Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 288 The First Strand of True Qi!
With one step, the churning mist in its sea of ​​consciousness scattered and retreated like waves hitting a reef. With another step, it sat upright on the nine-petaled golden lotus in the center of its sea of ​​consciousness.

The chaotic thoughts that had been tangled like venomous snakes crumbled as the gaze of the divine being swept over them, turning into specks of stardust that sank into the abyss of the sea of ​​consciousness.

Xu Yunfan's breathing gradually synchronized with his own.

As dawn broke in the east, Ji Shen's illusory image solidified like a glass statue, while a pale golden "Lin" character secret pattern appeared between Xu Yunfan's brows, only to disappear beneath his skin in an instant.

After more than twenty days of this cycle, Xu Yunfan's skin gradually developed a jade-like luster, and the sword energy in his Triple Burner meridians became so concentrated that it almost filled the meridians.

Until that night, he suddenly had a feeling, and the Crimson Fire Dragon-Swallowing Mace flew into his hand on its own. He practiced the Eight Desolate Dragon-Falling Mace Technique and finally, in the loneliness of his arduous cultivation, he took the lead in achieving minor success.

Over the past twenty days, the progress of the "Yijing Xisui Gong" has been rapid.

With the Daoist sect's resources poured in regardless of cost, Xu Yunfan's daily cultivation proficiency could steadily climb to 28 or 29 points. In moments of exhilarating energy and resonant muscle and bone, he could even break through the 30-point mark in one fell swoop.

On the attribute panel, the proficiency of the Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Skill has now broken the 500 mark, reaching 597 points, and is rapidly approaching the 1000-point mark of mastery.

Unfortunately, while achieving great success is easy, reaching perfection requires several times the effort to even have a chance.

This is why it becomes increasingly difficult for martial artists to break through as they progress. Unless one is a true martial arts genius, it is impossible to touch the ultimate level of each realm and thus have the foundation to break through.

Most importantly, at this moment, Xu Yunfan's Pure Yang Qi Gong has finally reached its perfect state!

The pure yang internal energy, which was originally boiling like molten gold, collapsed and condensed at a strange intersection deep within the flesh and blood, transforming into a wisp of true energy as thin as a spider's thread, yet as dazzling as the rising sun.

True Qi!

No wonder the Dao Sect attaches such importance to this technique. Although it is only a martial art practiced by those at the Outer Three Harmony Realm, it runs through the entire Dao Sect's martial arts foundation.

This wisp of true energy, though thin, weighs as much as a thousand pounds!

When the true energy circulates through the flesh and blood, the acupoints along the way resonate spontaneously, emitting a clear and melodious tremor like a jade chime.

Compared to the vast and boundless pure yang inner energy of the past, this wisp of true energy is now like a dormant red dragon, seemingly slender yet concealing the power to collapse mountains and shatter peaks.

However, although Xu Yunfan's internal energy had been condensed into fine threads, it was still bound by his flesh and blood.

Whenever one tries to guide true qi into the meridians, that violent power rages through the meridians like a raging fire, instantly cracking the meridian walls with spiderweb-like fissures, causing excruciating pain as if a thousand ants are gnawing at the marrow.

He had to immediately withdraw his inner energy, and a trace of crimson blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

Even the Triple Burner Sword Nourishing Technique, which has reached a certain level of proficiency, can only rely on the internal organs as its foundation, allowing the sword energy to cautiously circulate within the Triple Burner meridians.

If these sword energies attempt to invade major meridians such as the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin or the Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming, they will immediately trigger a chain reaction, like striking a glass cup with a heavy mace; any more force and the meridians will shatter.

The flesh, fascia, and blood are the main pathways for the circulation of true qi, which is different from the way Xu Yunfan imagined true qi to circulate between the meridians.

This also contributes to the astonishing physique of martial artists in this world. The martial arts cultivation in this world has already pushed the potential of the human body to an unimaginable level.

Even Bi Sheng's seemingly withered and thin body could transform into a muscular giant in the blink of an eye once he activated the "Twelve Secrets of Golden Gate and Jade Lock".

Taoism refers to him as a giant spirit, while Amitabha calls him an Arhat.

It all boils down to the same thing.

