After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 829 Li Xiulian appears, her Half-Immortal Body fully formed!

"Master."

The woman's pupils contracted sharply when she saw the person who had arrived.

He instinctively sensed a great danger, and with a sweep of his spiritual energy, he noticed not only the suddenly appearing youth, but also the backpack on the youth's back.

It seemed that some terrifying monster was lurking inside.

In just a brief moment, the woman seemed to have made a decision. She touched the cement pipe with her toes and took off into the air.

"Shhhhh..."

Several primordial spirit sword energies slashed towards her.

The woman also used her spiritual power to resist, using the momentum to fly back.

Her graceful figure fell from the moonlight.

"Sususu!"

Numerous vines, like strands of hair, surged up from beneath the ground, enveloping the woman's figure before abruptly receding downwards and disappearing from sight.

Chen Yang strode closer and stood on the cement pipe where the woman had just been standing, looking around.

Are there still people there?
Behind the cement pipe was a pit overgrown with weeds; the woman must have fallen into this pit.

The soil at the bottom of the pit showed obvious signs of being renovated.

Within the radar's detection range, beneath the ground, a shadow swiftly swept southeast, disappearing from Chen Yang's detection range in just a few breaths.

Burrowing underground?

what?
Chen Yang frowned slightly and looked back.

Ke Shaohua stood thirty or forty meters away, shirtless, his hair standing on end from being electrocuted, looking just like a Super Saiyan.

He was clearly stunned by the woman's overwhelming spiritual power, feeling as if he had just escaped death. Now that the crisis was over, he breathed a sigh of relief and plopped down on the floor.

"Are you okay?"

Chen Yang asked casually.

Ke Shaohua shook his head, sat down on the ground, and looked up at Chen Yang, "Why are you here?"

"You were acting suspiciously as soon as you left the station. If I hadn't come, you probably would have died here."

Chen Yang said something, then waved towards the distance.

In the distance, the longsword stuck in the wall of the abandoned building was gripped by his mental power, instantly pulled out, flew towards him, and landed in his hand.

Ke Shaohua stood up and walked towards Chen Yang.

"What was that just now?" Chen Yang asked.

"I don't know, but it's definitely not human."

Ke Shaohua shook his head, his face full of certainty, "She has an unusual aura about her, a very strong one. I sensed it as soon as she got on the bus and sat next to me. If there hadn't been so many people on the bus, I almost would have made a move on the bus."

This guy has improved somewhat; he managed to restrain himself from making a move in the car.

If a fight broke out in the car, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow slightly.

There were too many people on the bus at the time, and he couldn't possibly pay attention to anyone for no reason. The woman concealed her aura very well, and Chen Yang didn't notice anything unusual at the time.

As for why Ke Shaohua was able to detect the anomaly, well, he's a descendant of the Northern Emperor Sect, and that's his profession; perhaps he possesses some special supernatural abilities.

This woman possesses the power of a primordial spirit, can evade Chen Yang's perception, and seems to have powerful spiritual plants by her side, as well as the ability to burrow underground.

It is undoubtedly the Dao True Realm.

She boarded the train in Chengdu. Where did this Dao Realm expert come from?
Ke Shaohua said she wasn't human? If she wasn't human, then what was she?
Chen Yang scanned his surroundings with his mental energy and discovered something.

He went to the place where the battle had just taken place and picked up a piece of plant branch from the ground.

Although Ke Shaohua had charred almost all the branches and leaves left by the spiritual plant during the battle, some of them were still intact.

The leaves resemble feathers and are bluish-green.

With the medicinal herb knowledge that Chen Yang had crammed on during this period, it wasn't hard to tell what kind of plant this was.

There were some scattered roots around. Chen Yang threw away the leaves and picked up a piece of root.

"what?"

Ke Shaohua walked over; the construction site was dimly lit, and he couldn't see very clearly.

"Coptis chinensis".

Chen Yang uttered two words, but his heart was far from calm.

"Coptis chinensis?"

Ke Shaohua raised an eyebrow.

He took the root from Chen Yang, brushed off the dirt, and without saying a word, put it in his mouth and chewed it.

"vomit!"

A mask of instant pain.

"It really is bitter melon, ptooey ptooey ptooey..."

The indescribable bitterness made Ke Shaohua immediately spit it out, as if he wished he could bite his tongue off.

