Chapter 1523: 1523
Chapter 1523 (Raw 1504): Cultivating the Physical Body
Inside the medicinal pool, Xiao Chen’s life teetered on a knife’s edge . In front was the ferocious Medicinal Energy making the blood in his body surge like a river . This river was not one of those calm and gentle ones but a torrent of lava that gave off heatwaves .
Behind were the ferocious beasts cras.h.i.+ng into his body and biting him . Every time they struck, he felt like vomiting blood .
The first problem to deal with was his Qi and blood rus.h.i.+ng too fast . The Medicinal Energy was too tyrannical . His two choices were to vent it or refine it .
Clearly, Xiao Chen would not vent it . That would be a waste . He might as well not have entered the medicinal pool .
Hence, there was only one solution left: refining it . No matter how difficult it was, he had to refine it .
Amid the pain and torment, Xiao Chen did his best to remain calm . He needed to circulate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation .
However, it was very difficult . The medicinal pool contained a hundred ancient ferocious beasts’ blood . After the Medicinal Energy was released, it was extremely tyrannical .
Xiao Chen’s entire body felt like it was about to rip apart . Just enduring the pain was incredibly arduous .
After he mobilized his Veritable Essence Energy with much difficulty, those mysterious ferocious beasts would interrupt him .
The most frightening thing in the circulation of Veritable Essence Energy was the interruption of its flow . The Veritable Essence Energy would backflow, which hurt the meridians, a piercing pain like needles stabbing his meridians .
Once…twice…thrice… Over ten attempts all ended in failure . With each failure, the pain intensified .
When the old Dragon Horse and the other Item Spirits in the meditation room saw this scene, they found it somewhat hard to bear .
They all started to worry, but they had to be ruthless . The current Xiao Chen was still too weak . He had no chance of dealing with the danger outside, none at all .
Little fellow, don’t blame me for being ruthless . For you to obtain the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor’s inheritance is a rare spot of good fortune for the Dragon Race . However, you are rather unfortunate for being in the abandoned land . Your starting point is much weaker than the other geniuses of our race .
You are even more unfortunate in having to carry the weight of the entire Kunlun Realm at such a young age . The old Dragon Horse sighed to itself . If it knew what Xiao Chen experienced along the way, it would be sighing even more heavily, viewing Xiao Chen in a whole new light .
Whether something was fortunate or unfortunate was hard to tell . Along the way, Xiao Chen had experienced all sorts of things—laughter, fatigue, pain, grief, sorrow, sadness—actually, he already had long since seen past all this .
At the very least, he lived in this world without a complaint, without bending his back or bowing his head, remaining proud until now . This was enough already .
“He succeeded!”
The azure-clad man, who was staring hard at the water screen, revealed a happy and excited expression . The old Dragon Horse looked quickly . Xiao Chen had finally managed to circulate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation after failing one hundred times .
“Good!”
The normally calm and steady old Dragon Horse could not help calling out “good” in a loud voice .
The beginning was the most difficult step for all things . No matter how th.o.r.n.y or rugged the path, as long as one took the first step, one had a chance of success . If one did not even take the first step, success would definitely be impossible .
Inside the medicinal pool, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circulated once and became like a huge whirlpool . “Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+” The Medicinal Energy in the blood poured into the small Veritable Essence Energy lake like a storm .
The pressure that Xiao Chen faced immediately lightened, and the speed of his ferociously surging blood decreased .
The originally calm Veritable Essence Energy lake instantly surged after the Medicinal Energy rushed in . However, this surging was different before; it made Xiao Chen felt incredibly comfortable .
This was Veritable Essence Energy . With the infusion of Medicinal Energy, it slowly densified and firmed .
As Xiao Chen refined the Medicinal Energy, his state improved continuously . His previously feverish countenance also turned normal .
Xiao Chen’s condition no longer looked that scary, as though blood would flow out at any moment . His current appearance was much better .
“Phew!”
After the Veritable Essence Energy completed one major cycle, Xiao Chen spat out a long breath of turbid air . He immediately felt refreshed as if his body was purified .
His eyes suddenly narrowed, and his right hand shot forward . “Boom!” He lifted a “ferocious beast” out of the water, an incorporeal being that tried to struggle free after being caught .
It tried its best to escape Xiao Chen’s grip .
“Not so easy!”
Now that Xiao Chen could split his attention and deal with this “ferocious beast,” naturally, he would not let it go .
He squeezed hard with one hand, and the incorporeal being turned corporeal and took form . It turned out to be a huge snake glowing dimly . However, it did not seem like a real ferocious beast, just a strand of malicious soul .
You are already dead but are still causing trouble like this . Xiao Chen’s eyes turned cold, and he scattered this figure with a palm strike .
