Chapter 802: Breaking Through Like Bamboo

"What's going on, what's going on? Why is the water boiling? Which expert is running to the bottom of the pool to refine artifacts?"

Colorful curtains swayed, and painted pleasure boats drifted along the river.

A young master poked his head out, holding a large pair of white boxers in one hand, and peered out the window. He saw the southern corner of Jishui Pool, where white foam was churning and water was surging like a wheel, gushing out like a fountain.

And there was a column of white mist shooting straight into the sky!

It was clearly a pot of boiling water!

If this were Jiangnan, once the Grain Rain season passed, men with strong Yang energy would have long since switched to single-layered shirts by the morning. But this was the Imperial Capital; one could still see white mist when exhaling in the early morning.

With spring warmth and flowers blooming, Jishui Pool was covered in pleasure boats.

It wasn't just that young master; many other painted boats had noticed this strange sight.

A breakthrough in the pool.

Isn't that familiar?

The Qinzheng Hall.

Turtles and cranes exhaled smoke.

The Holy Emperor flipped through the memorials, pausing slightly when he reached one of them.

"Pingyang Prefecture, April 12th... less than ten days?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, the Earl of Xingyi came to the Imperial Capital before the New Year to seek elixirs, and now that he has come to collect them, he sent the document via 'fast horse'."

"Oh..." The Holy Emperor looked outside. "I wondered who it was; so it's him soaking in Jishui Pool?"

"Exactly. After taking the Great Elixir from the elixir workshop, he swallowed it right in front of the medicine boy, then ran and jumped all the way until he sank to the bottom of the pool."

The Holy Emperor shook his head: "Demon King flesh and blood, supplemented by a Great Elixir—is he not afraid of burning his internal organs?"

The Octopus King had eight tentacles, with only one being a mating arm.

Without a doubt, it was the essence of its entire flesh and blood. In terms of quality, it was higher than any other tentacle. The Pure Yang Elixir was also a supreme elixir formula, and with the Great Elixir as a supplement, the Pure Yang medicinal potency was so sufficient that even an ordinary Jiang Zongshi would worry about the medicinal power being too fierce and burning themselves.

"Extraordinary people do extraordinary things." The Chief Eunuch held his horsetail whisk and chuckled. "The Earl of Xingyi has reached adulthood and has always been mature. Daring to do this, he must have his own sense of proportion."

"Since we are discussing Pingyang..." The Holy Emperor closed the volume. "What about the matter of the Buddhist Arhat before the New Year?"

"Following the usual practice, we prepared congratulatory gifts and sent them to Nanzhili. However, in late February, the Imperial Observatory noticed the Vajra King heading northwest along the Huai River. He was neither fast nor slow, and judging by his path, he should be returning to the Hanging Temple to lecture on scriptures. We sent people to summon him, which caused a delay. Calculating the time, he might already be on his way back..."

"Hoo!"

"What a potent Great Elixir!"

The medicinal coating gradually melted and dissolved, and rolling heat waves spread out.

The schools of fish could not withstand this scorching heat and fled outward one after another.

Liang Qu struggled to guide the medicinal power, performing his cultivation to refine it. In the process, he only felt as if his whole body was being burned by fire; between his internal organs, a surging Yang fire burned fiercely, reflecting his internal organs with a golden glow!

Yet, amidst the discomfort, there was an extremely comfortable sense of ease. All his flesh and blood seemed to have fallen into the furnace of heaven and earth, returning to primordial chaos, regenerating and growing again!

It's useful!

It's really useful!

With just a turn of his mind, Liang Qu knew what kind of changes had occurred in his body!

Up to this point.

Whether it was the essence of the water marsh or the efficacy of the treasure itself, the Primordial Pure Yang Elixir was definitely the most potent one!

Golden light covered his body, and his blood energy was stimulated.

Gold and red shone brilliantly, and the heat waves became even more oppressive to the fish. Gradually, under the probing of martial artists coming and going near Jishui Pool, a furnace that was almost substantial appeared in their perception.

Brilliant and dazzling, scorching to the eyes, emitting intense light and heat!

"What kind of elixir did he eat? The Yang nature is so sufficient?"

"Taking it to harvest Yang to nourish Yin, it's a great tonic..."

"The energy is indeed intense, and there is Primordial Yang hidden within it. It also seems to have the effect of a cultivation technique..."

"Such a strong person, and he still has Primordial Yang?"

"Those who hold Primordial Yang have a firm spirit and a strong body, free from the troubles of external objects. Their cultivation is naturally three parts faster than others. Should everyone be like you, soft in spirit and weak in will, eager to get into bed?"

