Chapter 17: The Eightfold Path of Martial Arts (Upper)

  Soon, the figures of the three households disappeared outside the cave.

  Two more miserable cries, two martial artists from Fuwei Gang covered their throats and fell to the ground in disbelief.

  The Xuantian Sword will see blood whenever it is unsheathed and returned.

  The Fuwei Gang has already lost more than ten people, but there are still over a dozen left, and they are all martial artists of the seventh or eighth rank.

  These warriors are not weak, if they cooperate well, even a warrior who has just entered the tenth level of martial arts can withstand them. A ninth-level martial artist will be surrounded and defeated by them.

  But Xuan Tian's swordsmanship was not only exceptionally brilliant and transcendent, his internal energy was also unusually profound, especially his footwork, agile like a spirit snake, swift like a hunting leopard.

  Facing the attack of the Fuwei Gang's martial artists, Xuantian dodged and counterattacked with ease, as if taking a leisurely stroll in a courtyard, looking calm and composed, relaxed and unruffled.

  Xuan Tian's sword energy was released, spanning over 40 steps horizontally and vertically, with extremely strong power, almost unstoppable.

  So, even though Fu Wei had many people on his side, he still couldn't do anything to Na Xuan Tian.

  The longer the fight goes on, the more of Fu Wei's warriors will die, until in the end, not one is left.

  The three masters' eyes were still quite sharp, although there were more warriors on the side of Fuwei Gang, but he had already seen the result, so, taking advantage of the fact that someone was blocking Xuantian at the time, he decisively withdrew and escaped.

  More than a dozen Fuwei Gang martial artists who were still alive, basically all had rich combat experience and knew how to join forces and launch a combined attack. It was relatively difficult for Xuantian to kill them, and he couldn't achieve the effect of one sword move killing them instantly, but as soon as his sword energy was released, it would inevitably splash fresh blood.

  In an instant, another miserable cry sounded. A warrior of the eighth rank of the Martial Path was directly pierced through the heart by Xuan Tian's sword, stabbing through his heart.

  The warriors of Fuwei Gang were intimidated in their hearts. At this moment, they finally woke up and realized that they couldn't defeat the young man in front of them at all.

  "Your three masters have all escaped, yet you're left here to die." Xuan Tian sneered.

  "What? The three masters have escaped?"

  "What about the third master?"

  "Has San Dangjia really disappeared?"

  ……

  Reminded by Xuan Tianyi, the martial artists of Fuwei Gang only then discovered that their third master had long since fled in a sorry state.

  The three masters were their mainstay, and once the mainstay was gone, the martial artists of the Fuwei Gang were suddenly disheartened, and with that, they lost their footing.

  Xuántiān seized the opportunity, drew his sword like the wind, and the sword light flashed continuously. Two consecutive mournful cries rang out, and two martial artists of the Fú Wēi gang were killed by Xuántiān in shock.

  There were only about ten martial artists left in Fuwei Gang.

  The three leaders fled, the crisis of death made them completely lose their will to fight, and they rushed out of the cave one after another. At this moment, there was only one word in their hearts: escape!

  Xuantian's figure moved, swift as a hunting leopard, sword light flashed, and a human head fell to the ground.

  The soldiers fell like a collapsing mountain.

  The warriors of the Fuwei Gang, if they fought to the death, could still resist Xuantian for a period of time. However, if they abandoned their resistance and fled, who could catch up with Xuantian's Bao Ying Technique at the Great Completion Realm?

  Xuántiān was like a cheetah in pursuit, effortlessly catching up to the fleeing Fú Wēi Bang martial artist from behind and attacking with ease, reaping their lives like cutting grass.

  The defeat was already set, and the martial artists of the Fuwei Gang turned to resist again, but they could no longer turn the tide. In just over a dozen breaths, the remaining martial artists of the Fuwei Gang were all killed by Xuantian Sword.

  The one who ran the farthest had just rushed out of the cave for more than twenty steps.

  More than twenty martial artists of the Fuwei Gang were killed, only three leaders were nowhere to be found.

