Chapter Fifteen: A Difficult Situation Ahead

  It's no wonder that Ba Fenghan is so puzzled, based on his understanding of this world. The law is divided into two parts: internal and external. Increasing internal strength, tempering the body, and strengthening power belong to the internal category. The introductory exercise "Luofu Heart Scripture" belongs to this category. As for the way of using power, the way of exerting force, these kinds of martial skills belong to the external category. The distinction between internal and external is clear-cut, with no confusion.

  In Bafeng Han's view, this is the iron law of this world, just like the law of conservation of energy in the material civilization world. However, the Xuantian Yulian Shen Gong has both, could it be that it comes from the material world? It seems that a treasure was really picked up.

  Bafeng Han didn't know that his idea was completely wrong. Later, after broadening his horizons and looking back on today's thoughts, he couldn't help but laugh bitterly.

  At this time, Baofeng Han didn't think too much about it. Originally, he was looking for a method, and now he had found one that could increase his power by twice as much, so why bother with anything else? He directly adopted it.

  The action just now was only an upper arm movement of the first picture. If it wasn't for accidentally using it, Ba Feng Han wouldn't have thought of it. When practicing, he tried it out and found that there were hidden mechanisms in the pictures of Xuan Tian Yu Lian Shen Gong. The upper arm movement just now can be used when wielding a hoe to temporarily increase power by about double. The abdominal movement, when performed, increases flexibility and reduces shock from impact. The waist movement can increase the speed of swings.

  The more he studied, the deeper he delved, and the more he discovered that the profound secrets of the Xuantian Jade Refining Technique were too numerous to count. Even Baifeng Han forgot his original intention, and by the time he came to his senses, the sun was already setting in the west. He didn't dare to slack off, so he immediately applied what he had just learned, and the medicine hammer struck the Five Metal Mine like a rain of dots.

  Every branch's action has an astonishing effect, and when combined, the effect is even better. Within a short period of time, not even an hour, a piece of metal ore was dug out from the field by Bafeng Han, but the energy consumed was only a fraction of what it was before.

  Bai Feng Han's face revealed a delighted smile, although today he only dug out three, but his improvement was more than double, as long as tomorrow followed the same pattern, at least in the current state, completing the monthly task was still possible.

  Who would want to be flogged, right? Especially with the Rolling Dragon Whip, a specialized punishment tool of the sect that won't cause injury but inflicts excruciating pain on the skin and flesh, making anyone unwilling to endure it for a second time. The previous experiences before possession still serve as a profound warning in my heart.

  The sun has already slanted to the west, the dusk scenery is still so enchanting, a piece of brilliant sunset glow, yet makes Bafeng Han feel waves of hope. The scenery is the same, but the mood and feelings are vastly different.

  With a casual move, the metal mine was incorporated into the Qiankun diagram. The experience of the past few days had brought about an earth-shattering change in his life. These stones that were once considered worthless had turned out to be treasures, with only one word difference between the metal mine and the metal essence, the distinction was enormous.

  The metal ore flew into the Qiankun diagram, looking at the sky, it was still a short time before dark. At this time, going to clean up would be absolutely useless, even if 90% of it was cleared, overnight, it would still condense together again.

  His eyes swept over the Qiankun diagram, and his heart moved with a chill. The Qiankun diagram was used to refine the five metals, but he had always been puzzled as to how it was refined. His divine sense turned, and in an instant, his divine sense entered the Qiankun diagram.

  In the Taiji diagram, the scenery remains unchanged, in the eternal fog that never disperses, a towering jade disc shines with radiance.

  "Huh?" A burst of cold air and a loud shout, in an instant, flashed before the Jade Tablet. Before the Jade Tablet, three pieces of Wu Xing metal ore floated, as if they were about to fly towards the Jade Tablet, but were being held back by an invisible force. The two forces were evenly matched, neither able to overcome the other, and the Wu Xing metal ore hovered in mid-air.

