Chapter 11: The First Level of Body Shaping

As Bu Gong practiced according to the “Magic Body Shaping Chapter”, he could clearly feel an inexplicable fine airflow ion in the air, which would be attracted when he practiced the magic, and gradually condensed into an extremely fine colorless airflow, which entered his mouth and nose with his breathing.
As these air currents entered, the muscles and bones that were tired and sore just now began to devour them frantically, like a hungry wolf seeing its delicious prey; the speed was as fast as a sponge absorbing water.
After Bu Gong realized this, he did not stop; because after more than half a month of devilish training, he had just entered the body-shaping period. He was afraid that if he stopped too early, he would regress to his original state.
In fact, Bu Gong’s worries were unnecessary. Even if his cultivation would regress, that was only possible for cultivators above the Zhiyuan realm. Either it was because he had just been promoted, causing his realm to be unstable and thus causing his cultivation to regress; or his body had suffered great damage, causing his cultivation to regress, and so on.
As Bu Gong had just entered the body-shaping stage, he would not return to his original appearance. Bu Gong was seen trying his best to operate the magic, and streams of colorless air continuously penetrated into his body; and then were madly devoured and divided by bones, muscles, internal organs and other organs.
As his body devoured the colorless air currents, he clearly felt that his body, which had been very tired and exhausted just now, was quickly recovering to its peak state; this recovery speed and effect were even better than taking a potion bath and using the power of medicine to recover.
Moreover, in addition to this, Bu Gong also vaguely felt that since his body absorbed those colorless airflows, his bones, muscles and various organs in the body have been significantly strengthened; the previously fragile meridians in the body have become more flexible after swallowing these airflows.
About an hour later, Bu Gong suddenly felt a tingling sensation on the bones in his body as the colorless air currents entered; and in addition, his muscles were slowly wriggling, as if something was coming out of his body.
Bu Gong noticed this phenomenon and his heart skipped a beat. “Could something have happened?” He was secretly puzzled. And as time went on, this feeling became stronger.
As this feeling became more intense and even a little unbearable, Bu Gong didn’t know that the surface of his body was covered with tiny blue lightning arcs, which were slightly jumping on his skin.
At the moment when the blue lightning light appeared on the surface of his body, Bu Gong felt a tingling sensation from the surface of his skin. This feeling slightly alleviated the unbearable numbness in his body.
Bu Gongchu felt at a loss at first about the changes happening in his body; because this was beyond his understanding, he didn’t know whether the changes happening in his body were good or bad.
Just when Bu Gong was about to stop the magic as usual, it was a little unexpected that the magic in his body did not stop according to Bu Gong’s wishes; instead, the magic started to work automatically. Bu Gong was just a spectator at this time and had no way to deal with it.
Bu Gong was extremely worried about this. If the changes in his body were good for him, then it would be fine. But if not, then…
When Bu Gong thought of this, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead; but he had no way to deal with it and could only watch the various changes in his body.
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As time passed, the airflow slowly entered his body from a small stream at the beginning, and now it has become a large stream as thick as a thumb, rushing madly into Bu Gong’s body; Bu Gong even felt that his body was a little swollen, and there was a tendency to expand. At this, a look of horror gradually emerged in the depths of his pupils.
The pain caused by the swelling of his body made Bu Gong’s face slightly distorted, and a series of changes in his body came to Bu Gong; in the end, Bu Gong’s face turned red, and he looked abnormally like a fat man.
But Bu Gong still gritted his teeth and persisted without any slackness. As long as there was the slightest chance, he would not let it go; because he understood that sometimes all that was lacking was this little bit of persistence. Moreover, he had placed all his faith on cultivation, so he could not give up easily.
But it seemed that his persistence did not achieve any effect; because at this time his body had expanded to the extreme, and he could not move at all, and he was facing the possibility of exploding at any time.
“Hehe… You don’t even give me a chance to practice?” Bu Gong had a hint of self-mockery on his face, and such a thought flashed through his mind.
At this time, Bu Gong was about to give up, but just when he had this thought, suddenly a huge airflow from his body rushed straight to his head, followed by a “boom”. Bu Gong felt as if the sky was about to fall, and then he suddenly passed out.
This was actually the body-shaping technique operating autonomously in Bu Gong’s body, thereby absorbing a large amount of immortal energy into his body; after absorbing enough immortal energy, it automatically rushed towards the Baihui acupoint on the top of Bu Gong’s head; that’s why Bu Gong had that feeling and was directly shocked unconscious.
