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Chapter 146: Dao-Seeking Mirror, Ten-Year Seclusion Milestone

Chu Xuan was stunned.

Mighty Heavenly Dragon?

He looked at the shadow of the Dragon condensed from Buddhist light that had arisen behind Mo Luantian, and watched as it turned into a huge dragon that coiled itself around Mo Luantian's body. The dragon's roar was mighty and awe-inspiring.

The cave collapsed and the rocks on the mountain were turned to dust.

This Mighty Heavenly Dragon divine technique was extremely powerful.

However, there was something wrong with this disciple of his!

Chu Xuan fell into a state of deep thought. When he had deceived Mo Luantian back then, he seemed to have said a bit too much. Something about the Mighty Heavenly Dragon, the Venerable Ksitigarbha?

He had even said something along the lines of, "Buddhist light transforms into a heavenly dragon, forming a boundless divine technique. Buddhist dharma is boundless!"

Therefore, this fellow, Mo Luantian, had memorized his words. After comprehending the Buddhist scriptures, he had actually created such a divine technique.

Awesome!

Chu Xuan could not help but sigh. This disciple of his was really awesome.

He had only said a few words of deception, but his disciple had managed to link it to the Buddhist dharma and create a divine technique.

He could not help but also think of Ding Yue and Wang Luo. He had also deceived these two disciples back then.

Why was it different for them? Why did they not create any powerful secret techniques?

Was it because of Mo Luantian's unique talent, or was it because his deception back then was lacking?

The Buddhist light around Mo Luantian's body converged, and the shadow of the dragon assimilated itself into his body. He put his palms together and said, "Amitabha!"

Mo Luantian then left the desolate mountain. He walked barefoot, and a saber hung on his waist. His expression was gentle, and his eyes were clear.

After breaking through to the Emperor realm, Mo Luantian had gained some confidence. He wanted to spread Buddhist dharma and convert the demons around him.

Chu Xuan was very pleased with this disciple, and he looked forward to the next time Mo Luantian would earn him a system reward.

He then deactivated the Myriad Heavenly Mirror and received the system reward.

"Using the Dao-seeking Mirror, you can search for the Great Dao and the Dao, and can record the Dao auras you find…"

Chu Xuan examined the small mirror in his hand. There was an illusory compass needle on it, which seemed to be condensed from the Great Dao.

It was actually a treasure that could search for the Great Dao and the Dao.

What was the Dao?

Searching for the Dao probably referred to Dao realm experts.

Chu Xuan impatiently poured in his spiritual power, as he wanted to know if there were any Dao realm experts in the nine zones and, if there were any, where they were hiding.

As the needle on the Dao-seeking Mirror rotated, Chu Xuan felt his spiritual power crazily pour into the Dao-seeking Mirror like a flood.

His soul power was also drawn into the Dao-seeking Mirror.

After just a few minutes, Chu Xuan felt that he could not hold on any longer.

He hurriedly cut off the spiritual power input, and the needle on the mirror stopped.

In those few short minutes, he had not been able to find any traces of the existence of Dao realm experts, or anything related to the Great Dao.

He swallowed a medicinal pill to recover his spiritual power.

"There's no rush. I'll search every day to see if I can find a Dao realm expert."

The Dao-seeking mirror could detect Dao realm experts and record a strand of their Dao aura. Once a Dao realm expert's Dao aura was recorded, Chu Xuan would be able to locate them through the Dao-seeking Mirror.

Furthermore, after recording the auras of these Dao realm experts, Chu Xuan would be able to infuse these Dao auras into the Origin Dao Crystal.

He would then be able to use the Origin Dao Crystal to communicate with them.

He could even secretly ask the other party to help him nurture the Origin Dao Crystal.

Given the abilities of these two supreme treasures, the other party should not be able to detect anything amiss.

If he recorded the Dao auras of eight to ten or Dao realm experts to nurture the Origin Dao Crystal, would he not be able to quickly upgrade the pocket dimension again?

Would the world inside the pocket dimension be able to evolve a complete Great Dao?

Chu Xuan was extremely excited when he thought about this.

Of course, the prerequisite for all of this was that he had to find these elusive Dao realm experts.

Following that, Chu Xuan would use the Dao-seeking Mirror every day in an attempt to find Dao realm experts.

However, more than ten days passed fruitlessly.

"Could it be that there really are no Dao realm experts in the nine zones?"

"Since such a realm exists, there should naturally be experts who have reached this realm. Could it be that they have all left the nine zones?"

"If they aren't in the nine zones, where did they go?"

"Could there really be a higher realm?"

Chu Xuan was very puzzled.

If there was a "higher realm," then why were there no legends about this?

Or had he failed to find any Dao realm experts because he could not use the Dao-seeking mirror for more than a few minutes at a time?

This was also a possibility.

Given Chu Xuan's current strength, he could only search for a few minutes each day. Any longer and it would consume too much of his spiritual power.

As such, given such a short search duration, finding a Dao realm expert was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Chu Xuan was helpless. He wanted nothing more than to uncover the secret of whether Dao realm experts existed, but could not find one. He was extremely despondent.

