Sword Emperor

Due to his severe injuries and the previous battle, Sun Bing felt a little tired and his body was very weak. Therefore, it was very difficult for him to get away from the battlefield.    

    

In the end, he could only drag the severely injured body to move. The energy in his body slowly disappeared. In the end, he still didn't have enough strength to walk. He could only helplessly find a hidden cave.    

    

However, in order to ensure his own safety, Sun Bing still took out countless Spiritual Stone from his Heavenly Passage and instilled them into the array plate that he had prepared earlier. As the energy surged, the surrounding space distorted, and the scene of the cave disappeared completely.    

    

Although Sun Bing had used this opportunity to break through the formation, the feeling of danger was still engraved in his heart. After all, if he wasn't careful, he would have to pay the price of his own life.    

    

Therefore, the formation that Sun Bing set up this time was even more exquisite. Inscription after inscription surged, and the air distorted. Not long after, the cave disappeared without a trace. Whether it was the naked eye or the divine sense, they couldn't find any flaws in it.    

    

Even if there was someone who might have sensed that something was wrong and wanted to investigate the situation inside, before the spiritual energy was completely consumed, the formation would not be damaged at all. Similarly, Sun Bing was also very safe inside.    

    

After setting up all the defenses, Sun Bing took a deep breath. His entire body fell down powerlessly. Traces of blood gushed out from the wounds on his body. At this moment, he was extremely weak.    

    

However, even in such a weak situation, Sun Bing still gritted his teeth firmly. Then, he used the nearly dried up spiritual strength in his mind and slowly extracted a holy medicine. As the rich medicinal strength slowly refined it, the wounds on Sun Bing's body began to heal.    

    

The most surprising thing was that the injuries in Sun Bing's sea of consciousness had also gradually calmed down. Strands of energy fluctuation emerged. The injuries that he had suffered before slowly healed, and finally turned into a thick spiritual strength that reverberated in his sea of consciousness.    

    

Just this round of recuperation had already taken a full seven days. This was all thanks to the fact that Sun Bing had mastered a heaven defying secret technique called the 'Nirvana'. He had consumed a great amount of Qi and blood to forcefully heal his body. Otherwise, such a terrifying injury would require at least half a year to recover.    

    

Sun Bing, who had completely recovered, did not leave hastily. Instead, he carefully extracted the Moonstone that he had obtained earlier. The fist-sized Moonstone was shining with a bright light, like a small bright moon, which was enough to attract everyone's attention.    

    

At this moment, Sun Bing's heart was filled with mixed feelings. After all, the reason why he had suffered such a heavy injury was because of this Moonstone in front of him. Fortunately, the suffering had finally passed, and it was time for him to reap the rewards.    

    

Immediately, Sun Bing sat cross-legged on the spot. As for the bright moon like Moonstone, he placed it on his hands. As the majestic spiritual strength surged in his sea of consciousness, the moonlight slowly spread out and was absorbed into his body.    

    

"What a powerful ability! It's more than ten times stronger than the Moonstone I absorbed at the beginning."    

    

The moment the moonlight entered his body, Sun Bing could feel the vigorous energy surging in his meridians. A strange look appeared in his eyes as he thought to himself.    

    

After that, he immediately activated the majestic spiritual strength in his sea of consciousness. He forcefully controlled this massive energy, and gradually began to strengthen his body and enhance his strength.    

    

In an instant, the energy of the moonlight had completely dispersed, and gradually flowed into Sun Bing's limbs and bones, merging into his entire body. Not long after that, his muscles began to emit obvious aches, and even his bones felt like they were being bitten by thousands of ants, causing him to feel an unbearable pain and itch.    

    

Even with Sun Bing's willpower, his brows were tightly knitted together. He gritted his teeth tightly, afraid that he would not be able to endure such torture, because this kind of improvement was like torture.    

    

However, soon, Sun Bing's heart was filled with joy. Because as time passed, he could clearly see that his sore muscles had gradually become stronger. Even his bones had improved a lot, and they were still strengthening.    

