Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 368 Treachery and Counter-Treachery
"It seems you'd rather be refined into lamp oil."

A furnace-like phantom formed from the Ten Extremes True Qi rose from his palm, surging with energy and blood, using his body as a furnace to transmit intense heat, causing the furnace-like phantom to heat up rapidly.

Such extravagant use of true qi to manifest and utilize its form is something probably only Xu Yunfan could pull off.

The Purple-Gold Pill in the Nether Spring trembled violently: "Wait! I might have misremembered two key points just now!"

It rearranged the mnemonic incoherently, this time deliberately adding three obscure terms at the connection between the "Foot Shaoyang Meridian" and the "Hand Jueyin Meridian".

Xu Yunfan watched calmly as a notification finally appeared on the attribute panel.

'You have acquired an incomplete Hundred Bone Connection Technique, but its most crucial secret seems to be missing.'

Xu Yunfan immediately used his Ten Extremes True Qi to simulate the Buddhist Demon-Suppressing Seal, heavily enveloping the demonic energy mass.

"This is the third time you've made a mistake. If you mispronounce or omit anything again, I'll make sure you're stuck in the Divine Martial Realm for all eternity."

Xu Yunfan's voice made Youquan feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

If Xu Yunfan were to actually kill him, and no external being could capture his soul, he would be trapped in this small Divine Martial World for eternity, never to rise again.

When the Purple Gold Pill was burned to the size of a walnut by the Pure Yang True Fire, Youquan finally broke down and roared out the complete incantation.

The attribute panel flickered violently this time, and a message appeared.

'You are studying the secret techniques of the Primordial Sect, the Hundred Bone Connection Technique, but there seem to be some parts that are not quite clear.'

With this notification, Xu Yunfan's mind was suddenly flooded with insights into the Hundred Bone Connection Technique, including some previously elusive tricks and obscure terminology.
Xu Yunfan narrowed his eyes and continued to ask questions.

Without hesitation, Youquan continued to answer.

A message popped up in the attribute panel in Xu Yunfan's field of vision.

'You are currently studying the Art of Connecting the Hundred Bones to the Netherworld, and seem to be gaining some understanding, feeling as if a new door to cultivation has been opened.'

Leaving aside the Heart Sutra of Nirvana, the practice of the Hundred Bones Connection Technique alone broadened Xu Yunfan's horizons.

This secret technique of the Yuanmo Sect is based on qi and blood. It requires the use of the Opening Meridian Pill as a catalyst at the intersection of blood and flesh to cultivate a kind of spiritual organ that exists between energy and blood and flesh.

Once this organ is formed, it will gradually develop into a complex network of meridians, spreading like vines to the limbs and bones, eventually constructing a special network of meridians that allows true energy to circulate.

The whole process takes a long time, but once completed, it can reshape the practitioner's innate meridian pattern.

When the time comes, one's own Ten Extremes True Qi will be injected, and knowing that cultivation is proper, one will naturally be able to transform True Qi into True Essence, thus embarking on the path of cultivation.

Xu Yunfan took a deep breath and asked, "How can I escape this world?"

Youquan said, “Three days later, the disciples of the Yuanshi Sect who descended upon the Divine Martial Realm will arrive. You only need to kill one of them, and use their body shape to hide and take over their body. You can slip out using the method of the cuckoo taking over the nest. With the Yuanshi Token in your hand, the guards will not interfere with this matter in the slightest.”

"You two are disciples of the same sect, yet you sound so cold and indifferent?"

Xu Yunfan asked casually, his tone nonchalant.

Youquan's demon core trembled, and after a moment of silence, it uttered a bitter voice: "Without reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, in the eyes of the Yuanshi Sect, whether you are an outer disciple or a true disciple, you are nothing more than disposable consumables."

At this point, Youquan couldn't help but sigh, "Otherwise, why would we risk such dangers to come to this Divine Martial Realm to fight for a future? The path to immortality is difficult, and a slight mistake can lead to eternal damnation. We are just trying our best to climb, hoping that one day we can establish our foundation and escape the label of being a waste of resources in the Demonic Sect..." Xu Yunfan's eyes suddenly lit up with golden light, and he instantly caught the key information that Youquan had rarely missed.

