Chapter 8

"Gui Mu Ling actually has Six Yin Absolute Corpses roaming around…"

"From this, it can be said that the place must be hiding a segment of a Yin Sha Spirit Vein!"

"Only in such a way can the ghosts on Gui Mu Ling undergo a 'corpse transformation,' evolving into Six Yin Absolute Corpses."

"In the vast wastelands of the Nine States, Yin Sha Spirit Veins are quite common, but in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, where spiritual energy is scarce, they are already considered rare…"

As Su Yi pondered, he walked along the banks of the Dacang River toward Guangling City.

"Reaching the third realm of martial arts, the Furnace Cultivation, using a 'Yin Sha Spirit Vein' to temper the five organs can achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"Besides, there are Six Yin Grass and Extreme Yang Flowers on Gui Mu Peak, which are also precious medicines for cultivating the Furnace Cultivation realm."

"I will go there once my cultivation reaches the Great Perfection of the Blood Moving realm."

Su Yi made his decision.

This encounter with Xiao Tianque and Zijin also brought him considerable gains.

Ten thousand taels of silver are enough to buy all the medicinal materials needed for body tempering.

At the same time, he also deduced some valuable information related to Gui Mu Peak.

For example, the Yin Sha Spirit Vein!

When Su Yi arrived at the city gate of Guangling City, he saw a detachment of the Imperial Guard stationed there.

They were clad in armor, fierce and solemn.

In front of the Imperial Guard, a group of important figures waited, each with an extraordinary demeanor, clearly accustomed to high positions, far surpassing ordinary martial artists.

Such a luxurious lineup was extremely rare in Guangling City.

The common people passing by the city gate were both respectful and curious.

"The City Lord and his 'City Lord's Imperial Guard' have all been mobilized, what are they going to do?"

Many voices of discussion arose.

"It turns out to be City Lord Fushan and his Imperial Guard…"

Although Su Yi was somewhat curious, he didn't bother to inquire and walked straight into the city gate.

Faintly, the laughter of those important figures came from behind—

"Look, isn't that Su Yi, the son-in-law of the Wen family? He used to be the outer gate sword master of the Qinghe Sword Mansion, a young genius."

"What a pity."

"In my view, what's truly a pity is Wen Lingzhao. That girl's martial talent is absolutely unparalleled, and her beauty is one in ten thousand, but she married Su Yi, how unfortunate."

…

Su Yi smiled, completely unconcerned, and his figure soon disappeared in the bustling streets.

Not long after.

Xiao Tianque and Zijin's figures appeared outside the city gate in the distance.

"Your humble servant Fushan, pays respects to the old marquis and the princess!"

Almost immediately, City Lord Fushan's expression turned solemn, and he stepped forward, bowing deeply, his voice echoing through the clouds.

"Pay respects to the old marquis and the princess!"

The important figures behind Fushan and the elite and fierce Imperial Guard all trembled and bowed together.

Inside and outside the city gate, it suddenly became silent and solemn,

The common people were all in awe, as quiet as cicadas in winter.

Not far away, Xiao Tianque stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes opening and closing, inadvertently revealing a great aura of authority, the demeanor of one who has long been in a high position.

Looking at Zijin, her tall and slender figure stood upright, her oval face, clear and beautiful, exuding a distant and noble aura that kept people at bay.

"Fushan, I am no longer a marquis. Have everyone else step back and not disturb the people!"

Xiao Tianque frowned and said.

"Yes!"

City Lord Fushan respectfully responded and then waved his hand.

Immediately, the important figures and the Imperial Guard nearby all received the order and left without delay.

"Uncle Fushan, please trouble you to get the medicine according to this prescription, remember, for seven days. Also, prepare a quiet room for me and my grandfather that won't be disturbed."

Zijin stepped forward and handed over a prescription.

"Your humble servant will follow the princess's orders!"

City Lord Fushan solemnly bowed and saluted.

Xiao Tianque nodded, said nothing more, and walked into the city gate with Zijin.

Fushan hurriedly followed behind.

Only after they all left did the common people near the city gate wake up as if from a dream and began to discuss enthusiastically.

