Chapter 16: Ups and Downs

  During this new book period, Xiao He is here to trouble all of you fellow Taoists to lend me a helping hand.

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  The fragile meridians were torn apart, and the medicinal power brutally expanded, causing a pain like a knife cut, making Du Feiyun's entire body turn bright red, his muscles constantly twitching, almost fainting on the spot. Until this moment, Du Feiyun finally understood the danger of the note on the Lie Shan medicine classic.

  He had no doubt that if he allowed the powerful medicinal properties of the Shaoyang Dan to rampage through his meridians unchecked, he would soon be destroyed by the Twelve Great Main Meridians and become a useless person who could not cultivate!

  His body's 108 meridians were all bearing pain akin to being tortured, Du Fei Yun endured it strongly without letting out a pained cry, his steel-like teeth clenched with a cracking sound, and his clothes had long been soaked through. If not for his two lifetimes as a human, his spirit was exceptionally firm and strong, he feared that he would have already fainted from the pain, afterwards his meridians would be completely destroyed.

  With only a firm and unyielding conviction in his heart, he hastily activated the Clear Wind Mystical Technique to calm his mind and slowly gathered those rampaging powerful medicinal forces, guiding them onto the right path, where they flowed through the Twelve Great Primary Meridians.

  In the Liè Shān Secret Method, the only Xuan Gong suitable for him to cultivate is the eight methods of Xing You, but that is a martial technique, not an internal skill. This Qing Feng Xuan Gong is similar to the eight methods of Xing You and is suitable for low-level cultivators to lay the foundation for their cultivation, with the advantage of being moderate and harmonious.

  The surging and powerful medicinal properties wreaked havoc inside his body, causing Du Fei Yun's physique to convulse violently, drenching him in sweat as if it were raining, and his bones creaking with a cracking sound. However, he gritted his teeth and persevered, maintaining a clear mind and avoiding unconsciousness.

  Fortunately, the fierce medicinal power finally dispersed a lot, filling his 108 meridians, no longer as brutal and violent as before. He endured the knife-cutting pain, slowly sorting out the medicinal power, guiding it with his mind, making it gradually tame.

  Half a time had passed, and the medicine's power gradually became milder, circulating in an orderly manner through his one hundred and eight meridians, and began to repair the damaged meridians that were like broken sieves.

  A warm and comfortable feeling like spring water spread from inside his body, Du Fei Yun's tightly furrowed eyebrows gradually relaxed, the heart-wrenching pain that was tearing him apart slowly dissipated, he let out a long sigh of relief, finally feeling much more at ease.

  Two whole periods passed before the elixir was fully dissolved, transforming into a powerful medicinal force that permeated every meridian, silently and imperceptibly transforming his meridians and expanding his dantian.

  Leading the yuan force that was several times stronger than before to flow in the meridians, Du Fei Yun felt that the yuan force seed in his dantian had expanded by more than half, and a hint of relief slowly appeared on his face, and he slowly opened his eyes.

  After taking the Minor Yang Pill and absorbing its medicinal properties, he finally advanced to the seventh layer of Refining Body stage in the midst of his previous pain, his strength increasing several times over! At this moment, with every move he made, he could feel the majestic yuan force flowing within him.

  What's more important is that the time is still short, and the medicinal power of Shaoyang Dan has only been absorbed by him for less than 20%, when he absorbs all the medicinal power of Shaoyang Dan, his strength will definitely go up another level!

  Although taking Shaoyang Dan was extremely dangerous and almost destroyed his meridians, making him a useless person. However, fortunately, he persevered with his strong will and got through it, naturally gaining a lot from the experience.

  The first three layers of the Refining Body period are called the Pre-Refining Body period, which refines the tendons, bones and skin, making one full of energy and strength beyond that of ordinary people.

  The 4th to 6th layers of the Refining Body period are called the middle stage of Refining Body, where one practices martial skills, refines their meridians, and can possess extraordinary combat strength. Their body is flexible and strong at will, with unparalleled agility.

  The 7th to 9th layers of the Refining Body period is the late stage of Refining Body, reaching this realm can already temper the five internal organs, wash the marrow and cut the hair, possessing abilities that ordinary people cannot imagine. For example, having the strength of a thousand kilograms to shatter boulders with bare hands, for example, having keen ears and bright eyes to perceive the wind blowing and grass moving hundreds of feet away, for example, having abundant Qi and blood to go without rest for over ten days without feeling tired.

  Du Feiyun had just stepped into the late stage of Body Refining, far from having a thousand jin of strength, and was unable to shatter boulders with his bare hands. However, feeling the majestic yuan force surging within him, the enormous power hidden in his slender and tall physique, he believed that he would possess unimaginable abilities in an extremely short period of time.

