Chapter 500: Thousand Forms Complete, Blood Exchange, Sitting in Forgetfulness Enters the Door!

"Roar."

The sound waves exploded like thunder, echoing endlessly, not only failing to dissipate but showing signs of growing even more intense!

Initially confined beneath the Eight Directions Tower, it soon spread outward, covering several li, then dozens of li, until the entire Eight Directions Secret Realm was filled with this beast's roar!

"What is this?"

On the Eight Directions Tower, Qin Yun leaned against the railing, gazing through the wind and snow. He saw a mist of interwoven lightning in the half-sky!

Within it, various lights and shadows intertwined and shifted, while all sorts of noisy beast roars and clashing weapon sounds occasionally rang out!

Hum.

Within the misty thunderclouds, a green dragon seemed to soar, a serpent coiled, shadows of tigers and leopards flashed and leaped, while fish and turtles spouted water, eagles spread their wings, and swords clashed with hammers!

One glance revealed dozens, perhaps hundreds, of various sounds interwoven

, transforming into that thunderous explosion!

"Thousand Forms?"

Qin Yun's gaze shifted; Qin Li Shixian's voice came from downstairs!

This owner of the Star-Picking Tower seemed to have just emerged from seclusion. Seeing that thundercloud now, her expression changed as well. She looked up; the old man stroked his long beard, appearing somewhat surprised as well!

"Has the thousand forms now been completed?"

Qin Yun narrowed his eyes slightly?

"Roar."

Qi and mechanism resonated, emotions surged!

In the small courtyard, Li Yuan stood tall, letting out a long roar!

Violent lightning, like water, pierced through his skin and membranes, layer upon layer interwoven, like a waterfall or a tide; inside and outside the house, a misty hue prevailed!

"Thousand Forms."

Nearly ten years passed, from knowing the Art of Shifting Forms to now completing the Thousand Forms!

Countless days and nights of hard training had finally borne fruit. Even Li Li Daoye, with such a steady temperament, could not suppress the surge in his heart, letting out a long roar!

With the Thousand Forms achieved, not only was his talent altered and steadily improved, but he also completely mastered the Split-Sea Profound Whale Hammer, the Dragon-Tiger Health Furnace, and even other Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing weapons. The greatest obstacle had been overcome by him!

"Finally, it is done."

Exhaling a mouthful of turbid breath, Li Yuan's eyes burned like fire, reflecting the changes throughout his body!

Lightning like water flowed and circulated within his body, surging like a long river. He could clearly perceive his muscles and tendons growing and compressing, his bones consolidating and structuring, and his organs churning and strengthening!

"The timing for refining the marrow is now fully sufficient."

Tilting his head to swallow a large handful of spirit pills, Li Yuan assumed a stance and began pushing the Zhan Gong, adapting to and perceiving the changes brought by completing the Thousand Forms!

Having completed the Thousand Forms, his talent had not mutated, but this was long within his expectations. His talent's mutation should occur at the thirteen-hundredth form. Yet, even as a mutation, he could perceive the changes within himself!

Tendons, bones, skin, and membranes, organs, flesh, and blood were all transforming toward greater perfection and completeness at a perceptible speed!

The few points of timing lacking in marrow refining were naturally made up!

Splash, splash, splash,

The medicinal power mixed with blood and qi, circulating violently!

Li Yuan slowly pushed the Zhan Gong. Lightning around his body continued to expand ceaselessly, enveloping the entire courtyard. Vast true qi

circulated through various acupoints, greedily absorbing the medicinal power of all kinds of spirit pills!

Not just true qi!

In his perception, his organs, flesh, and blood, his four limbs and hundred bones, and even the more subtle meridians, were all greedily absorbing the medicinal power!

A handful of spirit pills was drained and absorbed in the blink of an eye!

"Ordinary spirit pills are still a bit lacking... Well, the timing is sufficient!"

Regarding his body's changing needs, Li Yuan's heart was as clear as a mirror. Seeing the medicinal power nearly exhausted, he did not hesitate. Reaching back, he tossed the last two Long Hu Longhu Dadan pills into his mouth together!

"Gulp," a sound, ripples rose in his stomach!

"It must be the Long Hu Longhu Dadan!"

Gentle and rich medicinal power slowly expanded. Li Yuan immediately narrowed his eyes in comfort, feeling a pleasure akin to immersing oneself in a hot spring!

The medicinal power of the Long Hu Longhu Dadan was far beyond ordinary spirit pills, even superior to the Dragon and Tiger Pills, which also belong to the kings of spirit pills. It is a holy pill for healing wounds, the most rich and mellow!

