Chapter 27: In-depth

  (Cough, apologize for this, because after finishing "Supreme Evil Emperor", I started writing "Swallowing the Heavens" and accidentally wrote Su Rou Xie's name in chapter 21... sometimes it just slips out when typing, and when checking, my eyes glazed over and didn't notice, very embarrassing!)

  Before Yan Liang led this small team in, many of the Moon Flower Gate disciples had already entered this forest from different directions, which covers an area of over a thousand miles.

  Hong Ri Mo Kui used this swamp forest as cover, ordinary people found it difficult to penetrate. This time they had angered the 'Dou Long Xian Fu', and only then did the 'Dou Long Xian Fu' issue a decree, mobilizing the nearest Yue Hua Men to attack and suppress them.

  The Wuyue horse supported by Yan Liang had an extremely powerful aura, and many magical beasts that were not particularly strong retreated in droves after sensing the aura of this Wuyue horse. The power of this Wuyue horse was almost on par with Gu Xing's, but if they were to engage in actual combat, Gu Xing would undoubtedly emerge victorious, although he might also suffer a few broken bones due to the sheer magnitude of the Wuyue horse's strength.

  At this moment, the lone star's body emitted a ghostly wolf-like aura, causing many magical beasts to retreat. These magical beasts were accustomed to survival of the fittest in the forest.

  When encountering the weak and small, devour them; when encountering the strong and powerful, retreat.

  However, there are also many mosquitoes, such as the blue ice mosquito and the numb heart mosquito. These mosquitoes may seem weak, but if they bite you, even a warrior will feel unwell. If the warrior's blood freezes into ice or their heart is paralyzed, they will die suddenly.

  However, Yan Liang was already a person at the peak of the Dou Huang realm, with his Dou Qi released externally to protect this small team of ten people. Along the way, many demonic beasts and poisonous insects were beheaded one after another.

  Row upon row of small swords, like moonlight, densely packed and extremely sharp, surrounded him. Xuan Yuan didn't doubt that even a single careless move would result in serious injury.

  "Everyone should be more careful from now on, this is just the outskirts of the forest. These demonic beasts and poisonous insects are not very powerful, but as we go deeper into the forest, there will be some powerful demonic beasts appearing, and there will also be some highly toxic flowers, grasses, and trees, snakes, scorpions, and ants. If you are invaded by their toxins, unless you have an antidote on your body, it's certain death." Yan Liang's words lifted the spirits of all the inner disciples in the small team. Yan Zi Yun looked at Xuan Yuan with some astonishment, only now did she understand what it meant to be prepared for a rainy day. Obviously, Xuan Yuan was someone who had survived in the wilderness, and his awareness of survival skills was much stronger than hers, who had been nurtured by the Moon Flower Sect.

  Xuanyuan smiled without speaking, drew out the 'Traveling Dragon Sword', this 'Traveling Dragon Sword' was made from the bones of a traveling dragon, with many heavenly treasures and earthly gems, refined and formed, emitting a dragon's breath that had a great intimidating effect on some magical beasts.

  Seeing the 'Dragon Sword' in Xuan Yuan's hand, even Yan Liang's eyes couldn't help but light up. He sighed and thought to himself that he had reached the peak of Dou Kuang, and was about to enter the realm of Dou Wang, yet his own weapon was only a top-grade ghost artifact. However, Xuan Yuan, a small Dou Shi, actually possessed a top-grade ghost artifact. It seemed that Xuan Yuan's background was not simple. In the eyes of Shi Cong Yu, Liu Piao Xue and others, Xuan Yuan became even more mysterious, but only Yan Zi Yun knew the truth.

  Venturing into the swampy forest was much more difficult than walking on flat ground. On one hand, we had to guard against magical beasts and poisonous insects, while on the other hand, we had to be careful about the swamp beneath our feet, figuring out where it was safe to tread and where it wasn't. At the same time, we also had to beware of the toxic creatures living in the swamp. There were several instances when we encountered stealthy attacks from venomous snakes hiding in the swamp, but fortunately, Yan Liang and Yan Ziyun were there, so we managed to escape unscathed.

  It was already six hundred miles into the day, and the sky had gradually darkened. Yan Liang found a place to rest and waved his hand, saying:

  "Alright, let's take a rest here for today and continue tomorrow."

  A group of people dismounted and gathered together, all within a five-meter radius, not daring to stray far because they had already ventured 600 miles in, where there were many demonic beasts with warrior-level strength, and even some with master-level strength. However, due to the aura emitted by Yan Liang, they did not dare approach. Who knows, there might even be demonic beasts with saint-level strength, although such creatures are rare, it doesn't mean they don't exist.

  Yan Liang also had a strong sense of survival, sprinkling some雄黄散 to drive away poisonous substances in all directions, and even taking out some magic beast dung with at least Dou Ling level strength, sprinkling it around. Just as Shi Cong Yu and Liu Piao Xue were about to start a bonfire, they were immediately stopped by Yan Liang.

  "Do you want to die? Lighting a fire in this forest is suicidal, it will attract countless powerful magical beasts. I've already laid down dung of a Dou Ling level beast to confuse their sense of smell. If you light a bonfire, everything we've done will be for nothing." Yan Liang scolded Shi Cong Yu and Liu Piao Xue.

  "Yan Shixiong's teachings are indeed correct." Shi Congyu and Liu Piaoxue immediately stopped their movements.

