Chapter 66: Hundred Meridians Refining Treasures Art

In the Fengyun World, at the foot of a nameless mountain, cicadas chirped in waves, birds frolicked, trees grew thick, and a hundred grasses flourished; Jiang Xuan's face was deathly pale, he sat cross-legged, all the Sources and Magic Treasures inside his body had been completely refined, yet there was still not much improvement, as if the Mao Yi Yin Wu Elder had ground away all his vitality.

Jiang Xuan silently circulated the Eight Trigrams Furnace, the surging Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi repairing his body, but the effect was minimal; his body was in extremely poor condition, the Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe had been completely shattered, the divine power essence cultivated by an Immortal Platform realm cultivator was of too high a nature, like maggots in the bone it ceaselessly devoured his life force; although the Eight Trigrams Furnace was exceedingly marvelous, it could only maintain his injuries from worsening further.

The Mao Yi Protector of the Way's final move had severely damaged the vitality within his body.

It could be said this was the most severe injury he had suffered since he began cultivating.

"This injury is truly severe; I never expected the Immortal Platform realm to be so terrifying, every move possessing immense might; most of my power was used to protect the Yaoguang Shengzi, yet I was still nearly beaten to death, the Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe completely destroyed, no possibility of recovery unless I find new materials to re-refine it."

This injury could not be called anything but severe; the Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe shattered, on another cultivator it would be equivalent to the Dao foundation being ruined, coupled with such terrifying injuries, they would likely perish instantly.

Jiang Xuan took out the last Sacred Fruit and swallowed it, then drank down all the divine spring water in one go, closed his eyes to sense the injuries within his body, his heart desolate; relying solely on grinding work, who knew how many years it would take to grind away the gloomy divine power inside his body; the Immortal Platform realm's power nature was too high, a single Sacred Fruit's power could make his injuries improve somewhat, yet could not make them fully recover.

He urgently needed extremely high-grade healing sacred medicine; devouring Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures could also resist damage from the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art, but in terms of healing, pills and medicines still worked best.

Unless he could devour and refine an especially formidable treasure, whether transforming it into Life Essence Qi or refining it into a profound Magic Treasure, both could effectively heal; but all Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures had already been completely refined, his belly was empty.

Li Fire Divine Furnace!

Jiang Xuan suddenly thought of this Li Fire Divine Furnace he had obtained with great hardship, a look of excitement gradually thickening; if he could refine the Li Fire Divine Furnace, Saints and Great Sages would have to prostrate before him, let alone the mere injuries caused by Immortal First and Immortal Second.

Jiang Xuan sat cross-legged, flames rising around his body; for a while, the power of heaven, earth, mountains, marshes, water, fire, wind, and thunder surged, rendering this patch of sky resplendent with multicolored light, rays of various colors shining.

One day, two days, ten days...

Opening his mouth slightly, the Li Fire Divine Furnace flew out, rotating slowly in his palm; a trace of disappointment flashed across Jiang Xuan's eyes.

Not moving a thread! Not the slightest sign of refining!

Although the Li Fire Divine Furnace had lost its deity and its material was not Immortal Gold, it was after all a heavy weapon once used by the Heng Yu Dadi, inside it contained Great Dao Emperor Patterns; this was an alternative Quasi-Emperor Weapon, fundamentally not something he could refine.

Sighing softly, Jiang Xuan pondered what method could heal his injuries as quickly as possible.

Hunt Xiao Sanxiao, take out the Xuan Turtle's essence blood? Jiang Xuan didn't even think before instantly vetoing this thought; he and the Zhe Tian Forbidden Zone Supremes were two kinds of people, he could not do such a thing; all his ruthlessness was directed at enemies; moreover, with the Fengyun World's Xuan Turtle's power, how could it expel Immortal Platform divine power.

