124: Killing Sword

"Hiss~"

Liu Xuan gasped, a fire seemed to ignite in his stomach, fiercely scorching his internal organs.

'Is it really poison?!'

He was just a small Qi Refining Cultivator; directly consuming a third-tier spiritual fruit was as good as poison!

His Bloodline Power circulated, and the essence blood in his heart automatically activated, repairing the flesh and organs that had been ravaged by the spiritual energy.

At the same time, a portion of the medicinal power was absorbed by the Bloodline and refined into essence blood.

"Ah!!"

His flesh was destroyed and then restored, Liu Xuan could no longer bear the pain, collapsing to the ground, curling into a ball, and letting out a roar.

"Grandfather..."

Xiao Ran, who was beside him, looked at Xiao Changfeng and subconsciously spoke out a reminder.

A Qi Refining Cultivator consuming a third-tier spiritual fruit, leaping two major Realms, even the mildest spiritual fruit couldn't be directly consumed, right?

'If Grandfather wanted to kill Liu Xuan, why would he use such a method?'

Xiao Ran was filled with doubts.

Xiao Changfeng waved his hand, interrupting Xiao Ran, and carefully observed Liu Xuan's reaction.

A quarter of an hour later.

Liu Xuan was still curled on the ground, his roars much softer, either from exhaustion or adaptation.

Xiao Ran looked surprised; Liu Xuan was still struggling after so long, seemingly able to digest the medicinal power on his own. How was this possible?!

She had also eaten Red Pine spiritual fruits, at most Low Grade second-tier. She had prepared several Medicinal Pills to soothe the medicinal power and still needed to continuously take auxiliary healing Medicinal Pills to slowly digest them.

A third-tier Red Pine spiritual fruit, she estimated she would have died if she ate it. Liu Xuan, with a much lower Cultivation than her, was actually fine!

"Buzz~"

A primordial beast-like aura suddenly emanated from Liu Xuan; the blood mist that had emerged from his body earlier gathered around him and was sucked back in with his breathing.

Body Refining Seventh Layer!

He would have needed at least one or two more years of accumulation, but the third-tier Red Pine spiritual fruit forced a Breakthrough.

After the Breakthrough, the spiritual energy of the third-tier Red Pine fruit within his body had not yet been exhausted. The remaining spiritual energy integrated into Liu Xuan's flesh and blood, improving his Physique and continuously strengthening his Physical Body.

"This aura..."

"It's like... like a Late Qi Refining Stage Yao Beast!"

Only now did Xiao Ran realize that Liu Xuan's Physical Body was special, possessing strength not inferior to a Late Qi Refining Stage Yao Beast.

'No wonder Grandfather wanted him to eat a third-tier Red Pine spiritual fruit; it turns out Liu Xuan possesses such a powerful Physique!'

Half an hour later.

Liu Xuan's thoughts returned to clarity, and the pain in his body continued, but it was now bearable.

Getting up to straighten his magic robe and casting a cleansing spell to remove impurities from his body, Liu Xuan bowed to Xiao Changfeng and said:

"Disciple lost his composure; please forgive Grandmaster!"

"No matter!"

Xiao Changfeng looked at Liu Xuan with satisfaction, "Your Physique is special; you must have Awakened a Demon Clan Bloodline. You can usually take more Medicinal Pills that enhance Qi and blood for Cultivation!"

"Cultivate the Red Pine Sword Technique I gave you well. If you can Breakthrough Foundation Establishment before the age of fifty, I will give you a great Opportunity!"

"Disciple will remember Grandmaster's teachings!"

Xiao Changfeng nodded and looked at Xiao Ran, "Xiao Ran, I heard that Liu Xuan and you are stationed in Yongning. Remember to help him out more often and treat him as a Disciple of my Xiao Family."

"Yes!"

Xiao Ran respectfully replied.

"Alright! You two may leave."

Xiao Changfeng waved his hand, and Xiao Ran and Liu Xuan's vision blurred, finding themselves already outside the Immortal Cave.

Liu Xuan bowed towards the direction of the red pine tree, then flew through the air towards the Talisman Master's Small Courtyard.

