Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 142: Chapter 119: Body Refinement Achieved! [Double Chapter]

”No, before...”

Ji Yuan didn’t finish his sentence, watching the iron hammer already approach him closely, he hurriedly raised his hand to greet it with his own hammer.

”Dong——”

The two collided, creating a sound similar to a copper bell crashing.

Ji Yuan only felt a tingling sensation in his hands, followed by intense pain in his wrist, his body flew backward, rolling several times on the ground before finally stopping.

He quickly looked at his hands, only to see blood seeping from between his thumb and index finger, his hands were in constant agony.

Just this one hit made Ji Yuan feel he had never been injured so severely...

The Isle Master Tie Chui, after delivering a punch, looked at Ji Yuan in such a state and instantly lost interest.

”Dang it, rarely do I see a Body Refinement expert, and he turns out to be so useless. Come over and just honestly work the forge; when you’ve mastered Body Refinement, we’ll have a match with our physiques.”

Ji Yuan struggled to get up and salute him, ”Your might is impressive, senior.”

”Stop flattering and come learn the Hammer Technique.”

Seeing Ji Yuan take out a piece of Blood Essence, about to stuff it into his mouth.

The Isle Master Tie Chui waved his hand, and the Blood Essence was in his hand.

”Using Blood Essence for such minor injuries? No wonder your Body Refinement is so poor. Come on, your slightly finished physique from Body Refinement isn’t as fragile as you think; this minor injury will heal in a while.”

As the Isle Master Tie Chui spoke, he swallowed the Blood Essence he had snatched from Ji Yuan in a few mouthfuls.

Immediately, he once again raised the double-sided round iron hammer, as big as a winter melon, from his hand.

”Kid, watch carefully!”

This Isle Master Tie Chui seemed like he was hasty, teaching without any delay.

Ji Yuan could only quickly focus and study earnestly.

The huge hammer in his hand seemed weightless, whether striking or swinging, lifting or sweeping, slicing or rubbing, it was as easy as flipping a hand.

In the delicate parts, he wielded the hammer like pounding garlic.

”Dong dong dong,” it sounded continuously.

It was the first time Ji Yuan saw elegance in hammer techniques.

After a while, the demonstration of the hammer technique was completed.

The Isle Master Tie Chui finally took a slight breath, ”How much did you learn?”

Ji Yuan initially planned to say he understood nine-tenths of it, but when he saw the panting Isle Master Tie Chui... this old senior was indeed old.

”Let me perform it once; senior, take a look before saying anything.”

This physique-performed hammer technique isn’t like magic; it requires a lot of insight.

One only needs to remember the moves to perform this hammer technique.

Then Ji Yuan summoned strength to lift the large hammer in his hand and slowly performed according to the previous demonstration by the Isle Master Tie Chui.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Ji Yuan let go of the hammer with heavy breaths, causing it to fall to the ground with another dull sound.

The first performance was jerky, but most of the time, it was due to the hammer being too heavy.

But luckily... he finally managed to perform it.

Seeing this, the Isle Master Tie Chui immediately turned and walked towards the front yard.

”Xu Fugui, Xu Fugui, you darned took three days to learn nothing. Look at Ji Yuan—you little useless... oh, old useless now!”

”...”

Thus, for the rest of the day, Ji Yuan didn’t go anywhere or start working the forge.

He just stayed by the iron furnace, repeatedly performing the hammer technique.

As for his hands, initially, they were sore, then they became numb, and finally, he could feel a continuous source of strength emerging.

”How about it, did you feel the wonders of being a Body Cultivator?”

The Isle Master Tie Chui said gleefully as he cracked sunflower seeds beside him.

”I felt it.”

Ji Yuan quickly nodded, already contemplating the scene where his physique alone could match someone at the Peak of Qi Cultivation.

”By the way, Xu Fugui mentioned your Thunder Falcon Boat. Hand it over; I’ll hammer it a few times into a top-grade magical artifact later.”

Upon hearing this good news, Ji Yuan let go of the hammer and summoned the Thunder Falcon Boat, presenting it with both hands.

”Thank you, senior.”

”It’s nothing.”

”...”

Another day passed, Ji Yuan had practiced the unknown hammer technique fluently, finally sparing a moment to ask the Isle Master Tie Chui:

”Senior, when can I start working at the forge?”

”Oh, thinking of enduring hardships so soon?”

”Alright.”

The Isle Master Tie Chui put aside the sunflower seeds in his hand, clapped them, and stood up.

The ground before Ji Yuan bulged and instantly transformed into an iron stump.

”Come on, strike it.”

The Isle Master Tie Chui waved his hand again, and the iron block fell onto this iron stump, ”Remember, don’t stop until you meet my standards.”

Ji Yuan: ”...”

”No, senior, I...”

Ji Yuan was thinking to argue but before he could finish, he noticed an iron hammer hanging above his head.

”Remember, don’t stop; if you stop, this hammer will fall down. Then don’t blame me if you get hammered to death without a warning.”

As the Isle Master Tie Chui finished speaking, the hammer appeared to have fallen slightly.

Ji Yuan quickly picked up his hammer and struck the iron ingot.

The descending hammer moved back a few inches.

Dang it, this has got to be pushing people to the brink... Ji Yuan cursed internally, yet his actions didn’t stop, swinging the hammer one after another.

The Isle Master Tie Chui laughed heartily and left, returning to the front yard.

Watching for a long time, Xu Fugui took the opportunity to ask, ”Master, is this method of scaring him okay?”

”What’s the problem with this?”

The Isle Master Tie Chui shook his head unconcernedly, ”You don’t understand; this kid is cunning. If he has ten parts strength, giving seven or eight parts is already considered as trying his best.”

”If we don’t push him hard, his physique won’t reach its limit. Without breaking the limit, how can there be talk of mastery?”