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Originally, the fifth stage of the Transcending Mortality Stage was called shedding the shell. This boundary allowed one to absorb true essence and fuse it into one's own skin and bones, allowing one's skin and flesh to become extremely tough, tough, and also be able to resist fire and ice at the same time.

As a result, even if a cultivator at the fifth level of the Transcending Mortality Stage was naked in winter, he would not feel any cold. Even if he was exposed to the scorching summer sun, he would not suffer from sunstroke and would not shed his skin.

Once a cultivator reached the fifth stage of shedding their shell, their strength would reach the strength of two hundred lions. All the muscles and bones in their body would be completely integrated, reaching a new limit to the human body's mysteries!

However, the fifth form of the extreme yin yang technique was called Golden Cicada Thin Wings Armor. This cultivation method made the skin and bones forged into thin cicada wings, but they were as hard as metal and impervious to swords and spears.

Ming Yu sat cross-legged, absorbing the pure Yuan Qi from the Soul Gathering Pellet and then started to wander around her body. In her mind, the secret technique of the Golden Cicada's thin wing armor had already appeared.

Ming Yu very carefully converted the pure Yuan Qi into his own and then used this extremely concentrated Zhen Qi to travel through the special and obscure meridians in his body.

However, Ming Yu's skin and flesh were absorbing all the true qi at a crazy rate.

"Again."

Ming Yu once again took out 10 Origin Gathering Pills and swallowed them. The Origin Gathering Pills once again fused into Ming Yu's flesh.

Due to Ming Yu's previous life and death battles, the potential in her body had been completely stimulated, causing her to feel like she was about to break through. In addition, her body needed a large amount of energy because her qi and blood was empty, so this was the best time to break through to the fifth level of the Transcending Mortality Stage!

She could only feel that the Qi and blood lost in Ming Yu's body were gradually being replenished by the Soul Gathering Pellet. Moreover, there seemed to be a large amount of energy brewing in Ming Yu's body, but this piece of flesh was blocking this trapped beast inside Ming Yu's body!

"Even I, at that time, was not so powerful when I was at the fifth stage of shedding my shell …" Blackie muttered to herself as she looked at Ming Yu with a misty gaze.

She only wanted to silently watch as this man dashed forward. She hoped to be able to protect this man when he was at his weakest. That was because just now, he had used her hot blood to protect her life …

Blackie was now a weak girl who was completely powerless. When she thought of being with this man for the next few days and how he seemed to want to give her blood transfusions, a flush appeared on Blackie's face.

She stole a glance at Ming Yu and discovered that she was still cultivating with her eyes closed. She didn't notice the change in her body, so she let out a sigh of relief.

Time passed slowly.

After about an hour, Ming Yu had already swallowed ninety Soul Gathering Pellets. The violent Zhen Qi inside Ming Yu's body surged like thunder, and one could faintly hear a muffled rumbling sound.

This kind of berserk true energy was simply impossible for an ordinary person to withstand, but it was useless as Ming Yu's body was extremely abnormal; he had actually forcefully withstood it!

Immediately after, Ming Yu swallowed another ten Soul Gathering Pellets, and a strong surge of true energy rolled through his body. In the next moment, all of his true energy was absorbed into his limbs and bones, and finally into the flesh of Ming Yu's body.

"Break!"

Ming Yu gave a loud shout and a wave of energy surged out from her body, sweeping up the surrounding fallen leaves.

In the midst of the flying grass, Ming Yu's skin began to crack open, turning into powder and dissipating into the air.

Immediately afterwards, one could see bright feathers that looked as if they had been reborn, faintly revealing dark golden colored flesh!

If one looked carefully, they would see that on Ming Yu's exposed face, neck, hands, and skin, there seemed to be traces of pure golden blood flowing. It looked extremely magnificent and strange.

In the next moment, Ming Yu opened his eyes, the dark golden color fading from his skin. Everything returned to normal, as if Ming Yu hadn't changed at all.

However, Blackie knew that the current Ming Yu had once again entered a completely new level. Although Ming Yu didn't seem to have changed, in reality, the violent true qi was completely wrapped up into his body without a single flaw.

