Chapter 19: Breakthrough Profound Body
Chen Yuan never expected to encounter his own portrait here, his eyes flickering with surprise and suspicion.
With a quick motion, he snatched up the portrait and asked.
At this moment, the Martial Arts Hall Master Wu Shan, having recovered from his shock,
Hastily clasped his fists and bowed deeply, his expression serious as he said:
"Many thanks to senior for lending a hand; otherwise, we would all have become fodder for that demon!"
He believed that if this senior had arrived even a moment later, he would surely have died at the increasingly terrifying demon's hands.
Once the tension eased, there was a profound sense of relief from having survived a catastrophe.
After speaking, he raised his head, preparing to answer the senior's question.
However, as his gaze fell on the scroll in Chen Yuan's hand, it seemed more and more familiar.
Then, with a sudden realization, his expression lit up with excitement.
The person in the painting... wasn't it the very man in front of him!
"This... Could this painting be of senior, by any chance?"
Chen Yuan looked up at him,
"It should be me asking you!"
Wu Shan hurriedly explained:
"This early morning, Yunlu County was thrown into chaos with a demon upheaval, the situation extremely dire, and even the County Magistrate Yun Tian turned out to be a demon. He sealed off the town, and as we, the juniors, fought for our lives while escaping from Yunlu County, we encountered a female warrior. Her martial arts were exceptional, and she managed to entangle the powerful demon County Magistrate, paving a bloody path for us to escape."
"This scroll dropped from the lady's sleeve during her battle with the demon, and we, grateful for her help, picked it up but never looked inside."
"I think since that lady carefully stored senior's portrait, it must be very important to her, so senior must be acquainted with the warrior."
"For both your great kindness, us juniors will never forget."
When Wu Shan spoke of the female warrior, his face showed utter respect, and then he looked at Chen Yuan with an inquisitive gaze, naturally filling in the blanks in his mind.
Chen Yuan, after hearing the explanation, had nothing but a bunch of question marks in his head.
What are you talking about?
He didn't know any female warrior!
However, he was indeed surprised to discover that the County Magistrate of Yunlu County turned out to be a demon.
From the Human Demon he had just slain and the official clothing on the body, he quickly pieced together the information he had.
If his speculation was correct, the Feixian Sect's sub-forum was headed by Mingzi.
The County Magistrate was an undercover agent.
It seemed these inhuman bastards had already set their sights on Yunlu County.
And here, as one thread is pulled, the whole body is affected,
Scores of people fled for their lives, rushing into the mountains and rivers, attracting the mountain spirit monsters with the scent of blood, and causing frequent disturbances.
From the afternoon until now, he had fought over hundreds of miles, slaying demons and patrolling, without any rest.
If it were any ordinary person with Perfect Qi Refining, their Dantian True Qi would likely be exhausted
With willing spirit but weakened flesh.
Fortunately, every time he killed a demon, he would immediately add the acquired Luck Points.
Only this allowed him to barely maintain the chaos in Langdang Mountain.
Now, he did the same, adding the three Luck Points he had obtained.
Before long, Dantian True Qi regenerated on its own.
However, this time, Chen Yuan's complexion changed.
He quickly sat down cross-legged right on the spot.
Closed his eyes and entered meditation.
As it turned out, on his journey, hustling from battle to battle, unknowingly,
The Inner Scripture Diagram's progress bar had reached ninety-nine percent.
Just one step away from the threshold.
And those three Luck Points he just received finally triggered a qualitative change from quantitative buildup.
At that moment, his clothing ruffled with an unseen wind, making a rustling sound.
The winds grew stronger.
As if turning him into the eye of a storm!
The world's clean energy frenziedly entered through his pores, refined, and circulated.
Turning into the torrential river flow in his channels, passing the Three Gates, through the Small River Cart, washing over the Twelve Story Building
Knocking at the gate!
From the outside, his body emitted an inch-long white radiance, and inside, it seemed as if there were rivers roaring, buzzing loudly.
And the roaring grew louder and louder.
Directly drawing on the energy pathways of heaven and earth.
The fierce winds swept through, causing the river beneath the boat to surge up like piles of snow.