As a result, he had no interest in listening to Su Xian'er play the zither.

Su Xian'er was even more depressed. It had only been a short while. Had Master already grown tired of listening to her play this zither?

"Mister, can I dance for you?"

"I'm not interested." Chu Xuan raised his eyelids and replied.

Su Xian'er stomped her feet and squatted in front of Chu Pingfan. "Little Pingfan, can aunt dance for you?"

Chu Pingfan held the wooden saber in his hand. He shook his head and said, "Aunt Su, I don't want to watch you dance. I want to cultivate my saber!"

"I…"

Su Xian'er was very angry.

As such, she entered the pocket dimension to look for Ding Yue to spar, beating him up to vent her anger.

Time flew by.

Almost ten years had passed since Chu Xuan had moved into this small courtyard.

Whether it was because the development of the Chu family had been progressing well, or whether it was because Chu Tianming missed his precious son, Chu Qiuluo, this old grandfather of his finally remembered that he had a grandson who had been thrown into the small courtyard.

Hence, he got the head butler to go over and get Chu Xuan to return to the ancestral residence.

"Go back to the ancestral residence? I'm not interested!"

Chu Xuan shook his head and refused.

He was surprised that the old man, Chu Tianming, had suddenly remembered his existence.

"This is an order from the family head. Could it be that Thirteenth Young Master wants to disobey the family head?"

The head butler was surprised by Chu Xuan's attitude.

"I'm living very happily here. I won't go back. Go back and tell him not to disturb me again."

Chu Xuan waved his hand and turned his back to the head butler.

"You…"

The head butler was a little angry.

"Go and tell him not to disturb me. Otherwise, Yun'er and I will leave the Chu family with our belongings. Don't blame me for not telling you this in advance."

The head butler's heart skipped a beat. If Chu Xuan really did this, Chu Yun would really listen to him.

He also remembered that Chu Yun had warned him not to disturb Chu Xuan.

He could only return to the ancestral residence helplessly.

"B*stard! Just let him stay there then!"

Chu Xuan was not bothered by Chu Tianming's roars coming from the ancestral residence. This old man had not had anything to shout about in a while anyway.

It was good to roar once in a while. At least he could express his emotions.

Tomorrow would mark the ten-year milestone of his seclusion in the courtyard.

Chu Xuan was full of anticipation. What would he receive as a reward for staying put for ten years?

The five-year period would reward the portable small world.

The reward for the ten-year seclusion milestone would definitely be more valuable than a simple pocket dimension, right?

In order to celebrate his ten-year seclusion milestone, he called Su Xian'er out.

He asked her to change into a set of clothes.

He also summoned the Spirit-devouring Flower. Flowers bloomed all over the courtyard. They were extraordinarily gorgeous and very charming.

"Come, let's dance to add to the fun!"

Su Xian'er: "???"

Why did he suddenly ask her to dance again?

He even made such a big scene. Could it be that he was going to have her serve him in bed next?

Thinking this, Su Xian'er's pretty face turned red, and her heart pounded violently. She was nervous and expectant at the same time.

As she danced, her waist twisted more and more exaggeratedly, her dance becoming more and more alluring.

Chu Xuan: "???"

Something was not right with this girl!

Chapter 147: Ten-Year Seclusion Milestone Reward, Indestructible Chaos Body and Chaos Bell

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Pa!

Chu Xuan slapped Su Xian'er on the head.

Ouch!

Su Xian'er covered her head and stopped twisting her waist. She looked at Chu Xuan with an aggrieved expression.

"Dance properly. Don't make any movements that are inappropriate for children!" Chu Xuan scolded.

Su Xian'er pouted and twirled a few times casually. She then lost interest and jumped down.

On the other hand, the Spirit-devouring Flower's roots spread out, and its tree trunk twisted. It stood tall amidst the glittering and beautiful flowers.

It was quite the ornamental addition to the scene.

Chu Xuan took out a pot of tea and got Su Xian'er to brew it.

This was the Dao rhythm tea that the system had rewarded him with yesterday. The tea contained Dao rhythm, and every sip was equivalent to the Dao rhythm washing over one's body and soul.

It could be said to be a supreme treasure.

Chu Xuan already had no use for the Dao enlightenment tea and the like that he had consumed in the past.

He only drank Dao rhythm tea now.

Every sip of tea would increase his cultivation speed.

"You should only drink one cup of this tea a month. Any more and it will do more harm than good to you," Chu Xuan said as he watched Su Xian'er pour him a cup of tea as usual.

Dao rhythm tea was good, but her cultivation was too low. After drinking one cup, she would have to digest its benefits for a long time.

If she drank it frequently, it would harm her.

No matter how good the tea was, it had to be consumed in appropriate quantities.

"Understood, sir."

Su Xian'er took a sip of the tea. She felt her soul was cleansed and her mindgained clarity. It was as if she had unlocked some shackles that were holding her back. Things that were previously incomprehensible to her were now clear.

