Pure Yang!

Chapter 449 Head of the Zhai Sect, Zhang Fan! Slaying Yu Xuanji

Immortals and Taoist priests are not gods; they accumulate essence and energy to make themselves real.

Suddenly, a dragon and snake caused a world-shaking change, and a magical elixir was born in its belly.

At this moment, Zhang Fan entered an unprecedented and wondrous realm.

When he looked into his primordial spirit, his body was like a vast, boundless universe, empty and silent.

True Yang is like water boiling in the Kan trigram, and the primordial spirit is like true fire pouring out.

Draw water from Kan and ignite fire from Li; water and fire are cooked and refined, merging together in the Crimson Palace.

In an instant, that body, which seemed to encompass heaven and earth, was filled with an unprecedented power, like innate essence, omnipresent.

A righteous spirit fills the universe, while wisps of bitter smoke rise from the surrounding tower.

Within the inner landscape of the primordial spirit, the kidney water is like a deep abyss of black jade, while the heart fire is like a lantern suspended in the wind. When they are in a state of confusion, it is like a battle between heaven and man, or a struggle between dragon and tiger.

That is the state of water and fire in balance.

That was the change of the dragon and tiger clashing.

“Whether it’s Kan or Li, or Dragon or Tiger, they are all just two uses of Qian and Kun.” A sudden realization dawned on Zhang Fan.

Suddenly, the dragon and tiger united, water and fire vanished, and a grain of rice-like radiance appeared faintly.

He is like the center of heaven and earth; the moment He appears, the silent and chaotic world is instantly filled with boundless vitality.

The Golden Elixir is a condensed form of jade liquid.

This is recorded in ancient Taoist texts as a sign of the initial formation of the profound method, the achievement of pure Yang foundation building.

The pearl-like radiance, spiraling like a spiral, dynamically reveals the secrets of life, frantically drawing energy from its surroundings.

Suddenly, a millet-sized pearl appeared in my dantian, its radiance dazzling like a newly conceived star.

The rice-grain-sized radiance continued to grow, becoming round and dazzling, truly a miraculous elixir of immortality, instantly transforming into the Dragon-Tiger Elixir.

At this moment, Zhang Fan finally stepped into that profound and mysterious realm.

At the beginning of fasting, one achieves great success in cultivating one's life force.

Rumble…

In Tongluo Mountain, the wind and clouds were in chaos, thunder rumbled, and crimson lightning ripped through the sky.

Heaven and earth seemed to sense that unusual energy fluctuation.

"That is……"

Zhuang Yumin, Shen Mingchan, Lin Haitang... all eyes turned to Zhang Fan.

At this moment, he slowly rose from the pool of blood, and a point of profound light was born in the center of his dantian, round and bright, containing unimaginable vitality and pure energy.

"The inner elixir has been formed, and the life cultivation has been greatly accomplished!"

Zhuang Yumin and the others stared in shock at Zhang's transformation, their eyes burning with fervor as they gazed at the Xuan Sheng inner core.

That was the realm they longed for.

That is the transformation that all practitioners dream of.

That was also a milestone in the practice of Daoist alchemy throughout history.

The transformation from dragon to snake signifies the difference between heaven and man.

At this point, one has achieved great success in cultivating one's life force and can be called a master of alchemy.

hum...

A golden pattern appeared on Zhang Fan's inner elixir, resembling wisps of incense smoke or gathering and dispersing clouds.

The inner core rotated like a spiral, and with each rotation, it emitted ripples of power as surging as the tide, washing over Zhang Fan's limbs, internal organs, and even every inch of his skin and hair.

"Zhang Fan!"

In the distance, Yu Xuanji suddenly stopped. She looked at Zhang Fan's change, her eyes cold and revealing a hint of fear.

"A wondrous realm!"

Zhang Fan's eyes narrowed slightly, deep and unfathomable, his inner brilliance like the moon reflected in an ancient well, penetrating the most subtle and profound.

