Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 333 No problem
"You Taoist priest, just wait and see if your Taoist disciples can survive today."

The long, black spear in his hand suddenly stopped, the sharp whistling sound of the spear tip cutting through the air still echoing in his ears.

His figure retreated several feet like a ghost, his black robe billowing as he disappeared into the shadows of the alley. Only his chilling killing intent remained, like a venomous snake spitting its tongue, fixed on Xu Yunfan, who was still receiving the cleansing infusion of Xuanhuang Qi.

The fate of the nation is like fuel, and at this moment it is being refined into Xu Yunfan's bones and muscles by the Daoist sect like oil being cooked in a raging fire.

This is using the fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty to strengthen himself. He is loyal to the Great Zhou, so how could this not make his eyes turn red and his chest surge with murderous intent like thunder?

But what's done is done, and there's no point in doing anything more.

Chen Wei left a chilling voice transmission in the void: "Bi Sheng, let's call it a day for now, but not every Daoist disciple in Jade Capital City possesses your abilities..."

Bi Sheng watched the other person leave, and the rusty sword slowly returned to its sheath. The mottled patterns on the sword blade even showed a hint of blood under the reflection of the Xuanhuang aura.

He frowned slightly, knowing that the other party was telling the truth.

Although the Empress dared not openly attack Xu Yunfan, the Xuanhuang Qi Pillar was already connected with the fortune of the Imperial Examination, and forcibly intercepting him would surely result in a backlash from the dragon vein.

However, the Daoist disciples scattered throughout Yujing became the most vulnerable targets.

Xu Yunfan slowly opened his eyes, and a column of primordial yellow energy circulated around him, making golden light flicker in his eyes.

He clearly heard Bi Sheng's conversation with the experts from the Imperial City Guard. His throat bobbed slightly, and his voice was low and rumbling like thunder: "Uncle-Master, I'm afraid our fellow Daoist disciples in Jade Capital City will not escape this calamity."

Bi Sheng turned his head to the side, and the rust on the mottled iron sword turned blood red under the reflection of the dark yellow aura.

A barely perceptible flicker of emotion flashed in his eyes, quickly replaced by an icy resolve: "It's alright."

Xu Yunfan felt a chill run down his spine.

Bi Sheng said in a low voice, "Their lives were exchanged for the Dao Sect's millennium-long plan. It was your master who forged the Great Dao for you. You have carried too much on your shoulders. I hope you will not let us down."

Xu Yunfan listened in silence and said no more.

The Ten Extremes True Qi within his body was still rapidly increasing, and the illusory true qi that originally flowed between his flesh and bones had now appeared as mist.

Bi Sheng lightly tapped the hilt of his sword with his fingertips, his gaze sweeping over the churning sea of ​​dark yellow clouds above the seventy-two workshops. Then he took out a firework tube from his waist, ignited it in the sky, and commanded the Dao Sect disciples to quickly converge there.

At this moment, Xu Yunfan is at the height of his power. If the Empress were to take direct action, it would be tantamount to destroying the fate of the nation. However, if she were to allow the Dao Sect disciples to secretly plot in Yujing, she feared that Xu Yunfan might take advantage of the situation to completely devour the dragon energy.

Declaring war directly on the Dao Sect would mean that, given the current state of the Great Zhou, while it might still have considerable influence within the Jade Capital Dao, it would be nothing more than a piece of waste paper outside of the Jade Capital Dao.

Shouting out a declaration of war would only make us a laughingstock and damage the prestige of the Great Zhou Dynasty, thus allowing the dragon's aura to dissipate.

Faced with this dilemma, the Empress had no choice but to resort to the most insidious means, using the pretext of "suppressing the rebels" to eliminate the Daoist disciples one by one!

Bi Sheng sighed softly. This time, Yujing Dao only had one ninth-level cultivator, which was really difficult to sustain. He could only protect one or two of the Dao Sect disciples, which was already the limit.

Within Yujing City, there are not only the Nine Realms of the Great Zhou, but also hidden talents from other sects.

Who knows when a ninth-realm expert might suddenly appear and challenge him to a duel?

However, the Taoist Luotian Grand Ritual could not be interrupted, so no one could be spared to come over.

During the imperial examination period, Xu Yunfan must not make any moves lightly.

"Senior brother, this job is not easy for you; it's a very bad omen!"