Her eyes lit up. The tea that Sir drank was indeed extraordinary.

Chu Xuan called Ding Yue and Wang Luo out of the pocket dimension. They each had a cup of tea and went back to continue their cultivation.

As for Buddha Nanwu, Chu Xuan made him drink three cups.

After Su Xian'er finished her tea, she went back into the pocket dimension to comprehend her insights.

Chu Pingfan also ran over and drank a cup of tea. He then entered the universe space, and his body was surrounded by a mysterious aura.

The Heavenly Spirit Cat, the Sky-shaking Golden Roc, and the Spirit-devouring Flower also drank a cup each.

After Chu Xuan finished his tea, he lay lazily on the chair, waiting for the ten-year seclusion milestone reward to arrive.

The ten-year seclusion milestone was finally here.

"You have been a shut-in for ten years. Please continue to set new records. You have been rewarded with the Indestructible Chaos Body and the Chaos Bell!"

The ten-year reward was a special innate constitution?

Chu Xuan immediately examined the description of the Indestructible Chaos Body.

"The Indestructible Chaos Body was born from the primal chaos. It is eternal and immortal. It can absorb all Daos into one's body and transcend the tribulation of the Daos!"

It was awesome!

Eternal and immortal. It could also absorb all of the Daos into one's body. This meant that he could cultivate all the Great Daos.

His cultivation would not clash just because the two Daos were in conflict with each other.

It was worthy of being the ten-year seclusion milestone reward.

Chu Xuan then took a look at the second reward, the Chaos Bell.

"Born from the primal chaos, it is eternal and undamaged. It can swallow the Great Daos. The bell's chimes can be transmitted through the ages. It has incredible defense and can help its wielder to transcend and suppress the Dao Tribulation."

This reward was also very awesome.

It had incredible defense, and its chimes could be transmitted through the ages, transcending time and space.

Chu Xuan noticed that both the the Indestructible Chaos Body and the Chaos Bell referenced their ability to withstand and transcend the Dao tribulation

Dao Tribulation?

What was that?

Chu Xuan did not understand.

"Could it be similar to the boundless great tribulation in the myths and legends of my previous life?"

No matter what it was, the fact that both of these could withstand the Dao tribulation meant that he would be able to overcome it.

With both these rewards in hand, there was naturally no need to fear the Dao tribulation.

Chu Xuan chose to receive the Indestructible Chaos Body reward first.

Boom!

His consciousness seemed to have entered a state of chaos. It was hazy, and there was nothing around him. There was no time, no light, and no darkness. There was nothing at all.

It was true chaos.

Suddenly, violet spiritual power filled the air, and a brilliant light shone down. It was as if time had been born.

Chu Xuan could feel that his body had also been reborn at this moment.

Endless chaotic spiritual power filled the surroundings, and his body started gradually growing and taking shape.

He did not know how many years had passed in this state, but his body finally finished its growth.

Purple spiritual power filled the air, and his body seemed untouched by time.

Rumble!

The state of chaos disappeared, and his consciousness returned.

The moment his consciousness returned, Chu Xuan sensed a huge change had taken place in his body.

It was as if he had experienced an indescribable transformation.

It was a transformation far greater than when he broke through to the Emperor Realm, or even the Heaven realm.

Chu Xuan sensed that the strength of his body had reached an indescribable level. Divine weapons could not harm him, and even Dao weapons could not harm him.

Time seemed to hold no sway over his physical body.

Moreover, he was constantly absorbing the natural spiritual energy around him.

Chu Xuan's intuition told him that, at this moment, he was capable of absorbing every type of energy.

Whether it was spiritual energy, demonic energy, or other kinds of sinister and poisonous energies, he could absorb all of them and use them to cultivate without any issues.

This was the advantage of the Indestructible Chaos Body.

What made Chu Xuan even more pleasantly surprised was that he had actually broken through to the second level of the Heaven realm.

Moreover, he could clearly feel that his cultivation speed had increased by more than a hundred times.

Although the cultivation resources consumed also increased in tandem with this, did Chu Xuan care?

He did not lack cultivation resources.

What he struggled with the most was cultivation speed.

As long as he cultivated fast enough, he would receive no shortage of resources from the system.

The speed at which his body digested the medicinal effects of pills was so fast that Chu Xuan could barely believe it.

According to his current cultivation speed and, with enough resources, Chu Xuan estimated that he would be able to break through to the Divine realm in about three years.

This cultivation speed would terrify the entire cultivation world if news of it got out.

It was likely that countless Heaven realm cultivators, who had suffered as they tried to break through to the Divine realm, would directly break down and lose their minds. They would curse the Great Dao for being unfair.

Clenching his fist, Chu Xuan felt that his strength had undergone a huge change. An ordinary second-level Heaven realm cultivator would not be able to withstand a single punch from him!

This reward was too awesome!

No matter how precious an item reward was, it would never be as valuable or as useful as a reward that increased one's own strength.

One's own strength represented true strength. External items were only supplementary.

Chu Xuan then took out the Chaos Bell.

