《Xianxia: I Can Alter The Dates Of Herb Plants》


 Chapter 1

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Central Plains Continent, Pure Yang sect.


    The morning light enveloped the valley, and in the valley, there was a spiritual field that was about to run out of spiritual energy.


    At one end of the spiritual field, there was a towering mountain wall. There was an ancient tree. Under the shade of the tree, there was a lonely, small wooden house.


    Under the ancient tree, there was also a stone table and a stool.


    This was one of the nine great peaks of the Pure Yang sect, the Tempered Spirit Peak. This was a medicinal garden that was about to be abandoned.


    At this moment, a youth on the stone stool slowly opened his eyes. This youth was 16 years old. He had fair skin and a pair of deep black eyes that seemed to be able to see through one¡¯s past and present life. His expression ice-cold, and he had a straight nose bridge.


    Ever since he transmigrated into this body three years ago, he had entered the most powerful sect in the Tianluo Kingdom, the Pure Yang sect. He had cultivated for five years here.


    Now, his cultivation level was only at the first stage of the Body Refinement realm.


    His aptitude was extremely poor. He had been soaking in herbs since he was young and consuming spiritual items, trying to improve himself.


    In the end, he had relied on the herbs in his clan to forcefully reach the first level of the Body Refinement realm. However, this had almost exhausted all the herbs in his clan.


    However, no matter how hard he tried, he was unable to sense Qi, and was unable to cultivate Qi.


    To cultivate Qi, one had to absorb the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth from within one¡¯s body. After one had refined for a long time, one would be able to cultivate Qi, and use Qi to nourish one¡¯s ¡®spirit¡¯.


    Basically, everyone in this world would choose to cultivate Qi. This was because as long as one could find the sense of Qi, their cultivation speed would be much faster than that of body refinement.


    Body refinement required constant changes in one¡¯s physique. One had to use the essence Qi to open up the meridians in one¡¯s body, allowing the body to transform continuously. To unleash the potential of the body, one had to use all sorts of herbs to assist in cultivation. Even an ordinary clan would not be able to afford such a level of consumption.


    Do not think that the Pure Yang sect was that easy to enter. The Pure Yang sect¡¯s recruitment of disciples was extremely harsh. However, there was a backdoor method to join the clan. An elder of the Pure Yang sect had once owed a favor to the Su clan¡¯s ancestors. With this relationship, Su Chen was able to enter the outer sect of the Pure Yang sect.


    However, because of his difficulty in cultivation, the elder of the sect had asked him to come here to take care of the herbs.


    This place used to be a place with a lot of influence and connections ¡ª the Spirit Tempering Peak. There was a medicinal garden, but now, it was about to be abandoned. There were only some unimportant herbs here.


    Now, Su Chen could be considered the only disciple on Tempered Spirit Peak.


    Su Chen had once tried to verify his current strength, but the result was disappointing. The strength of the first stage of the Body Refinement realm was really too weak. He could not even break a wooden board.


    In Central Plains, the strong were respected. The legendary strong cultivators could smash a mountain peak with one palm and ride on a sword. They were omnipotent.


    Meanwhile, the weak were like ants. They were easily crushed by the strong. They did not even have a chance to resist!


    In this cultivation world, cultivation talent was extremely important.


    The stronger one¡¯s cultivation talent was, the stronger one¡¯s future achievements would be. Moreover, the cultivation speed was very fast. There were almost no bottlenecks.


    The poorer one¡¯s talent in cultivation was, the easy it was for one to see the limits of their realm. Moreover, their cultivation speed would be as slow as a crawling turtle.


    At this moment, Su Chen said slowly while playing the board game ¡®Go¡¯.


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid that these herbs won¡¯t last for long. They lack of spiritual energy, and they¡¯re so similar to me who doesn¡¯t have any sense of Qi.¡±


    Just as Su Chen was lamenting, the gate of the herb garden was pushed open by two young men.


    Su Chen could not help but frown. He turned his head and glanced at them indifferently. He continued to play Go.


    This was the quintessence of the nation from the world he had transmigrated to.


    Su Chen could not cultivate Qi, and he did not have any good herbs to refine his body. He had to research something to pass the time, so he did not want to bother with these two people at all.


    A moment later, Su Chen held a white Go piece in his hand.


    Clack!


    The sound of the Go piece being slammed on the board could be heard. It was placed precisely at the centre of the board.


    When the two saw this, they were also startled and muttered, ¡°This trash only knows how to play with things that others can¡¯t understand, and he doesn¡¯t cultivate either.¡±


    They were outer sect disciples of the Alchemy Hall, and they often needed medicinal herbs to refine pills. Although they were only outer sect disciples, they could go to the outer sect¡¯s medicinal garden every month to obtain the medicinal herbs needed to refine pills.


    They originally had a better place to go to, but they were ordered to come here to collect medicinal herbs.


    The two of them did not want to waste their breath with Su Chen, and walked towards the medicinal field.


    After looking at the medicinal herbs in front of them, which lacked spiritual energy.


    One of the disciples who was wearing a long green robe could not help but say, ¡°Look at these medicinal herbs. The spiritual energy has dried up. They¡¯re almost dead. Can they still refine pills?¡±


    The disciple who was wearing a long green robe looked at his feet. The medicinal herbs¡¯ spiritual energy had dried up.


    At this moment, the other disciple looked at the medicinal herbs and said helplessly, ¡°They can¡¯t be used to refine pills? Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re going to look for that strange elder from the Pill Peak¡¯s medicinal garden? I heard that he seems to be short of some medicinal herb recently. His already fiery temper has become even worse!¡±


    Hearing these words, the expression of the green-robed disciple tensed up and he said, ¡°That elder is too eccentric. I often hear that there are disciples who, for some unknown reason, are sent flying out of the medicinal garden by him, spitting out fresh blood.¡±


    Another disciple subconsciously touched his chest and said, ¡°You might not know this, but that day when I took the medicinal order to the Pill Peak medicinal garden to retrieve the medicine, I was sent flying out of the medicinal garden by a huge force just because I took an extra Meridian Unblocking Herb!¡±


    ¡°You were chased away just for a Meridian Unblocking Herb? That¡¯s too much!¡± The green-robed disciple was slightly surprised.


    However, he did not dare to say anything else and continued to search for the herbs.


    After finding the herbs, he did not forget to ridicule Su Chen.


    ¡°What a waste. You managed to ruin even these low-grade herbs. Bah!¡±


    After saying that, he left without turning his head back.


    At this moment, Su Chen, who was playing Go, gave them an indifferent glance.


    Naturally, Su Chen had heard their conversation just now. As for ridiculing him, he did not pay much attention to it.


    Just as he was about to get up and continue watering the herbs¡­ Suddenly, a crisp sound echoed in his mind.


    [Ding! The Unlimited Modification of Herb Year System binding is in progress¡­]


    At this moment, Su Chen only felt a tingling sensation, and he closed his eyes. A moment later, the crisp sound echoed once again.


    [Binding successful!]


    Binding? System!?


    ¡°What is this?¡± Su Chen muttered. However, he did not expect the system to respond to his muttering.


    [This system is called the Unlimited Modification of Herb Year System. The host can modify the year of the herb indefinitely! The year of the herb can be modified, and the modified herb will reach the modified age one day later.]


    [However, it should be noted that the time of year modification would change with the system¡¯s level. For example, a level 1 system could modify the herb for 50 years in a day, a level 2 system could modify the herb for 100 years in a day, a level 3 system could change the herbs for 300 years, and a level 4 system could change the herbs for 500 years.]


    [There was no limit to the number of herbs that could be modified.]


    [As for the other functions, the host is required to explore on his own.]


    [The system¡¯s gift package is being distributed¡­]


    [The host has obtained a Bone Forging Herb seed.]


    Just as the system¡¯s voice ended, Su Chen suddenly opened his eyes, his face filled with shock.


    ¡°Modify the year of herbs! Bone Forging Herb!¡±


    This was the legendary golden ticket!? Was he about to change his fate?!


    Changing the year of the herb! He could modify the year of the herb for 50 years in a day!


    This ability was too amazing.


    Su Chen opened his eyes from his shock. He felt something in his hand and looked down.


    It was a seed the size of a sesame seed, and it was completely black.


    ¡°This is the seed of Bone Forging Herb?¡±


    What was the effect of this Bone Forging Herb?


    Su Chen then thought that even though he could not sense Qi refinement, but now he had the system to modify the year of the herb!


    His problem of not being able to sense Qi¡­ Now that he had the system, could he rely on the system to solve this problem?


    Just as Su Chen was thinking hard, he suddenly exclaimed, ¡°How could I forget about that!?¡±


    At this moment, he suddenly thought of something. There was an ancient book in the wooden house that seemed to introduce herbs.


    When he first came to the herb garden, he found it on the table, but he was not interested.


    He casually threw it away and did not know where it was in the house.


    Su Chen immediately walked quickly to the small house. He started rummaging through it.


    As long as he found it, he would be able to restore his sense of Qi, and he could even cultivate!


    What a wonderful thing it would be..

 Chapter 2

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Not long after, Su Chen found an ancient book under the table where he usually ate.


    He flipped open the first page of the ancient book, and there were a few large golden words on it¨C Hundred Herbs Diagram!


    He flipped to the second page.


    This was a picture of a plant. There were three fat leaves on this plant, and they looked like the leaves of a tung tree. The stem was densely covered with green thorns.


    On the right side of the picture was a string of words:


    [Herb: Bone Forging Herb, tier 1 herb]


    [Effect: Forge stronger bones and tendons, increasing strength]


    [Optimal maturity: 50 years, and when it reaches maturity, it will have the effect of increasing vitality. It will grow five leaves at maturity.]


    This was the introduction of the Bone Forging Herb given by the system.


    At this moment, Su Chen thought to himself, ¡®This Bone Forging Herb would be matured in 50 years! If I use the system, I¡¯ll be able to age it to its optimum age in just one day! Moreover, this herb can strengthen my physique and increase my strength!¡±


    He suppressed the urge to immediately go forward and mature the Bone Forging Herb.


    Su Chen continued to flip through the pages. He wanted to see if there were any herbs that could allow him to sense Qi.


    As time passed, Su Chen gradually stopped flipping the book.


    His eyes focused as he saw that a herb was completely dark green in color, with a few thin and long leaves growing in a mess.


    On the right side of the picture, there were a few words as usual.


    [Herb: Meridian Unblocking Herb, tier 2 herb]


    [Effect: Helps sense Qi, widens meridians]


    [Optimal maturity: After 180 years, reaching the optimal maturity, the number of leaves will reach nine. At maturity, the effect will increase significantly.]


    ¡°This is the herb I need! As long as I have the Meridian Unblocking Herb, I can regain my ability to sense Qi.¡±


    ¡°As long as I can cultivate Qi, my cultivation speed will definitely increase by a lot.¡±


    It was a pity that he did not have this tier 2 herb.


    At this moment, the Go game had reached its final stage. Although it was a game against Su Chen, there was still a winner to be decided.


    Su Chen played the last piece. It was a white piece to win the game.


    At this moment, he suddenly thought of what the two Alchemy Hall disciples said in the morning.


    There was an eccentric elder that resides in the Pill Peak medicinal garden, and he had the tier 2 Meridian Unblocking Herb.


    Also, just because the disciple tried to take an extra herb, he was hit in the chest and sent flying out of the medicinal garden.


    If Su Chen went to ask for one¡­ He definitely would not be able to get it.


    How can I get this Meridian Unblocking Herb or its seed from the eccentric elder?


    Su Chen fell into deep thought.


    Oh, right, he had the Herb Modification System.


    He could modify the herbs needed by the eccentric elder. What about striking a deal with him?


    Su Chen thought carefully about the conversation between the two Alchemy Hall disciples. There was no information about what herbs the eccentric elder needed.


    With this in mind, he closed the Hundred Herbs Diagram. Su Chen walked out of his herb garden and rushed to the Pill Peak.


    Along the way, he met many outer court disciples of the Pure Yang sect. Among them were disciples who entered the Pure Yang sect at the same time as him.


    They were all at the seventh or eighth level of Qi refinement realm.


    Su Chen was quite famous in the Pure Yang sect. Of course, he was known as a piece of trash. He had entered the sect for five years, and was almost 18 years old, but he still could not sense any Qi.


    One had to know that in the Pure Yang sect, those who did not have any Qi at the age of 18, or had no improvement in their cultivation, would be expelled from the sect.


    Ever since Su Chen arrived at the medicinal garden, no one had treated him as a disciple of the Pure Yang sect. At most, he was just a handyman that tended to the herb garden.


    On the way, those who saw Su Chen acted as if he did not exist.


    Su Chen was not surprised at all. After all, in this world, only the strong were respected.


    A moment later, he arrived at the medicinal garden on the Pill Peak. He raised his head and looked. Here, the mountains were clear and the water was flowing.


    Above the medicinal garden, there was a pure white mist.


    However, that was not mist. It was formed from extremely pure spiritual energy. The medicinal garden was full of spiritual energy.


    Su Chen could not help but think of his own medicinal garden. Why did the previous elder build the medicinal garden in that place?


    It seemed that this eccentric elder was good at managing this medicinal garden!


    Then, Su Chen started to observe the medicinal garden. After looking for a while, he did not see anyone in it. He could not help but knock on the wooden door of the medicinal garden.


    He did not expect the wooden door to open with a clang.


    Su Chen looked around to look for the eccentric elder. If this elder was not here, then he would go and pick some of this tier 2 Meridian Unblocking Herb!


    No!


    If the size of the Meridian Unblocking Herb was too large, he would be easily discovered. It would be better to take the Meridian Unblocking Herb seeds instead.


    He could modify herbs, so it would not matter. At worst, he would return the herbs to the elder in the future.


    Thinking of this, he walked into the medicinal garden.


    In the medicinal garden, there was a large field of herbs, and these herbs were full of vitality. A small stream slowly flowed by the side of the field. Then, two haystacks that were as tall as a person and an exquisite wooden house appeared in his eyes.


    Su Chen walked to the front of the small house, and he observed it carefully. He confirmed that the eccentric elder was not around.


    Just as Su Chen was preparing to search for the Meridian Unblocking Herb seeds, he heard vague footsteps approaching the medicinal garden.


    He immediately thought that the eccentric elder had returned, and was was immediately frightened.


    If this eccentric elder knew that he entered the medicinal garden to steal seeds, the consequences would be unimaginable.


    Thinking of this, Su Chen immediately went into the haystack beside the hut and hid.


    Just after Su Chen hid, he heard a person walking into the medicinal garden. The footsteps were getting closer and closer.


    At this moment, Su Chen was in the haystack. A sense of nervousness swept through his mind.


    I must not let him discover me!


    Thinking of this, Su Chen immediately held his breath and did not make a sound for fear of being discovered.


    The sound of the footsteps stopped in front of the hut. Then, Su Chen heard this person walking towards the herbal field.


    After a flurry of footsteps, Su Chen felt the footsteps getting further and further away.


    After a moment, after confirming that he had walked far away, Su Chen slowly poked his head out from the haystack.


    From afar, he could vaguely see the back of a person wearing a white robe.


    There was a word on that robe¡­ He could faintly see the word ¡®Liu¡¯!


    ¡°This isn¡¯t the eccentric elder! This man actually looks a little like the Alchemy Hall¡¯s elder Liu! At this moment, the Pill Peak¡¯s medicinal garden was unguarded. Why is Alchemy Hall¡¯s elder Liu here? Could it be that he was here to steal medicinal herbs? Damn. I can¡¯t clearly see if it is really elder Liu.¡±


    However, just as Su Chen was looking at the medicinal field, he saw that there was indeed a missing herb, as though it had just been plucked!


    If people found out that there were missing herbs, and Su Chen happened to be here, then it would be hard for him to explain himself.


    Su Chen did not have time to think about it now.


    He quickly left this troublesome place and returned to the medicinal garden of Tempered Spirit Peak..

 Chapter 3

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    In the herb garden of the Tempered Spirit Peak, Su Chen was sitting on a stone bench under an ancient tree. He could finally relax a little.


    He carefully recalled the scene he saw in the medicinal garden of the Pill Peak.


    ¡°What if the person who stole the herb was really elder Liu? With his status as an elder, there¡¯s no need for that at all. If he just went to forward to ask for one, wouldn¡¯t it save him all the trouble?¡±


    After thinking for a long time, he still could not figure it out. He might as well forget it.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t see any strange and eccentric elder at Pill Peak, nor did I manage to obtain the seed of the Meridian Unblocking Herb¡­¡±


    ¡°I still can¡¯t cultivate Qi. All I can do now is only to cultivate my body! Right now, I have the Herb Modification System, so there¡¯s no problem for me to cultivate my body,¡± Su Chen muttered to himself.


    Suddenly, he thought of the system. He had yet to plant and modify the Bone Forging Herb that he obtained. He took out the seed of the Bone Forging Herb from his pocket. This was a very small, completely black seed.


    It was just like black sesame seed from Su Chen¡¯s previous world.


    Su Chen took this seed and came to the back of the small wooden house. Then, he planted the Bone Forging Herb.


    With a thought, he muttered, ¡°Modify the time of the Bone Forging Herb for¡­ 50 years!¡±


    He saw a dark green light flash past.


    [Congratulations, host has modified the year of a herb for the first time, obtained the ¡®Snow Lotus Pill¡¯ formula.]


    The system¡¯s voice suddenly sounded in Su Chen¡¯s mind. A Snow Lotus Pill formula suddenly appeared in Su Chen¡¯s hand.


    The Snow Lotus Pill was a healing elixir. Regardless of whether it was external or internal injuries, it had a miraculous effect. As long as one ate it, even if one¡¯s injuries could not be healed immediately, it could still greatly reduce the injury.


    Looking at this Snow Lotus Pill formula, Su Chen could not help but smile.


    At this moment, The Bone Forging Herb seed that he planted was slowly breaking out of the ground and growing into a small green sprout. In an instant, it was already almost one centimeter tall!


    ¡°It sprouted! This is too fast! If the Bone Forging herb grows naturally, who knows how long it would take for it to sprout.¡±


    He watched as the modified Bone Forging Herb sprouted. Then, Su Chen moved a stone bench and sat in front of the herb, waiting for it to mature.


    He watched as the Bone Forging Herb grew bit by bit!


    Su Chen had been staring at the changes of the Bone Forging Herb. Unknowingly, he had already fallen asleep.


    The next morning, a ray of sunlight enveloped the medicinal garden from outside the mountain wall. At this moment, Su Chen was still sleeping.


    It seemed that he had spent a lot of energy on the trip to the back of the medicinal garden yesterday. Suddenly, he smelled a rich medicinal fragrance.


    Su Chen was slightly stunned, but then his heart moved. ¡°Could it be¡­¡±


    Then, he suddenly opened his eyes. What he saw was a plant that was over 50 centimeters tall. The leaves of the Bone Forging Herb were fat and vibrant. The stalks were densely covered with green thorns. Moreover, under the spiritual eye, the Bone Forging Herb was filled with spiritual energy, and it shimmered with light spots!


    ¡°One, three¡­ five, five leaves!¡±


    ¡°Success! In one night, the Bone Forging Herb ripened for a total of 50 years.¡±


    Su Chen carefully checked the Bone Forging Herb and confirmed that it was exactly the same as described in the Hundred Herb Diagram. It was really the optimal maturity of the Bone Forging Herb, 50 years old.


    ¡°If I modify the herbs according to the Herb Modification System, then I will have as many precious herbs as I want! This way, I can get all the herbs needed for body refining. If I don¡¯t use up all of them, I can exchange them for spirit stones or other herbs.¡± Su Chen looked at the Bone Forging Herb in front of him and muttered to himself.


    After he obtained the best mature Bone Forging Herb, he did not feel much joy. Instead, he was carefully thinking about the benefits and dangers that the system brought to him.


    Su Chen knew very well that if others found out that he could change the year of the herb, he would definitely be imprisoned and turned into a tool.


    ¡°I absolutely can not let another person know about this.¡±


    Su Chen made up his mind and decided to keep his mouth shut. He would not reveal anything to outsiders.


    Thinking of this, Su Chen bent down to pick the Bone Forging Herb.


    He discovered that there was a black seed near the matured Bone Forging Herb!


    ¡°The seed of the Bone Forging Herb!¡±


    Su Chen, who had been relatively calm, suddenly felt excited!


    After the Bone Forging Herb matured, and it even left seed behind!


    Then in the future, when he modified the herb to maturity, there would be an endless supply of Bone Forging Herb!


    Moreover, it was the best quality Bone Forging Herb there is! Not even the disciples of some sects and aristocratic families would be able to get their hands on this! They would not be able to get herbs like this even if they wanted to!


    It was not that they did not have the resources to obtain it¡­ This was just an ordinary herb and although the common herbs were not as good as the best-aged herbs, they could just buy more. With the financial resources of these people, they could easily obtain plenty of herbs. What was the point of spending such a huge amount of effort to specially cultivate a perfect, optimal herb?


    After seeing the seeds of the Bone Forging Herb, Su Chen made a plan.


    First, he would use this matured Bone Forging Herb to observe the effect. Then, he would plant all the seeds of the Bone Forging Herb, modify their years, and wait for them to mature before cultivating!


    At this moment, Su Chen immediately took action.


    He picked the 50-year-old Bone Forging Herb and brought it into the small house. Then, he locked the door behind him.


    It was almost impossible to find Bone Forging Herb of this maturity outside. You could not buy it even if you paid the price!


    Typically, when Bone Forging Herb grew to 10 years old, it would already be used by cultivators to strengthen their physique as they cultivated!


    In this world, almost everyone walked the path of Qi cultivation. The speed of Qi cultivation was fast, and they constantly absorbed the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth, as well as the spiritual energy contained in spirit stones.


    Meanwhile, there were very few people who walked the path of body refinement. This was because the various large amounts of herbs needed for body refining were enough to empty out their savings. Moreover, there were not enough herbs that were old enough, therefore, the demand for matured herbs would increase exponentially!


    After Su Chen entered the room, he took out a wooden barrel and placed the Bone Forging Herb into it. Then, he used boiling water to melt the Bone Forging Herb.


    As time passed, the Bone Forging Herb gradually fused with the water.


    At this moment, Su Chen looked at the wooden barrel and saw that the entire barrel was emerald green. Steam was rising from it, and spiritual energy permeated the air.


    When he saw this, he took off his shirt without hesitation. His beige skin was exposed, and he looked a little thin. Immediately, he entered the medicinal barrel.


    The moment he entered the medicinal barrel, Su Chen felt a surge of medicinal power instantly surge into his body. He felt a warm feeling, but this warm feeling lasted for less than a moment, then it slowly disappeared.


    At this moment, Su Chen looked at his body and muttered to himself, ¡°This body refinement really requires a large number of herbs. Just this best-aged Bone Forging Herb alone can not improve me!¡±


    ¡°It seems that I still need to continue modifying the Bone Forging Herb seeds that I¡¯ve just obtained to use for body refinement and cultivation.¡±


    After that, he planted all the seeds.


    ¡°Modifying the age of the Bone Forging Herbs for¡­ 50 years!¡±


    After doing all this, Su Chen looked at a large amount of Bone Forging Herbs that were slowly sprouting and breaking out of the soil.


    Feeling that time could not be wasted, he picked up the Snow Lotus Pill formula and began to study it.


    He decided to modify the herbs in the medicinal garden according to the formula and prepare some herbs that were useful for his body refinement.


    After reading it, Su Chen found out that this formula had strict requirements on the age of the herbs. Even if other people wanted to make it, they would not be able to gather all the herbs with the correct age.


    Even if someone had these formulas and wanted to make it, but did not have the herbs that were at the correct age, he could only look up to the sky and sigh.


    After reading these formulas, Su Chen started to get busy.


    He selected the herbs that were needed by the formula from the herb garden.


    These herbs were all transplanted to the back of the house, and he began to modify the years of the herbs..

 Chapter 4

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    In the next few days, Su Chen modified a large batch of mature herbs.


    He used these large amounts of herbs to concoct quite a few rare herbs according to the formula of the Snow Lotus Pill given by the system. However, there were occasional failures during the concoction process, and Su Chen felt nothing every time there was a failure.


    One had to know that the herbs used to concoct these herbs were all top-grade herbs that were rarely seen in the world. One failure meant that he had lost an unknown amount of spirit stones. However, he was not upset. He had the system!


    Moreover, he could not be blamed for this. Whoever tried to concoct herbs according to this formula for the first time would inevitably fail a few times.


    The rare Snow Lotus Pills which he created were placed in more than ten small bottles.


    Su Chen placed these bottles in front of him. He looked at the medicine bottles and revealed a smile. With these wonderful medicines to treat injuries, it would be so convenient for him. He was not afraid of injuries anymore.


    Originally, Su Chen did not plan to concoct a lot of pills. However, after careful consideration, he felt that it was better to have some precautions in this world of immortal cultivation.


    After thinking about it, Su Chen concocted more than a dozen bottles and brought them with him just in case.


    At this moment, Su Chen was tidying up the modified Bone Forging Herbs. He looked at the acres of lush, optimally-aged Bone Forging Herbs behind the house and sighed.


    He took action and began harvesting the herbs like crazy. By the time he finished harvesting, Su Chen was already panting from exhaustion.


    Of course, he also received a lot of seeds during the harvest!


    After he finished cleaning up, Su Chen took the Bone Forging Herbs to the small house. He began to throw the optimally aged Bone Forging Herbs into the wooden barrel one by one.


    A moment later, he looked at the barrel full of herbs and smiled in relief.


    ¡°Let¡¯s start the process of body refinement!¡±


    He filled the wooden barrel full of water and melted the Bone Forging Herbs with boiling water.


    As time passed, the Bone Forging Herbs in the bucket gradually merged with the water. At this moment, Su Chen looked at the wooden bucket and saw that it was filled with emerald green liquid. The steam was rising and the spiritual energy was diffusing.


    Immediately, the spiritual energy in the bucket was boiling, and the surrounding spiritual energy was so thick that it seem to have condensed into a solid, shining entity.


    Seeing this, he took off his shirt without hesitation, exposing his thin body. Immediately, he entered the medicine barrel.


    The moment he entered the barrel, Su Chen felt a majestic medicinal effect, bringing the essence energy in his body into his meridians and limbs like a wave.


    He felt a warm feeling, and this warm feeling did not last for a moment before it turned into a burning pain! This pain seemed to be burning every inch of his skin, internal organs, and even bone marrow!


    The intense pain made Su Chen feel dizzy.


    If he could see the situation in his body at this time, he would definitely be able to see that the moment the mixed medicinal liquid entered his body, it turned into a stream that flowed along his limbs and bones.


    Also¡­


    All the bones in his body were repairing and strengthening at fast pace. In the end, they were as tough as steel.


    All the changes happened in an instant.


    After an unknown amount of time, the pain had disappeared, and Su Chen¡¯s eyes regained their clarity. He felt his strength increase.


    There was only a little medicinal liquid left in the barrel, and Su Chen got up from the barrel.


    He carried the wooden barrel out of the room.


    At this moment, Su Chen looked down at the medicine barrel that was at least 400-500 tonnes in weight, and he was a little surprised. His strength had indeed increased a lot.


    After that, he walked with light steps to water the low-grade herbs in the field. It seemed that they had run out of spiritual energy¡­


    If anyone knew that Su Chen was using the Bone Forging Herbs like this, they would definitely curse out loud. They would ridicule him for being such a wastrel.


    The disciples of the large clans and sects who used the best and highest quality Bone Forging Herbs to refine their bodies would cut the herb into small sections and use them slowly.


    None of them would be like Su Chen, who just turned the Bone Forging Herb into juice and soak himself in the juice. In the end, he would even use the residual medicinal liquid water medicinal herbs.


    In the following few days, Su Chen soaked himself into the Bone Forging Herb to refine his body like this every day. His cultivation was also slowly improving.


    On the eighth day of continuous use of the optimally-aged Bone Forging Herbs, he stood up and lowered his head.


    He found that his originally thin body had become much more muscular, and his entire body had become stronger.


    Su Chen looked at his current body and said, ¡°After using the medicinal liquid, my body has been continuously modified and strengthened. I have opened up four meridians, and my cultivation has also reached the fourth stage of the Body Refinement realm!¡±


    There were a total of nine main meridians in the human body, and there were countless other small meridians. He felt that his strength and physique had been greatly enhanced.


    Following that, Su Chen immediately experienced a completely different feeling from before.


    His five senses were raised to an unbelievable level. Everything in his eyes suddenly became clear and bright. Some of the subtle things that he could not see clearly were magnified, and he could even clearly see the patterns of the insects on the branches of a distant tree.


    Moreover, his sense of hearing suddenly became very sensitive. Countless sounds that he had not heard before surged into his ears, such as the ¡®rustling¡¯ sound of a bug burrowing into the ground in the medicinal field. It was as if it was ringing in his ears, and he could hear it so clearly.


    Su Chen was both surprised and delighted. This was the first time he felt that the time he had spent in this cultivation world was not wasted. It was so different from the rest of the world.


    Su Chen carefully savored the changes in his body. If he stayed still, he would be able to sense things that were happening around him, within a range of a few hundred feet. This feeling of being able to sense everything made Su Chen infatuated.


    Now he understood it was quite a success for him to reach the fourth stage of the Body Refinement realm.


    He could not help but think that even at the fourth stage, it was already so awesome! Then, what kind of wonderful feeling would the sixth stage and the tenth stage have?


    Just as Su Chen experienced the mystery brought by refining his body, he decided to experiment with his current strength.


    Then, he took out the 10-centimeter-thick wooden board. He decided to test the strength with this board.


    Su Chen¡¯s eyes were fixed on the wooden board, and he was about to throw a punch. However, when he threw his punch, even before his fist touched the wooden board, there was a loud ¡®pang¡¯ sound!


    The board shattered into pieces.


    Su Chen was stunned and stopped his fist in mid-air.


    At this moment, Su Chen shook the sawdust off his hand. ¡°It seems that my body strength has indeed increased quite a bit.¡±


    He could clearly feel the strength and benefits brought by the increase in his cultivation.


    After that, Su Chen felt a little regretful.


    He now had the Herb Modification System, but it was a pity that he could not cultivate Qi. After all, if he could cultivate Qi with the Herb Modification System, then his cultivation would definitely increase by leaps and bounds!


    Moreover, the various herbs that he needed to refine his body in the future were not available in this dilapidated medicinal garden.


    Suddenly, several words popped up in Su Chen¡¯s mind.


    ¡®The medicinal garden of the Pill Peak!¡¯


    There were herbs that he needed to refine his body in the future in that place.


    Moreover, he had not obtained the seed of the tier 2 Meridian Unblocking Herb.


    At this moment, Su Chen¡¯s gaze focused as he said, ¡°I have to go to Pill Peak medicinal garden!¡±

 Chapter 5

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    After tidying up in the wooden house, Su Chen headed to the Pill Peak medicinal garden once again.


    On the way, he met two disciples dressed in white robes. He took a few more glances and discovered that there was a word ¡®Pill¡¯ on their backs!


    He suddenly recalled the figure that he saw at the medicinal garden.


    ¡°The last time I saw that faint silhouette, it really was elder Liu! But why did elder Liu steal the herbs?¡±


    A moment later, he arrived at the entrance of the Pill Peak medicinal garden.


    He looked inside, and just like the last time, he observed for a while.


    This time, there was still no one in it. Su Chen no longer hesitated and stepped into the medicinal garden.


    He walked towards the exquisite little house. The decorations in the little house were very simple. There was a table, a bed, and a rice vat.


    Just as he was about to rummage through the herb seeds¡­ Suddenly, a flurry of footsteps came from outside the herb garden.


    ¡°Could it be! Someone is here to steal the herbs again?¡±


    At this moment, Su Chen glanced at the rice vat beside him. Without hesitation, he immediately hid inside and did not move.


    As the footsteps approached¡­


    ¡°Cough, cough, cough¡­¡±


    Su Chen¡¯s ears picked up a weak coughing sound.


    At this moment, Su Chen¡¯s five senses were extremely sharp. He felt that this person was probably injured!


    Then¡­


    Wham!


    The door of the small room was opened. Su Chen only heard a series of faint footsteps as this person walked towards the bed.


    Then, the air was filled with the smell of blood!


    At this moment, Su Chen was very nervous.


    ¡°Could it be that the eccentric elder has returned? Is he injured?¡±


    ¡°The Pure Yang sect¡¯s medicinal garden¡¯s elder has returned with injuries? Why would he be injured?¡±


    Su Chen was shocked.


    At this moment, outside the herb garden, a clear voice sounded.


    ¡°Elder Lee, I have been ordered to come here for medicinal herbs!¡± A disciple was shouting from outside.


    ¡°Scram!¡± Elder Lee shouted in a low voice. His voice was very weak, but Su Chen could still hear it.


    Then, a powerful aura spread out.


    ¡°Huh? Who is it?!¡±


    Right after Elder Lee released his aura, he suddenly felt that his aura was blocked.


    Elder Lee instantly realized that there was someone else in the room!


    At this moment, Su Chen¡¯s face suddenly darkened.


    His palms were sweating, and the sweat on his forehead flowed down to his cheeks. Just as it was about to drip into the vat, he reached out and wiped it away.


    ¡°That was close!¡±


    Su Chen was secretly glad that he did not make a sound.


    However, Elder Lee¡¯s eyes froze. He looked directly at the rice vat.


    ¡°Come out.¡±


    At this moment, Su Chen, who was in the vat, covered his mouth and held his breath. He did not make a sound, nor did he respond to Elder Lee¡¯s request.


    At this moment of stalemate, suddenly, Elder Lee sat by the bed, stretched out his hand, and slapped the rice vat!


    Boom!


    A loud sound could be heard as the rice vat exploded.


    If it was an ordinary Qi Refinement realm disciple or even a Foundation Establishment realm disciple, they would definitely die from this slap.


    At this moment, the instant the rice vat exploded. Su Chen patted the dust off his body and walked out from the dust.


    Elder Lee¡¯s breathing was weak and his face was pale. Moreover, there were many healing herbs on the table behind him. He had taken these herbs from the medicinal garden, and there was still some soil left on them!


    Elder Lee actually took the healing herbs from the sect¡¯s medicinal garden without permission?


    At this moment, Su Chen¡¯s expression did not change, but he was actually extremely surprised.


    After seeing the herbs on the table, Su Chen began to plan in his heart. Su Chen knew that Elder Lee was not happy at this moment, so he did not do anything to provoke him.


    At this moment, Elder Lee¡¯s eyes flashed with a bright light. Looking at the person who walked out from the smoke and dust unscathed, his heart was shocked!


    ¡°What¡¯s going on? Even if I¡¯m heavily injured, the power of my palm strike is enough to kill even a Foundation Establishment realm disciple. But this fourth stage Body Refinement realm cultivator actually received my palm strike, and walked out as if he was fine!¡±


    At this moment, his face was gloomy. It was obvious that he had the intention to kill this low-level disciple who had appeared in his room.


    Seeing that Su Chen was only looking at him, he did not say anything.


    Elder Lee¡¯s heart was also beating fast. If he let this kid out alive, and if the kid revealed that he took herbs without permission, then he would be in trouble.


