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[Congratulations, host, you have received the reward: Fragment of the Enlightenment Scroll.]
The reward arrived in his account, and an old parchment scroll instantly appeared in his mind.
Zhang Yunyuan immediately found a secluded corner where no one would notice him, and with a thought, he took out the parchment.
The scroll contained no text, only mysterious diagrams of the human body's meridians.
What it records is an exceptionally exquisite method for gathering and refining Qi.
Zhang Yunyuan simply followed the route on the diagram and slightly circulated the Qi within his body.
He immediately discovered that the Qi in his Dantian Qihai had begun a wonderful process of "removing impurities and retaining essence".
The already pure Qi was further purified and compressed under the guidance of this technique, becoming even more condensed and its quality was elevated to a new level.
He tried circulating the Golden Light Mantra and the Yang Five Thunder Techniques, and was pleasantly surprised to find that when he used the same moves, the amount of Qi he consumed was reduced by 30% compared to before!
This means that if he were to fight a top-tier superhuman of the same level, he could fight five times while the opponent would only need to use three moves to exhaust him!
If it really comes down to a protracted war, the sheer amount of attrition alone could wear down the opponent to death!
This time when he returned to Longhu Mountain, Zhang Yunyuan felt much more relaxed.
He traveled the same distance and used his full power of "Divine Speed" to return to his room. Surprisingly, he still had more than 40% of his Qi remaining and felt almost no discomfort.
This "enlightenment scroll" is practically a lifesaver tailor-made for him!
Time flies, and another month has passed.
Zhang Yunyuan went down Longhu Mountain for the third time at night.
This time, his target is Fairy Peak, located on the banks of the Luxi River.
At midnight, the moon is high in the sky.
Zhang Yunyuan stood on the steep cliff of Xianren Peak, the night wind howling and making his Taoist robe flutter.
Beneath my feet, the Luxi River resembles a winding silver ribbon under the moonlight.
On the hundred-meter-high cliff in front of him, there are dozens of caves of varying sizes.
In each cave, an ancient hanging coffin rests quietly.
These hanging coffins, appearing and disappearing in the night, resemble ancient behemoths lurking in the darkness, exuding a chilling sense of vicissitude and death.
According to a fragment of the "Seven Tablets of the Cloudy Bookcase" from Longhu Mountain, there was a very mysterious "Corpse-Dissolving Immortal" school in this area as early as the Warring States period.
Its cultivation method is strange and peculiar.
When a cultivator's time to die is approaching, he will enter a coffin made of special wood, and then his disciples will place him in the hanging coffin cave on Immortal Peak.
They believe that the unique spiritual energy of this place can help them shed their mortal bodies after death and ascend to heaven, a process known as "corpse liberation."
Even more peculiar is that the inner walls of these coffins are all densely covered with cinnabar drawings of the "Supreme Secret Method for Eliminating the Three Corpses and Nine Insects".
During the process of a cultivator's corpse dissolution, this method will automatically operate, repeatedly refining and purifying the cultivator's lifelong cultivation, and finally condensing it into a pure "life essence", which is stored inside the skull.
This substance is known as the "Corpse-Dissolving Pill".
During the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, a Taoist master from the Celestial Master's Mansion found three corpse-dissolving pills left behind by his predecessors in this place by chance.
After taking it, his cultivation level greatly improved, and he broke through the bottleneck in one fell swoop, becoming a renowned hero and extraordinary person.
Now, thousands of years later, the bones in those coffins have long since turned to dust, and the elixir of immortality is nowhere to be found.
However, these empty coffins still contain the most primordial Qi that the senior cultivators had refined throughout their lives.
Standing on the edge of the cliff, Zhang Yunyuan felt a surge of excitement as he sensed the unique aura emanating from countless caves, a mixture of deathly stillness and pure essence.
[Ding! Check-in point detected: Ruins of the Warring States Period Corpse-Dissolving Immortal. Check-in successful!]
[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: One Corpse Dissolution Pill (consuming it will increase your original Qi by three years)!]
[Reward Description: The Corpse-Dissolving Pill, which condenses the essence of the lifelong cultivation of ancient Corpse-Dissolving Immortal cultivators, contains rich primordial Qi and can be directly integrated into the host's dantian.]
After use, it requires nine cycles of the Golden Light Mantra to be fully refined, yielding the equivalent of three years of arduous cultivation, without any instability in the foundation.
A pill the size of a longan, perfectly round, radiating a soft, precious light, quietly appeared in his palm.
Zhang Yunyuan's breathing became rapid as he looked at the pill.
This reward is fantastic!
Chapter 17 Realm Breakthrough
Zhang Yunyuan dared not delay for even a moment.
The night was as dark as ink, and the mountain wind was biting, rustling through the forest like the whispers of ghosts.
