Chapter 6 A Marvelous Body (Part Two)


    ''I feel so invincible, '' Zen thought as the warmth enveloped him like a gentle spring breeze. His whole


    body felt at ease and his eyes shone with excitement. In fact, the more punches he received, the more


    brightly his eyes shone.


    "Go to hell!"


    "Boom!"


    "I will beat you to death!"


    "Bang!"


    Each punch by Melvin revitalized Zen. Melvin Luo worked so hard to break his opponent, and yet, his


    actions were equivalent to those of a hard-working cksmith''s. Each blow shaped Zen''s body into the


    ''Mysterious Weapon''.


    After a long while, Melvin Luo stopped. Although Zeny on the ground, he looked unharmed. Melvin


    panted as he red at Zen. He was bewildered by this experience. He had heard that Zen could bear


    heavy beatings, but he had not expected Zen to be this tenacious. He had endured so many punches


    from Melvin and yet, he was able to stand on his own, even though he appeared to struggle and


    tremble with the effort.


    Melvin Luo had no idea that Zen was just pretending to be weak. He actually enjoyed his punches.


    The ves standing by shook their heads. They couldn''t understand why Zen would continue to defy


    Melvin by trying to stand after each blow. If Zen was smart, like they were, he would stay on the ground


    as though defeated. That way the guards would send him back to the cer where he could rest and


    avoid further injury. And yet, despite that intrinsic survival instinct, Zen stood up repeatedly, and faced


    each blow by Melvin. Perhaps he enjoyed being a punchbag? Did he like being beaten by other


    people?


    Zen did not get up after thest blow by Melvin. Instead, hey on the ground enjoying the warmth that


    had spread through every part of his body. He felt so serene and invincible!


    Another reason that Zen stayed on the ground, was to avoid doubt. No ve would be able to take


    such a beating without being seriously injured. And if he were to stand repeatedly and not be injured,


    people would begin to wonder how he was able to withstand such a beating.


    So to avoid suspicion, Zen decided to stay on the ground and relish the warmth. He knew he would be


    beaten again tomorrow.


    Upon seeing that Zen was no longer attempting to stand, Melvin Luo felt relieved. If Zen had stood up


    again, Melvin would have been disgraced.


    At night, Zen limped back to the cer. The minute the cer door mmed shut, he stopped feigning


    being hurt. On the contrary, he felt immediately alive, as though he was bubbling with energy.


    Darren didn''t show up in the evening either. He ordered his aplices to bring three wound-healing


    pills to Zen. Zen smiled as he looked in the paper bag. It seemed as though Darren had learned his


    lesson and wouldn''t embezzle his drugs.


    ''Could yesterday''s small action have scared Darren this much? Would he be better behaved now?'' Zen


    shook his head as he didn''t believe that Darren would reform this quickly.


    He had a feeling that a viin like Darren would be plotting something else. He would never give up so


    easily, and was probably nning something more dire like perhaps, poisoning Zen.


    ''Who cares?'' Zen knew that he needed to be more watchful. But he also knew that people like Darren


    were cowardly. He decided not to take him seriously. He thought, ''I will take measures ording to the


    actual situation.''


    Then he threw away the pills as he didn''t need them anymore.


    As his mind calmed, Zen began focusing on other things. A full day of fighting meant that he was dirty.


    He walked toward the water tank and quickly removed his clothes. Zen then scooped cold water in his


    palms and poured it over his head.


    Crash....


    The clear cold water trailed down from Zen''s head and pooled into a dark muddy mess at his feet.


    When Zen looked down, he was surprised to see that the dirty water was mixed with some light white


    things.


    Just as he had suspected, the beating Zen had received had forced out the impurities from his body.


    What was flesh refining level?


    It was the level where impurities were expelled from the body.


    What was the bone refining level?


    It was the level where impurities were removed from the bones.


    What was the organ refining level?


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    These five levels of refining were a crucial process that would purify the whole body; starting from the


    skin to the flesh followed by bones and organs. It was a step-by-step outside to inside refinement


    process that would stop once the impurities were cleared from the spinal marrow. Inpleting all the


    levels, a person could break through his flesh body, attain a life of sublimation, and be elevated to a


    higher level.


    The biggest difference between Zen and others was that other people needed to rely on their exercise


    regimes to remove impurities from their bodies. This was a slow and time consuming process that


    could take a few years or decades or even a lifetime, depending on the person.


    However, Zen''s experience from the previous night meant that he now needed to be beaten to reach


    the higher levels. With those warm currents around his body, which had the same effect as the Magical


    Pills, he could discharge impurities from his body quicker.


    Compared to other people who through hard work, discharged a small amount of impurities each year,


    Zen''s refining was a thousand times faster!


    Zen had teaued at the top of the flesh refining level before, but then because of the two years he


    had spent being a punchbag, there was no time for him to practice, and he stayed at the flesh refining


    level.


    But after today''s beating, some impurities in his body had been washed out. He felt as though his body


    had undergone a qualitative change; his flesh was very pure already and the light white impurities that


    were released when he washed up, led him to believe he had been further purified.


    Impurities removed from the flesh were usually pure ck dirt, and those pale white impurities were


    supposedly discharged from his bones. This was the proof he needed to be sure that he had entered


    the bone refining level.


    Enthused and invigorated, Zen removed his iron bed and made ce in the cer for practice. He


    began with the Purple Light Fist. His whole body was bathed in a purple light as he concentrated. It


    was roughly the same as the purple light around Perrin Luo earlier that day.


    Suddenly Zen released all his energy with a punch. The silence in the cer was reced with a sharp


    ringing sound.


    "Boom!"


    Another powerful sound was generated with the scattered air flows. It stirred the candles, paper, and


    other small objects in the cer.


    Unfortunately, the cer was narrow, which meant that Zen didn''t have much space. There was no


    stone lock nor a stone man on which he could try out his strength. Zen also didn''t want to make much


    noise as that would alert the guards.


    However, he basked in the satisfaction that he had reached the bone refining level.