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Chapter 239 39. Bone Tempering Perfection! (10,000 words asking for subscriptions!)_2

However, "high-interest loan" is a direct operation of the World's Laws, so it should be fine, right?

Thinking of this, Fang Ze couldn't help asking again, "By the way, mentor, you've prepared four metals. Does that mean we need to temper with each metal separately?"

Hearing Fang Ze's words, Qing Ya nodded.

She said, "Yes. The Bone Tempering stage is actually divided into four levels: Iron Bone, Bronze Bone, Silver Bone, and Gold Bone."

"Only after absorbing all these elements layer by layer into the body does the Bone Tempering stage reach Perfection."

"Only such a martial artist can have bones as strong as iron and gold, powerful penetrating power, and an even tougher body."

"Only then can they support the next stage: Organ Tempering studies."

After listening to Qing Ya's explanation, Fang Ze pondered and nodded, then asked again, "But... why use these four metals?"

"Wouldn't other metals work?"

Qing Ya smiled gently and answered, "The Xida Body Refining Method is the official body refining technique of Xida State, focusing on the conditions of most martial artists, so obviously, it chooses the more common and easily accessible precious metals."

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"Other body refining methods do use some unique metals. But comparatively, they are more difficult, cost more, and the enhancement is limited."

"Actually, I think the Xida Body Refining Method is quite good."

"It's fundamentally solid, majestic, and doesn't stray into odd techniques."

"And..."@@@@

At this point, she paused, then brought the conversation back to their topic before the tempering session, "At the Spirit Ascension stage, the body is meant to be consumed anyway. Even using very good metals won't have much effect."

Hearing Qing Ya's words, Fang Ze silently nodded.

And so, the night's lesson ended.

It was a girl with a slender waist and legs, a frail body, but carrying the charm of Miao Land.

Her face was almost expressionless, as if out of sync with the rest of the world. Standing on a bustling street, she was holding flowers, with a wooden barrel also full of flowers at her feet, selling them.

Every time a passerby went by, she meticulously assessed them.

Then, on spotting a suitable target, she would quickly approach and force a cute smile, initiating the sale.

And indeed, the success rate was quite high.

But perhaps because it was almost midnight, there were few passersby.

So, despite the high success rate, for her barrel of flowers, it was but a drop in the bucket.

'Zhixi?'

Seeing the girl who looked exactly like Nan Yi but with an entirely different aura, Fang Ze silently muttered her name in his heart.

This twin sister of Nan Yi had a unique talent but lacked an Awakening Ability.

This fact made the lives of two people who looked exactly alike exceedingly different.

One was the hope of the family, cherished and nurtured from a young age, and sent early to the Security Bureau after reaching adulthood.

She now shared Fang Ze's car and was likely to become one of the highest-ranked Reserve Commissioners at Emerald City's Security Bureau in recent years.

While the other...

Fang Ze glanced at the time. It was already 10 PM.

Still toiling at selling flowers late into the night.

Fang Ze couldn't help but feel the fickleness of life.

As he was thinking this, suddenly, an old lady tremblingly approached from not far away.

She came next to Zhixi, then, stooping, wiped her tears, and softly said, "Miss Second, I'm sorry I'm useless, couldn't sell the flowers, couldn't complete the task, and you had to come in person to help me."