Free Web NovelChapter 329: Chapter 329: Ninth Realm
Xu Yunfan was both shocked and overjoyed. In the next instant, he steadied his mind and spirit, entering the Linn Character State without hesitation to absorb the energy with all his might.
His spleen was the first to light up, glowing an earthy yellow as it converted the overwhelming Profound Yellow Earth Qi into Wu Earth Essence. His liver immediately followed, blooming with a cyan light as Wood Element Qi stimulated the production of fragrant bile. When the Profound Yellow Qi surged into his lungs, it condensed into a miniature tornado in his windpipe, each breath creating a thunderous boom!
Three hundred zhang away, in a teahouse, Yun Lan of Penglai Pavilion watched with eyes wide in disbelief.
’The five viscera and Five Elements are aligned... His organs are reaching a state of Perfection... This...’
Before she could finish her thought, the sound of a tiger’s roar and a leopard’s thunderclap erupting from Xu Yunfan’s chest cut her off.
’He only just began Refining the Internal Organs,’ she knew. ’To have reached this stage in such a short time, relying on the Profound Yellow Qi spewed forth by the Great Zhou Dragon Qi... the Taoist Sect has truly made a grand play.’
At this very moment, the three hundred and sixty streams of Strength forged by his Ten Extremes Martial Arts were circulating simultaneously within Xu Yunfan’s body, on the verge of running rampant. ƒгeewёbnovel.com
The once-docile Dragon and Tiger Pill Force now raged like a thunderstorm, transforming into a crimson python that tore at his muscles and bones.
His Empty Clarity Sword Washing Technique condensed into a dark mountain to suppress his organs, while the ferocious Pure Yang True Qi resonated with the Red Fire Dragon-Swallowing Mace, manifesting the phantom of an eight-zhang-tall fire dragon behind him!
’This is bad!’
In the corner, Bi Sheng crushed the railing in his grip, his expression urgent.
’How does this kid have so many conflicting energies within him, governed by Mutual Generation and Mutual Inhibition? If they all erupt at once, not even a Ninth Realm Grandmaster could withstand it. Senior Brother was too hasty...’
His thoughts came to a screeching halt.
All the rampaging Gang Qi suddenly froze. Then, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, it all surged toward the Mixed Element True Seed, located deep within his flesh at the convergence of his Blood Qi.
This seed of Powerful Qi—formed by condensing his various Martial Arts and his body’s Blood Qi—had originally been the size of a grain of rice. Now, the True Seed had transformed into a swirling nebula, frantically compressing the Gang Qi that filled his body to the point of overflowing.
The Mixed Element True Seed was created using the Holding the Pill method, a technique derived from the Profound Daoist Sect’s Divine Skill, the Dragon and Tiger Pill Force, and later systemized by Dugu Jiu to condense one’s entire Blood Qi into a single point. When used at the apex of the Organ Cultivation Realm, its ability to transform Gang Force into Qi was truly miraculous.
As the Gang Qi in his body was compressed to its absolute limit, the entire Seventy-Two Districts suddenly fell deathly silent. Even the wind seemed to stop.
POP!
It was a soft sound, like a dewdrop falling onto a lotus leaf.
A wisp of True Qi, existing somewhere between the tangible and intangible, slowly rose from the center of the Mixed Element True Seed.
This wisp of True Qi seemed delicate, yet it caused the rubble within three zhang of Xu Yunfan to float into the air, defying all reason.
Even more astonishingly, when he unconsciously raised his hand, the endless stream of Profound Yellow Qi began to be devoured by his body like a whale swallowing the sea!
Atop Qingwei Mountain, Gang Wind howled and a sea of clouds churned.
Thirty-six Luotian Altars stood upon the peak, yet they were now trembling violently, emitting a low hum as if under immense strain.
The Earth Vein beneath the Taoist Sect trembled continuously, as if an Earth Dragon was Flipping Over.
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Thousands of miles away, the very instant the Profound Yellow Qi poured into Xu Yunfan’s body, the three Supreme Elders atop Qingwei Mountain simultaneously spat out streams of blood. The crimson droplets traced grimly beautiful arcs in the morning light, and as they scattered, flecks of reddish-gold could be seen shimmering within.
The Daoist Hat of the eldest, Elder Chang Mei, was askew, his silvery-white beard stained with blood. Yet, his murky eyes shone with a sharp, horrified light. "He’s condensing Innate True Qi on his own?! This boy..."
He swallowed hard, forcing down another mouthful of coppery-sweet blood. "The path he walks is not that of our Taoist Sect at all!"
