Chasing after her husband? Is it even possible to win him back?

[Please note that taking this pill will cause the user immense pain and may even trigger certain unusual phenomena. Please prepare accordingly before taking the pill.]

Will I die?

With this system in place, users will not be in mortal danger.

"Alright." Chu Xunfeng stuffed the wooden box into his cloth bag and walked headlong toward the west of Liucheng.

His choice of body-strengthening pills was not arbitrary, but a well-considered one.

He had heard some things about spiritual practitioners from his ex-wife.

Ning Qiuning is a weapon cultivator, and for a weapon cultivator, weapons are naturally of paramount importance. In addition, the sword manuals and saber manuals that complement weapons are also indispensable.

For cultivators of magic, spiritual roots are an indispensable foundation. The methods for visualizing nature, breathing techniques, and supernatural abilities to mobilize spiritual energy are things that spiritual roots do not inherently possess.

Therefore, Chu Xunfeng, who was all alone and without any sect or school, only had the path of body tempering as his only option.

Chu Xunfeng was prepared for the immense pain mentioned by the system.

He was unsure about the unusual phenomena mentioned by the system, though.

Finding a sparsely populated, quiet place should be a good idea, right?

Coincidentally, Chu Xunfeng actually knew of a place in Liucheng that met the requirements.

In earlier years, after the family dispersed, only empty rooms remained in the Chu family mansion.

As Chu Xunfeng approached the western part of Liucheng, the city's prosperity gradually faded, revealing only desolation and ruin.

Ahead, in front of the main gate of a series of mansions with high walls and deep courtyards, Chu Xunfeng stopped.

He looked up at the plaque hanging high above the main entrance, which was now faded beyond recognition.

Chu Mansion.

Arrived.

Chapter Three: The Great Success of Body Tempering with the Divine Elixir

Chu Xunfeng had not returned to the Chu residence for ten years since leaving this empty home.

Stepping onto the stone steps, which were cluttered with weeds, Chu Xunfeng looked at the half-closed gate.

In my memory, this door used to be locked, but it hadn't been maintained for ten years. No one knows how many passersby have come and gone in this abandoned mansion.

Slightly pushing open the decaying, faded vermilion gate, Chu Xunfeng quietly stepped into the courtyard where the reeds were half a person tall.

The desolation and ruin have replaced the vague memories of the prosperous scene. I vaguely remember that when I was taken away by the Ning family, there were still many tables, chairs and rocks in the Chu family mansion that were difficult to move by manpower. More than ten years later, the Chu family mansion is now only those walls and pillars that cannot be demolished.

He randomly chose a secluded and empty room, and after cleaning it up a bit, he managed to make a place where he could settle down.

The young man casually sat cross-legged on the ground and glanced out the window. The sky was already slightly dusky, and it would be dark in a little over an hour.

The system had mentioned that taking the Body Tempering Pill might cause unusual phenomena, but Chu Xunfeng couldn't figure it out. If taking the pill would cause a sky full of rosy clouds, wouldn't deliberately waiting until night to take the pill be like shooting himself in the foot?

Analyzing the pros and cons now is just guesswork. Eat, eat now!

"System, are there any precautions to take when taking the pills?"

【No. 】

If not, then so be it.

The young man, who was sitting on the ground, placed the cloth bag in front of him, took out a slightly cool wooden box from a pile of things, and opened the top lid.

A scorching heat suddenly rushed towards him, and Chu Xunfeng felt as if he were smelling the elegant fragrance of orchids in a deep valley.

Upon closer inspection, the pill, about the size of a pigeon egg, was a mixture of gold and red, with dark green patterns depicting cloud and phoenix feather designs. When Chu Xunfeng focused his attention on those patterns, he even felt as if the sounds of phoenixes and dragons were faintly emanating from his ears.

Suddenly snapping out of his daze, Chu Xunfeng sensed the strangeness of the pill. He could vaguely hear rustling sounds coming from the surrounding weeds, and several rats scurried to the door of the room, meeting Chu Xunfeng's gaze as he remained on edge.

The young man paused for a moment, then chuckled self-deprecatingly. Without further hesitation, he grasped the pill and brought it directly to his lips.

Chu Xunfeng never expected that the pill would turn into a stream of air right next to his lips, rushing into his mouth like a dragon. Before he could even check himself, the young man's skin instantly turned red, as if it had been branded with a red-hot iron. The next second, the young man's entire body turned ashen, like a frozen corpse.

Chu Xunfeng curled up on the ground, letting out uncontrollable howls.

The rats, drawn by the Phoenix Blood Dragon Bone Pill, didn't even have time to turn and escape before they were struck by the dragon's might emanating from the young man's mouth, causing them to bleed from all seven orifices and die at the doorway.

Chu Xunfeng was completely unaware of this. At this moment, he felt as if he were in lava one moment, his whole body was burned to ashes, and the next second he was in an extremely cold place, his body frozen stiff like metal.

This pill, which combines ice and fire, is so potent that even some body cultivators with advanced cultivation levels cannot withstand it, let alone Chu Xunfeng, who is just an ordinary person. If it weren't for the system protecting him and constantly regulating the medicinal power within his body, he would have already been overwhelmed by the violent clash of forces.

Reforging the physical body is merely the first layer of the effects of the Phoenix Blood Dragon Bone Pill.

As dusk fell, the most violent first layer of the medicine's power had subsided. Seventy percent of the medicine's power had been used to transform the young man's body, and the remaining portion had shattered into fragments, no longer able to be absorbed by the body.

[User, introspection, control your body's muscles and internal organs, crushing the points of light where the medicinal power has gathered.]

