Immortality Begins With Internal Breathing-Chapter 340: Shattered Star Pavilion (II)

More than two hours later, after intense training, Lin Zheyu collapsed limply on the shore, his entire body drained of strength.

Hiss... Martial Uncle's endurance is truly terrifying. Even with such high intensity training, it still took him this long to reach his limit.

Yang Guanbin, who was guarding nearby, was utterly shocked. If he knew that Lin Zheyu had already gone into the forest earlier and exhausted all his blood qi before coming to this deep pool to cultivate, he would be even more astonished.

"Martial Uncle, this is an Essence and Qi Pill," Yang Guanbin said, stepping forward and handing over the prepared pill.

"Many thanks."

Lin Zheyu took the Essence and Qi Pill and swallowed it, and the blood qi within his body began to recover rapidly. After being transformed by his golden blood qi, his absorption and digestion ability was astonishing. Once the Essence and Qi Pill entered his stomach, it quickly turned into medicinal power and was swiftly absorbed by him.

Lin Zheyu stood up and said with a smile, "Go patrol. You do not need to guard this place anymore. This location is remote and deep in the mountain's interior. There will not be any danger."

Before Yang Guanbin could respond, Lin Zheyu leaped lightly, made a few quick movements, and soon vanished into the mountain forest, leaving behind a thoroughly astonished Yang Guanbin.

"Didn’t he exhaust his stamina and reach his limit just now? Ah, that’s right. With things being so dangerous here, he wouldn’t possibly exhaust all his strength like he would within the sect."

***

Returning to his courtyard, Lin Zheyu entered the room and closed the door. He took out a wooden basin and the Blazing Flame Blood-Burning Powder herbs he had prepared long ago. He had tried other formulas he could find within the sect, but unfortunately, none of them came close to the Blazing Flame Blood-Burning Powder in terms of cost effectiveness.

Lin Zheyu had searched in secret for a long time but still could not find any formula similar to the Blazing Flame Blood-Burning Powder, one with massive side effects that had been developed by martial artists to study yao and demon. Anything related to yao martial artists was classified as top secret. Even as a true disciple, he was not allowed to research the topic, which he found deeply regrettable.

He poured the powdered herbs into the wooden basin and gently stirred them evenly with his hand. This time, in order not to attract Gu Ye's attention, he had not brought much Blazing Flame Blood-Burning Powder. Fifty doses of herbs had been ground into powder and packed into ten large leather pouches.

Ordinary martial artists usually need around five to ten years to advance from the Blood Qi realm to the Marrow Refining realm. And my blood qi is incomparably powerful, which makes it even harder for my body to undergo a complete transformation. I do not know whether 20 units will be enough.

He placed his right hand into the wooden basin and sent out a thought.

Use 2 units of Origin Force to cultivate the Azure Tide Boundless True Technique.

In an instant, Lin Zheyu's mind wavered, and his consciousness entered a mysterious space where endless cultivation began. The fifth stage of the Azure Tide Boundless True Technique described the process by which a martial artist broke through from the Blood Qi realm to the Marrow Refining realm.

Cultivating martial arts into the bone marrow was extremely difficult. The process of martial cultivation was one of continuously mastering control over the body's essence, qi, and spirit, growing stronger through cultivation, and then further enhancing that control. The greatest difficulty in advancing to the Marrow Refining realm lay in possessing powerful control over essence, qi, and spirit. This, however, posed no real difficulty for Lin Zheyu.

Under Lin Zheyu's control, the vast golden blood qi force split into strands as fine as silkworm silk. Countless such strands of blood qi penetrated deep into his muscles, tendons, and bones, soaking into all the bone marrow like silent spring rain nourishing everything, fundamentally altering his physique and skeletal foundation.

Rumble.

In the outside world, the blood within Lin Zheyu's body surged rapidly like rolling waves, producing continuous rumbling sounds. Under the pull of mysterious energy, the massive medicinal power poured into his body and seeped into the marrow of every bone.

Threads of golden blood were produced by the transformed bone marrow and merged into his original blood, flowing through his veins along with it. Very quickly, however, the golden color carried by these strands faded, returning to a bright red as they fully integrated into the blood. As this unusual blood merged in, the energy contained within his blood rose rapidly. These changes all occurred within his body.

Since Lin Zheyu could not yet perform internal observation, he was unable to detect the changes in his blood. He only felt that as his blood qi was refined into his bone marrow and his body transformed, his physique grew increasingly stronger.

After several breaths, Lin Zheyu slowly opened his eyes.

[Heaven Rewards the Diligent] 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

[Name: Lin Zheyu]

[Origin Force: 1]

[Skills: Tortoise Breath True Technique (Sixth Stage: 0%), Azure Tide Boundless True Technique (Fifth Stage: 9%)]

1 unit of Origin Force remained and was kept in reserve. The next time he pushed his body to its limits, if an enemy suddenly attacked, it could be used for rapid recovery.

2 units of Origin Force only increased the progress by 9%. The difficulty is a bit higher than expected. To advance to the Marrow Refining realm, I will need around 23 units of Origin Force in total.

23 units of Origin Force was not a large amount for him at his current level. Compared to the 100 units of Origin Force he had consumed when breaking through the eighteenth blood qi transformation, it was insignificant. Just as Lin Zheyu was about to test his strength after the transformation, his expression suddenly shifted.