"I already told you it's bitter melon, why are you still chewing it?"

Chen Yang was both amused and exasperated. Didn't he deserve it?

"It tastes so bitter, quickly get me some water to rinse my mouth, quickly get me some water to rinse my mouth."

This Ke Shaohua seems to have no experience in the ways of the world; he doesn't care whether something is poisonous or not, he just grabs it and puts it in his mouth.

If you run into some cunning old fox, you won't even know how you died.

……

-

In the car.

Ke Shaohua and Chen Yang sat in the back seat.

"It's so bitter, so bitter..."

He leaned against the car window, looking utterly hopeless, muttering to himself as if he had endured the greatest suffering of his life.

Chen Yang shook his head and ignored him.

I was indeed somewhat moved.

How much suffering must have taken to turn such a tough guy into this state, making him want to experience just how bitter it is?

He probably had a pretty good idea of ​​who the woman was.

Li Xiulian.

Nine out of ten times, she is the missing woman from the Li family of Jianmen.

The host plant of the reborn fruit of that Coptis chinensis plant.

In the afternoon, the woman was wearing a mask in the car, so Chen Yang didn't see her face and therefore didn't recognize her.

With bitter herbs by his side, he was a true Daoist being.

It is entirely conceivable that it must be Li Xiulian.

I never expected to run into this woman under these circumstances.

Li Chunxiao mobilized so many resources to find her, yet he still managed to come to Raojiang so brazenly by high-speed rail.

What is she doing in Raojiang?
Could it be that this is also for the Gu God Cult's Immortal Slaying Assembly?
Unfortunately, she got away.

Chen Yang could only sigh helplessly at a player who could burrow underground, especially since she was running towards the city center, making it impossible for him to catch her.

"It's so bitter, so bitter..."

Ke Shaohua was still humming.

Chen Yang glanced at him and suddenly remembered that Yu Huaizhen and the others said that the woman who plotted against Jing Chen back then was named A Ku, because Jing Chen often called out that name when she was conscious.

Could it be that instead of calling out "Ah Ku," it's actually saying "Bitter, bitter, bitter" like Ke Shaohua is doing now?
"Do you have a place to stay? Have you booked a hotel?" Chen Yang asked.

Ke Shaohua shook his head listlessly, seemingly quite exhausted.

Who told him to be so cheeky?

Chen Yang didn't ask any more questions and took him to the hotel, where he also got a room for him.

……

-

Night, the crescent moon hangs like a hook.

In a room on the thirty-third floor of the Celebrity Hotel, Chen Yang stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window.

The moon over this remote region seems no different from that over Sichuan.

Today is the 27th day of the sixth lunar month, and the day after tomorrow is the Corpse-Cutting Ceremony.

Chen Yang was very curious as to why Ding Huanchun would come up with a name like "Corpse Slaying Ceremony".

Hadn't his three corpses already been severed long ago?

Good Corpse, Xue Chonghua.

The evil corpse, Murong Qian.

My true self, Xiao Sanhuai.

Of Ding Huanchun's three corpses, although Xue Chonghua died, the benevolent corpse worm was still alive. Originally, the worm wouldn't live for more than a few days, but Chen Yang temporarily prolonged its life with insect growth essence.

He was afraid that if the insect died, Ding Huanchun's strength would increase even further.

But the insect's condition is also worrying now. Even if it has an essence to prolong its life, it probably won't last long.

What kind of corpse is he going to cut off?
Could it be that he still has his eye on the benevolent corpse worm in his hand?

But if he doesn't go to the scene himself, where will he go to execute him?

……

The sky outside the window was clear and sunny, with no hint of an impending storm.

Chen Yang sat cross-legged by the window, took out the last 12 Nirvana Pills, and continued to cultivate the Marrow Cleansing Classic.

After several days of cultivation, his bone marrow had entered the final tempering stage. There were only 12 Nirvana Pills left. He himself was not sure whether they could help Chen Yang take this final step. He could only pray silently.

The moonlight, gentle and serene, shone through the windowpane onto Chen Yang. Because it wasn't a full moon, the effect of the moonlight was somewhat diminished. However, compared to simply using the medicinal power of the Nirvana Pill for cultivation, it still provided a certain degree of enhancement.

Moreover, the moonlight can offset some of the burning pain of the Nirvana Pill, making Chen Yang's cultivation less painful.

……

-

Wuliang Mountains, Jinding Mountain.

