In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhang Xiaoshan refined three Pure Yang Blazing Fire Pills.

This is the third-stage pill in the Nine-Stage Alchemy Technique—the Blazing Fire Pill. However, Zhang Xiaoshan refined it with pure Yang true fire and fused it with his own pure Yang primordial energy, making its medicinal power even more refined. Therefore, its effects are comparable to those of a fourth-stage pill, hence the name Pure Yang Blazing Fire Pill.

In the Kunlun Daoist sect, a three-stage pill is considered the pinnacle of an apprentice's alchemy skills, representing the level of the sect's elite disciples.

Fourth to sixth grade pills are considered high-level pills, requiring a powerful, experienced monster to refine them. Each pill possesses unexpected and miraculous effects, such as increasing cultivation level, cleansing marrow, and establishing a foundation...

The Seven-Turn Elixir is the Golden Elixir, also known as the Immortal Elixir.

Once I swallow this golden pill, my fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven!

It has the effects of bringing the dead back to life, enhancing the primordial spirit, and prolonging life. Even within the Kunlun Taoist sect, only a handful of alchemy masters can refine it.

If Zhang Xiaoshan hadn't had the enhanced Nine Aperture Heavenly Furnace and the assistance of Pure Yang True Fire, it would have been impossible for him to refine a third-grade pill in just three years, surpassing his fellow disciples in the Kunlun Daoist sect who had studied alchemy for over a decade.

It should be noted that the special medicines in the large pharmacy are not even considered first-stage pills.

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"This is the place of seclusion?? 19"

Princess Liyang was dressed in a red gauze dress, her tall and graceful figure was faintly visible, and her beautiful and charming face was as radiant as the morning sun. She dared not look directly at Zhang Xiaoshan.

Although Zhang Xiaoshan had explained everything, it was still a case of a man and a woman alone in a room.

Especially when with her beloved, even Princess Liyang couldn't help but feel her heart race and a suffocating shyness.

In Zhang Xiaoshan's alchemy room, there was nothing but a Yin-Yang Bagua diagram.

However, despite its simple appearance, it is actually extremely luxurious.

The surrounding walls are simple and unadorned, made of reinforced concrete, three zhang high, so thick that even flying swords cannot penetrate the hard rocks and steel bars inside.

This was specially made by Zhang Xiaoshan for cultivators; the thickness of the three-meter reinforced concrete can withstand ton-level high-altitude bombing.

Moreover, this is ten meters thick reinforced concrete with a special structure, making it an 'absolute defense'.

Inside the secret chamber, a top-grade luminous pearl the size of a basketball illuminated the entire room as if it were daytime; the yin-yang symbol at the foot of the feet was paved with jade, one black and one white, both top-grade marble that Zhang Xiaoshan had dug out from the deep mountains…

Therefore, the secret chamber was simple but extremely safe, which is why Zhang Xiaoshan chose to seclude himself here.

"Alright, Princess, don't be nervous."

Xiao Dao's cultivation path is the Pure Yang Path, and encountering the princess's Xuan Yin Body can be considered a fortuitous opportunity, as is his encounter with the princess.

Once she embarks on the path of cultivation, the Xuan Yin Body will be an invaluable asset to the princess.

As he spoke, Zhang Xiaoshan sat cross-legged on the Taiji diagram, beckoned to Princess Liyang, and said:

"Princess, please!"

"Immortal Master, what should Li Yang do next?"

Princess Liyang followed Zhang Xiaoshan's example, lifting her red skirt and sitting cross-legged opposite him.

This wasn't the first or second time Princess Liyang had faced Zhang Xiaoshan face-to-face, but the ambiguous atmosphere at this moment left her head bowed, her beautiful eyes darting around, completely at a loss.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoshan also took out three Pure Yang Blazing Fire Pills and placed them in Princess Liyang's palm, saying:

"This is a Pure Yang Blazing Fire Pill refined by Zhang. Princess, please consume one first, and then take out your protective magic artifact. Otherwise, you will not be able to activate the Profound Yin Qi during cultivation, and it will be difficult for you to even begin the Foundation Establishment process."

As for the pure vaginal technique?

Since the princess lacks a foundation in Daoist arts, Zhang will later use the Pure Yang Daoist Technique to activate the Profound Yin Qi within her body, initiating a great Yin-Yang cycle.

It may be quite painful for the princess, but we hope she will persevere.

"Li Yang understands!"

Princess Liyang used her jade-like hand to lift her long, slender neck, untied the red thread around her neck, and pulled out a crimson jade pendant from the unfathomable cleavage.

It appeared to be made of pure red jade, with exquisite carving depicting a phoenix reborn from the ashes. Even Zhang Xiaoshan couldn't help but feel a hint of surprise, because he couldn't sense any magical artifact fluctuations from it.

