When the Fiery Sun Divine Palm broke through to Perfection at that moment, Gu Qingfeng felt as if he had dedicated a hundred years to this martial art, and his body instantly underwent a tremendous change.
His rousing qi and blood surged like torrents while an extremely hot breath flowed within his meridians.
At this moment,
Gu Qingfeng had leaped forward to become a powerhouse of Blood Refining Perfection.
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Name: Gu Qingfeng
Age: 35/100
Realm: Blood Refining Perfection
Martial Arts: Gu Family Boxing (Unbreakable level one), Iron Body Skills (Body as hard as iron level one), Big Stone Breaking Hand (Small Success), Iron Leg Skill (Small Success), Iron Refining Finger (Small Success), Fiery Sun Divine Palm (Ninth Layer Perfection, Fierce Sun Palm Force level four)
Upgrade Points: 1
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Gu Qingfeng glanced at his attribute panel, and just as he thought, the breakthrough of Fiery Sun Divine Palm directly elevated his realm from Mid-level Blood Refining to Blood Refining Perfection.
No—
To be precise,
It should be considered half-step Bone Refining.
It's just that since half-step Bone Refining isn't a separate realm, the attribute panel displays it as Blood Refining Perfection.
But Gu Qingfeng knew very well that the moment his Fiery Sun Divine Palm reached Perfection, his entire cultivation had transcended ordinary Blood Refining Perfection and stepped into the half-step Bone Refining Realm documented within Fiery Sun Divine Palm.
And when Fiery Sun Divine Palm entered the Fifth Layer, this mid-grade martial art gained a feature called Fierce Sun Palm Force.
With each subsequent layer, the Fierce Sun Palm Force increased by one level.
Now at Ninth Layer Perfection,
The Fierce Sun Palm Force also stepped into the fourth level.
The level four Fierce Sun Palm Force transformed into a scorching torrent within the body, flowing through the meridians and slowly infiltrating into his bones to temper them at an incredibly slow pace.
Blood Refining and above!
That is Bone Refining!
Bone Refining.
As its name implies, it means to temper the bones.
Now, the power of the Fierce Sun Palm Force was slowly tempering his bones, and Gu Qingfeng had a premonition that even if he no longer practiced in the future and allowed the Fierce Sun Palm Force to temper on its own, he would be able to break the Blood Refining barrier and advance into the Bone Refining Realm.
This discovery,
Also gave Gu Qingfeng a shock in his heart.
"It seems I have still underestimated the power of the Fiery Sun Divine Palm!"
All along,
Gu Qingfeng had only thought that Fiery Sun Divine Palm was merely a powerful mid-grade martial art, but now it seemed that a perfected Fiery Sun Divine Palm might very well qualify to rival high-grade martial arts.
At least,
This passive ability to advance martial artists to the Bone Refining Realm was something other mid-grade martial arts did not possess.
This point,
Probably even the people from Cloud Pavilion were unaware.
Otherwise,
Cloud Pavilion would definitely not have easily put the Fiery Sun Divine Palm up for auction, nor would it have sold for such a low price.
After all, Blood Refining and Bone Refining are completely different concepts.
With White Stone Dao as the main path, Blood Refining Perfection is the peak, without any Bone Refining Realm martial artist in sight.
Thus one can see,
The strength of Bone Refining Realm martial artists.
However,
The practice of Fiery Sun Divine Palm is difficult, and it took Gu Qingfeng three years just to barely bring the Fourth Layer to Beginner Level. Considering that each layer is more difficult than the last, it would basically be impossible to cultivate to Ninth Layer Perfection without many decades.
Even for those with exceptional talents, the time required to cultivate Fiery Sun Divine Palm to Perfection would certainly not be short.
Moreover—
This upgrade,
Also allowed Gu Qingfeng to discover another matter.
"A low-grade martial art Breakthrough requires at least five Upgrade Points, and each subsequent Breakthrough requires significantly more points than the previous one.
