Chapter 640

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【Martial Dao Longevity Points: 2315】

Too many prompts; he looked straight to the end, seeing the Martial Dao Longevity Points were nearly reaching two thousand.

He remembered the Martial Dao Longevity Points before were not even fourteen hundred.

Just this harvest alone gave him over nine hundred points, making it the single largest point gain he had ever achieved.

As usual, he added one point to his lifespan to keep his body at its peak, then casually closed the panel.

This harvest was huge; it would take considerable time to fully digest and finish.

After cultivating for a while, he rose and went to the dining hall.

By now, the destruction of the Song family was common knowledge throughout the Ziyang Sect; in the dining hall, disciples of the Li Huo Peak were all discussing the Song family's annihilation.

One of the ten great families, with the Heavenly Origin Ancestor as its backing, saw all its experts wiped out in a single night; this was the greatest tragedy in the Yang Sect territory in over a decade, even more sensational than the Su family incident back then.

"Truly, who could be so ruthless to kill so many people?"

"It is said the sect elders are paying attention, and the Peak Master personally descended the mountain to investigate Yunqishanzhuang."

"What was the result?" someone asked curiously.

"It is said the Peak Master said nothing and returned to the Ziyang Sect very quickly; some speculate the expert who killed Song Song Yushao cultivates the Li Huo Gong."

Li Huo Gong?

Everyone was startled; did this not mean the person who killed Song Song Yushao might be an Elder of the Ziyang Sect, more precisely, either the Peak Master of Li Huo Peak or one of its four Elders?

Only disciples of Li Huo Peak were qualified to cultivate the Li Huo Gong; people from other peaks, no matter how many contribution points they had, could not access the Li Huo Gong.

"Pity I was not in Qingyang City yesterday," someone sighed.

Upon hearing this, many became curious.

They heard this person say: "Several fellow disciples happened to be nearby yesterday; they participated in the looting of the Song family. Someone seized a half-spirit weapon from the Song family treasury, while others grabbed several hundred taels of Huang Jin."

Everyone showed expressions of envy; this was truly a windfall from heaven.

At that time, the Song family was in chaos, making it feel like picking up money; those who participated in the looting all gained something, and they only regretted not being present at the time.

Xu Yang listened while his gaze swept across the dining hall; he could no longer see Song Song Wending, who had been watching him all along.

"Junior Brother Xu!"

Gao Lin waved from afar; after Xu Yang got his food, he sat down beside him.

"You can now rest easy."

Gao Lin smiled: "The Song family acted arrogantly and provoked an expert they could not handle; yesterday, they were almost wiped out."

Recently, Xu Yang had been in seclusion, so Gao Lin thought Xu Yang did not know about this matter and hurriedly told him.

"Wiped out? Good!"

Xu Yang smiled: "Does Senior Brother have any inside information? Do you know who did it?"

As the eldest disciple of Elder Elder Huoyun, Gao Lin held a high status and should know some things others did not.

In an instant, all gazes turned toward Xu Yang.

What they discussed was hearsay, mere repetition of rumors; Gao Lin's status might mean he knew some things they did not.

"What inside information could I possibly have?" Gao Lin forced a laugh, his expression slightly unnatural.

Xu Yang's heart stirred; judging by this, Gao Lin seemed to truly know something different, but simply did not wish to say it.

"The Peak Master suspects Master acted to kill Song Song Yushao for your sake, but Master said he did not do it," Gao Lin transmitted via voice.

Elder Elder Huoyun took the blame?

No wonder Gao Lin was unwilling to say it publicly.

Elder Elder Huoyun had both the capability and the motive; taking the blame was not entirely unjust.

"However, Junior Brother, you must be careful; Han Han Yingjie might return," Gao Lin added.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Gao, for the warning!" Xu Yang's eyes revealed solemnity.

Having entered the Tiance Academy, Han Han Yingjie's talent was unquestionable; after several years of cultivation, he might now be at the second or third level of Heavenly Origin.

After all, the Tiance Academy was a place far superior to the Ziyang Sect, possessing all kinds of resources.

He still could not be careless and must continue to hide.

After eating, Xu Yang returned to his courtyard and took out the Zhu Yanguo.

The Zhu Yanguo was a supreme treasure for cultivating the Zhi Yang Gong Fa; the Song family had expended unimaginable costs to capture and raise a Red Flame Tiger, solely to draw its blood daily to cultivate this single Zhu Yanguo, giving Song Song Yushao the chance to enter the second level of Heavenly Origin.

Among all the items he seized from the Song family, the one with the highest value was this Zhu Yanguo.

