Chapter 361

After eating dinner in the dining hall, he returned to his courtyard and went directly into the quiet room, sitting down impatiently.

[Immovable King Body · Small Completion (7990/8000)]

After a period of hard cultivation, the Immovable King Body had finally reached the edge of a breakthrough. Recently, he had felt that this body-tempering art had reached the point where it couldn't be improved further. No matter how he cultivated, he couldn't temper his physique or increase his strength.

The progress of the art shown on the panel also stagnated. He knew this was a bottleneck; only by realizing the "King" imagery could the Immovable King Body continue to progress.

With his perfection-level comprehension, realizing Martial Dao Imagery naturally wouldn't be a problem, but it was absolutely impossible to realize it in a short time.

Elder Huoyun telling him not to spend his mind on realizing Martial Dao Imagery wasn't without reason. Even with perfection-level talent, it would take at least a few months to realize the "King" imagery. For a genius who needed the second Dragon Ascension, spending a few months to realize it wasn't cost-effective.

Because once one broke through to the Heaven Origin realm, realizing Martial Dao Imagery would become simpler.

In his view, Xu Yang’s time should be used to improve his cultivation, not to realize Martial Dao Imagery that was impossible to realize.

"But I have a panel. I don't need to grind away time for the final steps."

A smile appeared on the corner of Xu Yang’s mouth as he looked at the panel:

[Martial Dao Longevity Points: 1052]

After several months of accumulation, the points had broken through a thousand again.

"Add points to the Immovable King Body until Great Completion!"

Xu Yang’s mind moved. The next moment, he felt a vibration in his head, and many insights regarding the Immovable King Body appeared in his mind.

At the same time, an illusory Immovable King shadow appeared on his body, emitting a piercing light.

In an instant, a vast, unshakeable aura appeared. Xu Yang, sitting cross-legged, seemed to have turned into a divine mountain that was difficult to shake.

Immediately after, the Immovable King shadow shrank and drilled into his body.

"Rumble..."

In an instant, Xu Yang felt as if his body were churning like a stormy sea. His blood and battle qi seemed to have turned into hammers with magical power, quickly forging his body, cleansing his muscles and bones, and nourishing his flesh and blood.

His physique, which hadn't strengthened for several days, was now growing stronger rapidly. Both his strength and intensity were surging. His body greedily absorbed the golden battle qi, quickly digesting the remaining Dragon-Tiger Great Golden Pill in his stomach.

Xu Yang could feel his entire body emitting a tremor, as if it were resonating and communicating with an unknown existence, and also as if his mind were in a more intimate fusion with his body.

He knew this was the Immovable King Body reaching Great Completion, beginning to temper the body with the King imagery!

The King imagery formed by his mind, under the effect of the art, was tempering and washing his body, making his whole body emit light. A powerful feeling appeared in Xu Yang’s heart.

He felt that his physique was terrifyingly strong at this moment; it seemed that shattering a semi-Spirit Weapon with his bare hands wasn't a difficult thing to accomplish.

In a short time, he felt as if he had turned from rotten wood into refined steel, undergoing a world-shaking change.

Of course, he knew this was an illusion; the change in a short time was too great, leading him to think he was invincible.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but finally, a feeling of exhaustion and mental fatigue appeared in Xu Yang’s heart, and he slowly stopped the operation of the Immovable King Body.

At this moment, he experienced a very strong contrast.

His mind was clearly very exhausted and wanted to sleep quickly to recover, but his body was full of energy, with an urge to vent.

Xu Yang endured this discomfort, let go of his mind, and entered the state of heaven and man as one.

Half an hour later, his mind had recovered a lot, and there was no longer any discomfort between it and his body. Re-merging, he felt comfortable all over, his formidable strength like a calm ocean that would be earth-shattering once it started moving.

In the quiet room!

Xu Yang looked inside his body and saw his skin was as crystal clear as jade, his blood energy as vigorous as a furnace, and even his battle qi seemed to have changed. Amidst the domineering and sharp nature, it faintly carried a charm of being as immovable as a mountain and unyielding.

What truly made him happy was the spiritual quality, which was much more obvious than in the past, making him feel like a spirit medicine, full of vigorous vitality, his body emitting a mellow fragrance.

[Immovable King Body · Great Completion (2/12000)]

[Remaining Lifespan: 110]

His lifespan had actually increased by a few years. Although under the panel’s ability, he could already achieve immortality and remain at his peak forever, the increase in lifespan still made him happy.

The increase in lifespan meant his strength had greatly advanced, and his life had undergone another transformation.

Feeling his much stronger physique, Xu Yang didn't know how much his strength had improved. He only felt that now, even without relying on means like blade intent or golden battle qi, he could run rampant in the Marrow Cleansing realm. Unless it was someone like Song Shixian wielding a Spirit Weapon, he was confident he was unrivaled in this realm.

"A semi-Spirit Weapon shouldn't be able to hurt me anymore!"

He stood up from the meditation cushion, took out the Cold Abyss he hadn't used for a long time, and slashed heavily at his arm. Only a "clang" was heard, sparks flew, and not even a white mark appeared on his hand.

At that moment, his body automatically defended; he had turned jade-like.

"Shattering a semi-Spirit Weapon with bare hands doesn't seem impossible." Xu Yang’s eyes lit up.

He had just broken through, and the strength of his physique could continue to improve. After continuing to temper it for a period of time, shattering a semi-Spirit Weapon with bare hands shouldn't be something he couldn't accomplish.

