Qian Xunji's body was also changing without him noticing.
His skin became more lustrous and smooth, like the finest jade.
At the same time, foul-smelling, pale gray substances began to seep through the thirty-six thousand pores all over Qian Xunji's body, gathering on the surface of his skin.
They were impurities hidden within him, now being forced out of his body by Qian Xunji, making him purer and stronger.
This was the great fortune every cultivator envied—purging the meridians and cleansing the marrow.
However, for Qian Xunji, who was cultivating the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art, this so-called great fortune was nothing more than an appetizer.
Because the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art brought him benefits beyond this.
Just as Qian Xunji was completely immersed in cultivating the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art, he suddenly felt his whole body shudder.
In the next moment, blood flowed from his pores, his bones cracked and popped, his flesh trembled, and his internal organs quaked repeatedly, leaving him in excruciating pain.
At the same time, his cultivation, which had been at level 95 as a Titled Douluo, began to drop, one level at a time.
Level 94, level 93, level 92...
As each second passed, the aura emanating from Qian Xunji grew weaker and weaker.
"This is... Could I be suffering a cultivation deviation?"
At the thought of the terrible consequences, Qian Xunji hurriedly gulped down several mouthfuls of Divine Spring to calm himself.
He planned to use the Divine Spring to heal his injuries.
But after drinking it, he was astonished to find that the pain in his body hadn't eased. It had only grown worse.
He immediately understood. He hadn't suffered a cultivation deviation; these changes were the result of shedding his old body and being reborn.
But on second thought, this was only natural. The Divine Spring of the Desolate Ancient Abyss was extraordinary, and, like the nine kinds of Sacred Fruit, possessed incredible power. Just one could transform a person completely!
He had drunk a great deal of Divine Spring to heal his injuries. With so much of it inside him, on top of the spiritual energy he had just absorbed from several miles around using the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art, the power accumulated within him was enough to transform his body.
It was like when Ye Fan and Pang Bo first ate the Sacred Fruits in Shrouding the Heavens, then left the Desolate Ancient Sacred Land and regained their youth. It was a transformation of the same magnitude—a true rebirth!
As for his so-called drop in level, it was simply his power being compressed.
Although the quantity of his Soul Power had greatly diminished, its quality had improved even more. It was like forging divine weapons from ordinary iron, a complete transformation in might.
Strictly speaking, his actual combat strength hadn't fallen by much.
Give him some time to cultivate back to level 95 as a Titled Douluo, and he could easily crush dozens of his former selves.
With that thought, Qian Xunji finally let go of his worries and continued circulating the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art. At the same time, he didn't forget to keep pouring Divine Spring into his mouth.
After refining the third bottle of Divine Spring, his bones crackled, his skin split, and he shed a layer of old skin, revealing a new body beneath.
His physical body was now incredibly powerful. After being cleansed, his bones were as white as jade and so hard they were almost unbelievable, comparable to divine weapons. His internal organs had been steeped until they were immaculate and free of impurities, like divine artifacts. His skin was nourished until it became lustrous and almost transparent, shimmering with a precious radiance.
By then, his aura had contracted to the level of a level 90 cultivator, but his gaze had grown all the more radiant and profound.
Behind him, the faint image of a black sun appeared and disappeared, radiating an immense might.
The Furnace-Nurturing Myriad Sutras refined the myriad paths. This black sun was the manifestation of the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art after he had reached a small measure of mastery.
"As expected of the peerless art created by the Empress. It can be cultivated without an astounding talent and is suitable for every living being across the myriad worlds. If it were ever widely spread, it could turn the endless universe upside down."
Looking at his new body and the dense spiritual energy around him, so thick it had almost condensed into droplets, Qian Xunji couldn't help sighing in wonder.
In the Shrouding the Heavens World, people were incredibly wary of the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art. The mere mention of it struck terror into their hearts, and they sought to exterminate every heretic who cultivated it.
Everyone avoided it like the plague.
But if Qian Xunji were in the Shrouding the Heavens World, he would choose to cultivate the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art without hesitation. He wouldn't care if the whole world became his enemy.
Because this cultivation art was simply too powerful!
Besides, without great strength, how could he protect the people he cared about?
To protect those dear to him, Qian Xunji didn't care if he had to stand against the whole world!
This cultivation session had not only transformed Qian Xunji and freed him from his aging body, filling his flesh with vitality and vigor once more, but had also made him stronger than he had been before.
And he had only just begun cultivating the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art!
What changes would come once he had mastered it?
At the thought, Qian Xunji couldn't help looking forward to it.
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