Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 309 The Changes in Yujing Road

"You'll know when you get there, Senior Brother!" Qingsong winked mysteriously. "Master is waiting for you in Qingwei Hall. Even Chief Cui of the Punishment Hall has arrived!"

Seeing that the young Taoist was being mysterious, Xu Yunfan shook his head and chuckled, then casually hung the double hammers on his waist: "Lead the way. If you dare to deceive me, I will ask my master to punish you by making you copy the Qingjing Jing ten times."

Qingsong scratched his head and gave a silly grin: "Senior brother, please don't tease me."

"..."

Inside the Qingwei Hall, Bi Yuan was talking quietly with Cui Yu when they suddenly heard a soft knock on the hall door.

He looked up, but the smile that had been on his face froze the moment he saw Xu Yunfan.

"Shh!"

The candles in the hall went out all at once, and Bi Yuan's figure appeared before Xu Yunfan like a ghost.

The sect leader of the Daoist sect lost his composure and grabbed his disciple's wrist, his pure Yang energy surging in like a tide to investigate.

"The Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Technique...complete?!" Bi Yuan's voice trembled unusually. "Jade marrow, golden bones, mercury blood, silver veins...how is this possible!"

Upon hearing Bi Yuan's silence, Cui Yu crushed the teacup he had just raised with a "crack," not even noticing the tea dripping through his fingers.

He stared intently at the pale golden hue flowing beneath the exposed skin of Xu Yunfan's neck—the "Immaculate Glazed Body" that the geniuses of the Dao Sect had to cultivate for countless years to achieve!
Xu Yunfan, however, cultivated the Golden Body Jade Glass, which was superior to the Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Technique of the Amitabha Temple.

"Three months..."

Bi Yuan released his grip, his eyes wide with shock, as if he had seen a ghost or a god. "Back then, I used up all the Dragon Tiger Golden Elixir and it took me eight years to even reach the threshold of the Great Completion stage. You only took ninety days?!"

He recalled how he had swallowed twelve Dragon Tiger Golden Pills and endured eight years of torment in the Cold Jade Cave before barely reaching the threshold of mastery. The sound of the crystal jade emanating from his fingertips now was genuine; this disciple had actually compressed half a lifetime of arduous cultivation into ninety days and nights!

Xu Yunfan exclaimed in surprise, "Master, it also took you eight years to break through to the Marrow Cleansing Realm?"

Cui Yu said quietly from the side, "This is considered fast. In the entire history of the Dao Sect, your master's cultivation speed can rank among the top five."

Xu Yunfan calmed down in an instant, before the memories flowing through his mind made him question his life.

He was helpless. Although he used the "Dragon and Tiger Hibernation Technique" to conceal his aura, how could Bi Yuan, as the creator of the technique, possibly hide it from him?

"Master thinks...my practice is alright?"

He pretended not to know, but the golden light flowing beneath his skin flickered with his breath, like stars appearing and disappearing.

"You little rascal, you're just putting on an act."

Bi Yuan laughed and scolded, then said, "It's more than just 'okay'!!"

Bi Yuan suddenly burst into laughter, his expression full of joy, causing dust to fall from the palace beams. "The golden body that the abbot of Amitabha Temple spent twelve years meditating to achieve, you achieved in three months! Even the sages of ancient times who possessed innate Dao bodies were not as monstrous as this!"

Cui Yu also questioned the meaning of life. Standing in front of Xu Yunfan, he felt that he had wasted his life.

"Flesh and blood as white as mercury, bones resonating like chimes... This is the 'Flawless True Body' that only those at the peak of the Marrow Cleansing Realm possess!"

His expression was extremely complicated. He recalled how much hardship he had endured on his journey to the ninth level of Qi cultivation. Only he knew the extent of the suffering. Now, Xu Yunfan's breakthrough was as easy as eating and drinking.

Do you know what I've been through all these years?

Cui Yu screamed wildly in his heart, but kept his face tightly closed and remained silent.

Bi Yuan's eyes were filled with a complex mix of emotions, including ecstasy. If Xu Yunfan could maintain this level of progress, the shackles of the Ninth Realm would probably be meaningless in his presence.

Thinking of the prophecy that the Heavenly Demon was coming, the sect leader clenched his fist in his sleeve. This disciple might really become the last true dragon to break the calamity of the Dao Sect.

