Chapter 113 The Art of Alchemy
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Huanwen County.
Inside a residence.
A fit young man with his upper body bare was waving a long spear in the courtyard. With the movements of the spear, a tornado composed of snowflakes swirled around him, making the already cold winter day feel even more biting.
He wasn't wearing any clothes yet didn't feel the cold at all. His body was emitting terrifying heat, and the snow melted into water before it could touch his skin, making him seem as if he had just leapt out of an alchemy furnace, radiating intense heat. Continue your journey with empire
Streams of hot blood surged from his marrow, furiously churning within his body and tempering his internal organs.
Refining organs skill, small achievement stage, Quenching Internal Organs!
The human body is a whole.
Having reached this stage in martial arts, where sinews, bones, skin, marrow, and blood had all been trained, it was naturally time to temper the internal organs. Otherwise, no matter how strong one's external power, if the internal organs can't withstand it, it's all for naught.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Just like before.
Chen Sansi, having resisted the simultaneous attack of two individuals who also practiced refining organs skill, had blocked it but still suffered internal injuries.
Quenching Internal Organs involved tempering the four major and six minor organs to further increase the physical body's strength.
"Bang—"
Chen Sansi thrust out with his spear, directly shattering the water tank in the middle of the yard. The several feet of ice inside also exploded, turning into ice spurs that pierced in all directions.
[Cultivation Technique: Unity Spear Technique (Proficient)]
[Progress: 0/1000]
[Utility: …, …, Mysterious Elemental Five Viscera Body]
[Mysterious Elemental Five Viscera: Upon great success of the cultivation technique, tempered into the Mysterious Elemental Five Viscera Body]
"Great, something else to add to the list!"
"I've truly become a jack-of-all-trades."
"At least I've finally made a breakthrough!"
Chen Sansi put away the long spear and exhaled a breath of hot air.
It had been ten days since crossing the river.
His wounds had healed, and he had coincidentally made a breakthrough in his cultivation.
Besides that.
After so much exertion, his various skills had also improved significantly.
[Tracking and Concealment (Small Achievement)]
[Progress: 888/1000]
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[Skill: Horse Control (Proficient)]
[Progress: (309/500)]
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[Skill: Commanding Soldiers (Proficient)]
[Progress: 890/1000]
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[Skill: Archery (Great Success)]
[Progress: (550/2000)]
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[Skill: Medical Skill. Mortal (Proficient)]
[Progress: 210/1000]
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Among the many skills, especially Horse Control and Commanding Soldiers, had been practically in continuous real-life use, thus their progress had increased very quickly, needing only a few more days to make a breakthrough.
The battle also had a final outcome.
Several days before, the Northwest Three States decided the victor, and the Four Clans of the grassland all retreated.
On the Yunzhou side.
After Cao Fan and others brought troops to the rescue, they easily lifted the siege. Additionally, with the involvement of the Eight Camps later, they undoubtedly reclaimed the entire territory.
But if you cut off the beginning and end,
The barbarians' massacre within Yunzhou lasted for a full ten days!
Yunzhou, ten days!
Nearly a million commoners.
Bodies strewn everywhere, wailing ghosts and howling wolves.
This was a disastrous defeat, a thorough and complete disaster.
Although no land was lost, it was still a massive loss.
Just the thought of recovery, it would probably take over a decade.
It's said that the court has ordered the migration of refugees and landless tenant farmers from various states.
These poor people would finally be able to have their own land, how ironic.
Moreover, it won't be long before the barbarian forces return stronger than before.
The logic is simple.
If they couldn't reap huge benefits from this ten-day ordeal in Yunzhou, why would they willingly go along with such a grand scheme orchestrated by the Emperor? After all, they too had sacrificed thirty thousand troops.
Having gained benefits and become stronger, what would the barbarians do?
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"Of course, the attack on Dasheng!"
"In other words, no matter what the Emperor is actually up to, or what the Blood Sacrifice is for, judging from the outcome."
"He's committing treason by colluding with the enemy!"
"And that's without the Immortal Treasure being found."
"Otherwise, if the barbarian tribes just need to conserve their strength for ten or twenty years, building a significant force stronger than Hua Jin, how could we even fight this war? Are we really planning to rely on our population advantage to brute force our way through?"
