25: "Eight Pillars Carrying the Mountain" (asking for monthly tickets and follow-up reading)

Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Then, with a shift of his thoughts, he suddenly understood.

"Killed a human demon who just broke through the Three Realms, Luck points +10."

The tiger tally showed the kill record from yesterday.

There was such an entry!

Chen Yuan, after a night of fighting, only now remembered it.

It was the one in Yunlu County.

The Divine Ability's true intent he left behind had achieved success.

It was an unexpected pleasant surprise!

It seemed his guess was correct; the Feixian Sect still had a hidden piece there, and the overt branch was just a visible one.

His choice not to act rashly at that time was the right one.

Now that this demon was dead, the situation there should be resolved, and those common people would soon be able to return to their hometowns.

Feeling slightly relieved, Chen Yuan let out a long breath, set these thoughts aside, and focused his eyes.

Then, a golden light emerged within them.

Fundamental diagrams manifested and flowed within the small space of his eyes.

After wandering for a moment, Chen Yuan's eyes fixed.

A fundamental diagram of a Divine Ability was held steady.

This Divine Ability, named Mountain Carrying, was a technique for moving mountains, embodying the meaning of shifting mountains.

For a mere martial artist to carry mountains and chase the sun, how magnificent!

It also perfectly suited the method of a Patrolling Mountain Commandant!

Chen Yuan quickly decided to choose it as his first Divine Ability.

The next second, a point of Sword Qi in his eyes shattered the golden light.

This fundamental diagram immediately transformed into scattered stars, shooting out from his eyes like meteors, converging at his Mud Pill Palace, and then, passing through the Twelve-Storied Pagoda, rushing directly towards his limbs and bones.

Chen Yuan closed his eyes and looked inward, only to see golden specks of light flying into the numerous Profound Apertures throughout his body.

Like lighting candles, they illuminated a full thirty-six Profound Apertures within the dark water of his Physical Body.

This was the fundamental operational diagram!

Immediately after, a piece of information appeared in Chen Yuan's mind.

A Divine Ability refinement method titled "Eight Pillars of Mountain Carrying"!

As Chen Yuan's consciousness flowed, he quickly understood the essentials of this method.

The Eight Pillars referred to the eight strength pillars of the Physical Body: both hands, both feet, cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, sacrum, coccyx, and skull.

By refining these eight pillars, one could stimulate the thirty-six acupuncture points throughout the body to achieve Major Achievement in the Divine Ability.

The first step to mastering this Divine Ability was to cultivate this method to Perfection.

Chen Yuan, without hesitation, invested all his remaining Luck points into this "Eight Pillars of Mountain Carrying" method.

The next second, his Dantian hummed with Sword Qi.

Waves of Sword Qi's true intent surged from his Dantian, washing over the great Dragon along his back.

Starting from the coccyx.

Soon, a series of teeth-grinding bone-creaking sounds began.

It seemed like the sound of countless blades and swords scraping against bone.

Chen Yuan felt as if thousands of needles were pricking the great Dragon along his back.

That sudden surge of intense, exhilarating pain almost made him cry out for a moment.

At this moment, his face twisted, his muscles twitched slightly, and he gritted his teeth tightly, forcibly enduring it.

He knew very well that if he let out that breath, the effect would be greatly diminished.

And this process seemed extremely long.

When that intense needle-pricking sensation receded like a tide, Chen Yuan was completely soaked.

He was drenched in sweat.

Because it wasn't a gradual progression but an immediate allocation of points, the pain surged in, almost causing him to lose his composure.

He immediately checked the progress of this method.

"Eight Pillars of Mountain Carrying"

"Tail Pillar: Thirty-four percent."

"Chest Pillar: Zero."

"Neck Pillar: Zero."

"..."

Upon seeing this, Chen Yuan felt that the Divine Ability method was a long and arduous journey.

However, on second thought, he couldn't help but smile.

He was too greedy.

No one else could catch up to his cultivation speed.

Staying steady was the real key.

At least he had a good start.

He smiled and got up.

He had worked up a sweat and needed a bath.

He looked at the sky outside; the sun was directly overhead.

It seemed not much time had passed.

Thinking this, he opened the door.

He found that the house and courtyard were indeed much cleaner.

His gaze couldn't help but search for the two little ones.

Soon, he saw them in the small courtyard outside the house.

He saw a white fox hiding in the crevice of the rockery in the greenish pond outside, where lotus leaves floated, licking its white fur.

And the Golden Flower Squirrel, with its belly up, floated in the center of the water.

It occasionally rubbed its belly and feet with its two furry paws.

How leisurely!

Such a vivid and interesting scene brought a touch of color to Chen Yuan's eyes, and his lips couldn't help but curl upwards.

He was too lonely in this world; it seemed good to have these two little ones accompanying him to relieve boredom.

This thought stirred in his heart.

Then, he called out.

The two little ones reacted differently.

The white fox seemed afraid of being seen, shrinking into the rockery, and after a few seconds, it poked its head out from the rockery, moving its steps towards Chen Yuan.

And the Little Squirrel, with a flip, then paddled the water with its two paws and climbed ashore.

Its body shook, and the water on its fur was completely shaken off.

Then it hopped and skipped to Chen Yuan's front.

Then, it chirped, gesturing with its paws, pointing to the courtyard and inside the house, making a sucking motion with its mouth.

It seemed to be saying, "Look how clean I've made the courtyard."

Chen Yuan squatted down, stroked the two little ones, and said with a smile:

"Well done!"

"I, your lord, always reward and punish fairly. If you do well, there will be rewards."

"You two little ones, you've just gained spiritual intelligence and need to cultivate, but with no one to guide you, you can only associate with wild beasts in the mountains. Are you willing to follow me and cultivate by my side?"

After speaking, he looked at the two little ones with a beaming smile.

The Little Squirrel listened, its black eyes looking bewildered.

The white fox, upon hearing, immediately prostrated itself on the ground, like a human.

It made whimpering sounds.

Seeing the Little Squirrel still standing there foolishly, it urged it.

Only then did the Little Squirrel raise its paw and lie down.

It was both funny and frustrating.

Seeing that both little ones were willing, Chen Yuan immediately named them.

He stroked the white fox's head,

"From now on, you shall be called Little White."

Then to the Little Squirrel,

"And you, you shall be called Little Flower."

The white fox immediately kowtowed upon hearing this.

And the Little Squirrel chirped happily, then smoothly jumped onto Chen Yuan's shoulder.

To show closeness!

Chen Yuan burst into hearty laughter.

.......

At this moment, two women walked through the alley outside the door.

Behind them, a boy with braided hair and a girl were following, eating green pastries.

One of the women was wearing a white home-repairing ru-shirt and a blue floral cloth headscarf, who was Chen Yuan's neighbor, the widow Ping Jie.

The other woman was wearing a gray ru-skirt, with a wooden hairpin in her hair, and carrying a basket filled with some pastries.

"Ping Jie, times are tough, and you're a refugee. You should save your money and food. Why buy these expensive pastries from the pastry shop? Isn't that a waste of money?" Ping Jie couldn't help but say to the woman.

She was somewhat confused.

The woman smiled slightly, about to speak.

A child's voice opened from behind:

"Mom, this pastry is so delicious, please buy some for me too,"

Tiger Cub, who was behind them, was sucking his finger, saying eagerly.

(PS: Thanks to "Qiong Zhu" for the 100-point reward. Also, if you want supporting characters, go to the book review section and write the character profiles you want. The author will consider suitable ones!)