Chapter 656: 380
In the depths of the Seven Profound mountain range.
In a canyon.
Seated cross-legged atop a rugged and jagged rock, Chen Mu was surrounded by the Power of Heaven and Earth, which continuously flowed and washed over his body, seeping into his marrow and steadily refining his spinal cord to bee denser and more substantial. He was slowly approaching the Realm of ‘Marrow like Quicksilver’.
Time passed unknowingly, and the Power of Heaven and Earth around Chen Mu gradually dissipated.
His eyes slowly opened, revealing a profound depth. His presence was restrained, and although no breath could be felt, one could sense an authority and pressure as immense as witnessing the very essence of Heaven and Earth when facing him directly.
“It’s over.”
Chen Mu muttered softly to himself and summoned the system interface to have a look.
[Martial Body: Qiankun (Major Achievement)]
[Experience: 419 points]
After expending nearly half of the premium turtle spirit powder he had accumulated and the treasures from the Earthly Abyss, his Martial Body had finally advanced from Minor Achievement to Major Achievement. He was now just one step shy of reaching the Perfection of ‘Marrow like Quicksilver’.
For an ordinary Grandmaster, even with ample resources and the support of a Formation like the Qiankun Lock Dragon, it would take at least seven to eight years or even a decade to progress from the initial success of a Martial Body to Major Achievement.
In Chen Mu’s case, since entering the Marrow Cleansing Realm, it hasn’t even been a full year!
Such progress in cultivation was beyond anyone’s expectation and something no one could have imagined. After all, cultivating the Martial Body is inherently a lengthy and arduous process. No matter how sufficient the resources, instantaneous results are impossible, as both absorption and refinement by the body take time, much like forging iron that requires endless hammering.
The effect of the system panel was indeed extremely powerful, virtually pressing endless hammering into a very short period and maximizing every bit of the medicinal power and the Power of Heaven and Earth for Body Refining.
“The strength has indeed increased significantly.”
Chen Mu clenched his fist, feeling the changes brought about by the Major Achievement of his Martial Body.
pared to the Minor Achievement, upon reaching Major Achievement, the power of his Inner Breath and the Yuan Gang True Essence that he could solidify had enhanced by another twenty to thirty percent on top of the previous foundation.
It should be known that even when his Qiankun Martial Body was at Minor Achievement, he could almost harness the equivalent of approximately one hundred and fifty Portions of Yuan Gang True Essence. A twenty to thirty percent increase on such a basis was indeed significant. For instance, Chu Jingsui who had recently broken through to Grandmaster and had just begun to refine his Martial Body could condense no more than about Twenty Portions of Yuan Gang True Essence.
That is to say, his slight improvement was equivalent to the bined Frank Energy of two Chu Jingsuis!
“With my current strength, even without a handy Spirit Weapon, I should be on par with Elder Yin Heng.”
Chen Mu had a fairly clear assessment of his own strength.
Before entering the Earthly Abyss, his strength was equivalent to Qin Mengjun’s when unarmed; if Qin Mengjun used a Spirit Weapon, then he would be slightly inferior. However, after entering the Earthly Abyss and encountering various fortunes, including obtaining a plete Soul Lotus which significantly enhanced the power of his Soul Heart, he was basically on par with Qin Mengjun wielding a Spirit Weapon.
Within the Blood Exchange Realm, there are no differences like Minor Achievement, Major Achievement, or Perfection. It is simply that after pleting the Blood Exchange Realm, it takes two to three years for the refined Martial Blood to gradually refine every part of the body and bring the Physique closer to flawless Perfection. The difference in this process is not significant and does not constitute a qualitative leap.
Therefore, old-timers like Yin Heng who had stepped into the Blood Exchange Realm nearly a century ago and who had been dominant in the world for many years are only slightly better than Qin Mengjun. It is easy for them to win in battle, but very difficult to threaten Qin Mengjun’s life.
Now that his Martial Body has achieved Major Achievement and he has taken another small step forward, his strength has escalated yet another notch, placing him at a level parable to the older generation who have been in the Blood Exchange Realm for a long time!
At present.
Even within the Blood Exchange Realm, there aren’t many who could surpass him, and even fewer who could pose a threat.
“I wonder how great the gap is between those experts at the Unity of Celestial Human Realm and Elder Yin Heng.”
Chen Mu quietly pondered.
He had never personally witnessed the actions of those at the Unity of Heaven and Man, but he had indeed heard countless rumors about them.
For instance, it is said in the Cold North that Gongyang Yu, the Heavenly Blade, once cut through a river during a flood disaster, halting its flow for three days!
In the past, when Chen Mu was in Yu County, he dismissed such Martial World tales as exaggerations by moners unaware of the true Martial Arts. But now he could grasp a fraction of their true essence.
To cut through a hundred yards of river water is nothing; even he can do that now, and even cutting through three hundred yards would not be difficult. The true challenge lies in halting the flow for three days, showing that what his blade cut through was not merely the water, but the change in the Power of Heaven and Earth!
One cut.
To sever the upheaval of Kan Water induced by the flood disaster within a certain area!
And this effect of severance lasted a full three days, clearly not something achievable by the Martial Arts Domain, nor something the brute strength of Yuan Gang in the Blood Exchange Realm could maintain. Only the third step of Artistic Conception, Unity of Celestial Human, could acplish this.
At least Chen Mu was very aware of the significant gap between himself and someone like Gongyang Yu at the Unity of Celestial Human, almost at the pinnacle of contemporary Martial Arts. Such beings still posed a considerable threat to him.
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