Xu Yan was breaking through to the Innate Realm, the Heaven and Earth Bridge was connected, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth entered the body, opening up the Dantian and Qi Sea.

His physical body was also undergoing a transformation, seemingly completely washing away mortal impurities, becoming innately flawless and untainted by the mortal world.

Strands of Innate True Qi were condensing and forming.

Rumble, the Innate True Qi opened up the Dantian and Qi Sea, circulating through the meridians of his entire body.

"This is the Dantian and Qi Sea, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body to transform into Innate True Qi..."

Under the impact of the spiritual energy, the Dantian was continuously expanding, and the Innate True Qi was also continuously improving.

His massive Qi and Blood had all been condensed into Innate True Qi.

Xu Yan was still in the midst of advancing; the transformation continued, the Dantian and Qi Sea kept expanding, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth continuously poured into his body, and the Innate True Qi kept improving.

Yet it seemed it could never fill the newly opened Dantian and Qi Sea.

"I have already comprehended a strand of Sword Intent, but I have yet to comprehend the true intent of the Dragon Subduing Palm. Now is the time."

Xu Yan thought to himself.

In his mind, the scene of Shifu executing the Dragon Subduing Palm emerged—that gigantic Golden Dragon seemed to truly possess the might of a divine dragon.

Roar!

A dragon roar seemed to resound within his body. On the Heaven and Earth Bridge, a giant dragon emerged, rolling amidst the spiritual energy, gradually changing from crimson red to golden.

Golden Dragon!

At a certain moment, the Mountain River Sword Intent emerged, presenting the imagery of the vicissitudes of Mountains and Rivers and the turning of the years within the Sword Intent.

A single sword strike reveals Mountains and Rivers; a single sword strike destroys Mountains and Rivers!

The Sword Intent surged, and the Golden Dragon roared.

At a certain moment, the Golden Dragon seemed to open its eyes, becoming increasingly realistic.

Its eyes were awe-inspiring, overlooking all living beings and looking down upon the Mountains and Rivers, its might impossible to gaze at directly.

At this instant, Xu Yan felt that he had attained enlightenment.

Boom!

Within the Dantian and Qi Sea, a phantom of a Golden Dragon emerged, circling and winding within the Qi Sea, its eyes awe-inspiring.

The Golden Dragon seemed to have only an outline; dragon scales could not be seen, nor dragon whiskers, only a pair of eyes radiating awe-inspiring Divine Might, seemingly possessing immense divine power.

"I have finally understood. This is Dragon Might, one of the palm intents of the Dragon Subduing Palm. Its commanding might over the world is just like this!"

At this split second, Xu Yan understood.

He had an epiphany regarding the Dragon Might intent of the Dragon Subduing Palm.

The violent spiritual energy of heaven and earth continually surged in, pouring into his body like potent liquor. Xu Yan only felt his whole body clear and comfortable.

His entire person was undergoing sublimation.

Outside the hillside, Li Xuan stood in mid-air, quietly watching Xu Yan undergoing his breakthrough.

His own breakthroughs came from the Golden Finger's feedback and were completed instantly.

But Xu Yan was truly cultivating steadily; the process of breaking through could not be completed in an instant.

Especially breaking through from the Qi Blood Realm to the Innate Realm—this was a process of truly transcending the mortal Realm.

"Mountain River Sword Intent... Could it be that Xu Yan has realized something else during his breakthrough?"

Li Xuan was pleasantly surprised.

Some kind of transformation was happening to Xu Yan, not just a simple transformation of breaking through to Xiantian. The moment the Mountain River Sword Intent appeared, Li Xuan sensed some changes.

"Is Xu Yan applying Sword Intent to his breakthrough?"

Li Xuan wore a look of anticipation.

This was a good thing. The more monstrous talent Xu Yan possessed, the stronger the Golden Finger's feedback would be after this breakthrough.

"Xu Yan's physical body is growing stronger, and the Mountain River Sword Intent seems to have merged into his physical body, yet it also seems not to be Sword Intent..."

"What on earth is going on?"

Li Xuan was filled with wonder.

Xu Yan was transforming at every single moment.

He continued to watch silently, waiting for Xu Yan to complete his breakthrough and waiting for the Golden Finger's feedback.

Suddenly!

