One year later.
The seventh level of the imperial prison.
According to Lin Kuang's original lifespan, he will be dead in a little over a month.
“Although Emperor Yongtai has most likely learned to incarnate, he may not necessarily send someone down… After all, in the first few years, Lin Kuang was being interrogated.”
Xu Chong opened his eyes, stood up and walked out of the cage, heading towards the only vortex.
The sixth floor was empty as always, with no one there.
Xu Chong did not stop and continued to move forward.
On the fifth floor, the three old men were so frightened when they saw Xu Chong coming out that they turned pale.
"Fuck...how come this guy is still alive?"
"Is it a ghost?"
"You're such a ghost. You've been here for so many years, if there was going to be a ghost, it would have happened a long time ago."
"Then this is..."
"There is no doubt that he did not go to the seventh floor."
"Uh, he didn't go to the seventh floor... You mean, he stayed on the sixth floor alone for more than a year?"
“Although I don’t understand it, it should be like this.”
"Come to the Imperial Prison for vacation? Is there something wrong with your brain..."
Amidst the whispers, Xu Chong walked over and into the vortex.
Fourth floor.
Before Xu Chong could see the scene clearly, a familiar voice rang out.
"You're still alive?"
The female traitor asked in surprise, "You haven't come up for a year. I thought you died down there."
Xu Chong didn't answer, but glanced at the fourth floor: "Are those five dead?"
Among dozens of Yunhu peaks, he only saw one female rebel.
"See you come out, I just hid in there."
The female rebel said disdainfully, "Those who can survive on the fourth floor until now are all cowards who are afraid of death. How can they bear to die?"
Xu Chong nodded thoughtfully.
If nothing unexpected happens, there are medicines among the plants planted on these peaks that can heal injuries.
"Do you need me to help you tear their mouths apart again?"
Xu Chong asked.
"Need not."
The female rebel smiled and said, "They have been much more well behaved this year."
"That's good."
Xu Chong nodded and walked towards the vortex again.
The six gazes just watched him disappear on the fourth floor.
"Huh...finally left."
"Humph, so what if you don't leave? I've figured out all his folk tricks in the past year. If he comes again , it's still unknown who will win."
"Then why were you hiding just now?"
"Well, I should be able to beat him, but... he actually stayed in the imperial prison for a whole year. This is really a bit weird."
"It's quite weird. I don't know what they are doing here."
"Do you think he will come again?"
“…I want to tear your mouth apart too.”
“…”
Xu Chong was unaware of these conversations.
He had returned all the way to the first level of the imperial prison, to the courtyard where he had first come down.
The courtyard was exactly as he had left it.
Whether it was the degree to which the door was ajar, or the dust deliberately sprinkled on the carpet, and so on, all the traces he left behind remained the same.
This is enough to prove that no one has entered this courtyard during this period.
After inspecting the courtyard, Xu Chong did not stop and walked directly to the exit of the imperial prison.
The scene changed, and a feeling of weightlessness suddenly came over me.
With a splash, Xu Chong fell into the pond.
Even though he was well prepared, he still couldn't avoid this outcome.
There was no way. His strength was restored instantly, but the intense pain from his meridians and acupoints being stretched made it impossible for him to circulate his strength in time.
No, it cannot be said to be expanded, it should be said to be cracked.
Because there are just too many toxins!
The seven hundred and twenty acupoints and the twenty meridians were all stretched and burst in the first instant.
It looked like the devil was disintegrating.
In fact, Lin Kuang once told Xu Chong that it would be best to proceed in stages depending on the situation.
But Xu Chong decided to take a risk.
After all, the toxin of fire moss is not like the love incense, which can completely stagnate the strength.
As long as the strength can be circulated, it can play a role in repairing injuries.
Therefore, Xu Chong guessed that storing more toxins would not endanger his own health, at most it would just be more painful.
Now this speculation has been confirmed.
It really hurts, but I won’t die.
The meridian acupoints are expanded little by little through the cycle of cracking, repairing, cracking again, and repairing again.
At the same time, the poison is constantly being consumed in the confrontation with the strength.
When the last trace of poison is completely eliminated, the transformation of the meridians and acupoints is completed.
“It really works!”
