Eternal Life Starts from Tai Chi

Chapter 323: The Age of Great Contention, Cultivation Breakthrough

"All the major Holy Lands have ways to detect when Taiyin Heaven will manifest. They will certainly be prepared."

"It’s not surprising that the Supreme Sect Saintess and the Celestial Fragrance Sect Saintess have appeared in White Jade City. However, we have been preparing for so long; the first move must be ours."

The sinister voice from inside the house rang out again, its tone exceptionally decisive.

"The manifestation of Taiyin Heaven marks the beginning of an age of great conflict. All the major Holy Lands will make their move."

"The Holy Lands have their special detection methods. I’m afraid your arrangements in Yu State will, at best, only attract some scrap-eating hyenas. You won’t draw in any tigers that hunt live prey."

The person inside continued, clearly disdainful of the methods used by the black-clothed person outside.

"There are quite a few hidden Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster experts within the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty. It’s good to draw their attention away first. It will mean fewer obstacles for us."

The black-clothed person outside sounded completely unconcerned in her hoarse voice. Setting up this ploy hadn’t taken her much effort. If it worked, great. If not, it didn’t matter.

"Hyenas are annoying. Tossing them a bone to distract them is a good idea."

After a moment of silence, the person inside spoke slowly.

A single hyena might not be that dangerous, but when they gather in a pack, even a tiger would have to retreat. It’s better to throw out something useless to save ourselves the trouble.

"Taiyin Heaven should open within a month. The only regret is that we couldn’t find the Taiyin Order."

"I previously sent people to search the various states, but they found no relevant information."

"According to the information I received, it was supposed to have appeared near Yu State. What a pity."

The black-clothed person outside was also helpless. If she had the chance, she naturally wanted to obtain the key to this great opportunity.

The Taiyin Order is a special key for Taiyin Heaven. With it, one can obtain the opportunity for eternal life within Taiyin Heaven.

A National Guardian Martial Saint is not the pinnacle of the mortal world. There are even stronger existences, and such an opportunity can be found within Taiyin Heaven.

"Even without the Taiyin Order, there are plenty of opportunities to be found in Taiyin Heaven."

"Things like that... if you get it, it’s your fortune; if you miss it, it’s your fate. Don’t worry about it too much."

"It’s better to focus on entering Taiyin Heaven and gaining the upper hand."

The person inside didn’t seem to care too much about the Taiyin Order, because obtaining it required a certain amount of fate.

Since they didn’t have it and time was short, they naturally had to seize the initiative.

"I’ve informed you now. Don’t be late."

Seeing this, the black-clothed person outside pouted and then spoke.

After speaking, she vanished.

"Eternal life in Taiyin Heaven... only eternal life is truly everlasting."

"I hope the opportunity for my breakthrough lies within."

The person inside spoke slowly, long after the black-clothed person had departed.

Then, the dilapidated house fell silent once more, as if it were a completely abandoned place.

...

「In Yuanqing Courtyard」

Yang Chan was in his secret chamber.

The reason for this was that his cultivation was about to break through.

As his accumulated Potential Points increased, his cultivation progressed at an astonishingly fast rate. His Inner Refining of the Fourth Lungs and Spleen was nearing Perfection. Now, he just had to wait for midnight when his Potential Points would refresh, and he could complete the tempering of another organ. Then, his cultivation would soar once more.

At the same time, to prevent any aura from leaking out during his breakthrough, he had specifically chosen to do it in the secret chamber. Besides constantly circulating the Tier Three Calm Heart and Breath-holding Technique, he had also arranged a set of tools in the room to conceal his aura and keep it from escaping.

These tools were useless to most people, but when Yang Chan saw them, he naturally snatched them up. They weren’t very costly either.

As time trickled by, a new day arrived. Yang Chan’s gaze was fixed on his panel, where 7.6 new Potential Points had appeared. Added to the 0.6 he had left over, he now had a total of 8.2 Potential Points.

With his Potential Points refreshed, Yang Chan decisively allocated them to the Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method. As three Potential Points vanished, the Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method on his panel went from Tier Three Mastery 59% to 60%. Following this upgrade on the panel, the aura around Yang Chan began to fluctuate.

Just as he had expected, upon completing the tempering of his Fourth Lungs and Spleen and breaking through to the Fifth Lungs and Spleen, his aura began to leak out.

This leaking aura was already beyond what the Tier Three Calm Heart and Breath-holding Technique could completely contain. Normally, his high level of control allowed him to suppress it, but with the breakthrough in his Martial Arts Cultivation, that control was no longer enough.

The burst of aura at the moment of breakthrough had surpassed the limits of the Tier Three Calm Heart and Breath-holding Technique.

Although this kind of breakthrough would go undetected unless an Inner Master was extremely close, accidents could always happen.

The set of tools he had arranged in the room to prevent his aura from leaking was proving its worth.

’The Meditation and Breath Holding Technique really needs to be upgraded.’

Yang Chan sighed to himself.

Previously, when he completed the tempering of his Third Lungs and Spleen and broke through to the Fourth, he had already felt it was a close call. Now it was happening again. Fortunately, he had prepared in advance.

It was fine inside the secret chamber, but if he were outside, he would definitely need a better Meditation and Breath Holding Technique.

