You kid! You don't have to be so low-key! !

The days passed like hell, and Changqing's life seemed to be suffering in dire straits.

But then again, such training is not entirely without benefits.

Look at the muscles on his arms, which are gradually bulging, making him look like a little savage who is almost nine years old.

This wooden sword was as heavy as a mountain at first, but now Changqing is becoming more and more adept at wielding it.

The speed of swinging the sword has increased, and the time for practicing sword has been shortened a lot. Although I still look exhausted after practicing, the overall situation has improved a lot.

Time passed quickly like running water, and three months passed quietly.

That morning, Chang Qing opened his eyes, but he still couldn't feel the presence of spiritual energy in his heart, which made him a little discouraged.

He picked up a wooden sword and began to practice with it. Over the past three months, his swordsmanship had become more and more proficient, and he could finish practicing in half a day.

Yu Linglong would occasionally practice swordsmanship with him. Although he lost miserably every time, Yu Linglong's swordsmanship was so exquisite that he learned a lot from his failure.

Half a month ago, Yu Linglong told him that his swordsmanship was comparable to that of a top martial artist, and he was only one step away from becoming a martial arts master.

This made Changqing feel that his efforts were finally beginning to pay off.

At night, Chang Qing dragged his body, which was bruised all over by Yu Linglong, on the lawn and practiced martial arts to recover from his injuries.

At this moment, he suddenly wondered, "Why am I injured, but I can recover so quickly by practicing the Qingtian Nianqing Jue?"

With this question in mind, he concentrated and carefully felt his body.

As he silently recited the Qingtian Nianqing Jue, he felt a gentle energy slowly nourishing the wound.

Changqing became more and more curious and began to search for the source of this energy.

"Hmm? Pores?" He was surprised to find that this gentle energy seemed to be forcibly absorbed from the outside world by Qingtian Nianqing Jue.

Although I can't see it, I can vaguely feel it.

"Isn't this the so-called spiritual energy? It's completely transparent, as if it's nothing. No wonder it's so difficult to sense."

Chang Qing was delighted, but he suppressed his excitement, not wanting to break this wonderful feeling because of his emotional fluctuations.

He continued to feel the gentleness of the aura, and as time went on, his understanding of this energy grew deeper and deeper.

The bruises gradually dissipated under the nourishment of spiritual energy. The body no longer absorbed spiritual energy, but the spiritual energy still condensed around it.

Changqing didn't know at this time that Grandpa Zhao and Yu Linglong in the house suddenly opened their eyes and looked out the window across the wall, with happy expressions on their faces.

Chang Qing tried to put his mind in the palm of his hand, trying to capture this energy.

Unexpectedly, when he tried to capture it by force, the originally illusory spiritual energy suddenly became hot, like red-hot charcoal, burning his palms and making them bleed.

Chang Qing endured the pain and did not cry out, and quickly used the Qingtian Nianqing Jue to recover from his injuries.

"This thing is really a double-edged sword!" Chang Qing thought with fear, "No wonder it is called the Preparation Realm!"

If the spiritual energy is introduced directly into the body without the "Qingtian Nianqing Jue", the person will be burned to death.

He was amazed at the power of Qingtian Nianqing Jue. Even without practicing Taoism, he could forcibly absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for his own use.

At the same time, he also gained a new understanding of the demon race's physical bodies.

After he stopped chanting the spell, Chang Qing could still feel the spiritual energy around him through his skin. He stretched and lay on the grass, letting his tense and anxious mood gradually ease. He hadn't rested for nearly three months, and he suddenly felt sleepy. He gently closed his eyes, his breathing gradually slowed down, and he officially fell asleep.

Grandpa Zhao walked out of the house, picked up the sleeping Changqing, walked into the house and put him on the bed. Looking at Changqing's young but tired face, the thin calluses on his hands, and the wounds that had not yet healed, he couldn't help but sigh: "Am I doing this right?"

Changqing slept until almost noon. Grandpa Zhao and Yu Linglong did not wake him up, allowing him to have a good sleep.

Changqing yawned and walked out of the door, washed his face with some water, and then walked into the chicken coop to check the stone egg.

Shidan still didn't react. Changqing curled his lips and thought of what happened some time ago.

A few days ago, he kicked the stone egg as if it were a ball, and was hit by Grandpa Zhao, and ended up eating a lot of chestnuts.

Grandpa Zhao also told him that this stone egg was born on the same day as him and was considered his "brother".

Changqing was stunned when he heard this.

