Chapter 263
"That leaves it out of the question unless you have someone in your heart . . . So, to increase your strength, you must practice Body Tempering Cultivation from now on . " Davis earnestly said after giving it some thought .
He then saw Natalya's face change to a reluctant expression .
Davis knew what she was thinking, so he directly said "If you're worried about your appearance, then you don't need to fret . All you need to do is practice Body Tempering Cultivation diligently without making any mistakes . Other than that, you only have to maintain a solid foundation . Do it at correct intervals, and your appearance wouldn't change one bit, in fact, it'll only grow even more beautiful if you do it perfectly . "
Davis advised from his cultivating experience .
Although he didn't do it perfectly, he did cultivate his body with a solid foundation and circulated the manual at correct intervals .
The only side effect he experienced was quick growth, but he could tell that was because of his age . He didn't hate this side effect since it was also to his advantage .
Maybe if he did it perfectly, he had a thought that he would still look like a kid right now, dropping at least half a feet in height .
He certainly didn't want that appearance, so he could understand Natalya's thoughts of wanting to look beautiful .
Imagine a hulking woman moving around with a manly aura . . . Which women who would want to look womanly want to look like that? Not Natalya and that much is certain .
Natalya turned hesitant on hearing his advice . She too wanted to strengthen herself but the pain involved in the process made her re-evaluate her choices .
It wasn't like Natalya had never body cultivated before for she had already reached Mid-Level Copper Stage when she was 18 years old .
And right now, at 26, she was still at the same level .
The main reason was because of the pain involved in the process, plus at 18, she slightly noticed that her shape and muscles were growing strong and stiff .
From then, this matter demotivated her from Body Cultivating anymore and seeing that her family was well off when considered in a different sense, she chose to stop cultivating Body Tempering System .
As a woman, there was too much to consider when body cultivating and this was a bottleneck that most women weren't able to break from in their hearts .
"Actually, forgot about your appearance . " Davis suddenly said, causing her to come out of her reverie .
"If you stay like this, then you will never be able to protect yourself, much less your family . "
Giving off an evil smirk, he added, "Maybe one day, the situation that had happened to you might occur to your little sister . At that time, you will just be like this, only being able to watch from the sides while not able to do nothing, just like a useless young lady born in a wealthy family!"
Davis's tone increased a few notches, wanting her to realize her situation .
"I am not useless!" Natalya shouted back with a red face . She herself knew who she was but would never openly admit to it .
"Then prove that you're not useless and produce some results in strengthening yourself . . . Otherwise, one might think that you're nothing but a plaything . . . "
"You! Fine! I just have to prove myself by body cultivating, right? I'll have you know that I will and can do it!" Shouting in a frenzy, Natalya stormed out of the room in rage .
Halfway through the hallway, her thoughts turned sad as she realized that he had called her a plaything .
'Is that what he thinks about me?'
At that moment, the affectionate thoughts she had for Davis disappeared and was replaced by resentment, fueled by a huge determination of wanting to prove herself that she was not useless as she seemed to be!
Davis smiled seeing that it had the effect he desired . What did he desire? Of course, it was provoking her into body cultivating .
'She just needed a push, that was all . . . ' Davis thought, not aware of the fact that he had just destroyed her feelings towards him .
However, he noticed her rude tone and boldness towards him now but wasn't surprised when as he could realize that people will take a yard when you give an inch .
He shook his head and his thoughts quickly changed as he muttered to himself, "It's time to learn Sky Grade Alchemy . . . "
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One month passed .
During this time, Davis learned the basics of Low-Level Sky Grade Alchemy while Natalya tried to body cultivate which eventually ended in failure .
Natalya made a lot of mistakes with her cultivation and experienced tremendous pain as a result .
Even so, she didn't give up even going far as to discard her useless pride to ask Davis for help .
Another month passed .
Davis completely learned Low-Level Sky Grade Alchemy and had his second try on concocting a Sky Grade Pill .
Actually, the first time he concocted a Low-Level Sky Grade Pill was when he was in the Grand Sea Continent, but now he doubted if it was truly a Low-Level Sky Grade Pill that he had concocted .
Since his knowledge had increased, if he were to grade that pill now, it would only be at Peak-Level Earth Grade Pill .
'Maybe it was ranked Sky Grade because of the rarity of resources . . . ' He mused and felt that it should be the case .
As for his second try, he was able to successfully concoct a pill with few difficulties .
Natalya had also kept up her Body Tempering Cultivation and reached Peak-Level Copper Stage .
Another two months passed .
Davis learned the basics of Mid-Level Sky Grade Alchemy in these two months .
He also guided Natalya with her Body Cultivating Session . Through this, she had reached the Low-Level Bronze Stage and before she could realize, her fascination and attraction towards him had also returned, giving her a headache from time to time .
Davis who was oblivious about her thoughts kept on learning alchemy .
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Another two months passed, crossing about four months from the time he had started learning Sky Grade Alchemy .
This time, Natalya through her own efforts, managed to reach High-Level Bronze Stage .
Davis could see that she was getting the hang of it and was gradually learning to endure pain .
He was also surprised at the fact that she managed to break through to High-Level Energy Condensation Stage .
He thought maybe it was because she had remained at the Mid-Level Energy Condensation Stage for too long .
As for his alchemy growth, he had managed to completely learn Mid-Level Sky Grade Alchemy .
When he had his first try on concocting a Mid-Level Sky Grade Pill . . . Well, without any suspense, he failed .