Something's wrong with this demon.

Chapter 158 Advancement!

Seven days later.

"boom!"

A deafening roar suddenly resounded within Luo Qingchen's body, shaking her very internal organs.

After several days of continuous impact, the surging power finally broke through the barrier!

What was once a dark and blocked-off view ahead has now suddenly opened up!

The force surged like a tide, breaking through the barrier and continuing forward, pouring into the deep, ocean-like acupoint ahead!

Instantly, a strange and powerful force appeared in that acupoint.

Immediately, that power, like an underground river, began to surge forth, flowing through all the meridians like a hundred rivers converging into a stream, vast and mighty, entering the dantian.

The dantian, which had been almost dried up, suddenly surged with water, like a turbulent tide.

Soon, a vast ocean appeared.

The force rushes into the acupoints, transforming the dantian into a sea, thus achieving the state of open acupoints!

Feeling the surging power within her body, Luo Qingchen slowly opened her eyes.

He clenched his fist. The cool breeze that used to wafted by him was gone, but instead, a more powerful aura seemed to swirl around him.

At the same time, the power accumulated in the fist seemed ready to burst forth.

He tried to channel this power, letting it slowly surge forward through his fist.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, a silvery-white light suddenly shone from his fist.

The Realm of Opening the Acupoints, the Power of a Fist!

The book says that once you break through to the Tongqiao Realm, a Danhai will form in your body, and Xuanli will be stored in the Danhai.

Mystic power is a hundred times stronger than physical strength, and it can be used with fists and various weapons to form fist auras, sword auras, knife auras, etc., resulting in even greater explosive power.

Luo Qingchen couldn't help but punch the air next to her.

"boom!"

A deafening explosion!

A shockwave rippled outwards from where the fist struck, instantly engulfing the opposite wall.

The mud on the wall was falling down in a rustling sound.

He immediately got up, walked into the passage, and threw the object at one of the rocks.

"boom!"

The hard rock instantly turned into dust under the explosion of the fist's energy!

"I've broken through!"

Once inside the cave, he looked towards the corner opposite.

Shangguan Yunman was sitting cross-legged in the darkness, seemingly still cultivating. Upon hearing this, she did not open her eyes, but simply said, "Congratulations."

In another corner, Ye Fu was still struggling inside the coffin, seemingly unaware of any commotion outside.

Luo Qingchen suppressed her excitement, sat back down on the bed, and once again felt the powerful force within her body, while looking at the data inside her body.

Finally, the three words "Strength Realm" were changed to "Acupoint Realm"!

However, after the three words "Tongqiao Realm", the two words "Initial Stage" are added.

Early stage of the Qi Opening Realm: 0/3000!

The Aperture Realm is divided into four stages: early, middle, late, and perfect. The strength difference between each stage is also very large, just like the smaller stages of the Body Tempering Realm before.

"Now that you have broken through to the Tongqiao Realm, you should begin to cultivate the breathing technique, absorbing the profound energy from heaven and earth into your body to cleanse your marrow and refine your body with profound energy."

At this moment, Shangguan Yunman opened her eyes and slowly said.

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingchen quickly asked, "Do you have any breathing exercises or techniques for practicing them?"

Shangguan Yunman said, "Yes, there are, but I can't be sure if they're suitable for you. To be on the safe side, I think you should go back to the Demon-Slaying Sect and practice your sect's techniques."

Luo Qingchen asked, "Will I still need medicinal baths in the future?"

Shangguan Yunman said, "Of course you need it, and you need a better blood bath. When you hunt magical beasts in the future, you should at least hunt mid-level magical beasts for better results."

Luo Qingchen nodded and looked into the coffin.

He is now eager to return to his sect to retrieve cultivation techniques, including those for cultivating soul techniques.

"I suggest you go take a shower."

Shangguan Yunman frowned and said.

Luo Qingchen looked down at her arm, which was covered with a layer of black grime. She sniffed it and found it was indeed foul-smelling.

At that moment, he felt very uncomfortable all over his body.

He quickly got up and left the cave.

It was still night outside.

After carefully observing the cave entrance and finding nothing unusual outside, he left the cave and walked towards the pool of water not far away.

He can now clearly feel that his hearing, eyesight, and other senses are much sharper than before.

He could hear every rustle of grass and wind in the woods above the waterfall.

"Whoosh!"

He lightly leaped into the air with his toes touching the ground, and was immediately surrounded by a mysterious wind as he floated down into the pool below the waterfall.

At this moment, his movements were even lighter than when he was in the Strength Realm. It felt like if he had a point of leverage, he could fly directly into the sky.

Immersed in the icy water, he sank to the bottom and began scrubbing off the grime.

at the same time.

Inside the cave, Shangguan Yunman stood up, walked to the coffin, and looked at the petite figure still struggling within, saying, "When I helped you open your acupoints before, I found that the bones inside your body were all black."

