Tianmo Jiubian

  A strong gust of wind blew by, and a rustling sound came from the originally quiet thicket. The birds around seemed to be startled by something and flew towards the sky.

  On one side of the forest, there is a clear pond. In the center of the pond, there is a round stone, and on the surface of the water, a faint glow emerges.

  Li Yipan sat cross-legged on this stone, and with the wind blowing by, he let out a faint sigh.

  The sound and the rhythm of the wind are almost merged together, if you don't listen carefully, you can't hear it at all.

  "Three days already?" Li Yi slowly opened his eyes and muttered to himself.

  Since that day when he got the white bone chip from Li Han's hand, Li Yi was sent into this so-called family forbidden land by his men, a deep mountain.

  In this deep mountain, everything seems so quiet, indeed a suitable place for people to cultivate themselves.

  This kind of place, Li Yi had often stayed in when he was undergoing some special training in his past life. So compared to the Li family's large courtyard which still hasn't been fully explored, Li Yi felt more at ease in this mountain forest.

  After arriving here, he did not hastily start the so-called Dou Qi, but chose this special place to calm his restless mind.

  He is now using the breathing method, which was learned from a hundred-year-old monk when he completed a certain commission in Tibet years ago. The years of killing experience made him understand that this set of breathing methods, although not having other uses, just to keep his mind clear, is rare and precious.

  At last, he slowly pulled out the white bone fragment from his bosom and placed it in front of himself.

  At close range, this piece of bone the size of half a palm didn't have anything special about it. Although occasionally a few strands of silver light would appear on its surface, Li Yi studied it for a long time but couldn't find out what was special about these lights.

  At this moment, he only lightly sighed and followed Li Han's guidance to bite his fingertips, applying a little fresh blood to the white bone piece, and then applied a little more fresh blood to his own brow.

  As Li Yi moved, the white bone piece that was originally ordinary suddenly floated up slowly and drifted to Li Yi's chest position before slowly coming to a stop.

  A mass of grayish-white light emanated from the white bone fragments, with countless characters jumping inside.

  Li Yi had merged with the memories of the previous little Li Yi and had some understanding of the characters on the Dou Shen continent, but he found that he didn't recognize any of those jumping fonts.

  The characters' jumping became more and more intense, but finally, with a sudden surge, a mass of grayish-white light enveloped the entire pond. And with this surge, those characters suddenly shot towards Li Yi's brow like thunderbolts.

  Li Yi didn't even have time to react before he felt a jolt in his mind, as if countless needles were piercing his brain.

  Those words kept jumping in Li Yi's mind, until finally, as if they had sensed the tiny bit of blood on Li Yi's brow, they all obediently submerged into his subconscious...

  Li Yi slowly let out a breath and opened his eyes this time.

  If someone else had that experience just now, they would probably not be able to bear it. It is only those who have undergone spiritual training who can endure such mental suffering.

  But after enduring such suffering, it's not without its benefits.

  The white bony fragment floating in front of him had turned into powder, but the text on it was as if it had been branded into Li Yi's mind. Although he didn't know why, at this moment he could only clearly remember a part of the text, and most of the rest were blurry, but this did not bring any sense of defeat to Li Yi.

  He slowly recalled the words that he could remember in his mind, and four bright red characters appeared in his divine consciousness.

  Heavenly Demon's Nine Transformations!

  These four words were like an endless magic power in Li Yi's mind, and he couldn't shake them off.

  The following text is about the introduction and practice method of Tianmo Jiubian.

  "Evil ones, acting on their own desires to harm others for personal gain, only by devouring the strong can they undergo the transformation of becoming a heavenly demon..."

  "This is what? Devouring the strong? Eating people away? This Tianmo Jiubian is a bit too exaggerated..."

  Thinking of this, Li Yi couldn't help but shake his head.

  At this moment, he has no choice but to accept the situation, which is not very good. Although there is a powerful and cheap old father who can provide some protection, Li Yi does not have confidence that he can retreat unharmed if he encounters another attack from someone with ill intentions.

  So at this moment, what I should do most is to become stronger!

  Only by becoming stronger and having real power can you have the opportunity to do what you want to do!

