C6 Osseous Pain

The Immortal Star Flame had a mysterious ability. Under the effects of the starfire, not only could it achieve the effect of body tempering, the Spiritual Aura it absorbed was also extremely pure.

Zhang Hao sat cross-legged in the middle of the silver flames. In the blink of an eye, the surface of his body was covered with cracks, making him look like a porcelain that was on the verge of shattering.

As the sparks lingered, the cracks quietly disappeared. The pain he had endured, even with his tenacious mind, was close to driving him crazy. The unending pain was like several tens of thousands of ants gnawing away at their flesh, causing one's heart to tremble.

An entire day later, the silver flames that had enveloped his body suddenly disappeared from within the Primordial Fire Tower.

At this moment, Zhang Hao slowly opened his eyes and calmly looked into the distance as he muttered: "Immortal Star Flame, Bone Forging Muscle Meridian, Undying Star Fire, Undying Body! "Hehe, looks like this silver flame cannot kill!"

With that, he stood up and stretched his tired body. Following which, a series of crackling sounds came from within his body. After two days of tempering by the Star Flame, his bones had actually become much tougher than before.

However, it was this thought that had almost caused him to lose his life.

Sensing that his body was no longer as weak as it used to be, Zhang Hao was overjoyed. He wanted to cure the illness that had been plaguing him for many years in one fell swoop, so he walked forward with big strides.

Just as he took a step forward, a silver flame descended from the depths of space. A terrifying wave of fire enveloped him in an instant.

However, Zhang Hao had already anticipated this. Gritting his teeth, he let out a growl and once again stepped forward.

Boom!

Before his feet even touched the ground, an enormous wave of fire suddenly appeared. The unique pressure that was contained within it immediately enveloped him.

At that moment, Zhang Hao discovered that he was unable to move his body in the slightest. Streams of silver-colored flames that terrified him emerged from the surrounding space, and in a short moment, his body became dried up.

Fine cracks spread rapidly across his body like a spider web. The silver flames seemed to have shriveled and shriveled up countless cells in his body.

Even his face had become old at this moment.

"Hiss …"

The pain pierced into his bones, causing Zhang Hao to suck in a breath of cold air.

However, a silver flame flowed down his throat and entered his body. The intense flames immediately caused his face to twist.

He seemed to want to open his mouth and roar in order to vent the unbearable pain, but the silver flames that entered his body caused his throat to burn so much that he could not make a sound!

Zhang Hao had only taken one more step forward, yet he was already met with such a fierce fire attack. At this moment, Zhang Hao felt regret for his greedy actions.

However, when he tried to retreat from the silver flames, he discovered that a tyrannical pressure was locking him in place.

"If this goes on, I will die!"

As the fear in his heart gradually subsided, Zhang Hao hurriedly used the Chaotic Burning Heaven Technique to resist the terrifying flames.

Along with the circulation of the Qi Method, the whirlpool in his Dantian immediately emitted a huge suction force that attracted the surrounding Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth and converged towards him.

The Chaotic Burning Heaven Mantra only circulated once before the silver flames enveloping his body started to fluctuate violently. The powerful pressure contained within it was also quietly weakening.

Zhang Hao didn't know about this at all. At this moment, he had already immersed his mind into his own body. He only knew that he had to circulate his cultivation technique time and time again to resist the bone-piercing pain.

As time passed, the silver flames also gradually weakened. Only after a full two days did they suddenly disappear.

As for Lin Dong, he fell onto his back and slowly opened his eyes. A relieved smile appeared on his face as he said: "I have finally escaped a calamity!"

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

During this half month, Zhang Hao would enter the grandmist fire pagoda almost every day to temper his body with starfire.

As he continued to temper his body time and time again, he gradually adapted to the pain of the burning starfire. It could be said that he had become numb to that pain.

"Hah!"

In a quiet little courtyard …

Suddenly, the man's muffled shout could be heard, followed by the sound of something tearing through the air.

Before this voice could fade away, another plop sounded.

Then, the man's voice sounded out.

Ye Zichen looked over and saw a man climb up from the ground with a face full of dust, while he kneaded his knee and limped back into the room.

Ling'er frowned slightly, before raising her head and sighing. "Oh my god, are you trying to tease me?"

This man was Zhang Hao. Hearing her sigh, the corner of his mouth slightly twitched!

Ever since that day when he got a set of palm techniques from Ling'er with great hope, he started to practice them.

"Demon Annihilating Palm!"

The name was quite domineering, but he started to regret it after practicing.

"Motherf * cker, what kind of lousy cultivation technique is this?! It can't even wait for the extermination of the devil; I'm going to be exterminated first!"

In the past two days, he had spent almost all of his time on this set of palm techniques.