On the right-hand Magic Altar, the sleeves of the central Daoist burst apart, revealing an arm with veins bulging.
He stared intently at the distorted halo of light at the altar’s center, his voice grave. "He’s using the Buddhist Sect’s Yijing Marrow Cleansing as his foundation and the Empty Clarity Sword Washing Technique as his guide, and there are even traces of the Nine Luminaries Swallowing Qi Technique... This is Ten Thousand Laws Return to the Stream!"
Elder Chang Mei whipped his head around to look at Bi Yuan, who was presiding over the ceremony on the central Magic Altar. He was beginning to understand why Bi Yuan would go so far as to mobilize the Taoist Sect’s deepest reserves just to elevate Xu Yunfan.
Ten Thousand Laws Return to the Stream.
Many astonishingly brilliant Martial Artists throughout history have attempted this path, but few have ever succeeded.
In the last thousand years, the only one to do so was Celestial Sword Dugu Jiu, three hundred years ago.
Fine beads of blood were seeping from every pore on Bi Yuan’s body. His Pure Yang True Qi had become a tangible golden torrent, illuminating every single rune on the Magic Altar.
"Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow!"
Bi Yuan suddenly roared, his voice shaking the nine heavens.
Thousand-year-old pines on the mountain snapped, and massive boulders rumbled off the cliff edges.
The Dao Seal he formed with his hands, catalyzed by Spiritual Qi, actually became visible to the naked eye.
At this point, Bi Yuan was trembling uncontrollably, clearly at his limit.
"Cosmic Primordial Chaos! Ten Thousand Transformations Profound..."
He spoke word by deliberate word. As the final syllable left his lips, the entirety of Qingwei Mountain fell into an eerie silence.
The three Elders felt their Divine Souls falter, as if an invisible force had snuffed out the very beat of their hearts.
Elder Chang Mei’s pupils contracted. He saw Bi Yuan’s face contort as shocking streams of blood seeped from his seven orifices. Yet, he clenched his jaw and slammed the Dao Seal—condensed from his own vast True Qi—down upon the center of the Magic Altar, onto the Gilded Copper Pillar inscribed with complex Daoist runes!
"RE...MAKE...THE...AZURE...SKY!"
Bi Yuan’s roar was like a thunderclap, and the whole of Qingwei Mountain shook violently!
BOOM!!!
The Gilded Copper Pillar erupted with a blinding, reddish-gold divine light. A beam more than a zhang in diameter shot skyward like an enraged dragon, instantly piercing the nine heavens!
The clouds were torn apart into a massive vortex. It was as if a hole had been punched clean through the firmament, revealing the deep, boundless sea of stars beyond.
Terrifyingly, the beam of light began to draw upon the Power of the Celestial Stars. Countless stars flared with brilliant light as if answering a summons, and then...
CRASH!
Starlight, like the Celestial River breaking its banks, transformed into a tangible, silvery-white torrent that poured down from the heavens!
This Starlight was no illusion; it was the condensed, tangible essence of the stars. The moment it touched the Earth Vein, it surged along the contours of the mountains and rivers like a living thing. Wherever it passed, rocks shattered, ancient trees were obliterated, and the Earth Qi roiled as if boiling!
"The stars... they’re pouring into the ground..."
The purple-robed Elder’s voice trembled. "He’s using the Circulation Star Power to forcibly alter the Jade Capital Earth Vein!"
Elder Chang Mei stared at the torrent of Starlight rushing toward Jade Capital, the world-destroying spectacle reflected in his murky eyes. He suddenly understood what Bi Yuan was doing.
He was using the stars as a catalyst and the Earth Vein as a foundation to forge for Xu Yunfan a path leading straight to the Great Dao...
A Heaven-Reaching Path!
But in doing so, this world would be riddled with holes like a sieve, giving the Celestial Demons an opportunity to invade. The time until their arrival would be drastically shortened.
"This will bring disaster upon all living things..."
Elder Chang Mei slowly closed his eyes, his expression tinged with sorrow.
The woman, having reverted to the form of an old crone, saw this and snorted. "When you were young, your sins were so heavy that even Master denounced you as a follower of the Demon Dao. Since when did you start caring about the common people?"
"That was then, and this is now."
He glanced at Bi Yuan. ’I’ve underestimated him,’ he thought. ’Each generation of the Taoist Sect’s Sect Leader is more ruthless than the last.’
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「Thousands of miles away, in Jade Capital City.」
