Under One Person, Golden Light Transforms into God

"These people simply don't understand."

The voices of the Tang Clan members drifted over from afar, and Xia Liuqing found it amusing, so she lowered her voice.

"They still want to use real people as a yardstick, thinking that they can reach even a fraction of what real people are in this lifetime. Haha, they have no idea what real people are."

As someone who had personally witnessed Zhang Huaidan in the Twenty-Four Heavenly Valley, Xia Liuqing was well aware that Zhang Huaidan was a near-True Person!

A being who broke through the barrier between heaven and man, embarked on the path of becoming a true person, and achieved the level of a near-true person!
These Tang Clan members, talking about one-tenth or one-ninth, mean that they themselves would have to break through the barrier between heaven and man in their lifetime.

This is impossible.

In all these years, Xia Liuqing has only ever seen Zhang Huaidan take this step.

There is a clear boundary between Quasi-True Person and Extraordinary Person on the level of life, so he couldn't help but laugh at the naivety of the Tang Clan members.

"It's better if they don't understand. Otherwise, if a young man in the prime of his life were to rashly recognize the true face of Master Huai Dan, who knows how many Ding Shian-like figures would appear in the future."

Mei Jinfeng sighed.

Xia Liuqing's heart skipped a beat, and her gaze swept around, spotting Ding Shian in a hidden corner.

At this moment, Ding Shian was curled up in a ball, his eyes tightly closed, and his face was completely bloodless.

If it weren't for his lips that kept moving, one would probably think he had become part of the cave wall.

Xia Liuqing sighed and withdrew her gaze: "Ding Shian isn't someone anyone can change just because they want to."

Mei Jinfeng was slightly taken aback, then nodded and said, "That's true. What do the stars in the sky have to do with mortals on earth? Only birds that soar in the sky can truly appreciate the brilliance of the stars and think that they can touch the stars."

Among the Tang Clan members.

Whether they are ordinary disciples or the Four Outer Sect Heroes, the difference between them and True Person Huai Dan is immeasurable.

Perhaps even if we knew the truth about the real person, after the initial shock, all that would remain would be numbness.

Ding Shian was different. He was one of only two unparalleled geniuses in the world of supernatural beings. Like a bird soaring in the sky, he was more able to recognize the light of the stars and to feel their vastness than others.

This is why it's even harder for them to let go and accept it.

……

"Brother Dan's aura is the same as before, not revealing a trace. Speaking of using Dan Shi to cultivate, what exactly is the principle behind it? It really makes people curious."

Zhang Chulan smacked his lips.

"I don't understand either. I'll ask Huai Dan about it later."

Lu Lin was equally curious.

Now that there's no longer any worry about Zhang Huaidan's safety, the very act of using Dan Shi for cultivation has become incredibly appealing.

Zhang Chulan grinned: "Using the most rare and powerful poison in the world for cultivation, just thinking about it is incredible."

Lu Lin touched her nose, and the two chatted casually. Before long, Zhang Huaidan opened her eyes again, her anger flowing out, and a ray of divine light flashed.

Xu Xin was the first to feel the oppressive force that seeped into his bones, but it vanished in an instant, as if it were an illusion.

A secret tremor ran through his eyes as he scrutinized Zhang Huaidan closely; there seemed to be something different about him.

But this change is too subtle, and even if you try to investigate it carefully, you can't quite put your finger on why.

Tang Miaoxing and Zhang Wang were also examining the situation, but their motivations differed from Xu Xin's.

'Having consumed two pills, True Immortal Huai Dan remains unchanged. Has he digested the pills?'

Their pupils trembled as they desperately tried to explain what they were seeing with all their life experience.

What kind of kung fu did Master Huaidan practice?
What role does Dan Shi play in this process?
It should be known that Dan Shi is the most potent poison in the world. Even if True Person Huai Dan digested it, he must have paid a price.

Why am I still fine even after taking two pills?
The two were utterly puzzled.

Xu Xin steadied himself: "Master..."

Zhang Huaidan said, "Continue."

Xu Xin had nothing to say and began to refine the pill once more.

……

Time ticked by, and Zhang Huaidan's speed in 'refining' the pill was increasing.

The Tang Clan members were stunned.

"Three pills, five pills, nine pills..."

If I remember correctly, this is the ninth pill that True Immortal Huai Dan has caught…

"My god, did the master think our Tang Clan's Dan Shi was some kind of candy?"

"I will never eat candy beans again."

Everyone feels numb; no one is immune to numbness.

Tao Tao and Ma Long, standing in the crowd, felt as if an electric current was coursing through their bodies as they stared blankly at Zhang Huaidan as she grabbed one pill after another.

