Marrow Cleansing Pill

Roar! OOOOOH!

A dragon's roar, an elephant's bellow, as if from the ancient primordial wilderness, exploded within him simultaneously.

Crack crack crack!

His entire body's bones emitted dense cracking sounds like popping beans.

A surging, explosive power, unprecedented, erupted madly from the depths of his bone marrow!

Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, seventh layer, breakthrough!

Shen Che's eyes snapped open. He could feel his strength had undergone a qualitative leap.

According to the rules of the upper three layers of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, each breakthrough increased his physical strength by 100,000 jin.

His original physical strength of 170,000 jin had now directly surged to 270,000 jin!

This strength had completely surpassed Yan Hong, who was at the peak of the Primordial Qi Realm.

Shen Che didn't stop.

He could feel that the potential within him was far from exhausted.

He continued to close his eyes, launching an assault towards the eighth layer.

The difficulty of the eighth layer was several times greater than the seventh.

This time, he spent a full month and a half, nearly two months.

Inside the quiet room, Shen Che's body surface was enveloped by a quasi-solid, crimson-gold Dragon Elephant Qi, forming a massive cocoon around him.

At a certain moment, the cocoon violently contracted, then exploded with a boom.

ROAR—

A dragon's and elephant's roar, more sonorous and solid than before, echoed throughout the entire residence.

Shen Che stood up.

His bones and muscles, thoroughly tempered by the Dragon Elephant Qi, had reached an unimaginable state.

Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, eighth layer, achieved!

His physical strength, on top of the 270,000 jin base, increased by another 100,000 jin.

370,000 jin!

A terrifying strength close to 400,000 jin!

He simply stood up casually, and the resulting gust of wind knocked over a teacup on a nearby table.

Shen Che clenched his fist.

He felt as if he could punch through a small mountain with a single blow now.

This was simply an ancient ferocious beast wearing human skin.

His seclusion ended, Shen Che pushed open the door to the quiet room.

After more than two months of arduous cultivation, he had undergone a complete transformation.

He opened his status panel, visible only to him.

[Name: Shen Che]
[Realm: True Meridian Realm, twelve meridians complete]
[Skills: Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill (Eighth Layer), Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield (Fifteenth Layer), Dragon's Roar Iron Shirt (Twelfth Layer)]
[Time Value: 100]

To break through to the ninth layer of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill through normal cultivation would take half a year.

The remaining 100 Time Value was simply not enough.

To achieve another qualitative leap in strength, the only path was to advance to the Primordial Qi Realm.

It seemed it was time to pick up another mission.

He could earn Contribution Points and replenish his Time Value, killing two birds with one stone.

Shen Che made up his mind and headed straight for the Demon Suppression Division's mission hall.

The mission hall was bustling with people.

Shen Che weaved through the crowd and immediately spotted Yan Xiu behind the counter.

Standing beside Yan Xiu were two other people.

One was a thin old man in brocade robes with graying hair.

The other was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth, dressed in snow-white, with excessively handsome features.

Both carried themselves with an extraordinary air, not like ordinary members of the Demon Suppression Division.

Shen Che walked up to the counter and got straight to the point with Yan Xiu, "Lord Yan, I'm looking for a suitable mission."

Yan Xiu put down the scroll in his hand, looked up, and a perfectly fitting smile appeared on his face.

He pointed to the two people beside him, "Coincidentally, these two distinguished guests have a commission."

The white-haired elder sized up Shen Che, his brow furrowing.

"Lord Yan, I've already said that this journey is perilous. We need experts above the Primordial Qi Realm."

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable arrogance.

"This young man is quite young. Although he's from the Demon Suppression Division, his cultivation is likely..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was clear.

You're too young, we can't trust you.

The young man in white beside him remained silent, but his scrutinizing gaze indicated he shared the elder's thoughts.

Yan Xiu's smile didn't waver.

"Elder Bai, please don't underestimate him."

"This is Shen Che, the most monstrous genius our Cangyun City Demon Suppression Division has produced in recent years."

Yan Xiu slowly dropped a bombshell.

"On the Demon Suppression Ranking, the Class A wanted demonic beast Yan Hong, who is at the Primal Force Peak, was defeated by his hand."

"Yan Hong?"

The white-haired elder looked confused; he hadn't heard this name.

Having lived in high positions for so long, he wasn't familiar with these demonic beasts and ghosts of the martial world.

It was the white-clothed youth beside him whose expression changed.

"Grandfather, Yan Hong is an old demon who became famous three hundred years ago. He's at the peak of the Commander level, rumored to have one foot already in the Innate Realm."

The young man's voice held a trace of disbelief.

"What?"

The white-haired elder was genuinely shocked this time.

He looked at Shen Che again, his condescending attitude gone, replaced by scrutiny and surprise.

A young man under twenty years old had killed an old demon at the half-step Innate Realm?

Who would believe such a story?

Yet, these words came from Yan Xiu, the head of the Demon Suppression Division's branch.

Yan Xiu took in their reactions, sensing the time was right.

He tossed the real bait to Shen Che.

"Shen Che, the reward for Elder Bai's commission this time is a Marrow Cleansing Pill."

Marrow Cleansing Pill!

Upon hearing these three words, Shen Che's usually placid heart stirred.

He knew this item all too well.

It was a unique spiritual pill secretly made by the Heavenly Dragon Temple of the Great Sun Kingdom, rumored to cleanse meridians, purify marrow, and transform one's body.

More importantly, it could enhance a martial artist's martial aptitude and comprehension.

This was precisely Shen Che's biggest weakness.

His saber techniques and fist techniques, limited by his comprehension, had been stuck at the "Intent" level, unable to break through to the true realm.

This pill was worth far more to him than several thousand Contribution Points.

It was like someone offering a pillow just when he was feeling sleepy.

Seeing Shen Che's reaction, Yan Xiu knew this matter had a good chance of success.

He continued, "The mission itself isn't complicated. Escort Young Master Bai Fengling back to the White King's Mansion in the Great Sun Kingdom."

He pointed to the white-clothed youth.

The Great Sun Kingdom was one of the ten human kingdoms, bordering the Great Jing Dynasty.

From Cangyun City, it was a long journey westward, taking at least over a month at the fastest.

And the White King's Mansion...

Shen Che had some impression of this name. The owner of the White King's Mansion, that Prince Bai, was one of the top experts in the Great Sun Kingdom, a martial artist ranked on the Heavenly Ranking.

Elder Bai sighed and glanced at Bai Fengling, who stood silently beside him.

"The greatest danger during this escort won't come from petty thieves along the way."

"It will come from within the White King's Mansion."