Supreme Emptiness

The little Qilin stretched out its tiny claw and rummaged under its furry armpit,

and pulled out a palm-sized, fiery-red jade talisman.

It was bright crimson throughout, with a lustrous hue that had not dimmed despite the passage of time.

This showed the extraordinary material.

Intricate runes were carved on its surface.

Just one glance at it made Jiang Fan dizzy, as if his mind was being torn apart by these runes.

He quickly shook his head and averted his gaze, avoiding looking at the runes.

Only then did his mind become clear.

"As expected of a Nascent Soul Strike jade talisman, even looking at it isn't something you can do casually."

Jiang Fan marveled secretly.

He quickly fetched a brand new jade box and carefully placed it inside.

This was his strongest life-saving trump card to date.

Even if he encountered a sect master, he would have nothing to fear!

Next,

he took out the Phoenix Blood Stone he found on Tie Bubai.

His eyes were filled with anticipation.

"Whether I can refine the Phoenix Blood Treasure Body depends on you!"

He gathered some auxiliary materials and prepared a large bucket of cold water.

First, he crushed the auxiliary materials and blended their juices into the water.

Finally, he carefully placed the Phoenix Blood Stone into the bucket.

In an instant!

Upon contact with water, the Phoenix Blood Stone dissolved into clusters of fiery red droplets, turning the entire bucket of water red.

It emitted an overwhelming energy.

The little Qilin sniffed the air and immediately gleamed as it jumped next to the bucket, lowering its head to take a big gulp.

But the next moment,

it suddenly clutched its throat, falling to the ground in pain and rolling around.

Its brown fur instantly turned a fiery red, as if it was about to catch fire.

"Master! I'm going to die! I'm going to die! It's so hot, it's killing me!"

Jiang Fan chuckled, "See if you still want to be greedy!"

"You want to put everything in your mouth."

"This is the Phoenix Blood Stone. Even touching it burns like a branding iron."

"And you dared to swallow it!"

The little Qilin rolled on the ground in agony, feeling like it was dying.

"I won't dare anymore. Master, please save me…"

Jiang Fan then lifted it and used spiritual power to force the mouthful of blood-red potion out of its body.

Sizzle—

When the potion hit the ground, it melted the blue brick floor, creating a small pit as deep as a pinky finger.

This was even scarier than poison!

He tossed a Revitalizing Pill to the little Qilin, letting it heal its injuries on the side.

Then he himself approached the blood-red potion.

Gritting his teeth, he took off his clothes and jumped right in!

"Ah!!"

In an instant, Jiang Fan let out a piercing scream.

He felt like he had been thrown into lava alive.

The inhuman pain made him, who considered himself strong, scream relentlessly.

He instinctively wanted to jump out.

But recalling the scene of his near-death encounter with Sun Chaozong, he gritted his teeth and forced himself to stay in.

Not just that, he compelled himself to forcibly circulate the Iron Blood True Scripture.

Absorbing a little Phoenix Blood into his body, tempering his internal organs, bones, and meridians.

The pain was imaginable!

Fortunately, after enduring the initial extreme pain, his body adapted.

His teeth gnashed, and he silently endured the immense pain, extracting the Phoenix Blood bit by bit.

By the next morning,

the bucket was clear, with every drop of the Phoenix Blood absorbed.

Jiang Fan shed layers of dead skin, revealing new, tender, and fair skin underneath.

With Phoenix Blood entering his body, it burned both inside and out.

Making him look as if reborn.

As Jiang Fan slowly opened his eyes, he found himself covered in layers of dead skin, which was quite alarming. He hurried to take a bath.

After washing up, he noticed that all the little scars, marks, and even moles on his body were gone.

Replaced by an enviably fair and smooth body.

His already handsome face looked even more pristine and clean.

At a glance, he seemed like a bookworm.

It was hard to imagine he was a body refiner who had attained the Phoenix Blood Treasure Body.

Very different from the hulking and rough frames of the Giant Sect martial artists.

"This is too ridiculously pale."

Looking in the mirror, Jiang Fan couldn't help but sigh, "I look like I would start whining if someone punched me."

Clang, clang, clang—

Just as he was about to further examine his body's changes,

a distant tolling of a bell resounded from the plaza.

Jiang Fan's heart trembled.

He hadn't forgotten what day it was!

Disciple grading!

Only disciples who achieved a good grade or above could go to the border to resist the Beast Tide and exchange their merits for the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion's rich resources.

He immediately put on clean and presentable white clothes and hurried down the mountain to the plaza.

Disciples from various peaks arrived one after another.

They greeted each other warmly.

Very soon,

Jiang Fan spotted Xu Youran and Chen Silin coming together.

They were chatting and laughing, seeming very confident about the disciple grading.

Jiang Fan approached and said with a smile, "Youran, Silin?"

The two women turned and looked, both stunned.

Xu Youran frowned and said, "Who are you?"

Chen Silin also showed a warning look, "Don't call out randomly... Huh..."

She paused, examining Jiang Fan's face, and said in confusion, "Sister Youran, why does he look so much like Jiang Fan?"

Xu Youran was also taken aback, "He looks too much like him, almost carved from the same mold."

"Just much fairer than Jiang Fan."

Jiang Fan, finding it amusing and exasperating, said, "It's me! Can't you recognize my voice?"

Ah?

The two women were shocked.

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"How come you suddenly look like a different person? I didn't dare to recognize you."

Chen Silin touched Jiang Fan's cheek and jealously said,

"So fair and tender, better than my skin!"

"It's hard to believe this is a man's skin!"

Jiang Fan gave a wry smile

and secretly told them about his body refinement.

"What kind of body refinement can make your skin this good? I want to learn it too!" Chen Silin shouted.

Xu Youran said wistfully, "Keeping good things to yourself and training alone."

Jiang Fan gave a bitter smile.

"Body refinement isn't something you can endure."

Thinking about yesterday's training, he still felt a lingering fear.

At this moment,

a tall, sharp-eyed disciple approached with the flattery of many others trailing behind.

"Senior Brother Tang, this is a piece of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure I found during training. Please accept it."

"Senior Brother Tang! Last time you promised me that you'd let me pass, you can't go back on your word!"

…

As the disciple grading drew near,

those disciples who usually slacked off began to seek last-minute help.

Trying to curry favor with Tang Tianlong, hoping he'd go easy during the assessment and let them pass.

Tang Tianlong enjoyed this feeling of having others' fates in his hands.

Feeling quite pleased internally.

Suddenly, he noticed two stunningly beautiful female disciples affectionately accompanied by a scholarly-looking young man.

Looking closer, he couldn't help but be surprised.

"Jiang Fan?"

At this moment, Jiang Fan's skin was fair, and his demeanor was clean.

He had become much more handsome.

This annoyed Tang Tianlong, and he walked over briskly with a forced smile,

"Junior Brother Jiang, seeing you happily chatting with the two junior sisters, you must be confident in passing the disciple grading?"

Jiang Fan was having a great time chatting with the two women.

Interrupted out of the blue, he felt annoyed.

He responded indifferently, "If you're the assessor, then there should be no problem."