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The Fiery Sun Divine Palm begins to involve the Blood Refining Realm from the Fifth Layer, and each advancement grants a fixed two Upgrade Points.
From this, one can see that advancing in higher-tier Martial Arts requires significantly fewer Upgrade Points compared to breaking through in ordinary Martial Arts—"
This is a shortcut to boosting one's strength.
The same amount of Upgrade Points, when applied to higher-tier Martial Arts, often yields much better results than with lower-tier Martial Arts.
Afterwards.
Gu Qingfeng had a thought and tried to Breakthrough the Fiery Sun Divine Palm, only to discover that the Upgrade Points needed for its Breakthrough required about ten points.
Upon realizing this.
He temporarily gave up the idea of attempting a Breakthrough with the Fiery Sun Divine Palm.
Then.
Gu Qingfeng took out the Heavenly Thunder Sword Skills.
With his current level of Cultivation, comprehending the Heavenly Thunder Sword Skills was effortlessly done.
Half an hour.
Gu Qingfeng fully comprehended the Heavenly Thunder Sword Skills.
The attribute panel also displayed some new text.
Heavenly Thunder Sword Skills (Not entered)!
Unlike the Fiery Sun Divine Palm, which combined training and techniques, the Heavenly Thunder Sword Skills focus on technique attacks, and like Mountain Shattering Fist, it is divided into four stages: Beginner, Small Success, Great Success, and Perfection.
But when Gu Qingfeng wanted to enhance the Heavenly Thunder Sword Skills, he found that the consumption required for advancement was the same as that required for the Fiery Sun Divine Palm from the Fifth Layer onwards.
It's obvious.
The upgrading cost is almost the same when mid-grade Martial Arts involve the Blood Refining aspect.
Gu Qingfeng only had one Upgrade Point left, so it was impossible to bring the Heavenly Thunder Sword Skills to the Beginner level.
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Cultivation breakthrough.
Gu Qingfeng didn't alert anyone.
In the following days, he was consolidating his realm and, with the aid of Blood Refining Pills to supplement his cultivation, Gu Qingfeng managed to fully stabilize the half-step Bone Refining Realm.
A breakthrough in strength.
A cold light emerged in Gu Qingfeng's eyes.
"The time for settling all accounts has come!"
Half-step Bone Refining!
And with two Martial Arts at Breakthrough, plus one top-notch mid-grade Martial Arts at Perfection, Gu Qingfeng was confident that his current strength placed him among the top within the half-step Bone Refining Realm.
Even the self-proclaimed Invincible Divine Fist, the Iron Bone Gang Leader, would certainly not be his match.
Immediately.
Gu Qingfeng went to the main hall and summoned Gu Yang and Meng Peng, among others.
"Father (Family Head)!"
Both paid their respects to Gu Qingfeng.
After the formalities.
They both clearly sensed that today's Gu Qingfeng was different from before.
With this thought.
Gu Yang and Meng Peng exchanged glances, then Gu Yang tentatively asked, "Could it be that Father has also made a breakthrough?"
"Mmm, I've had some luck with insights in the past few days and suppose that counts as a breakthrough."
Gu Qingfeng nodded.
Hearing this, Gu Yang appeared slightly startled.
It was only at this moment that he suddenly realized that Gu Qingfeng's intention to wait a month was not for his own breakthrough, but to find a suitable time for it.
On the other hand.
Meng Peng also felt a jolt in his heart upon hearing of Gu Qingfeng's breakthrough.
Gu Yang was unaware of Gu Qingfeng's true strength, but Meng Peng was well aware.
This man, who years ago was already on par with Ninth Layer Perfection in Blood Refining, what level of terrifying strength must he have reached with a new breakthrough?
Half-step Bone Refining?
Or perhaps the Bone Refining Realm?
Meng Peng didn't dare to imagine.
But one thing he understood, with this move, the Gu Family was secure.
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