The Spirit Marrow Saint-Piercing Method

"Ah?"

Ning Fan was startled.

Why wouldn't it work?

"It is not that it is impossible to cultivate. This Spirit Marrow Saint-Piercing Method must be mastered starting from the Yellow Extreme Realm. At the Yellow Extreme Realm, you infuse spirit marrow into the skin; at the Profound Extreme Realm, you engrave it into the flesh; at the Earth Extreme Realm, you infuse it into the five viscera; at the Heaven Extreme Realm, you proceed even further."

"Unless you first regress your cultivation to the Yellow Extreme Realm and begin mastering the method anew from there, you cannot truly grasp this secret technique."

Ye Honglian explained.

"Ah?"

Ning Fan's eyes widened.

He would have to discard his current cultivation.

It was not entirely impossible. Ning Fan was only at the third layer of the Profound Extreme Realm. Regressing to the peak of the Yellow Extreme Realm would only cost him a few minor stages.

It was a price he could accept.

The opportunity to cultivate the Spirit Marrow Saint-Piercing Method was incredibly rare. Sacrificing three minor stages was hardly a cost at all.

But...

"Fairy Sister, how do I go about regressing my cultivation?"

"I have only heard that if a cultivator's meridians are damaged or their foundation severed, their cultivation might fall. Surely you do not expect me to ruin my own foundation and meridians?"

Ning Fan asked, puzzled.

"Hmph."

"Leave that to me."

Ye Honglian's tone carried a hint of amusement.

In the next moment.

Ning Fan felt a tremendous suction. The spiritual energy within his body flowed out like a great river, converging into Ye Honglian.

"F-Fairy Sister!?"

Ning Fan was greatly alarmed.

This was the effect of the Yin Yang Profound Scripture. Ye Honglian had evidently mastered the scripture completely. It made sense; if Ning Fan could derive techniques from her, she could naturally extract gains from him as well.

Ye Honglian's realm far surpassed his own, and with her mastery of the Yin Yang Profound Scripture, she could easily drain him dry!

"Hehe."

Ye Honglian glanced back at Ning Fan. Aggression and provocation flickered in her eyes, combined with an allure that formed an expression of pure, bewitching seduction.

"Y-You demoness."

Ning Fan spat out the words. At this moment, Ye Honglian was no longer a fairy; she was clearly a demoness who would devour a man whole without a second thought!

After a short while.

The spiritual energy returned to Ning Fan, but the returning flow was far less than what had been taken, and his cultivation fell accordingly.

He had reached the peak of the Yellow Extreme Realm.

To be more precise, it was infinitely close to the Profound Extreme Realm. If Ning Fan wished, he could break through at any moment, but clearly, he would not. He still had to cultivate the Spirit Marrow Saint-Piercing Method.

"Little lecher, good."

"I will impart the complete method to you. You must commit it to memory and treat its cultivation as equally important as your realm."

Ye Honglian spoke seriously.

She began circulating the technique in her mind as she spoke. The version she possessed was incomplete, and teaching Ning Fan was a means to perfect her own understanding.

Ning Fan calmed his mind and guarded his spirit, committing the method to memory. As he delved into the specifics, he was once again struck by the brilliance of this ancient secret technique. It was truly the wisdom of the ancestors-using a unique method to fuse spiritual energy with the physical body.

It was marvelous.

He did not know how much time had passed when he opened his eyes. Ye Honglian had vanished, and Yun Qingyao had reappeared by his side.

"Husband?"

Yun Qingyao tilted her head, her face etched with confusion and worry. The sudden drop in his cultivation troubled her.

"It is fine. This is a good thing. Reshaping my foundation allows me to cultivate this rare secret technique."

Ning Fan said excitedly. He raised his hand and examined it closely. Several faint, intricate patterns had appeared on his arm. This was the mark of the Spirit Marrow Saint-Piercing Method. Depending on one's talent and the completeness of the method, a cultivator could manifest varying numbers of such patterns.

Ning Fan did not know what kind of patterns he would ultimately manifest.

He would take it one step at a time.

It was a pity, however.

Cultivating the method required a vast amount of resources. What Ning Fan lacked most right now was resources. It seemed he would truly have to sell Yu Qingqing for a high price!

Ning Fan walked toward the mountain gate. This time, the figure before the gate did not block him. He and Yun Qingyao entered the square behind the gate together.

During this time, Ning Fan glanced at Yun Qingyao's arm and noticed that she also bore the same faint, special patterns.

How strange.

As Ning Fan cultivated the Spirit Marrow Saint-Piercing Method, Yun Qingyao received an identical improvement. Her cultivation was practically a mirror of his own.

What was happening?

After entering the square.

Ning Fan saw many arenas of various sizes. On each stood a phantom. The phantoms varied in strength; the deeper one ventured into the square, the more powerful the phantoms became. On one arena, a suit of armor was displayed.

It was clearly a Magical Artifact!

"Could this be the place where the Wushi Heavenly Palace tests new disciples? Defeating these phantoms yields rewards?"

Ning Fan muttered to himself.

In the next moment.

Ning Fan leaped onto the first arena. The phantom there was only at the fourth layer of the Yellow Extreme Realm.

It was weaker than his current stage.

"Heh."

Ning Fan chuckled. He was a veteran of cross-realm battles. As a disciple of the Yin Yang Divine Sect, his cultivation at the peak of the Yellow Extreme Realm was sufficient to defeat most martial artists in the early Profound Extreme Realm.

What was this phantom to him?

"Come!"

Ning Fan stomped hard on the ground, his body shooting forward like a cannonball. The phantom appeared dull, yet it reacted with lightning speed, instantly countering with a strike against Ning Fan's fist.

"Bang!"

Fist met fist, erupting with a dull thud.

Ning Fan's body was repelled, flying backward faster than he had approached, plummeting straight off the arena. Just as he was about to hit the ground, Yun Qingyao stepped forward and caught him securely in her arms.

"Husband, are you alright?!"

Yun Qingyao set him down.

Ning Fan did not respond. Instead, he stared solemnly at the phantom on the arena. The opponent's realm was clearly inferior to his own.

So why was its strength so terrifying?

"It is the Spirit Marrow Saint-Piercing Method."

Ning Fan muttered to himself.

Looking closely, he could faintly see the special patterns on the arms, shoulders, and chest of the phantom.

It was clear that it had engraved a massive amount of spirit marrow into its skin.

"No wonder."

"A cultivator's strength is not just about their realm. Infusing spirit marrow into the skin provides an absolutely terrifying boost to power."

Ning Fan sighed.

He could not win. He was entirely outmatched.

It seemed that to defeat the phantom, he would need to further refine the Spirit Marrow Saint-Piercing Method. This brought him back to his original problem-resources.

Ning Fan had no resources.

He was sorely lacking.

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