Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 283 The Price (Part 5)

The figure held a long sword, had disheveled hair, and a face covered in blood. It was vaguely visible that much of the skin on his face had been torn off, making him look bloody, ferocious, and terrifying.

"Li, Li Chengfeng?" Tian Jing looked closely and asked uncertainly.

The person's injuries were mainly in the wounds, making it difficult to identify who it was. He could only vaguely discern it from the figure, clothing, and voice.

"Old Tian, ​​quickly harvest the best meat from the meat field, and lead the elite disciples of the sect to escape..." Li Chengfeng said weakly, his voice hoarse.

Blood dripped from his body onto the glaringly red flesh, causing ripples in the air. "Old Li, what happened?" Tian Jing was shocked. "Your injuries? What happened? Weren't you with the sect leader on the demon-slaying mission?"

“We’ve fallen into their trap…” Li Chengfeng was weak and panting heavily.

Tian Jing helped Li Chengfeng up, and only then did he have the strength to continue, "Everything was going smoothly until...but then, unexpectedly, that Wang Youfang..."

"That Wang Youfang is..." He spoke weakly, his voice growing softer and softer until it was barely audible.

"What happened to Wang Youfang? Where is our sect leader?" Tian Jing quickly took out some good medicine from her bosom and gave it to Li Chengfeng.

Did the demon-slaying operation fail?

But that's impossible. How could they possibly fail with nearly ten martial arts masters and so many elite soldiers? Unless it was a trap, a trap set by Wang Youfang!

After all, this demon-slaying operation was spearheaded by the government, with the Crimson Flame Sect and the Thousand Leaves Sect as the main forces. If Wang Youfang has any problems, then the entire operation will really run into big trouble!

Tian Jing was anxious and wanted to know the truth, but Li Chengfeng's breathing was getting weaker and weaker, as if he was about to die.

"Old Li, what happened?! Is the sect leader alright?!"

As if experiencing a final burst of energy before death, Li Chengfeng's complexion regained some color, and he weakly murmured, "Sect Master, Sect Master..."

Tian Jing tilted her head, bringing her ear close to Li Chengfeng's mouth, ready to listen carefully.

But suddenly, he instinctively sensed something was amiss. Even if the demon-slaying operation had suffered a major defeat, why was Li Chengfeng the first to arrive at the meat field...?

The meat field is located in the deepest, most secluded part of the sect. If you're injured, you shouldn't go to the pharmacy first...

Suddenly, a dark glint flashed from Li Chengfeng's hand. Tian Jing reacted extremely quickly, retreating swiftly, but even so, the dark glint still pierced through his abdomen.

The wound immediately became red, swollen, and tinged with black, clearly indicating the presence of some unknown and potent toxin.

After striking successfully, Wu Mang vanished in an instant. Its speed was too fast and the time too short for Tian Jing to see clearly what it was.

"Li Chengfeng?!" He was both surprised and furious. Without thinking, he retreated while quickly throwing dozens of silver-white paper-like objects from his pocket.

Without a doubt, Li Chengfeng must have encountered a problem. He didn't need to ask any more questions and went straight for the kill.

The silver light was extremely fast; it covered a distance of several dozen feet in the blink of an eye, like a shooting star, making it impossible to dodge.

Clang, clang, clang! ! !

However, Li Chengfeng stood still, without moving an inch. The firelight flashed, thin as a cicada's wing, and the hidden weapons with penetrating power were stacked on top of it. After tearing through his clothes, they only left a trail of sparks on his flesh.

"What?" Tian Jing was shocked. He was able to be assigned by Ao Yang to guard such an important place as the Meat Field, so his strength must be extraordinary.

It can be said that within the Crimson Flame Sect, besides Ao Yang, he is the second strongest expert.

“Guardian disciples…”

He wanted to use the hidden sentries to call for help. This was the most important place in the sect, located in the core area. As long as a signal was sent, a large number of people would arrive quickly.

But after looking around, he sadly discovered that the disciples who were hiding and guarding him had already been silently eliminated by Li Chengfeng.

“Boring and laughable…” Li Chengfeng shook his head rather boredly. “No one can save you… I thought you would at least provide some entertainment, but it seems that’s all there is to it…”

"Strength, a weak and pathetic strength..."

He shot out and appeared in front of Tian Jing as if he had teleported. At the same time, all his clothes were torn apart, revealing large areas of his dark gray torso. However, the areas that should have been skin and muscles were covered with a hard shell like that of a scorpion.

Whoosh!

A thick, curved scorpion tail with barbs and an ominous, rich purple aura shot out from his coccyx and stabbed towards Tian Jing like lightning.

Before she could even be shocked, Tian Jing hurriedly mustered her strength to try and defend herself.

laugh!

A large spray of blood mist erupted, and the scorpion's stinger, as thick as a tree trunk, gleamed with a sharp, cold light, and pierced a bowl-sized hole in Tian Jing's chest.