He took out the Hidden Dragon Token from his robes. The token had just trembled slightly, and a vague sense of realization arose in his mind. He had experienced this feeling before. It only occurred when another martial artist on the Hidden Dragon List issued him a challenge.

Someone is challenging me again. Could it be a martial artist who has just entered the Hidden Dragon List? Lin Zheyu felt a bit curious.

Ever since he defeated Shu Jingfeng, and Shu Jingfeng soon after challenged Wen Ji successfully and rose to sixty first on the Hidden Dragon List, no one had challenged him again. Everyone believed that he possessed strength within the top sixty of the Hidden Dragon List. Those ranked below sixty could not defeat him, while those ranked above sixty gained no benefit from beating him. As a result, no one bothered to challenge Lin Zheyu.

Most people simply skipped over him and challenged martial artists ranked ahead of seventy-eight, sparing him a great deal of trouble. The monk Puxuan had done exactly that. Puxuan knew he had no means to counter Lin Zheyu's extraordinary lightness and movement techniques, and that challenging him would at best result in a draw, so he directly bypassed Lin Zheyu. Now, he had already become an expert ranked sixty seventh on the Hidden Dragon List.

"Huh? Yue Chengzhi at rank fifty-three? What is this guy thinking? Has he gone mad?"

Holding the Hidden Dragon Token, Lin Zheyu sent out a thought, and the familiar map appeared in his consciousness. A light point near him was flashing rapidly. When Lin Zheyu opened it and saw the other party's information, he was instantly speechless. He really did not know how this guy's brain worked.

Since you are delivering yourself to my door, then I will not be polite.

Lin Zheyu agreed without much thought.

As one's ranking on the Hidden Dragon List increased, the Hidden Dragon Token's auxiliary cultivation effect would also increase. Unfortunately, the token's support effect could not function within the consciousness space. Otherwise, Lin Zheyu would have long since begun challenging other geniuses everywhere.

As he transmitted his intent, Yue Chengzhi's information became more detailed, revealing Yue Chengzhi's precise location. This location information could be displayed or hidden depending on the other party's wishes.

He’s less than five hundred kilometers from here. Did he know my movements in advance and come straight here?

Lin Zheyu was somewhat surprised after seeing Yue Chengzhi's location. He suspected that this person might have gone to the Wuji Sect, learned about him, and only then suddenly issued the challenge.

Yue Chengzhi. I do not recall hearing of such a person in Wuling City. Did he come from another region?

However, he did not dwell on it. With his current strength, even the number one on the Hidden Dragon List was nothing to him. Lin Zheyu cleaned up and found a concealed spot to dispose of the remaining residue in the basin.

Earlier, he had added ten sets of Blazing Flame Blood-Burning Powder herbs into the basin. All the medicinal power had been consumed, and his blood qi had only recovered to about 60%. As his strength increased, each improvement required ever greater amounts of energy.

He arrived at the plaza halfway up the mountain. Gu Ye was training there, panting heavily as she cultivated. When she saw Lin Zheyu approaching, she stopped, picked up the jacket beside her, and put it on, covering her corded muscles.

"You look pretty good. I thought you would go back to using that extreme cultivation method of yours again," Gu Ye teased with a smile as she sized up Lin Zheyu.

Lin Zheyu smiled but did not respond directly. He poured a cup of wine for Gu Ye and began drinking.

"Senior Sister, have you heard of someone named Yue Chengzhi?" Lin Zheyu asked curiously, having nothing else to do.

At Soaring Serpent Mountain, they only needed to act when enemies invaded. On ordinary days, they could arrange their time freely and lived quite leisurely lives.

"Yue Chengzhi is a disciple of the Pavilion Master of Shattered Star Pavilion. Why are you suddenly asking about him?" Gu Ye asked curiously.

"No wonder," Lin Zheyu said upon hearing this, understanding why the other party had come here.

Shattered Star Pavilion, like Azure Tide Pavilion, was one of the branch divisions of the Wuji Sect. The Pavilion Master of Shattered Star Pavilion was the sect master of that branch.

As Gu Ye looked at him inquisitively, Lin Zheyu continued, "I just received a challenge from Yue Chengzhi through the Hidden Dragon Token. Does my master have some kind of grudge or entanglement with the Pavilion Master of Shattered Star Pavilion?"

"Heh. The entanglement is huge. Back then, Martial Uncle and the Pavilion Master of Shattered Star Pavilion were both pursuing your martial aunt..."

"Ahem. Gu Ye, if you keep talking nonsense, be careful or your martial uncle will drag you off for seclusion as punishment."

Gu Ye was only halfway through her sentence when Meng Liuyuan's voice suddenly rang out, interrupting her. However, upon hearing this much, Lin Zheyu had already more or less imagined a melodramatic scenario in his mind.

"Martial Uncle, do not say nonsense. I did not say anything just now, right?" Gu Ye hurriedly signaled Lin Zheyu with her eyes.

Lin Zheyu was instantly speechless, but still helped Gu Ye smooth things over, saying, "Yes, Senior Sister had not said anything yet before you arrived, Martial Uncle."