32: Chapter 32 The True Scripture of Refining Form from the Taiyin Mysterious Pivot

This cultivation world is not entirely without body-refining cultivation techniques, but there are no longer any cultivators who walk solely down the path of body refining.

First is the incompleteness of the technique's inheritance.

Second, the path of body refining takes a long time and consumes massive resources, yet it often yields minimal results, falling far short of the rapid progress made by Qi-refining cultivators.

Moreover, Qi refining itself naturally tempers the physique, making it inevitable that body-refining cultivators would gradually be eliminated by the times.

The body-refining technique given by Lin Bufan is of an extremely high tier, likely belonging to the bottom-of-the-chest treasures of the Ring Old Man; goodness knows how he managed to scam it.

Judging from your experience, this should be prepared for some heroine.

Its full name is — "Taiyin Xuanshu Body-Refining Scripture".

It is divided into three major realms: Wangshu, Guanghan, and Taiyin, which are further subdivided into nine minor realms.

After cultivating to the ninth-layer Return-to-Truth Realm, the physical body becomes nearly immortal, and a sliver of divine sense can persist even in a single drop of blood. If one accidentally falls, a wisp of soul can even be entrusted to the moonlight to await a chance at rebirth.

Most importantly, aside from breaking through realms, daily cultivation of this technique requires no resources whatsoever; moonlight is its sole sustenance, though the time required is exceptionally long.

To other cultivators, this technique might be quite tasteless, but to you, it is no less than a peerless divine skill!

You readily produced a jade slip and handed it to Lin Bufan. It recorded the specific location of the spirit-nourishing fruit, as well as information on some opponents to watch out for within the secret realm.

Feng Yuan's profile was prominently included within...

After finishing the jade slip, Lin Bufan felt a warmth in his heart: "Senior Sister has me in her heart."

Seeing his complacent appearance, your expression turned slightly odd: "Could this brat have fallen in love again?"

A third of a second later, you came to terms with it. Like it if he likes it, as long as it's not in reality.

"Junior Brother, if you don't set off soon, I'm afraid you'll have to hurry to the secret realm alone."

Seeing him still wallowing by himself, you kindly spoke up to remind him.

"Senior Sister, are you really not going to accompany me? I still have a quota in my hands."

Seeing his abandoned puppy expression, looking at you pathetically, you recalled the treasures you had just acquired, stood up to wrap your arms around his neck, and said softly:

"Senior Sister still has things to take care of. When I get back, I'll reward you properly."

Hearing this, Lin Bufan's eyes lit up. After taking a few bites of your red lips, he turned and left with lingering reluctance.

You let out a long sigh of relief, storing the three treasures into the system space. Just as you were planning to change clothes and head to Yunque City, a flustered sound of footsteps reached your ears.

Lifting your gaze, you found Feng Yuan staring at you with a gloomy expression.

"Senior Brother Feng, what's wrong?"

You had a guess in your heart, but you still looked at him with smiles brimming as usual.

"You... you and him..."

Just as he was about to open his mouth to question you, his gaze inadvertently swept over the striking red marks under your clothing.

Feng Yuan was struck as if by lightning, hurriedly stepping back a few paces.

Oh ho!

You knew you couldn't keep hiding it, but you weren't prepared to explain anything either. Whether it was Lin Bufan or Feng Yuan, neither had established any concrete relationship with you.

He seemed to have thought of this layer as well, wanting to flare up, but not knowing where to begin.

Looking at your flawless face, the anger in his heart unconsciously subsided by a few fractions.

It was born out of lust at first sight anyway, there's no need to be like this!

Feng Yuan comforted himself with a sentence, yet his figure staggered for a moment. He turned to leave, but before stepping out of the immortal cave, he stopped his footsteps.

"Junior Sister, I will make you see clearly who is more outstanding!"

You helplessly supported your forehead, ultimately not uttering any heart-piercing words.

After all... maybe he can still be of use in the future...

