Chapter 66: Thousand Poison Tempering Body
On the deck of the Golden Rosy Cloud-Crossing Boat.
When Chen Qiang saw that Xu Zhengyang had come alone to Mysterious Mechanism Peak, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.
Just at that moment—
Behind Chen Qiang, Yang Hong smiled and waved at Xu Zhengyang, greeting him, “Senior Brother Xu, over here, quickly come down!”
A moment later—
As soon as Xu Zhengyang landed on the deck of the Golden Rosy Cloud-Crossing Boat, Yang Hong pointed to the two unfamiliar Foundation Establishment cultivators on the deck and introduced, “Senior Brother Xu, you know my master.
These two are also elders of our Mysterious Mechanism Peak, Uncle-Masters Ji Yunzhao and Ji Yunyao.”
“Greetings, Elder Chen, Elders Ji.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhengyang put away the Azure Sky Crane Feather and bowed in salute to Chen Qiang, Ji Yunzhao, and Ji Yunyao.
“Mm.”
Seeing this, Chen Qiang nodded and said, “This journey is long. You should stay in the same cabin as last time.
If you need anything along the way, feel free to tell this old man.”
“Thank you, Elder Chen. This disciple will go settle in now.” Xu Zhengyang said as he performed the disciple salute, preparing to take his leave from the three.
Seeing this, Yang Hong quickly said, “Master, I’ll go help Senior Brother Xu!”
As he spoke—
Yang Hong had already entered the cabin alongside Xu Zhengyang.
…
Xu Zhengyang had a promising future. Everyone in the True Essence Sect who had eyes could see that clearly.
Precisely because of this—
Chen Qiang did not mind that Yang Hong got close to Xu Zhengyang.
That said—
What Chen Qiang truly wanted to see was Yang Hong surpassing Xu Zhengyang, or at the very least being able to associate with him as an equal.
But now—
Every time Chen Qiang saw Yang Hong trailing behind Xu Zhengyang like a bootlicker, showing him blind obedience...
Chen Qiang felt stifled with frustration.
He wished he could hang Yang Hong up and give him a good thrashing!
【Forget it, forget it...】
Thinking this, Chen Qiang took a deep breath, turned his head, and activated the Golden Rosy Cloud-Crossing Boat, not wanting to look at Yang Hong even once more.
…
Inside the cabin.
Yang Hong said proudly to Xu Zhengyang, “Senior Brother Xu.
Before we set off, my master also gave me a Tier 2 magical treasure activated with martial qi!
With this treasure for protection—
Even if I face that Ye Mingyu of the Azure Peak Sword Sect, I’d still have the strength to fight!”
“Oh?”
Hearing this, Xu Zhengyang became interested and said, “Since that’s the case, I’d like to see how much you’ve improved.”
“I’ll definitely surprise you!” Yang Hong replied confidently.
Hearing this, Xu Zhengyang smiled and asked, “By the way, have you heard any rumors about the Medicine King Valley?”
“Of course!”
Yang Hong replied smugly, “Because our Mysterious Mechanism Peak also concocts pills. Although the pills we make aren’t as effective as those from the Medicine King Valley—
They’re still presentable.
But compared to the pills—
What Master envies most is that body-cultivation secret art from the Medicine King Valley, 《Thousand Poison Tempering Body》.”
“Thousand Poison Tempering Body?” Xu Zhengyang asked curiously.
“Mm.”
Yang Hong nodded and explained, “According to Master—Once this technique is mastered, the cultivator can temper the body directly using pill toxins. As long as you have enough pills—Your cultivation will soar, advancing by leaps and bounds!”
“Endlessly consuming pills, then using pill toxins to temper the body?”
Xu Zhengyang’s eyes lit up at those words and he said, “Then the direct disciples of the Medicine King Valley really are lucky…”
“Exactly.”
Yang Hong too looked envious and said, “The Medicine King Valley is already famous in Qingzhou for its pills—And with such a secret art to support them—Their direct disciples almost all choose the path of cultivating both spiritual and martial arts. Their strength is not to be underestimated!”
