50: Chapter 5 Ninefold罡震

[Golden Body Medicinal Bath Formula: Use "golden scale grass" and "iron bone flower" as medicine and boil them into a decoction.

Soak the entire body before practicing Spear Techniques to allow the medicinal power to penetrate the skin and flesh, significantly accelerating the Skin Tempering process.]

Tempering the skin and flesh is not only achieved by relying on the internal flush of that trace of qi from the inside out; it can also be combined with specific medicinal baths for external tempering.

Combining internal and external methods often yields twice the result with half the effort.

This medicinal bath method is precisely the external tempering technique paired with the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art!

Qin Yan immediately searched for "iron bone flower" in the logistics department's database.

Information immediately appeared on the light screen: [iron bone flower, first grade spirit medicine, mild nature, primarily used for strengthening the foundation and nurturing the origin.

Strengthens muscles, bones, skin, and membranes; commonly used in low-level Body Tempering medicinal baths.

Exchange price: 1 academic credit/stalk.]

"The price is somewhat acceptable."

Qin Yan's heart settled slightly as he searched for "golden scale grass."

[golden scale grass, a rare species among first grade spirit medicines, fierce nature, containing a strange Sharp Gold Qi.

Not only can it greatly stimulate skin and flesh activity to accelerate tempering,

but it also has a slight probability of increasing the skin's natural resistance to sharp weapon attacks.

Exchange price: 9 academic credits/stalk!]

"9 academic credits for one stalk?!"

Seeing this price, Qin Yan couldn't help but suck in a cold breath.

The price of a single stalk of golden scale grass was almost equivalent to two first-grade qi and blood pills!

His hesitation lasted only a moment.

Thinking of Jingang's tyrannical strength, Sun Kong's provocative eyes, and the rankings and resources of the Monthly Exam that could not be lost...

Qin Yan's gaze became firm once again.

"You can't catch the wolf if you're unwilling to part with the child!

Investing now is for the sake of improving my strength faster.

To win more academic credits and resources! This money must be spent!"

Gritting his teeth, he entered the quantities on the exchange interface: 1 stalk of iron bone flower; 10 stalks of golden scale grass.

Confirm exchange!

Instantly, the academic credit balance on his bracelet's screen plummeted by 10, turning into a glaring "50."

"Money really flows out like water..."

After placing the order, all that was left was to wait.

The school's logistics department was extremely efficient; about fifteen minutes later, the villa's doorbell rang.

Qin Yan opened the door to see a sleek silver-white intelligent robot parked quietly at the entrance.

Its electronic eyes flickered with a blue light.

"Resident Qin Yan detected. The materials you exchanged have arrived.

Please perform fingerprint verification to unlock and collect them."

The robot emitted a synthesized electronic voice.

Qin Yan followed the instructions and pressed his thumb onto the sensor area extended by the robot.

"Verification passed. Items delivered. Wishing you smooth cultivation. Goodbye."

The robot's chest cavity slid open silently, revealing a sealed metal box.

After Qin Yan took out the box, it politely said a word and then turned to glide away nimbly.

Qin Yan carried the heavy metal box back to his room and opened it on the living room table.

The space inside the box was divided into two halves.

On one side, ten stalks of herbs with grayish-white leaves and a texture like fine bone fragments were neatly stacked; these were the iron bone flowers.

On the other side were ten stalks that were golden all over, with leaves shaped like fine scales.

These herbs emitted a faint, strange fragrance; these were the expensive golden scale grass.

"No wonder the iron bone flower is so cheap. Just looking at its appearance, it's far inferior to the golden scale grass."

Qin Yan picked up one iron bone flower and one golden scale grass for comparison and couldn't help but mutter.

The iron bone flower looked plain and unadorned, while the golden scale grass clearly exuded an extraordinary aura.

Those scale-like leaves even felt metallic, cold, and tough to the touch.

Without further delay, Qin Yan took one of each herb required for his first medicinal bath and went to the bathroom on the second floor.

Following the method recorded in the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art, he first filled the bathtub with hot water.

Then, he placed the golden scale grass and iron bone flower into a medicinal pot specifically used for boiling medicinal baths.

He added a small amount of clear water and started the heating function.

Soon, the medicinal pot began to bubble and boil, and a rich medicinal fragrance diffused through the air.

Once the medicinal liquid was thoroughly boiled, Qin Yan poured it into the bathtub filled with hot water.

In an instant, the entire tub of water was dyed a faint gold, with a few tiny golden specks of light floating on the surface.

Qin Yan shed his clothes and slowly stepped into the bathtub.

He completely submerged his body in the pale gold medicinal liquid, leaving only his mouth and nose out to breathe.

Initially, he only felt his skin enveloped by a warm medicinal power, which was exceptionally comfortable.

But soon, a series of stinging pains, like fine needle pricks, began to emanate from all over his body.

Under this subtle stinging pain, Qin Yan could clearly feel his skin and flesh seemingly coming to life.

They were greedily absorbing the essence of the medicinal liquid, bit by bit becoming tighter and tougher.

This was the effect of the Golden Body Medicinal Bath! Domineering and direct!

About fifteen minutes later, the color of the pale gold medicinal liquid in the bathtub had significantly faded, almost returning to the appearance of clear water.

Only a very few fine golden impurities had settled at the bottom of the tub.

The stinging and itchy sensations throughout his body receded like a tide, replaced by an indescribable feeling of lightness and fullness.

Qin Yan knew that the medicinal power of this tub of medicinal bath had been mostly absorbed by him.

He stood up from the bathtub and dried his body.

Facing the mirror in the bathroom, he carefully observed his body.

His skin seemed to have become tighter, faintly glowing with a healthy luster.

Clenching his fists, the muscle lines in his arms also seemed a bit more defined, containing stronger power than before.

"The results are immediate!"

A flash of joy crossed Qin Yan's eyes.

Without any pause, he changed into dry training clothes and went straight to the exclusive martial arts room on the third floor.

"Buzz—"

He gripped the long spear and gave his wrist a shake, producing a clear, high-pitched buzz.

Immediately, he began to practice the routines of the Skin and Flesh Chapter of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear.

As the Spear Technique unfolded, Qin Yan could clearly feel that today was vastly different from before!

On the spear tip, that wisp of pale gold spear force seemed to have condensed slightly, and the sharp edge it brought when swung was even more intense.

More noticeably, a very thin, pale gold halo naturally emerged around his body—this was the "Golden Body Counter-Shock Astral Qi" produced after the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art reached a certain level of proficiency!

Although it was still very weak and far from forming an effective defense or counter-shock, the signs had already appeared.

A Body Tempering Martial Art's value lies not only in tempering the body itself; it is also an extremely powerful combat martial art!

The Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear was exactly like this.

It was not just a training method, but also a fighting method.

According to the martial art's records, in the three major realms of Skin and Flesh, Bone Forging, and Blood Refining, each corresponds to a powerful killing move.

The move corresponding to the first grade Skin and Flesh realm was named—Ninefold Gale Tremor!

The essence of this move lay in

being able to instantly transform the "Golden Body Counter-Shock Astral Qi" into highly destructive "Spear Aura," which would then be thrust out with the long spear.