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Chapter 87 The Most Desperate Cultivation

As Liu Chengfeng and Xie Hongyu walked away, many people felt envious and jealous, and it took them a long time to look away.

The Master of the Dark Fragrance School was once an unparalleled genius, possessing unparalleled beauty, and even the Divine Dynasty extended an olive branch to her.

Liu Chengfeng and Xie Hongyu returned to the Crown Prince's Golden Palace. The two were close, their fragrance lingering, captivating the imagination.

Liu Chengfeng finally understood why he was called "Master of Hidden Fragrance"—hidden fragrance wafted around him, captivating his soul; what great charm!

"Young Master Liu, won't you invite me in for a chat?"

At the entrance of the Crown Prince's Golden Palace, Liu Chengfeng made no move to invite her in, and Xie Hongyu gave a half-smile.

She speaks clearly and cheerfully, with a natural smile, and is approachable. Her stunning beauty is irresistible.

Liu Chengfeng still refused. If Shen Yunzhi were exposed in the Crown Prince's Golden Palace, it would be very disadvantageous.

"Could it be that the young master is keeping a mistress in a golden house?"

Xie Hongyu joked that her beauty was unparalleled and her charm was irresistible.

Liu Chengfeng was astonished. Despite her stunning beauty and status as a demigod, she showed no arrogance.

"Young master, would you please invite Master Liu in for a seat?"

Shen Yunzhi, dressed as a maid, appeared, gentle and soft as jade.

Liu Chengfeng was surprised to learn that they knew each other, and hurriedly invited Xie Hongyu to the palace.

"The Lord of the River happens to be in Jinwu Tiandu. I beg you to help the young master out of this predicament."

Shen Yunzhi explained to Liu Chengfeng.

"The young master is keeping a mistress in a golden house, but you know that the ancient Li royal court is going crazy looking for the emperor and empress."

Xie Hongyu joked, her words quick and lively, like a sprite, and also like a gentle spring breeze.

"I had nowhere to hide, and I am grateful to have been taken in by you, young master."

Shen Yunzhi blushed slightly, but then became poised and elegant. In front of outsiders, she still maintained the demeanor of an empress and concealed her childlike nature.

Liu Chengfeng understood that Shen Yunzhi had brought him reinforcements to help him through the crisis, and he quickly thanked them.

"The Emperor and Empress said that you have unparalleled talent and are a master of the Three Refinements of Innate Alchemy."

Xie Hongyu gazed at Liu Chengfeng with her bright eyes, her pupils like autumn water, not only lively and smiling, but also capable of captivating the soul.

"I dare not claim to be unparalleled in talent; I am indeed a third-stage Innate Realm cultivator."

Liu Chengfeng admitted it.

"I have been praised for refining the highest quality three times, but in reality, it is because I have practiced diligently for countless days and nights. Compared with you, young master, I admit that I am inferior."

Xie Hongyu was amazed and full of admiration.

Shen Yunzhi was proud of it.

"I am preparing to refine a batch of pills and would like to ask for your assistance, young master."

Xie Hongyu bowed slightly, her graceful figure exquisite and indescribable.

Feeling indebted to him, Liu Chengfeng readily agreed.

Xie Hongyu said no more, took her leave, and gracefully departed.

"Back then, I was young and quite dull, unable to comprehend the Dao. Fortunately, I received guidance from the Master of the Stream and was able to comprehend the Divine Technique of the Royal Court."

Shen Yunzhi explained to Liu Chengfeng how they met.

She didn't know why she had to explain to Liu Chengfeng that she was an empress and even a demigod.

"If Yunzhi is dull-witted, then there are no wise people in the world."

Liu Chengfeng smiled and shook his head. Shen Yunzhi was very wise and humble.

When Liu Chengfeng praised her so highly, Shen Yunzhi lowered her head slightly, not wanting him to see the faint blush on her face.

"Is Xie Liuzhu exceptionally talented?"

Liu Chengfeng always felt that Xie Hongyu was not simple, and had a deep and unfathomable quality.

"His talent is unparalleled; he ascended to the Great Dao Divine Treasury at the age of eighteen, and even the Divine Dynasty sought to recruit him."

Shen Yunzhi greatly admired Xie Hongyu's talent.

"At eighteen, he ascended to the Great Dao Divine Treasury."

Liu Chengfeng was shocked; such talent was indeed astonishing.

A peerless genius, no wonder the Divine Dynasty wanted to recruit him.

Why didn't you join the Divine Dynasty?

Liu Chengfeng was curious.

"I heard that he later went astray in his cultivation, his progress was slow, and he stagnated at the second level of demigod."

"I see."

Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but feel regretful. He had reached the Great Dao Divine Treasury at the age of eighteen. If he had continued to advance rapidly, he might have already been deified.

"Master Xie changed his path to alchemy and achieved astonishing success, becoming a top-grade alchemist of the third level, thus changing the Wenyuan School."

Shen Yunzhi told Liu Chengfeng about Xie Hongyu's situation in detail.

In Qingzhou, there is a saying: "A beautiful woman adds fragrance to the literary world."

The female disciples of Wenyuanliu were renowned throughout the land; each one was beautiful, talented, and gifted.

