Chapter 103: Starlight Stone
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The hurricane roared.
Sandstorm is raging.
The endless vast desert is like a irascible god, pouring out all the anger and resentment, unscrupulously, full of infinite destructive power.
Here, there are mysterious relics that have been preserved since ancient times, terrifying seals that even great ascetics cannot enter or exit, and void rifts that devour all things.
This place is called the land of death!
But today, there was a young man running quickly among them, like wind and lightning.
It is astonishing that those hurricanes that are enough to tear everything apart seem to forever touch his body, and in the places he passes through, even the most ferocious and violent winds are like seeing their own kind, seeing their own companions, gently avoiding him, making way for him to pass through.
The screen is very strange.
Facing the raging storm, even a great master of Nirvana would have to be careful, but this young man walked in as if he had entered his own backyard, strolling leisurely. If someone were to see this scene, they would undoubtedly be shocked beyond words.
Unfortunately, he is now the only one left in this land of death.
This man was Chen Tang.
Mastering the complete meaning of the Way of the Wind, facing that overwhelming gale, he also saw a gentle breeze, completely unafraid that he would encounter any situation.
This is the power of the Tao's intention.
However, in the wind there was yellow sand, and those dust particles were blown up by the hurricane, like a burst of sword rain, with sharp and terrifying penetration power. Chen Xiao did not dare to contend with it, nor did he dare to fly in the air, but only borrowed the wind force to run wildly.
"Now that the true yuan is exhausted, fortunately my physical body is strong and I have been running for nearly three thousand miles. If those six guys chase after me, they would have caught up with me long ago."
While sprinting, Chen Tai rapidly thought in his mind. Although he was not afraid of the surrounding storms, there were many terrifying dangers, forbidden areas, ruins and spatial cracks in this vast desert, so he didn't dare to be careless.
Just now, he saw a void crack that was thousands of feet long, like a narrow and curved knife hanging in the air. The black crevice inside was pitch-black, so black it made one's heart palpitate. Everything within a ten-mile radius around it would be swallowed up silently as soon as it approached, without any sound or struggle, leaving only an eerie chill.
"No way, if I keep going like this, my physical strength will eventually be exhausted. I must find a safe place to replenish my true yuan and recover my own strength... Hmm? What's that?"
Chen Xiao's gaze swept carelessly, and suddenly he saw that in the distant place where the yellow sand was rolling, a huge black shadow appeared, as high as a hundred feet, standing still and motionless, not like a living thing.
As I approached, it turned out to be a pitch-black stone monument, like a spear or sword, piercing the sky, and even under the erosion of this violent wind and sand, the surface of the monument was still smooth and intact, reflecting an eerie cold light.
"Grave of the Sword!"
Chen Yao raised his eyes and saw that on the stone monument were two large characters in blood color, with bold and unrestrained strokes, iron painting silver hooks, a fierce and stern aura rushed towards him.
Hiss!
Chen Ting only felt his whole body tremble, as if he had been pierced by a thousand needles, his entire body was chilled to the bone, and in his mind's eye, countless sharp swords danced wildly, stirring up his blood, making him see stars, almost vomiting blood. He hastily turned away his eyes, not daring to look again.
"The strokes of this character embody the terrifying spirit of swordsmanship, and although it's just a brief glimpse, it's full of the unparalleled aura of dominating the world. I don't even know which great master left behind this stele, its sword energy is a hundred times more terrifying than the sword moves on that note paper in the Sword Immortal Cave!"
Chen Xuan's heart was shocked and he couldn't help but wonder what kind of cultivation one would need to achieve to possess such a high level of swordsmanship.
Plop!
Chen Yao sat down in front of the stone tablet, and he found that those hurricanes and sandstorms would be dispersed by an invisible force as long as they approached within a range of ten zhang from the stone tablet. Hiding here could just avoid the attack of the sandstorm.
"I don't know why this sword tomb appeared here either... Never mind, I'll first recover my true yuan. Just in case something unexpected happens, I'll have the power to resist."
