Chapter 271: Chapter 125: Blood Saber Sect Annihilated, Seven Stars Gang in Peril; Brow Heart Platform Awakening, Tree of Qi and Blood Accomplished

"The Bow Embryo of this bow is the tailbone of the Exotic Beast, the Red Flame Golden Crow."

Chen Xuan said, "That Exotic Beast is extremely rare. Its tailbone is harder than Cold Iron and can be forged into a Divine Weapon. My late father expended a herculean effort just to obtain this single piece. And this bowstring is made from the spinal tendon of a Fire Qilin Beast blended with Heaven-Confusing Silk."

Chu Fan examined it closely in the morning sunlight. The Bow Embryo was a deep crimson inlaid with patterns of Dark Gold. As he drew nearer, he could discern minuscule pores hidden within the texture, as if they still held the residual warmth of the Red Flame Golden Crow’s fiery breath.

His pupils shrank. ’With the Meteor Bow, I can fire dozens of arrows without rest at my peak. But this Sunset Bow... even Master Chen, a Spirit Awakening Realm expert, can only draw it seven times?’

He gave the bowstring a light tug and found it as taut as a steel cable—far tighter than the string on his Meteor Bow, which was made from the Extreme North Golden Silk Mixed Beast Fire Rhinoceros Back Tendon.

Holding the Sunset Bow, Chu Fan felt a sudden surge of valor.

It was as if he could slay any enemy, no matter how powerful, with a single arrow!

Gazing at the rising sun, Chen Xuan said slowly, "Although you have not entered the Mortal Transformation Realm, you can slay those who have achieved Mortal Transformation. But your Meteor Bow is no longer sufficient to display your current strength."

"Only with this bow can your Moon Eclipse Arrow, which has reached the Perfection stage, be used to its fullest potential!"

Chu Fan swallowed hard.

He was all too aware of the Meteor Bow’s limitations.

’With my Moon Eclipse Arrow at Perfection, boosted by the Vajra Undying Body, I could feel the bow frame tremble every time I drew it fully. It was as if it couldn’t bear my current strength, and my long-range shots always lacked that final bit of force.’

When he had practiced in the forest before, he could draw his bow repeatedly for hours without feeling utterly exhausted, much less being unable to draw it at all.

But this Sunset Bow before him...

Carrying the Sunset Bow, Chu Fan walked out of the courtyard. His gaze swept around and landed on an old camphor tree five hundred paces away, one so thick it would take two people to encircle it.

Zhao Tianxing quickly went back into the house and brought out Chu Fan’s quiver.

Without a word, Chu Fan pulled a Black Kite Arrow from the quiver.

The arrow was forged from hundred-refined steel, heavy and cold, with immense density. Holding it in his fingers felt like grasping a miniature iron pestle.

As Chu Fan nocked the Black Kite Arrow on the Sunset Bow’s string, fine motes of golden-red light unexpectedly flowed from the bow’s frame onto the arrow’s shaft, as if moonlight had been draped in the fiery colors of a sunset...

He took a deep breath, and a torrent of Qi Blood Power surged from his arm into the bowstring.

This time, it wasn’t as effortless as drawing the Meteor Bow; he had to use roughly seventy percent of his strength!

’Such a powerful bow...’

Though Chu Fan found it slightly difficult to draw, this very difficulty brought him a sense of elation.

’A bow this strong... its power is several times greater than the Meteor Bow’s!’

HUMMM—

Chu Fan released his fingers. The instant the arrow left the string, a piercing shriek tore through the air!

A black streak of light flashed across the courtyard, swift as lightning, ripping a gash in the very air!

The next moment, a dull THUMP echoed from the old camphor tree five hundred paces away. Splinters bearing scorch marks flew as the arrow shaft pierced straight through the trunk, slammed into the wall behind it, and brought a whole section of the wall crashing down!

From the other side of the wall, someone walked out, cursing and muttering.

Zhao Tianxing immediately ran over to explain. Only then did the person respectfully bow to Cao Feng and turn to leave.

"So powerful!"

Cao Feng, who had been grim-faced all this time, praised with genuine admiration. "I’m not sure even I could have taken that arrow."

At these words, a smile touched Chen Xuan’s lips. "This Sunset Bow is a perfect match for Fan. With it in his hands, killing someone who has achieved Mortal Transformation will be no difficult task!" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Chu Fan didn’t speak, only gazed silently at the distant tree.

’This arrow... Lin Luoxue wouldn’t be able to block it!’

It wasn’t that he was obsessed with killing Lin Luoxue. It was just that of all the Spirit Awakening Realm experts he had fought, she was the strongest—so strong that he couldn’t even keep up with her speed back then, taking several of her sword strikes one after another!

But things were different now. With the Sunset Bow, he could easily kill Lin Luoxue with his archery alone!

’If I use this bow to execute Moon Eclipse Arrow, enhanced by my five Traits like Soul Split and Breaking Gang... what’s so hard about killing someone at the peak of the Spirit Awakening Realm?’

Chu Fan turned around, his hand tightening on the bow.

"Old guy, it’s time to go," Cao Feng urged.

Chen Xuan turned. He looked at Chu Fan, then at Cao Feng. After a long moment, he said, "Take care."

...

「Three days passed in the blink of an eye.」

In the dead of night, the air inside the room was strange—it felt thick and stagnant, yet at the same time, it seemed to tremble faintly.

Chu Fan sat cross-legged on his bed, clothes drenched in sweat. He clenched his jaw so tightly that traces of blood seeped from between his teeth.

His body trembled uncontrollably. This wasn’t a sign of physical fatigue, but of his spirit and will being pushed to the breaking point.

’So this is the final step of Mortal Transformation... It’s this difficult!’

His Brow Heart Platform had already awakened, like a bright lamp being lit within his body.

Within his Dantian, the Tree of Qi and Blood, nurtured by his vast Qi Blood Power, had already begun to take form. Eight thick roots dug deep, and eight crystalline leaves swayed gently.

It was just one root and one leaf short of being fully formed, of completing this extraordinary metamorphosis!

But this final step, he could feel, was exponentially more difficult than forming all the previous eight roots and eight leaves combined.

It was like trying to carve a tangible path through nothingness, to forge a transcendent foundation within a mortal vessel.

He had always been diligent, but never had he pushed himself this desperately.

Three days had passed since his Brow Heart Platform awakened.

In these three days, he hadn’t slept properly once; even his meals were brought to his room by Mrs. Zhang.

Even Cyan Snake Xiaobai, who usually came over to bicker with him, had stayed away for two days to avoid disturbing his cultivation.

"Just a little more!" Chu Fan roared internally.

He knew, as well, that he was being a bit too hasty.

Many Martial Artists had to spend months slowly honing this final step of Mortal Transformation.

But he had forced his way to this point, relying on his extraordinary Comprehension and the Red Flame Vermilion Fruit...