Ye Fu's eyelashes trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Shangguan Yunman stared into her dark, cold eyes and said, "Your whole body is poisonous, including your blood. You may be immune to all poisons, but you can't live like a normal person. That's why you rarely go out during the day, isn't it?"

Ye Fu looked at her: "Are you going to tell him?"

Shangguan Yunman shook her head: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. But I must remind you, judging from the condition of your body, your lifespan is at most three years. The faster you cultivate, the shorter your lifespan will be. I'm very curious, what have you been through before? Your whole body is covered in poison."

Ye Fu remained silent and did not speak.

Shangguan Yunman stared at her for a while longer, then said, "If you come back to the Blood Eagle Sect with me, perhaps I still have a chance to cure your poison. Although I can't completely cure it, I can at least extend your life by a few years."

Ye Fu looked at her with icy eyes: "You're deliberately trying to separate me from him."

Shangguan Yunman said, "You're overthinking it. I'm just reminding you that you're in danger right now. Also, even if you're with him, you can't do anything, otherwise you'll only hurt him."

Ye Fu lowered her head.

The cave was quiet for a moment.

Shangguan Yunman said, "The Blood Eagle Sect and the Demon-Suppressing Sect aren't far apart. You can come to see him anytime, and he can come to see you anytime. Even if you're by his side every day, what good will it do? If you lose your life, how will you take care of him?"

Ye Fu lowered her head and remained silent.

Shangguan Yunman continued, "You wouldn't want him to just watch you die, would you? If you die, and his fiancée suddenly comes to force him to marry her, or humiliates him and forces him to break off the engagement, who will help him then?"

Ye Fu suddenly looked up at her: "His fiancée would never humiliate him, much less force him to break off the engagement."

"Do you know his fiancée?"

Shangguan Yunman's expression shifted.

Ye Fu didn't answer, stared at her for a while, and suddenly said, "I can go back to the Blood Eagle Sect with you, but I don't want to be your disciple!"

Shangguan Yunman asked, "Then what do you want to be for me?"

Ye Fu did not speak.

Shangguan Yunman immediately understood and asked, "Sister?"

"I'm done washing."

When Luo returned from outside after taking a bath in the early morning, the cave had already become quiet again.

One of them was breaking through a barrier, while the other was cultivating.

Shangguan Yunman opened her eyes in the corner, looked at him and said, "Now that you have broken through, go back tomorrow."

Luo Qingchen sat down on the bed and said, "No rush, I'll wait for Junior Sister Ye."

"She's not going back."

Shangguan Yunman took out a black waist token and threw it to him, saying, "She has decided to come back to the Blood Eagle Sect with me."

Luo Qingchen was taken aback upon hearing this, took the waist tag, and looked at the words on it.

The words "Night Lotus" and "Black Phoenix Peak, Nourishing Spirit Realm" were written on it.

"Didn't she refuse before?"

He looked completely surprised.

Shangguan Yunman said, "Maybe she feels that there's no future with you, and that there's a better future with me."

Luo Qingchen looked at the girl in the coffin.

Ye Fu closed her eyes and remained silent.

"Wouldn't this be considered betraying the sect?"

Luo Qingchen looked at Shangguan Yunman and asked.

Shangguan Yunman said, "I guess so, but who cares? Besides, her waist tag hasn't been updated in a long time, so your sect has probably forgotten about her. If someone asks you, you can say you don't know, or you can say I kidnapped her."

Luo Qingchen hesitated for a moment, then looked back at the coffin and asked, "Junior Sister Ye, are you sure you don't want to go back?"

Ye Fu didn't open her eyes. After a moment of silence, she said, "I'll come find you after I break through to the Profound Realm."

Luo Qingchen didn't say anything more, and said, "Since you've made up your mind, I'll go back alone tomorrow."

Ye Fu didn't say anything more.

Shangguan Yunman also closed her eyes.

Luo Qingchen glanced at the two of them again, then went over and turned off the light before lying down on the bed.

He planned to get a good night's rest.

There are still many things to do when I return to the sect tomorrow.

The night passed quickly.

The next day.

After waking up in the early morning, Luo packed her things, greeted the two of them, and headed out of the cave.

Ye Fu seemed to be at a crucial juncture in her breakthrough, sitting in the coffin and not responding.

Shangguan Yunman opened her eyes, glanced at him, and got up from the corner.

The two walked out of the cave, one after the other.

"You helped me break through to the Strength Realm last time, and you helped me break through to the Acupoint Realm this time. So—if you ever need my help in the future, you can come to me."

Upon arriving outside the cave, Luo Qingchen turned around and looked at the woman behind her.

At this moment, the sun has just risen.

The orange-red dawn light shone on the two of them, bathing them in a beautiful glow.

Shangguan Yunman's already beautiful face was even more dazzling under the morning light.

Those watery eyes held the radiance of the rising sun and the hazy mist of the morning fog, like a clear pool beneath a waterfall, shimmering and exceptionally captivating.

