After spending two thousand gold taels, Leo took the crystal medicine and the Amorith sword given to him by Freya. He then left the Golden Pavilion with Alden by his side.
Leo wrapped the Amorith sword in a black cloth. A man's wealth is his own ruin. With Leo's current body refining fourth level strength, Leo knew that if anyone saw him taking a medium grade iron weapon worth ten thousand gold taels from the Golden Pavilion, they would suspect him. Leo understood the importance of concealing his wealth to avoid suspicion.
"These 10 Ethereal Soulforce Crystal vials were purchased specifically for you, Alden. There is still time for two days. If we both put in the time and effort, we may join the Zephyr Blade Sect." Leo handed Alden the 10 bottles of Ethereal Soulforce Crystals.
Ethereal Soul Force Crystals were utilized to improve a martial artist's capacity to absorb soul energy, but with the Soulforge Soul Return Tactic, Leo no longer needs them. He had already reached the fourth degree of bodily refinement: bone purification. Bone purification crystals were ideal for him.
Alden glanced graciously at Leo and just nodded his head. Although he had little expectation of joining the Zephyr Blade Sect in the beginning, with this opportunity in front of him, how could he pass it up?
These many ethereal soulforce crystals, along with bone purification crystals, enabled Alden to reach the third stage of bodily refining.
Leo did not say anything else as he turned and entered his room. Leo would then proceed to prepare for the Zephyr Blade Sect assessment.
A person's goals increase in proportion to their strength. Right now, Leo's aim was to finish first in the evaluation. However, upon hearing Ninth Uncle's comments, he did not dare to take them lightly.
He had lately advanced to the fourth degree of body refinement. He was a whole level behind those body refining fifth level students, yet the difference was still significant. Although he had the benefit of Blinking Sword talent, wouldn't the students of those clans have their own?
He sat down and relaxed for a few moments. Leo regained his composure and swallowed a bone purifying crystal. Leo immediately felt a flood of warm qi rise from between his gut and chest, spreading to all four limbs. The effects of the bone purification crystal had already begun to manifest.
Without hesitation, Leo proceeded to spread the Soulforge Soul Return Tactic. He swiftly absorbed the soul energy in his surroundings, allowing it to enter his body and follow the bone purification crystal's impact.
The bone purification crystal was designed to assist martial artists in removing impurities from their bones while also circulating the cultivation technique to temper the bones. They complimented each other.
Bits of odorous pollutants streamed out of Leo's skin; however, he disregarded them and continued to circulate his cultivation method, absorbing the bone purification crystal's effects. A single bone purification crystal was worth a hundred taels of gold. He couldn't afford to waste any of it.
After a few hours of cultivation, Leo felt the effects of the bone purification had been nearly entirely absorbed, and his body was coated with a thick coating of gray pollutants. The odor was quite terrible.
At this point, Leo had gradually stopped his cultivation method and was about to wash off before continuing with another Bone Purification dan.
As soon as he ceased the cultivation method, the sword crystal in his dantian began to shift!
Countless little strands of sword qi burst out, scouring Leo's whole body.
Suddenly, light flashed. Leo let out a scream of agony, although it wasn't quite as excruciating as the last time. Additionally, he had gradually developed a tolerance after going through it twice.
Leo allowed the sword qi to flow through his body while clenching his jaw and remaining silent. This time didn't last long at all. Once the scouring was completed, the sword qi was sent back to the sword crystal. Like nothing had ever happened.
Leo pushed himself to sit up and glance inward again, hoping to see what the sword crystal had done this time. With a single glimpse, his face lit up.
The sword crystal has entirely removed the Bone Purification dan's traces from his body!
Everyone knew that all medications contained some poison, and even Dan medicines were the same. Every time one utilized dan medication, a trace of the dan poison remained in the body. If dan remedies were taken regularly, one would collect a large amount of dan poison. It would not only slow a martial artist's growth, but it may also result in a regressive or even fatal outcome!
Because of this, the disciples of certain major clans and sects would not dare to utilize dan medications arbitrarily. When they needed to break past a bottleneck, they would use a dan to increase their chances of success.
And now, the sword crystal could employ sword qi to eliminate his body's dan poisons. How could Leo not be excited? This allowed him to rest and securely cultivate with the Bone Purification dans for the following two days!
Without hesitation, Leo proceeded to totally isolate himself, constantly rotating the cultivation method while simultaneously ingesting bone purification one after another.
At first, every time he used a bone purification dan, it could remove a large number of pollutants; but, as he used more, the impurities steadily decreased until Leo had used the ninth bone purification dan, and no more impurities surfaced despite the complete bone purification dan's function.
While washing away the impurities, Leo continued to temper his bones. Traces of soul energy permeated his body, making all of his bones tougher and closer together. Right now, Leo's strength and defense have greatly improved.
Two days passed swiftly. Leo made incredible progress in the two days he spent cultivating.
Dan medications were quite powerful. These 10 Bone Purification Dans saved Leo a significant amount of time. If he had to clean his bones with his own soul power, even with the Soulforge Soul Return Tactic, it would take at least a month.
However, only Leo would dare to utilize Dan's medicines so irresponsibly. There were no fears since the sword crystal would help him wipe out the toxins.
When the sun rose again, a beam of sunshine entered through the window. Leo steadily rose up. Today signaled the Zephyr Blade Sect's assessment.
After going through two days of bitter cultivation, he had already reached the upper body refining fourth level. While not at the peak, Leo was nearing the pinnacle of upper body refining fourth level. Feeling that his body was filled with strength, Leo was overflowing with self-assurance.
Just at this time, there was a knock at the door. Alden's voice came through the door: "Brother Leo! Older brother Leo, are you awake?"
Leo opened the door, and his gaze fell on Alden's body. "You broke through?" His eyes lit up with enthusiasm.
"yeaah, I broke through! Last night, with the help of the bone purification dan, I finally reached the body refining third level." Alden said happily, "The feeling of breaking through is really freakin awesome. It's even more comfortable than that matter by a lot! I feel like my strength has increased a lot. I'm guessing my ability to last has also gotten better. Next time I will go look for Little Red to test it out, hehe."
As he spoke further, Alden's voice grew more excited and enthusiastic. All that Leo could do was shake his head and ignore what he had said.
"Get yourself ready, and let's go out. Today is the day."