It not only alters tendons and bones, nourishing the physique and spirit, but also has the wonderful effect of repairing hidden injuries!

Even a Grandmaster, after training the physique, practicing Wu Gong, and fighting others, would inevitably leave some hidden injuries that are hard to detect. The Long Hu Longhu Dadan is exactly what is needed!

Hum,

Li Yuan's movements did not change, but with the Long Hu Longhu Dadan upon his body, he instantly felt efficiency surge by a large margin. After pushing only a few sets of Zhan Gong, a 'ding' sound rang in his ears!

Like pearls falling on a jade plate!

A single drop of transparent orange-red blood was born from within his body. This was a drop of new blood; with the marrow refining timing sufficient, the blood exchange naturally followed as water flows downhill!

Hum,

The instant the new blood was born, Li Yuan felt a sudden heat rise within his body. His hot blood boiled, surging like huge waves, crazily impacting and repelling that drop of new blood!

However, no matter how the old blood surged, it could not move that single drop of new blood, like weak ripples unable to push an iron bead!

"Blood Exchange!"

Li Yuan forcibly suppressed the heat and throbbing within his body, also suppressing the trembling of his marrow and the medicinal power of the Long Hu Longhu Dadan, gathering all his spirit entirely onto that single drop of new blood.

At this moment, there was only one drop of new blood in his entire body, incredibly clear and distinct. This was the best time to enter the initial stage of the Sitting in Forgetfulness Heart Sutra!

Over the past two months, he had already studied the principles of this peerless Mo Gong to the finest detail, making complete preparations. Now that the Thousand Forms were complete and new blood was born, he naturally had to seize the opportunity to cultivate this Mo Gong to completion!

Having thought it through down to the finest detail and made every preparation, now that the thousand forms are complete and fresh blood has been born, the natural course is to seize the momentum and cultivate this Mo Gong to completion!

Wang Wen Yuan came following the sound, just hearing that roar like a dragon or an elephant. Not far away, the interwoven thunderclouds above that courtyard churned; the various spiritual beast and weapon forms that were faintly visible had all vanished!

Wang Wen Yuan followed the sound and arrived, just hearing that roar like dragon and elephant; not far away, the thunderclouds swirling above that courtyard's sky churned, and the various forms of spiritual beasts and weapon-blades, faintly visible, had all vanished!

Only one remained, a white elephant that looked utterly ordinary — and it was still only a calf?

This is—!

Witnessing this scene, Wang Wang Wenyuan's eyelid twitched, and he immediately turned and drove back the crowd with a shout!

His prestige in the Star-Plucking Tower was very high; even though many were curious, at this moment they all retreated one after another. Only Li Yue and Mo Mo Yingxiong stayed behind!

"This is… the entry-level of Sitting-Forgetting?"

Li Yue had already forgotten to ask Wang Wang Wenyuan why he had kept him, or who wished to see him. Listening now to the calf's long cry, his heart could not help but tremble!

Within the Star-Plucking Tower there was a simplified Dragon Demon Heart Scripture. He had once studied it, but because this heart scripture was extremely obscure and his progress was slow, he had been forced to switch to cultivating other Wu Gong!

Yet he could still tell what the scene before his eyes signified!

It was not the perfected simplified Dragon Demon Heart Scripture, but the true entry into the Sitting-Forgetting Heart Scripture.

"The Tower Master passed him the Sitting-Forgetting Heart Scripture, and he's already entered the door?"

Wang Wang Wenyuan stood guard at the side, driving away the many onlookers. Mo Mo Yingxiong, however, was greatly shocked. The Sitting-Forgetting Heart Scripture was not a secret that was not transmitted; in his earlier years he had also been fortunate enough to obtain the introductory chapter!

Although he had never entered the door, the difficulty of entering this divine skill was etched deep in his memory!

Back then, even with the old Tower Master's guidance, he had spent nearly ten years and still could not enter the door. Transforming form into blood seemed simple, but in truth was unimaginably difficult!

Transforming form onto a martial artist's body only manifested in a few traits — such as ape-arms and wasp-waist, tiger-back and bear-loin. To cultivate a single form to the point of vivid likeness required pouring in an enormous amount of effort!

Transforming form onto the body was already this hard, let alone transforming form into the blood?

"Master, who is this?"

Li Yue could not help but ask!

Wang Wang Wenyuan was also deeply moved. Hearing the question, he paused before saying:

Wang Wang Wenyuan was visibly moved as well; he paused at the words before saying:

"Li Yuan? That name!"

