In this bizarre world, I can extract supernatural powers.

The moment the smoke appeared, with a thought in Xu Bai's mind, the Ghostly Life disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At the same time, words quietly appeared in the void.

[In the first year, you sat alone on the sea, gazing at the gloomy sky, trying to comprehend the profound meaning of thunder magic by drawing upon the power of heaven, but unfortunately, your comprehension was insufficient, and you were unable to comprehend it.]

[In the tenth year, you have been sitting in meditation for ten years, through ebb and flow, through the changing tides and the shifting clouds, and you seem to have gained a glimmer of inspiration.]

[In your thirtieth year, you are old and frail, knowing that if you do not come to this understanding soon, you will enter the abyss of death.]

[In your fiftieth year, you decided to burn your bridges and sail alone into the deep sea. Amidst the intertwining thunder, you were struck by several bolts of lightning. You refined the lightning into yourself, ultimately comprehending the mysteries of lightning magic and merging it with your swordsmanship.]

[Yin Wood Thunder Sword Technique (Perfect)]

The words vanished with a bang, transforming into a massive amount of information that flooded into Xu Bai's mind.

A phantom image appeared before Xu Bai's eyes.

I felt as if I were in the middle of a vast ocean, with countless thunderbolts radiating boundless divine power overhead.

The lightning struck, destroying his physical body, but he recovered using his true qi.

Through repeated cycles, he comprehended a trace of the profound meaning of thunder magic amidst the lightning.

Xu Bai let out a long breath, then raised his finger.

This time, he raised his left hand.

A trace of true qi was already flowing in his left arm, signifying that he had entered the second stage of the Transcendent Realm, a far cry from his previous state.

Lightning surged forth, coiling like a snake at the fingertips.

This time, the lightning, besides being pale blue, also exuded a divine might, like a god who disregarded all living beings.

"Even a mere wisp of the profound essence of lightning magic is this powerful?"

Xu Bai estimated that if he encountered the strange phenomenon again, he could reduce it to ashes with just one finger.

After dispelling the lightning, Xu Bai's gaze swept over the old village chief.

He left without saying a word and headed west.

Now that he had been promoted and the cemetery was right in front of him, Xu Bai naturally wanted to go and take a look.

It doesn't matter if there are no clues, but if there are clues, it will be of vital importance to him in getting rid of that old Taoist priest.

The old village chief stared wide-eyed as Xu Bai's figure disappeared.

After Xu Bai left, a gentle breeze blew by, and the old village chief got goosebumps all over his body.

He looked at the ashes on the ground, not daring to linger, and quickly closed the door.

"Snapped!"

The soft noises carried through the night, sending chills down one's spine.

……

To the west of Xishan Village is a small hillside.

The hillside wasn't high, but after walking a few steps, there was a grave.

Each grave had a tombstone, indicating that they were not unclaimed or isolated graves.

At that moment, a figure appeared at the foot of the mountain.

Xu Bai surveyed the rugged mountain path ahead, and without much thought, continued upwards along the path.

A chilly feeling came with the night wind.

When Xu Bai stood in front of a solitary grave, he frowned slightly.

Before our eyes, numerous isolated graves have been excavated, leaving empty graves everywhere.

Everywhere you look, there is a desolate and bleak atmosphere.

"That's really true."

Xu Bai raised an eyebrow and said, "This matter is inextricably linked to the Heavenly Heart Sect."

As he was thinking this, Xu Bai turned his gaze to an empty grave.

An eerie atmosphere still lingers here, and the eerie atmosphere is most intense in this empty grave.

Two names were written on the grave. After reading them, Xu Bai discovered that these were the graves of the woman and the dead baby.

"The woman's death, coupled with the infant's stillbirth, creates immense resentment, making it easy for strange things to arise."

Xu Bai ran his fingertips across the tombstone.

"With the Tianxin Sect causing trouble, it became even easier for strange things to happen."

"There's something inside this tombstone."

As his fingertips brushed against the tombstone, Xu Bai sensed a familiar aura emanating from it.

