Chapter 155: Qiao Rui

Amidst the five-mile mist, vast and boundless—

It was as if one were observing objects through layers of gauze.

Apart from that illustrious and magnificent Six-Dragon Treasure Cauldron, everything else appeared hazy and blurred.

Chen Hang heard that person's voice seemingly ring out from behind him. Just as he was about to turn his head, his shoulder was hurriedly pressed down by a hand, and a voice urged him to stop in a sharp tone.

"Don't move, don't move! It was no easy feat to piece your physical body back together! If you move now and there's any mishap, wouldn't all my hard work go to waste?"

That person laughed bitterly:

"Even though the Tai Shi Yuan Zhen and your physical cultivation are extraordinary, it hasn't even been a day since you escaped death! The Zhenjun specifically instructed me to ensure your injuries are fully healed, especially to avoid leaving behind any subtle, hidden wounds that might go unnoticed and eventually harm your Dao foundation!

It is fortunate that a strand of the Zhenjun's sword Qi remains in your brain spirit, entering the Qi Sea to perform the task of Qi-absorption and body-refining on your behalf.

Otherwise, even if I pride myself on my alchemy, I fear I would struggle to save your life.

But having said that, since I began following the Zhenjun, this is the first time I've seen him care so much for an outsider. If the identities didn't mismatch, I would even suspect you were a clansman of the Mishan Qiao family..."

After muttering to himself for a while.

Chen Hang suddenly heard the voice stop, followed by a sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets.

He narrowed his eyes and focused his gaze.

He saw a stout, honest-looking Daoist priest holding a large ginseng root as thick as an arm, rushing over excitedly, presenting the ginseng before him as if it were a treasure.

Just by sniffing this spiritual herb, a strange fragrance drifted into his nose.

The intense pain that felt like ten thousand needles piercing his bones eased slightly, and the true Qi surging like a tide in his Qi Sea calmed down. Chen Hang suddenly felt his whole body comfortable and his brain spirit at peace.

Zhenjun—

The Mishan Qiao family, Qiao Zhenjun?

Before Yue You could land the killing blow, he was saved by Qiao Zhenjun...

Chen Hang's gaze shifted, and just as he wanted to ask, he felt as if his throat were blocked, only managing to spit out a few vague syllables that could not form a sentence.

"Using your physical body to withstand the Lesser Pure Yang Thunder—even if your physical cultivation is quite miraculous, it shouldn't be handled so crudely. Don't worry, don't worry. Wait a few more days, and with my miraculous alchemical methods, you will naturally be fine!"

Seeing this, the stout Daoist priest offered a few words of comfort and laughed:

"This large ginseng was specifically given to me by the Zhenjun as a main ingredient for the medicine to be refined later. I had only heard the name in alchemy books before.

As for seeing it with my own eyes, this is the first time. Have you ever heard of the Great Zai Yan Xing Ginseng?"

Ancestor Fu Can?

Chen Hang was slightly surprised, his gaze fixed.

The stout Daoist priest noticed the surprise in Chen Hang's eyes, patted his belly, and laughed complacently:

"Although this ginseng isn't as precious as the Great Zai Yan Xing Ginseng, it is somewhat related. It is called the Golden Tu Ginseng, which can remove filth, nourish true Yang, and increase blood Qi..."

He listed dozens of spiritual herb names as if they were his own family treasures before finally stopping, still seemingly unsatisfied:

"Later, these spiritual herbs will all have to go through the Six-Dragon Treasure Cauldron with you. Alright, I haven't met a living person here for a long time, so I got a bit carried away. Don't blame me, don't blame me!

Steaming the body in the treasure cauldron is a painful ordeal. You had better sleep for a while. I am about to begin!"

As the voice fell.

The stout Daoist priest patted the back of his head, and a yellow smoke flew out, faster than lightning, slamming fiercely toward Chen Hang's face.

"..."

Chen Hang only felt a flash of yellow light before his head felt heavy and his feet light, and a deep sense of drowsiness washed over him, causing him to faint immediately.

"This Six-Dragon Treasure Cauldron is a magic treasure. I didn't expect the Zhenjun to actually bestow it upon me? Good! Very good! Just in time to test my skills today!"

The stout Daoist priest's mind stirred, and he opened the cauldron lid, moving Chen Hang into the cauldron.

He rubbed his hands, his face full of irrepressible excitement and joy, chanted a few words, and formed a magic seal with his hands.

In an instant.

A loud bang erupted from within the cauldron, and firelight flickered.

All six dragons opened their eyes, roaring continuously, spitting out rolling fragrant mist from their mouths, which boomed and filled the entire hall.

I do not know how much time passed.

When Chen Hang felt a palpitation in his heart and suddenly opened his eyes to wake up.

He felt his whole body incredibly light, his ears sharp and eyes clear. All the filth in his body had vanished, and he felt a hundred times more energetic than before.

"This lock..."

He lowered his eyes and looked around.

Only then did he realize that he was currently inside that large cauldron, and the six dragons had all turned into golden locks, binding his body so he could not move an inch.

After exerting force once and seeing that the golden locks remained unmoved, he stopped wasting his strength.