However, no matter how hard he tried, he could only barely land the first strike.

With just one palm strike, it had completely drained the Zhen Qi from his body.

After resting for a while, Zhang Hao looked at the white scroll in front of him and grinned.

The Demon Annihilating Palm was divided into five moves, each of which required an enormous amount of zhen qi to support in order to be unleashed. The further one went, the greater the demand for zhen qi would be, and of course the power would be multiplied by several times.

Actually, the fact that he was able to barely use the first palm strike in just a few days could already be described as abnormal.

It was a pity that both he and Ling'er were only vaguely aware of this situation, which resulted in the current situation they were in.

The little girl continuously shook her head as she looked at him. That regretful look back then had made Zhang Hao extremely frustrated. However, he couldn't get angry. Who told him to be disappointed?

However, this half a month had not been a total waste. After he exhausted all of the true essence in his body and tempered it with the grandmist fire from the grandmist fire tower, he had already reached the first level of the middle stage of the primal chaos technique.

After resting for a while, just as Zhang Hao was about to enter the Primordial Fire Pagoda to temper his body, someone suddenly asked outside the door, "Cousin, are you home?"

Hearing this voice, Zhang Hao frowned and asked impatiently, "What is it?"

The person who had just arrived was Zhang Tian. Ever since the previous beating, this fellow had not shown his face for more than half a month. To think that he would pay him a visit today...

The door opened with a creak, and a person entered through the crack of the door. He said with a sneaky smile, "Haha, cousin, I came to apologize to you on purpose!"

When Zhang Hao heard this, he sneered in his heart. He was well aware of what kind of trash his cousin was. How could he apologize if he didn't secretly insult him and make him beg for mercy?

However, he remained calm and asked, "Is this it?"

"That's right, that's it. But I want to ask you for a favor!" Zhang Tian hurriedly smiled coquettishly. In his heart, Zhang Hao sneered, "I'd like to see what tricks you guys have up your sleeves."

Upon seeing the other party agree to it, Zhang Tian's smile grew even wider. He hurriedly led the way. Not long after he walked along the village entrance, Zhang Hao felt that something was wrong, so he frowned and asked, "Aren't you going to help? "Why are you walking out of the village?"

However, Zhang Tian did not say anything and unconsciously quickened his pace.

Seeing this, Zhang Hao was even more convinced of his guess. He didn't ask any more questions and just became more vigilant.

The two of them had just turned out of the village when Zhang Tian, who was walking in front, suddenly shouted, "Zhang Hao, I gave you a toast two days ago, but you refused to drink it. You even beat me up, because if I don't break both of your arms today, I'll f * * king call you by your surname."

After saying that, he turned his head and shouted to the side, "What are you two waiting for? Don't let this brat get away with it no matter what!"

Right after he finished speaking, two people appeared from behind a big tree at the entrance of the village and surrounded Zhang Hao in a triangular formation.

Looking at the three people surrounding him, Zhang Hao sneered and said, "I've really underestimated you."

When Zhang Tian heard this, he immediately shouted with a resentful expression, "Ma Jin, Liu Da Ming, what are you waiting for? Attack together and kill him! I will take responsibility!"

After saying that, he punched towards Zhang Hao first.

The other two also charged at him.

Seeing Zhang Tian's fist flying towards his head, Zhang Hao's heart was filled with killing intent for the first time. He didn't expect his younger cousin to want him dead so much.

Thinking up to this point, his face became increasingly gloomy. Ignoring the two people behind him, his right fist suddenly clenched as it shot towards Zhang Tian's chest.

A muffled bang could be heard. Zhang Tian, who was very arrogant a moment ago, looked at his chest in disbelief. The chest had already caved in.

He slowly fell to the ground and fresh blood immediately surged out from his mouth. There were even some internal organs mixed within.

Ma Jinlei and Liu Daming had already raised their fists, but when they saw Zhang Tian falling to the ground in the blink of an eye and blood coming out of his mouth, they turned around and ran away, "Kill..." "Murder!"

Liu Da Ming shouted. They were just a bunch of hooligans in the village. At most, they would do things like fighting and stealing things. When had they ever seen such a scene?

Immediately, he felt his stomach churn. The food he ate at noon kept on rising and his legs kept on trembling without any strength left in them.

Zhang Hao also knew that if they were allowed to run away today, news of this incident would quickly spread throughout the entire village and trouble would soon follow. Thus, in a moment of desperation, he slapped the two people who were escaping without thinking.

The spiritual energy in his body rushed out along his veins.

For a moment, the air around him distorted due to the palm strikes.

The two of them had only run a few steps when they discovered a terrifying pressure enveloping them. The violent palm power pressed down on his body like a mountain. Before he could even scream out, his body had already exploded, turning into a mass of blood mist.