The scorpion raised its tail, and Tian Jing was suspended high in the air.

“You… demon…” Tian Jing’s face was filled with doubt and grief. Even if he died, he could not rest in peace.

Betrayed by his own people, his failure to manage the meat field, and his worries about the future of the sect...

But he didn't need to think about it or worry about it.

Soon, he was plunged into eternal silence and darkness.

"The human body is utterly weak; only strength is eternal!!!" Li Chengfeng laughed wildly, his mouth splitting open to reveal sharp, distorted white teeth.

He swung his scorpion tail, and blood splattered, splashing onto his body or into the flesh field.

The blood that fell into the flesh field seeped in slowly, like water absorbed by a sponge, disappearing without a trace...

He licked the blood off his face clean with his long, forked tongue.

Having gained immense power and eternal youth, what is the mere cost of consuming human blood and flesh?

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Heyuefang, Bai Family Courtyard.

"What exactly is the purpose of this piece of blue glass?"

Han Yi sat on the bed, stroking the smooth, delicate jade in his hand, which was as white as mutton fat.

Inside the small black box, on a red cushion, lies a piece of translucent, lustrous jade, exuding a spiritual aura.

The jade is carved with some strange, unfamiliar characters and cloud patterns. On the front, there is also a pattern of a mythical beast resembling a Qilin, baring its fangs and claws, looking extremely fierce.

This piece of jade, which seems to be called Azure Glass, was something he obtained by chance from Luan Biao, the 'Azure Scale Sword'.

Unexpectedly, it was something that two disciples of the Myriad Flowers Palace had traveled a great distance to obtain…

There must be a great secret hidden in this piece of jade!

"pity…..."

Han Yi shook his head. Although the treasure was good, it was not something he could use right now.

If possible, he would rather exchange this piece of jade for a large amount of monster meat resources, or something like the Three Strengths Martial Arts Technique.

After all, he's almost finished eating the water bear meat, and he's only one step away from mastering the Flying Dragon Technique!

......

......

"I refuse to believe it, break it!"

In the courtyard, under the pepper tree, on a stone table, Han Yi sat cross-legged, his face flushed, and a lot of steam rising from his head.

More than ten days have passed since the Crimson Flame Sect and the Thousand Leaf Sect reconciled.

After a large number of elite troops from the Crimson Flame Sect left the city, he also learned from Huang Ze the true purpose of the reconciliation.

The purpose is to encircle and exterminate demons!

For some reason, after learning this news, he had a vague sense of unease.

So he simply exchanged all his gold notes and money for a large amount of bear meat from Fatty Zheng and began to cultivate frantically at home.

Name: Han Yi (17/196)

[Realm]: Mid-stage Meridian Opening Realm, Second-level Martial Master; Sword Realm: One Kill in Ten Steps; Blade Realm: As Heavy as a Mountain

[Martial Arts]: Qianyang Gong (Entry-level martial art, Qianyang Jin, characteristics: Rejuvenation, Evil Extermination, Perfected Strength); Feilong Gong (Entry-level martial art, Youlong Jin, characteristics: Speed, Fire and Poison, Great Strength 49/50)

[Secret Technique]: Moon Concealment (Special Effect: Concealing Breath and Illusion)

[Elemental Power Value]: 22

However, after exhausting all resources, the Flying Dragon Technique still failed to reach perfection, getting stuck at the very last step.

The final step, and the most important one, is that once he has mastered the Flying Dragon Technique, he can be considered to have truly reached the level of a Great Master Martial Artist.

A master martial artist possesses perfect and profound strength, capable of covering most parts of the body, leaving virtually no weaknesses or vulnerabilities.

Unfortunately, just one step away is an insurmountable chasm.

He simply hadn't cultivated for long enough, and his internal energy and strength weren't accumulated sufficiently, making it difficult for him to break through.

However, this is not a big problem. It's not that he doesn't understand it enough, but that he lacks the accumulation of physical knowledge. As long as he accumulates knowledge day by day and his Qi and blood naturally increase, he will eventually break through naturally.

"System, add more!"

But Han Yi was still unwilling to give up. He always had a sense of impending danger, especially today, when his right eyelid twitched wildly and he felt a sudden, uneasy fear.

A little bit of Yuan energy was put in, and the Qi and blood strengthened slightly, but there was no other reaction.

Two points...

Five o'clock...

......

Twenty o'clock!

Han Yi gritted his teeth and decided to go all out, frantically converting most of his Yuan Power.

At this moment, the panel in front of him blurred, and the state of Flying Dragon Skill reaching its peak suddenly changed into the indistinct words "Perfect Strength".

boom! ! !

Almost simultaneously, the moment Han Yi discovered that his Flying Dragon Skill had broken through to perfection, his internal organs suddenly trembled.

