Chapter 58: The Secret of the Golden Elixir

  Dongfang Bubai was originally named Dongfang Bai, the daughter of an ordinary farmer. She had a younger brother and sister in her family. Although their life was simple and hard, they could still barely fill their stomachs. In this feudal society, it was considered to be without worries about food and clothing.

  It was only when I was fifteen years old that my hometown suffered a severe disaster, leading to great chaos in the world. Bandits and evil thieves were rampant, local tyrants and evil gentry burned, killed and looted, lawless and uncontrolled, the government also lost its ability to control the situation, the green forest rebelled, war horses were in chaos, countless refugees fled to foreign lands.

  During the escape, Dongfangbai's group of refugees was attacked by bandits. His parents took his younger brother and escaped alone, leaving him behind. In a peasant family, sons are considered to be the ones who carry on the family line and continue the ancestral heritage, while daughters will eventually become part of another family and are not valued as much.

  To protect her younger sister, Dongfang Bai took the initiative to appear and lure away a group of bandits. In the chaos of escaping, she accidentally stumbled into the training grounds of an extraordinary master. The bandits were easily killed by the master using ordinary embroidery needles. She, due to her rare innate talent, was looked at differently by the master and taken in as a disciple, brought to Hei Mu Ya. From then on, Dongfang Bai disguised herself as a man and changed her name to Dongfang Invincible.

  This great man, with divine skills that covered the world, was almost invincible under heaven. Rarely had he met a worthy opponent in the jianghu. He was none other than Yang Yutian, the leader of the Day and Night Cult at the time. Admiring Dongfang Bai's determination and talent, he took her as his disciple and taught her with all his heart. Dongfang Bai thus became Yang Yutian's only personally transmitted disciple.

  Three years later, the Sun Moon Divine Cult underwent a major change. The leader, Yang Yu Tian, was ambushed by a group of mysterious experts and although he managed to kill all his attackers, he himself suffered severe injuries and died. Dong Fang Bu Bai's martial arts had not yet reached perfection and she could not command the respect of the masses. Ren Yi Xing took advantage of the situation and seized power, usurping her rightful inheritance and becoming the new leader of the Sun Moon Divine Cult.

  Eastern Unbeaten endured humiliation and bore the weight, superficially obeying, numbly letting things take their course. Secretly, he was diligently practicing his martial arts while gathering trusted followers, gradually controlling more than half of the Black Wood Cliff sect. Finally, when the Five Mountains Sword Sect jointly attacked Black Wood Cliff, he seized the opportunity to plot and caused Ren Wo Xing's mind to be greatly disturbed, striking him down and imprisoning him, retaking the position of leader of the Sun Moon Divine Cult.

  For over a decade, the Dayue God Sect has flourished under her leadership, shaking the Jianghu with its might, forcing all the prestigious sects to form an alliance just to barely counter its power. She too, reached the pinnacle of worldly power, only to find that high places are cold and lonely, having gained the highest authority in the Jianghu, but also losing the simple joys of ordinary people.

  For years, she had been expressionless, with an icy demeanor and a majestic aura. Few things could stir her emotions, and even frowning or sighing was rarely seen. But now, the Eastern Sect Master, who had always been known for her unparalleled presence and ambition, had lost control of her emotions over a small disciple from Mount Hua, almost to the point of tears. If this got out, it would shock all the big shots in the Jianghu world, both good and evil.

  Dongfang Bubai didn't notice Qu Yang, who was standing beside her with his head bowed. She directly circulated her internal energy and detected that Linghu Chong still had a weak breath. Hurriedly picking him up, she flashed into the guest room and sat down on the bed with him. Her palms were tightly pressed against the Shendang and Shendao acupoints on Linghu Chong's back, as pure and refined internal energy slowly flowed into his body.

