Chapter 51: Mysterious Embryo Fifth Layer

As Liu Bingyan’s figure quickly disappeared from his line of sight, Su Jingzhen’s eyebrows furrowed.

He gazed at the golden invitation in his hand, lost in thought.

Tomorrow was the day of the Huayang Sect’s Spirit Awakening Ceremony.

But Chen Jinshi had already left the sect, and was even holding a grand banquet.

“Chen Chong is working for Huayang Sect just like sister-in-law Zhang Xiu, but he wasn’t summoned to Clear Wind Mountain?”

“It seems that it is still because of Chen Jinshi.”

Su Jingzhe muttered to himself, frowning even deeper.

It seemed that sister-in-law Zhang Xiu and the others who went up the mountain were indeed in danger.

After thinking for a moment, he closed the door and returned to his quiet room.

“What’s wrong? Are you scared?”

Liu Bingyan’s words from earlier still echoed in his mind, and with Shuang Jiang’s cultivation, she naturally heard everything.

“I don’t know how many people from Peach Blossom Alley Chen Chong has invited, but it doesn’t matter to others.”

“I just feel like this is a trap for me.”

Su Jingzhen forced a bitter smile at Shuang Jiang.

Shuang Jiang’s face showed some disdain: “In the end, you’re still afraid.”

Su Jingzhen shook his head: “Afraid? I’m not afraid.”

“With Miss Shuang here, what do I have to be afraid of?”

When he said this, Shuang Jiang was slightly taken aback.

This guy didn’t treat her as an outsider.

However, thinking about it, Su Jingzhen’s words seemed to be true.

Shuang Jiang didn’t refute him, and instead smiled and asked: “So, are you going to this night banquet?”

Su Jingzhen fell into deep thought, and after a long time, he slowly nodded.

“Compared to attending that useless night banquet, I’d rather spend the night cultivating in my quiet room.”

“But tomorrow is still the day of the ceremony.”

“I’ll go and take a look tonight, and I’ll have a better understanding tomorrow.”

Su Jingzhen knew that some things couldn’t be avoided.

Why not take advantage of Shuang Jiang’s presence and participate openly?

There was a big difference between being passive and taking the initiative.

If he didn’t go, not only would he miss out on a lot of information, but he might also be looked down upon by Chen Chong.

In fact, Su Jingzhen didn’t care about the school’s affairs.

Opening a school for a year was nothing compared to refining pills in one hour.

But as he said before, there was a difference between closing the school himself and being forced to close it by someone with malicious intentions.

The most important thing was that Chen Chong had already sent assassins to Enlightenment School to take his life.

It was already destined that there would be no reconciliation between them.

Su Jingzhen’s name was already on Chen Chong’s blacklist, and it was only natural to thoroughly eliminate him.

Su Jingzhen had never been one to provoke trouble, but when trouble came to his doorstep, he wouldn’t be afraid.

Especially with Shuang Jiang and Golden Finger by his side, he was even more confident.

Shuang Jiang nodded silently, acknowledging his point of view.

If Su Jingzhen still hid in Enlightenment School like a turtle, afraid to face the situation, Shuang Jiang would look down on him.

【Emotional Connection+8】

【Remaining usable points: 237】

As Shuang Jiang thought this, a golden font appeared before Su Jingzhen’s eyes.

Shuang Jiang then said, “Since you’ve come to a decision, don’t refine pills for now.”

“You should practise the ‘Python Scales Power’ fifteen times.”

“Then, we can use some body-tempering liquid, and maybe we can even increase your strength before we leave.”

Su Jingzhen was slightly surprised by her words.

His original intention was to refine more pills during this time.

After all, with Shuang Jiang by his side, there wouldn’t be any safety issues.

However, Shuang Jiang seemed to have seen through his thoughts and said, “No matter what happens tonight, I won’t intervene unless you’re in a life-or-death situation.”

If it were before, Shuang Jiang would have definitely tried to persuade Su Jingzhen to let her take care of Chen Chong or Chen Jinshi.

That way, the debt from this encounter, as well as the cause and effect from their meeting, could be repaid.

But now, after seeing Su Jingzhen’s terrifying alchemy and body-tempering abilities, Shuang Jiang’s thoughts had changed.

She wanted to bring him to a bigger stage, introduce him to her old friend, and cultivate him further.

Sometimes, she would unconsciously want to nurture Su Jingzhen first.

That way, she wouldn’t need to help him unless absolutely necessary.

However, she herself might not even realize that these thoughts and changes were not just because of Su Jingzhen’s displayed potential.

It was mainly because of the emotional connection she had with Su Jingzhen, which had reached the level of ‘Slight Fondness’.

Her thoughts were generated subconsciously.

Su Jingzhen was taken aback, then forced a bitter smile and nodded.

Shuang Jiang had already said so much; what could he say?

“Okay!”

He moved the alchemy furnace to its original place and began practising the “Python Scales Power”.

Whether it was body cultivation or alchemy, Su Jingzhen was extremely meticulous once he entered a state.

This aspect of him also earned Shuang Jiang’s admiration.

However, even though Su Jingzhen’s body cultivation had already reached the fourth layer of the Flesh Body Mysterious Embryo, he still couldn’t practice the “Python Scales Power” fifteen times in one go.

By the tenth time, his body had already started trembling, and his face was deathly pale.

During the practice, he discovered that the movements of the “Python Scales Power” seemed to have a lot of room for improvement with each repetition.

Finally, on the twelfth try, he fainted, collapsing to the ground.

At this time, Shuang Jiang’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Su Jingzhen had entered a state too quickly, and he hadn’t even prepared the body-tempering liquid bath.

After a moment of thought, Shuang Jiang sighed.

“I’ve never prepared a bath for anyone before.”

“I’m doing you a favor!”

With a slightly dissatisfied mutter, Shuang Jiang left the quiet room.

She soon returned with a bathtub of warm water.

As before, she casually tossed Su Jingzhen into the bathtub like a little chick.

Then, she poured three-quarters of the body-tempering liquid into the water.

As before, Su Jingzhen’s body automatically absorbed the energy of the body-tempering liquid with ease.

The absorption was still perfect.

In less than half an hour, the water in the bathtub became clear again.

Shuang Jiang looked at Su Jingzhen, her eyes filled with anticipation.

She knew that these body-tempering liquids had a huge effect on Su Jingzhen, especially since he was a being who had opened up the secrets of the human body.

In a short period of time, breaking through to the fifth layer of the Flesh Body Mysterious Embryo was not impossible.

“Your body cultivation has already reached the fourth layer of the Flesh Body Mysterious Embryo, yet your muscles haven’t bulged or become distorted.”

“Instead, you’re still the same as when you started, which is the characteristic of a true body cultivator who has opened up the secrets of the human body.”

“Your future is becoming more and more promising.”

Currently, most body cultivators in the cultivation world could be identified by their appearance.

Someone like Su Jingzhen, who didn’t show any signs of body cultivation, was rare.

This characteristic, in Shuang Jiang’s eyes, might be a natural fit for the “Pig Eating the Tiger” technique.

While thinking about this, Su Jingzhen had already woken up and was stretching lazily in the bathtub.

As his joints cracked, a surge of powerful blood and flesh energy, stronger than before, seemed to burst forth in his meridians.

Su Jingzhen was initially stunned, then overjoyed.

He could clearly sense that his blood and flesh energy had almost doubled.

This was a breakthrough!

“I… I… I’ve reached the fifth layer!”