Chapter 9

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Muxian was so exhausted that he had to lie down to rest.

Mixing spiritual medicines is an especially draining task, and Muxian had mixed three different types of second-rank spiritual medicines in just three hours. Not only that, but all three medicines he mixed were of the highest quality.

Even if a Soul Nourishing or Spirit Cultivating realm spiritual master were to mix three second-rank spiritual medicines in such a short time, they might collapse. How much more so for Muxian, who was only at the Soul Stabilizing realm, and who had also engaged in a fierce battle with a third-rank demonic beast, the Flame Tiger, for nearly an hour after mixing the medicines.

Although Muxian had a large amount of Tiger Blood Pills, which could promptly restore his internal essence and spiritual energy, the mental fatigue could not be easily dispelled.

After continuously mixing three top-quality medicines, Muxian's mental state was severely overdrawn, and he longed to sleep for days.

In the end, it was still because Muxian's spiritual energy cultivation was too low, which forced him to recover his energy through sleep.

Seeing Muxian suddenly collapse, the Flame Tiger was taken aback. Then, it opened its mouth, bit Muxian's clothes, and carefully walked into the depths of the forest.

After a dozen breaths, the Flame Tiger brought Muxian into a stone cave, gently placed him on a jade bed that emitted a crystalline glow, and then slowly retreated to the cave entrance, vigilantly surveying the surroundings.

Muxian did not know that he had been moved while he was in a deep sleep. At this moment, he was having a particularly long dream.

In the dream, he was born with a broken meridian, unable to cultivate, and even living a normal life was extremely difficult. He lived in endless fear, afraid that he would never wake up after falling asleep.

In the dream, he was called a waste, a parasite, a coward, and many other derogatory nicknames. Not only did he suffer from the cold eyes and ridicule of his family, but he was also humiliated by his peers. He had no close friends and could only hide in the shadows, trying not to be noticed.

In the dream, he repeatedly thought of suicide.

However, in the dream, he had parents who were like celestial beings, who doted on him to the extreme, treating him as the most precious thing in their lives. Their gentle words could heal all his wounds.

In the dream, he also had a senior classmate who was as beautiful as a celestial maiden, whose every smile and frown gave him endless courage and hope.

Until one day, he dreamed that his parents were brutally killed, and his senior classmate was abducted by a powerful person, he suddenly woke up.

"Father, Mother, no..."

A piercing cry escaped from Muxian's mouth, and he abruptly sat up on the jade bed.

After opening his eyes, Muxian found himself in a completely unfamiliar space. The space was extremely simple, but the things he saw were also extremely luxurious.

While Muxian was still wondering where he was, a shadow suddenly covered his body, making him instinctively take a sword step to attack.

It was only when he smelled the familiar scent of the Flame Tiger that Muxian completely relaxed and understood where he was.

Then, the various scenes from his dream flashed through Muxian's mind again.

"Was it just a dream, or did it really happen?"

"Why did I have such a dream? Why do I feel such a strong attachment to my parents in this life?"

Muxian clenched his fists, his star-like eyes slightly narrowed, and his brows furrowed.

"Hey, this is?" Muxian subconsciously used his divine sense to probe his soul, and then he was surprised to open his mouth wide.

Because Muxian was astonished to find that after waking up from his coma, his spiritual energy cultivation had already reached the Soul Nourishing realm.

Cultivating spiritual energy first involves cultivating the soul, which is divided into three souls and seven spirits. The three souls are the Heavenly Soul, Earthly Soul, and Human Soul, which control life, emotions, and consciousness, respectively. The seven spirits are the blood and organs of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body.

The three souls exist within the spirit, and after the previous owner of the body died, their three souls dissipated, allowing the divine soul from 20,000 years later to successfully occupy the body and cultivate spiritual energy, reaching the Soul Stabilizing realm.

However, the seven spirits exist within the material body. Although the previous owner of the body died, their physical body did not, meaning that the seven spirits of the previous owner still existed. For Muxian to reach the Soul Nourishing realm was not easy, but the fact was that he had indeed reached the Soul Nourishing realm.

"Could it be related to the dream I had while sleeping? If my spiritual energy cultivation really reached the Soul Nourishing realm, it means that my divine soul has begun to merge with the seven spirits of the previous owner, and I have become one with the previous owner. My affection and dependence on my parents in this life are also understandable." After much contemplation, Muxian could only attribute the changes in his body to the merging of his soul and the seven spirits.

After Muxian's spiritual energy cultivation reached the Soul Nourishing realm, his physical body was also washed and nourished by spiritual energy, and it unexpectedly advanced to the peak of the Physical Body realm, just one step away from the Essence Condensation realm.

