Chapter 40: Seizing the Heavenly Fate

"Refine it. I will use the last of my strength to help you refine it."

Qing Luan looked at Chu Fengmian, her voice extremely weak.

"My time is running out."

"Fine!"

Chu Fengmian picked up the Nine-Revolution Heaven-Snatching Pill and popped it into his mouth all at once.

This Nine-Revolution Heaven-Snatching Pill was a top-grade Heaven-level medicinal pill; even the Chu Fengmian of his previous life had never refined a pill of such quality.

The moment the pill entered his mouth, even the tiny amount of medicinal power that had just erupted caused Chu Fengmian's body to swell violently.

It was as if the medicinal power was too immense, threatening to burst through his physical form.

"Sword!"

With his brows furrowed tightly, Chu Fengmian let out a furious roar.

A massive sword intent erupted from Chu Fengmian's body. This sword intent transformed into a giant heaven-swallowing python, beginning to devour the spiritual energy overflowing from Chu Fengmian's body to help him refine the Nine-Revolution Heaven-Snatching Pill.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the fifth spiritual vein on Chu Fengmian's arm was forcibly broken open.

It wasn't just the fifth; the sixth and seventh spiritual veins also began to be filled with spiritual energy.

Almost in a flash, Chu Fengmian's body had forcibly broken through seven spiritual veins.

This was only the beginning. Next, the Nine-Revolution Heaven-Snatching Pill in Chu Fengmian's mouth continued to strike his body with its massive medicinal power with every passing breath.

Not only on his arms, but another spiritual vein was also violently opened on Chu Fengmian's back.

The eighth spiritual vein.

In the memories of this body, among all the geniuses of the Lin family throughout history, only one person had broken through to seven spiritual veins; as for anything beyond seven, he did not know.

But now, the eighth spiritual vein had already been broken open within Chu Fengmian's body.

"Keep opening them! The medicinal power of this Nine-Revolution Heaven-Snatching Pill is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Only by opening more spiritual veins can you become stronger in the future and avenge your master!"

Qing Luan shouted angrily from the side.

Having eight spiritual veins might be considered the peak within the Martial Victory Kingdom, but compared to the geniuses of the true Seven Great Sects, it was practically like being a waste.

Chu Fengmian's opponents were the Seven Great Sects; how could he be satisfied with such a few spiritual veins?

"Right! Revenge!"

Chu Fengmian's heart, which had momentarily settled, ignited once again.

He needed power; he needed strength. Only with strength could he eventually charge into the Seven Great Sects to avenge his master and his senior brothers and sisters.

"Infinite transformations, open for me!"

Chu Fengmian roared. Within his body, countless sword intents condensed into more heaven-swallowing pythons to devour the medicinal power of the Nine-Revolution Heaven-Snatching Pill.

This time, the number of heaven-swallowing pythons condensed in one breath was as many as seven.

Every moment, they devoured the medicinal power within to fill Chu Fengmian's body.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Within half an hour, Chu Fengmian had opened a total of thirteen spiritual veins within his body.

Cold sweat had soaked through Chu Fengmian's clothes, and every inch of his flesh was now twisted in agony.

Cultivating the Bone-Breaking Rebirth Technique meant that every time a spiritual vein was condensed, all the spiritual veins in the body had to be shattered and then re-condensed.

In just half an hour, the spiritual veins in Chu Fengmian's body had actually undergone the process of shattering and reconstruction nine times.

Almost as soon as the pain of reconstruction ended, it would flood into Chu Fengmian's body once more.

However, there was no change in Chu Fengmian's eyes.

He seemed to have no fear of such pain; instead, there was even a hint of excitement in his gaze.

Only strength could support his revenge.

Every bit of pain he felt now would become his strength in the future, so how could he not be excited?

He almost wished for the pain to come even more violently, as that would allow him to condense even more spiritual veins.

"Come! Today, I shall see just how much effect this Nine-Revolution Heaven-Snatching Pill can truly have!"

Chu Fengmian roared angrily, taking the initiative to devour the medicinal power of the pill.

If he had been cautiously devouring the medicinal power bit by bit just moments ago, the current Chu Fengmian had transformed into a greedy giant serpent, actively consuming the pill's essence.

Countless beads of sweat rolled down his body.

He was not afraid of the pain in his heart, but the physical agony was unavoidable.

Yet, even amidst excruciating pain, Chu Fengmian did not utter a single sound. Even when his spiritual veins shattered, his expression remained calm and resolute.

One hour.

An hour had passed.

Even Qing Luan, standing to the side, kept watching Chu Fengmian.

She wanted to see exactly when he would finish.

By now, Chu Fengmian had opened a total of twenty spiritual veins.

This number was already enough to rival the geniuses of truly great sects.

Yet, Chu Fengmian showed no sign of being close to finishing.

Another two hours passed.

The spiritual veins in Chu Fengmian's body continued to open incessantly, leaving Qing Luan in disbelief.

Although the Nine-Revolution Heaven-Snatching Pill could be called the most powerful medicinal pill in the world, being able to open twenty spiritual veins was already nothing short of earth-shattering.

But looking at Chu Fengmian now, his spiritual veins were already surging toward thirty.

"The thirty-fifth one!"

Qing Luan had lost track of how long Chu Fengmian had been opening them; she was simply counting them one by one as they appeared.

It was already the thirty-fifth.

This number was likely something even some of Chu Fengmian's senior brothers and sisters had never achieved.

Using the Nine-Revolution Heaven-Snatching Pill to open spiritual veins actually relied on sheer willpower; how long that will could endure determined how much medicinal power could be devoured.

Once the will could no longer hold out, the pill would naturally lose its effect, and the remaining medicinal power would dissipate.

Throughout history, many martial artists had managed to reach twenty spiritual veins. Those who could reach above twenty-five could be called steadfast in mind.

Thirty spiritual veins made one a peerless genius.

But the thirty-five that Chu Fengmian had opened now were extremely rare even across the entire continent.

"He's still opening them."

Qing Luan looked at Chu Fengmian as if she were looking at a monster.

She had thought he was nearing his limit, but it seemed Chu Fengmian was still devouring the medicinal power of the Nine-Revolution Heaven-Snatching Pill, continuing to break through.