Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

In the courtyard.

As the hour of Si passed,

Whoosh—

Jiang Ning exhaled a mouthful of impure energy from his belly and rose to his feet.

His daily routine of absorbing and exhaling the Great Sun Essence Qi had ended.

He could distinctly feel that with the refinement of his five internal organs, the Inner Breath within his Dantian had grown denser.

Furthermore, even without actively refining his internal organs and concentrating on Inner Breath, his Inner Breath still grew at the rate of several strands each day.

This effect was also a change brought about by the "Break Limit" trait of the Five Animals Fist.

[Five Internal Organs Store Essence]: Essence Qi hidden within the five organs, which strengthen themselves.

With this trait present,

Each day, the Inner Breath in his body would increase by several strands.

Gather water to make a river, accumulate grains to fill a basket.

In time, with the natural growth of Inner Breath alone, Jiang Ning believed he would possess a Dantian as vast as the ocean.

After feeling out the Inner Breath within his body for a while, he then stood up and headed toward the Inspection Office.

As for that Dragon Tiger Refining Muscle Pill within his body, it had not been fully refined yet.

Nearly half of it was still in his belly, continually releasing Medicinal Power.

...

An hour and a half later.

Inspection Office.

"My lord, your subordinate has arranged everything you ordered!" Xie Xiaojiu reported respectfully to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning said, "Keep a close watch on the movements of the Yellow Heaven Sect within the county, especially that man Liu Linmen!"

"Yes, my lord!" Xie Xiaojiu bowed, then said, "Subordinate has also sent a message to the Gang Leader of the Bamboo Gang. With their widespread surveillance, they will report his activities three times daily, morning, noon, and night, just as you instructed, my lord."

"Hmm!" Jiang Ning nodded slightly.

Then he picked up the tea from the table to moisten his throat, using the tea to wash away the remnants of food in his mouth.

Xie Xiaojiu, who was by his side, saw that Jiang Ning had finished his lunch, and immediately began to clear the table.

...

Arriving in the courtyard,

Jiang Ning stood by the pool behind a nearby artificial hill.

The pool's banks and bottom were closely laid with cobblestones, the water clear to the bottom.

This pool of clear water was also a place for Jiang Ning's cultivation practice.

No other place was more suitable for his training than in the water.

Soon, Jiang Ning stripped off his clothes, revealing his solid muscles, and wearing only a pair of shorts, he stepped into the water.

Sitting cross-legged in the shallow edge of the pool that was only ten or so centimeters deep, Jiang Ning began to imagine the furnace.

The Qi Blood Power instantly became the sustenance and kindling for the burning furnace.

The impurities in the Dragon Tiger Refining Muscle Pill within his body were continuously purified, leaving behind only the condensed medicinal liquid of pure Medicinal Power.

...

It was not until two hours had passed

that Jiang Ning completely refined the first Dragon Tiger Refining Muscle Pill.

Snap—

He sat cross-legged in the water and flicked his hand lightly.

The Great Tendons inside his body, like bowstrings, exploded with immense force. The air hitting his arm felt like touching a water bag.

This sensation was similar to sticking one's hand out of a car window at high speed in his previous life.

"Indeed, the toughness of the body's Great Tendons has grown even stronger," Jiang Ning looked pleased.

He then tried exerting force a few more times.

After a few breaths, he stopped such action.

"The explosive power has increased by about ten percent!"

"It seems the effect of the Dragon Tiger Refining Muscle Pill is really strong!"

"But this price is genuinely a bit steep!"

Jiang Ning felt a tinge of pain in his heart.

In just half a day, he had used up a pill worth five thousand taels.

If not for a recent windfall, if not for the presence of a formidable enemy, he simply could not afford such extravagance.

However, feeling the effect of the pill, he was also quite satisfied.

With his previous efficiency, it would've taken at least five days of focused cultivation with the aid of Tiger Tendon Powder to achieve this effect.

Now, in just half a day, he had reached this level.

The difference in efficiency between the two was at least tenfold.

Compared with the efficiency of an ordinary Martial Artist refining the Great Tendon, it differed by several tens of times.

After all, compared to an ordinary Seventh Grade Martial Artist, he could manipulate water sources and possessed extremely strong spiritual power.

The stronger the spiritual power, the more precise and efficient the refinement of skin, flesh, muscles, and bones.

And his Qi Blood was far superior to an ordinary Seventh Grade Martial Artist, compounded with his top-notch physique.

All of these factors already gave him an efficiency in Muscle Training far beyond that of the average person.

From this point alone, it was enough to see how strong the medicinal effect of the Dragon Tiger Refining Muscle Pill was.

This pill was said to be able to easily refine one's Great Tendons to a level like that of dragons and tigers.

Dragon, that is a Jiao Dragon.

Tiger, that is a fierce tiger.

Once the body's Great Tendons are toughened to this level, incredible power can be unleashed.

Each movement, within a mere short distance, could instantly explode with the full force of the body.

Even a casual flick of the finger could unleash a force nearly as powerful as a full-force punch.

This powerful explosive force could even cause one's own fingers to snap.

This was the incomprehensible aspect of Great Tendons like those of dragons and tigers.

...

Afterward,

Jiang Ning took out another Dragon Tiger Refining Muscle Pill and swallowed it into his belly.

Then he continued to visualize the furnace, using the Qi Blood Power as kindling, to refine the pill within his body.

In the Inspection Office, Jiang Ning could also let his guard down, no need to be wary of Liu Linmen suddenly knocking at his door, focusing entirely on refining the pills within his body.

Under such circumstances, the efficiency was two or three times faster than at home.

Soon.

The setting sun began to sink.

Ta ta ta—

A series of light footsteps appeared in the courtyard.

The person was none other than Xie Xiaojiu.

When she arrived in the courtyard, she immediately lightened her steps, tiptoeing around the corner of the artificial hill, and then saw Jiang Ning sitting cross-legged in the center of the pool.

At this moment, Jiang Ning was sitting cross-legged in the pool, wearing only a large pair of shorts,

exposing a physique streamlined like that of a cheetah's muscles.