……

After consuming nine pills, Zhang Huaidan had undergone nine months of arduous cultivation, and the tempering of her body had reached a critical point. When Zhang Huaidan opened her eyes again, Xu Xin also saw that ray of divine light once more.

In an instant.

My hands and feet are cold, and my mind is foggy.

My knees trembled, and I almost collapsed to my knees.

His body trembled violently as he struggled free, only to realize belatedly that the divine light had lasted for a mere instant.

Xu Xin's voice trembled slightly: "A real, real person..."

Zhang Huaidan made no move and did not reveal any dangerous aura, but Xu Xin felt as if he had turned into a rabbit and was facing a striped tiger.

My legs trembled, my heart quivered.

Xu Xin couldn't understand why he had so many feelings.

Zhang Huaidan didn't do anything at all!

He vaguely understood something.

This is not a difference in realm, nor a difference in cultivation level, nor a difference in strength. This is a difference in the level of life!
It's like putting a tiger skin on a dog; its kind would tremble at the sight of it, let alone a real tiger.

Zhang Huaidan realized that one of the characteristics of a True Person of Life is comprehensive sublimation!

Previously, his vital energy had increased dramatically, and his cultivation had greatly improved, but his body had not undergone sufficient tempering.

The physical body in the real world has always been the most direct means of interfering with the real world, but his body has become a hindrance.

Having consumed nine pills, it is equivalent to nine months of seclusion to temper the body. A true Quasi-True Person, with inner and outer harmony, is slowly awakening!

Zhang Huaidan was delighted and smiled brightly, "Continue."

Xu Xin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and was about to refine the pill again.

Tang Miaoxing spoke softly, "Wait! How about we continue tomorrow, Master?"

Xu Xin was closest and felt the pressure from Zhang Huaidan that originated from a life-level pressure, while Zhang Huaidan noticed it and restrained it as well.

Tang Miaoxing and Zhang Wang, however, did not feel it so deeply. They only saw that as Zhang Huaidan swallowed the nine pills, his aura finally began to decline.

It must have taken a considerable toll on him to 'digest' the nine pills.

Tang Miaoxing felt it was necessary to pause for a while.

Zhang Wang also said, "What Senior Brother said is absolutely right. Xu Xin is right here and won't run away. Master Huai Dan, you should recover your condition first."

Zhang Huaidan said, "It's alright."

The method of cultivating by borrowing the energy of death cannot last long; one must persevere in one go.

To use a somewhat inappropriate analogy, now that we've finally managed to 'warm up' the machine, there's no reason to stop now.
Furthermore, as the body's tempering stabilizes, the death aura effect will no longer be as pronounced.

Seeing his insistence, the two had nothing to say, deeply understanding that they could no longer change Zhang Huaidan's will.

Xu Xin condensed another pill, the tenth one, and Zhang Huaidan grabbed it again.

The elixir reverts to death energy, while the primordial energy transforms into life energy. They annihilate each other, bursting forth with pure energy that is greedily absorbed by the body.

Zhang Huaidan moved at a speed unimaginable to those who had attained true enlightenment in ancient times, covering thousands of miles in the blink of an eye, and step by step, he progressed toward the perfection of his current realm.

Before long, Dan Shi's death energy was exhausted, and he pondered for a moment.

Compared to before, the effect of this pill has decreased by about 30%, which is no longer enough to sustain a month of arduous cultivation.

Even so, it is still much faster than secluded cultivation.

Looking over, Xu Xin seemed to be asking for instructions, while Tang Miaoxing and Zhang Wang behind him were slightly surprised and suspicious.

Zhang Huaidan's 'refining' of the pill this time seems to be significantly faster than before, which is truly bizarre.

"Come again."

Xu Xin stopped rambling and obediently became a supplier for Dan Shi.

……

Eleven, thirteen, seventeen...

Zhang Huaidan's refining speed gradually increased, and even the slow-witted Tang Miaoxing and Zhang Wang noticed the clues.

Zhang Wang exclaimed in disbelief, "How can the True Man be cultivating faster and faster? This is too abnormal!"

As the two observed, Zhang Huaidan's refining speed steadily increased, but his aura gradually weakened.

This is easy to understand. After consuming more than ten pills, his energy consumption must be considerable, which is why his aura weakens.

What's unusual is that his refining speed has actually increased!
This completely contradictory development left Tang Miaoxing and his companion utterly baffled.

Logically speaking, after such a large consumption, the speed of refining the pill should slow down.

Tang Miaoxing sighed: "If only I knew."

I was inwardly cursing, never expecting to witness such an absurd scene one day.

Incredibly, such a person actually appeared out of nowhere, refining the Tang Sect's Dan Shi like candy.

This Tang Clan leader is really something else...

With a helpless smile, he may not say it outright, but in his heart he clearly regards Zhang Huaidan as a monster.