An awe-inspiring might surged out from Xu Yan's body.

It was as if a Golden Dragon was coiling within his body.

"Hmm? Could it be that Xu Yan has already had an epiphany and comprehended the true intent of the Dragon Subduing Palm?"

Li Xuan was overjoyed.

Once the true intent of the Dragon Subduing Palm was comprehended, it meant that the level of the Dragon Subduing Palm had improved further.

It was one step closer to truly possessing Dragon Subduing power.

Standing on a large tree, Meng Chong was also watching Xu Yan's breakthrough, although he could not clearly perceive Xu Yan's changes like Li Xuan could.

He could still perceive that Xu Yan was growing stronger, giving him a feeling of transcending the mundane world.

"This is the Innate Realm!"

Meng Chong was deeply shocked in his heart.

"When I cultivation the Physical Martial Path and break through to the Innate Realm, what will it look like?"

He still did not know how the Physical Martial Path should be cultivated after the Qi and Blood Realm.

Shifu had not yet passed down to him the cultivation technique after the Qi and Blood Realm.

"Strive for the Great Sun Golden Bell Shield to reach Great Mastery as soon as possible."

Meng Chong thought to himself.

Once the Great Sun Golden Bell Shield reached Great Mastery, Shifu would pass down the next stage of cultivation techniques to him.

Xu Yan, sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly slowly rose into the air.

A Golden Dragon coiled beneath him, seeming to lift him up into mid-air.

"He is finally going to break through."

Li Xuan was overjoyed.

Xu Yan's breakthrough meant that the Golden Finger's feedback was also about to arrive.

Floating in mid-air, Xu Yan suddenly stood up with an expression of extreme excitement on his face. He had finally broken through!

At this moment, he could inhale and exhale the spiritual energy of heaven and earth at every single moment; his True Qi was inexhaustible, and his body did not feel hungry.

In the true sense of the word, he had transcended the mortal dust!

Amidst his excitement, he raised his hand and struck out with a palm strike. The Golden Dragon roared with a terrifying might, especially its eyes, which chilled one's heart to look at!

Bringing his index and middle fingers together, he pointed out with a sword strike. The Mountain River Sword Intent swept forth, as if it could bury all living beings.

His strength was no longer what it used to be!

At the very moment Xu Yan broke through, the Golden Finger's feedback arrived.

Only then did Li Xuan know what kind of transformation had actually occurred when Xu Yan broke through.

"Your disciple Xu Yan cultivated the cultivation technique compiled by you and broke through to the Innate Realm. You have reached Great Mastery in the Innate Realm, and your strength is a hundred times that of the same Realm."

"Your disciple's Dragon Subduing Palm has advanced to the third layer, comprehending the Dragon Might true intent of the Dragon Subduing Palm. Your Dragon Subduing Palm has reached Great Mastery in the third layer, and the Dragon Might true intent has reached Great Mastery."

"Your disciple's Jade Bone painted Mountains and Rivers, with a dragon soaring within, transforming into the Dragon Soaring Mountain and River Spirit Bone. You have obtained the Dragon-Soaring Mountain and River Spirit Body."

Dragon-Soaring Mountain and River Spirit Body!

Li Xuan was extremely excited. The harvest that Xu Yan's breakthrough brought him was simply too immense.

His strength soared instantly.

Not long after acquiring the Innate Spiritual Bone, he had now obtained the Dragon-Soaring Mountain and River Spirit Body.

At this moment, Li Xuan perceived the profundity of the spirit body: without needing to circulate any cultivation technique, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth actively entered his body, constantly condensing into True Qi at every moment.

He possessed a natural affinity with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and all spiritual objects.

With the Dragon-Soaring Mountain and River Spirit Body, it was as if a dragon was soaring within his body, with Mountains and Rivers hidden inside, containing immense power.

"With my current strength, I can run rampant in the Inner Domain, right?"

"I can probably trash Great Grandmasters too, right?"

Li Xuan thought excitedly.

However, the specific situation of the Inner Domain could not be viewed simply. Xue Wuxin and Xie Lingfeng might not necessarily thoroughly understand the secrets of the Inner Domain.

Qi Refining Great Grandmasters might not necessarily be the peak.

Besides, even among Great Grandmasters, the gap in strength could be enormous.

