Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 163 Ascending to True Form
In a quiet room.

The bronze crane exhaled smoke, which billowed and swirled.

Liu Sheng planted his feet firmly on the Black Tiger Stake, his eyes half-open and half-closed, his arms outstretched, like a ferocious tiger crouching.

His entire body was trembling, his veins bulging like snakes, his bones rubbing together as if metal were clashing, producing a dull thud.

Numerous external forces were bound, hammered, and kneaded by a force of external form, eventually causing flesh and blood to gleam and transform into a pure white millstone.

At the same time, his internal organs resonated and trembled, and the essence of his internal organs surged out like a long river, rushing and surging, like a five-colored halo.

Lungs, kidneys, liver, heart, spleen; metals, wood, water, fire, earth.

The five colors swirled and spun faster and faster, eventually transforming into a jet of black millstone.

Muscles and bones are yang, white in color, and when combined, they form yang energy, which is violent and fierce, and can explode at the slightest touch.

The internal organs are yin in nature, black in color, and together they form yin energy, which is fierce, ruthless, and poisonous, operating silently and without warning.

Using the "Yin-Yang Millstone Scripture" as its framework, it integrates all the internal and external energies cultivated, crushes them into porridge, and transforms them into pure Yin-Yang energies.

Ultimately, Yin and Yang harmonized, like thunder from heaven striking fire from the earth, transforming into a gray true energy!

The power of a yin-yang millstone!
"Boom~"

"Puff~"

Liu Sheng heard thunderous and fiery sounds in his ears, intertwined and dense, like dragons and snakes entwined. Finally, with a "boom," it seemed as if it had broken free of its shackles and suddenly fell silent.

newborn!

He felt as if his skin, muscles, bones, and internal organs had been rejuvenated.

He seemed to be glowing.

A strong vitality first surges from the heart, flowing through the opened channels of the five internal organs, and then into the other four organs, as well as the internal organs that are internally and externally related to each other.

Then, it seeps into every inch of fascia, flesh, and hair along the bloodstream, completing a "rebirth" from the inside out.

In ancient times, before the changes in the heavens, the True Form Realm was also known as the Grandmaster Realm.

It is precisely because once a martial artist breaks through to this level, they can seal off their internal and external energy, preventing it from leaking out.

Undergo a complete transformation from the inside out, thoroughly repair old injuries, and live to be 150 years old!

Compared to ordinary people, it's equivalent to... living a second life!

Therefore, in the martial arts world, it usually takes a hundred or even several hundred years for one such person to appear.

Every grandmaster has left an indelible mark on the history of the martial arts world.

It wasn't until after the celestial upheaval, when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth revived and Qi cultivators emerged, that Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters fell from the top of the food chain.

Its gold content has been greatly reduced.

Even so, True Form Martial Masters are still considered the backbone of the major forces.

Most core disciples of sects are at this level.

These people are not only exceptionally talented and have powerful backgrounds, but they also possess excellent character, willpower, and hard work.

Which one of them didn't practice martial arts from a young age and spend more than ten years to reach this level?

Liu Sheng had only been practicing martial arts for less than two months!

Two months!
"I am now... terrifyingly strong!"

Liu Sheng opened his eyes, clenched his fist, and the air whistled between his palms, as if being crushed, making a muffled "whooshing" sound.

This transformation, breaking through his true form, greatly enhanced his physical abilities, like a powerful burst of accumulated strength, resulting in an astonishing increase.

No wonder that when I watched martial arts masters fight internal organs and bones, they basically killed one person with a single punch, like a strong man beating a child.

The deeper the foundation accumulated in one's Qi, blood, tendons, bones, and internal organs, the greater the improvement one will receive when breaking through to the true form.

What's more, he now has twenty additional talents to boost his abilities!

The incarnation's talent is based on his own abilities.

In other words, the stronger he is, the stronger the effect of his talent will be.

