Chapter 199: Xiaohuan Sheng Dan

Sword Washing Pool, as the name suggests, was originally used to temper treasure swords, but it also had the effect of tempering the fleshly body.

At this moment, Yu Zhangsheng and Shen Xingchen were both at the Outer Circle of Sword Washing Pool; sword qi howled and water rippled, but both could still bear it.

After a short while, Yu Zhangsheng exhaled slowly, raised his arm slightly, and looked thoughtful.

"The strength of my fleshly body is still slowly increasing; Thousand Mountain Art seems to be on the verge of breaking through Small Success just now—not bad, though my cultivation base is almost stagnant..."

Yu Zhangsheng pondered, then looked up at Shen Xingchen.

"This Zone doesn't offer me much improvement anymore; let's walk further into the Interior."

Sword Washing Pool: the closer one got to the center's Xuantian Giant Sword, the stronger the tempering effect of the pool water; this current range could no longer satisfy Yu Zhangsheng's needs.

So Yu Zhangsheng stood up slowly, moved his steps gradually, and walked several steps closer to the center of the pool water.

"Humming."

The ninety-nine treasure swords by the shore roared, sword qi disturbed the Void, pool water rippled; after a few steps, an even denser sword gang enveloped Yu Zhangsheng, causing burning pain in his upper and lower Meridians and bones.

"Hiss..."

Yu Zhangsheng couldn't help but suck in a breath, gritting his teeth as he searched for a critical Limit, sat cross-legged to meditate, Thousand Mountain Art operated, and pool water spread to his waist.

A layer of qi-blood shadow condensed further, enveloping Yu Zhangsheng, and under the empowerment of Thousand Mountain Art, showed a tendency to turn into a gray-black color like rock.

Once fully transformed, it would mean Yu Zhangsheng's Thousand Mountain Art had achieved something, reaching the First Stage, Thousand Mountain Body.

By then, whether it was Yu Zhangsheng's fleshly body strength or physical strength, both would rise another Step, and his body's explosive power would not be Ke Xiao Bu Chi.

"Sword Washing Pool—tempering the body like a sword inside here? The effect is astonishing, but the pain is real."

A drop of sweat fell from Yu Zhangsheng's forehead; looking closely, blue veins bulged on his face one by one, yet his face remained calm, and he didn't utter a sound.

After a while, Yu Zhangsheng gradually adapted to this intensity, his breathing steadied, his brow relaxed, and though his whole body still stung, he could now endure it.

The gray-black armor shadow beside him also condensed halfway.

Shen Xingchen also opened his eyes, glanced at Yu Zhangsheng who was closer to the center, did not hesitate, and likewise moved several steps closer to the center of the pool water.

A more intense pain came; Shen Xingchen frowned and focused his gaze, his body suddenly turned Blood Red Drop, he clenched his teeth, yet his body was firm as a rock; upon him, the Eight-Layer Spirit Platform Shadow seemed capable of Pierce Heaven, suppressing himself.

Yu Zhangsheng looked at Shen Xingchen in surprise, gaining a clearer understanding of his strength, shook his head, continued adapting for a while, and his steps gradually moved further inward.

Half an hour passed; the two men's current Location had moved from the original Outer Circle to the middle circle of the pool water, and both were in decent condition.

"Almost there..."

Yu Zhangsheng gritted his teeth; Thousand Mountain Art operated wildly, and in the pool water, invisible substances were absorbed bit by bit into his body, turning into a Warmth that constantly tempered his fleshly body.

On his body surface, the Thousand Mountain Armor symbolizing Thousand Mountain Body had condensed to ninety percent; just a little more, and he could completely break through.

But this remaining ten percent, no matter how hard Yu Zhangsheng tried, remained Not Move.

"Is the stimulation not enough?"

Yu Zhangsheng frowned; Thousand Mountain Art was an astonishing Body Tempering Technique, and its main manifestation was first condensing a layer of Thousand Mountain Armor on the body surface to achieve Thousand Mountain Body.

Once successful, it could greatly enhance the cultivator's fleshly body strength, so that defense, Recovery, and attack power would all receive a huge boost. Furthermore, on this basis, one could also use its accompanying fleshly Spell, Ten Thousand Mountain Fist, condensing all fleshly power into one fist to blast out, its might capable of exploding two to three times the fleshly power, the fist shocking heaven and earth, with extremely high might.

It could be said that for Yu Zhangsheng, this was almost his trump card, able to maximally explode the terror of his Foundation Establishment fleshly body.

"Move a little further inside."

A Moment Later, a flash of ferocity appeared in Yu Zhangsheng's eyes; after making up his mind, he took a Deep Breath, mobilized his entire body's cultivation base and qi-blood, and slowly moved another step closer to that Xuantian Giant Sword.

This step directly crossed from the pool's middle circle into the Inner Circle.

"Boom!!"

Endless sword qi exploded, turning into endless Muffled Thunder within Yu Zhangsheng's body, ringing out in his Sea of Consciousness; sword qi raged, and in just a Moment, blood marks appeared all over Yu Zhangsheng's skin; in the shock of his mind and spirit, his Divine Sense seemed to be struck by a heavy hammer, and his gaze became unfocused.

Blood marks flowed out from Yu Zhangsheng's seven orifices without cease—eyes, mouth, nose, ears—all gushing blood, looking terribly terrifying; endless sword qi exploded, revolving around Yu Zhangsheng.

The commotion here also startled Shen Xingchen; Shen Xingchen opened his eyes, looked at Yu Zhangsheng's miserable state, was startled, and asked with concern:

"How are you? Don't try to be strong; otherwise I'll go call Master to come in?"

Shen Xingchen's tone was sincere and earnest.

"No need; I can still hold on."

Yu Zhangsheng couldn't help but cough twice, suppressed the Stun in his head, waved his hand to adjust his state, and in a Low Voice refused Shen Xingchen.

Although he looked seriously injured and the burden on his body was great, the effect was also astonishing; in just this short while, Yu Zhangsheng felt his previously stagnant cultivation base continuing to advance.

And Thousand Mountain Art seemed stimulated as well, operating wildly; the Thousand Mountain Armor, already ninety percent condensed, continued to advance.

Ninety-one percent... ninety-two percent... ninety-three percent...

"Pfft!"

Yu Zhangsheng's body suddenly became One Unstable, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out; amidst the raging sword qi, the burden on his body increased, and his Five Viscera and Six Bowels were all injured.

"Damn it, just a little more...!"

A hint of madness appeared in Yu Zhangsheng's eyes; he reached out to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, gritted his teeth, and persisted with great difficulty.

"I have a Xiaohuan Sheng Dan here; take it, this can help you."

Shen Xingchen sighed softly, his gaze flickering uncertainly; with a wave of his Sleeve he produced a Jade Bottle, slowly pouring out a Pill, controlling it to float before Yu Zhangsheng.

The Pill was Dragon Eye-sized, entirely green, engraved with Two-Path Pill Pattern, full of Life Force; upon appearing, a fragrance spread through the Air, and just smelling a Breath made one feel refreshed.

Xiaohuan Sheng Dan, as the name suggests, was similar in effect to the Huan Sheng Dan Yu Zhangsheng had once taken, but its Rank was lower—below Third Rank, only Second Rank.

Yet it was the peak among Second-Grade Pills; especially this Pill, with its Two-Path Pill Pattern, its value went without saying.

The other party producing such a Pill for him made Yu Zhangsheng truly quite surprised.

They were not related or acquainted at all!

Chapter End