Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 308 Numb Cultivation Memories

A martial artist who has reached the Great Perfection of the Marrow Cleansing Realm is already known in the martial arts world as a top-tier expert.

What delighted him even more was that the golden marrow generated blood, and the newly generated blood flowed throughout his body. What should have been a gradual and subtle transformation over a long period of time was, with the assistance of the attribute panel, completed in the blink of an eye.

The muscle fibers twisted together like black steel wires, and the explosive force when they contracted created spiderweb-like cracks in the stone platform beneath their feet. With a slight bend of the knees, they leaped into the sky like arrows, remaining suspended in the air for three breaths before landing.

The heartbeat sounded like muffled thunder, each pump of blood like a drumbeat. Driven by the golden marrow, the mouth and nose inhaled and exhaled, and the efficiency of absorbing spiritual energy increased tenfold. The once sparse spiritual energy of heaven and earth now surged into the body like a tide.

Once the Marrow Cleansing Realm is mastered, one can then truly cultivate the Ten Extremes Martial Arts, channeling energy into the internal organs. By simply refining the five internal organs, one can transform the energy condensed within them into Gang Jin, thus achieving Gang Jin.

If he didn't have the Ten Extremes Martial Arts, he would naturally cultivate the Empty Bright Sword Cleansing Technique, but given a better option, Xu Yunfan would not hesitate to settle for it.

By refining one's internal organs with the Ten Extremes Martial Arts, one can naturally incorporate the most proficient realm of various martial arts into one's own body, thus achieving the Ten Extremes Martial Body, which Dugu Jiu called the pinnacle of martial arts.

Xu Yunfan sat down again, shaking his head.

Xu Yunfan's consciousness floated and sank in the golden torrent of the attribute panel, and a massive amount of cultivation memories about the "Yijing Marrow Cleansing Technique" were imprinted into his soul like carvings.

That was a long and suffocating thirty years.

In my memory, I, with my black hair turned white, sat cross-legged in the Cold Jade Cave of the Dao Sect, surrounded by mountains of medicinal dregs.

Every day at Yin hour (3-5 AM), he would use silver needles to stimulate acupoints to invigorate blood and qi; at Mao hour (5-7 AM), he would swallow "Dragon Blood Cleansing Marrow Pill" to endure the burning pain in his meridians; and at Zi hour (11 PM-1 AM), he would use "Mysterious Ice Condensing Soul Soup" to suppress the boiling internal fire.

For thirty years, he has been practicing the "Lin Zi Jue" (a type of Chinese exercise) even in his dreams, replacing rest with his practice, like a tireless puppet.

By the time he was fifty, his arms were covered with purplish-black bruises, caused by the rupture of capillaries due to the forced movement of blood and qi. He could always hear the hoarse sound of bones rubbing against each other, as if two pieces of dry wood were scraping against each other.

When he attempted to break through for the seventh thousandth time, the wrinkled face in the mirror was completely different from the spirited young man he was thirty years ago.

Although it was just a memory, Xu Yunfan could clearly sense the heartache within it. In order to cultivate the Marrow Cleansing Realm to its peak, he had used the Linzi Technique to replace most of his sleep time for the past thirty years. Even so, it still took him a full thirty years to complete it.

This shows how arduous it is to practice martial arts.

Of all the martial artists in the world, how many can break through the Marrow Cleansing stage within the Great Zhou Dynasty?

In this period of cultivation, it took him twelve years to give his skin a pale golden hue, during which time he bled from his seven orifices more than thirty times due to the adverse effects of the medicine.

Next, in order to refine the blood to the point where "the marrow is as white as snow and frost, turning into pure gold," the medicinal properties of three thousand-year-old blood ginsengs were completely depleted.

The person I remember was not lazy; in fact, he was so hardworking that all the other disciples of the Dao Sect could hardly keep up with him. He could recite the three thousand volumes of body-tempering classics in the Dao Sect's library by heart, and he had mastered all the medicinal properties of the pills refined by the elders of the nine medicine peaks. He even created the "Midnight-Noon Convergence Method" to accelerate the absorption of medicinal power.

No matter how hard he racked his brains, the progress of marrow cleansing remained as slow as an old ox pulling a broken cart.

In my memory, I was once depressed and decadent. After getting drunk one time, I remember carving the following words on a stone wall: "Talent is like a stubborn rock. Even if it is nourished by all kinds of methods, it will never bloom into the flower of enlightenment."