  Survival of the fittest! Might makes right!

  This is the highest law of the Dou Shen Continent.

  With this thought, Li Yi stopped thinking about it and figured that the Tianmo Jiubian was probably the highest level of martial arts he could get at this moment. Although he didn't know what grade it was, practicing it was better than nothing...

  At this thought, Li Yi's mind moved and he sat cross-legged again according to the method of Gongfa. As his breathing sounded, the heavenly energy in the air had entered his body with his breath, bit by bit.

  This is the first step in cultivating internal energy, and any method is more or less the same.

  To cultivate internal energy, one must first use a cultivation method to extract the primordial energy from heaven and earth into the body, gradually washing away the impurities within, transforming an ordinary person's physical constitution into one suitable for cultivating internal energy.

  No matter who it is, this step is extremely important. If one's own meridians are weak and cannot withstand the washing of the heavenly energy by the weather, then in case of a loss of control, the heavenly energy will explode inside the body, causing all the meridians to be severed, turning that person into a useless and mediocre individual!

  Only after going through this step, the meridians become extremely tough and can withstand the impact of Dou Qi, then there is a chance to continue cultivating Dou Qi and embark on the path of becoming a strong practitioner.

  Of course, there are also some people with extraordinary talents. At birth, the intensity of their meridians is different from that of ordinary people. These people have a unique talent and after being baptized by the heaven and earth's primordial energy, their meridians naturally become even more resilient.

  The more tenacious a person is in their meridians, the higher their future achievements will be.

  It can be said that washing the marrow and channels is the first step in cultivating the elixir, but it is also the most crucial step.

  Putting aside all these distracting thoughts in his mind, Li Yi focused all his attention on this most crucial first step.

  As the primordial energy of heaven and earth entered his body, he could feel a faint flow of heat surging through the meridians on top of his body.

  Each time the hot current surged, a hard-to-describe pain came from within, making people shudder involuntarily and cold sweat dripped down.

  But Li Yi didn't make any sound, instead he gritted his teeth and used his divine sense to drive the heavenly and earthly primordial energy within him to slowly move along with the operation of the Tianmo Jiubian.

  This step is especially difficult and few people can endure such suffering...

  Time slowly passed, the heaven and earth yuanqi on the water surface surged with Li Yi's breathing, at first there were a few urgent and disordered breaths, finally gradually becoming long and calm.

  A faint black sweat had already seeped out of Li Yi's pores and was immediately blown dry by the wind.

  The complexion that should have been pale from indulging in wine and lust gradually took on a warm, jade-like whiteness.

  At this moment, if an outsider saw it, they would surely be greatly shocked. All of this only goes to show that Li Yi has already broken through the first and most difficult hurdle in cultivating Dou Qi.

  His meridians have fully accepted the heavenly and earthly primordial energy, and at this moment, the heavenly and earthly primordial energy is being driven by the Tianmo Nine Changes, repeatedly washing his meridians. Once the washing is complete, he can formally cultivate Dou Qi!

  "Hmph—"

  The primordial energy of heaven and earth floating on the surface of the pond had all been absorbed into Li Yi's body. After a moment, his eyes suddenly opened wide, and an unusual glow flashed continuously in the black pupils. When this glow disappeared, he let out a long sigh, feeling a strange power spreading throughout his body...

  "Is this the way of cultivating Qi? Indeed, it's incredibly profound. According to my current state, I've only passed the first trial of Heaven and Earth's primordial Qi washing my marrow and channels, yet my physique has already undergone such a huge transformation?"

  Li Yi muttered to himself for a moment, as if he didn't believe it, then slowly stood up from where he was and jumped towards the edge of the pond.

  "Plop—" A sound was heard as Li Yi fell into the water, but after the splashing of the water, a face with a faint smile appeared.

  The method of cultivating Qi is indeed mysterious, and just one simple washing of the marrow and meridians can bring about such a huge change in this body that's close to being useless. What will happen when I start formal cultivation?

  Li Yi didn't think about the issue, he quickly returned to the top of the stone, sat down cross-legged again, and his hands formed a strange handprint in front of him. With his breathing, the Tianmo Nine Changes technique inside his body slowly started running again...