"After another day... we have walked two-thirds of the way. As long as we persist for one more day, we will win..." Ma Xiaoyao said intermittently.
"We will definitely win!" Lei Dazhuang said word for word.
After resting for a few minutes, the two of them got up from the ground. After eating something briefly, they poured all the remaining ointment into their mouths, and then they lay down on the ground in tacit understanding.
ten minutes later.
A new round of torture has begun.
…
Back mountain.
Inside the cave.
Master Yuantian was fiddling with the Millennium Snow Lotus in his hand and asked, "How are they two?"
"I have to admit that the endurance of the two of them is extraordinary." Abbot Wuxiang said with emotion: "It's been two days, and they haven't given up yet. It's really beyond my expectation." Wuxiang Abbot said with emotion.
Although Abbot Xiang has not personally experienced the pain of transforming bones and meridians, he can imagine how terrible the pain is. Abbot Wuxiang originally thought that Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang would never be able to bear this kind of pain, and they would behave in a day at most.
They gave up, but it has been two days, and Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang still have not come out of the room. The most important point is that the screams in the room have almost never stopped in the past two days.
"Oh?" Master Yuantian raised his eyebrows slightly, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes: "They are still persisting?"
Abbot Wuxiang nodded: "Yes, they are still insisting."
"I really didn't see it." Master Yuantian nodded slightly: "It seems that I have underestimated them. Not bad, really good."
Abbot Wuxiang hesitated for a moment: "Uncle, if they succeed in the end, do you really want to teach them internal skills?"
"Of course." Master Yuantian nodded: "Since I promised them, I will definitely do it."
"But..." Abbot Wuxiang seemed hesitant to speak.
Master Yuantian glanced at Abbot Wuxiang: "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't be hesitant."
"Uncle, they are just lay disciples. According to the temple rules, they cannot learn the seventy-two stunts of Shaolin Temple." Abbot Wuxiang said.
"Rules are dead, people are alive. What era are we in now? Some unreasonable rules need to be changed." Master Yuantian said casually.
"This... how can the temple rules be changed so easily..." Abbot Wuxiang was interrupted by Master Yuantian before he could finish his words.
"Okay, don't say it. I know it well." Master Yuan Tian waved his hand: "Actually, your worries are unnecessary. Even if Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang can finally cultivate their internal strength, their achievements will be limited. In other words, even if I let
If they learn the seventy-two stunts, they probably won't be able to master them. You should know very well how difficult it is to practice the seventy-two stunts. How much can a dabbler like Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang do?"
"Yes... that's what my uncle taught me." Abbot Wuxiang nodded.
"Okay, go back if you have nothing to do." Master Yuantian waved his hand: "Don't disturb me unless you have something special to do."
"Disciple, please leave." Abbot Wuxiang bowed and saluted, then turned and left.
Master Yuantian curled his lips: "This Wuxiang is good everywhere, but sometimes it is too pedantic and lacks flexibility, alas..."
…
Three days finally passed.
I also finished the entire bottle of ointment.
Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang were both tortured to the point of losing their appearance. In just a few days, they lost several pounds. Their eyes were bloodshot, their hair was messy, their clothes were dirty, and their mental state was even worse.
It's extremely bad.
"Thank God, I finally made it through." Ma Xiaoyao exhaled a long breath: "It was really not easy."
"Once you take the most difficult step, the rest of the journey will be easy." Lei Dazhuang said softly.
"Can you still hold on?" Ma Xiaoyao asked: "If you can still hold on, let's go to see Master Yuantian together..."
"Yes, of course I can hold on, let's go now." Lei Dazhuang struggled to get up from the ground, and then staggered out of the house with Ma Xiaoyao.
The sun outside was bright and the air was fresh. The two of them supported each other and stumbled towards the back mountain. Along the way, many people pointed at them, but Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang didn't care. They just wanted to see each other quickly at the moment.
To Master Yuantian.
Half an hour later.
Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang finally met Master Yuantian.
"Master, we've finished using the ointment." Ma Xiaoyao said weakly: "We didn't let you down, we all held on."
Master Yuan Tian showed approval in his eyes: "Yes, you are stronger than I thought, very good! I really saw you right!" At this point, Master Yuan Tian paused: "But don't be happy either.
It's too early, you have only taken one step in the long journey of thousands of miles, and there are still many things left." At this point, Master Yuantian took out twenty porcelain bottles at once: "Take these ointments back and continue to take them."
"Ah?" Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang were dumbfounded: "So many?"
"Do you think it is so easy to transform bones and meridians?" Master Yuantian curled his lips: "I tell you, you have only made some achievements now, and you are still far from success. Take these ointments back and take them."