Suppressing his thoughts, he gazed at the Crimson Essence Blood-Activating Pills floating in the jade medicine barrel, and sighed inwardly. "The foundation of a top-tier sect is indeed far beyond what the Heavenly Crafting Cave can match..."

If these precious medicines were left outside, any one of them would be enough to cause a frenzy among minor sects.

The Nine-Turn Jade Liquid Soup can cleanse the bone marrow of impurities, and the Thunder Tribulation Bone Forging Pill can draw upon the residual energy of the Zhou Qi to temper the jade bones. Not to mention, when the two women, "Azure Phoenix" and "Red Peony," used the "Nine-Turn Pushing Palace Hand" to guide the medicinal power for him, even the blockages at the ends of his blood, flesh, and meridians were cleared.

In contrast, even with the assistance of a rare and precious creature like the Ginseng Child, one could only accumulate seven or eight points of proficiency in a martial art after a day of arduous training.

Although ginseng qi can replenish vital energy, it ultimately focuses on gentle nourishment, which is like a drop in the ocean for the domineering cultivation that requires breaking through and rebuilding in the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

Even the legendary ginseng king that has been around for ten thousand years, if forcibly swallowed without regard for the balance of yin and yang, will cause a reversal of qi and blood. Unlike now, all kinds of precious medicines, with their principal, assistant, and adjuvant ingredients, regulate the medicinal properties like a precise mechanism, so that every bit of medicinal power hits the key to cultivation precisely.

Xu Yunfan's name spread like wildfire across the thirty-six peaks of the Dao Sect.

The news that Sect Master Bi Yuan had made an exception to accept the second-in-command of the Xuantian Pavilion's lineage was already shocking enough. What shocked the peaks even more was that this newly promoted disciple had retained the Tiangong Cave's lineage and consumed precious medicines every day that were comparable to the daily expenses of an entire peak.

When the various factions secretly investigated, they only saw a courtyard shrouded in the roar of dragons and the howl of maces. The sound of air being torn apart by the practice of the "Eight Desolate Dragon Fall Mace Technique" at dawn had not yet subsided, and at midnight, they heard the muffled sound of energy flowing like a river.

For a long time, the purple mist of the Nine-Turn Jade Liquid Soup swirled above the courtyard wall, and even the spirit cranes that passed by were affected by the medicinal power, causing their feathers to stand on end.

"That martial arts madman's skills seem to have improved again!"

Outside the courtyard, atop a sword peak three hundred feet from Qingwei Mountain, a Daoist in purple robes flicked his sleeves. Hearing a sound that resembled a dragon's roar coming from the courtyard, he couldn't help but tremble slightly, spilling the spiritual tea from his cup three feet away. His expression was extremely complicated.

"The hundred-forged steel tablet sent by Pan Gangfeng was as brittle as frozen tofu in his yard!"

A female cultivator from Qingluan Peak tapped the stone table lightly with her fingertips, her face showing a hint of shock.

“I saw him chewing the Crimson Fire Blood Essence Pill like it was candy when I delivered the medicine yesterday… That’s three months’ worth of my expenses!”

Before he could finish speaking, the black-robed disciple who suddenly rushed in silenced the entire room.

"A full twenty days and nights!"

He gestured with his Adam's apple bobbing, "The night watchman can testify that there was a constant commotion in his courtyard! The courtyard was plowed over several times!"

The pavilion fell into a sudden, deathly silence.

Even martial artists who specialize in physical training will become exhausted if they don't sleep for ten days, but Xu Yunfan seems unaffected and trains with increasing vigor.

"No wonder the sect leader took him in... He's simply freakish!"

Chu Cangming, who had been silent in the corner, suddenly narrowed his eyes.

His tapping of the teacup with his knuckles came to an abrupt halt, and the illusory image of the Qingwei Mountain courtyard reflected in the cup shattered into ripples. The courtyard, shrouded in the roar of the dragon's mace, now exuded a familiar sense of oppression.

"boom!"

A muffled thud came from the distant mountains, caused by the ninth move, "Dragon's Fall," and Chu Cangming's black Taoist robe fluttered without wind.

His body, which had reached the "Seven Decisions to Open the Heavenly Gate" stage, was in the Marrow Cleansing Realm. At this moment, his muscles and bones tensed up spontaneously, and his spine straightened as if being struck by a sword.

(End of this chapter)