Tiger Roars and Dragon Cries, Golden Bell Shield with Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Power

"Reception Envoy, I couldn't speak freely just now. Did Brother Wei fail to heed our instructions and break through to the Body Refinement Realm?"

On the street, Ning Xuan frowned.

He had repeatedly warned Wei Fan not to rush into a breakthrough, telling him to expand his dantian first.

Yet the power with which Wei Fan had suppressed the Reception Envoy in a single palm strike was utterly beyond the scope of body refinement. Even with the support of True Meaning Martial Arts, it should not have been so terrifying.

Hearing this, the Reception Envoy stopped and recalled the earlier battle. In the end, he shook his head. "His aura doesn't quite resemble that of the Body Refinement Realm. To reach the Body Refinement Realm, one must temper the body with all manner of extreme divine treasures and wield extreme energies. He doesn't carry that kind of extreme aura!"

No Body Refinement aura, yet such terrifying physical strength...

"Could he be Innate Body Refinement?"

Su Xuerong cried out. She suddenly recalled that when they had discussed Innate Body Refinement before, Wei Fan had asked quite a few questions about it. At the time, she had thought Wei Fan intended to challenge Innate Body Refinement.

"From without to within—Innate Body Refinement!"

Ning Xuan and the Reception Envoy both shuddered, their hearts churning like storm-tossed seas.

They had always warned Wei Fan not to break through to the next realm before expanding his dantian to its limit. Unless something was wrong with his head, Wei Fan would never destroy his own foundation and throw away such an opportunity.

With physical strength this frightening, the only explanation was that Wei Fan had shattered the limit and become the legendary Innate Body Refinement martial artist.

"Innate Body Refinement!"

Even the Reception Envoy's voice trembled.

If Wei Fan truly possessed Innate Body Refinement, then the prodigies currently in the Demon Suppressing Division would be somewhat unworthy of notice—indeed, they were not even on the same level.

He had actually encountered an Innate Body Refinement martial artist. If he brought him into the Demon Suppressing Division, those current prodigies would surely be suppressed one after another.

Just imagining such a scene made his blood boil.

"Is Brother Wei really Innate Body Refinement? How old is he?" Ning Xuan's voice trembled as well.

Weren't his innate bones rather poor? His dantian could only hold ten years of power.

And Innate Body Refinement did not rely solely on comprehension. Innate bones mattered even more.

"Whether he is or not, keep this matter classified for now. Once he enters the Demon Suppressing Division, I'll report it to the Commander for a decision."

Taking a deep breath, the Reception Envoy solemnly gave Ning Xuan and Su Xuerong his orders.

The Demon Suppressing Division's current prodigies were already targets the demons and monsters wished to eliminate at all costs. If news of Wei Fan's Innate Body Refinement got out, a great many demons and monsters would certainly seek to kill him at all costs.

"Now let's go see that Hu Qing Wei Fan recommended. We can also inquire into Wei Fan's character..."

The three quickly departed and soon vanished from the street.

Saber Intent (Beginner)

Roaring Tiger Golden Bell Shield (Mastery)

Dragon's Roar Sky Shattering Finger (Mastery)

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Current Power: 207

Wei Fan looked first at the Roaring Tiger Golden Bell Shield. It was the most miraculous of all his martial arts, and also the one into which he had invested the most power so far.

Even though the Golden Bell Shield's true qi within his body had now been driven out by his Innate Body Refinement Supreme True Qi, that enormous golden bell still clung to his skin and protected him.

Tomorrow, he would meet that old bear. Knowing that Wei Fan had killed Great Immortal Huang and still daring to challenge him, it probably had some skill. He could not keep holding onto his power.

Originally, he had been saving this power for after entering the Demon Suppressing Division. After all, once he entered the Demon Suppressing Division, he would learn even more powerful martial arts.

"Saber Intent and Roaring Tiger Golden Bell Shield—add a hundred years of power to each!"

Wei Fan quickly made his decision.

The Roaring Tiger Golden Bell Shield specialized in defense, while Saber Intent specialized in slaughter. Raising both was the best choice. His only concern was that after adding a hundred years of power, the Roaring Tiger Golden Bell Shield and Saber Intent might not improve much.

After all, the last time he had added fifty years of power to the Golden Bell Shield, there had not been the slightest change.

Golden Bell Shield, Roaring Tiger Golden Bell Shield!

What would happen if he continued adding more?

And Saber Intent—merely reaching Beginner had consumed sixty years of power. He had no idea how many years it would take to reach Lesser Mastery.

