Chapter 214: Perfection of Marrow Condensation
In the quiet courtyard, two eight-patterned perfect demon pills were shining brightly, with a blue-green light lingering around them.

Jiang Chen took out the remaining demon pills and placed them on the table one by one.

The large and small demon pills all showed green or blue halos, like pearls, shining against each other.

There are eleven demon pills in total. In addition to two eight-line perfect pills, there is also one eight-line great success pills, two eight-line small success pills, and six seven-line demon pills.

This was all the gains Jiang Chen got from killing the demons during the Tianlan River disaster.

“Eleven demon pills should be more than enough to break through to the marrow condensation stage.”

Jiang Chen’s mind moved, and he took some effort to remove all the demonic aura from the dozen or so demon pills.

Then he reached out and took out the smallest demon pill and put it into his mouth.

At this moment, he no longer relied on the Chixiao essence in his mouth to dissolve the power of the demon pill bit by bit.

Instead, he opened his mouth slightly, bit the upper and lower surfaces of the demon pill with his two rows of white teeth, and began to chew.

The demon pill, which was a hundred times harder than fine iron, was bitten into pieces by Jiang Chen like a piece of candy and swallowed into his stomach bit by bit.

Now, as Jiang Chen’s strength gradually grows, he has adapted to the power of the demon pill.

He could just swallow the lower-grade demon pill directly without any problem.

The power of the Seven-Pattern Demon Pill gushed out in his stomach. Jiang Chen sat cross-legged on his knees, practicing the Furnace True Blood Method to digest the power in the demon pill.

“call……”

Strands of essence of qi and blood circulate in the body, constantly refining and strengthening the bone marrow throughout the body.

[Marrow Condensation Experience +1]

At this moment, the experience points of the martial arts cultivation on the panel were rising steadily and firmly under the influence of the powerful power of the demon pill.

……

Two hours later, it was almost dusk.

Jiang Chen opened his eyes, opened the panel and took a look.

[Marrow Condensation: Great Accomplishment (371/1000)]

[Talent: Water Control (Eight Patterns): 70/100]

The experience points increased from 320 to 371, a total increase of 51 experience points.

For Jiang Chen, who has now achieved the state of marrow condensation, a seven-patterned demon pill can have such an effect.

However, the ability to control water did not increase much, only by three points.

This is normal. The innate magical powers of the seven-pattern demon and the eight-pattern demon are on two different levels.

Jiang Chen lowered his eyes and looked at the remaining ten demon pills on the table.

After taking these ten demon pills, I will definitely be able to reach the perfection of marrow condensation.

By then, of the nine levels of martial arts, only the last level, “Transcendent”, would remain.

Once upon a time, the realm of transcendence was still a powerful existence that was unattainable to me.

Now, it seems to be within reach…

Today, he wiped out a group of demons that came from the Tianlan River system to cause trouble, and also killed the wife of the Nine-Patterned Dragon Lord and an eight-patterned perfect demon under his command.

Almost all the demons in the Tianlan River Demon Palace have been cleared out. I’m afraid that the Tianlan River Dragon King will not give up.

“continue……”

Jiang Chen glanced across the table, reached out to take a magic pill, and put it in his mouth.

……

Two days later.

Jiang Chen had already swallowed all the demon pills except the two eight-pattern perfect ones.

On the panel, the experience value of Marrow Condensation has reached nine hundred and forty-one points.

The ability to transform into a human shape increased slightly, exceeding ninety points, and the strength of the body increased again to an extremely terrifying level.

And the water control ability also crossed the threshold of ninety points and reached ninety-five points, gradually approaching the eight-line limit.

If nothing unexpected happens, using the demon pill of Lady Jiaojun or that old turtle to assist in cultivation for a day, I will be able to break through to the Perfection of Condensed Marrow…

“Dong dong dong.”

A crisp knock on the door sounded.

“Jiang Chen!” Jin Yang’s voice sounded outside the door.

Jiang Chen stopped practicing, stood up and opened the door.

At this moment, Jin Yang was standing outside the courtyard waiting. Jiang Chen asked, “Brother Jin, what’s the matter?”

Jin Yang said, “Brother Jiang, the merit you earned from killing Silent has been calculated. Elder Pu Yi asked you to come over. He should be rewarding you.”

Jiang Chen nodded: “Okay, I’ll be there right away.”

……

Qianlongying, a study room in an elegant pavilion.

Jin Yang brought Jiang Chen to the pavilion and waited outside. He was then led to the study by the maid in the pavilion.

“Sir, this is it.” The maid stepped back two steps and said in a low voice.

Jiang Chen nodded: “Thank you.”

The door was not closed. Jiang Chen stepped into the entrance and walked into the room.

The study is not big, with wooden floors, an empty desk and a wall of bookcases.

An old man with white hair and beard and dressed in gray sat on the armchair with a dragon head staff beside him. He looked up at Jiang Chen and sized him up.

Jiang Chen bowed and said, “Disciple Jiang Chen, greetings to Elder Pu.”

There are only about ten elders in the entire Dragon Elephant Sect, and each of them is a powerful master who is above the ninth level of martial arts.

