Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 378 Enemies coming from the sky
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A torrent of powerful true energy surged forth from the sect leader's meridians, causing her well-maintained skin to visibly dry out and crack, and her once black hair to turn gray in an instant.

When the last trace of true energy was extracted, the once powerful leader of the East Sea martial arts sect had turned into a dried-up corpse with sunken eye sockets, his gaping mouth still holding an unfinished plea.

Xu Yunfan flicked his hand, shattering the dried corpse. The remains were blown to dust by the sea breeze before they even hit the ground.

He stood atop the ruins of Penglai Pavilion, the sea breeze carrying a salty, fishy scent as it brushed against his robes.

Xu Yunfan slowly closed his eyes, feeling the surging Ten Extremes True Qi within his body.

The exotic true energy plundered from the Penglai Pavilion Master, the Supreme Elder of the Nine Luminaries Sect, and the Elder of the Sword Pavilion was now raging and churning through Xu Yunfan's flesh and blood like a raging tide.

Although most of it has been refined by the Ten Extremes True Qi, there is still a vast amount of true qi that has not been tamed. In particular, the true qi of the five Supreme Elders of Penglai Pavilion is as deep and vast as the sea, and is more refined and profound than that of the ninth realm experts of the other five major sects.

Penglai Pavilion occupies the spiritual vein of the East Sea and possesses the natural wonders of Penglai. Its disciples temper their bodies with Weak Water and nourish their primordial spirits year after year, and their true energy has long been refined to be as thick and enduring as mercury syrup.

At this moment, these exotic true energies were rampaging through Xu Yunfan's body. Each strand carried the unique "Zhou Tian Shui Xing" characteristic of Penglai Pavilion. Sometimes they transformed into raging waves that impacted his blood and qi, and sometimes they condensed into cold needles that pierced his acupoints. They even faintly clashed with the Nine Luminaries True Fire and Xuanzhen Dragon Tiger Qi that he had previously devoured, causing a tearing pain.

Xu Yunfan's expression remained unchanged, knowing that this was caused by absorbing too much in a short period of time.

The Ten Extremes True Qi spread out from the place where flesh and blood met, wrapping around the rampaging alien True Qi like vines.

This vast amount of true energy filled his body, making him feel a sense of fullness, as if his stomach would burst if he absorbed any more.

Each strand of true energy carried the original owner's martial arts characteristics: the scorching heat of the Nine Luminaries Devouring Qi Technique, the fierceness of the Xuanzhen Sect's Dragon Tiger True Qi, the purity of the Amitabha Temple's Buddhist Pure Fire... They tore at each other, yet were forcibly blended together by the domineering assimilation power of the Ten Extremes True Qi.

"It's still not quite there..."

He whispered something and suddenly opened his arms.

boom!
Centered on him, the sea surface within a radius of a hundred feet suddenly caved in, forming a huge whirlpool.

The Ten Extremes True Qi emerged from his body and swirled around him.

As time went by, Xu Yunfan's skin gradually developed a jade-like luster.

The rampaging alien true energy within the body began to collapse. Under the forceful suppression of the Ten Extremes True Energy, it was crushed and purified, eventually turning into a drop of viscous, mercury-like golden liquid, suspended in the center where flesh and blood met.

Then came the second drop, the third drop... When the thousandth drop of liquid true energy condensed, his whole body trembled slightly, and the vast true energy began to flow like rivers flowing into the sea, quickly turning into liquid true energy and gathering here to form a dazzling golden lake.

Both the "Wan Cheng Sword Dao" and the "Silent Extinction of Dust Heart Sutra" mention the method of opening the dantian in their cultivation principles.

The place where Xu Yunfan's internal energy gathers is precisely the key point where flesh and blood meet meridians, which coincides with the location of the dantian described in the classic texts.

If one can open up a Qi Sea here, one can further condense the liquid true Qi into true essence, and even reach the threshold of Foundation Establishment.

However, although the "Hundred Bones Connecting to the Mysterious Arts" can reshape the meridians and connect the entire body, it needs to be used in conjunction with the "Pulse Opening Pill" to be effective.

This elixir is a secret passed down by the Primordial Sect. Youquan mentioned that it is a unique item from another realm and cannot be obtained at present. The only hope is to go to the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm.