Xue Wuxin cultivated Demonic Art; although he looked powerful, he actually harbored hidden flaws.

Xie Lingfeng was young after all.

Therefore, he could not become arrogant, and must never think that there were no longer any Experts in this world.

Li Xuan glanced at Meng Chong below, hoping that his second disciple would also be a bit more reliable.

Since Xu Yan had broken through, Li Xuan no longer continued to pay attention, directly leaving and returning to the small courtyard.

Today he was in a great mood, so he gave Shi Er some pointers and incidentally passed down the Viscera Refinement method to him.

Moreover, a wisp of Mountain River Sword Intent emerged, allowing Shi Er to carry out Bone Refinement a bit faster.

Shi Er was overjoyed. At this rate of Bone Refinement, it would not be long before he could complete the tempering of his Bronze Bone.

He didn't harbor any hopes for a Golden Bone; after tempering his Bronze Bone, he would begin Viscera Refinement, striving to achieve Martial Entry as soon as possible.

After breaking through, Xu Yan did not return immediately, instead continuing to consolidate his Realm.

Standing under the scorching sun, Meng Chong cultivated the Great Sun Golden Bell Shield. At this moment, he entered a mysterious state.

The great sun in his heart resonated with the great sun in the sky, and strands of scorching aura spread all over his body. The glazed golden light shone brilliantly, the Qi and Blood golden bell grew stronger and stronger, and his physical body was also rapidly growing stronger.

"The great sun in my heart resonates with the great sun in the sky—I have finally achieved it! My cultivation speed has increased, and I feel as if I am growing stronger within a smelting furnace."

Meng Chong was extremely excited.

He felt that he was not far from reaching Minor Achievement in the Great Sun Golden Bell Shield.

Xu Yan returned on the third day after his breakthrough.

"Shifu, I have broken through to the Innate Realm."

Xu Yan said with extreme excitement.

"Very good. disciple, you have truly set foot on the path of martial arts. Do not slack off, and strive to reach Xiantian Great Mastery as soon as possible."

Li Xuan said with a gratified expression.

"Yes, Shifu!"

Xu Yan said respectfully.

Glancing at Shi Er, who was diligently cultivating, Xu Yan sensed a faint trace of Sword Intent seeming to linger around Shi Er, accelerating his speed of bone tempering.

"Shifu, what is this with Shi Er?"

"Shi Er's Aptitude is ordinary, and his cultivation is too slow. A tiny bit of Sword Intent allows him to cultivation a bit faster."

Li Xuan smiled and said, "A Bronze Bone is basically Shi Er's limit, but if he can achieve a Bronze Bone, he can be considered to have left the ranks of low-level Martial Artists."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yan became pensive and asked, "Shifu, can I also use Sword Intent to help my dad and the others quickly complete their Bone Refinement?"

Li Xuan smiled and said, "The Foundation of martial arts relies on oneself—taking it step by step, cultivating solidly, and comprehending the insights of cultivation. Pulling up seedlings to help them grow ultimately leads to an unstable Foundation."

"However, if there is no hope for a Golden Bone, it doesn't matter. Using Sword Intent to temper and assist in Bone Refinement for just a Bronze Bone cannot be called pulling up seedlings to help them grow."

"Just grasp the degree well yourself and don't let the Sword Intent hurt people."

Xu Yan suddenly understood, thinking to himself, "As long as they don't have the Talent of an ancient prodigy, they can be tempered with Sword Intent without worrying about pulling up seedlings to help them grow or having an unstable Foundation."

Thinking this, Xu Yan suddenly realized in his heart: "So Shifu had already seen through that I possess the potential of an ancient prodigy, which is why he didn't use Sword Intent to assist my Bone Refinement, but instead let me take it step by step and solidly build a deep martial arts Foundation."

"Yes, Shifu, I understand."

Xu Yan nodded happily and said.

Since Sword Intent could assist his parents and accelerate their Bone Refinement progress, this was a good thing. Furthermore, he didn't think his parents possessed the Aptitude of ancient prodigys.

Besides, they started cultivating martial arts at an older age, which was ultimately a bit late.

Being able to temper a Bronze Bone was already quite good.

"Why is Shi Er's Bronze Bone a bit weak?"

Xu Yan asked perplexedly.

