Chapter 96 - 82: Advancing the True Flood Dragon Bone, Hating Heaven for Lacking a Handle and Earth a Ring! Divine Traveling in the Great Thousand Realms, My Sister Has the Makings of a Banished Immortal?

Chapter 96: Chapter 82: Advancing the True Flood Dragon Bone, Hating Heaven for Lacking a Handle and Earth a Ring! Divine Traveling in the Great Thousand Realms, My Sister Has the Makings of a Banished Immortal?

’But refining these two True Flood Dragon Bones has transformed my arms into True Flood Dragon Arms, and the price was...’

’It completely exhausted all the Qi and Blood in my body!’

’And that was only because I’d achieved Golden Muscle and Jade Veins, solidified by Mercury Blood. It merely dried up my Blood Marrow, leaving me skin and bones and in a precarious state, but my life itself was never in danger.’

’If it were someone more ordinary...’

’They probably would have had their Blood Marrow drained dry and died on the spot!’

Ji Xiu opened his eyes, gasping for breath.

At this moment, a realization dawned on him.

Without hesitation, he went to the bundle at his side, took out two Ancient Ape Demon Pills marked with Blood Patterns, each containing a Centennial Dao Practice, and swallowed them in one gulp!

Seeing Ji Xiu’s fluctuating and unstable condition, even the well-traveled and worldly Cai Ling’Er was completely stunned for a moment. But as she watched him swallow the Demon Pills without a second thought, she still couldn’t help but speak up:

"Hey, unrefined and unneutralized Demon Pills contain wild, tyrannical energy. Even if a Martial Artist’s body has been tempered to be extremely tough, their sinews could be torn and their bones shattered. One pill is dangerous enough, let alone two..."

The words had barely left her mouth when she saw Ji Xiu’s internal organs begin to hum in unison. His Qi and Blood then surged like a great river bursting its banks as he frantically refined and absorbed the tyrannical power of the Demon Pills, paying no heed to her warning.

Hardly any time passed before a pained and ferocious expression once again appeared on Ji Xiu’s handsome face. It flushed deep red as sweat poured from him freely.

However, at the same time, the strange transformation of his body continued.

Once the two sections of True Flood Dragon Bone—spinal extensions that amplified his arm strength—were successfully tempered, his situation reversed. The two Centennial Dao Practice Demon Pills were forcefully devoured and refined. His Qi and Blood, once utterly depleted, began to surge, and his nearly desiccated Blood Marrow was suddenly revived. It began circulating once more, frantically feeding Qi, Blood, and Force throughout his entire body!

The moment Ji Xiu opened his eyes and raised his arms, the bones beneath his skin and meridians seemed to transform into a pair of Flood Dragon Arms. It felt as if a single exertion of strength could uproot a massive tree, and one swing could unleash the Divine Power of a Dragon Elephant!

He casually glanced to his side, but the sharp glint in his eyes was enough to make Cai Ling’Er freeze. She felt as if she were being stared down by a genuine Flood Dragon from the depths of the East Canghai, unable to move a muscle.

’I... I’ve gotten stronger again.’

’So that’s how it is. These Twenty-four True Flood Dragon Bones use the Spinal Dragon as a foundation to progressively strengthen and temper every corner of my physical body!’

’The torso, internal organs, limbs, chest... after Force enters the marrow, every inch flows with Force and Qi and Blood.’

’And at this stage, the principle of Mortal Transformation: Soaring Dragon Gate is to use an even more tyrannical essence of all things to forcefully raise the body’s limits once again, tempering the Flood Dragon Arm, True Flood Dragon Leg, Flood Dragon’s Internal Organs, Flood Dragon Heart... and so on, all Twenty-four True Flood Dragon Bones!’

’Although it certainly can’t compare to a genuine True Flood Dragon...’

’But just in this stage of the Power Barrier...’

’By imitating Flood Dragon Bone Tempering and just refining a pair of Flood Dragon Arms, I can already clearly feel that the Force produced from my Blood Marrow has increased by a huge margin!’

’Before, on the Mountain Dao, I could only manage a thirty-stone pull.’

’But now, if you gave me a fifty-stone greatbow, I could definitely draw it to its fullest, like a thunderclap. My arm strength has increased by over two thousand pounds!’

’My attendant, Cai Ling’Er, is at First Refining Perfection and has reached the Middle Stage of the Second Refinement with Force entering her marrow. Before, she could fight me to a standstill; we were evenly matched.’

’But now, the strength of a single one of my arms is enough to overpower her. If I were to go all out...’

’She is no longer my match!’

’This reckless attempt was dangerous, but... in the end, it was worth it.’

Ji Xiu looked down at the ground, then up at the vast, star-filled Celestial Universe.

A feeling suddenly arose in him.

If this boundless earth had a ring, and the vast Celestial Universe a handle...

He could grasp that handle and lift that ring, hoisting the very world and holding it tight!

The Human Immortal Martial Dao, the Nine Limits of the Body!

’If I continue to sprint wildly down this long, vast road...’

’Will there finally come a day...’

’when I too can truly achieve the state of ’lamenting the heavens for their lack of a handle, and the earth for its lack of a ring’?!’

His ambition soared.

Just then, Huang Xuan walked out of the Medicine House and into the courtyard, sighing as he held the Qi Dao Demon Pill.

Looking closely, his eyes were bloodshot, and he seemed dejected.

But seeing Ji Xiu, whose Qi and Blood was now boiling and whose physical cultivation had reached a new height, he still spoke frankly without hesitation:

"Ji the kid, this Demon Pill you brought... if you let me refine it as I see fit, I could probably produce a Seventh-Grade Treasure Pill or Secret Medicine that would allow a Skin Refining Martial Artist to perfect their Outer Gang."

"It’s just that..."

"If you want me to condense its essence for a Bone Tempering Martial Artist to use for Bone Tempering..."

"That level of precise control requires using one’s Divine Soul and Qi Manipulation techniques. Unless you’re a Qi Dao Pill Master, you can never take an ordinary Great Pill or Secret Medicine for Ninth-Grade Marrow Refining or Eighth Grade Bone Tempering and refine it into a Foundation Establishment Treasure Pill—the kind that can shatter bottlenecks and shackles."

"This old man studied it for half the night, but in the end, I’m still far, far too lacking."

A bitter smile touched Huang Xuan’s lips.

Ji Xiu was a little disappointed to hear this.

No wonder he’d never heard of anyone in Anning County possessing the Upper Three Grades of Marrow Refining or Bone Tempering Treasure Pills mentioned in the Martial Saint’s Biographies—pills that, once consumed and paired with a True Skill, could perfect one’s foundation and make shattering shackles as simple as eating and drinking.