Chapter 166 Steel Tendons and Iron Bones

"Don't mention him."

Zhu Yanqing whispered, her tone always calm, but Qin Jun could hear a hint of anger in her words. After all, Ye Xuan's thoughts about her were too vulgar. Even though most men were like that, once it was spoken out, she naturally found it hard to have any good feelings towards Ye Xuan, even if he was the senior brother of the same sect.

Qin Jun smiled and felt great sympathy for Ye Xuan. Although he had to rely on the evil spirit within him to survive in a desperate situation, once his thoughts were exposed, it was likely that the Wuqi Kingdom would no longer tolerate him, and he would wander the world from then on.

However, he was very curious about how Ye Xuan had been possessed by the evil spirit.

The probability of an evil spirit, possibly at the level of a celestial being, appearing in the kingdom was very low. Could it be that this guy also had the luck of a protagonist?

With these thoughts in mind, Qin Jun quickened his pace, wanting to gather some information about the demonic cultivators from Taibai Venus, in order to avoid being attacked by Ye Xuan.

The group quickly made their way through the streets towards the Youlong Inn.

This day was destined to bring joy, sorrow, and anger to different people.

The Star Sect and the Demon Subduing Sect had experienced quite a stir. Moyu and Zhang Lun were both disciples of their respective sects, and the fact that there was no news from them after the city trial in Luoyan City indicated that there was most likely a problem. Their masters immediately sent inquiries to Xu Guikou, the head of Luoyan City.

Upon receiving the news, Xu Guikou was greatly surprised. The Star Sect and the Demon Subduing Sect were both among the seven major sects, and even with his strength ranking in the top twenty of the dynasty, he did not dare to easily offend them.

He quickly visited Fei Yushu to inquire about who had killed Moyu and Zhang Lun during the city trial. This was the influence of a superpower, being able to ignore the rules and force the Martial Arts Association to hand over two participants.

Of course, such matters could only be conducted in secret and not be disclosed to the public.

"They were both killed by a participant who had been demonized. Here is the information on that participant." Fei Yushu was well-prepared and handed over a jade slip.

He was determined to protect Qin Jun, whom he intended to recruit, so he naturally had to shift all the blame onto Ye Xuan.

However, if he had only wanted Qin Jun to send people to slaughter the sub-branch of the Divine Sword Hall, he would definitely regret it.

"Another evil spirit is causing trouble!" Xu Guikou cursed under his breath, hating Ye Xuan to the core.

If Ye Xuan knew, he would definitely cry. Why the hell is all the blame being pushed onto me?

I only killed a dozen or so extras!

...

Upon returning to the Youlong Inn, Qin Jun went to Taibai Venus's room and explained to him about Ye Xuan's changes.

"If the possessed soul can still continue to move through space, it means that the original cultivation level of this demonic cultivator was above the celestial realm, and it might even be at a higher level, because even I would find it difficult to achieve." Taibai Venus stroked his beard and pondered.

Qin Jun nodded. Your old man relies on your mouth, not your cultivation level.

"Your Highness should still be cautious. Although Ye Xuan's body has been taken over, over time, his soul is likely to merge with the demonic cultivator's soul, and his emotions may also affect the demonic cultivator, leading to trouble for Your Highness." Taibai Venus said solemnly.

"The most crucial point is that once the demonic cultivator successfully occupies the body of a cultivator, their cultivation level will soar. When he regains his peak, I'm afraid..." Taibai Venus didn't finish his sentence, but Qin Jun already understood what he meant.

Despite this, Qin Jun was not so fearful.

With Taibai Venus, Li Yuanba, Li Bai, Xiaotian Dog, and Heibai Wuchang all together, he didn't believe that he would be killed by Ye Xuan in an instant.

Moreover, by the time the demonic cultivator within Ye Xuan's body returned to its peak, Qin Jun estimated that he would have undergone dozens of summonings of divine and demonic beings, and his own strength would have soared. What was there to fear?

"Never mind, I'd better focus on practicing."

Qin Jun stood up and smiled, giving a slight bow to Taibai Venus before leaving the guest room.

After he left, Taibai Venus, sipping his tea, murmured to himself, "His Highness is not afraid of a demonic cultivator at the celestial realm. It seems that there are still some trump cards of his that I don't know about."

With that in mind, he shook his head and smiled. Following Qin Jun was indeed not a lonely life, and the things he encountered along the way were quite interesting. Most importantly, Qin Jun's growth surprised him.

After returning from the city trial, he had broken through three small realms, completely ignoring the common knowledge of realm breakthroughs!

At this rate, Qin Jun might really be able to create miracles, because his cultivation level had almost reached a bottleneck, so in order to pursue higher strength, he had to seek the support of a power. And he had a feeling that Qin Jun's future achievements were limitless, which was why he had come to pledge allegiance to Qin Jun. Qin Jun's performance had left him very satisfied.

"Perhaps the small Southern Domain will soon be conquered by you."

Taibai Venus murmured with a smile, his face filled with anticipation.

...

After the city trial ended, Qin Jun began diligently practicing. He had invested all his spirit stones in the gambling market, which had earned him millions of first-grade spirit stones, shocking Qin Yun and the others.

Qin Jun began to have Jia Xun use the spirit stones to purchase various heavenly materials and earthly treasures, preparing to cultivate the second layer of the Indestructible Holy Body, the Steel Bones and Iron Body.

At the same time, his deeds were widely circulated in the Southern Zuo Dynasty and the surrounding kingdoms.

The Qianyue Kingdom was in a state of jubilation, while the Canglan Kingdom was in complete silence, with public grievances blaming the court for offending Qin Jun.

On this day, in his guest room, Qin Jun sat in a large wooden tub filled with purple liquid, with hot steam rising and bubbles constantly surfacing and bursting.

His expression changed constantly, clearly enduring unimaginable pain.

"Damn it! The Steel Bones and Iron Body is so difficult to cultivate. How terrifying will the third layer, the Adamantine Indestructible Body, be?"

Qin Jun thought in despair, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered, because he had already planned the direction for his future development and did not want to give up easily.

At this moment, Daji walked in with a bronze basin containing a black liquid that looked extremely eerie, sending shivers down one's spine.

"Master, this is a medicinal material made from the fire lily. Its medicinal power is very strong. Can you endure it?" Daji approached the wooden barrel and spoke lightly, but there was a hint of worry in her eyes.

Lately, Qin Jun had been pushing himself too hard, which both comforted and worried her. She was afraid that he wouldn't be able to bear it.

The path of body cultivation was inherently painful, and she truly couldn't understand why Qin Jun, with his strong talent in qi cultivation, was so determined to cultivate his body.

Little did she know, Qin Jun also had a dream – a dream to become invincible through his own strength. Relying solely on qi cultivation was quite challenging. Moreover, with the existence of the mythological system, he didn't need to spend most of his time on qi cultivation, and cultivating his body more wouldn't be harmful.

"Pour it!" Qin Jun gritted his teeth, hoping to numb himself and let the storm come even more violently!

Upon hearing this, Daji immediately poured the medicinal liquid from the bronze basin into the wooden barrel. In an instant, Qin Jun felt the temperature of the liquid inside the barrel skyrocket, as if he was being burned by raging flames. His facial muscles twisted, and the veins on his neck bulged.

Frightened, he quickly activated the second layer of the Indestructible Body Technique.

"Master, the ranking on the human ranking list has been updated. Do you want to know your current position?" Daji, feeling somewhat reluctant, changed the subject in an attempt to distract Qin Jun and alleviate his pain.

"If it's not the first place, then don't tell me!" Qin Jun closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, causing Daji's mouth to twitch in response.