Chapter 42

After all the essence and blood energy within his body were completely transformed into true essence, Ye Zhen slightly focused his mind on his dantian. His thoughts followed the movement of the true essence, and the minute changes within his dantian and meridians clearly appeared before his eyes.

Internal vision!

Ye Zhen immediately understood that this was the first very practical ability a martial artist gained after breaking through from the Blood Tempering stage to the True Essence stage. Through the movement of true essence, one could clearly perceive any changes within their body.

Martial artists at the True Essence stage could continuously adjust their cultivation methods through internal vision, discovering shortcomings. In this aspect alone, True Essence stage martial artists were stronger than those at the Blood Tempering stage.

The role of internal vision was particularly powerful after being injured, as it allowed for precise healing and a thorough understanding of changes in one's meridians and internal organs.

Some older True Essence stage martial artists would suddenly tell their descendants, "My lifespan is coming to an end, and my time is near," which was actually the result of internal vision.

However, the changes after breaking through to the True Essence stage were not limited to internal vision.

Meridians are the foundation of martial artists. The meridians of martial artists constantly produce boundless blood energy to be used by the martial artist. When true essence is used for attacks, cultivation, and healing, it also moves within the meridians.

Before breaking through, when Ye Zhen activated his true essence, the essence and blood energy coexisted within his meridians, significantly increasing the speed at which true essence moved through the meridians and the loss during circulation.

To some extent, after a martial artist's cultivation broke through to the fifth level of Blood Tempering, the essence and blood energy became an obstacle to the circulation of true essence within the meridians.

However, the moment the true essence vortex formed in his dantian, the new blood energy produced in Ye Zhen's meridians at every moment was instantly transformed into true essence by the true essence vortex, no matter how much or how little.

In this situation, Ye Zhen's meridians, free from the obstruction of blood energy, immediately became a broad and smooth path.

Ye Zhen lightly clenched his fist, and with a slight thought, the true essence lying dormant in his dantian instantly shot out, rushing through specific meridians and instantly forming a thick layer of true essence on the surface of his fist.

The true essence passing through the meridians sounded like thunder, like a torrent.

After breaking through to the True Essence stage, the speed and quantity of true essence circulating in the meridians increased several times, and naturally, its power also increased several times.

Boom!

Ye Zhen activated his true essence, and the two fists collided, producing a sound like thunder. The aftereffects of the explosion stung Ye Zhen's cheeks painfully.

"If I were to fight Hong Bao now, using the peak Snake Spring Grass technique in conjunction with the Five Mountains Divine Fist, and relying on my pure true essence refined by the Mirage Dragon Pearl, I could defeat Hong Bao in a few punches, right?"

Ye Zhen's face was filled with boundless confidence. Among those of equal cultivation, he had an absolute advantage in true essence.

In the same situation, the difference between iron and steel was clear!

......

Although it was one day past the three-month deadline set by Instructor Liao Feibai, Ye Zhen still mustered the courage to go to Instructor Liao's training hall.

Breaking through took an extra day, but it shouldn't matter, right?

Carefully stepping into Instructor Liao's training hall, Ye Zhen looked at the stone tablet inscribed with "If you want to seek the Way, first build your courage" and called out, "Instructor Liao, Ye Zhen has come to pay his respects."

Whoosh!

As expected, just like always, a cold ice sword beam suddenly shot out from the inner hall, aiming directly at Ye Zhen's head, accompanied by a furious shout.

"How old am I? Do you have to use the word 'old'?"

The coldness contained in the ice sword beam was enough to freeze Ye Zhen's meridians. The true essence within Ye Zhen's body rapidly circulated to counteract the coldness.

Ye Zhen's expression instantly stiffened, and his eyes instinctively looked up. The ice sword beam should have stopped, right? Every time, Instructor Liao plays this trick. Is he really that bored......

Whistling!

Just as Ye Zhen was complaining, the ice sword beam suddenly accelerated, slashing down at him.

"Really?"

Seeing the ice sword beam slashing down, Ye Zhen's soul nearly fled. Almost instinctively, he crouched and sprang, using the Snake Spring Grass technique to flash nearly thirty meters away.

Bang!

Liao Feibai's ice sword beam fiercely struck the ground, splitting the hard blue bricks and leaving a sword mark several meters long. The impact made Ye Zhen break out in a cold sweat.

Touching his forehead, the newly grown hair was instantly turned into broken strands, and his forehead was cut by the ice sword beam, causing blood to flow.

Wiping the blood from his forehead, Ye Zhen was still trembling with fear. If his reaction had been a bit slower, wouldn't he have been split in two by that ice sword beam?

Whoosh!

Before Ye Zhen could recover, Liao Feibai's ice sword beam, like a relentless pursuer, attacked him again.