He looked down at the piercing wound through his torso. The dark bloodstains had long since dissipated due to the shock of the tendons and bones, and the torn flesh was healing at a visible speed. Underneath the new skin, there was a warm and lustrous sheen like gold and jade, as if it were not flesh and blood, but a carefully carved jade blank.

"You're really lucky to be alive!" Yu Xuanji gritted her teeth and stared intently at Zhang Fan.

"Yu Xuanji..." Zhang Fan chuckled, "If I am destined for greatness, then it is you who have reached the end of your road!"

Rumble…

A sudden clap of thunder shook everyone to their core; Zhang Fan had vanished from the spot.

His speed was so fast that he didn't even leave an afterimage, and he even jumped out of everyone's sight, appearing directly in front of Yu Xuanji.

"Having achieved mastery of life cultivation, one is reborn!"

The crowd's expressions changed drastically. They seemed to hear the sound of Zhang Fan's blood rushing through his body, but what they heard was like the surging of a great river, surging and turbulent, giving birth to boundless vitality and power.

His palms rose and fell gently, his bones emitting a continuous, subtle, and clear sound like jade chimes. It was clear that his bone marrow had been refined by the inner elixir, and his bone density had reached an unbelievable level.

"call……"

Almost simultaneously, Yu Xuanji reacted instinctively. Without forming any hand seals, she suddenly unleashed a thunder spell, spitting out a burst of lightning that struck Zhang Fan squarely in the chest.

boom……

With a deafening roar, crimson lightning swept across Zhang Fan's chest, leaving only a few faint white marks on his smooth skin, which vanished in an instant, like ripples on a solid rock.

"Once the inner elixir is refined, one will possess a precious body!"

A deep look of horror appeared in everyone's eyes.

Ordinary Taoist techniques could no longer harm Zhang Fan's body; his body seemed even more terrifying than the horse king colt from before.

Cultivating both body and spirit, the quality of the primordial spirit determines the achievements of the physical body.

Not to mention, he also consumed the Dragon-Snake Elixir, dabbled in the power of the dragon vein, and comprehended the incense offerings of the mortal world.

At this moment, Zhang Fan's primordial spirit was vast and his physical body immeasurable, making him stronger than ever before.

hum...

Zhang Fan's hand gently fell, touching Yu Xuanji's left shoulder...

Without a sound, Yu Xuanji's left shoulder suddenly collapsed and shattered, as if crushed by an invisible force. Immediately afterwards, her left arm twisted and deformed rapidly, like a pretzel, and exploded in front of horrified gazes.

The terrifying force continues to spread...

In the blink of an eye, half of Yu Xuanji's body was crushed and dented, covered in blood, with her stark white bones exposed to the air, and her dripping internal organs were even visible.

"Invincible!"

At that moment, the same thought arose in everyone's mind.

At this moment, in everyone's eyes, Zhang Fan was like a demon king who had brought chaos to the world, a demon lord who was domineering over the human world and invincible on this mountain.

boom……

The overwhelming force sent Yu Xuanji flying. In mid-air, a bloody mark was left, a shocking sight. In contrast, this successor of Sanqing Mountain was reduced to half a body after being struck by Zhang Fan's raised hand.

"I told you, you can't kill me."

Suddenly, Yu Xuanji gritted her teeth and let out a long howl. The strange cloud she held in her right hand trembled violently, and layers of crimson mist surged, actually protecting her severely injured body.

At the same time, a sharp light was born and rose, its edge as sharp as a sword, containing profound Dao, and carrying boundless killing intent.

"Three inches of spiritual light."

The strange clouds and mists that emerge from the Immortal Cave in Luyin Mountain were refined into treasures by the ancestors of Luyin Mountain over the generations, and are known as the Three Inches of Spiritual Light.

This treasure is very famous, combining offense and defense, but it has been missing for more than 20 years.

No one expected that this [Three Inch Spirit Light] would fall into Yu Xuanji's hands.

Rumble…

The misty clouds trembled, and a terrifying frequency rippled outwards with a three-inch sharpness, tearing through the air with the speed of lightning.

The sonic boom was deafening, and even the quiet, empty valley trembled.

