The bones and marrow were shattered by Thunderbolt Power, scorched by Fire Power, and then repaired. Every part of his body was caught in this cycle, and Mo Wen's appearance was utterly miserable—blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his pores oozed blood. Electric sparks and flames flickered across his skin...
At that moment, he finally understood the excruciating pain that Old Lu had described as being a hundred times worse than the Refining Body Realm. Now, he was more powerful than he had ever been during his Refining Body phase, and his ability to endure pain had also increased significantly. Yet, this pain still threatened to send him into unconsciousness. What Mo Wen did not realize was that Old Lu had not anticipated the extraordinary changes brought about by the Yin Yang Principle in body refinement, which made the experience so intense. However, he was certain that Old Lu had concealed the true extent of the pain from him; what he did not expect was that there were even more terrifying aspects that Old Lu had not revealed.
While Mo Wen was cultivating, Old Lu observed him closely, diligently recording every change on a piece of jade slip. Initially, Old Lu had come to assist Mo Wen as a Guardian, but upon witnessing the transformations occurring within him, he felt that such a sight was too precious to miss. Few people in the world successfully harnessed the Yin Yang Principle, and even fewer could refine a Golden Body with it. There were hardly any records left behind, and those that existed were vague at best. He could not afford to miss this rare opportunity to observe the process of body refinement using the Yin Yang Principle up close. Moreover, Mo Wen's experience seemed to differ from the scant descriptions available; it would be a pity to let this chance slip away. He decided to thoroughly question Mo Wen once he regained consciousness.
When Mo Wen finally emerged from his cultivation, all he wanted was to pin Old Lu down and give him a good thrashing. However, he had no time to argue with Old Lu at that moment. Although his injuries had healed with the end of his training, he felt as if he had just crawled out of a blood pit—he reeked horribly. He needed to wash up quickly before confronting Old Lu about it. Rising from his meditation, he headed straight for the hot springs on the back mountain, enduring the foul odor emanating from himself along the way. He resolved that next time he would cultivate near the hot springs so that he could jump in for a wash right after finishing.
“Mo! Don’t run away! Tell Old Man about your experience during this cultivation!” Hearing Old Lu's voice calling from behind him made his already unpleasant expression turn even darker.
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“Mo! Why did you run off right after finishing? Hurry up and share your feelings with Old Man!” As Mo Wen returned clean from washing up, Old Lu hurriedly called out.
“How can you say that? Did you know it would be like this and deliberately hide it from me?”
“Old Man had no idea it would turn out this way! If I had known, why would I bother asking you? There are very few people in this world who use the Yin Yang Principle for body refinement, and there are no records of anyone experiencing what you did. Do you think my sincere gaze is trying to deceive you?” Facing Mo Wen's dark expression, Old Lu looked up at the sky.
“Fine, I’ll believe you didn’t know…” Ultimately, Mo Wen described what had happened during his cultivation to Old Lu. He hoped to gain some insight from him; however, after hearing Mo Wen's account, Old Lu shook his head.
“From what I can gather, this is related to the Yin Yang Principle. Yin and Yang should represent two separate Laws, but what you've absorbed is their combination—a fusion of two Laws of Power into one during your cultivation process has caused these changes due to their interaction. Although I pride myself on knowing many secrets of this world, I have never heard of a situation like yours before. However, based on my observations, it seems your body refinement results are even better than those described in the Ninth Level Golden Body Sutra.”
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