"Xiao Fanzi, taking advantage of Senior Sister so much, handling a bit of trouble shouldn't be too much to ask, right?"

You quickly cast this matter to the back of your mind. After all, a Son of Fortune definitely won't die easily.

[...]

Yunque City is located to the south of the Tianxuan Sword Sect.

Although it is still within the scope of the Wanren Mountain Range, it is tens of thousands of li away. Traveling with your current cultivation level would still require a considerable amount of time.

Furthermore, poisonous miasma and ferocious beasts are in no short supply within the mountain range, making it difficult for Qi-refining cultivators to traverse it alone.

The sect naturally considered this point, so disciples leaving the sect have two choices: flying beasts or a teleportation array.

It's just a pity that Ling Shuanghua chose to go into closed-door seclusion yesterday after obtaining the Qiming Pill. Otherwise, you could have had a bodyguard of a great Foundation Establishment expert accompanying you, which would have saved a lot of trouble.

Holding your personal disciple token, you arrived unimpeded all the way in front of the teleportation array.

Guarding the teleportation array was an elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator. Upon seeing the token in your hand, a trace of a smile was barely squeezed onto his previously wooden face.

"Where do you need to be teleported to?"

Today, you wore a plain white martial attire on the inside, covered by a loose white robe on the outside, entirely concealing your increasingly charming and bewitching figure.

Your face was covered by a plain veil. Although it hid your peerlessly beautiful face, it could not conceal the cold, ethereal temperament imbued by years of practicing the sword, instead adding a few points of mysterious elegance.

"Uncle-Master, I wish to go to Yunque City."

The corners of your eyes carried a smile, and your voice was soft and sweet, without a trace of arrogance.

Calling Ling Shuanghua Senior Sister was due to reasons of status and her personal preferences, but facing other Foundation Establishment cultivators, one still needed to maintain reverence.

Hearing this, the smile on this Foundation Establishment cultivator's face became a bit more genuine, and his attitude toward you was no longer as rigid.

"With the personal disciple token, you can use the teleportation array for free once a year. The teleportation location is inside Yunque City, so you can head there with peace of mind."

"Many thanks, Uncle-Master~"

After cupping your hands in a salute, you stepped into the teleportation array.

The next moment, a white radiance enveloped you, and your entire person completely vanished on the spot.

"Hum~"

A hum rang in your ears. When you regained your senses, you were already standing inside an unfamiliar stone room, though the teleportation array beneath your feet was no different from the previous one.

Perhaps because your divine sense was much stronger than before, this teleportation did not cause any discomfort.

"This fellow Daoist, please step outside the teleportation array."

Just as you were dazed, a man in black standing at the entrance was staring at you expressionlessly.

You did not speak, silently walking out of the teleportation array, except that the personal disciple token at your waist accidentally revealed itself while you walked.

"This Senior Sister, please wait a moment."

The man in black, whose expression had originally been solemn, was now beaming with a warm smile on his face.

"What is it?"

Your brows slightly furrowed, showing displeasure.

"Senior Sister, this humble one is a disciple of the Li family of Yunque City. I wonder what brings Senior Sister here this time? Perhaps my Li family can assist you a bit."

Inadvertently, the dynamics of the atmosphere shifted. Seeing your displeased expression, the man in black hurriedly stated his purpose.

This was also the survival philosophy of the families within Yunque City. After all, the master of this giant city was still the Tianxuan Sword Sect, and befriending the sect's proud talents had a hundred benefits without a single harm.

Furthermore, behind a personal disciple was at least a Core Formation stage elder!

A powerful dragon does not suppress the local snake, and furthermore, you could hardly be considered a powerful dragon. Right now, using the tiger skin of a personal disciple to act would save you a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Thinking of this, your tone softened a bit.

"I came here this time to attend an auction. I wonder if your Li family can manage to get an admission ticket?"

The man in black's eyes lit up; this could be considered the easiest task to establish a connection. Thus, he hurriedly nodded, making an inviting gesture with one hand.

"Senior Sister, please step over to the Li family estate for a chat."