"Speaking of which."
"The things they're using for the Blood Sacrifice, it might be related to the Immortal Treasure!"
"A complete prescription, a container that can withstand the temperature of Abnormal Fire, and lamp oil."
"Only when these three things are combined, do they truly deserve the 'Immortal' in their name."
"Chen Sansi estimates that the barbarians attacked Po Yang County partly to search for the Immortal Treasure. They just didn't find it, but they will certainly not give up in the future."
"That being said."
"If one day, he manages to make his way to the Barbarian Capital, might he be able to gather a complete set?"
"There's actually hope."
"It's rumored that one of Sun Dushi's greatest lifelong wishes is to delve deep into the grassland, slaughtering the barbarian marauders so they wouldn't dare to make any rash moves again, securing peace for the people in the north."
"But coming back to the point, why hasn't he done so until now?"
"With the Eight Camps and two hundred thousand troops from the Northwest Army, there are definitely enough soldiers, so it can only be because the highest combat power is not sufficient!"
"Above Martial Saint, not enough?"
"Chen Sansi, ignorant and uninformed, doesn't know much about the highest combat power of the Four Clans of the barbarians: Yuwen, Tuoba, Murong, and Duan. He only knows that the Yuwen family has been supported by the Witch God Sect in recent years."
"He knows virtually nothing about the other three families."
"The same goes for Xu Wencai."
"Even if he's capable, he couldn't possibly understand situations far beyond his rank."
"But the Eight Camps must be clear on this."
"Even Sun Li and Sun Buqi might know."
"It's just that he has never asked."
"It's not that he's uninterested, it's just that there was no need before."
"Back then, with only Bone Training level, what would be the point of asking about the highest combat power on the grassland? Would that not be an act of idle curiosity?"
"But moving forward, it's time to understand it properly."
"Because of the Immortal Treasure!"
"Previously, it was the Witch God Sect sneaking into the Central Plains in search of the Immortal Treasure."
"Next, it'll be a reversal of roles."
"The lamp oil was stolen from the Tuoba Clan, while the Blood Sacrifice was conducted by the Witch God Sect, which represents the Yuwen family."
"Tuoba, Yuwen."
"These two families, they definitely can't escape responsibility!"
"Chen Sansi has now mentally drawn himself a huge pie."
"Having only lamp oil is indeed a bit shabby."
"It's like having a set of equipment with only an ignition device and nothing else."
"Although the Spiritual Grain is still proving very effective."
"The more it is so, the more curious he is about what could be refined if he had the container and the prescription."
"Immortal."
"If there really exists an Immortal, where do they live?"
"And why would these things end up in the 'mortal world'?"
"'One step at a time,' he told himself."
"Chen Sansi knew he mustn't rush."
"After surviving life and death for two months, things have finally come to a temporary close."
"The people from Po Yang County have also started returning one after another."
"If they stayed in Huanwen County, they'd only become refugees."
"There are only two outcomes for refugees: either die of starvation or live in incognito as house slaves for the powerful families, losing their freedom forever."
"By comparison, it's naturally better to return to Po Yang."
"As for Chen Sansi, he naturally will not be returning."
"In two days, he's leaving for Liangzhou to take part in the selection for the Eight Camps' Selected Point. Even if he isn't the first choice as a True Inheritor, he's confident he can join the Inner Sect. In the future, he will most likely remain in Liangzhou to join the Eight Camps."
"Why are you secretly training again?"
Gu Xinlan returned from shopping for supplies and immediately ran up to her husband worriedly when she saw the long spear in his hands: "Sister Li said you've injured your internal organs, and you need proper rest!"
"I'm really fine."
Chen Sansi put down the long spear and suddenly picked Sister Lan up: "If you don't believe me, try for yourself!"
"Don't, you need to rest well, don't hurt yourself because of this."
"I'm as sturdy as can be."
'I am a Vajra Body with Copper Skin and Iron Bone; how could I be so easily damaged?' Chen Sansi thought to himself but didn't say out loud, as he truly dared not demonstrate it.
"You promised to have a child, now that the war is over, are you planning to go back on your word?"
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