Xu Bai thought for a moment, then raised his index finger and tapped it on the tombstone.

A bolt of lightning flashed, and the tombstone shattered into pieces.

"Bang!"

A dull thud was heard, as if something heavy had fallen to the ground.

Xu Bai turned around and raised an eyebrow slightly.

A round bead lay quietly on the ground.

The bead was about the size of a fist and was flashing a white light that flickered on and off.

The silence of the cemetery made it all the more eerie.

The moment Xu Bai saw the bead, a wisp of smoke appeared before his eyes, which condensed into words.

【Yin Qi Bone Marrow Pearl: Formed from thousands of withered bones in a place permeated with Yin Qi】

[Burning twenty years of mysterious lifespan, extractable]

Strange thing!

Xu Bai never expected to find a strange object here.

This is something even harder to find than the supernatural.

"Perhaps the old Taoist priest used the Yin Qi Bone Marrow Pearl to cultivate the woman's strangeness."

A hint of joy flashed in Xu Bai's eyes: "I never thought I'd get such a good deal."

Twenty years is just a trick of lifespan; he still has seventy years left, so he can afford to waste them.

As a thought stirred within me, the smoke before my eyes reappeared.

The twenty-year-old mysterious lifespan vanished, the bead became an ordinary object, and in its place came new supernatural powers.

[Gained Supernatural Power: Qi Extreme Heaven-Piercing Fist]

【Qi-Piercing Heavenly Fist (Initial Stage): Condenses supreme true qi into the fist; the longer the time, the greater the power】

"boom!"

A loud roar rang out.

A flood of information, accompanied by a roaring sound, entered Xu Bai's mind.

At this moment, a scene appeared in Xu Bai's mind.

Inside the bamboo forest, a phantom figure sat cross-legged on the ground.

The phantom's left hand rested on its knee, while its right hand was clenched into a fist.

True Qi condensed on his fist at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Time passed, and a gentle breeze swept by, refreshing the mind and spirit.

The phantom suddenly loosened its five fingers and pressed forward.

"boom!"

A loud roar erupted.

A terrifying surge of true energy erupted from his palms.

The bamboo forest was uprooted, and in just a moment, the place was razed to the ground.

The scene vanished, and then disappeared without a trace.

Xu Bai opened his eyes and pondered deeply.

"At the initial stage of cultivation, one can condense the true qi of ten breaths into their fist. If unleashed, it can rival the power of thunder."

This level of power is already extremely formidable.

Imagine Xu Bai using the Yin Wood Thunder Sword Technique with his right hand and gathering true qi with his left, suddenly unleashing all the compressed true qi when the enemy least expects it.

Just thinking about it makes me feel great.

And most importantly, this is only the initial stage.

If it is perfected, its power will be even greater; the only price to pay is time.

Thinking of this, Xu Bai sensed the true qi again.

The true qi in his left arm increased again, which may be related to his comprehension of a new supernatural power.

Xu Bai pondered for a moment and decided to continue improving his Qi Extreme Heaven-Piercing Fist.

He still has fifty years of life ahead of him, and he has no intention of accumulating wealth.

After all, the situation is unclear and we are in danger. Every bit of improvement we can make is a bit of self-protection.

Thinking of this, Xu Bai was preparing to continue consuming Gui Shou.

But just then, a sound of footsteps suddenly rang out.

Xu Bai turned his head and saw a constable in disguise approaching.

The constable was carrying a person.

The constables were all hiding in the shadows. When he arrived at the hillside, the constables secretly waited outside the hillside.

When strange things happened in the village before, the strange things came from inside the village, so the constables didn't notice.

The person the constable was carrying seemed to be a stranger.

Xu Bai stroked his chin, waiting for the constables to approach.

When the constables arrived, they threw the man to the ground and sneered.

"Manager Xu, this guy was acting suspiciously, trying to sneak up the mountain in the dark. He was caught by the brothers. He's actually a cultivator who has entered the realm."