Chapter 146

Lu Ming looked at Chen Lili's eye-rolling expression and secretly relaxed in his heart.

Xu Xu Shijie is still that Xu Xu Shijie, not crushed by those old things.

He chuckled and gave a thumbs up: "Xu Xu Shijie is awesome!"

"Cut!"

Chen Lili snorted lightly and turned her head away, not letting him see the water light that flashed in her eyes.

The complex thoughts in her heart were suppressed, but some images in her mind couldn't help but emerge.

Those images were like vines, entangling her heart, unable to shake off no matter what.

"If it's two people..."

She bit her lip, and her earlobes were quietly dyed with a layer of crimson.

"Elder Jiang might not be able to hold up..."

As soon as this thought popped up, she was startled herself and hurriedly shook her head, throwing that absurd idea out of her mind.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, seven days had passed.

The rumors about Elder Jiang of Tianyang Peak finally gradually faded away.

The topics after tea and dinner changed to new ones, the visits of the elders of each peak gradually became sparse, and the herb garden returned to its former tranquility.

On this day, the night was like ink, the moon hidden and stars sunken.

Jiang Ye, sitting cross-legged on the grass of the herb garden, was shrouded in thick light yellow earth qi.

That earth qi was no longer as thin and scattered as it was at the beginning, but condensed like substance, slowly circulating around his body, forming a layer of heavy halo.

His spine was straight, and against the backdrop of the light yellow earth qi, looking from afar, he seemed like a mountain that had experienced wind and rain but still stood tall.

His breathing was long and slow, and every inhalation and exhalation seemed to be synchronized with the pulse of the earth.

In his dantian, that light yellow pill was no longer the size of a grain of rice when it first condensed, but had swollen by a circle, with fine patterns appearing on the surface, like the veins of the earth, and also like the cracks of a tortoise shell.

Suddenly—

The aura around Jiang Ye's body shook violently, and that heavy earth qi spread in all directions like a tide, setting off an invisible ripple.

The ground trembled slightly, and even the green wood vines in the distance were swaying gently.

That layer of light yellow halo suddenly contracted, all sinking into Jiang Ye's body.

He slowly opened his eyes, and the yellow light in those aged eyes flashed and disappeared, then alternated with the other three-colored lights, finally returning to silence.

He looked down at his hands, his thin fingers slightly bent and then stretched out, feeling the increasingly vigorous power in his body, a curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.

Host: Jiang Ye

Lifespan: 70/200

Strength: Embracing the Pill Realm (Late Stage)

Fate: Ladder to Divinity 【Effect 1: Superb Comprehension!】

Qi-Nurturing Methods Mastered: Great Sun Heavenly Flame Qi-Nurturing Method (Great Success, 168/10000), Profound Water Qi-Nurturing Method (Small Success, 2887/3000), Green Wood Longevity Qi-Nurturing Method (Small Success, 568/3000), Thick Earth Mountain-Suppressing Qi-Nurturing Method (Small Success, 18/3000)

Martial Arts Mastered: Five Animals Fist (Perfect), Blood Moon Blade (Perfect), Jin Gang Body Refining Technique (Great Success, 16/10000), True Fire Eye Refining Technique (Entry, 667/1000), Five Elements World-Suppressing Seal (Incomplete), Shadow-Splitting Tracking Steps (Small Success, 19/3000)

True Intents Mastered: Tiger-Form Like Illness, Spirit Ape Thousand Changes, Startled Deer Without Trace, Riding Wind Soaring Sky, Blood Moon Illusory Kill

Taking a look at the system panel, Jiang Ye nodded with satisfaction.

After these seven days of cultivation, he finally cultivated the "Thick Earth Mountain-Suppressing Qi-Nurturing Method" to small success.

The other few cultivation methods also had considerable progress.

The most core "Great Sun Heavenly Flame Qi-Nurturing Method" had already reached great success, and the crimson-gold pill in his body shone like the sun on the other few pills.

His Great Sun Heavenly Flame true qi was more than a notch stronger than before; when circulating in the meridians, it was like flames burning, scorching and domineering, constantly calcining his body, removing those impurities bit by bit, making his flesh more pure.

He also relied on this true qi to open up the ninth main meridian in one breath, making the aura around his body more stable.

As long as he opens up three more main meridians, he can step into the perfection of the Embracing the Pill Realm and refine true divine qi.

He hadn't gone to Profound Water Peak these few days, so the progress of the "Profound Water Qi-Nurturing Method" had fallen behind a bit.

That "Shadow-Splitting Tracking Steps" obtained from Bai Laosan had also been cultivated to small success.

Once the movement technique is unleashed, his figure is elusive, and it's hard to distinguish between reality and illusion.

Following the bird-form true intent, he had another life-saving skill.

The most critical thing is that his "Jin Gang Body Refining Technique" had finally reached the great success realm.

From "Copper Clothing" to "Iron Body," his flesh had ushered in a qualitative leap.

At this moment, his flesh was already like iron.

Jiang Ye slowly stood up, and he summoned with his hand; the cold-glittering curved blade flew up from his side, drawing a beautiful arc in the air and landing steadily in his palm.

The hilt was slightly cool to the touch, and the blade reflected a cold luster in the moonlight, reflecting his aged yet spirited face.

He held the curved blade, exerted a little force, and the blade edge swept lightly across his arm.

Clang.

A crisp sound, like metal and stone colliding, was exceptionally clear in the silent herb garden.

