Chapter Fifteen: Refining the Dragon's Body!

  Tang Lin took Xiao Hui along the dimly lit corridor.

  "This purple-blooded dragon turtle is quite good at choosing a place." Little Gray clicked his tongue and said, "Under your family's pool, there is actually a spiritual stone vein, but looking at the degree of spiritual energy, it has almost been depleted."

  "Ling Stone Vein?" Tang Lin was taken aback.

  Xiao Hui nodded and said, "The white stones inlaid on this rock are spiritual stones. In this world, plants become spirits, fierce beasts become demons, humans become saints, and stones that have absorbed a certain amount of heavenly and earthly essence can also give birth to spirituality. Some stones open up spiritual wisdom and transform into demonic creatures, while others do not have enough spiritual energy and are just ordinary spiritual stones, but they contain powerful spiritual energy that can increase the speed of warriors' cultivation."

  Tang Lin was shocked in his heart, never expecting that an ordinary stone, after cultivating for many years, could actually become a demon.

  "At first, Father said that the Wò Lóng Pool originally had a rich spiritual energy, which could temper the body and increase the speed of cultivation. It should be the effect of this spiritual stone vein." Tang Lin thought to himself.

  "That demon egg should be up ahead." Little Grey perched on Tang Lin's shoulder, looking around and said: "This demon has set up a spirit gathering array here, gathering all the spiritual energy to that place, it should be planning to hatch this demon egg here."

  "Jū Líng Zhèn?" Táng Lín was puzzled.

  "In the aspect of array techniques, our clan is the originator. Later, I will teach you how to use it." Little Gray smiled and said: "Your current strength is too weak, first carve the most suitable talisman before we talk."

  Tang Lin could only smile bitterly.

  He soon brought Xiao Hui to the empty nest, where a white giant egg lay on the straw. Seeing this strange egg, Xiao Hui's eyes lit up and he said, "A Purple Blood Dragon Turtle's egg, it's really rare. I killed so many monsters back then, but I didn't get to eat many Purple Blood Dragon Turtle eggs."

  Tang Lin's scalp felt numb, "Can this egg be eaten?"

  "Of course you can eat it." Xiao Hui smiled and said, "Moreover, the taste is extremely fresh and delicious. Next time we meet again, try some and you'll know."

  Tang Lin's mouth twitched and his stomach churned with a wave of turmoil.

  Xiao Hui laughed and jumped down from his body, came to the side of the egg, stretched out his claws and tapped on the shell, then circled around the egg twice before saying: "This egg is not yet mature, at least it will take ten more years for it to hatch, that monster will definitely come back."

  "Shall we take this opportunity to destroy it?" Tang Lin asked.

  Xiao Hui shook her head and smiled at him, saying: "Do you want a purple-blooded dragon python as your slave beast?"

  "Slave beast?" Tang Lin was taken aback in his heart, and asked Xiao Hui: "You won't be planning to hatch it out and then suppress it, acknowledging me as the master, right?"

  "Our town's demon tamers' greatest skill is taming demonic beasts. Once a demonic beast is tamed, it will absolutely never betray its master." Little Gray smiled slyly and said: "If you want a slave beast like this, it's not difficult."

  Tang Lin smiled bitterly and said: "But if that purple-blooded dragon python finds out, it will definitely strangle me to death."

  Xiao Hui burst out laughing and said, "You're clever, don't worry, I didn't plan on taming it. The purple-blooded dragon python's body is still immature. Our tribe has a 'Beast Essence Refining Body' technique that can refine your body using the energy from this demon egg, making your bones harder than steel."

  "Refine the body with beast essence?" Tang Lin exclaimed in surprise.

  "Not bad." Little Gray nodded and said, "You go back to find a stone chisel, crack open this demon egg, then soak your body in it. The energy inside the demon egg is still in a free state, once there's a living being around, it will immediately attach itself and automatically enter your body, strengthening your bones and physique."

  Tang Lin hesitantly said: "It won't be anything serious, will it?"

  "Of course not." Xiao Hui smiled and said, "The nobles soak their bodies in milk to make their skin smooth, but the membrane on the surface of human skin is too thick, and it's hard for the milk to penetrate. A lot of milk would be wasted, whereas the energy in this demon egg is completely different. It's extremely yang, if you hadn't reached a high level of martial arts and had a strong body, you wouldn't have been able to withstand such a powerful energy impact."

  "Soak the body in this demon egg......" Tang Lin looked at the huge demon egg, his face strange, and finally nodded: "I'll go buy a stone knife now."

  Although this method is unbelievable, with a thirst for power and trust in Xiao Hui, Tang Lin decided to take the risk.

  He left the nest alone and bought a sharp stone knife outside, then immediately returned to the nest and used the stone knife to slash at the top of the egg.

  Cuckoo!

  A sharp stone knife cut through the yolk, rubbing out a series of teeth-aching sounds. If not for Tang Lin's strong finger strength, it would have been impossible to cut open the egg.

  This demon egg was even more solid than the rock, exceeding his expectations. After a lot of effort, he finally managed to cut open a circular hole on top of it.

  A golden liquid flowed down from the top of the egg, emitting a strong fishy smell and a strange fragrance. Tang Lin immediately caught it with his hand, only to find that the golden liquid was scalding hot, burning his palm with a dull ache.