The longer you persist, the more beneficial it will be to your future.

The sudden notification prompted the bewildered Chu Xunfeng to subconsciously begin to act according to the system's instructions.

It was a very strange feeling. His body seemed to have become a huge map. Chu Xunfeng could control every part of his body and every muscle texture at will, closing the pathways and crushing the light spots flowing in them.

As the body could no longer absorb the medicinal power, it was gradually ground down under the youth's control. Some of the finer medicinal power was retained, while some overflowed from the youth's five acupoints, gathering in the air to form a strange phenomenon of dragons and phoenixes dancing, hovering above the youth's head.

It wasn't until Chu Xunfeng felt his body swell and his control over his body became extremely difficult, making it impossible for him to use every detail of his body as easily as before, that he broke free from that profound feeling and opened his eyes.

The next second, the dragon and phoenix image hovering above Chu Xunfeng's head suddenly broke free of its restraints, bursting through the roof of the room. This caused the already dilapidated building to sway precariously, and the roof suddenly collapsed. Chu Xunfeng was so frightened that he froze on the spot and could only subconsciously raise his arms to try to defend himself.

At the same time, the dragon and phoenix phenomenon shot into the sky and suddenly expanded several times.

The phantom of the dragon let out a silent roar, coiled and swam, gradually rising into the vast sea of ​​clouds and disappearing from sight.

Meanwhile, the phantom of the phoenix flapped its wings westward, trailing the suddenly bright sunlight, piercing the night and quickly disappearing into the distance.

In the ruins of the side room of the Chu residence, Chu Xunfeng struggled to break free from the bricks and tiles.

Covered in dust and dirt, he stared blankly at the ruins around him, then looked down at himself, who was unharmed. After a few seconds of silence, a smile gradually appeared on his face. Then, with a burst of strength, he leaped out of the pile of bricks and tiles that could have crushed more than a dozen people.

The body forging is complete.

Before Chu Xunfeng could express his emotions, the system's screen suddenly unfolded.

[User, head west and leave the city. A soldier is rapidly approaching from the east. Avoid his advance for now.]

Among the cultivators in Liucheng, those in the eastern part of this place, and especially those who are military cultivators, as far as Chu Xunfeng knows, the only one is his ex-wife, Ning Qiuning.

The young man quickly dug his cloth bag out of the rubble and then ran off in the west.

Unbeknownst to anyone, the moment Chu Xunfeng took a step and exerted his strength, a shallow pit was created in the ground. He leaped out, as if flying close to the ground, with clouds supporting him, making his figure incredibly light and agile, and also helping him to deflect a lot of rubble and dust.

The cloud-like mist surrounding him is a natural supernatural ability bestowed upon him by the dragon bone from the elixir.

The young people of Liucheng, who had sprung out like light clouds, were already looking forward to what benefits the Phoenix Blood would bring them.

And at the same time.

Standing atop the flying sword, Ning Qiu Ning frowned. She had sensed the dragon and phoenix phenomenon as it took flight.

However, tracing the origin of the separation of the dragon and phoenix, she never expected that the strange phenomenon would actually originate from the abandoned Chu family mansion.

A slight tingling sensation appeared between her eyebrows.

Chu Xunfeng...

The woman standing on the flying sword clenched her right fist tightly, and after a long while, she suddenly let go.

It can't be him.

He was, in the end, just an ordinary person without any talent for cultivation.

"My lady, wait for me, I will definitely catch up with you."

For some reason, one of his sentences suddenly came to mind.

Unfortunately, it's just something to laugh about.

Chapter Four: Baidi City, Imperial State

Liucheng has become quite famous in Bianzhou in the past two weeks.

The news of the dragon and phoenix flying together spread throughout Bianzhou in just over ten days. Whether it was independent cultivators or various sects, everyone flocked to Liucheng. The Chu family's old house was turned upside down, with many people hoping to find something from this family's old house, which had fallen on hard times decades ago.

Ning Qiu Ning's hometown is Liucheng, and she is also a highly renowned disciple of the Supreme Sword Sect in Bianzhou. Naturally, she is the host in Liucheng, making contact with various sects and factions that come to Liucheng.

After patiently seeing off six or seven disciples from a certain cultivation sect, Ning Qiu Ning shook off her displeasure, breathed a sigh of relief, and returned to her own courtyard. As soon as she looked up, she saw her master standing with his hands behind his back in her courtyard.

"Master." Ning Qiu Ning knelt on one knee and bowed with her hands clasped in greeting.

"Hmm, you've done well these past few days." The woman looked at Ning Qiu Ning with an indifferent expression, her tone flat as water. Although she spoke words of praise, there was no trace of genuine admiration in her voice. "You seem to have shed all emotional entanglements?"

"Reporting to Master," Ning Qiu Ning replied softly, "Disciple has already divorced that good-for-nothing man."

"Very good, very good." The woman nodded. "You have been training your troops for almost half a year now. It is time to start preparing and making your plans."

"I feel that... my training of troops is not yet ready to be effective." Ning Qiu Ning felt that although she had severed her feelings for him, there were still occasional echoes. She would occasionally see traces of him in the Ning family mansion, and her heart would still ache.

Under these circumstances, we cannot rush things that are not intentional.

"You are a genius who appears only once in a century, with a natural talent for swordsmanship. You should accumulate strength and unleash it later. This book, 'The Art of Forgetting Love,' is the mental cultivation method I practiced. Take it and read it for now. There's no need to rush the matter of building up your strength. Tell me when you're ready."

Ning Qiu Ning took the thin book from her master's hands and nodded in agreement, "Yes, Master."