“Splas.h.!.+ Splas.h.!.+”
When the ancient ferocious beasts’ remnant souls at the bottom of the pool saw this, they leaped out of the water, launching themselves over .
Amid the mist, these ancient ferocious beasts’ remnant souls seemed to have come to life, flying at Xiao Chen .
The entire scene turned extremely horrifying . These ancient ferocious beasts were born during the Great Desolate Eon . They were the descendants of the Primal Chaos G.o.d Demons that had wandered the world .
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, feeling an intense pressure a.s.saulting him and making his entire body pause .
“Roar!”
Just at this moment, a thunderous dragon roar came from the bottom of the medicinal pool . Dragon Might surged out, forcing back all these ferocious beasts’ remnant souls .
Xiao Chen released his bated breath . It was finally somewhat peaceful . The old Dragon Horse had spoken true .
There were indeed countless dragon souls standing guard at the bottom of the pool . After Xiao Chen stabilized his cultivation, he could absorb these dragon souls to cultivate his Azure Dragon Body Nouris.h.i.+ng Art .
After the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had circulated one hundred major cycles, the Veritable Essence Energy lake in Xiao Chen’s body turned from white to a pure purple .
With the baptism of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, the Veritable Essence Energy became even purer and denser . His cultivation finally stabilized at Small Perfection Veritable Essence Stage .
The more surprising thing was that the residual Medicinal Energy entered Xiao Chen’s sea of consciousness, which was made up of Magic Energy, and expanded it several times larger .
It vaguely felt like he was approaching a bottleneck .
As for Xiao Chen’s physical body, his Vital Qi strengthened steadily . From the previous one thousand Dragon Force, it increased to three thousand Dragon Force .
The Heaven Punis.h.i.+ng Corpse G.o.d, who had advanced to Prime by means of his physical body, possessed ten thousand Dragon Force . Now, this was no longer beyond Xiao Chen’s reach .
With so many miraculous effects, Xiao Chen somewhat wondered whether this medicinal pool was as simple as the old Dragon Horse made it out to be .
However, this suspicion merely flitted by . After experiencing the hards.h.i.+p, he finally acclimatized to the environment of this medicinal pool .
I have to make full use of this . Xiao Chen relaxed his body and sank deeper . Soon, his feet touched the bottom, reaching the lowest part of the medicinal pool .
He did not dare to open his eyes . The essence blood of the ancient ferocious beasts in this medicinal pool was too tyrannical .
Furthermore, the eyes were the weakest part of the body . If he was not careful and injured his eyes, it would be problematic .
Xiao Chen used his sharp senses to probe his surroundings . There were many dragon souls of varying strengths around .
When he arrived, these dragon souls showed their goodwill, several of them even taking the initiative to swim over and wait for him to absorb them .
Xiao Chen entered deep thought . It looked like many people had come to soak at the bottom of this medicinal pool previously .
Perhaps they used the dragon souls to strengthen their own souls or, like me, cultivated certain special Cultivation Techniques .
Hence, the dragon souls at the bottom of the medicinal pool are already used to it .
This was a certain feedback loop . One day, after he died, he would leave his dragon soul behind to bless the descendants as well .
Xiao Chen immediately stopped hesitating and sat down cross-legged . Then, he started to cultivate the Azure Dragon Body Nouris.h.i.+ng Art at the bottom of the pool where the Medicinal Energy was the most ferocious .
The Azure Dragon Body Nouris.h.i.+ng Art had a total of five layers . Xiao Chen had already cultivated to the peak of the third layer . As long as he broke through twice, he would reach the peak of the Azure Dragon Body Nouris.h.i.+ng Art, entering Consummation .
According to the introduction of the Azure Dragon Body Nouris.h.i.+ng Art, after he attained peak Consummation, his physical body would turn into the genuine Azure Dragon War Body .
Xiao Chen would be able to materialize the Azure Dragon Battle Armor as he pleased . His hands would be like the claws of the ancient Azure Dragon . With one swipe, he would be able to tear through the body of a ferocious beast like it was a dead, dry branch on a tree .
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At this very moment, the adoptive sons of the Treasure Master finally brought over the seventeen Immortal statues from the Penglai Sea to the island where the Treasure Master’s Residence was .
After being re-refined by the Immortal Cultivators, not only had these Immortal statues gained a boost in defense, but their movements had also become nimbler .
The more horrifying thing was that those Immortal statues could use Magic Treasures . Naturally, the Magic Treasures of these Immortal statues were peak Immortal Equipment of the Immortal Epoch .
Right now, the combat prowess of each Immortal statue had more than doubled .
Furthermore, the many cultivators and the three Primes on Heavenly Star Island did not know about this .
This time, the Treasure Master did not hesitate at all, directly commanding his ten-odd adoptive sons to charge towards Heavenly Star Island together with the experts of the Treasure Master’s Residence .