Xu Zixi!

Li Changsheng naturally made this transaction known, greatly reducing the trouble he would face.

Otherwise, if he kept refusing to enter the inner city while still holding onto an inner-city quota, it would undoubtedly invite all sorts of trouble.

"With these three High-grade Bone Refining Martial Arts, I can refine my bones even faster."

Li Changsheng studied them. Great Strength Bear Bone Palm, Tidal Bone Refining Fist, Tiger Skin Bone Refining Fist, together with Giant Elephant Leg—these four High-grade Bone Refining Martial Arts could cover nearly all three hundred and sixty-five bones in the body. A few were still left out, but those bones could be covered simply by cultivating one top-tier mid-grade Bone Refining Martial Art, so it would not have much of an impact.

This way, he would not need to cultivate a large number of top-tier mid-grade Bone Refining Martial Arts, saving him a great deal of time.

Afterward, he began cultivating these High-grade Bone Refining Martial Arts. With the boost of the Demon Slaying Dao Fruit, it was fairly easy for him to get started with them.

Then, with the help of Flawless Tiger Bone Secret Medicine, he easily tempered each of his remaining iron bones into bronze bones.

Before long, every bone in his body had broken through to the Initial Bronze Bone realm, and his strength surged dramatically.

After reaching the Initial Bronze Bone realm throughout his entire body, Li Changsheng continued refining more Flawless Tiger Bone Secret Medicine to temper his bronze bones.

After days upon days of grueling cultivation, one High-grade Bone Refining Martial Art after another reached the Minor Accomplishment Realm, while one bronze bone after another successively broke through to the Minor Bronze Bone realm.

It could be said that his strength was rising rapidly every single day.

Azure Steel Martial Hall.

That day, a woman dressed in green arrived.

"Zixi, why are you here?"

When Xu He saw the woman, he was both pleasantly surprised and somewhat puzzled.

His younger sister had joined the Qingyuan Sect, where internal competition was extremely fierce—even more terrifying than the competition in Baiye City's inner city. The Qingyuan Sect was also some distance away, and a round trip would waste quite a bit of time.

This should have been a crucial time. His sister ought to have been cultivating bitterly in the Qingyuan Sect, so why had she returned?

"Brother, I want to take you away from Baiye City!" Xu Zixi said.

Xu He immediately pulled a long face. "I don't want to leave. With my talent, even if I went to the Qingyuan Sect, I could only become a menial disciple. Besides cultivation, cultivation, and more cultivation, there's nothing there. I still prefer staying in Baiye City."

Xu Zixi hurriedly said, "Brother, if you don't want to live that dull life of bitter cultivation in Qingyuan, I can arrange for you to stay in Qingshan City near the Qingyuan Sect. Although Qingshan City is not as powerful as Baiye City, it is still relatively safe. With my protection, you can live even better in Qingshan City."

"I'm not going." Xu He waved his hand. "I wouldn't know anyone in Qingshan City, while I have many acquaintances in Baiye City, as well as all these disciples of mine. Why should I go to Qingshan City? Zixi, what exactly happened? Why are you so determined to take me away?"

"Demon Suppression Mountain Pass was breached. You must have heard about it, Brother?" Xu Zixi asked.

"Yes, I heard."

Xu He had naturally known about it for some time, but surely the situation was not that dangerous yet?

Xu Zixi said, "There was actually an inside story behind the breach of Demon Suppression Mountain Pass. The Iron Blood Sect and a certain prince secretly sent people to do it. The Great Qi Dynasty's royal family is in chaos now, and the situation is becoming increasingly turbulent. Baiye City is not far from Demon Suppression Pass, so this place is still unsafe. Brother, you're also an outer-city martial artist with no backing here. Perhaps they once feared my status, but if the Great Qi Dynasty falls into complete chaos, those inner-city forces will no longer care about my status. They might even use you as cannon fodder."

"What? The Iron Blood Sect and a certain prince did it? Have they gone mad? With Demon Suppression Mountain Pass breached, countless demons have entered Great Qi Dynasty territory and thrown the dynasty into chaos. What benefit could that possibly bring them?" Xu He could not understand such behavior at all.