In his hand was a small, simple and unadorned bell. It did not exude a powerful aura, nor did it appear particularly domineering, contrary to its description that said it could suppress everything.

It looked like a simple, ancient bell.

However, this small bell was a Chaos treasure that was born from primal chaos.

There were only a few simple patterns on the bell. At a glance, it seemed to contain endless mysteries, yet also seemed very ordinary.

It was not an exaggeration to say that if one's talent was not enough, or if one's luck was insufficient, even if the Chaos Bell was placed in front of them, they would not even recognize it as a treasure. Such people would end up just throwing it away.

A Chaos treasure could only be obtained by someone with great talent or great fortune!

This bell would ring for all eternity!

Chu Xuan wanted to try ringing the Chaos Bell to hear just how it would ring for all eternity.

However, he discovered that with his current strength, he was not able to ring the Chaos Bell.

On second thought, it made sense. If he could ring it so easily, it would not be worthy of being called a Chaos Treasure.

He placed the Chaos Bell into his divine soul.

After undergoing the transformation process of the Indestructible Chaos Body, Chu Xuan discovered that his divine soul had also undergone a transformation and now had an indestructible characteristic.

With the addition of the Indestructible Chaos Body and the Chaos Bell, Chu Xuan's strength had exploded by leaps and bounds. Even a Divine realm expert would not be able to kill him!

Chu Xuan could not hold back his excitement. He entered the trial mystic realm to test his strength.

His first choice was to use Buddha Nanwu to test himself.

Buddha Nanwu, who had already broken through to the ninth level of the Heaven realm, was so strong that he was almost at the pinnacle of the Heaven realm.

Chapter 148: Myriad Dao Artifact and Myriad Array Formation Scriptures

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

In the trial mystic realm, Chu Xuan fought with Buddha Nanwu for half an hour. In the end, he defeated Buddha Nanwu with his newfound strength.

The fearsomeness of the Indestructible Chaos Body was displayed during his fight.

With his second-level Heaven realm cultivation, he had defeated Buddha Nanwu, who was at the ninth level of the Heaven realm!

Chu Xuan was now certain that he was invincible within the Heaven realm!

One had to know that Buddha Nanwu cultivated Buddhist dharma, and his Buddhist divine techniques were extremely powerful.

His golden body was also extremely powerful.

Among the ninth-level Heaven realm cultivators, Buddha Nanwu was definitely ranked among the top.

Even so, he was still defeated by Chu Xuan even though Chu Xuan could not use the Chaos Bell yet, and had yet to use a few of his more powerful trump cards.

For example, the time illusion and time plunder techniques, and so on.

Within the Heaven realm, he reigned supreme.

Chu Xuan was extremely excited. Based on this, by the time he broke through to the ninth level of the Heaven realm, he would be able to defeat the certain Divine realm cultivators.

After the trial ended, Chu Xuan tried to use the time illusion technique.

He realized that he could now use it once without its consumption becoming a huge burden.

After it was activated, the time illusion could last for three minutes, which was a huge improvement.

Three minutes was enough for him to win the battle.

Furthermore, he did not feel an intense burden. It was just that he would consume too much energy if he tried to make it last longer than three minutes.

All of this was because of the strength of the Indestructible Chaos Body.

He delved into his consciousness again. Time would not leave traces on the Indestructible Chaos Body. Perhaps this was the reason why the time illusion technique would not activate before this; his physical body could not bear the burden.

The ten-year seclusion milestone had passed.

Next up was the next ten-year milestone.

Chu Xuan set a small goal for himself. He had to remain steadfast and stay in the courtyard for a hundred years.

After all, staying here for ten years had already granted him such rich rewards.

Moreover, he had broken through from the mortal realm to the Heaven realm.

In that case, what kind of reward would he receive after staying here for a hundred years?

At that time, how strong would he be?

Would he be invincible?

Chu Xuan was filled with anticipation.

He became more and more determined to stay put. Only by doing so could he become stronger.

No one could disturb his peaceful and secluded lifestyle.

He took out a bottle of cultivation pills and poured the whole bottle into his mouth. He was just that domineering.

In the past, he would swallow one pill at a time. His cultivation speed was too slow, and it did not seem domineering at all.

Now that he had the Indestructible Chaos Body, his body was no longer constrained by its speed of digesting these pills' medicinal effects, so he could simply swallow the pills by the bottle.

If there were not enough of them, the system would reward him with more. There was no need to panic at all.

After swallowing a bottle of pills, the Indestructible Chaos Body began to circulate. It quickly refined the medicinal efficacy of the pills to boost his cultivation.

It did not feel like he was overdoing it at all.

Half a day later, Chu Xuan swallowed another bottle of pills.

"You've been in seclusion for ten years and one day. You have been rewarded with the Myriad Dao Artifact Scripture."

Chu Xuan received the reward.

The Myriad Dao Artifact Scripture was an artifact refining manual that contained many artifact refining methods, just like the Myriad Pill Scripture.

No matter how talented one was, it was impossible for one to completely grasp it.

