Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 267 A way out
As he took a step, the entire cave trembled slightly the moment his foot touched the rocky ground.

The sudden increase in bone density brought about by the Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Exercise actually makes one's movements lighter.

Xu Yunfan suddenly slammed his fist into the cave wall. With a deafening roar, the hard granite was pierced through as easily as tofu, without even leaving a white mark on his finger bone.

"As expected of the supreme martial art of Amitabha Temple, it has greatly advanced my cultivation to the Marrow Cleansing Realm on my very first practice!"

The campfire gradually died down, and the spiritual practice came to an end.

After an unknown amount of time, the sky outside the cave gradually darkened, and the campfire was reduced to only a few scattered embers.

Xu Yunfan slowly finished his practice, exhaling a breath of turbid air, his breath long and deep like a dragon.

"The Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Technique is indeed profound. After just one day of practice, my Marrow Cleansing Realm cultivation has become stable, and I have even touched the threshold of 'Golden Marrow and Jade Bones'."

In the days that followed, Xu Yunfan almost never left his house to practice the Nine Luminaries Breathing Technique, the Triple Burner Sword Nourishing Technique, and the Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Technique.

With ginseng as the main ingredient and the essence of demon flesh and blood as the auxiliary, the Nine Luminaries Breathing Technique was mastered overnight, the Triple Burner Sword Nourishing Technique made rapid progress, and the Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Technique was also steadily improved, constantly strengthening the bones, regenerating the golden marrow, and changing the root bones.

As for the Thousand-Pound Mountain-Shaking Hammer Technique, once it reaches the Marrow Cleansing Realm, it has already entered the perfect state and there is no more room for improvement. If there were no Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Technique, then he could only continuously hone the Crimson Dragon Coiling Mountain Strength and the Xuan Steel Hundred Forging Body, using the water-grinding technique to reach the peak of the Marrow Cleansing Realm, until there was no more room for improvement.

Fortunately, the emergence of the Dragon Scale Armor triggered a certain mechanism beneath Divine Weapon Ridge, opening the secret realm of Divine Weapon Ridge and leading to this small world secret realm.

If this were outside, he would probably have to go through countless hardships to find a cultivation technique or martial art suitable for those at the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

Sectarianism exists everywhere.

Half a month later, Xu Yunfan pulled out the Thunderfire Qilin Hammer that was stuck in the giant bear's head. Looking at the extremely deep scratch on the hammerhead, he looked down at the mountains and giant bear at his feet.

The scratch on the Thunderfire Qilin Hammer was extremely deep, almost running through the entire hammerhead. The purplish-red thunderfire pattern broke at this point, and the indigo blue material of the internal thunder-patterned steel could be vaguely seen.

Xu Yunfan ran his fingertips over the crack, sensing the lingering chilling demonic energy within, and his expression turned slightly helpless.

The demon's final attack before its death would have broken long ago had it not been made of solid material, without any corners cut, and instead resembled a large sword or blade.

This treasure would be an invaluable weapon even for ordinary martial artists in the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

But now it has been ruined by Xu Yunfan.

"Pity……"

He looked down at the mountain-like corpse of the demon at his feet.

This giant bear had been lurking in the deep valley in the southern part of the secret realm, rarely attacking unless provoked. But half a cup of tea later, it suddenly went berserk, its eyes bloodshot, and charged at him recklessly.

Even more bizarrely, the demonic energy within the giant bear's body was chaotic, as if forcibly catalyzed by some force, resulting in a demonic energy bursting forth with power far exceeding that of ordinary demons in the Marrow Cleansing Realm at the moment of its death.

If it were any other ordinary Grandmaster-level martial artist in the Marrow Cleansing Realm, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand the combined power of this giant bear demon.

Only because Xu Yunfan possessed the unique skills of several top sects at various levels, which had elevated his strength to an unbelievable level, far surpassing ordinary Marrow Cleansing Realm martial artists, was he able to fight back against this giant bear demon with unwavering resolve and relentlessly crush it.

The price was that the Thunderfire Qilin Hammer, forged from Thunder-patterned steel, was almost completely destroyed.

After caressing it for a long time, Xu Yunfan finally carried it on his back. He would need to find a way to repair it once they left the secret realm.

Even if he doesn't need it now, he can give it to his senior brother Fu Jin, or to other disciples of the Weapon Forging Hall.

"The fifteenth one..."

Xu Yunfan muttered to himself. Since he stepped into the Small World Secret Realm, the demons he initially encountered were only at the Blood Exchange Realm level, and he only fought them occasionally every three to five days.

However, as time went on, the frequency of attacks increased, from one every three days to multiple demons a day, and now to encountering at least one powerful demon comparable to the Marrow Cleansing Realm every day.

What alarmed him even more was that these demons were often insane, completely disregarding life and death, as if driven by some kind of will to come and die.

"This secret realm is rejecting me."

Xu Yunfan squinted and looked up at the sky.

Heaven knows how many demons lurk within this secret realm; where mountains converge and spiritual energy gathers, there must be a demon dwelling there.

However, places like this, where mountain ranges converge, are common throughout the entire Small World Secret Realm.

He once thought it was man-made.

The spiritual energy in the secret realm was still abundant, but he felt a subtle sense of oppression, as if the entire world was gradually tightening its tolerance towards him.

During his spare time from cultivation, he tried to measure this small world and found that its boundaries were constantly shrinking. The mountains in the south advanced several feet towards the center every day, while new cliffs and precipices appeared out of nowhere in the north.

It was quite peculiar, and what shocked him even more was that the terrain that appeared out of nowhere was inhabited by demons, as if it too had appeared out of thin air.

Thus, the demons are endless and cannot be killed indefinitely.

What troubled him most was Yu Congling, the remains of the Extreme Path.

Since the battle at the White Jade Palace, that lingering spirit has never answered his calls again.

Whether he poured his strength into the remains or called out to Yu Congling directly, Yu Congling remained completely silent.

If it weren't for the fact that her aura could still be felt within the dragon scale armor, Xu Yunfan would almost have suspected that she had vanished.

Although Xu Yunfan was disappointed, he was not discouraged. Since entering the dream, he had realized that the other party was a cold and aloof person.

"If we stay any longer, I'm afraid the next time it won't just be demons at the Marrow Cleansing Realm..."

In some places with exceptionally favorable mountain terrain, spiritual energy gathers like a tide, and the demons that dwell there make even him feel a little uneasy.

Perhaps it is comparable to a demon who has mastered internal organs, or perhaps it is even more advanced; only a Grandmaster of the Ninth Realm of Qi Refining can rival it.

Over the past three months, he has used the spiritual energy of the secret realm, the essence of demon flesh and blood, and a ginseng root every day to push the Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Technique to a minor success. The golden marrow mercury paste can now cover his entire skeleton, and the resonant effect of the jade bones has made his physical strength comparable to a sixth-order treasure.

Even so, he felt a bit tired in the face of increasingly frequent demon attacks.

After processing the giant bear's flesh and blood, Xu Yunfan ate nearly half of it and began searching for the entrance to the secret realm.

The altar that fell from the Divine Weapon Realm has long since withered and is no longer unusual. It is clearly a one-way ticket, and we can only find another way.

"In the end, they are not as good as the six major sects..."

Xu Yunfan stood at the edge of the altar, his fingertips tracing the mottled stone patterns.

This ancient altar, which once shone brightly, is now nothing but broken runes and dried blood.

Dark green moss grew in the cracks between the rocks. He squatted down and tapped the central stone platform with his knuckles, but only produced a dull "thump-thump" sound.

(End of this chapter)