A massive surge of heat, like scorching magma, appeared out of nowhere in his body, forcefully and rapidly opening up dozens of meridians in his lower body.

The heat, carrying scorching high temperatures, continued its relentless flow, rapidly coursing through the body's blood vessels. It expanded unobstructed meridians, cleared blocked ones, and widened narrow ones.

Han Yi sat on the stone bench, his face growing increasingly red, his skin burning hot, like a boiled shrimp shell.

In the pores, a large amount of water is converted into sweat, which then turns into white vapor and slowly rises from the skin.

Fortunately, the heat came suddenly and went away quickly.

A moment later, the heat flow cooled down, the temperature gradually decreased, and it became somewhat comfortable.

Han Yi's body gradually adapted, and the previous burning sensation disappeared.

The Qianyang energy within his body began to spontaneously accelerate its circulation, repairing the lacerations and bleeding meridians caused by the brute force thrust. Under the nourishment of the Qianyang energy, his internal organs also returned to their normal positions.

A few more breaths passed.

The abnormal redness on Han Yi's skin gradually faded, and his original fair complexion returned.

"The control panel." He thought to himself.

Name: Han Yi (17/196)

[Realm]: Mid-stage Meridian Opening Realm, Second-level Martial Master; Sword Realm: One Kill in Ten Steps; Blade Realm: As Heavy as a Mountain

[Martial Arts]: Qianyang Gong (Entry-level martial art, Qianyang Jin, characteristics: Rejuvenation, Evil-dispelling, Perfected Strength); Feilong Gong (Entry-level martial art, Youlong Jin, characteristics: Speed, Fire Poison, Ignition, Perfected Strength)

[Secret Technique]: Moon Concealment (Special Effect: Concealing Breath and Illusion)

[Elemental Power Value]: 2

With all resources staked out, and only two points of Yuan Power remaining, he finally mastered the Flying Dragon Technique.

"I didn't expect that just the last little bit of difference would require so many resources..." Han Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly, then felt relieved.

Once you master a martial art, no matter who practices it or how talented they are, they still need to diligently accumulate internal strength for decades before they can perfect the art.

Han Yi, however, was able to fully comprehend it in just a few breaths, so such resource consumption is understandable.

"Is this what it feels like to have mastered the power of strength?" He unleashed the full power within his body, feeling his skin, muscles, and internal organs undergoing a slow, qualitative change as they were tempered and refined by the Yang Power and the Dragon Power.

Within the body, one on the left and one on the right, one above and one below, one gentle in nature and the other violent in nature, these two completely different forces flow slowly along the blood vessels and meridians like a large millstone formed by yin and yang. The Swimming Dragon Force is yang and vigorous, which can quickly temper the five internal organs and transform tendons and marrow, while the Qian Yang Force is upright and smooth, slowly repairing the hidden injuries left after tempering.

One is righteous, the other is evil; they complement each other perfectly.

I don't know how much time has passed.

He opened his eyes again, circulated his qi and blood throughout his body, and immediately felt an invisible net of energy appear on his body, protecting most of his body.

"Dragon's Strength, Ignite it." He stretched out his finger and tentatively approached the pepper tree.

An invisible, intense heat quickly spread from my fingers to the surrounding area.

laugh…...

A plume of white smoke rose, and the bark of the Sichuan pepper tree seemed to be roasted by someone holding a torch, quickly filling the air with a unique aroma of Sichuan pepper.

"This ignition property... is truly impressive!" Han Yi thought to himself.

If the previous fire poison property was a passive effect that caused continuous damage, then this ignition property is a combustion property that can be actively initiated.

It's early spring now, and it rained a few days ago, so the air is humid and the pepper trees are full of rainwater.

To ignite it, a temperature of at least several hundred degrees Celsius is required, and it must be baked continuously.

And since it can ignite quickly even before it has fully come into contact with the object after activating its own ignition properties, this means that the high temperature brought by the Dragon Force is at least several hundred to nearly a thousand degrees!

But this is not his full power. If he were to unleash his full power, the temperature would have to be at least a thousand degrees.

After testing the ignition properties, Han Yi slowly brought his index finger closer to the piece of bark that was charred.

When he was about a finger joint away from the bark, he could clearly feel something transparent blocking his fingertip, preventing him from going any further. It was like a piece of rubber, bouncy and elastic, with great resilience.

This is the effect of mastering both types of power: the power is strong, continuous, and can even penetrate through the body.

Swish!

Han Yi withdrew his arm and suddenly slapped the pepper tree.

With this strike, his arm left a blur, and the speed was more than twice as fast as before!

A twisted palm wind, accompanied by force, flew out and struck the pepper tree, making a sound like wooden sticks colliding.

The tree trunk trembled slightly, and a few leaves fell.

Although there was no damage, if Han Yi activated the ignition property, it could be considered a long-range fireball spell.