Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 269 Shock
Bi Sheng stared intently for a while before speaking in disbelief.

"Golden marrow and mercury nectar, jade bones resonating, tendons like coiled dragons, blood like molten gold, breath like thunder, pores concealing sharpness, triple burner containing swords, marrow sea generating qi..."

The more Bi Sheng looked, the more alarmed he became. Just how many extraordinary techniques had this kid mastered to cultivate himself into such a formidable figure?

Not only was his body as tough as steel, but his blood energy was also as turbulent as molten gold. The blood energy that was still rising and evaporating around his body condensed into crimson cloud patterns on the surface of his dragon scale armor. As the armor plates opened and closed with his breath, the image of a dragon coiling around a mountain was faintly visible.

Bi Sheng's gaze was like lightning as he saw that the armor had become one with Xu Yunfan's flesh and blood, and the edges of the dragon scales were shimmering with dark gold light. At this moment, it was greedily absorbing its master's surging blood energy and feeding back an even more fierce killing intent.

Meanwhile, the Crimson Fire Dragon-Swallowing Mace, which was slanted behind him, was not to be outdone. The crimson patterns on the mace flickered and undulated with the owner's blood and qi, as if it were a living creature breathing earth fire.

Bi Sheng was deeply moved. He clearly sensed a fierce aura lurking within the mace, echoing the newly generated energy in Xu Yunfan's marrow sea. This was the mutation that arose after he forcibly combined the "Red Dragon Coiling Mountain Force" and the "Three Burners Nourishing Sword Technique".

Every inch of his muscles and bones concealed a sharp edge, and his breath seemed to ring out like the clang of a sword.

"How long has it been? Three years? Or two years...?"

Bi Sheng unconsciously dug his fingertips into his palm, his back taut like an iron string beneath his Taoist robe.

He clearly remembered that when he first met this kid in the desolate wilderness of the eight hundred miles away, the other party was just a rough and uncouth martial artist who had mastered the art of skin-training. Although his stance was fierce, he had not even touched the threshold of the muscle and bone barrier.

He once scoffed at his complex and uneven constitution, saying that if he could even reach the Bone and Tendon Realm in this lifetime, it would be a miracle. Who would have thought that this piece of gravel, which he had predicted would eventually be crushed into dust, would now be tempered into meteorite iron that could split the sky!
Marrow Cleansing Realm!
Bi Sheng's throat bobbed, as if he had swallowed a piece of burning coal.

This realm is a watershed in martial arts. Many renowned disciples have toiled for decades but are still stuck at the stage of blood transfusion, unable to make any progress. Yet the person before you has already forged the aura of a grandmaster with "golden marrow and mercury nectar, and jade bones resonating".

What's even more terrifying is his foundation, which combines the power of the Crimson Dragon Coiling Mountain, the Three Burners Nourishing Sword Technique, and the Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Skill.

Xu Yunfan's face was tense. The more he looked at the old Taoist priest, the brighter his eyes became, and even the colorless altar seemed to brighten a bit.

He quickly scanned his surroundings to determine his escape route, and his muscles began to tense and relax in an extremely imperceptible manner, while his blood and energy remained in a state that did not calm down at all.

He was able to fight beyond his level after undergoing a blood transfusion, and now that he has entered the Marrow Cleansing Realm and possesses several top-tier martial arts techniques, even if he cannot defeat the opponent, he should be able to retreat.

Seeing Bi Sheng's unblinking, murderous gaze, Lin Qingxuan couldn't help but tremble and asked, "Master, what's wrong?!"

Bi Sheng quickly came to his senses and realized that he had lost his composure.

Seeing Xu Yunfan's slightly agitated appearance, he couldn't help but chuckle, while at the same time feeling a bit annoyed.

It's also my fault for being too lazy to bring along more people. Traveling with the wind would consume 30% more of my true energy. If I had brought Xu Yunfan back, I could have given him a big surprise.

"Don't be in such a hurry, young Xu. You came from that secret realm, didn't you?"

Bi Sheng stroked his beard and smiled, his withered, pine-branch-like hand pressing lightly to indicate that he had no hostile intentions.

But Xu Yunfan's back muscles tensed up even more.

The old Taoist priest appeared kind and benevolent, but his eyes held a sharp, scrutinizing gaze.

