Who Let Him Cultivate?!-Chapter 1013 - 1012 A Beautiful Day Begins

"Well, I think I don’t really need to pursue the Art of Body Refining too much; I’m quite content with how I am now," Lu Yang whispered, shivering like a cold-stricken quail, unable to look directly into the eyes of his Eldest Senior Sister and Fairy.

It wasn’t a matter of not wanting to offend either of them, but rather that choosing either option would likely cost him his life.

However, it was clear that neither Fairy Eternity nor Yun Zhi had any intention of letting him off the hook.

"How can that be acceptable? The Art of Body Refining is extremely important for cultivators. Look at this Immortal’s own body—oh, I do not presently have a physical form, but when I did, why do you think I was able to dominate the ancient times?

It’s because this Immortal’s cultivation had no weaknesses, whether it was Divine Abilities, magic skills, or physical tempering, I had everything," Fairy Eternity spoke from her own experience.

Fairy Eternity made her case.

"The Fairy elder speaks sensible words," Yun Zhi nodded in agreement.

Lu Yang felt a tingling in his scalp, realizing that he had no way to bypass this challenge and would need to find another method.

"The Body Refining Technique that the Fairy and Eldest Senior Sister possess must certainly be among the top in the world. What I mean is, is there a way to combine these two techniques?"

"For instance, Eldest Senior Sister’s orthodox Body Refinement practices involve toughening the sinews and bones, breaking through the physical limits, whereas Fairy, you refine the body in a pill furnace to help me absorb the essence of medicinal herbs."

"We could have me absorb the essence of medicinal herbs through taking a medicinal bath, using the essence to break through my body’s limits, and supplement that with appropriate exercise to improve absorption efficiency."

Lu Yang remembered that when his Eldest Senior Sister first taught him cultivation, it involved training by day and soaking in a medicinal bath by night.

Combining the two methods, there would be no need for toughening sinews and bones, no pill furnace for body refining—just soaking in a medicinal bath would suffice!

Fairy Eternity gave a soft exclamation of surprise, her eyes brightening: "Combining the two methods? That’s an approach I hadn’t considered; it could be worth a try."

Eldest Senior Sister appeared thoughtful, persuaded by Lu Yang’s proposal: "To take the best of both worlds, it does sound like an effective plan."

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A beautiful day began.

Lu Yang woke up from his bed and went to the back of Sky Gate Mountain, namely Great Snow Mountain, and with a heave, he carried it and started running laps around Sky Gate Mountain, quickly becoming so exhausted that he was gasping for breath.

Chasing Moon True Person, who lived on Great Snow Mountain, accompanied Lu Yang’s running, jostling up and down with the rhythm.

After finishing his laps, Lu Yang returned Great Snow Mountain to its original location and continued with his squats while carrying it.

"One, two, three... one thousand."

Lu Yang silently counted, completing a standard one thousand weighted squats. His warm-up was done.

He then tore open a Teleportation Talisman and with a flash before his eyes, the scenery changed; he found himself before the pitch-black waters of a sea where visibility was next to none.

This was the deepest part of the East Sea, where the water pressure was terrifyingly high, quickly crushing ordinary magic artifacts to thin sheets of metal, which was why a Water-Repelling Pearl was essential when coming to the East Sea.

But Lu Yang did not bring a Water-Repelling Pearl.

Standing there, he felt as though he was bound with thousands of his own weight, encountering immense resistance with every movement and requiring all his muscular strength to act, truly a struggle.

"Little Yang, keep it up; this Immortal believes in you," cheered Fairy Eternity, moving effortlessly and unaffected in that place, waving her flag enthusiastically in support of Lu Yang.

Lu Yang, fully immersed in his cultivation, assumed his stance and executed the Lu Family Arhat Fist, each move slow as if in a replay, extremely slow-motion.

After one set of Arhat Fist, Lu Yang was so tired he was panting, arms trembling, without the strength to even stand on the seabed; his body relaxed and he began to drift upwards.

Lu Yang floated from the depths of the East Sea all the way to the surface, the changing pressures during this journey causing him immense discomfort as if all his organs were crushed together, indistinguishable from one another.

He floated on the sea surface, drifting with the waves, and as the sea eagles circled above him, he shakily took out a Teleportation Talisman from his bosom and transported himself back to Sky Gate Mountain.

Puppets had long been waiting silently for Lu Yang’s return at Sky Gate Mountain.

Upon seeing Lu Yang teleported back, a Puppet stuffed a top-quality Great Recovery Pill into Lu Yang’s mouth, allowing him to regain his strength.

To assist in Lu Yang’s Body Refining, Eldest Senior Sister had cleared a place on Sky Gate Mountain and set up a Gravity Array. Once he had recovered his strength, Lu Yang entered the Array and felt his limbs as heavy as if they were filled with lead, unable to lift them.

In such a condition, he needed to wield the Green Peak Sword to hone his Swordsmanship.

Whenever Lu Yang could no longer swing his sword, a Puppet would appear and feed him Great Recovery Pills.

After an unknown number of repetitions, eventually, Lu Yang took Great Recovery Pills without any effect, powerless, he closed his eyes and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Lu Yang’s eyelids drooped, simply too tired to open his eyes.

Seeing this, the Puppet carried on with the procedure and carried Lu Yang to the Fairy’s kitchen.

By this time, Immortal Fairy had already finished preparations, with the Immortal Fire burning vigorously, its intense heat felt even from a distance.

The Puppet opened the furnace door, and a wave of hot air rushed out.

Hoisting Lu Yang by his legs, the Puppet stuffed him inside, and throughout the process, Lu Yang didn’t even have the energy to struggle or resist.

Various aged herbal medicines, under Immortal Fairy’s control, flew into the Pill Furnace and refined into Spiritual Liquid, dripping onto Lu Yang’s body.

"All set, the rest depends on how well Little Yang absorbs it," said Immortal Fairy gleefully, clapping her hands, her task for the day successfully completed, and now it was just a matter of waiting for Little Yang to "come out of the pot."

"In the morning, he trains his body to break through its limits, and in the afternoon, he is put into the Pill Furnace to absorb the medicinal properties. He not only absorbs the properties but also replenishes what his body lacks."

"Little Yang is smart indeed to think of combining my method with Miss Yun’s. Why didn’t I think of this before?"

On the basis of Lu Yang’s proposed method, Immortal Fairy had made improvements, allowing her and Yun Zhi’s methods to be more effectively combined, and the results were significant.

"It seems Little Yang is quite adapted to this method now. He used to cry out when entering the furnace, but now he doesn’t make a sound."

Lu Yang’s face was against the floor, lying at the bottom of the Pill Furnace, closest to the Immortal Fire.

He felt an excruciating pain, and he could even smell the scent of charred flesh.

Lu Yang had the intention to cry out in pain, but he was too exhausted to even summon the energy to scream, leaving him to the mercy of the furnace’s roasting.

"Fairy, this isn’t the combination method that I wanted…"

After a while, seeing that Lu Yang was roasted enough, the Puppet opened the furnace door and pulled him out.

Unlike the previous time when the process was interrupted halfway by Yun Zhi, this time, after an afternoon of roasting, Lu Yang’s body underwent a transformation from charred to the growth of new skin, emerging clean and white, exuding a medicinal fragrance.

The Puppet carried Lu Yang back to the Abode, allowing him to rest for a good night.

In his sleep, nightmares struck, and Heavenly Venerate Tofu reappeared, cheering on Lu Yang, hoping he would persevere.

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A beautiful day began.

Lu Yang woke up from the bed, his eyes devoid of any brightness.