"No...Master...we...how much more ointment do we need to take..." Ma Xiaoyao asked with a bitter face.
"It should be almost done after taking these." Master Yuantian said: "Don't cry in despair, go quickly, strike while the iron is hot, don't delay any longer. Of course, if you are afraid and want to give up, then there is no need to take the ointment anymore.
Already."
"Who said we were afraid! Let's go back and take the ointment now!" Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang stepped forward, collected all the more than 20 bottles of ointment, then turned around and strode away.
Master Yuantian chuckled: "You're still quite temperamental."
…
After coming out of the cave, Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang felt very heavy. Originally they thought they had succeeded, but unexpectedly... they only succeeded a small step, and there were still more than 20 bottles of ointment waiting for them...
…
At this moment, Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang wanted to cry, but in the end they held back.
"Let's go back and continue taking the ointment." Ma Xiaoyao sighed helplessly: "We have come to this point, we have no other choice."
The corners of Lei Dazhuang's mouth twitched and he said nothing.
After the two returned to their residence, they locked the door and began to retreat again.
Ten minutes later, miserable and painful screams came from the room.
The wind passes and the clouds come, time passes.
More than a month has passed before I knew it.
"Bang!"
The door of the closed room was pushed open, and two people who were neither humans nor ghosts walked out of it. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang.
After not seeing each other for more than a month, the two of them turned out to look like this. At first glance, they looked like refugees from Africa. They were as skinny as wood, with dry skin, hunched over, and without any energy in their bodies.
The two looked at each other, then strode towards the back mountain.
"You are here!" Master Yuantian looked at the two of them with a smile: "Well, that's good. I'm really surprised that you can survive until now."
"Master..." Ma Xiaoyao spoke, his voice hoarse and unpleasant: "Should we... continue to take the ointment?"
"Come here and let me check." Master Yuantian waved to Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang.
The two came over immediately.
Master Yuan Tian reached out and touched Ma Xiaoyao's shoulders, arms, and then his legs. Then he held Ma Xiaoyao's wrist and began to feel his pulse. During the whole process, Master Yuan Tian did not change his expression at all, nor did he say a word.
.
"Master, how are you?" Ma Xiaoyao couldn't help but ask.
Master Yuantian ignored Ma Xiaoyao, but turned around to check on Lei Dazhuang. He carefully touched Lei Dazhuang's whole body, and then lowered his head in silence, as if he was thinking about something.
After waiting for a while, when Master Yuantian still didn't speak, Ma Xiaoyao couldn't bear it anymore: "Master..."
Master Yuantian raised his head and glanced at Ma Xiaoyao, then turned to look at Lei Dazhuang: "You two... you have succeeded."
"It counts? What does it mean?" Ma Xiaoyao raised his eyebrows.
"Your bones and meridians have been transformed, and you can barely practice internal energy. However... your bones and meridians are still very fragile. It is probably impossible to achieve very high achievements..." Master Yuantian said.
"We will work hard!" Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang said in unison.
"Some things are useless just relying on hard work... Forget it, I told you that you don't understand either." Master Yuantian waved his hand: "You go back and have a rest. Come to me after you have regained your energy. I will teach you how to do it."
You have internal strength."
"No need to rest, we are very energetic now." Ma Xiaoyao wanted to practice internal skills as soon as possible.
"You are very energetic?" Master Yuantian smiled: "Go and look in the mirror and see what you have become? Go and rest quickly. You can practice your internal strength in the past few days."
Seeing that Master Yuantian insisted on letting him rest, Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang couldn't hold on any longer. After saying hello, they left.
Master Yuantian touched his bald chin and said to himself: "I didn't expect that the two of them actually persisted until the end... It's kind of interesting."
…
After resting for two days, Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang couldn't wait to find Master Yuantian.
"Master, we have rested, can you teach us how to practice internal strength?" Ma Xiaoyao started shouting loudly as soon as he entered the cave.
Lei Dazhuang did not speak, but his eyes kept scanning around. When he saw Master Yuan Tian, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Let you have a good rest and regain your energy before you come to me. Why are you here so soon!" Master Yuantian raised his eyelids.
"We have recovered! We are very energetic!" Ma Xiaoyao said hurriedly.
Master Yuan Tian glanced at the slightly pale faces of Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang: "You two... are really impatient. That's all. Since you are so anxious, I will start teaching you. Come and sit down."
Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang hurriedly came over and sat down, their backs straightened, their eyes wide open, their ears straightened, as if they were listening to the teachings.