In a flurry of activity, Ye Zhen used the Snake Spring Grass technique to dodge the attack, but he dodged quickly, and the ice sword beam pursued even faster. Soon, Ye Zhen was covered in wounds, and several times, it narrowly missed his vital points.

Once, the ice sword beam circled around his neck, almost decapitating him.

After several near-death experiences, Ye Zhen realized that the power contained within the ice sword beam seemed limited, and he could勉强应对.

不慌不忙地，五岳神拳配合蛇游步展开，竟然能时不时地击退那寒冰剑光。

瞅准机会，身形一伏一弹，叶真猛地窜高五六米，趁着寒冰剑光蓄势的刹那，一记五岳同归轰向了半空中蓄势的寒冰剑光。

丹田内的真元漩涡疯狂地旋转起来，海量的真元顺着叶真的五岳神拳倾泻而出，凝成了一个纯青色的真元拳头，狠狠地砸在了寒冰剑光之上。

噗！

一声轻响，叶真的纯青色真元拳头与廖飞白的寒冰剑光同时消散在空中。

“竟然能对抗廖教习的寒冰剑光了？”叶真看着自己的双拳，既喜悦又困惑。

这不科学啊！

“给老娘滚进来！”

叶真疾步入内，一块白色绢巾飞过来，吓得叶真以为又是突然袭击。一阵手忙脚乱之后，叶真才嗅到那白色绢巾上一丝淡淡的异香。

“哼，胆小如鼠！”廖飞白冷哼一声，剑眉一扬：“擦干净喽，老娘不喜欢看你那张污血横飞的破脸！”

叶真脸庞微微一红，又暗自腹诽起来，这张俊脸，还不是给你搞成这样的。怪不得你这里没外门弟子敢来请教，来一个外门弟子，就用剑光乱劈一顿，那还不得给劈成神经病。

“叶真，你能击碎老娘的剑光，是不是很得意？”

听廖飞白这么一问，一丝得意之情油然而生，十六七岁的少年，要是没这么一点真性情，那才叫有古怪。

“你得意个屁，老娘动用了百分之一不到的实力，还费尽力气将自己的修为压在真元境，试了你几招，你就被砍成这个鬼样，好几次，还差点被老娘开膛破肚砍脑袋，有什么好得意的！”

叶真愕然，怪不得！

刚刚浮上脸颊的那丝得意之情，立时变成了无尽的尴尬。

“三月之期已过，你来干什么？莫不是觉得老娘的剑光不够锋利，想试试剑？要不，老娘动用一成的实力，让你过把瘾？”

“别别别！”

廖飞白一句话，吓得叶真连步后退，开玩笑，方才人家百分之一不到的实力都让叶真如此狼狈，若是动用一成实力，怕是分分钟就秒杀了叶真。

“廖教习，我是想……”

“好了，你不用解释了，看在你突破之后，真元尚算精纯的面子上，在我的寒冰剑光下还有几分应变之力，就饶过你这一遭。”叶正在发愁的时候，廖飞白突地挥了挥手说道。

“弟子多谢廖教习，那功法？”叶真不知道那奖励还有没有，故有此一问。

“瞧你那点出息！”廖飞白一脸的嗤笑，“我廖飞白行走天下，一诺千金，别说是人阶上品的功法，只要我应承下的，就是地阶功法，也给你抢一本来。”

“诺，给你！”

说话间，一本秘籍从廖飞白手中飞出，叶真抖手一接，秘籍封面上“一气混元功”五个大字出现在叶真面前。

“等你回去再看，秘籍内有我手书的一份修炼心得，你可配合揣摩。记住，无论是练血境还是真元境，其实都是在为以后打基础，万万不可急躁。”

叶真闻言，心头闪过一丝莫名的感动。

廖飞白虽然暴力一些，但对他确实很不错。

若没有廖飞白的功法和指点，哪有叶真的现在。可以说，若没有廖飞白，叶真绝对不可能在短时间内击败洪豹，高居地榜第二的位置。

更不可能在如此短的时间内突破到真元境。

只是叶真很好奇，廖飞白为什么对他如此青眼有加？

“怎么，是不是很感动？”廖飞白那双秀长的双眸，仿佛能够看破人心一般，立时道出了叶真的一丝心理波动。

“别急，虽然让你涉险过关，但是死罪可免，活罪却是难饶。我有一件极其紧要之事，需要你帮我亲自跑一趟。”廖飞白说道。

“什么事？”叶真心头一紧，廖教习这样的存在口中的紧要之事，怕是很不轻松吧。

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PS: 从昨天苦思到今天下午，念头通达了哈。

少年们，推荐票砸过来吧，猪三念头通达了，你们就能看得更爽了！

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After all the essence and blood energy within his body were completely transformed into true essence, Ye Zhen slightly focused his mind on his dantian. His thoughts followed the movement of