  "Alright, everyone, rest well and recharge your spirits. This will be a fierce battle, where wealth and glory are sought amidst danger. Whether or not we can obtain the rich rewards of 'Dragon Fighting Immortal Mansion' depends on your efforts! True Transmission disciple, Senior Brother Dong Xuan has made great contributions, although he didn't enter 'Dragon Fighting Immortal Mansion', he still received a reward of a 'Dragon King Dan', breaking through his shackles and entering the Dragon King realm!" Yan Liang encouraged.

  "Is this really happening? 'Dou Wang Dan'!"

  "I seem to have heard about this too, indeed it is, this time we must make a big effort..."

  "That's right, everyone should cultivate their energy and wait for tomorrow. After that, we'll annihilate the demonic tribe of Hong Ri Mo Kui, leaving no one alive..."

  Yan Liang's words made the inner door disciples exclaim one by one, undoubtedly making everyone's heart very excited. Dou Wang Dan is a six-grade elixir, this kind of breakthrough boundary elixir is not as easy to refine as some healing medicines, and it is extremely precious. If you want to buy it, if it's Dou Kuang coin, 50,000 pieces will definitely not be enough, these 50,000 Dou Kuang coins are equivalent to 500 million Dou Zhe coins, which many people cannot afford even after a lifetime of saving.

  Although Xuan Yuan knew that this was Yan Liang's words to encourage the inner disciples, he couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart. The money on him had been spent, and only one bag remained, which still retained the unique fragrance of a woman's body. Needless to say, this was the 500 Dou Shi coins that were found in Yue Rong's clothes that day.

  In his conversation with Yan Ziyun, Xuan Yuan learned that alchemists and artifact refiners were extremely welcome in this world. If there was no need to provoke them, it was best not to mess with these people. Some powerful alchemists and artifact refiners, especially those with certain skills, would have many friends. This was because cultivators couldn't refine medicine or artifacts themselves due to the strict requirements for cultivating spiritual powers. Once they cultivated the spiritual powers of refining medicine or artifacts, it would be difficult to cultivate other spiritual powers. However, there were also some exceptional existences.

  They are some masters of alchemy and medicine who have grasped the essence of Douhuo. Douhuo is a fire that exists between heaven and earth, born from the absorption of the essence of all things in the world, with extremely terrifying destructive power. There are 72 kinds of Douhuo on the Douhuo list, which many people know about in the Douqi world.

  Using alchemy flames to refine medicine and equipment can increase the quality of elixirs and magical artifacts. Different alchemy flames have different effects on the quality, and some have unique properties that are distinct from others.

  These elixirs refined from the Cauldron of Battle and precious treasures are extremely expensive, requiring a large amount of money to purchase. Only after earning a large amount of money can one buy better life-saving elixirs and treasures, then further increase their power.

  Xuanyuan knew that he had cultivated the "Bone Devouring Technique" which was compatible with his own "Body of Ten Thousand Transformations". After breaking through the realm of Dou Shi, Xuanyuan discovered that a divine technique appeared in his memory, which was the "Heavenly Dragon Bone Refining Technique". At that time, under the pressure of Yue Can, he didn't pay much attention to how this Heavenly Dragon Bone Refining Technique appeared. However, Xuanyuan didn't bother himself and carefully studied the Heavenly Dragon Bone Refining Technique. After studying it thoroughly, he found that cultivating the Heavenly Dragon Bone Refining Technique could allow his bones to possess the aura of a dragon.

  "The Heavenly Dragon Bone Refining Technique", is also a set of fist techniques, this set of fist techniques is overbearing and fierce, with unparalleled power. As soon as Xuan Yuan stood up, his body seemed to be a huge vortex, and the heavenly spiritual energy poured into Xuan Yuan's body instantly. Xuan Yuan immediately began to practice "The Heavenly Dragon Bone Refining Technique", also known as "The Heavenly Dragon Bone Breaking Fist".

  It also has the meaning of breaking and standing, as well as various techniques for breaking other people's bones. It records which parts of the human skeleton are most fragile and which are the most vulnerable.

  This was what Yin Zhenluo left for Xuan Yuan, although it wasn't valued by the greedy old man, but Xuan Yuan still cherished it. He saw Xuan Yuan start to practice the "Tian Long Po Gu Quan", with a mighty wind blowing, and in the air, there were loud whistling sounds, as white waves of energy condensed into substance and surged forward, with an extremely astonishing power.

  Yan Liang and Yan Ziyun looked at Xuan Yuan in extreme astonishment. At this moment, every punch of Xuan Yuan contained at least 160 cattle's strength, and it seemed that with each punch he threw, his power was increasing. Shi Congyu and Liu Piaoxue, who had seen Xuan Yuan a month ago when his strength was only 18 cattle, were shocked beyond belief.

  Xuanyuan's every punch was extremely powerful, making everyone's heart feel shocked and amazed. However, at the same time, they didn't know that Xuanyuan was enduring a huge pain.

  "Dragon Bone Breaking Fist", as the name suggests, breaks other people's bones, and also requires breaking one's own bones first.

  A strand of heavenly energy was pounded and refined into a small dragon-shaped aura, which seeped into Xuan Yuan's muscles, impacting his bones, again and again, tempering and pounding, causing Xuan Yuan's bones to break and condense repeatedly.

  Xuan Yuan was almost tireless, practicing the "Tian Long Po Gu Quan" for an entire night, absorbing a staggering amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth. By dawn, when everyone was about to set off, Xuan Yuan's power had become extremely subdued, giving people an unfathomable feeling.