    Elder Lee¡¯s face was pale as he pretended to be calm and asked, ¡°Why did you hide in my room? What¡¯s your purpose?!¡±


    At this moment, Su Chen also did not expect that the effects of the body refinement would be so obvious. He was actually fine after taking the elder¡¯s palm strike.


    He cupped his hands slightly and said in a neutral manner, ¡°Greetings, Elder Lee. This junior has come to ask for some herb seeds.¡±


    After saying that, he intentionally glanced at the herbs on the table.


    Seeing Su Chen¡¯s actions, Elder Lee was also slightly startled.


    Do you want to threaten me?


    Herb seeds? What use do you have for the seeds!?


    Now that Elder Lee was seriously injured, although this kid was only at the fourth stage of the Body Refinement realm, his physical body was ridiculously strong. Although he was an elder, Elder Lee could not understand why a mere fourth-stage Body Refinement realm cultivator could receive a palm from him and survive!


    One had to know that if he was not injured, even if he was at the golden core realm, taking a palm from him would also cause a great loss of vitality.


    Now, although he was heavily injured, it was still as easy as squeezing an ant to kill a fourth-stage Body Refinement realm cultivator with a palm strike.


    However, why was this disciple so terrifying?


    Could it be¡­ This kid had some protective magical treasure?


    Then, Elder Lee gave Su Chen a deep look.


    After weighing the pros and cons, Elder Lee said indifferently, ¡°I can give you the herb seeds, but you have to pretend that you didn¡¯t see anything here.¡±


    When Su Chen heard this, his heart graudally calmed down.


    It seemed that Elder Lee¡¯s injuries were quite serious. Otherwise, how could he let me off when I found out that he had stolen the sect¡¯s herbs?


    ¡°Senior, I didn¡¯t see anything. I have healing medicine that can greatly alleviate senior¡¯s injuries.¡±


    As Su Chen spoke, he slowly took out the Snow Lotus Pills!


    Just as Su Chen took out the pills¡­ A rich medicinal fragrance drifted out.


    Suddenly, Elder Lee¡¯s eyes flashed. As one of the ten great alchemists of the Tianluo Kingdom and the chief alchemist of the Pill Star Pavilion, his cultivation had already reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. He had seen all kinds of medicinal pills before.


    If it was not for the old fellow in the pavilion plotting against him, he would have not fallen in terms of his realm. After that, he was chased by his enemies and had no choice but to hide in the Pure Yang sect to guard the medicinal garden. He originally wanted to enter the medicinal garden and refine medicine again, but the medicinal herbs here were too young and were completely unsuitable. They simply did not have the right number of years.


    Once, he went out to look for herbs that could restore his realm. However, he did not expect that there would be a guardian divine beast near the herbs. He tried all means but failed to obtain it. He could not defeat the divine beast and retreated back to the Pure Yang sect.


    However, this pill, why did it feel so different?!


    Elder Lee was secretly shocked.


    Then, he said, ¡°Bring it over¡­ the herb seed is in the cabinet on your left.¡±


    After getting the Snow Lotus Pill, Elder Lee studied it carefully. His face revealed a look of understanding.


    Without saying anything else, he swallowed the Snow Lotus Pill and began to heal his wounds.


    When Su Chen saw this, he rummaged through the cabinet, looking for the seed of the Meridian Unblocking Herb¡­


    In a moment, he found the seed of the Meridian Unblocking Herb and the seed of the Green Jade Grass.


    He cupped his hands slightly towards Elder Lee.


    Without disturbing him, he walked out. At this time, Elder Lee was meditating to heal his wounds.


    He opened his eyes slightly and looked at Su Chen¡¯s departing figure with a slightly complicated expression..

 Chapter 6

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    After Su Chen returned to the herb garden of the Tempered Spirit Peak.


    Sitting by the stone table, he was secretly shocked.


    Fortunately, during this period of time, he had been constantly cultivating his body, making his body hard and tough. Otherwise, he would definitely not be able to withstand Elder Liu¡¯s palm strike.


    After the shock passed, Su Chen looked at the seed of the tier 2 Meridian Unblocking Herb and the Green Jade Grass seeds. He revealed a smile.


    ¡°The harvest is not bad.¡±


    After that, he came to the small house and planted the Meridian Unblocking Herb.


    ¡°Modifying the year of the Meridian Unblocking Herb to¡­ 50 years!¡±


    The Meridian Unblocking Herb needed 180 years to mature, and it would take me four days!


    Su Chen looked at the Meridian Unblocking Herb with a face full of anticipation as it slowly sprouted. He thought about whether he could cultivate Qi after he consumed the fully matured Meridian Unblocking Herb?


    Just thinking about it made him a little excited.


    Su Chen thought that he could not afford to waste these four days, and proceeded to plant the Green Jade Grass.


    The Green Jade Grass required 80 years to reach its optimum age. Its effect is to remove the impurities in the body and widen the meridians.


    ¡®I¡¯ll increase everything by 50 years. I¡¯ll wait for them to reach their optimum age, then I can continue to grow stronger,¡¯ Su Chen thought to himself.


    Now, the Bone Forging Grass alone is no longer enough for Su Chen to quickly improve his cultivation. He needed other herbs to assist him.


    After doing all this, Su Chen returned to his room to rest for the night.


    At the same time¡­


    Pure Yang sect, Alchemy Hall, Wang clan branch.


    In the secret room, the Wang clan¡¯s grand elder was announcing a piece of news that he had spent a lot of effort to obtain.


    The sect had hidden a high-grade spirit vein in the abandoned Tempered Spirit Peak! Also, there was only one outer sect disciple guarding the mountain range.


    After conquering the mountain range, the Wang clan¡¯s bloodline would definitely rise.


    After saying this explosive piece of news, those who had obtained the benefits of a high-grade spirit vein were all well aware of the importance of it.


    Immediately, discussions broke out¡­


    However, immediately after, the grand elder said, ¡°The various clans in the sect are still not aware of this matter and we cannot reveal it. If our Wang clan were to obtain this place, even if others were to discover the spirit vein in the future, they would not be able to say anything. Old Fifth, among us, your cultivation method to conceal your aura is the most profound. Go and investigate to confirm if this matter is true or not.¡±


    At this moment, Old Fifth walked out from the crowd. He was as skinny as a stick. In addition to his stooped body, he was no more than 1.5 meters tall. His hair was disheveled, and his snow-white long hair covered his face. One could not see his appearance clearly.


    After hearing the words of the grand elder, two rays of sharp light shot out from his disheveled hair, immediately causing one to feel an icy cold chill.


    ¡°Yes, Grand Elder.¡± His words were powerless and seemed lifeless. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared in front of everyone and floated towards the medicinal garden where Su Chen was.


    Along the way, Old Fifth calmly avoided the detection of some elders and the sect¡¯s patrolling disciples and arrived outside the medicinal garden.


    He took out a feng shui compass-like magic tool from his pocket and carefully walked around the mountain range of the Tempered Spirit Peak. When he reached a mountain wall, the magic tool emitted a ray of green light.


    After confirming that there was indeed a spirit vein here, his eyes flashed with excitement.


    Then, he turned his head to look at the small wooden house where Su Chen was. His eyes were filled with killing intent. It was easy to kill him.


    However, for a sect disciple to die in the sect for no apparent reason would definitely cause a disturbance. When he thought of the grand elder saying that he could not attract the attention of others, he suppressed the killing intent in his heart and floated away.


    The next morning, after Su Chen got up, he immediately went to the back of the house to check on the herbs.


    He saw that the Meridian Unblocking Herb was completely dark green, with three thin and long leaves growing randomly.


    In the Hundred Herb Diagram, the Meridian Unblocking Herb that was at its optimal age would have nine leaves, and some of them would turn dark green in color.


    Seeing that the Meridian Unblocking Herb had three leaves, it was still far from reaching its best year.


    Su Chen stepped forward and said, ¡°Modify the Meridian Unblocking Herb¡­ 50 years!¡±


    After modifying the Meridian Unblocking Herb, Su Chen simultaneously modified the Green Jade Grass to 30 years later. Then, he quietly waited for them to reach their optimum age.


    Then, Su Chen did not waste any time.


    He busied himself with a piece of Bone Forging Grass at the back of the house.


    He brought a large amount of Bone Forging Grass back into the house and he threw them into the wooden barrel one by one.


    Although the Bone Forging Grass was no longer of much help to Su Chen, it could still be useful in the end.


    In the few days that he was waiting for the Meridian Unblocking Herb to mature, Su Chen used the Bone Forging Grass to fuse with water, and he soaked in large amounts every day.


    According to Su Chen¡¯s idea, since the quality of the herb could not keep up, then he could only rely on quantity! If he was exposed to large amounts of these Bone Forging Grass, it would also have an effect.


    Just like that, in these few days, without realizing it, his cultivation had already reached the peak of the Body Refinement realm, the fourth stage. He was about to break through to the next stage.


    At this moment, the Meridian Unblocking Herb that Su Chen had modified had finally matured.


    Of course, two days ago, the Green Jade Grass had already reached its optimal age. However, with the experience of the Bone Forging Grass, Su Chen decided to put aside the matured Green Jade Grass for now. He would wait for all the seeds to reach their optimal age before soaking them together.


    Right now, he was still most concerned about the tier 2 Meridian Unblocking Herb. After all, this concerned whether or not he could cultivate Qi.


    Su Chen looked at the pulse-soothing herb whose nine leaves had turned dark green.


    [Ding! The host has modified the recipe for a tier 2 herb for the first time. Reward: Three Elemental Powder formula.]


    Just as Su Chen was about to pluck the Meridian Unblocking Herb, the crisp voice of the system sounded at the same time.


    ¡°Three Elemental Powder formula?¡±


    At this moment, Su Chen recalled that the system had given him a formula when he modified the tier 1 Bone Forging Grass. This time, the system had given him a recipe for the tier 2 Meridian Unblocking Herb. Did that mean that there would be a reward after modifying a tier 3 herb?


    At this moment, Su Chen carefully looked at the formula that suddenly appeared in his hand.


    [Three Elemental Powder: Requires Tier 2 Meridian Unblocking Herb as the main ingredient¡­ By mixing different types of herbs, it has the effect of blocking spiritual Qi circulation.]


    After looking at the formula, Su Chen was slightly disappointed. This formula was unable to help him improve and become stronger.


    Then, he casually stuffed the formula into his storage space.


    His eyes stared straight at this best-aged Meridian Unblocking Herb. After picking the Meridian Unblocking Herb, the fragrance of the medicine assaulted his nostrils as he looked at the dark green herb.


    Without any hesitation, Su Chen picked a leaf and swallowed it.


    He activated the Qi cultivation technique that he had learned before, which could help cultivators sense Qi.


    The Qi cultivation technique was a basic cultivation technique that all immortal cultivators in the Central Plains continent had to learn. With this cultivation technique, they could find the sense of Qi and store it in their bodies. Only after accumulating Qi for a long time could they cultivate Qi.


    After eating the Meridian Unblocking Herb and circulating the Qi cultivation technique, Su Chen realized that he did not feel anything.


    Then, he swallowed the entire Meridian Unblocking Herb. He circulated the Qi cultivation technique over and over again.


    As time passed, the sky gradually darkened. Su Chen suddenly opened his eyes, and there was a trace of disappointment in his eyes.


    After a whole day of hard work, the tier 2 Meridian Unblocking Herb still could not allow him to sense Qi.


    Su Chen then thought, ¡®Could it be that one Meridian Unblocking Herb wasn¡¯t enough?¡¯


    However, it did not take long for him to overturn this idea. Other people could sense Qi even without the help of Meridian Unblocking Herb, but he still could not sense it with the help of the best-aged Meridian Unblocking Herb. Then, it was not the Meridian Unblocking Herb¡¯s problem, it was his own problem!


    Looking at the path of Qi refinement, it was impossible for him to walk on it now. After confirming that he could not walk on the path of Qi refinement, Su Chen was not dejected. Instead, he was full of fighting spirit.


    Su Chen thought, ¡®If I can¡¯t cultivate Qi, then I¡¯ll cultivate my body. What I don¡¯t lack at all are herbs.¡¯


    Looking at the seeds of Meridian Unblocking Herb on the ground, these good things could not be wasted. He would ripen these to their optimal age, and it would be good to exchange them for spirit stones or spirit items.


    He collected the seeds, planted all of them, and modified them to 50 years later.


    After finishing the Meridian Unblocking Herb, Su Chen looked at the Green Jade Grass all over the ground. He began to harvest diligently.


    It took Su Chen a full two hours just to harvest these Green Jade Grass..

 Chapter 7

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    After Su Chen finished harvesting all the Green Jade Grass, he began the long purification work.


    He took the Green Jade Grass stalks and placed them on the bucket, starting to mobilize all the muscles in his body to squeeze out the juice with all his strength.


    This time, Su Chen decided to use all the Green Jade Grass that he had planted to improve himself.


    Of course, the seeds of the Green Jade Grass were also recycled.


    After his unremitting efforts, he finally had a bucket of Green Jade Grass juice. Su Chen felt the vigorous medicinal strength of this barrel of Green Jade Grass and was very satisfied.


    He did not hesitate to directly enter the barrel.


    The moment Su Chen entered the barrel¡­ A surge of medicinal strength that was like a monstrous wave crashed into his body.


    Then, he only felt pain. The medicinal strength in his body was crazily attacking all of Su Chen¡¯s meridians. As the medicinal strength continued to wash away, he suddenly felt that some shackles in his body had been broken.


    Right at this moment, suddenly, a clear and crisp sound rang out in Su Chen¡¯s mind.


    [Ding! Congratulations to the host for breaking through to the fifth stage of the Body Refinement realm. The rewards are being distributed¡­ Obtained one incomplete chapter of the Four Symbols Body Refinement Technique, the Tiger Movement chapter.]


    In the Central Plains, there were two types of cultivation techniques.


    The first type was the Qi refining cultivation technique, which was used by Qi refining cultivators to control the ¡®spiritual Qi vortex¡¯ that was condensed from the ¡®spiritual Qi¡¯ in their bodies.


    The second type was the body refinement cultivation technique. There was no doubt that this was used by Body Refinement realm cultivators and was used for body refining.


    Following that, a stream of information was transmitted into Su Chen¡¯s mind.


    Of the incomplete Four Symbols Body Refinement Technique, there were the Tiger Movement, the Soaring Dragon, the Zhu Xiang, and the Profound Guardian Techniques.


    On top of the incomplete chapters of the Four Symbols, there was only the Tiger Movement Technique cultivation method. Moreover, it seemed to be extremely difficult to cultivate. In addition, it also mentioned that cultivating this method would consume a lot of energy.


    Su Chen hesitated for a moment. When he saw the words ¡®consume a lot of energy¡¯, his eyes immediately revealed a resolute look. With the system, he decided that there was nothing to be afraid of.


    Following the instructions, he began the breathing method. Su Chen crouched down in a strange position in the jade green medicinal liquid. It was just a simple movement, but he was already drenched in sweat. His body could not help but tremble slightly as if he was enduring great pain.


    ¡°Whew¡­ whew¡­ whew¡­¡±


    Enduring all kinds of pain, Su Chen tried his best to align his breathing and movements with his mind. His muscles trembled, and even his bones creaked as they rubbed against each other due to this strange movement.


    From afar, he looked like a ferocious beast that was about to launch an attack. His movements were strong and powerful as if he could unleash a fatal blow at any time.


    This was the first position in the Tiger Movement chapter.


    In less than an hour, Su Chen¡¯s body went limp and he collapsed into the medicinal liquid. He panted heavily, but his eyes were full of surprise and joy. Although it was not long, he could feel the benefits of this position.


    This position not only strengthened his body but also greatly improved his control over his strength. This was the benefit of the Four Symbols Body Refinement Technique!


    Su Chen lay in the medicinal liquid with a pair of bright and deep eyes that faintly revealed a trace of happiness. Slowly, he fell asleep in the medicinal liquid.


    A trace of light blue appeared in the sky, and Su Chen woke up in the medicinal liquid.


    Of course, the first thing he did after waking up was to go to the back of the house to modify the year of the herbs. The Green Jade Grass would mature after a modification of 30 years.


    He could continue soaking at night.


    After soaking in the Green Jade Grass liquid for a night, Su Chen¡¯s body had strengthened by quite a lot.


    Su Chen threw two punches and felt that his entire body was nimble and light. It felt great!


    ¡°Let¡¯s try the Tiger Movement Technique!¡±


    As soon as he thought of it, the first position of the Tiger Movement chapter appeared in his mind. He crouched down and got into the strange posture.


    ¡°Whew¡­ whew¡­¡±


    Adjusting the rhythm of his breathing, he slowly moved up and down. It had only been a short while, but he was already drenched in sweat.


    ¡°Persevere! Persevere!¡± He chanted silently.


    Even if it was difficult, he could feel the benefits of the technique.


    The sun rose and set, and in a day¡¯s time, Su Chen had repeated the routine less than 80 times. In a trance, he felt that he had already touched the threshold of the sixth stage of the Body Refinement realm.


    Sweat had already blurred his eyes and dripped into the ground. If anyone saw his strange posture at this time, they would definitely mock him. They would surely think that he was just pretending.


    The sky gradually darkened, and Su Chen¡¯s slow movements and breathing were like a lurking ferocious beast, ready to explode at any time.


    ¡°Hold on! Hold on!¡±


    At this moment, Su Chen could no longer hear anything around him. All he could hear was the sound of breathing and the friction between his bones. He only knew that he was about to break through!


    Not long after¡­


    Crackle!


    A crisp sound rang out from every joint in his body, especially in the quiet medicinal garden.


    ¡°I¡¯ve broken through!¡± He flipped himself up and glanced at himself.


    After breaking through to the sixth stage of the Body Refinement realm, both the toughness of his muscles and his control over his strength had been greatly improved.


    Su Chen stretched his body, feeling immensely satisfied.


    At this moment, Su Chen was still in the Green Jade Grass liquid. However, after a short while, he realized that he could not feel the Green Jade Grass medicinal liquid when it entered his body!


    This¡­


    What was going on?


    This Green Jade Grass could be used at least until he reached the eighth layer of the Body Refinement realm. Now that he was only at the sixth layer of the Body Refinement realm, it was already ineffective?!


    What was the reason behind this?


    Su Chen, who was in the Green Jade Grass¡¯s medicinal liquid, revealed a trace of doubt on his face.


    He was deep in thought and suddenly thought of something.


    Could it be that after the cultivation of the Tiger Movement, he had expanded his veins and arteries to an extent, and the Green Jade Grass could no longer help him?


    Looks like the system had really given him something good this time.


    Moreover, this Tiger Movement was only an incomplete chapter. The rest of it must be shocking, right?!


    He still needed more high-grade herbs to continue on the path of body refinement.


    Thinking of this, Su Chen already had a plan in mind¡­.

 Chapter 8

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    At this time, Su Chen was perfecting the plan in his mind.


    First, he went to look for Elder Liu of the Alchemy Hall. Of course, he still needed to make some preparations before he went to look for the elder.


    Su Chen took out the Three Elemental Powder formula and carefully followed it. He started to concoct the Three Elemental Powder.


    After several failures, Su Chen finally concocted two sets of Three Elemental Powder. Everything was ready, and he simply packed up.


    Su Chen headed straight for the Alchemy Hall.


    On his way there, he met the two Alchemy Hall disciples who came to the medicinal garden to collect medicine a few days ago. Su Chen ignored them and walked straight past them.


    One of them had a keen sense and seemed to have noticed that Su Chen was different from before. ¡°Eh? This Su Chen¡­¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Maybe it¡¯s just an illusion. I just felt that Su Chen¡¯s cultivation level had increased quite a bit.¡±


    ¡°Hahahaha, it must be an illusion. You¡¯ve been cultivating too diligently recently, so much so that you¡¯re hallucinating.¡±


    ¡­


    Su Chen did not know about the discussions behind him. At this moment, he had already arrived outside the Alchemy Hall.


    The person on duty was a young outer sect disciple wearing a plain-colored long robe. Su Chen glanced at his outer sect senior brother who was sitting upright and looking straight ahead. He walked forward and coughed lightly. ¡°Senior brother, I¡¯m here to look for Elder Liu.¡±


    ¡°Oh, eh? You are¡­ Su Chen.¡± This outer sect senior brother glanced at Su Chen and seemed to have recovered from his reverie. His eyes widened in disbelief.


    ¡°Yes. Is there a problem?¡± Su Chen was somewhat puzzled. This senior brother looked very familiar, but from memory, he could not recall such a person.


    ¡°Oh, no problem. Elder Liu is refining pills in the high-grade alchemy room today. He should be coming out soon.¡± After saying this, the outer sect executive disciple no longer looked at Su Chen.


    The outer sect disciple knew Su Chen because just two days ago, Elder Wang¡¯s branch of the Alchemy Hall had secretly discussed a matter regarding Su Chen.


    A few days ago, when Elder Wang came back from his investigation at night, he announced an important piece of news to his branch of the clan. At the same time, he solemnly requested for it to be kept a secret. When he thought of Elder Wang¡¯s expression at that time, his entire body trembled.


    Hidden below Su Chen¡¯s dilapidated medicinal was an upper-grade spirit vein!


    When this news came out, the Wang clan¡¯s branch of the clan immediately went into an uproar. Possessing an upper-grade spirit vein had too many benefits.


    Not only would one be able to build a pill refining room after obtaining this upper-grade spirit vein, one would also be able to cultivate medicinal herbs on top of the spirit vein. Through guidance, the medicinal herbs would grow even more vigorously. One would also be able to cultivate faster on top of the spirit vein.


    The Alchemy Hall was situated on top of a middle-grade spirit vein. The elders of the sect had even used their divine abilities to draw spiritual energy into the ground, establishing many pill refining rooms.


    In the Central Plains, the quality of the spirit vein was divided from low to high, which were the low-grade, middle-grade, high-grade, and top-grade. High-grade spirit veins were rare.


    The Wang family was waiting, waiting for their own genius to come out of seclusion. He was ranked 11th on the outer sect¡¯s prodigy list, and is at the peak of the ninth stage of the Qi Refinement realm, Wang Yucheng.


    It would not be easy to attract the attention of the higher-ups to have the juniors seize control of Su Chen¡¯s medicinal field.


    This was a spiritual vein that was related to the rise of their Wang clan, so they naturally had to be extremely cautious.


    At this moment, Su Chen was waiting in the great hall of the Alchemy Hall. He could not rashly go directly to the pill refining room to look for Elder Liu. If he were to directly enter the pill refining room and reveal his purpose, Elder Liu would definitely not spare him.


    However, in this place where disciples came and went, Elder Liu did not dare to openly make a move against him.


    Just as Su Chen was bored to death¡­ An old man walked out of the high-grade pill refining room with a face full of joy.


    Su Chen recognized this old man from his body size. He was Elder Liu.


    Therefore, Su Chen went forward and cupped his hands slightly. ¡°Greetings, Elder Liu. This disciple has something important to discuss.¡±


    At this moment, Elder Liu was also slightly stunned.


    ¡°Oh? What is it?¡±


    At this moment, Su Chen went forward and whispered into Elder Liu¡¯s ear, ¡°A few days ago, at the Pill Peak¡¯s medicinal garden¡­¡±


    After hearing what Su Chen said, Elder Liu¡¯s expression turned cold, and his aura suddenly erupted as he glared at Su Chen.


    ¡®How did this brat know that I went to the Pill Peak¡¯s medicinal garden to steal herbs a few days ago!? At that time, I should have been very careful and not been discovered by anyone.¡¯


    At this moment, Su Chen suddenly felt a pressure assaulting him, but his expression was calm as he looked around.


    Elder Liu¡¯s expression was gloomy at this moment, and killing intent flashed through his eyes. After all, it was difficult for him to explain if he killed a sect disciple in front of everyone.


    Then, he retracted his aura and stared at Su Chen.


    After Su Chen sensed the change in Elder Liu¡¯s aura, he slowly said, ¡°Elder Liu, don¡¯t be anxious. I just want you to accompany me to the Pill Peak medicinal garden to get some herb seeds.¡±


    When Elder Liu heard Su Chen¡¯s conditions, he thought to himself, ¡®Is it that simple? This time, I will comply with his demands. Obtaining some seeds was not a difficult matter. This brat has something on me. I must find an opportunity to get rid of it so as to prevent future trouble.


    Elder Liu weighed his options and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll accompany you on this trip. This is the only time.¡±


    Hearing this, Su Chen naturally knew that Elder Liu was scheming in his heart.


    With a calm expression, he said, ¡°Thank you, Elder Liu.¡±


    After saying this, Su Chen led the way in front. He naturally chose the path to the Pill peak medicinal garden that was more crowded with people.


    Along the way, Elder Liu did not say much and just followed Su Chen.


    After arriving at the entrance of the Pill Peak medicinal garden, Su Chen made an inviting gesture. Seeing this, Elder Liu did not say anything and walked in.


    At this moment, Elder Lee was in the medicinal garden.


    When he saw Elder Liu, he wanted to greet him, but when he saw Su Chen behind him, his expression turned slightly cold as he coldly snorted, ¡°Hmph.¡±


    He thought that Su Chen had leaked the news and that he had violated the sect¡¯s rules by picking healing medicines, and that he brought Elder Liu here to threaten him.


    When Elder Liu saw Elder Lee¡¯s cold attitude towards him, he also suspected that Su Chen had already revealed that he had stolen medicinal herbs.


    His expression was slightly awkward.


    However, he still had to be polite. ¡°Elder Lee, how have you been? I have come this time to ask for some herb seeds for this young man.¡±


    When he heard this, Elder Lee was slightly stunned.


    He thought to himself, ¡®Isn¡¯t he here to denounce me? This brat didn¡¯t mention this to anyone?¡¯


    ¡°I do have quite a few herb seeds here.¡± After saying this, he shot a meaningful glance at Su Chen.


    At this moment, Su Chen was listening to the conversation between the two elders. He suddenly took out a Three Elemental Powder and handed it to Elder Lee.


    Then, he glanced at Elder Liu beside him and said, ¡°Elder Lee, I left in a hurry last time. This is a pill that can speed up the circulation of inner breath. It¡¯s good for cultivation!¡±


    Seeing Su Chen¡¯s hint, Elder Lee was furious. However, since Elder Liu was here, he could act rashly. He took the pill and examined it carefully.


    At this moment, when Elder Liu heard that Su Chen had a pill that could speed up the circulation of his inner breath, he could not help but feel a little curious.


    Just as he was considering whether he ask about it, Su Chen took out another Three Elemental Powder and said to Elder Liu, ¡°I have another one here. Elder Liu, do you want to try it?¡±


    After saying that, he shot a meaningful glance at Elder Liu.


    At this moment, Elder Liu suddenly felt that something was not quite right. If this was a pill that could speed up the circulation of his inner breath, why would Su Chen use Elder Lee to threaten him?


    If I did not eat the pill, would he tell Elder Liu about the matter of me stealing the herbs? what kind of tricks is this kid playing again? However, a mere sixth stage Body Refinement realm medicinal pill, even if it was poison, it wouldn¡¯t be able to harm me.


    After that, with a calm expression, he took the Three Elemental Powder and swallowed it.


    After Elder Lee studied the medicinal pill for a while, he felt that there was not any problem. After all, he was the number one alchemist in the Tianluo Kingdom. If there was something wrong with the medicinal pill, he would definitely be able to see it at a glance. Moreover, Elder Liu already consumed the pill.


    Elder Lee pondered for a moment longer before he also consumed the Three Elemental Powder.


    ¡­.

 Chapter 9

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Su Chen saw that the two elders had taken the Three Elemental Powder, he was able to relax slightly.


    He believed that by using the formula given by the Herb Modification System, he would definitely be able to restrain the two elders.


    He was confident because he saw that Elder Lee had fully recovered from his injuries. In fact, it was almost impossible to tell that he had been seriously injured before. This proved that the healing formula given by the system was very effective, and this gave Su Chen confidence for the Three Elemental Powder¡¯s effectiveness.


    After that, Su Chen did not say any more nonsense. He took the body refinement herbs that he needed and left in a hurry.


    At this moment, the two elders also had their own ulterior motives. They looked at Su Chen as he left, and killing intent flashed in their eyes.


    They did not know what the effects of the Three Elemental Powder were.


    After Su Chen returned to the medicinal garden, he immediately planted the seed of the Purple Jade Flower that he had just obtained.


    He modified it to 50 years later.


    After doing this, Su Chen began cultivation for the second stance of the Tiger Movement Technique.


    After the previous body-refining cultivation, Su Chen could barely use the second stance to cultivate.


    ¡°Whew¡­ Whew¡­¡±


    His body trembled slowly. Even the slightest movement would bring him endless pain. All the muscles in his body seemed to be torn apart. Every bone in his body was giving out sounds of protest.


    Su Chen gritted his teeth and persevered with all his might.


    There were no shortcuts on the path of body refinement. If one wanted to improve quickly, one would have to endure the pain brought about by rapid improvement. This kind of pain was not something an ordinary person could endure.


    The sky gradually brightened. Under the ancient tree, Su Chen slightly propped up his body. He was like a beast that had already awoken, ready to pounce on his prey at any moment.


    Crackle!


    Following a series of crisp sounds, Su Chen¡¯s body shook rhythmically.


    ¡°Whew¡­¡±


    With both hands propped up, Su Chen stood up and casually moved his hands and feet. He carefully experienced the benefits of the second stance of the Tiger Movement Technique.


    ¡°Not bad!¡±


    After a few days of cultivation, he felt that his strength and toughness had increased. Naturally, he was satisfied.


    After resting for a while, Su Chen began to meditate to recover the energy and stamina he had consumed during the night.


    Four hours later, in the small house¡­


    A human figure was sitting cross-legged in a large wooden barrel. Inside the barrel was a steaming hot purple liquid. The air was filled with a strong herbal scent.


    The human figure was Su Chen. The purple liquid was extracted from the modified Purple Jade Flower. This flower was completely purple, like a sort of jewel. At first glance, it looked like a jade carving that was crystal clear. There were a few purple leaves hanging on it, at the top was a brilliant purple flower.


    The effect of the Purple Jade Flower was to stimulate the growth of the body¡¯s strength.


    Su Chen did not expect the medicinal properties to be so strong. When he was nourishing his meridians, it actually had the effect of first destroying his body¡¯s tissues, and then immediately repairing his body. In the process, it would refine his body, removing some of the impurities in the body, and it continued to strengthen his body.


    The pain almost made Su Chen collapse. However, in order to become stronger, Su Chen gritted his teeth and began to slowly practice the Tiger Movement¡¯s second stance, completing it with great difficulty.


    ¡°Ya¡­ ha¡­!¡±


    Bang!


    An explosion could be heard.


    In the small room, a man with deep eyes and a handsome face with a raised nose was in a strange position. At this moment, he was slowly getting up from the broken wooden barrel, displaying his muscular body.


    His muscles were not as obvious as those of a muscular man. On the contrary, his muscles were very well coordinated and smooth, and they gave off a sense of health and beauty. The skin of his entire body had a healthy wheat color.


    This person was Su Chen. After soaking in the medicinal liquid of the best-aged Purple Jade Flower, coupled with the cultivation of Tiger Movement Technique, Su Chen finally broke through to the peak of the seventh stage of Body Refinement realm after 12 days.


    At this moment, Su Chen felt that his entire body was filled with an endless amount of energy, and he wanted to find a place to vent. Thus, with a flash, his figure disappeared from the room.


    Within the forest on the cliff¡­


    Bang!


    Bang!!


    Bang!!!


    One could only see Su Chen smashing his fist towards a large tree. Following the loud sound of impact, the large tree continuously trembled, and large craters appeared on the surface of the tree, causing tree fragments to fly in the air.


    Su Chen jumped into the air, his body somersaulting in the air like a ferocious tiger. He used all the strength of his left hand to strike the tree trunk again. At this time, his left hand seemed to have transformed into a tiger¡¯s claw, and the entire tree trunk was smashed into pieces.


    Boom!


    The tree lost its support and fell to the ground with a loud crash! The loud sound scared the small animals in the forest. They all ran away, afraid that a disaster would befall them.


    ¡°My body is so strong! Even if I can¡¯t cultivate Qi, it¡¯s still so powerful. If I focus on body refinement and reach the Foundation Establishment realm, how much power will I have then?¡±


    The Foundation Establishment realm was divided into two categories, the Qi Refinement Foundation Establishment, and the Body Refinement Foundation Establishment. As long as one reached the Foundation Establishment realm, their lifespan would increase by 200 years.


    Qi Refinement Foundation Establishment: When one reached the peak of the ninth stage of the Qi Refinement realm, one could try to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm. Qi Refinement Foundation Establishment was the foundation of the Great Dao.


    Body Refinement Foundation Establishment: This was different from Qi refinement. After reaching the peak of the ninth stage of the Body Refinement realm, one had to draw a huge amount of spiritual energy into the body to break through and enter the Foundation Establishment realm. After nine strikes, divinity would fuse into the body, thus becoming a true immortal cultivator in the Foundation Establishment realm.


    After venting his anger, Su Chen felt like his entire body was filled with power. It felt great!


    Then, he returned to the medicinal garden and savored the improvements he had made over the past few days.


    At this moment¡­.

 Chapter 10

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Outside the medicinal garden of Tempered Spirit Peak, three figures were looking around.


    Judging from their attire, they were obviously disciples of the Alchemy Hall.


    ¡°Senior brother Wang, what should we do?¡± One of the disciples turned his gaze to the man walking at the front.


    This person was Wang Yucheng, ranked 98th in the Pure Yang sect and the outer sect.


    Hearing this disciple¡¯s words, Wang Yucheng¡¯s expression was calm.


    ¡°What¡¯s the rush? First, check the surroundings to make sure there¡¯s no one else. Then we¡¯ll go in and find that Su Chen. Asking him to hand over the medicinal garden would be as easy as turning over a palm.¡±


    His face was full of pride.


    He had done this kind of thing many times before, using his strength to suppress others. He had succeeded almost every time.


    After all, the Alchemy Hall¡¯s Wang clan¡¯s reputation was very prominent in the Pure Yang sect.


    ¡°Senior brother is right!¡±


    ¡°Senior brother Wang is indeed worthy of being the chosen one of our Wang clan. Once he obtains the spirit vein, senior brother will definitely be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm very quickly, and enter the inner sect!¡±


    The two Wang clan disciples hurriedly flattered him. However, these two disciples were not weak either, both being at the sixth stage of the Qi Refinement realm.


    Of course, they were much weaker compared to Wang Yucheng.


    Although Wang Yucheng¡¯s cultivation was two levels higher than theirs, his strength was far greater than theirs.


    After all¡­ When Wang Yucheng was at the peak of the seventh stage of the Qi Refinement realm, he had already surpassed his cultivation level and tied with a cultivator at the ninth stage!


    Right now, he was at the peak of the eighth stage of the Qi Refinement realm, and his strength had advanced another step.


    Wang Yucheng also enjoyed this kind of flattery, and he raised his head high.


    After they confirmed that there was no one around, one of the disciples kicked open the medicinal garden door.


    Instantly, Wang Yucheng¡¯s eyes lit up. Without hesitation, the three of them quickly walked in the direction of Su Chen.