Unfortunately, it was only eight years old; if it had reached ten years, the value of this Zhu Yanguo would have been even higher.

Of course, if the Zhu Yanguo had reached ten years, Song Song Yushao would have already consumed it.

A rich, fragrant scent drilled into his nose; Xu Yang took a bite, and instantly felt his mouth full of fragrance; the taste was actually quite good.

The Zhu Yanguo melted upon entering his mouth, quickly transforming into a scorching hot flow like molten iron that radiated through his entire body, penetrating his four limbs and hundred bones.

He did not bother to savor the taste, hurriedly ate the rest, and began circulating the Li Huo Gong.

Surging power swept through his body, merging into his Gang Yuan, and began refining and elevating his Gang Yuan.

Xu Yang glowed all over, his momentum rising, and his bones and tendons emitted crisp cracking sounds.

His Gang Yuan was very pure, seemingly rendering the Zhu Yanguo ineffective, yet under the medicinal power of the Zhu Yanguo, the heat within his Gang Yuan rose rapidly, as if it were about to ignite directly.

The temperature in the entire meditation room began to soar; he seemed to have become a furnace, emitting astonishing waves of heat without pause.

"There is also a slight body-forging effect."

Under the scorching heat like molten iron, his entire body felt as if it were being forged in a furnace fire; some impurities were burned away, and the toughness and strength of his physical body saw a great increase.

Of course, the most essential ability of the spiritual herb, to elevate cultivation base, did not vanish; every time the Li Huo Gong circulated, his Gang Yuan became more robust.

The Li Huo Gong circulated again and again, and Xu Yang's aura grew stronger and stronger.

Several hours later, as all the medicinal power of the Zhu Yanguo was refined, he underwent a great transformation.

Xu Yang opened his eyes, feeling thoroughly refreshed.

【Li Huo Gong, First Level (1322/10000)】

The progress of the Li Huo Gong had also risen to 1,300, equivalent to four or five months of arduous cultivation.

"The increase in cultivation base is secondary; the main thing is the Gang Yuan."

Xu Yang spread his five fingers; his Gang Yuan resembled burning golden flames, emitting astonishing high heat, and a domineering aura filled the entire quiet chamber.

He took a piece of spirit iron; the Gang Yuan quickly heated the spirit iron until it glowed red.

"Iron-Refining Hand!"

He activated the Iron-Refining Hand mental technique; the temperature of the Gang Yuan surged further, the spirit iron was burned to a bright red, and it even seemed to be turning into molten iron.

"Find an opportunity to kill Elder Liu Liu Qingyuan again."

Song Song Yushao was dead, but there was still Elder Liu Liu Qingyuan who had not been dealt with; he was the hardest one to kill and the hardest one to find an opportunity against.

"I can only use myself as bait," Xu Yang pondered.

In the time that followed, he continued to live in seclusion; except for going down the mountain to deliver some Leopard-Fetus Sin-Transforming Pills to Xu Qing, he almost never went out.

Li Huo Gong, Bright King Immovable Body, Eight Evils Subduing Dragon Strength, Blood Prison Heart Sword Scripture, Black Tortoise Suppressing Mountain Fist, Cang Lang Sword Art; there were simply too many things for him to cultivate, and he still had to refine the spirit medicines obtained from the Song family.

In the blink of an eye, two months passed, and all the spirit medicines obtained from the Song family were fully refined.

【Li Huo Gong, First Level (3761/10000)】

The progress of the Li Huo Gong had reached an astonishing level, having already completed one-third.

In his original estimate, it would take about a year and a half to reach this degree.

【Blood Prison Heart Sword Scripture · Perfection (3144/15000)】

【Bright King Immovable Body · Perfection (3857/12000)】

【Eight Evils Subduing Dragon Strength · Entry Level (3625/10000)】

【Cang Lang Sword Art · Entry Level (822/4000)】

【Black Tortoise Suppressing Mountain Fist · Not Entered (1984/3000)】

【Remaining Lifespan: 200】

【Martial Dao Immortality Points: 2475】

Several martial arts were also steadily improving; only the Black Tortoise Suppressing Mountain Fist had not yet entered the level. This cultivation method not only had extremely high requirements for the physical body but also relied heavily on comprehension; in two months, he had still not entered the level.

Of course, the main reason was that his mind was not entirely on the Black Tortoise Suppressing Mountain Fist; with so many martial arts to comprehend, the time allocated to the Black Tortoise Suppressing Mountain Fist was not much.

Casually closing the panel, Xu Yang rose to his full height.

"It is time to deal with Elder Liu Liu Qingyuan; if the time drags on, he may not fall for the trap."