This Elder Pu Yi is one of the three Grandmaster Elders of Longmai.

Pu Yi looked him up and down, then nodded gently: “Very good, there may be a place for you in my position as the Dragon Vein Elder in the future.”

“If it had been ten years earlier, your appearance would have surely attracted great attention from the sect, and they would have devoted all their efforts to train you.”

“But unfortunately, my Dragon Elephant Sect is facing internal and external troubles, and I don’t have the energy to take care of you anymore.”

“But you must not slack off either. You need to practice diligently. No matter how excellent your talent is, it is only a talent. Only when it is transformed into your own strength can it be truly useful to you.”

Jiang Chen was already used to hearing the same old things.

He looked normal, cupped his hands and said, “Yes, thank you for your teachings, Elder.”

Pu Yi nodded gently: “You have made great contributions in this disaster of the demons in Tianlan River. Is there anything you need?”

Jiang Chen thought for a moment and said, “Reporting to the elder, I need a true martial art and a cultivation method to reach the Transcendent Realm.”

The true meaning of Blood Evil is just a pseudo-true meaning method that the ancestor of the Zhu family cultivated by taking shortcuts. It is completely different from the real true meaning martial arts.

The cultivated Blood Evil True Meaning is okay for dealing with warriors who don’t have the True Meaning, but if it is to be compared with other warriors who possess the orthodox True Meaning methods, it will pale in comparison.

Moreover, the upper limit is not high. Jiang Chen has almost touched the boundary of the true meaning of Blood Evil at this moment.

This level, in the orthodox true meaning, is probably just the beginning.

Pu Yi nodded. What Jiang Chen said did not exceed his expectations.

“It is very difficult for a marrow-condensing warrior to practice true martial arts. You must be mentally prepared. However, it is not a bad idea to practice in advance. It will also be beneficial for your future practice.”

“As for the Transcendental Technique… the Transcendental Technique in my dragon vein is a profound method that can lead directly to the Grandmaster level. Only true disciples can observe and learn it, so I can’t give it to you for the time being.”

“It won’t be too late to practice this technique after you become a true disciple.”

Jiang Chen nodded thoughtfully and said, “Disciple understands.”

Pu Yi immediately stood up, took out a jade slip from the bookshelf behind him, and handed it to Jiang Chen.

The jade slip was engraved with a few carefully crafted words: “The True Meaning of Hidden Dragon”. “This True Meaning is unique to my dragon vein. It is better than the True Meanings of other veins. You should learn it first, and it won’t be too late to practice it when you enter the Transcendent Realm in the future.”

Jiang Chen took the jade slip and bowed again, saying, “Thank you, Elder.”

“Yeah.” Pu Yi nodded, “Do you have anything else?”

Jiang Chen thought for a moment and asked, “Disciple would like to ask Elder Pu, how many merits are required to become a true disciple in this Qianlong Camp?”

The practice of the Crucible True Blood Method to the minor success of Transcendental Transmaturity is almost the limit.

Without the Transcendent Technique, it is impossible to enter the Mud Embryo Realm above the ninth level of martial arts by relying only on the Furnace True Blood Method.

Therefore, Jiang Chen must first become a true disciple and obtain the Transcendental Technique before he has the opportunity to step into the ninth level of martial arts and become a master.

When Jiang Chen returned from Boyan Lake, he also asked his colleagues about this matter.

But they only knew that in Qianlong Camp, if they wanted to become a true disciple, they had to kill at least two or three eight-patterned demons.

But there seem to be other conditions besides this.

Pu Yi smiled and said, “Originally, I would have to wait until you entered the Transcendent stage before I could tell you about your final mission. But with your current strength, you must be not far from the Transcendent stage… so it’s okay to tell me about it.”

He sat back in the armchair at the back and continued:
“In the Seven Veins Camp, each camp has different tasks to become a true disciple. The task in our Hidden Dragon Camp can be considered the most difficult and the most dangerous one.”

“Of course, there are the most benefits after becoming a true disciple. Your strength is basically the strongest among your peers. At the same time, your chances of breaking through the Mud Embryo Realm are also the highest.”

“If you want to become a true disciple in Qianlong Camp, you need to kill three eight-patterned demons and… one nine-patterned demon.”

Pu Yi said this while observing Jiang Chen’s expression.

You know, there are quite a few eight-patterned demons in the Demon Abyss.

In the main city, the Seven Guardian Cities, and even in the battlefields ruled by the Dragon Elephant Sect that border the Demon Abyss for tens of thousands of miles, news of the killing of eight-patterned demons would come every month.

In the Demonic Abyss, which is full of natural treasures, eight-patterned demons grow like leeks every few decades.

But the Nine-Pattern Demon is different.

As a reserve force to become the “Demon King” of the Demon Abyss, the Nine-Pattern Demon has extremely strong strength and life-saving abilities, and is also extremely difficult to practice.

In the Demonic Abyss, there is only one job for every nine-patterned demon, and there is very little news of the death of a nine-patterned demon.

Even the weakest Nine-Pattern Minor Demon King would be extremely difficult to kill when facing an enemy of the same level.