In the dead of night, a woman floated in, bathed in moonlight.

"How did you come?"

An aged voice echoed from inside the cave.

The woman stopped in her tracks. "What, you're not welcome?"

She casually pulled off the mask covering her face, revealing a stunningly beautiful face.

"Hehe, I'm flattered."

The person inside the cave smiled faintly, "However, you shouldn't have come at a time like this."

"Old Monster Zhang and Third Sister Pu are both dead."

The woman spoke slowly, as if she were talking about something unrelated to her.

"Is it?"

The person in the cave spoke in a calm tone, as if somewhat surprised, but not particularly surprised.

silence.

The person in the cave said nothing, nor did he ask how he died.

The woman said, "After all these years, you still haven't cultivated a second primordial spirit?"

"Ah."

The person in the cave gave a bitter laugh, as if utterly helpless. "It was the physical body that made me who I am, and it was also the physical body that destroyed me. I spent countless efforts on this physical body back then, and in the end, I got what I wanted, but my primordial spirit was trapped by this physical body. Ha, what use is a second primordial spirit even if it is cultivated? It will still be trapped and killed by this physical body. If I had a choice, I would rather not have this physical body at all..."

Upon hearing this, the woman's face showed a strange expression. "Staying here to wait for death is not like you at all. When I came, there was already some activity outside. Around the Wuliang Mountains, I sensed at least a dozen Dao True Realm auras, and countless other Creation Realm auras. They are all coming for you. Wuliang Mountains have been sealed off. What kind of Corpse Slaying Ceremony are you holding? How many of those people can actually make it?"

"Let him be strong, the breeze still caresses the mountain ridge. What storms haven't we weathered? I'm not waiting to die, but living towards death..."

"is it?"

The woman raised an eyebrow. "If you want to leave now, I might still be able to take you out, but if you wait any longer, it might be too late..."

"No need. This is not a place to stay for long. Leave what I asked for and leave quickly," said the person in the cave.

The woman took a jade-colored bottle from her clothes and threw it straight into the cave.

"The Li and Hu families have suddenly encountered a major disaster, and their original plans have been completely disrupted. Although this product has been developed, it still has many side effects. Just make do with it, and don't come looking for me if any problems arise," the woman said coldly.

"Thank you."

The person inside the cave said something.

The woman said, "I want to see him."

“He is fine, but he doesn’t want to see you,” said the man in the cave.

The woman stood still, took a deep breath, as if to calm some kind of emotion, and after a long while said, "You can die, but he can't die. Tell him to live, I'll be waiting for him at the old place."

The person in the cave did not reply.

The woman stood in front of the cave for a moment, then turned and left.

……

Inside the cave, an old man in a gray robe sat in the darkness.

"If you want to leave, I won't stop you. But if you miss this opportunity, the outcome after tomorrow is hard to say."

The old man spoke slowly, seemingly talking to himself, or perhaps to something that didn't exist.

A fluctuation of spiritual energy emanated from deep within the cave.

……

"Whatever, whatever."

The old man paused, shook his head, and said nothing more.

……

-

Silent all night.

Kunming, Celebrity Hotel.

Chen Yang remained seated by the floor-to-ceiling window. He had used up all 12 Nirvana Pills, and their medicinal effects had been exhausted.

However, the bone marrow in the body is still a little bit away from being completely free of impurities.

Chen Yang didn't want to give up halfway.

So, even after the Nirvana Pill's effects wore off at four in the morning, he still didn't give up cultivating the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, trying to take that final step.

However, as the moon sets in the latter half of the night, without the help of the moonlight, the progress of cultivating the Marrow Cleansing Scripture becomes very, very slow.

Just like rowing against the current, it is already difficult to maintain the existing achievements and prevent them from regressing. Every step forward is extremely difficult.

Chen Yang was even considering giving up.

If I could take a few more Nirvana Pills, I might be able to cultivate a half-immortal body. Unfortunately, I'm just a little short.

Admittedly, he was a bit too eager for quick results.

Given his current situation, he could wait a few more nights and, with the help of the moonlight, continue cultivating the Marrow Cleansing Scripture. Achieving a half-immortal body would be a natural outcome.

Alternatively, after returning to Sichuan, one could ask Emei for one or two Marrow Cleansing Pills, and attaining the body of a half-immortal would be a piece of cake.

