Fifty points of improvement—a generous reward that Gu Qingfeng had never encountered before.
Without hesitation, he immediately allocated all these improvement points to Bai Lianjin.
Consumes one upgrade point.
The first major achievement of the Hundred Refinements Golden Body!
Consumes one upgrade point.
The first level of the Hundred Refinements Golden Body is complete!
Consumes two upgrade points.
The second level of the Hundred Refinements Golden Body!
...
Consumes five upgrade points.
The third level of the Hundred Refinements Golden Body!
...
As the Hundred Refinements Golden Body reached the third level, Gu Qingfeng felt his entire body tremble as a powerful surge of energy and blood coursed through him. The color of the already perfect iron bones within him deepened.
Although he had not yet been promoted to the Bronze Bone rank, he appeared stronger than those who had.
He continued to improve.
Bronze bones perfected!
Silver bones perfected!
Golden bones perfected!
...
In a matter of moments, Gu Qingfeng cultivated the Hundred Refinements Golden Body to perfection.
If Shida had been present, he would have undoubtedly been shocked. The Hundred Refinements Golden Body was a military martial art, and many people might spend decades attempting to perfect it. Yet, Gu Qingfeng achieved this feat in just moments. How could this not be astonishing?
"All my bones are now golden!"
"So, this is the power of the perfected bone refining realm."
Gu Qingfeng clenched his fists, feeling a power more than double that of his pre-breakthrough strength. At the initial stage of bone refining, he could now defeat opponents with a single punch.
This was the power of perfection within the Bone Refining Realm.
Moreover, when the Hundred Refinements Golden Body broke through to the second level, a notification indicated that his golden body had become indestructible.
Now, having reached the third level of perfection, Gu Qingfeng had refined the indestructibility of his golden body to an extraordinary degree.
At this point, ordinary bone-refining warriors lacked even the qualifications to challenge his defenses.
"According to the Martial Arts Manual, if an ordinary person's golden bones are perfected, even if they have been dead for a hundred years, their bones will not decay and will remain bright and shining!"
"If I progress further, I will reach the Marrow Cleansing Realm."
To break through to the Marrow Cleansing Realm, one must possess top-notch martial arts. Currently, Gu Qingfeng had none. His only path to the Marrow Cleansing Realm was to break the limits of his martial arts.
Thus, Gu Qingfeng communicated with the Hundred Refinements Golden Body in his thoughts.
Suddenly, information flashed into his mind:
Breaking the limit of the Hundred Refinements Golden Body requires twenty points of improvement.
Determined, Gu Qingfeng consumed all the remaining twenty improvement points without hesitation.
In an instant, his golden body refined a hundred times, breaking its limits.
He felt his bones vibrate as all impurities were expelled from his marrow. His vast and powerful blood surged, and an extremely potent aura erupted from his body.
"Crackle!"
Gu Qingfeng's bones crackled throughout his entire being. His energy and blood surged, distinctly different from his previous state in the Bone Refining Stage.
"Qi, blood, mercury slurry!"
"Marrow is like frost!"
"This is the Marrow Cleansing Realm—"
Name: Gu Qingfeng
Age: 36/180
Realm: Marrow Cleansing Beginning
Martial Arts:
Gu Family Fist (Indestructible Level 1)Iron Body Skill (Body as Hard as Iron Level 1)Big Stone Smashing Hand (Minor Success)Iron Leg Skill (Perfect)Iron Refining Finger (Minor Success)Blazing Sun Palm (Ninth Level Perfect Blazing Sun Palm Strength Level 4)Sky Thunder Sword Skill (Beginner)Hundred Refinements Golden Body (Indestructible Golden Body Level 9)Seven Killing Sword Skills (Not Beginner)
Improvement Points: 0
Gu Qingfeng glanced at his information panel and noted that his lifespan had increased to 180 years. This meant that even if he made no further breakthroughs, he could live peacefully until he was 180. While this was a sign of longevity, it was far from immortality.
Regardless, with the refinement of his golden body, he had broken through his limits. Gu Qingfeng could feel that the ninth level of the Indestructible Golden Body was significantly more powerful than the eighth level. Based on his current abilities, only a warrior who had cultivated golden bones could challenge his defenses.
Those below the gold bone level posed no threat at all.
"The strength of the Marrow Cleansing Realm is several times that of the Bone Refining Realm. The strongest individuals in this realm should be formidable throughout the world," Gu Qingfeng mused.
According to the martial arts manual, there were powerful masters in the world, but beneath them, the most respected level was the refining of internal organs, followed by the marrow cleansing.
Initially, the strongest practitioner of Bai Shi Dao had only perfected blood refining. Though Bai Shi Dao's strength was not great, it was still a microcosm of the world.
This demonstrated that reaching the marrow cleansing realm was indeed impressive.
Having attained this stage of cultivation, Gu Qingfeng finally had the means to carve out a living in this world.
"However, to advance further, I still need top-grade martial arts. Without them, the improvement points required to break the limits of top-grade martial arts are exceedingly high."
The first time breaking a limit requires twenty points of improvement; the second time, forty points.
Gu Qingfeng had only needed thirty points to perfect his Hundred Refinements Golden Body.
It was evident how stringent the requirements were for breaking the limits of martial arts.
Thus, until the last moment, it would be best not to use improvement points to break the limits but rather to collect martial arts of the appropriate level to save resources.
Of course, acquiring high-level martial arts was not as simple as it seemed. The major sects and families tightly guarded their top martial arts, making it difficult for others to obtain them.
"Haah…"
Gu Qingfeng dismissed all distracting thoughts and let out a long sigh. The energy and blood in his body, which had surged from his recent breakthrough, gradually began to settle.
At that moment, Gu Yang arrived, visibly elated, his smile hard to conceal.
"Father, I have broken through to the Blood Refining Realm!"
"Indeed, at such a young age, achieving the Blood Refining Realm is commendable. With continued effort, you can make further progress, but do not become complacent. There is always someone better."
Gu Qingfeng nodded in approval before delivering a serious warning.
Hearing this, Gu Yang looked somewhat defiant.
"I understand that there's always someone better, but not many can reach the Blood Refining Realm on this White Stone Road. With the Blood Refining Pill you gave me to build my foundation, I am strong enough to rival many mid-level Blood Refining warriors.
Give me some time, and I'm confident I can match even the later stages of Blood Refining. I doubt anyone on the entire Baishidao can challenge me except for you, Father!"
Gu Qingfeng narrowed his eyes slightly at his son's bravado.
"Do you believe you are strong now?"
"While I can't compare to you, I'm certainly formidable against others."
"In that case, let's test your strength. You can use all your abilities, but if you can hurt me even a little, you win. Whatever you ask for, your father will grant it to you."
Gu Qingfeng's tone remained calm, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.
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