94: Chapter 94 Cleansing the Veins

A year of time flashed by in an instant.

At the very bottom of the odd-job district, compared to the surrounding low and dilapidated stone houses, a stone chamber that could be called a palace stood at the foot of the mountain.

Above the wide stone door were three flying, dragon-like characters—Bailian Sect.

Located in the deepest part of the stone hall, inside an extremely secluded secret room, you sat cross-legged on the futon beside the spiritual spring.

Moonlight spilled through the gap specially left above, shining on the three spiritual objects floating in front of you, which were exuding a bone-chilling coldness.

They were the moon dew grass, cold marrow flower, and silver frost fruit; the spiritual objects for breaking through the second stage of body refining had all been gathered.

The silver frost fruit was traded from Lin Bufan, while the cold marrow flower was obtained from the Duanlong City Lord's Mansion treasury in the last simulation.

As for the moon dew grass, it was the result of Han Xuan's running around over the past year.

Back in the dense forest, the deal you made with him was to exchange the moon dew grass and Azure Thunder Seal for the remaining foundation establishment pill in your hand.

During this past year, although the pink mist output was quite a lot, Han Xuan had also been teased by you to the point of some anger.

In the end, perhaps driven to desperation, and who knows what method he used, he actually found a stalk of moon dew grass that hundreds of people in the Bailian Sect hadn't been able to find in a year.

Yesterday, after that kid came back looking travel-worn, without a word he shoved the moon dew grass and Azure Thunder Seal into your hands, and even added a Foundation Establishment true technique—Flame Dragon Fall.

After trading for the foundation establishment pill, Han Xuan gave you a deep look and went into another secret room for seclusion without a word.

There was quite a bit of grievance in that look...

Over this past year, the two of you had almost swept through the surrounding large and small forces, and your achievements had actually long accumulated to a hundred points.

However, the Hehuan Sect seemed to have anticipated long ago that someone would take shortcuts, requiring a sect-designated task to be executed before one could enter the second layer.

This was a rigid rule, and the spots to enter the Four Immortal Islands three years later would also be screened from Qixia Courtyard on the third layer of the odd-job district.

Of course, if you could obtain fortuitous encounters and establish your foundation early, you could also apply to enter the Four Immortal Islands directly without assessment. However, in that case, you would lose the opportunity to obtain a foundation establishment pill.

The reward for the top three in the assessment was a foundation establishment pill.

You didn't need to rush in your actions this time, and the value of a foundation establishment pill was not low; even more so, you didn't want to enter the Immortal Islands in such an eye-catching way as early foundation establishment.

Han Xuan's usefulness lay precisely here; he could establish his foundation first to help you acquire cultivation methods or even scout for information in advance.

Thinking of this, you reined in your thoughts and focused your attention on the three types of spiritual mist in front of you.

The second stage of body refining is called the Cleansing Pulse Stage.

After the cultivator's physical body has undergone a full round of tempering, they can initially guide moonlight essence into their meridians to wash away impurities and broaden their spiritual meridians.

Once this step is completed, the affinity between the physical body and spiritual Qi will be greatly enhanced, the body's self-healing power will multiply, and it can even achieve a state where flesh and blood are like a blazing furnace, immune to all poisons.

And these three spiritual herbs are precisely to make the meridians adapt in advance to the yin-coldness of the moonlight essence, and to condense a layer of cold-qi protective barrier on the surface of the meridians to resist the sudden impact of the moonlight essence's power.

Of course, whichever of these three spiritual herbs it is, individually they are far inferior to the purity and vastness of the moonlight essence.

But if the three are fused together, they can stimulate an extremely strong chill in a short period of time. Although it can only imitate about three to four layers of the moonlight essence's charm, it is already enough for prior adaptation.

After taking a deep breath, your hands formed an abstruse dharma seal, and the next moment a powerful gravitational force erupted from your body.

Those three spiritual objects slowly drifted before you, and the yin-cold power was drawn out like a surging tide, converging entirely into your meridians.

In just a few breaths of time, the spiritual objects all lost their luster, and then with a crisp "crack", they turned into dust and fell in rustles.

You did not spare a shred of mental focus to pay attention to the outside world; inside your body at this moment, several cold currents were rampaging wildly, and the pain of tearing meridians spread throughout your limbs and bones.

You clenched your teeth tightly, your lips inadvertently scratched out a wisp of bloody scar, crimson and dazzling.

A drop of cold sweat seeped from your temple, but instantly turned into a drop of ice crystal, smashing down and making a crisp "ding" sound.

A moment later, you abruptly opened your eyes, the dharma seal in your hand changed again, and the moonlight essence in mid-air slowly converged towards you.

"Ka ka ka..."

Layers of frost began to form on the ground around you, the temperature inside the entire secret room plummeted rapidly, and fine ice crystals seemed to float in the air.

Time slowly passed, and the chill surged in layers, becoming increasingly heavy.

Until your figure was completely swallowed by the ice layer, finally turning into a crystal-clear, magnificent ice cocoon.

The secret room fell into a dead silence, as if there was not the slightest trace of vitality existing.

...

Another year of spring.

"When do you think our Sister Shen will emerge from seclusion?"

The two guards stationed at the entrance of the stone hall looked longingly into the depths of the main hall.

"Hey~ Who knows."

The other guard also sighed listlessly.

Two years ago, when you first arrived at the Hehuan Sect, you often led a bunch of lackeys around killing people and setting fi... upholding justice and eliminating evils, almost sweeping through all the renowned experts of the entire Chenhuan Prison.

That powerful, beautiful, and bold yet generous perfect image naturally became a totem in the hearts of most members of the Bailian Sect.

Even though knowing there was no chance to taste her sweet grace, being able to occasionally look up to her from afar was still a matter very much worth reminiscing about!

"However, Brother Han did emerge from seclusion some time ago, and it's said he has already broken through the Foundation Establishment Stage!"

"Tsk~ Only such a genius figure is worthy of our Sister Shen."

At this moment, a cyan stream of light fell from afar, the light dissipating to reveal the figure within.

"Brother Han!"

After seeing clearly who had come, the two guards hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Han Xuan nodded slightly and walked straight towards the inside of the main hall.

Compared to a year ago, his figure was increasingly upright, his facial contours seemed to have been recarved, his edges and corners were increasingly distinct, his skin was as warm and moist as jade, and his entire body possessed an additional steady and restrained charming temperament.

After entering the main hall, his figure flashed, and he arrived outside a secret room.

"It's been a year, how can it be even longer than the time it took me to establish my foundation."

Han Xuan frowned tightly as he looked at the stone door that was still oozing wisps of cold air, unable to help feeling somewhat worried.

Now that he had stepped into the Foundation Establishment realm, he had some understanding of this realm. Logically speaking, when foundation establishment cultivators went into seclusion, it shouldn't take a whole year without coming out.

But thinking of your personality, he didn't quite dare to use his divine sense to probe.

"Hey~"

Han Xuan sighed helplessly and was about to turn away when his brow suddenly twitched.

In an instant, a powerful chill completely erupted from inside the secret room.

"Ka ka ka~"

The thick stone door froze and cracked inch by inch, and a slender and graceful figure flashed out from the cold mist.

Han Xuan was slightly startled.

Right after, an extremely bewitching giggle sounded beside his ear:

"Brother Han Xuan~ Did you miss me?"

...

...

...

(There are only three updates today, got delayed by something and didn't have time to write, will update four times tomorrow!)

(Begging for chapters, begging for power generation for love~)