Chapter 366: Chapter 139: The "Benefit" Promised by Yue Mankong... Eradication! Plunder

These two masters of Martial Arts Halls, who had been established in Cyan Yang for many years, had also resolved to bring their core disciples, merge into the Seven Stars Gang, and move their entire families to Qing Province.

By now, Chu Fan’s identity as a Demon Suppression Guard was no longer a secret.

Cao Feng had also openly told Chen Xuan and Wang Kaishan the news of Yue Mankong’s promise to grant the Seven Stars Gang territory in Qing Province.

Chen Xuan and Wang Kaishan were old, close friends of Cao Feng. After the ordeal with the Moon Worship Sect, they had come to see many things in a new light.

Neither of them wanted to be stuck in their small corner of the world, just drifting aimlessly through life.

If the newly formed Seven Stars Gang could rely on the powerful backing of the Demon Suppression Bureau, its future would be nothing short of extraordinary.

The two of them didn’t hesitate for long before agreeing.

But having suffered a great loss at the hands of the Moon Worship Sect, they had all become much more cautious.

They no longer dared to travel to Qing Province openly and in a large group. Instead, they decided to break up and depart in smaller, separate batches.

Tonight was the night for Cao Feng, Cao Yan, and Zhao Tianxing to be the first to depart the city.

As dusk fell, a mist began to rise from the banks of the Black Water River.

They chose to board a boat in the dead of night, first heading downstream before switching to an overland route to Qing Province.

"Old Chu, I... I want to go with you."

Zhao Tianxing had been holding it in for a long time, but he couldn’t stop himself from muttering, his voice full of reluctance to part.

Before he could finish, Cao Feng lightly slapped the back of his head and chided good-naturedly, "You brat! Chu Fan has a mission to wipe out the Heaven-Flipping Saber. You’re only at the Bone Tempering Realm, what help could you be? You’d just be a burden!"

"Just come with us to Qing Province and get settled. Then, focus on your cultivation. Achieving Mortal Transformation as soon as possible is what’s important!"

The rims of Zhao Tianxing’s eyes turned slightly red. A thousand words seemed to surge in his chest, but not a single one would come out.

Chu Fan didn’t say much. He just stepped forward, clapped Tianxing firmly on the shoulder, his gaze steady and determined. "We’ve already prepared all the cultivation resources you’ll need, from Bone Tempering to Mortal Transformation, and even to the Divine Power Realm. The rest is up to you."

Zhao Tianxing nodded firmly, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart. His expression became incredibly serious. "Don’t worry! I’ll definitely catch up to you!"

Over the past few days, there had been an endless stream of people leaving the city.

Even Fatty, Jiang Yuanfan, and the others had already packed their bags and set off for Qing Province.

The Chu Family’s ancestral home, once so lively with everyone gathered, seemed to have fallen back into silence overnight.

The courtyard was empty, leaving only the rustling of the night wind through the old trees.

Chu Fan, however, seemed oblivious to it all.

He sat meditating in his cultivation room, eyes slightly closed. Spiritual Qi circulated slowly around his body like a stream as his consciousness had long since sunk into a profound and mystical world.

The partings and reunions of the outside world seemed to be nothing more than a speck of dust on his steadfast heart, silently brushed aside.

Inside the room...

Chu Fan sat cross-legged, his eyes shut tight.

Faint streams of Dark Gold light coursed through his meridians, resembling tiny dragon shadows.

He was focusing all his energy on comprehending the Supreme Technique he had obtained from the Demon Suppression Stele—the Demon Dragon Celestial Spirit Scripture.

This Cultivation Technique’s profundity and power far surpassed any Martial Arts he had ever encountered before.

Its first Realm required a Cultivator to open eighty-one "Dragon Acupoints" in their body, draw the world’s purest and most potent yang Dragon Qi into themselves, and condense nine layers of "Demon Dragon Celestial Spirit."

Once mastered, the Celestial Spirit would form with a mere thought, becoming indestructible and Immune to All Laws.

Even more astonishingly, after successfully opening all the Dragon Acupoints, the Cultivator’s original Qi Sea would completely transform into the far vaster and more profound "Divine Sea." This Divine Sea could absorb and convert any energy in the world, storing it as pure Divine Power.

This was the very first step to forging a supreme Divine Body!

But like any great structure, it had to be built from the ground up. Opening the Dragon Acupoints required a three-step process:

’First, I must disperse all my Primordial Qi, infusing it into every meridian to trace the unique Demon Dragon Celestial Spirit Array Map according to the Heart Method.’

’Second, using my own Primordial Qi as a foundation and supplementing it with the power of Elixirs or Spirit Jade, I must constantly reinforce and maintain this fragile Spirit Array Map until it becomes stable.’

’Third, I must select nine main meridians to serve as Fake Dragon Veins. Using these as a framework, I’ll mobilize all my Primordial Qi, gather it into an unstoppable torrent, and use it to forcibly smash open the first Dragon Acupoint!’

After seven days of arduous cultivation, Chu Fan, relying on his exceptional perseverance and Comprehension, had successfully completed the first step.

Guided by his will, a complex Spirit Array Map composed of Dark Gold Primordial Qi lines had taken preliminary form within his meridians.

But this Spirit Array Map was extremely unstable, like a candle flickering in the wind. It could never hold for long before his Primordial Qi would fall into disarray and the pattern would collapse.

After seven days of constant trial and adjustment, the Spirit Array Map could last slightly longer, but it was still a far cry from the state described in the Heart Method: "stable internally, appearing with a mere thought."

’Difficult... This is too difficult...’

Chu Fan sighed to himself.

With his current Primordial Qi Cultivation, meticulously dispersing his energy into every single tiny meridian while maintaining such a complex structure for an extended period was far more difficult than he had imagined.

It required a Microscopic level of control over his Primordial Qi, as well as a profound understanding of the Cultivation Technique itself.

It also required a vast reserve of Primordial Qi as a foundation.

Fortunately, he still had his Map of Mountains and Rivers panel.

[Skill: Demon Dragon Celestial Spirit Scripture (Entry-Level) | Progress: 45/5000 | Trait: None]

Just the Entry-Level stage alone required five thousand points to advance...

The difficulty of this Martial Art far surpassed any Cultivation Technique he had ever encountered!

The silver lining was that, despite the difficulty, he could still see signs of progress.

[Demon Dragon Celestial Spirit Scripture Experience Points +1]

The Experience Points increased slowly, but they climbed with unyielding certainty.

Chu Fan could clearly feel that he was becoming increasingly Skillful and Proficient at reconstructing the Spirit Array Map.

His Primordial Qi flowed more smoothly, the lines of the Spirit Array Map grew more solid, and the duration he could maintain it increased, inch by painstaking inch.

To an outsider, mastering even the entry-level of such a Supreme Technique would require heaven-defying talent and a tremendous stroke of luck.

But Chu Fan had found a path that, while seemingly clumsy, was in fact unyieldingly firm—