Zhu Tian: Starting from the Laughing Proud Yue Buqun

Chapter 223 Ten Dragons and Ten Elephants, True Qi as Vast as the Sea

After a long while, a surging and astonishing aura suddenly erupted from Xu Qing's body!

The terrifying wave of power stirred up air currents more than ten feet around him, affecting the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and completely vibrating the magnetic field.

Old Zhang used his inner energy to protect the roasted snake meat and the fire, his eyes narrowing slightly as he looked at Xu Qing.

His robes fluttered wildly, his black hair shot up like a sword being drawn from its sheath, emanating a faint divine light, and his terrifying blood and energy surged and roared incessantly.

The skin glowed with a rosy light, and the veins seemed to be clearly visible, extremely strong and extensive.

The bones inside glow like jade, and the internal organs become stronger.

The vast dantian, brimming with primordial qi, resembles a boundless ocean, with the primordial qi seed at its very center condensed and real.

Xu Qing slowly opened her eyes, feeling refreshed and clear-headed, as if she could see much farther.

"Congratulations, Brother Xu, your skill has greatly improved!"

Old Zhang dispersed his inner energy, smiled, and stepped forward to congratulate him.

Previously, he could sense that Xu Qing's innate true energy, while powerful, was not particularly profound.

After all, he had only stepped into the realm of the Innate Grandmaster in just one year.

Even the most powerful cultivation technique cannot compare to the accumulation of true qi over decades by Master Zhang.

Now, Xu Qing's skill has skyrocketed, leaping directly to the level of Zhang Laodao's accumulated power.

Its true energy is as profound and boundless as the sea, and its depth is immeasurable.

Refining this snake gall directly saved Xu Qing decades of accumulating true qi.

Xu Qing stood up with a big smile on his face. His strength had increased significantly once again.

Not only has his skill improved, but his physical strength has also become even more terrifying.

The Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, with the help of the snake gall, reached the tenth level in one fell swoop.

You should know that this martial art becomes increasingly difficult to master as you progress.

It requires not only exceptional comprehension but also the accumulation of time.

Xu Qing's comprehension is naturally extremely high, and he can easily comprehend this martial art, but replenishing his energy will take time.

Now, with the energy essence of snake gall, I can break through to the tenth level in one fell swoop.

He possesses immense strength, further enhanced by the power of ten dragons and ten elephants!
It's easy to imagine how terrifying Xu Qing's true combat strength is.

"I'm sorry to have kept Brother Zhang waiting," Xu Qing said with a smile.

He was in a good mood after his strength improved further.

This trip to seek the legacy of the Free and Unfettered Sect has yielded such a harvest even before finding it; this journey has truly been worthwhile.

"It's alright, the snake meat is ready, how does it taste?"

Old Zhang handed the snake meat to Xu Qing.

Although no spices were added, the pure aroma of roasted meat alone was enough to make Xu Qing's mouth water.

"Alright! Then let's try Brother Zhang's cooking!"

Xu Qing took the roasted snake meat and began to eat it in large bites. It was extremely sweet and delicious, and the meat was incredibly tender.

"Meat cannot be eaten without wine. Come, Brother Xu, how about trying my wine?"

Old Zhang swept the wooden wine bowl away, sending it flying towards Xu Qing.

Xu Qing reached out, easily took it, drank it down in one gulp, and shouted, "Awesome!"

"Hahaha, again!" Old Zhang threw his wine gourd to Xu Qing.

The two of them had a big meal, eating meat and drinking wine, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

After a long time, the two of them had eaten almost a third of the nearly 100-meter-long white snake.

Most of them ended up in Xu Qing's stomach.

His physique was incredibly strong, and his digestive capacity was terrifyingly powerful. He could eat so much snake meat without any ill effects.

"Brother Xu's physique is so strong, it's like that of a god or demon!" Old Zhang couldn't help but exclaim.

He was naturally skilled in both internal and external cultivation, and his physique was quite strong, but compared to Xu Qing, he was completely incomparable.

