Chapter 250 - 226: Tang Wen: It’s Not That I Can’t Resist Temptation

Chapter 250: Chapter 226: Tang Wen: It’s Not That I Can’t Resist Temptation

It was a direction Tang Wen had never been.

At the end of the path was a simple stone house.

"Elder Zhang, you live here?" Tang Wen didn’t hide the surprise in his voice. "Your home is a bit too simple, isn’t it?"

A table, chairs, a wooden bed, three oil lamps, and two chests.

"Fine horses, fragrant carriages, beautiful women, and lavish mansions... I grew tired of all that long ago," Elder Zhang said nonchalantly.

Tang Wen: ...’Another hit to the ego.’

’What’s the point of you even being alive now, then?’

He didn’t say this out loud.

He wasn’t tired of living just yet, after all!

Elder Zhang pointed casually. "Open that chest. Take out the beast skin scroll inside."

Tang Wen hurried forward and, following his instructions, took out the scroll. As soon as it was in his hands, the beast skin scroll trembled slightly, as if it were alive.

"What is this?"

"A Visualization Image. One technique is called Intimidation, the other is Divine Strike," Elder Zhang explained simply. "Spiritual Power techniques. Very rare. Useless to an ordinary Extraordinary—they can’t learn it without sufficient Spiritual Power."

"Thank you, Senior, for imparting this technique." Tang Wen cupped the scroll in both hands as if it were a priceless treasure and bowed deeply.

"Don’t thank me yet. I got this from some ruins. Who knows how many years it’s been sitting around. The martial will within the techniques has mostly worn away. If you can learn it, it’s your good fortune. If you can’t, don’t blame me for getting your hopes up for nothing," Elder Zhang said indifferently.

Tang Wen bowed in thanks again. "This junior has nothing but gratitude for you."

"Alright, that’s enough! Off with you." Elder Zhang truly didn’t seem to care, waving his hand to dismiss him as if shooing a fly.

But Tang Wen didn’t move. He waited for Elder Zhang to look over, then said thoughtfully, "This junior presumes to ask for your guidance, Elder. How does one use Dark Power to refine the internal organs?"

"Who taught you to do that? That brat Shui Qianjun?"

Elder Zhang’s voice grew heavy, and a fierce light glinted in his murky eyes.

"I just happened to learn of this training method by chance."

"Training method? Hah! That’s a Forbidden Technique. A Forbidden Technique that will make you wish you were dead, boy! Now get lost!" The old man was not holding back.

Tang Wen blinked, a broad smile plastered on his face, and didn’t budge. "Please, Elder, just tell this junior about it. Even if it’s a Forbidden Technique, it shouldn’t be lost to time, right? Besides, you can see I’m no fool. If it really doesn’t work, I won’t force it and train blindly."

"It’s always the good swimmers who drown. And it’s always geniuses and smart guys like you who get themselves killed by Cultivation Techniques."

Elder Zhang’s brow furrowed into deep lines. He stared intently at Tang Wen for a moment, and seeing that he didn’t back down, he said, "You’re a patient little monkey. You know how to combine two Hard Skills, so you’ve got some brains. And looking at your face, you don’t seem destined for an early grave. Fine, whatever!"

Tang Wen’s eyebrow twitched as he listened.

’Face-reading, a short life... he’s pulling out all the stops.’

Thinking back, it seemed that not a single person supported his decision to perform the Inner Refining of the Lungs and Spleen.

Tang Wen wasn’t one to ignore advice, but he planned to give it a try. If it was really impossible, he would just give up.

Compared to the average Martial Artist, he already had too many advantages.

There was no need to beat his head against a wall over this one thing.

"Here! Take it and get going."

Seeing that Elder Zhang was getting genuinely impatient,

Tang Wen didn’t dare say another word.

He took the book, bowed, and left.

Back home, he couldn’t even think about sleeping.

He eagerly opened the book.

On the inside of the brown, thinly waxed cover, three words were written vertically: "Resilient Five Gods."

Reading it carefully, he learned that the "Five Gods" in "Resilient Five Gods" corresponded to the five major organs.

This book was a Cultivation Technique for strengthening the five major organs and fortifying the lungs and spleen.

The actual practice was divided into Meditation Visualization and the Breathing Guidance Technique.

The former was self-explanatory.

The Breathing Guidance Technique was used to guide Dark Power.

But what Tang Wen found most unexpected was...

...that to guide Dark Power into the lungs, spleen, and other organs,

...you couldn’t just draw the Dark Ability directly from your own spine.

It had to be drawn in from the outside.

The difficulty, the pain, and the danger all stemmed from this one point.

You had to understand, when Dark Power was already inside the body, it wasn’t harmful to the user.

It was like how a Flame Ability could burn in your hand without scalding you.

But once it was released and then brought back into the body, it was no different from setting yourself on fire.

And you would be burning your internal organs, at that.

It was the same for Dark Power.

The moment the ability was released externally, its fundamental traits—corrosion, cold, consumption, and so on—would immediately manifest.

One could only imagine how painful it would be to suck this kind of dark energy back into the body and guide it into the organs.

The pain was one thing.

But if things went wrong, it could cause irreversible damage to the internal organs.

He put down the book.

Tang Wen sighed.

The Refining Method he had been longing for was right in front of him, yet he didn’t dare to practice it.

The Experience Panel wasn’t a cure-all.

His Constitution might be strong, but it didn’t necessarily mean his internal organs could regenerate.

Right now, his Dark Ability awakening was less than 50%.

He was stronger than the average Veteran Extraordinary.

But his True Realm was also just that of a Veteran Extraordinary.

’No need to rush.’

’Haste makes waste.’

’I’ll wait until my Physical Attribute increases a bit more.’

He committed the book’s contents to memory, detail by detail.

Just as his vision started to blur and he was getting ready for bed, he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"Young Master, your bath is ready. Our bathroom is finished, so you won’t have to make do with the tub anymore."

Liang Yu’s voice was light and cheerful.

The tub really was a hassle, and it couldn’t stand up to much roughhousing.

Tang Wen thought so too, but upon realizing it, he suddenly laughed.

’I’m really getting more and more used to this life of being a pampered young master.’

’How decadent.’

’I must be disciplined today. I’ll ignore their seductions and go to bed early.’

’Just a quick soak, and then sleep.’

The moment he opened the door,

The faint, fragrant scent of the beautiful young woman filled the air.

Liang Yu was wearing only a tight, short top, so form-fitting it looked about to burst.

Below, she wore a short skirt that barely covered the tops of her thighs.

Her calves were slender, her thighs full.

Her fair feet, while not exactly delicate, had a graceful curve.

A charming young matron, plump and smooth as a pearl.

Tang Wen frowned. ’Woman! Did you think dressing like that could disrupt my heart of Martial Arts?’

Tang Wen’s expression changed again as he tried to pull his arm away. ’Woman, how could you possibly disrupt my...’