Even someone like Wang Luo, who possessed natural pill meridians, was also unable to completely grasp the Myriad Pill Scripture. He had only learned a part of it.

Even so, in the entire nine zones, there was probably no one who could compare to him in the path of pill refinement.

One had to know that, within the Myriad Pill Scripture, other than the various pill refinement techniques, the core of the scripture was the Dao of alchemy!

The Daos of alchemy recorded within it were extremely numerous.

To be able to grasp one would already make one an expert at the peak of the Dao of alchemy. If one walked out of it with their own Dao of alchemy, then they would be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with many other supreme experts of the Dao of alchemy.

Chu Xuan suspected that the comprehension and Daos of alchemy of all the experts of the Dao of alchemy since time immemorial had been recorded in the Myriad Pill Scripture.

It was the same with the Myriad Dao Artifact Scripture that he had just received from the system's reward.

The difference was that this Dao belonged to the Dao of artifact refinement.

Whether it was emperor-level artifacts, heavenly artifacts, divine artifacts, or Dao artifacts, they were all nothing to him.

Chu Xuan asked himself if there was anyone in the world who could compare to him in terms of artifact refinement. He could easily refine heavenly artifacts.

However, after mastering the Myriad Dao Artifact Scripture, Chu Xuan realized that his previous level of artifact refinement was simply trash.

Inside the Myriad Dao Artifact Scripture, other than artifact refinement techniques, there were also refinement techniques for puppets, mechanisms, talismans, and other such spiritual artifacts and tools.

Chu Xuan took out the materials and came up with his own plan. He spent more than half a day refining two puppets.

The puppets looked nothing like the puppets ordinary cultivators created. They wore armor and held divine artifacts in their hands.

They were divine-grade puppets.

Chu Xuan used his soul power to nurture them. He engraved a combat technique on them, allowing the puppets to gain basic spiritual sense.

Two puppets that belonged to the combat category.

After the puppets gained basic spiritual sense, Chu Xuan threw the puppets toward the Origin Dao Crystal.

The Dao aura and Dao principles that spread out from the Origin Dao Crystal would continue to nurture the puppet, allowing them to be able to cultivate to a certain extent, as well as to expend and recover their spiritual power on their own.

Currently, the puppets' strength was only around the fifth level of the Heaven realm.

Chu Xuan wanted to nurture the Divine realm puppets.

As such, the Origin Dao Crystal was undoubtedly the best place to nurture these puppets.

With the Dao aura and Dao principles washing over it constantly, these puppets would be nourished and gradually undergo a transformation. He did not need to activate them with spiritual crystals or other spiritual energy items.

They could absorb spiritual energy on their own and store what they needed for combat. Moreover, their spiritual sense could be further improved, turning them into soul puppets that could cultivate on their own!

Once the soul puppets were nurtured, he would have Divine realm subordinates who could help him make preparations for the Asura Ancient Land.

Chu Xuan sighed. He was lacking a genius disciple who could refine artifacts.

A lazy shut-in like himself could not be bothered working hard on the path of artifact refinement. Refining two puppets was just something he did on the spur of the moment.

Wang Luo was capable of refining pills, but he was lacking when it came to artifact refining. He did not know when a genius in artifact refining would come to him.

"You've been a shut-in for ten years and two days. You've been rewarded with the Myriad Array Formation Scripture."

Oh?

Chu Xuan was startled. Yesterday, the reward was about artifact refining. Today, it was about arrays and restrictions. Could it be that the system wanted to make him an all-rounder?

Did it want him to become a super awesome expert who had truly mastered the myriad Daos?

He received the Myriad Array Formation Scripture, within which were recorded countless arrays and restrictions. Like the Myriad Dao Artifact Scripture, it contained many array formations.

The Southern Region was a barren land where array formations were scarce. Even in the wider Northern Zone, array formations were relatively rare, and very few people specialized in the Dao of Formations.

Most of them only used them to assist in cultivation.

Even those who were very proficient in array formations were not specialized in them. The only difference was that they were capable of setting up array formations that were not completely auxiliary.

Chu Xuan summoned Su Xian'er, Ding Yue, and Wang Luo and taught them the basics of array formations, as well as some common array formations and restrictions.

This was especially beneficial for Wang Luo. As long as he used array formations properly when refining medicinal pills, he would find them quite useful.

As Chu Xuan's disciples, they did not have to be proficient in everything, but at the very least, they had to have some knowledge about each subject.

"Today, I'll be explaining formations and restrictions to all of you. How much you can learn and whether you're interested to learn more is all up to you."

The three of them quickly sat down and listened attentively, afraid that they would miss out on something important.

Chu Pingfan also walked over and sat down beside Chu Xuan.

The Sagemaster's Halo was activated, and Chu Xuan began explaining the Dao of Formations, as well as imparting the various formations and restrictions to them.

He was only imparting some basic knowledge of array formations to them. It could be said to be the foundation of the Dao of formations, and included some of the more commonly used array formations and restrictions.

For example, illusion, confinement, barrier, and attack formations were more commonly used types of array formations.

