Longevity in Two Worlds: Double Pupils Are the Road to Invincibility

"This should be the Sword Mountain mentioned on the stone tablet."

"It is also a training ground within the Dream Mist Sword Sect."

"Trial of the Sword!"

Shi Yi stepped over the stone tablet and looked at the continuous mountain peaks in front of him, which were covered with various swords.

When the Menglan Sword Sect was at its peak, disciples who wanted to obtain the core inheritance had to undergo sword trials within the Qinglan Lesser Thousand Realms.

Only disciples who pass the Sword Trial can obtain the true core inheritance of the Dreamstorm Sword Sect.

Among its inherited techniques are both Taoist and martial arts techniques.

The Dream Mist Sword Sect is a sect that cultivates both Taoism and martial arts, with each having its own emphasis.

Although the methods of cultivation differ, their core is the sword, and they are all sword cultivators.

Taoist practitioners emphasize sword control, a skill also known as sword mastery.

Martial arts practitioners emphasize wielding swords, and this practice is also known as sword-wielding techniques.

The two have different fighting methods, but both are very powerful.

Within the Dream Mist Sword Sect, those who grow into true powerhouses possess control over both aspects.

It can attack from a distance with a sword and fight in close combat with a sword. It is capable of both long-range and close-range combat, and its killing ability is amazing.

Even now, its lineage is mentioned in many books, and those who record these books lament that they have never seen its core lineage.

Those who specialize in combat and killing are particularly drawn to this practice.

The opening of the Menglan Ruins this time is driven by a large number of people who want to obtain the cultivation resources inside, but also by those who want to inherit the legacy of the Menglan Sword Sect.

Gu Qianqiu and his group did the same, heading directly to the area where the Menglan Sword Sect's legacy had appeared, which is why they were further away from the location of Divine Might Marquis Zhao Qingcang and his group.

Compared to the herb garden area where Shi Yi and others were located, the cultivation technique inheritance area where Gu Qianqiu was located was much farther away.

"Since we're already here, let's give it a try!"

"Otherwise, it would be a pity to miss it."

Shi Yi looked at the continuous sword mountain in front of him. In addition to the many swords on display, there were also many formations set up on it.

The dense blue light beams are part of the formation.

Some of the blue rays were also related to the swords on the ground, making this mountain of swords seem more complex than it appears.

After taking a deep breath, Shi Yi, holding the Thunder Tribulation Magic Treasure, stepped into the Sword Mountain.

As soon as Shi Yi stepped inside, he felt the scene before him change dramatically.

The sword mountain he had seen before has now become a road, an upward staircase, and the only way forward.

Seeing this scene reminded Shi Yi of the Hundred Steps to Immortality he had crossed when he first arrived at the Taiyi Sect.

That was a test of his physical body, but also an opportunity for it, which had a refining effect, allowing his martial arts cultivation to advance further in a short period of time.

He just didn't know if the upward staircase in front of him was the same.

Shi Yi had already decided to move forward, so naturally he wouldn't stop.

With one step, Shi Yi's foot landed on the steps, and instantly a tremendous pressure came from his body, as if a thousand pounds of force were pressing down on him.

Upon seeing this, Shi Yi's body trembled slightly, but he continued forward.

The immense force of a thousand pounds was nothing to him.

However, Shi Yi's expression had become somewhat serious. This was only the first step, and it was already like this. The difficulty of climbing this seemingly endless staircase was much greater than he had anticipated.

Knowing all this, Shi Yi did not slow down. No matter what lay ahead, he would cross it first!
Let's talk about everything when we can't get through this.

Thinking about not being able to get over the stairs as soon as you step onto them is completely useless.

In the blink of an eye, Shi Yi had already taken several steps.

With each step he took, the pressure on his body increased, but he did not hesitate in his steps.

With each ten steps, a tremendous force pressed down on him, and Shi Yi's expression was no longer so relaxed, but his steps remained steady as he continued to move forward.

Only when Shi Yi felt he could no longer move forward did he let out a soft sigh.

Even at his limit, he still couldn't see the end of the stairs in front of him, which made him feel utterly hopeless.

It's as if this road will never end.

"See through illusion, open!"

Shi Yi's thoughts stirred slightly, and red and blue light appeared in his eyes.

This is a place of trial, testing not only the physical body but also the spirit.

Previously, he had been relying solely on his physical strength, and he was testing the limits of what he could withstand. Besides, pressure wasn't necessarily a bad thing for him.

