6: Chapter 6 Obtaining the Bone-Forging Flower Again
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
A series of sounds echoed.
It was the commotion from Ji Yebai practicing Longevity Fist.
Deep in the mountain forest, beneath the morning sun.
Ji Yebai was shirtless, continuously practicing his fist technique.
Today was his third day in the mountains.
With the mountain spring water, he was able to hold out for an extra day.
Practicing the fist technique over and over made Ji Yebai's entire body steam with heat.
Beads of sweat popped out from his muscles, pitter-pattering onto the ground as he moved.
He finished his set.
Ji Yebai looked at the beads of sweat on his body and suddenly broke into a smile.
"The sweat no longer flows in streams but forms individual droplets; this means my body has recovered the health a normal person should have!"
A person's sweat can reflect their physical health.
Previously, Ji Yebai's sweat would come out in sticky streams with a heavy odor.
That was because of his years of office life—lots of sitting and little exercise.
Though he looked healthy, he had long been in a sub-healthy state.
Once he exercised, the sweat he released was pungent.
But over these past few days, as Ji Yebai continuously practiced Longevity Fist,
especially during these last three days,
he had been supplementing his body by boiling spirit ginseng in water.
Furthermore,
being in the mountains during the Spiritual Qi recovery, even if each practice of Longevity Fist only drew in a miniscule amount of Spiritual Qi, it was enough to restore Ji Yebai's previously sub-healthy body.
It was shifting toward a healthy state.
And now, sweating like rain in distinct droplets,
he felt transparent and refreshed all over once he perspired.
All of this indicated that Ji Yebai's body was changing for the better.
A good mood for the day starts in the morning.
After washing up at the mountain spring and changing his clothes, Ji Yebai set out once more to explore the forest.
And this time,
Ji Yebai clearly felt his body was more vibrant.
Even his stamina had significantly improved.
Moreover,
it wasn't just his stamina.
It seemed even his luck was improving along with his mood.
"bone-forging flower!"
"It's actually a bone-forging flower!!!"
Ji Yebai looked at the blood-red flower before him, instantly struck with surprise.
bone-forging flower!
A type of low-grade Spirit Medicine.
It wasn't particularly rare,
but its effects were delightful.
It could temper the human skeletal structure.
More importantly,
the bone-forging flower grew on a woody plant.
Once it matured, it could produce up to a thousand flowers at once.
One could say its yield was staggering.
It was also for this reason
that in his previous life, the price of bone-forging flowers didn't skyrocket to the heavens.
He still remembered in his past life,
someone had actually found ten bone-forging flower trees.
A single harvest yielded nearly ten thousand flowers.
The speed at which they earned money every year was unimaginable.
A single bone-forging flower sold for at least fifty thousand.
And the revenue from ten thousand flowers was at least five hundred million.
Although Martial Arts had emerged in his previous life,
this didn't mean that money was useless.
According to what Ji Yebai knew,
the person who owned those ten bone-forging flower trees relied on throwing money around to collect Heaven And Earth Treasures, continuously strengthening their Martial Arts cultivation.
In just three short years, they became a First-Class Martial Artist.
They dominated their region.
In his previous life,
Martial Arts had only been present for three years.
Though geniuses and opportunities were constant for all parties, those who could break through to the Innate realm were still very few.
Many factions had to dedicate their entire strength to supporting a single Martial Artist before an instance of breaking through to Innate occurred.
Even then,
there were few successes and many failures.
In over three years in his previous life,
the entire country had only produced nine Xiantian Experts.
Four from the Daoists, three from Buddhism, and two from the state.
Therefore, a First-Class Martial Artist was enough to dominate a region and deter any petty criminals.
"bone-forging flower, oh bone-forging flower, I didn't expect to run into you!"
Ji Yebai was filled with wonder.
His heart was even more excited.
With this bone-forging flower, he at least wouldn't have to worry about Spirit Medicine.
Although the bone-forging flower mostly tempered the bones,
one must realize that in the human body, the skeleton is the support frame.
Only when the support frame is stable can the power exerted be even stronger.
"One flower, two flowers, three flowers..."
Ji Yebai suppressed his excitement and began to count.
Fifteen flowers.
Including the unopened buds, there were fifteen in total.
Although the number was small,
Ji Yebai was already very satisfied.
This was just the beginning.
This bone-forging flower plant had clearly only recently become a spiritual plant.
In all likelihood, this was its first time blooming bone-forging flowers.
Among the blood-red flowers before him, only one was in full bloom; the rest were half-open buds.
These signs made Ji Yebai realize he had struck great luck.
"No!"
"I have to build a fence for it!"
Ji Yebai quickly calmed down.
The bone-forging flower was, after all, a spiritual plant.
It could easily attract wild beasts.
If he failed to watch over it and it was ruined by a beast, Ji Yebai wouldn't even have a place to go cry.
No sooner said than done.
Ji Yebai decisively searched the surroundings for suitable wood.
He soon found some withered branches and dragged them over to simply pile up a fence.
Fortunately,
the bone-forging flower tree was still small.
If it were taller, it would have been quite difficult to make a fence.
"Alright, this will do for now. When I go back to the city tomorrow, I'll buy some tools and build a proper fence!"
After a full half hour, Ji Yebai clapped his hands and stopped.
Seeing that the fence was sufficient for the time being, he was instantly satisfied.
Ji Yebai rested for a moment and continued walking forward.
The bone-forging flowers would still take some time to mature.
Only when white veins grew within the blood-red petals could they be considered mature.
Right now, they were merely blooming.
However, for the rest of the way,
Ji Yebai's luck wasn't as good.
After searching for half the day, he only found some wood ear mushrooms.
They were found on a dead tree trunk.
Damp moss covered the withered branches, giving rise to many wood ear mushrooms.
Ji Yebai planned to take them back to boil and eat.
What he found most regrettable was
that he let a wild pheasant get away.
A gray-necked wild pheasant.
Despite Ji Yebai being extremely careful, the pheasant still heard his movement and vanished into the bushes.
Wild pheasant meat was very delicious.
Ji Yebai hadn't eaten meat for three days.
"Sigh, what a shame, my meat!"
Ji Yebai felt a bit of regret.
If he had broken through to become a Third-rate Martial Artist, with Internal Energy born in his body and possessing divine strength, he probably could have crossed the distance in one pounce and caught the pheasant in his hand.
He wouldn't be like he was now, only able to watch it slip away.
That night.
Ji Yebai finished off the last of his food.
He slowly sat outside the cave.
The evening breeze blew gently.
Outside the cave was pitch black, with the moon hidden and the stars bright in the sky.
Looking up at the starry sky,
Ji Yebai's heart felt exceptionally peaceful.
In the short ten days since his Rebirth,
everything had gone remarkably smoothly.
Not only had he found a place to Cultivate, but he had also found Spirit Medicines for cultivation.
spirit ginseng, bone-forging flowers.
Everything was developing in a good direction.
"In this life, I will certainly be able to break through to the Innate realm and look down upon the world!"
Ji Yebai's eyes were bright as he reached out his right hand toward the night sky and slowly clenched his fist. His large fist was tight and seamless, as if he were grasping the entire world.
"If my root bone and Aptitude aren't enough, then I'll make up for it with time!!!"
"I will definitely succeed!"
Ji Yebai continuously steeled his resolve.