Chapter 6 Refining Muscles and Bones
"Ding! The host has not cultivated for one night and has gained one opportunity to cleanse his bones and muscles!"
As dawn broke and a ray of reddish-brown sunlight slowly emerged from the east, Chen Zhou was no longer sleepy.
"What kind of weird system is this? Making such a loud noise so early in the morning, is it afraid I'll become too powerful if I slack off?" Chen Zhou muttered to himself, wondering if this was the legendary case of things going to extremes and then reversing.
This system is so overpowered that it has this setting: the volume is turned up to the maximum, making it impossible for anyone to rest or slack off properly, thus slowing down cultivation.
But is Chen Zhou someone who can be easily disturbed?
"Hmph! When it comes to sleeping, no one here can compare to me!" After saying that, Chen Zhou lay down on the bed again, closed his eyes, and continued to sleep.
At this moment, Chen Zhou's body underwent a subtle change. His muscles and bones became stronger and stronger, and slowly, they began to shed their outer skin until all his muscles and bones became crystal clear.
The changes gradually came to an end, but Chen Zhou was completely unaware of them, as he was lost in a beautiful dream.
To Chen Zhou's utter surprise, his entire body was now covered in layers of black residue, the contents of his body expelled during the recent body cleansing.
Just as Chen Zhou was lost in his sleep, the voice from the system never stopped.
"Ding! Host has not cultivated for one minute, Qi and Blood Value +2!"
"Ding! Host has not cultivated for one minute, Qi and Blood Value +2!"
...
This sound would occur almost every minute and never stop, as long as he was resting, sleeping, or being lazy. Chen Zhou finally managed to fall asleep despite the sound.
A sudden shout abruptly pulled Chen Zhou back from his sleep.
"Chen Zhou! Master's sermon is about to begin, and you're still sleeping?" Jiang Ying angrily kicked open Chen Zhou's wooden door, her voice echoing throughout the room.
Jiang Ying waited for Chen Zhou at the entrance of the place where her master was giving a sermon, but the boy was late. It was about to start and he still hadn't shown up. Naturally, she was furious and almost dragged Chen Zhou away.
I was originally planning to properly thank this junior brother today.
There is absolutely no need for that now.
Chen Zhou had not experienced any major hardships, so being woken up by such a sudden shout just as he was about to fall asleep naturally startled him, and he immediately jumped out of bed.
"What? Master is giving a sermon today?" Chen Zhou mumbled, his mind already racing.
Normally, I can attend other elders' sermons whenever I want, but I never dare to miss my master's sermons!
"Ah! What the hell?" As soon as Chen Zhou sat up and faced Jiang Ying, Jiang Ying screamed and ran out.
"What the hell?! Come quick, catch this ghost!" Jiang Ying screamed as she ran straight out of Chen Zhou's house.
Chen Zhou then slowly came to his senses.
What's going on?
Chen Zhou raised his hand and looked at his exposed skin.
What is this?
All that could be seen were layers of black, sticky substance clinging to his body, so much so that it was also stuck to various parts of the bed, covering every surface his body had come into contact with.
Needless to say, Chen Zhou's face was covered in these things as well.
Chen Zhou cursed under his breath, and without saying a word, he walked straight to the courtyard, picked up a bucket of water, and poured it on himself.
After cleaning his body, Chen Zhou didn't know how much time had passed before he lifted his leg and started running.
At this moment, Chen Zhou's speed had far surpassed what it had been before.
"I'm so fast? I feel like I'm flying!" Chen Zhou thought as he ran, feeling incredibly comfortable.
Especially after washing away those black grime.
He felt that his body had undergone tremendous changes.
"Could this be the effect of the physical training this morning?"
Chen Zhou had no time to think further; he had already arrived at the place where the Third Elder was preaching.
Without a doubt, the preaching has begun.
The Third Elder sat cross-legged on a futon with his eyes closed, while the disciples below him sat cross-legged on the ground, their movements almost identical to the Third Elder's.
The Third Elder sensed Chen Zhou's arrival, slowly opened his eyes, and looked the late Chen Zhou up and down.
Something seems different now.
At the Third Elder's signal, Chen Zhou quickly found an empty space, immediately sat down cross-legged, and as he passed Jiang Ying, she opened her eyes and looked at him with a look of horror.
"Ding! Host has not cultivated for one minute, Qi and Blood Value +2!"
"Ding! Host has not cultivated for one minute, Qi and Blood Value +2!"
As soon as Chen Zhou sat down, the system's voice came again.
As expected of the ultimate lazy bum system!
There was no notification sound when I was running, but the notification sound came as soon as I sat down, before I even realized I had been slacking off.
Just as Chen Zhou nodded to indicate his satisfaction with the system, the system spoke again.
"Ding! The host has passed the first level of bone and tendon refinement and has officially begun to improve their root bone value!"
"Ding! Host has not cultivated for one minute, Root Bone Value +1!"
Wow?
Chen Zhou was overjoyed. There were new features?
Root bone value?
Does this mean that I can not only improve my Qi and Blood value, but now I can also improve my Root Bone value?
In other words, can you now get double the reward for slacking off?
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