However, at this point, Shi Yi was about to use his double pupils to see through illusions and get a clearer picture of the situation.

As he walked up the steps, he could clearly feel the difference between these steps and the Hundred Steps to Immortality Ladder inside the Taiyi Sect.

As he ascended the stairs, they exerted immense pressure on him and tempered his physical body, but they did not replenish or deplete his energy.

This is different from the Hundred Steps to Immortality Ladder; there are no stage-based rewards after reaching a certain level.

Shi Yi also knew that this place was a trial ground, not a place to help him cultivate.

"I see."

After Shi Yi used his double pupils to see through illusions, he gained a clearer understanding of the situation here.

The others were still on Sword Mountain, and the steps they saw were only part of the formation.

At this moment, his feet were on those swords, and the pressure came from the swords beneath his feet. The formation also played a role, but the bigger reason was to guide him to step on the swords.

These swords look ordinary, but with the addition of the Sword Mountain and the formation, they are no longer as simple as they appear!

Seeing this, Shi Yi took a step forward, but there was no sword in front of him.

With one step, all the immense pressure on my body vanished instantly!

"The combination of swords and formations here is the source of the pressure."

"If you can't see through it and keep moving forward, you'll feel more and more pressure as you go, and eventually you won't be able to bear the pressure and will have to retreat."

"what!"

After taking his first step, Shi Yi instantly understood the situation.

As he took his second step, his eyes first widened in surprise, then flashed with delight.

A special power came from the ground and surged into his body, especially into his bones.

Upon seeing this, Shi Yi suddenly moved. He understood that this must be a reward from the trial, and although it differed from what he had expected, it was still a good thing for him.

He unconsciously unleashed the "Small Heavenly Circuit Strength Training Fist" and the "Great Heavenly Circuit Body Tempering Fist".

The power emanating from the ground was quickly absorbed by his body, making his aura become increasingly profound.

"Kacha kacha~"

Shi Yi's bones and muscles made sounds.

The resonance of tendons and bones is a state that can only be achieved when the body has been tempered to a certain degree. Shi Yi had already achieved this before. Now, based on the original foundation, his physical tempering has been further improved, resulting in a second resonance of tendons and bones. This is also a manifestation of the ultimate tempering of Shi Yi's bones.

Many people, when they are refining their bones to the limit, are already doing very well to achieve one instance of bone and tendon resonance. Very few people are able to achieve a second instance of bone and tendon resonance.

"The microcosmic and macrocosmic orbits are unified."

While Shi Yi's bones and muscles were resonating within him, he paid no attention to this matter, because his energy and mind were focused on his fist technique.

His fist techniques changed as he practiced.

He had previously struggled to achieve the unity of the microcosmic and macrocosmic orbits, but at this moment, he accomplished it in one step.

What helped him most was the special power on the ground, which helped him complete his transformation in one step.

This was something Shi Yi hadn't expected.

As Shi Yi's fist techniques changed, his aura continued to grow stronger, seemingly without limit.

After completing the second cycle of the microcosmic and macrocosmic orbits, his physical body underwent a transformation.

His skin turned snow-white, and the effect of ice-cold skin was automatically revealed.

This is only a superficial change; his bones are also undergoing a transformation within his body.

Each bone is undergoing a transformation, becoming jade-like.

With skin as smooth as ice and bones as fine as jade, this was the physical transformation that Shi Yi had always wanted, as well as the transformation of his martial arts body.

If a martial arts practitioner can forge a martial arts body with ice-like skin and jade-like bones, their martial arts aptitude and innate talent will be greatly enhanced.

This is an improvement brought about by cultivation, but it is extremely difficult to achieve such a transformation. Many martial arts practitioners spend their entire lives trying to reach this point.

Even a master at the level of a deity who has undergone corpse liberation and reincarnated to cultivate again may not be able to complete this transformation.

To complete this transformation, cultivation resources alone are not enough; one also needs a combination of factors such as physical strength, perseverance, opportunity, luck, and aptitude to achieve such a breakthrough.

Even among sects that primarily focus on martial arts cultivation, there are not many people who can forge ice-like skin and jade-like bones. If those sects that primarily focus on martial arts cultivation knew about Shi Yi's current situation, they would probably all want to bring Shi Yi back to their sects and cultivate him as a key talent!

Because those who possess ice-like skin and jade-like bones have a far greater chance of breaking through to the Celestial Martial Saint realm than others.

In martial arts training, the foundation becomes increasingly important as you progress.

