Breaking the Masked Man

However, this punch did not harm the Heavenly Demon Puppet in the slightest.

The dark golden puppet stood upright in place, as if mocking Yao Yan's powerlessness.

"As expected of a puppet capable of entanglement with a Dou Zun, its defensive power is truly impressive." Yao Yan patted the Heavenly Demon Puppet with satisfaction, then sat down cross-legged and took out the soul cultivation technique given to him by Elder Lin.

As his soul power spread across it, a soul cultivation technique called "Tai Xuan Jing" appeared in his mind. It was not many words, only about six thousand, but each word was extremely profound, as if it could be imprinted on his soul. As he read deeper, Yao Yan's soul body seemed to solidify as well.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

After an unknown amount of time, Yao Yan snapped back to reality, blinked, and stared in astonishment at the bamboo slip in his hand, which had completely turned jade-colored. He couldn't help but exclaim, "This cultivation technique..."

If Hun Xuzi's cultivation method is to assist him in refining spirit crystals, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and nourishing his soul body.

The Tai Xuan Scripture that Elder Lin gave him allowed him to cultivate directly with his soul. If he cultivated it to its full potential, he could even completely break free from his physical body and exist in the world as a soul. He could even easily be reborn by borrowing another's body.

"Could this cultivation technique have been created by that old ancestor of the Pill Tower?" Yao Yan's eyes revealed a strange look.

If he remembered correctly, in the original story, the old ancestor of the Pill Tower liked to do this kind of thing, using a body to be reborn. Even though it was a ninth-grade pill that was being transformed, he liked to experience a human life by using a pregnant woman's stillborn fetus.

This technique can also achieve this, so Yao Yan can completely abandon his current physical body and be reborn in another body.

"Thinking too far ahead... But this technique is truly profound; just reading it can enhance one's soul power." Yao Yan stopped speculating about these useless things, calmed his mind, and began to formally cultivate the technique.

As his consciousness immersed itself into the depths of his soul, the profound and mysterious characters of the "Tai Xuan Jing" slowly emerged with his thoughts, and at the same time, this world seemed to become clearer.

Simultaneously.

A figure emerged from between Yao Yan's brows, its appearance identical to Yao Yan's physical body, sitting cross-legged in the void, inhaling and exhaling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth... (End of this chapter)

Chapter 229 Coming out of seclusion

"Subdued by the mysterious, it moves endlessly, just like the heavens. Yin and Yang, with one Yang riding on one unity, give form to all things..."

Profound words appeared in Yao Yan's mind. As the cultivation technique was activated, the invisible and formless spiritual energy in the world surged toward his soul. Even the essence of the world seemed to be able to breathe in and out with it. The originally illusory soul body became real at this moment.

At this moment, the soul seemed to be transforming into a physical body, gaining an inexplicable vitality; this process was extremely wondrous.

I don’t know how long it has been.

Yao Yan stopped circulating his cultivation technique when he felt his soul was somewhat overloaded. As he opened his eyes, a soul force that was more solid and vast than ever before surged out. The force alone caused the surrounding space to distort, creating numerous dark and menacing spatial cracks.

"This technique is truly amazing. It can actually refine the soul to such an extent that it is almost indistinguishable from the physical body."

Yao Yan, in his soul form, clenched his fist, feeling the soul power that had increased several times over. A look of disbelief appeared in his eyes. Among all the cultivation techniques he had come into contact with, not counting the Burning Technique, the Tai Xuan Scripture was definitely the most profound technique he had ever encountered. This kind of technique could not even be classified by grade.

"It feels really strange to look into my own body like this~" Yao Yan controlled her soul to look at her body at eye level, and the feeling of looking into each other's eyes was really strange.

Although the soul body floated out, it remained connected to the original body, so there was no sense of separation.

With a slight thought, the soul that was sitting cross-legged in mid-air floated into the physical body.

"As expected of a soul cultivation technique brought out by a Dou Sheng, truly a grand gesture." Yao Yan closed his eyes and sensed it for a moment, then couldn't help but exclaim. He had no doubt that if this technique were to be offered to others, its value would be enough to exchange for a Heaven-rank cultivation technique.

It might even surpass ordinary Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques.

Yao Yan couldn't determine its exact value, since the Dou Sheng circle was still far beyond his reach. Without the strength of a half-saint, he didn't even have the qualifications to come into contact with that circle, as could be seen from Yao Lao's case.

Above and below the Dou Sheng level are two completely different levels.

Even exaggerating a bit.

The two are no longer beings on the same level.

