128: Chapter 128 Sea Spirit Ginseng Body Refinement

It had been two days since he returned to the deserted island.

Lin Xuan sat cross-legged in the rocky cave, watching the waves outside beat against the sandy beach time and again, finally feeling a bit more at ease.

Thinking back to the encounter from two days ago still sent a shiver down his spine.

A Tier 3 Demonic Beast.

That thing was at least Tier 3.

As a minor Cultivator at Qi Refining Level 6, no one would believe he had managed to escape from the jaws of such an existence.

It was all thanks to the God-Speed Talisman.

It was all thanks to the cloud-piercing shuttle.

Along with a little bit of luck and the fact that they were far enough apart.

Lin Xuan lowered his head and looked at the cloud-piercing shuttle resting on his knees.

The cracks on the shuttle's body were slightly lighter than yesterday; after being nurtured in his Dantian for two days, it was recovering quite well. However, to fully restore it to its original state, it would probably take another three or four days.

There was no rushing it.

He took out a peiyuan pill from his Storage Pouch, swallowed it, closed his eyes, and circulated the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder Art, guiding the medicinal power to slowly flow through his Meridians.

Spiritual energy accumulated bit by bit.

The efficiency was still low.

The concentration of Spiritual Qi here was much worse than in the Sect; cultivating for two hours was only equivalent to about an hour and a half before.

After cultivating for two hours, Lin Xuan opened his eyes, feeling the spiritual energy in his Dantian become a bit more abundant.

He stood up, stretched his muscles and bones, and walked to the cave entrance.

The Herb-Seeking Mouse was squatting on the rock at the cave entrance, its ears pricked up, warily watching the surroundings.

After two days of adaptation, the little guy was no longer as nervous as when it first arrived. Although its fur would still stand on end from time to time, at least it would no longer huddle in his chest, too afraid to come out.

"Is there any movement?" Lin Xuan squatted down and patted its head.

The Herb-Seeking Mouse squeaked and shook its head.

Meaning "no."

The Pangolin also crawled out of the ground, nodded at Lin Xuan, and then lay on the ground with its eyes half-open, wearing an expression that said, "I didn't find anything either."

Lin Xuan smiled, took out a few Medicinal Pills from his Storage Pouch, and fed them to the two little guys.

Then he returned to the depths of the rocky cave, sat cross-legged, with two jade boxes placed in front of him.

One large sea spirit ginseng and one medium-sized one.

The large one was golden all over, its scale patterns clearly visible, with a small pale purple sprout emerging from the top.

The medium-sized one was slightly lighter in color, with a hint of green showing through the gold.

Lin Xuan stared at the two sea spirit ginsengs for a moment, having made up his mind.

He would keep the large one for later.

He would consume the medium-sized one first.

He reached out to pick up the jade box containing the medium-sized sea spirit ginseng and opened the lid.

A faint medicinal fragrance drifted from the box, carrying a fishy sea smell, but it wasn't unpleasant; instead, it had an indescribable freshness, like sea breeze mixed with the scent of vegetation.

Lin Xuan took a deep breath, took the sea spirit ginseng out of the box, and held it in his palm.

The ginseng body was about the length of an adult's pinky finger, pale gold all over, its surface covered in fine, scale-like patterns, reflecting a soft glow under the dim light of the rocky cave.

He was in no hurry to consume it.

Instead, he closed his eyes first and circulated the Thunder Body Refining Technique for three full cycles.

The Thunder Spiritual Energy slowly circulated through his Meridians, adjusting his muscles, bones, and internal organs to their optimal state.

Then, he placed the sea spirit ginseng into his mouth.

When the ginseng entered his mouth, it initially felt as warm and smooth as jade, with a hint of mild sweetness.

But after three breaths—

A violent surge of vitality exploded in his abdomen!

It didn't feel like consuming a Spirit Medicine, but more like swallowing a tsunami!

The majestic medicinal power surged from his abdomen like raging waves, rushing towards his limbs, bones, and internal organs!

His Meridians swelled with pain!

His bones creaked and rattled!

His muscles felt as if they were being pricked by countless needles at the same time!

Lin Xuan clenched his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, as sweat instantly drenched the back of his clothes.

It hurt.

It hurt like hell.

But he did not stop.