Bi Sheng couldn't help but whisper.

Almost simultaneously, at a teahouse in the West Market of Yujing, three Daoist disciples were whispering with their heads bowed when they suddenly heard a sharp clanging sound of a mechanism snapping outside the window.

Before they could react, crossbow bolts, sharpened with a dark blue venomous light, rained down like a storm. The fine iron arrowheads easily pierced the carved window frames, sending wood chips flying as they pierced the sandalwood tea table.

The leading disciple's longsword had barely been drawn three inches from its sheath when a black steel crossbow bolt pierced his throat, splattering poisonous blood onto the wall in a grotesque fan shape.

At the same time, Xu Yunfan, who was sitting cross-legged in the Xuanhuang Qi pillar, suddenly opened his eyes.

The rapid enhancement of his five senses brought about by the Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Exercise, which was surging towards its Great Perfection, allowed him to clearly perceive the screams that were rising and falling several miles away.

The sounds of tiles breaking in the restaurants on Zhuque Street, the clash of swords in the pawnshops of the West Market, and even the faint hissing sound of a sharp blade cutting through a trachea in a dark alley all pierced the eardrums like sharp cones.

Further away, the hoofbeats of the Imperial City Guard's iron cavalry were grinding against the bluestone slabs, and wherever they passed, a cloud of blood mist would explode.

He stood in the center of the Xuanhuang Qi pillar, his Ten Extreme True Qi surging like a river. Every inch of his bones and muscles was undergoing a transformation under the nourishment of the dragon vein, all emitting a clanging sound like gold and jade clashing.

On the attribute panel, the progress bar of "Yijing Marrow Cleansing Technique" is climbing at an astonishing speed. Strands of golden luster have appeared on the originally lustrous and jade-like surface of the bones, and it has begun to cover the entire body of bones at a speed visible to the naked eye. Brilliant glow bursts out from the depths of the bone marrow.

What shocked him even more was that the Primordial True Seed at the junction of flesh, blood, and qi was devouring the dragon vein's spiritual energy on its own, like a gluttonous beast.

This true seed, which was originally only the size of a grain of rice, has now transformed into the core of a true energy vortex, frantically refining the primordial yellow energy poured into its body.

Each breath he takes in and exhales represents a rapid improvement in his martial arts skills.

Nearly half an hour later, the Xuanhuang Qi stopped spewing out. Xu Yunfan simply stretched his body slightly, and three feet of Qi burst forth from every pore of his body, with crimson gold veins appearing beneath his skin.

With a casual clench of his hand, the air crackled and popped. His pure physical strength far surpassed that of ordinary martial artists. Even those who specialized in external martial arts and were at the ninth level of Qi cultivation would probably have to look up to him.

The five elements of Qi circulate naturally between the internal organs, the heart beats like a thunderous drum, and the lungs breathe like the wind and thunder.

Previously, the stagnant kidney water caused by practicing the "Ten Extremes Martial Arts" was now flowing smoothly and naturally.

Under the influence of the Xuanhuang Qi, the great dragon of the spine was connected segment by segment, and the Xuanhuang Qi opened up the twenty-four connection points of the spine.

The "Marrow Sea Tide" barrier, which originally required three years of arduous training, was broken through in an instant under the sweeping force of the dragon pulse.

When the last trace of Xuanhuang Qi was completely devoured, Xu Yunfan suddenly opened his eyes, and golden-red light flowed in his pupils. With each breath, he caused the airflow within a radius of ten feet to reverse.

Only then did he have time to glance at the attribute panel on the screen.

'Your proficiency in the Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Exercise has greatly improved.'

'Your Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Technique is now complete.'

'You have attained the golden body of Buddhism'

'Your Empty Clarity Sword Cleansing Technique has reached minor mastery... major mastery... perfection.'

'Your Primordial True Seed has transformed into a seed of True Qi.'

'You have entered the ninth realm of Qi Refining'

'...'

The proficiency prompts on the screen were already flooding the screen. With the infusion of Xuanhuang Qi, one or more information prompts appeared every second.

In just half an hour, he had broken through two major realms and entered the ninth realm. Moreover, the true qi accumulated in his body was almost like mist, which was far beyond what ordinary ninth-realm Qi Refining Grandmasters could compare to.

(More to come later)
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