However, the flow of true energy was far too slow, practically at the pace of a snail.
How could it be so slow!
Mu Yun was almost about to explode.
This cultivation speed was simply too slow.
"I refuse to believe that with my past life's status as an Immortal King, I can't even step into the Qi Condensation Realm!"
Without another word, Mu Yun fully opened his mind and immersed himself in cultivation once more.
Clang...
However, just as Mu Yun was forcefully pushing forward, a clanging sound suddenly rang out.
In his mind, the Immortal Slaughtering Diagram suddenly opened.
In an instant, before Mu Yun's eyes, the momentum of ten thousand galloping horses reappeared, one after another, incredibly powerful beings rushing towards a painting, all perishing and disappearing.
Then, all the scenes dissipated, and the Immortal Slaughtering Diagram slowly opened a corner.
A strange feeling rose in Mu Yun's heart. He had tried various methods to open the Immortal Slaughtering Diagram without any effect, but now it suddenly opened.
This thing seemed to open or not entirely at everyone's whim.
The scroll unfurled, revealing only a tiny corner, yet that corner seemed to unveil a world before Mu Yun's eyes, vast and empty.
From that corner, a continuous stream of true essence descended from the sky, from the Immortal Execution Diagram, flowing into Mu Yun's limbs and meridians.
Even in his previous life as an Immortal King, Mu Yun had never seen such concentrated true essence.
Within his body, the true essence was diluted, transforming into true qi, flowing continuously, merging into every meridian and every cell of Mu Yun's body.
His power was constantly increasing!
And Mu Yun was astonished to discover that his physique was also constantly improving.
It is well known that the speed at which a martial artist absorbs true essence depends on their talent and intelligence, their aptitude. And aptitude is predetermined by heaven, from birth, determining how far one can go on the path of a martial artist.
Even if a martial artist absorbs more true essence, it only improves their physique; it's impossible to improve their aptitude.
But now, the true essence emanating from the Immortal Execution Diagram was genuinely improving Mu Yun's aptitude.
If Mu Yun was merely mediocre before, he is now a true genius!
A born prodigy!
"The Immortal Execution Diagram, in my previous life, you brought me no surprises, but in this life, you have astonished me!"
Feeling the surging power flowing within him, Mu Yun slowly stood up.
Fifth level of Physical Body, Qi Condensation Realm achieved!
At the Strong Breath Realm, Mu Yun already possessed the strength of over ten oxen, but now, his strength surpassed ten thousand jin, reaching a terrifying twenty thousand jin.
Generally speaking, a fifth-level Physical Body cultivator possessing ten thousand jin of strength is already rare.
Even a sixth-level Physical Body cultivator at the Meridian Condensation Realm, nourishing their meridians with Qi, only possesses fifteen thousand jin of strength.
Now, Mu Yun's physical strength alone far surpasses that of a sixth-level Physical Body cultivator at the Meridian Condensation Realm.
At this moment, calming his mind, Mu Yun could clearly feel the fluctuations of true Qi around him.
His aptitude had been enhanced by the true essence emanating from the Immortal Execution Diagram, no longer finding it difficult to comprehend true Qi as before.
"The Immortal Execution Diagram is truly wondrous!"
Mu Yun was overjoyed that the true essence of the Immortal Execution Diagram could enhance a martial artist's aptitude.
However, Mu Yun firmly believed that the Immortal Execution Diagram, coveted by countless great worlds, certainly possessed more than just this one miraculous ability.
At dawn, while the entire North Cloud City was still asleep, a figure leaped over the wall of the Mu family residence.
It was Mu Yun!
Today, he had decided to go to the North Cloud Mountains. Firstly, to hone his physical strength and familiarize himself with his current power.
Secondly, to gather some medicinal herbs.
Having reached the Qi Condensation Realm, the next step was the sixth level of the Physical Body Condensation Realm, the Meridian Condensation Realm. He needed to refine some pills to strengthen his meridians.
Thinking of Miao Xianyu's cunning smile yesterday, Mu Yun made up his mind to set off early in the morning.
Taking a little girl with him for training would make many martial arts techniques inconvenient to use.
"Hehe, Instructor Mu, setting off so early? Aren't you going to have breakfast?" Just as Mu Yun stepped out of Beiyun City, before he could even catch his breath, a chuckle rang out behind him.
Miao Xianyu!
Turning around and seeing Miao Xianyu's smug smile, Mu Yun sighed.
"Let's go!"
Seeing a sly smile on Miao Xianyu's face, Mu Yun waved his hand and headed towards the Beiyun Mountains.
The two traveled together, completely unaware that four figures were following them unhurriedly in the dim morning light.
"Boss, that Miao Xianyu is the granddaughter of Master Miao Qing. Master Miao Qing is the head of the Saint Pill Sect's branch in Beiyun City, and she's also a three-star alchemist. She and Mu Yun together..."
"Just kill her!"
The man who was clearly the leader snorted. "The Beiyun Mountains are perfect for killing and disposing of corpses. Don't forget, the price the buyer offered is enough for us brothers to have a good time for a while!"
"Alright!"
Hearing their leader's words, the other three gritted their teeth.
