Chapter 57: A Life-threatening Struggle

Time passed slowly, and two or three months later, it was now ten months, almost a year, since Bu Gong came to Xianyang Gate. Of course, he had nothing else to do except practicing. Although Bu Gong knew that he might not be able to step into a higher threshold of practice in the future, he still had a glimmer of luck in his heart, and he did not want to give up easily.On this day, the small valley was still peaceful; of course, apart from the occasional sound of rushing water, there was nothing else; but by the small river in the center of the valley, there was a figure in red sitting quietly, as usual, with a light mist lingering around him, and the whole person seemed a little illusory. This was Bu Gong, who was planning to make a desperate attempt to break through today.Because after such a long period of cultivation and collecting information about the immortal roots everywhere; the final result made him understand that the current peak of the third level of body shaping is the highest limit he can reach.All the information showed that for a person without immortal roots, it would be a luxury for him to reach the Yuan-seeking Realm, a higher level than the Body Shaping Realm; if he practiced forcibly, his body would explode and he would die. This also gradually shattered the only glimmer of hope in Bu Gong’s heart.…At this moment, Bu Gong was still practicing breathing exercises slowly as usual, but in front of him were two exquisite small jade bottles and ten milky white energy crystals the size of a baby’s fist; because he decided to take a risk today and force his way through.In fact, this idea had been brewing in his mind for several months, and it was not until a few days ago that he made the ruthless decision; rather than living a mediocre life, it would be better to fight to the death. Even though the final result might very well be death, Bu Gong would have no regrets.No matter what the final result is, he will not regret it; because he has tried his best and fought hard, and even if he fails, he will not have any regrets in his heart.After about half a minute, Bu Gong slowly opened his eyes, which were filled with purple and his face was as warm as white jade. Judging from his demeanor, he was already in peak condition. Bu Gong exhaled lightly, and then looked at the two exquisite jade bottles in front of him and the ten energy crystals emitting a milky white halo.After staring for a moment, Bu Gong’s expression suddenly became serious as if he had made a decision. He then reached out and took the two jade bottles in his hands. After gently stroking and playing with the two exquisite jade bottles for a while, Bu Gong pursed his lips: “Let’s start. As for whether it will succeed or not, it all depends on God’s will!” This thought flashed through his mind, and he closed his eyes again at this time.As for the two jade bottles in Bu Gong’s hand, one of them contained the Breaking Acupoint Pill that Bu Gong had accumulated and stored for nearly a year. It contained pure and powerful immortal energy; this was of great help to the cultivators in the Body Shaping Stage when they broke through to the Peeping Yuan Realm.Because the immortal energy required by cultivators when they advance to the Yuan-seeking Realm is abnormally large, far exceeding the amount required for ordinary advancement in the Body-shaping Stage; and there are more than twenty Poqiao Pills in Bu Gong’s jade bottle. Of course, this is also the result of his accumulation during this period of time. If other disciples in the Body-shaping Stage knew about this, they would definitely be jealous.You are just an outer disciple, but you have so many Acupoint Breaking Pills. To outsiders, this means you are definitely rich. Moreover, these are pills that are treasured by cultivators in the Body Shaping Stage. In fact, what they don’t know is that Bu Gong has never used up the monthly cultivation resources, pills, and energy crystals. He has saved them all.As for the other jade bottle in Bu Gong’s hand, it contained a drop of almost transparent body-moisturizing saliva obtained from the pharmacy; this body-moisturizing saliva was viscous and almost transparent, and its main function was to nourish and protect the meridians and bones in the body so that they would not be instantly destroyed by external forces.This is a must-have item for cultivators in the Body Shaping Stage to advance to the Yuan-Seeking Stage; because during the process of advancing to the Yuan-Seeking Stage, the mana in the cultivator’s body will be a bit more violent than usual; not only that, but during this period, they must also constantly absorb the immortal energy between heaven and earth from the outside world, which further contributes to the restlessness and thickness of the mana in the body.If the cultivator fails to control himself well, the violent and agitated magic power will most likely break through the meridians in the body and then destroy the acupoints. As for the consequences, at the very least, all the meridians and acupoints in the body will be destroyed, and at the worst, the cultivator will die directly.Therefore, this body-nourishing saliva is a must-have for cultivators at the peak of the body-shaping stage who want to advance to the Peeping Yuan Realm; of course, in sects like the Xianyang Sect, disciples at the peak of the body-shaping stage who want to advance to the Peeping Yuan Realm can all go to the pharmacy to receive a drop of body-nourishing saliva for free.When Bu Gong went to the pharmacy to collect this thing, he still clearly remembered the strange look in the eyes of the middle-aged man who gave him the body-moisturizing saliva; it was obvious that Bu Gong had no immortal roots but had reached the peak of the third level of body shaping at the age of seventeen. This matter had spread throughout the sect, and he had become a well-known “celebrity” in the Xianyang Sect.That’s why the middle-aged man who gave him the body-nourishing saliva looked at him with such a strange look; after all, you don’t have immortal roots, even if you have reached the peak of the body-shaping stage, you obviously can’t enter the Yuan-peeking realm, isn’t it a waste to receive the body-nourishing saliva?However, Bu Gong did not care about this at all; because he had met many people like that middle-aged man in the almost one year in Xianyang Gate; as the saying goes, you get used to it after doing it many times, so Bu Gong was not embarrassed at all about this.