Yang Chan only mulled it over for a moment before turning his full attention to the changes in his body. As he’d predicted, his body was once again undergoing an all-around enhancement, from the inside out.

His strength, speed, reaction time, and other attributes had all significantly improved. His senses grew sharper, and his breathing became even longer and deeper than before. He felt like an extremely powerful Fierce Beast, his aura raging violently.

And this was with Yang Chan actively suppressing it. Only after circulating the Meditation and Breath Holding Technique did his aura return to normal, making him seem no different from an ordinary person.

Yang Chan focused on the enhancements to his body. Although it was a kind of transformation, the improvement was still within his range of control. He had actually anticipated this before the breakthrough.

Inside the secret chamber, Yang Chan performed some small-scale tests, familiarizing himself with his body’s transformation.

Yang Chan carefully perceived the changes and quickly grew accustomed to the improvements in his body. He had long been prepared for this.

Once he had gradually familiarized himself with the changes in his body, Yang Chan sat cross-legged again and began to spend the five Potential Points on his panel.

Although Yang Chan was tempted to upgrade his Meditation and Breath Holding Technique, it wouldn’t be of much help to him at the moment. For breakthroughs, he could just use the secret chamber. Under normal circumstances, the Tier Three Calm Heart and Breath-holding Technique was sufficient for his needs.

Yang Chan directly allocated three Potential Points to the Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method. He then spent the remaining two on the Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill and the Sword Master profession. He had no intention of changing his allocation method.

At this point, the Sword Master profession on his panel was about to reach Tier Two, but Yang Chan was in no hurry to add more points to upgrade it. He had plenty of time.

Whether it was the war between the Jin Meng Empire and the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty, the struggle for the Silver State Secret Realm, or the resurgence of the No-Life Evil Cult in Yu State, none of it had anything to do with him for now. It couldn’t affect him at all.

Therefore, he continued to allocate his points methodically, steadily improving at his own unhurried pace.

’Time to start the Fifth Lungs and Spleen Tempering. The progress is about the same as before.’

Yang Chan could clearly sense the progress of his Fifth Lungs and Spleen Tempering. The proficiency required for each stage of Inner Refining of the lungs and spleens was about the same for him. Since they were all at Tier Three, the proficiency needed was identical, which was different from other cultivators at the Inner Refining stage.

For a normal cultivator, the later stages of Inner Refining of the lungs and spleens become progressively harder. But for Yang Chan, all things were equal. The time and Potential Points required for the Inner Refining of the Second Lungs and Spleen were the same as for the Sixth Lungs and Spleen.

This meant that for Yang Chan, his cultivation advancement was very predictable. He could basically deduce the approximate time it would take, unlike normal cultivators who get stuck at bottlenecks.

With his cultivation breakthrough complete, Yang Chan glanced at the sky and decided not to stay up any later.

...

’What in the world is going on with the No-Life Evil Cult? They’ve only shown themselves in Yu State, but they aren’t expanding. Instead, they just keep changing locations.’

Gu An stared at the report he’d received about the No-Life Evil Cult, completely baffled by what their objective could be.

If this were the old No-Life Evil Cult, they should be aggressively promoting their "No-Life" ideology by now. They would bewitch the common people, turning them into followers while using the Soul Capturing Technique to control them. Then, they would use these pawns to infiltrate the major powers. Through a combination of intelligence and suicidal tactics, they would quickly seize control of Yu State.

This was the Cyan Yuan Sect’s analysis of the No-Life Evil Cult’s previous rapid expansion. It could be said that the best time to counter them was when they first began to proselytize.

Therefore, when Gu An arranged for the investigation, he paid close attention to these signs. However, he found that this new incarnation of the No-Life Evil Cult was very strange. They showed no intention of proselytizing. Instead, they just kept moving, as if they were hiding from something, or perhaps searching for something. It was completely baffling.

"Continue to monitor the No-Life Evil Cult. If you notice even the slightest thing amiss, report to me directly."

Gu An couldn’t figure out the No-Life Evil Cult’s objective, so he could only arrange for his men to keep a close watch, monitoring them at all times so that nothing would be missed.

Originally, he hadn’t paid much attention to the No-Life Evil Cult in Yu State because he was more focused on the Silver State Secret Realm. The second group of personnel had already been dispatched to Silver State, and they were due to send back a batch of Superior Spirit Medicine. According to a message from Sect Leader Liu Xuan, this shipment would even include Top Level Spirit Medicine.

Among them were materials for refining the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, a piece of news that naturally made him pay even closer attention.

If they gathered all the materials for the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, the Cyan Yuan Sect would certainly refine it. At that time, Sect Leader Liu Xuan, the Supreme Elder, and others would have a chance to break through to become Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmasters.

As the Medicine Hall Master, a Grandmaster at the Peak of Internal Refining of the Lungs and Spleens and Feces, he also had a good chance of breaking through to the Cleansing Marrow Grandmaster Realm.

He originally felt his chances were slim, thinking that breaking through the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera was likely his limit. But with the increase in Superior and Top Level Spirit Medicine being sent back, and with so many Cultivation Resources, he naturally had a chance to break through.

A reasonable portion of the elixirs refined by Yang Chan and the others had also ended up in his hands.