Everyone who wants to enter the body-shaping stage must first open up the Baihui acupoint on the top of the head; because later on, when they cultivate to a higher level, they need to absorb immortal energy, which is mainly absorbed by the Baihui acupoint; but when ordinary people are preparing to impact this acupoint, there will be someone guarding them, and they will not be like Bu Gong, who rashly entered the body-shaping stage without knowing anything.
This can be said to be that he is extremely lucky. Otherwise, if that airflow fails to break through the Baihui acupoint in one go, it will rush back downwards, which can break all the meridians in the body at the very least, and directly cut off the vitality and cause death at the worst. It can be said that whether a person can practice and whether he has the talent for practice depends mainly on whether he can successfully reshape his body.
Because the firmness of the same acupoint varies among different people; this is the cultivation talent that sects need to test when recruiting disciples; generally speaking, someone with extremely high cultivation talent means that the firmness of the 720 acupoints around his body is very low and can be easily opened; otherwise, it means that the cultivation talent is very poor.
Now, regarding Bu Gong’s situation, we can only say that his talent in cultivation is acceptable; it can be said that his acupoints are easy to open, but he almost exploded and died just now. For disciples in the sect who are trying to reach the body-shaping stage, this situation is relatively rare.
Because they had certain elixirs to help; it is said that the Bugong acupoint is relatively difficult to open, but he opened it inexplicably, so we can only say that he is lucky.
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Half a day passed quietly, “Hmm… um? Am I… still alive?” Bu Gong woke up at this time, but found himself lying shirtless in his own yard; his eyes were a little confused, obviously at this time, he was not fully awake yet.
He habitually rubbed his eyes with his hands, “Huh? What is this?” A slightly surprised low cry came out of his mouth; Bu Gong’s hands were covered with a layer of black oily substance, and there was even a slight fishy smell emanating from it.
“What is this?” Bu Gong looked at the substance on the back of his hand, a little confused; then he looked at other parts of his body, and found that his entire body was covered with a layer of the same black substance, and a strange smell emanated from it.
“Could it be that this is the real entry into the body-shaping stage?” Such a thought flashed through Bu Gong’s mind, and he even found it a little hard to believe it himself, because his entry into the body-shaping stage was too strange; a few days ago, Blind Zhang told him that when he absorbed all the power of the third set of medicine and was about to enter the body-shaping stage, he would go to the pharmacy to find him.
It was because the risks involved in entering the body-shaping period were extremely high, so it was safer to have Blind Zhang watching by the side; therefore, Bu Gong also knew this; but today, when he was unconscious, he unknowingly entered the body-shaping period, which was indeed a bit weird.
But thinking about the situation that was out of his control before, Bu Gong felt a little relieved and scared; “This is really lucky” he muttered to himself; then he shook his head slightly and showed a bitter smile. This time he could be said to have wandered around the gates of hell.
Then Bu Gong got up and went back to the house to wash up. He felt his whole body was clear, as if every pore in his body was breathing independently, and he felt very refreshed.
Bu Gong carefully felt the condition of his body; he felt that the strength of his whole body had increased significantly, which was a world of difference compared to before; Bu Gong could also slightly feel the strength of his body, his bones were more solid and tight, his muscles were more flexible, but his skin did not become rough, but more delicate and smooth, as if he was newly born.
“After practicing, he is like a completely different person compared to before practicing; ‘Practice’? It really is a magical thing.” Bu Gong’s eyes were indifferent and his face was calm, but if you looked carefully, you could see the hint of joy in the depths of his pupils.
Bu Gong raised his head slightly and walked slowly to the side of the big tree; “Bang bang…” The sound of fists hitting the tree trunk rang out continuously. After a while, the trunk was seen to be dented, but there was no trace of blood on it.
Bu Gong stared at his fist, his eyes rippling with an imperceptible ripple; “Is this cultivation? I, a mere mortal, have also entered the body-shaping stage! ‘Mortal’? Mortals can’t cultivate? Hehe…” A slightly unruly chuckle sounded from Bu Gong’s small courtyard.
At this moment, Bu Gong’s mind emerged again with the man in blue who beat his father to death that day; “Although I don’t know who you are, I will find you even if you are at the ends of the earth; and my childhood sweetheart, ‘Yang Ruoming’? When the time comes, I will let you know how wrong your original choice was.” Bu Gong raised the corners of his mouth slightly, standing in his own yard, and said silently in his heart.