Xu Chong stood at the bottom of the water, feeling the changes in his body, his eyes flickering, "When my strength is fully restored, it will be about three times stronger than before... It should be enough for me to cultivate the Dao a second time."
"In that case..."
With a splash, Xu Chong jumped out of the pond and landed on the shore.
The moon was bright in the sky at that time, and the cool breeze of early summer was blowing, rustling the leaves.
There was no one on the shore, and the small building in the courtyard was pitch black.
"I've been underwater for nearly an hour, and Lord Dou hasn't come yet... Is he out for something?"
Xu Chong observed carefully for a moment, and immediately stopped hesitating and silently read the panel.
【Name: Xu Chong】
[Purple Mansion: Yin God Transformation]
【Huang Ting: None】
[Jade Pond: None]
[Side skills: Picking stars (mastering the whole process), Greed for light (beginner’s practice)]
[Rule: Immortality (consumes 10,000 spiritual energy to activate)]
[Spiritual Source: 1011]
Xu Chong stayed in the seventh level of the imperial prison for nearly sixteen months, and together with what he had generated before, he obtained a total of 1,011 spiritual sources.
Although it is still far from the goal, it is enough for him to carry out the next plan.
"Pick the stars and break through!"
Xu Chong’s thoughts fell.
The spiritual source continued to beat.
The column for side skills also jumped continuously.
After a moment, he broke the sky with one hand and succeeded!
There is no such thing as a surge of energy, but instead a large amount of usage techniques, application methods, etc. that are poured into the mind.
Xu Chong comprehended for a moment and understood the essence of the technique.
In the past, both martial arts and secret skills were used to stimulate the special effects of strength through different arrangements, frequencies, quantities... and other proportions of strength.
But side techniques are different.
Although it also works through the ratio of strength, the effect itself is completely separated from strength... If you have to say it, it is like building a bridge between oneself and the rules of heaven and earth.
Strength is just an introduction; the real effect of other techniques comes from heaven and earth.
Xu Chong exerted his strength and raised his arms.
In an instant, a black and white interweaving of light and shadow appeared in my mind like a miniature map.
The black parts on the map are pitch black, while the white parts are shrunken outlines, which are the places Xu Chong himself has visited.
As long as the mind is focused on one place, the light and shadow will be magnified, becoming an illusory scene of equal proportions that covers the current field of vision.
Of course, there are limitations.
It might be that the level of One Hand Breaking the Sky was not high enough, and those white light and shadow parts, which were a little bit further away, could not be locked at all.
At present, the maximum distance that can be crossed in a single trip is one thousand miles.
"So this is what it means to break the sky with one hand."
Xu Chong muttered to himself.
At the same time, he discovered another problem.
To break the sky with one hand, you don't have to raise both hands.
Even... without using your hands!
That kind of power arrangement, no matter where it appears in the body, can be used to launch the move of breaking the sky with one hand.
As for pushing the door, that kind of passage across space does not exist in the form of a door at all.
"So there is no doubt that he is also hiding his incompetence..."
Xu Chong curled the corner of his mouth, imitated Dou Tianyuan, pushed the door with both hands and took a step forward.
In an instant, they appeared on the official road a hundred miles south of the capital.
This time when he left the imperial prison, he planned to use up most of his spiritual energy.
First of all, you must reach the Yang Shen realm.
Because this allows him to use the power of the Purple Mansion Seed Dao at any time of day or night.
Secondly, secondary seeding is also necessary.
Since the Zifu Seeding Dao has been covered up as the Huangting Seeding Dao, let this Huangting Seeding Dao become a fact.
As for why I wanted to leave the capital...
This is easy to understand.
No matter who you trust, no matter who you are wary of.
The more cards you have, the better.
Coincidentally, when he went to Beijing with Jiang Zhihong, he had been outside the capital.
It was late at night and there was no one on the official road, just like the illusory scene he had sensed in his mind.
"Then, greed for light."
Xu Chong hid his figure and called up the panel.
His thoughts fell on the plus sign after the Purple Mansion column.
50 points of spiritual energy disappeared instantly.
There was no movement, not even a fluctuation in strength, and the second transformation of the Yin Spirit was completed just like that.
"Since there are no unusual phenomena in the ascension of the Yin God, let's just do it."
Xu Chong no longer hesitated, and his thoughts came down one after another.
The spiritual source instantly decreased by 350 points.
