Outside Treasure Pavilion, Qiu Zhen watched the solemn expressions of Zhao Wuji and others at the west wing with a wry smile. He then cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, young friend Li Xuan has already left. Please return."
" Pavilion Master Qiu, has that Li Xuan achieved Sword Heart Enlightenment?" Hearing this, everyone fell silent. An old man slowly asked. Zhao Wuji and the others looked at him, their expressions shifting slightly. This old man was none other than the City Lord of Qingcheng, Zhou Bo. Previously, everyone's attention had been on Treasure Pavilion, so they hadn't noticed him. To think that even the City Lord had personally come. This showed how great the potential of a sword cultivator who had comprehended Sword Heart Enlightenment was.
"The anomaly earlier is the best proof," Qiu Zhen nodded, his expression also somewhat complex. Neither he nor Zeng Ming had expected Li Xuan to suddenly have an epiphany after presenting the formula for a sixth-grade spirit pill. What was supposed to be an epiphany, spoken of only in legends, felt very casual to Qiu Zhen and Zeng Ming. A few minutes later, Li Xuan opened his eyes. Sensing the commotion in the city, Li Xuan fell silent for a moment before choosing to leave.
"I didn't expect our Qingcheng to produce a Grandmaster of the Sword. This Li family is indeed surprising," Zhou Bo sighed.
A sword cultivator who had comprehended Sword Heart Enlightenment would almost certainly become a Grandmaster of the Sword in the future. Everyone understood what Zhou Bo meant. For a moment, everyone was filled with emotion. Although the clan leaders present and the Li family had their own rivalries, they were all people of Qingcheng after all. For Qingcheng to produce a Grandmaster of the Sword was something to be proud of.
"The Li family might already know their loss. Although Li Xuan has announced his withdrawal from the family, he still has the Li family's blood flowing through him. After today, the four families should refrain from targeting them too much."
"This, consider it giving Li Xuan some face."
After Zhou Bo finished speaking, he turned to leave. Zhao Wuji and the others all nodded in agreement.
They had to give face to a Grandmaster of the Sword.
Misty Forest.
A figure walked slowly towards the edge of the forest. The person was Li Xuan. After leaving Qingcheng, Li Xuan took Treasure Pavilion's flying spirit boat and landed at the marketplace outside the Misty Forest. There was no other way. The Misty Forest was vast and very strange. Many merchant guilds had tried flying before, but they had all lost contact. Since then, all merchant guilds had established transfer stations on the outskirts of the Misty Forest. Over time, a marketplace had sprung up here.
"This place is quite prosperous. Even Qingcheng isn't as lively as this," Li Xuan said, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes as he looked at the spirit masters appearing around him. After some prior investigation, Li Xuan had learned some information.
Although the Misty Forest exuded mystery, it was teeming with Xuan Beasts. Many spirit masters came here for two reasons: to train and to hunt Xuan Beasts. Xuan Beasts were treasures all over, and some powerful Xuan Beasts even had beast cores within them, which were extremely beneficial to spirit masters. In this marketplace, a profession called Beast Hunter had even emerged. Of course, everyone's activity was confined to the outskirts of the Misty Forest. Even the outskirts were extremely vast. Moreover, powerful Xuan Beasts rarely appeared in the outer areas, so the safety of the spirit masters was somewhat guaranteed.
Although Li Xuan was already a cultivator at the Martial King realm, as his strength increased, Li Xuan gradually began to notice his shortcomings.
According to the requirements of the sword cultivator in the Town Prison, Li Xuan could seek him out to receive a sword technique once he reached the Spirit Soul realm and his body achieved Bronze Bone. Currently, Li Xuan was at the Martial King realm, but his physical body had not yet reached Bronze Bone. Furthermore, Li Xuan found that with his current cultivation, even when using a low-grade spirit sword, the power he could unleash was greatly restricted. All of this was limited by his physical body.
Although Li Xuan also wanted to go to Great Cangyun Sect quickly to see Li Yao, Li Xuan then thought that it would not be good if he couldn't exert his full strength even though he was at the Martial King realm. After all, he didn't know if any other accidents might occur after arriving at Cangyun Sect. Only by improving his strength was the true path.