    The two Wang clan disciples saw Su Chen and they shouted loudly, ¡°Su Chen. Get lost, this medicinal garden belongs to our Alchemy Hall¡¯s Wang clan!¡±


    Hearing the voice, Su Chen turned his head and glanced at them, and then ignored them.


    Seeing Su Chen¡¯s reaction, the two of them were taken aback.


    ¡°You f*cking dare to ignore our Wang clan¡¯s chosen one? Are you courting death!?¡±


    ¡°Hand over the medicinal garden and get out!¡±


    Their tone was extremely unfriendly.


    The strength of the outer sect disciples was usually much poorer than theirs. Before they came, they had already investigated and found that this Su Chen was trash who could not sense Qi.


    In a world where the strong ruled, they naturally would not be polite.


    Even if they could not kill him, they would not care about teaching the Pure Yang sect a lesson.


    Su Chen casually glanced at them and said indifferently, ¡°You said that this medicinal garden belongs to your Wang clan?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! Be smart and hand over the medicinal garden. Otherwise, don¡¯t blame us for being rude!¡±


    One of the Wang clan disciples shouted loudly, and his tone was not polite at all.


    Hearing this, Su Chen laughed lightly.


    ¡°Ha, the medicine garden was entrusted to me by the sect¡¯s elders. Do you think I¡¯ll give it to you just because you want it?¡±


    This kid¡­ actually dared to refute them!?


    At this moment, Wang Yucheng was slightly surprised. He actually did not scare this kid. After that, he waved his hand to stop the two disciples from speaking further. When the two saw this, they obediently shut their mouths.


    Before Wang Yucheng arrived, the great-grandfather had specifically warned them not to make a big deal out of this matter. It would be best if they could take the medicine garden without any conflict. If they could not take it, they would use all their strength to seize it during the inner sect trial to avoid attracting the attention of others.


    Thinking of this, he said casually, ¡°Junior brother Su, the elders in the clan have taken a liking to this medicinal garden. They want us to come to negotiate a deal with you. We would like an exchange. Junior brother, why don¡¯t you have a listen to our conditions?¡±


    Exchange?


    At this moment, Su Chen was slightly surprised. This medicinal garden was about to be abandoned. Why did the Wang clan mobilize so many people to take this medicinal garden?


    Could it be that they discovered my secret of modifying the herbs?


    No, if they discovered my secret of modifying the herbs, they would have ambushed me.


    There¡¯s still a secret hidden in the medicinal garden?


    Thinking of this, Su Chen prepared to first hear what kind of conditions this Prodigy could offer.


    ¡°In exchange for what?¡±


    At this moment, Wang Yucheng said with a face full of confidence, ¡°As long as junior martial brother Su gives up the medicinal garden, we can provide you with 100 low-grade spirit stones and all kinds of cultivation herbs. I know that you are having trouble because you can¡¯t sense Qi. Next time, when you cultivate at the Alchemy Hall, we will try to use medicinal pills to help you sense Qi.¡±


    When Su Chen heard the conditions, he was very surprised.


    These conditions were very generous.


    Although spirit stones were very precious to outer sect disciples who cultivated Qi and tempered their bodies, they were not needed for the time being.


    This was because only after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm could one absorb the rich spirit Qi contained in spirit stones.


    All in all, these 100 low-grade spirit stones were quite attractive!


    Not to mention, they also provided the herbs needed for cultivation. Although these herbs would definitely not be at the best age, he still had the system.


    However, the prerequisite for obtaining these conditions was that I had to go to the Alchemy Hall. If I¡¯m in their headquarters, I wouldn¡¯t be able to use the Herb Modification System. Otherwise, If I¡¯m discovered, I definitely wouldn¡¯t have a happy ending.


    At this moment, Su Chen¡¯s eyes flickered.


    No way! Such generous conditions¡­ This medicinal garden must be hiding a secret that I don¡¯t know about.


    This secret was definitely much more valuable than the reward that he had mentioned. Therefore, how could he give up on this medicinal garden?


    Furthermore, even if there were no secrets in this medicinal garden, Su Chen had awakened the Unlimited Modification of Herb Year System. The secrets in this medicinal garden must also be buried here forever.


    After thinking it through.


    Su Chen firmly rejected, ¡°I don¡¯t accept.¡±


    Just as Su Chen finished speaking.


    ¡°You¡¯re courting death!¡±


    One of the Wang clan¡¯s disciples immediately raised his saber. His strength suddenly erupted as he slashed towards Su Chen.


    His speed was very fast and his movements were very smooth. He did not give Su Chen any chance to react.


    However, this slash¡­ In Su Chen¡¯s eyes, it seemed extremely slow and full of loopholes.


    Su Chen shook his head indifferently and took a step to the side.


    He easily avoided this slash.


    ¡°Huh!?¡±


    Seeing that the slash missed, the disciple immediately revealed a shocked expression.


    However, before he could react, Su Chen¡¯s fist had already landed on his body.


    He only used the strength of his physical body, and he did not use his Tiger Movement Technique.


    Bang!


    ¡°Ah!¡±


    The disciple let out a miserable cry.


    Following that, the sixth stage Qi Refinement realm disciple was sent flying. After flying for more than ten meters, he fell to the ground and fainted.


    This was under the condition that Su Chen did not use his full strength. Otherwise, he would have been instantly killed with one punch.


    When Wang Yucheng saw this, he was shocked. This Su Chen did not seem to have any strength on the surface, but he was able to send the sixth stage Qi Refinement realm disciple flying with just one punch?


    Although he was a little surprised, he said coldly, ¡°You have some strength. You are not as useless as the rumors say.¡±


    Of course, he could not see through Su Chen. After all, the current level of Body Refinement realm was special. It was not something a Qi Refinement realm disciple could see through.


    However, Wang Yucheng still looked down on Su Chen.


    His eyes flashed with killing intent, but he thought of his grandfather¡¯s instructions.


    He suppressed his anger and said coldly, ¡°Su Chen, just you wait. I have a way to get you out of the Pure Yang sect.¡±


    After saying that, he snorted coldly and turned to leave.


    Su Chen shook his head and watched the so-called Prodigy of the Wang clan leave..

 Chapter 11

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Soon, as the crowd left, Su Chen¡¯s eyes flickered as he sat in the medicinal garden.


    His gaze was uncertain. What was the purpose of these people for coming here?


    Silence.


    The entire medicinal garden was silent. Even the chirping of cicadas and birds had disappeared without a trace.


    After some thought, Su Chen stood up decisively.


    No matter what, he could not just sit around and wait for death. The weak waited to die, while the strong sought survival.


    Su Chen naturally wanted to be the strong.


    ¡­


    At the same time, in the medicinal garden of Pill Peak, there was a remote, secluded mountain ridge. Unless one looked down from above, it would be very difficult for anyone to discover this place.


    Up until now, this place had yet to be discovered by anyone. Moreover, there was an extremely deep hidden array formation. Ordinary disciples who came here would only be disoriented before stepping into the array formation, and then they would be teleported out.


    Upon closer inspection, there were actually countless rare flowers and fruits ripening here. If a high-level alchemist were to pass by at this moment, he would definitely cry out in disbelief.


    That was because¡­ In the hidden corner of this mountain, a human-shaped herb had already borne fruit. This fruit¡­ was one of the rarest in the world!


    Pu!


    Suddenly, a sound rang out within the cave. Following the branches of the old tree, one could see that there was actually a cave hidden within.


    At this moment, Elder Lee was circulating his Qi to treat his injuries. However, after circulating his Qi for a long time, he found that the tendons and veins in his body were still blocked, and he spat out a mouthful of black blood.


    The black blood flew out and shot onto the wall like a sharp arrow.


    Seeing this scene, Elder Lee¡¯s eyes darkened slightly, and then he looked at the medicinal garden.


    He knew that the disciple who fed him the medicine today was the disciple of the medicinal garden¡­ Su Chen!


    ¡°Hehe¡­ Amazing, amazing! I have been using poison techniques for 30 years, but I have never seen such a strange thing,¡± in the cave, Elder Lee muttered to himself. However, his eyes were already filled with hostility.


    He had thought that this poison pill was just ordinary poison. In fact, he could even see the medicinal strength contained within the poison pill at a glance. Under such circumstances, Elder Lee dared to swallow the pill.


    After all¡­ Who would care about the poison created by a Body Refinement realm junior?


    However, very quickly, he discovered that no matter how he experimented with medicine to find a remedy, it was unable to dispel the poison¡¯s properties.


    As a result, he was unable to circulate spiritual energy in his body, and he was unable to display his full strength.


    In the past, before he was ambushed, there were only a few dozen people in the Tianluo Kingdom who could be compared to him in terms of the level of his medicine refinement. Now, even though he was weakened in this injured state, he was actually unable to dispel even the medicine of a Body Refinement realm junior!?


    Could it be that there was an expert behind Su Chen who was helping him? Otherwise, how could a Body Refinement realm junior be able to create a pill that even I am unable to dispel?


    He could not help but smile bitterly at the thought of this. Moreover, this person¡¯s method of refining medicine was even more unheard of. All he did was mix together some low-level, best-aged herbs and refine them together, yet it had such an amazing effect!


    Currently, although I can¡¯t use my spiritual power, I can¡¯t just sit around and wait for death.


    With this in mind, Elder Lee took out a few high-grade herbs and some relatively rare items.


    These high-grade herbs did not have any medicinal fragrance. Instead, they emitted a fishy stench. Even if an ordinary person smelled it, they would be immediately put down.


    He carefully took out the poisonous grass and began to concoct the Marrow Extraction Pill.


    The Marrow Extraction Pill was made of Toad Beads, Ferrying Grass¡­ After 18 rare items were refined, the outer appearance would be bright red with a strong fishy smell.


    Once consumed, one would have to take it again at regular intervals. If one did not insist on taking it, one would have to endure the inhuman pain of having one¡¯s muscles and marrow extracted. At worst, one would be paralyzed and at worst, one would die on the spot.


    Elder Lee placed these medicinal ingredients into a three-legged, bronze refining furnace that was half a meter tall.


    This bronze medicine refining furnace looked ordinary, but it emitted an ancient and unadorned aura.


    Elder Lee raised his hand, and flames immediately rose in all directions in the furnace. Tongues of fire spewed out crazily. In a moment, there seemed to be light flowing on the bronze furnace, gathering in the center.


    Elder Lee focused all his attention on controlling the temperature of the flames. Soon, those high-grade herbs were burned into a ball of ink-black liquid. The liquid slowly rolled in the flames, reflecting a faint luster.


    The flames churned even more intensely, and at this moment, Elder Lee threw other rare items into it.


    He focused all his attention on controlling the temperature of the flames. At this moment, as long as the temperature was kept high, this lump of ink-black medicinal liquid would be burned into nothingness.


    After the flames reached a certain point in the spirit world, a few white impurities suddenly appeared in the lump of ink-black liquid.


    Looking at the white impurities appearing in the liquid, Elder Lee nodded slightly. With a flick of his finger, a small lump of ink-black liquid wrapped in white impurities was expelled from the solution in the furnace.


    After expelling this ball of white impurities, more faint white impurities appeared one after another, and these impurities were all expelled by Elder Lee without exception.


    As the flames continued to burn, the ink-black medicinal liquid that was originally the size of a fist had now shrunk to only the size of a thumb. The ink-black liquid slowly rolled in the fiery-red flames, like a black pearl, surrounded by brilliance.


    After rolling in the flame for a long time, one could even see a bright red throbbing in the inky black liquid.


    A moment later, a rough outline of a medicinal pill appeared in the flame.


    Elder Lee looked calmly at the medicinal pill that had already taken shape. He nodded slightly and once again threw a stalk of herb into the furnace.


    Refining the liquid, removing the impurities, fusing with each other¡­ Elder Lee completed a few delicate and complicated steps in one go without the slightest pause.


    After the initial form of the medicinal pill¡¯s liquid collided with each other, bursts of ¡®sizzling¡¯ sounds immediately sounded out, and faint black gas surged out from the flames.


    The originally rough surface of the medicinal pill instantly became smooth and smooth, and a red luster appeared on the surface of the medicinal pill. Just looking at it gave people a sense of danger.


    Elder Lee did not stop after finishing these tasks. Instead, he warmed the medicinal pill in the furnace for nearly a quarter of an hour before the flames in the furnace slowly extinguished.


    When the flames disappeared, Elder Lee picked up a jade bottle on the table with his right hand and placed the red medicinal pill into the bottle.


    ¡°Whew¡­¡± Elder Lee let out a long sigh of relief.


    Following that, Elder Lee picked up the medicinal bottle and sniffed it. A strange medicinal fragrance was emitted.


    Of course, this Marrow Extraction Pill was modified by Elder Lee. It covered up the fishy smell and it emitted waves of medicinal fragrance.


    Elder Lee looked at the pill in the bottle and nodded in satisfaction.


    That stinky brat dared to trick me. I will definitely let you taste the pain of having your muscles and marrow extracted.


    At this moment, Su Chen was cultivating in the medicinal garden of the Tempered Spirit Peak.


    His entire body trembled and he sneezed loudly. He shook his head and said, ¡°Who is thinking of me?¡±


    After the interlude, he continued to meditate and cultivate..

 Chapter 12

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    In Yong ¡®an City, near the Pure Yang sect.


    A man had a pensive expression on his face. Behind him were two other people who were swaggering around the city.


    Along the way, many people looked at them with envy. Of course, it was not because they were handsome. It was because of the flame symbol on their robes!


    That was the symbol that represented the Pure Yang sect.


    One had to know that the Pure Yang sect was one of the three great sects within the Tianluo Kingdom. In Tianluo, they were like the sun in the sky. Their fame spread far and wide.


    Of course, they also noticed the envious gazes around them. They also enjoyed this kind of admiration, raising their heads as they walked towards a teahouse. They planned to drink some tea.


    However, just as they sat down, they could hear waves of discussion from the people around them.


    ¡°Hey, have you heard? Recently, there¡¯s an incomparably beautiful courtesan from the Heavenly Fragrance Workshop in Yong ¡®an City!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve also heard that this courtesan only sells her skills and not her body. No one has ever lifted the veil on her face. Yesterday, a wealthy merchant offered a sky-high price and wanted to meet her, but she refused!¡±


    ¡°I heard that this courtesan escaped and came here. There was a Beast Tide at the place where she was previously, so she couldn¡¯t stay any longer. That¡¯s why she ended up in Yong ¡®an City, and was taken in by the lady boss of Heavenly Fragrance Workshop.¡±


    ¡°Yes! Yes! Yes! I was lucky enough to meet that beautiful courtesan yesterday!¡± A person in the crowd said with a smug expression.


    ¡°Oh? Tell me in detail, how beautiful is she?¡±


    ¡°Cough, cough.¡± That person cleared his throat and said, ¡°Although that courtesan wore a veil to cover her face, her eyes were like silk, and her pair of delicate hands danced on the strings like butterflies. Every time she plucked the strings, it was beautiful and charming.¡±


    After saying that, the man had an intoxicated expression on his face.


    ¡°Tsk, you might as well not say anything at all!¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t even describe her properly! Did you even see her?¡±


    Those people said with ridicule.


    Although that person was very unhappy, there was nothing he could do. He really had not seen that courtesan¡¯s true appearance.


    Besides the Heavenly Fragrance Workshop¡¯s lady boss, no one had seen her before.


    The three people from the Pure Yang sect heard it clearly from the side, and their interest was immediately piqued.


    ¡°Senior brother Wang, why don¡¯t we go and take a look? Maybe that courtesan will throw herself into senior brother¡¯s arms when she sees you,¡± said the short disciple with a wretched face.


    ¡°Yeah, it would be easy for you to attract the courtesan with your looks and strength,¡± the other disciple echoed.


    Wang Yucheng listened to their flattery. Although he had been to the Heavenly Fragrance Workshop many times, those common ladies did not attract him anymore. However, he was very interested in this new courtesan.


    Then, Wang Yucheng got up and left the teahouse. He walked toward the Heavenly Fragrance Workshop.


    The two disciples also looked at each other and smiled, before hurriedly following after him.


    Soon, the three of them arrived at Heavenly Fragrance Workshop.


    They looked around and saw that around the main hall, ancient trees towered into the sky. The trees formed a shade of green. The red walls and yellow tiles were resplendent.


    It was a huge building that looked like a palace. The golden glazed tiles sparkled under the sunlight.


    At the top of the red vermilion gate hung a black sign made of gold-threaded wood. On the board, there were three big words, ¡®Heavenly Fragrance Workshop¡¯.


    When they entered, they saw a group of pretty women swaying in front of them. It was very noisy inside.


    However, at this moment, on the high platform behind them, a melodious sound of a zither was heard. In just an instant, everyone in the hall turned to look at the high platform.


    Bing, bing¡­


    The three of them also followed the sound of the zither.


    They saw a young girl with a pair of white jade-like delicate hands gently stroking the strings, emitting waves of heavenly sounds. The young girl wore a white dress that looked like a light muslin.


    She seemed to be in the fog. She seemed to be about 16 or 17 years old. Her beautiful black hair fell naturally down her shoulders. A veil covered her face, revealing only her bright and spirited eyes. She looked charming and seductive.


    With just a glance, Wang Yucheng¡¯s heart almost faltered. He stared blankly at the courtesan on the stage, lost in thought.


    The melodious sound of the zither slowly reverberated in the hall, causing people to yearn for her. It made people want to remove her veil and take a look at her peerless beauty.


    Time passed quickly, and the sound of the zither stopped, but the people below the stage were still immersed in it and did not want to wake up.


    The courtesan¡¯s gaze swept across the people below the stage. She was suddenly attracted by the flame symbol on the robes of the three people at the door.


    At this moment, when Wang Yucheng saw that the courtesan was looking toward him, he immediately raised his head and puffed out his chest. He put on a posture that he thought he was the most handsome. He stood on the spot and stared intently at the courtesan.


    When the courtesan saw this, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly.


    Although they were separated by a light veil, Wang Yucheng could still see the change in the corners of her mouth.


    He immediately thought to himself, ¡®Could it be that she has taken a liking to me?¡¯


    The song ended, and the courtesan whispered something to the maid beside her. The maid nodded repeatedly.


    Then, the maid walked to Wang Yucheng and said, ¡°Young Master, the Young Miss, Meng Qi, invites Young Master upstairs for a chat.¡±


    This made Wang Yucheng very excited. He pretended to be calm and said, ¡°Please go ahead.¡±


    As soon as he said that, everyone in the hall was shocked. Their faces showed disbelief.


    ¡°This¡­ is this for real?!¡±


    ¡°My God!¡±


    Everyone was dumbfounded.


    There was nothing they could do. Countless people wanted to meet Meng Qi and see her face. No matter how much money they offered, they could not see her face. However, this was the first time that Meng Qi had taken the initiative to invite someone.


    ¡°Wait, look at the mark on his clothes. It¡¯s from the Pure Yang sect!¡± Very quickly, someone carefully discovered that the person in front of them was actually a disciple of the Pure Yang sect.


    ¡°Sigh¡­ no wonder it made Miss Meng Qi look at him in a new light. I can¡¯t compare to him, I can¡¯t compare to him.¡±


    Amidst everyone¡¯s exclamations, Wang Yucheng followed the maid and arrived at the room where Meng Qi was.


    What he saw was that there was a purplish bookcase in the corner of the wall. The warm sunlight shone through the vermilion carved wooden window and scattered on a raised zither.


    The pink gauze curtain brought in some petals from outside the window along with the wind, gently brushing the strings of the zither. The incense burner let out curls of smoke. The gauze curtain covered the entire boudoir.


    He was intoxicated.


    Then, he saw Meng Qi sitting in front of the table like a fairy. She was sacred and inviolable. Wang Yucheng was stunned by this scene.


    Meng Qi said slowly, ¡°Young Master, please take a seat.¡±


    Then, Wang Yucheng smiled awkwardly and slowly sat down.


    ¡°Miss Meng Qi is as beautiful as a fairy. For a moment, I lost my mind.¡±


    Hearing this, Meng Qi¡¯s slender hands covered her jade-like lips and smiled.


    After chatting with Wang Yucheng for a while, it turned out that Wang Yucheng could not stop bragging about himself. Meng Qi could not help but frown slightly and hurriedly changed the topic.


    She asked, ¡°Young Master, do you know a disciple called Su Chen in the Pure Yang sect?¡±


    Wang Yucheng was originally chatting happily with Meng Qi. However, when he heard the word ¡®Su Chen¡¯, his face suddenly turned slightly cold. He was suddenly a little angry.


    All these days, he had been thinking about how to deal with Su Chen, asking him to obediently hand over the medicinal garden. However, why did this courtesan know Su Chen? He was just about to deal with him.


    He quietly suppressed his anger and calmly said, ¡°Miss Meng Qi knows Su Chen?¡±


    In his heart, he thought about the detestable Su Chen. He had offered Su Chen such good conditions, but he still did not agree to his deal.


    Now, he had come out to visit the Heavenly Fragrance Workshop, yet he still met someone who knew about Su Chen. Moreover, she was such a beautiful person.


    Meng Qi noticed the change in his expression.


    After confirming that Su Chen was in the Pure Yang sect, she did not explain too much.


    Now that Meng Qi mentioned Su Chen, Wang Yucheng immediately lost interest in the beauty in front of him. He kept thinking about how he could kill Su Chen. After all, this was related to his position in the clan and the future development of the Wang clan.


    After staying for a while, he felt that his interest was lacking. He hurriedly bade farewell and rushed back to the sect to look for his uncle in the Law Enforcement Hall to discuss countermeasures against Su Chen.


    After Wang Yucheng left.


    A black shadow flashed past Meng Qi¡¯s window.


    An old man with wrinkles all over his face came into Meng Qi¡¯s room.


    Meng Qi stood up and bowed respectfully. ¡°Master, we have confirmed that Su Chen is in the Pure Yang sect.¡±


    The old man said lightly, ¡°Yes..¡±

 Chapter 13

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the second day.


    After Su Chen exited from his cultivation, he finished cleaning up and was about to go out to practice his Tiger Movement Technique.


    At this moment¡­ Outside the medicinal garden, there were waves of noises. Su Chen was startled and was about to open the door to take a look.


    Suddenly, the medicinal garden¡¯s door was kicked open. A group of Law Enforcement Hall disciples surged into the house, all dressed in red. All of them looked high and mighty.


    The leader of the Law Enforcement Hall disciple said arrogantly, ¡°Under the orders of Law Enforcement Hall¡¯s Elder Wang Xun, we are here to search the medicinal garden behind the mountain for the stolen tier 3 herbs.¡±


    After saying that, he looked at Su Chen with malicious intent.


    Su Chen¡¯s expression changed, and his mind spun rapidly. Why would Law enforcement Hall¡¯s Elder Wang Xun suspect that he was the one who stole the herbs? Was his secret of modifying herbs about to be exposed?


    At this moment, there was a purple jade flower of the optimum age behind the cottage. If he was discovered, he would not be able to explain himself.


    Thinking of this, Su Chen¡¯s eyes were filled with killing intent as he stared at the group of people in front of him.


    Immediately, the person in the lead felt a chill run down his spine and took a step back.


    However, when he thought of Elder Wang Xun outside the medicinal garden, he immediately raised his head and puffed out his chest.


    ¡°Kid, are you trying to go against the Law Enforcement Hall elder¡¯s order?¡±


    ¡°Elder Wang Xun is outside the medicinal garden right now, and you dare to act rashly?¡±


    Then, the disciple took a step forward and shouted with a proud face, ¡°If you know what¡¯s good for you, then hand over the stolen tier 3 herbs. Perhaps Elder Wang can show mercy.¡±


    At this moment, Su Chen¡¯s expression was extremely gloomy. Before they entered, he had faintly sensed a powerful aura. He did not expect it to be an elder of the Law Enforcement Hall.


    Although he did not understand why they had come, with his current strength, it was impossible for him to stop an elder of the Law Enforcement Hall from searching his cottage.


    At this moment, Su Chen had no way of stopping them, but he already had a plan in his mind. He planned to deny having any knowledge about the medicinal herbs behind the house.


    After making his decision, he slowly walked to the stone table under the ancient tree and sat down.


    When the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall saw this, they looked at Su Chen with malicious intent.


    Then, the elder shouted to the disciples behind him, ¡°Search the place! Search everywhere, leave no stones unturned!¡±


    The moment he said this, the group of Law Enforcement Hall disciples began to search in an imposing manner.


    One of the disciples walked to the back of the house, and as soon as he reached the back, he immediately let out a scream. The group of disciples was stunned for a moment. Then, they all rushed to the back of the house to check.


    A dense mass of all kinds of lush, optimally-aged herbs instantly appeared in their eyes.


    ¡°Su Chen!! It was really you who did it!¡±


    ¡°Su Chen, you, you¡­ are actually so bold!¡± The group of disciples looked at Su Chen with shock in their eyes.


    The Law Enforcement Hall disciple who was in the lead at the beginning also came out from the small house. At this moment, he was holding a tier 3 herb in his hand. When he saw the scene behind the house, his face was full of smiles.


    ¡°Su Chen, let¡¯s see how you explain this! I even found the tier 3 herb that was stolen from the Pill Peak medicinal garden in your house!¡±


    After that, he immediately reported it to Elder Wang Xun of the Law Enforcement Hall.


    Seeing the tier 3 herb in the disciple¡¯s hand, Su Chen gradually understood that someone was deliberately framing him. He had never owned a tier 3 herb before. The only person who had a conflict with him recently was the Wang family ¡ª Wang Yucheng.


    It was his doing.


    On the other side, the leader of the Law enforcement Hall disciple came to a middle-aged man, he said submissively, ¡°Reporting, Martial Uncle Wang, we found a stolen tier 3 herb in Su Chen¡¯s medicinal garden. In addition, he stole this herb, and stole all kinds of best-aged herbs and hid them behind the house.¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    Wang Xun nodded and pondered for a moment. Originally, he and his nephew had used a tier 3 herb to frame Su Chen so that he had no choice but to hand over the medicinal garden, but since Su Chen really stole herbs, it would make the matter more complicated.


    Wang Xun¡¯s expression was dark and cold as he said, ¡°You said that Su Chen stole a lot of herbs?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, martial uncle Wang.¡±


    Wang Xun¡¯s thoughts spun rapidly. He carefully calculated the entire situation and sneered.


    Su Chen, oh, Su Chen, you have finally fallen into my hands today.


    Originally, Wang Yucheng and he had discussed a plan to make Su Chen the scapegoat for stealing the herbs. However, now that Su Chen had really stolen the herbs, and it was a large number of herbs, it would be difficult for him not to be executed this time.


    ¡°Bring a few disciples with you and invite all the outer sect elders here.¡± Wang Xun¡¯s eyes were cold.


    ¡°Yes! I will do it immediately.¡± At this moment, he was a little puzzled. Elder Wang could just kill Su Chen on the spot for stealing so many medicinal herbs, but why did he have to invite the other elders? Although he was a little puzzled, he still left immediately.


    At this moment, Wang Xun was leisurely waiting for the other elders to arrive. He wanted to beat Su Chen so badly that he was never able to rise again. This kid was an outer sect disciple who dared to reject the generous conditions offered by the Wang clan. How dare he?


    Not long after that disciple left, Elder Lee of the Pill Peak medicinal garden and Elder Liu of the Alchemy Hall naturally received the news as well.


    There was a huge question mark in the minds of both of them.


    ¡°Oh? The person who stole herbs is now Su Chen? Could it be that someone is trying to frame him?¡±


    Elder Liu¡¯s head was filled with questions. He was clearly the one who stole the herbs, but he immediately realized that someone was trying to frame Su Chen.


    ¡°I can¡¯t let anything happen to him. Otherwise, I won¡¯t be able to solve the problem of my blocked spiritual Qi. I¡¯m unable to circulate my spiritual Qi in my body!¡± Elder Liu was rather helpless and decided to immediately go look for Su Chen.


    On the other hand, Elder Lee of the Pill Peak medicinal garden naturally could not let anything happen to Su Chen. Otherwise, how could he take revenge on him for blocking his spiritual Qi circulation?


    He also set off to look for Su Chen.


    At this moment, Wang Xun also entered the medicinal garden and arrived at the back of the house in a flash.


    He was momentarily stunned by the scene before him. This¡­ An entire land was actually filled with tier 2 body tempering herbs, and they were all the best years!


    He did not hide the killing intent in his eyes as he looked at Su Chen, who was at the eight stage of the Body Refinement realm. So this kid was unable to sense Qi and used these stolen herbs to train his body.


    At this moment, Su Chen felt a chill sweep through his entire body.


    Su Chen met Wang Xun¡¯s fierce gaze. His was neither servile nor overbearing.


    When Wang Xun saw this, he thought, ¡®Oh? This brat is quite brave.¡¯


    Wang Xun then smiled contemptuously.


    ¡°These herbs, how do you explain them?¡±


    ¡­.

 Chapter 14

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Wang Xun was questioning Su Chen, but Su Chen did not, and could not explain the situation.


    At this moment, the outer sect elders arrived one after another.


    Su Chen swept his gaze across these elders. Among them, the elder who had helped him enter the Pure Yang sect was not there. It seemed that he was afraid of the Wang clan¡¯s strength and was unwilling to come to his rescue.


    Su Chen¡¯s guess was correct. After hearing from the Wang clan¡¯s disciples that Su Chen had stolen a large number of herbs, that elder immediately blurted an excuse and did not want to get involved.


    When he suddenly saw Elder Lee among the group of elders, he immediately thought of something. He deliberately raised his voice and said, ¡°These herbs were given to me by Elder Lee!¡±


    ¡°Hahaha¡­ is it possible that Lee Ming gave you these herbs? Don¡¯t fool me, tell me the truth!¡±


    When Wang Xun heard this, he immediately laughed loudly. This old fellow, Lee Ming, was famous for being strange and eccentric. Even his own disciple was unable to get an extra stalk of herb, so how could he give you so many herbs?


    After Elder Lee arrived at the herb garden, his spiritual sense immediately discovered that many of the mature herbs behind the house, and he was also very surprised. He had clearly only given Su Chen the seeds of the herbs, how could he produce so many optimally-aged herbs?


    However, when he heard Su Chen say that he was the one who gave Su Chen those herbs, he immediately understood what Su Chen meant.


    Stinky brat, are you trying to throw the blame on me? If something happens to this brat, how am I going to cure this Three Elemental Powder issue? I originally prepared the Marrow Extraction Pill to force Su Chen to cure me, but now it seems that I have to do him a favor. It seems like the person behind this kid isn¡¯t simple.


    ¡°Yes, I gave these herbs to him. I think this kid is fated, so I intend to take him in as a closed-door disciple,¡± Elder Lee said indifferently.


    Wang Xun heard this, and his eyes turned sharp. ¡°Senior Brother Lee, are you serious?¡±


    Hearing the doubt, Elder Lee looked at Wang Xun with a meaningful look and said, ¡°I want to take in a disciple and to give him some herbs. Do I need Junior Brother Wang or the Wang clan¡¯s approval?¡±


    Hearing this, Wang Xun cursed in his heart.


    Old fart, if the clan didn¡¯t need your garden¡¯s herbs to refine pills and make medicine, would you be so arrogant?


    Wang Xun smiled embarrassedly, ¡°As long as Senior Brother Lee is happy.¡±


    Then, his eyes turned cold and his tone changed. ¡°Then this tier 3 Marrow Cleansing Grass, was it the one that was stolen from you? Did you also give this to Su Chen?¡±


    Elder Lee glanced at Wang Xun and nodded without saying anything.


    When Wang Xun saw this, he was about to flare up in anger. However, with so many elders present, if he were to expose that he had used a tier 3 herb to frame Su Chen, how would he be able to continue living in the sect?


    His expression was extremely unsightly.


    This was great. He had not been able to get rid of Su Chen, and now had to also throw away his tier 3 Marrow Cleansing Grass.


    Then, he unwillingly threw the herb to Su Chen, his eyes flickered with killing intent. He made up his mind that he would find an opportunity to get rid of Su Chen.


    The other elders saw this and probably knew what was going on. After all, they had lived for so long and were all smart people. How could they not see that Wang Xun was deliberately making things difficult for Su Chen?


    On account of the Wang clan, they did not say anything. They all dispersed.


    After the crowd dispersed, Elder Lee looked at Su Chen and felt that he could not see through him anymore.


    He thought to himself, ¡®I didn¡¯t expect that after living in seclusion in the Pure Yang sect for a few decades, I would be reduced to such a sorry state by a junior. It¡¯s really quite pitiful.¡¯


    ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you help me get rid of the medicinal properties of this Three Elemental Powder?¡± Elder Lee¡¯s voice had a hint of desolation. However, a moment later, he changed his tone and looked at Su Chen. He said indifferently, ¡°My real name is Lee Jingshan. Perhaps you have not heard of this name. However, I think you should have heard of my other name.¡±


    ¡°I am also known as the Medicine Sage!¡±


    When the two words ¡®Medicine Sage¡¯ entered Su Chen¡¯s ears, he was first stunned. Soon after, his expression changed. His gaze was complicated as he sized up this defeated old man in front of him.


    Although Su Chen had always been an outer sect disciple, he was still familiar with this alchemist expert, whose name had once shaken the Tianluo Kingdom.


    Alchemist Sage was one of the Ten Great Alchemist Masters of the previous generation of the Tianluo Kingdom. He was aloof and proud. He was extremely good at refining medicine and pills.


    Once, in a fit of anger, he used medicine and pills to destroy an entire clan. Among the Ten Great Alchemist Masters back then, he was one of the few late-stage Nascent Soul realm experts.


    Later on, he had single-handedly fought against two experts, who were at the late-stage Nascent Soul realm and an early-stage Nascent Soul realm. It was the Divine Wind Kingdom¡¯s gathering of experts session. In the end, the Medicine Sage emerged victorious, and his skills had shocked everyone.


    After that gathering of experts, the Medicine Sage had gradually disappeared from public view. Until now, the name of the Medicine Sage had already become a mainstay in the memories of the older generation of the Tianluo Kingdom.


    Now, with the next generation of the Ten Great Alchemist Masters, his legacy and glory belonged to the past.


    Su Chen had never thought that this unremarkable-looking old man in front of him would actually be the Medicine Sage, who had once given the experts of the Divine Wind Nation a great headache. This really caused him to be somewhat stunned.


    ¡°Fortunately, this old man¡¯s reputation has not been completely obliterated with time. You have actually heard of it¡­¡± Lee Jingshan said somewhat smugly when he saw Su Chen¡¯s stunned expression.


    Su Chen slowly inhaled a breath of air and sighed. ¡°It has indeed caused me to be very surprised. I did not expect that the Medicine Sage, who had shaken the Tianluo Kingdom, would actually live in seclusion in the Pure Yang Sect¡¯s external medicine garden to become an external elder.¡±


    ¡°Then¡­ how did you end up like this?¡± Su Chen asked in puzzlement.


