Chapter 372

Within the peach grove, his figure began to move.

The Fu Yue Xiong Wang Zhang was created by observing the ancient strange beast Fu Yue Xiong; this strange beast, as sturdy as a mountain and capable of lifting one, was fierce and wild in battle.

Therefore, the moves of the Fu Yue Xiong Wang Zhang are mainly grand and open, not exquisite, relying on sheer force to overcome ten skills.

After a double hour, Xu Yang stopped.

He felt no requirement of the Fu Yue Xiong Wang Zhang for the physical body; his body could cultivate this palm technique with ease.

But he discovered that, just as when comprehending and deducing, cultivating the Fu Yue Xiong Wang Zhang also consumed a great deal of mental spirit.

In just a single double hour, he felt as if he had not slept for seven or eight days; his spirit was listless, his mind felt drowsy, and he only wanted to bury his head and sleep.

"Too much is as bad as too little; if the mental spirit is injured, even immortals cannot heal it!"

This thing called mental spirit is invisible and intangible, yet it truly exists and cannot be ignored; overdrawn excessively, it easily causes problems.

【Fu Yue Xiong Wang Zhang · Entry (21/2000)】

Glancing at the panel, Xu Yang casually closed it.

After a double hour of cultivation, the progress rose by twenty; calculating by this rate.

If he cultivates morning and evening twice later, the daily progress will be forty; it will take about fifty days for the Fu Yue Xiong Wang Zhang to reach the Minor Success stage.

Of course, the cultivation of martial arts techniques differs from the cultivation of Nei Gong; at some point, if enlightenment strikes, perhaps it could reach Minor Success in a single day.

If comprehension is insufficient, it is also possible to cultivate for years without reaching Minor Success; in short, there are many variables, unlike Nei Gong cultivation which relies on daily accumulation.

"This technique, combined with the Fu Yue Xiong Jing, also has a certain effect of tempering the body and washing the marrow."

This was another benefit he discovered.

Cultivating the Fu Yue Xiong Wang Zhang is like completing the Fu Yue Xiong Jing from an incomplete state, greatly enhancing the cultivation effect of the Fu Yue Xiong Jing.

It was now nearing evening; after eating in the canteen, Xu Yang returned to his room and fell asleep immediately.

This sleep was very sweet; until dawn the next day, he woke up full of spirit, feeling vigorous, with the consumed mental spirit restored to its peak state.

【Obtained Fu Yue Xiong Wang Zhang, Points +20】

【Martial Dao Longevity Points: 296】

"The point reward for the Fu Yue Xiong Wang Zhang is actually this high?"

Looking at the panel, Xu Yang's face lit up with joy; the more the reward, the greater the Fu Yue Xiong Wang Zhang's usefulness to his Martial Dao Longevity.

Casually adding a point to his lifespan, he closed the panel.

He had not used Martial Dao Longevity Points for a long time; with his cultivation base reaching Marrow Washing, the progress of martial techniques often reached thousands, so the reserve points could no longer be prepared with just a few dozen as before.

At this realm, the reserve points must be at least several hundred or a thousand to play a role at critical moments.

Swallowing a Juyuan Pill, he began to cultivate the Fu Yue Xiong Jing, followed by the Guiyuan Zhuang and the Jin Gang Gong; after eating in the canteen, he went to the peach grove to cultivate the Fu Yue Xiong Wang Zhang.

In the following days, Xu Yang's life fell into a cycle; the Fu Yue Xiong Wang Zhang gradually became proficient, its momentum becoming ever more sharp and steady.

He discovered that during the process of excessive mental spirit consumption and subsequent recovery, the mental spirit showed obvious growth, and the five senses became increasingly sharp.

The Fu Yue Xiong Wang Zhang seems to carry the effect of increasing mental spirit and condensing the spirit.

"Exactly; martial Dao imagery is inherently related to spiritual will, being the most mysterious and unpredictable; if the Fu Yue Xiong Wang Zhang lacked this effect, how could one cultivate martial Dao imagery in the future?"

With cultivation, his understanding of the Fu Yue Xiong Wang Zhang also grew greater.

At the same time, the marrow-washing effect of the Fu Yue Xiong Jing was also better than before; his bones and tendons became ever more crystal-clear, and his blood condensed like molten mercury.

With each cultivation session, some old blood would seep from his pores, replaced by new blood.

Recently, the Outer Sect has also been in turmoil.

Not long after Li Li Chuyang achieved Marrow Washing, Du Chuan also announced his breakthrough to Marrow Washing; not long after that, Jiang Fan likewise claimed to have achieved Marrow Washing.

All three were Ten Heroes geniuses; the three of them and others seemed to be on different levels, always far ahead.

The three of them have already announced their breakthrough to Marrow Washing, but it is said that the fourth, Han Feng, has not yet perfected his cultivation in the Gang Qi Realm; that is to say, even if Han Feng can break through to Marrow Washing, it will be a matter of months.

Not only Han Feng, but the Gang Qi cultivation of the other Ten Heroes geniuses is not yet perfect, still far short of Marrow Washing.

On this day, the Juyuan Pills he refined last time were finally finished; Xu Yang had to rush to Qingyang City to refine pills.

Fortunately, the three major main ingredients had already been prepared; purchasing the other medicinal herbs would allow the furnace to be lit for pill refining.