Guiding the violent medicinal power, he followed the circulation path of the fourth layer of the Thunder Body Refining Technique, "Thunder Tempering of the Five Viscera," allowing it to seep bit by bit into his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.

The Thunder Spiritual Energy rumbled within his body, intertwining with the medicinal power of the sea spirit ginseng.

One was fierce and overbearing, while the other was gentle and continuous.

It was like a collision of ice and fire.

Every collision increased the strength of his internal organs by a fraction.

Lin Xuan could clearly feel his heart beating more powerfully, his lungs breathing deeper and more steadily, his liver's detoxification capacity strengthening, his spleen's transport and transformation function improving, and his kidneys' essence-qi filling up.

Under the guidance of the Thunder Spiritual Energy, the power of the Five Elements began to rotate slowly.

The heart belongs to Fire, its beating rhythm carrying a burning heat.

The liver belongs to Wood, its growth power carrying vitality.

The spleen belongs to Earth, its transport function carrying heavy depth.

The lungs belong to Metal, the rhythm of breathing carrying sharpness.

The kidneys belong to Water, the abundance of essence-qi carrying moisture.

The five powers, which originally operated independently, began to slowly draw closer and merge under the tempering of the sea spirit ginseng's medicinal power.

Lin Xuan grit his teeth, circulating his Cultivation Technique without a single moment of pause.

Time passed bit by bit.

The light outside the cave turned from bright to dim, and then from dim to bright again.

A day and a night.

He had cultivated for a whole day and night.

The Herb-Seeking Mouse squatted at the cave entrance, not going in to disturb him.

The Pangolin lay outside the cave entrance, warily watching the surroundings.

Early the next morning, just as dawn was breaking—

A sound like the beating of a drum suddenly echoed from within Lin Xuan's body.

"Dong— Dong— Dong—"

It wasn't a heartbeat.

It was the Resonance of the Five Viscera.

The heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys—the five organs resonated at the same moment. The sound wasn't loud, but its penetrating power was extremely strong, causing even the Pangolin lying at the cave entrance to lift its head and peer curiously into the cave.

Lin Xuan opened his eyes.

Purple lightning flashed and vanished in his eyes, and thunder patterns faintly circulated deep within his pupils.

He looked down at his hands.

Beneath his skin, pale purple thunder light could be faintly seen wandering, as if tiny thunder snakes were weaving through his blood vessels.

He had broken through.

Middle Stage of Body Refining Level 5.

He took a deep breath and stood up.

A series of crackling sounds echoed throughout his entire body, his bones making crisp noises as if they had been rearranged.

Lin Xuan walked to the rock wall and clenched his right fist. Without circulating his spiritual energy, relying solely on the power of his Physical Body, he punched out!

"Boom!"

The stone wall shook, and shattered rocks flew in all directions.

A fist-deep crater appeared on the rock wall, with cracks spreading outward like a spiderweb, extending up to three feet away.

Lin Xuan withdrew his fist and looked at the marks on his knuckles.

There were only a few faint white marks.

Not even the skin was broken.

He nodded in satisfaction.

At the Middle Stage of Body Refining Level 5, the strength of his Physical Body had improved by a large margin compared to before.

If he were to encounter that Electric Eel again now, he could definitely kill it without taking any damage.

Lin Xuan took out the startling thunder whip from his Storage Pouch, held it in his hand, and poured Thunder Spiritual Energy into it.

The thunder patterns on the whip's body suddenly lit up, and electric light crackled loudly. The entire whip was like a living thunder snake, whipping a blinding arc of light through the air.

He cracked the whip.

"Crack!"

The air was whipped to the point of exploding, letting out a sharp, booming sound.

The tip of the whip swept across the rock wall, leaving a deep whip mark about an inch deep, with scorched black burn marks along the edges.

Its power had increased by at least thirty percent.

Lin Xuan withdrew the startling thunder whip and tested the Thunder Flash Step again.

With a thought, his figure turned into a pale purple afterimage, teleporting from one end of the rocky cave to the other.

The distance was about seventy to eighty feet.

It was nearly twice as far as before.

His speed was also much faster; almost at the same moment he disappeared from his original spot, he appeared at the other end.

Changing directions no longer had the previous feeling of sluggishness, flowing as smoothly as a real bolt of lightning.

Lin Xuan halted, the corners of his mouth curving up slightly.

The effects of the sea spirit ginseng were even better than he had anticipated.