    Hearing this, Lee Jingshan sighed bitterly. ¡°That year, after I participated in the gathering of experts of the Empire, on my way back to the Pill Star Pavilion, I accidentally obtained a tier 7 spiritual herb. However, because of this, it attracted the pursuit of the old man in the pavilion. You must know that the old man¡¯s strength is among the top cultivators of the Nascent Soul stage. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that the Pill Star Pavilion only has one such powerhouse, they might have already annexed the other immortal cultivation sects of the Tianluo Kingdom.¡±


    ¡°In that battle, I was not the slightest bit surprised to be defeated by him. Although I took the opportunity to escape afterward, I was hit by his Spirit-sealing Technique. Not only was my body rapidly aging, but even my strength was also sealed at the Golden Core realm.¡±


    Lee Jingshan sighed and continued, ¡°For so many years, I have been hiding here to research things that can remove the Spirit-sealing Technique.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you want me to help you break the Spirit-sealing Technique?¡± Su Chen suddenly raised his eyebrows and asked.


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Uh¡­ you think too highly of me. I don¡¯t have that ability.¡± Su Chen shook his head and laughed dryly. He could not shoulder such a heavy burden.


    ¡°During these ten years, I obtained a medicinal formula that can break the seal. Only by gathering the medicinal herbs of the year mentioned on it can I recover my strength.¡± Lee Jingshan said in a deep voice.


    ¡°Originally, I would not have revealed my identity and told you so much. However¡­ after seeing the best-aged medicinal herbs behind your house, I changed my mind.¡±


    ¡°As long as you can obtain the medicinal herbs that I need, at the year that I need, I can protect you for five years. At the same time, I, Medicine Sage Lee Jingshan, will owe you a favor. You should know the value of a favor from a Nascent Soul stage cultivator¡­¡± Lee Jingshan said in a deep voice.


    Hearing this, Su Chen¡¯s heart was slightly moved. He asked softly, ¡°What tier of herbs do you need, and how old do you need them to be?¡±


    ¡°Tier six herbs, 5,000 years old.¡± Lee Jingshan licked his lips and smiled.


    Rolling his eyes, Su Chen helplessly spread his hands. ¡°Tier 6, 5,000 years¡­ Do you think I can produce herbs of this level?¡±


    ¡°I believe that your foundation is not as simple as it appears on the surface¡­¡± Facing Su Chen¡¯s helplessness, Lee Jingshan smiled slyly and said.


    Sighing, Su Chen was silent as he weighed the pros and cons in his heart. No matter what, this crisis had been resolved by Elder Lee.


    Elder Lee could protect him for five years, coupled with a Nascent Soul realm expert owing him a favor as a was indeed tempting.


    Su Chen rolled his eyes and was pondering carefully. If this old fellow were to recover his strength, what would happen¡­


    Before giving the old man the antidote for the Three Elemental Powder, he would also give the old man some Spirit Control Powder just in case. He got this formula from the system when he had advanced to the seventh stage of the body refinement realm.


    At that time, Su Chen did not pay much attention to this formula. It was only then that he remembered that if someone consumed the Spirit Control Powder, his spiritual qi flow can be controlled by others.


    When he thought of this, Su Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He lifted his head to look at Lee Jingshan, who was filled with anticipation.


    He nodded slightly and smiled.. ¡°Alright, I promise to help you!¡±

 Chapter 15

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Seeing Su Chen nod his head, Lee Jingshan finally heaved a sigh of relief, and the smile on his old face also became a little wider.


    ¡°Give me the tier 6 herb¡­ Oh, right, this is the antidote for Three Elemental Powder.¡± After Su Chen said that, he gave the antidote to Lee Jingshan.


    Of course, it was mixed with some Spirit Control Powder.


    Lee Jingshan smiled bitterly and nodded. He took out an 800-year-old tier 6 herb and handed it to Su Chen. However¡­ He grabbed a few strands of his beard and said somewhat awkwardly, ¡°There¡¯s another type of herb in the formula. It needs to be 3,000 years old. This one here is still lacking a few years.¡±


    Seeing Lee Jingshan¡¯s awkward expression, Su Chen rolled his eyes and curled his lips. ¡°You still want me to get this for you? Just getting you this tier 6 herb is already a loss for me¡­ And now, you¡¯re adding one more condition.¡±


    Hearing this, Lee Jingshan smiled embarrassedly. He hesitated for a moment before helplessly saying, ¡°Alright, I might be able to give you something that you are interested in.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡± Su Chen asked in surprise.


    ¡°During the five years that I will protect you, I will do my best to provide you with the herbs that you need for your body refinement.¡± Lee Jingshan spread his hands and smiled.


    Hearing this, Su Chen¡¯s heart pounded fiercely. His Adam¡¯s apple moved slightly as he stared at Lee Jingshan in front of him with a burning gaze.


    ¡°You should have known that the number of herbs required for body refinement is huge and there are many varieties. If you want to go far, it is inevitable that you would need some Heavenly and Earthly treasures,¡± Lee Jingshan said with a smile.


    Looking at Su Chen¡¯s expression, Lee Jingshan heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.


    ¡°Deal!¡± Without the slightest hesitation, Su Chen agreed immediately. Body refinement herbs were too important to him right now. In order to obtain these herbs, he would have to pay a huge price if he only relied on himself.


    Seeing that Su Chen agreed, Lee Jingshan smiled and nodded. His hand touched the storage ring lightly, and a herb filled with spiritual energy appeared in his hand.


    This herb was completely different from the one Su Chen had seen before, the leaves on it were as thin as a cicada¡¯s wings, and the veins were clearly visible. It was as if one could see the flow of spiritual energy within it.


    Su Chen looked at the herb and nodded. Although he had the help of the system, it would still take a few months to modify the year of this kind of herb.


    After he finished talking to Lee Jingshan, the next thing he needed was for him to go back and wait patiently.


    Not long after Lee Jingshan left¡­ In the Law Enforcement Hall.


    Wang Xun¡¯s face was ashen. He gritted his teeth and almost lost his mind. In front of so many elders in the outer sect, he had actually mobilized so many people to deal with a kid who was not even 20 years old. He had not succeeded yet. He had lost too much face!


    Killing intent gushed out from his eyes, causing all the disciples below to tremble. They did not dare to make a sound.


    At this moment, Wang Yucheng, who stood beside Wang Xun, said, ¡°You guys can leave first.¡±


    The disciples immediately left as if they were about to be pardoned.


    ¡°Uncle, please calm down. No one would have thought that a piece of trash that can¡¯t even cultivate Qi would actually be taken in by that weird old man Lee,¡± Wang Yucheng said with a sigh.


    Wang Xun took a deep breath and said ferociously, ¡°That old man Lee Ming! He actually colluded with the juniors to ruin my plans. Damn it!¡±


    ¡°Uncle, don¡¯t be anxious. Even if we don¡¯t get rid of Su this time, we still have a chance. That Lee Ming can protect him for a while, but he can¡¯t protect him forever. Moreover, the inner sect trial is about to begin. As long as he enters the inner sect, he would choose a mountain range to cultivate in. When that time comes¡­ Hehe.¡± Wang Yucheng laughed confidently.


    When he heard this, he thought about it. As long as he entered the inner sect, everything would be solved easily. Even if Su Chen wanted to participate in the inner sect trial, when the time came, he would be able to use his powers and connections to get him to face Cheng¡¯er. Even if Cheng¡¯er were to kill that brat, it wouldn¡¯t be a big problem.


    When he thought of this, Wang Xun¡¯s heart finally felt better.


    ¡°With Cheng ¡®er¡¯s strength, entering the inner sect is not a problem at all. This is something that I can rest assured about.¡± Wang Xun looked at Wang Yucheng with satisfaction. Although his plan to frame Su Chen had failed this time, he was still very satisfied with this nephew.


    On the other side, Elder Liu also arrived late. He found Su Chen and told him an important piece of news.


    He told Su Chen that the inner sect competition was about to begin.


    The inner sect competition was held once every ten years.


    He also told Su Chen in detail about the conditions and rewards for participating in the inner sect competition. This made Su Chen very excited.


    The Pure Yang sect, which had been passed down for thousands of years, had thousands of disciples. Moreover, the younger generation already accounted for the majority of the disciples.


    There were tens of millions of people who walked the path of cultivation. However, there was only a small portion of truly outstanding ones. If a cultivator was unable to successfully reach the Foundation Establishment realm, then he would have no fate with the Great Dao and would be driven by others until his lifespan ran out.


    The Pure Yang sect was a place where strength spoke volumes. As long as you were strong enough, you could enter the inner sect. In the future, you could compete for the position of the vein leader, the elders, and even the sect master.


    ¡°The position of the sect master of the Pure Yang sect?¡± When Su Chen heard this, his eyes suddenly flashed with a bright light, but then he suddenly came to a realization. ¡°What I want most is to reach the pinnacle of body refinement and become the strongest person. I don¡¯t want to spend any time fighting for fame and fortune.¡±


    The rules of the inner sect competition were: Each peak of the Pure Yang sect would send out ten of the strongest disciples. In order to encourage the disciples to cultivate diligently, the top ten disciples could become inner sect disciples. They would be able to choose a place to go cultivate in the outer sect peaks. On top of that, there was also an extra reward.


    This reward was the Foundation Establishment Pill refined by the sect!


    Of course, Su Chen was the only one on the Tempered Spirit Peak, so he could naturally participate.


    As long as a cultivator at the ninth stage of the Qi Refinement realm took a Foundation Establishment Pill, their chances of reaching the Foundation Establishment realm would increase by at least 30%.


    Do not underestimate this 30% chance. Even if it was a pill that could only increase the chances by 10%, there would still be people who would fight over it, not to mention 30%.


    In the Pure Yang sect, those who took a Foundation Establishment Pill seemed to be able to successfully reach the foundation establishment realm, undergo a complete transformation, and successfully ascend.


    ¡°Alright! Make your preparations. The inner sect trial will begin in a month!¡± Elder Liu said finally.


    Of course, with such important news, Su Chen also gave Elder Liu the pill to remove the Three Elemental Powder.


    After Elder Liu left, Su Chen began to make preparations.


    What happened today made Su Chen even more anxious to quickly raise his own strength. Otherwise, he would not even be able to protect himself one day..

 Chapter 16

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    During these two days, Su Chen planted the herb Elder Lee gave him.


    He modified the year of the herbs every day.


    Yesterday, Elder Lee also sent Su Chen the tier 3 herb, Fire Lotus Fruit, which was optimally aged in 320 years. The one that Elder Liu brought was already 270 years.


    Yesterday, Su Chen modified it once. Now, he could use it to increase the speed of his absorption of the medicinal liquid and further temper his body.


    Su Chen, who was in a strange position in the fiery-red medicinal liquid, felt that the meridians in his body were being continuously attacked by the medicinal liquid. The medicinal liquid surged into Su Chen¡¯s body and spread into his meridians, seeping into his muscles, tendons, and bones from his meridians, tempering his body.


    The spiritual energy in the medicinal liquid filled the small room. The spiritual energy was very thick, and although it was not solid, it was thick enough to be seen by the naked eye.


    Specks of spiritual light appeared, making this dark small room seem like a fairyland.


    Su Chen opened his eyes. When he saw this scene, he was also stunned. The medicinal effect of this tier 3 herb, Fire Lotus Fruit¡­ It¡¯s so strong?


    The medicinal liquid was still continuously surging into Su Chen¡¯s body. How could he let go of this opportunity? He began to use the medicinal liquid to continuously break through to the ninth stage of the Body Refinement realm.


    Only by breaking through to the ninth stage would he have a chance to advance further.


    The medicinal liquid was being poured into his body. It attacked the meridians in his body, again and again, improving his physique. At this moment, slight changes were happening in his body. The medicinal liquid was washing away at his body, and the small number of impurities in his body was expelled from his pores, along with his sweat.


    An hour later, Su Chen¡¯s entire body shook. One of the meridians that blocked the ninth stage of the Body Refinement realm was unblocked at this moment.


    Streams of essence Qi flowed through the newly opened meridians, making Su Chen feel light and refreshed.


    To break through from the eighth stage of the Body Refinement realm, the amount of essence Qi consumed was immense. This was unlike Qi refinement. Qi refining did not consume any essence Qi to temper the body. This was because their cultivation focused on the essence, Qi, and the ¡®spirit¡¯. They would directly refine the essence into Qi and use Qi to nourish the spirit.


    In the eyes of Qi refinement cultivators, the body was just a skin bag. In the end, they still had to give it up. Hence, there was a saying that the primordial spirit would leave the body and ascend into the Heavens.


    As for Su Chen¡¯s body refinement process, it involved constantly changing the body¡¯s constitution. It did not leave the body and allowed the body to continuously transform, thus releasing the body¡¯s potential.


    The potential of the human body was unlimited. When the body refining was cultivated to the extreme, even if one did not know any divine abilities, they would still derive their own divine abilities. They did not deliberately cultivate divine abilities, but these abilities seem to be inherited naturally.


    Su Chen went through the process of his tendons and bone barrows changing and evolving, greatly changing his physique. His cultivation had already reached the peak of the eighth stage of the Body Refinement realm before he stopped.


    The moment he broke through to the eighth stage of the Body Refinement realm, Su Chen¡¯s nine meridians were all opened up. His muscles, tendons, and bones shook. Wisps of five-colored essence Qi, which was almost undetectable, were produced from his flesh and blood. Then, they gathered in his meridians.


    ¡°This is¡­¡± Su Chen could not help but be overjoyed when he noticed the abnormality in his body. ¡°Five-colored essence Qi, I¡¯ve actually cultivated five-colored essence Qi.¡±


    Opening up all the meridians in his body in one go, and allowing his body to produce five-colored essence Qi, Su Chen finally took a crucial step in body refinement.


    Although the five-element essence Qi produced in Su Chen¡¯s body was weak, it was extremely pure. It was born from his flesh and blood, then gathered in his meridians, then surged into his Qi center, and finally formed a small ball in his Qi center. It was a five-colored essence Qi ball that was about the size of a grape.


    This was the power produced by his own body, not refined from the spiritual Qi herbs in the outside world. Under the nourishment of countless medicinal liquids, the five-colored essence Qi was refined from his flesh and blood. This could be said to be the origin power of Su Chen¡¯s body.


    Origin power was the foundation of the body refinement divine ability.


    The five-colored essence Qi slowly rotated in Su Chen¡¯s Qi center, spreading out waves of energy fluctuations. The circulation of the Tiger Movement gradually calmed down.


    The filthy impurities that were originally stuck to Su Chen¡¯s body were washed away by the surging waves. His clothes also turned into ashes, revealing a strong physique that was faintly showing signs of light.


    ¡°Eh!¡± Su Chen exclaimed in surprise. He was a little excited just now, but he did not realize that the Tiger Movement had changed slightly. Since the technique was connected to all nine meridians, the derivation of the five-colored essence Qi made him realize that the Tiger Movement was not as simple as just refining the body.


    With the five-colored essence Qi, he could use some simple ancient martial techniques. However, even if it was the simplest ancient martial technique, what Su Chen used was only the tip of the iceberg.


    The martial technique, the White Tiger Move, contained extraordinary and profound potential. If Su Chen had enough strength, he might really be able to display terrifying power, he might even be able to crush mountains with a single kick.


    The current Tiger Movement only made his body purer, but its true potential was not able to be unleashed at all. If he wanted to truly unleash the power of the Tiger Movement, he would have to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm and have his physical body undergo a transformation. Then, he would be able to stimulate even more powerful potential in his body.


    After breaking through to the eighth stage of the Body Refinement realm, Su Chen planned to meditate for a while.


    ¡°Hmm?¡± Very soon, Su Chen noticed something strange in his body. Normally, he could not sense Qi, and could not absorb spiritual Qi. But now, the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth was gathering toward him like a tide. Specks of multicolored light lingered around his body.


    Su Chen activated the Qi cultivation technique and absorbed the spiritual Qi. The hazy multicolored light enveloped his surroundings. Gradually, the small five-colored essence Qi in his Qi center began to form a funnel-like vortex.


    The spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth gathered in the vortex and was refined into the five-colored essence Qi. The five-colored essence Qi was slowly growing.


    With the origin power as the guide, refining the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth into the five-colored essence Qi of the origin power in his body was a very slow process. Even a large amount of the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth was not enough to refine a portion of the five-colored origin essence Qi. It could be seen from this how slow the five-colored essence Qi in Su Chen¡¯s body was growing.


    The Tiger Movement body refinement was guided by a trace of five-colored essence Qi, allowing his Qi center to form a vortex that absorbed the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, thus refining the spiritual Qi into his own origin energy to strengthen his body.


    The spiritual Qi continued to revolve around Su Chen¡¯s body. As time passed, the spiritual Qi became denser and denser, entering his body.


    A wave of energy burst out from Su Chen¡¯s body. His peak eighth stage Body Refinement realm was completely stabilized, and the five-colored essence Qi began to refine his muscles and bones.


    Su Chen¡¯s body was covered in a layer of faint five-colored light as if it was forging a pair of steel and iron bones for him.


    It was just like how Qi refinement practitioners tempered their magic treasures. The difference was that Qi refinement practitioners cultivated external objects into powerful magic treasures.


    However, Su Chen cultivated his own body into a treasured body that was comparable to a magic treasure.


    The deeper one cultivated the body, the stronger one¡¯s own strength would be. It was not impossible to confront a Qi refinement cultivator¡¯s magic treasure head-on.


    After Su Chen stabilized his realm, he thought that although his cultivation was already at the peak of the eighth stage of the Body Refinement realm, he had basically never had any actual combat experience.


    This was not good.


    He had been trying his best to increase his cultivation, but if he could not withstand an actual battle, it would be extremely fatal.


    Moreover, in the inner sect trial was in a month¡¯s time, he had to seize this opportunity and enter the inner sect to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm, and leave the mortal realm.


    There was no use thinking about it all the time. Su Chen decided to immediately leave the mountain to train.


    Without any hesitation, he informed Elder Lee to help look after the medicinal garden. He prepared some belongings and went down the mountain..

 Chapter 17

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    There was a very ancient primeval forest in the Qingyang mountain range.


    There were many kinds of demonic beasts, and there were also many in number. And because this place was near the Pure Yang sect, in order to prevent the demonic beasts in the Qingyang mountain range from hurting the sect disciples, the experts of the Pure Yang sect had once killed some of the powerful demonic beasts in the mountain range.


    In this way, the Qinyang mountain range was still relatively safe. It could even be said to be holy ground for training.


    Of course, there were still some powerful demonic beasts in the depths of the mountain range.


    However, as long as cultivators did not explore too deep, they naturally would not encounter them.


    Su Chen¡¯s target was not those foundation establishment stage demonic beasts either. His main goal was to find some demonic beasts of the same realm to fight and accumulate actual combat experience.


    The sunset filled the sky and the red sun was about to set. On this seemingly peaceful evening, in the Qingyang mountain range, in the primeval forest.


    Su Chen had not gone far before he met a demonic beast.


    In a dense bush, shockingly, there was a scarlet leopard lying on the ground!


    The leopard¡¯s heavy breathing could be heard. It was obviously resting.


    Su Chen¡¯s arrival had awakened it.


    Roar!


    The Leopard let out an angry roar at Su Chen. A strong killing intent burst out from its huge eyes!


    Damn humans, how dare they intrude into my territory!


    In its fury, its moved its powerful hind legs, and it swiftly pounced towards Su Chen.


    Su Chen glanced at the leopard.


    Great¡­ I encountered a demonic beast at the ninth stage of the Body Refinement realm!


    This was also Su Chen¡¯s first time encountering a demonic beast head-on.


    While he was thinking, the leopard had already raised its huge claws and swiped towards him.


    Its sharp claws tore through the air, emitting a sharp piercing sound. It was full of power!


    Seeing this, Su Chen¡¯s body moved slightly to the side, dodging the leopard¡¯s claw attack.


    Following that, he instantly raised his fist, mobilizing all the strength in his body, and used the first move of the Tiger Movement. Like a fierce tiger attacking, he struck towards the leopard¡¯s abdomen.


    Rumble!


    The seemingly ordinary punch instantly landed on the leopard¡¯s abdomen.


    Ow!


    A loud scream came from the leopard¡¯s mouth.


    Bang!


    The leopard instantly fell to the ground and let out a series of miserable moans.


    Its entire body trembled, and a huge bloody hole appeared on the spot where Su Chen had hit its abdomen. Fresh blood continuously flowed out from it.


    The scene was extremely terrifying.


    At this moment, the leopard looked at Su Chen with eyes full of fear.


    Obviously, it did not expect that this seemingly weak human could actually erupt with such terrifying strength!


    At this moment, Su Chen was also a little stunned.


    Just one punch¡­ The body refinement ninth stage demonic beast, fell to the ground and could not get up?


    Looking at the huge bloody hole in the leopard¡¯s abdomen, he fell into deep thought.


    One had to know that even if they were both at the ninth stage of the Body Refinement realm, the strength of a demonic beast was stronger than that of an ordinary human cultivator!


    The same was true for the toughness of the body.


    The same power that landed on an ordinary human cultivator was completely different from that of a demonic beast.


    The power that could make an ordinary body refining cultivator spit out blood might only make the demonic beast roar in pain, or it might not even hurt the demonic beast at all!


    For a demonic beast at the ninth stage of the Body Refinement realm, it would probably require several cultivators at the ninth stage of the Body Refinement realm to use their full strength to kill it, right?


    In the end¡­ Su Chen¡¯s punch had actually beaten this ninth stage of the Body Refinement realm demonic beast to the point of death¡­


    To be precise, if he did not care about its blood draining after a few minutes, it would be equivalent to killing the ninth stage of the Body Refinement realm leopard with one punch¡­


    Was this the power of the first form of the Tiger Movement? It was simply terrifying.


    Su Chen could not help but look at his own fist and let out a wave of emotion. He sighed not long after.


    Very quickly, his gaze was attracted by a light green herb.


    Immediately, his eyes lit up.


    ¡°Tier 3 Spirit Building Herb!¡±


    This was a good thing, and it was very beneficial to cultivation, especially for cultivators who had broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm.


    When cultivators trained to reach the Foundation Establishment realm, this herb would increase the divinity in their bodies. Whether it was the Qi Refinement Foundation Establishment or the Body Refinement Foundation Establishment, it would be of great help. The more divinity there was in the body, the faster one would be able to comprehend the realms in the later stages.


    No wonder there was a ninth stage Body Refinement realm leopard nearby. It turned out that it was guarding tier 3 herbs.


    Su Chen was extremely surprised.


    He modified these three Spirit Building Herbs to their best year.


    Then, he did not hesitate to go forward and pick the Spirit Building Herbs.


    After picking the Spirit Building Herb, Su Chen began to search for demonic beasts in the forest to fight with.


    The sunset filled the sky. The red sun on the horizon illuminated the sky with blood-red light. On this seemingly calm evening, in the Qingyang mountain range, the sky-shaking roars of demonic beasts could be heard.


    All kinds of demonic beasts were running around in the forest.


    A black-haired young man¡¯s body seemed to be made of steel. The upper half of his wheat-colored body was bare as he charged into the group of demonic beasts.


    After more than 20 days of fighting with the demonic beasts, streams of blood flowed down from the young man¡¯s dark-brown body. It was not his blood.


    The young man was like a god of death. His eyes were filled with a fierce light. His long hair danced in the air as he tore apart several demonic beasts in quick succession. Waves of bloody mist erupted from the forest. Then, he shouted loudly and actually grabbed the hind legs of a black bear. He was able to actually move the black bear by himself.


    ¡°Go!¡± the youth suddenly shouted. He threw the huge black bear that weighed nearly a thousand tonnes like he was throwing out a sandbag.


    Boom! Boom! Boom!


    Loud sounds rang out continuously. The black bear was like a cannonball as it crashed into dozens of towering trees. Finally, with a crash, it smashed into the ground.


    The soil was sent flying, and the ground shook. The huge body of the huge black bear created a huge pit in the ground. In the pit, the bear was already on its last breath.


    The youth¡¯s gaze was like lightning as he swept his gaze across the demonic beasts. The baleful aura on his body surged, and it was even more terrifying than demonic beasts.


    ¡°Oh?¡±


    The youth caught sight of a strange beast that looked like a pangolin but was the size of a lion. This strange beast¡¯s entire body was covered in palm-sized dark red scales. Its pair of front claws were as sharp as dozens of small swords.


    Its limbs were short, but it ran very fast, and its scales were suffused with red light. With just a glance, one could tell that this strange beast¡¯s defense was very strong.


    ¡°I see you!¡±


    The young man¡¯s lips curled up into a cold smile, and he stomped hard on the ground with both feet.


    Bang!


    The soil under his feet immediately exploded.


    If he wanted to kill something, he had to kill some challenging demonic beasts.


    The youth¡¯s body was like a sharp arrow that had left the bowstring as he shot straight towards the beast. In an instant, he had closed in on the strange beast. The strange beast suddenly turned its head and actually turned around to bite at the youth.


    However, at this moment, the youth completely ignored the strange beast¡¯s counterattack.


    Wham!


    With a sound, the youth¡¯s hands that emitted a faint five-colored glow actually directly pierced through the strange beast¡¯s body.


    Its body was covered in hard scales, however, it did not have any effect on defense at all.


    The youth¡¯s eyes widened as he stomped on the ground, causing the ground to immediately explode. Immediately after, both of his hands exerted force to pull to the left and right at the same time. The beast let out a final miserable howl as it was torn into two halves by the youth.


    Warm blood rained down on his head, face, and body. Then, from the ends of his hair to his body, it dripped onto the ground and seeped into the soil.


    The young man allowed the blood of the strange beasts to flow on his body. He stuck out his tongue and licked the blood at the side of his mouth. A trace of madness flashed in his eyes.


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°I have undergone the refinement of medicinal liquid, Tiger Movement, cultivating the five-colored essence Qi in the skin, flesh, and bones. In the blink of an eye, I have been in the abandoned medicinal garden for nearly half a year.¡±


    ¡°I finally feel that even if I can¡¯t cultivate Qi, I can still become stronger by cultivating my body,¡± the young man muttered to himself.


    This youth who was covered in blood and was as fierce as a demon beast was Su Chen, who had gone down the mountain to train!

 Chapter 18

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Time flashed by, and a month passed.


    After a month of frenzied fighting, chasing after the five-colored essence Qi in his body, it continuously surged in his meridians.


    A faint five-colored halo appeared around his body, waves after waves of rare five-colored essence Qi. It fused into his muscles, bones, and flesh, washing over his muscles, bones, and flesh, slowly removing impure impurities from his body.


    During this month, the news of Su Chen hunting demonic beasts in the Qingyang mountain range every day also spread out.


    It once caused the people who came here for training to be extremely shocked. Countless people were discussing it.


    Some people said that the black-haired youth was like a human-shaped demonic beast. He was powerful and had a strong body. He was chasing a group of demonic beasts in the forest, running all over the place.


    There were also people who said that they encountered a group of demonic beasts rushing towards them. At that time, they were so scared that they did not dare to move.


    Who would have thought that the group of demonic beasts was actually running away in fear, only to see a person covered in blood chasing after them¡­


    Su Chen had also encountered other cultivators when he was hunting demonic beasts, but he did not care much about them and did not pay them any attention.


    The time for the inner sect competition was approaching.


    Su Chen left the Qingyang mountain range, and after returning to the medicinal garden, he first went to check that the herbs behind the house were all normal.


    Then, he took out the Spirit Building Herb and planted it. He then modified the herb for 50 years¡­


    The optimum year for a tier 3 Spirit Building Herb was 400 years!


    Su Chen looked at this herb. Its entire body was pale green, and a few thin and long leaves grew in a mess. At the top, a round-shaped fruit grew. It was a herb that had been around for 320 years, and he smiled happily.


    Other than the increase in the five-colored essence Qi during this trip down the mountain, the biggest harvest was none other than this Spirit Building Herb!


    After doing all this¡­


    Su Chen planned to take a good rest. After all, a month of training was still very tiring¡­


    At noon the next day, a melodious bell chime rang out from the Pure Yang. The bell chime was loud and clear, as if it had some kind of power. It pierced through the void, ignoring the distance between space, and spread to all the mountains within 100 miles of the Pure Yang sect.


    The bell chimed nine times, and then several rays of light shot out from the various mountain ranges of the Pure Yang sect, heading towards the main peak of the Pure Yang sect ¡ª the Pure Yang Peak!


    After that, the disciples of the various sects walked down from their respective mountain peaks, heading towards the Pure Yang Peak.


    The bell chime was an order from the Pure Yang sect to gather all the disciples. Whoever heard the bell, no matter what they were doing, had to put down everything they were doing, and rush to the Pure Yang Hall. They must listen to the orders of the sect master.


    The gate of the abandoned medicinal garden slowly opened, and a white-clothed youth walked out. That youth was Su Chen.


    Su Chen raised his head and looked at the Pure Yang Peak a hundred miles away. A trace of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he muttered, ¡°This day has finally come.¡±


    Then, he rushed out of the medicinal garden and headed straight for the Pure Yang Peak.


    The grand and magnificent Pure Yang Hall stood at the peak of the Pure Yang Peak, and it was surrounded by various mountain peaks. At the foot of the peak, an endless stream of sect disciples gathered from all directions.


    This was a grand event that happened once in a decade. No one was willing to miss it, and no one dared to ignore it. Normally, it was impossible to see so many disciples on the Pure Yang Peak.


    The Pure Yang sect was indeed one of the top three sects in the Tianluo Kingdom. It was an authentic cultivation sect. In just a short moment, over a thousand cultivators had gathered on the square in front of the Pure Yang Hall.


    Eight or nine purple-robed elders stood at the front of the white jade steps. They were the grand elders of the various branches of the Pure Yang sect, and they were all Nascent Soul realm grand cultivators.


    The disciples of the various peaks stood neatly and neatly. In order, the purple-robed elders were at the front. Meanwhile, the second, third, and fourth positions were the personal disciples, the inner sect disciples, and the outer sect disciples respectively.


    However, Su Chen was alone, which formed a strange phenomenon. A white-robed disciple stood at the front, as if he was on equal footing with the purple-robed elders.


    There was nothing they could do about it. Su Chen was the only disciple of the branch of Tempered Spirit Peak. He stood at the front, which was too eye-catching. All the disciples could not help but be attracted to him.


    The purple-robed elders were in a different mood. Back then, the disciples from the various branches of the Pure Yang sect had dominated the world. They were very impressive. However, now that Tempered Spirit Peak was about to be abolished, the elders could not help but sigh.


    Of course, there was also an extremely unfriendly gaze. This person was the Wang family¡¯s first elder, Wang Yunzhi.


    Faced with the strange gaze, Su Chen remained calm. His heart was neither sad nor happy. He was unusually calm. It would not affect his mind just because of what others thought of him.


    At this time, the melodious bell chimes had long stopped. However, the echoes lingered in the ears of all in the mountain peak. All the disciples of the Pure Yang sect had gathered in the square in front of the Pure Yang Hall.


    Suddenly, figures flashed in front of the main hall. Eight old men in purple Daoist robes walked out. The leader held a horsetail whisk with a smile on his face. It was the sect master of the Pure Yang Sect, Daoist Qingxu, the seven lineages¡¯ leader stood behind Daoist Qingxu.


    ¡°Greetings to the sects!¡± The thousands of disciples on the square immediately fell silent when they saw Daoist Qingxu walking out of the main hall. Then, they all bowed to Daoist Qingxu.


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    Daoist Qingxu stood at the top of the white jade steps on the high platform. He looked around at the disciples on the square and nodded slightly.


    Then, he opened his mouth and said, ¡°Disciples, you should know why we are gathered here today. Today is the inner sect trial of our Pure Yang sect, which is held once every ten years. After the trial, our Pure Yang sect will open our gates and recruit disciples¡­¡±


    After Daoist Qingxu¡¯s impassioned speech¡­


    Daoist Zixu, the chief seat of Clearcloud Peak, walked forward and spoke about the rewards and rules of the trial¡­


    Of course, Su Chen had long ago learned about the rules. However, when the outer disciples in the plaza heard the words ¡®Foundation Establishment Pill¡¯, their eyes lit up. This was a support pill that helped an immortal cultivator unlock the potential in their bodies.


    ¡°Alright! Go back and make your preparations. Tomorrow morning, the trial will begin,¡± Daoist Zixu said.


    ¡°Yes!¡± The disciples acknowledged, and then the elders of the various peaks led them away in an orderly fashion.


    At this moment, Su Chen rubbed his chin. After pondering for a moment, he left Pure Yang Peak. Amongst the younger generation of disciples of the Pure Yang sect, there were very few who truly deserved his attention..

 Chapter 19

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    After the group of disciples left, on the Pure Yang Peak, in the Pure Yang Hall.


    In the huge hall, it was very spacious. The sect master, Daoist Qingxu, sat high on the white jade throne in the middle. On both sides of him sat eight elders, who were the peak masters of the eight main peaks.


    ¡°Senior brother, are we really going to send the top ten disciples, who won in the competition, down the mountain? Those are the disciples with the most potential among the younger generation of our sect!¡± The Qingyun Peak¡¯s chief, Daoist Zixu, broke the silence in the hall.


    ¡°Yes! The Grotto-heaven secret realm is a special place. Those of us with high strength can not enter unless we cut off our cultivation realms with a slash. It is not worth it,¡± the Daoist Qingxu said lightly.


    The Daoist Zixu glanced at the Daoist Qingxu who was sitting high on the throne, he frowned and said, ¡°The Grotto-heaven secret realm is full of unpredictable dangers. The disciples who have entered have never been able to escape unscathed. It would be a pity if a few of the ten disciples were killed inside.¡±


    The average age of the top ten young disciples in the eight peaks of the Pure Yang sect was not even 20 years old. When they were young, they were already outstanding, showing that they were different from the rest. These ten people might not be geniuses, but they had unlimited potential.


    On the path of immortal cultivation, even people who had successfully cultivated great divine abilities may face difficulties if they were old. Thus, people who stood at the forefront of the younger generation would be the focus of the sect¡¯s training efforts. This was because, in a few decades, they might become truly powerful figures.


    It was inevitable that outstanding people would be noticed. For example, the eldest Senior Brother of the younger generation of the Pure Yang sect, Luo Feng, as well as Wang Yuzhe of the Clearcloud Peak. Their strength was unquestionable among the young disciples.


    In the immortal cultivation world, what was seen was talent and potential. No sect would let disciples with unlimited potential fall into danger, or even die prematurely.


    These people were the future of the sect.


    Daoist Qingxu¡¯s words made everyone present look at each other. The chief of the eight peaks obviously did not want their outstanding disciples to take the risk.


    Lin Xuehong, the chief of the Green Bamboo Peak, thought for a while and then said to Daoist Qingxu, ¡°Senior brother sect master, for the treasure in the Grotto-heaven secret realm, it¡¯s worth it to let those ten disciples take the risk.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s the Life-prolonging Grass. As long as I get my hands on Life-prolonging Grass, I have the confidence to break through to the Soul Formation realm.¡± Daoist Qingxu, who was as calm as water, could no longer maintain his composure as he said this.


    Immortal cultivators in the Nascent Soul realm could form their nascent divinity Dao formation and enjoy a thousand years of life when they formed their nascent soul. However, this did not mean that immortal cultivators in the Nascent Soul realm could live forever.