Fushan, the lord of Guangling City, held great power, overshadowing the sky with one hand. Even the leaders of the three major clans in Guangling had to give way to him.

But now, he was bowing and obeying the old and young duo!

This made the common people all widen their eyes, speculating about the identities of Xiao Tianque and Zijin.

…

The Wen family.

In the room, Su Yi sat in a bathtub.

His eyes closed, with each breath, a wisp of white vapor swirled, like a snake's tongue, with a peculiar rhythm.

This was the breathing method of the "Crane and Pine Body Tempering Technique."

In the bathtub was a decoction of more than fifty kinds of herbs, boiled for two hours.

These herbs were not considered "spiritual medicines" by cultivators, but each was extremely expensive, totaling five hundred taels of silver!

For the common people of Guangling City, the annual expenditure was only a dozen or so taels of silver.

By comparison, this illustrated what was meant by "poor scholars, rich martial artists"!

Only the wealthy had the means to cultivate martial arts.

Ordinary people, even if they wanted to cultivate, could not afford the expenses required for martial arts training.

As one of the three major clans in Guangling City, the Wen family had over a thousand members, but only a small part had the qualifications to practice martial arts from a young age.

There was no way around it; cultivating martial arts was too expensive!

Ordinary martial artists had to eat various nourishing foods to meet their body's needs, buy various herbs to assist in cultivation, and even entering a school required a substantial fee.

Ordinary families simply couldn't afford it.

This situation was very common throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Time passed, and the sun's shadow slanted westward.

Su Yi meditated for three hours, and suddenly, two streams of white vapor shot out from his nostrils,

The vapor shot out like arrows, three feet long, cutting through the air, producing a faint,闷雷般的沉闷声音。

呼吸如练，风雷作响！

这是周身气机运转到沸腾时的特征。

就在此时，苏逸睁开了眼睛，深邃的瞳孔闪过一抹亮芒，如锋似电，许久才消散不见。

“今日晨时在城外大沧江畔吞吐天地灵气修炼，午时以药浴淬体，到现在不到一天的时间，我那搬血境初期的根基，已得到彻底的稳固……”

苏逸从浴桶起身，穿上衣服，径直来到庭院中。

夕阳斜晖。

院中的青枣树笼罩一层柔和的光。

苏逸身影站稳，感受着体内充盈的气血力量，突然一指探出，如剑般刺在身边青枣树的一条枝杈上。

啪！

枝杈寸寸崩碎，化作粉末。

神奇的是，枝杈上那片片绿叶却完整无缺地飘飞起来。

苏逸收起手指，暗暗点头。

在武道入门阶段，淬炼的是体魄和气血，用在战斗中，则体现在对力量的掌控上。

厉害的武者，以枪刺树上枣，一枪一只。

刺壁上蝇，蝇落而壁无痕。

这便是对力量的精妙御用。

之前苏逸那一指刺击之力就是如此。

看似寻常，实则动如崩弓，发如炸雷！

而那一指之力，在摧枯拉朽般粉碎桑树枝条的同时，更脆弱易碎的片片桑叶却完整保全。

那等对力量的精微妙用，堪称出神入化。

不过，相比前世那一指分海，挥袖断山的神通，这点技巧也只算雕虫小技罢了。

接下来的几天，苏逸晨时前往城外大沧江畔修炼，午时浸泡药浴淬体，一身力量，则在发生着翻天覆地的变化。

在此期间，小姨子文灵雪重返松云剑府修行。

离开时，她特意叮嘱苏逸，过些天就是她十六岁生日，届时她希望苏逸也参加。

对此，苏逸毫不犹豫就答应了。

“搬血境初期圆满！”

这天清晨，苏逸从城外大沧江畔返回家后，感受着身体上的变化，唇边不禁泛起一丝满意的笑意。

松鹤锻体术无愧是大荒九州第一筑基法！

掌握其精髓奥秘后，让他在短短五天时间，就有脱胎换骨般的变化，一举筑成最雄厚扎实的根基！

比他前世同一境界，也强上一筹！

“以我现在的身体力量，已经远不是一般的搬血境角色可比……”

苏逸拥有今世过往十七年的记忆和阅历，略一比较，就确定一件事——