Chen Xiao gasped for a moment, then sat down on his haunches, took out an octagonal palace bottle from his bosom, opened his mouth and sucked in, and a stream of spiritual liquid spurted out from the bottle.
Splash!
Operating "Bing He Jue", the long-dried-up Zifu Dahai frantically absorbed the surging spiritual liquid into his body.
The Octagonal Palace Bottle has now been replenished with 30 million catties of spiritual liquid, which was exchanged for spiritual materials sold in the Tianbao Building in Lanhai City. In this spiritual energy-barren Hanghai Desert, there is no need to worry about insufficient spiritual energy anymore.
A day has passed.
Chen Xiao woke up from his meditation, opened his mouth to breathe out, and a stream of air shot out like an arrow, strong and condensed, only dispersing after a long time. Apparently, the bitter practice of this night had increased his strength once again.
"Sudong Yiliu and the others, in order to obtain the so-called Sword Immortal Cave treasure from themselves, will definitely not let themselves off easily. Since they didn't enter the Hanhai Desert, they must be waiting outside, guarding the stump and waiting for the rabbit to come out."
Chen Yao stood up and stretched his limbs, but his eyebrows furrowed, "If that's the case, I can only hide here, unless I have the power to wipe out those six people."
"Huh? What's this?"
Chen Zhuang suddenly saw that the ground was scattered with a few pieces of black stones, the size of fingernails, smooth all over, reflecting a bit of luster, like black jade agate.
He bent down to pick one up, but as soon as his fingers touched a black head, a sharp breath rushed into his skin, like being struck by lightning, causing his body to tremble violently.
"This is...!" Chen Xiao's eyes widened, a look of surprise gradually appearing on his face, and his voice also began to tremble uncontrollably, "It's actually Starlight Stone!"
He had heard Ji Yu say that in the ancient times, there was a treasure called Star Char Stone, which was born from the core of the stars shattered in the sky. It contained a vast amount of star energy, and using it to refine one's body would have an unimaginable effect.
Chen Suo's cultivation of the "Zhou Tian Xing Lie Body Refining Technique" has allowed him to absorb the essence of the Zhou Tian star, refining his body and spirit. He has already reached the realm of prenatal perfection, and is only one step away from advancing to the realm of the Purple Mansion.
However, this step is the separation between heaven and man. In Ji Yu's words, this step is like a natural moat, an insurmountable chasm. Without prior bitter practice and accumulation, without that thread of ethereal and mysterious breakthrough opportunity, one cannot even touch the edge of the Purple Mansion.
At this moment, in Chen Xiao's view, the appearance of Xinggui Stone is undoubtedly the key to breaking through his own body refinement and advancing to the Purple Mansion!
Whoosh! Whizz!
Chen Yao's two hands were like shovels, digging in the thick yellow sand on the ground, and the star spirit stones that emitted a round and smooth glow were gathered together by him.
After a long time, he finally stopped his movements, and beside him, the starlight stones had accumulated into a small mountain pile four feet high and three feet wide. Roughly estimated, there were over 5,000 pieces!
"Stellar core! These are the most refined parts of the stars, a single Star Essence Stone is enough to equal a month's worth of my arduous cultivation in absorbing stellar energy!"
"When I break through to the Purple Mansion realm, I'll be able to condense star marks, transform my magical powers, and most importantly, shatter the seal of the cave mansion and meet Senior Qi Yu inside!"
Chen Yu held the jade pendant in his palm, and a layer of prohibition spread out. To enter the cave, one must cultivate both body and energy to the realm of the Purple Mansion.
Similarly, this is also the minimum requirement for the first trial of Chuantian Peak.
"This place is free from disturbance, and the sandstorm cannot invade, it's an ideal place for cultivation. I cultivated my body to the Purple Mansion realm here, and then entered the cave mansion to meet Senior Ji Yu. If I can pass the first trial of Tianfeng, I should be able to gain many unexpected benefits, and my strength will surely increase!"