However, upon receiving it, an enhanced Phoenix Spirit Jade appeared on the panel, requiring a staggering 50 million merits.

"Phoenix Spirit Jade?"

Zhang Xiaoshan looked at the jade pendant in his hand. He didn't know its origin, but it was a treasure that required 50 million merits to strengthen.

One can only imagine what kind of divine artifact this is.

“Princess, would you mind if I refined this Phoenix Spirit Jade and uncovered its secrets?”

"Please proceed, Immortal Master!"

Zhang Xiaoshan nodded. He was confident that he could resolve Princess Liyang's Xuan Yin Meridian issue, and naturally, the supreme magical artifact would also belong to him.

Princess Liyang could not unleash even a third of the power of the pure Yang magic weapon.

Therefore, with a thought from Zhang Xiaoshan, the 50 million merits vanished instantly.

Then, a mighty bell rang from the depths of the Purple Mansion, a sound that seemed to have come from time immemorial, and Zhang Xiaoshan's primordial spirit almost crashed.

Suddenly, a dazzling golden light shone from within the secret chamber, and a vast and boundless aura of merit and virtue appeared out of thin air. The Phoenix Spirit Jade also floated in mid-air, as if it had come to life, transforming into a phoenix reborn from the ashes, greedily devouring the continuously falling aura of merit and virtue.

This scene shocked Princess Liyang, who was bewildered by what had happened.

Even Zhang Xiaoshan entered a state of enlightenment, and at this moment, he exuded a vast and terrifying aura.

In the dim light, Princess Liyang could only see a majestic golden cauldron phantom constantly rotating around Zhang Xiaoshan.

Boom!

The final chime, like a blow to the soul, could be heard even by Princess Liyang.

Then the primordial energy disappeared, and Zhang Xiaoshan awoke from his enlightenment. He seemed to have traveled back to the ancient wilderness era, his eyes carrying a chilling aura.

"I see!"

Zhang Xiaoshan looked at the Phoenix Spirit Jade that had transformed into a miniature phoenix, a knowing glint in his eyes.

"Immortal Master, just now..."

That is what is meant by the embodiment of merit!

Zhang's practice of accumulating merit in the secular world is to gather this power of merit, which is like mental energy, to help him in his cultivation.

The more people I save, the greater the power of this merit will be.

However, generally speaking, the consumption is also fast. For example, just now, in just a short while, the merit power consumed exceeded the accumulation of the previous three years.

This also shows that this jade pendant is extraordinary, far more powerful than the flying swords used by minor Taoist priests to slay demons.

Zhang Xiaoshan reached out and took the jade pendant, his eyes gleaming, and continued to explain:

"This jade pendant is Phoenix Spirit Jade, originally formed from the blood of an ancient phoenix that fell from the sky. It also retains a trace of the phoenix's essence, which can help the princess seal the Xuan Yin Meridian."

At this moment, after being baptized by the power of merit, the phoenix spirit within the Phoenix Jade has awakened and become even more powerful.

I communicated with the Phoenix Spirit, and did not seal the Xuan Yin Meridian within the princess's body. Furthermore, the jade pendant itself had been blessed by the power of merit, and also had the effect of suppressing various negative influences.

The princess has now put the jade pendant back on her person. If the Xuan Yin Qi erupts later, I can activate the jade pendant at any time to suppress the erupting Xuan Yin Meridian.

"Thank you, Immortal!"

Phoenix Spirit Jade?

Upon hearing Zhang Xiaoshan's explanation, Princess Liyang realized just how precious the jade pendant was.

Unexpectedly, this blood jade was formed from the blood of a fallen phoenix.

What is a phoenix?

That's an ancient mythical beast, not to mention it contains a trace of phoenix essence.

Even so, Zhang Xiaoshan still returned the jade pendant to her after spending three years of accumulated merit, which moved her deeply.

The common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade!

As a powerful cultivator, Zhang Xiaoshan could completely disregard his status as a princess and simply take the Phoenix Spirit Jade for himself.

Chapter 926 The Burst of Profound Yin Qi: Pure Yin Yin Technique

The Xuan Yin Jue Mai (玄阴绝脉) uses nine as its number.

Those with the Nine Yin Meridians will not live past nine years old; those with the Six Yin Meridians will live to eighteen; and those with the Three Yin Meridians will live to twenty-seven.

Therefore, it is an absolute miracle that Princess Liyang was able to live to her prime and live like a normal person.

Besides, Princess Liyang has already come of age. Even though the previous Xuan Yin Qi has been neutralized by the Phoenix Spirit Jade, her body is currently gathering Xuan Yin Qi at such a rapid pace that she will perish within three days.

Moreover, the "absolute" in the Xuan Yin Absolute Meridian is not merely a simple matter of meridians.