"But boss, that Miao Xianyu is still a novice. Killing her will give us brothers some fun!" a thin man chuckled.
"Seventh brother! You're just a lecher; you'll get into trouble sooner or later. But Mu Yun is only at the fourth level of the Qi Strengthening Realm, and that girl has just entered the third level of the Muscle Strengthening Realm. The four of us brothers are all at the sixth level of the Body Condensation Realm
. Killing them will be a piece of cake. Let the brothers have some fun!"
"Alright!"
The four whispered among themselves and gradually followed.
"Young Master Dongfang, are these four guys enough?"
Behind the four, two figures stood at the street corner, namely Jin Dong and Dongfang Yu.
Jin Dong understood Mu Yun's strength. The four assassins they hired had not undergone proper training and might not be able to defeat Mu Yun.
"Just four ignorant fools. Relying on them to kill Mu Yun is naturally unlikely. However, they can at least probe Mu Yun's strength. Isn't that what we have?" Dongfang Yu smiled slightly, not caring at all.
"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; brilliant, truly brilliant!" Jin Dong chuckled. "With Young Master Dongfang's intervention, Mu Yun is doomed!"
"He...of course he'll die!"
Dongfang murmured, watching the departing group.
For some reason, he sensed a hint of danger from Mu Yun's change.
Recently, Mu Yun has changed his image from the past nine years, which is truly unusual.
This change, after Qin Mengyao joined Mu Yun's class, put pressure on Dongfang Yu, an inexplicable pressure.
No matter what, as long as Mu Yun poses a threat to him in the future, he must be eliminated as soon as possible.
"Instructor Mu, the method for the Spirit Gathering Pill you mentioned last time is feasible
. My grandfather said he wants to meet you and learn from you!" Miao Xianyu said casually as they walked.
"Oh? Your grandfather? Who is your grandfather? Stealing my formula will cost you spirit stones!" Mu Yun said nonchalantly.
"You..."
Almost everyone in Beiyun City knows her grandfather.
Master Miao Qing is one of the three three-star alchemists in Beiyun City, with profound alchemy skills and a well-known reputation.
And most importantly, her grandfather has another identity.
He is the head of the Beiyun City branch of the Holy Pill Sect, a position that even Dean Lu Xiaotian is slightly inferior to.
Mu Yun actually said he didn't know him.
"My grandfather is Master Miaoqing!"
"Miaoqing? Oh!"
Oh?
That's it?
Watching Mu Yun's retreating figure, Miao Xianyu wanted nothing more than to beat him up, but remembering her grandfather's words, she held back.
"Instructor Mu, I don't care, my grandfather wants to see you, you have to see him, otherwise, if anything happens to me in the Northern Cloud Mountains, you'll be responsible!"
Miao Xianyu pouted, dissatisfied.
She knew it would be trouble!
Seeing the little girl's determined
expression , Mu Yun nodded helplessly.
To be honest, Master Mo, a six-star alchemist, was already incredibly annoying; the appearance of someone like Miaoqing was unimaginable.
"Instructor Mu..."
"Shh..."
Miao Xianyu wanted to say something more, but Mu Yun suddenly made a shushing gesture, looking ahead.
The Northern Cloud Mountains stretched for thousands of miles, almost spanning the entire northern part of the Southern Cloud Empire.
And within them, there were countless demonic beasts.
Almost every year, many martial artists venture into the Northern Cloud Mountains to explore, hunt demonic beasts for money, or gather herbs.
However, a considerable number of martial artists also perish there each year.
Wealth often comes with danger!
Ahead of the two was a grassy field where a dozen or so fifth-tier demonic beasts, the Purple-furred Hunting Wolves, lay or stood, clearly a group.
Purple-furred Hunting Wolves are highly cooperative, each possessing a strong sense of teamwork.
This teamwork is innate, so martial artists typically need several times their number of wolves to hunt them and obtain their demonic cores.
This forces the wolves to break apart, preventing them from forming a tight alliance.
Seeing Mu Yun counting the wolves, Miao Xianyu chuckled, "Instructor Mu, you're not planning to kill all these wolves by yourself, are you?"
"So what if I am!"
Mu Yun retorted, then walked away. A clear wolf howl rang out, and in an instant, all the purple-furred wolves, whether lying down or resting, stood up in unison.
Good heavens! Miao Xianyu's eyes widened as she watched Mu Yun walk straight over. The purple-furred wolves were highly coordinated. Mu Yun had only just broken through to the Qi Condensation Realm; how could he possibly be a match for a pack of about twenty? Fifth-tier demonic beasts were essentially equivalent to a fifth-level Qi Condensation Realm martial artist. Moreover, at the same level, demonic beasts were far stronger than humans. Mu Yun was far too arrogant! Although he had defeated Jin Dong, even Jin Dong couldn't possibly escape unscathed from a group of over twenty closely cooperating purple-furred wolves. "Come on, see how resilient this body is now!" Mu Yun clenched his fists, standing still, looking at the twenty-one purple-furred wolves eyeing him menacingly. Now, his punches possessed a force approaching twenty thousand jin, but his body, after all, was unstable and somewhat stiff. He needed to undergo such bloody battles to adapt his body to high-intensity combat. Only through battle could he improve!