Chapter 10 The Fourth Grade Of Skin Refinement (2/2)

”Is it because my new spiritual meridian? Is there something wrong with it?” Ricky guessed.

However, Ricky decided that he would not be stingy. The more impurities his body discharged, the better his systematic foundation would be.

After swallowing twenty-five Body Refining Pills, Ricky stopped emitting impurities from his body.

At the moment, Ricky's whole body had been enveloped by a mass of black cocoon. The stench of foul odor pervaded the whole yard. Instantly, the smell hit Ricky's nose. He almost wanted to find a seam to drill down immediately.

However, right after the elimination of impurities, Ricky knew that it was the best time to break through. So he decided to just endure the upsetting smell, activating the spiritual meridian to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

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It took almost half a day when Grace came back.

As soon as she came back, she immediately smelled the reeking smell emitting from the small yard. She immediately knew that the odor source was coming from Ricky's room. Grace entered his room within a few quick strides.

Of course, by the time she entered the room, she was almost dizzy by the pungent smell. Good thing, Grace was strong enough to endure it. Her ability to concentrate was pretty good.

Immediately, Grace looked toward the black cocoon that had now enclosed Ricky. She could not believe what she was seeing now.

She definitely could figure out that the black things were the elimination of impurities. But she just did not understand that how could someone at the third grade of Skin Refinement discharge so many impurities.

Crack!

The black cocoon suddenly cracked. When the cocoon opened, Ricky's body was revealed. At this time, Ricky's aura was completely different from earlier. There could be no denying that he had finally broken through the third grade of Skin Refinement.

”Master, you are back!” Ricky exclaimed as he opened his eyes and saw Grace. He called her happily.

”You have reached the fourth grade!” Grace murmured. She felt really strange because she knew that Ricky did not have any spiritual meridian in his body.

”Master, I just felt that the need to break through. So I wanted to give it a try. But I didn't expect that I would succeed at my first try.” Ricky bashfully scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed to admit that. He also knew that it was an amazing feat to break through the third grade and reach the intermediate stage of Skin Refinement when he had no spiritual meridian at all.

However, even though that Grace was now his master, he could not admit to her that he had regained his spiritual meridian, a relatively strange but magical one.

”Give it a try?” Upon hearing her disciple's words, Grace was quite surprised.

It was the first time she had heard someone 'had a try' on breakthrough as breakthrough needed to prepare for a long time. It was not an easy thing.

”How many Body Refining Pills did you take?” Worried, Grace asked seriously.

”Master, I took twenty-five pills. But I think it's not too much, is it?” Ricky felt more embarrassed to admit the truth. But he did not want to lie to Grace about this matter.

”What?” Hearing that Ricky took twenty-five pills, Grace could not keep calm anymore. She broke from her usual indifferent expression.

”You didn't lie to me, did you?” Grace asked Ricky again as she could not believe what he said.

”Master, although I don't want to admit that, it is really the truth. I took twenty-five pills to break through!” Ricky nodded with sincerity.

Still in disbelief, Grace put her hand into Ricky's pocket. Sure enough, there were only five Body Refining Pills left on the bottles that she gave him earlier.

With the evidence right in front of her, Grace had to believe what Ricky said. She knew that Ricky could not deceive her.

But somehow, Grace really could not keep still. She had heard that someone consumed eleven Body Refining Pills to break through the inferior stage of Skin Refinement. But she had never heard someone needing twenty-five Body Refining Pills for the breaking of the third grade. It was just too ridiculous.

”Master...” Looking at Grace's expression of disbelief, Ricky hesitantly called her.

”Go ahead and clean yourself up. Clean your room, too. After that come to my room. We need to talk,” Grace said slowly with a deep sigh.