Chapter 239 - 129: Celestial Blade Style, Yesteryear’s "Titled" Chen Danding, an Ancestral Plaque Carved with the Martial Saint’s Ultimate Skill

Chapter 239: Chapter 129: Celestial Blade Style, Yesteryear’s "Titled" Chen Danding, an Ancestral Plaque Carved with the Martial Saint’s Ultimate Skill

Jiangyin Prefecture, Celestial Blade Style!

Duan Chenzhou watched, stunned, as his disciple underwent a complete transformation. The vibrant life force radiating from his body was terrifyingly dense.

It perfectly matched the described traits of ’Jade Skin’—the first step of Skin Refining—from the ’Feathered Immortal Robe’ scroll he had once studied.

Shedding mortal teeth and nails, leaving the skin like glazed jade!

Even a single teardrop or a bead of sweat, upon falling, would condense and then vaporize into smoke. This was because his Flesh, Bone, Skin, and Membrane were now fully expanded and perfectly integrated—just like the phenomenon known as ’Blood-Melting Gold’!

It could be said that for a Martial Artist who reached this level, even if he were immobilized, with most of his Martial Power gone, it would be futile for any ordinary mortal to harbor malicious intent.

They couldn’t even withstand a single layer of his skin, a drop of his sweat, or a tear. If the Martial Artist willed it, anyone who touched them would die instantly, unless they themselves possessed impenetrable bone marrow.

A single tear, a single drop of blood, could kill!

This was the innate talent possessed by prodigies who had reached Perfect Attainment in every realm and every step—from Bone Marrow to Bone Tempering to expansive Skin Refining—placing them at the apex of their cultivation level.

An ordinary person might need several years, or even more than a decade, to break through this barrier. They would have to refine their skin externally and strengthen their organs internally, proceeding with extreme caution for fear of damaging their foundation. This forced them to slow their progress, relying on slow, grinding effort.

But for Ji Xiu, who had consumed the ’Thunderstruck Tribulation Wood’ and was cultivating the Feathered Immortal Robe, these barriers were a different matter.

Internally, he used its ’Celestial Thunder’s Aftermath’ to temper his organs; externally, its ceaseless, vibrant energy constantly scoured and refined his Skin Membrane!

It allowed him to bypass all the steps and foundational work that would have taken years of effort, causing his advanced progress to soar and allowing him to perfect the ’Glazed Jade Skin’ scroll!

As for any so-called unstable foundation or hidden dangers.

An ordinary person might have them.

But for him, who possessed the ’Profound Blood Flood Dragon Tendons’ and the ’Dragon Descendant Treasure Bone,’ who had established his foundation with the True Sect Pile Skill and the Dragon Monarch Bone Barrier—his very constitution was as vigorous as a dragon and as fierce as a tiger.

The weak organs of an ordinary Martial Artist could not withstand the slightest shock or strain. A moment of carelessness could result in crippling, chronic injuries, washing their entire foundation away.

But with the Secret Treasure and Blood Marrow that Ji Xiu had unlocked...

It was no exaggeration to say that as long as his heart wasn’t shattered and his life force extinguished in a single blow, he could rely on his tenacious Qi and Blood. Supported by the regeneration of his Spinal Dragon’s Blood Marrow, he could create a self-sustaining cycle and recover from his injuries!

These were the benefits reaped from all the hardships he had previously endured!

Standing on the beach, Ji Xiu took a long, deep breath. He felt as if not a single flaw remained in his body, as if he were a Celestial Human. He couldn’t help but reflect:

’A single Earth Treasure saved me years of effort. No wonder the main ingredients for refining a ’Qi Dao Pill’ must be the branches of various precious Earth Treasures. They’re irreplaceable.’

’Then again, this ’Feathered Immortal Robe’ is a Secret Inheritance from a Giant House, and it’s incredibly resource-intensive. It requires absorbing the Spiritual Qi from an Earth Treasure—something nurtured by heaven and earth itself—just to lay the foundation.’

’If not for that, and this ’Thunderstruck Tribulation Wood’ could be refined into a Great Pill Treasure Medicine... although it would take time to wash away the medicinal impurities...’

’...its effects would probably be enough to refine a Fifth-Grade True Pill, a Great Medicine that would make even a Qi Cultivation Grandmaster green with envy!’

’If an Earth Treasure is already this potent, what about the legendary Celestial Materials, or even the ’Immortal Marvels’ that Human Immortals consume for their cultivation...’

’Wouldn’t they be like the Dao Golden Core from Laojun’s Pill Furnace in my past life? One swallow, and you’d achieve golden immortality, attaining the Dao and ascending to the heavens?’

The mere thought made Ji Xiu shake his head repeatedly.

’Forget it. I had enough trouble finding a single Earth Treasure. Never mind reaching the level of a Human Immortal; before even becoming a Qi Cultivation Grandmaster, there’s Outer Gang, the Immortal Robe, and the ’Third Great Limit.’ Those are all major hurdles that require a mountain of resources to overcome.’

’I got the Thunderstruck Tribulation Wood through kidnapping and extortion, but the next Earth Treasure I need, one with the ’Unparalleled Ferocity’ of the Summer Fire Attribute...’

’Where am I going to find that?’

’Whatever. I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.’

[Feathered Immortal Robe—Glazed Scroll, Advanced to Perfection!]

[Number of Martial Arts or Skill Daos available to advance: 1!]

Seeing the message appear on the Primordial Daoist Talisman, Ji Xiu broke into a brilliant smile.

’Master Duan.’

’Your disciple is ready.’

’Let me see...’

’...just what other good things our ’Celestial Blade Style’ has to offer!’

’Bring them all out. I’ll take everything!’

Meanwhile, the commotion of the Flood Dragon riding the waves and running aground on the island’s shore had attracted the attention of the Celestial Blade Style’s mountain gate.

In almost no time at all, two young men rushed over, one from the left and one from the right. Their Qi and Blood surged, long blades hung at their waists, and they were dressed in the black and white attire of the Celestial Blade Style.

The sharp-featured youth on the left, his brow furrowed and his eyes keen, crushed a pebble to dust under his foot. His voice was laced with anger as he spoke:

"Not long ago, Third Senior Brother had his legs crippled during a platform challenge at the Daoist School! Master even took down the plaque of the ’Celestial Blade Daoist School’ he’d established in the Prefecture City, announcing its closure and refusing to accept any more Disciples."

"Even after all that, are those people still not satisfied? Do they really intend to strip our ’Celestial Blade’ lineage of its name?"

"Damn it! If the resources and treasures our Ancestral Master left behind were still here..."

"Give us another ten or twenty years, and how could our lineage not produce a ’Leakless’-level Sect Leader!"

"Right now, the entire sect has dismissed its Disciples. All that’s left are the seven of us martial brothers under Master."

"Those with nothing to lose have nothing to fear. If they want to abolish the ’Celestial Blade’ Style, then let’s see whose blade is sharper!"

Yinn Hong, the sixth legacy disciple of the Celestial Blade Style’s Chen Hex, stared at the surging Qi Waves on the sea and the savage, terrifying Great Flood Dragon, gnashing his teeth in hatred.

Beside him, the fourth legacy disciple, Li Songxi, placed a hand on his shoulder.