novelraw Chapter 131 : Immaculate Body
Chapter 131 : Immaculate Body
Chapter 131: Immaculate Body
The Extreme Shadow Sword was personally refined by the Master of the Extreme Shadow Sword during his lifetime. Before his death, he even cast himself into the sword, becoming its sword spirit.
And now—
Xu Zhengyang had already refined the Extreme Shadow Sword for his own use.
Therefore, as long as he had sufficient mana, Xu Zhengyang could fully unleash the power of this flying sword!
For this reason—
With Xu Zhengyang overseeing everything at the center, he only needed to coordinate slightly with the sword spirit Extreme Shadow to successfully complete a weakened version of the Ten Directions Annihilation Sword Formation!
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After witnessing Xu Zhengyang’s mastery of formation techniques—
Extreme Shadow did not hesitate to lavish praise upon him and said, “Master strategizes with ease and commands the formation with effortless grace.
Such control is something Extreme Shadow has never seen before in his life!”
At this point, Extreme Shadow sincerely added, “With such ability, it’s no wonder that Master could still spare his focus to refine me while fighting me back then.”
“Senior flatters me,”
Xu Zhengyang replied humbly. With a wave of his large hand, he formed a hand seal and recalled the Extreme Shadow Sword back to his hand, gently stroking the scars on its surface.
He then said to Extreme Shadow, “Once I reach Foundation Establishment, I will re-refine the Extreme Shadow Sword, making it better suited for this sword formation.
Until then—
I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble Senior for a while.”
“It’s nothing.”
Extreme Shadow responded nonchalantly, “Master should prioritize cultivation.”
“Mm.”
Xu Zhengyang nodded upon hearing this. After putting away the Extreme Shadow Sword, he returned to the Twilight Shadow Pavilion, lay inside the Spiritual Pivot Puppet, and began cultivating at an accelerated pace.
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Three months passed in a flash.
On this day—
Although Xu Zhengyang’s physical body still lay inside the Spiritual Pivot Puppet, his consciousness had already projected into seven other puppets outside the Meditation Room, each equipped with different testing modules.
He was using them to test the properties of various spiritual materials.
Just then—
As the Divine Mechanism Art completed another full circulation, a sudden change erupted within Xu Zhengyang’s body!
His heart thundered like a war drum. Even through his chest, Xu Zhengyang could hear the sound of his own heartbeat!
As his heart changed—
His blood and qi surged throughout his body!
It was as if a great river raged through his veins, and he could even hear the rushing tide roaring—“whoosh—whoosh—!”
Sensing the changes in his body—
Xu Zhengyang instantly realized that this was a sign that his martial cultivation was about to step into the Bone Cleansing Realm!
“Today is the fifteenth.
I just need to wait until midnight when the power of the moonlight is at its peak—then it’ll be perfect for taking the Moonlight Clear Spirit Pill to cleanse the acquired impurities in my body!” Xu Zhengyang said excitedly.
With the Health Manager constantly monitoring his physical condition, Xu Zhengyang had been deliberately regulating the speed at which he practiced the Divine Mechanism Art.
This was all to ensure that he could break through to the Bone Cleansing Realm during the full moon!
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Midnight.
To maximize the use of moonlight to catalyze the effects of the Moonlight Clear Spirit Pill—
Xu Zhengyang had even constructed a Moonlight-Drawing Formation on the open ground outside the Twilight Shadow Pavilion.
As the moon rose to fullness and moonlight cascaded down like a waterfall—
Seeing that the time was right, Xu Zhengyang’s fingers danced, casting spell after spell into the formation beneath his feet!
“Buzz—”
With a resonant hum—
The Moonlight-Drawing Formation beneath him suddenly activated. The moonlight within a one-mile radius transformed into countless silver threads—
Like rivers returning to the sea—
All converging onto a three-foot-square jade platform at the center of the formation!
Xu Zhengyang now sat cross-legged at the center of the jade platform.