"True Qi transforms into liquid, martial arts ascend to new heights..."

Xu Yunfan opened his eyes, and it seemed as if a crimson dragon was swimming in his pupils. He raised his hand and made a light stroke, and the true energy overflowing from his fingertips actually condensed into a substance in the air, transforming into a three-inch sword. The sword did not move, but it had already silently cleaved a reef ten feet away.

Half a day later, at the summit of Qingwei Mountain.

Xu Yunfan arrived by stepping into the air, and with a light touch of his toes, steps were formed from the clouds.

Before the Taoist boy at the mountain gate could announce their arrival, a streak of crimson-gold light shot straight through the main peak, startling him so much that he nearly dropped his whisk.

"Master."

Xu Yunfan landed in front of the Asking Cliff and bowed to the green-robed Taoist priest brewing tea in the stone pavilion.

Bi Yuan put down the teapot, his fingertips trembling slightly, but the water ripples in the teacup remained eerily still.

He gazed at the extraordinary radiance caused by the true energy flowing around Xu Yunfan, his voice hoarse and distant: "Two thousand years ago, when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had not yet dissipated, when the Pure Yang Ancestor broke through the shackles of the nine realms, there was also such an extraordinary phenomenon of 'true energy condensing into radiance, resonating throughout the heavens'... Unfortunately, the records are incomplete, and later generations only regard it as a legend."

He suddenly chuckled softly, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes smoothing out. "I never imagined that I would witness the realm of a terrestrial immortal in my lifetime... My life has not been in vain!"

Xu Yunfan's eyes flickered slightly: "The Pure Yang Patriarch?"

He lightly raised his fingertips, and a wisp of materialized true energy appeared in his palm. Using the Pure Yang Three Styles Sword Technique left by the Pure Yang Ancestor, he transformed it into a three-inch sword. Without moving the blade, he silently cut down the icicles hanging from the eaves of the stone pavilion.

"When I was reading the Daoist Canon, I only knew that the Patriarch eventually ascended to heaven on the summit of Qingwei Mountain, but I did not find any records of what happened after he broke through to the next level."

Bi Yuan sighed deeply and looked up at the sky.

After this battle, the Dao Sect's fortune soared like oil on a raging fire, and under the reflection of the eighth-tier divine weapon [Mysterious Heaven Mirror], its aura surged to the heavens, even surpassing the combined fortune of the other five major sects.

The mirror-like surface ripples, revealing the extraordinary phenomenon of the seventy-two peaks of Qingwei Mountain resonating together, an omen of unprecedented prosperity.

"His fortune is like a dragon's, yet he is also the target of everyone's wrath..."

He stroked the eight characters "Observe the Way of Heaven, Act in Accordance with Heaven" engraved on the edge of the mirror, a trace of worry flashing in his eyes.

Bi Yuan gazed at the disciple before him, who was supported by the Xuanhuang Qi and whose body was surrounded by crimson and golden light. The Ten Extreme True Qi flowed like dragons under his skin, and the pressure of the Land Immortal Realm made the pines and cypresses on the Dao Asking Cliff bow and tremble.

Although I was shocked and overjoyed.

But when he looked up at the churning Xuanhuang clouds above the Dao Sect, he knew that the Dao Sect had offended all five major sects this time.

"If we cannot completely eliminate all sides, I fear..."

Xu Yunfan chuckled lightly: "Master, you are overthinking it. Even if my strength stagnates after I reach the Land Immortal Realm, I will still have at least three hundred years to live. Within those three hundred years, the Dao Sect will be the number one sect in the world. Moreover, Li Haomiao, a disciple of the Dao Sect, has already honored the Dao Sect as the state religion. The two are closely aligned. He has already gained momentum, and the rest is just a matter of going with the flow."

"not to mention……"

Xu Yunfan casually remarked, "I've had nothing to do these past two days, so I've already wiped out all the ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators from various sects, completely destroying their sects. I think Penglai Pavilion is indeed a place of outstanding natural beauty and spiritual energy."

He spoke of it casually, as if he were merely brushing dust off his clothes.

Bi Yuan's pupils contracted sharply. Xu Yunfan had moved too fast these past two days, and the Dao Sect had not received any news at all.

(End of this chapter)