Chapter 40: Refining Bone Jade and Coral Blood

  Chapter 40: Refining Bone Jade Blood Coral

  Not long after entering the camp, Ning Chong continued to be carried on a stretcher, turning left and right, until he finally arrived at a large tent.

  As soon as he entered the tent, apart from the corpses laid out on the ground, he could clearly feel a chill in the air. Ning Chong knew that this was because a small-scale cooling array had been set up inside the tent to preserve the bodies and prevent them from rotting until burial day.

  "Strange things happen! Strange things happen!"

  "Injustice has a source, debt has an owner. Brothers, go find the one who wronged you and take revenge! Whatever you do, don't come looking for us brothers!"

  The two men who were carrying the stretcher put it on the ground, muttered to themselves, and then turned around and ran out of the tent like their buttocks were on fire.

  Seeing these details, Ning Chong nodded secretly - indeed, these blood-stained mercenaries were often extremely superstitious and had a great aversion to this place of the dead. This made it more convenient for him to hide himself, and he felt even more at ease!

  ……

  Lying among the dead, accompanied by corpses every day, surrounded by death and yin energy, this feeling is absolutely unbearable. However, Ning Chong discovered that this move of his was indeed very useful.

  The mortuary tent, except for the two men who brought him in, had been quiet for almost a day, with no one else appearing. Faintly sensing the commotion outside, Ning Chong also discovered that although the Black Tiger Mercenary Corps' camp was bustling with people, the team members were almost subconsciously avoiding this mortuary tent and keeping their distance, so it was difficult to hear any sounds outside the tent, which was eerily quiet and still.

  After a day of adjustment, Ning Chong not only confirmed the effectiveness and practicality of his plan but also eliminated his fatigue and adjusted back to his state. He made up his mind to refine the Bone Jade Blood Coral right under the eyelids of the Black Panther!

  Ning Chong chose to start in the dead of night, when it was pitch black and quiet in the camp, he opened the soft leather package and found that inside was a long, jade box.

  As he glanced at the jade box, Ning Chong suddenly felt a surge of spiritual energy rushing towards him - no wonder it was known as the Bone Jade Blood Coral, the sacred medicine of the calcined body!

  Upon closer inspection, inside the jade box lay an object about the thickness of a human bone. Its texture was similar to that of jade stone and yet also like bone. The entire thing presented itself in a deep crimson color, and from the faint golden glow it emitted, one could see a golden red light circulating within the bone-jade, giving people the feeling that this bone-jade was actually a living thing!

  This jade bone is roughly the length of a human arm, and its overall shape presents a slightly curved straight line. The head and tail can still be seen with uneven fragments, and the shape is not the same as the description I saw in Ning Chong's book.

  Seeing this, he felt a slight regret, and he was certain that this section of bone jade was not complete, but only a small part of the Bone Jade Blood Coral.

  However, the Bone Jade Blood Coral was originally extremely precious and hard to come by. Being able to get this small section is already a huge stroke of luck for oneself. There's really no need to be greedy and think wildly.

  Ning Chong paused for a moment, thinking about the method of refining Huayu Blood Coral mentioned in the book, and was about to start working.

  According to the book, the best way to use this precious treasure, Bone Jade Blood Coral, is to combine it with other spiritual medicine materials and refine it into "Blood Bone Pill". This not only greatly reduces the intense pain of using Bone Jade Blood Coral alone but also fully brings out its maximum effect.

  However, under Ning Chong's conditions, he could only use the same method as when using Dilongguo, directly tempering and refining it. He opened his empty water bottle, placed it on the ground, and then used a small knife to make a small incision in this section of bone jade blood coral.

  In an instant, a stream of golden red blood flowed out from the Bone Jade Blood Coral, shimmering with a faint golden light in the darkness.

  Ning Chong couldn't help but furrow his brow, realizing he had made a small mistake, neglecting the fact that Bone Jade Blood Coral would emit light. In the dark of night, this radiance would only be more dazzling.

  However, the dead of night is the quietest time, and in this mortuary tent, basically no one will come in. Just hold on for a while, wait until the jade bones and blood coral are handled properly, and this little trouble will disappear.

  With a steady hand, Ning Chong carefully poured the golden blood from the Bone Jade Blood Coral into the water bottle. The Bone Jade Blood Coral finally stopped emitting its faint glow. Ning Chong let out a slight sigh of relief and picked up the Bone Jade Blood Coral, beginning to meticulously chop it into powder with the small knife in his hand, slowly adding it to the water bottle where it mixed with the golden blood.

  This job was quite time-consuming, and Ning Chong had spent a lot of effort. It wasn't until almost two hours later that he finally turned the Bone Jade Blood Coral into bone powder and fully mixed it with the Golden Blood in the water bottle.

  Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Ning Chong didn't rest. He picked up the water bottle, with his left hand holding the mouth of the bottle downwards and his right palm supporting it from below.

  A moment later, after mixing in the kettle, the golden-colored thick bone jade coral medicine liquid had flowed into his right palm, and a faint medicinal fragrance with a hint of pungency wafted out.

  He took off his clothes and carefully wiped the golden liquid all over his body.

  Only a moment later, a stinging sensation began to spread across the skin. After several breaths, this stinging sensation grew stronger and stronger, while also feeling a fiery breath slowly seeping into the skin, gradually invading the muscles, blood, and so on.

  At the same time, however, a chill was slowly creeping into the depths of his bones, a heavy, mercury-like coldness that seeped into the core of his skeleton and emitted a piercing, icy sensation from his marrow.

  The refining continued, and Ning Chong's body was already externally hot and internally cold. His skin and blood seemed to have millions of ants crawling inside, itching and numb at the same time, with a burning pain; while his bones felt like they were being cut by small knives, freezing to the marrow.

  This time, Ning Chong fully experienced the feeling of "ice and fire in two extremes" - only to feel extremely painful, almost several times more than when he was at the Lotus Flower Ground Dragon Bone!

  However, as the saying goes, gains and pains are directly proportional. When refining the Bone Jade Blood Coral, the intensity of this pain can be seen, and the effect of this Bone Jade Blood Coral is indeed much higher than that of the Earth Dragon Bone.

  Realizing this, Ning's teeth chattered with a "keke" sound, his forehead bulged with blue veins, and sweat dripped from his head. The more he felt the pain, the more he laughed, lowering his voice to burst out a few profanities: "Awesome! Damn it's cool! Haha!"

  Two months from now, the family's outer sect disciple competition will be held, and Ning Chong must show his strength to prove himself and slap those who are waiting to see him make a fool of himself. Now, Ning Chong is facing the cruel and powerful Black Panther, as well as the threat of the massive Black Tiger Mercenary Group.

  In this case, if Ning Chong wants to leave alive, he must make himself stronger as quickly as possible. So, as long as he can rapidly increase his strength, this bit of pain is nothing!

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