Chen Xiao was extremely excited, with a wave of his sleeve, all the Starlight Stones on the ground were stored in the storage ring, and then he sat cross-legged on the ground, holding one Starlight Stone in each hand, closing his eyes to operate the "Zhou Tian Xing Lie Body Tempering Technique".
Rumble!
Fierce and sharp star evil, like a river, surged into the flesh and blood, just like millions of fierce horses rushing forward, the huge tearing force brutally battered the flesh and skin membrane, originally condensed and tough muscles suddenly trembled and contracted, frantically digesting this terrible power.
At the same time, the power of the stars infused into the flesh, skin, muscles and bones, giving off a bright and clear luster, like porcelain that had been tempered in a furnace for a long time, gradually becoming round and supple.
On Chen Xiao's back, a thread of faint and elusive texture lines appeared, vague and blurry, sometimes visible and sometimes invisible, looking extremely mysterious.
Refining the body to advance to the Purple Mansion realm, a thousand difficulties and ten thousand dangers, with only one in ten thousand succeeding. However, as long as you pass through this barrier, the skin membranes all over your body will condense into strips of mystical patterns. These mystical patterns are different depending on the cultivation method used, and the condensed pattern is also different.
Some of the physical repairs with terrestrial inflammation and fire infusion have a flame pattern, which can absorb the fire evil fire halo and transform it into the body's witch power.
Chen Yao's body was tempered by the starlight of the celestial bodies, and as soon as he advanced to the realm of the Purple Mansion, his skin would condense into a stellar pattern, transforming the starlight into magical power, reaching the pinnacle of mystery.
Refining the body in the Zi Fu realm boundary, also divided into nine layers. Condensing a star chart talisman represents one layer of Zi Fu, condensing nine star chart talismans is the ninth layer of refining the body in Zi Fu. Upon reaching this realm, you can open the talismanic aperture and impact the Huang Ting realm.
However, for the current Chen Tai, what is needed is to enter the Purple Mansion from innate. For the Refining Qi practitioners, opening up the Purple Mansion is laying the foundation of the Great Way, while for the Refining Body practitioners, advancing to the Purple Mansion means laying the foundation for the physical body to become sacred. Both have their own merits, but both lead directly to the Great Way, with different paths converging on the same destination.
Chen Xuan sat quietly like this, with clarity both inside and out, mutually illuminating each other, completely unaware of the passage of time...
A month has passed just like this.
After a month of continuous cultivation, Chen's physical strength grew deeper and more agile, his tendons and bones were like jade, his flesh and blood condensed, and a bright, crystal clear light flowed within him. However, he was always unable to take the final step, causing the increasingly clear lines on his back to gather together and form a star pattern.
Like a layer of faint window, always can't be opened.
However, he wasn't in a hurry either. Every time his mood became impatient during cultivation, he would stop and get up to walk around the sword mound stone monument, observing this nearly hundred-zhang-tall majestic stone monument.
The texture of this stone monument is neither gold nor iron, nor jade nor wood. Its surface is smooth and pitch-black, emitting a strange power that silently resists the stormy attacks around it, looking extremely mysterious.
Chen Xiao took advantage of his leisure time to observe the two large characters on the stone tablet again, which looked like iron paintings and silver hooks. Each time he only looked at it for a few breaths, but gradually understood some things.
These two large characters contain the ultimate terror of the sword's truth, although only a faint breath, but make Chen Xi feel like a vast ocean, hiding endless mysteries, making his vision broaden, and a sense of reverence arises naturally.
Another month has passed.
On this day, Chen Chuan was pondering the true meaning of the sword path on the stone tablet, when suddenly his heart trembled with a strong premonition, as if he had grasped the opportunity to break through. This feeling grew stronger and stronger.
Wow!
Taking a deep breath, Chen Xiao no longer hesitated, sat cross-legged, with each hand grasping a Star Spirit Stone, and began to circulate his Qi.
