and constantly refine and temper the bones?"

"At what point can bone refining be considered complete?"

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When Xu Yan asked questions about bone refining, Li Xuan was stunned. The excuses he had prepared in advance were all some nonsense about Qi and blood sensing and skin refining stages.

He never expected that Xu Yan would ask about the method of bone refining. He hadn't prepared any nonsense words about bone refining in advance!

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