Feeling the thick moonlight gathering around him, Xu Zhengyang dared not delay. He immediately took out the Moonlight Clear Spirit Pill he had long treasured—
And tilted his head back to swallow it!
——
The Moonlight Clear Spirit Pill melted the moment it entered his mouth.
In an instant—
A stream of pure medicinal power rushed into every corner of Xu Zhengyang’s body!
Wherever the medicinal power traveled, the pores in that area would open wide.
Next—
Tiny wisps of black-gray turbid qi began to evaporate from Xu Zhengyang’s pores, forcefully expelled by the pill’s cleansing power!
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As time passed—
The turbid qi expelled from Xu Zhengyang’s body gradually thinned, its color shifting from dark to light.
Until just before dawn—
The last trace of acquired impurity within Xu Zhengyang’s body had been completely eliminated!
And now—
Xu Zhengyang felt as if his entire body had become as clear and pure as glass, filled with an indescribable clarity and ease!
Beyond just subjective feelings—
The Health Manager also detected subtle changes in Xu Zhengyang’s condition and displayed them as a pop-up:
【▷Spiritual Energy Inhale/Exhale Efficiency ↑21%】
【▷Blood and Qi Circulation ↑24%】
【▷Divine Will Operation Speed ↑19%】
After tangibly sensing all these changes—
Xu Zhengyang nodded with satisfaction, and a smile tugged at the corner of his lips as he said, “So this is the Immaculate Body?
Truly mysterious!”
As he spoke—
Xu Zhengyang waved his hand, releasing over ten Engineering Puppets from the Jade Gourd, and had them dismantle the Moonlight-Drawing Formation.
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Moments later—
After putting away all the formation materials and returning to the Twilight Shadow Pavilion, the Su Sisters, who had been waiting at the entrance, spoke in unison to congratulate him:
“Congratulations, Senior Brother Xu, on your Bone Cleansing success!”
“Mm.”
Xu Zhengyang nodded at their words, motioning for them to skip the formalities.
He was in quite a good mood, so he casually tossed out two bottles of Yellow Dragon Pills as a reward for the Su Sisters.
Then he instructed, “You two have been fairly diligent in your duties lately.
Keep it that way, and don’t become complacent.”
“Thank you, Senior Brother Xu, for the elixirs!”
Su Xiaofang received the pill bottle with joy and bowed to Xu Zhengyang as she promised, “Please rest assured, Senior Brother Xu.
My sister and I will definitely redouble our efforts!”
At that moment—
The usually shy Su Xiaotao twitched her nose and caught a faintly clear and fragrant scent in the air.
Following the scent—
Su Xiaotao discovered that the scent was actually coming from Xu Zhengyang!
In that moment—
Su Xiaotao couldn’t help blurting out to Xu Zhengyang, “Senior Brother Xu, you smell... so good now!”
Having attained the Immaculate Body, all the acquired impurities in Xu Zhengyang’s body had been removed. His entire being was like new.
Streams of pure and clear qi naturally emanated from within him, and it was no surprise that others found it pleasing.
So Xu Zhengyang merely smiled and said to Su Xiaotao, “If you cultivate diligently without slacking—
With time—
You too can achieve an Immaculate Body like mine.”
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaotao suddenly realized what she had just blurted out, and her face immediately flushed red.
“Mm-hmm.”
Su Xiaotao nodded vigorously and promised Xu Zhengyang, “I’ll do my best to grow stronger!”
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After returning to the Meditation Room and entering the Spiritual Pivot Puppet once more—
When Xu Zhengyang noticed that his cultivation speed had increased again compared to before, he nodded in satisfaction and said:
“At this rate, I’ll soon reach the tenth level of Qi Refining and be ready to take the Three-Turn Condensing Essence Pill to compress my spiritual energy!
At most, it’ll take another six months.
Once the new blood of the Bone Cleansing Realm completely replaces the old—
Once my spiritual energy fully saturates my dantian—
That will be the time I attempt Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment!”