<b>Chapter 73 – Fifth Layer of Body Tempering</b>
Ye Zhong sat cross-legged in the pavilion surrounded by Spiritual Qi. He took a deep breath, and the dense Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth entered his lungs through his breath and started circulating throughout his body.
Obviously, this pavilion was the best cultivation spot in this courtyard. As the rich Spiritual Qi that was constantly flowing out from the spring water in front of it gathered here, providing the cultivators to cultivate as they pleased.
Even though Ye Zhong cultivated the Secret Art of Six Grave Swords, he did not need the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth. However, these things were always better than nothing, right?
With a flip of his hand, two Purple Wood Spirit Roots that emitted a strong herbal fragrance appeared on his palm. However, Ye Zhong did not refine them directly. Instead, he took out a jade box and placed them within it. He then placed them in the front, not far from him. He placed the back of his right hand on the palm of his left hand, forming a circle between the two, and the Secret Art of Six Grave Swords began to circulate within his body.
Along with the activation of the Secret Art of Six Grave Swords, Ye Zhong’s body had become the centre of a whirlwind, and the strands of Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth slowly coiled around his body. His hand gesture gently changed, and all of them were absorbed into his body.
As someone who was born a cripple, it was only a mere three months that Ye Zhong had been cultivating the Secret Art of Six Grave Swords to a certain level. Within these three months, Ye Zhong had reached heights that an ordinary person might not be able to reach even after several years of painstaking cultivation. How could he be displeased with such a speed of cultivation?
However, even if Ye Zhong was cultivating the Divine Secret Art of Ancient Body Tempering, such a speed of cultivation still caused some hidden injuries within Ye Zhong’s body.
Hence, before actually breaking through to the Fifth Layer of Body Tempering, what Ye Zhong needed to do now was to get rid of all these invisible injuries.
As Ye Zhong kept changing his hand gesture, streams of Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth were like the densest column of water, seeping into his body and cleansing every inch of his flesh and skin.
Wang Mo, who was cultivating in another pavilion, was stunned for a moment, because he noticed that the surrounding Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth in the courtyard was gushing like a gale, and gathering towards Ye Zhong’s cultivation spot. Wang Mo was dumbfounded by this scene and shook his head after a while. He did not know what his close friend was cultivating, but from the looks of it, he should be at a critical stage in his cultivation, right?
As he thought of this, Wang Mo stopped his cultivation. With one move, he landed right in front of Ye Zhong’s building. He stood with his hands behind his back. He would not let anyone disturb Ye Zhong during this critical time.
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In the attic, as the surrounding Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth washed over his body, a comfortable feeling spread throughout his body. Generally speaking, the cultivators of Nine Layers of Body Tempering Realm couldn’t keep the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth in their body, But Ye Zhong had already established the Heavenly Circuit of Spiritual Qi inside his body. And with it, although he was only manipulating these Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth to cleanse his flesh and skin, there were some purest parts of Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth remaining in his body. This might not be beneficial for his current cultivation level. However, in the future when he fought against the enemy or tried to break through to the Martial Innate Realm, it will be a great help to him.
[1] Updating translation: this “Six-Destined person” is the same as 'six paths person” or “Daoist of six paths” — that was previously used in the old chapters. Likewise, “Six Grave Swords” is derived from “Six-Destined Grave Sword”.