Where the blade edge passed, not even a white mark was left; the skin was still smooth, as if what had passed was not a sharp blade made of fine steel, but a withered grass.

Jiang Ye raised his brows, a flash of interest in his eyes.

He increased his strength; this time, he exerted force in his hand and slashed the curved blade fiercely toward his arm.

For the sake of insurance, he covered his hand with a layer of light yellow earth-element true qi.

Clang—!!!

A louder sound of metal and iron clashing exploded in the silent herb garden, the sound crisp and long, like an ancient bell ringing, echoing in the night, startling a few birds resting in the distance.

Sparks splashed, the blade edge bounced up, and Jiang Ye's arm remained motionless, still unscathed.

He looked down at his arm, and beneath the thin skin, a layer of faint metallic luster was vaguely visible.

That was the "Iron Body" formed after the "Jin Gang Body Refining Technique" reached great success; although it had not yet reached the "Jin Gang" realm, it was already enough to make ordinary swords and blades shrink back.

Seeing this scene, a flash of joy appeared in Jiang Ye's eyes.

With his current flesh strength, plus the defensive earth-element true qi, the attacks of ordinary Embracing the Pill Realm martial artists probably couldn't hurt him anymore.

He put away the curved blade, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked up at the night sky.

After resting for a while, he took out the "Supreme White Metal Essence Qi-Nurturing Method" from his bosom and began to study it carefully.

A moment later.

Jiang Ye's brows furrowed slightly.

The cultivation difficulty of this qi-nurturing method was second only to the "Great Sun Heavenly Flame Qi-Nurturing Method."

At sunrise in the east, when the metal qi is most prosperous, face the west and collect the killing and sharp qi between heaven and earth.

Besides this, it is to be able to get the legendary Geng Metal, from which one can also draw sharp qi.

"Geng Metal is a strange object; this Yunling Prefecture might not even have it."

Jiang Ye shook his head slightly.

It seems he can only wait until tomorrow at dawn to nourish the metal qi.

"Since that's the case, then tonight I'll go to Profound Water Peak first and cultivate the 'Profound Water Qi-Nurturing Method' to great success."

Jiang Ye thought to himself for a moment and soon made a decision.

Subsequently, he swept toward Profound Water Peak silently.

He came to the cold pool where he had "bathed together" with the Hua sisters back then, familiar with the road.

That cold pool was still hidden among the craggy rocks on the easternmost side of the mountain peak, surrounded by ancient trees, and if one didn't walk close to look carefully, it would be very difficult to notice.

Mist swirled on the water surface, like light gauze shrouding it, glowing with a faint blue light in the moonlight, carrying a refreshing coolness.

"The sisters aren't here tonight..."

Jiang Ye searched carefully around, and after confirming no one was there, he felt relieved and stepped into the cold pool slowly.

He immersed his body in the pool, exposing only his head, closed his eyes, and his mind sank into his dantian.

He guided his breathing, absorbing the purest water qi into his body, wisp by wisp.

A wisp of water qi entered his body, cold and smooth, like swallowing a mouthful of cold spring.

Time passed bit by bit.

Jiang Ye's breathing became longer and longer, deeper and deeper, his whole person seemingly merging with this cold pool.

A layer of faint water light appeared on his skin.

I don't know how long it had been.

In his dantian, that water-blue pill suddenly began to rotate slowly, faster and faster, brighter and brighter.

Its surface, which was originally as smooth as a mirror, now had fine patterns appearing, like ripples of water, and also like the waves of a river surging.

That water-blue pill appeared exceptionally agile in it, like a swimming fish, shuttling back and forth in the dantian, carrying a continuous momentum.

Jiang Ye opened his eyes violently, and the water-blue light in those aged eyes suddenly lit up, like two deep pools, clear to the bottom, yet unfathomable.

Around his body, a cool and long-lasting aura spread out, stirring up ripples in the cold pool, rippling in all directions.

He stood up slowly, water droplets sliding off his body, sparkling with a crystalline luster in the moonlight.

Feeling the surging water qi in his body, a curve slowly appeared at the corner of Jiang Ye's mouth.

"Profound Water Qi-Nurturing Method," Great Success!

Just at this moment.

The smile at the corner of Jiang Ye's mouth suddenly stiffened; he keenly felt an aura sweeping over at high speed.

"Someone is coming..."

Jiang Ye's heart trembled violently.

It's so late, why would someone still come over.

Could it be the Hua sisters?

No, there is only one aura.

As thoughts surged in his mind, Jiang Ye hurriedly circulated the deer-form true intent, restraining his own aura to the limit.

The next instant.

Accompanied by a drifting fragrance, a graceful figure arrived at the edge of this cold pool instantly, like a flowing river.

This person was dressed in a plain cyan gauze; the gauze was light and thin, and a touch of plain white could be vaguely seen inside, yet it didn't appear flirtatious at all, instead revealing a kind of ethereal immortal aura.

It was none other than the Peak Master of Profound Water Peak, Liu Qingyu.

"Huh..."

Liu Qingyu looked at the empty cold pool, a flash of strange color in those star-like brilliant eyes.

"Thought it was those two girls taking a bath here late at night..."

"Looks like it's not them."

"However, that restless water qi just now..."

A playful look appeared on Liu Qingyu's beautiful face.

"Looks like someone wants to play hide-and-seek with me?"

"I am..."

"The best at catching people."