Chapter 253: Chapter 161: Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone (Double Chapter, Vote Requested)_3

The Fixed Star Compass merely classified it as a second-grade top-tier earthly spiritual artefact.

But with so many features in one, Liou Yuan felt its value had already surpassed its rank, not to mention a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Even a Golden Core Cultivator would find it hard to resist such an earthly spiritual artefact.

After all, its support in cultivation and the ability to make magic practice twice as effective is enough to drive many crazy.

It could even be used as the sect’s treasured possession.

"No wonder Purifying Dark Demon could ascend to Foundation Establishment Realm on the first layer of Erosion Land; it must have depended on this Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone."

"The world is truly marvelous; who would have thought such an earthly spiritual artefact would be born in this godforsaken Erosion Land."

Liou Yuan sighed with emotion.

One can imagine the rarity of the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone, yet its existence also posed a risk to Liou Yuan.

If other people learned of its existence, Liou Yuan felt even his elder brother Liou Zhen might not be able to protect him.

"The only safe place is my cave residence."

"It’s best not to take out the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone anywhere else."

Liou Yuan thought as he solemnly placed the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone into his Storage Bag.

He would not use it during his time at Erosion Land.

Obtaining the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone, this earthly spiritual artefact, was even more precious to Liou Yuan than the reward of a Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir given by the Fixed Star Compass.

Naturally, his feelings were indescribably excited.

After calming himself for a while, he chanted the Calming Spell several times to stabilize his emotions.

He had not forgotten his plan—after storing the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone, his next step was clear.

That is taking the Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir.

"I still have nearly a month, which should be enough for me to refine the elixir’s potency."

Liou Yuan reached into the Storage Bag, rummaging around and soon took out the exquisite jade bottle containing the Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir.

The canyon entrance was protected by the Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array, and he wasn’t worried about anyone disturbing him.

Among this batch of training disciples, only Tuoba Xin could bypass his array discreetly.

Even the powerful Yan Yingsi and Wang Ze Wen couldn’t achieve this.

With this in mind, Liou Yuan felt secure, tilting the bottle and pouring the Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir onto his palm.

Before the aroma could spread, he tilted his head and swallowed the elixir.

The elixir dissolved instantly upon entering his mouth, sending a cool sensation spreading in his oral cavity.

Subsequently, the cool medicinal power seeped slowly into his body.

Within three breaths, it spread to his organs, infused throughout his meridians.

Liou Yuan dared not waste a moment; he hastily assumed a cultivation posture, lying on the ground and activating the Five Mansions Star Gazing Breathing Skill to refine the elixir’s potency.

Under self-inspection, Liou Yuan found the medicinal power form of the elixir exceedingly strange.

As the liquid-like medicinal power flowed to his organs and meridians, it began to spawn thread-like strands resembling silkworm silk.

The strands were as white as jade.

They filled Liou Yuan’s body, spreading like a spider web.

The strands clogged various meridians within his body; Liou Yuan initially thought of using spiritual power to refine the medicinal power.

Yet when his spiritual power coursed to where the elixir’s medicinal power dispersed, it simply could not penetrate.

"This Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir is indeed wondrous," Liou Yuan mused, abandoning thoughts of using spiritual power to refine the medicinal power, opting instead to observe patiently.

Soon, the white jade strands grew denser, filling Liou Yuan’s organs and Eight Extraordinary Meridians, even starting to extend towards his body surface.

Liou Yuan first felt an itch on his face, instinctively shifting his gaze toward the itching area.

Where he saw a white jade strand emerging through his skin’s pores.

"This Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir is truly frightening," Liou Yuan exclaimed internally at the bizarre sight.

That single strand was only the beginning.

More strands extended from within Liou Yuan, enveloping his entire body within the time it took to sip tea.

Liou Yuan could see nothing of the world outside, feeling only that his body was encased in soft silk.

From a distance, he resembled a silkworm cocoon, tightly wrapped in jade-like threads.

Gradually, Liou Yuan’s consciousness began to blur, akin to the cleansing of stars, as he sank into deep darkness.

Only the cocoon enveloping his body emitted a faint light.

The canyon remained deathly silent.

The cocoon crafted from the Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir’s medicinal power flickered intermittently.

At times, the sound of grinding bones could be heard.

During the process, a hint of jade-colored radiance seeped from within the cocoon, with light that was scant yet uncontainable by the cocoon.

Upon close inspection, the jade-colored radiance appeared shaped like a bone.

But Liou Yuan could no longer perceive any change within his body.

In his stupor, consciousness slipped into oblivion.

He dreamt of returning to the present world, waking in his family ancestral home’s bedroom, clad in his favorite sports attire.

His feet bore a pair of flip-flops.

His brother with a squat head and round face embraced the Fixed Star Compass polished by his grandfather, arriving at Liou Yuan’s bedside, as if seeking praise, handing it over to Liou Yuan while shouting, "Hey bro, can this treasure be exchanged for ten bucks?"

Liou Yuan slapped his brother on the head, laughingly scolding, "Ten bucks? If Grandpa finds out, he will spank you to pieces, so just scram."

Liou Liyang, who grew up by Liou Yuan’s side and inherited his bold and audacious nature, retorted carelessly, "What’s there to fear? Once he’s buried, isn’t this thing ours?"

"You have a long wait ahead. Our Grandpa still leaps three feet high and can kick you in the head in mid-air," Liou Yuan quipped, taking the Fixed Star Compass from Liou Liyang’s hand.

"Whoa!" Liou Liyang suddenly exclaimed in shock, staring frightfully at Liou Yuan’s hand, urging, "Brother, have you been possessed? Go get Grandpa to exorcise you."

"Get lost!" Liou Yuan chuckled, eyes reflexively turning toward his fingers.

The smile on his face abruptly froze.

His gaze fixated on his left index finger, which was holding the Fixed Star Compass. At that moment, it emitted a jade glow, with green light from the bone shining through, making the blood vessels and meridians in Liou Yuan’s finger visible.

Liou Yuan startled awake!

"This doesn’t seem right!"

He remembered something, eyes wide with alarm, staring at his family ancestral home and his brother before him.

After a brief stupefaction, the astonished expression on Liou Yuan’s face gradually faded as he chuckled lightly.

He didn’t concern himself further with the anomaly on his finger, gently patting his brother’s face, saying, "Little rascal, take good care of Grandpa for me. Your brother is doing quite alright, so don’t worry about me."

Despite knowing the scene wasn’t real, Liou Yuan couldn’t help but voice words buried deep within his heart.

"Learn Grandpa’s skills well, inherit his legacy. I feel our Liou Family’s stuff isn’t entirely folklore."

"Why don’t you inherit it? You’re clearly older," Liou Liyang griped, swatting away Liou Yuan’s hand.

He instinctively stepped back, aware that if Liou Yuan were true to his usual nature, he’d surely reach out and pinch his cheek by now.

To his surprise, Liou Yuan didn’t move, simply standing there, holding the Fixed Star Compass, gazing at him indulgently, saying softly, "If you see Grandpa, tell him I’m keeping his treasure."

"This thing will pass to me eventually; it won’t be lost, hahaha."

Unable to contain laughter, Liou Yuan burst into a hearty laugh by the end.

Suddenly, the laughter abruptly halted.

Once again, the world spun, collapsing into chaos.

He opened his eyes from the darkness.

In his pupils, the purple glow of Evil Eyes surged.

The white jade silks tightly binding his body exploded in that instant, revealing his bare, well-proportioned physique.

The cool air of Erosion Land rushed at him, the damp scent within the cave greeting Liou Yuan’s nostrils, confirming this was reality.