Apotheosis Begins with Tai Chi

”Congratulations, Master Ye.”

Cao Zhao said with a cheerful smile, clasping his hands in a salute.

”You’ve found another good seedling. He can be cultivated well.”

Ye Yang smiled and nodded.

Ye Qiluo, however, let out an indifferent, cold snort.

”Just a brute. What’s there to cultivate? He got lucky and gambled his way to a draw. If his luck had been even a little bit worse, he’d be a dead man right now.”

Cao Zhao’s smile vanished.

He turned to look at Ye Qiluo, his voice even.

”Miss Ye, you have high standards. You look down on this one, you look down on that one.”

”But I, Cao Zhao, believe that Junior Brother Shi is a talent worth molding. I’ll personally provide him with cultivation resources later and make sure he is properly nurtured.”

”Tch...”

Ye Qiluo pursed her lips and said in a low voice.

”Don’t blame me for not warning you. That Shi Lei’s Root Bone and Comprehension are only slightly above average. If you’re so rich you’re just itching to burn your money, then go ahead and do as you please.”

As she spoke, she shot a sidelong glance at Chen Cheng, who was standing in the distance talking with Zhu Mingyuan.

”Back then, weren’t you also keen on cultivating what’s-his-name? Taking him to banquets, introducing him to connections, throwing resources at him.”

She withdrew her gaze, a small smile tugging at the corner of her mouth.

”And the result? After all this time, what have you managed to cultivate?”

”Enough!”

Ye Yang’s expression darkened, and he slammed his hand on the armrest.

”Ye Qiluo, I’m warning you as the Master of the Middle Courtyard: if you dare spout any more of this nonsense that undermines the fellowship between disciples, I will punish you severely!”

”I... I wasn’t wrong...”

Ye Qiluo wanted to talk back, but seeing that Ye Yang was truly enraged, she could only swallow her words.

But she still held her head high, not believing for a second that she was in the wrong.

Coincidentally, on the other side, Chen Cheng and Zhu Mingyuan were also discussing the topic of Root Bone.

”Junior Brother, over this past month, we’ve sparred intermittently, probably ten times now...”

Zhu Mingyuan said, his eyes full of curiosity.

”Every time, I can clearly feel your progress. Your Blood Qi and physique, in particular, seem to change by the day...”

”Such a miraculous effect... it must be more than just from training the Hidden Dragon Fist. Is it related to an improvement in your Root Bone?”

”...I suppose so.”

Chen Cheng nodded, admitting to half of it. The other half, however, he couldn’t conveniently reveal.

[Four Gods Profound Body - Taming God Chapter]: Entry Level (201/300), Traits (None), Limit-Breaking (No)

Chen Cheng subconsciously glanced at his Skill panel internally.

’Over the past month, the continuous strengthening of my first Four Pillars of Blood Qi and my physique is actually thanks to this Upper Grade Martial Arts from Zhuang Zhen.’

’The training progress for this Four Gods Profound Body is much slower than for the Hidden Dragon Fist. After a month, it’s only just reached two-thirds of the way.’

’At the same time, the strain this Martial Arts puts on my physique is far, far more brutal than the Hidden Dragon Fist. It requires more and better resources to supplement my body just to keep it from collapsing.’

’But this extra effort also brought improvements that the Hidden Dragon Fist absolutely could not provide.’

’With every point of increase in training progress, I can feel my first Four Pillars of Blood Qi become more solid and robust, and my physique become stronger and tougher.’

’When my Blood Qi strengthens, my Bright Force and Dark Force strengthen along with it.’

’When my physique strengthens, all my physical attributes—stamina, defense, speed, endurance, recovery, and so on—all increase at the same time.’

’This is the fundamental reason why Zhu Mingyuan feels that my strength takes a great leap every few days.’

’From my own experience, among all my physical attributes, the most obvious improvement has been in my defense.’

’I’ve tested it myself using Bright Force infusion. My skin and muscles can already resist and neutralize about ten percent of incoming Power.’

’And this is just the result of one month of cultivation.’

’Although the cultivation will get more difficult later on, as long as I persist, the growth in my physique’s defensive power will be astronomical.’

’If I can find the missing Unification Chapter and cultivate it to Perfection, I can even achieve the special state of Four Gods Unification and an Infinite Profound Body.’

’By then, who knows how tyrannical my physique will have become!?’

”I suppose so? You haven’t even figured it out yourself?”

Zhu Mingyuan’s brow furrowed slightly, and his tone grew serious as he said,

”Junior Brother, you can’t be careless about this! That Golden Ring Treasure Snake Medicinal Wine might have the effect of improving Root Bone, but the extent of the improvement ultimately varies from person to person...”

”After the tournament is over, ask Master Ye to re-examine your bones! First, you need to determine exactly how much your Root Bone has improved, only then can you know if that Medicinal Wine is truly suitable for you.”

”Senior Brother, you and I are on the same page.”

Chen Cheng smiled. He had also been wanting to find someone to examine his bones for a while now.

’Over the past month, the Golden Ring Treasure Snake Medicinal Wine wasn’t my only method for improving my Root Bone.’

’The greater, more significant improvement likely came from my Foundation Establishment Tai Chi.’

’I can directly feel that the strain and exhaustion on my physique from training various skills are decreasing by the day, while the rate of my training progress is increasing.’

’During this process, the daily improvement is just an imperceptible sliver.’

’But after a month, the cumulative effect is already quite obvious.’

’Take the Four Gods Profound Body, for example. Training it once now consumes ten percent less energy than it did a month ago, yet my training progress has increased by ten percent.’

’This means my Root Bone is gradually becoming more attuned to this Martial Arts.’

’My other Martial Arts Skills have shown similar effects, though to slightly different degrees. This is undoubtedly the tangible result of my Root Bone’s improvement.’

’It’s just that I’ll need to have someone examine my bones to determine the exact extent of the improvement.’

’Zhuang Zhen actually knows how to examine bones, but she’s been living in the Upper Courtyard recently and hasn’t been back to my place in over half a month.’

’Coincidentally, Ye Yang is here today. I’ll get this sorted out after the tournament ends.’

As Chen Cheng thought this, he looked at his other Skill panel.

[Foundation Establishment Tai Chi]: Minor Achievement (677/1000), Traits (Loose Transparency), Limit-Breaking (No)