Chapter 6: The Saint Bone Forged Through Pain

Only after the full force of the two pills erupted within her did Song Zhiyou realize what they truly were.

These were clearly the pills that Song Lingtian had fought so fiercely to obtain in the novel—the ones used to forge bones and cleanse the marrow.

‘True shamelessness, true shamelessness.’

Knowing that the original owner would never accept them, Song Lingtian had handed over the bottle without any burden.

It saved face without costing him anything.

But unfortunately, she was no longer the Song Zhiyou who only cared about Song Lingtian.

Her stray thoughts lasted only a moment before a surge of powerful blood energy erupted from her intended circulation path, and fine beads of blood oozed from every pore on her skin.

In an instant, she looked even more like a blood-soaked figure.

Song Zhiyou quickly steadied her mind.

Still, the situation didn’t improve.

By now, the medicinal effects had fully spread.

The crackling sound of bones shattering was clearly audible, and her meridians burst into a hazy mist of blood within her body.

With every breath, Song Zhiyou experienced pain ten times more intense than being burned or pierced by needles.

Gritting her teeth against the agony, she used her nearly depleted spiritual power to drag the two medicinal forces, slowly beginning to repair the utterly shattered meridians and bones.

After an unknown amount of time, her cultivation technique slowed, her consciousness began to fade, and even the pain grew indistinct.

Song Zhiyou felt dazed, yet her mind kept repeating a clear mantra.

She hadn’t killed Song Lingtian yet. She still had to spread her painting skills in this other world…

Song Zhiyou bit her tongue and took a sharp breath.

Intense pain instantly swept through her body, jolting her back to clarity.

Suddenly, Song Zhiyou ‘saw’ herself transformed into a deconstructed piece of paper.

The structure of her meridians and bones was clearly visible within the paper.

Twisted, distorted, or even broken and missing meridians and bones were everywhere, completely unsuited to a normal human structure, let alone perfection.

Song Zhiyou frowned deeply, feeling utterly agitated.

This wouldn’t do!

She began trying to modify the lines.

Beside the scroll, there was ‘paint’ glowing with a special luster. Song Zhiyou carefully rolled it up and spread it delicately over the meridians and bones.

After finishing all the revisions, she couldn’t help but reveal a satisfied smile, but then fell into thought when she saw certain areas.

Silent for a few seconds, she immersed herself in detailing.

When she finally finished, Song Zhiyou realized her head was throbbing with pain, and her meridians and bones felt as if they had been poured with molten steel, aching as if she were dying.

She didn’t care about that.

She was completely absorbed in her art, admiring her work from top to bottom, again and again.

After a while, as if something related to her divine sense or spiritual power had indeed reached its limit, she reluctantly withdrew and slowly opened her eyes.

A resonant hum of bones emanated from within her, echoing endlessly in the cave.

[This bone sound… is it a Heaven-grade Saint Bone?!]

[This little girl actually endured it and forged a Saint Bone?! How is that possible?!]

If Bai Lao could see inside, he would find that Song Zhiyou’s meridians and bones shone like stars.

It wasn’t just a Saint Bone.

Bai Lao’s urgent and shocked voice rang out in Song Lingtian’s mind.

Song Lingtian felt his head buzz in response.

He never knew his sister possessed such talent and perseverance.

Or perhaps…

[The quality of these two pills is probably beyond our estimation, but now… sigh, the effects have been completely absorbed by this little girl. It’s too late!]

Song Lingtian thought the same, his heart aching with regret.

If he had taken those pills, they might have had an even better effect.

Bai Lao’s talk of conflicting medicinal effects was, in his view, nothing but nonsense.

But now, nothing could be done.

Song Lingtian frowned unconsciously, feeling dissatisfied with Bai Lao’s judgment for the first time.

Song Zhiyou sat in a daze for a while before sensing her completely transformed meridians and bones.

Her spiritual energy circulated three times faster, and her bones were as hard as steel.

She could feel that if the stone that had broken her bones came again, it couldn’t harm her now.

Then she discovered with delight that she had broken through from the fourth layer of Qi Refining to the sixth layer!

Indeed, things snatched from the male lead were good!

Only when her gaze fell on Song Lingtian did her lingering satisfaction gradually subside.

Song Zhiyou sniffled, her voice choked with emotion.

“Brother, all my injuries are healed. You gave me such fine pills without a second thought. You’re so good to me. From now on, if you ascend to the Nine Heavens, I’ll clear the path for you; if you delve deeply into the Great Dao, I’ll protect your cultivation without disturbance!”

Song Lingtian no longer felt a tightness in his chest; instead, he felt gratified.

He raised his hand and ruffled Song Zhiyou’s hair, his usually cold voice softening.

“Silly girl, you’re my sister. I’d even give you my life, let alone two rare pills.”

“Brother…” Song Zhiyou’s eyes lit up, her voice nearly overflowing with gratitude.

These weren’t unwanted items—she really did want her brother’s life!

Feeling her gratitude, Song Lingtian’s mood improved even more.

With Song Lingtian around, the journey went much smoother.

Under his guidance, Song Zhiyou no longer found herself going in circles.

They did encounter several beasts that had fallen due to the earth tremors, but both of them dealt with them.

Song Lingtian felt increasingly pleased.

Along the way, Song Zhiyou earnestly fulfilled her promise to handle things herself, always charging at the fiercest beasts first.

Even though his cultivation was far higher than hers, she still stood in front of him, protecting him.

However, Song Lingtian never let anything happen to her.

Whenever they encountered a beast beyond her current ability, he would step in.

But…

When Song Zhiyou charged out again with a battle cry and took down a beast, Song Lingtian finally couldn’t help asking.

“Ayòu, why don’t you use your spiritual power? Why only fight with a dagger?”

Song Zhiyou sighed. “My spiritual arts have a problem. I can’t use them now.”

A murderous intent surged in Song Lingtian’s eyes. “Is it the Song family? This is going too far!”

“Don’t worry, Ayòu. I’ll be irreconcilable with the Song family!”

Song Lingtian didn’t doubt her words. If she could use spiritual arts, why would she repeatedly risk injury to engage in close combat with beasts?

Song Zhiyou was too exasperated to retort.

She hadn’t even said the Song family was involved, yet Song Lingtian had already triggered his automatic targeting.

Moreover, his first reaction wasn’t to help her solve the problem, but to seek revenge…

It seemed he had long had his eyes on something from the Song family and was using her as an excuse.

Sure enough, Song Lingtian immersed himself in hatred for the Song family for the rest of the time, or perhaps he accepted her inability to use spiritual power too easily, never asking another question.

Song Zhiyou enjoyed the leisure and continued fighting beasts.

She needed extensive combat experience to control her newfound power and adapt to her strengthened body.

Vaguely, she also sensed that after her breakthrough, she had gained a new ability.

But with Song Lingtian around, she couldn’t test it.

When the time was about right, Song Zhiyou stopped.

She had followed Song Lingtian for so long; they were likely nearing the location of the Qiongjiang Jade Lotus.

Time to get down to business.

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