NOVPUB"It’s time for my breakthrough!" Gu Qingfeng thought as he looked at his attribute panel inside the Grinding Blade Hall, immediately using upgrade points to breakthrough in his Red Flame Divine Skill.
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Red Flame Divine Skill, fourth level, Small Success!
Red Flame Divine Skill, fourth level, Great Success!
Red Flame Divine Skill, fourth level, Perfection!
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After Gu Qingfeng cultivated the Red Flame Divine Skill to the fourth level of Perfection, he stopped forcefully upgrading with upgrade points.
Because the first four levels of the Red Flame Divine Skill corresponded from Refining Skin to Marrow Cleansing, each level required four advancements to break through to the next level.
However,
starting from the fifth level,
the Red Flame Divine Skill was on par with the Refining Organ Realm.
The fifth level corresponded to the Five Internal Organs.
Fittingly,
cultivating the Five Internal Organs is typically challenging at the initial stage, but once successfully cultivated, it becomes much easier.
Therefore,
in Gu Qingfeng’s case, already at the fifth stage of Refining Organ, instead of wasting upgrade points to push the Red Flame Divine Skill higher, it made more sense for him to take his time and cultivate the Red Flame Divine Skill slowly.
Don’t think too much about how it took Gu Qingfeng two years just to barely cultivate the Red Flame Divine Skill to the fourth level.
But,
for the subsequent five levels,
he actually needed much less time.
Looking at the remaining eighty-two upgrade points on the attribute panel, Gu Qingfeng then cultivated two top-grade martial arts techniques.
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Profound Heart Saint Body (third layer, Perfection, second level Jade Body)
Great Vajra Dominator Body (third layer, Perfection, second level Vajra Body)
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Gu Qingfeng elevated both top-grade martial arts to the state of Perfection in one go.
And at the moment when both martial arts reached Perfection, all three hundred and sixty-five pieces of Golden Bone around Gu Qingfeng’s body vibrated intensely, with torrents of vigorous blood flowing into the Golden Bones, causing the impurities within them to be expelled.
In less than a moment,
a layer of grime had already coated Gu Qingfeng’s skin.
His vigorous blood vibrated, instantly scattering the filth covering his body.
Afterward,
Gu Qingfeng internally visualized his body.
Only to see all his bones, now turning into a translucent jade-like color.
"All-round Jade Bone!"
"This is the realm of Perfect Bone Refining!"
A glint of brilliance burst forth in Gu Qingfeng’s eyes.
In the Martial World, probably no one expected that the Golden Bone, cultivated by achieving Bone Refining Perfection, was not the ultimate limit.
All-round Jade Bone!
That is the true perfect degree of the Bone Refining Realm.
Cultivating a body of jade bones,
Gu Qingfeng felt an immense surge of power within his body. Compared to before he had refined his bones to this state, his strength had increased by at least thirty percent.
This,
the terrifying aspect of Perfect Bone Refining.
Of course,
aside from strength,
the biggest change
was in Gu Qingfeng’s own lifespan.
By cultivating Perfect Bone Refining, his lifespan was extended by an additional three hundred years on its existing basis.
By now,
Gu Qingfeng remarkably had a lifespan of eight hundred years.
Just as he had envisioned, if this trend continues, reaching over a thousand years of lifespan through Perfect Marrow Cleansing and Perfect Organ Refining would be an easy task.
Following,
Gu Qingfeng glanced at the remaining eighteen upgrade points and chose not to continue using them.
Eighteen upgrade points were of little use for now; he would wait until later to accumulate more before enhancing significantly.
"Additionally—"
"The quantity of top-grade martial arts seems a bit lacking."
"If one desires Perfect Marrow Cleansing, one must seek top-tier Martial Arts!"
Even though superior Martial Arts can Breakthrough, they are comparable to top-tier Martial Arts.
But—
Martial Arts Breakthrough.
The Upgrade Points required are simply too many, too many.
Even the Upgrade Points needed for superior Martial Arts Breakthrough are at least equivalent to ascending a level in the Refining Organ Realm.
More importantly,
the enhancement from Martial Arts Breakthrough grows step by step.
For instance, to go from the Initial Stage of Marrow Cleansing via superior Martial Arts Breakthrough, one needs twenty Upgrade Points but advancing to the Mid-level requires forty points, the Late Stage sixty points, and Perfection already requires eighty points.
Consequently,
to elevate a superior Martial Arts Breakthrough to Perfect Marrow Cleansing, a total of two hundred Upgrade Points are needed.
It is evident
how high the requirements for Martial Arts Breakthrough are.
Even with the ample Upgrade Points that Gu Qingfeng had, it could not withstand such wastage.
Thus,
a large number of high-grade Martial Arts are essential.
"In the Martial World, top clasped secrets mostly fall into the hands of thousand-year sects and clans, and with my current strength, although I do not fear ordinary clans and sects, it is not wise to act rashly."
"In that case, let’s target the Divine Fist Sect first!"
"A sect guarded by a martial artist with Bone Refining Perfection, and backed by the Divine Martial King, might just possess top-tier Martial Arts!"
Gu Qingfeng pondered.
His next goal was Perfect Marrow Cleansing.
For top-tier Martial Arts, it is indispensable.
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The next day.
In the Grinding Blade Hall,
Gu Yang came to pay respects.
As the new manor master, Gu Yang’s demeanor became more solemn, and he respectfully bowed to Gu Qingfeng.
"Father, I greet you!"
"Our manor’s foundation is shallow; although we have cultivated many disciples, the time has been too short, and it’s difficult to achieve great things quickly. Now that you are the manor master, there are things I must hand over to you."
As Gu Qingfeng spoke, he paused briefly, then continued.
"Come in!"
Not long after his words fell, three middle-aged martial artists dressed in black entered.
"We greet our lord!"
Both men bowed respectfully.
Gu Yang watched the three men who appeared, his pupils involuntarily constricting, because he felt a subtle yet undeniable threat emanating from them.
Clearly,
the capabilities of these two were extraordinary.
Gu Qingfeng said, "This man is named Gu Yi, the chief of the Hidden Guard. The other two, named Gu Er and Gu San, are deputy chiefs of the Hidden Guard, all three are experts who have reached Perfect Refining Organ Realm.
Besides, there are a hundred members in the Hidden Guard with the weakest amongst them being at Bone Refining Perfection.
Since you intend to contend for supremacy over the realm, having such a force at your disposal should make your actions much easier!"
Having said this,
Gu Qingfeng looked towards Gu Yi and others, speaking indifferently, "From today, the Hidden Guard will be under the command of Yang’er; all of you must obey his orders!"
"Yes!"
Gu Yi responded in a deep voice, then bowed to Gu Yang.
"Subordinate Gu Yi greets the manor master!"
"Commander Gu, you need not be overly formal..."
It was only then that Gu Yang slowly recovered from his shock, still unable to disperse the inner turmoil as he faced Gu Yi and the others.
Who could have imagined,
that his own father held such a fearsome power in his hands.
A hundred Hidden Guards.
The weakest among them were all at Bone Refining Perfection.
Like Gu Yi and the others before him, they were even at Perfect Refining Organ Realm.
What a concept this was.
To know,
even the Green Sun Sect that once dominated Taishan Road only had a couple at Bone Refining Perfection, and even the centuries-old Green Sun Ancestor, whose strength was arguably on par with an average Marrow Cleansing Realm.
Now this force of Hidden Guards, would utterly surpass ten Green Sun Sects, not just one.
If not for Gu Qingfeng voluntarily revealing it, Gu Yang would not have known how deep his father’s hidden strength ran.