However, the mastery of the Marrow Cleansing Realm, achieved through a robotic, painstaking process, left Xu Yunfan somewhat numb.

Xu Yunfan felt the surging blood and qi within his body, and a clear, jade-like sound emanated from deep within his bones. This was a sign of the great success of the Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Technique, and also a sign that his innate talent and aptitude had been fundamentally changed.

However, the memory of thirty years of arduous cultivation, imbued with the attribute panel, lingered in his mind like a persistent, intractable disease.

Is my aptitude and comprehension really that poor? But none of that matters anymore...

The important thing is that he has now reached the Great Perfection of the Marrow Cleansing Realm, and his physical attributes and aptitude have been changed. He is no longer the same person he used to be.

In terms of natural talent, he is absolutely no less than those ordinary geniuses!

He flicked his finger and shattered the stubborn rock beside him; the stone dust gleamed like gold flakes in the morning sun.

"This body is now the true beginning of martial arts!"

After achieving mastery of the Marrow Cleansing Technique, he had a vast and boundless future, leaving the vast majority of Dao Sect disciples far behind.

The method of "washing marrow and transforming the root bones" using the I Ching at Amitabha Temple is truly a miracle of nature, bringing extraordinary surprises.

At least for now, Xu Yunfan is already qualified to be described as having exceptional talent.

Upon arriving at the secluded courtyard, Xu Yunfan couldn't wait to try out his newly acquired divine weapon to relieve his boredom. Afterward, he would begin cultivating the Ten Extremes Martial Arts. This martial art was extremely profound, and even with his attribute panel, it would take him quite a while to learn the basics and gradually begin to cultivate his internal organs.

He took down the pair of Mountain-Shaking and Sea-Suppressing Double Hammers from his waist, and stroked the ancient cloud patterns on the hammer handles with his palms, feeling the immense power contained within them, and couldn't help but admire them in his heart.

"The Dao Sect's foundation is indeed unfathomable; they even have all the martial arts techniques to match such divine weapons!"

The day after they emerged from the Burial Sword Abyss, Bi Yuan sent Qingsong Daotong with two scrolls of cultivation techniques.

Shaking Mountain and Sea-Suppressing Hammer Technique and Sky-Splitting and Cloud-Piercing Bow Technique

The Shaking Mountains and Suppressing Seas Hammer Technique records nine powerful and unparalleled hammer moves. Each move is in harmony with the power of mountains and the earth's veins. If one can master it, the swing of the two hammers can cause the earth's energy to vibrate, with power comparable to a mountain collapse and a tsunami.

The Sky-Splitting and Cloud-Piercing Bow Technique is an extremely rare long-range skill. When the bowstring vibrates, the arrow can tear through the sky and even amplify its penetrating power by borrowing the force of wind and thunder. Legend has it that when mastered to its peak, a single arrow can shatter mountains.

"Senior Brother Xu!"

Qingsong excitedly pushed open the courtyard gate, his face beaming with undisguised joy, completely unaware that the cuffs of his Taoist robe were damp with morning dew.

He strode up to Xu Yunfan, his eyes shining brightly: "Where did you go, Senior Brother? I looked for you several times this morning, and even Senior Sister Chishao from the Medicine Pavilion said she hadn't seen you!"

Xu Yunfan was weighing the Mountain-Shaking and Sea-Suppressing Hammer in his hand, the hammerhead humming and vibrating. Hearing Qingsong's words, he could only put it down for the time being, and turned back with a slight smile: "I went to the top of Qingwei Mountain at the hour of Yin today to borrow the purple qi from the east to temper my muscles and bones."

His gaze lingered on Qingsong's excited face for a moment, then he raised an eyebrow and said, "Judging from your appearance, could it be that you've found a lost elixir formula from the Daoist Canon?"

Qingsong chuckled and leaned closer, lowering his voice: "It's more than just a good thing. If this matter succeeds, our Dao Sect won't have to worry about resources for the next ten years! Perhaps your daily offerings can even be raised to a higher level, Senior Brother."

Xu Yunfan paused slightly with the iron hammer in his hand. Although Qingsong was young, he was the most composed Daoist disciple under Bi Yuan. What could make him lose his composure like this was no ordinary opportunity.

"Oh?"

He deliberately dragged out his words, "Surely the sect leader isn't planning to open the ninth floor of the Langhuan Library to all disciples?"

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