There was still some medicinal liquid remaining in the cauldron, shimmering with light, which was quite dazzling and beautiful.

The golden locks binding his body seemed like living creatures, emitting a faint breathing sound, gathering and refining the medicinal liquid in the cauldron into his body, helping Chen Hang regulate his breath and Qi, and nourishing his Qi Sea and meridians.

He guessed that the function of these golden locks was likely to prevent him from being unable to bear the pain while being steamed in the cauldron and waking up in agony, which would inevitably disrupt the procedure.

Thinking of this, Chen Hang stopped overthinking. After observing this mysterious change, he shifted his gaze to look at the territory he was currently in.

He saw that this was a very spacious hall, supported by four large dragon-turtle pillars, possessing a unique atmosphere.

Dozens of copper furnaces, medicine cauldrons, and alchemical stoves were scattered about.

On the far left of the hall was a mottled jade table, covered in smoke and fire marks, stacked with piles of bamboo slips like a mountain, with a few books seemingly accidentally swept under the table, one corner slightly spread open.

Chen Hang focused his gaze on the characters, which vaguely resembled classics on alchemy and pharmacology.

And the most eye-catching thing.

Was the bronze mirror of a fairy crane, about ten zhang high, standing in the center of the hall, clear enough to reflect a person—

The Six-Dragon Treasure Cauldron Chen Hang was in was not far from the bronze mirror.

When he saw his own appearance in the mirror, his pupils shrank, and he was quite shocked.

"This appearance only brings endless trouble to cultivation... Now it is temporarily covered up. I wonder if it is a blessing or a curse?"

Chen Hang couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head.

He saw that in the mirror at this moment.

His entire face was a mix of green and red, bright in color and hideous in shape. If placed in the secular world, it would likely stop children from crying at night.

"It must be that the medicinal potency was too strong, and the heat in the cauldron was improperly controlled, leading to this outcome?"

Chen Hang sensed it slightly and reached a conclusion that was not far off.

He felt that at most in half a month, he would be able to dissolve this stagnant medicinal power and return to his original appearance, so he didn't care anymore and withdrew his gaze from the mirror.

But he waited and waited, until the remaining medicinal liquid in the cauldron was almost exhausted.

The golden locks formed by the six dragons still firmly bound his body, unmoved.

Chen Hang called out a few times, but no Daoist boy entered, and after waiting for a long time, he saw no sign of anyone.

So he simply communicated his mind with the Golden Cicada and entered the True Yizhen Yizhen Fa Jie.

After a brief moment of trance.

It was still that space without sun, moon, or stars, vast and wild—

Chen Hang stretched his limbs and slowly exhaled a long breath.

He felt all his chronic illnesses fully healed, and every meridian and acupoint in his body moved with ease.

At this moment, in his abdomen.

There was now an additional sea of bright white, shimmering Qi light, as brilliant as glazed pure essence, slowly moving, nourishing his body, seemingly endless!

"Foundation Establishment First Layer—Qi Sea Transformation. Finally, I have achieved this realm."

He sighed with emotion, raised his sleeve, and released a white true Qi like a bolt of silk, which "boomed" as it landed on the ground. Immediately, it smashed up a cloud of turbid dust, revealing a deep, large pit!

"Is this true Qi? It is indeed extraordinary!"

Chen Hang took out the Thunder Fire Thunderbolt Pearl and other talisman artifacts, and operated them one by one.

Seeing that the power of various talisman artifacts was incomparable to the days when he drove them with Embryonic Breathing, often several times stronger, he put them away with satisfaction.

Embryonic Breathing and true Qi cannot be mentioned in the same breath.

The reason he was able to defy and kill Foundation Establishment true cultivators while in the Qi Cultivation Realm was because the "Tai Shi Yuan Zhen" is an unparalleled Qi Cultivation method in the universe, rare in the world!

After choosing to achieve the Foundation Establishment Realm with this method, he naturally built a Dao foundation in his body that was deep beyond measure, reaching the realm of "calling to the heavenly root and breathing through the earthly veins."

And after achieving Foundation Establishment.

Chen Hang not only saw his combat power soar, but his lifespan also extended.

After closing his eyes and letting his inspiration turn in his mind, he carefully observed.

His heart shook, and he reached another conclusion that made him happy.

His aptitude and root bone had both improved after Foundation Establishment!

The cultivation aptitude of this body was not very good, slightly inferior even to the average person, and it was truly not a treasure body suitable for the Dao path.

When he first came to this world, in order to achieve Embryonic Breathing and survive, he did not know how many times he had killed himself in the True Yizhen Yizhen Fa Jie.

After countless deaths and lives, he finally understood the true meaning of the phrase "fear of life and death, the spirit is self-attained," and from then on, he broke away from the mortal body and stepped into the immortal gate.

And when practicing Dao arts in the past, he also relied on the effort of grinding water, accumulating experience bit by bit, and stacking insights.

But this time after Foundation Establishment.

His inspiration in his mind increased greatly, and his spirit seemed to have shed an old skin and changed into a new appearance.