Under the shroud of azure clouds and the pale moon, the sword light seemed capable of annihilating everything, leaving no room for defense.

hum...

Almost at the same moment, Zhang Fan's brow seemed to split open, and the unseen "hole" reappeared, hidden in the blazing fire. Immediately afterwards, divine light burst forth, shaking the mountains and rivers.

bang bang bang...

The divine light from the spiritual platform collided with the three-inch sword beam in mid-air, creating terrifying ripples that surged like a raging tide, causing the earth to tremble, the valley to roar, and cracks to appear on the cliffs of the mountains.

Such a terrible sight resembled a natural disaster, the wrath of the heavens.

hum...

With a single breath, the three-inch sword light instantly shattered, dissipating into streams of light. The divine light from the spiritual platform, with overwhelming force, shattered the vast, dark sky, directly breaking through the three-inch sword light in Yu Xuanji's palm amidst horrified gazes, and piercing through Yu Xuanji's physical body.

"To have cultivated to this level..."

Under the divine light, the faces of Zhang Wuming, Zhuang Yumin, Shen Mingchan, Lin Haitang... became blurred, with only their trembling, awe-inspiring gazes remaining.

Such power was beyond their imagination.

Such a scene is unprecedented.

Faced with such terrifying life-or-death situations, even a high-ranking priest is nothing more than an ant, and the Great Master is sometimes speechless with astonishment.

It seemed that this was the true meaning of cultivation, and once one entered this realm, the difference between heaven and earth was immense.

The world is vast and cannot contain it all.

Rumble…

Yu Xuanji's physical body collapsed in the divine light; her blood, her flesh, her bones... were all annihilated.

Such destruction is almost irreversible.

"You can't kill me...you can't kill me."

Suddenly, a sharp shout rang out.

Yu Xuanji's primordial spirit left her body, abandoning her shattered physical form. Like a streak of light, she soared into the sky, ready to escape this realm.

hum...

With a wave of his hand, Zhang Fan unleashed a torrent of black wind and flames that surged into the sky, compressing and condensing into an arrow that pierced through the air and pierced Yu Xuanji's primordial spirit.

Just then, a large hole appeared in the center of Yu Xuanji's primordial spirit. However, the next moment, the eerie hole began to heal, and a shadow could be faintly seen writhing inside the primordial spirit.

"What's going on? Her primordial spirit..."

Faced with such a bizarre situation, Shen Mingchan was alright, after all, it wasn't the first time she had seen it, but Zhuang Yumin and Lin Haitang turned pale.

The primordial spirit is innately subtle; even a slight increase or decrease has a tremendous impact. Yet, it was penetrated to this point and remained unharmed—it's simply unbelievable.

"As expected," Zhang Fan sighed softly.

The primordial spirit that is in harmony with the Three Corpse Gods is nearly indestructible, and ordinary methods are useless against it.

Zhang Fan knew this better than anyone else.

"We will meet again someday."

Yu Xuanji gritted her teeth, turned around and gave Zhang Fan a deep look, her anger barely contained.

This time, she suffered heavy losses, and it will probably take her a long time to make up for them after she returns.

"Yu Xuanji, I told you, you're not leaving today."

Suddenly, Zhang Fan's primordial spirit leaped out from his brow and heart. Strangely, his primordial spirit was now radiating a faint golden glow, like the gilded clay sculptures of gods and Buddhas in temples and monasteries.

Upon seeing Zhang Fan in this state, Yu Xuanji's expression finally changed. Her primordial spirit trembled violently, and she was about to break free and leave Tongluo Mountain.

hum...

Suddenly, a mysterious aura soared into the sky, and a golden substance, like a rainbow piercing the sun, surged out from Zhang Fan's body and descended upon Yu Xuanji.

"Ah ah ah..."

Yu Xuanji let out a shrill scream. Her primordial spirit and the golden substance seemed to have undergone a chemical reaction, merging and then annihilating each other.

A painful roar echoed through the mountains and fields.

"Then...what is that?"

