I'm Just Making Up The Exercises, My Disciple, Have You Really Mastered Them?

Chapter 24: Successful Internal Organ Refining (Seeking to Continue Reading)

Ten days later, Xu Yan returned and brought with him a jade ruyi and several jade ornaments.

"Good, good, my disciple truly understands my intentions," Li Xuan was overjoyed.

This disciple is really impressive!

Look at this jade, it's quite valuable!

It's so beautiful!

As for the fierce beasts in the Evil Shura Forest, since Xu Yan had returned, it naturally meant that the problem was resolved, so Li Xuan didn't ask about it.

However, this time Xu Yan returned, he seemed a bit different.

Li Xuan couldn't pinpoint exactly how he was different, but he was briefly puzzled, though he didn't think much of it.

After Xu Yan returned, he resumed his cultivation rhythm as before, but the difference was that he began Internal Organ Refining.

"The internal organs are fragile. At the beginning of Internal Organ Refining, one must be cautious and not rush it, otherwise it can easily backfire and harm oneself."

While in the process of Internal Organ Refining, Xu Yan mobilized his qi and blood, first nourishing his heart. As the tempering began, his heartbeats became stronger, and with each beat, his qi and blood throughout his body increased.

"I aim to complete Internal Organ Refining within three months."

After Xu Yan tempered his jade bones, his confidence soared. Completing Internal Organ Refining within three months was already a relatively conservative estimate.

Three days later.

With the tempering, his heart became stronger, and his qi and blood increased by more than half. The next tempering could be more intense without worrying about harming the heart.

However, as his heart grew stronger, Xu Yan also discovered some issues.

"I feel a bit imbalanced. I can't just temper the heart; I must temper the other organs as well."

Xu Yan began tempering his lungs.

He remembered his master's teachings about Internal Organ Refining, that the five organs corresponded to the five elements, and the circulation of qi and blood among the five organs formed a harmonious whole. When the five elements merged, Internal Organ Refining would be complete.

After the initial tempering of the organs, which strengthened them, Xu Yan proceeded to simultaneously temper all five organs, with the circulation of qi and blood between them. With each tempering, he could feel his own improvement.

His qi and blood continued to strengthen.

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After Xu Yan's return, life returned to normal, and Li Xuan felt relaxed.

He couldn't help but sigh at Xu Yan's perseverance.

This foolish disciple is truly persistent.

"Half a year has passed. Just endure for another half a year, and then I can be free," Li Xuan lamented.

As long as he endured for another half a year, he could dissolve the master-disciple relationship and hide in Wu Country.

With the generous gift from Xu Yan, there would be no problem living a wealthy life and marrying two or three beautiful wives. That would be a blissful life.

Besides, based on the current situation, there doesn't seem to be an overwhelmingly powerful Martial Dao.

Moreover, even if there were, with Xu Yan's background, he couldn't even come into contact with it, so how could Li Xuan possibly come into contact with it?

The Internal Organ Refining proceeded smoothly without any waves.

Perhaps it was because he tempered his jade bones and had a solid foundation in Martial Dao, the Internal Organ Refining went smoothly, steadily improving.

After more than two months of arduous cultivation, Xu Yan was about to complete Internal Organ Refining.

The strength of his organs had almost surpassed the state of flesh and blood.

At this moment, Xu Yan's strength had increased two to three times compared to the beginning of Internal Organ Refining.

Especially his qi and blood, they were incredibly powerful, both in quality and quantity, experiencing tremendous growth.

Vaguely, his abundant qi and blood could permeate his body at any time, forming a protective shield.

"In three to five days, I will be able to complete Internal Organ Refining," Xu Yan sensed the changes within himself and felt excited.

With the completion of Internal Organ Refining, he would be on the threshold of entering the realm of Martial Dao.

"According to Master's teachings, when Internal Organ Refining is complete, the foundational practices of Skin Refining, Bone Refining, and Internal Organ Refining will merge into one, integrating into the body, allowing entry into the Martial Dao.

"When entering the Martial Dao, the tendons and bones will thunder, and the qi and blood will surge."

Xu Yan immersed himself in contemplation, carefully experiencing his own body, how to integrate it into one, how to unify it, and step into the Martial Dao.

It seems simple and easy, but to integrate and unify is not so simple.

"The skin, bones, and organs are already a part of my body. How can I integrate them into one? How can I unify my body? They are already a part of me, already belonging to one body."

Xu Yan fell into deep thought.

"No, I have misunderstood the direction.

"Master said that it is about 'enlightenment' and 'intention,' not about form. To integrate and unify, is it about intention? Or is it about qi and blood?

"I have a vague understanding, but it is not enough.

"No rush, I will wait until my Internal Organ Refining is complete, then I will carefully contemplate how to integrate and unify, how to unify my body."

Xu Yan calmed down and continued with Internal Organ Refining.

Three days later, Xu Yan's Internal Organ Refining was complete.

But how to integrate and unify remained elusive.

The tendons and bones thundered, and the qi and blood surged, but he still couldn't achieve it.

"I feel like I'm just a step away from entering the Martial Dao, just a step away from having surging qi and blood, but I still can't enter the door.

"It seems that I haven't completely mastered myself, that's why I haven't been able to enter."

Xu Yan carefully pondered his own situation, and he had a faint feeling that he was about to enter.

Just one step away from the threshold.

However, this step seemed impossible to take.

With clenched fists and the stirring of qi and blood, a faint layer of qi and blood appeared on Xu Yan's fists, red as fire, with a sense of fervor, but it seemed insufficiently solid, far from reaching the level of surging qi and blood.

Not to mention enveloping the whole body.

"Just one step away from this threshold, no need to rush, I will eventually step in.

"What I need to do now is to relax myself, to let go of the state after rigorous cultivation. Only with a relaxed mind can I easily comprehend the essence within."

Xu Yan began to relax, reducing the time spent on cultivation, feeding chickens, weeding, planting vegetables, occasionally riding a horse for a stroll.

"This foolish disciple, why isn't he diligently cultivating? Why does it seem like he's playing?"

Li Xuan looked puzzled. These past few days, Xu Yan hadn't been diligently cultivating, but instead seemed to be in a leisurely state.

"Could he suspect that I deceived him?"

Li Xuan fell into contemplation.

After secretly observing Xu Yan for two days, he found that this kid, apart from not being as diligent in cultivation as before, continued to do what he should do and didn't change.

His attitude towards him remained extremely respectful.

Since there was no suspicion, Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and didn't rush to motivate Xu Yan or encourage him to intensify his cultivation.

"I have gained some understanding."

After dinner that day, Xu Yan began his cultivation.

Through his relaxation these past few days and his understanding of himself, he suddenly had a realization of how to integrate and unify his body.

As the qi and blood circulated, from the skin to the bones and then to the organs, the whole body became one, and in that instant, the qi and blood were no longer in a state of dispersion but integrated into one.

At the moment of the integration and unification of qi and blood, Xu Yan's control over his own qi and blood greatly improved. As the qi and blood continued to integrate and unify, Skin Refining, Bone Refining, and Internal Organ Refining formed a complete cycle, and the qi and blood throughout his body surged and began to emanate outward.

His overall strength continued to surge.

Xu Yan entered a mysterious state, already forgetting everything around him.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but the qi and blood emanating from his body became more and more intense, gradually solidifying and expanding outward from a mist-like state.

It wasn't until it expanded to a yard away from his body that it stopped. The qi and blood began to surge and undergo a transformation, continuously solidifying.

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