Chapter Ten: Absorbing the Essence of Blood, the Mystic Tower Displays Its Might

  Xu Yang didn't have time to open Hong Xi's leather pouch. The top priority was to clean up the battlefield and treat his injuries properly.

  Behind them were two more Xuan Shi, whose strength was only higher than Hong Xi's. They must not be allowed to discover the signs of battle here, and even less could they be allowed to see Hong Xi's corpse.

  Xu Yang struggled to drag Hong Xi's corpse to the mountain valley where he rested, his body broken and constantly groaning in protest.

  Xu Yang had originally wanted to cremate Hong Xi's body, but his injuries were too severe and burning the body would have wasted time. He sat cross-legged on the ground, beginning to examine his own wounds.

  "This is the most heart-wrenching battle I've experienced since coming to this era. To reach the pinnacle of Xuan, there will be countless more brutal battles... but my heart is fearless! The greatest gain from this battle is that my mental state has been tempered, which is extremely beneficial for my Xuan cultivation."

  Cultivate the mysterious by cultivating the mind. At a lower level, the cultivation of one's state of mind is not too important. However, when one reaches a certain level in their practice, the importance of one's state of mind increases exponentially.

  The next realm of the Xuan Shi is the Xuan Shifu, and when he reaches the peak of the Xuan Shifu, in order to make another breakthrough and advance to the Xuan Zong, becoming a master of a sect, he must have the mental cultivation of a sect master and enlighten his original heart.

  "Xuanzong... I will eventually reach this realm!" According to memory, the master of the Linwan Xushi family, Xu Changling, was a strong Xuanzong and a high-ranking master.

  Xu Yang put away his complicated thoughts and examined his injuries, unable to help but let out a bitter laugh.

  His physical body is now severely damaged, with several fractures and his meridians also injured. If he doesn't take good care of himself, it's likely that he'll be left with internal injuries that will affect his future progress.

  "If there were elixirs refined by Dan masters, this injury wouldn't be hard to recover from..." Xu Yang shook his head. He himself knew a lot about medicinal herbs and alchemy, but knowing wasn't the same as mastering, and now he had neither materials nor a crucible, so refining elixirs was just empty talk.

  "In the "Xuantian Eight Scenic Sutra", there is indeed a healing method that accelerates the absorption of Xuan energy to repair physical damage. However, with my current injuries, I would need at least three days of meditation and breathing exercises to recover using this method. But now the situation is urgent, and there's no time for that... Alas, there's no other choice, so I can only do it this way."

  Helpless, Xu Yang decided to use the wound healing method in "Xuantian Eight Scenic Sutra" to slightly recover from his injuries and at least restore his mobility.

  Taking a deep breath, Xu Yang's starry sea of profound energy rumbled and churned, surging towards the major meridians.

  The aura around him was stirred, and with each breath, he absorbed it into his body, slowly nourishing the broken bones and wounds. Each time the aura surged, the injured areas would recover slightly, with tendons and muscles regenerating, and fractured bones mending, albeit at a slow pace.

  Suddenly, a tremor occurred in the starry sky. Before Xu Yang could react, he felt a vast and pure Xuan energy surging into his body with one breath. It flowed rapidly through his body, healing broken bones and wounds wherever it went, almost comparable to a sacred healing medicine!

  Xu Yang was shocked. Under his inner vision, he found that the Zhongxuan Tower in the Starry Sea seemed to have shaken slightly, driving this operation of the Starry Sea.

  "Could the Town of Mysterious Tower have healing effects?" Xu Yang was both shocked and delighted. This small tower came from his ancestral master's sacred image, and it was also the biggest suspected reason for his crossing over from 10,000 years ago. He had always been unclear about its effects, but from suppressing the eighty-one emperors of the Upper Kingdom, he could see that the Mysterious Tower was absolutely not an ordinary object.

  Xu Yang's entire body emitted a "crackling" sound, his skeletal system absorbing enough Xuan energy to become even stronger and more resilient.

  "Hmm..." Xǔ Yáng let out a long, murky breath and suddenly sprang up. In just three short breaths, his originally extremely severe injuries had completely disappeared, and his physical condition was even better than before he got hurt.

  "No, it's not just that my injuries have recovered... I've actually advanced to the middle stage of Xuanwu!" Looking at the Star Ocean which had expanded by a whole level, feeling the physical strength in his body, Xu Yang muttered.