"Because the Great Qi Dynasty's Emperor has sat on the throne for three hundred years. Those princes can no longer wait! That is why so many princes hope the Great Qi Dynasty falls into chaos. Only through chaos can they have any hope. Otherwise, with the army and power under the Emperor's control, those princes would not have the slightest chance."

Xu Zixi continued, "Brother, come with me. Once you reach Qingshan City, I'll find a way to raise your cultivation. In the future, you may even have hope of reaching realms Above Viscera Realm."

Xu He thought for a moment, but still shook his head. "Zixi, I've thought it through. I still want to stay in Baiye City. The situation is indeed chaotic now, but it isn't dangerous to that extent. Besides, if I went to Qingshan City, I might hold you back. What if your enemies used me to threaten you? I don't want to cause you trouble. You should return to the Qingyuan Sect."

Seeing how resolute Xu He was, Xu Zixi knew she could not persuade him.

"Brother, I won't force you if you refuse to go to Qingshan City, but your cultivation is still too low. Take this vermilion fruit. It can allow you to break through to the Six Revolutions of Blood Changing realm."

"And these Thunderclap Secret Medicines are all high-grade Viscera Secret Medicines. They can help you break through to the Viscera Realm faster!"

Xu Zixi took out the vermilion fruit and the Thunderclap Secret Medicines, handing them to Xu He.

Xu He naturally did not refuse. His sister was an outstanding disciple of the Qingyuan Sect; taking out such things was nothing to her. He accepted them gladly.

With these items, he was confident that he could break through to the Viscera Realm within three months.

At the very least, the strength of the Viscera Realm counted as top-tier combat power in Baiye City's outer city!

"Zixi, I have two disciples who are quite good. My eldest disciple has already reached Silver Tendon Perfection, but he wants to break through to the Flood Dragon Tendon Realm and has been unable to do so. Could you give him some guidance? I have another disciple who is also an exceptional Monster Prodigy with very good comprehension. He has taken the path of full-body Skin Grinding and Bone Refining, and has now reached the Bronze Bone realm as well." Xu He did not want his two disciples' talents to go to waste because of his own limitations, which was why he hoped his sister could guide them.

"Sure!" Xu Zixi agreed.

Very soon.

Li Changsheng and Qin Xun arrived.

Neither of them recognized Xu Zixi when they saw her.

"This is my younger sister, Xu Zixi!" Xu He introduced her.

"Martial Aunt!"

"Martial Aunt!"

Li Changsheng and Qin Xun called out.

Xu Zixi did not particularly like being called Martial Aunt. "Just call me Sister Zixi."

Then, Xu Zixi carefully examined Qin Xun.

"In the Skin Grinding Realm, you took the path of full-body Skin Grinding. But in the Bone Refining Realm, you only tempered one hundred and eight bones. In the Tendon Refining Realm, you cultivated only the Twelve Main Meridians and six of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians."

With just one glance, Xu Zixi saw through Qin Xun's entire foundation, leaving him utterly shocked.

Li Changsheng, standing nearby, was equally astonished. What kind of method was this? She could see through Senior Brother's foundation with a single glance—how was that possible?

"Don't worry. Very few people can see through your foundation. Do you want to cultivate the Ren and Du Meridians?" Xu Zixi asked.

"Sister Zixi, I want to cultivate the Ren and Du Meridians!"

Qin Xun said excitedly.

The Tendon Refining Realm cultivated the body's meridians, but even High-grade Tendon Refining Martial Arts could at most cultivate the Twelve Main Meridians and six meridians among the Eight Extraordinary Meridians. Methods for refining the Ren and Du Meridians had always been controlled by the inner city and were impossible to obtain. Even upon entering the inner city, one could not learn Tendon Refining Martial Arts in this regard.

Xu Zixi added, "I can pass on to you the Tendon Refining Martial Arts for the Ren and Du Meridians, but I cannot guarantee that you will be able to master them. Even in the Qingyuan Sect, very few disciples can temper the Ren and Du Meridians. If you find them too difficult to refine successfully, then give up. Do not waste too much time."