Most of the female disciples of Wenyuanliu marry young geniuses, heirs of ancient kingdoms, or powerful figures of great dynasties.

The reputation of having a beautiful woman add fragrance to one's sleeves has been passed down through generations.

After Xie Hongyu became a top-grade alchemist, she changed the fate of Wenyuanliu. From then on, Wenyuanliu produced alchemists instead of beautiful women.

"Incredible! Such talent and ability, it would be a shame if he weren't made a god."

Liu Chengfeng was amazed.

"Young Master's talent is unparalleled; even the Divine Dynasty would find it difficult to surpass him after three stages of cultivating the Innate Realm."

Shen Yunzhi spoke softly and gently, taking pride in him.

Liu Chengfeng laughed, said nothing more, took the mountain pill, and began to heal his injuries using his internal energy cultivation technique.

The old aunt Dugu Fenghuang struck hard, almost killing him. If it weren't for the Six Fiends Innate Colored Copper being integrated into his flesh and bones, his body would have been split open.

Nevertheless, a full recovery is not something that can be achieved overnight.

Fortunately, Liu Chengfeng had plenty of everything except for pills. He took the Mountain Pill Blood Elixir and circulated his inner energy, and recovered extremely quickly.

After the injury healed, he took the Three Refined Mountain Pills to reshape his body, thus completely curing the injury and preventing any lingering health problems.

Upon Liu Chengfeng's ascension to the Great Dao Divine Realm, Shen Yunzhi, without hesitation, revealed the secret and treasured technique of the Ancient Li Royal Court—

The Gu Li Three Battles Mind Technique and the Gu Li Fifty-Six Axes were passed on to Liu Chengfeng.

"Are you really going to send it to me?"

Shen Yunzhi passed on all her knowledge to him without hesitation, while Liu Chengfeng hesitated.

“If you don’t mind, young master, I am willing to teach you.”

Shen Yunzhi was very determined.

"I may not become emperor. If things don't go as you wish, you will end up with nothing."

Liu Chengfeng frankly told her that he had never thought of becoming the emperor of the Golden Crow Ancient Kingdom and would not lie to her in order to cultivate divine skills.

“I have confidence in you, young master. If you do not become emperor, I will be able to take power one day. If you do not mind, how about joining my Guli royal court?” Shen Yunzhi spoke softly, her beautiful eyes shimmering with light.

"Alright, if that day ever comes, I'll go to the royal court of Guli and serve as your guest minister."

Liu Chengfeng laughed heartily. Shen Yunzhi was generous and magnanimous, and he was not petty either.

"With the young master Zhenlong, Yunzhi is content."

Shen Yunzhi was satisfied. She bowed to Liu Chengfeng, her head lowered, her eyes slightly intoxicated.

"Although both are top-grade divine scrolls, the Gu Li Three Battles Heart Method is superior to the 'Gu Li Fifty-Six Axes'."

When imparting the mental techniques, Shen Yunzhi told Liu Chengfeng.

"Why?"

Liu Chengfeng found it strange; since they were both top-grade divine scrolls, there shouldn't be any difference in quality.

"Legend has it that this mental cultivation method originated from the chapters of the earth and was later comprehended by our mountain ancestors."

Shen Yunzhi told Liu Chengfeng about the origin of the "Three Battles of Guli".

Legend has it that the Gongli Mountains, the origin of the mountain people, once resounded with the earth's echoes and the mountains' harmony, giving birth to the chapters of the earth.

Later, the young Zen master of Mount Tai obtained the incomplete chapters and comprehended the profound Dharma, which he named the "Mount Tai Zen Dharma".

This is the Divine Scroll's Innate Mind Method.

The ruler of the royal court was a direct disciple of the Zen master of Mount Tai, and was appointed as a divine general, establishing the ancient Li royal court.

He comprehended the "Three Battles of Guli" from the "One Zen Mind Method of Mount Tai," a divine scroll of superior quality, and passed it on to his descendants.

From then on, the "Three Battles of Guli" became a secret technique passed down only within the Guli royal court, a divine skill that protected the court.

Although the "Fifty-Six Axes of Guli" were both comprehended by the Lord of the Royal Court and are both top-grade divine scrolls, they are still slightly inferior to the mental cultivation methods.

"The legendary earth scroll, the earth rumble and its derivatives."

Liu Chengfeng was startled.

Beyond the Divine Scroll, there are also the Earth Scroll and the Heaven Scroll, which were not created by humankind.

The earth's roar and the earth's resonance are rare in the human world and are often enjoyed exclusively by divine dynasties.

"I heard that this is the case. The Zen God of Mount Tai was later enfeoffed as a god and returned to Gaoli Mountain to evolve. He learned that this chapter of the earth is a lower grade of the Earth Scroll, named: Gaoli Jiu Chi."

"Low grade earth roll, Gao Li Jiuchi!"

Liu Chengfeng savored it carefully.

The Ancient Li Three Battles Mind Technique, originating from the Earth Scroll, greatly intrigued Liu Chengfeng.

He wanted to try to trace back to the "Nine Chi of Gaoli" from the "Three Battles of Guli".

