The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS -
Chapter 512 - 8: The Scarlet Pattern
Chapter 512: Chapter 8: The Scarlet Pattern
Qing Yu’s True Pill was different.
This, Zhang Xuanji was utterly certain of.
In this world, there was never a shortage of pioneers exploring the unknown. Many had tried various paths, including the joint cultivation of Buddha and Dao, the dual cultivation of Buddha and Demon, the triple cultivation of Buddha, Dao, and Demon, and other types such as the Zajia, which integrated Confucianism, Daoism, and the study of math and legalism.
Over the years, Zhang Xuanji had also studied numerous True Pills, but had never before encountered one like Qing Yu’s.
The truth hidden behind the Buddha Light and Daoist energy was so profound and elusive. To Zhang Xuanji, Qing Yu was an unknown treasure trove.
Regrettably, Qing Yu himself did not feel honored by this.
"Give up this notion, you will not succeed," said Qing Yu indifferently, looking at the still unconscious Zhang Xuanlian, "Now, begin extracting his True Pill. I suppose you don’t mind if I observe."
Zhang Xuanji shook his head regretfully but did not actually feel any regret.
For martial artists, the True Pill was a matter of life and death. Only those with mental issues like Qing Yu would let others research their vitality. Zhang Xuanji had been prepared for rejection from the moment he had made his request.
Though, being rejected still inevitably felt regrettable.
"If you wish to begin studying True Pills, I would naturally welcome it. After all, people like me are far too rare," said Zhang Xuanji.
"Come with me. You can’t extract a True Pill without proper preparation."
The True Pill was a combination of one’s Essence Qi and spirit. If it were to lose connection with the body’s Essence Qi and spirit, it would automatically disperse. To prevent the extracted True Pill from dispersing, it must maintain contact with its owner.
Zhang Xuanji placed Zhang Xuanlian’s body on an unfolded Array Map, channeled True Qi into the Array Map, and activated the power of the Array.
’The Array Patterns reveal traces of wind and clouds, with dragon and tiger shapes. It appears that Zhang Xuanji’s achievements these years have mostly come from the heritage of Dragon Tiger Mountain. However, what is the matter with Shenxiao Dao...’ Qing Yu pondered in secret.
When Xuan Ming had exclaimed "Shenxiao Dao" as Zhang Xuanji unleashed the thunder from the ground, it was clear, given the insight of True Martial Peak Master Xuan Ming, that Zhang Xuanji’s Thunder Skill undoubtedly originated from Shenxiao Dao.
’This is interesting... ’
As far as Qing Yu knew, Shenxiao Dao specialized in Thunder Skills and had once been part of Dragon Tiger Mountain Heavenly Master Tao.
However, Dragon Tiger Mountain’s tradition had always been Zhang Family-centric, resembling more a family clan than a sect. Zhang Xuanji’s branch was fortunate since they were still part of the Zhang Family. As long as one showed exceptional talent, the main branch wouldn’t hesitate to provide resources and opportunities.
But it was different for others. Whether it was resources or cultivation techniques, they were all inferior to the Zhang Family’s by more than a little. Hundreds of years ago, those bearing surnames other than Zhang, discontent with the family monopolizing resources, finally clashed with the Zhang Family, causing a split in Dragon Tiger Mountain.
Since then, besides those who married into the Zhang Family, no outsiders resided in Dragon Tiger Mountain.
And those who left the family had founded Shenxiao Dao, intending to rival Dragon Tiger Mountain.
From the current situation, Shenxiao Dao had not managed to stand toe-to-toe with Dragon Tiger Mountain, instead being beaten into oblivion, with its whereabouts unknown to this day.
How Zhang Xuanji acquired this Thunder Skill, whether by chance encounter or taught by a Shenxiao Taoist, was uncertain.
If it was passed on by a Shenxiao Taoist, then this Dragon Tiger Mountain defector’s background was not as simple as Qing Yu had thought.
As Qing Yu was contemplating, Zhang Xuanji had already extracted Zhang Xuanlian’s True Pill using the Array.