"Since my spiritual energy cultivation has reached the Soul Nourishing realm, I should quickly improve my martial cultivation to the Essence Condensation realm; otherwise, it will not be conducive to further cultivation." Muxian did not feel happy about the improvement in his martial cultivation; instead, he frowned and began to think about ways to quickly improve his martial cultivation.

"To achieve results in the Physical Body realm, one must constantly push the limits of the physical body to gradually strengthen it."

"Pushing the limits is a form of potential extraction. If this extraction is not replenished afterward, the body will suffer from excessive wear and tear, affecting cultivation and causing injuries, which is counterproductive."

"Therefore, during the process of tempering the physical body, various nourishing and replenishing medicines are needed to continue cultivation. However, these medicines are mostly extremely expensive, and those from poor families cannot afford them."

Thinking about how his family had been dragged to the brink of collapse and how his father had gone missing while searching for medicines for him, Muxian's mood suddenly became very bad. His current family situation was clearly far from wealthy, and the residual medicine power in his body had been completely absorbed. To continue improving his Physical Body realm cultivation, he had to find medicines on his own.

"It seems I need to quickly resolve the internal strife in my family and then use the family's power to gather wealth and collect medicines." Soon, Muxian had a plan for his next steps.

"Oh no... I've been delayed in the mountains for so long, Uncle Ling must be very worried." When Muxian's gaze inadvertently swept across the cave entrance and saw that it was pitch black outside, he felt a jolt in his heart, and his face turned extremely grim.

Muxian originally planned to return to the carriage before Ling Tian, but he did not expect the accumulated medicine power in his body to be so strong that it not only transformed his meridians but also forcibly completed the process of strengthening his tendons and bones, making him leap to a high-level Physical Body realm cultivator.

He also did not expect the Flame Tiger to suddenly attack, and he got carried away and fought with it, eventually concocting the Five-Colored Blood Spirit Powder to subdue the Flame Tiger, which led to his exhaustion and unconsciousness.

Thinking about how Ling Tian would search for him in vain after returning to the carriage, Muxian felt an urgent desire to return.

"Xiaohuo, your wings have just grown, and it will take some time to convert them into real combat power. During this period, don't try to show off. Stay in the cave and cultivate. When you can fully utilize the power of your wings, I will come back for you."

Seeing the Flame Tiger looking at him with great attachment, Muxian reached out to stroke its ears and gently instructed.

The Flame Tiger seemed to sense Muxian's intention to leave. It rubbed its head against Muxian's chest in reluctance and let out a mournful roar.

Muxian was knocked to the ground by the Flame Tiger's head, and he couldn't help but show a look of exasperation. Just as he was about to scold the Flame Tiger, he saw it raise its paw and shatter the crystalline jade bed, making Muxian's heart ache as he cursed it for being wasteful.

The next moment, Muxian's mouth dropped open.

Because when the entire jade bed shattered, a dense wave of spiritual energy rushed toward him. The pure spiritual energy made Muxian involuntarily take a deep breath, and even his pores and sweat glands opened up, absorbing the dense, liquid-like spiritual energy with great pleasure, as if drinking nectar, leaving a lasting aftertaste.

After more than a dozen breaths, Muxian finally came to his senses. He focused his gaze and saw a small, oval-shaped piece of jade lying there, about the size of a baby's palm.

The entire piece of jade was crystal clear, but in the middle, there was a small, tear-like, round, red particle that emitted an extremely bright red light. However, after being filtered through the layers of the jade, the red light became white and gentle, illuminating the entire cave.

The pure spiritual energy was emanating from the blood-red particle.

"Divine Blood Jade Marrow, I actually have the fortune to see Divine Blood Jade Marrow, and such a large piece at that. Am I dreaming?" After clearly seeing the characteristics of the jade, Muxian couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

It's no wonder Muxian was so shocked, as many ancient records describe the Divine Blood Jade Marrow as being formed from the blood of ancient deities absorbed by crystal jade and nurtured by the elements over millions of years.

The Divine Blood Jade Marrow is also known as the Stone of Power and the Stone of Life. It can rapidly replenish the body's depleted blood and qi, nourish and strengthen various parts of the body, and both spiritual and martial cultivators can achieve twice the results with half the effort by wearing it during cultivation.

Muxian had once read in a record that an elderly, fifth-rank spiritual master with poor aptitude, after accidentally obtaining the Divine Blood Jade Marrow, saw his spiritual energy cultivation soar, breaking through to the divine realm in just twenty years, and his appearance was rejuvenated, making many spiritual masters envious.

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