    To truly live forever, one had to break through to the Soul Formation realm and shed their mortal body to form an immortal body. Daoist Qingxu, who was at the peak of the late-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, was about to reach the end of his 1,000-year lifespan in 200 to 300 years, if he obtained the Life-prolonging Grass, his lifespan would be extended by 200 years.


    With these few hundred years of ample time, Daoist Qingxu was really confident that he could break through the shackles of Heaven and Earth and become a legendary existence ¡ª the Soul Formation realm!


    ¡°Life-prolonging Grass!¡± The eyes of all the seated leaders lit up as if they had seen a rare treasure. They could no longer hide the excitement in their hearts.


    The Life-prolonging Grass was a legendary spiritual essence of Heaven and Earth. If an ordinary person consumed it, they would be reborn. If there were no accidents, they could easily live for 100 or 200 years.


    ¡°When the Grotto-heaven secret realm was discovered, the Life-prolonging Grass had been growing there for an unknown number of years. No one knows if it has reached maturity yet!¡±


    Daoist Zixu no longer insisted on his previous standpoint, because this Life-prolonging Grass was directly related to the rise and fall of a sect.


    The Soul Formation realm¡­ If a sect had a person in the Soul Formation realm, it would be able to prosper for a long time.


    Soul Formation realm was a terrifying existence in the true sense of immortality.


    In the Central Plains, Soul Formation realm was synonymous with invincibility. However, Soul Formation realm experts had long been extinct. There had not been any Soul Formation realm cultivators in the Central Plains for thousands of years.


    The eight peak leaders were all immortal cultivators in the Nascent Soul realm, and they were also eager to obtain the Life-prolonging Grass. The allure of the Life-prolonging Grass was irresistible to Nascent Soul realm cultivators.


    ¡°According to the ancient records, the mature form of the Life-prolonging Grass should appear within these 100 or 200 years,¡± Daoist Qingxu said in a deep voice as he looked around the crowd.


    ¡°But¡­ the other two great sects¡­ are not easy to deal with!¡± Lin Xuehong, the leader of Green Bamboo Peak, said worriedly.


    ¡°Yes, the people of the Cang Kong sect and the Tianmen sect are determined to obtain the Life-prolonging Grass. The Grotto-heaven secret realm was discovered by the three great sects at the same time. It¡¯s impossible for them not to know about the existence of the Life-prolonging Grass,¡± Daoist Zixu said with a frown.


    ¡°Humph! It¡¯s inevitable to fight. This will depend on who is more capable.¡± Daoist Qingxu¡¯s voice suddenly turned cold. As his pupils contracted, and his gaze was extremely hostile.


    The eight peaks¡¯ chiefs were instantly shocked, and their hearts trembled. This sect master Senior Brother, who was usually reserved, and usually did not reveal anything. He actually had such a competitive heart.


    ¡°If that¡¯s the case, I¡¯ll go and arrange for the competition tomorrow! That Grotto-heaven secret realm, only those in the Qi Refinement realm can enter without any effect.¡± As the Daoist Zixu spoke, he stood up, bowed to the Daoist Qingxu, and walked out of the hall.


    The other leaders of the seven peaks also left their seats and bade farewell to Daoist Qingxu. At first, they were secretly plotting to prevent their disciples from heading to the Grotto-heaven secret realm, but now, they were hoping that their disciples would be able to obtain an additional spot. This way, there would be more people heading to the Grotto-heaven secret realm, and the chances of obtaining the Life-prolonging Grass would be much higher than the other branches.


    The three great sects were fighting openly and covertly, and the nine branches of the Pure Yang sect were also fighting openly and covertly?


    After the peak master of the seventh peak left in the main hall, Daoist Qingxu sat high on the sect master¡¯s throne. His gaze was deep as he looked outside the hall. It was hard to fathom what he was thinking about.


    Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something. Then, he called the Dao disciple who was waiting for orders outside the hall into the main hall and ordered, ¡°Go to Tempered Spirit Peak immediately and bring that Su Chen to see me.¡±


    After receiving the order, the Dao disciple turned around and walked out of the hall towards Tempered Spirit Peak..

 Chapter 20 - The Sect Master Has Summoned Me!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    In the medicinal garden of the Tempered Spirit Peak, Su Chen was very surprised to see the Dao disciple who had come to summon him.


    He did not know why the sect master wanted to see him, a disciple who was unknown in the sect.


    Before he obtained the system, Su Chen was known as the trash with the lowest cultivation in the sect. He was a disciple who had entered the sect for five to six years, and was still at the first stage of the Body Refinement realm. He could not sense Qi and could not cultivate Qi.


    At this moment, the sect leader, Daoist Qingxu, actually wanted to see him. What was the reason? This matter was unexpected and caused Su Chen to be bewildered.


    ¡°Could it be¡­ could it be¡­¡± Su Chen thought of the existence of the system in his mind and could not help but feel a little uneasy. However, he did not show any expression in front of the Dao disciple and acted as if nothing had happened.


    Outside the medicinal garden, the two of them walked down the mountain. Su Chen finally could not help but ask the Dao disciple, ¡°Senior Brother, do you know why the sect master and patriarch summoned me?¡±


    The Dao disciple walked in front. When he heard this, he stopped and said, ¡°Why would the sect master and patriarch want to see you? How would I know!? You will know when you arrive at the Pure Yang Hall.¡±


    After that, the Dao disciple continued to walk forward.


    From the Dao disciple¡¯s tone, it seemed that he was a little impatient. It seemed that he did not think much of Su Chen.


    Among the nine great branches of the Pure Yang sect, the Tempered Spirit Peak branch had already declined for a long time. Now that Su Chen was alone, why would the disciples of the other branches care about him?


    Su Chen smiled casually and did not mind. There were many disciples of the other branches, but his own branch did not even have a master. No one would value the only disciple of Tempered Spirit Peak.


    This was the cruel reality of the cultivation world. This was a world where the strong preyed on the weak and the strong ruled.


    Weak ants would only be trampled under the feet of the strong and bullied as they wished.


    The journey was silent. They both walked the hundred-mile journey and soon reached their destination. In about 20 minutes, the two of them arrived outside the Pure Yang Hall.


    The Dao disciple walked into the hall to report.


    ¡°Come in!¡± A gentle and calm voice came from the hall. It made Su Chen feel at ease. It was as if a spring breeze was blowing on his face.


    When Su Chen, who was standing outside the hall, heard this voice, he tidied his clothes and carefully walked into the hall.


    He was suddenly summoned by the sect master, and he did not know why, which made him a little nervous.


    He came to the bottom of Daoist Qingxu¡¯s throne, stood still, and bowed, ¡°Greetings, sect master!¡±


    ¡°Yes! No need to be polite!¡± Daoist Qingxu said.


    A pair of seemingly turbid eyes sized up Su Chen, and there was a flash of light in his gaze.


    Daoist Qingxu had reached the stage where he had long returned to his original state. He sat there without a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation, without a trace of extraordinary aura. He was just like an ordinary old man.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect the Tempered Spirit Peak lineage to fall into such a state.¡± Daoist Qingxu suddenly let out a long sigh and said with infinite emotion. ¡°Back then, the Tempered Spirit Peak lineage was on equal footing with the other eight great branches. However, the Tempered Spirit Peak lineage chose to walk the path of body refinement. Well, no one can be blamed for this.¡±


    Daoist Qingxu looked at the last disciple of the Tempered Spirit Peak in front of him, and he could not help but feel a little uncomfortable. The nine Pure Yang branches were originally a family, and they were the nine great orthodoxies left behind by the founder of the mountain.


    Now that the branch of the Tempered Spirit Peak had declined to this extent, Daoist Qingxu could not help but feel a sense of sadness.


    Su Chen did not dare to make a sound. He listened quietly and seemed calm, but in fact, he was already feeling a little uneasy. The feeling of not knowing what would happen in the next moment made his chest feel as if there was a huge rock pressing down on it, making it hard for him to breathe.


    ¡°Tomorrow is the day of the sect trial. I have a technique here that might be of some help to you!¡±


    Daoist Qingxu changed the topic and said these words.


    Then, Daoist Qingxu took out a jade slip from his sleeve and handed it to Su Chen.


    Su Chen was stunned. He did not expect Daoist Qingxu to call him over to give him a technique.


    ¡®But¡­ I cultivate body refinement, not Qi cultivation!¡¯


    In an instant, countless question marks rose in Su Chen¡¯s mind.


    However, when he saw Daoist Qingxu hand over the jade slip, he did not have time to think and reached out his hands to receive the jade slip respectfully.


    ¡°Alright, you may leave!¡± Daoist Qingxu waved his sleeves and said indifferently.


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    Su Chen bowed to Daoist Qingxu and slowly left the Pure Yang Hall. Although his mind was full of questions, he did not dare to ask.


    Seeing Su Chen¡¯s figure disappear outside the door, Daoist Qingxu muttered to himself, ¡°I have held on to this for your Tempered Spirit Peak for hundreds of years. Whether you can comprehend anything depends on your good fortune.¡±


    After returning to the medicinal garden of the Tempered Spirit Peak, Su Chen immediately entered the small house and closed the door. He sat cross-legged on the futon and took out the jade slip in his hand.


    ¡°What technique did the sect leader give me? Is It related to body refining?¡± Su Chen was very curious, so he quickly returned to the small house in the medicinal garden and slowly opened the jade slip.


    Just as Su Chen opened the jade slip.


    Su Chen¡¯s mind was instantly filled with a roar. He only felt the world spinning, and his face instantly turned pale.


    At this moment, the jade slip in his hand emitted specks of golden light, and one after another, golden characters rushed out from the jade slip. The characters were ancient, and he could not recognize a single word.


    After the golden characters rushed out, they revolved around Su Chen. The golden ancient characters gave off a strange and unpredictable aura.


    Countless ancient characters suddenly appeared on the jade slip. Then, these ancient characters surrounded Su Chen and began to reassemble. Su Chen did not know what these characters meant, however, he vaguely felt that something was wrong.


    As expected, the moment this thought appeared in his mind, the characters surrounding him suddenly gathered together and turned into a ray of golden light that shot straight towards Su Chen¡¯s glabella.


    Su Chen immediately ducked down. The spot between his glabella was a fatal spot for humans. How could he let this golden light hit him?


    The jade slip in Su Chen¡¯s hand fell to the ground. He wanted to dodge, but the golden light was too fast. Su Chen only saw a flash of golden light in front of him. He felt a chill on his glabella and fell to the ground, no longer displaying signs of life..

 Chapter 21 - Medicine Body Refinement Technique!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Su Chen did not know how long had passed before he woke up. He quickly touched his forehead. Fortunately, he did not seem to be injured. However, the golden light formed by the golden characters did make Su Chen¡¯s heart palpitate.


    At this moment, Su Chen suddenly felt as if something had appeared in his mind, and a formula appeared in his mind. The golden characters in the jade slip surged out from the depths of his memory. It was as if these characters existed in his memory itself.


    ¡°This¡­¡±


    Su Chen could not help but be surprised. This kind of method of directly imprinting a cultivation technique into his memory was really unbelievable. It was simply a divine ability that could modify a person¡¯s memory!


    Only some great cultivators would use this method to directly imprint the chant into the personal disciple¡¯s mind and directly pass down his Dao orthodoxy.


    ¡°This jade slip¡­¡± Su Chen sat up and reached out to pick up the jade slip on the ground. He frowned slightly. He did not need to recognize these ancient words, he naturally knew the meaning.


    ¡°Medicine Body Refinement Technique!¡±


    Su Chen discovered that this cultivation technique was a cultivation technique that smelted herbs into the body. It was one of the rarely seen body refinement divine abilities.


    ¡°Why did the sect leader pass this cultivation technique to me? Where did this cultivation technique come from?¡± There did not seem to be such a cultivation technique among the all-encompassing Daoist techniques of the Pure Yang sect, which puzzled Su Chen.


    It seemed that this cultivation technique to melt herbs and refine one¡¯s body had nothing to do with Qi refinement techniques. It was more like a divine technique that was specially prepared for body refinement cultivators.


    After all, Qi refinement cultivators only focused on the cultivation of spells, which directly caused their bodies to not be strong enough.


    If their bodies were not strong enough, how could they refine and fuse the characteristics contained in the herbs into their bodies? For example, if the Sword Spirit Grass were to fuse into their bodies and burst out several streaks of sword Qi, not only would the Qi refinement cultivator not improve his own strength, but he would also be severely injured.


    He walked to the back of the house.


    He looked at the herbs scattered all over the ground and started to search for them.


    Soon, he found a herb with a golden color leaf similar to the shape of a sword. Moreover, there was only one leaf, and a faint sword intent was emitted from it.


    It was the best tier 2 Sword Spirit Grass.


    Of course, this was all thanks to the herb seeds that elder Lee had sent over.


    Su Chen carefully looked at this Sword Spirit Grass. He decided to follow the cultivation method of the ¡®Medicine Body Refinement Technique¡¯ and circulate the essence Qi in his body. Strands of essence Qi immediately flowed out from his hands, and then, like silk being spat out by a spring silkworm, it coiled around the Sword Spirit Grass in his hand.


    Subsequently, Su Chen saw a scene that shocked him.


    The Sword Spirit Grass, which looked originally like a small sword, started to transform. Slowly, a light golden light appeared on the Sword Spirit Grass, it was as if it had transformed into a golden spirit sword.


    In the end, the Sword Spirit Grass actually transformed into a dazzling golden flowing light that fused into Su Chen¡¯s body.


    When the golden light appeared, it was as if a spiritual sword was suddenly pulled out of its scabbard.


    ¡°Sword Qi?¡±


    Su Chen was greatly shocked. He did not expect that the Medicine Body Refinement Technique could actually merge the Sword Spirit Grass into his body and turn it into a sword Qi!


    Under his inner vision, Su Chen found that the golden sword Qi that had merged into his body was wandering in his flesh and blood. It could gather and disperse, but it did not completely merge into his flesh and blood.


    He tried to control the sword Qi that was passing through his body. As expected, the sword Qi followed his will and began to gather in his right hand. Then, a golden sword light appeared in Su Chen¡¯s palm, a sharp sword Qi condensed in his hand.


    Then, a golden longsword appeared in his hand.


    Su Chen felt that the hilt of the sword in his hand was not a physical longsword, but was condensed from sword Qi. The golden sword body was almost close to a real weapon.


    This shocked Su Chen to the extreme. Why did the sect leader have this Medicine Body Refinement Technique? Moreover, it was so compatible with the Herb Modification System that he had?


    Everything seemed to have a mystery behind it that made Su Chen puzzled, but it was impossible for him to figure out the secret.


    Strength. Only with the strength to look down on the world, all the mysteries would naturally be solved.


    Looking at the sword Qi in his hand, he unwittingly swung his sword.


    Then¡­


    Swoosh!


    Su Chen swung the sword in his hand, and a sword light immediately rushed forward. As the sword light dissipated, a slash mark appeared on the ground.


    Although he had never practiced the way of the sword, he was able to unleash such a sharp sword Qi with just a light swing.


    This made Su Chen extremely pleasantly surprised. With this secret weapon in hand, he would be able to surprise and win tomorrow¡¯s trial.


    However, at this moment, he suddenly felt that the longsword in his hand had dimmed quite a bit.


    ¡°This¡­ What is happening?¡±


    Could it be that the herbs refined into his body were like consumables? At this moment, Su Chen felt puzzled.


    Then, he raised the longsword in his hand.


    Swish!


    A ray of sword light rushed out, but it was clearly much less powerful than the first time he swung it.


    After repeatedly swinging his sword, he probably understood the principle behind it.


    A tier 2 Sword Spirit Grass could only allow him to wield three swords. After that, he would need to continue refining and replenishing the Sword Spirit Grass before he could continue using it.


    However, was the medicinal herb still a problem for Su Chen?


    It was not a problem.


    Moreover, condensing the sword Qi in his body in his hand was equivalent to holding a spirit sword in his hand. He would not be afraid of being hacked by a sharp weapon, and he would also be able to injure the enemy. This could make him invincible.


    Su Chen¡¯s mind moved slightly, and with a ¡®swoosh!¡¯ sound, he absorbed the sword Qi formed from the medicinal strength in his hand, fusing it into his flesh and blood.


    The more Su Chen thought about it, the more he felt that this Medicine Body Refinement Technique might have something to do with Herb Modification System.


    In the small house, Su Chen continued to refine the Sword Spirit Grass into his body. After several hours of refining, there were not many Sword Spirit Grass left in the house.


    Then, he used the five-colored essence Qi that was born in his body to nourish the golden sword Qi that was formed from the Sword Spirit Grass.


    Tiny rays of multicolored light appeared on Su Chen¡¯s body. Waves of essence Qi undulations spread out from his body, and there was a sharp sword Qi mixed within it.


    Su Chen wanted to make his body more compatible with the sword Qi. Only after being more polished could he unleash the greatest power of the sword Qi. The Medicine Body Refinement Technique was now Su Chen¡¯s strongest trump card.


    Time passed quickly. The essence Qi undulations in the small room continued, but the sword Qi became purer as if it had been sharpened. However, it still looked very obscure.


    Clang¡­


    Suddenly, Su Chen, who was in a meditative state, heard the melodious sound of a bell.


    Those who were in a deep cultivation state could not be alarmed even if the mountain collapsed and the earth cracked.


    However, this bell sounded directly in Su Chen¡¯s heart, waking him up from his cultivation.


    He suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes were like lightning. He muttered to himself, ¡°Is it finally about to begin?¡±


    The door of the small house slowly opened, and a ray of sunlight shone in. Su Chen, who was dressed in white, strode out of the house.


    He did not bring anything with him. His hands were empty, but he was full of confidence because the weapon was not in his hands, but in his body.


    The Medicine Body Refinement Technique was very mysterious. It did not allow anyone to sense the abnormality in Su Chen¡¯s body, and the golden sword Qi that was lurking in his body. As long as Su Chen willed it, the sword Qi would appear from his body and turn into a spirit sword.


    ¡°It¡¯s morning!¡±


    Su Chen raised his head and looked to the east. The rising sun was emitting endless light that illuminated the world.


    Su Chen did not delay any further and headed down the mountain.


    When Su Chen arrived at the square of the Pure Yang Hall, the nine branch disciples were almost all here.


    Under the leadership of their masters, all the disciples stood neatly on the square..

 Chapter 22 - Drawing Lots for the Competition!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    The sun was rising.


    On the high platform in front of the Pure Yang Hall, there were eight seats in a row.


    The sect master of the Pure Yang sect, Daoist Qingxu, sat in the middle, and on both sides sat the chief seats of the seven branches.


    At this moment.


    The disciples of the Pure Yang sect of the nine branches had all gathered in the square below.


    On the square, there had been many square arenas since some time ago. Each square arena was 20 meters long and wide.


    At this moment, all the disciples were whispering about who would win first place in today¡¯s competition. They also discussed who might be in the top 10.


    All the disciples were talking about Luo Feng and Wang Yuzhe. None of them actually acknowledged Su Chen, and none of them talked about Tempered Spirit Peak. In their eyes, Su Chen¡¯s cultivation base was definitely at the bottom among the younger generation. They thought that he had wasted a spot by coming to the competition.


    ¡°Luo Feng, Wang Yuzhe?¡± Su Chen sneered. His gaze swept across the crowd of disciples, paying attention to the young disciples who might be his opponent today.


    He had met Wang Yucheng.


    However, at this moment, he no longer had his previous arrogance.


    It was probably because after he heard about the rules of this inner sect competition, he could not be arrogant anymore.


    The rules of this inner sect competition were different from the previous ones. In the past, there would be ten people from each of the nine great peaks to enter the inner sect.


    However, it was different this time. Only ten people would be able to enter the inner sect!


    Finally, he looked at a handsome young man beside him and said something. He would look at Su Chen from time to time.


    At this moment, Su Chen also saw a young man around 20 years old standing at the front of the group of disciples.


    Su Chen knew that this person was the eldest senior brother of the sect master¡¯s faction, Luo Feng.


    Since entering the sect, although Su Chen had never seen him before, his reputation was still very resounding.


    Luo Feng could be said to be a genius cultivator worshiping the sect master¡¯s lineage. Before the age of 20, he had already stood out among a group of young disciples. He was at the peak of the ninth stage of the Qi Refinement realm, allowing him to firmly sit at the number one position among the young disciples.


    Luo Feng¡¯s appearance was rather unremarkable. He did not have an outstanding appearance, nor did he have a slender figure. However, he displayed extraordinary talent in cultivation.


    It had to be said that in the cultivation world, there were some people with outstanding talent, and in every era, there were many geniuses who appeared.


    ¡®Luo Feng is definitely a good opponent!¡¯ Su Chen thought to himself.


    A body refinement cultivator of the same realm, in close combat, was stronger than a Qi refinement cultivator. Once a Qi refinement cultivator was close to a body refinement cultivator of the same level, it meant that the Qi refinement cultivator had lost.


    The body refinement cultivator had an absolute advantage in close combat. Once a body refinement cultivator used a close combat technique, his opponent would either die or be injured. Even if he did not get close, the body refinement divine ability could still resist the Qi refinement cultivator¡¯s spells.


    Therefore, the outcome of a body refinement cultivator of the eighth stage against a Qi refinement cultivator of the same level was self-evident. It was likely that he could even defeat a Qi refinement cultivator of a higher level.


    At this moment, the chief of Clearcloud Peak, Daoist Zixu, stood up beside Daoist Qingxu. He walked to the front to look at the disciples in the square.


    He then said slowly, ¡°I announce that the inner sect competition has officially begun. Disciples who are participating in the competition, come forward.¡±


    Out of the nine Pure Yang branches, the other eight branches had each sent out ten disciples. Only one person from Tempered Spirit Peak was participating in the competition, and that person was Su Chen.


    As soon as Daoist Zixu finished speaking, ten young disciples from the various branches immediately walked out.


    Su Chen also walked up. He was the only disciple of Tempered Spirit Peak, and he had directly obtained the right to participate in the competition. Unlike the other branches, the more people there were, the more they had to compete internally before they could determine who would come out.


    81 disciples were gathered at the bottom of the steps in front of the square. The top ten disciples for this inner sect competition would be selected from this group of disciples.


    When the group of disciples walked out, a middle-aged elder and two Dao disciples walked down the steps at the same time.


    The middle-aged elder who walked in front held a pen in his right hand and a book in his left hand. Behind the middle-aged elder, two Dao disciples were carrying a big wooden box together.


    The middle-aged elder stood at the bottom of the stairs. The two Dao disciples carried the big wooden box and walked to the participating disciples.


    ¡°We shall draw lots!¡± Daoist Zixu¡¯s voice spread across the whole place. Drawing lots was the fairest way to decide each disciple¡¯s opponent.


    After all, fortune could also be regarded as a part of strength for cultivators.


    Luo Feng was the first to step forward. He reached out his hand into the round hole in the wooden box, took out a jade stick, and handed it to the middle-aged elder at the side.


    The middle-aged elder looked at the jade stick and then used the pen in his hand to record a person¡¯s name on the booklet.


    In the square, the surrounding disciples discussed in a low voice. They were all very curious about who would be the opponent of the number one expert of the younger generation. It would be unlucky to meet an expert like Luo Feng right off the bat.


    There was a total of 81 jade sticks in the wooden box, with the names of 81 disciples written on it. Whoever was drawn would be his opponent.


    After Luo Feng drew the jade lots, he retreated to the side. Then, the other disciples walked forward one after another and drew their opponents in the wooden box.


    Just as Su Chen was about to draw the lots¡­ A discordant voice was heard.


    ¡°Trash! You really dare to participate in the inner sect competition?¡± said a disdainful voice. Then, an extremely handsome young man in white walked past Su Chen with an arrogant look on his face.


    ¡°Wang Yuzhe?¡± Su Chen stared at the youth who walked forward, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.


    Today, I¡¯ll make you pay for all the trouble the Wang clan has put me through.


    Su Chen could not help but feel a wave of anger in his heart.


    The Wang clan had made a move to seize the Tempered Spirit Peak medicinal garden and had almost exposed his Herb Modification System. It caused Su Chen a lot of anguish.


    This debt would definitely be settled.


    Then, Su Chen went forward..

 Chapter 23 - The Inner Sect Competition Begins!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    After drawing lots, very quickly, a battle form was posted.


    A group of disciples immediately gathered around to watch.


    Through this method of drawing lots, every disciple participating in the inner sect competition would fight against the other two disciples.


    In these two battles, the disciples who won at least one round out of the two battles would be able to advance to the next round of the competition. The disciples who lost both rounds would be eliminated.


    If elimination were to happen with a single lost battle, it would stifle some of the disciples with potential. If Luo Feng fought against Wang Yuzhe, Wang Yuzhe would be eliminated if he lost. With Wang Yuzhe¡¯s strength, his true potential would not be realized.


    In order to prevent this kind of thing from happening, every disciple would have two rounds. If they won at least one round, they would be able to advance.


    Of course, if their luck was bad and they drew lots to fight against two strong opponents, then they could only blame their bad luck. After all, luck was also a part of strength.


    ¡°Hmm? I didn¡¯t expect that my second opponent would be him.¡± Su Chen looked at the list of names posted on the board and revealed a faint smile.


    He did not expect that the two of them would meet in the first round of the competition.


    ¡°Hehe! Su Chen, you¡¯re doomed this time!¡± Suddenly, a strange voice came from the side.


    When Su Chen heard this voice, he could not help but frown slightly. He did not need to look to know who this person was.


    However, this guy was very tactless. Seeing that Su Chen ignored him, he actually did not retreat.


    Instead, he came forward and whispered into Su Chen¡¯s ear, ¡°If you are willing to hand over that medicinal garden, I will ask big brother to show mercy to you. I will not let you lose too miserably.¡±


    ¡°Oh?¡± Su Chen suddenly turned his head around.


    He stared at this uninvited guest and said in a deep voice, ¡°Wang Yucheng, I did not expect that you would be so shameless to such an extent. Is this the so-called descendant of an aristocratic family?¡±


    He was also shocked by Su Chen¡¯s sharp gaze. However, when he heard Su Chen¡¯s words, his expression changed from shock to anger. The muscles on his face twitched slightly.


    ¡°Good! Su Chen, you have guts!¡± After saying this, Wang Yucheng turned around and walked towards Wang Yuzhe. It seemed that he had gone to look for his big brother to vent his anger.


    Some of the surrounding disciples had already noticed this scene. They were all extremely shocked. They could not understand why Su Chen dared to provoke Wang Yucheng.


    Within the Pure Yang sect, the Wang family still had some influence, and this Su Chen was alone. Was he not afraid that Wang Yucheng would come and settle the score with him?


    Sure enough, Su Chen saw that Wang Yucheng had whispered something into the ears of his big brother, Wang Yuzhe, immediately turned to stare at Su Chen. His eyes were filled with viciousness.


    Su Chen, on the other hand, calmly met his gaze.


    Suddenly¡­


    Dang!


    In the pure Yang Hall, a melodious bell chime was heard. The originally lively square instantly quieted down.


    On the steps in front of the Pure Yang Hall, Daoist Qingxu appeared. He looked around at the disciples in the square and said, ¡°Let the competition begin.¡±


    After he finished speaking, he floated back to his seat and sat down.


    The rumbling sound of the drums instantly resounded through the clouds, like the war drums on the battlefield.


    Su Chen heard it and suddenly felt his blood boil.


    ¡°It¡¯s starting!¡±


    A series of war drums sounded and a group of disciples rushed towards the nine arenas in the square. The nine arenas were lined up in a neat row.


    Under the fourth arena, a disciple suddenly stomped his legs on the ground, and he immediately soared into the sky and floated onto the arena.


    He had jumped onto the five to six-meter-high platform without using any spells.


    At this moment, his opponent also leaped onto the ring, and the two of them walked towards each other. The distance between them was about ten meters, and they each stood still.


    The first disciple on the ring cupped his hands and said, ¡°Please teach me, Senior Brother Chu Lan.¡±


    ¡°Junior Brother Zhao Cheng, I pay my respects!¡± Chu Lan did not dare to underestimate Zhao Cheng, and he cupped his hands.


    Following that, with a solemn expression, he executed the Tiptoeing Technique. The spiritual energy on his body was fully unleashed, and a faint layer of firelight instantly enveloped Chu Lan.


    A scorching aura instantly spread out from his body.


    ¡°Fire Element Cultivation Technique?¡±


    When Zhao Cheng saw the spiritual energy undulations emitted from Chu Lan¡¯s body, he immediately felt joy in his heart, because he cultivated a water element cultivation technique.


    In the five elements, water was the counter to fire. When a Water Element Cultivation Technique faced a Fire Element Cultivation Technique, it would have an invisible innate advantage.


    However, a middle-aged man below the stage frowned and muttered, ¡°Chu Lan¡¯s cultivation base is quite high! It seems like Cheng ¡®er has a tough battle to fight.¡± This person seemed to be Zhao Cheng¡¯s master.


    ¡°Senior Brother Chu, defeat him!¡±


    ¡°Junior Brother Zhao, let him experience the power of our Snow Bamboo Peak disciples.¡±


    ¡°Green Bamboo Peak will definitely win!¡±


    ¡°The Falling Goose Peak will definitely win!¡±


    Before the two had even started fighting, the disciples of the two sects below the stage had already started to compete.


    However, in terms of numbers, the Falling Goose Peak clearly had the advantage, so their shouts were clearly louder than the Green Bamboo Peak.


    ¡°Tsk, this isn¡¯t a competition of who is the loudest!¡± Although the Green Bamboo Peak disciples thought so, their shouts became even louder.


    At this moment, on the stage, Zhao Cheng also formed a hand seal, and rings of visible ripples immediately spread out from his body. It was as if waves had appeared around him, and layers of water vapor caused everyone¡¯s vision to be distorted, the spiritual energy waves that he emitted were not weaker than Chu Lan¡¯s.


    ¡°Flames Like Rain!¡± Chu Lan shouted softly.


    As he waved his hands, waves of fiery energy surged and surged. They quickly condensed around him. A fireball with a diameter of ten centimeters shot out a wave of heat. The disciples below the stage also felt the heat.


    Following that, Chu Lan pointed at Zhao Cheng. Nine fireballs turned into nine fireballs and smashed toward Zhao Cheng.


    On the other side, Zhao Cheng¡¯s hands were constantly moving, and endless water vapor surged out in front of him, setting off huge waves that swept toward the incoming fireballs.


    Boom!


    The huge waves collided with the fireballs in the sky, giving off a shockingly loud sound, and the two incompatible forces violently collided.


    The shockwave caused the arena to shake violently. Although the arena was built from wood, it was obviously imbued with spiritual energy to ensure that the arena would not be destroyed during the competition.


    Zhao Cheng and Chu Lan¡¯s figures moved quickly in the arena, performing their respective cultivation techniques. For a moment, the arena was filled with fiery energy, making it difficult for one to endure the heat, and at the same time, it was filled with refreshing steam.


    Both parties were at the peak of the eighth stage of the Qi Refinement realm, so it was impossible for either party to completely suppress the other party.


    As time passed. the battle between Zhao Cheng and Chu Lan had reached its climax.


    On the arena, a vast wave of spiritual power suddenly spread out, and then an azure square seal appeared above Zhao Cheng¡¯s head. From the seal, a vast wave of water element power spread throughout the entire arena.


    On the high platform, Daoist¡¯s Zixu face changed. ¡°Canglan Seal?¡±


    He did not expect that Lin Xuehong, the chief of Green Bamboo Peak, would hand over the Canglan Seal to a young disciple.


    With the Canglan Seal in his hand, Zhao Cheng was invincible among the eighth stage of the Qi Refinement realm. He could even fight against a ninth stage Qi Refinement realm opponent.


    Chu Lan was immediately shocked. He no longer concealed his right hand and took out a palm-sized scarlet red flag.


    At this moment, the blue square seal above Zhao Cheng¡¯s head gave out a heart-palpitating aura. Under the infusion of his spiritual power, it rapidly grew. Finally, it was as big as a small mountain and slammed toward Chu Lan.


    ¡°Ha!¡±


    Chu Lan angrily shouted, resisting against the Canglan Seal, desperately pouring his spiritual power into the small crimson flag in his hand.


    The small flag immediately emitted a dazzling flame. The small flag in his hand expanded with the wind and instantly turned into a large flag surrounded by flames. A huge bird-shaped flame rushed out from the flag, and the firebird exploded with a terrifyingly high temperature, it was as if it wanted to vaporize everything in its surroundings.


    ¡°Blazing Flame Flag?¡± Lin Xuehong, the chief of Green Bamboo Peak, who was sitting next to the sect master, was not surprised when he saw the large flag Chu Lan was holding.


    The sect master, Daoist Qingxu, had been watching the competition of the disciples on the nine arenas with a smile on his face the whole time. His gaze did not seem to be focused on that arena.


    Both sides used the most precious treasures of the same lineage, and the consumption of spiritual energy was huge.


    Rumble¡­


    The Azure Wave Seal above Chu Lan¡¯s head descended, seemingly unstoppable. The huge firebird that soared into the sky rammed into the mountain-sized Azure Wave Seal. However, it was completely unable to block the seal¡¯s descent.


    This match was already very obvious. Chu Lan¡¯s body was on the verge of collapsing. In front of Zhao Cheng who had activated the Azure Wave Seal, he was powerless to reverse the situation.


    At the same time that firebird was suppressed, Zhao Cheng used an incantation. A stream of azure spiritual energy that was like a river rushed out of the seal and swept Chu Lan¡¯s body out of the arena.


    After that, Su Chen no longer watched. He walked towards the seventh arena.


    It was almost his turn for the first battle¡­.

 Chapter 24 - The First Battle Begins!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    At this moment, on the high platform of the Pure Yang Hall, Daoist Qingxu, who was sitting in the middle, looked up at the sky and suddenly said, ¡°Eh? That little guy from the Tempered Spirit Peak is about to go on stage.¡±


    The leaders of the other factions present were all slightly shocked. Since when did the sect master and senior brother start to pay attention to that single seedling of the Tempered Spirit?


    The sect master and the other heads saw a lone figure beside the seventh ring below the stairs.


    That person was Su Chen. His first match was against the young disciple of the nine branches, Liu Hong of the Sky Fog Peak.


    Liu Hong was a slender youth with a slightly thin face. He was not even 20 years old, but he exuded a maturity that did not match his age.


    Bang!


    From under the fifth arena, Su Chen stomped his feet on the ground and his body shot into the sky like a sharp arrow, landing on the arena.


    At this moment, the disciple of the Sky Fog Peak, Liu Hong, also jumped onto the arena.


    The two did not waste any more time. They both cupped their fists slightly and then took their positions.


    Their gazes met, ready to attack.


    Su Chen stretched his body, and the sound of bones rubbing against each other came from all over his body.


    After that, he took the first stance of the Tiger Movement and jumped up abruptly. Like a fierce tiger, he pounced toward Liu Hong on the opposite side with the momentum of a fierce tiger descending the mountain.


    Pouncing over, Su Chen raised his right hand and put his five fingers together. The tips of his fingers were like a pair of tiger claws as he directly swung down toward Liu Hong.


    Su Chen¡¯s pounce immediately generated a strong wind that surged towards Liu Hong. A ferocious aura immediately spread out on the stage.