Shi Er was in the stage of tempering his Bronze Bone, yet it was much weaker than his own Bronze Bone stage back then.

"Even among Bronze Bones, there are still gaps."

Li Xuan explained.

"I see!"

Xu Yan's eyes lit up, and he asked excitedly, "Shifu, among Jade Bones, is my Jade Bone strong or weak?"

Li Xuan chuckled and muttered inwardly, "Strong or weak? Aside from your Shifu here, your Jade Bone is naturally the strongest, not to mention it has now further transformed into the Dragon Soaring Mountain and River Spirit Bone."

Outwardly, however, he said, "disciple, as long as your martial arts heart is clear and you hold the conviction of never losing to anyone in your life, you will never lose to anyone in your life!"

Xu Yan immediately fell into deep thought.

"Shifu saying this means there are Jade Bones stronger than mine, but as long as my martial arts path is firm, I can also catch up to them and not lose to them!"

With firm eyes and soaring fighting spirit, he said, "Shifu, rest assured, my martial arts heart will never waver. I will definitely hold the conviction of never losing to anyone in my life, cultivation all the way, and never be struck down by any setbacks!"

"Good! disciple, with this conviction of yours, your Shifu believes that you will not lose to anyone!"

Li Xuan gave his affirmation with gratification.

But inwardly he added, "Except for your Shifu."

"Shifu, those two, Xie Lingfeng, want to pay a visit to you. Should we see them?"

Xu Yan brought up the matter of Xie Lingfeng.

Li Xuan pondered.

"Xie Lingfeng comes from the Sword Sovereign Cliff of the Inner Domain, which is an extremely powerful force within the Inner Domain. Moreover, his status and background are extraordinary; he surely has quite a few martial arts cultivation techniques."

"If we have the cultivation techniques of the Inner Domain as a reference, compiling cultivation techniques will be much easier, and we won't compile weak ones."

"Both of these fellows have been bluffed by Xu Yan into firmly believing that what they cultivation is the False Martial Dao, so they must be thinking about how to switch to the True Martial Dao."

"The inner qi of a Grandmaster Martial Artist is actually similar to True Qi. To convert it into True Qi, one actually just needs to purify it to upgrade it into True Qi, though it certainly won't be Innate True Qi."

Xie Lingfeng wanting to see him was definitely for the matter of martial arts.

The martial arts inner qi of a Grandmaster Martial Artist was actually also True Qi, just called differently in the Inner Domain.

However, it was quite a bit inferior to Innate True Qi.

Wanting to convert it into True Qi was nothing more than purifying it to enhance its quality.

As for the method—Li Xuan was at least at Great Mastery in the Innate Realm, and possessed the Innate Spiritual Bone and the Dragon-Soaring Mountain and River Spirit Body. His application of Spiritual Qi was far beyond what other Martial Artists could compare to.

Purifying martial arts inner qi and converting it into True Qi in the true sense of the word was not difficult for him.

It was nothing more than slightly modifying the method of condensing Qi and Blood into Innate True Qi to achieve it.

Of course, the True Qi condensed from martial arts inner qi would definitely be a bit weaker than pure Innate True Qi.

However, this was relative to Golden Bone or Jade Bone Martial Artists; for Martial Artists below Bronze Bone, it might not necessarily be much weaker. Besides, the martial arts inner qi in the Inner Domain also had distinctions of strong and weak.

Xie Lingfeng's martial arts inner qi was stronger than Xue Wuxin's.

If he condensed it into True Qi, although it couldn't compare to Xu Yan's Innate True Qi, it would definitely not lose to the Innate True Qi of a Bronze Bone Martial Artist like Shi Er. No matter what, Xie Lingfeng was a prodigy of the Inner Domain.

"Alright, let him come over when he has time."

Li Xuan nodded and said.

Xie Lingfeng also had a background in the Inner Domain, and Xu Yan would go to the Inner Domain sooner or later. Xie Lingfeng was a decent person, so adding a few connections in the Inner Domain for his disciple was also a good thing.

Moreover, if a conflict between the True and False Martial Daos were to truly break out, it could also provide an extra force.

Of course, the most crucial part was bluffing the martial arts cultivation techniques of the Inner Domain out of Xie Lingfeng and the other guy. Having references would make it easier to compile subsequent cultivation techniques.