Chapter 23: Asura First Layer Body!
On Green Bamboo Peak, which was covered in purple bamboo.
Inside the cultivation room of Lin Xuan's residence. Lin Xuan, draped in a green robe, sat cross-legged on a prayer mat.
Then, he took out the emerald jade bottle from his storage ring and, following the method to lift the ban, removed the seal at the mouth of the bottle.
"Release!"
With a movement of his divine thought, the banning method at the mouth of the bottle suddenly dissipated and disappeared.
At the same time, an almond-sized dark red pill flew out. A rich medicinal fragrance assailed his face, making the spiritual energy in the cultivation room a bit denser.
Not only that. Lin Xuan took a deep breath, and waves of coolness nourished his sea of divine consciousness, making the power of his divine consciousness much purer.
"This pill is indeed top-grade!" Lin Xuan exclaimed.
"Great Devouring Technique!"
"Asura Thirty-Three Layer Body!"
Under the blessing of the dual divine abilities, Lin Xuan opened his mouth and swallowed the pill into his abdomen.
Boom...
The Great Dream Heart Tribulation Pill was like a piece of ten-thousand-year-old ice meeting true fire, turning into countless warm currents that merged into his limbs and bones.
Lin Xuan circulated the Asura Thirty-Three Layer Body crazily. Within his dantian, a black rune condensed in less than a moment.
This was the Asura Rune!
Nine Asura Runes would allow one to cultivate the Asura First Layer Body!
After this weak Asura Rune was formed, it created a powerful devouring force that crazily devoured the energy within the Great Dream Heart Tribulation Pill.
At the same time.
Another force surged directly into the sea of divine consciousness in Lin Xuan's head.
Illusions sprang up before Lin Xuan's eyes.
This was what the Great Dream was!
These illusions were a trial of the cultivator's heart tribulation. If one coveted the things in the illusions, it would cause the spiritual energy in the body to backlash, resulting in a serious injury at the very least.
However, for Lin Xuan, no matter how many painted-skin beauties, supreme magic treasures, or deep human emotions there were, he had already experienced countless numbers of them in the game of his past life.
The illusions shattered one by one, turning into pure soul power that was devoured by Lin Xuan's divine consciousness body.
In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed.
Lin Xuan, sitting cross-legged in the cultivation room, had a visible white whirlwind condensed around his body, pulling in the spiritual energy within a radius of one hundred feet.
It was like a bottomless pit!
Now, inside Lin Xuan's sea of divine consciousness, the divine consciousness body that was originally just a cloud of gray mist had condensed into a human shape.
The divine consciousness had taken form, looking exactly like Lin Xuan. Below this divine consciousness body, there was a river of consciousness, like a long dragon, spanning the entire sea of divine consciousness.
The strength of Lin Xuan's current divine consciousness had directly crossed a major rank, reaching the Void Core Realm!
Moreover, there were already as many as eight Asura Runes within his dantian. He was only one step away from cultivating the Asura First Layer Body!
"Break for me!"
Lin Xuan roared low in his heart.
Inside his dantian, the ninth Asura Rune instantly finished condensing.
The nine Asura Runes followed a certain pattern and arranged themselves into an Asura Formation beneath his pill cloud.
The Asura Formation circulated continuously, transferring the power of the Asura Runes into his limbs and meridians. After performing a Great Cycle of circulation, it returned to the Asura Formation, continuously tempering his physique.
Ka, ka, ka...
At the same time, dozens more cell particles in Lin Xuan's body transformed into Python Dragons. His Python Dragon cell particles had now reached as many as two hundred and ten.
Two hundred Python Dragons roared in unison, like muffled thunder exploding inside his body, causing the entire cultivation room to tremble a few times.
If this were not a core disciple's residence built with spiritual materials, just a slight leak of Lin Xuan's strength would likely have caused the entire house to collapse.
"Hu!"
Lin Xuan, whose strength had surged by nearly one million pounds, could not help but exhale a mouthful of turbid air.
Meanwhile, several miles away from Green Bamboo Peak.
Among the peaks, a carriage pulled by five One-Horned White Rhinoceroses crossed the void and flew towards the distance. A white-robed young man with an elegant demeanor stood on the carriage, attracting the gaze of many disciples along the way.
"Isn't that candidate Holy Son Zhuge Qing? Wasn't he in secluded cultivation? When did he come out!"
"Looking at the direction he is going, it seems to be Green Bamboo Peak!"
"I heard that at Green Bamboo Peak, an outer sect disciple was directly promoted to a core disciple. Could it be that Zhuge Qing is going to find that newcomer!"
"I think so. The trial battle between the disciples of the two sects is coming up soon. Perhaps this Zhuge Qing wants that newcomer to join their Immortal Alliance!"
"Now there is something fun to watch. Let's go take a look!"
Some disciples who coincidentally met among the peaks followed Zhuge Qing's carriage from afar with the mentality of watching the excitement.
A blue-robed young man stepping on sword light could not help but speak up: "I do not think there will necessarily be anything exciting to watch. Zhuge Qing's strength is comparable to a Golden Core Realm powerhouse. What ability can that newcomer possibly have!"
"I heard from a few junior brothers that this newly promoted core disciple has talent several times stronger than the Holy Sons. It is a good opportunity to see just how formidable he is!"
Another red-robed disciple held a different view. Zhuge Qing saw that many disciples were following him, but he did not bother with them.
Several hundred meters away.
It was Green Bamboo Peak, covered in purple bamboo, looking very quiet and secluded.
Zhuge Qing's carriage hovered in mid-air. A trace of cold killing intent appeared in his cool eyes.
His lackey, Liu Fei, was almost finished. Beating someone from his Immortal Alliance to the verge of death like this was the first instance since he established the Immortal Alliance.
This was a stain on the Immortal Alliance, and as the leader of the Immortal Alliance, he naturally had to do his best to erase this stain.
"Lin Xuan, come out and accept your punishment!"
Zhuge Qing said, his voice booming like a great bell. The voice spread for several miles around.
"This Zhuge Qing is really arrogant to dare pick a fight so blatantly!"
"Who asked him to have a background!"
A hundred meters away, the disciples who had followed exclaimed. After the sound rippled far away.
"Hehe, accept punishment? You are just a candidate Holy Son; are you trying to take over the duties of an elder? You really think too highly of yourself!"
Subsequently, a cold voice came from the courtyard below, and a figure arrived instantly within a dozen steps of Zhuge Qing.
"Foundation Establishment Realm, he indeed broke through!"
Zhuge Qing scanned Lin Xuan and thought to himself.
The intelligence he received earlier stated that this Lin Xuan was only at the Qi Refining Realm. Furthermore, he had received generous rewards from the sect's high-ups and had at least over ten million contribution points on him.
Thus, he had sent Liu Fei to recruit him into the Immortal Alliance so that he could further swallow this person's sect contribution points. But what he did not expect was that Liu Fei, who was at the Void Core Realm, was actually no match for Lin Xuan.
"Do you know who you are talking to?"
Zhuge Qing held back his anger and said in a gloomy tone.
"Are you an idiot?"
Lin Xuan said unceremoniously.
"You..."
Zhuge Qing was stunned; he did not expect Lin Xuan to be so direct.
Zhuge Qing had cultivated bitterly for decades. Because of his great background and support, no one had ever dared to retort against him like this. He was surrounded by flattery, and this Lin Xuan was completely pushing the bottom line of his endurance!
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