At this moment, water and fire were intertwined within his body, one half feeling as if he were immersed in ice and fire, while the other half felt as if he were placed in a furnace.
Amidst this indescribable pain, Xu Tianming's body trembled violently.
The difficulty of cultivating the "Yin Yang Profound Extreme Body Refining Technique" exceeded Xu Tianming's expectations, which was also because he already possessed the innate power of the true fire of the sun and the power of the moon's essence within his body.
How could Xu Tianming's meridians withstand these two extreme attribute powers?
However, with the die already cast, Xu Tianming could not possibly stop cultivating the technique because of some minor pain.
This is also the most crucial time for cultivation.
"Get back in your places!"
Despite the intense pain caused by the two extreme attributes within his body, Xu Tianming suddenly changed the hand seals in his hands.
The spiritual energy is divided into two streams, which respectively guide the Yin Moon Essence within the body to merge into the Heart Fire Li position, and the Taiyang True Fire to merge into the Kidney Water Kan position.
boom!
It felt as if a thunderclap exploded within Xu Tianming's body.
This was not a real sound, but rather a fluctuation of energy generated by the violent collision and fusion of two energies within his body.
Xu Tianming shuddered violently, and a mouthful of blood spurted uncontrollably from his mouth, landing on the brocade quilt on the bed.
It was half frozen and half boiling!
However, after the two attributes returned to their proper places, Xu Tianming's inner fire, nourished by the moonlight, became less violent and more vibrant.
The kidney water was not evaporated by the power of the sun; instead, it became less cold and stagnant and more warm and nourishing.
"Is this the state where true yin arises from fire and true yang appears in water?"
An unprecedentedly gentle and balanced aura was born from the middle dantian where Xu Tianming's heart and kidneys met, and slowly flowed to his limbs and bones.
Wherever this aura passed, ice melted and fire subsided, and the original excruciating pain vanished in an instant.
Instead, it brings a tingling, warm, and vibrant sense of comfort.
An extremely subtle, barely perceptible, lustrous sheen slowly appeared on Xu Tianming's bone surface, and the flow of blood seemed to carry a sense of solemnity and weight.
But the most obvious change is in his pupils.
Xu Tianming slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath.
Within this aura, one could faintly see some dark gray particles, which were the impurities expelled from Xu Tianming's body.
Her already fair skin even had a faint glow.
However, the most noticeable change is in his pupils.
Although the golden light in his left eye and the silver glow in his right eye were still distinct, the restlessness and unease he had felt when he first awakened his martial soul had now transformed into a gentle and restrained fluorescent glow.
"It seems that the first training went smoothly, and I have reached the point described in the Yin-Yang Profound Extreme Body Refining Technique: Water and Fire in Harmony, Kan and Li in Union."
Xu Tianming got out of bed, clenched his fist, and felt that his strength had increased significantly. He also felt an indescribable comfort as his soul power flowed through his body.
"However, we are still a long way from the great achievement of the technique described in the manual, where bones turn into white jade and blood becomes a mysterious spring."
Xu Tianming glanced at the already bright sky outside the window and rubbed his stomach.
He never counted the years during his cultivation, and he didn't know how long he had been cultivating. He just felt extremely hungry at the moment.
"Strange, why didn't my mother come looking for me?"
"Could it be that they saw me cultivating, which is why they didn't disturb me?"
Without much thought, Xu Tianming changed his clothes and headed towards the main hall of the city lord's mansion.
"Mother...wait, Father, didn't you say you were going to Mingdu?"
At this moment, there was one other person in the main hall of the city lord's mansion besides Kong Yue.
It was Xu Xiang who had previously said he was going to Mingdu to seek advice on choosing a spirit ring for Xu Tianming's martial soul.
However, neither of them looked well at the moment, and they only managed to suppress their expressions after seeing Xu Tianming.
"Father, Mother, what happened?"
Xu Tianming frowned and asked cautiously.
"Something has happened in Mingdu... Your father may not be able to go to Mingdu for a while."
Xu Xiang and Kong Yue exchanged a glance before Xu Xiang spoke.
"Why?"
Xu Tianming frowned slightly, a look of doubt on his face.
"Although you are young, you have been precocious since childhood, and now that you have awakened your martial spirit, I will no longer treat you as a child."
Ignoring the worried look in his wife's eyes, Xu Xiang remained silent for a moment before speaking in a deep voice:
"Just received news: the Crown Prince has been assassinated, and the capital is in turmoil!"
"The Crown Prince was assassinated... Xu Tianran was assassinated?"
Xu Tianming was slightly taken aback before he realized what was happening.
Although he was a time traveler, he was not very clear about some details in the original plot.
He was particularly clueless about major events concerning the Sun Moon Empire.
"The situation in Mingdu is unclear right now, and my position is awkward, so I cannot leave Dongyang City."
Xu Xiang was telling the absolute truth.
He was a close relative of the royal family, and he couldn't even get involved in something like the assassination attempt on the crown prince.
Otherwise, given Xu Tianran's cunning and ruthless nature, he would probably rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free.
"Father is right. You left Mingdu because you wanted to get away from the filth within the royal family."
"It's impossible to go back into the mire now."
Xu Tianming sighed, inwardly agreeing with Xu Xiang's approach.
Perhaps due to his physical disability, Xu Tianran's mentality became somewhat abnormal after the assassination attempt.
Although he still possesses the qualities of a ruthless leader, his actions are exceptionally extreme.
They completely disregard so-called blood ties and family affection.
"What are your thoughts on your first spirit ring?"
Since he couldn't go to Mingdu to consult those titled Douluo-level powerhouses, Xu Xiang wanted to hear his son's plans.
"Father, my martial spirit is the eyes, and the eyes are often related to spiritual power."
Xu Tianming already had his own ideas about his requirements for his first spirit ring when he awakened his martial soul.
His martial spirit is similar to Huo Gua's Spirit Eye in some ways.
However, the inherent strength of the two is incomparable.
"Leaving aside the sun and moon attributes, I want a pure spirit attribute spirit beast for my first spirit ring."
Xu Tianming explained his thoughts in detail.
"Soul beasts with pure spiritual attributes will not have any effect on the two opposing attributes within my body, and they are also extremely compatible with my eyes."
This well-reasoned and logical argument immediately silenced Xu Xiang.
After a long pause, he said with a complicated expression:
"You are indeed a child with your own thoughts, but I didn't expect you to know so much about your own martial soul."
To be honest, Xu Xiang even felt that some of the titled Douluo of the Sun Moon Empire might not be able to give such a clear and targeted theory on martial souls and soul rings.
"Father, didn't you say that the person who understands a Soul Master's Martial Soul best is the Soul Master themselves?"
Xu Tianming winked at Xu Xiang.
"These are all the sensations that my martial soul gave me after I awakened it."
(End of chapter)