"Can I really come to see you?"

She raised an eyebrow: "Aren't you afraid your fiancée will find out? Aren't you afraid those three women in Medicine Man Town will find out?"

Luo Qingchen shrugged and didn't say anything more.

Their eyes met, and they fell silent.

"Then I'm leaving."

After a moment of silence, Luo Qingchen took her leave.

Shangguan Yunman's lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't say it, only saying, "Mm."

Until we meet again.

Luo Qingchen gave her one last look before turning and walking away quickly.

"By the way, Luo Qingchen."

After he had walked a distance, Shangguan Yunman suddenly called out to him again.

He turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

The graceful and alluring figure stood at the cave entrance, bathed in the bright and gentle morning sun. She paused for a moment, waved to him, and said, "Until we meet again."

Luo Qingchen waved and said, "Until we meet again."

After saying that, he quickly walked forward.

Then, with a light tap of his toes, he leaped onto the waterfall with a "whoosh," disappeared into the woods above, and vanished in no time.

Shangguan Yunman stood in the sunlight at the cave entrance for a long time before turning around and entering the cave.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Luo Qingchen sped along as if he had inexhaustible energy.

They encountered several hunting teams on the road. The leader of each team could smell his powerful aura from afar and quickly led his team to make way.

After he had gone some distance, they returned to the original route.

"Such speed, looks like an inner disciple."

"Even if someone isn't an inner disciple, they're not someone we can afford to mess with, coming out from deep within the Demon Beast Forest alone. Let's go."

Several hunting parties continued their journey into the Monster Forest.

Luo Qingchen quickly left the Monster Forest and entered the long canyon.

In the canyon, he encountered two inner disciples, both of whom exuded the same profound energy as him.

The two sides greeted each other with clasped hands and then walked past each other from opposite sides.

After he walked away, the two disciples began to discuss the matter with suspicion.

"That person looks unfamiliar and is so young. How come I've never seen him before?"

"I've never seen him either. I guess he usually hides in his cave to cultivate and rarely comes out."

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The two discussed as they left the canyon and entered the Monster Forest.

Luo Qingchen crossed the canyon and then passed through the forest in front of him. Half an hour later, he had climbed the steps and reached the main peak of the Outer Gate Ten Thousand Bones Peak.

He didn't immediately go to the office to register, nor did he go to Black Phoenix Peak. Instead, he headed directly towards Hehuan Peak.

Some things must be resolved before registering the new identity.

"Senior Brother Luo?"

As he walked towards Hehuan Peak, a familiar voice suddenly came from the path beside him.

Turning my head, I saw it was Tian Feng.

At this moment, Tian Feng was still wearing that black robe, his hair was gray, and he looked older than before.

He looked at him with a complicated expression and said, "You're going to Hehuan Peak? I heard that Fang Shi and his sister from Hehuan Peak have been looking for you for a while now, and they even fought with your senior sister on Black Phoenix Peak. Also, someone spread the word that you have a lot of Xuan Iron, as well as many Soul-Binding Magical Artifacts and hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. So a lot of people have been looking for you lately, including inner disciples and people from the Enforcement Hall."

"Oh?"

Luo Qingchen's eyelids twitched, and a cold glint flashed in her pupils.

Lots of black iron, lots of soul-bound magical artifacts—hundreds of thousands of taels of silver?

Clearly, this information was leaked by Sister Xiong from the general store.

But why would she do that?

What benefit would it bring her?

Business people are most afraid of leaking their customers' privacy, and the same principle applies even in this Demon Sect.

Unless she doesn't want to do business here anymore.

"So, I advise you to hide as soon as possible. If all else fails, go and beg the peak master of your Black Phoenix Peak. With your cultivation talent, she shouldn't refuse if you ask her."

Tian Feng suggested.

Luo Qingchen looked at the person in front of him, whom he once called "Master," and a complex look appeared in his eyes.

"Thank you for the reminder, Junior Brother Tian. However, I still have some matters to attend to at Hehuan Peak."

He cupped his hands in greeting, said nothing more, and continued walking towards Hehuan Peak.

Tian Feng watched his retreating figure, a look of confusion appearing on his face.

After hesitating for a moment, he followed.

At this moment, he would never have imagined that the young man in front of him had actually broken through to the Tongqiao Realm, which he had always dreamed of breaking through to.

Of course, no one in the entire outer sect would have thought of this.

After all, he had only broken through to the Qi Realm a few months ago.

"Hey, isn't that the guy from Black Phoenix Peak—"

"It's him! It's definitely him!"

"It's like searching high and low without finding it—wait, why is he heading towards Hehuan Peak?"

"I heard that Fang Shi, the senior disciple of Hehuan Peak, has been looking for him recently—"

Many disciples recognized the young man on the way and immediately followed behind, whispering among themselves.

Luo Qingchen strode up Hehuan Peak and headed towards the training ground for the core disciples.

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