NOVPUBIn the following time,
Gu Qingfeng devoted himself entirely to cultivation.
The two supreme techniques he principally focused on were:
Red Flame Divine Skill!
Prajnaparamita Sutra!
The former still remained at the Perfection level of the Fifth Layer, and breaking through to the Fifth Layer would still require some time and polishing.
As for the latter,
Gu Qingfeng found that after refining his physical body to Perfect Bone Refining, the difficulty of cultivating the three stages—Refining Skin, Blood Refining, and Bone Refining—had decreased significantly compared to before.
In his view,
this should be because his physical body was perfect and there were no areas in need of further refinement, so advancing through these three realms was as simple as eating and drinking.
In less than a month,
Gu Qingfeng had cultivated the Prajnaparamita Sutra to the Perfection of the third layer.
But,
this time, even though the Prajnaparamita Sutra had broken through quickly, there was virtually no change in his own strength.
Regarding this,
Gu Qingfeng also understood the reason behind it.
It was the same reason as before:
Physical Perfection.
He had reached a point where no further advancement was possible,
so no matter how mysterious the Prajnaparamita Sutra was, it could not bring any change to a perfect body.
However,
once the Prajnaparamita Sutra broke through to the fourth layer and entered the Marrow Cleansing Realm, things would be different.
Because—
Gu Qingfeng had not yet achieved Perfect Marrow Cleansing.
As long as the Marrow Cleansing had not reached a flawless level, each cultivation of a Marrow Cleansing technique could slightly enhance his strength.
As for how much the strength would increase, it depended on to what extent the cultivation technique could refine within the Marrow Cleansing level.
...
Inside the Grinding Blade Hall,
Gu Qingfeng sat cross-legged, his Blood Qi Power vibrated like a surging river, wave after wave crashing against his physical body, as if he was performing Yijing Fasui.
However,
Gu Qingfeng was indeed performing Yijing Fasui.
To be precise,
it should be called Marrow Cleansing.
Having possessed the Prajnaparamita Sutra for over half a year, Gu Qingfeng had finally reached the point of assaulting the fourth layer.
His abundant Blood Qi Power cleansed his marrow continuously, purging the impurities from within his bones, gradually moving towards perfection.
Time passed unnoticed, and Gu Qingfeng’s body shook, a layer of thin dirt attached to the surface of his flesh was directly scattered.
Opening his tightly closed eyes,
Gu Qingfeng exhaled a breath of stale air.
"Hoo!"
Afterward,
he turned his attention to his attribute panel.
...
Prajnaparamita Sutra (Fourth Layer Beginner, Prajnaparamita True Body Level Three)!
...
"Finally, I’ve broken through!"
A rare smile appeared on Gu Qingfeng’s face.
After half a year of arduous cultivation,
he finally took the crucial step, breaking through the third layer barrier of the Prajnaparamita Sutra and stepping into the fourth layer.
Upon entering the fourth layer,
Gu Qingfeng truly experienced the power of this cultivation technique.
"The creator of the Prajnaparamita Sutra was no ordinary being, putting aside other aspects, this supreme technique has already approached a perfect state in terms of Marrow Cleansing.
With this, if I want to break through to Perfect Marrow Cleansing, I won’t need too many top-notch Martial Arts techniques!"
The Marrow Cleansing Chapter of the Prajnaparamita Sutra was equivalent to the accumulation of several top-notch Martial Arts techniques.
And at the moment of breaking through to the fourth layer of the Prajnaparamita Sutra, Gu Qingfeng swiftly utilized Upgrade Points to make the breakthrough.
...
"Ten upgrade points!"
"Prajnaparamita Sutra reached Small Success of the fourth layer!"
"Ten upgrade points!"
"Prajnaparamita Sutra reached Great Success of the fourth layer!"
...
In just a moment, Gu Qingfeng had raised the Prajnaparamita Sutra directly to the Great Success of the fourth layer, nearly reaching the level of Perfection.
Such improvement
made Gu Qingfeng feel as if his strength had increased by at least ten percent.
Afterward,
Gu Qingfeng looked at the remaining three upgrade points, shook his head slightly, and abandoned the idea of continuing to upgrade. Then he turned his attention to the attribute panel.
Half a year had passed.
The attribute panel’s information continued to refresh.
"Your offspring ’Gu Yang’ is continuously recruiting troops and amassing power, growing increasingly formidable!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Yang’ has slain 186 Martial Artists at the Initial Stage of Refining Skin!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Yang’ has slain 78 Martial Artists at the Mid-level Stage of Refining Skin!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Yang’ has slain 1 Martial Artist at the Late Stage of the Blood Refining Realm!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Yang’ has breached Liuyun Village, reaping considerable rewards!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Yang’ has gained a slight improvement in strength after gaining insights in battle!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Xuan’ slightly improved his skills in Gu Family Boxing, gaining a minor increase in strength!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Xiu’ slightly improved his skills in Gu Family Boxing, gaining a minor increase in strength!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Yang’ faced an attack from a strong practitioner at the Late Stage of the Bone Refining Realm!"
"Your offspring ’Gu Yang’ faced an attack from a strong practitioner at the Mid-level Stage of the Marrow Cleansing Realm!"
"Your offspring—"
...
In the space of half a year, a massive amount of information refreshed, with most of it related to Gu Yang, occasionally interspersed with updates on Gu Xuan and Gu Xiu.
But,
the latter two were basically just background characters.
This was quite normal,
since Gu Xuan and the others were too young and mostly trained within the Gu Family Manor, naturally not having many experiences.
However, in this past half year, Gu Yang had really been through the wringer, if not recruiting and buying horses, then attacking various bandit hideouts and strongholds and plundering resources from these Green Forest Forces.
In layman’s terms,
it was a case of dog-eat-dog!
Once or twice was one thing, but doing it frequently was bound to attract unwanted attention.
Nevertheless, Gu Qingfeng wasn’t too worried, as he had given the control of a hundred Hidden Guards to Gu Yang, with three Hidden Guard commanders who were all high-level experts with Perfection in the Fifth Layer of Refining Organ. As long as no Masters made a move, there shouldn’t be any major issues.
Thus, although the attribute panel refreshed frequently, and there were occasionally strong practitioners from the Marrow Cleansing Realm taking action, up until now, Gu Yang had been like a fish in water.
Moreover,
Gu Yang was not acting recklessly.
Gu Qingfeng had a good understanding of his son.
...
Liuyun Village.
Now a scene of carnage lay before them,
every bandit slain, with Gu Yang standing bloodstained among them, and before him stood Gu Yi leading a group of Hidden Guards.
Simultaneously,
a man lay twisted and contorted on the ground, as if his limbs had been forcibly broken by brute strength.
Gu Yang looked indifferently at the man and said calmly, "State your purpose for being here, and I can grant you a quick death."
"Heh, for offending the Blood Spirit Sect, you will meet no good end. If you think you can get any information out of me, think again—"
The man spat out in defiance, causing Gu Yang’s expression to turn cold.
Then,
he glanced at Gu Yi.
"Have someone thoroughly interrogate him. I want to understand the exact relationship between the Blood Spirit Sect and Liuyun Village. Also, find out who leaked our movements this time."
"At once!" Gu Yi responded with a fist and palm salute, then signaled with his eyes. Immediately, a Hidden Guard dragged the man away.
Shortly after,
agonizing screams began to emanate from outside.
The screams lasted for a good quarter of an hour before finally ceasing. Another quarter of an hour passed, and the Hidden Guard returned from outside.
