Chapter 60

"If it really is the case, our Great Xuan Kingdom will not be at peace. With the strength of a Crystal Phase Black Dragon, ordinary Spirit Masters like us would have no chance of survival if we were to encounter it." The Daoist nun's expression changed drastically.

"Rest assured, Junior Sister. Although what Senior Brother said is true, don't forget that both the Heavenly Moon Sect and the Blood River Hall have more than one Crystal Phase Elder. Even if the Red Dragon manages to escape the pursuit of Uncle and Spirit Jade Senior, once the Elders of the Heavenly Moon Sect and the Blood River Hall get involved, no matter how powerful it is, it will only have one path to death. Especially the Heavenly Moon Sect's flying sword technique, which is extremely lethal. Without the Dragon Subduing Sword, this Red Dragon, no matter how fierce, would be unable to resist." Zhu Chi, however, had a different opinion.

"The flying sword technique of the Heavenly Moon Sect is indeed a great weapon once truly mastered. However, the Blood River Hall's Blood Blade Secret Technique is also extremely vicious. Once a fully formed Blood Blade touches the body, even a slight scratch would mean certain death. But to be fair, not just these two sects, which of our major sects doesn't have their trump cards? Even our Savage Ghost Sect, if we could summon the powerful Ghost King that our founding ancestor once used to awe several countries, would be enough to sweep through all the sects. But what's the point of talking about these things now? Since the founding ancestor's passing, the Ghost King has vanished without a trace, and no one can summon it anymore." The Daoist nun sighed.

The scholar and the Gui surname scholar exchanged glances, unable to help but feel a bit bitter.

The Savage Ghost Sect once dominated all the sects, but each generation has been worse than the last. If it weren't for the support of a Crystal Phase Uncle, the position of one of the Five Major Sects would be unstable.

This made them, the unworthy descendants, feel extremely ashamed.

"Alright, that vicious dragon is indeed a big problem, but with Uncle and others around, it won't cause too much trouble. Let's discuss some matters of our lineage now." The scholar coughed lightly and said.

Zhu Chi and the Daoist nun naturally had no objections and immediately began discussing another topic.

Ten days later, Liu Ming was sitting cross-legged in his cultivation room, playing with a flawless white jade bottle in his hand.

On the ground beside him were two more identical bottles.

These were the three bottles of Bone Washing Liquid he had just received from the scholar.

According to the scholar, it was best to engage in intense exercise before using the spiritual liquid, and then use all of it within a few days to achieve the best effect of bone washing and meridian transformation.

Of course, the process would not be comfortable at all.

After pondering for a while, Liu Ming suddenly placed the bottle on the ground and walked out to the small courtyard.

With a "rip," he tore off his shirt, revealing a somewhat muscular upper body. After taking a deep breath, he began to practice a set of seemingly strange boxing techniques.

One after another!

The sound of his punches echoed, which was the Body Strengthening Fist he had learned while cultivating the spirit fields.

As time passed, Liu Ming's skin gradually turned red. After a layer of shiny sweat appeared on his back, he began to emit a thick, hot steam, which became increasingly intense, almost unable to be completely dispersed by the fierce wind of his punches.

Liu Ming suddenly stopped his movements and walked back into the room, breathing heavily. He quickly took off his pants, picked up a small bottle from the ground, opened the cap, and poured out a milky white spiritual liquid, applying it directly to his body.

As soon as the spiritual liquid touched his hands, he felt an icy cold sensation. When he applied it to his red skin, it turned into a sharp, cutting pain.

Liu Ming winced but did not stop his movements, quickly applying the liquid to every inch of his body. Then, he sat down naked and began to cultivate silently.

Each time his magical power circulated, the cold sensation on his skin became even more intense. After a full cycle, it felt as if his blood had frozen.

However, Liu Ming, having been warned by the scholar, knew that this was the most critical moment. Therefore, he gritted his teeth and forced his magical power to continue circulating, closing his eyes and gradually forgetting about time and everything else.

After an unknown amount of time, the icy cold sensation on his skin finally disappeared. At the same time, a black, oily substance began to secrete from his pores, emitting a foul smell.

In contrast, Liu Ming's face was unusually rosy, with a faint, crystalline glow.

After a long sigh, he finally opened his eyes. But when he looked at his body, he immediately frowned. After muttering a few words, he made a seal with his fingers and pointed it at the top of his head.

With a few "puffs," several balls of clear water appeared in the air and washed over his body, cleaning away all the black dirt.