Not to mention the marrow-condensing warriors in the Qianlong Camp.

For this reason, Pu Yi did not inform other warriors in the Qianlong Camp about this matter before, for fear of affecting the enthusiasm of other warriors.

The reason I mentioned this at this moment was also to observe whether Jiang Chen would feel discouraged because of it.

After all, if one wants to become a master, talent alone is not enough; the strength of the warrior’s own spiritual will is also the key.

Jiang Chen was thoughtful after hearing this, and then he said, “Thank you for telling me, Elder. I will take my leave now.”

Pu Yi saw that he looked normal and did not hesitate, and he was immediately satisfied.

“Well, you don’t need to worry about this. When you successfully enter the Transcendent stage, you don’t have to kill a nine-patterned demon alone. You can also team up with others to kill it, and it will count.”

“The disciple understands.”

Jiang Chen nodded, then bowed, turned and left.

Pu Yi looked at his gradually receding back and thought in his heart.

Such a good seedling, please don’t let anything unexpected happen to it.

When he becomes a mortal, he will let Feng Yanghua take him into the Demonic Abyss and kill a nine-patterned demon…

……

He took the jade slip back to the courtyard where he lived.

Jiang Chen silently pondered over what Pu Yi had just said.

If you want to become a true descendant of the Dragon Vein, you must kill a nine-patterned demon…

Given the difficulty of this task, it is no wonder that the number of true dragon veins is the least among the seven veins of the Dragon Elephant Sect.

With his current cultivation level of marrow condensation, it may not be possible to kill the Nine-Pattern Demon King.

It is better to wait until all the demon pills in my hand are digested and the marrow condensation is completed before considering this matter.

As for what Pu Yi said, he would join forces with others to kill the Nine-Pattern Demon.

Jiang Chen didn’t think about this.

I have long been accustomed to fighting alone and have little experience in fighting together with others.

Besides, if we kill the Nine-Pattern Demon King together with others, how should we divide the demon pill afterwards?
It’s better to do it yourself… It shouldn’t be difficult to kill a nine-patterned demon.

……

Jiang Chen collected his thoughts, then picked up the jade slip he had just obtained and placed it on his forehead.

The jade slip suddenly lit up with bright white light, and a large amount of text poured into his mind like dense mosquitoes.

After a while, the light of the jade slip gradually dimmed, and Jiang Chen had almost finished sorting out all the contents of “The True Meaning of the Hidden Dragon”.

No matter which method of true meaning you choose, in the final analysis, it is to combine your own spiritual will with your essence, energy and blood.

The core of the True Meaning Method lies in the differences in the objects of visualization of the spiritual will.

At this moment, along with the input of the jade slip, a picture of the hidden dragon visualization appeared in Jiang Chen’s mind…

Jiang Chen closed his eyes slightly.

With a martial arts will several times stronger than that of ordinary marrow-condensing warriors, he began to visualize the hidden dragon in his mind.

At the same time, the essence in the body rises up and circulates through the meridians, arriving at the spiritual platform between the eyebrows.

With the initial familiarity of the Blood Evil True Meaning, the practice of the Hidden Dragon True Meaning was now particularly smooth.

At this moment, the divine thoughts and vital energy blended into true meaning…

A new line of text slowly appeared on the panel.

[The True Meaning of Hidden Dragon: Getting Started (1/1000)]

……

After a moment, Jiang Chen opened his eyes again, looked at the familiar suffix of one thousand experience points on the panel, and clicked his tongue twice.

During this period, in addition to his martial arts training, he was also improving his demonic powers.

The experience points required to achieve perfection in demonic powers are only 100 points.

At this moment, when I saw the long suffix of “The True Meaning of Hidden Dragon” with a thousand experience points, I subconsciously felt a little disgusted.

Of course, Jiang Chen also knew that the large amount of experience points required for the suffix did not mean that the improvement speed was slow.

He had inherited the martial arts will of a great master thousands of years ago, and his speed of practicing the true meaning of the method was definitely much faster than that of others.

Afterwards, Jiang Chen collected his thoughts.

No matter how good the true intention is, at this moment, the priority is to break through the realm.

He took out a demon pill of an eight-patterned perfect demon, put it in his mouth, and activated the Furnace True Blood Method.

The internal organs turned into a boiling furnace to refine the power of the demon pill.

The power of the demon pill of the eight-pattern perfect demon is indeed extremely strong.

On the panel, whether it is martial arts cultivation, or the ability to control water and transform, the experience points are constantly increasing.

After just half an hour, the experience value of martial arts cultivation increased by nearly sixty points, and finally jumped to one thousand.

Jiang Chen’s blood and marrow also underwent another transformation under the tempering of tremendous power.

In an instant, an extremely terrifying pressure surged in the courtyard, and the red glow illuminated everything, but it was retracted as soon as it was touched, and quickly retreated.

The body sitting cross-legged on the ground seemed to have turned into a piece of dead wood, as calm as an ancient well.

Jiang Chen calmly opened his eyes, having already entered the state of marrow condensation.

(End of this chapter)