I Have A Qi Fortune Altar

Chapter 37: Chapter 37 Marrow Cleansing Blood Refining!

Soon, under the gaze of everyone, Zhang Xuan disappeared into the sea of fire.

Everyone present stared intensely at the spectacle, most of them with longing.

This was the capability of a martial arts master!

Chen Yuan took a deep breath, his gaze inadvertently sweeping over the crowd, his expression shifting as he pondered over something.

After a while, Zhang Xuan emerged from the sea of fire.

A faint airflow around his body seemed to act as a barrier, shielding him from all the flames.

This scene deeply imprinted itself in Chen Yuan’s mind.

In his previous life, he had seen many cheap special effects, but witnessing this right in front of his eyes was still shocking.

He now utterly believed the legends that martial arts masters could block rivers with a sword or shatter mountains with one finger.

“Lord Zhang, how was it?”

Wu Qingfeng, seeing Zhang Xuan emerge unscathed, let out a sigh of relief and quickly asked.

“There are three charred corpses and a long spear inside,” Zhang Xuan replied succinctly, his meaning self-evident.

Tie Xuan was dead.

He had died within the Huang Family!

In a matter of hours, the County Government had suffered heavy losses, with bone-refining experts like Huang Xing and Tie Xuan either dead or imprisoned.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, hoping nothing else would surface.

Wu Qingfeng fell silent for a moment, then continued:

“May I know if Lord Zhang managed to capture those No-Life Sect criminals?”

There was no use thinking about the dead now.

And besides, Tie Xuan was replaceable, with other bone-refining experts still in the County Government capable of shouldering the responsibilities for a short duration.

“The criminals of the No-Life Sect in Ping’an County are not that simple. I will return to the Prefecture City for now, and if County Magistrate Wu discovers anything amiss, he can seek me out,” said Zhang Xuan before turning and leaving with a few subordinates.

Watching the departing figures of Zhang Xuan and his men, Wu Qingfeng slightly furrowed his brows and turned his gaze to the gathering of government officials:

“What are you looking at? Go put out the fire!”

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By the time Chen Yuan returned home, it was the hour of Hai, and the night was exceedingly dark. The fire at the Huang Family had been extinguished, and the County Magistrate Li Mingqi had already dismissed the officials to go home.

Chen Yuan could tell that neither Li Mingqi nor Wu Qingfeng appeared very happy.

This time, Li Mingqi’s trusted Huang Xing was captured, the Huang Family was annihilated and their reputation greatly damaged, which was a substantial loss since everyone in Ping’an County knew about the connection between Huang Family and Li Mingqi.

But during the destruction of Huang Family, Li Mingqi did not utter a single word.

They were unaware of Huang Family’s collusion with the No-Life Sect, and even if they did, they would likely deem it a fabricated charge by the government.

As for Wu Qingfeng’s gains, they were less than satisfactory, with little in the way of gold and silver treasures, and all the martial arts manuscripts were burnt to ashes in a great fire along with his confidant Tie Xuan now dead.

No one knew that the person who benefitted the most from the downfall of Huang Family was a mere low-level constable.

Chen Yuan lit a candle and took a wooden box out of his chest, placing it on the table.

“Click…”

The box opened, revealing a baby’s fist-sized black bead inside.

Chen Yuan pinched the bead between two fingers and brought it up to his eyes.

Under the candlelight, the bead grew increasingly luminous.

All black, it exuded an unusual beauty.

To prevent night from fostering more dreams, Chen Yuan decided to take the Marrow Cleansing Spirit Pearl right away.

He didn’t want to end up like the Huang Family, making wedding clothes for others.

Of course, their thoughts were not the same.

Chen Yuan guessed that the elderly of the Huang Family who initially obtained the bead definitely knew its purpose, but did not want to waste it on themselves, preferring to save it for talented descendants.

Family legacy!

However, he would never have thought that it would end up benefiting him instead.

Of course, this was just a guess, and the truth no longer mattered now.

Chen Yuan stripped off his clothes, revealing a robust and beautiful physique, especially the faint golden hue of his skin, which was truly astounding. His chest heaved, showing the formidable spirit and blood within him.

Bare-chested, Chen Yuan sat cross-legged on the ground, and placed the Marrow Cleansing Spirit Pearl into his mouth.

It was strange to say; prior to that, it felt as hard as a stone, but once inside his mouth, Chen Yuan felt the bead soften somewhat, tasteless, yet carrying a cool sensation.

The bead traveled down his throat and into his stomach, and the cooling sensation began to slowly spread to his limbs and bones.

Chen Yuan emptied his mind and closed his eyes in exhalation, silently feeling the coolness.

Chen Yuan speculated that this…perhaps was the Marrow Cleansing!

An hour passed, and pores all over Chen Yuan’s body opened. Black impurities were expelled from his body, and he sniffed at the foul odor emitted.

Chen Yuan remained seated, the sensation of coolness still persistently cleansing his marrow.

Gradually, more impurities were expelled, the foul odor intensified, and an intense pain started to spread throughout his body.

Chen Yuan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, allowing the pain to permeate his body.

Such is the path of Martial Arts—exceedingly challenging.

A night passed without words.

The next day, in the early morning, the first rays of sunlight fell.

Chen Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of sharp light flitting across.

His body seemed to be coated with a layer of black mud. Chen Yuan held his breath, walked to the courtyard, picked up a basin of clear water, and poured it over his head. The black muddy water flowed down his body to the ground.

“Huh…”

Chen Yuan let out a breath. Although there seemed to be no visible changes on the surface of his flesh, which had merely become somewhat paler, Chen Yuan could feel a transformative change in himself, as if his entire body had lightened considerably.

Clenching his fists, Chen Yuan stamped his foot, making a sudden boom.

A faint sound reverberated through the air.

Stretching his body, continuous cracking sounds emitted from it.

During the process of Marrow Cleansing, Chen Yuan, without realizing it, had completed the second Blood Refining, and his strength had increased considerably. The Marrow Cleansing Spirit Pearl continued to emit an extremely subtle cooling sensation.

Subtly yet profoundly refining Chen Yuan’s aptitude.

This treasure was certainly no ordinary item!

This time, he had made a huge gain!

The value of this Marrow Cleansing Spirit Pearl was definitely not inferior to the Vajra Glaze Body, this Divine Skill of Body Refinement; it was even stronger!

After completely cleansing his flesh, Chen Yuan faced the morning sun, bent his legs slightly, and placed a single palm on his chest, his face expressionless as he spurred the Vajra Glaze Body.

Specks of golden light enveloped his body, making him look like a golden statue from afar.

If an uninformed commoner had seen him, they would surely mistake him for an enlightened monk, although that assumed his head was shaved and a few ceremonial scars were added.

In his initial Blood Refining, Chen Yuan felt a great difference, no longer hindered as before, quickly entering the state, and the speed of Blood Refining also increased.

Although the Marrow Cleansing Spirit Pearl did not cause a sudden increase in Chen Yuan’s power, it had changed his aptitude and strengthened his foundation!

Before, Chen Yuan’s aptitude was no different from that of the regular Government Officials, topically very ordinary.

But now…