  What's going on? A burst of cold astonishment, previously, when collecting the Five Metals' ore in the mountain stream, he had more thoughts about the mountain stream, after all, it was a kind of theft, no chance to see how the Five Metals' ore was refined into the Five Metals' essence. If not for the discovery of the Five Metals' essence in the Qiankun diagram, he would have even forgotten about this matter. Perhaps, this jade pendant is where it was refined.

  Consciousness poured into the Taiji diagram, manipulating the five metal mines, rushing towards the jade pendant. On top of the jade pendant, a thick energy suddenly appeared, blocking the front of the five metal mines, as if to stop it from advancing further. After several attempts that were all in vain, he relaxed his consciousness and fell onto the ground with a thud, coincidentally landing right in front of those few pieces of refined quintessence of the five metals.

  Two things of the same origin, yet with different manifestations. The essence of metal is much smaller in volume compared to metal ore, unlike the messy and almost conflicting energies of metal ore. The five elements distribution of the essence of metal is extremely even, various auras merged into an integral whole, at first glance it's clear that this is no ordinary material.

  Forget it, I'll study later. For now, the most important thing is still to improve my own strength! said Baofeng coldly.

  In an instant, his divine sense left the Qiankun diagram and returned to the outside world. The sun was already halfway down in the west, casting a dark shadow over the sky. Baofeng Han swept his gaze across his medicinal field, where several days of effort had cleared away the interference from the Wujin mine. The emerald-green ginseng was greedily absorbing spiritual energy, changing almost every second, and seemed to have deepened in color by a lot, as if making up for its previous deficiencies. It looked like that as long as there were no new additions of Wujin ore over the next few days, they would be able to grow to a sufficient age limit.

  His gaze left the small half-acre land, and in other places of the medicine field, large tracts of land were colorful and chaotic, with mines of the five elements scattered everywhere, making it impossible for any grass to grow in the medicine field. Bafeng Han let out a long sigh, the burden was heavy and the road was long.

  The rising spirit, under the afterglow of sunset, shone with a different light. The future is bright, but the road is winding. If I had obtained the Qiankun diagram earlier and practiced the body-refining technique earlier, I wouldn't be struggling like this now. To pass the test, I still need a bit of luck.

  A tall figure blocked the last rays of the sun, no need to turn around, Ba Feng Han knew it was Qi Zhi Xiao who had arrived. He turned back and gave him a smile, asking: "How's it going today?"

  "It's okay, I cleaned up six of them!"

  "Not bad, it seems completing the task is no problem!"

  Zi Zhi Xiao rubbed his head, today he worked hard to clear the entire mu of land, as long as there were no major problems, completing the task would also yield a few spiritual medicines that could be traded in the market, which was one of the rare external gains for an outer sect disciple.

  "And you?"

  "Me?" Baofeng Han smiled bitterly and said: "Three!"

  "Come on!" Qi Zhi Xiao's large hand slapped heavily on Ba Feng Han's shoulder, saying: "It's also for the monthly task, let's work hard!"

  Upon hearing the monthly task, a chill ran down his spine as he thought about the five days left to complete it. If luck was on his side, he might be able to finish it, but if there were any veins of ore in this area, all his efforts would be for naught. Although the???? had changed things, the thought of Ruan Zhaoxiang's Rolling Dragon Whip still made his back tremble with fear. Luo Fu was relatively lenient when it came to managing the outer sect, setting tasks every month and holding a small competition every year, but the whip punishment remained as a means of discipline to urge these outer sect disciples on.

  Noticing Ba Fenghan's expression, Qi Zhixiao also knew he had misspoken. The most foolish of him, he opened his mouth but didn't know how to comfort Ba Fenghan. The sect's rules and tasks must be completed by oneself, not a single thread of deception is allowed.

  If we can't get through this, then so be it. Heaven will bestow great responsibility on this person, let's just consider all of this as the necessary suffering before Nirvana! The future world will surely be in my hands! A strong conviction rose up in Bafeng Hanxin's heart, he turned around and said to Zhi Xiao: "Zhi Xiao, let's head down the mountain!"

  The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the two people walking down the winding mountain road, casting long shadows. No one knows what kind of faith is surging in their cold hearts!

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