Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 421 - 376: Smoke Dragon’s Dead End, Origin of the Star Pearls - Part 2

Chapter 421: Chapter 376: Smoke Dragon’s Dead End, Origin of the Star Pearls - Part 2

When he saw the stars,

he noticed that the twinkling starlight suddenly turned into meteorites, plunging directly toward him.

At that moment, Ruan Yucheng almost forgot where he was, his eyes going blank from the overwhelming ancient aura assaulting him.

The [Smoke Cloud Eighteen Hammers] he wielded with all his might, the one named [Fiery Flame Burning City], no longer held any majesty...

It was like a child, holding a wooden stick, shouting at the sky, "I’m going to knock you down."

It was so naively helpless and weak...

Spurt...

Ruan Yucheng only saw a fist, as smooth as jade and emitting strands of blue starlight, hammering right onto the shaft of his smoking pipe.

Facing this seemingly slow but fast, lightweight-appearing but actually heavy punch with the might of a falling star,

Ruan Yucheng was immobilized by the forceful wind, only able to watch helplessly as his alloy smoking pipe shattered into fine sand and splinters, and along with it, his right hand, right arm, and right shoulder exploded.

Before he could even scream,

Ruan Yucheng’s body was sent flying into the air like a kite, bursting into a sky full of fireworks.

Blood, bone, and flesh rained noisily down, staining the sand a deep red.

A round head, mostly intact, fell and rolled over ten meters across the sandy ground, coming to a standstill.

You could see the lingering shock and bewilderment in the old man’s eyes.

He never expected such an outcome.

He didn’t even have time to feel regret.

"Weak, too weak. I really wonder what kind of environment breeds such arrogance, such a mentality that one is invincible in this world?

Living at the bottom of a well for too long can truly ruin a person. I must take this as a warning," Zhou Ping’an muttered to himself as he punched [Smoke Dragon] Ruan Yucheng to pieces with that one blow, still feeling somewhat unsatisfied.

In terms of energy level, Ruan Yucheng’s smoking hammer was indeed very powerful.

But in terms of controlling that energy, it was hardly any different from the Flame Energy S-rank he had encountered in Proluo State.

It was either a straightforward release,

or somewhat unresponsive.

"Genetic transformation doesn’t seem to be the right path. I wonder whether it lacks a specific cultivation method to match, or if it inherently has various hidden dangers?"

Even if he hadn’t made any progress, just returning from Proluo State, killing Old Man Ruan wouldn’t have been difficult.

At most, it would have taken some more effort and a few extra moves.

Let alone now.

Zhou Ping’an had been refining the "Starry Bone" these past few days.

He had made this "Starlight Body Refining Technique" his top priority.

Because with each piece of "Starry Bone" he refined, he could feel his body visibly growing stronger, with his strength increasing without limit.

He had only refined eighteen pieces of bone in his left hand, not even completing a whole fist.

Yet this left hand had already become as mighty as a god or devil, so strong that it even surprised himself.

When he struck with his fist, with the Invincible Martial Intent backing it, it was truly like slaying gods and hammering buddhas in his path.

Under direct impact, Old Man Ruan was blown into a mist of blood and flesh.

Even his specially made high-grade alloy steel smoking pipe was shattered into innumerable pieces.

As for his energy, other than turning into a light breeze that blew across Zhou Ping’an’s body, it didn’t play much of a role.

"Even Third Miss could have easily killed him; I put too much strength into it," he mused.

For the first time in a life-and-death struggle with an S-ranked powerhouse, Zhou Ping’an had to admit that he had been too lenient in estimating his enemy and had struck too hard.

The resulting bloody mess was a bit too indelicate.

"Eh! What’s this?" he exclaimed, spotting something unexpected.

Zhou Ping’an’s gaze shifted, and he saw something bright and shiny on the blood-spattered sandy ground.

Among other fragmented clothing and accessories turned into powder, two round silver beads, the size of pigeon eggs, were particularly eye-catching.