Return to the Zhe Tian Jie, first borrow the Stone Robe, then go to Zi Shan, seek the Source Heaven Book, conveniently rescue Jiang Taixu, use Source Arts to obtain resources to devour or wait for Jiang Taixu to recover and then heal himself? Shook his head, this plan wasn't reliable either; with his current state, even a Dao Palace cultivator could probably kill him, how could he accomplish all this.

One idea after another was negated; thinking back and forth, it seemed the only steady way was really to rely on grinding.

Not cowardice, not loss of the heart to advance bravely, but the utmost responsibility to himself; true to self, true to heart. Backed by the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror, he was destined to walk toward the peak; he absolutely could not, for a momentary shortcut, inappropriately place himself in danger.

As thoughts circulated, the Hongmeng Treasure suddenly trembled slightly, sensing the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror's treasure-capturing time had refreshed; Jiang Xuan's spirit roused, he eagerly performed the capture; in the dark a thread of light flickered, unknown where it was captured toward.

A stream of flowing light entered Jiang Xuan's brow.

"Hundred Meridians Refining Treasures Art..." a trace of disappointment flashed in his gaze; not a pill or divine material, to the current him it held little significance.

Having made up his mind to sit withered for years, Jiang Xuan no longer paid attention to the Hundred Meridians Refining Treasures Art, fully mobilizing the Eight Trigrams Furnace and the Immortal Trapping Sword Qi to expel the remaining Xian Qi of the Immortal Platform realm from his body.

One month, two months, three months... half a year.

Injuries improved thread by thread; although not by much, there was finally hope; Jiang Xuan's mood was not bad; he distractedly comprehended the previously captured Hundred Meridians Refining Treasures Art; the more he comprehended, the richer the joy between his brows became.

The "Hundred Meridians Refining Treasures Art" is a body-refining cultivation method; this method is extremely special, not simply tempering the flesh body, but using meridians, flesh and blood, and bones as the foundation, forging the body's various parts into Magic Treasures possessing different functions. If this method is mastered, not only will the flesh body be incomparably firm, but it will also possess many special abilities.

Cultivating the "Hundred Meridians Refining Treasures Art" has two pathways.

The first is to temper the flesh body into Magic Treasures step by step. This method can refine the flesh body according to one's own will, refining it into the Magic Treasures one favors. However, this method consumes a tremendous amount of time, and requires the cultivator to possess a certain ability to refine Magic Treasures.

The second is to integrate existing Magic Treasures into one's own body. This method can greatly shorten cultivation time, and does not require the cultivator to possess the ability to refine Magic Treasures. However, this method relies on external objects, unable to forge the flesh body according to one's own will.

"This Hundred Meridians Refining Treasures Art is simply another version of the Refining System; most of the two's abilities connect; the difference lies in the Hundred Meridians Refining Treasures Art's refining speed being far inferior to my Refining System; an ordinary cultivator refining two or three Magic Treasures in a lifetime is already the limit, while my Refining System's refining efficiency exceeds the Hundred Meridians Refining Treasures Art by who knows how many times; most importantly, I first fused and forged an Eight Trigrams Furnace inside my body."

"This method's fusion ability is precisely what I need; the Refining System also has the ability to fuse Magic Treasures, but cannot fuse Magic Treasures beyond my power; the Hundred Meridians Refining Treasures Art also cannot do so; but the Hundred Meridians Refining Treasures Art interprets the true meaning of fusion from another angle, this is precisely what I need; if the two systems combine..."

Jiang Xuan's gaze flickered, his brain constantly turning; he saw a thread of possibility to fuse the Li Fire Divine Furnace...

If he could fuse the Li Fire Divine Furnace into the Eight Trigrams Furnace, he dared not imagine how strong he would become; the mere Xian Qi of the Immortal Platform realm could be refined in an instant.

In his mind countless sparks of wisdom collided; Jiang Xuan's hand seals constantly changed, one moment the Hundred Meridians Refining Treasures Art, one moment the Refining System, immersed in deduction.

(Chapter End)