Later, Changqing saw that the stone egg had no reaction for many days, so he suspected that the egg had gone rotten, so he wanted to crack it open to see.

It turned out that the stone egg was as hard as a rock. He was spotted by Grandpa Zhao again and had another meal of all-you-can-eat chestnuts.

Now Changqing has given up and put the stone egg in the chicken coop to see if it can hatch. Maybe a miracle will happen.

Today, Grandpa Zhao and Yu Linglong were making some handicrafts. It seemed that they would have to go to the market to buy daily necessities. Changqing was also busy and started making soap. He added several flavors, all made from flowers and plants with strange fragrance in the forest.

It was already dark when they finished all this. During the meal, Yu Linglong seemed to see through Chang Qing's thoughts and spoke first: "Chang Qing, after you sensed the spirit, are you curious about how to enter the Skin Tempering Realm?"

Changqing nodded.

Yu Linglong smiled slyly and said, "In fact, you have already experienced the practice method of hardening the skin."

"It can't be..." Chang Qing's face suddenly turned ugly when he recalled the pain of being backlashed when he tried to forcibly grab the spiritual energy that day.

"Oh! Yes, it's just what you thought." Yu Linglong looked like she was enjoying a good show.

"Skin hardening is not as time-consuming as spiritual energy. Usually, the skin on the whole body needs to be hardened with spiritual energy nine times. Once it has adapted to the spiritual energy, you can enter the muscle strengthening stage."

"Most people use herbs that numb the skin and mix them with quick-recovery herbs, and apply them all over their bodies to quench their skin."

"However, you have endured the pain of swinging the sword thousands of times. I think the pain of tempering your skin should not be difficult for you." Yu Linglong looked at Chang Qing and said affirmatively.

Chang Qing's mouth twitched, and he asked weakly: "Sister Linglong, can I choose that mixed herb to temper my skin?"

"No!" Yu Linglong refused decisively, "That kind of grass needs to be bought with gold, it's super expensive, we can't afford it!"

Changqing's face suddenly turned dark, and he felt that today's food had no taste.

At night, bursts of screams were heard from far away from the stone house. The sound was so creepy that the monsters in the jungle shrank their necks.

Yu Linglong buried her head in the quilt, and faint giggles could be heard.

After one night, Changqing had only completed the skin tempering of one-third of his body. It seemed that it would take another month to reach the muscle strengthening stage.

After practicing sword the next day, Yu Linglong told him that Jiao Cang and Yuan Chuan would come to practice with him in a while, and asked him to wait outside the forest.

After not seeing each other for several months, Yuan Chuan and Jiao Cang have grown a lot bigger.

Changqing could feel that Jiaocang had already drawn spiritual energy into his body and directly skipped the preparation stage.

Although Yuan Chuan is also in the preparation stage, he has already reached the fifth stage of strong bones. Chang Qing couldn't help but sigh: "Humans are more angry than monsters!"

First practice speed with Jiao Cang, Jiao Cang's race is famous for its speed.

Jiaocang chased after Changqing and Yuanchuan, and when he saw them showing signs of slacking off, he roared loudly and pretended to bite them.

Changqing had no choice but to grit his teeth and persevere, while Yuanchuan was relatively relaxed.

But after an hour, their legs felt like they were filled with lead and they could no longer run and fell to the ground. Jiao Cang gave up chasing them and sat down to rest.

Next is to practice fighting with Yuan Chuan.

Because he underestimated his enemy, Changqing was beaten black and blue.

He couldn't help but curse: "This monkey has such a dark hand, he only hits me in the face!"

The result was another beating, but it was obvious that the beating had stopped. Yuan Chuan also lightly mocked Chang Qing, which made him furious.

Chang Qing suddenly had an idea and threw the heavy wooden sword to Yuan Chuan.

Yuan Chuan stretched out his hand to catch it, but was pulled by the weight and almost fell to the ground.

Changqing took the opportunity to step forward and start a fight.

Jiao Cang was fanning the flames.

In the end, both of them had bruises on their faces.

After a long time, perhaps because they were tired of scolding each other, the three of them lay on the grass and smiled at each other.

Chang Qing couldn't help but sigh: "It turns out that the demons are not all as evil as they are portrayed in TV dramas."

After they parted in the evening, Chang Qing meditated and silently recited the mantra, and the bruises on his face quickly disappeared.

He couldn't help but think depressedly: "Am I really destined to be beaten?"

Then his face turned black, and he was terrified when he thought about it.