    Liu Hong was instantly shocked when he saw Su Chen¡¯s pounce. The strong wind that was brought up caused pain to his face as if he was facing a fierce tiger.


    This had already exceeded Liu Hong¡¯s expectations, causing him to be extremely shocked.


    ¡°Earth Cover Spell!¡± Liu Hong was also an extraordinary person. Those who could enter the arena were all outstanding disciples from various lineages. He was not frightened by Su Chen¡¯s pounce and hurriedly formed a spell.


    At this moment, a light that was like sand and dust surged out from his body. In the next moment, Liu Hong¡¯s figure disappeared within this lump of sand and dust.


    Boom!


    Su Chen slammed into that lump of sand and dust. Without the slightest hesitation, that lump of sand and dust was immediately shaken by the force of his pounce and spread out in all directions.


    ¡°Earth Element Cultivation Technique?¡± Su Chen¡¯s heart trembled.


    At this moment, the ball of sand did not disperse. Instead, it enveloped the entire arena, causing Su Chen¡¯s vision to be obstructed.


    The spectators below the arena could not see the situation on the stage clearly. However, when the disciples of the Sky Fog Peak saw Liu Hong using a technique to trap Su Chen in the sand, they could not help but cheer for Liu Hong.


    In their opinion, it was easy for the top ten disciples of the Sky Fog Peak to win this match. After all, the opponent did not seem to have any spiritual energy fluctuations.


    However, no one knew that Liu Hong, whom they had high hopes for, had been shocked into a cold sweat by Su Chen just now. Su Chen¡¯s strength could not be underestimated. Liu Hong could sense a dangerous aura from his body.


    Liu Hong hid in the gray dust and urged the heavy earth element power to press toward Su Chen.


    Su Chen immediately felt a huge force coming from all directions. The gray earth element power was about to press on his body.


    ¡°Humph!¡± Su Chen sneered.


    The huge essence energy contained in his muscles, bones, and flesh instantly exploded, pushing away the earth element force that was coming from outside his body.


    At this moment, Su Chen carefully sensed the fluctuations in the surroundings. Rays of bright light burst out from his eyes. His gaze swept across the field as if it was going to pierce through the surrounding sand and dust.


    Suddenly¡­


    ¡°Bind!¡± A cold voice came from the grey sand and dust.


    Then, Su Chen felt a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation coming from the left.


    Chi! Chi!


    Loud sounds came from the surging dust.


    One after another, earth chains as thick as an arm shot out from the dust and wrapped around Su Chen.


    When Liu Hong launched his attack, the spiritual energy fluctuation that burst out from his body was immediately detected by Su Chen.


    Su Chen suddenly bent down, and then, as if he had transformed into a fierce tiger, his legs suddenly exerted force and stuck to the surface of the arena, dashing out like a hungry tiger.


    The several earth chains that were wrapped around Su Chen were instantly shattered, and a cry of surprise came out from the gray dust.


    Plop!


    The sound of heavy objects hitting the ground rang out on the arena.


    Soon after, the gray dust that enveloped the arena seemed to have lost some sort of power and could no longer gather together to dissipate quickly.


    The dust dispersed, revealing the two people on the arena.


    One of them was standing, while the other was lying on the arena as if he had already fainted.


    When the disciples of the Sky Fog Peak below the arena saw the appearance of the person standing on the arena, they immediately boiled with excitement. ¡°What¡¯s going on? What happened? Why is he the one who won!¡±


    Not only the disciples of the Sky Fog Peak, but the disciples of the other branches were also shocked when they saw the person who won.


    Wang Yucheng, who was watching the seventh arena, could not help but change his expression when he saw the person who was standing victoriously on the arena.


    Sect master Qingxu, who was sitting in front of the Pure Yang Hall, looked at the person on the seventh arena with interest. He did not seem to be surprised.


    However, the other branch chiefs beside Daoist Qingxu had a strange look in their eyes.


    ¡°Tempered Spirit Peak¡­ seems to have produced a pretty good disciple!¡±


    All the branch chiefs knew very well that although the body refinement path of the Tempered Spirit Peak branch was difficult, once one cultivated successfully, they would be able to display strength that far surpassed Qi refinement practitioners of the same level.


    However, the items needed for the later stage of body refinement were too difficult to find. In the end, it led to the decline of the Tempered Spirit Peak.


    On the seventh arena, the winner was Su Chen.


    Ever since he had awakened the system, he had been training diligently day after day, enduring the unbearable pain of ordinary people. In addition to the month of fighting in the Qingyang mountain range, his perception of danger and his understanding of the Tiger Movement had also increased.


    In the instant that the disciple of the Sky Fog Peak, Liu Hong, used a spell to attack, he rushed to Liu Hong¡¯s side and knocked him unconscious with a blow to the side of the neck.


    Victory and defeat were often this simple. In close combat, a Qi refinement cultivator was absolutely no match for a body refinement cultivator.


    Su Chen once again confirmed this statement.


    ¡­.

 Chapter 25 - Wang Yuzhe!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Su Chen was the only disciple in the branch of Tempered Spirit Peak. He did not even have a master. However, He defeated the outstanding disciple of the branch of Sky Fog Peak, Liu Hong. Almost everyone could not believe it. The younger generation disciples could not believe their eyes.


    Some people knew that just a few years ago, this Su Chen was still a disciple who could not sense qi and could not cultivate qi.


    Now, he was like a new man, and easily defeated Liu Hong. This result was hard to accept.


    At this moment, Wang Yuzhe had also listed Su Chen as one of his strong opponents. Even he would not be able to defeat Liu Hong so easily.


    ¡°Big brother, look¡­¡± On the square, Wang Yucheng and Wang Yuzhe stood together and looked at Su Chen coldly.


    Wang Yuzhe snorted coldly and looked at Su Chen with an extremely cold gaze. He was a little surprised by Liu Hong¡¯s failure, but it was more fun this way. He wanted to personally end Su Chen¡¯s progress.


    ¡°Liu Hong is really trash. He actually lost to Su Chen.¡± Wang Yucheng was extremely angry. He was expecting Liu Hong to teach Su Chen a lesson.


    ¡°Alright, your own cultivation isn¡¯t too different, compared to Liu Hong. If he¡¯s trash, then what are you?¡± Wang Yuzhe could not help but frown and say impatiently when he heard this.


    ¡°This Su Chen is definitely not simple. If he was pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger. He is pretending to be low in cultivation, then this person is really scary,¡± Wang Yuzhe said.


    ¡°Pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger? That¡¯s impossible. Big brother, I¡¯ve investigated Su Chen when he entered the Pure Yang sect, and I couldn¡¯t sense qi at all,¡± Wang Yucheng said in surprise. He had investigated very clearly that this Su Chen was a trash who could not even sense qi.


    ¡°What?!¡± Wang Yuzhe thought for a while and said, ¡°If that¡¯s not the case, something must have happened to Su Chen that we don¡¯t know about, and it¡¯s enough to increase his cultivation.¡±


    It was not a coincidence that Wang Yuzhe could become the second most powerful person among the younger generation, second only to Luo Feng, the eldest senior brother of the sect master.


    Based on the information his younger brother had revealed, he had roughly guessed Su Chen¡¯s situation.


    ¡°Big brother, are you talking about a fortuitous encounter?¡± If Wang Yucheng still did not understand his big brother¡¯s words, then he would be too foolish.


    ¡°Send someone to carefully investigate what Su Chen has been doing and where he has been in the past two years.¡± Wang Yuzhe vaguely guessed something and instructed Wang Yucheng.


    ¡°Yes, big brother!¡± Wang Yucheng hurriedly agreed. After saying that, he turned around and left to contact his other friends.


    This was the benefit of being a disciple of an aristocratic family. One had a wide network and many friends. This was because behind a disciple of an aristocratic family, there was the backing of the family. Some people did not place importance on Wang Yucheng, but on the Wang family behind him.


    At this moment, Su Chen suddenly seemed to have sensed something. He turned his head to look in Wang Yuzhe¡¯s direction. Their gazes collided once again, causing sparks to fly.


    Both of them saw a deep hostility in each other¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Humph! Wang Yuzhe, it¡¯s foolish of you to interfere in the plan to seize the herb garden.¡± Su Chen¡¯s eyes revealed a cold light.


    Wang Yuzhe¡¯s face revealed a cold smile. ¡°Su Chen, don¡¯t be too proud. I will step on you on the stage.¡±


    The two of them were at least forty to fifty meters apart. Without speaking, the two of them could see the meaning in each other¡¯s eyes.


    Clang!


    At this moment, a bell rang from the Pure Yang Hall. Su Chen and Wang Yuzhe retracted their gazes at the same time.


    The reason was that the first match between the 81 disciples of the younger generation had already ended.


    As the bell rang, Daoist Zixu, who was sitting high on the steps, stood up and walked forward. All the disciples of the younger generation looked at the high platform in front of the square.


    The Daoist Zixu looked at the disciples in the square below and said, ¡°The first round of the competition has ended. All the disciples can take a break for now. The second round of the competition will begin in the afternoon.¡±


    Then, the leaders of each branch stood up and walked into the Pure Yang Hall.


    The first round of the inner sect competition had ended. The outstanding disciples of each branch who participated in the competition were both happy and worried.


    In the first round of the competition, other than Su Chen¡¯s sudden cold victory over Liu Hong of the Sky Fog Peak, no other unexpected situation seemed to have occurred.


    Without any suspense, Luo Feng and Wang Yuzhe easily defeated their respective opponents and successfully entered the next round of the competition.


    As for the defeated disciples, as long as they could win the second round of the competition in the afternoon, they would be able to enter the next round of the competition.


    Meanwhile, Su Chen was sitting cross-legged under a pine tree in a sparsely populated area outside the square, resting with his eyes closed.


    In the afternoon¡¯s competition, he would be fighting against Wang Yuzhe. Su Chen could not be careless when facing such an opponent because he had felt the pressure from Wang Yuzhe.


    The Wang family of Pill Peak definitely had an important treasure. If Wang Yuzhe used a powerful magic treasure during the competition, like the Canglan Seal of Zhao Cheng of Snow Bamboo Peak, it would be very difficult for Su Chen to win .


    This was the advantage of qi refinement cultivators. Although their bodies were not as strong as those of body refinement cultivators, they had the help of magic treasures. The combination of spells and magic treasures would allow qi refinement cultivators to display strength that surpassed their limits.


    Su Chen sat under the pine tree. The five-colored essence qi in his body slowly surged in his flesh and blood, gradually gathering in his qi center, and forming a five-colored ball of light. Then, the five-colored ball of light in his qi center dimmed again and spread out waves of five-colored essence qi, it fused into his muscles, bones, blood, and flesh.


    This cycle went on and on, without end. His body let out a rhythmic light explosion. His five-colored essence qi could change his marrow and blood, and the fresh blood qi in his bone marrow was slowly replacing the original blood qi. The new blood qi contained a huge amount of essence qi, which flowed throughout his body.


    After removing the impurities from his body, his body was transforming.


    Su Chen¡¯s skin, which was exposed to the outside of his clothes, was flowing with this glimmer of light. It was as if there were threads of light flowing under his skin.


    In the distance, many disciples from other sects were discussing Su Chen under the pine tree. They seemed to be talking about Su Chen and the battle he had just fought with Liu Hong.


    The voices of the discussions were faintly transmitted into Su Chen¡¯s ears. Most of the discussions were negative, and they were not praises for Su Chen. However, no matter what they said, Su Chen treated them as nonsense and did not care at all.


    The words of others could not shake Su Chen¡¯s mind at all. This could not affect his state of mind. He had to maintain his goal and not be disturbed by external things, so that he could advance bravely in his cultivation.


    Noon had already passed. Four hours later, the crisp sound of bells rang out again in the Pure Yang Hall. The sect master and the heads of the various factions came to the front of the hall and sat down on the high platform. Daoist Zixu, who was hosting the inner sect competition, walked up.


    ¡°The time has come. The second round of competition begins!¡± Although Daoist Zixu¡¯s voice was not loud, it still spread throughout the entire square. It even spread out from the Pure Yang Peak that lingered in the mountains.


    Su Chen, who was sitting cross-legged under the pine tree beside the square, suddenly opened his eyes. He then stood up, and a series of crackling sounds immediately came from all over his body.


    ¡°Wang Yuzhe!¡± Su Chen muttered to himself.


    He stretched his muscles and bones and strode toward the seventh arena in the square..

 Chapter 26 - Fight against Wang Yuzhe!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    The battle between Su Chen and Wang Yuzhe attracted the attention of most people.


    One was a useless person who was once unable to cultivate Qi and was destined not to be able to cultivate successfully, while the other was the second most powerful person in the younger generation. This battle was already full of suspense even before it started.


    Originally, no one thought highly of Su Chen. However, after he defeated the outstanding disciple of the Sky Fog Peak, Liu Hong, no one dared to draw a conclusion on this battle.


    Liu Hong of the Sky Fog Peak had lost the battle with Su Chen in the morning in a baffling manner. He still had many powerful techniques that he had yet to use, and he was very unhappy. He paid more attention to the battle between Su Chen and Wang Yuzhe than others.


    Luo Feng, who had not had the chance to fight yet, also came to the seventh arena. He wanted to know what the odds were for the body refinement cultivator, Su Chen, to win.


    In the current immortal cultivation world, it could not be said that there were no body refinement cultivators, but they were really rare. Those who could comprehend the profound meanings within had already disappeared in the Endless River of Time.


    At this time, Su Chen had already walked to the bottom of the arena. Wang Yuzhe was also led by his master, Daoist Danhong, to the bottom of the arena.


    Behind Daoist Danhong was not just Wang Yuzhe alone, but a group of young disciples of the Pill Peak. It could be said that they looked very impressive.


    Looking at Su Chen, he stood alone. He was the only person in the entire Tempered Spirit Peak.


    Wang Yuzhe walked out from behind his master. He glanced coldly at Su Chen across from him, then leaped lightly onto the arena and stood in the northeast.


    The mountain breeze gently caressed Wang Yuzhe¡¯s robes as they fluttered in the wind. His handsome appearance, slender figure, and indifferent expression gave him an otherworldly aura.


    This image made many of the young disciples below the stage sigh in admiration. Perhaps this was the temperament of a genius.


    ¡°Heh!¡±


    Su Chen laughed coldly before leaping up and standing in the southwest corner of the stage.


    ¡®This Wang Yuzhe is such a scheming fox. He seems to have taken the advantageous position in the northeast corner,¡¯ Su Chen thought to himself.


    The northeast was on top, and the southwest was on the bottom. Wang Yuzhe¡¯s position was slightly superior to Su Chen¡¯s.


    In fact, how to position oneself in the competition was also a subject of knowledge.


    ¡°Junior Brother Danqing, do you think your disciples can win this competition?¡± Daoist Qingxu, who was watching the seventh arena from the high platform, suddenly asked with a smile.


    Daoist Danqing could not help but frown when he heard that. He saw that all the leaders of each branch were looking at him, so he said calmly, ¡°Although body refinement disciples are stronger than Qi refinement disciples of the same realm, I have confidence in my disciples.¡±


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s about to start,¡± Daoist Qingxu said.


    Then, he looked at the seventh arena.


    At this time, Su Chen and Wang Yuzhe, who were confronting each other on the arena, pushed their auras to their limits. Su Chen¡¯s body emitted a powerful spiritual fluctuation. Wang Yuzhe¡¯s vast spiritual fluctuation rubbed against his on the arena.


    The powerful auras emitted by the two shocked the young disciples who were close to the stage. The powerful auras made them unconsciously take a few steps back.


    Seeing this scene, a light flashed in Luo Feng¡¯s eyes.


    Roar!


    Suddenly, Su Chen¡¯s body sank, and he let out a roar that sounded like a fierce tiger. With a kick of his leg, a shocking power burst out and he rushed forward.


    Su Chen¡¯s attack was very direct and simple. Borrowing the momentum of his launch, he charged towards Wang Yuzhe. The power within his body surged out and enveloped his fist. Immediately, his fist emitted a layer of dazzling golden light.


    ¡°Hmph!!¡±


    Wang Yuzhe did not dodge. He snorted coldly and similarly raised his right hand and closed his fingers. He took a step forward.


    A wave of palm wind whistled as it struck towards Su Chen¡¯s fist. At the instant he attacked, his palm also emitted a golden light.


    ¡°Hmm? You dare to fight me in close combat?¡± Su Chen revealed a cruel smile when he saw that Wang Yuzhe had actually given up on the technique that he was most proficient in and wanted to compete with him in strength.


    ¡°Ha!¡± Su Chen shouted loudly.


    Just as his fist was about to collide with Wang Yuzhe¡¯s palm, he suddenly changed his move and used Tiger Movement. He changed his fist into a claw that looked like a tiger claw. With an unbelievable speed, he bypassed Wang Yuzhe¡¯s palm and grabbed it, holding on to his right wrist.


    Wang Yuzhe cried out. Then, the pressure on his wrist tightened as if it was tightly pressed by a thousand pounds of iron. After that, his body was pulled by a huge force and he fell out unsteadily.


    At the same time, Su Chen¡¯s left fist had already ruthlessly smashed into Wang Yuzhe¡¯s lower abdomen.


    ¡°This¡­ !¡±


    When everyone saw this scene, their eyes widened in disbelief. Su Chen¡¯s movements were so fast that it was unbelievable. The disciples below the stage did not expect that Wang Yuzhe would almost be defeated in the instant of the exchange.


    Using his fist to change into a claw, he hooked his opponent and threw his left fist at his opponent without hesitation. Su Chen¡¯s movements could be said to have been completed in one go, as if he had already thought of how to make his move.


    However, Su Chen did not have the ability to predict the future, so his reaction was just an instinct after going through the experience of the Qingyang mountain range. In an instant, he was able to quickly attack based on the situation.


    The moment Wang Yuzhe¡¯s wrist was grabbed, he knew that Wang Yuzhe was too arrogant. Wang Yuzhe originally thought that he could easily defeat the person in front of him, but who would have thought that the other party put him in a difficult position, this could not help but make him very angry.


    ¡°Ha!¡±


    The moment Wang Yuzhe was hit by Su Chen¡¯s fist, he let out an angry shout. Then, a dazzling golden light exploded from his body.


    Bang!


    A loud sound was heard.


    Su Chen¡¯s fist fiercely hit Wang Yuzhe¡¯s abdomen. Then, a circle of visible ripples spreaded out from his fist.


    Chi!


    Wang Yuzhe¡¯s clothes were instantly shattered into pieces by the power that erupted from Su Chen¡¯s fist.


    He did not hold back this punch because they were all from the same sect. The powerful force directly sent Wang Yuzhe flying into the air.


    As the crowd below the stage cried out in surprise, Wang Yuzhe somersaulted in the air. He was about to fly out of the stage. As long as his feet landed on the ground, he would lose.


    ¡°Wang Yuzhe lost just like that?¡± Luo Feng, who was watching the match from not far away, could not help but feel surprised. At the same time, he became wary of Su Chen¡¯s tiger-like cultivation technique.


    Just when everyone thought that Wang Yuzhe was going to lose, a red light appeared around his body.


    Wang Yuzhe, who was flying away, quickly conjured a spell. Only then did everyone see that it was armor that shone with a red light.


    At the same time, a silver light flashed. It was a magic treasure that looked like a crescent moon. It was like someone had dug out a piece of the middle of the full moon, and there was a sharp blade next to it.


    As soon as this magic treasure appeared, the inner disciples of the Pure Yang sect knew that Wang Yuzhe was temporarily out of trouble.


    The crescent-shaped magic treasure flew to his feet and lifted Wang Yuzhe up.


    ¡°Silver Wheel Moon?¡± On the high platform, Daoist Qingxu frowned slightly when he saw this scene. It seemed that these junior brothers were trying their best to let their own disciples win.


    ¡°Senior Brother Danqing, isn¡¯t that your magic treasure, Silver Wheel Moon?¡± The words of the chief of Sky Fog Peak, Adept Yanyang, sounded sour.


    The disciple of Sky Fog Peak, Liu Hong, did not even have the time to use his magic treasure, but was defeated by Su Chen. This made Yanyang of Sky Fog Peak lose face.


    When Daoist Danqing heard this, he snorted coldly. A hint of displeasure flashed across his face. By saying this, Daoist Yanyang was clearly displaying favoritism for his disciples.


    When Daoist Yanyang saw that Daoist Danqing did not reply, he looked at the seventh arena again. He really wanted to know how Su Chen was going to deal with Wang Yuzhe, who had used his magic treasure.


    Wang Yuzhe controlled the Pill Peak¡¯s supreme treasure, the Silver Wheel Moon, and flew up into the air to return to the arena.


    He silently wiped off a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes revealed a fierce gaze as he stared at Su Chen.


    Then, he exerted strength with both feet and threw the Silver Wheel Moon under his feet toward Su Chen.


    The Silver Wheel Moon, surrounded by silver light, instantly transformed into a silver sharp blade. It spun at high speed and shot toward Su Chen¡¯s waist.


    ¡­.

 Chapter 27 - Clash Head-on with the Magical Equipment!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    At this moment, at the instant when the Silver Wheel Moon was about to hit Su Chen.


    Swoosh!


    Su Chen circulated the five-colored essence Qi in his legs and disappeared, moving so fast that it left an afterimage on the spot. He dodged the silver sharp blades that were flying at him at high speed.


    He rushed toward Wang Yuzhe, his powerful aura surging forward. The surging essence Qi in his body caused his skin to be covered in a layer of faint five-colored brilliance, and the power of the five elements surged in his body.


    The Silver Wheel Moon slashed apart the afterimages, turning in the air and attacking towards Su Chen¡¯s back. At the same time, Wang Yuzhe formed a spell with his hands, and a huge wave of spiritual power surged out from his body. Both of his hands shot out streaks of silver lightning in succession.


    It struck towards Su Chen, and instantly, thunder rumbled on the arena, and silver snakes danced wildly.


    Wang Yuzhe was hit by Su Chen once. This time, he definitely would not let Su Chen get close.


    With the aid of a magic treasure, Wang Yuzhe seemed to have the advantage when it came to magic attacks.


    ¡°Watch how I break your Pill Peak treasure!¡± This time, Su Chen did not dodge or avoid the Silver Wheel Moon that was attacking him from behind.


    He stretched out his left hand and wanted to grab it from behind. At the same time, a five-colored ray of light immediately surged out from his right hand, blocking the streaks of silver lightning that came from the front.


    The audience below the stage could not help but be shocked when they saw Su Chen actually grab the Silver Wheel Moon behind him with his bare hands.


    That was the Pill Peak¡¯s supreme treasure, how could he touch it with his flesh and blood?


    When the spectating disciples all thought that Su Chen had simply gone crazy, Daoist Qingxu, who was watching the battle from the high platform, revealed a smile that was difficult to detect.


    Even Wang Yuzhe was greatly shocked when he saw Su Chen actually grab the Silver Wheel Moon with his bare hands. As a disciple of the Pill Peak Branch, he knew the power of this Pill Peak¡¯s supreme treasure. Could it be that Su Chen was confident that he could block the Silver Wheel Moon¡¯s attack?


    In a competition between fellow disciples, it was unavoidable to be punished for severely injuring and crippling the opponent. However, when he thought of the punch that Su Chen had thrown at him, his heart hardened. He no longer cared whether Su Chen¡¯s palm would be chopped off or not.


    He conjured a spell. As he raised his hand, silver lightning continuously struck at Su Chen. At the same time, he controlled the Silver Wheel Moon to ruthlessly slash at Su Chen.


    He was looking at Su Chen.


    Under Wang Yuzhe¡¯s fierce attack, his expression remained calm. The five-colored light in his right hand blocked the incoming lightning.


    At the same time, his left hand that was grabbing at the Silver Wheel Moon turned golden the moment it came into contact with it.


    Clang clang clang clang clang¡­!


    When Su Chen¡¯s left hand grabbed onto the Silver Wheel Moon, a few metallic clangs immediately sounded.


    Su Chen¡¯s left hand seemed to have become an indestructible piece of steel. He had actually grabbed the Pill Peak¡¯s precious treasure, the Silver Wheel Moon.


    ¡°What a powerful metal elemental energy!¡± When Su Chen¡¯s left hand touched the Silver Wheel Moon that was surrounded by silver light, his body immediately swayed a few times. He only felt an extremely sharp metal elemental energy striking his palm.


    It made his left hand go numb. He almost could not hold on and let go.


    Under the impact of the Silver Wheel Moon, the five-colored essence Qi in front of him instantly weakened.


    Boom!


    A loud sound was heard.


    Silver lightning as thick as an arm instantly broke through the light of the five-colored essence Qi and hit Su Chen¡¯s right hand.


    Deng! Deng! Deng!


    Su Chen took three steps back, and the explosive power of the lightning immediately rushed toward his arm through his right hand. The tiny lightning bolts on his arm exploded, and the clothes on his forearm instantly turned into ashes.


    ¡°Humph!¡±


    With a thought, Su Chen¡¯s right arm shook, and five-colored essence energy instantly exploded from the flesh, muscles, and bones of his right arm, forcing out the power of lightning that had invaded his arm. The silver lightning was instantly extinguished in the void.


    Wang Yuzhe struck out a bolt of lightning with all his strength to force Su Chen back.


    Wang Yuzhe did not have the time to continue using the lightning attack. He hurriedly activated the Silver Wheel Moon¡¯s spell formula and circulated the spirit energy in his body.


    In an instant.


    Su Chen felt the Silver Wheel Moon that he had grabbed suddenly glow with a bright silver light. Following that, an enormous amount of gold element power exploded out. Countless sharp auras were like silver needles that crazily smashed into his hand, it actually caused his left hand to feel a tingling pain.


    Following that, Su Chen¡¯s left hand shook. The hand that had grabbed the Silver Wheel Moon was repelled by the gold element power. The weapon turned into a ray of silver light shot that into the sky from and flew back to Wang Yuzhe¡¯s side. It started to rotate around him.


    After reclaiming the Silver Wheel Moon, Wang Yuzhe¡¯s anxious heart finally calmed down. If the Pill Peak¡¯s most precious treasure was snatched away by Su Chen, then it would be a great loss of face.


    The short exchange between Su Chen and Wang Yuzhe could be said to be soul-stirring, causing the spectating disciples below the stage to freeze on the spot when they saw it.


    The strength that the two of them displayed was an eye-opener, especially Su Chen¡¯s performance. It was even more shocking that he was actually able to fight head-on with Wang Yuzhe without being at a disadvantage.


    Trash who could not cultivate Qi had actually walked down such a dazzling path? Su Chen¡¯s performance had shattered everyone¡¯s view of body refinement cultivation.


    The sect master, Daoist Qingxu, who was sitting on the high platform watching the competition, noticed Su Chen¡¯s left hand that had suddenly turned golden. He looked at Su Chen with a hint of approval in his eyes as he thought to himself, ¡®Medicine Body Refinement Technique. I didn¡¯t expect this little kid to actually master it overnight!¡¯


    At this moment, the golden color on Su Chen¡¯s palm faded and returned to normal. However, the disciples watching the battle below the stage noticed the abnormality on his left hand, especially the chief of the seven peaks who had eyesight that was many times more brilliant than the average young disciple. They could faintly sense that there seemed to be something strange in Su Chen¡¯s body.


    However, Medicine Body Refinement Technique was too magical. Even if the chiefs of the seven peaks sensed something strange in Su Chen, they still did not know what was wrong with Su Chen.


    He was not injured when he grabbed the Silver Wheel Moon¡¯s sharp blade with his bare hands? This¡­ How was this possible?


    Moreover, the Silver Wheel Moon was a metal element with a huge and sharp connotation. Not to mention a body of flesh and blood, even a spirit weapon could be cut in half.


    Could it be¡­ Su Chen¡¯s body was even harder than a spirit weapon? It was impossible.


    Everyone was in disbelief that Su Chen was able to grab the Silver Wheel Moon.


    At this moment, Wang Yuzhe also felt that it was hard to back down. Before the competition, he had always said that he wanted to trample Su Chen under his feet, but now it seemed impossible.


    Su Chen¡¯s strength had far exceeded Wang Yuzhe¡¯s expectations.


    ¡°Is there something strange with his left hand?¡± Wang Yuzhe was shocked that Su Chen dared to use his flesh and blood to face the Silver Wheel Moon head-on. He knew that if Su Chen was not afraid of the Silver Wheel Moon, then the advantage of the magic treasure would no longer exist.


    After taking back the Silver Wheel Moon, the two sides faced each other again. Wang Yuzhe did not dare to make a move rashly. He was thinking about how to defeat Su Chen.


    Everyone present, except for the sect master, Daoist Qingxu, did not know that Su Chen had already mastered the Medicine Body Refinement Technique.


    The Medicine Body Refinement Technique could fuse the herbs into the flesh and blood, allowing a certain part of the body to possess the characteristics of a herb.


    It was because of the countless sword spirit grass that Su Chen had fused into his body that he dared to grab the Pill Peak¡¯s most precious treasure, the Silver Wheel Moon.


    ¡°Hmph!¡± Su Chen suddenly revealed a cold smile.


    He stared at Wang Yucheng, who was wearing red battle armor and the Silver Wheel Moon dancing around him as if he was a god. He said in a deep voice, ¡°You, Wang Yuzhe, you want to step on me? You are not qualified.¡±


    ¡­.

 Chapter 28 - I Am Invincible!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    At this moment¡­


    ¡°Silver Wheel Moon, take to the skies, split the Heavens and Earth!¡±


    Wang Yuzhe¡¯s face was gloomy. He spread his hands apart and spiritual energy gushed out from his body, surging toward the Silver Wheel Moon in front of him.


    Buzz!


    The Silver Wheel Moon in front of Wang Yuzhe immediately let out a loud buzz. In an instant, the weapon¡¯s silver light became bright and then it quickly shook, splitting into two, and then four¡­


    Amidst the shining light, densely packed, smaller Silver Wheel Moons appeared.


    A powerful silver storm swept across the arena, and it actually caused pain to the spectating disciples. The spectating disciples hurriedly retreated in fear.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Su Chen understood in his heart. Under Wang Yuzhe¡¯s spell, the Silver Wheel Moon transformed into thousands of parts that instantly covered the arena.


    Thousands of Silver Wheel Moons danced in the arena, forming a strange scene. The vast fluctuation of spiritual power shocked the disciples watching the battle in the seventh arena. No one doubted Wang Yuzhe¡¯s strength. Other than Luo Feng, the disciples of the younger generation of the Pure Yang sect were ashamed of their inferiority.


    ¡°Eldest Senior Brother, it seems that Su Chen is in trouble. The Pill Peak¡¯s supreme treasure, the Silver Wheel Moon, is not so easy to deal with.¡± A disciple of the sect master¡¯s branch, who was watching the battle from afar, said to Luo Feng.


    As the sect master¡¯s eldest senior brother, Luo Feng¡¯s knowledge and experience naturally far exceeded his peers. He stroked his chin and said, ¡°Although Wang Yuzhe¡¯s strength is astonishing, I think he has very likely already broken through to the ninth stage of the Qi Refinement realm. But that Su Chen is also not simple. Just wait and see. The outcome will be revealed soon.¡±


    ¡°Su Chen, it¡¯s still early, you can admit defeat now. As long as I launch an attack, you will have the risk of death. Don¡¯t blame me for not warning you when the time comes.¡± A voice filled with confidence came from within the thousands of Silver Wheel Moons.


    Su Chen did not respond. He stared at the silver moons in front of him.


    Wang Yuzhe pushed his spiritual power to the limit. Waves of sharp silver moons surged out like a silver storm, and the entire arena was covered in a layer of silver light.


    Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh¡­!


    The silver storms surged out like blades. The clothes on Su Chen¡¯s body started to shred, as if they were cut by sharp blades, revealing the wheat-colored skin under his clothes.


    Su Chen, who had been staring at thousands of silver moons, was surprised to find that he could not distinguish which one was the real Silver Wheel Moon. It was as if all these were real.


    ¡°It¡¯s not an illusion? How¡­ How is this possible?¡± Su Chen was shocked. His brain was spinning rapidly, trying to figure out how to break the Silver Wheel Moon.


    Although the silver storm was more powerful than the ordinary sharp blades, it was difficult to hurt Su Chen, unless he was cut by the real Silver Wheel Moon.


    Su Chen¡¯s five-colored essence Qi had reached the point where it could change his blood and marrow. With a thought, the five-colored essence Qi covered every part of his body, as if he was wearing invisible armor. Ordinary sharp blades could no longer hurt him.


    Seeing that Su Chen did not respond, Wang Yuzhe, who was within the Silver Wheel Moon, said fiercely, ¡°Very well. If that¡¯s the case, then don¡¯t blame me!¡±


    ¡°Go!¡±


    Thousands of silver moons around Wang Yuzhe immediately rushed toward Su Chen at high speed.


    Swish, swish¡­


    Thousands of silver moons covered the sky and earth as they rushed at Su Chen at high speed. They blocked all of Su Chen¡¯s escape route, surrounding him at a 360-degree angle.


    ¡°Hmm! Among the young disciples of my sect, only Wang Yuzhe can control the Silver Wheel Moon with a spell. He¡¯s something else!¡± Daoist Danqing looked at the battle below with a smile.


    Of course, the power of the Silver Wheel Moon was far more than that. However, Wang Yuzhe¡¯s cultivation level could only display two layers of the power of this supreme treasure.


    After Wang Yuzhe used this attack, he felt exhausted. The Silver Wheel Moon had almost sucked all the spiritual energy in his body dry.


    Meanwhile, Su Chen, who was surrounded by the Silver Wheel Moon, was in a difficult situation. The arena was so big, but it was covered by thousands of Silver Wheel Moons, making it difficult for Su Chen to dodge.


    Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh¡­


    Numerous silver light blades rushed toward Su Chen like countless silver storms. They struck his body from all directions, causing him to feel waves of piercing pain. The spot where he was struck was burning. Although his flesh was not broken, it still made Su Chen feel very uncomfortable.


    Roar!


    Su Chen faced the sky and roared furiously in the face of danger.


    His black hair immediately danced wildly. A huge force surged out from within his body. A ball of golden light instantly enveloped him, as if he was wearing golden armor from head to toe.


    Su Chen had no choice. The moment before a silver moon slash with terrifying spiritual power hit him, Su Chen used the sword spirit grass that had been fused into his body with the Medicine Body Refinement Technique. He turned it into a golden stream of air that covered his entire body.


    At this moment, Su Chen seemed to have transformed into a golden spirit sword, and his entire body emitted a shocking sword Qi.


    Boom! Boom! Boom!


    Thousands of silver moons in the surroundings instantly crashed into his body, causing a series of loud explosions.


    The disciples below the stage cried out in alarm. Using their flesh and blood to fight against a magic treasure was an extremely crazy method in their eyes. Everyone was worried sick for Su Chen.


    Boom!


    The entire arena suddenly shook, and a wave of power erupted like a huge wave.


    Immediately after, there was another loud explosion.


    Boom!


    Under the shocked gazes of the disciples, a golden figure shattered thousands of silver moons and charged out from the encirclement.


    ¡°This¡­ How is this possible?¡± Wang Yuzhe saw Su Chen charge out, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.