At this moment, the profound yin energy accumulated within Princess Liyang's body, upon encountering Zhang Xiaoshan's pure yang magic power, exploded instantly like a fuse.

In an instant, Princess Liyang felt a burst of cold energy erupt from her body, as if she were standing in ancient ice. Her blood, internal organs, and soul were all frozen by the extreme cold, and even her trembling strength seemed to be frozen in an instant.

Just as Princess Liyang thought she was about to suffocate, a ray of light, like that of the sun, shone upon her.

Cutting through the cold winter, warming all things!

"Concentrate your mind and calm your spirit, don't think about anything. The pure Yang magic will help the princess complete the Great Circulation. At that time, the princess just needs to remember the method of the cycle!"

Princess Liyang snapped back to reality when she heard Zhang Xiaoshan's voice.

Immediately, I felt a surge of heat coming from my hands, traveling along the meridians in my hands and throughout my body, melting away the bone-chilling ice.

At the same time, Princess Liyang also felt that the Xuan Yin Qi in her body seemed to have found an outlet, surging wildly towards Zhang Xiaoshan's arm. The pure Yang and Xuan Yin were like water and fire fighting each other, stimulating and merging, which made her worry.

However, Princess Liyang soon realized that she had worried too much.

Zhang Xiaoshan's aura remained as blazing as the sun, melting ice and snow without diminishing in the slightest.

At the same time, the pure yin energy circulating throughout her body intertwined, merged, and separated with the pure yang energy within Zhang Xiaoshan's body...

Even Princess Liyang was unaware that at some point, her mind completely followed the Zhou Tian Great Cycle, entering a state of harmony between heaven and man. The Xuan Yin Qi in her body was gradually integrated into the Zhou Tian Great Cycle, refined into pure and controllable pure Yin magic power.

Cultivation knows no time, yet a thousand years have passed in the world!

It is unknown how much time has passed, but Princess Liyang's Xuan Yin Qi has been completely refined, and she herself has transformed from an ordinary person into a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Its pure Yin power is incredibly profound and exceptionally refined, at least ten times that of an ordinary rogue cultivator.

Otherwise, the profound Yin energy accumulated over those twenty years would have been enough to allow an ordinary cultivator to directly advance to the tenth level of Qi Refining, or even directly establish their foundation and form their core.

However, such an outcome fails to bring out the full potential of the Xuan Yin physique.

However, Zhang Xiaoshan did not immediately leave seclusion. Instead, he helped Princess Liyang fully master the Yin-Yang Cycle Pure Yin Technique and completely control her own Pure Yin power before slowly withdrawing his Pure Yang power.

Because Zhang Xiaoshan's cultivation level was far higher than Princess Liyang's, this time during their secluded cultivation, he only managed to condense three-tenths of pure Yang true energy and did not gain anything else.

This wasn't the Jade Pool Palace Master; the Taiyin magic power caused the seawater to overflow, allowing Zhang Xiaoshan to directly break through a minor realm.

Moreover, the spiritual energy of the mortal realm cannot compare to that of the Kunlun Realm.

However, the 50 million merits required to strengthen the Phoenix Spirit Jade, and the sound of the bell refining the primordial spirit...

However, it allowed Zhang Xiaoshan's Golden Core to condense considerably, and he could even break through to the fifth stage of the Golden Core realm by returning to Kunlun Mountain for a period of seclusion.

Such a terrifying breakthrough speed would be absolutely astonishing if word got out.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan did not immediately plan to return and break through, but instead prepared to train in the human world for a few years, setting a ten-year period, so that when he returned, all breakthroughs would come naturally.

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"What does the princess think?"

Zhang Xiaoshan looked at the seated Princess Liyang, and even his usually calm and collected eyes showed a hint of amazement.

Although Princess Liyang was once a stunningly beautiful woman, in Zhang Xiaoshan's eyes, she was ultimately just a skeleton in disguise, destined to become a pile of dust a hundred years later.

Even the most beautiful woman has many flaws under a magnifying glass.

However, things are different now. The Xuan Yin Body has been activated, and the phrase "ice-like skin and jade-like bones" is no longer just an adjective, but a transcendent physique.

In addition, her exquisitely beautiful features and flawless, jade-like skin make her stunningly beautiful, like a goddess descended to earth, breathtakingly gorgeous.

This is the true Goddess of Wushan.

"Li Yang is deeply grateful to the immortal for saving his life!"

Previously, Princess Liyang had only approached the matter with a 70% willingness to try and a 30% skepticism.

The main reason was that Princess Liyang trusted Zhang Xiaoshan after three years of getting to know him. Otherwise, given her repeated hints, Zhang Xiaoshan would have already made his move on her.

At this moment, she entered the Qi Refining stage and her Xuan Yin Qi erupted, making Princess Li Yang realize that Zhang Xiaoshan had not lied to her.