He picked them up, and his spiritual power reached out.

Zhou Ping’an suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing with a trace of ecstasy.

"Starlight Energy, how is this possible, how could he possibly have such a thing on him?"

There were no words to describe the shock in Zhou Ping’an’s heart at that moment.

In his view, whether it was the path of Qi Refinement or Body Refinement Cultivation Technique, the most profound was actually the "Starlight Body Refining Technique."

This Cultivation Technique was an advanced secret technique of the Grimoire Level Body Refinement Realm "Five Desires Demonic Scripture," which Zhou Ping’an even suspected to be a Cultivation method from the "Prison Suppressing Demon Subjugation Scripture."

Perhaps someone had broken this Immortal Sutra Rank Cultivation Technique into several major parts.

There were foundational techniques, advanced stages, and of course, ultimate arts and secret killer moves.

In conclusion, the "Starlight Body Refining Technique" had an exceptionally superior effect on Cultivation, and Zhou Ping’an was sure that it was even more powerful than achieving Completion in the "Sword of Canghai Codex."

Moreover, besides the immediate increase in combat power.

Cultivating the "Starlight Body Refining Technique" had another tremendous benefit.

His current Red Lotus Secret Teachings "Purifying Lotus Body" had reached the Sixth Level, yet he could not advance any further.

It wasn’t that the supporting Elixir "Sunflame Pill" was lacking or that he lacked insight to comprehend... but rather that his physical strength wasn’t sufficient.

Every time he intended to break through the "Lotus Body" Sixth Level to directly enter the Seventh Level, a deep crisis in the depths of his heart would surge, maxing out.

It seemed that if he insisted on doing so, there was a very high probability that his body would explode into a mist of blood and flesh immediately.

That innate sense of Spirit Perception warned him.

Unless his physical body became robust to a certain extent, the Seventh Level of Lotus Body was absolutely unattainable.

He could even clearly sense that the final level might involve a tremendous transformation, with a burst of power so great that it likely would exceed his expectations.

Therefore, he really wanted to cultivate the "Starlight Body Refining Technique" to the end.

To refine his whole skeleton into "Starry Bones" and see what the situation would be like then? It should be able to withstand the explosive power of the [Seventh Level of Lotus Body].

But life does not always go as one wishes, and eight or nine out of ten things go against one’s desires.

Strong as the "Starlight Body Refining Technique" was, with infinite marvelous uses,

its Cultivation speed was unbearably slow regardless.

Even if he used the Power of Wishes to burn a shortcut, his spiritual power still couldn’t keep up.

After practicing for eight hours a day, all he wanted to do was sleep, unable to do anything else.

That was under the full force of Cultivating the "Starlight Body Refining Technique."

Under normal circumstances, of course, it wouldn’t be possible to be so single-minded. But even in such a retreat state, genuinely refining all the large and small bone pieces in the body would still take a year and a half.

The time consumption was too long.

And the two Energy Beads of Starlight Energy in his hands...

With a slight guidance from Zhou Ping’an’s spiritual power, the energy within the beads, like water, fused into the bones. In just a few breaths, he had achieved the progress of a half-hour’s hard work of drawing starlight on ordinary days.

"This bead’s Starlight Energy seems very gentle, and it can be freely transformed into Invincible Starlight; when refining the bones, it doesn’t hurt at all. Where did it come from?"

He looked at the beads in his hand, one shining brightly and the other slightly dim.

Zhou Ping’an suddenly looked toward the Ancient Tomb...

He detected on the beads that unusual, dark, and mysterious aura of something that hadn’t seen sunlight for years.

"Bruh, no wonder you’ve been standing guard, motionless; you’ve seen the benefits, huh."

Zhou Ping’an’s thoughts flashed like lightning, and he immediately lunged towards the Ancient Tomb.

If he could confirm this, it wouldn’t be out of the question to change his strategy of sitting on the mountain to watch the tigers fight and waiting for the opportune time.

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