Zongwu: The Rise of the Little People

Behind the bronze door is an underground ice cellar.

The Jiangnan region of the Ming Dynasty is special. There is no winter and no ice is produced.

Big forces like Murong Villa would spend huge amounts of money every winter and use special methods to transport ice bricks from the north back and store them in cellars.

There are nine pictures hanging on the wall of the ice cellar, which are the magical power of fossils.

As soon as Zhao Xu came in, he was fascinated by the nine paintings.

The magical skill of fossilization requires a virgin's mysterious Yin body to practice.

After completing the Nine Transformations, your skin will become like fossils, and you will not be hurt by powerful creatures. After completing the Nine Transformations, you will be invincible in the world...

This technique is quite mysterious, but it is too extreme.

There are many extreme martial arts in the martial arts world, such as Yan Nantian’s Wedding Dress Magic, the Demon Cult’s Ten Magical Skills and so on.

No matter how extreme these skills are, there will always be solutions and they will not result in 100% death.

After all, the ultimate purpose of practicing martial arts is to strengthen oneself.

It can harm others, like the Qi-absorbing Dafa, but it can never harm oneself.

The Fossil Magic Skill, after reaching perfection through the Nine Revolutions, is indeed very powerful, almost comparable to the Twelve Golden Bells of Shaolin.

Bodhidharma created the Shaolin Golden Bell Cover and practiced it to the twelfth level, which led to his golden body.

However, according to the instructions in the Fossil Divine Art, not to mention practicing to the ninth level, even practicing to the fifth level will turn your body into stone and become stiff.

The human consciousness gradually becomes unable to control the body, and eventually it turns into a human "stone statue".

When the Fossil Magic Art is practiced to the fifth level, the petrification of the body will be irreversible. Fortunately, Murong Jiu had only practiced to the third level at this time.

In addition to physical changes, this technique will also affect a person's "spirit", or consciousness.

The more one practices, the more one's emotions will disappear.

Like turning into stone, nothing but indifference.

The Fossil Magic has another characteristic, which is that its power will be integrated into the physical body.

That is to say, even if you abolished all your skills, you would not be able to practice other skills.

As long as you practice, the fossilized power in your body will be activated.

The newly cultivated internal energy will be forcibly converted into the internal energy of the Fossil Divine Art.

It is equivalent to that the fossil magic power has been resurrected.

As soon as Zhao Xu entered the ice cellar, he kept looking at the fossil magic. The fairy next to him knew that she couldn't disturb him.

I could only walk around anxiously.

Murong Jiu seemed calmer, but her fingers, which were almost turning blue from pinching, betrayed her current mood.

After a long time, Zhao Xu woke up from his meditation.

"Xiaolang, how is it?"

As soon as Zhao Xu came to his senses, he heard Zhang Jing's question.

Looking at Zhang Jing who had an anxious face and Murong Jiu who seemed calm on the surface but was actually extremely nervous inside.

Zhao Xu did not keep the secret and said bluntly: "I can only think of two solutions now."

"The first one is that Miss Nine will completely destroy her martial arts foundation and become an ordinary person from now on."

After hearing Zhao Xu's first method, Murong Jiu's eyes dimmed, and then became determined again.

"I would rather die than accept being an ordinary person for the rest of my life."

"Xiaojiu, you..."

Zhang Jing never expected that her best friend, who she grew up with, would be so obsessed with martial arts.

"Jingjing, stop trying to persuade me."

"For so many years, I have been practicing hard because I don't want to be a tool for marriage like other sisters."

"If I give up martial arts now and become an ordinary person, then what is the point of all these years of persistence?"

"Xiao Jiu..."

After hearing what Murong Jiu said, Zhang Jing ran over and hugged her, tears about to fall uncontrollably.

"Ahem, don't jump to conclusions so early. I haven't even mentioned the second method yet!"

When Zhao Xu saw this scene, he quickly interrupted it.

Zhao Xu's words brought a glimmer of light back into Murong Jiu's originally dim eyes.

"Say it quickly!"