Zhang Hao looked at the scene in shock. After a long while, he finally came back to his senses. He said in a deep voice, "Ling'er, hurry up and put away their bodies!"

Surprisingly, the little girl didn't make things difficult for him this time. With a flash of her dimensional ring, she swept away Zhang Tian's corpse and the blood mist that filled the sky.

As for Zhang Hao, he hastily cleaned up the bloodstain. He turned around and walked back home with a terrified expression on his face.

Ling'er, on the other hand, didn't spare him a glance as she continued to mock him. She told him about the many bloody scenes of cultivators killing each other, making him feel even more uneasy.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one knew about this, Zhang Hao hurriedly packed up some stuff and left the small village that he had lived in for eighteen years.

After walking aimlessly for two days, the fear in his heart gradually disappeared. Right when he didn't know where to go, he heard a burst of rapid hoof steps behind him.

Then two fine horses galloped past him. Sitting on the horse were two youths, a man and a woman. The woman had a beautiful face, while the man was dressed in luxurious clothing. He looked very handsome.

Zhang Hao raised his head and looked at them as they left. His heart was filled with doubt. The young man on the horse looked somewhat familiar, but when he thought back carefully, he didn't have a single clue.

He continued along the main road. When the sky gradually darkened, a dense forest appeared in front of him.

In the forest, there was a bonfire dancing.

When Zhang Hao stepped into the forest, he found that the person sitting beside the bonfire was indeed the man and woman that he had seen earlier.

The girl's face was tense and she seemed to be unhappy. She suddenly turned her head after sensing the sound of footsteps and coldly shouted at him, "Who is sneaking around. Do you want to die?"

"Little sister!" However, the youth sitting opposite to him frowned and shouted in a deep voice, "Don't cause trouble!"

The girl seemed to feel that she had gone too far. She harrumphed and did not speak again.

As for Zhang Hao, he stood there and frowned. From the simple conversation from before, the two of them seemed to be siblings. However, that young man gave him a sense of familiarity.

"Hehe!" Brother, if you don't mind, please take a seat! " The young man first gave him an apologetic smile, then pointed to an empty space beside him and said.

The girl suddenly turned around and glared at him. "Brother, before we left, father told you not to trust strangers. Did you forget?"

This sentence caused the smile on his face to freeze. He then rubbed his nose and said, "I will naturally listen to Father's words. However, it's better to make some friends outside!"

The girl saw that he didn't listen to her advice and snorted. She turned her head but didn't say anything. It was clear that she was angry.

That youth shrugged his shoulders and smiled. "My name is Qiu Tong, this is my younger sister Qiu Yu. She's been in a bad mood recently, I hope you don't mind!"

"Autumn Tong?"

However, Zhang Hao's eyes slowly narrowed because of this. After a moment of silence, he suddenly glared at Qin Wentian and asked, "Are you from the Qiu Family of Luo He Country?"

Qiu Tong was slightly startled, seeming to not have expected him to reveal his background. After a while, she nodded.

The Qiu Family was a reputable family in the Luo He County. Their clan members were numerous, and their business was extensive as well.

However, this man and woman before him, since they were from the Qiu Family, why did they not have followers?

The doubt in Zhang Hao's heart caused him to gradually frown.

Seeing his strange expression, Qiu Tong's gaze also abruptly darkened, and her hand quietly rested on the hilt of her sword.

"You know us?"

Just as he was about to make his move, his sister Qiu Yu's face sank as she asked.

"You can say that I've met him once before!" Zhang Hao's gaze swept across the two people's hands that were holding onto their swords. He smiled and said, "That was a few years ago. I thought you two looked familiar. Haha …"

Seeing that he held no hostility towards her, she removed her hand from the hilt of her sword, her expression full of doubt. "Who are you? "Why can't I remember that?"

Regarding this, Zhang Hao felt helpless. Back then, he was only brought to the Luo He County by his parents to meet the Qiu siblings at the hands of an alchemist.

With their identities, they would naturally not remember someone who had nothing to do with them, let alone the fact that so much time had passed.

"Where are you going?"

Zhang Hao asked as he took two steps forward and sat down beside the bonfire.

However, Qiu Yu was dissatisfied with his actions. She snorted and said, "What does it have to do with you?"

Qiu Tong saw that her sister was being rude again and again, so she frowned and smiled. "It's a long story at this moment. Let's talk about it in detail when we have the chance in the future!"

From his words, Zhang Hao could tell that he was on guard and nodded slightly without asking further.

However, right at this moment, the two horses that were tied under the tree suddenly whinnied. It was as if some danger was gradually approaching, causing them to feel uneasy.