It was fine if he didn't move, but once he did, his strength was like thunder!

This was the truth. The current Ming Yu had succeeded in shedding her shell and had refined the Golden Cicada's thin wing armour. She already possessed the terrifying strength of a thousand lions!

"Congratulations on your successful breakthrough." Blackie smiled sweetly at Mingyu.

Ming Yu took in a deep breath of air, calming down his roiling Zhen Qi, and said, "You saw it before, if that Blood Servant didn't die, he would definitely find another Blood Servant to give me another thunderbolt. I'm afraid that I won't be able to return to the palace in two months."

"But, the Crimson Gold Blood Lingzhi hasn't been gifted to your mother." Blackie said somewhat worriedly.

If she were to leave just like that, Yang Xuerong would definitely have passed away from illness in two months.

"So there's no time to lose. I must sneak into the palace before daybreak and deliver the Crimson Gold Blood Lingzhi. Otherwise, once I'm discovered alive, the Luo Hua Hall will no longer have a peaceful day!"

Just as she finished her sentence, Ming Yu had already stepped forward and held onto Hei Ji's soft waist. Just like lifting a small chicken, under Hei Ji's tender cry, he quickly steadied her and placed her on the steed that was tied to the tree.

Then, Mingyu jumped onto the horse and sat in front of Hei Ji. She turned around and said, "Hold me tight."

"..." "Right."

Hei Ji nodded her head obediently. Her jade-like arms wrapped around Mingyu's well-proportioned waist. When Mingyu kicked the horse's belly, the horse immediately galloped forward.

Due to the lack of time, Ming Yu had to hurry on his way. The strong jolting on the horse forced Hei Ji to hug her tightly, leaning on her thick back, giving her a sense of security.

Ming Yu urged her horse to a gallop. Four hours later, the horse was tied to the entrance of an alley three miles away. After that, she and Hei Ji entered the palace together.

When they arrived at the Falling Flower Hall, it was already midnight.

Mingyu quietly opened Yang Xuerong's bedroom door and brought Hei Ji to Yang Xuerong's bed. Borrowing the moonlight, Mingyu discovered that Yang Xuerong's face was pale and her lips were bloodless.

Ming Yu immediately took out the Crimson Gold Blood Lingzhi from her storage bag. Instantly, a rich medicinal fragrance filled the room.

Using his true energy to shatter the Crimson Gold Blood Lingzhi into a golden red powder, Mingyu pointed her finger and the golden powder from the Crimson Gold Blood Lingzhi turned into a thin stream of light that gradually entered Yang Xuerong's mouth.

Immediately, the medicinal strength spread throughout her body. Mingyu could clearly feel that Yang Xuerong's vitality was constantly rotating. Her breathing became regular and her face finally had a shade of red. Her frown finally loosened up unconsciously.

Ming Yu immediately felt gratified because with his own efforts, he finally managed to save his mother's life. He immediately opened his mouth and said, "Mother …"

But just as he opened his mouth, Ming Yu silently stopped speaking.

Mingyu really wanted to tell Yang Xuerong the good news of her illness being completely cured and share this joy with her, but if Yang Xuerong knew that Mingyu was still alive and exposed to the public, she would definitely be tortured and interrogated to find out where Mingyu was.

If Yang Xuerong did not say it, then she would be the one to be hurt.

Ming Yu tightly clenched his fists. The palace was dangerous, he was forced to such an extent, not only was he unable to return to the palace, he didn't even have the right to bid farewell to Yang Xuerong!

"So, I will let you know the price for angering me! Two months later, we'll see! "

Mingyu growled in a low voice and left Yang Xuerong's room with Hei Ji, gently closing the door. She then left the palace before the sun rose.

After walking three miles, Ming Yu and Hei Ji once again straddled the horse. As they slowly advanced, Ming Yu asked, "Hei Ji, you previously said that reaching the sixth level of the Transcending Mortality Stage was enough to cure your injuries. Do you know of any method to reach your destination quickly?"