Hearing that things had taken a turn for the better, impatient Zhang Jing quickly asked more questions.

"After such a long period of time, I have come to understand the Fossil Divine Art, and based on its shortcomings, I have created a new martial art."

"Practicing this martial art, coupled with medicinal bath conditioning, Ninth Miss will not only eliminate all hidden dangers, but will also greatly increase her strength."

"I just don't know if you dare to practice?"

"I'll practice."

Hearing Zhao Xu say that practicing this new martial art would not only solve the problem of the fossil magic but also greatly increase his strength, Murong Jiu agreed without hesitation.

Zhao Xu didn't expect Murong Jiu to be so decisive. He really should not be underestimated!

"it is good!"

"I named this martial art the Jade Transformation Divine Art."

"As the saying goes, 'The warm sun in Lantian makes the jade smoke'."

"Bluestone and warm jade come from the same source, but warm jade nourishes people, not as extreme as bluestone."

After Zhao Xu briefly introduced the spirit of the Jade Transformation Art, he passed it on to Murong Jiu.

Afterwards, the three of them left the ice cellar and returned to the pharmacy.

Zhao Xu told Murong Jiu not to practice yet, and let himself practice first.

Moreover, the Jade Transformation Magic Art was derived from the Fossil Transformation Magic Art, and the two have the same origin.

When practicing the Jade Transformation Divine Art, you can combine it with a special medicinal bath.

Transform the extreme fossil internal force in the body into the power of the Jade Transformation Divine Art.

After saying everything, Zhao Xu came to a corner of the pharmacy, sat cross-legged and started practicing.

The first thing Zhao Xu had to thank for being able to create the Jade Transformation Skill was his extraordinary enlightenment brought by time travel and his transformation into a top student and his hard work over the years.

Moreover, in the past few months, he has acquired the Five Ultimate Divine Skills and the Divine Illumination Sutra, which has broadened his horizons.

These comprehensive factors, plus the existence of the Fossil Magic Skill as a model.

This allowed Zhao Xu to create the Jade Transformation Skill, which was no less powerful than the Fossil Transformation Skill, but without its flaws.

Of course, it is not without disadvantages. Its only disadvantage is that it costs money.

After learning the newly-launched Jade Transformation Divine Art, each level of practice requires a large amount of medicinal baths to assist in achieving breakthroughs and advancements.

The various precious medicinal materials used in it are very expensive.

However, the balance of all things in the world cannot be perfect, especially for people like Zhao Xu and Murong Jiu who have powerful forces to rely on.

Things that can be solved with money are the easiest to solve.

It is very easy to learn the Jade Transformation Divine Art, and the internal energy cultivated through it is indeed as nourishing as warm jade.

The jade internal energy, when circulated, will be integrated into the flesh and blood body just like the fossil internal energy.

But it does not petrify the flesh, but nourishes our bodies.

According to Zhao Xu's calculations, the perfect Jade Transformation Technique would transform the physical body into golden muscles and jade bones.

After a simple practice to confirm that the technique was feasible, Zhao Xu stood up and began to prepare medicine.

During this period of time, Zhang Jing and Murong Jiu paid close attention to the changes in Zhao Xu's expression.

Seeing him stand up with a ruddy face, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"Looking at Master Zhao's expression, the Jade Transformation Skill is a success!"

Zhao Xu nodded to Murong Jiu.

"The Jade Transformation Technique has been accomplished, but there is a small flaw: it costs money."

"To be precise, it's the medicinal materials for the medicinal bath."

When Murong Jiu heard Zhao Xu say "it's done", she was delighted. As for the defect at the back, she didn't take it to heart.

"Please put all your future cultivation expenses under Jiu's name."

Zhang Jing, who was standing by, was also very happy to see that Xiaojiu's problem was solved.

"Xiaojiu, don't call Xulang Mr. Zhao from now on."

"Call me Brother Xu from now on, so it won't seem strange."

After hearing Zhang Jing's suggestion, Murong Jiu felt delighted and bowed to Zhao Xu.

"Brother Xu"