Dragonfish Stance, Dragon Sailing

Xu Yang followed the lead of the Mystical Warrior called Lao Liu back to his home.　　 

Many people's attention had been attracted along the way. Among them was Xu Zhengfei who gritted his teeth, thinking of getting revenge on Xu Yang. He was dumbfounded when he saw Xu Yang coming back with a Mystical Warrior at his side.　 

Although the Xu family had guards of those in the stage of Mystical Warriors and even Mystical Masters, Xu Zhengfei had no right to command them. After all, Xu Yang was still a member of Lin Yuan's Xu family. These guards would not help Xu Zhengfei bully Xu Yang. That would break the rules.　　 

'Hmph. Consider yourself lucky! I will go directly to your residence and humiliate you after the Mystical Warrior is gone.' Xu Zhengfei stared angrily at Xu Yang who disappeared around the street corner.　　 

"Where should I place it, Mr. Xu?" Lao Liu had carried the bronze ding all the way but his face did not turn red and he was not panting. He had shown the strong physical strength of a Mystical Warrior.　　 

"Thank you. Just place it in the house." Xu Yang pointed to a position and said.　 

The Mystical Warrior named Lao Liu nodded his head and put the medicine ding down carefully. He asked, "Mr. Xu, what else can I help you with?" He knew that the Young Officer favored Xu Yang. Therefore, he spoke to Xu Yang quite politely without any arrogance as a Mystical Warrior.

"No, thank you." Xu Yang took out two Wolf Coins from his purse and gave them to him. "Here is a token of my appreciation. Kindly accept it."　 

It was an unexpected gain to get two Wolf Coins with such little effort. Lao Liu's salary as a guardian of the Thousand-Treasure Pavilion was only twenty Wolf Coins.　 

Lao Liu accepted it and chuckled with a smile. "Please let me know if you have any missions in the future, Mr. Xu." Then, he walked out of the courtyard.　　 

Of course, Xu Yang knew that this was merely Lao Liu's way of being polite. He would not take it seriously.　　 

Everything was finally ready. Xu Yang was going to start cultivating Rock Body.　 

Cultivating Rock Body did not require an elixir but it used the medicinal bath method which absorbs the medicinal power from the outer to the inner body. This would reduce the trouble Xu Yang had to go through. He prepared a lot of firewood which he then piled under the ding. Then, he poured a few buckets of clean water and put a part of the required herbs into the water. Lastly, he closed the lid and cooked it on the burning fire.　　 

"Unfortunately, I'm still not a Mystical Warrior. I'm unable to control the fire freely without the Fire-Extreme Mystical Power, and many exquisite alchemy techniques of later generations can't be used..." It truly was a shame, but he then came to and recovered his spirits, "However, I know many low-grade ordinary elixirs with excellent medicinal power that I can produce. I can use them to make some money."　　 

Just when he was thinking about that, steam came out of the airhole of the ding's cover and a spicy pungent smell spread around it. Xu Yang opened the cover and found that the original clear water had turned into a light black liquid.　 

Xu Yu had gone to the fabric shop so there was no one else at home. Xu Yang jumped into the ding after taking off his clothes. He took a deep breath and sank into the black medicinal liquid.　 

The mist of Mystical Energy in his Star Ocean billowed quickly. The black liquid in the ding permeated into Xu Yang's body as he initiated the technique.　 

Every cell in Xu Yang's body was vigorously absorbing the medicinal power. They condensed, compressed, and continued absorbing... and his bones became sturdier, while his flesh became firmer and his skin more flexible.　 

This process was undoubtedly painful, it was like scraping his bones with a blunt knife, but Xu Yang gritted his teeth and endured the pain. The pores on his skin were constantly releasing impurities, making his body stronger. 

No pain no gain. This ancient proverb was also quite reasonable on the road of cultivating Mystical Power.　　 

This medicinal bath lasted fifteen minutes. The original pure black medicinal liquid had become turbid when Xu Yang stood up in the ding. Xu Yang knew that it was because he had absorbed the medicinal power while discharging the impurities of the body.　 

Xu Yang immediately began to cultivate Rock Body after drying his body hastily.　 

After absorbing the medicinal power, the cultivation of Rock Body required one to treat his body as a weapon as it could be accomplished only after thousands of times of refining. 

There was a huge bluestone in Xu Yang's courtyard that was leaning against the wall. It was about the height of two people and weighed about a hundred juns. The shirtless Xu Yang huffed once, hit his shoulder on the bluestone and started rubbing vigorously against it.　　 

Xu Yang's skin was much tougher than ordinary people's. It did not break when rubbed on the uneven bluestone surface. However, the skin that started off pale white slowly started to scrape and redden after dozens and hundreds of times of rubbing against the surface. 

There were bursts of pain but Xu Yang ignored it. He continued to rub other parts of his body against the surface. Every inch of his skin was damaged but soon a refreshing medicinal power came out of his body to quickly repair the damage and make the new skin stronger.　 

It would be better to have an assistant when cultivating Rock Body. Beating the cultivator with a rod could help him to absorb the medicinal power deposited in the body as soon as possible to strengthen the flesh. However, Xu Yang did not have such assistance. Xu Yu's strength was too weak and she would not be able to beat him with much strength. The effect would definitely not be as good.　　 

Xu Yang had blood all over his body, and finally he went back into the house utterly exhausted. The ebbing pain came when he cleaned his body. Xu Yang could not help but take a deep breath.　　 