  Under the nourishment of Dongfang Bubai's unreservedly released pure internal energy, Linghu Cong's body began to gradually recover its vitality. The golden elixir in his dantian was like a blood basin with an open mouth, absorbing and taking in everything desperately. Before long, six or seven-tenths of Dongfang Bubai's pure strength had been absorbed, the golden elixir in Linghu Cong's dantian had received the nourishment of a peerless great medicine, and his vitality was restored. The energy and blood in Linghu Cong's body gradually flourished, and his breathing became stable.

  Dongfang Bubai slowly withdrew his palm, feeling a hollow sensation in his dantian, and astonishingly, he had lost more than half of his true energy. His combat strength had directly decreased by half. He revealed an extremely incredulous expression. The ambitious leader of the Day Moon Divine Sect, who had always been determined to unify the Jianghu, had actually spent more than half of his power on a man he had only met twice before. This was something that would have been absolutely unimaginable in the past.

  I, Dongfang Bubai, unexpectedly felt heartache, and once again had the urge to sacrifice myself for others. It's been many years since I've had this feeling, it seems like it hasn't happened since I got separated from Little Sister. But why am I so good to him? Could it be that, just like Yu Nü, I too have felt love?

  Linghu Chong, who had been unconscious for a long time, suddenly let out a low groan, his hands and feet slightly moving, slowly opening his eyes, interrupting Dongfang Bubai's conflicting thoughts.

  Linghu Chong let out a cry, his mind gradually clearing, his eyes rolling slightly, and suddenly he found that the figure he had been thinking about day and night was standing right in front of him. He blinked hard, staring at the beautiful woman with slightly red eyes, dressed in white men's clothing, looking elegant and refined, who was none other than Dongfang Bubai, the mysterious woman entangled with him in his past life.

  "Dong brother, how are you here? Was it you who saved me?" asked Linghu Chong.

  Dongfang Bubai turned around, wiping away the tears from the corner of his eyes without leaving any trace. He controlled himself and replied in a calm tone: "A friend of mine saw you fainting on the street and brought you back here. Linghu brother, your martial arts skills are quite good in the Jianghu world, how did you suddenly get severely injured and faint?"

  Upon hearing this, Linghu Chong's face contorted in a bitter smile, as if he wanted to cry but had no tears. He thought to himself: "This is too ridiculous! As the top super expert in the world of 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer', I almost got myself killed by my own hands. This is just too unscientific!"

  Since Linghu Chong broke free from the shackles of his mortal body and reached the realm of mythological cultivation, a rare golden elixir had formed in his dantian. Since ancient times, all warriors who have broken through to the mythological level and formed a golden elixir have become invincible heroes who shake the heavens and tread on the four seas, becoming the main characters of an era, controlling the world, and being unmatched under heaven.

  A warrior's body is like a cup, the water it can hold corresponds to the energy stored inside. When the cup is full and you continue to pour in more water, the water will spill over and its capacity won't increase. Therefore, the bigger the cup, the more water it holds, the more inner power and true qi one possesses, the deeper their skills, the higher their combat strength.

  The golden elixir in the body is like an infinitely large cup, a thousand times larger than an ordinary cup. The energy it can absorb and hold is naturally far beyond that of an ordinary cup. However, if the water poured into it is too little, the owner of the cup will not be able to drink from it and will gradually die of thirst.

  Since ancient times, the strong ones who have formed golden elixirs have been the main characters of heaven and earth, the gods of martial arts. After absorbing a large amount of energy, the golden elixir in their body will automatically refine the purest and most easily absorbed and digested energy, which will nourish their physical and spiritual bodies, making the warriors' flesh and spirit undergo a great transformation, greatly enhancing their abilities, far surpassing other masters.

  So Linghu Chong never sealed off the Golden Elixir, but instead used all his energy to absorb its true inner power. He just didn't expect that this time he played too big and unexpectedly the Golden Elixir's mouth suddenly enlarged, causing him to not have enough energy stored up and was left dizzy and disoriented.