…At this time, Bu Gong took a light breath, and then moved his fingertips slightly, and the lid of the exquisite jade bottle containing the moisturizing saliva was opened, and then an unusually fresh and refreshing breath emanated from the jade bottle; after a slight hesitation, Bu Gong raised his head and poured the transparent liquid in the jade bottle into his mouth.As the moistening saliva entered his body, Bu Gong suddenly felt a cool air slowly washing over his body from head to toe, and then spread throughout his body; this was a kind of comfort that came from the heart. Even though Bu Gong was determined, he was still distracted for a moment when the cool air washed over him.Then, Bu Gong opened another jade bottle containing the Poqiao Pill and directly poured out three smooth and round brown-black pills the size of longans. He then swallowed them into his mouth and began to concentrate on refining them.Then Bu Gong took two of the ten milky white energy crystals in front of him, held them in his hands and began to practice the internal skills; as the three pills entered his body, Bu Gong suddenly felt a hot current rising in his body, which began to rush through the meridians and acupoints.Obviously, this was the result of the medicinal power of the three pills. When ordinary cultivators in the Body Shaping Stage took the Acupoint Breaking Pill to open up the acupoints in their bodies, they could only take one pill at most, and the medicinal power could only last for three to five days.There are not many people like Bu Gong who take three pills for sexual intercourse, or even almost none.This is mainly because Bu Gong is trying to break through to the Peeping Yuan Realm, and it is not an ordinary level, so of course he cannot do it the same way as usual; because when a cultivator is breaking through a level, the most taboo thing is insufficient energy supply.Otherwise, if the supply of immortal energy is insufficient halfway through, it is very likely that the breakthrough will be abandoned halfway, and the direct consequence will be that the next breakthrough will be more difficult.At this moment, Bu Gong focused his mind and practiced his skills with all his strength to guide the violent energy in his meridians, and he moved carefully; of course, even so, a part of the powerful and restless energy still kept impacting Bu Gong’s meridians and acupoints.What’s strange is that whenever these energies collide with the walls of the acupoints and the inner walls of the meridians, a layer of faint bright light will flash on the surface of the meridians and acupoints in Bugong’s body; then it will protect the meridians and acupoints, making them more contractile so that they will not be destroyed in the slightest by these violent energies.Obviously, this was the effect of the drop of moisturizing saliva that Bu Gong took at the beginning; of course, although the moisturizing saliva could moisturize and protect the tissues and organs in the body, Bu Gong would still feel an unusual tingling sensation coming from his body every time the energy collided, which made his face tremble slightly.In this way, Bu Gong took three Poqiao Pills every once in a while; and his body was filled with energy and magic power. All the meridians and acupoints were filled with magic power at this moment, and then circulated madly in the meridians and 720 acupoints throughout the body.Time passed slowly, about three hours later, Bu Gong suddenly felt that the magic energy in the acupoints and meridians in his body had gradually reached a saturated state; but the sense of the immortal essence and the circulation of the magic energy that he had anticipated did not appear at all, which made him feel a little depressed.Moreover, because he was in this state, the circulation of the magic power in his body was almost out of his control; this should be the so-called trend of the times, and the endless flow of magic energy in his body’s meridians and acupoints had begun to operate independently, and even if Bu Gong cut off the supply of external elixirs and energy crystals, he still passively absorbed the immortal energy between heaven and earth.As a result, an energy aura of several feet in radius was faintly formed around him. A small immortal energy storm took shape with Bu Gong as the center, and continued to absorb immortal energy from other places in the outside world.At this time, Bu Gong could sense that the meridians and acupoints in his body had reached a saturated state of magic power; but even so, there was still a constant flow of energy sucked in from the outside world, forcibly rushing into the meridians and acupoints, causing both to show signs of swelling.Bu Gong, who noticed this, felt his heart sink gradually and his expression became extremely ugly. He could see beads of sweat on his forehead, a strange redness on his face, his clothes fluttering, and he looked vaguely like he had gained a little weight.At the same time, waves of tingling sensations continued to come from inside his body, causing Bu Gong’s face to appear a little distorted; “Damn it, I’m really finished this time” he couldn’t help but curse in his heart, Bu Gong gritted his teeth and still held on.After a few breaths, Bu Gong’s face was as red as blood, sweat was pouring down, and his body seemed to have become a little bigger. At this moment, he suddenly leaned forward slightly, and then he spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body began to tremble violently.”Fuck, God, you are fucking playing tricks on me.” At this moment, Bu Gong suddenly opened his eyes, his face was distorted and he roared angrily; his eyes were bloodshot and he looked quite miserable.”I’m really unwilling to accept this,” he murmured softly. At this moment, Bu Gong’s hope of advancing to the Yuan-peek realm was completely shattered in his heart.At the same time, there was a slight “crackling” sound as if coming from deep inside Bu Gong’s body, and then he spat out several mouthfuls of blood, and his already bright red robe was stained even more brightly.