This time the huge improvement finally made him feel something, the feeling from the three Yin Gods.
It’s like something that was originally illusory has become closer to reality.
The Yin God undergoes nine transformations and succeeds.
He did not intend to test the power of the Yin God, and his mind fell again.
——Buzz!
An invisible wave spread out.
In an instant, Xu Chong appeared in the purple hall.
The three Yin Gods had their eyes closed and sat upright on the huge throne.
Compared to the almost completely transparent appearance seen last time, all the contours of the three Yin Gods have been outlined.
It looks a bit like Xu Chong's sketch.
At this moment, these three sketches are being filled with colors at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Except for the body of the Yin God itself, the color of the robes is different.
One is white, one is black, and one is nine colors.
Gradually, a three-colored, extremely luxurious robe covered with mysterious patterns appeared on the body of the Yin God.
And when the last trace of color was filled in, the three gods opened their eyes and spoke at the same time.
White robe Xu Chong: "Oh my god!"
Black robe Xu Chong: "Earth!"
Xu Chong in colorful robe: “People!”
The scene suddenly disappeared.
Xu Chong still maintained his greed for light and stood on the deserted official road.
"Heaven, Earth, and Man?"
"It means that there are heavenly souls, earthly souls, and human souls... This is very close to what was said in the previous life."
"So, in theory, everyone should have the three souls of heaven, earth and man, but I was the only one who condensed them all from the beginning. Others need to be promoted to the level of immortal gods before all three souls can be manifested..."
Xu Chong thought for a moment and looked at the panel.
Then came a surprise.
At this time, there were only 411 points of spiritual energy left on the panel.
In other words, every time the Yang Shen realm is upgraded to a higher level, 200 points of spiritual energy will be consumed!
"this……"
Xu Chong felt a little depressed.
According to his previous prediction, the second major realm of the cultivation path would consume 100 points of spiritual energy to upgrade once, and the third major realm would consume 200 points of spiritual energy to upgrade once.
In that case, more than 3,000 spiritual sources can elevate one path to its peak.
Converted into the time it takes for the seventh level of the Imperial Prison to generate spiritual energy, it is less than five years.
However, it now seems that it is far from enough.
The cost of reaching the Yangshen realm is already two hundred, so what about the Immortal God realm?
Three hundred? Five hundred?
I'm afraid it's the latter, or even more...
In other words, if you want to improve a single skill from scratch to its peak, ten years may not be enough!
call……
Xu Chong slowly exhaled a breath. Although he felt the pressure increased a little, he did not feel discouraged at all.
Because, after cultivating the Tao, the improvement no longer requires any exercises.
For example, the most orthodox way to improve the Zifu cultivation path is to travel high in the sky and accept the baptism and tempering of the sun, moon, heaven and earth.
In other words, he can also practice on his own, but the speed is far less exaggerated than directly improving it using the panel.
The Dongtian Spring and Autumn Tomb, where one year is equivalent to a hundred years, can perfectly solve this problem.
"Then let's proceed according to the original plan."
Xu Chong did not pause again, and his mind fell again.
During this period of time, the full strength that had been recovered suddenly disappeared by 90%.
Ninety percent of the strength was poured into the Huangting point at the heart.
Xu Chong's thoughts also appeared in the dark yellow cloud.
The force, like layers of golden light, stirred the clouds, causing them to surge endlessly and continuously converge towards the center.
A round bead with black and yellow colors interwoven together gradually condensed and grew larger.
Time passes slowly.
When it was just the size of a fingertip, the cloud stopped rolling.
The pill with a vertical line on it was floating quietly in the middle of the cloud, spinning around.
The first level of Jindan is accomplished!
Xu Chong regained consciousness and immediately looked around vigilantly.
It's not that he's afraid of being discovered, but he's trying to see if anything unusual can happen.
After all, he had just planted the Tao. If it was the same as the planting of the Tao in Zifu, and there was some strange phenomenon of gods and souls paying homage, it would probably attract the attention of people in the capital.
Fortunately, there doesn't seem to be anything special about this planting.
Xu Chong breathed a sigh of relief.
And at this moment.
——Snap!
There was a thunderclap.
Xu Chong looked up suddenly.
Just above him, clouds and wind gathered, and lightning and thunder roared!
