Time flies.
More than a month later...
Li Xun sat cross-legged on the couch and slowly opened his eyes.
The moment he opened his eyes, the world trembled, and his crystal-clear jade body flashed with precious light, erupting with an extremely powerful aura. "The Ziwei Heavenly Compass is indeed extraordinary!" Li Xun said to himself.
He stood up and glanced at the blood essence stone that had turned into powder in the room.
This month's time.
Initially.
It took him twenty days to replace the original Purple Sun Heavenly Technique with the Ziwei Heavenly Compass. For the next ten days or so, he spent the next ten days absorbing the spiritual energy of the Blood Essence Stone.
In just ten days.
He has consumed more than three thousand blood essence stones.
"More than three thousand blood essence stones have increased my strength by several points, but I don't know... how strong my body is now."
Li Xun thought so in his mind. He turned his palm, and a long sword flashing with cold light appeared in his hand. Without any hesitation, he slashed towards the other hand. "Clang!"
A sound of gold and iron echoed.
Li Xun raised his left hand and took a look. There was only a white mark on the palm of his hand, and it was fading quickly. "So strong!" Li Xun was amazed.
He didn't use any real energy just now, nor did he activate the Golden Body Technique. He relied entirely on the defensive power of his physical body to withstand the sword. "Now, even if I stand still, I am afraid that many people at the same level will not be able to break through my defense." He did not use all his strength just now.
But even so, it can still be compared to the weaker Xuan Dan Realm experts who attack with all their strength.
After all.
He has natural divine power and has also used Tianxin Stone Milk and Blood Essence Stone to strengthen his strength...
"Strong defense alone is not enough; the most important thing is recovery speed!"
Li Xun thought about the terrifying ability of the extraterrestrial demon to regenerate by dripping blood. He gritted his teeth, and the strength in his hand became a little stronger, and he continued to slash towards his left hand. "Kacha!"
"Hi!" came a crisp sound.
The long sword, a low-grade magic weapon in his hand, was instantly broken into two sections. Fortunately, at the last moment, the long sword completed his mission.
On his left hand, a two-inch long wound was left.
But this wound healed quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye before the blood flowed out. In just three breaths, his left hand was back to normal.
Li Xun looked through his palms but couldn't find any traces. "I should have the ability to regenerate severed limbs now, right?" Li Xun speculated in his mind.
He wanted to test it, but after thinking about it for a moment, he gave up the idea.
If a severed limb can really be regenerated, everyone will be happy, but if a severed limb cannot be regenerated, then there will be no place to cry.
The loss of one arm weakened his strength by more than one level. "It's time to practice the Dayan Divine Art."
Li Xun gently waved his sleeves, and a strong wind swept through the room, sweeping all the blood essence stone powder out of the room, and then he took out the Enlightenment Pill.
I plan to start practicing the Dayan Divine Art.
But just when he was about to start practicing.
Outside the hospital.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Junior Brother Han Feng, please see Senior Brother Li Xun!"
"Han Feng?"
Li Xun thought for a moment but seemed to have no impression of this person. He put away the Enlightenment Pill, stood up, walked to the courtyard door, and opened the door.
Outside the door.
Han Feng, who was wearing the attire of an inner disciple, quickly saluted respectfully after seeing Li Xun and said, "I have met Senior Brother Li Xun!"
"No need to be polite," Li Xun said calmly. "What do you want to do when you come here today?"
"Junior brother came here on the order of Elder Xie. First, it is to give the senior brother the reward for killing demons before. Secondly, I informed my senior brother that today is the day to sign up to become a core disciple, and I also asked my senior brother not to miss the time," Han Feng explained.
Han Feng handed over a storage ring. "Junior brother, I'd like to thank you for making a trip in person." Li Xun took the storage ring and said with a smile. He reached out with his consciousness and glanced at the inside of the storage ring. Inside, there were not many items—only a thousand high-grade spiritual stones and three bottles of elixirs. The bulk of the reward appeared to be the Earth-level mid-level skills, as Li Xun had anticipated.
"This is what junior brother should do," Han Feng said respectfully, showing his admiration for Senior Brother Li Xun.
After more than a month, Li Xun had become a legend in the Xuanyang Sect. Many inner disciples regarded him as a deity after his heroic actions against the evil spirit. Han Feng was no exception to this admiration.
"Senior brother, do you want to sign up for the core disciple assessment?" Han Feng inquired.
Li Xun thought for a moment and nodded, "I have this idea..."
Becoming a core disciple was a significant step up from being an inner disciple. While inner disciples could join at any time, core disciples had to participate in a yearly competition. Only the top three competitors could become core disciples that year.
The competition was fierce, and the requirements were high. Typically, only those in the late stages of the Lingyun realm stood a chance. However, due to various factors, the threshold had been raised to the Xuandan Realm in recent years.
This year, Li Xun was aware that several inner disciples, including himself, had reached the Xuandan Realm. This indicated that they would be competing for the core disciple position.
Despite the competition, Li Xun felt confident in his abilities. "Brother, come with me, and I will take you to the registration place," Han Feng offered eagerly.
"Junior brother, please lead the way," Li Xun agreed.