Singing with a Sword

The following is the main text of the novel "{?$article_title?}" ({?$jieqi_title?}) provided by {?$jieqi_sitename?}. Please enjoy! Yi Ranxiao walked up to the mural and gently tapped it with her hand. She did not find any mechanism, so it seemed to be just a mural! However, Yi Ranxiao always felt that there was something hidden inside the mural, and she continued to study it carefully.

“Brother, you don’t need to look! No matter how much you look, the elixir won’t jump out of the mural,” Gui Buzhong said casually.

and many more!

Yi Ranxiao's expression changed. "The pills jumped out of the mural? If they can't jump out, can I take them out of the mural by hand?"

Seeing that his expression was unusual, Gui Buzhong immediately asked curiously, "Brother, is something on your mind?" Yi Ranxiao then told him what was on his mind.

Gui Buzhong exclaimed in delight, "You really believe it! In this world, there really are powerful figures who, before their death, created a painting to prevent their divine weapons from being stolen. The painting depicts a sword, and only their direct disciples can reach into the painting and take the sword. For those who are not their direct disciples, the painting is just that—a painting. They can only look at the fish in the water with envy, like a cat."

After saying this, Gui Buzhong immediately reached out to touch the mural, thinking that his hand would penetrate deep inside and retrieve pills, but his fantasy was shattered by the hard wall.

Yi Ranxiao said, "Big brother, let me try. I have cultivated the Earth Divine Fist of the Great Luo Pill Path. Maybe I can take those pills out of the painting."

Gui Buzhong agreed and immediately urged him to fetch the pills. Yi Ranxiao composed himself and thought, "Senior Lin, I entered your tomb by accident. I'm just a nobody, while you're a great man. Please, as a gesture of respect, give me some pills!"

He stretched out his right hand and reached forward, but just like Gui Buzhong, he only touched the cold, hard wall!

"What's going on?" Yi Ranxiao was startled, then tried to circulate the Earth Divine Fist, and a red light shone on her right hand. This time, when her right hand touched the mural, it was as if she had put her hand into water. Yi Ranxiao was overjoyed. She reached into the "water" and felt as if she had grasped a small bottle. She withdrew her right hand and saw a small white bottle inside!

"Quickly check if there are any pills inside!" Gui Buzhong hurriedly said. Yi Ranxiao shook the bottle, and a crisp clinking sound came from inside. Then he opened the stopper and poured out a few black pills.

"Haha, just as I thought! I knew it! How could Lin Fengling be so stingy? How could there not be a single burial item in his tomb?" Gui Buzhong said with a hearty laugh.

Still sweating profusely, I don't know what you just said.

"Let me try this pill." Gui Buzhong then picked up a pill and swallowed it. According to the description in the mural, this pill was meant to help cultivators expel impurities from their bodies. Sure enough, as soon as Gui Buzhong swallowed the pill, a trace of black liquid secreted from his pores, which was obviously the useless impurities in his body.

"Impressive! The alchemy skills of the Great Luo Pill Path are truly remarkable!" Gui Buzhong praised the Great Luo Pill Path after getting a good deal, and urged, "Brother, keep taking! You might as well take some!"

In this regard, Yi Ranxiao disagreed with Gui Buzhong's statement. "Brother, after all, these are Senior Lin's burial items. It wouldn't be good for us to take too many. Besides, we're not tomb raiders. And maybe there's a limit to how many times we can take the pills from these murals. So, let's see which kind of pills we need the most and take only what we need. We don't need to take too many."

Gui Buzhong thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "That's right. If we take too much, that old ghost Lin Fengling will come looking for me late at night. I don't like dealing with ghosts and gods." So the two of them looked through all the types of pills on the mural.

The tomb's occupant, Lin Fengling, was the elder brother of Lin Fengxia, the head of the Great Luo Pill Path. Years ago, for reasons unknown, he left the Great Luo Pill Path, but he took a large quantity of pills with him. These pills became his burial goods. Before his death, he used his masterful skills to depict these pills in murals, resulting in a vast and comprehensive collection of pills depicted in the murals!

Yi Ranxiao stared for a long time before noticing a type of elixir. This elixir was being held in the mouth of a person meditating cross-legged. Could it be that this elixir aided in cultivation? Looking further down, she discovered annotations beneath the mural!

"Several hundred years ago, our Great Luo Dan Dao had an evil technique that absorbed the Yuan energy of others for its own use. At that time, the sect's morals were corrupt, and many of its disciples were cultivators. Among them was a genius who invented a pill that could help cultivators refine the Yuan energy of others, which is the 'Yuan Refining Pill' depicted in this painting."