Yao Yan thought for a moment and then suppressed those thoughts. Now that he had already mastered the Tai Xuan Scripture, he only needed to continue cultivating it step by step. With his soul power, it wouldn't be a problem for him to cultivate it to the highest level. Perhaps in the future he could learn from the old ancestor of the Pill Tower and accumulate 'foundation' through reincarnation.

He raised his hand and took out the Seven-Colored Nine-Turn Immortal Pill from his storage ring. This high-grade eighth-rank pill that he had refined earlier had not reached its limit and only had seven colors, but its medicinal power was enough to allow Yao Yan to transform himself.

He has been cultivating the Vajra Indestructible Body for many years. He has already consumed all the pills that Hun Xuzi prepared for him back then, and now he is only one step away from the third level.

"bring it on!"

With a hint of anticipation in his eyes, Yao Yan directly popped the precious Rank 8 high-grade pill into his mouth.

"Om~"

The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, requiring no refining whatsoever. In an instant, an incredibly terrifying energy burst forth from Yao Yan's abdomen, the golden energy even dissipating through Yao Yan's seven orifices, demonstrating the terrifying potency contained within the pill, and this was only its initial burst.

Yao Yan was not surprised at all. He had refined the pill himself and knew its potency better than anyone else.

His body was instantly covered by azure flames. As the flames flickered, white light shimmered. With the appearance of the flames, the air in the secret chamber instantly became dry, and even the energy of heaven and earth disappeared as if it had been evaporated.

At the same time, the immense spiritual power directly suppressed the body's limbs and bones, concentrating all the medicinal power within the body.

As the Vajra Indestructible Body circulated, its surface instantly glowed with a silvery sheen. However, this deep silvery sheen was quickly replaced by a golden halo, and even the muscles began to tear, with the skin on its surface showing signs of cracking, as if it could not withstand the impact brought by this pill.

"As long as the bones can withstand it!" Yao Yan swept his soul power and sensed that the bones in his body were completely undamaged. They remained unmoved as the golden medicinal power washed over them. For this, he had to thank Hun Xuzi for creating a perfect body for him. If it were an ordinary Dou Zong, his bones would probably have all shattered by now.

"Teacher, you are right about one thing: alchemy and human cultivation are indeed very similar... Isn't cultivation simply treating the human body as a elixir?"

Yao Yan's eyes were cold. His past experiences had made him ruthless and merciless towards himself. He directly released the suppression of the Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill's medicinal power, allowing it to completely erupt and wreak havoc within his body. The pain of his flesh, meridians, and internal organs collapsing could no longer shake his nerves, as if he were detached from it all.

Under such destruction, the immense vitality contained within Yao Yan's body began to erupt, repairing the physical body damaged by the medicinal power. At the same time, it stimulated the physical body to absorb and release the medicinal power, integrating all the medicinal power of the Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill into the physical body, causing the originally ordinary flesh and blood to tinge with a golden hue.

"One turn..." Yao Yan's expression remained unchanged, but the flames around him suddenly intensified, stimulating the medicinal power that had just subsided to erupt again.

"Boom~"

A more potent medicinal force than before erupted from Yao Yan's body.

At this moment, Yao Yan felt as if his body was being placed in a millstone, with every inch of his flesh being repeatedly crushed. The pain was unimaginable.

"The tempering process is comparable to the tempering of the body by a different kind of fire, or even more thorough. It is indeed worthy of being an eighth-grade high-level pill. Its medicinal power is domineering!" Yao Yan calmly observed the physical body, as if this physical body had nothing to do with his soul. He controlled the medicinal power to burst out and ravage the physical body.

He was already used to the slight pain. Without mentioning his past experiences, cultivating the Burning Technique had made Yao Yan accustomed to this kind of physical training pain.

As long as one can feel the strengthening of their physical body, these minor pains are obviously nothing.

Soon, Yao Yan began his third turn.

The limit of the Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill is nine body temperings. If a Dou Zun expert can endure it and successfully transform his body nine times, he can strengthen his body to the point where he can rival an eighth-order magical beast. However, he must bear the pain and risks involved. If he cannot withstand the erosion of the medicine's power, he will suffer serious injuries and a decline in cultivation, or even his body will be destroyed.

……

A few days flew by.

With the seven bursts of the Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill's medicinal power, Yao Yan's physical body had transformed into gold, and even his flesh and blood shone with golden light, like a small golden man. Terrifying blood and qi flowed around his body, causing the surrounding space to tremble, which showed how powerful his physical body had become at this moment.