Those who have a more solid foundation in their early cultivation are more likely to go further on the path of martial arts cultivation.

The "Ice Skin and Jade Bones" technique takes this a step further, and its benefits become more pronounced the higher one's cultivation level.

"Skin as smooth as ice and bones as beautiful as jade, it's done!"

Shi Yi was naturally very clear about the condition of his physical body.

His dream was to temper his bones to their limit and undergo a transformation into jade-like quality.

He had always wanted to achieve the unity of the Great and Small Heavenly Cycles after reaching the Bone Refining Martial Master realm, and this was the step he was aiming for now.

Even his entry into the Menglan Ruins in search of opportunities was largely aimed at finding martial arts cultivation resources to aid his cultivation, because after Shi Yi achieved the Great Perfection of Bone Refining Martial Master, he could feel that the further he progressed, the slower his improvement became.

He wanted to accelerate his martial arts cultivation, which required more precious cultivation resources, and these were not something he could exchange for using sect contribution points alone within the Taiyi Sect.

Furthermore, he didn't have enough sect contribution points.

It was only then that Shi Yi had the idea of ​​seeking opportunities in the Menglan Ruins.

If it weren't for the previous unexpected events, this trip would have gone much as he had expected, yielding plenty of gains. As long as he returned safely to the Taiyi Sect, he could use the cultivation resources he obtained in the Menglan Ruins to help him break through his cultivation level.

However, after arriving here, he accomplished what he had envisioned ahead of schedule.

The power emanating from underground was far more effective than the cultivation resources he intended to use.

"This is the trial grounds of the Dreamstorm Sword Sect. There should be a reward for completing the trial."

"It's only natural that I would receive a reward after I walked up those steps and completed this trial."

After Shi Yi felt that his bones had completely undergone the transformation into jade and that his martial arts cultivation had steadily reached the peak of bone refining, he stopped practicing his fist techniques.

He could feel that his strength had become extremely strong. He had not only reached, but had even exceeded, the limit of 108,000 jin for a master of bone refining martial arts.

When his body was formed with ice-like skin and jade-like bones, it surpassed that.

"My strength has increased considerably, but I'm still a little short of transforming into the mighty demon elephant."

"According to the book, a master of the Innate Realm can condense a demonic elephant's immense strength of 150,000 jin, which I am still lacking."

"However, even for a master of the Innate Realm, it is not easy to condense the power of a demonic elephant."

"The less one's bones are tempered during the Bone Refining Martial Master stage, the less one's strength will increase when breaking through to the Innate Grandmaster stage. It will also be extremely difficult to condense the power of a demonic elephant."

"And in my current situation, I am a true peak Bone Refining Martial Master. Once I break through to the Innate Grandmaster realm, I will definitely be able to condense the power of the Demon Elephant."

The increase in power made Shi Yi very happy, but he did not lose himself in it.

His current level of attainment has not improved; he is merely continuously raising his own upper limit, greatly increasing his future potential.

"The bottleneck of becoming a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm no longer exists for me."

"Next, all I need to do is complete the bone inscription and obtain the internal cultivation method for the five internal organs. By doing so, I can complete the initial tempering of the five internal organs and advance to the Innate Grandmaster realm."

Shi Yi was very clear about breaking through to the Innate Grandmaster realm because he had consulted relevant books within the Taiyi Sect.

As for martial arts techniques at the Innate Grandmaster level, Shi Yi had not exchanged for them before, because the sect contribution points required to exchange for techniques were quite high. Another reason was that he planned to spend some time trying to complete the unification of the Great and Small Heavenly Circuits and forge ice-like skin and jade-like bones.

He never expected that his trip to the Menglan Ruins to seek opportunities would actually lead to his success in one step!

"Bone inscription will take some time. This place is on Sword Mountain and may not be safe. Let's wait until we reach a safe place before performing bone inscription."

"I have already done a good job of studying bone inscriptions. As long as there are no unexpected events, I will definitely be able to complete it in one go."

"With this, the inscriptions within my body are now complete. The connection between these inscriptions will allow me to unleash even greater combat power."

Shi Yi felt that the inscriptions on the bones inside his body were not too difficult.

He had previously completed inscriptions on the skin, flesh, and fascia, which went very smoothly.

The inscriptions being made on the bones now will be the final inscriptions in the body.

Furthermore, after this inscription, the inscriptions within his body will have a deeper connection, and the combat power he can unleash will become even stronger after activating them. (End of Chapter)