  One punch was thrown out, the thunderous sound shook the air, a tree trunk as thick as a sea bowl was punched and broken by Xu Yang, and it fell to the ground with a loud crash.

  "With a physical strength of thirty kilograms...” Xǔ Yáng clenched his fingers, feeling the power surging out from his body, and he really wanted to throw his head back and let out a loud whoop, to express the comfort in his heart.

  "Time is pressing, although it's already mid-term for a Xuan disciple, but I'm absolutely no match for the two great Xuan masters... Any one of them can kill me with ease when their Xuan power is abundant." Xu Yang didn't get dizzy from the sudden increase in strength, he picked up his leather bag from the ground and prepared to flee again.

  "Heavens, this is..."

  Xu Yang inadvertently glanced down at the ground and discovered a shocking scene!

  Hong Xi's corpse, surprisingly, was completely devoid of flesh and blood, leaving only a skeleton wrapped in the flame-patterned robes of Huoyun Daochang, exuding an inexplicable aura of eeriness.

  Xu Yang's fingers trembled slightly as he squatted down, trying to feel with his hands what changes had occurred to the corpse.

  Xu Yang's fingers touched the white bones, and they crumbled like dust in the wind, scattering all over the ground, turning into a pile of bone powder, just like the residue left after squeezing dry bones.

  "The energy in the corpse... even the energy in the bones, was all sucked dry..." Xǔ Yáng's heart skipped a beat as he thought of that small tower in the Star Ocean.

  Zhenxuan Tower!

  "Could it be that the Zhuanxuantower really absorbed the energy from Hong Xi's corpse to heal my wounds?" Xu Yang thought silently, "Apart from this answer, there is no other possibility... So, it can be confirmed that this is indeed the power of the Zhuanxuantower."

  "This matter, let's study it later," Xǔ Yáng spat out a mouthful of air, as if throwing off all the shock and fear in his heart, "In any case, Zhèn Xuán Tower saved me half my life, so far there is no harm."

  "Now, let's proceed at full speed and return to Lin Yuan City!" Xu Yang faced the direction of Lin Yuan City, clenched his fists tightly, and a longing light appeared in his eyes.

  "Ryūgen-jō, castle of the Golden Age... I've arrived!"

  Mystic energy is activated, Xu Yang operates "Gallop Momentum", starting another sprint.

  Two hundred miles behind Xuyang, the ascetic team of Huoyun Daochang advanced silently.

  Wei Haoshan and Lu Zhuo, initially one in front of the other, escorted and protected, fearing that Xu Yang would come out again to slaughter his disciples, which would make their current cultivation journey unqualified.

  They walked for a whole morning, and Xie Yang still hadn't appeared. The two of them gradually put down their guard and started chatting as they walked together.

  "Wei Lao Da, you said that Xu Yang kid is really like Hong Xi said, he ran away last night?" Lu Zhuo asked.

  "We were had..." Wei Haoshan said in a low voice, "That kid played the three of us. Luckily, Hong Xi caught on quickly and went after him half a night earlier."

  "But a little ant like him, no matter how fast he runs, can't outrun Old Hong," Lu Zhuo said with some puzzlement. "Old Hong is a Wind Extreme Cultivator, and his speed is the fastest among us three. Calculating the time, he should have caught that kid back by now."

  Wei Haoshan frowned and said, "Isn't this simple? You're not unaware of Hong Xixin's cunning, he must have captured Xu Yang long ago. He just doesn't want to share the credit with us! I reckon he went straight to Linshuang City, holding Xu Yang's head, to tattle on us in front of the Gate Master!"

  "Tell us?" Lu Zhuo was surprised, "Why, we two and Old Hong don't have any grudges."

  Wei Haoshan hummed, "Last night, when Old Hong said he wanted to pursue it, neither of us were willing. He must have held a grudge in his heart. This person's thoughts are too heavy and his tolerance is too small... Forget it! Let's just honestly fulfill our duty as guides, admit our mistake in front of the master, and hope we won't be fined!"

  A team of people marched steadily forward, and the distance between them and Xu Yang's horse grew farther and farther apart...

  P.S: I'm very touched today.

  The biggest supporter of Shang Ben, [Chu Qi Jie Qian] brother, came to support at the beginning of the new book with less than ten chapters, and rewarded 1888, making Xiao Ya extremely grateful!

  Three chapters today ~ At the same time, I hope for everyone's recommendation, collection and support, Xiao Ya thanks!