Zi Linling felt an itch all over her body, as if thousands of ants were gnawing at her. Yet, she gritted her teeth and endured.
Within just two quarters of an hour, her body was already drenched in sweat.
Huang Yi watched Zi Linling's trembling form, her eyes filled with worry and heartache.
Her current master was merely a twelve-year-old girl. How much willpower did it take to endure without a sound?
Yi Ran also revealed herself, her hands clenched in worry.
After her battle with Ye Lingyuan, she had returned directly to the Goddess's Palace. She had not appeared until now, fearing she would disturb Zi Linling's alchemy.
As the spirit of the Goddess's Palace, nothing within it could be hidden from Yi Ran.
Not long ago, a powerful soul force had directly breached the palace's restrictions, startling Yi Ran.
When she sensed this potent soul force originating from Zi Linling, she was rendered speechless with shock.
Yi Ran was about to appear when she noticed Zi Linling begin alchemy again. Furthermore, she observed that Zi Linling's alchemy techniques were peculiar, imbued with the aura of the Great Dao.
She couldn't help but observe from the shadows, and an even more astonishing sight greeted her: after just one failure, Zi Linling had directly refined a Marrow Cleansing Pill!
The Marrow Cleansing Pill, though a low-grade elixir, was as difficult to refine as a Grandmaster-level one, earning it the title of the most challenging medicinal pill to concoct.
Yet, Zi Linling had succeeded after only one failure, revealing the terrifying extent of her alchemy talent.
Initially, Yi Ran had pitied her master upon seeing Zi Linling. But now, she found herself unable to find any word other than "prodigy" to describe Zi Linling's talent.
Seeing Zi Linling's current perseverance, Yi Ran felt a pang of heartache.
Zi Linling's state persisted for about half an hour before she finally relaxed.
Huang Yi and Yi Ran's faces lit up with joy. They knew that the muscle shaping was nearing completion.
Indeed, after two more breaths, Zi Linling slowly opened her eyes.
The redness in her pupils had not yet faded, indicating the intensity of the preceding pain.
Zi Linling exhaled deeply and swallowed the Marrow Cleansing Pill.
She had considered resting for an hour or two before taking the pill, but an instinct for self-preservation, a desire to avoid fear, took hold.
After the agonizing sensation of being gnawed by ants, if she didn't seize the moment, she would develop a fear that would make it difficult to summon the courage to ingest the Marrow Cleansing Pill.
Therefore, after completing the muscle shaping, she swallowed the pill without hesitation.
Soon, her body began to tremble violently again, this time with a pain different from that of muscle shaping.
Zi Linling felt as if her bones were being broken and then slowly healed, only to be re-broken before the healing was complete. The pain of fractured bones struck her repeatedly, followed by slow healing.
This cycle tortured Zi Linling's body and will.
This time, large beads of sweat dripped from her body and pooled on the ground, slowly forming a small puddle.
Zi Linling's teeth chattered, and she wished she could simply pass out. Su Dan Novel Network.
But she could not. If she fainted, it would mean failure in cleansing the marrow and washing the tendons.
At this moment, the benefit of having a powerful soul force became apparent.
Zi Linling realized that if she had not formed a Sea of Consciousness, the process of cleansing the marrow and washing the tendons would undoubtedly have failed.
The time of an incense stick.
A quarter of an hour.
Half an hour.
An hour.
Two hours.
This time, Zi Linling endured the torment for a full two hours before the Marrow Cleansing Pill's effects were fully absorbed.
Suddenly, Zi Linling felt refreshed and invigorated, as if every pore in her body had opened, and streams of spiritual energy eagerly surged into her.
Simultaneously, in her mind, a book slowly materialized, hovering silently above the miniature version of young Zi Linling. The four characters "Ren Huang Yao Dian" (Human Emperor's Medical Scripture) shone brilliantly.
As more spiritual energy poured in, the first page of the "Ren Huang Yao Dian" opened.
"Before heaven and earth were divided, chaos was one; one to two, two to three, three to all things. Thus, the ultimate numbers of heaven and earth begin with one, stand on three, flourish on five, perfect on seven, and end on nine. The heavenly numbers are extremely high, and the earthly numbers are extremely deep. Heaven is ninety thousand li from earth..."
The scriptures flickered in Zi Linling's mind, and spiritual energy naturally flowed along the paths described.
Instantly, the spiritual energy completed three cycles, and she felt a barrier within her body shatter, a sense of comfort pervading her entire being.
Body Tempering First Level - Tempering Skin, Breakthrough! After twelve years! She could finally begin cultivating!
For twelve years, although the original owner could not cultivate, she had consumed numerous herbs to counteract the effects of the Phantom Flower poison.
These herbs could not be fully absorbed and had settled within the body, hidden in various parts.
Now, stimulated and guided by the surging spiritual energy, the accumulated medicinal effects were activated and flowed rapidly along the newly repaired meridians.
In less than ten breaths, spiritual energy overflowed again.
Body Tempering Second Level - Tempering Flesh, Breakthrough!
Zi Linling was immersed in the joy of her breakthrough, unaware that the moment the "Ren Huang Yao Dian" appeared in her mind, a rich fragrance spread outwards from her as the center.
The medicinal plants in the Goddess's Palace grew wildly, and the leaves of the Bodhi tree swayed furiously, as if desperate to absorb this fragrance.
Huang Yi and Yi Ran were stunned, then simultaneously sat down, circulated their cultivation techniques, and continuously drew the overflowing fragrance into their bodies.
Within the Nine Spirit Ring, Du Lao was overjoyed and quickly sat down to absorb the fragrance and repair his soul.
In the Goddess's Temple, Ye Lingyuan suddenly opened his eyes.
Since the Goddess's Temple was the gateway to the Goddess's Palace, a faint fragrance could be smelled here.
This fragrance was all too familiar to him; it was Zi Linling's scent.
Bathed in the fragrance, the wounds on Ye Lingyuan's body began to heal rapidly.
Xue Ying also felt her wounds healing simultaneously.
Zi Linling, immersed in her breakthrough, was oblivious to the immense stir she was causing.
At this moment, the spiritual energy within her body overflowed again, and with a 'bang,' the shackles within her broke.
Body Tempering Third Level - Tempering Tendons, Breakthrough!
Body Tempering Fourth Level - Tempering Bones, Breakthrough!
Body Tempering Fifth Level - Tempering Membranes, Breakthrough!
Breaking through five minor realms consecutively, the flow of spiritual energy also slowed down considerably.
When ninety-nine percent of her bone marrow had been remodeled, the spiritual energy finally calmed down.
At this point, she was only one step away from Body Tempering Sixth Level.
Zi Linling opened her eyes, a deep, profound light flashing and disappearing.
At this moment, she finally remembered what she had forgotten the morning after she transmigrated.