He carefully put the Corpse Dissolution Pill, which emitted a soft, precious light, into his bosom. The pill pressed against his chest, radiating a warm, gentle sensation, as if the heart of a living being was gently beating.
Don't stay here for long.
He determined the direction and once again pushed the Great Ruyi Force to its limit.
His figure moved like an arrow released from a bow, retracing his steps back to Longhu Mountain.
When he finally stepped onto the familiar bluestone path of Longhu Mountain again, the eastern sky was already tinged with a faint pale light.
The faint light of dawn pierced through the thin mist, bathing the entire sacred mountain in a hazy golden hue.
He quietly slipped back into the small courtyard where he lived with his fellow students, pushed open the door, and then gently closed it again.
The entire process was conducted without making a single unnecessary sound.
He quickly took the pill out of his pocket, put it in his mouth, and then lay down fully clothed, pretending to be fast asleep.
The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, and a warm torrent flowed down the throat and into the abdomen.
That power was gentle yet immense, without the slightest violence or conflict, like a vast river originating from ancient times that had found its destined destination.
It flowed like a gentle stream, constantly merging into his dantian.
Zhang Yunyuan's dantian, which was originally like a deep lake, began to rise rapidly at a visible speed with the injection of this external force.
What's even more amazing is that as this primordial energy flows in, it also continuously cleanses and purifies his original energy.
The whole process went exceptionally smoothly, without the slightest hesitation or discomfort.
He felt as if his limbs, bones, and internal organs were being immersed in the warmest spring water, and every cell was cheering with joy.
The Golden Light Mantra operated on its own, guiding this power along the meridians throughout the body, beginning one cycle after another.
After nine cycles, the external primordial energy had perfectly merged with his own cultivation, becoming inseparable.
Zhang Yunyuan slowly opened his eyes, and a flash of golden light seemed to disappear deep in his pupils.
He let out a long breath.
He could clearly feel that the Qi in his body had undergone a significant leap in both quantity and quality.
If the Qi before was a stream, then now it is a rushing river.
He was already at the peak of the lower tier of first-class cultivation, just one step away from breaking through.
Driven by this powerful and pure external force, the solid bottleneck was easily broken through, as if it were made of paper, and he officially entered the middle level of first-class superhumans!
After the trip to Xianren Peak, time passed day by day, and more than half a month had passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Zhang Yunyuan was sitting quietly on a secluded cliff in the back mountain.
Suddenly, a very slight but exceptionally clear fluctuation of Qi energy came from the direction of the Celestial Master's Tomb.
Immediately afterwards, a bolt of lightning that stretched to the heavens and the earth flashed and disappeared in the sky above the forbidden area in the back mountain.
Zhang Huaiyi, who was quietly chopping wood in the courtyard, suddenly stopped chopping wood with his axe.
Almost at the same time, Zhang Yunyuan, who was sitting in meditation, also opened his eyes as if sensing something.
The two looked up at almost the same time, gazing in that direction from a great distance.
He and Zhang Huaiyi exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of understanding in each other's eyes.
This is a sign that the seal has been repaired.
Sure enough, as evening fell, the setting sun painted the horizon a magnificent orange-red.
The old Celestial Master Zhang Jingqing and his eldest disciple Zhang Zhiwei returned together from the back mountain.
The two looked no different from before their seclusion; one still had an air of otherworldly grace, while the other remained lazy and carefree.
But Zhang Yunyuan could clearly sense that the Qi aura emanating from them was even more unfathomable than before.
The old Celestial Master's aura was like the boundless night sky, seemingly calm, yet encompassing all things and unfathomable.
The changes in the eldest disciple, Zhang Zhiwei, are even more specific.
Within his languid aura, there was a subtle, more precise, and refined essence of thunder magic.
Like a peerless blade hidden in its sheath, after being tempered and honed once again, it has become even more concealed in its sharpness, and even more dangerous.
He clearly gained a lot from this retreat.
In the blink of an eye, another three years have passed, quietly slipping away in relatively peaceful cultivation.
The pines and cypresses on Longhu Mountain seem to have grown even greener, and the clouds and mist in the mountains seem even more ethereal.
The world below the mountain, however, became increasingly chaotic and turbulent amidst the torrent of time.
Amidst the chaos of war and widespread suffering, various evil spirits and demons seized the opportunity to rise up, disrupting the peace of the world.
Zhang Yunyuan is already thirteen years old.
He had grown much taller, and although he was still thin, he no longer looked like a child.
His facial features have become more defined, and all the childishness has faded from his brows, replaced by a calmness and sharpness unique to young people.
Three years of painstaking work was tedious, but also solid.
He rises at the crack of dawn and retires at the sound of the bell every day.
Coupled with the solid foundation he had laid before, his strength steadily improved, and as if by natural course, he finally broke through to the upper-class level.
Name: Zhang Yunyuan
[Superhuman Level: Top-Tier (Upper Level)]