“Then I am looking forward to it.”
As he spoke—
A thought struck Xu Zhengyang. He suddenly sensed the Ten-Thousand-Mile Shadow-Bearing Mirror, which had been dormant inside the Jade Gourd, start to tremble.
He took out the Ten-Thousand-Mile Shadow-Bearing Mirror.
A line of delicate characters suddenly appeared at the center of the mirror:
【Three days later, the Celestial Treasure Pavilion will be moored eight hundred li east of the Medicine King Valley, stationed for fifteen days】
Xu Zhengyang did not avoid Yang Hong when he took out the Ten-Thousand-Mile Shadow-Bearing Mirror.
So when Yang Hong also saw the information in the mirror, he exclaimed in delight, “Does that mean I’ll get to see Xiao Die again?”
“……”
Hearing that, Xu Zhengyang scolded Yang Hong bitterly, “That Xiao Die is just a maidservant. If your master hears you say that, do you think he won’t break your legs?!”
“Xiao Die, she… she…”
Yang Hong’s face turned red, and after stammering for a while, he finally managed to say, “She’s different!”
“You’re hopeless, truly…”
Xu Zhengyang said as he wordlessly put away the Ten-Thousand-Mile Shadow-Bearing Mirror and sat cross-legged on the cabin bed. He said to Yang Hong, “There’s still time. I’ll start cultivating.”
Yang Hong originally wanted to chat a bit more with Xu Zhengyang.
But when he saw Xu Zhengyang enter meditation instantly, he also simply sat cross-legged across from him and began circulating the Divine Mechanism Art to refine the blood energy of the Tier 1 supreme Blood Pill.
…
Seven days passed in a flash.
Though Xu Zhengyang appeared to be meditating in the cabin the entire time, he had actually entrusted the cultivation to the Technique Manager—
While he himself surfed the net in his head.
In his previous life, Xu Zhengyang had stored many games and films in his Sea of Consciousness, which he now used to kill time.
But Yang Hong was unaware of this.
Seeing Xu Zhengyang sitting there like a stone Buddha, unmoving, stirred a sense of competitiveness in Yang Hong.
…
Seven days later—
When the Golden Rosy Cloud-Crossing Boat arrived outside the Medicine King Valley, Yang Hong’s patience was finally exhausted.
He stood up with a bitter expression, preparing to gently wake Xu Zhengyang so they could go ask leave from Chen Qiang and head to the Celestial Treasure Pavilion together.
But just then—
The surrounding spiritual energy suddenly surged like rivers returning to the sea, all rushing toward Xu Zhengyang!
Such a violent shift in spiritual energy within the confined space of the cabin—
Even a body cultivator like Yang Hong could feel it. He said with disbelief, “Senior Brother Xu is…
Breaking through?”
As soon as he spoke, Yang Hong wished he could slap himself, fearing his words might disturb Xu Zhengyang’s breakthrough.
But clearly, Yang Hong was overthinking it.
With the Technique Manager on his side, Xu Zhengyang could precisely control every strand of spiritual energy in his body, no matter the circumstance!
Because of this—
In just a few moments, the turbulent spiritual energy around Xu Zhengyang stabilized and was completely subdued by him!
Such a scene—
Marked that Xu Zhengyang had smoothly advanced to the fifth level of Qi Refining!
Looking at the spiritual energy monitoring interface on the Health Manager, seeing that his total spiritual energy had undergone another qualitative leap—
Xu Zhengyang nodded in satisfaction and thought:
【The plant essence within the Spirit-Devouring Grass really is pure enough! Once I completely refine this Spirit-Devouring Grass’s essence, that should be enough to push my cultivation to the sixth level of Qi Refining, right?】
Thinking this—
Xu Zhengyang opened his eyes and responded to Yang Hong’s earlier question, “That’s right, I’ve reached the fifth level of Qi Refining.”