Then Bu Gong clenched his fists lightly, “This kind of power is indeed not comparable to that of mortals!” Bu Gong closed his eyes slightly and muttered to himself; “Young Master Yang, don’t kill him, he is just a mortal and not worth your effort.” Suddenly, a familiar and unforgettable words slowly emerged from Bu Gong’s heart.
“You are so heartless that you betrayed me just because I am a mortal?” Bu Gong narrowed his eyes and said in an inaudible voice; then he raised his head slightly and looked towards the distant sky with a slightly indifferent look; that look was very deep and mocking.
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“Bu Gong, how come you have time to come here today? Are you planning to break through to the body-shaping stage?” Blind Zhang asked with a smile. At this time, Bu Gong was sitting on the bench in the medicine shop with Blind Zhang, and Xiao Hu was clinging to Bu Gong, talking about this and that.
Seeing this, Bu Gong shook his head and smiled bitterly, then said, “Grandpa Zhang, I’m not sure about the impact of the body shaping stage. It’s just that I was exercising yesterday, and when I was regulating my breathing, something went wrong. I want you to help me see what’s happening to my body now.”
“Oh?” Blind Zhang was slightly startled when he heard this, and then he planned to help Bu Gong check his body; but when he just pressed his finger on Bu Gong’s pulse, his expression suddenly changed, and a trace of shock appeared on his old face.
When Bu Gong saw this, his heart skipped a beat. “Could it be that something really happened to my body?” Bu Gong thought a little nervously.
“You kid, when did you reach the body-shaping stage?” When Bu Gong was stunned, a voice with a hint of shock and a slight tremor came out from the mouth of Blind Zhang.
Blind Zhang couldn’t imagine how Bu Gong had managed to reach the Body Shaping Stage all by himself, breaking through the Baihui acupoint. You know, that was a life-or-death struggle. If everyone could achieve Body Shaping like Bu Gong, with such incredible luck, wouldn’t those sects need to test for talent when recruiting disciples? There wouldn’t be so many mortals in this world.
Bu Gong really didn’t know what to say to Blind Zhang’s question, because he himself didn’t know exactly how he entered the body-shaping period.
After a moment of hesitation, Bu Gong said, “I’m actually not quite sure how I entered the body-shaping period…” Then he told Blind Zhang about the series of changes that had taken place in his body yesterday, word for word.
On the other hand, Blind Zhang only opened his lips slightly at this time, and wanted to say something several times, but couldn’t say it; he was really shocked by Bu Gong’s way of impacting the body-shaping period, and didn’t know what to say.
According to Bu Gong, he was knocked unconscious by a surge of air within his body, and when he woke up, he had already reached the Body Shaping Stage. At this point, Blind Zhang even had a faint suspicion: “Is it easier for people nowadays to reach the Body Shaping Stage?”
The thought only flashed through his mind because it was impossible.
After a while, after listening to what Bu Gong said, Blind Zhang looked at Bu Gong with some strange eyes, and then he smiled bitterly; “I don’t know what kind of luck you have, what is a life-and-death situation for others is as easy as eating and drinking water for you. This can be said to be a blessing in disguise.”
Bu Gong was slightly startled when he heard this, and then he said, “Grandpa Zhang, could it be that I have really entered the body-shaping stage?” Bu Gong was still a little nervous about this, so he asked.
“Well, you have reached the body-shaping stage now, but it’s only the initial stage of the first level. In your future cultivation, you must not become proud and lazy, and you must work harder. Your current realm is no different from an ant to those so-called strong ones,” Blind Zhang said rudely, pouring cold water on him.
Bu Gong did not feel frustrated or dissatisfied about this, and just said “hmm” lightly; he knew that what Blind Zhang said was right, his current realm was still very low; compared to the man in blue that day, Bu Gong himself had a feeling that in his current state, he did not even have the qualifications to speak in front of the man.
“Boy Bu Gong, you have now entered the body-shaping stage. In your future cultivation, you have the thunder magic in your hand. It is enough to support you until you reach the Yuan-peek realm, allowing you to truly step into the threshold of cultivation. As for whether you can reach a higher level, it depends on your own opportunity,” Blind Zhang said slowly.
After hearing this, Bu Gong pursed his lips and nodded slightly; but his eyes became more determined and more persistent…