"Well, I have a plan." Blackie said.

Hei Ji naturally knew Ming Yu's intentions. Although Ming Yu had broken through to the fifth level of the Transcending Mortality Stage, for a gathering of heroes in the empire two months later, the journey had only just begun!

In order to correct her name, in order to reunite with Yang Xuerong, Ming Yu must become even stronger!

Ming Yu's eyes flashed, "Why don't you tell me about it?"

"Although there is only a single level of difference between shedding and sculpting, this is the boundary of the Transcending Mortality Stage."

Hei Ji explained seriously, "After all, shedding one's shell is the limit of one's physical body in the Transcending Mortality Stage, and sculpting one's soul is the beginning of forging spiritual power. If you want to reach the sixth level of the Transcending Mortality Stage within two months, it's practically impossible, unless you can obtain the Snow Spirit Lotus."

Ming Yu's eyebrows rose, "En, continue talking."

She pouted her lips and said, "But don't be happy too early, because this Snow Spirit Lotus is supposed to be a precious medicine for Soul Sculpting Realm warriors to reach the Spirit Refinement Realm. Of course, a Spirit Refinement Realm warrior can also use it to nourish their spirit power and increase their cultivation."

"If you can withstand the extreme cold soul pressure brought by the Snow Spirit Ice Lotus, you might be able to succeed."

"I'll give a hundred points for this suggestion." Ming Yu was speechless.

He finally understood. If he were to give the Snow Spirit Lotus, which only a Soul Shaping Realm martial practitioner could endure, to a martial practitioner who had just broken through to the shedding of his armor, then what else could he be other than risking his life?

Hei Ji rolled her eyes at Ming Yu. "Then I really didn't think of it."

Ming Yu thought for a while and found that this was the only way out. She asked, "My little big sister, do you know where the Ice Soul Snow Lotus grew?"

"The colder it is, the more likely it is that the Ice Soul Snow Lotus will exist on the peak of the mountain where the world's spirit energy is gathered!"

"Moreover, ordinary people wouldn't be able to get the Snow Lotus at all because once it appeared, the surroundings would become extremely cold. Even some experts at the sixth level of the Transcending Mortality Stage would find it difficult to get close to the Snow Lotus and would have no choice but to withdraw before they could get their hands on it."

"Because my soul is of the extreme yin nature, I will not fear this cold. However, it will greatly affect you cultivators."

Hei Ji thought for a moment before continuing, "However, I do remember that there is a kind of fruit called Fire Yuan Zi. If it is consumed, it will be able to withstand the extreme cold for a short period of time. At that time, there will surely be many geniuses fighting for the Snow Lotus, so it won't be easy for you to obtain it. "

After listening to Blackie's words, Ming Yu began to ponder.

According to what Blackie had said, the coldest location in the Great Ming Empire would definitely be the extreme north region, Snow Moon City, which was located in the opposite direction from the palace!

Furthermore, the so-called peak of the mountain that contained the spirit energy of the world could only be known as the peak of the Sheng Hanfeng located in the Arctic Mountain Range at the border of Snow Moon City.

The Ice Soul Snow Lotus was the same as the Crimson Gold Blood Lingzhi; they were both 1,000 year old treasured medicines. However, the prices between the two were worlds apart.

The Pure Gold Blood Lingzhi could only help mortals treat their illnesses and bring them back to life, but the Snow Spirit Lotus could stimulate the user's mental potential to the maximum, completing the perfect transformation from the Soul Sculpting Realm to the Spirit Refinement Realm.

It was precisely because of this that the price of the Crimson Gold Blood Lingzhi was five million, whereas the price of the Snow Spirit Lotus had directly reached nine million. Its price was practically double that of the Crimson Gold Blood Lingzhi.

But in actuality, the value of the Ice Soul Snow Lotus was much higher than this. This was because the powers, gangs, clans, and even the official families of Snow Moon City would all covet the Ice Soul Snow Lotus!

Honestly speaking, wanting to obtain the Ice Soul Snow Lotus was much more difficult than ascending to the heavens.