Mortal: Reborn in Yellow Maple Valley, Awakening the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts

The violent, turbid Yin energy surged wildly within the meridians, causing the previously calm blood to instantly boil and become scalding.

Chu Zifei felt a wave of heat that burned everything engulf his entire body, his internal organs and meridians were all scorched, and the excruciating pain ravaged his will.

Just as he could barely endure the scorching heat, the malevolent energy within his body suddenly changed. The heatwave abruptly receded, replaced by an extremely cold and bone-chilling yin energy. This chill was not comparable to the cold of the wind, but rather rose from the depths of his soul, capable of freezing flesh and sealing meridians in an instant.

During this long hour, the extremes of ice and fire alternated repeatedly.

Sometimes his whole body turned red, burning hot and steaming; other times his eyebrows and hair were covered in frost, his whole body was stiff and cold, and his blood was almost completely frozen.

The torment of alternating hot and cold temperatures repeatedly eroded his will, but Chu Zifei gritted his teeth and endured this ordeal.

When the strange sensation of alternating hot and cold within his body subsided, Chu Zifei felt a sense of relief, thinking that the tempering process had ended. Little did he know that the real pain had just begun!

An even more violent and pure turbid yin energy, like a tidal wave, poured into the limbs and bones, and then exploded one after another within the body.

The moment the first wisp of murderous aura exploded in his chest, Chu Zifei felt as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer, and a mouthful of hot blood gushed out, staining his chest red.

But that wasn't the end of it. In the arms, spine, thighs, calves... in every bone of the body, wisps of turbid yin energy exploded one after another.

The roar shook his entire body, shattering his original skeleton inch by inch.

The instant the evil energy exploded, Chu Zifei lost all skeletal support and collapsed to the ground like a limp rag doll.

Even while enduring extreme pain, he did not faint. Instead, he clenched his teeth tightly and did not utter a single groan.

He calmly gazed at the eight dragon head sculptures, focusing his mind and guiding the scattered turbid yin energy within his body with difficulty, following the operating method of the second stage of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts.

Just then, a miraculous scene unfolded! Under the guidance of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, the turbid Yin energy began to nourish the physical body and rebuild the bones!

A series of cracking sounds echoed within Chu Zifei's body. In just a short while, the shattered bones within his body were completely reconstructed.

Chu Zifei struggled to sit up, feeling a surge of power within him far exceeding what he had experienced before. But before he could even rejoice, another wave of malevolent energy exploded, shattering his newly reconstructed bones once more, turning him back into a pile of mud.

Shattered bones, reshaped, shattered again, reforged...

Again and again, in this repetitive cycle, Chu Zifei's bones underwent nine rounds of shattering and rebuilding. Even though he had already experienced life and death and his mind was far beyond that of ordinary people, he still felt fear under this repeated torment. If it weren't for his unwavering faith, he probably would have gone completely mad from the endless pain long ago.

After nine rounds of tempering, all the turbid yin energy has been integrated into the newly formed bones.

  

At this moment, his bones were tempered to be as hard as refined iron, and his marrow was clear and transparent, faintly shimmering with golden light.

Having endured a brutal tempering that left him with nine lives on the line, Chu Zifei remained calm, showing no sign of joy. After all, such a transformative improvement was the result of nine rounds of torment, and was a rightful reward.

He immediately focused his mind and regulated his breathing, intending to circulate the Eight-Nine Arcane Technique to examine his true cultivation level after his transformation.

But at that moment, something unexpected happened!

As soon as the profound skill was activated, the turbid yin energy dormant deep within his bones was completely stirred up by the power of the profound skill, carrying an endless dark and violent aura, and frantically eroding his mind.

Chu Zifei clenched his teeth, putting all his strength into resisting. His face turned deathly pale instantly, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

In the end, he was defeated, and the murderous aura completely consumed his mind. A bloody, brutal, and dark aura erupted from his body.

His eyes instantly turned bloodshot, and a beast-like roar came from deep in his throat. He completely descended into madness.

At this moment, Chu Zifei had lost his mind, and only one thought remained in his mind: destruction!

He wanted to destroy everything in sight. He burst out and punched the gourds hanging on the four walls like crazy. The gourds exploded one by one, and sparks and sand scattered all over the ground. Even the underground fire chamber trembled slightly.

Chu Zifei bent down again, grabbed the prayer mat, and tore it to shreds with his bare hands.

His eyes flashed with ferocity as he glanced at the eight dragon head sculptures emerging from the fire pit. Like a wild beast pouncing on its prey, he leaped forward and began to gnaw and tear at the dragon head sculptures, venting his inner rage.

Fortunately, the dragon heads were protected by a restriction left by a Core Formation cultivator, making them indestructible; otherwise, these eight dragon heads would have been completely destroyed long ago.

After a series of bites, Chu Zifei saw that the dragon head carving was completely undamaged, and continued to growl, becoming increasingly agitated.

He frantically ran around the stone chamber, using both his hands and feet, completely out of control.

Finally, Chu Zifei couldn't hold back any longer and wanted to vent his violence. He suddenly turned around, dodged to the wall, and frantically pounded the wall with his fists. He even banged his head against the wall, disregarding his own life. Even when he was covered in blood and flesh, he couldn't suppress the violence in his heart.

It's unclear how many times he's slammed and rammed his fists, but by this point, the flesh on Chu Zifei's fists is torn open, and the white bones are faintly visible.

Just as he gathered all his strength, intending to smash his head against the wall.

The strange white stone that had been dormant in the sea of ​​consciousness suddenly burst forth with golden light.

The turbid, malevolent energy that had enveloped Chu Zifei's consciousness dissipated upon contact with light, rapidly dissolving completely. His clarity, suppressed by the malevolent energy, returned, and his body went limp, collapsing backward and falling into a deep unconsciousness.

In the instant he lost consciousness, the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts activated on its own, rapidly absorbing the remaining turbid yin energy within his body while simultaneously repairing his numerous injuries.

After a full day and night, Chu Zifei slowly opened his eyes. All his injuries had healed, but his head was still dizzy and throbbing.

He sat up and looked around. The mess in the room stunned him instantly. He couldn't remember his frantic behavior before he lost consciousness.

"Could it be that I forgot to turn off the fire before I started cultivating, causing the small cauldron to explode?"

The moment this thought crossed his mind, his heart tightened, and he frantically searched around. Fortunately, the Creation Cauldron was unharmed and had not been affected.

Looking at the Earth Fire Chamber, Chu Zifei felt inexplicably uneasy. Without having time to check his own cultivation level, he hurriedly packed up his belongings and quickly fled the Earth Fire Chamber.

The ugly man on guard duty outside was immediately visibly excited when he saw him finally emerge.

Chu Zifei had only been renting the place for less than five days, and he still had more than half of the mid-grade spirit stone he had paid earlier. In Chou Han's opinion, this meant he could save even more.

He quickly put on a warm, insincere smile and stepped forward, saying, "Junior brother, you only used the Earth Fire Chamber you rented for five days, so the remaining spirit stones..."

Looking at the ugly man and recalling the mess in the underground fire chamber, Chu Zifei felt even more guilty. He quickly raised his hand to interrupt, waving his hand as he walked out, saying, "Forget it, no need to back out. You can keep the rest. Don't give it to me. I have important matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first."

The ugly man watched his dashing departing figure and felt that he was so tall and imposing.

But when he happily entered the No. 19 Fire Chamber and saw the mess inside, he froze on the spot.

This, this is...

A deafening scream rang out, and the ugly man stood there dumbfounded, staring at the chaotic scene, unable to shed a tear.