He did not impart anything too profound. After all, the talents of these three disciples of his did not lie in formations. It would be enough if they could identify, set up and break common formations.

Chapter 149: Xiang Xing, Crimson Bones

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Under the blessing of the Sagemaster's Halo, Su Xian'er and the others were all immersed in a state of comprehension.

It was not difficult to grasp the basics of array formations.

After the explanation was finished, everyone achieved their own level of mastery.

Chu Xuan passed the complete Heaven-reaching Sword technique to Ding Yue. He had originally wanted to wait until Ding Yue broke through to the Heaven realm before teaching him the full technique, but with Ding Yue's recent achievements in Sword Dao comprehension allowed him to do this in advance.

It was the same for Wang Luo.

Su Xian'er and Ding Yue returned to the pocket dimension and tried to set up their own array formations.

Wang Luo stayed behind.

He had gained some new insights into how to use the array formations to help refine pills, and even how to refine array formations into pills, transforming pills into weapons that could kill enemies.

Chu Xuan was rather appreciative of his ideas and took the time to explain more about the use of array formations and restrictions.

Wang Luo then went back into the pocket dimension to comprehend Chu Xuan's teachings.

"Pingfan, have you gained any insights?"

Chu Xuan looked at Chu Pingfan and asked.

Chu Pingfan's talent was unique. Although he looked dull and stupid, he was not a stupid person.

How could a person with the talent to cultivate the Extreme Dao be stupid?

"I gained some insights. The saber rises and falls. The saber is my array, the array is my saber, and everything is my saber!"

Chu Pingfan nodded his head.

"Is there anything you don't understand?"

Chu Xuan rubbed his head.

"A little."

"Talk to me about it."

After Chu Xuan clarified some of Chu Pingfan's doubts, the latter returned to the universe space to ponder his insights.

"You have been a shut-in for ten years and three days. You have been rewarded with a box of heavenly mystery pills."

Heavenly mystery pills were Heaven realm cultivation pills. The system was generous, and had given him an entire box of the stuff.

After his body underwent the transformation and turned into the Indestructible Chaos Body, Chu Xuan's consumption of the heavenly mystery pills increased. His new consumption rate was no longer calculated by the number of pills, but by the number of bottles.

Su Xian'er and the other two were in the pocket dimension and universe space, comprehending arrays and restrictions. They each had their own understanding of how to use them in battle.

Wang Luo was refining special pills. Not only did he use spirit herbs as materials, but he also used various materials to engrave arrays into the pills.

His medicinal pill was an array formation.

Ding Yue used the Heaven-reaching Sword technique as the foundation to create his sword array formation.

Su Xian'er also used her own insights to create her own applications of array formations.

Chu Xuan was very happy. As expected of his maidservant and disciples. Their talent had indeed left him speechless, but they could not have achieved this without his own guidance.

The Sagemaster's Halo naturally played a great role.

Chu Pingfan had been practicing his saber all this time. When he pulled his saber out, it seemed as if there was a large array attached to it. Although it was not perfect, it was a good start and a foundation for future attainments.

Attaching the array to the saber was only one of the offensive means that Chu Pingfan possessed. His true strength still lay in the Extreme Dao killing techniques he had mastered.

It was not an easy thing to fuse array formations with Extreme Dao killing techniques. At the very least, the current Chu Pingfan was not capable of doing so.

Another three months passed.

Chu Xuan's strength continued to increase. He would soon reach the third level of the Heaven realm.

Outside Chu County, a figure was lying on a desolate mountain.

The clothes on his body were tattered and torn. His entire body was charred black, emitting a scorched smell.

His hair was actually emitting white smoke.

Xiang Xing opened his eyes and examined the condition of his body. He could not help but let out a sigh.

It was happening again.

Every time it happened, it felt worse than death.

This time, he was exploring the ruins of some ancient sect with someone. Unexpectedly, he was ambushed and almost died. Then, his strange illness also flared up. He thought he was dead for sure.

He only remembered that, at the last moment, he used his treasured armor to block the fatal blow and accidentally activated an unknown ancient array formation in the ancient ruin. He then lost consciousness.

He struggled to sit up.

There were heavy injuries on his body, and his flesh was almost charred black. His mind and spiritual will had also suffered considerable injuries.

He wanted to take out medicinal pills to treat his injuries, but discovered that he had lost his storage bag somehow somewhere.

All that he had left was a small hammer that he had been nurturing in his dantian.

This was an artifact that he had personally forged. A hammer was what suited him best when it came to refining weapons.

However, without pills, how could he treat the injuries he had?

If he did not treat it, his cultivation foundation would be damaged, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

He looked around and discovered that he was on a small hill.

"Eh?"

Xiang Xing was startled. Why was the spiritual energy here so thin?

Where exactly was he?

He struggled to stand up, which worsened his injuries. At the same time, his bones suddenly emitted a scorching aura that was like fire.

Xiang Xing's expression changed. Could it be that the strange illness was about to flare up again?

Given his current condition, if the strange illness flared up now, he would definitely not be able to endure it.