His right hand hung naturally, his thumb and forefinger unconsciously rubbing together, but he clasped his hands in a salute: "Senior has insightful eyes. This junior has been trapped in the secret realm for a long time, and just happened to see an exit open in the south, so I dared to venture out."

"Oh?" Bi Sheng raised a slight eyebrow. "Is there anything unusual near the exit?"

"Dark clouds loomed overhead, the earth's veins churned, and black cracks appeared throughout the entire small world secret realm, as if it were about to collapse." At this moment, the matter of the White Jade Palace blood sacrifice must not be revealed, otherwise Bi Sheng would definitely try to control it. After all, this place is the Dao Sect's home ground. Don't underestimate Bi Sheng just because he is alone now. With one shout from him, he can summon at least three Supreme Elders.

The reason why the Dao Sect is among the six major sects is not only because it is the leader of the Daoist sect, but also because it is able to endure and survive.

Every Grand Elder of the Dao Sect is a supreme master of the Ninth Realm of Qi Refining. Without exception, they all endured years of hardship, refining their cultivation techniques until they were over a hundred years old, when they finally transformed their strength into Qi and cultivated a wisp of true Qi to achieve the Ninth Realm of Qi Refining.

Although Bi Sheng is not the head of the Dao Sect, he is extremely famous in the entire Jianghu of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He has diligently cultivated for two Jiazi (60 years) and directly entered the ninth level of Qi Refining. As soon as he left the mountain gate, he defeated the heads of two top sects.

He then changed the subject: "I fled in haste, and only vaguely saw many demonic blood shattering. Qinghui rushed towards the center of the secret realm."

Upon hearing this, Bi Sheng's expression slightly hardened.

Lin Qingxuan, who was standing to the side, picked up the Xuan Tian Mirror from the ground and quickly walked to Bi Sheng.

“Master, just now I activated the Xuan Tian Mirror and reflected the secret realm. It should be that most of the secret realm is destroyed.”

She looked slightly excited.

"The mirror shows that the entire secret realm is beginning to collapse, but the middle is held in place by something."

At this point, Lin Qingxuan glanced at Xu Yunfan with some annoyance and pouted, saying, "I wanted to zoom in on the footage, but he suddenly interrupted me."

Xu Yunfan glanced at Lin Qingxuan silently. This girl was only sixteen years old, yet she was in charge of the famous Xuan Tian Mirror. She was definitely not a simple character.

Xu Yunfan had naturally heard of the name Xuan Tian Jing, as a disciple of the Heavenly Craft Cave Weapon Forging Hall and possessing the Heavenly Craft Forging Technique.

It is highly likely to be an eighth-order divine weapon. When the Xuan Tian Mirror shines upon it, the reflection of the sun and moon can easily melt flesh and bone, but it has more of the ability to predict and divine.

This is also the companion of a terrestrial immortal from two thousand years ago, which is now widely recognized in the martial arts world of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This young girl can wield the Xuan Tian Mirror with ease...

It must have been chosen by the Mysterious Heaven Mirror to become its master.

Thinking this through, Xu Yunfan narrowed his eyes slightly. This young girl was probably far more important than the current Daoist disciple of the Dao Sect.

"Take it away quickly, hurry up, this old man can't take it anymore!"

Seeing Lin Qingxuan hand the Xuan Tian Mirror to him, Bi Sheng waved his hands repeatedly and took a few steps back.

He had suffered greatly from this before, so naturally he was on guard.

Lin Qingxuan said "Oh" and turned to look at Xu Yunfan, whose face was cold and expressionless. She pursed her lips, picked up the Xuan Tian Jing, and ran to the tea table next to her to sit down and start drinking tea.

As Bi Sheng's knuckles unconsciously tapped the longsword at his waist, he suddenly heard a soft laugh from beside him: "Now that the small world has collapsed, even if the White Jade Palace is just an anchor point, it can still hold out for a while."

Xu Yunfan's muscles tensed up suddenly. The voice was only three zhang away from him, yet it came out of nowhere, like morning mist spreading over bluestone.

He turned his head sharply and saw an old Taoist priest in a crane-feather cloak standing with his hands behind his back at the edge of the altar, without disturbing a single speck of dust.

(End of this chapter)