Zhuang Yumin, Lin Haitang, and the others stared wide-eyed. They could clearly feel that within that golden substance, Yu Xuanji's primordial spirit was gradually disappearing—not disintegrating, not being destroyed, but rather returning from existence to nothingness, a reversal of chaos.

“Zhang...Fan…”

Yu Xuanji roared to the sky, and under the distortion of the golden matter, her voice and her form became blurred.

"Um!?"

Zhang Fan frowned, revealing a serious expression.

A golden substance was completely consumed, only annihilating 15% of Yu Xuanji's primordial spirit. She seemed stronger than before, and her connection with the Three Corpse Gods was also deeper.

Rumble…

The golden substance was completely exhausted, and Yu Xuanji's primordial spirit no longer had its original form, writhing like a lump of mud.

Taking advantage of this opening, the writhing primordial spirit tried to escape.

Unfortunately, Zhang Fan wouldn't give her that chance.

hum...

His primordial spirit sat cross-legged in the sky, his hands clasped together, and then two more golden substances flew out, engulfing Yu Xuanji's primordial spirit.

Two completely different forces are colliding, dissolving, and annihilating.

Three golden substances annihilated nearly half of Yu Xuanji's primordial spirit.

"Luckily, I prepared seven golden substances," Zhang Fan thought to himself.

All the incense offerings from the scattered Taoist temples throughout Xijiang could only yield these seven golden substances.

Rumble…

Having annihilated half of her primordial spirit, Yu Xuanji's form changed once more. The shadow hidden in the central core was finally exposed, and an aura of calamity and misfortune instantly spread throughout Cangshan Mountain, permeating the heavens and earth.

"What the hell?"

Zhuang Yumin, Lin Haitang, and the others' expressions changed drastically, their gazes narrowed to a single line, and boundless terror rose in their hearts.

“Three Corpses!?” Zhang Wuming’s expression turned solemn.

The Three Corpses are the nemesis of the primordial spirit and a great calamity for those aspiring to immortality.

"good very good."

Suddenly, the shadow uttered a low whisper, and then it split open, turning into countless tiny shadows.

Almost at the same moment, Yu Xuanji's primordial spirit also cracked open.

Each fragment of the primordial spirit merged with that tiny shadow, transforming into streaks of light that flew in all directions like rain, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The Three Corpses illuminate destiny, and one of the methods is the Dividing Spirit Great Method.

Before this path is perfected, one's primordial spirit can be split for cultivation. How much more so when it is the Three Corpse God. Under His blessing, Yu Xuanji's primordial spirit can be split into dozens or even hundreds of parts.

As long as one of them escapes, she can make a comeback.

This is one of the reasons for her confidence, and also the source of the terror of the Three Corpse Gods.

hum...

Suddenly, the blazing fire in Zhang Fan's mind surged again. With his invisible "penetration," he saw countless streams of light carrying shadows darting through the void.

Every path is revealed within that insight, leaving no place to hide.

"Whether in heaven or on earth, you only have one path today: death."

Zhang Fan clasped his hands together, and two golden substances were released again. As soon as they left his body, they transformed into countless golden blades, chasing after the strange streams of light through the void.

"Ah ah ah..."

Screams rose and fell, as if countless fish-shaped celestial bodies were hidden in the unseen void.

The crowd was horrified; they could see nothing but the screams echoing in their ears.

"Impossible...impossible...I am immortal...this power could not kill me."

Suddenly, dense shadows, accompanied by streams of light, reappeared from the void.

They came together, displaying an unprecedented weakness.

At this moment, Yu Xuanji's primordial spirit had less than 30% of its power remaining, and even that strange shadow had become dim and ethereal.

"Die!"

Zhang Fan stared indifferently at everything before him, the golden radiance of his primordial spirit completely fading away.

At the same time, the last two golden substances were unleashed.

One fell.

They rose together.

As if heaven and earth had merged, Yu Xuanji's primordial spirit was trapped in the center.

"When heaven and earth unite, the primordial spirit perishes."

Zhang Fan clasped his hands together, and the two golden substances merged into one, completely annihilating Yu Xuanji's primordial spirit.

(End of this chapter)