Carrying the three major main ingredients, Xu Yang left the courtyard and headed straight for Shanmen, striding away.

"Xu Yang has descended the mountain!"

Tian Jing, guarding Shanmen, flashed a subtle look of joy in his eyes and immediately said to the disciples around him: "I'm going to relieve myself."

"Go quickly; lazy oxen and lazy horses have much urine and dung," someone cursed.

Tian Jing apologized and left quickly.

Not long after, in a secret place of the Ziyang Sect, a small bird flew up from the forest, heading straight for Qingyang City at the foot of the mountain.

The Su Family!

Su Su Qiming was organizing the medicinal herbs recently received in the courtyard when he saw the disciple Su Jie running over holding a small bird: "Master, a letter from the mountain says Xu Yang has descended the mountain."

Hearing this, a flash of killing intent passed through Su Su Qiming's eyes: "This little beast finally deigned to descend the mountain."

Although his son was killed by the Fiery Blade Swordsman, it was also because of Xu Yang that he went out of the city and met with a sudden disaster; Xu Yang counts as the murderer, and he cannot let him go.

Most importantly, despite repeatedly raising the bounty, the Fiery Blade Swordsman had not been found; he needed to kill someone to vent his anger.

"Fortunately, he has not become a patron of the Ding Family; otherwise, I would truly dare not move against him."

Su Su Qiming shouted: "Accompany me to avenge my brother Che."

Dropping the medicinal herbs in his hand, he led Su Jie away quickly.

The two rushed to the entrance of Qingyang City and waited for a long time, but Xu Yang did not appear.

Su Jie said: "We must have arrived too late; Xu Yang must have already entered the city. Should this disciple return to mobilize the family's spies to search for his whereabouts?"

Su Su Qiming gazed toward the direction of the Ziyang Sect: "No need; even if we find him in the city, it is not good to kill him openly; he will eventually return to the Ziyang Sect; let us wait for him on the road."

Saying this, he strode toward the direction of the Ziyang Sect.

……

"What incredible luck!"

Xu Yang hadn't expected that merely asking casually while buying other medicinal herbs would result in acquiring another thirty-year-old ginseng.

This way, he had gathered enough main ingredients to refine two batches of Gathering Yuan Elixir.

This was an unexpected joy; two batches of Gathering Yuan Elixir would be enough for him to cultivate for nearly three months. With three months' time, if he went to the black market to try his luck again, he should be able to collect enough main ingredients for another batch.

"The best is still the Marrow-Cleansing Elixir."

Unfortunately, outer sect disciples did not qualify to exchange for elixirs that assisted in marrow cleansing, and even if he wanted to refine them himself, he had no formula.

However, he estimated that even if he managed to obtain a formula for an elixir assisting marrow cleansing, he probably wouldn't be able to gather the herbs. The main ingredients for the Qi-Refining Elixir were already this hard to buy; the main ingredients for the Marrow-Cleansing Elixir were likely impossible to buy at all, as the Ziyang Sect must control them extremely strictly.

With the ingredients for two batches of elixirs all purchased, Xu Yang arrived at the courtyard he rented.

Since no one had lived there for a long time, and no one had cleaned it, many weeds had grown in the courtyard, which was piled high with dust.

Xu Yang swept his large sleeve, and the dust surged to the corner of the wall while the weeds were pulled up by their roots.

"Buy a courtyard, and remodel it into an alchemy room."

Entering the room where the alchemy furnace was placed, this thought surged in Xu Yang's heart.

With his current assets, buying a courtyard of his own in Qingyang City was not difficult.

The main reason was that the commotion from refining Gathering Yuan Elixir was somewhat loud; if a master lived nearby, they would easily detect it and cause trouble. Tian Tian Wenshan last time was a very good example.

If he bought a courtyard himself and built an underground alchemy chamber to reinforce it, even if a master lived nearby, it would be very difficult for them to detect the commotion of alchemy.

"After this alchemy session ends, I'll ask the agency."

After cleaning the alchemy furnace and starting the fire, Xu Yang quickly entered the state of alchemy.

The next day, accompanied by a burst of elixir fragrance, the furnace lid trembled.

He extinguished the great fire, stepped forward to lift the furnace lid, and saw ten glowing red Gathering Yuan Elixirs lying at the bottom of the furnace; only ten pills had formed.

Even though he used the panel to bring the Gathering Yuan Elixir to perfection, he still could not guarantee that every batch would yield eleven pills.

After storing the elixirs, Xu Yang changed his clothes and pushed the door open to leave.

To refine the second batch, he had to wait for the alchemy furnace to cool down and be cleaned first; moreover, he hadn't eaten anything from yesterday until now, so it was impossible to refine the second batch on an empty stomach.

Anyway, he had no missions recently, so there was no rush.

……

"Damn it, why does he live in the city?"

Su Su Qiming was somewhat furious and frustrated.

He had been waiting for Xu Yang here since yesterday morning, never expecting that Xu Yang would not return to the Ziyang Sect, causing him to wait here in vain for a whole day and night, not to mention the time wasted and the suffering endured.

"Perhaps he went to a brothel. Disciples have heard that those disciples of the Ziyang Sect go to a brothel to spend the night once every two or three months; they are very indulgent," Su Jie said.

He had already waited so long; if he gave up now, the suffering of a whole day and night would have been in vain.