'My physical strength has increased. Now I have thirty juns of strength when I punch out which is comparable to those who had just entered the realm of a Mystical Warrior. Of course, it is when they do not use Mystical Power.' He felt a bit surprised because of the strength in his body. The Rock Body was indeed the beginning chapter of a Divine-tier Mystical Technique. The effect of body refining was amazing as this was only the first step. He had to take five more times of medicinal bath before the technique would be completed. Xu Yang would be able to fight against a Mystical Warrior with the attained Rock Body and the aid of the Mystical-Restrictive Array. 　　 

"Xu Yu should be back by now." Xu Yang walked toward the courtyard's door.　　 

As soon as he walked outside the door, he heard a noise. There was a familiar voice, which sounded like Xu Zhengfei!　　 

"Your brother is trash so you are also trash. I'm going to settle with your brother as well as you!" Xu Zhengfei's proud voice was clearly heard hundreds of steps away.　 

"My brother… is not trash. He will prove to you in the Grand Family Tournament in a month's time." Xu Yu said in a trembling voice, but she did not cry. Instead, she stubbornly held back her tears and stared at the 'brother' Xu Zhengfei who was also a member of the Xu family.　 

Xu Zhengfei sneered. He raised his hand and wanted to slap Xu Yu to vent his anger. Xu Zhengzha pulled him aside and said, "The family will inevitably blame you in case this ten-year-old girl is killed by you. Forget it."

Xu Zhengfei snorted. His sleeves waved in the air and it created a strong gust of wind. Xu Yu screamed as her thin body was wrapped in the strong gust of wind and she stumbled backwards.　　 

Suddenly, a figure flashed forward. A teenager in worn clothes appeared in front of them to support Xu Yu who nearly fell before Xu Zhengfei and Xu Zhengzha could even decipher what had happened. It was Xu Yang with a somber and angry face!　 

"Xu Yu, how are you feeling? Are you injured?" Xu Yang supported Xu Yu by her shoulders and said softly.　 

Xu Yu, with tears in her eyes, said, "I'm fine… The cloth I bought for you was torn by these two brothers." The little girl ultimately failed to hold back her tears and started to cry.　 

Xu Yang looked up and it turned out that there were a lot of blue cloth strips floating in the wind. He stared at the two siblings coldly. 　 

Xu Zhengfei came with ill intentions. He was somehow terrified when he looked into Xu Yang's eyes. He immediately withheld his fear and shouted, "Stop looking at me, trash! Today, I will teach you a lesson and make sure you will never forget this!"　　 

Xu Zhengfei's cultivation was in the pinnacle of a Mystical Learner and recently he was making preparations to condense his Mystical Core. His cultivation was much higher than that of Lu Song, Liu Zishan and others encountered by Xu Yang in the ascetic team. He snorted once and strode forward. He was going to slap Xu Yang.　 

'He has underestimated his enemy.' Xu Yang could clearly analyze his opponent's thoughts from the way Xu Zhengfei held himself. He then rushed toward Xu Zhengfei with a sneer. He slammed into Xu Zhengfei's chest when his slap had not even reached him.　 

The collision was like a human-shaped bluestone crashing into his body, and Xu Zhengfei felt pain and numbness instantly. Xu Zhengfei felt a shock and he knew that something bad was going to happen. He immediately used all of his effort, with intention to avoid and counter the attack. He shifted his body slightly and lowered his waist.　 

However, Xu Yang's melee-combat skills were much stronger than Xu Zhengfei's. He made a swift attack using the Dragon Sailing technique of the Dragonfish Stance. He hit his elbows heavily on Xu Zhengfei's back.　 

Thirty juns of strength poured out and Xu Zhengfei's body was instantly bent into an exaggerated bow shape. Xu Zhengfei spewed a mouthful of blood and fell forward.　 

The match was extremely quick. The victor and the defeated had been clearly determined before Xu Zhengzha was even able to respond! He stepped back in a panic. He did not expect that this trash who was well-known as a useless person in the family had become shockingly stronger.　　 

When he was hesitant in whether to charge or escape, Xu Yang was already rushing over with a roar of wind. He struck out the Eagle Strike Stance with the techniques Eagle Sky Strike and Eagle-Snake Fight. Xu Yang was able to restrain Xu Zhengzha's movements in just several moves.　 

"Seeing that you attempted to stop Xu Zhengfei just now, I will spare you this time. If you dare to find trouble with us again, I will not hold back!" A cold voice sounded in Xu Zhengzha's ear and a force pushed his body seven or eight steps away.　 

Xu Zhengzha was lost. When he was about to leave, he was stopped by Xu Yang. He thought that Xu Yang had changed his mind but he heard Xu Yang say lightly, "Bring this piece of waste back to the Xu family."　 

Xu Zhengfei's situation was much more miserable. Xu Yang's elbow with full strength had caused his spine to be misaligned and his Mystical Veins to suffer severe damage. If there were no outstanding Alchemists to produce elixirs for his recovery, Xu Zhengfei could only stay in his bed for a year. His plan to turn virtual into reality and condense the Mystical Core would be but a distant dream.　 

Xu Yang had carefully thought it through in regards to whether he should kill the two people. The first was that the place was not somewhere out of the public's sight. It would violate the rules of Lin Yuan City. More importantly, Xu Yang and Xu Yu were still members of the Xu family. The family reputation might be ruined if he had beaten them up badly. To be honest, Xu Yang was already acting ruthlessly. Xu Zhengfei might have hidden injuries and not be able to reach the realm of Mystical Warrior in this life.