Chapter 860 - A Cruel Technique (2/2)

”I'm wrong? Where?” Lin Mu asked.

”After the first step, they would apply the gold to their skin. That would add 200 kilograms to their initial 100 kilograms, taking it to 300. Then the second step would need 1200 kilograms.

And the third and final stage would need 40 times that which is 48,000 kilograms of gold.” Xukong replied.

Hearing this, Lin Mu felt lost and tried to reread the entire thing. After doing that a couple of times his expression fell.

”This is vile!” Lin Mu said in a tone of discomfort.

”No wonder so many would fail this technique! They would get the measurements wrong from the very start!” Lin Mu added.

”Indeed. It's a clever trick of words that can't be understood with ease. While it looks like the technique is very harsh on the body, that's not all, it is also harsh on the mind. One would not only have to be physically strong but also mentally, so that they would pick up on the trickery at the start.

Only that would grasp it correctly would succeed in the end. As for the ones that made a mistake at the start, they would be forever doomed to fail.” Xukong stated.

Lin Mu frankly felt a little terrified of whoever made this body cultivation technique. After all, in order to make a technique like this, one would have had to go through many trials and errors.

Lin Mu had learned very well how difficult it was from the Nameless Technique of the Lost immortal.

”Its creator would have to be many times harsher on himself than others to be able to devise something like this. His willpower must be simply… undying.” Lin Mu muttered.

While thinking of this, another facet of the technique struck Lin Mu.

”Hang on… the weight of the gold… it's increase with each step and stays with their body. Then doesn't that mean that by the end of it… they would be nearly 50 tons in weight?” Lin Mu analyzed.

”Possibly. Though it is not something that's too unnatural in the world of cultivation. There are plenty of beasts that are heavier than that, not to mention they wouldn't even have to have that high of a cultivation base.” Xukong added.

”Oh right! With the size of Xiaobao he should be at least twice that weight.” Lin Mu recalled.

”Exactly. Plus, if they are really cultivating through each stage steadily, their bodies would have already gotten used to that weight. Living with that much weight would be nothing but a natural thing for them at that point.” Xukong explained.

Lin Mu felt the entire session to be very enlightening though now he didn't know what to do with the technique. He was obviously going to keep it with him, but the actual question was about his Five Treasures realm cultivation.

He didn't know if this body cultivation technique could even be used for it or was even suitable for it.. While Senior Xukong asked Lin Mu to ponder on it for some time on his own later, it was still not confirmed whether it was useful.