Doubts and difficulties in Dao arts that required deep thought in the past could now be answered with just a few turns of thought.

This mysterious change made Chen Hang clap his hands and laugh, his spirit soaring.

"And my Sword Dao realm..."

He spread his hand in the air, and as a golden light shone on his body, he immediately held a page of the Maha Golden Book.

【Maha Supreme Secret Light Stabilization】

【Name】: Chen Hang.

【Cultivation Method】: Tai Su Jade Body (Mystic Realm Eighth Layer), Yin Erosion Red Water (Minor Completion), Innate Great Sun Divine Light (Minor Completion), Scattered Scene Concealment Technique (Minor Completion), Stillness Thunder Sound Guidance Technique (Great Completion), Lesser Red Dragon Sword Scripture (Great Completion), Aurora Great Escape (——)...

【Magic Treasure】: Green Law Sword (Mid-Grade Talisman Artifact). Purple Gold Demon-Breaking Hammer (Mid-Grade Talisman Artifact), Thunder Fire Thunderbolt Pearl (Mid-Grade Talisman Artifact), Floating Jade Mirage Pearl (Mid-Grade Talisman Artifact), Fire Crow Pot (Mid-Grade Talisman Artifact)...

【Sword Dao】: First Realm—Ten-Step One Kill.

【Dao Practice】: Foundation Establishment First Layer—Qi Sea Transformation (Shen Wu Shu Hua Daojun speaks the Tai Shi Yuan Zhen Scripture).

"Ten-Step One Kill. After much hardship and bitterness, I have finally achieved this Sword Dao realm!"

He looked up and down at the Golden Book several times, especially repeating the Sword Dao column, and couldn't help but feel happy.

And at the same time.

He couldn't help but feel suspicious in his heart.

Unlike other columns such as Dao practice and magic treasures.

The words "First Realm—Ten-Step One Kill" were flickering uncertainly, appearing and disappearing, as if rising and falling like waves.

"It seems that it is not just 'Ten-Step One Kill'. That sword against the Lesser Pure Yang Thunder has already touched the threshold of the Second Realm—Sword Intent Transformation?"

In the state where his physical body was scattered and broken, and his Embryonic Breathing was exhausted.

To be able to survive the last Lesser Pure Yang Thunder and slash away the punishment tribulation with one sword.

Just relying on the initial Sword Dao realm of "Ten-Step One Kill".

It indeed seemed that his strength was still lacking...

However, even if he tried again now, he could no longer slash out that sword that even he felt surprised by. In the dark, it was as if something was missing.

After operating for a long time, and finally only showing a needle-like sword Qi at his fingertips, Chen Hang shook his head slightly and paused for the time being.

However, before he could continue to familiarize himself with the Foundation Establishment Realm in the True Yizhen Yizhen Fa Jie, his physical body in the real world suddenly heard a strange sound.

Chen Hang's heart stirred, and he withdrew his spirit in an instant, exiting the Yizhen Yizhen Fa Jie.

When he raised his eyes.

He saw brilliant light soaring, and the crane moving like flying—

Not far away, the bronze mirror of the fairy crane, clear enough to reflect a person, trembled, revealing a burst of mottled colors, vaguely protruding a strange scene in the mirror, and then a female voice rang out from within, full of joy.

"Fat Xiao Xiao Shixiong, Fat Xiao Xiao Shixiong! I took leave today and don't need to learn the zither. I came specifically to ask for your advice! Help me see how the quality of this Jade Muscle Pill I just refined is!"

That voice was soft and melodious, and excited, just like a skylark happily hopping on a branch still vaguely carrying some early dew.

Just hearing the voice made people unconsciously smile.

Chen Hang's face changed when he heard this, and he tried to move his body, but the golden locks were still stubbornly binding his physical body.

"Not good..."

He frowned subconsciously, suddenly silent, his expression turning cold.

Soon.

After rippling like water patterns, a girl with a beautiful appearance and a bright, flower-like color suddenly appeared in the bronze mirror.

She was only sixteen or seventeen years old, but she already had a peerless appearance, wearing an exquisite horse-tail bun, a treasure hairpin on her head, emerald jade at her waist, and a lake-green short jacket and long skirt that were as light as smoke, with a waist-tied trailing skirt, which could be described as extremely beautiful.

Looking at her from afar, she seemed like a goddess stepping on waves, making people feel ashamed to look up.

"Ah!"

The girl's fair and slender fingers were originally twisting a pill, holding it high triumphantly.

But when she saw Chen Hang in the cauldron, she was so scared that she shivered and exclaimed.

In her panic, the pill fell somewhere.

"This is Fat Xiao Xiao Shixiong's cave dwelling... Who are you, and why are you in his medicine cauldron? Could it be Fat Xiao Xiao Shixiong's newly accepted disciple? No, if he accepted a disciple, Xiao Xiao Shixiong would definitely tell me first!"

In a silent pause, the girl in the mirror, who was covering her face with her sleeves, was the first to break the awkwardness.

Her cheeks flushed, and after stammering for a long time, she finally spoke:

"Why... why are you shirtless and not wearing any clothes?!"

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