One could see the True Pill, enveloped by winding wind and clouds and with dragon and tiger shapes moving around, slowly rotating above the prone Zhang Xuanlian’s Dantian.
Above the True Pill, there were three strands of Qi connecting it to Zhang Xuanlian’s forehead Mud Pill Palace, chest heart, and lower abdomen Dantian. These three strands represented the connection of Zhang Xuanlian’s Essence Qi and spirit with his True Pill.
If any one of these were severed, the True Pill extracted by Zhang Xuanji would instantly lose balance and disperse.
At the same time as the True Pill dispersed, the already seriously injured Zhang Xuanlian would also lose his life.
Of course, even with the protection of the Array, if the True Pill were exposed outside the body for too long, it would inevitably cause great harm to Zhang Xuanlian. At the least, his Primordial Energy would be greatly damaged and his power would decline; at worst, he might be completely incapacitated. Just like Third Master Zhang from the Zhang Family, Zhang Yuanfeng, who had been sent back to Dragon Tiger Mountain by the Great Zen Temple.
However, Zhang Xuanlian was already a prisoner, and neither Qing Yu nor Zhang Xuanji would care if he was incapacitated, as long as there was something to be gained.
After the True Pill was extracted, Qing Yu’s pupils rapidly dilated several times as he operated the Heavenly Son’s Qi Observation Technique to its extreme, closely examining the unfortunate True Pill of this Zhang Family branch member.
His proficiency in Alchemy Dao could not allow him to discern the elixir recipes in the lower sections of the "Nine Tripods Elixir Scripture" through observation of the True Pill like Zhang Xuanji could.
However, just researching this True Pill could give him a glimpse into the cultivation techniques of Dragon Tiger Mountain.
"Zhang Xuanlian advanced to the True Pill just four years ago yet is about to begin the Golden Core Fifth Transition," evaluated Zhang Xuanji, looking at the spinning True Pill before him. "It seems the effects of the elixirs recorded in the lower part of the ’Nine Tripods Elixir Scripture’ are better than I imagined."
The Nine Revolutions Refining Method of the Golden Core in the Daoist way relied on grinding perseverance. Thanks to the support of elixirs, Dragon Tiger Mountain executed this grinding process to perfection, though it also took more time.
Under normal circumstances, with Zhang Xuanlian’s abilities, he could have, at most, achieved the Golden Core Second Transition in these four years.
But the reality was that Zhang Xuanlian was about to commence the Golden Core Fifth Transition. This undoubtedly was due to the role of miraculous elixirs.
"Amazing, truly amazing. I didn’t expect nurturing the True Pill with elixirs to require such expertise," exclaimed Zhang Xuanji. "After the elixirs are digested, Dan Qi forms Dan Patterns on the surface of the True Pill.
These patterns improve the quality of the user’s True Pill. Though each improvement is small, the accumulation over time can become significant. In the long run, True Core Realm Martial Artists can compensate for some of the deficiencies of the previous realms with their True Pills, allowing them to progress more effectively.
"Ingenious, truly ingenious..." praised Zhang Xuanji repeatedly.
"Indeed, ingenious. Everyone knows ’No Regret after Pill Formation,’ yet no one expected that Dragon Tiger Mountain held something that almost borders on regret," Qing Yu also commented.
Although his proficiency in Alchemy Dao was far from Zhang Xuanji’s, and he could not fathom the mysteries of these Dan Patterns, it did not prevent Qing Yu from understanding the potency of these unknown nurturing elixirs for the True Pill.
Without discussing anything else, just the improvement of the True Pill’s quality alone was enough to make people covet it.
One must know, if the quality of the True Pill were poor, it meant poor foundations. Thus, even if one were at the Golden Core Fourth Transition, they might not be able to defeat a Golden Core First Transition with a strong foundation.
The outcome of the battle between Zhang Xuanji and Xuan Yun against Qing Yu proved this point.
Although Qing Yu had certainly relied on the power of the Xuanyin Twelve Swords to win, his own strong foundation was also indispensable.
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