"If Zhang Mubai were alive today, I could kill him with one punch."

Liu Sheng took a deep breath, and a smile appeared on his face as he recalled the Five Crane Sect's top disciple.

To be honest, the Five Crane Sect has been having bad luck ever since they offended me.

Both Qi cultivators who came here died.

Of those who survived, many were either dead or wounded, and very few were able to return unscathed. The entire sect suffered a 40% reduction in top-tier combat power and a 50-60% loss in its core combat strength.

As the situation escalates, the sect's sphere of influence will inevitably shrink, its income will decrease, and the resources it acquires will also diminish.

This will inevitably lead to a vicious cycle and ultimately decline.

Unless they cut off their tails to survive, the Five Cranes Sect is doomed.

"However, no matter how strong you are, you can only dominate in the True Form Realm. When you encounter a Qi Refining Realm cultivator, you still can't beat them."

Liu Sheng loosened his fist, slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and felt his mind was very clear.

Because what flows within a Qi cultivator's body is true Qi.

True Qi, which is formed by directly absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, is far stronger than True Force, which is condensed from the essence of blood and flesh.

The subsequent martial arts training mainly involves cleansing the marrow and changing the blood.

When one uses true strength to refine the bone marrow, one achieves a minor success in the true form.

Bone marrow produces blood; once the bone marrow has been thoroughly purified, true blood will be produced.

Along with the true blood, there also appeared the delusions of demons!
New blood replaces old blood; once the transformation is complete, the true form is achieved.

The final step is the struggle between two minds, eliminating delusions.

Delusional thoughts arise from true blood; they arise and cease endlessly.

To completely eradicate it is not something that can be done overnight.

Rather, it was an arduous and extraordinary journey of self-cultivation.

In ancient times, a high-ranking monk used the metaphor of "going west to obtain scriptures" to describe this stage.

It's either a great success or a great failure.

Success requires destruction before creation; the true form is perfected, awaiting the union of heaven and earth, the adjustment of yin and yang, and the attainment of the Dao through martial arts.

If one is defeated, one will go mad and become possessed by demons, with delusions taking over the body, one's true nature being extinguished, and one becoming a demon.

This step has stumped countless heroes and great men throughout history.

After several days of intensive study, Liu Sheng mastered dozens of martial arts techniques and developed a profound foundation.

He had already thoroughly mastered the entire cultivation of the True Form Realm and could recite it backwards.

Nowadays, of the four essential elements for spiritual practice—Dharma, companions, wealth, and place—he is only missing "place."

But the cultivation of the True Form Realm requires tempering the heart in the mortal world.

Otherwise, the major sects wouldn't send their disciples down the mountain to train, travel the world, and accumulate merit and do good deeds.

“My incarnations, each one that ascends to become a demon, have all experienced the vicissitudes of the human world. Would you say that counts as my experience?”

If that's the case, doesn't that mean I'll easily get through this hurdle in the future?

Liu Sheng's eyes darted around, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

Of course, what made him even happier was that, as his cultivation level broke through, his body's "reserve capacity" increased by one more incarnation slot.

Now, he can refine two avatars.

After deducting the one reserved for Qingyuan Cave, there's still one more to refine along the way.

However, he hadn't yet figured out the three objectives that Qin Shuang, the ghost, had submitted after scouting the way.

after all……

"boom!"

Just then, a thunderous roar erupted outside the carriage, deafening and earth-shattering.

The pale electric light illuminated the forest and cast many shadows on the train windows.

Screams, the sound of limbs breaking, the sound of grass and trees snapping, the sound of mud and rocks crumbling, all mingled together and surged in like a tide.

"I planted this tree, I opened this road; if you want to pass, leave your toll!"

Immediately afterwards, a gust of wind arose, and a powerful voice drifted over.

The sound was rough and heavy, with faint crackling and popping sounds of electric arcs.

who is it?

(End of this chapter)