Even if he were to die in the afterlife and meet the ancestors of the Tang Clan, he would have something to say.

It's not that he disgraced the Tang Clan, it's just that his opponent was inhuman.

……

"Mom, I want to eat candy too."

"You can eat anything, but I'm not your mother, I'm your father. You weirdo, call me 'Dad'."

"Get the fuck out of here!"

The Tang Clan members had experienced countless ups and downs in just half a day, and were now completely numb.

Pairs of eyes watched as Zhang Huaidan refined the pills one by one as if they were candy, and even had the mood to tell jokes.

Just as the absurd becomes real when it reaches its extreme, and the insane returns to reason when it reaches its extreme.

Tao Tao, Ma Long, and others in the crowd were completely stiff.

Ma Long opened his mouth and said, "Goodness, I didn't count carefully, but Master Huai Dan has refined more than twenty pills."

Tao Tao said in a deep voice, "Twenty-three grains."

Ma Long shuddered: "His aura as a True Person has clearly weakened, but I can't tell from other aspects. What exactly is he cultivating?"

……

"Twenty-five...twenty-eight...thirty-six...goodness..."

Xia Liuqing was stunned and speechless. Even if the Tang Clan's pills were candy, they shouldn't be eaten like this.

Mei Jinfeng's face twisted in confusion and bewilderment. Zhang Huaidan's cultivation through the Pill Devouring technique was clearly not unfounded, but the current situation did not seem to indicate any progress in his cultivation.

Mei Jinfeng muttered to herself, "The real person is becoming increasingly weak, approaching a state of frailty."

Xia Liuqing felt a chill run down her spine. After refining nearly forty pills, Zhang Huaidan's aura was now almost as strong as that of an ordinary superhuman.

Some strange thoughts even popped into his mind: if he were to make a move now, could he beat Master Huaidan to his knees?
He shook his head, extremely suspicious: "I see that apart from refining pills faster and faster, there are no other changes in the True Person."

Zhang Huaidan refined the first pill, which excited everyone and took a considerable amount of time.

The refining speed then gradually increased.

Now, Zhang Huaidan can refine a pill in just a few breaths, leaving Xu Xin sweating profusely.

This is arguably the most obvious change, but compared to his declining aura, it is all the more worrying.

Xia Liuqing and Mei Jinfeng exchanged a glance, both feeling quite heavy-hearted.

……

"Forty-two...forty-nine...sixty-three..."

Zhang Chulan counted silently, his heart pounding with fear.

Zhang Huaidan's refining speed became increasingly faster, requiring only a few breaths, or even just one or two.

Furthermore, starting from refining the fiftieth pill, he didn't refine them one by one, but instead had Xu Xin condense multiple pills and refine them all at once.

Zhang Chulan was terrified, because of Zhang Huaidan's aura...

Lu Lin's pupils shrank sharply: "Huai Dan's aura is now no different from that of an ordinary person."

Because they have mastered the energy of Qi, people of different kinds naturally have a sense of mutual attraction and can help each other recognize their own kind.

Of course, many methods have the effect of concealment.

Zhang Huaidan, who has refined more than sixty pills, gives Lu Lin the feeling that he is no different from an ordinary person. Although she cannot understand what happened to Zhang Huaidan, it does not stop Lu Lin from being horrified.

Shocked, could it be that Huai Dan had fallen from his cultivation level?

Feng Baobao suddenly blurted out, "Zhang Huaidan has run out of Qi..."

Lu Linglong's pupils contracted slightly, and Zhang Chulan was startled: "Sister Bao'er, please don't curse Brother Dan! Qi isn't just an energy that we supernatural beings can use. Which living person doesn't have Qi in their body? It's just that ordinary people can't sense and control it! You're saying that Brother Dan doesn't have Qi, which is......"

Feng Baobao was a little confused: "He's not dead..."

Helpless, Zhang Chulan gave Lu Linglong an apologetic look.

At this moment, Zhang Huaidan slowly opened his eyes. There was no longer any bright light in his eyes, nor did they radiate any divine light; they were just deep black.

Xu Xin, who was the first to be affected, was stunned. Condensing more than sixty pills in a row was extremely taxing for him.

Despite being utterly exhausted, I was involuntarily stunned when I saw those dark eyes.

The longer we looked into each other's eyes, the more profound they seemed.

Like a bottomless abyss.

"How many more pills can the elder condense?"

His voice was calm, but lacked strength; there was no way around it, as Zhang Huaidan's body no longer contained any vital energy.

His face was pale, and his voice was weak, but his eyes were deep and unfathomable.

Xu Xin came to his senses and, without saying a word, used all the true qi in his body as a guide to condense the pill!
Whether by coincidence or not, adding to the number Zhang Huaidan had refined previously, the total is exactly eighty-one! (End of Chapter)