cnatrainingtips Chapter 243 - 143: Marrow Cleansing
Chapter 243 - 143: Marrow Cleansing
"Tell me, who is it now that can’t appreciate a favor?"
Xu Yang’s posture was as lithe as a dragon’s. A tyrannical pressure surged forward, and Tian Wenshan found it difficult to even breathe, as if the very air around him had solidified.
"It’s me!" Tian Wenshan said in terror.
’He felt as if the being before him wasn’t a man, but a terrifying beast that had walked out of the wilds, its dense Evil Qi blotting out the sky.’
’He was truly the one who couldn’t appreciate a favor.’
’He had repeatedly pestered Xu Yang in his courtyard, and Xu Yang hadn’t bothered with him. Yet he still dared to run here to ambush and kill him. He was simply courting death.’
"I was wrong. Please spare my life, Junior Brother Xu."
Tian Wenshan’s face was a mask of desperation as he frantically retreated.
’Now, it wasn’t a matter of whether he would kill Xu Yang, but whether Xu Yang would kill him.’
’It had only taken one move to shatter his arm. Killing him within three would be no problem at all.’
"So you’re not going to kill me anymore?"
A faint golden Gang Qi surged. Xu Yang chopped down with his hand, and the Gang Qi erupted. A Crescent Blade Qi shot out, tearing through the air with a sharp whistle.
Tian Wenshan was horrified. Gang Qi erupted from under his feet as he rapidly dodged to the side.
PSSSSHT!
The sound of a sharp blade slicing through flesh rang out, accompanied by a wisp of green smoke. One of Tian Wenshan’s arms was severed, and blood sprayed out like a fountain.
His face was ashen, his courage shattered. "Junior Brother Xu, must you be so ruthless?"
Although the burning pain from his severed arm nearly made him faint, he forced himself to stay conscious and beg for his life.
The only response he received was another faint golden, scorching Sword Qi.
BOOM!
The air roared as it was torn apart. The Sword Qi flashed, cutting across like a bolt of silk.
Tian Wenshan’s body, which had just leaped into the air, suddenly froze. The scorching Sword Qi had already swept across his chest, continuing on to shatter a large boulder in the distance.
"You..."
Fear quickly crawled across his face. He looked down in disbelief, only to see his body rapidly separating into an upper and lower half as blood gushed from the wound.
THUD!
The next moment, the two halves of his body slammed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. His entrails spilled everywhere.
Xu Yang quickly moved forward, snatched the money pouch, and shot off like a streak of light toward the Purple Sun Sect.
With the elixirs, Xu Yang’s life fell into a routine. He continued to lie low and bide his time.
Patrol, cultivate.
On the 1st, 10th, and 20th of every month, he would visit the black market to search for the three main ingredients needed to refine the Gathering Essence Pill.
Ten days after returning from Cyan Yang City, he finally mastered the Pure Essence Gold-Splitting Finger to the Great Success stage.
Twenty days later, both his Fine Rain Shocking Wind Sword and Wind-Breaking Fist also reached the Great Success stage.
[Earth Demon Six Harmonies Saber · Minor Achievement (2014/3400)]
[Golden Gang Skill · Minor Achievement (3211/4000)]
His Earth Demon Six Harmonies Saber was still far from Great Success, and even with an Eight-Treasure Body-Strengthening Pill every three days, his Golden Gang Skill was also some way off.
However, the limit of Gang Qi Great Success was not far off. His Protective Gang Qi was now a full six inches thick, forming a faint golden wall of energy when deployed.
’I should master the Golden Gang Skill to Great Success before breaking through to the Marrow Cleansing Realm,’ Xu Yang mused.
’Without a master’s guidance, he had to take each step with extreme caution to avoid going down the wrong path.’
’What if the benefits of the Golden Gang Skill could only be maximized by achieving Great Success before Marrow Cleansing? If he messed this up, there would be no chance for regrets later.’
’Besides, with no external threats, he had time to slowly polish his foundation until it was perfectly solid. He wasn’t in a rush to break through to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm.’
As time went on, the news that the top five on the Ten Heroes List had all achieved Gang Qi Great Success caused a huge sensation.
"Junior Brother Xu, we’re back!"
Returning from his mountain patrol that day, Xu Yang saw Sun Tao and the other two sitting in the courtyard, their auras now sharper and more potent.
"It looks like you senior brothers had a fruitful trip!" Xu Yang said with a smile.
Even Jiang Ping, who was half-crippled, had a light back in his eyes. The trio’s gains from this trip must have been substantial.
"At the very least, we’ll each get this many contribution points." Sun Tao held up one finger.
One hundred contribution points!
’They had only been in the Yunling Mountain Range for a month and a half. To get so many contribution points, their haul must have been huge.’
’It would take him five months of patrolling the mountain for the Purple Sun Sect to earn that many points.’
"We got a stalk of Pure Yang Grass this time. Do you want it, Junior Brother?" Sun Tao asked.
Xu Yang nodded. "Of course. What would you like in exchange, Senior Brother?"
’Of the three main ingredients for the Gathering Essence Pill, the Pure Yang Grass was the hardest to find.’
Sun Tao said, "Don’t you have a Gang Qi Martial Technique, Junior Brother? I’ll take that."
He had yet to learn a Gang Qi Martial Technique, and adventuring in the Yunling Mountain Range without one would put him at a great disadvantage.
Xu Yang smiled. "Actually, besides that Fist Technique, I also have a sword-type Gang Qi Martial Technique. Are you sure you want the Fist Technique, Senior Brother?"
’He wouldn’t have said this to just anyone, but he was willing to let Sun Tao choose. Either way, he was giving away a Martial Technique, and a Weapon Martial Technique was naturally better than an unarmed one.’
’As for the Fiery Sun Gang Saber, he didn’t dare bring that out.’
"A Sword Technique? Of course I want the Sword Technique!" Sun Tao’s breathing grew ragged.
He had brought a sword with him from Cyan Yang City to the Purple Sun Sect, but he had never managed to acquire a Sword Technique. All the contribution points he earned were spent on elixirs.
"Where do you get so many good things?" Zhang Yong exclaimed in surprise.
They were out there fighting for their lives as Outer Disciples, surviving several near-death experiences, yet it seemed Xu Yang, who just hid in the Purple Sun Sect all day, had more good things than them.
Xu Yang chuckled. "I eliminated a group of mountain bandits on a previous mission and confiscated these from them. If you guys get any more good stuff, remember to come to me first."
’If they had something good enough, he wouldn’t mind trading away the Pure Essence Gold-Splitting Finger or the Earth Demon Six Harmonies Saber either.’
The three of them were full of envy, feeling as if they were risking their lives just to enrich Xu Yang.
Xu Yang had casually traded a Martial Technique he no longer needed for something they had risked their lives to obtain. No wonder people like Cao Rong and Liu Qing were so shameless.
After fetching the Fine Rain Shocking Wind Sword Secret Manual and giving it to Sun Tao, Xu Yang received the stalk of Pure Yang Grass.