  There were three footprints of Sanzang fleeing on the ground.

  The three masters have the cultivation of Wudang's ninefold, and they are also born with divine power, so their speed is definitely not slow. With Xuantian's Panther Shadow Technique, catching up won't be a problem, but it will definitely take some time.

  To avoid any unexpected twists and turns, and in case of other unforeseen circumstances, Xuan Tian did not give chase.

  Xuan Tian's body now carries the spiritual medicine Qihuang Grass, and he cannot afford to make any mistakes, as it would easily attract the attack of other warriors in the Yin Wind Mountains.

  Those three masters, in order to save their lives, would definitely inform any warrior they met about Xuan Tian's appearance and the news that he had spiritual medicine on him, so that Xuan Tian would be implicated and could escape.

  Chasing after fame and wealth is unwise, and besides, this place is also not suitable for long-term stay, it won't be long before it becomes a place of gossip and controversy.

  Xuan Tian has not yet reached the 8th level of Martial Path, if a martial artist at the 10th level of Martial Path comes, he will be in danger. He can practice Leopard Shadow Technique to the Great Completion Realm, but a martial artist at the 10th level of Martial Path may also be able to practice other top-grade lightness skills to the Great Completion Realm.

  Xuantian quickly returned to the cave, beheaded the two-headed black line snake, and took out two crystal-clear demon cores.

  The demon core of a second-level upper-grade demon beast is worth at least 20 merit points or 200 taels of silver. Two cores would be worth 40 merit points or 400 taels of silver. The Double-Headed Black-Line Snake has two heads, and thus two demon cores, making it the most valuable second-level demon beast, even more valuable than a second-level demon beast king.

  The scales of the double-headed black-lined snake are good materials for making soft armor, but at this moment, Xuan Tian didn't have so much time to peel off the scales.

  Time is limited, there's something better, wait for Xuan Tian's harvest.

  Xuantian quickly walked up to the body of a Fuwei Bang martial artist and rummaged through his chest.

  Silver ticket: 300 taels, top-grade Tempering Body Pill: three pieces.

  This is a martial artist of the sixth rank, with three top-grade Body Tempering Pills worth 2700 taels of silver, plus an additional 300 taels in silver notes, for a total value of 3000 taels of silver.

  No wonder in the Yin Wind Mountains, there are bandits who specialize in killing warriors and robbing their wealth. Killing people is much more profitable than killing demonic beasts.

  Xuantian reached into the bosom of a martial artist with a cultivation base of seven layers beside him.

  Silver ticket: 500 taels, Low-grade Washing Marrow Pill: 2 pieces, Low-grade Condensing Qi Pill: 2 pieces.

  The inferior Washing Marrow Pill and the inferior Congealing Qi Pill are each worth 3,000 taels of silver, so four pills would be 12,000 taels. Adding the 500 tael silver note makes a total value of 12,500 taels of silver.

  "We've struck it rich! I was just thinking that we should get some silver tickets from these robbers, but it turns out they didn't bring many with them when they entered the Yin Wind Mountains. Instead, they brought valuable medicinal pellets, not many in number, but extremely valuable."

  The Great Heavenly Joy

  Adding the two warriors who died earlier, a total of twenty-five corpses of Fuwei Gang's warriors were obtained. Xuantian got a total of 9600 taels of silver tickets, 22 high-grade Tempering Body Pills, 33 low-grade Washing Marrow Pills, and 35 low-grade Condensing Qi Pills.

  The total value of the elixirs is 223,800 taels of silver, which is almost equivalent to the total income that Xuan Tian earned from continuously killing demonic beasts in the Yin Wind Mountain Range for an entire month.

  The members of the Fuwei Gang, only eight people have reached the sixth level of martial arts, and the rest are all seventh or eighth level warriors. The elixirs they need are the same as those needed by Xuantian, which are low-grade marrow-washing pills and air-condensing pills. Therefore, the quantity of low-grade marrow-washing pills and air-condensing pills is the largest.