"You! Hey, what is that? A dragon?"

The sky was clear.

A small white dragon was struggling to lift its body into the air, holding a long spear in its arms, carrying a large bow on its back, and biting a cloth bag in its mouth, which seemed to be stuffed with clothes, flying slowly toward Jishui Pool.

"So heavy, so heavy!" The small Xiao Xiao Shenlong panted, its tail whipping up afterimages as it struggled to maintain balance, speaking indistinctly, "The Boss is the Master of Soldiers, and I am the Boss's follower, so I count as half your master. Today I'm taking you to earn benefits; don't you know how to become lighter?"

As soon as the words fell.

The Fubo in its arms seemed to become truly lighter.

The small Xiao Xiao Shenlong's eyes lit up: "Lighter, lighter!"

Waves of light flowed.

The divine weapon restrained its aura.

The small white dragon suddenly had no burden.

"Hahaha, good treasure!"

The small Xiao Xiao Shenlong stopped using its tail for leverage, and its flight speed became much faster. It circled high in the sky, found the churning white smoke column, and threw everything it was carrying into the river.

"No wonder the momentum is extraordinary; he actually keeps a dragon as a pet?"

Spirit weapons are nourished by the blood energy of the Master of Soldiers, possessing the characteristic of becoming stronger and stronger.

Everyone saw clearly that the scene before them was clearly taking advantage of a major breakthrough to let his own spirit weapon reach a higher level!

"The small white dragon looks familiar..."

"I have an impression too. Oh, I remember now, it's the Baron of Xingyi!?"

Crackle, snap.

His bones vibrated incessantly.

Fubo pierced through the water flow, inserting itself upside down to the side, the sharp cold light shattering the rocks.

Ignoring the discussions outside, Liang Qu focused on his cultivation.

Inside his body.

Three azure dragons were winding and hibernating. The first two were lifelike, not only possessing flesh, blood, and bones, but also embedded with divine ability seeds, which was like the finishing touch, making them lifelike.

Only the last azure dragon had a complete skeleton but was not yet filled with flesh and blood, with its exposed large meridians showing on the outside.

Previously, he didn't feel anything strange, but now comparing the two, it looked somewhat ferocious.

Now, under the scorching of the Yang fire, "flesh and blood" were gradually generated between the large meridians, a tighter connection was established, and more fluent blood energy was circulated back and forth, washing through his limbs and bones.

Wolf Smoke builds the bridge of meridians, Hunting Tiger builds the house and constructs the building!

"It's been a day and a night."

"His breath-holding skill is quite good."

"Maybe someone is using a pig bladder to change his air."

On the surface of Jishui Pool, there was still white mist drifting, but there was no more churning boiling water.

Without the "fountain," the attention naturally decreased.

Another three days passed in a flash.

The white smoke also dissipated.

Liang Qu exhaled a long breath.

He looked inside himself.

The last azure dragon had both bones and flesh!

Hunting Tiger complete!

Up to this point.

Part of the Great Elixir's medicinal power transformed his physical body, regenerating and growing, while the other part impacted the three major acupoints, consuming it completely.

However, Liang Qu was different from others.

He communicated with the Water Marsh Tripod.

【Water Marsh Essence: 1,104,000】

Reserve hidden energy!

Whoosh.

The tide rose.

Let's try 500,000 first to test the water!

【Water Marsh Essence: 604,000】

【Tripod Master: Liang Qu】

【Refined Water Marsh Spirit: Water King Ape (Purple) (Fusion Degree: 90‰) ↑】

"Still charging?"

"Is there no end to it?"

"Is this... opening the Mysterious Light? Hunting Tiger complete?"

"Is this damn thing Hunting Tiger?"

"Are you stupid? The one below is the Earl of Xingyi!" Those with insight had long ago seen the identity of the person under the water from the small dragon a few days ago. "Making a fuss, tsk tsk tsk, looking at the momentum, he will probably be a Jiang Zongshi by his twenties..."

Hunting Tiger Realm complete.

There still remain the two barriers of Opening the Profound Light and Smelting the Hundred Scriptures!

However, as early as the moment he entered the Hunting Tiger Realm from Wolf Smoke, Liang Qu had already utilized the remnants of eight Grandmasters to personally experience the higher level of Heaven and Man as One!

Qi and blood surged again, spirit flourishing!

Liang Qu felt as if he had returned to that Northern Court where heavy snow filled the sky.

Rumble—

Beside his ears and within his heart, thunder resounded.

The surging Qi and blood moved like a dragon, cleansing his entire body's Qi and blood, spirit, and flesh, until at a certain critical moment, they merged into one!

(End of chapter)