"It's reached its limit..." Yao Yan sensed that the medicinal power of the Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill was waning, and realized that the pill had been completely refined by him.

As he opened his eyes, a golden light flashed across his body, and at the same time, terrifying power began to awaken. The dormant battle qi within his body also began to erupt one after another, breaking through to the sixth-star Dou Zong at an exaggerated speed, then stepping into the seventh-star Dou Zong, until he reached the peak of the seventh-star Dou Zong before stopping the eruption trend.

Yao Yan slowly got up, relaxed his body, and felt the Dou Qi within him surge several times over. A satisfied smile appeared on his lips as he whispered, "As expected of an eighth-grade pill. Although most of the medicinal power was absorbed by my physical body, it was only a small amount that was absorbed incidentally. It was enough to increase my cultivation by two stars... to seven-star Dou Zong!"

He clenched his fist, and the terrifying force caused the surrounding space to distort, even showing signs of collapsing.

"My physical body has reached the third level of the Vajra Indestructible Body!" Yao Yan thought to himself, and the surging blood and qi in his body erupted, like golden flames flowing around his body, instantly turning his physical body into gold, like a small golden man, causing the surrounding space to tremble continuously.

At this moment, he was fully capable of facing off against Venerable Heavenly Fire head-on. With the strength of his physical body at this moment, it wouldn't be easy for the other party to kill him.

Even in terms of physical strength alone, the Heavenly Demon Puppet, with its superior combat power, might not be as tough as Yao Yan.

"Hit me!"

Yao Yan's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the Heavenly Demon Puppet and gave the order.

There was no hesitation.

The Heavenly Demon Puppet, which had been standing motionless to one side, suddenly clenched its fist and slammed it directly into Yao Yan's chest. The terrifying force even caused the air in front of it to explode before it slammed into Yao Yan's chest.

"clang!"

With a piercing metallic clang, the entire secret chamber trembled. A terrifying force surged outwards, cracking the walls. As the force spread, the entire chamber began to shake, seemingly on the verge of collapse.

Fortunately, this power did not last long. As the Heavenly Demon Puppet withdrew its fist, the secret chamber gradually returned to calm.

At this moment, Yao Yan looked at his intact chest and was quite surprised. His physical strength seemed to far exceed that of the Heavenly Demon Puppet. He even had a strange feeling that if he wanted to, he could completely dismantle the Heavenly Demon Puppet on the spot.

Yao Yan's eyes flickered slightly as he silently sensed the punch from the Heavenly Demon Puppet. The punch was incredibly powerful, making his blood boil, but that was all. If he had defended with all his might, that punch wouldn't have even been able to injure him: "I seem to have underestimated the Vajra Indestructible Body..."

A moment later, Yao Yan smiled and shook his head. He seemed to have forgotten Hun Xuzi's strength. With the other party's strength, how could the fighting techniques that he collected be simple?

This Vajra Indestructible Body is probably a fighting technique on par with the Emperor's Seal Technique.

"You can ask about it next time we meet."

Yao Yan raised his hand and put the Heavenly Demon Puppet into his storage ring. Then he patted his clothes, got up and walked out of the secret room. He had digested all the gains he had made during this period of seclusion. Now, it was time to consider the issue of the Three Thousand Burning Flames.

However, if one wants to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flames, the challenge of the Ancient Dragon of the Void is undoubtedly unavoidable.

Without the Dragon Seal of the Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void, the possibility of Yao Yan subduing the Three Thousand Burning Flames on his own is extremely low. Moreover, given the Three Thousand Burning Flames' immortal nature, even if Yao Yan exhausts his battle qi, the flames will not budge. The most likely outcome is that he will return empty-handed.

Thinking of this, his fingertip ring flashed, and a blood-red dragon jade appeared in his palm. Looking at this jade tablet, Yao Yan couldn't help but ponder how to break the bond with the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.

"Oh well, it was bound to happen sooner or later."

Yao Yan's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly clenched the blood-red dragon jade in his hand. He had already made up his mind. Even without the Three Thousand Burning Flames incident, he would still have come into contact with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan in the future. He did not want to let go of those dragon kings, as they were all resources for his future cultivation!

It's unknown how long it would take to cultivate step by step to reach the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng. Even with Yao Yan's talent, it would probably take nearly a hundred years, or even longer.

He couldn't wait that long, and even if he were willing to wait, the Soul Emperor might not be able to sit still!

The only way to quickly increase your strength is through the methods of the Devouring Spirit Clan!

In the original work, there were quite a few Dou Sheng level experts.

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