  "Don't let it slip away." Xiao Hui hastily said beside him: "Hold on, let this energy seep into your body."

  Tang Lin gritted his teeth, enduring the intense pain, and used his palms to continuously wipe away all the golden liquid that flowed out. His two palms were scorched to the point of almost losing sensation.

  Soon, there was no more liquid overflowing. Tang Lin lowered his head and looked at his palm, feeling as if a scorching vitality had been injected into it, filling him with an explosive power.

  "You can take off your clothes and soak your body in it." Xiao Hui pointed out beside him, "With your physical strength, you will feel a bit unbearable at first, but you will get used to it slowly."

  The severe pain in his palm still lingered, Tang Lin looked at the giant egg in front of him, gritted his teeth, and with a stiff upper lip, quickly stripped off his clothes and entered the giant egg naked.

  Scald! Scald! Scald!

  Tang Lin was like jumping into a furnace, his whole body skin as if being burned by flames, the intense pain made him almost faint.

  "Ah...…" Tang Lin's mouth let out a pained, hoarse voice, his teeth chattering loudly, every muscle in his body convulsing, unimaginable agony wrapping around each and every part.

  Although Tang Lin's willpower was strong, this intense pain still exceeded his imagination, and he almost fainted several times.

  Xiao Hui crouched under the giant egg, looking at Tang Lin's exposed head, his face filled with pain, and secretly thought: "Good kid, I didn't misjudge you. This demon egg has absorbed a large amount of spiritual energy, its energy is full, and it's also the egg of the Purple Blood Dragon Python. Warriors can barely withstand it, but you can still tolerate it without fainting."

  In its estimation, the energy within the egg was the limit that Tang Lin's body could bear, and he could only barely adapt to it. At most, during the soaking process, Tang Lin's consciousness would pass out, but his body would continue to transform, yet it did not expect that Tang Lin could actually endure it.

  Ten minutes later.

  Tang Lin's entire body was still like a flame, with sweat dripping down from his forehead like raindrops, his whole body seemed to be in a large furnace being roasted.

  "Alright, come out." Little Gray shouted: "You can't swallow too much at once."

  Tang Lin had never found Xiao Hui's voice so moving, he quickly opened his eyes, his body leaped up, and he swiftly sprang out of the giant egg, landing in front of Xiao Hui.

  As soon as his skin came into contact with the outside air, a refreshing feeling swept over him, as if he had flown up to heaven. Tang Lin lowered his head and looked down, only to see that his entire body was bright red and burning hot, like it was congested with blood.

  "From now on, practice your fist." Xiao Hui stood on a high stone and said: "The dragon blood energy has entered your body and is still lingering in the superficial meridians. It needs to be squeezed into your bones through exercise."

  Tang Lin didn't hesitate and immediately unleashed his "Heavenly Path Fist".

  Bang! Bang!

  Fists are like thunder, the entire skeletal system is exercised when practicing fist techniques, with waist and back twisting, arms bending, and every bone being activated.

  As he practiced his fist technique, Tang Lin's whole body had a kind of refreshing feeling, and the fist method naturally entered a state of proficiency.

  "Not bad." Xiaohui said with a smile: "It's actually possible to break through the fist method to a small success, although it's just an auxiliary fist method and doesn't have much practical use in battle, but cultivating it to a higher level still has its benefits."

  Tang Lin's skin gradually faded from its crimson color as he exercised, returning to normal after ten or so minutes.

  "That's all for today." Xiaohui jumped down from the stone and said, "Starting tomorrow, come here to soak twice a day, once in the morning and once at night."

  Tang Lin nodded slightly.

  He has already felt the changes in his body, and after soaking, his overall strength seems to have increased a lot. The bones that were not exercised on his back and waist are now all tempered to be extremely hard.

  He understood the principle of being greedy and not chewing thoroughly, so he took Xiaohui and left the cave. He found that it was getting dark outside, so he went to have dinner and then returned to his room to practice finger strength while reading the Book of History.

  Since he made money by engraving symbols, he secretly bought a paper-made "Book of Changes", and the original bamboo slips were put aside. The lightness of the paper allowed him to turn the page with just a blow when practicing inverted exercises.

  In the blink of an eye, seven days have passed.

  In the giant egg of the nest.

  Tang Lin sat naked inside, the originally full golden liquid in the giant egg was now only a small puddle at the bottom, requiring him to apply it to his body with his palm.

  After seven days of training, Tang Lin's entire skeleton, including his skull, had been fully tempered. The skull was originally the most difficult to temper, such as "Iron Head Skill" and "Mountain Splitting Thunder", which were special martial arts secrets used to temper the bones in the head, but it would take at least one or two years to practice well, and three to five years for some people.

  But with the essence of this demon egg, just apply it to your head and the energy will automatically penetrate into the skull. The scalp on the skull is tough but not thick, just a thin layer, very easy to penetrate, and exercise is extremely easy.

  ……

  It's almost 4 o'clock, the efficiency of writing at night is too slow, but the third update will not be absent, promises must be kept, although it's already past 12 o'clock, sorry to say, let's continue, hoo-hoo!