His fingers suddenly tightened, and his pure Yang energy transformed into a fine golden net that tightened around the Purple-Gold Pill: "You mean, there are Foundation Establishment materials hidden in the Divine Martial Realm?"

The dark spring emitted a mournful cry, and the demonic energy sizzled as it was burned.

He now fully understood that the monster before him, who had just entered the Martial Arts Land Immortal Realm, was not only incredibly powerful but also possessed terrifying insight.

Any concealment would lead to utter destruction; if he didn't speak, he might lose his life in the next second.

After all, other Yuanmo Sect disciples would arrive in three days, and Xu Yunfan had no need to spare its life. With its strength, it could easily capture others for interrogation.

"I said!"

The demonic core of the Nether Spring flickered wildly, "The [Martial Dao Profound Crystal] nurtured by this realm is a treasure that appears only once in ten thousand years!"

Youquan's demonic core trembled violently, and he spoke rapidly, as if pouring beans. Countless tiny runes appeared in his demonic energy, as if he was trying his best to prove that what he said was true.

"This item requires a martial artist at the pinnacle of martial arts, also known as a terrestrial immortal, to use their martial arts supernatural abilities as a guide to draw Xuanhuang Qi into their spirit and condense it for a hundred days before the [Divine Martial Foundation Building Platform] can be forged! Only the 'Divine Martial True Man' who passed down the foundation of martial arts in the past has successfully traversed this path, and no one has been able to succeed since! This path is vacant, and we naturally want to take a chance. If we succeed, we might be able to obtain the Golden Core Dao through it."

Xu Yunfan's Martial Arts Heavenly Eye throbbed violently, confirming that what Youquan said was true.

Seeing this, Youquan thought Xu Yunfan was going to torture him further, so he hurriedly added, a hint of awe seeping into his demonic energy: "Throughout the history of the Yuanshi Sect, only three true disciples have searched for similar strange objects in the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm. But among them, only that Divine Martial True Man achieved Foundation Establishment..."

It suddenly suppressed the fluctuations, "But three thousand years ago, he had already entered the 'Xuanhuang Reincarnation Well,' so this foundation has been suspended to this day! This path is vacant, so we naturally want to take a chance. If we succeed, perhaps we can obtain the Golden Core Dao through this."

After several follow-up questions, Xu Yunfan understood clearly that there are many paths to immortal cultivation. Once a predecessor establishes their foundation in this path, later generations can still establish their foundation, but the one who first established their foundation will benefit.

It's like lifting up; countless cultivators at the bottom of the pyramid become the base of the pyramid, constantly lifting up the person at the very top.

The foundation building of immortality is actually like building a tower.

Youquan continued, "My lord, now that true immortals cannot descend upon the Divine Martial Realm, those who do come down are at most true disciples at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. With your strength..."

The demonic energy of Youquan suddenly stagnated, realizing that it had let slip a fatal piece of information.

Xu Yunfan sneered. What a terrible acting! This bastard had been trying to bewitch him from the very beginning.

He transformed his Ten Extremes True Qi into chains that pierced the Purple Gold Pill, causing Youquan to howl in pain once more.

"I see. What you're afraid of isn't Foundation Establishment, but rather that someone is using the path of martial arts cultivation to refine that Martial Arts Mystic Crystal, thereby supporting their Dao Foundation and achieving Divine Martial Arts!"

The demonic energy on Youquan Zijin Dan suddenly trembled, completely unexpected that Xu Yunfan had guessed it from these clues.

Previously, Youquan used the Hundred Bone Connection Technique and the Meridian Opening Pill as a prelude to make Xu Yunfan have a preconceived notion. Once the other party tried to cultivate the Hundred Bone Connection Technique, it would naturally make the other party's martial arts cultivation impure, thereby reducing the natural affinity of the martial arts crystal and thus finding an opportunity.

Before he finished speaking, Xu Yunfan, having figured out the connections, killed Youquan without hesitation.

(There's one more chapter, really! I'm writing it now.)

(End of this chapter)