For the next few days, Xu Yang stayed behind closed doors, putting aside the cultivation of the Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture and the Mountain-Bearing Bear Scripture to fully consolidate the Immovable King Body.

In a few days, his physique had become much stronger. He felt he could truly shatter a semi-Spirit Weapon with his bare hands, but in the end, he didn't take action. A semi-Spirit Weapon cost at least a few thousand taels of silver, and he couldn't bear to use it for experiments.

"Knock, knock..."

There was a knock on the door. Xu Yang opened the door and found it was an outer sect disciple guarding the mountain.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Xu." The person cupped his hands cautiously.

Xu Yang asked suspiciously: "What is the matter, Junior Brother?"

In this situation, someone should be asking to see him outside Li Huo Peak, but because their status wasn't high enough, or these mountain-guarding disciples didn't recognize them, they hadn't let them up.

The other party probably gave a benefit, so he came here to report.

"Reporting to Senior Brother Xu, the disciples guarding the mountain gate reported that someone claiming to be Zhou Yong from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion is asking to see you outside the mountain gate," the person said.

The matter was about what Xu Yang had guessed, only he hadn't expected the person looking for him to be Zhou Yong from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

After a few months, the Myriad Treasures Pavilion finally had news.

If they dragged it out for a few more months, he estimated he would have already broken through to Heaven Origin. By then, even if they gave him Dragon Ascension resources, he feared they would be of no use.

"Thank you for telling me, Junior Brother," Xu Yang laughed.

The person was immediately flattered, never expecting the legendary genius Xu Yang to be such a kind person.

Turning to close the courtyard gate, Xu Yang went down Li Huo Peak and arrived at the mountain gate, where he indeed saw Zhou Yong.

"Greetings, Master Xu!" Zhou Yong cupped his hands with a smile.

Xu Yang nodded: "What is the matter that you seek me?"

Zhou Yong said: "Shopkeeper Tao is just ahead in the woods. Can Master Xu move there for a talk?"

Tao Huaijin had also come?

He hadn't received the Dragon Ascension resources for a few months, and there had been no sign after he reached Marrow Cleansing Great Completion. Today, Zhou Yong and Tao Huaijin had found him at the Purple Sun Sect. He wanted to see what they would say to him.

Following behind Zhou Yong, Xu Yang soon saw Tao Huaijin standing with his hands behind his back.

Besides Tao Huaijin, there was also a middle-aged man he didn't recognize.

The man’s aura was restrained, and he couldn't sense what his cultivation was, but being able to hide from his perception meant his cultivation was at least at the Marrow Cleansing realm.

As he and Zhou Yong appeared, the man’s eyes shone with brilliant light, looking straight at him as if he wanted to see through him.

It was a pity that his Breath-Restraining Art had long since been cultivated to an unfathomable realm. Even a Heaven Origin expert like Elder Huoyun couldn't sense his true cultivation. Unless this man was stronger than Elder Huoyun, he couldn't see through his true realm.

"Shopkeeper Tao!" Xu Yang cupped his hands.

Tao Huaijin cupped his hands and laughed: "Congratulations to Young Friend Xu for reaching Marrow Cleansing Great Completion. The second Dragon Ascension is in sight."

As he spoke, he pointed to the middle-aged man beside him and said: "This is Manager Fang Xinghai, the manager of our Myriad Treasures Pavilion’s Northern Branch, who has come specifically for your matter."

Manager of the Northern Branch? This Myriad Treasures Pavilion was indeed a behemoth; he feared their influence spread throughout all of Yunzhou.

Xu Yang cupped his hands: "Greetings, Manager Fang."

Fang Xinghai was expressionless: "I heard you offended Li Chuyang?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, his tone was a bit unkind.

Xu Yang’s brows furrowed slightly. The Myriad Treasures Pavilion hadn't shown any sign for a long time; could it be because he had had a conflict with Li Chuyang?

If that were the case, Li Chuyang’s background was likely even greater than he had imagined. No wonder he dared to always go against Jiang Fan.

"Offended? I suppose so."

Xu Yang lowered his cupped hands and straightened his back, realizing that the matter with the Myriad Treasures Pavilion was likely ruined.

He didn't care much. Agreeing to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion’s recruitment initially was more to obtain the guest status and purchase medicinal herbs for refining the Dragon-Tiger Great Golden Pill.

Now that he was almost at Marrow Cleansing Perfection, if it was ruined, then it was ruined. Qingyang City didn't just have the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, it was just that he was more familiar with them, so he had always done business with them.

He just hadn't expected that the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, which claimed to only do business, would also go back on their word because of his conflict with Li Chuyang.

"My Myriad Treasures Pavilion and the Li family are close friends. If you want to continue cooperating with my Myriad Treasures Pavilion, you need to go and apologize to Young Master Li. Only then can the Dragon Ascension resources be given to you. Otherwise, the agreement you and Tao Huaijin talked about can only be voided," Fang Xinghai said.

Xu Yang was expressionless: "Then let it be voided!"

Letting him go and bow his head to apologize to Li Chuyang was absolutely impossible. Moreover, it wasn't him rushing to cooperate with the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, but Tao Huaijin who had actively recruited him.

Since Li Chuyang’s family had a relationship with the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, he couldn't be a guest for them anymore.

"Xu Yang, don't act on impulse. We are doing this for your own good. Li Chuyang is not someone you can provoke. Having my Myriad Treasures Pavilion come forward to resolve the conflict between you and Li Chuyang will be of great benefit to your future prospects," Tao Huaijin said in a deep voice.