"Add power to Saber Intent first. Once Saber Intent reaches Lesser Mastery, add the remaining power to the Roaring Tiger Golden Bell Shield!"

Wei Fan changed his mind. Dividing a hundred years between them so crudely did not seem ideal. Raising Saber Intent first, where he was certain of an improvement, was the correct choice.

"Use a hundred years of power to raise Saber Intent!"

The text flickered:

100 years of power deducted, adding to Saber Intent

Your Saber Intent has reached Beginner, but you are not satisfied with Beginner-level Saber Intent. You continue honing your saber techniques, hoping to raise your Saber Intent to a higher level.

Ten years of power: You continue painstakingly cultivating the Blood Fiend Saber Technique, Demon Slaying Saber, and Heavenly Gang Blood Burning Saber. The three saber techniques grow increasingly formidable in your hands, and your Saber Intent improves.

Wei Fan closed his eyes as countless memories of saber practice flooded his mind. He became a bitter cultivator, day after day immersed in Saber Intent.

Fifty years of power: Because you lack actual combat and have studied too few saber techniques, your Saber Intent fails to break through to Lesser Mastery.

Eighty years of cultivation: you did not lose heart, firmly believing that dripping water could pierce stone. Your powerful conviction made your blade intent increasingly condensed.

One hundred years of cultivation: through your unrelenting blade practice, with no blade in your hand but a blade in your heart, your blade intent finally broke through to Minor Mastery.

Blade Intent (Minor Mastery)

Current cultivation: 107 years

No blade in hand, yet a blade in the heart!

In an instant, a long blade radiating a chilling aura appeared in Wei Fan's mind.

At the same time, the space above his head twisted, and an illusory blade slowly emerged, emanating incomparably condensed blade intent.

Wei Fan reached out and grabbed it, actually seizing the phantom blade in his hand. Then, with a casual sweep, he silently carved a thin line across the ground.

"Whether I have a blade in my hand no longer matters to me!"

A sharp gleam flashed in Wei Fan's eyes. The phantom blade in his hand vanished in an instant, but with a thought, it reappeared in his grasp the next moment.

"With Minor Mastery blade intent, I can forge a blade with my will!"

This blade was formed from his blade intent and was nearly capable of cutting through anything.

"And this blade can become even stronger!"

He possessed more than just blade intent; he also had the Supreme True Qi cultivated through Innate Body Refinement.

Previously, he needed a blade in hand to condense blade qi. But now that he had reached the realm of no blade in hand, yet a blade in the heart, his true qi could condense directly without needing a blade.

Purple Supreme True Qi surged out of his dantian, swiftly filling the illusory blade intent in his hand until it became a dazzling violet treasured blade, as though it truly existed.

After experimenting for a while, Wei Fan put away his blade intent and looked at the panel again.

"Use one hundred years of cultivation to add to the Roaring Tiger Golden Bell Shield!"

He did not continue adding to his blade intent. Going from Minor Mastery to Proficiency would certainly require more cultivation than going from Entry to Minor Mastery. Adding these hundred years to blade intent would not bring any substantive improvement.

100 years of cultivation deducted. Adding to the martial art Roaring Tiger Golden Bell Shield.

As the panel began to flicker, the purple true qi in Wei Fan's dantian started circulating.

Though this purple Supreme True Qi had been cultivated from without to within through body-refinement martial arts, the Golden Bell Shield's cultivation method could still drive it—just not as smoothly as before.

Your Roaring Tiger Golden Bell Shield had long since reached completion, yet you were not satisfied and hoped it could undergo a further transformation.

You had already painstakingly cultivated the perfected Roaring Tiger Golden Bell Shield for fifty years. You continued your arduous cultivation.

Wei Fan's heart stirred. This addition was continuing from the fifty years of cultivation added last time.

Eighty years of cultivation: the golden bell's tiger soul became increasingly lifelike, but the Roaring Tiger Golden Bell Shield did not break through.

One hundred years of cultivation: under the cleansing of Supreme True Qi, you discovered subtle changes in the golden bell, though they were not yet apparent.

One hundred and twenty years of cultivation: those changes became ever clearer, and you saw a dragon-shaped phantom on the inner wall of the golden bell.

One hundred and fifty years of cultivation: the Roaring Tiger Golden Bell Shield broke through. A wisp of dragon soul condensed; when the Golden Bell Shield was used, tiger roars and dragon cries rang out, their sound shaking the host of demons.

Roaring Tiger Dragon's Cry Golden Bell Shield (Entry)

Current cultivation: 7 years