Xiao Changfeng's figure suddenly appeared under the red pine tree. He watched Liu Xuan's departing back, a long-lost joy appearing on his face.

"At least a third-tier Demon Clan Bloodline has Awakened! Indeed, Heaven never seals off all paths!"

...Talisman Master's Small Courtyard.

Cultivation Room.

Liu Xuan's Divine Thought checked his internal condition; the internal injuries had mostly recovered, with only some Red Pine spiritual fruit medicinal power still settled in his flesh and blood.

The Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method operated at full power, cleansing his entire body, and the third-tier Lingyun of the Red Pine spiritual fruit was also refined into pure Bloodline Power.

Earlier, in front of Xiao Changfeng, even though Liu Xuan was in so much pain that he almost lost consciousness, he still maintained his last shred of clarity, desperately suppressing the operation of the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method.

If he hadn't deliberately suppressed it, he wouldn't have endured such immense pain.

The Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method was too high-tier; once an issue was discovered, Liu Xuan dared not gamble on Xiao Changfeng's character.

Let alone character, Liu Xuan now vaguely felt that Xiao Changfeng had ulterior motives for him.

It was only their first meeting, and he had given far too much!

Back then, Lin Tianyue valued him because of his Talisman talent, and the benefits he gave were mainly in terms of status and position.

The later Lin Qingyun was the same; the substantial benefits were only a few thousand Spirit Stones.

Xiao Changfeng immediately gave him a third-tier talisman treasure, a third-tier spiritual fruit, and a unique secret art, which was a bit beyond common sense.

Of course!

This could also be Liu Xuan overthinking; the financial resources of a Golden Core True Person far exceeded his imagination. What he considered a lot might, in Xiao Changfeng's eyes, just be something he casually took out.

However, Liu Xuan always judged others with the greatest malice, having a slight persecution complex, and he always maintained this vigilance.

Not only Xiao Changfeng, but Lin Qingyun was also the same; he had never truly trusted the other party.

Only Lin Tianyue was an exception, because the current Lin Tianyue no longer posed much of a threat to him... 'According to Xiao Changfeng's words, he must have thought that I Awakened a Demon Clan Bloodline, which is why I have such a powerful Physical Body.'

'Is there such a saying? I'll have to investigate thoroughly if I get the chance.'

Taking out the Core Disciple token given by Xiao Changfeng, Liu Xuan's heart filled with joy.

This item was not ordinary; only those who Breakthrough Qi Refining Late Stage before forty and Qi Refining Perfection before sixty were qualified to obtain it.

Every Core Disciple was a Foundation Establishment seed. There were currently only three in the Red Pine Sect, and Liu Xuan had only seen Xiao Ran.

The status of a Core Disciple was second only to a Foundation Establishment Ancestor, even higher than a Qi Refining Perfection Disciple like Zhao Deliang.

Thinking about it carefully, it didn't seem to be of much use... Putting away the token, Liu Xuan took out the third-tier talisman treasure given by Xiao Changfeng, the Red Pine Talisman Sword.

The Talisman Sword was slender, emitting a murderous intent that made people uncontrollably feel fear.

It was a good item, probably only slightly inferior to the talisman treasure golden mountain seal.

But Liu Xuan dared not put it into his Dantian; who knew if Xiao Changfeng had left any contingencies?

Putting the Talisman Sword into his Storage Pouch, Liu Xuan picked up the last Jade Slip, considering whether to learn it.

He still had to learn it, otherwise, it would be difficult to explain if Xiao Changfeng asked later.

"Damn it!"

Liu Xuan hated the feeling of being out of his control!

His Divine Thought entered the Jade Slip, and the complex information of the Red Pine Sword Technique continuously appeared in Liu Xuan's mind.

A Cultivation Technique Jade Slip only recorded information; compared to text and images, it could directly store abstract Divine Soul information.

However, this information was not directly transmitted to the Divine Soul, but rather a unique 'viewing,' which did not mean one could directly remember and understand it; one still needed to comprehend it bit by bit.

'Slaughter Sword Dao!'

'Xiao Changfeng, who seemed like such a gentle person, unexpectedly Cultivated the most extreme Slaughter Sword Dao!'