No!

He could not just sit here and wait for death.

Clenching his teeth, he staggered to his feet. The scorching heat from his bones became even stronger, as if they were being burned by fire.

"Ah!"

He could not help but let out a miserable cry!

A piece of the charred flesh on his finger had peeled off, revealing his finger bones. Xiang Xing discovered that his finger bones were actually crimson red.

It was as if there was a flame burning inside!

"What exactly is going on?"

Xiang Xing understood that the strange illness he had contracted was related to the crimson state of his bones. However, he did not know what kind of strange disease this was.

He racked his head and searched his memories for knowledge from the ancient records, but still could not find the answer.

The Xiang family was not some minor family. It had a long history and was very powerful. There was even a Heaven realm expert in the family.

It was also an aristocratic family that specialized in refining artifacts.

He was an illegitimate son and, when he became of age, his talent was tested by the family's elders.

They did not know what his strange illness was either, but rumors about it spread among the family, with many calling it ominous. As a result, he had always been discriminated against.

He had been ostracized and despised by his peers; he was called the Xiang family's monster for as long as he could remember.

Xiang Xing looked at the crimson finger bones and squatted down with his hands on his head. He recalled the ostracism and disdain he had been subjected to since he was young. He had suffered all kinds of humiliation, and was not liked by the family's elders either.

He had not received any cultivation resources from the family. Everything he had was earned by him personally. Even among all the illegitimate children in the family, he was ranked at the bottom.

The healing pills he had with him were gone. All he had left was a small hammer that he had refined himself. It was unable to solve his urgent problem.

Even walking had become a problem.

Xiang Xing realized sadly that he might not be able to survive this calamity. He would die in this unknown place.

From today onward, the Xiang family's monster would be gone forever.

Xiang Xing could not help but cry.

Since he was young, he had always been stubborn. He had never admitted defeat and never shed tears.

This time, he cried. It was as if he wanted to vent all his despair, all his unwillingness, grief and anger before he died.

As he cried bitterly, some of the charred flesh on his body continued to peel off, revealing the crimson bones underneath.

They glowed like red-hot iron and emitted a scorching aura.

His fleshly body seemed to be melting under the scorching aura emitted by his bones. The intense pain caused him to almost lose consciousness.

"This time, I'm really going to die!"

If he had not suffered such a serious injury, and if he still had the precious healing medicine, Xiang Xing would not have lost all hope. He would have been confident in his ability to survive this calamity.

However, he had been left with nothing. There was no one around to help him in this desolate place. He could not even move his feet.

Xiang Xing tapped his bare bones. The bones that were exposed let out a crisp sound. The grass and trees that touched the bones were instantly burned up.

Chapter 150: Is He Human?

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Xiang Xing lay on the ground as he tried his best to stay conscious and breathe, his eyes gazing at the open sky.

Perhaps it would not be long before his eyes closed and his breath ceased forever.

The surrounding vegetation began to burn.

Flames surrounded him.

He was not afraid of fire.

He had never been afraid of it since he was young.

The most serious injury he suffered previously was when the flesh around his entire arm and half of his chest disappeared, revealing those crimson bones.

In the end, he survived.

Logically speaking, he probably possessed a special talent that made him different from ordinary people.

However, the strange illness that flared up from time to time caused him to constantly teeter on the edge of life and death.

In terms of cultivation, he was not much stronger than an ordinary heaven's blessed.

Within the Xiang family, he was not considered particularly outstanding.

As he felt his flesh burn, and his bones becoming hotter and hotter, his consciousness was on the verge of collapse due to the immense pain and heat.

Xiang Xing tried his best to breathe and keep his eyes open. He felt that, before long, his eyes would be completely burned away.

Most of his flesh had burnt away, leaving behind only his crimson bones.

His current situation was both fortunate and unfortunate. Despite his flesh having burnt away, his consciousness was still intact.

He had not collapsed, and he continued to bear the immense pain.

Suddenly…

"Eh?"

He heard a woman's voice.

Then, a beautiful figure appeared before Xiang Xing's eyes, accompanied by a faint scent.

It seemed to be the scent that lingered on someone who often worked with spiritual herbs and refined pills.

He was not unfamiliar with this scent. After all, in order to treat the strange illness in his body, he had interacted with many alchemists.

The flames around him were extinguished.

"Are you human?"

Xiang Xing cried inwardly, 'Do I not look like a human anymore?'

"How tragic!"

As Chu Yun spoke, she took out a small bottle and sprinkled the medicinal liquid that she had refined over Xiang Xing's body.

As the medicinal liquid sprinkled over his body, it made sizzling sounds, like water sprinkled on red-hot iron.

Chu Yun stretched out her finger and tapped Xiang Xing's bones.

"Oh my, it's so hot."

"Hey, can you speak?"

Xiang Xing opened his mouth, but was unable to speak.

However, as the medicinal liquid rained down on his body, he felt a little better, and his injuries recovered slightly.

However, she was still unable to save him.

Xiang Xing did not harbor any wild hopes. This alchemist was just a little girl, not much older than him. How could she have the ability to save him?