Liu Ming combed his hair back and suddenly remembered something. Narrowing his eyes, he focused his mind and quickly examined his body.

His bones, muscles, meridians, and spirit sea seemed to have undergone some indescribable changes, and his magical power had increased, though not by much, it was enough to match the results of half a month of hard cultivation.

Liu Ming frowned, suddenly raised his arm, and clenched his fingers slightly. It seemed his strength had increased somewhat. Looking down at his body, he noticed he had grown a bit taller.

However, since he started cultivating the Dark Bone Decree, even without using magical power, his strength had been gradually increasing. Although the increase was not significant each time, the cumulative effect over a year was considerable, more than doubling his strength before joining the Savage Ghost Sect.

At first, Liu Ming thought it was due to the habit of practicing the Body Strengthening Fist before cultivation. But after asking some of the older Nine-Headed Mountain disciples, he learned that while the Body Strengthening Fist did improve physical strength, it was not as exaggerated as this.

Thus, it was highly likely that the continuous increase in his strength was due to the cultivation of the Dark Bone Decree.

To be honest, although the Dark Bone Decree seemed very similar to the Ghost Spirit Technique of the Savage Ghost Sect, the specific cultivation effects were barely mentioned. Even the exclusive secret techniques and spells that were supposed to be included in the technique were not written in the brocade book translated by the fat elder in the scripture hall.

This meant that, apart from finding some attribute-matching techniques and secret techniques within the Savage Ghost Sect, he could not expect any special combat techniques from the Dark Bone Decree.

This made Liu Ming feel extremely depressed when he discovered this.

As a result, if he hadn't cultivated several techniques, he would have looked more and more like a physical cultivator.

Liu Ming thought about this, shook his head, and sat down again, picking up the small bottle and starting to apply the liquid to his body once more.

The same icy cold, the same sharp pain, made the young man wince again...

Three days later, when Liu Ming walked out of the room, his shoulders were noticeably broader and his height had increased by more than half a head.

At this point, if it weren't for the remaining youthfulness on his face, anyone would have mistaken him for a young man in his late teens.

The changes after each application were not significant, but the cumulative effect was astonishing.

After moving his limbs and practicing the Body Strengthening Fist in the courtyard, the wind from his punches scraped away a layer of soil from the ground.

This shocking effect was something he could not have achieved three days ago.

Liu Ming was extremely satisfied with the effects of the three bottles of Bone Washing Liquid.

After finishing his movements, he returned to the cultivation room, tidied up, and calmed his mind before beginning to study the Spirit Communication Technique.

This secret technique was one of the most widely cultivated among the Savage Ghost Sect disciples. After all, being able to control a ghost was like having an additional helper, and it could also be used to explore unknown dangers in dangerous places.

Therefore, even if some disciples' cultivation techniques were not suitable for the Spirit Communication Technique, they would still try to cultivate it to some extent. For them, even being able to summon the lowest-level ghost was better than nothing.

After some time of study, Liu Ming had understood about eighty to ninety percent of the technique.

According to the Spirit Communication Technique, there were generally two ways for a Spirit Apprentice to obtain a powerful ghost to control.

One way was similar to what he saw in the competition, where a senior brother who also cultivated the Spirit Communication Technique would create ghost puppets like the Bone Demon using other secret techniques, then use the Spirit Communication Technique to subdue some wandering spirits and ghosts, and refine them into battle spirits with combat awareness, which would be directly attached to the ghost puppets for control.

This method was relatively quick because low-level battle spirits were easy to refine. As long as the ghost puppets could be created, one could quickly have a powerful ghost.

However, the strength of such ghosts would grow very slowly. Training battle spirits and continuously refining ghost puppets were extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Many Savage Ghost Sect disciples wasted their cultivation due to this choice, resulting in a loss.

The second method was simpler: using a mysterious array established by a Six Yin True Person of the Savage Ghost Sect, one could directly enter a mysterious space called the "Netherworld Ghost Land" to find and subdue some truly fierce ghosts and spirits.

These ghosts, once subdued, were generally very intelligent. As long as they were placed in a place with abundant Yin Qi, they would cultivate on their own and gradually increase in strength.

However, the Netherworld Ghost Land was extremely dangerous, and Spirit Apprentice-level disciples generally did not dare to venture deep into it. Therefore, the ghosts they could capture were mostly the lowest-level ones. If they wanted to strengthen them through later cultivation, the time required would be considerable.

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