  Delighted, Du Fei Yun jumped out of bed, stretched his limbs on the spot, took off his already drenched clothes and washed up with a basin of water before preparing to meditate and cultivate.

  His gaze fell on the Nine Dragon Cauldron that had fallen to the bed, and he picked it up with his hands. He input a thread of yuan force into the bottom of the cauldron, but there was no reaction inside, and no yuan force true fire appeared. At this moment, he thought that the yuan force stored in the cauldron was not infinite either, and would be exhausted after refining a few more pellets.

  Du Fei Yun thought to himself, now that the Nine Dragon Cauldron's yuan force was completely depleted, it couldn't refine pills anymore, which was truly very inconvenient. After thinking left and right, there wasn't much of a solution, so he could only place his hopes on the cauldron recovering its yuan force by itself.

  However, just as he was concentrating his mind and manipulating the Nine Dragon Cauldron to fly into his chest and transform into a pattern, an abnormal change suddenly occurred. The originally orderly yuan force in his body suddenly became chaotic, and the surging yuan force instantly reversed its direction, rushing towards the pattern on his chest.

  Not only the yuan force flowing in the meridians, but also the majestic yuan force stored in his dantian, all burst out like a floodgate opening, and flowed towards the Jiulong Dingtu diagram like a swallow entering a forest.

  Suddenly faced with this change, Du Fei Yun's face instantly became difficult to look at, and a bad thought flashed through his mind: "Could it be that the Nine Dragon Cauldron is going to absorb my yuan energy to recover itself?"

  At this time, the Nine Dragon Cauldron was like a bottomless pit, swallowing the yuan force stored in Du Fei Yun's body. In just a few short breaths, it had absorbed all the yuan force stored in his dantian and meridians, leaving not a single drop behind.

  His internal energy was completely drained, and his dantian was empty. Du Fei Yun felt a wave of weakness wash over him, and he suddenly collapsed onto the bed, powerless. As he lay there, feeling the numbness and weakness spreading through his limbs, he gazed at the Nine Dragon Cauldron diagram on his chest, which glowed with a dark light, and couldn't help but let out a bitter smile.

  He had never expected that the yuan force he had stored up after practicing for several hours would be completely taken away by the Nine Dragon Cauldron, and he couldn't even resist. Now he could only rest for a while before continuing to meditate and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to transform into yuan force.

  As the saying goes, there is gain and loss. After obtaining the Nine Dragon Cauldron, he gained many benefits, his own strength advancing rapidly. Now that the Nine Dragon Cauldron has seized his yuan force, it's not unacceptable either.

  After resting for a moment, Du Fei Yun's mental state recovered a lot, and his mind and spirit were no longer as weak and tired as before. He sat cross-legged on the bed, continuing to cultivate and store yuan energy.

  The long night passed in a flash as he cultivated, and when the window gradually brightened and a hint of white appeared on the horizon, Du Feiyun finally woke up from his cultivation. After several hours of cultivation, he finally restored his full vitality to its original state.

  However, before he even got out of bed and washed up, the Nine Dragon Cauldron at his chest suddenly emitted a faint black glow. Then, with a speed that was too fast to be seen or heard, it disrupted the yuan force inside his body once again, wildly absorbing all the yuan force in his dantian and meridians.

  In a short period of time, Du Fei Yun's yuan force was once again drained by the Nine Dragon Cauldron, leaving him exhausted and weak. His entire body felt numb and sore, his mind and spirit were extremely weak, and as he lay there with his eyes closed, trying to recover his strength, he couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat.

  Heaven knows how much yuan force the Nine Dragon Cauldron needs, it's like a bottomless pit. If the Nine Dragon Cauldron requires an enormous amount of yuan force, Du Fei Yun will really go crazy, he has no idea how many times he'll be robbed by this powerful thief, the Nine Dragon Cauldron.

  Helpless, Du Fei Yun could only muster up his spirit and continue into a state of cultivation.

  At noon, when Du Wanqing was delivering lunch to Du Feiyun's bedroom, she saw him weakly lying on the bed, with a tearless expression on his face, and still muttering some curses about shameless bandits.

  Because, Du Fei Yun had been cultivating from dawn till noon for several hours, and finally restored his vitality to its peak state, the Nine Dragons Cauldron once again brutally drained his internal energy empty.

  From then on, Du Fei Yun finally gave up all hope. He knew that as long as his yuan power recovered to its full state, it would immediately be absorbed by the Nine Dragon Cauldron, leaving not a single drop behind. As for the Nine Dragon Cauldron, this tyrannical thief, he truly both loved and hated it.