And the Misty Forest that had appeared now was undoubtedly Li Xuan's best choice.
As he ventured deeper, Li Xuan finally understood the origin of the Misty Forest's name. A faint white mist permeated the air, becoming thicker the deeper he went. Even with Li Xuan's Martial King realm cultivation, his visibility was less than twenty meters. Seeing this situation, Li Xuan immediately stopped. If he got lost in this place, he could simply wait for death. After all, there were powerful Xuan Beasts within the Misty Forest.
Three days later.
Li Xuan glanced at a fifth-tier Xuan Beast lying in front of him and then sat cross-legged to recover. Without drawing his sword, Li Xuan increasingly felt the weakness of his physical body. He struggled even with a fifth-tier Xuan Beast. If it were a sixth-tier or higher, Li Xuan admitted he would have no chance of fighting. And a fifth-tier Xuan Beast, if calculated by human levels, was merely at the Spirit Soul realm. In other words, Li Xuan's physical body was currently unable to match his cultivation.
"Senior Yi Qin, why do I not feel my physical body strengthening after fighting these Xuan Beasts?" Li Xuan finally entered the Town Prison to ask Yi Qin. Over the past three days, Li Xuan had fought dozens, if not hundreds, of battles with Xuan Beasts, but he didn't feel much change in his physical body's strength. Without his master's guidance, Li Xuan had no choice but to seek Yi Qin's advice.
"Hmm, you've realized it quickly. I thought you would have to fight here for ten days and a half a month before you discovered the problem," Yi Qin's figure appeared, a slight smile on his lips. Hearing this, Li Xuan let out a wry smile. His methods were indeed not quite right.
"Please guide me, Senior Yi Qin," Li Xuan said with a sincere expression, bowing respectfully.
Yi Qin stroked his chin with his slender jade finger and then said, "For physical cultivation, the first step is to remove impurities from the body. Ordinary spirit masters almost all use Clear Dust Pills for this. Hmm, if it's Bone Cleansing and Marrow Washing Pills, the effect is naturally the best. After doing this, there are many ways to train the body. Some choose external stimuli, some increase resistance, and others choose strenuous exercise. In short, there are many methods for physical enhancement, and everyone's cultivation path is different. Of course, combat can also enhance the physical body, but the speed is much slower. Unless you can fight thousands, even tens of thousands of battles, you might have a chance to reach the Bronze Bone realm."
So that's how it is.
A flash of realization appeared in Li Xuan's eyes, but he then let out a wry smile. He had neither Clear Dust Pills nor Bone Cleansing and Marrow Washing Pills.
"Although your physical body didn't improve much in these three days of combat, your combat awareness has greatly increased. If you truly want to enhance your physical body, I actually have a method. And this method doesn't require Clear Dust Pills or Bone Cleansing and Marrow Washing Pills," Yi Qin suddenly said.
Li Xuan's eyes lit up, and he looked at Yi Qin with fiery intensity.
"However, this method might be somewhat painful. I don't know if you can endure it," Yi Qin then shook his head again.
"Senior Yi Qin, I am not afraid of pain!" Li Xuan said firmly. He understood the saying that one must endure hardship to achieve greatness.
"Alright, since you are determined to practice, I will teach you," Yi Qin's sword pierced nodded and then said, "Don't you have sword energy within you? You can try using this sword energy to stimulate your meridians and internal organs. Ordinary body cultivators go from outside to inside, why can't you go from inside to outside? As long as you persevere, the effect will be even better than theirs."
"Sword energy stimulating meridians, theoretically it seems feasible!" Li Xuan pondered for a moment and then made up his mind. He would practice!
"Since you've chosen, let's begin. Hmm, I'll guard you. I won't let you die," Yi Qin said, squinting his eyes.
"Good." Li Xuan found Yi Qin's expression a bit strange, but he didn't think too much about it at the moment and sat down, closing his eyes. After a few breaths, Li Xuan adjusted his state and immediately activated the sword energy in his dantian, tentatively poking at his meridians.
"Ah!"