Seeing this scene, Wu Shan's spirit was intensely shaken.
Even a fool would know that the senior before them was having a breakthrough!
Yet, the increasingly turbulent and terrifying aura made his spirit flicker and his eyes grow wider and wider.
Soon, he thought of something.
His heart surged instantaneously.
Profound Body!
It's the Profound Body!
That was the realm he pursued all his life, a realm seemingly out of reach.
To think that at this moment, he would witness it with his own eyes.
This was an enormous opportunity for him!
And at this moment, he must not disturb.
"Quick, everyone leave this boat."
He led his remaining disciples to retreat, moving to other boats and ordered to pull back.
"Master, is that senior..." A disciple who couldn't restrain his curiosity, feeling anxious under the pressure of that aura.
"Shut up, watch carefully; this could be your opportunity in the future," Wu Shan scolded and interrupted, then fixed his gaze steadily on that silhouette.
On Chen Yuan's side, the aura within his body surged wildly, continuously flushing against the Twelve Story Building.
As time passed,
the bottleneck grew weaker.
And the aura between heaven and earth became more ferocious.
The several zhang-long boat trembled in the storm, yet Chen Yuan stood unshakable like a mountain.
Finally,
the True Qi surged over the barrier, breaking through the Twelve Story Building.
Following that, a thunderous sound echoed in Chen Yuan's mind.
His Mud Ball trembled violently.
A profound and mysterious aura rained down directly on his Mud Ball!
It was like his whole being was getting through.
During inner observation, within his body, dots of light twinkled, illuminating his entire up and down body, flickering.
They were like the countless stars in the night sky.
Chen Yuan, blessed with sudden enlightenment, knew these were the hidden Profound Acupoints in the body.
Thirty-six thousand Body Profound Acupoints, where True Meaning of Divine Power is concealed
And to attain Profound Body is to unlock these hidden acupoints in the body, finding the True Intent within, and acquiring Divine Skills.
Only then does one truly enter the higher levels of Martial Arts!
As these Profound Acupoints manifested, the Banshan Tiger Talisman within the Mud Ball caused the mountains and rivers to shake violently, and the birds and beasts to cry out.
A stream of white Qi shot straight up towards the Twelve Story Building.
Then it surged directly into the Dantian.
Soon enough, the originally turbulent True Qi quickly spun clockwise, forming a vortex.
Afterward, a resonant Sword Sound.
Bursting forth from within the vortex, soaring into the sky.
The vortex of True Qi swiftly solidified and turned into a transparent little sword.
After the sword took shape, it vibrated with a buzz.
Unexpectedly, it shot up from the Dantian, passing through the Three Gates, the Twelve Story Building, breaking through the sky spirit.
The Sword Sound startled the heavens, tearing through the rain curtain, growing with the wind!
Piercing a hole right through the Sky Dome!
At this moment,
information from the Banshan Tiger Talisman materialized inside the Mud Ball.
"Divine Power: swordsmanship, nurturing Sword Qi within the Dantian, wielding the sword with Qi, following the heart's intent, unifying man and sword, capable of slashing enemies from thousands of miles away."
"Main quest completion: 20%, breaking through the Profound Body Realm, obtaining 'Earthly Evil 72 Skills'."
"Earthly Evil 72 Skills: Seventy-two Techniques of Divine Power, once mastered, could ascend clouds, contract land. With a flick of a finger, mountains part and walls split; with a breath, rocks move and sand flies. They allow disguise and transformation, confounding those before you; draw in spirits and summon souls, at will commanding the void. Command wind, rain, thunder, and lightning at any time, immune to water, fire, blades, and spears."
"Chen Yuan: Mountain Patrol Military Officer"
"Realm: Profound Body"
"Luck Points: 0"
"Cultivation Techniques: Dragon Subduing Stance (Perfect), Devil Suppressing Fist (Perfect), Taoist Inner Scripture Map (Perfect), Earthly Evil 72 Skills"
"Magic: Beast Breeding, Devil Suppressing Fist"
"Divine Power: Consume, Heart Eye (cultivable), swordsmanship"
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