But Chen Yang really didn't want to wait any longer.

At this moment, a surge of intense energy suddenly rushed into his body, gathering together in strands, flowing along his meridians, merging into his blood and bones, and penetrating deep into his skeleton.

Like boiling water, like scorching lava.

Soon, Chen Yang felt his body temperature rise sharply, as if he were being roasted on a fire or fried in oil.

The pain, a strong burning sensation, made him frown.

Outside the window, the sun was rising, and sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, shining on Chen Yang. He looked as if he were coated in breadcrumbs and had just been deep-fried, turning a golden yellow.

The power of the sun.

Chen Yang was familiar with this energy and this feeling.

Even without opening his eyes, he knew that the sun must have risen.

When practicing the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, with the support of two types of energy, the energy can penetrate into the bone marrow, deeply refining it.

These two energies are the power of the sun and the power of the moon.

Taiyin is the essence of the moon. This energy is very gentle and makes people feel comfortable during cultivation. It can also alleviate the pain brought by the Nirvana Pill to a certain extent.

However, the power of the sun is quite intense.

The energy of extreme Yang does indeed have a body-tempering effect, and the effect is excellent. However, this energy is too intense, and excessive intake can actually harm the body.

This illustrates the principle that too much of a good thing can be bad.

The tempering effect of the ultimate Yang energy is undoubtedly much stronger than that of the ultimate Yin energy, but it is too brutal and causes great damage to the body, resulting in immense pain.

It is an extreme test of a cultivator's willpower.

Chen Yang had tried it before, and it was indeed extremely painful.

Fortunately, the sun was rising at this time, and the energy in the sunlight was not as strong as at noon, so he could barely withstand it.

He gritted his teeth and persevered, continuing to circulate the Marrow Cleansing Meridian, refining the supreme yang energy surging into his body, rapidly transforming it into immaculate energy that penetrated into his bones, deeply tempering his bone marrow.

……

Time passed by minute by minute.

Just after 10 a.m., as a dark cloud blocked out the sunlight and the air became cool, Chen Yang felt a sudden, sharp sound inside his body, as if a windowpane had been pierced.

Then, a cool energy emanated from the bone marrow, quickly enveloping the entire skeleton.

An intense sense of comfort instantly swept through Chen Yang's entire body.

From extreme pain to extreme comfort, it all happens in the blink of an eye, like being suddenly thrown into cool water on a sweltering summer day.

呲......

It felt as if his bones had been tempered by fire, and Chen Yang felt so comfortable that he almost cried out.

Become!

At that moment, Chen Yang was overjoyed.

Hard work pays off. It wasn't for nothing that I gritted my teeth and persevered for so long. I felt like I was melting but I never gave up. I finally succeeded.

Looking inward, the bone marrow within the body is like jade, crystal clear, without the slightest impurity.

It has entered a state of purity.

Although bone marrow is impermeable and bone is impermeable, they are still two different concepts.

However, bone marrow is the foundation of everything. Once the bone marrow is clean, it can transform the true essence in Chen Yang's body into clean energy, naturally tempering his bones. His entire body's jade bones are affected by the bone marrow and are already transforming into clean bones.

Once the skeleton has completed its transformation, the next stage involves the internal organs, flesh, skin, and so on.

During this period, a large amount of energy will be consumed.

What Chen Yang needs to do is to do his utmost to meet the energy consumption of this transformation.

If these needs are not met, this transformation process will deplete the body's stored true essence, leaving you in a weakened state.

Whether breaking through to the Spirit Realm, Creation Realm, or Dao Realm, there is always a period of weakness. The root cause of this period of weakness is insufficient energy supply.

Ordinary cultivators cannot meet this demand, and naturally they will experience a period of weakness, during which energy is crucial.

Chen Yang was quite experienced; if he had known it would turn out this way, he would have prepared the energy supply well in advance.

First, the Taotie Gu in his body absorbed a lot of the power of powerful people, but he used very little of that power.

This amount of energy is probably more than enough.

Secondly, although he didn't get to taste the Vermilion Fruit that was used to ambush him some time ago, Huanglong Daoist made him absorb a lot of the Vermilion Fruit's energy.

Furthermore, he also had a pear in his hand, the energy of which was immeasurable, enough to help the eight-winged centipede in the early stage of the Dao True Realm advance to the middle stage of the Dao True Realm.

(End of this chapter)