    Although he was very shocked, his reaction speed was also very fast. From the moment Su Chen charged out of the encirclement of silver moons, he had already formed a hand seal and controlled thousands of silver moons to instantly merge into one, turning into a dazzling Silver Wheel Moon that slashed towards Su Chen¡¯s chest.


    ¡°Humph!¡± Su Chen coldly snorted. He took a step forward and punched. Golden light surrounded his fist and smashed towards the incoming Silver Wheel Moon like a cannonball.


    Bang!


    An earth-shattering sound rang out.


    Surging power shook the world. Even when the two terrifying forces collided during the day, the dazzling light that erupted illuminated the entire arena. The residual power that spread out caused the arena under his feet to shake violently, as if it was about to collapse at any moment.


    The Silver Wheel Moon was smashed away by Su Chen¡¯s punch, and Wang Yuzhe was instantly impacted.


    ¡°Wah!¡± Wang Yuzhe spat out a mouthful of blood, and his footsteps were unsteady, and he almost fell onto the arena.


    At this moment.


    Su Chen was like a Soul Formation realm diety, a Golden War God. His body was emitting golden flames, and he exuded a powerful might. He took a step forward and instantly appeared in front of Wang Yuzhe, grabbing him by the neck and lifting him up..

 Chapter 29 - The Prodigy in His Hands!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    ¡°You want to humiliate me? Now, you will experience what it is like to be abused.¡± Su Chen¡¯s entire body emitted a murderous aura that made people¡¯s hearts tremble.


    He held Wang Yuzhe¡¯s neck and lifted him up. His long hair fluttered without wind, and two sharp gazes shot out from his eyes, staring intently at Wang Yuzhe¡¯s face.


    Cough! Cough!


    Wang Yuzhe¡¯s face turned purple as his neck was pinched. However, he was not willing to lose just like that.


    With a thought, all the remaining spiritual power in his body rushed out like a fingertip, and a silver light instantly gushed out from his fingertip.


    Chi!


    Wang Yuzhe¡¯s fingers were like swords, and he suddenly stabbed at Su Chen¡¯s throat.


    ¡°Humph!¡± Su Chen did not dodge, and his eyes were full of disdain as he looked at Wang Yuzhe.


    Wang Yuzhe¡¯s finger stabbed Su Chen¡¯s throat like lightning. However, the moment he stabbed, he felt as if his finger had stabbed into an incomparably hard piece of steel.


    Crack!


    The bone of his finger was immediately broken by the force of the rebound.


    Su Chen, who was using all his strength to refine his body, was covered in the characteristics of the Sword Spirit Grass that had fused into his body. Even the Pill Peak Silver Wheel Moon could not break through Su Chen¡¯s defense, let alone a mere sword finger?


    ¡°Still not admitting defeat?¡±


    Su Chen would not show mercy to his enemies. Even in the ring, he would make Wang Yuzhe lower his head and admit defeat in front of him.


    ¡°Bah!¡± When Wang Yuzhe heard this, he spat out a mouthful of saliva mixed with blood. However, at this moment, the golden light surrounding Su Chen¡¯s body sent the saliva flying in another direction.


    Su Chen smiled lightly. Then, he punched Wang Yuzhe¡¯s stomach. The red armor on his body was instantly dented by the powerful force, revealing a faint fist mark.


    ¡°Wah!¡±


    Another mouthful of blood spurted out. Wang Yuzhe¡¯s face was distorted. It was clear that this punch had brought him a great impact, and his internal organs were severely injured.


    The disciples watching the battle below the arena could not help but be surprised when they saw Su Chen treat Wang Yuzhe in such a manner. This was slapping the face of the Pill Peak faction! He was truly bold.


    Sect master Qingxu, who was sitting high on the stage, and the other leaders of the seven factions watched with furrowed brows. Su Chen¡¯s actions seemed to have gone a bit too far.


    This was especially true for Daoist Danqing of the Pill Peak. His expression had already darkened. The most outstanding disciple of the Pill Peak had actually been humiliated in such a manner by his opponent. The entire Pill Peak could not help but fly into a rage.


    ¡°Stop!¡±


    The disciples of the Pill Peak who were watching the battle below the stage immediately cried out. Some of them even directly walked up to the bottom of the stage, as if they wanted to attack.


    ¡°Sometimes, it is better to forgive and have mercy. Su Chen, don¡¯t go too far,¡± Wang Yuzhe¡¯s master, Daoist Danhong, said in an unfriendly tone. His eyes were filled with fury as he looked at Su Chen.


    At this moment, the Pill Peak¡¯s supreme treasure, the Silver Wheel Moon, which had been sent flying by Su Chen, had already been retrieved by Daoist Danhong using a spell.


    ¡°This is the stage. If Wang Yuzhe doesn¡¯t admit defeat, I¡¯ll fight until he does.¡± Su Chen did not give any face to Daoist Danhong at all. He waved his fist and continuously struck towards Wang Yuzhe¡¯s body, the explosion caused the armor on his body to emit red light in all directions.


    ¡°This Su Chen is too arrogant,¡± Luo Feng said with a frown.


    Offending the Pill Peak faction did not benefit Su Chen at all, and he also made many enemies.


    The Wang clan definitely would not let this matter rest in front of so many of their fellow disciples. On the surface, they did not dare to do anything to Su Chen, but in the dark, they definitely would not let Su Chen off.


    ¡°Still not admitting defeat?¡± Su Chen shouted. As he spoke, his hands did not stop either. He beat Wang Yuzhe until he spat out a mouthful of blood.


    Daoist Danhong, who was below the stage, could not help but be shocked and furious when he saw his disciple continuously spit out blood after being beaten by Su Chen.


    At that moment, he could not care less about his face anymore. He shouted at Su Chen who was on the stage, ¡°We have the numbers, quickly stop!¡±


    The disciples around the stage looked at the scene just now in shock. This Su Chen was really bold. He actually treated the disciples of the Pill Peak faction like this.


    After Su Chen heard Daoist Danhong¡¯s words, he glanced at Wang Yuzhe, who was in his hands. He had a dispirited look on his face, but he still forced himself to not faint.


    ¡°Wang Yuzhe, consider yourself lucky!¡± Su Chen lifted Wang Yuzhe up in front of him and whispered into his ear.


    Wang Yuzhe panted heavily and his entire body began to tremble. This was because he was angry. He was a prodigy born in a cultivation aristocratic family, so he could do whatever he wanted. Now that he was defeated by Su Chen, he felt ashamed.


    Right now, he simply wished that he could find a hole and hide in it. In his heart, he hated Su Chen even more. He secretly decided that in the future, he would definitely make Su Chen suffer a fate worse than death.


    Su Chen did not pay much attention to him. With a forceful swing of his right hand, he threw Wang Yuzhe out of the arena. The golden light on his body slowly faded away before it was completely absorbed into his body.


    Daoist Danhong hurriedly jumped up and hugged Wang Yuzhe who had fallen from the arena. He gave Su Chen a vicious look, then without saying a word, he turned around and left with Wang Yuzhe in his arms.


    The battle between Su Chen and Wang Yuzhe had shocked the Pure Yang sect to the extreme. A disciple like Su Chen had actually appeared on Tempered Spirit Peak. His combat strength was astonishing, and he had defeated two outstanding disciples in a row.


    It seemed that among the top ten experts of the younger generation in the inner sect competition this time, Su Chen had already occupied one of the seats. Wang Yuzhe was an existence that was second only to Luo Feng among the young disciples of the Pure Yang sect, since he had lost, it seemed that only eldest Senior Brother Luo Feng could fight with him.


    While everyone was discussing, Su Chen jumped down from the arena. All the disciples that he passed made way for him. The younger generation disciples were all in awe of Su Chen¡¯s strength.


    At this time, Su Chen was actually not in a good position to undergo the Medicine Body Refinement Technique. He was not familiar enough with the technique yet, and under the exertion of his full strength just now, the tendons and bones in his body were injured by the Sword Spirit Grass¡¯s essence energy. If one looked carefully, some blood seeped out of the pores on Su Chen¡¯s body.


    Su Chen walked directly to a tree outside the square and sat down cross-legged to mobilize the vigorous essence energy in his body. He shook his blood, flesh, tendons, and bones to repair the injured parts.


    After closing his eyes, everything in the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with Su Chen. The noise in the square was blocked out by his ears.


    Su Chen¡¯s heart seemed to be completely immersed in cultivation, not being disturbed by any external things. This was Su Chen¡¯s way of cultivation. If he wanted to do something, he had to do it. He had to maintain his original will, his original heart.


    He used all his strength to heal his injuries. Su Chen¡¯s body quickly recovered, and the impurities in his flesh and blood were all expelled from his pores.


    ¡­.

 Chapter 30 - How to Walk the Path of Body Refinement!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    The divine ability of the Medicine Body Refinement Technique allowed Su Chen to possess a strong body that could withstand the Pill Peak¡¯s supreme treasure, the Silver Wheel Moon, for a short period of time. However, this state where the characteristics of the medicinal herb that was integrated into the body could not be sustained.


    Moreover, the special essence Qi that the medicinal herb had transformed into had not completely integrated into the Qi and blood in the body. It was inevitable that the body would not be able to withstand it, especially when Su Chen had strained to the limits of his power.


    Su Chen was currently suffering from the sequelae of over-catalyzing the Medicine Body Refinement Technique. Every part of his body felt like it was being pierced by sharp needles. He only meditated under the tree for a while, but his tattered clothes were already soaked in sweat.


    Moreover, the sweat carried dark red blood, dyeing the tattered clothes on his body dark red. That was the blood stasis that was forced out of his body.


    Su Chen¡¯s muscles, bones, blood, and flesh trembled slightly, and the sound of war drums could be faintly heard from within his body. The vigorous blood Qi in his body washed over and over his body, and the stinging pain in his entire body slowly dissipated.


    The five-colored essence Qi and the Tiger Movement Body Tempering Technique that the system had given him allowed Su Chen¡¯s body to be as strong as an ordinary spiritual treasure of a Qi Refinement realm cultivator.


    His recovery ability was also extremely shocking. Waves of Qi and blood that contained the five-colored essence Qi continuously washed through his body. The wounds in his flesh and blood were quickly healing and recovering.


    ¡°Yes! The path of body refinement is a path of the strong that was created for battle. It is a path of progress in the battle of life and death, stepping on the opponent¡¯s corpse to advance.¡±


    Su Chen felt that after his battle with Wang Yuzhe, his cultivation seemed to have made some progress again. The battle of life and death was beneficial to his cultivation breakthrough.


    This was Su Chen¡¯s enlightenment. It was as if his predecessors had taken the wrong path. The cultivators in the Tempered Spirit Peak had never taken a single step outside, and they were blindly immersed in bitter cultivation. They did not know about this Medicine Body Refinement Technique, which was a killing technique created for battle, and a powerful body corresponded to unrivaled combat strength.


    There was a limit to the progress by immersing oneself in bitter cultivation, and only in a life-and-death battle could one comprehend and sublimate faster in battle.


    Qi refinement practitioners paid attention to tranquility. They absorbed the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth to nourish their primordial spirit and condense spiritual energy. On the other hand, body refinement focused on essence energy. It refined all the meridians, blood, and flesh in one¡¯s body, and gave birth to the origin energy from the Qi and blood.


    Therefore, by immersing oneself in bitter cultivation, one would instead limit the breakthrough of one¡¯s cultivation. This was perhaps the reason why Tempered Spirit Peak had been so lonely for almost 100 years.


    When one¡¯s cultivation encountered a bottleneck, one would enter seclusion. This was a kind of inertia in the thinking of Qi refinement cultivators. It was completely unsuitable for body refinement cultivators. To body refinement cultivators, battle was the true essence of a breakthrough.


    Su Chen seemed to see a glimmer of light in the dense fog. He seemed to have comprehended a brand new path of cultivation. A path that belonged to the body refinement realm, and that was ¡ª fighting!


    At this moment.


    The disciples participating in the competition in the square were still engaged in this competition. The competition of spells would explode from time to time and emit strong lights and loud noises. Su Chen was unmoved.


    The remaining competition was not as intense as the one between Su Chen and Wang Yuzhe, but it still attracted the attention of thousands of disciples in the square.


    The inner sect competition this time was different from the previous ones. The disciples who won the top ten would have a chance to enter the Grotto-heaven secret realm, in addition to the usual rewards.


    The Grotto-heaven secret realm was the reward announced by the sect master when the competition started. The Grotto-heaven secret realm was a blessed land for the three great sects, and it was also a dangerous place. For those who entered it, it was also an opportunity.


    There was no free lunch in this world. In danger, there was an opportunity to change one¡¯s fate. If one could grasp the fleeting opportunity, one could rise to the top, but if one could not grasp it, one¡¯s life would be in danger.


    When night fell, all the matches had ended.


    Daoist Zixu expressionlessly announced that the second match would be held the next day. Soon after, a list of names was posted. It was the list of those who had advanced to the second round.


    When the Daoist Zixu announced the end of today¡¯s competition, Su Chen, who was sitting cross-legged under a big tree by the side of the square, opened his eyes.


    With a thought, the golden light on his upper body flashed and disappeared. Then, the tattered clothes on his upper body turned into pieces and scattered on the ground, revealing his strong, wheat-colored body. Of course, the pants on his lower body were still relatively intact.


    Su Chen stood up to look at the list posted.


    When Su Chen walked to the steps in front of the square, a pair of vicious eyes stared at Su Chen under the tree across the square.


    ¡°Su Chen¡­¡± the person under the tree had a gloomy expression. He gritted his teeth and muttered in a low voice.


    At this moment, a disciple in white walked toward the person who was full of hostility toward Su Chen.


    ¡°Senior Brother Wang, so you¡¯re here. My senior brother is inviting you to come over.¡±


    Hmm? Why is Luo Feng looking for me?


    That person furrowed his brows and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. He then said to the disciple dressed in white, ¡°Senior Brother, please lead the way.¡±


    In the Pure Yang sect, the only person who had a grudge against Su Chen was Wang Yucheng from the Wang clan. Now that his big brother had also been defeated by Su Chen, he wished that he could dismember Su Chen into pieces.


    That disciple dressed in white was from the sect master¡¯s clan. Wang Yucheng did not dare to offend him and immediately changed his expression. He followed behind the disciple dressed in white and walked towards the back of the Pure Yang Peak.


    Wang Yucheng originally wanted his big brother to teach Su Chen a lesson and humiliate him. However, he did not expect his big brother, Wang Yuzhe, to be defeated by Su Chen. He was even humiliated by Su Chen. Even the disciples of the Pill Peak felt ashamed.


    However, what could he do? Even his big brother had lost, let alone his own strength. He could only endure it for now.


    At this moment, the people in the square had already gradually dispersed. Those who had advanced to the second round had already returned to their training grounds to recover their strength and stamina to prepare for tomorrow¡¯s competition.


    As for those who had been eliminated, some of them sighed dejectedly. They even discussed today¡¯s competition with the remaining disciples in the square, or looked at the name list that was posted up. Some of them simply walked to the side and stared blankly at the sky.


    When Su Chen walked over, the disciples who had gathered in front of the name list immediately made way from both sides..

 Chapter 31 - I’ve Encountered an Ambush!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Su Chen looked at the name list pasted on the side of the square. His gaze swept across the 39 people who had been eliminated in the first round. Almost half of them had been eliminated.


    ¡®The number of disciples from the sect master¡¯s branch advancing to the second round is quite high¡­¡¯ Su Chen thought to himself.


    Of course, he was not surprised. After all, the sect master¡¯s lineage had more outstanding disciples than the other branches.


    ¡°Luo Feng¡­ not a bad opponent!¡± Su Chen looked at a name on the list and said lightly.


    As soon as he said this, the disciples next to him were shocked. Su Chen regarded Luo Feng as someone he could defeat?


    However, when they thought of the strength that Su Chen had displayed today, they were not so surprised.


    With Su Chen¡¯s strength, he had defeated Wang Yuzhe. He was completely qualified to challenge Luo Feng, and even get the first place among the younger generation of disciples.


    After reading the list, Su Chen walked out of the square under everyone¡¯s gaze. He immediately left Pure Yang Peak and headed straight for Tempered Spirit Peak.


    Tomorrow would be a tough battle. Today¡¯s battle was very enjoyable, but he had offended the Pill Peak branch. As long as he was strong enough, he did not have to fear anyone.


    Today¡¯s battle with Wang Yuzhe had given Su Chen some insights. He planned to use a night to digest his insights today.


    Although there was only one night, if he could gain some insight, he might be able to break through his current realm and take another step forward.


    At the same time, a person walked out of a wooden house in the forest behind Pure Yang Peak.


    The sun had already disappeared into the mountains. There were still a few clouds dyed red by the setting sun, floating in the western sky. The forest behind Pure Yang Peak was already shrouded in mist, making it seem a little dark and mysterious.


    After this person came out of the wooden house, it was as if he really wanted to leave this place. He quickly walked along the path in front of the wooden house towards the outside of the forest.


    After leaving the forest, that person suddenly stopped and turned around to look at the small house in the forest. He muttered, ¡°Hmph! He actually asked me not to go and cause trouble for Su Chen? Truly detestable!¡±


    The dim light shone on this person¡¯s face. He was Wang Yucheng, who had been invited by Luo Feng.


    At this moment, his face was ice-cold as he continued walking forward.


    When Wang Yucheng¡¯s figure disappeared at the end of the path, the wooden door of the wooden house in the sea of trees was opened again, and a white-clothed youth walked out.


    This was an ordinary-looking youth. He did not have a handsome face or a tall figure. He was a very ordinary youth who would not attract the attention of others if he stood in the crowd.


    However, this ordinary-looking young man was the eldest senior brother of the younger generation of the Pure Yang sect, Luo Feng. Although he did not look outstanding, no one dared to look down on him.


    Luo Feng looked in the direction where Wang Yucheng had disappeared and sighed. ¡°I hope Wang Yucheng can wake up. If he goes looking for trouble with Su Chen again, his life might be in danger!¡±


    ¡°A person like Su Chen is determined to advance bravely on the path of immortal cultivation, but he does not leave any room for exaggeration. Today, how he dealt with his opponent Wang Yuzhe in the arena showed that he is a decisive person. If Wang Yucheng really goes to provoke Su Chen, I¡¯m afraid that something big will happen.¡±


    A person like Luo Feng was naturally not focused on cultivating in the forest at the back of the mountain. As the eldest senior brother of the Pure Yang Sect¡¯s nine branches, he would definitely pay attention to the matters that he should know about. Meanwhile, he could not be bothered to pay attention to what he should not know.


    Luo Feng shook his head and sighed. Then, he turned around and closed the door. There were no lights or movement inside. The forest became quiet, and no sound could be heard.


    ¡­


    Su Chen, who had left the Pure Yang Peak, ran hundreds of miles on the rugged mountain road with his upper body bare. He returned to the outside of the Tempered Spirit Peak¡¯s medicinal garden.


    Su Chen took a deep breath. The faint medicinal fragrance drifted into his nose, making him feel refreshed. ¡°It¡¯s good to be home!¡±


    Just as Su Chen was about to enter the medicinal garden, he felt that something was off. He froze mid-movement, his raised right foot had yet to step down.


    Suddenly, he felt a chill all over his body. After that, all the hair on his body exploded, and his entire body became alert.


    He felt as if he was being watched by a terrifying demonic beast in the dark.


    ¡°Not good!¡±


    Su Chen was greatly alarmed. All the muscles and bones in his body suddenly contracted, and his joints immediately burst out with a dense friction sound. When his muscles and bones trembled, a huge wave of essence energy undulated out of his body. The violent vibration of the air caused a strong wind to spread in all directions in an instant. The leaves on the ground were shaken until they soared into the sky, and the leaves flew all over the sky.


    All of this happened in an instant. At this moment, Su Chen had already caught sight of several abnormal-looking withered branches.


    The branches had been sharpened and silently rushed out from the medicinal garden at high speed. They were fast and quiet.


    ¡°Ha!¡±


    Su Chen¡¯s raised right foot suddenly stomped on the ground. With a bang, he left an afterimage on the spot and retreated rapidly.


    However, Su Chen had still underestimated the speed of the tree branches that shot out from the medicinal garden at high speed. When those tree branches flew over, it gave people the illusion that they were very slow, but in reality, they were so fast that it was hard to imagine. They had definitely exceeded Su Chen¡¯s expectations.


    Just as he stood up and retreated, the dense branches in front of him instantly rushed in front of him.


    ¡°Damn it!¡±


    Su Chen was shocked. Before he could cover his eyes with his hands, he felt a piercing pain on his body, as if he had been hit by a sharp steel pipe by a samurai. Each branch contained a huge impact force that sent Su Chen flying 30 meters away.


    Su Chen felt as if he had been hit by a thousand-pound hammer. His entire body felt as if it was about to fall apart. His muscles and bones instantly felt weak.


    Boom!


    A loud sound rang out. Su Chen was smashed into a forest behind him. That small forest was instantly smashed into a large pit. Broken branches and leaves flew into the air and dust flew everywhere.


    At this moment, a black figure slowly walked out of the medicinal garden.


    This black-clothed person was wearing a black robe from head to toe. From his appearance, it was impossible to determine whether this person was male or female, old or young.


    This black-clothed person¡¯s eyes were exposed, emitting unconcealed killing intent. From the looks of it, he was here to kill Su Chen.


    Bang!


    Su Chen shook off the soil on his body and rushed out of the pit. His entire body was emitting a five-colored light, exuding a powerful aura.


    ¡°Huh?¡± The black-clothed man was clearly shocked. He seemed to be a little surprised that Su Chen did not receive any damage under his attack.


    Su Chen gritted his teeth. His eyes emitted a sharp light as he swept his gaze over the person in front of him. There was actually someone here to intercept and kill him.


    Was this person an expert who was bold, or was he crazy? This was the Pure Yang sect¡¯s territory. was he not afraid of alerting the experts in the Pure Yang sect?


    The black-clothed person did not say any nonsense. He snorted coldly and formed a mysterious seal with his hands. Vast spiritual power fluctuations instantly surged out from the black-clothed person¡¯s body. Following that, the mountain rocks scattered around him immediately flew up, engulfed with hot flames. They turned into shooting stars and smashed towards Su Chen.


    When Su Chen saw this scene, his pupils constricted. This person¡¯s cultivation technique was truly astonishing. Before the rocks that were emitting scorching flames arrived in front of him, a terrifying wave of heat had already washed over Su Chen¡¯s body.


    This wave of heat was not simple. It made him feel as if he had entered magma. The heat entered into his body as if it was going to ignite him.


    Su Chen felt a great danger from the black-clothed man. He did not dare to underestimate the man, and he crouched down, as if he had transformed into a fierce tiger.


    The black figure revealed a trace of surprise in his eyes.


    Bang!


    Su Chen¡¯s feet suddenly stomped on the ground, and his entire body was like a fierce tiger, sticking close to the ground as he charged towards the black-clothed man.


    Rumble¡­


    A loud sound rang out.


    The flaming rocks that were flying towards Su Chen from all directions exploded the moment Su Chen charged out. The terrifying heatwave burnt everything within a ten-meter radius into ashes.


    At this moment, Su Chen had already charged towards the black-clothed man with his Tiger Movement. He immediately spread his arms and used a fierce tiger hug, attempting to strangle the black-clothed man to death.


    Su Chen¡¯s snarl was fierce, but he felt that he was actually brought up into the air. After that, the black-robed man disappeared in the air. This was actually just an illusory figure!


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 Chapter 32 - Flame Sword Technique! Scorching Sun Sword Qi!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    ¡°Phantom clone?¡± Su Chen missed his attack. He was immediately shocked.


    This kind of Phantom Clone Technique, which produced a phantom almost like a real person, was already out of the range of spells that a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator could cast.


    ¡°This person is a golden core stage Qi refinement cultivator!¡± In an instant, Su Chen identified the cultivation realm of this person. A golden core stage cultivator was too big of a threat to him. With his current cultivation level, it was impossible for him to contend against such an expert.


    Just as Su Chen was about to jump away, he instantly felt an ice-cold murderous aura engulf his entire body from behind, causing him to shiver.


    Immediately after, spiritual energy as vast as the sea came from behind him. A fiery fist with a terrifying heat that was hot enough to melt steel smashed onto his back.


    Bang!


    Su Chen was directly sent flying by the powerful force of the fist. The moment he was sent flying, Su Chen spat out a large mouthful of blood, which scattered on the ground.


    So powerful! This was the strength of a Golden Core realm cultivator? Su Chen managed to use the Medicine Body Refinement divine ability to condense the Sword Spirit Grass in his body into sword Qi on his back, which was used to block the black-clothed man¡¯s punch at the critical moment.


    However, the power of the fist of raging fire unleashed was too powerful. It almost blasted the sword Qi out of Su Chen¡¯s body.


    The powerful shockwave immediately impacted Su Chen¡¯s internal organs, causing him to suffer internal injuries. If it was not for the body Medicine Body Refinement Technique that blocked most of the impact, even if this punch could not kill Su Chen, it would have taken half of his life.


    However, the black-clothed man¡¯s attack continued. When he sent Su Chen flying, he appeared behind Su Chen. It was as if he had teleported silently.


    The black-clothed man pointed at Su Chen. Immediately, a tiny flame shot out from the tip of his finger.


    Chi!


    A sharp blade swept towards Su Chen, who had already flown 100 meters away and crashed into the forest.


    ¡°Scorching Sun sword Qi?¡± Suddenly, a cry of surprise came from afar.


    Then, a figure flashed, and a person rushed over like a gale.


    ¡°You are from the Flame Immortal sect? How dare you come to my Pure Yang sect to cause trouble!¡±


    A white-robed old man appeared outside the forest. With a wave of his hand, a golden light shot into the sky and flew towards the Pure Yang Peak.


    At this moment, Su Chen, who was sent flying by the black-clothed man¡¯s punch, was in a desperate situation.


    The black-clothed man wanted Su Chen¡¯s life. Since his punch was unusually vicious and could not kill Su Chen, he unleashed a ray of seven-foot-long Scorching Sun sword Qi, which looked like a silk thread.


    A ray of fiery light instantly caught up with Su Chen, who had crashed into the forest, and went around his neck.


    The Scorching Sun sword Qi instantly plunged Su Chen into a sea of fire.


    Roar!


    An extremely dangerous feeling surged into Su Chen¡¯s heart. Su Chen could not help but let out a roar that sounded like a wild beast that had been forced into a dead end. His voice was filled with endless anger and unwillingness.


    Just as the Scorching Sun sword Qi was about to wrap around Su Chen¡¯s neck, a layer of golden light shone from the position of his neck.


    Clang! Clang!


    Sparks flew in all directions. The moment the Scorching Sun sword Qi wrapped around Su Chen¡¯s neck, it actually let out a sound of metal colliding. Then, it flew back into the hands of the black-clothed man.


    Boom!


    Su Chen smashed into the depths of the forest and immediately caused the ground to shake, immediately destroying a large tree.


    At this moment, the white-clothed old man who had suddenly appeared was already attacking the black-clothed man. It did not take long for green vines to suddenly appear from the ground beneath the black-clothed man¡¯s feet and wrap around him.


    These were not ordinary vines. Every single one of them was covered with black spikes. Regardless of whether it was a human or a demonic beast, the moment they were entangled, the vines would split open their flesh.


    However, the black-clothed man did not want to tangle with the white-clothed old man at all. The black-clothed man opened a scroll in his hand, and a magical spiritual energy fluctuation rushed out and surrounded his body.


    The black-clothed man¡¯s body immediately became blurry, and he actually disappeared in the instant before the countless vines wrapped around him.


    A wave of ripples was gently spread out in the air.


    ¡°This¡­¡± The white-clothed old man was also shocked. ¡°A Daoist magic scroll? It¡¯s a high-grade scroll that seals space, a Great Teleportation Technique. Who is this person?¡±


    At this moment, a vast spiritual energy fluctuation came from Pure Yang Peak, and it was like a shocking wave that surged out from the mountains.


    In an instant, a figure appeared in the air, above the forest of the Tempered Spirit Peak. A purple-robed Daoist stood in the air, his entire body exuding a majestic aura. It was clear that he was an expert, looking downwards onto the forest!


    ¡°My greetings, sect master!¡± The white-robed elder outside the forest bowed slightly when he saw the purple-robed Daoist.


    ¡°Elder Lee, what¡¯s going on!¡± The sect master of the Pure Yang Sect, Daoist Qingxu, looked around. The spiritual energy rippling in the surroundings had not yet dissipated, and he took notice of it. Daoist Qingxu¡¯s expression changed slightly.


    With Daoist Qingxu¡¯s terrifying cultivation at the peak of the advanced stage of the Nascent Soul realm, his immortal soul could instantly reach an area of a hundred miles. However, even though he had arrived so quickly, the black-clothed man was still able to escape.


    As Daoist Qingxu spoke, he pressed his palm down, and a body floated up from the depths of the forest. It was as if there was a rope pulling it towards Daoist Qingxu.


    The person who rose from the depths of the forest was Su Chen.


    At this moment, he was already unconscious. His body was covered in blood and he looked miserable, but there was still a trace of his aura.


    The white-robed Elder was Elder Lee from the outer sect¡¯s herb garden. ¡°Sect master, someone was here to kill Su Chen just now.¡±


    At this moment, Su Chen had already flown to Daoist Qingxu¡¯s side. Daoist Qingxu lowered his head to take a look.


    He saw that Su Chen¡¯s eyes were tightly shut with a pained expression on his face. Shockingly, there was a wound on his neck that had been cut by a sharp blade. The flesh on the wound was quite serious, and blood was oozing out.


    Daoist Qingxu was alarmed. Upon closer inspection, it was fortunate that it was only an external wound and did not injure his muscles, bones, and blood vessels.


    ¡°Who the hell is it!¡± Daoist Qingxu, who rarely lost his temper, could not help but feel a surge of anger rising in his heart. Divine light shot out from his eyes.


    Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!


    At this moment, figures flashed above the forest, and seven old men in purple robes appeared one after another. They had sensed the terrifying spiritual energy fluctuation that had burst out from the Pure Yang Peak just now, so they hurried over to see what had happened.


    ¡°Senior Brother, this¡­¡±


    The chiefs of the seven branches were also shocked by the scene in front of them. The forest was in a mess, and the unconscious Su Chen was in Daoist Qingxu¡¯s hands.


    The sect master of the seven branches had lived for hundreds of years and was well-informed. He had a meticulous mind, and still, he did not know what had happened with just a glance.


    Lin Xuehong, the sect leader of Qingyun Peak, said fiercely, ¡°How dare someone attack the disciples of our sect in our place. How can this be?¡±


    That person dared to attack Su Chen without restraint in the Pure Yang sect. This was equivalent to a resounding slap to the Pure Yang sect. The seven sect leaders were already furious.


    ¡°Elder Lee, tell the chief seats about that person¡¯s characteristics.¡± Daoist Qingxu¡¯s voice came from the sky. His tone was calm, but others could hear a trace of anger in it.


    At this moment, Elder Lee told the branch chiefs about the black-clothed person¡¯s characteristics.


    ¡°What!¡±


    After hearing Elder Lee¡¯s words, the branch chiefs and Daoist Qingxu were shocked. That black-clothed person¡¯s identity seemed to be¡­


    ¡°Senior Brother, could he really be a member of the Flame Immortal sect?¡± Daoist Zixu¡¯s tone was a bit hesitant. If the Flame Immortal sect was involved, then it meant that trouble was looming.


    ¡°Humph! Those who can cultivate the scorching yang sword Qi might not necessarily be members of the Flame Immortal sect. The Flame Immortal sect isn¡¯t the only sect in the world that cultivates in the Scorching Sun Sword Technique,¡± Daoist Qingxu said after a moment of silence.


    ¡°It¡¯s rare to see a scroll that seals the spiritual power of a Daoist or a high-level scroll like the Teleportation Technique.¡±


    The black-clothed man who had tried to kill Su Chen actually dared to use the Flame Sword Technique, and he had used the teleportation scroll to escape. It was obvious that he was not afraid that the Pure Yang sect would investigate these two points.


    Daoist Zixu frowned and said, ¡°We can¡¯t be careless about this matter. If we don¡¯t handle it properly, it will cause a misunderstanding between us and the Flame Immortal sect. The consequences will be unimaginable!¡±


    Daoist Qingxu thought for a while, and finally, he said, ¡°Junior Brothers, it¡¯s not a good idea to speculate here. You should go back first! Since that person was able to use the scroll that sealed the power of the Dao to escape, he must have had a plan. I should bring Su Chen back to Pure Yang Peak to treat his injuries first.¡±


    The chiefs of the seven branches then bid farewell to Daoist Qingxu and flew back to their abodes at the speed of light. However, Daoist Danqing, the chief of the Pill Peak, was stopped by Daoist Qingxu.


    ¡°Senior Brother, is there anything else?¡± Daoist Danqing seemed to be surprised that the sect master senior brother stopped him from leaving. In fact, he was pretending.


    As expected, Daoist Qingxu smiled. He looked at Daoist Danqing meaningfully and said, ¡°Junior Brother Danqing, do you know why I stopped you?¡±


    ¡°Sigh! If I had known you¡¯d ask for this, I wouldn¡¯t have come here.¡± Daoist Danqing patted the storage bag on his waist somewhat helplessly, and a vermillion jade bottle flew out of the storage bag.


    Daoist Danqing opened the bottle cap in pain, and a faint fragrance immediately wafted out of the jade bottle. The smell made one feel relaxed and refreshed.


    Then, Daoist Danqing looked carefully at the number of pills in the jade bottle before pouring out a golden, round pill.


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 Chapter 33 - The Nine Revolutions Revival Pill! My Injuries Have All Healed!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    The Pill Peak of the Pure Yang sect¡¯s nine branches was a sect that was proficient in the path of pill refinement.


    The amount of time and effort needed to activate the furnace to refine pills was unimaginable. Ordinary immortal cultivators were not willing to spend too much energy on pill refinement.


    This was because pill refinement required a large amount of effort and energy. There were also all kinds of medicinal herbs. To refine a top-grade pill, one would usually need to gather dozens or even hundreds of high-grade medicinal herbs.


    The more precious the pill, the rarer the high-grade herbs needed to be found. For an alchemist master to refine a batch of high-grade pills, it would often take several years, or even dozens of years, to find high-grade herbs!


    The shining golden pill that Daoist Danqing took out was the famous Nine Revolutions Revival Pill. It was well known in the Central Plains.


    The Nine Revolutions Revival Pill was an extraordinary pill. No matter how badly injured one was, as long as one was still alive, one would not die after taking the pill.


    This was equivalent to having an extra life for an immortal cultivator.


    With Su Chen¡¯s current injuries, if he was not given the nine revolutions revival pill, he would have to lie in bed for at least half a month before he could slowly recover.


    However, Su Chen had to participate in the competition tomorrow. That was why Daoist Qingxu asked Daoist Danqing for a Nine Revolutions Revival Pill.


    ¡°Senior Brother, I have something to attend to. I¡¯ll be leaving first.¡± After saying that, Daoist Danqing hurriedly put away the pill and cupped his hands towards Daoist Qingxu. He hurriedly turned into a ray of light and flew away as if he was escaping.