Such an appetite is terrifying; it's beyond human, more like a god or demon.

Xu Qing grinned and shook his head, saying, "It's still too far from the level of gods and demons."

Old Master Zhang nodded slightly and asked curiously, "Brother Xu, have you now glimpsed the realm beyond Grandmaster?"

"In terms of combat strength, I am already very close to the Grandmaster level, but I still need time to truly reach that level."

Xu Qing said. The power that a Grandmaster needs to accumulate is too profound and extensive, and he also needs to have a stronger control over the power of heaven and earth in order to refine his true qi.

Condensing vapor into liquid, one refines true essence.

This step is not so easy.

The accumulation of true qi alone requires far too much time.

Master Zhang, well aware of the difficulty involved, nodded:
"Back then, the Five Great Masters never reached the Grandmaster level before their deaths. This step is indeed as difficult as ascending to heaven!"

He had witnessed the strength of the Five Greats, and they were all at the Innate Grandmaster level, none of them reaching the higher level of Grandmaster.

Xu Qing nodded. The era of the Five Greats was only about a hundred years ago.

Although the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is slightly more abundant than it is now, it is still not enough.

The great masters of the past lived in a much more distant era.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Sweeper Monk and Xiaoyaozi of the Shaolin School were definitely at the level of grandmasters.

But there were only a handful of them.

This shows how difficult this step is.

In this era, in the original timeline, only Zhang Sanfeng, with his exceptional talent and unwavering pursuit of the Dao, will eventually reach the rank of Grandmaster.

Even his disciple Zhang Wuji did not reach that level in the original timeline.

“Brother Zhang will surely become a grandmaster in the future,” Xu Qing said, looking at Zhang Sanfeng.

Old Zhang smiled but said nothing.

He was confident that if the Five Great Masters of the past couldn't do it, he, Zhang Sanfeng, might be able to!

Moreover, there is the legacy of the Free and Unfettered Sect right now.

Even though he hadn't seen it yet, Zhang Laodao already had a premonition that he would gain a lot here.

After resting for a while, the two prepared to enter the Lingjiu Palace to search for the legacy of the Xiaoyao Sect.

The Lingjiu Palace was already dilapidated, and even the signboard was gone.

Over the past two hundred years, even the most powerful sects have perished under the force of time.

However, the dilapidated state of the palace also reveals that the Lingjiu Palace was once extremely large and covered a vast area.

Xu Qing paid no attention to the dilapidated building.

Old Zhang took a few more glances, sighing inwardly at the power of time.

"Let's go, the place of inheritance is in the grotto in the back hall."

Xu Qing said something, and the two quickened their pace, passing through the dilapidated halls.

It leads directly to the garden of the rear palace.

The garden was overgrown with weeds, some taller than a person, which almost completely obscured it.

With a wave of his hand, Xu Qing unleashed a gust of wind as sharp as a blade, tearing all the weeds in the garden into pieces, which then flew away to other places.

For a moment, the garden felt much emptier.

With a sweep of his divine sense, he located the tunnel.

Right beneath the artificial hill, Xu Qing didn't activate the mechanism; after so many years, the mechanism had all broken down.

With a single palm strike, he blasted open the artificial mountain, revealing the entrance to the tunnel.

Old Zhang's eyes lit up; this place of inheritance was indeed hidden.

If Xu Qing hadn't known, it would have been very difficult for anyone else to find it.

“Beneath this tunnel lies the Heritage Grotto,” Xu Qing said.

"Brother Xu knows this place so well, I almost thought you were the successor of this sect," Zhang Laodao said with a smile.

Xu Qing was so familiar with the place of inheritance that coming to Lingjiu Palace felt like coming home.

Xu Qing smiled. He knew the Xiaoyao Sect very well, so it was normal for Zhang Laodao to think that way.

Without offering any explanation, he took a step forward and said, "Let's go. Hopefully, the tradition inside still exists."

Old Zhang nodded and followed Xu Qing into the tunnel.

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