Thinking of this, Bi Yuan's fists hardened again. He was determined to find an opportunity to beat Bi Sheng up again when he got back. If he hadn't gone to the Five-Colored Altar on a whim and met Xu Yunfan, he probably would have missed it.

After some investigation, even Bi Yuan couldn't help but marvel.

Xu Yunfan stopped his stance and stood still, the surging blood energy around him slowly receding into his body.

Bi Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, scrutinizing his disciple with piercing eyes. He had achieved the Great Perfection of Marrow Cleansing in three months, fought undefeated in battles against the Thirty-Six Peaks, and even obtained two divine weapons in the Burial Sword Abyss. Such talent far surpassed that of the geniuses of the Dao Sect throughout the ages.

It is truly a blessing for the Daoist sect to appear at such a crucial moment.

"To break through to the Refining Organs Realm, you need to pay attention to three key points."

Bi Yuan gathered a wisp of pure Yang energy at his fingertips and outlined a diagram of the human body's meridians in the air, which surprisingly lingered for a long time.

"First, the five internal organs must be tempered simultaneously using the 'Five Elements Cycle' method, without neglecting any one of them. Second, the jade marrow and golden liquid in the bone marrow must be guided to the internal organs to form the image of 'internal golden bells'. Third..."

He suddenly flicked his finger, and his true energy transformed into a crimson dragon phantom that lunged at Xu Yunfan's chest, but it was shattered by the pale golden patterns that automatically appeared under Xu Yunfan's skin. Seeing this, Bi Yuan exclaimed in admiration.

"That's right, the protective golden patterns of the Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Technique have become second nature."

It's enough!
Xu Yunfan suppressed his inner grumbling. This technique was exactly what Bi Yuan couldn't resist wanting to test whether Xu Yunfan, who had achieved the Great Marrow Cleansing in three months, was truly a dream come true.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master!"

Xu Yunfan solemnly performed the disciple's salute. These key points are very important and are enough to shorten his cultivation time when he first entered the Ten Extremes Martial Arts attribute panel.

But then Bi Yuan pulled a scroll out of his sleeve: "I've come here because an opportunity has come, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

When the scroll was unfurled, it turned out to be a geomantic map of the Great Zhou Dynasty's territory.

Bi Yuan pointed his fingertip at the sky above Yujing City: "That madwoman who sits on the dragon throne, who once tried to forcefully open the primordial spirit of heaven and earth in the Sixteen Provinces of Bloodstained Lands but suffered a backlash, has finally reached the end of her life."

He moved his finger slightly, pointing to the blood-red mark where Yujing Road and Jiannan Road met. "The end of Jiannan Road connects with Yujing Road, and the Imperial Guards have lost nearly half their strength in recent years... If the Dao Sect doesn't take advantage of this chaos to make its move, wouldn't it be a betrayal of Heaven's will?"

Xu Yunfan instantly understood his master's plan.

As the central hub of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Yujing Dao not only controls ancient secret texts such as the "Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record," but also hides the "Mysterious Yellow Pool" beneath its surface, where twelve dragon veins converge.

If one can gain the upper hand during the change of imperial power...

He looked up and met Bi Yuan's gaze directly at him.

"Yunfan, back then, when the Empress sacrificed blood in the sixteen states and slaughtered 36 million people, the Dao Sect never stood idly by. However, some things could only be done in secret. Back then, the Jiannan Dao under the Incense Sect was completely wiped out by our Dao Sect."

The primordial spirit of heaven and earth is not only needed by the Empress, but also by the six major sects of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and even by those old immortals who secretly prolong their lives through various secret martial arts techniques... If the Dao Sect were to make a move, the number of deaths would be far greater than it is now..."

Bi Yuan said softly, "I hope you understand that, if you only look at the surface, the six sects of the Great Zhou are indeed a malignant tumor sucking the blood of the people. But with the Heavenly Demon hanging over our heads like a sword of Damocles, we are unwilling to be mere fodder for others..."

Xu Yunfan paused for a moment, then nodded slightly: "This disciple understands."

History will judge the merits and demerits of this matter. He encountered it and had the power, so naturally he would do something.

(I don't want to defend the six major sects in this part; we'll see what happens next...)
(End of this chapter)