Without further ado, Liu Chengfeng entered a meditative state, focused his inner vision, gathered his blood, and activated the Heavenly Hill.

He mustered all his strength and opened up the Heavenly Hill, where divine light shone infinitely.

Then, he gave the "Ancient Li Three Battles Mindset" to Tianqiu Evolution.

Driven by his full blood energy, Tianqiu unleashed his full power, completely dismantling the "Ancient Li Three Battles Heart Method" into countless runes, leaving no detail overlooked.

Subsequently, they deduced from each rune, trying countless combinations and rearranging them.

Tianqiu never disappointed Liu Chengfeng. It leaped up and slammed down, melting the runes, arranging them in sequence, unleashing divine light and resounding divine sounds.

Without the need for fragments of black stone, the innate mental cultivation method of the Divine Scroll was born—the Taishan Zen Mind Method!
Liu Chengfeng had never seen the "Taishan Zen Mind Method" created by the Taishan Zen Master, so he could not compare which one was more perfect.

The "Taishan Zen Mind Method" was born, and Liu Chengfeng, full of energy, wanted to further develop it.

Tianqiu, however, first drained his blood and energy in one breath, until he stood up straight.

"Master——"

This terrified Shen Yunzhi.

"I'm fine. I just had some enlightenment and restored the 'Mount Tai Zen Mind Method'."

Liu Chengfeng got up, took the blood-replenishing medicine, absorbed spiritual energy, and restored his blood and qi.

"You, you've reproduced the 'Taishan Zen Mind Method'?"

Shen Yunzhi was shocked. How long had it been? He had already restored the "Mount Tai Zen Mind Method"—even a divine general couldn't do that.

While Shen Yunzhi was stunned, Liu Chengfeng had already started, taking blood medicine while absorbing spiritual energy, roaring with true blood, gathering his blood energy, and activating Tianqiu.

Tianqiu erupted once more, its divine light surging forth. Under its influence, it once again disassembled the "Taishan Zen Mind Method," with each rune evolving.

In a short period of time, countless mental techniques were developed, and each technique cross-validated with others, leading to broader deductions.

Halfway through the deduction, Tianqiu's divine light became insufficient, so it directly drained Liu Chengfeng's blood and energy, draining it all the way to the bottom, and knocked him out.

"Come again——"

Liu Chengfeng refused to believe in evil and went all out. He took blood-boosting pills and frantically circulated the "Lei Kui Heart Method" to generate more blood energy to drive Tianqiu.

A divine light shone upon Tianqiu, and after countless combinations and sortings of the mental cultivation method across a vast area, and countless trials and errors, its outline finally emerged, and the dawn was breaking.

The divine light was insufficient again, so he drew blood and qi, and dried up Liu Chengfeng.

"Young master, don't be hasty. What if you suffer a qi deviation?"

Shen Yunzhi watched in horror, fearing something might happen to Liu Chengfeng, and was almost begging him to stop.

"Come again——"

Liu Chengfeng refused to believe in superstition and took out the true blood of the Iron Rhinoceros and the Crimson Serpent King, feeding it to the divine beasts to directly activate the Blood Sea.

The true blood roared, churning within the Blood Sea Divine Treasury, giving birth to even more blood energy.

At the same time, Liu Chengfeng took blood-nourishing medicine, absorbed spiritual energy, and refined true fire to make his life force more vigorous and generate more blood energy.

With these three methods working together, Liu Chengfeng generated endless blood energy, which propelled Tianqiu to evolve and refine runes at an alarming pace.

Shen Yunzhi, who was standing nearby, was shocked and deeply impressed.

She had seen geniuses, but never one with such unparalleled talent, much less one who worked so incredibly hard.

Before this, she greatly admired Liu Chengfeng's talent, which was astonishing and extraordinary.

Now, as a demigod, she submits to him body and soul. Such a wildly domineering and relentlessly ambitious genius is unique throughout the ages and deserves her submission.

Finally, through the endless evolution and refinement of Tianqiu, the cultivation method was successfully traced back and fused down, giving birth to the Earth Scroll Cultivation Method—Gao Li Jiu Chi!
When the Earthly Scroll Heart Method was born, the Great Dao resounded, and the chapter order emerged.

Having mastered the technique, Tianqiu once again drained Liu Chengfeng's true blood, and directly slept his entire body.

"Young master, don't fight anymore."

Shen Yunzhi was moved to tears by his efforts; even as a demigod, she couldn't help but be moved.

"Successfully achieved, a low-grade Earthly Scroll, Gaoli Jiuchi!"

Liu Chengfeng lay down and laughed loudly.

"Gao Li Jiu Chi!"

Shen Yunzhi was so shocked that she was speechless. Even the Zen God of Mount Tai only deduced this after the Investiture of the Gods, and even knowing that this chapter of the Earthly Scroll existed, he might not have been able to comprehend it successfully.

It's unimaginable that Liu Chengfeng is now forcibly tracing its origins.

Liu Chengfeng got up, wanting to continue, but his blood medicine was running low.

Shen Yunzhi had already prepared blood-replenishing medicine for him to restore his vitality.

(End of this chapter)