    A moment later, inside the Pure Yang Hall¡¯s secret chamber. A naked youth was sitting on a futon in the middle, and an old Daoist was sitting opposite the youth.


    Another youth dressed in white stood respectfully behind the old Daoist. The youth¡¯s appearance was very ordinary, but he was the eldest senior brother of the sect master¡¯s lineage, Luo Feng.


    The old Daoist in the secret chamber was Daoist Qingxu. The youth who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed and a pained expression on his face was Su Chen, who had been severely injured by the black-clothed man.


    On Su Chen¡¯s back, there was a deep purple fist imprint, which appeared to be shocking anyone who sees it.


    Su Chen, who had such a strong physique, was still seriously injured by the punch of the black-clothed man. Even though he had used the Medicine Body Refinement Technique to protect himself.


    This was the difference in strength, the difference between the body refinement realm and the golden core realm.


    The cultivation of the man in black was two realms higher than Su Chen¡¯s. If it was not for his body refining and the Medicine Body Refinement Technique, which made his body much stronger than ordinary Qi refinement cultivators, then Su Chen would really have been killed instantly by the black-clothed man¡¯s punch.


    At this time, Su Chen had been given the Nine Revolutions Revival Pill. Its medicinal efficacy was abnormally strong.


    Daoist Qingxu sat in front of Su Chen, and his hands quickly formed a spell to inject streams of spiritual energy into Su Chen¡¯s body, controlling the medicinal efficacy of the Nine Revolutions Revival Pill. This allowed the effects of the pill to be fully unleashed.


    A huge amount of spiritual energy surged in Su Chen¡¯s body. His muscles, bones, and flesh were also trembling. In his flesh and blood, not only was there the huge medicinal efficacy of the Nine Revolutions Revival Pill, there was also a trace of a fire. It was burning and evaporating the Qi and blood in Su Chen¡¯s body, burning his life force.


    The medicinal efficacy of the Nine Revolutions Revival Pill was repairing Su Chen¡¯s injured body. However, the trace of fire in his body was constantly depleting Su Chen¡¯s flesh and bones.


    The two extreme forces collided with each other in Su Chen¡¯s body, counteracting each other. This made him feel as if there were countless knives cutting through his flesh and blood, and it was extremely painful.


    When the Nine Revolutions Revival Pill circulated in Su Chen¡¯s body to the seventh revolution, Su Chen¡¯s body trembled violently, and then several tiny flames emerged from his body.


    ¡°What a vicious method!¡± Daoist Qingxu conjured a spell and carefully activated the medicinal power in Su Chen¡¯s body. The enormous medicinal power slowly forced out the raging fire in Su Chen¡¯s body.


    Daoist Qingxu also did not expect that the black-clothed man had planted a fatal trump card in Su Chen¡¯s body. The black-clothed man had injected True Fire into Su Chen¡¯s body and then concealed it. It would suddenly erupt from Su Chen¡¯s body and take his life.


    Luo Feng, who was standing behind Daoist Qingxu, looked at this scene in shock. To be able to survive a full-strength attack from a Golden Core realm cultivator¡­ it was hard for Luo Feng to accept it.


    In his opinion, it was easy for a Golden Core realm cultivator to kill a Body Refinement realm cultivator. The miracle that appeared in front of him broke this inherent thinking of his.


    No wonder his master valued this Su Chen so much. If such a heaven-defying disciple grew up, how glorious would that be! This Su Chen was still young and had unlimited potential!


    With the help of Daoist Qingxu, the Nine Revolutions Revival Pill reached the eighth revolution. The True Fire in Su Chen¡¯s body had already been forced out, and the terrifying heat burned the area around Su Chen into scorched earth.


    Daoist Qingxu¡¯s powerful spiritual power formed streaks of brilliant light outside Su Chen¡¯s body, sealing all the medicinal efficacy of the Nine Revolutions Revival Pill inside Su Chen¡¯s body, not wasting a single bit of it.


    Luo Feng was very envious. Su Chen actually had such an opportunity. The sect master had personally treated his injuries. The medicinal efficacy of the Nine Revolutions Revival Pill would definitely allow him to be reborn. This time, Su Chen had really benefited from a disaster.


    The spiritual energy in the secret room spread out, and the spiritual energy waves emitted from Su Chen¡¯s body became stronger and stronger. His body quickly recovered under the immense spiritual energy, and the fist prints on his back disappeared.


    The Nine Revolutions Revival Pill in Su Chen¡¯s body circulated, and it had completed the nin revolutions. The spiritual energy and medicinal efficacy contained in the Nine Revolutions Revival Pill had been completely refined. That spiritual energy fused with Su Chen¡¯s own power, and all the injuries on his body were completely healed.


    After refining the enormous spiritual power of the Nine Revolutions Revival Pill, Su Chen let out a roar, and his entire body tensed up. A wave surged out from his body.


    Luo Feng, who was standing behind Taoist Qingxu, immediately felt a strong wind and was shocked.


    Su Chen¡¯s wheat-colored skin was covered with a layer of brilliance, as if there was a light moving on his body and giving off an oppressive aura.


    His body was washed nine times by the huge spiritual energy of the Nine Revolutions Revival Pill. It made Su Chen feel like he had been reborn, and his body became even stronger.


    The spiritual energy fluctuations in the secret room gradually calmed down, and the spiritual energy fluctuations were slowly absorbed into Su Chen¡¯s body.


    At this moment, Su Chen¡¯s eyelids moved, and his eyes slowly opened.


    What he saw was the Pure Yang sect¡¯s sect master, Daoist Qingxu, with a faint smile on his face.


    Su Chen quickly stood up and bowed, ¡°Su Chen greets sect master and Patriarch. Thank you for saving my life, Patriarch.¡±


    Although Daoist Qingxu arrived after Su Chen lost his consciousness, the moment Su Chen woke up, he knew that Daoist Qingxu must have saved him.


    Daoist Qingxu slowly stood up and said indifferently, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Then, he said to Luo Feng, ¡°After you take Su Chen down to take a bath and change clothes, go directly to the square. The second round of the competition is about to begin.¡±


    Luo Feng hurriedly replied, ¡°Yes! Sect Master, Patriarch!¡±


    The two bowed to Daoist Qingxu, and Luo Feng brought Su Chen out of the secret room.


    ¡°Hmm! Su Chen seems to have a secret.¡± Daoist Qingxu sat on the futon and began to ponder.


    While treating Su Chen¡¯s injuries, he discovered that there was something strange with Su Chen¡¯s body. It was as if a pair of eyes were staring at him, which shocked him.


    Su Chen¡¯s recent cultivation progress had been too fast, which had already made some people suspicious. Now, Daoist Qingxu seemed to have found something in his body, which made Daoist Qingxu even more curious.


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 Chapter 34 - The Second Round of the Inner Sect Competition!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Pure Yang Peak. It was a beautiful spiritual peak. Strange flowers and plants could be seen everywhere. The small streams and waterfalls were dotted with immortal clouds. It was like a fairyland.


    It was dawn, and the first wisp of light was shining through the clouds. A person was sitting under the waterfall. It was Su Chen. He emerged from the pool below.


    Su Chen walked out of the pool. His wheat-colored body was tall and slender. His well-proportioned muscles gave people a feeling of explosive power. It was as if each muscle contained a terrifying strength.


    When Su Chen walked out of the pool, he heard someone calling out to him.


    ¡°Junior Brother Su!¡± Luo Feng, who was dressed in a clean white robe, held a set of clothes in his hands and walked towards Su Chen, handing the clothes over.


    ¡°Thank you, Senior Brother!¡± Su Chen took the clothes. At this time, the remaining water stains on his body had long been flicked away by the essence Qi in his body, dissipating into the air.


    After Su Chen put on the clothes, Luo Feng smiled and said, ¡°It seems that Junior Brother¡¯s cultivation has improved! I recall that in the past, your cultivation seemed to be¡­¡±


    Eh?


    Su Chen¡¯s ears pricked up as he heard this. There was something hidden in Luo Feng¡¯s words. Su Chen immediately became alert and said without batting an eyelid, ¡°In the path of immortal cultivation, opportunities are sometimes very important. I just have a little bit of good luck!¡±


    Seeing Luo Feng¡¯s curiosity about the sudden increase in his cultivation, Su Chen casually gave an answer.


    Su Chen could not let anyone know about the secret of the great increase in his cultivation. Once this secret was revealed, it would bring him endless trouble and danger.


    Oh?


    Luo Feng turned towards Su Chen with a strange look in his eyes. He said with some envy, ¡°Sigh. Even I, your Senior Brother, don¡¯t have your luck!¡±


    ¡°Hehe.¡± Su Chen laughed.


    Then, he asked, ¡°Senior Brother Luo Feng, why aren¡¯t you seeing the other disciples today?¡±


    Su Chen immediately changed the topic and did not want to talk to Luo Feng about cultivation.


    Luo Feng said, ¡°The other disciples? They are already preparing for the second round of the competition today.¡±


    ¡°Yes! I wish to cultivate here. I wonder if it¡¯s okay?¡± After the life and death battle yesterday, Su Chen wanted to explore the situation in his body.


    Hearing this, Luo Feng did not show any expression on his face. He only looked around and said, ¡°Of course, but you must not miss today¡¯s competition.¡±


    ¡°In that case, thank you very much, Senior Brother. I will definitely be there on time when the competition begins.¡± As Su Chen spoke, he walked to a large rock by the pool and sat cross-legged to cultivate.


    Seeing this, Luo Feng shook his head, turned around, and walked toward the Pure Yang Hall.


    In the secret room of the Pure Yang Hall, where Daoist Qingxu was cultivating, Daoist Qingxu was like a stone statue sitting quietly on a futon. There were no fluctuations coming from his entire body, as if he had really turned into a lifeless stone statue, no one could sense his existence.


    Daoist Qingxu seemed to have become one with Heaven and Earth. He was only one step away from breaking through to the Soul Formation realm and enjoying thousands of years of life. This was the realm that immortal cultivators dreamed of reaching.


    Unfortunately, although he was close, Daoist Qingxu had been stuck for hundreds of years. The Soul Formation realm was like the stars in the sky. One could only see the brilliant stars, but could not touch them.


    ¡°Life-prolonging Grass, 200 years of life. I can¡¯t miss it!¡± Suddenly, Daoist Qingxu opened his eyes, and a bright light flickered in them.


    At this moment, the light sound of footsteps came from afar and stopped at the door.


    ¡°Come in!¡± Daoist Qingxu¡¯s extremely powerful spiritual sense immediately projected the scene outside the door into his mind with just a thought.


    The stone door was pushed open and a white-clothed youth walked in. After he closed the stone door, he respectfully walked to the front of Daoist Qingxu.


    ¡°Hmm! Did Su Chen send him off?¡± Daoist Qingxu asked indifferently.


    This youth was Luo Feng, who had returned to report. He hurriedly said, ¡°Patriarch, Junior Brother Su Chen is still recuperating in the mountain and preparing for today¡¯s competition.¡±


    Oh? Daoist Qingxu felt a trace of surprise. This kid was a cultivation maniac who would not let go of any time to cultivate.


    Not Bad!


    Daoist Qingxu nodded to himself.


    Then, he said to Luo Feng, ¡°You may leave.¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Luo Feng respectfully stepped back, opened the stone door, and walked out.


    The sect master¡¯s cultivation ground was not a place that anyone could enter. Without Daoist Qingxu¡¯s instructions, no one in the Pure Yang sect dared to come here, not even the chief of the seven branches.


    ¡°What secret does this kid Su Chen have? Why do the eyes in his body make my heart palpitate when I look at them¡­¡± Daoist Qingxu slowly closed his eyes, he seemed to have transformed into a stone statue again, sitting quietly on the futon without moving or breathing.


    The morning sun dispelled the darkness, and the sunlight shone on the land.


    On the Scorching Sun Peak, a figure stood on the mountain peak, facing the rising morning sun as his abdomen expanded and contracted. Two beams of firelight shot out from his nostrils.


    Fire-type spiritual energy existed between Heaven and Earth. When the morning sun rose, the first wisp of true fire spiritual energy would be released, and it would be absorbed into the body of the old Daoist on the mountain peak.


    This old Daoist was the chief of the Scorching Sun Peak, Daoist Yang Huo. He cultivated fire-type spells, and at this moment, he was absorbing the morning sun¡¯s True Fire to nourish the fire-type spiritual energy in his body.


    The cultivation technique circulated the firelight at the tip of Daoist Yang Huo¡¯s nose, and as soon as it was absorbed into his body, a faint layer of firelight immediately appeared on his body. A terrifying heatwave spread out, causing the space around him to distort.


    Where he was standing, not a single blade of grass could be seen within a ten-meter radius. All that was bare were scorched black mountain rocks.


    It seemed that he often absorbed the morning sun True Fire here. After he finished his cultivation, Daoist Yang Huo¡¯s figure suddenly disappeared from the peak of the mountain.


    It was not just the chief of Scorching Sun Peak. The disciples of the entire Pure Yang sect who cultivated fire-type spells were all standing on the high ground, facing the morning sun, breathing in and out.


    They were all doing the same thing, absorbing the light of the rising sun that shone on the earth. The first ray of the morning sun was the purest form of the sun¡¯s True Fire.


    Clang!


    Not long after, a melodious bell rang throughout the entire Pure Yang sect, reverberating in the mountains.


    After the bell rang, all the disciples who cultivated in the Pure Yang sect walked out and rushed to the Pure Yang Peak.


    All the disciples of the nine branches arrived at the square outside the Pure Yang Hall. The chiefs of the seven branches and the sect master of the Pure Yang Sect, Daoist Qingxu, sat on the high platform.


    After all the disciples paid their respects, Daoist Zixu stood up from his seat. The second round of the inner sect competition was about to begin!


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 Chapter 35 - The Five Elements Lightning Technique!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    The second round of the competition was even more intense than yesterday¡¯s matches. For the 42 disciples to be able to win yesterday¡¯s competition, there must be something extraordinary about them. Perhaps they were specialized in spells, or perhaps they had powerful magic treasures.


    However, whether it was spells or magic treasures winning, no one had any doubts. Winning was winning, losing was losing. This was the cruel law, and the strong were respected.


    After the drawing of lots, the second round of the competition began under the leadership of Daoist Zixu.


    On the arena, it was suddenly exceptionally exciting. All kinds of spells emerged one after another, and the powerful pressure emitted by the magic treasure was shocking.


    On the arena, the most outstanding young disciples of the nine branches displayed their skills. Even if they fought with all their strength, it was inevitable that one side would be injured.


    However, as long as their lives were not endangered, or if they deliberately injured someone, the sect would not pursue the matter. The branch chiefs and the sect master sat on the high platform, and no one dared to play tricks under their supervision.


    It seemed that not many people knew about Su Chen¡¯s assassination, nor did it spread in the sect. It was likely that the sect master and the chiefs had suppressed the matter.


    The inner sect competition went on as usual as if nothing had happened. This made Su Chen somewhat surprised. The reaction of the sect master and the chiefs was somewhat peculiar.


    The Pure Yang sect was one of the three great sects in the Central Plains. It was a famous large sect in the Tianluo Kingdom. If someone tried to kill a disciple of the sect, it was a big deal. However, the sect did not seem to have made any moves.


    ¡°I can¡¯t control what should be done. Let¡¯s settle this inner sect competition first!¡± At this moment, the outcome of the previous fight had already been decided. It was Su Chen¡¯s turn to go on stage.


    Zuo Xiong, an outstanding disciple of the Pill Peak branch. He seemed to be Wang Yuzhe¡¯s senior brother. Interesting!


    Su Chen jumped onto the stage and saw a tall and sturdy youth.


    The two of them walked to a spot about ten meters away from each other and stood still.


    Zuo Xiong had a strong back and a muscular waist. He had a rough appearance. As he stood opposite Su Chen, a fierce aura swept towards Su Chen. Su Chen could not help but narrow his eyes.


    This Zuo Xiong was not simple! Su Chen felt that Pill Peak¡¯s Zuo Xiong¡¯s cultivation was similar to Wang Yuzhe¡¯s. He was a strong opponent.


    Zuo Xiong stared at Su Chen with a fierce look and said fiercely, ¡°Hmph! Su Chen, you went too far yesterday. Today, I¡¯ll return the humiliation Wang Yuzhe suffered to you!¡±


    ¡°Senior Brother Zuo, there¡¯s no need to interact so much with that arrogant fellow. Just beat him up and avenge us!¡± The disciples below the stage shouted one after another. They all glared at Su Chen as if about to launch a group attack.


    Yesterday, Su Chen humiliated Wang Yuzhe in the arena, and angered all the Pill Peak disciples. It would be strange if they were not angry after losing face.


    Wang Yuzhe, who was below the stage, gnashed his teeth at Su Chen. He wanted nothing more than to rush up and chop Su Chen into pieces in order to vent his anger. Yesterday, he had lost face in front of the nine branch disciples. It could be said that he had formed a grudge with Su Chen.


    ¡°What a joke. Even Wang Yuzhe can¡¯t beat me. You should just admit defeat,¡± Su Chen kindly advised.


    Zuo Xiong¡¯s cultivation was about the same as Wang Yuzhe¡¯s, yet he still wanted to avenge Wang Yuzhe?


    Zuo Xiong was furious when he heard this. Blue veins appeared on his forehead. ¡°Brat, today, I want you to witness my strength!¡±


    At this moment, Su Chen¡¯s expression turned cold and he did not say anything else. A bright light flashed in his eyes.


    Then, he left an afterimage on the spot and instantly appeared in front of Zuo Xiong.


    Zuo Xiong did not expect Su Chen¡¯s speed to be so fast. He was shocked, but he was still an outstanding disciple of the Pill Peak. When he saw Su Chen move, he let out a low shout and a violent spiritual fluctuation rushed out of his body. There was a series of crackling explosions all over his body. Sparks flew in all directions and his body was immediately covered by a layer of dazzling lightning that protected him.


    When Su Chen approached Zuo Xiong at an extremely fast speed, he had already punched Zuo Xiong¡¯s chest. His fist had even touched Zuo Xiong¡¯s clothes.


    However, at this moment, Zuo Xiong¡¯s spiritual power had already erupted from his body. It carried a net of red lightning and wrapped around Su Chen¡¯s fist.


    ¡°Five Elements Lightning Technique?¡± Su Chen¡¯s fist instantly collided with the lightning that surged out from Zuo Xiong¡¯s body, producing a dull thunder sound. Then, Su Chen quickly retreated, and his entire arm was covered with streaks of red lightning.


    Just now, Zuo Xiong¡¯s protective lightning wrapped around Su Chen¡¯s arm, making him feel his entire right arm go numb.


    ¡°What a powerful lightning power.¡± The instant the red lightning wrapped around his arm, Su Chen¡¯s right sleeve was burned into ashes.


    Su Chen roared angrily, ¡°Ha!¡±


    His right arm shook and used a powerful force to disperse the red lightning on his arm. Then, he stopped retreating and stared coldly at Zuo Xiong, who had also been pushed back by Su Chen.


    Although Su Chen¡¯s fist did not hit Zuo Xiong¡¯s body, the powerful fist force also caused Zuo Xiong to suffer a great impact. His body was unsteady as he continuously retreated.


    With every step that he took, Zuo Xiong¡¯s heavy footsteps caused the stage under his feet to tremble. He had to retreat more than ten steps before he could neutralize the power of Su Chen¡¯s fist.


    Zuo Xiong was secretly shocked. Body refinement cultivators were indeed terrifying. This fist was already so powerful. In terms of body strength, he was not as strong as Su Chen! In the blink of an eye, he had already made a judgment about Su Chen¡¯s strength.


    ¡°Five Elements Lightning Technique, Wood Lightning Strike!¡± Zuo Xiong formed a spell with both hands. The red lightning on his body crackled continuously and instantly turned into an emerald green color. More than ten emerald green lightning bolts rushed out from Zuo Xiong¡¯s body and shot towards Su Chen.


    Within the tyrannical lightning bolts, there was an aura of plants and wood. The surrounding wood element spiritual Qi gathered and fused into the lightning bolts, causing the emerald green lightning bolts to burst out with a dazzling light.


    Feeling the destructive aura on Zuo Xiong¡¯s body, Su Chen frowned slightly. At this time, dozens of emerald green lightning bolts had already struck at him, and he did not dare to be careless.


    He extended his right hand forward, and a golden light instantly shot out from his palm.


    Ding!


    The golden light formed a shape that looked like a sword. It instantly condensed and was held in his hand.


    Su Chen waved his hand, and it seemed to be the light of a golden longsword.


    Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh¡­


    A series of sounds were heard.


    Rays of golden sword Qi tore through the air and slashed at the dozens of jade-green lightning strikes at an extremely fast speed.


    Boom! Boom!


    There was a loud sound. The sword Qi and the lightning bolts canceled each other out.


    However, Su Chen¡¯s body followed the sword, and when he destroyed the lightning bolts, he immediately rushed toward Zuo Xiong with large strides.


    Su Chen was moving with the Tiger Movement Technique. He looked very slow, but in fact, he was as fast as lightning. Zuo Xiong saw Su Chen transform into a ray of light and rushed in front of him, and he immediately turned pale with fright.


    Although he was tall and strong, and his spells were powerful, he did not dare to let a body refinement cultivator like Su Chen get close to him. Close combat would mean his defeat.


    ¡°Lightning Clone!¡± Zuo Xiong shouted loudly. The sound of thunder immediately exploded in the arena. At the same time, his body became blurry.


    Su Chen¡¯s full-strength punch pierced through Zuo Xiong¡¯s chest. Just when everyone was shocked, Zuo Xiong¡¯s figure had already appeared behind Su Chen.


    ¡°Phantom?¡± Su Chen¡¯s punch shattered Zuo Xiong¡¯s afterimage. He was not surprised that Zuo Xiong¡¯s Lightning Clone was much inferior to the person from last night.


    ¡°Five Elements Lightning Technique, Fire Lightning Strike, Earth Lightning Strike!¡± Zuo Xiong¡¯s hands instantly formed a hand seal, and two terrifying forces instantly erupted from the arena.


    Boom!


    A ball of fire suddenly appeared above Su Chen¡¯s head and exploded violently. Streaks of red lightning spewed out tongues of fire and shot towards Su Chen¡¯s head.


    At the same time, a thick aura of the earth suddenly appeared under Su Chen¡¯s feet. Under Zuo Xiong¡¯s spell, it condensed into streaks of gray lightning and coiled around Su Chen¡¯s feet.


    The Five Elements Lightning Technique used the power of the five elements to condense lightning to attack the enemy. The violent lightning tore through the void, and the pincer attack completely blocked Su Chen¡¯s path of retreat.


    At this moment, all Su Chen could see were raging and dazzling lightning. The red and gray lightning could no longer be distinguished as if he had entered a sea of lightning.


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 Chapter 36 - Lightning Induction Body Tempering!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    It had to be said that the Five Elements Lightning Technique of Pill Peak¡¯s outstanding disciple, Zuo Xiong, was truly astonishing. Lightning as thick as a finger crackled and instantly enveloped Su Chen within it.


    Using the technique to stir up the lightning and fire between Heaven and Earth, causing Heaven and Earth to lose their color. More than half of the arena was covered by the power of lightning, and Su Chen found it difficult to move and had no place to dodge.


    ¡°Hmph!¡±


    A cold snort came from within the lightning web. Under the shocked gazes of the disciples below the stage, Su Chen did not move or dodge, and the surrounding lightning attacked him.


    The disciples watching the battle below the stage immediately cried out in surprise. This was simply crazy. Could it be that Su Chen wanted to use his flesh and blood body to face the lightning?


    The Five Elements Lightning Technique was an authentic Heavenly Lightning Technique. In the eyes of others, what Su Chen was doing, was equivalent to courting death!


    Roar!


    The lightning submerged Su Chen in an instant. The powerful thunder and lightning invaded his flesh and blood, mercilessly destroying the nerves in his body. The violent power rampaged through his body, causing him to let out a painful roar.


    ¡°This¡­¡±


    Zuo Xiong could not help but be stunned when he saw this scene. He could not believe what he was seeing. Su Chen actually did not resist and directly used his body to receive the power of thunder and lightning. Was he crazy?


    ¡°Oh no! If he dies in my hands, I will definitely be cursed with bad luck.¡± Zuo Xiong was stunned and then shocked again.


    In an inner sect competition, regardless of life or death, only victory or defeat mattered. If one accidentally injured the person, it was still understandable. But if a cultivator killed the opponent, then he would definitely be punished.


    When Zuo Xiong thought of this, he hurriedly wanted to withdraw the lightning. However, at this moment, Su Chen¡¯s voice was heard from within the Lightning.


    ¡°Good¡­ Five Elements¡­ Lightning Technique¡­ Not bad¡­ But not strong enough!¡± Su Chen said, standing in the middle of the lightning barrage. One could hear the pain in his voice. However, he could still speak. Everyone felt that it was unbelievable.


    Zuo Xiong, who was about to withdraw the lightning, paused. ¡°You¡­ still dare to say that my lightning is not strong enough?¡±


    Immediately, his face turned cold. He gritted his teeth and said fiercely, ¡°Fine, even if I am punished, I will still chop you to death, a brat who is ignorant of true power!¡±


    After he finished speaking, Zuo Xiong continuously formed a spell with both of his hands. Following the activation of one profound spell after another, the sky in this area also darkened. Soon after, shocking thunder rumbled from all directions at the same time, bolts of lightning surged and surged towards Su Chen.


    When the disciples below the stage saw this scene, they immediately retreated. They did not want to be struck by lightning for no reason. This was not a joke. If they were struck by the lightning on the stage, although they would not die, they would inevitably be injured.


    Boom! Boom!


    In an instant, the sky above the stage was filled with thunderous sounds. The entire stage shook violently. This attracted the gaze of everybody around the arena. They were all shocked at how ruthless Zuo Xiong was. He actually struck out with five bolts of lightning at the same time. It was as if he was prepared to take Su Chen¡¯s life!


    Countless bolts of lightning moved around on the stage, forming a huge ball of lightning that trapped Su Chen inside. It bombarded him crazily, and the dazzling light emitted by the lightning made it difficult for people to look directly at it.


    Su Chen¡¯s painful roars kept coming out from the ball of lightning. It was as if he was trying to drown out the sound of the thunder and lightning. The scene was very shocking.


    Daoist Qingxu, who was on the high stage, could not help but frown slightly when he saw this. His eyes were like lightning that pierced through the void, and he could clearly see Su Chen, who was in a crazy state in the ball of lightning.


    Countless bolts of lightning surrounded Su Chen¡¯s body, swimming around his body and his flesh and bones. The violent power of lightning entered and exited from time to time, and he seemed to have transformed within the lightning.


    Daoist Qingxu¡¯s powerful spiritual sense swept across Su Chen, who was in the lightning ball, and immediately discovered the abnormality on Su Chen¡¯s body.


    What a kid. He actually used the Five Elements Lightning Technique to temper his body. He was really too bold.


    At this time, the chiefs of the various branches also revealed a trace of surprise. They had obviously also discovered Su Chen¡¯s intention.


    It turned out that Su Chen did not resist the lightning technique because he wanted to use lightning to temper his body.


    It was rumored that in the Central Plains, there were very few body refinement cultivators who had cultivated to the peak. When they shattered the void and ascended to the upper realm, a heavenly tribulation would descend from the Heavens, and this heavenly tribulation was formed from lightning.


    After ascending, the cultivator would undergo the baptism of the heavenly lightning, and completely wipe out everything in the mortal world. Only by allowing their own strength to completely transform their body, and finally refine their immortal body, would they be able to ascend successfully.


    Su Chen was now imitating those peak body refinement cultivators and using the power of lightning to refine his body, taking a crucial step towards the indestructible body.


    Su Chen¡¯s action was undoubtedly a very bold and extremely terrifying action. Moreover, it was extremely dangerous. If his body could not withstand the power of the Five Elements Lightning Technique, he would be blasted into pieces by the terrifying lightning.


    However, now, it seemed like he had withstood the attack of the lightning. The five elements essence Qi in his body flowed through his bones and flesh, becoming purer and purer under the tempering of the lightning. The impurities were being refined bit by bit.


    Under his inner vision, Su Chen discovered that all the bones in his body had become like white jade, emitting a faint glow. The strength of his bones was already comparable to steel.


    His desperate actions had raised his cultivation by quite a bit. If he broke through to the ninth stage of the body refinement realm, then, he would be just a step away from the Foundation Establishment realm.


    Su Chen did not know how powerful the Body Refinement Foundation Establishment realm was, or what kind of mystical powers it possessed, but it was no doubt a powerful existence.


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 Chapter 37 - The Strength of a Ninth Stage Body Refinement Realm Cultivator!

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Lightning bolts shook the sky, and the colorful lightning bolts on the stage flashed crazily. The destructive aura caused the entire area to tremble.


    At this moment, Zuo Xiong, who had released these shocking lightning bolts, had a look of disbelief on his face. He could not believe it, and his entire body was cold. ¡°A monster? ¡­ This¡­ How is this possible¡­¡±


    He simply could not believe his eyes. A young man actually used his flesh and blood to withstand his lightning technique. How was this possible!!


    Sensing the aura that was slowly becoming stronger within the colorful lightning ball, Zuo Xiong could not help but wonder if the power of the lightning that he had unleashed was too weak? He no longer had the confidence that he had before.


    Even a mountain rock could be reduced to dust under the bombardment of lightning for half an hour. Su Chen¡¯s body was actually harder than a mountain rock?


    Zuo Xiong was not the only one who was shocked. The spectators below the stage were also extremely shocked. The scene in front of them had already been deeply imprinted in their minds. They would probably never forget what they saw today.


    Su Chen used his body to withstand the power of Heavenly lightning. This was the true lightning that was triggered by the Pure Yang sect¡¯s Five Elements Lightning Technique. It was powerful.


    Although with Zuo Xiong¡¯s cultivation level, his lightning could not be compared to the real Heavenly lightning, it was still not something that cultivators of the same level as him could contend against.


    Wang Yucheng, who was watching the battle below the stage, could not help but feel very disappointed when he saw that Zuo Xiong could not kill Su Chen. Su Chen was still standing even after triggering the lightning. ¡°Even this doesn¡¯t kill him. How could this be?!¡±


    Wang Yucheng knew that his own strength was not enough, so he did not dare to find trouble with Su Chen. He wished that Su Chen would die by someone else¡¯s hands. Unfortunately, not only was Su Chen not struck to death by the lightning, but he also used the lightning to temper his body, allowing his cultivation level to break through again.


    The crazy lightning tempered his body, bringing with it countless painful lightning strikes that crashed into Su Chen¡¯s body, shaking his body. However, he gritted his teeth and persevered, letting out waves of blood-curdling screams from time to time, causing people¡¯s scalps to go numb.


    Although the power of lightning was causing him extreme pain, it was also stimulating the potential of his body.


    Zuo Xiong¡¯s eyes were already red, and his eyes were filled with killing intent. His black hair danced wildly as if he was crazy. He did not believe that the Five Elements Lightning Technique would not be able to harm Su Chen.


    He conjured a spell to summon the surrounding power of lightning to crazily attack Su Chen. Bolts of lightning wreaked havoc on the arena, filling it with an aura of destruction.


    Zuo Xiong¡¯s body emitted an unprecedented powerful spiritual force fluctuation. His heart only wanted to destroy the person in front of him.


    The leaders of the various branches sitting on the high platform shook their heads slightly as they watched.


    You were not harming your enemy by desperately using the Five Elements Lightning Technique, but you are helping your opponent improve!


    Not many people present could see the profoundness of what was happening. They were all amazed that Su Chen¡¯s body refinement was so powerful that he was able to cultivate his body to a level where he was not afraid of lightning. However, they did not expect that Su Chen was borrowing Zuo Xiong¡¯s lightning to refine his body, trying to break through the bottleneck.


    Daoist Danqing, who was sitting on the high platform, had an ugly expression on his face. He was speechless when he saw his own disciples working hard to refine their opponent¡¯s body.


    The other branch chiefs watched this scene with great interest. They did not even spare a second glance at the matches that were going on in the other arenas.


    ¡°Ha! Ah¡­¡±


    Su Chen, who was trapped in the lightning ball, suddenly roared at the sky. Two rays of light that seemed to have corporeal bodies shot out from his eyes. They were several meters long, and his long black hair stood on its end. There seemed to be lightning circling between his hair, electric currents were flowing all over his body.


    He was like the god of thunder. His body shook, and a tremendous power burst out from his body, forcing away the countless lightning bolts that were flowing on his body.


    Su Chen¡¯s body was emitting bursts of explosive sounds. All the pores on his body were emitting a sharp light at the same time, and the light seemed to be flowing on his skin.


    At this moment, Su Chen could sense that the essence Qi had turned into tiny rays of light that were flowing joyfully in his body. They were like streams of water, flowing over and over again. He felt that his body had an endless amount of power, it was as if he could split mountains and earth with just a raise of his hand.


    ¡°I¡¯ve finally broken through. I¡¯ve entered the ninth stage of the Body Refinement realm.¡± Su Chen threw his head back and laughed loudly. His laughter was filled with a powerful might as it was emitted from his steel-like body.


    Not only did it shock Zuo Xiong, who was using his full strength and casting spells like crazy, but it also made the younger generation disciples below the stage feel a powerful pressure.


    The lightning that Zuo Xiong shot out at this moment had already been blocked by the power that was gushing out from Su Chen¡¯s body. The power of the lightning could no longer harm him in the slightest.


    At this moment, Su Chen laughed coldly and extended his hands directly into the lightning ball in front of him. Then, he separated his hands and forcefully tore apart the lightning that was enveloping him.


    Immediately after, countless bolts of lightning were actually sucked into his hands. In the next moment, he waved his hands, and the lightning in his hands shot toward Zuo Xiong like a long spear.


    Zuo Xiong was dumbfounded. He immediately formed a spell with both hands. ¡°Lightning Wall!¡±


    A wall of light that was interwoven with lightning appeared in front of him.


    Boom!


    The lightning spear that Su Chen threw instantly collided with the Lightning Wall. It exploded with a dazzling light, and at the same time, a loud collision sound was heard.


    The eyes of the spectating disciples under the intense light felt pain. They temporarily lost their vision, and they cried out in alarm.


    Zuo Xiong, who was behind the lightning wall, felt as if his body had been struck by a hammer weighing hundreds of kilograms. He could not help but retreat.


    His heavy footsteps made a series of ¡®thud, thud, thud!¡¯ sounds.


    At this moment, Su Chen¡¯s figure moved and instantly appeared in front of Zuo Xiong. Zuo Xiong was panicking and wanted to conjure a spell, but Su Chen did not give him the chance to attack. At this moment, Su Chen¡¯s heavy punch landed on Zuo Xiong¡¯s abdomen.


    Wham!


    Zuo Xiong let out a blood-curdling scream. His tall body bent up in pain. At this moment, he felt that all the bones in his body were about to be shattered by the punch. His meridians also seemed to be on the verge of breaking. This pain was truly unbearable.


    However, this feeling only lasted for a very short moment. In the next moment, Su Chen¡¯s hand lightly tapped Zuo Xiong¡¯s neck, causing him to faint.


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