Upon reading this text, Yiran Xiao was overjoyed. This elixir was meant for him! He immediately took the elixir out of the painting and found a small black bottle containing dozens of white "Refining Essence Pills".

Yi Ranxiao chose the Refining Essence Pill, while Gui Buzhong opted for a pill called the "Swiftness Pill." As the name suggests, consuming this pill would cause a cultivator's speed to increase dramatically in a short period of time!

"Brother, you're already fast enough, why did you choose this 'Swiftness Pill'?" Yi Ranxiao asked, puzzled. Gui Buzhong said meaningfully, "Hehe, I'm just afraid someone will come after me, haha. With this Swiftness Pill, my safety will be more guaranteed."

"Oh, someone's after you, brother? Who is it? They've got some nerve!" Yi Ranxiao asked immediately. Gui Buzhong replied evasively, "Uh, as for this person... haha, haha, brother, what kind of pills did you choose? Let your older brother take a look!"

Yiran Xiao was still puzzled. Her elder brother was clearly hiding something from her, but since he didn't want to talk about it now, she didn't press him further, since the enemy hadn't caught up yet. So she showed him the "Refining Yuan Pill".

Gui Buzhong clicked his tongue in praise and said, "Brother, I've already sensed a huge amount of unrefined Yuan energy within you. Hehe, now that you have this 'Yuan Refining Pill,' it won't be long before your Yuan energy level skyrockets!"

Yi Ranxiao was secretly shocked that he had seen through her, but as long as the system wasn't discovered, it was fine. Immediately, Yi Ranxiao consumed a Refining Essence Pill.

A clear stream spread through his body, entering his dantian. His original Qi Condensation Realm fourth-stage mid-stage Yuan Power level immediately showed a slight change! It seemed to have subtly increased! Yi Ranxiao immediately sat cross-legged and meditated, fully unleashing the medicinal power of the Refining Yuan Pill within his body…

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the medicinal properties of the Refining Yuan Pill have been completely absorbed by Yi Ranxiao. His Yuan Power level has taken a small step forward, moving towards the late stage of the fourth level!

Yi Ranxiao took out another Refining Essence Pill and swallowed it. He could sense that the side effects of this pill were minimal, and even taking a large amount wouldn't pose much of a threat to his body.

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In Dongtai City, in Chunhe Tower.

Aunt Yun gazed out the window with a worried expression, longing for her young lover. That day, Yi Ranxiao went after the old man. She had intended to follow immediately to prevent him from harming her lover, but sixteen disciples of the Fengyu Sect suddenly appeared, entangled her, and then trapped her with an array, capturing her. Later, for some unknown reason, eight of the sixteen suddenly left.

The remaining eight people sent her back to Chunhe Tower and trapped her in a small courtyard with a large array. Aunt Yun thought it over carefully; these disciples of the Wind Control Sect must have gone to hunt down the young master! And to prevent her from following them and causing trouble, they had trapped her with an array.

Alas, although the young master is quite strong, how can he possibly defeat so many people? So many days have passed; I'm afraid he's in grave danger. Aunt Yun was filled with panic, fear, and resentment—resentment that her cultivation was insufficient to save Yi Ranxiao.

But she still held a sliver of hope: if the Fengyu Sect had already killed the young master, they should return and remove the formation that had trapped her! After all, they had used this grand formation to trap her precisely because they feared she would cause trouble and try to rescue Ah San! And if Ah San wasn't dead, or hadn't been captured yet, they would continue to imprison her!

Unfortunately, just today, the eight disciples of the Wind Control Sect arrived at her small courtyard and removed the great formation. But this time, there was one more person who came; this person was not from the Wind Control Sect, but a monk.

"Great monk, how is Ah San? Tell me quickly!" Aunt Yun asked immediately. This great monk was obviously the leader of this group. The great monk was naturally Sha Tongtian. Sha Tongtian said, "Hehe, that kid is hiding underground. We won't be able to find him for a while."

Aunt Yun felt reassured upon hearing this. However, Sha Wujing's tone suddenly turned sinister, "That's why we need to lure him up! I heard that Ah San has been hanging around your Chunhe Tower lately, and he must have made some friends! Hehe, as long as we use you as bait, we're sure he'll come up!"

Aunt Yun was shocked, but quickly regained her composure and said, "Oh? Ah San has friends in our Chunhe Brothel? Heh, what a joke! Our Chunhe Brothel is a brothel. The girls in brothels only care about money. Where would they get friends? You big monk, you really know how to joke!"

Sha Tongtian laughed heartily, "Who was it that was so eager to ask me how Ah San was just now?"

Aunt Yun's expression changed; things were in trouble!