Li Yue's brow furrowed, and he suddenly cried out: "Li Yuan?"

"Third brother?"

The noisy chatter from outside, Li Yuan paid no heed. Even though within the place of spiritual light there were occasional ripples of incense and fire, he did not visualize the Bai Shen Zheng Fa to draw them in!

His entire spirit was gathered upon that single drop of new blood within his body!

The greatest difficulty of entering the Sitting-Forgetting Heart Scripture lay precisely here: one must merge the transformation of a single form entirely into a single drop of blood. The complexity and harshness were such that even Li Yuan, who had prepared for over two months, did not dare show the slightest carelessness!

Not to mention, he also had to perform the blood-change at the same time!

Blood-change is the union of Qi and blood, kneading true Qi into the blood. This step could well be called a rebirth of body and marrow; even for the true transmission of the Dao Sect, reaching this hurdle often required thirty years of bitter cultivation and the utmost caution!

This is the greatest enhancement and sublimation of the physical body in martial cultivation — bar none.

"This step must be meticulous to the finest detail."

Sitting cross-legged, Li Yuan gathered his spirit to the highest pitch, mobilizing the true Qi throughout his body to wrap that single drop of new blood within, moving with utmost care as he attempted to transform form into blood!

Transforming form into blood requires true Qi as the medium!

In Li Yuan's perception, this was like taking a massive hammer to embroider on a grain of rice — the demand for control over true Qi was raised to an unsurpassable degree!

Had he not previously, while contemplating the Rift Sea Mysterious Whale Diagram, accumulated a wealth of experience, he would not have dared attempt it lightly!

"Form-change combinations are like assembling a puzzle; transforming form into blood is like carving flowers on a grain of rice. At the entry stage, one carves a single form; to reach great completion, one must carve ten thousand forms!"

The moment his thoughts wandered even slightly, Li Yuan immediately cut away the distractions, guiding his true Qi to sink into that drop of blood, bit by bit, inscribing the chosen calf within it!

The choice of this calf — Master Li had also put thought into it!

Among land-traveling beasts, the elephant's strength is first; this was the best choice apart from a single-form beast. Furthermore, the outline of an elephant form was relatively simple to draw — at least simpler than a monkey covered in fur or an eagle covered in feathers!

In choosing this young elephant, Elder Li Dao clearly put thought into it!

For travel on land, elephant strength is second to none — the best choice apart from a single-form beast, and another point is that the elephant form is relatively simple to sketch, at least simpler than an ape covered in hair or an eagle covered in feathers!

Inside the courtyard wall, Qin Li Shixian reached out and grabbed the plump little mouse by its teeth and claws. It felt heavy in her hand — this fat mouse had not grown in size, yet its weight increased day by day!

"Squeak squeak—"

The little mouse struggled desperately, its fur bristling all over, hissing threats!

But very soon, it Long Long Daizhu, as if struck by a tremendous fright. A flash of Jin Guang suddenly swept through the eyes of the white-clad woman before it — that gaze was far too familiar!

The little mouse thrashed desperately, its fur bristling all over, hissing threats!

The little mouse was so scared its fur stood on end!

"You've certainly grown tame!"

Tossing the mouse aside with a wave of her hand, Qin Li Shixian frowned and examined it. Her eyesight was far inferior to that of her old man, but at such close range she could still make out quite a few things!

"Thousand forms, blood-change, entry into Sitting-Forgetting!"

These past two-plus months, you truly haven't wasted a single moment. This progress is honestly a bit too fast!

Qin Li Shixian's expression was complicated!

When she had studied this Sitting-Forgetting Heart Scripture back then, it had taken her thirteen years to enter the door. Granted, that was because she had been very young and just begun martial training, yet it still showed clearly that there was indeed a gap in talent between them!

No wonder the Ancestral Master acknowledged him — this boy's talent and constitution are absolutely top-tier!

"By altering a thousand forms, his talent may have changed again? A peerless talent — if he could gather all ten thousand forms, wouldn't he be able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Ancestral Master?"

After a moment of silence, Qin Li Shixian drew a porcelain bottle from her bosom and set it before Li Yuan, then turned and vanished on the spot!

No wonder the Patriarch took him in—this kid's talent and constitution are absolutely top-notch!

"Body of a Thousand Forms—his talent may have changed again? Peerless talent. If he could gather all ten thousand forms, wouldn't he be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Patriarch?"

After a moment of silence, Qin Li Shixian pulled a porcelain bottle from her bosom and set it before Li Yuan, then turned and vanished on the spot!