Without thinking, Xu Chong raised his hand and pushed the door open.
Almost as soon as he left, Dou Tianyuan appeared here.
"Ning Ying?..."
Dou Tianyuan looked up, watching the abnormal celestial phenomenon gradually calm down: "No, this kind of movement should be a breakthrough of the Dharma."
"Who would deliberately come to the capital to make a breakthrough at this time?"
"And... he actually managed to leave before I arrived."
Dou Tianyuan's expression was somewhat solemn.
Although he acted late, the only person he could think of who could be faster than him was breaking the sky with one hand.
But right now, he is the only one who knows this trick.
"Could it be that someone has mastered a new paranormal skill?"
Dou Tianyuan guessed while observing his surroundings carefully.
However, after a while, nothing was found.
In the end, I could only leave with doubts.
As the initiator of the abnormal celestial phenomenon, Xu Chongzheng wrapped his body with the Yang Spirit, flying in the sky thousands of feet high, and quickly heading towards the outside of Dingtian Prefecture.
The last time he broke the sky with one hand, he could only move horizontally twenty miles because he didn't have much strength left.
A distance of twenty miles is not safe enough.
What's more, he also planned to carry out three plantings.
About two hours later, Xu Chong landed on the top of a barren mountain.
"It should be no problem for such a long distance."
Xu Chong felt that his strength had almost recovered, and called up the interface, "Three times of cultivation, let's begin."
As the thought fell, 90% of the strength disappeared, and the consciousness fell into the jade pool.
It is different from the Zifu and Huangting cultivations.
The force fell into the water, painting the entire lake surface golden.
The surface of the lake began to ripple slightly and began to slowly rotate with the center of the lake as the origin.
With every slight rotation, strands of golden lake water would attach to the pipes under the lake surface, be transported out through the pipes, and disappear.
At the same time, the water level of the entire jade pool was also dropping millimeter by millimeter.
I don't know how much time passed, but the lake completed a complete rotation and the water level dropped three inches.
In an instant, Xu Chong's consciousness was ejected.
As expected, strange phenomena also occurred in Zhongdao Jade Pool, but they were not as grand as those in Zhongdao Huangting.
With Xu Chong as the center, the ground sank one foot, forming a shallow pit with a radius of three feet, with the bottom and edges as smooth as a mirror.
It's as if it was compressed by invisible gravity.
Xu Chong stepped forward and jumped out of the money pit.
With this exertion, a feeling of power arises spontaneously.
“This power…”
Xu Chong couldn't help but move his body.
Now, he could completely match the ninth level of body cleansing energy flow just by relying on the strength of his physical body.
In addition, there are changes in the skin.
Obviously the flesh texture had not changed at all and was still soft, but it had a hint of metallic luster.
Xu Chong took out a small knife from his waist and slashed his hand.
--prick!
There was actually a harsh sound of metal friction.
"I only used the strength of an ordinary person, and I also contained the power in my palms."
"That is to say, a body that has reached the level of bronze skin can already be immune to damage from ordinary weapons used by ordinary people."
"If it is the Nine Transformations of the Golden Body, plus the strength... no wonder Dou Tianyuan can become the number one master."
Xu Chong finally understood the value of this "number one master".
To exaggerate a bit, even if Dou Tianyuan didn't have the ability to break the sky with one hand, he could basically achieve physical immunity just by relying on his body and strength.
Add to that the ability to break the sky with one hand, and he becomes a complete human-shaped cheater.
However, this is not good news.
"Lord Dou can't say that he hates Emperor Yongtai very much, but he definitely doesn't have a good impression of him."
"Under this circumstance, Emperor Yongtai still had no room for maneuver and forced Prime Minister Lou, who had a close relationship with Lord Dou, to this point..."
"So it's obvious that Emperor Yongtai is stronger."
Xu Chong took a deep breath and said, "Go all out to improve."
The thought fell on the panel again.
In the column of side skills, the secret weapon Tan Guang suddenly became blurred.
The little remaining spiritual energy began to decrease rapidly.
About ten breaths later, four new words appeared in the side technique column.
Spectrophotometry.
"this……"
Xu Chong was slightly stunned.
The next moment, he disappeared from where he was.
One after another, people walked out from the place where he disappeared.
Three, five, ten...one hundred!