Chu Yun held a small knife in her hand. She used it to tap Xiang Xing's exposed bones, making crisp sounds.

Her eyes turned brighter and brighter.

She took out a few more pills, crushed them, and sprinkled them over Xiang Xing's body, safeguarding his life.

Xiang Xing saw her take out a bag. It was clear that she was going to put him in it. He could not help but feel sad.

"I found a treasure."

Chu Yun was very happy. She had gained a lot from this trip.

She had also found such a strange person.

It should be a person, right?

She used the bag to put Xiang Xing in. She then carried the bag and returned to the Chu family's territory.

Xiang Xing felt the cool air swirling about in the bag. The pain he felt was alleviated, and his injuries were also under control to a certain extent.

Moreover, the symptoms of his strange illness seemed to be receding.

Had he survived again?

Xiang Xing did not know whether he should be happy or sad, especially given the fact that he did not know what would happen to him next.

What would this girl do to him?

Would she treat him as a monster and study him?

In the past, in order to treat the strange illness, he had also been studied by others.

He had almost been dissected by someone.

Fortunately, he had escaped quickly!

Thinking back to that scene from before, Xiang Xing could not help but shiver. Could it be that the same thing would happen to him again?

However, given his current situation, there was no way for him to escape!

"Thirteenth Brother, Thirteenth Brother! I've picked up a treasure. I don't know if he can be considered a human being, though."

The woman's joyful voice rang in his ears, and then Xiang Xing felt himself being poured out of the bag.

Bang!

He fell to the ground.

He shook his head and looked up. A handsome man was lazily sitting on a reclining chair, looking over at him.

Chu Xuan saw Chu Yun running into the courtyard excitedly with a bag. He was a little surprised.

His curiosity was piqued when he saw a strange man come out of her bag.

"Thirteenth Brother, look. His bones are crimson, like red-hot iron. And they're very hot."

Chu Yun flicked Xiang Xing's exposed bones and asked expectantly, "Thirteenth Brother, do you think he's a human?"

Chu Pingfan came over curiously.

The Heavenly Spirit Cat also came over.

The Sky-shaking Golden Roc also came over.

Then, Su Xian'er and the other two also came over.

Chu Yun blinked her eyes. Since when were there three more people in the courtyard?

"Thirteenth Brother, who are they?"

"Su Xian'er, my maidservant. Ding Yue, Wang Luo, my disciples."

Chu Xuan introduced them.

"This is your martial aunt."

"Greetings, martial aunt!"

Ding Yue and Wang Luo hurriedly bowed.

Although this martial aunt's strength was not that great, and she was much weaker than them, she was Master's younger sister!

Chu Yun blinked her eyes and directed her attention away from Xiang Xing, who was just laying there on the ground.

"Thirteenth Brother, you've already taken in disciples?"

Chu Xuan walked over, patted her head, and said with a smile, "It's normal to take in disciples."

"Greetings, Sister Yun," Su Xian'er said with a smile.

Chu Yun looked at Su Xian'er, who was dressed as a servant, and muttered, "You look a little familiar."

After they got to know each other, everyone stared at Xiang Xing.

All of them had surprised looks on their faces. They stretched out their hands and tapped his bare bones. The bones were actually crimson, and very hot.

Ding Yue grabbed a handful of grass and placed it on the bones. The grass started to burn.

"What is going on? It's so unique. The bones can actually start a fire!"

"Can he breathe fire?" Wang Luo asked curiously.

Xiang Xing had a sorrowful look on his face. He was surrounded by gawking people again.

"Thirteenth Brother, is he human?"

Chu Yun said, "If he is human, let's save him."

Chu Xuan stared at Xiang Xing. The more he looked at him, the more satisfied he became. An artifact-refining genius had finally come knocking.

Another talented disciple was his for the taking.

"He is human." Chu Xuan nodded.

"Sir, then what is going on with his situation? Is he cultivating some sort of special technique?" Su Xian'er asked curiously.

Everyone looked at Chu Xuan, waiting expectantly for the answer.

Xiang Xing was the same.

"It's not a cultivation technique."

Chu Xuan shook his head and said, "This is a special physique, and also a very powerful type of innate talent."

Xiang Xing's lips twitched. He wanted to say something, but could not.

Seeing this, Chu Yun took out a spiritual medicine with a slight expression of unwillingness. This was something she had refined with great difficulty.

She crushed it and sprinkled it over Xiang Xing's mouth.

After some time, Xiang Xing felt that he could speak.

He was so excited that he was about to cry.

"Thank you for saving my life, Miss!"

He looked at Chu Xuan again, with anticipation, and then said nervously, "Senior, I really have a special physique and innate talent. Why doesn't it feel that way? Instead, it tortures me incessantyl!"

"Some special talents, because they are rare and unique, cannot be fully manifested without the corresponding cultivation technique or activation method. Instead, they will manifest to the common cultivator as trash."

Chu Xuan sat back in his chair and said, "You were born with fiery bones, a very special physique."