    

It was obvious that this top grade Moonstone had an overall enhancement to his strength. Moreover, it was continuously increasing. Therefore, no matter how unbearable the pain on his body was, in order to increase his strength, Sun Bing would still persist.    

    

But very quickly, Sun Bing's expression was no longer as relaxed as before, because gradually, the soreness in his body turned into pain, and the pain turned into pain. It was as if his body was covered with Demonic Qi, and the Demonic Qi was corroding his flesh and bones.    

    

At this moment, the veins on Sun Bing's face were bulging, and his face was extremely pale. He let out low and deep cries of pain.    

    

However, what followed was that level 1 black grease had appeared on Sun Bing's sturdy body. A faint stench filled the entire cave, and no ordinary person could withstand it.    

    

After noticing this situation, Sun Bing frowned slightly. Then, with the help of the Genuine Essence, a huge momentum flashed across the surface of his body. The green robe on his body started to crack apart inch by inch. Only the purple-gold Coiling Dragon Armour could be seen on Sun Bing's body.    

    

The dense moonlight was still pouring into Sun Bing's body. At this moment, it wasn't just his body that had changed. Even the Genuine Essence was slowly increasing. The momentum on Sun Bing's body was also slowly increasing. Originally, he could only be considered as an intermediate Second Level of the Life and Death Stage, but now, he was getting closer and closer to the late Second Level of the Life and Death Stage.    

    

Time slowly passed. Sun Bing, who had been refining the Moonstone, finally encountered the obstruction of the level 1. It was as if both his body and Genuine Essence had reached the peak. It was extremely difficult for him to break through. Even though the Moonstone still contained a huge amount of energy, he still couldn't absorb it.    

    

Sun Bing furrowed his brows tightly. Then, a fierce expression appeared on his face. He gritted his teeth and said to himself, "Absorb it for me!"    

    

Instantly, Sun Bing clenched his fists tightly, as if he was going to completely absorb the remaining half of the Moonstone into his body. A majestic energy was surging within Sun Bing's body, spreading to his limbs and bones, and finally to his eight meridians, merging with the Dantian.    

    

But even so, the invisible obstacle was still very tenacious. It was like a tall mountain blocking his path.    

    

Two hours.    

    

Four hours!    

    

Four hours.    

    

One day.    

    

Three days    

    

...    

    

All of a sudden, a strong gust of wind was unleashed from Sun Bing's body. Whether it was the Genuine Essence or his body, it was as if a shackle had been lifted from his body. After that, one could see that Sun Bing's cultivation base, which was originally only at the Mid Second Level of the Life and Death Stage, was slowly rising, as if there was no end to it.    

    

In an instant, he had reached the Late Second Level of the Life and Death Stage. Even at this point, he didn't stop there. The Moonstone in his hand began to disappear at a speed visible to the naked eye. As for the boundless energy, it didn't waste at all as it poured into Sun Bing's body.    

    

When the Moonstone completely disappeared, the momentum on Sun Bing's body finally stopped. When he looked at his opponent again, he saw that his opponent had clearly reached the peak of Second Level of the Life and Death Stage. His eyes were filled with a bright light.    

    

The harvest this time was far more than this. Because of the terrifying energy in the Moonstone, Sun Bing had also used this opportunity to thoroughly temper his body, removing all the impurities from his body, and with the help of the Ba Xia Body-training Spell.    

    

Currently, Sun Bing's body strength had already reached the Second Level of the Life and Death Stage. From another perspective, Sun Bing could also be considered as a body refining cultivator. Even if he wasn't proficient in any of the other cultivation techniques or divine abilities, just his strong body alone was enough to make countless people despair.    

    

One should know that when faced with such a defense, even an ordinary cultivator of the same cultivation level would be immune to 50% of the damage dealt by Sun Bing. It was imaginable how terrifying this increase was.