  In the Yin Wind Mountains, for nearly a month, the sect's rewards and distribution of lower-grade Washing Marrow Dan and lower-grade Condensing Qi Dan, each seven pellets, had all been consumed by Xuan Tian. Now that he had obtained so many pellets, even if his cultivation broke through to the 8th level of the Martial Dao Realm, he wouldn't have to worry about not having enough pellets for cultivation.

  Xuantian's speed was extremely fast, and he finished all of this in just a few minutes. Then, without lingering any further, Xuantian flew deeper into the Yin Wind Mountains.

  If San Dangjia spreads the news of his appearance and the Ling medicine, Xuan Tian may be intercepted or even killed by powerful figures who have invited a pre-heavenly expert.

  Outside the gate, the ranking of the disciples was still a month away. There was no need for Xuantian to rush back to Tiangong Sect from the Yin Wind Mountains. He had just obtained so many elixirs, enough for him to break through the 8th level of Wudao after his cultivation. So, unexpectedly, Xuantian entered the deeper part of the Yin Wind Mountains, something no one could have anticipated.

  After a period of time, Xuan Tian's cultivation should have broken through to the eighth level of the Martial Dao Realm. Then, he can leave the Yin Wind Mountain Range. By that time, the storm will have passed, and it will be much safer.

  Xuantian was extremely cautious, leaving no trace on the ground as he walked deep into the Yin Wind Mountains for seven or eight hundred miles. Only when he was about to enter the range where third-grade demonic beasts frequently roamed did he finally stop.

  The sky was about to turn dark, and night was approaching. Strange beasts would be active in large numbers. Xuan Tian found a dense forest, where he dug out a tree hole more than 40 meters above the ground on a giant tree that required over ten people to hug it. He crawled inside and covered the entrance with bark before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

  After adjusting his breath for half an hour, Xuan Tian restored his physical strength to its peak state, took out the Qi Huang grass from his arms, plucked a crystal-clear leaf and ate it.

  He continued to store the remaining Qihuang grass in front of his chest, Xuantian closed his eyes and sat down, absorbing the medicinal properties of the Qihuang grass, preparing to break through the eighth level of the Martial Dao realm.

  Originally, Xuan Tian needed to break through to the eighth level of the Martial Dao Realm, which would take at least another month. But with the Qi Huang Grass, he could save himself a month of hard work.

  Qihuang grass entered the mouth, a refreshing fragrance rushed into Xuantian's senses. The Qihuang grass melted in his mouth, like jade dew and crystal liquid, slipping into Xuantian's abdomen.

  Xuantian's spirit was greatly shocked, he was like swallowing a ball of extremely pure heavenly and earthly primordial energy**, in an instant, endless heavenly and earthly primordial energy filled Xuantian's dantian.

  Xuān Tiān immediately circulated his internal energy, running along the meridians, absorbing the heavenly and earthly primordial energy, gradually expanding to accommodate more internal energy.

  The meridians expanded to a certain extent, and the heavenly yuanqi was still endless, seemingly inexhaustible. Along the meridians, it flowed throughout Xuan Tian's entire body, limbs, and bones, strengthening his physique.

  One week... Two weeks...

  As the inner energy revolves around a week without stopping, the heavenly yuanqi in the body continuously strengthens the Xuantian meridians and the body.

  Xuantian's rotation transforms the prenatal skills, and the yuanqi of heaven and earth continuously transforms into one's own inner strength.

  Time passed for a day and two nights, on the third morning, the internal force in Xuan Tian's body had grown to a certain extent, quantitative change led to qualitative change, and the internal force was upgraded again, becoming even more profound.

  Xiantian Gong broke through from the fourth layer to the fifth layer.

  Xuantian's cultivation also improved with it, from Martial Dao Realm Seventh Layer, he was promoted to Martial Dao Realm Eighth Layer.

  Xuān Tiān opened his eyes, and a clear light shone in them. As he sat there, he was like an unsheathed sharp sword, emitting a strong sword aura. His entire demeanor had improved by a large margin compared to when he was at the Seventh Realm of Martial Arts.

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