Gou Zai Liang Jie Dao Wen Cheng Xian

As midnight fell, the entire market gradually quieted down.

In the darkness, Chu Xuan slowly opened his eyes. A profound sense of weight permeated the air, making the surrounding space seem to thicken, and an indescribable pressure emanated from him.

If one were to use their divine sense to look inward, one could see that a large amount of yellow magical power was condensing in Chu Xuan's descent palace, converging into a blurry square object.

This is Chu Xuan's Dao foundation, or more precisely, his body-refining Dao foundation.

The second stage of Body Refinement is actually the Foundation Establishment stage. Upon entering the second stage of Body Refinement, one will naturally build a foundation in the middle dantian.

However, Chu Xuan's Dao foundation has not yet taken shape. It's not that Chu Xuan's strength is insufficient, but rather that the cultivation technique he uses is too powerful. The Dao foundation of the Immortal Scripture is far beyond what a second-stage body refinement cultivation can achieve.

Chu Xuan's physical foundation, in its complete form, is called the Zhenyuan Cauldron, named after the idea of ​​the thick earth suppressing the primordial. Once forged, it will transform into a divine power capable of suppressing everything!

It can suppress tangible enemies as well as intangible things. Those with profound cultivation can even suppress the universe and mountains and rivers with a single thought!

Of course, the stronger the supernatural power, the higher the requirements. To truly condense the Zhenyuan Cauldron, one needs at least a third-level body refinement cultivation.

The second-stage body refinement can only barely condense a rudimentary form and cannot nurture supernatural powers. It does have some mystical aspects, but it can only make people within a three-zhang radius feel considerable pressure, at most restricting their movements and catching them off guard.

That's all. The real mystery lies in its complete transformation into the Zhenyuan Cauldron, where it will develop supernatural powers.

The pressure vanished in an instant. Chu Xuan took out a large bamboo hat and put it on, completely covering himself up.

Then, with a flicker, he vanished from the spot like a ghost, bypassing the surrounding buildings and quickly heading towards the city center.

Soon they arrived at the heart of the market, where four three-story buildings stood in the middle of the street. This was the most central and conspicuous location in the entire market.

In Qingyuefang, only these four small buildings are three stories high; the rest of the shops are two stories high.

Behind the three-story building is a large circular courtyard with four gates, each bearing the three large characters "Zhenshoufu" (镇守府).

The guards and law enforcement disciples of the Xuanming Sect live here.

However, it was already midnight, and even cultivators at the Qi Refining Realm were resting. The four gates were tightly closed, and there wasn't even a single guard.

After all, this is the garrison headquarters; who would dare to cause trouble here?

A smile appeared on Chu Xuan's face as he slowly raised his head. As he did so, his spine stretched and his bones crackled like muffled thunder, making a particularly loud noise in the darkness.

To be honest, I haven't actually used my skills since reaching the second stage of Body Refinement. Today, I'll use you guys to test my abilities!

With one step, the gate shattered into pieces, along with the protective array.

The commotion instantly alerted the entire garrison. Disciples scrambled to their feet, grabbed their magical artifacts, and rushed out in a panic.

Upon seeing Chu Xuan wearing a bamboo hat, everyone's eyes narrowed, and they all took out various magical artifacts. Some even secretly held onto talismans and aimed them at Chu Xuan from afar.

But no one stepped forward first; instead, everyone tacitly formed a circle.

"He's not stupid."

Chu Xuan stood with his hands behind his back and nodded lightly.

Upon hearing this, the surrounding crowd became even more agitated, and several disciples quickly shrank back.

"What kind of behavior is this, all flustered and panicked?"

The outer disciples of the Xuanming Sect parted to make way, and an old man with gray hair strode over, exuding a strong aura of magical power.

The old man's eyes narrowed as he looked at Chu Xuan, who had his hands behind his back. A thought flashed through his mind, and he said, "Your Excellency has quite the audacity, daring to trespass into the Xuanming Sect's garrison headquarters in the heart of the Xuanming Sect?"

"Could it be that they think my Xuanming Sect has no one capable?"

"Enough talk. Let me ask you, five years ago, wasn't there an outer disciple who went to Xu Family Village to collect talisman paper and was eventually killed?" Chu Xuan saw no need to waste words with him. He knew that villains often died from talking too much.

Although I'm not exactly a villain, I'd rather say as little as possible. As the saying goes, if you can take action, don't talk nonsense!

The old man frowned. "Who are you?"

"I'll ask, and you answer."

"Arrogant!"

The old man snorted coldly, his face clearly showing displeasure. "What a madman! Anyone who didn't know better would think he was a Dao Platform Realm cultivator!"

"I'll let it slide since you barged in, but what's the matter? You still need to explain yourself, don't you?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xuan's eyes immediately sharpened, and with a swift movement, he rushed towards the old man like a phantom.

The old man was startled. So fast!

In the blink of an eye, Chu Xuan was already in front of the old man. Only then did the old man react. His magic power surged and transformed into a protective shield to protect him. At the same time, the old man began to form hand seals.

slow!

too slow!

Chu Xuan easily crushed the old man's protective magic power, then placed his palm on the old man's shoulder and applied slight pressure.

"hiss!"

The old man gasped, his face contorted in agony as excruciating pain shot through him. He felt as if his shoulder was being clamped by an iron clamp, about to be crushed.

Chu Xuan, standing to the side, had a different thought in his mind.

So fragile! I almost lost control and crushed him. This person is supposed to be a late-stage Qi Refining expert, so his physical body should have been somewhat strengthened, right? This is too weak.

Not only is his physical body weak, but his reflexes are also slow. His magical power is decent, much stronger than mine, but he has great magical power but can't use it at all.

If someone who practices Qi cultivation is easily approached by someone who practices Body cultivation, the outcome is obvious without even thinking about it!

"Senior, please speak calmly. I was very disrespectful just now. I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness. Please be merciful and let me off the hook."

The speed at which this person changed his expression caught Chu Xuan off guard. Chu Xuan had expected this person to back down, but he hadn't expected him to back down so quickly.

Seeing that things were not going well, the people around them tried to turn around and leave while Chu Xuan was not looking at them. However, Chu Xuan was a being who had developed divine sense, so how could he not notice the commotion around him?

Just as someone moved their leg, Chu Xuan's voice rang out: "Don't move! There are forty people here. If anyone dares to take a single step, I'll kill this old man first, then you!"

Upon hearing this, everyone seemed to be put on pause, instantly stopping in their tracks.

"I don't know if you have the means to contact the Xuanming Sect, but I'll assume you do. I'll give you fifteen minutes to identify the people who went to Xu Family Village and the ones who attacked you. If you fail to do so by the time's up, I'll kill you all!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Xuan looked down at the old man he had captured and said, "When the time comes, I'll kill you first!"