Chapter 452 - 247: Voided
Chapter 452: Chapter 247: Voided
An unknown amount of time passed. Finally, a sense of utter exhaustion, of being mentally and spiritually drained, surfaced in Xu Yang’s mind, and he slowly stopped circulating the Bright King Unmoving Body.
A stark contrast washed over him.
His Heart Spirit was clearly exhausted, craving the release of sleep, yet his body was brimming with vigorous energy, filled with an impulse to unleash it.
Xu Yang pushed through the discomfort, released his Heart Spirit, and entered the state of Unity of Heaven and Man.
About half an hour later, his Heart Spirit had recovered significantly. The disharmony with his physical body was gone, and they were once again in sync. A feeling of comfort spread through him. His formidable power was like a calm ocean, ready to unleash earth-shattering waves the moment it was stirred.
In the quiet room.
Xu Yang performed Introspection. His flesh was as translucent as jade, his qi and blood burned as hot as a furnace. Even his Gang Qi seemed to have changed; within its domineering sharpness, there was now a subtle quality of being as immovable as a mountain, a tenacious and unyielding essence.
But what truly delighted him was the Spirituality. It was far more pronounced than before, making him feel like a Spirit Medicine, brimming with vigorous Life Energy. His body even emitted a rich, mellow fragrance.
[Bright King Unmoving Body: Great Success (2/12000)]
[Remaining Lifespan: 110]
’My lifespan has actually increased by several years. Even though the panel already grants me immortality and lets me stay at my peak forever, an increase in my natural lifespan is still a joyous thing.’
An increased lifespan meant his power had soared, and his very life had undergone another metamorphosis.
Feeling the immense new strength in his body, Xu Yang couldn’t say exactly how much stronger he’d become. He just had a feeling that now, even without relying on his Sword Intent or Golden Gang Qi, he could sweep through the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm undefeated. He was confident that, unless he faced someone like Song Shixian wielding a Spiritual Soldier, he was invincible in this realm.
’A Half-Spirit Weapon probably can’t even hurt me now.’
He stood up from his meditation cushion, took out the long-unused Cold Abyss, and brought it down hard on his own arm. CLANG! Sparks flew, but not even a white mark was left on his skin.
In that instant, his body had defended itself automatically, its surface taking on a jade-like quality.
’Shattering a Half-Spirit Weapon with my bare hands... seems possible now.’ Xu Yang’s eyes lit up at the thought.
He had only just broken through; the strength of his Physique could still be improved. After a bit more tempering, shattering a Half-Spirit Weapon with his bare hands shouldn’t be impossible.
For the next few days, Xu Yang remained in seclusion, putting aside his cultivation of the Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture and the Fuyue Bear Scripture to focus entirely on consolidating his Bright King Unmoving Body.
After a few days, his Physique had grown considerably stronger. He felt he really could shatter a Half-Spirit Weapon with his bare hands, but he ultimately didn’t try. A Half-Spirit Weapon cost at least a few thousand silver, and he couldn’t bear to waste one on an experiment.
KNOCK KNOCK...
A knock sounded from outside. Xu Yang opened the door to find one of the Outer Disciples assigned to guard the mountain.
"Greetings, Brother Xu." The visitor cupped his hands, his expression cautious.
Xu Yang asked, puzzled, "What brings you here, Junior Brother?"
’This usually means someone is at the foot of Li Fire Peak asking to see me,’ he thought. ’But they either don’t have enough status or the disciples on guard don’t recognize them, so they weren’t allowed up.’
’They probably offered this disciple a little something for him to come and report it.’
"Reporting to Brother Xu, the disciples guarding the sect entrance sent word that a man named Zhou Yong from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion is at the gate, asking to see you," the disciple said.
It was just as Xu Yang had guessed, though he hadn’t expected the visitor to be Zhou Yong of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.
After several months, there was finally news from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.
’If they’d waited a few more months, I would have likely already broken through to the Celestial Essence Realm,’ Xu Yang thought. ’By then, even if they gave me the Dragon Ascension Resources, they would have been useless.’
"Thank you for letting me know, Junior Brother," Xu Yang said with a smile.
The disciple was taken aback and flattered, not expecting the legendary genius Xu Yang to be so approachable.
Xu Yang closed his courtyard gate, descended Li Fire Peak, and made his way to the main gate, where he did indeed see Zhou Yong.
"Greetings, Master Xu!" Zhou Yong greeted him with a cheerful smile and a cupped-fist salute.
Xu Yang nodded. "What brings you to me?"
Zhou Yong said, "Shopkeeper Tao is just ahead in the woods. Would Master Xu be willing to join him for a discussion?"
’Tao Hujin is here too?’
’I haven’t received the Dragon Ascension Resources for months, and they didn’t so much as acknowledge my Marrow Cleansing Great Success. Now Zhou Yong and Tao Hujin have both shown up at the Purple Sun Sect. Let’s see what they have to say.’
Following Zhou Yong, Xu Yang soon spotted Tao Hujin standing with his hands clasped behind his back.
Beside Tao Hujin stood a middle-aged man Xu Yang didn’t recognize.
The man’s aura was contained, making it impossible to sense his Cultivation. However, to be able to elude Xu Yang’s perception, his Cultivation had to be in the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm at the very least.
As he and Zhou Yong approached, the man’s eyes flashed, and he stared intently at Xu Yang as if trying to see right through him.
’Too bad for him,’ Xu Yang thought. ’My Breath Concealment Skill has long since reached an unfathomable level. Not even a Celestial Essence Strong Person like Elder Huoyun can sense my true cultivation. Unless this man is even stronger than Elder Huoyun, there’s no way he can see my true realm.’
"Shopkeeper Tao," Xu Yang said, cupping his fist.
Tao Hujin returned the gesture with a smile. "Congratulations, Fellow Xu, on achieving Marrow Cleansing Great Success. A Secondary Dragon Ascension is now within your grasp."
With that, he gestured to the middle-aged man beside him. "This is Steward Fang Xinghai, who is in charge of our Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion’s northern branch. He has come specifically regarding your affairs."
’In charge of the northern branch?’ he mused. ’This Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion is truly a behemoth. Its influence probably extends across all of Yun Province.’
Xu Yang cupped his fist. "Greetings, Steward Fang."
Fang Xinghai’s face was expressionless. "I hear you’ve offended Li Chuyang."
His tone was hostile from the very first word.
Xu Yang’s brow furrowed. ’The Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion has been silent for so long... could it really be because of my clash with Li Chuyang?’