Chapter 23: Breaking the Barrier, Finally Becoming Jade Bone

The Fire Mane Wolf was incredibly strong, far exceeding the realm of ordinary beasts.

Xu Yan felt the pressure. At this moment, he felt his blood boiling, and his entire body was in a state of sublimation.

His blood and qi circulated around his body, his strength continuously growing.

Boom!

He charged forward again, engaging in a fierce battle with the Fire Mane Wolf.

As the battle raged on, his blood and qi grew even more intense. At one moment, he was grappling with the Fire Mane Wolf, rolling on the ground.

He didn't know how many times the Fire Mane Wolf had kicked him with its hind legs. He held the wolf's massive jaws with his hands and kicked its body with his legs.

The man and the beast rolled on the ground, kicking and struggling against each other.

Bang!

Suddenly, Xu Yan collided with a large tree. He roared, grabbed the Fire Mane Wolf's two fangs, and with all his might, threw the wolf against the tree.

The battle had reached a fever pitch. At this moment, Xu Yan felt that as his blood and qi were continuously stimulated, consumed, and squeezed, the barrier to becoming a Jade Bone began to loosen.

At one moment, it seemed to crack, and the barrier shattered.

His blood and qi instantly surged, and his bones continued to be refined.

"Only you can bite?"

Xu Yan grabbed the Fire Mane Wolf's fangs, threw it to the ground, and let it thrash its limbs against him. With bloodshot eyes, he opened his mouth and bit into the wolf's exposed neck.

Puff!

A mouthful of fur.

Xu Yan spat out the fur and continued to bite.

The Fire Mane Wolf was now panicking, struggling violently, its limbs beating against Xu Yan with a continuous thud. Xu Yan even felt his bones vibrating from the impact.

He firmly pinned the Fire Mane Wolf, changed his position, and used his legs to press down on the wolf's front limbs. He continued to bite into the wolf's throat.

Bite after bite, at one moment, with a puff, he tore open the wolf's throat, and blood gushed out.

A mouthful of blood entered his stomach, and Xu Yan instantly felt his blood and qi boiling, as if he had consumed a great tonic, making him feel refreshed.

The speed of bone refinement increased at this moment.

Xu Yan's eyes lit up, and he lay on top of the Fire Mane Wolf, pinning it to the ground, and continued to tear at the wolf's throat.

At this moment, the Fire Mane Wolf's limbs flailed in the air, its body writhing and struggling, emitting terrified howls, but to no avail.

As the bone refinement began, Xu Yan's blood and qi further strengthened, and his strength grew even greater.

After an unknown number of bites, at one moment, the Fire Mane Wolf's throat suddenly burst, and blood spurted out, severing the major artery.

Xu Yan greedily continued to drink the Fire Mane Wolf's blood, as if it were nectar, his eyes filled with excitement.

The blood entered his mouth and quickly transformed into blood and qi, accelerating the speed of bone refinement.

His bones became increasingly crystalline, getting closer to becoming flawless Jade Bone.

The Fire Mane Wolf, in its dying moments, suddenly broke free from Xu Yan's control and tried to escape.

Xu Yan, however, would not let his prey escape. He pounced, punching and kicking, tearing and biting, until the Fire Mane Wolf finally fell to the ground, barely alive, covered in wounds.

"I can't waste this; it's a treasure for bone refinement!"

Xu Yan pounced again, greedily continuing to drink the Fire Mane Wolf's blood, his blood and qi boiling, and the speed of bone refinement greatly increased.

The blood was almost drained, and Xu Yan was in a transformative stage.

He hurriedly stood up and began to cultivate.

His blood and qi circled his bones, and his bone marrow became crystalline, his bones undergoing a transformation.

It seemed to become a seamless whole.

Boom!

His blood and qi surged, and Xu Yan felt a layer of old, sticky blood gush out from his body, covering him in blood.

A crystalline light shone through his body, and a strange phenomenon appeared around him.

Jade Bone formed!

Xu Yan's bones were as clear and flawless as jade, smooth and lustrous, with intricate, mysterious patterns on the flawless Jade Bone.

His blood and qi surged and became even purer, which could be called flawless blood and qi.

Moreover, new blood and qi were constantly being generated, growing stronger, and the damage from the battle had long been restored.

At this moment, if Xu Yan were to encounter the Fire Mane Wolf again, the battle would not be so intense and difficult; he could probably defeat the wolf with just a few punches and kicks.

"I feel like I have transcended, as if I have already surpassed the realm of ordinary humans!"

Xu Yan clenched his fists, his face filled with excitement.

Only after forming the Jade Bone did he deeply understand its power and mystery.

"My martial arts foundation surpasses that of ancient prodigies; I have become a Jade Bone!"

The Jade Bone is flawless and eternal!

Even if he were to die now, his bones would remain crystalline for countless years, not only resisting decay but also becoming a treasure of the world.

This is the power of the Jade Bone, truly surpassing the realm of ordinary humans.

With the Jade Bone refined, his martial path is smooth, and he is invincible at his level!

After the excitement, Xu Yan looked at the Fire Mane Wolf's mangled corpse and felt a pang of regret.

"The Fire Mane Wolf's fur is torn and broken; I can't peel it off to give to my master."

"My master must have known the opportunity for me to break through to the Jade Bone was with the Fire Mane Wolf. He has already paved the way for my martial path!"

The more he thought about it, the more moved Xu Yan became.

Looking at the blood covering his body, Xu Yan decided not to return to the small village but to go home and find a high-quality Jade Ruyi for his master.

Xu Yan picked up the mangled corpse of the Fire Mane Wolf, found the horse, and placed the corpse on its back.

However, the horse, frightened by the Fire Mane Wolf's scent, was too weak to move. Only after Xu Yan stimulated his blood and qi to mask the wolf's scent did the horse, under his intimidation, start moving.

"The Fire Mane Wolf's flesh and blood are a great tonic, perfect for refining the organs. Now that I have formed the Jade Bone, refining the organs is almost complete.

"I will strive to complete the organ refinement within three months!"

Xu Yan was full of fighting spirit; the path to martial arts was not far away!

He would become a true martial cultivator, and all the ridicule and disdain would be swept away.

He would make those people realize that a frog at the bottom of a well cannot comprehend the vastness of the world!

And he, Xu Yan, had already entered that vast world, while they remained at the bottom of the well, thinking they knew everything!

...

Li Xuan stood on a hill, looking in the direction Xu Yan had come from, and sighed. His foolish disciple had been gone for five days and had not returned.

He didn't know if Xu Yan had safely crossed the Evil Forest and been eaten by a fierce beast.

Although he had deceived Xu Yan with a fabricated cultivation technique, after such a long time together, it was impossible to say that he had no feelings for him.

Li Xuan was quite satisfied with Xu Yan as a disciple.

Unfortunately, he was not a reclusive master.

This deception was bound to have no good outcome, even if Xu Yan remained in the dark. Li Xuan dared not continue the deception indefinitely.

There is no deception in this world that will not be exposed.

His only hope was that after the one-year period, there would be no complications, and they could part ways amicably.

Perhaps he could leave Xu Yan with the regret of having had an opportunity but failing to grasp it due to lack of talent.

And he, Li Xuan, would still be the master Xu Yan respected.

This would be the best outcome for their master-disciple relationship.