Wei Fan's entire body was submerged in lightning, making him look dazzling. But beneath the radiance, his face was twisted in pain as he endured agony beyond imagination.
The Martial Venerable realm focused on cultivating the golden body. Back when he had been in that realm, he had cultivated the Purple Profound Martial Codex.
Though the Purple Profound Martial Codex was a top-tier martial art in the Wasteland, among the Five Great Domains, it might not even rank as second- or third-rate. Thus, the golden body he had tempered was bound to contain many flaws.
Even after switching to the Three Sovereigns Scripture, some things could not be remedied. After all, the Three Sovereigns Scripture was not a martial art primarily focused on the physical body, and its body-tempering aspects could not compare to a pure body-refining art.
What was more, the level and profundity of the Nine-Nine True Skill surpassed even the Three Sovereigns Scripture he had comprehended.
Wei Fan spent a thousand years of cultivation power before finally completing the movements of the thirty-seventh through forty-fifth diagrams. At that point, he had to stop adding cultivation power.
Though it felt wonderful to see his strength surge so quickly, the process was equally excruciating. Being tempered inside and out by golden lightning—only he could understand that pain.
If he continued, he feared that his mind might collapse.
The tempering process did not merely refine the physical body. Things such as potential and will were also stimulated and amplified. He had plenty of time; there was no need to take such a risk.
The lightning vanished, and everything calmed.
At that moment, Wei Fan's body glowed as though a rare treasure were flowing with rosy light. It had become crystalline and translucent; one could even see blood flowing beneath his