Martial Dao Ten Stages, Innate Body!

The Brocade Guard Centurion Office.

Chen Fan's residence.

By the time Chen Fan returned to the Centurion Office, the eastern sky was already turning a pale white. With his improved strength, staying up all night was no trouble at all.

With his sleepiness gone, he moved his mind and opened his status panel, deciding to enhance his strength.

He hadn't practiced the Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist since he deduced it last time!

Yesterday afternoon, he had killed seven Wolf Demons in Black Bear Gulch Village, which brought him over seven hundred years of Demonkin Lifespan.

Combined with the one hundred and seventy-seven years of Demonkin Lifespan he gained from killing the White Ape and its two subordinates at Wangchun Pavilion, he now had a cumulative total of nine hundred and fifty-seven years of Demonkin Lifespan!

[Name: Chen Fan]
[Realm: Divine Treasury Realm (Fifth Stage: Marrow Asura)]
[Cultivation Techniques: Body Tempering Fist (Mastered), Blade Draw Slash (Mastered), Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist (Not Yet Started)]
[Remaining Personal Lifespan: 58 years]
[Current Demonkin Lifespan: 957 years]

"Both are Divine Treasury Realm techniques, but the grade of Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist is significantly higher than Body Tempering Fist. If I were to replace Body Tempering Fist with Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist and re-cultivate the Divine Treasury Realm, my own strength might improve further."

"Ping An County is currently fraught with danger, overrun by demons, and Cao De sees me as a thorn in his side. Today, he will likely announce my appointment as a Brocade Guard Chief Squad Leader. It's hard to say if he won't move against me like Sun Jian did."

"Although it's rumored he has reached the fifth stage of the Divine Treasury Realm, who doesn't have a hidden hand? Perhaps he has already become a Divine Aperture Realm martial artist."

"Therefore, I must become even stronger!"

"Since that's the case, let's deduce!"

Chen Fan willed it, and began infusing his Demonkin Lifespan into Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist for martial arts deduction.

[Year 1: You began learning Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist. Since Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist was deduced from Body Tempering Fist based on your own conditions, and you already possess considerable martial arts attainments, you quickly achieved an introductory level!]

[Year 3: Through your diligent practice, you finally cultivated Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist to the Minor Accomplishment stage. You felt your strength and physical resilience improve.]

[Year 10: You continued to relentlessly practice Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist. One day, on a whim, you suddenly had an epiphany and broke through to the Major Accomplishment stage. Your physical body underwent significant improvement, and you were now as robust as a young ferocious beast!]

[Year 20: You continued to practice Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist, but due to your aptitude, you were unable to cultivate it to the Mastered realm.]

[Year 30: You still made no progress. You felt like a foolish child who cried easily. Now, whenever you practiced Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist, your head would buzz.]

[Year 50: You had become somewhat self-abandoning, feeling that it was enough. The Major Accomplishment stage of Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist had already made you invincible in the Divine Treasury Realm; you could easily slay even demons of the same realm, but your heart remained unwilling.]

[Year 100: You gritted your teeth and persevered. You still remembered that if Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist could be cultivated to the Mastered realm, it could communicate with the primal energies of heaven and earth, using them as a millstone to temper and strengthen oneself, ultimately condensing the Innate Body!]

[Year 200: While continuing to practice Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist, you suddenly felt a wisp of mysterious energy enter your body. Following that, more and more mysterious energy entered your body. You understood; this was the primal energy of heaven and earth.]

[These primal energies continuously tempered your physical body, and you finally reached the stages of "Strength like silk," "Skin like bronze," "Flesh like a bell," "Bones like iron," "Tendons like steel," "Blood like mercury," "Marrow like frost," "Organs like vessels," "Viscera like jade," and "Meridians like membrane." You named this the Martial Dao Ten Stages, surpassing the traditional five gates of the Divine Treasury Realm!]

[Finally, your physical body underwent a transformation, condensing the Innate Body, and your own aptitude also improved. Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist was mastered!]

[Remaining Demonkin Lifespan: 757 years!]

Chen Fan slowly opened his eyes, a flood of insights from practicing the fist technique surged into his mind. With every breath he took, he could draw upon the primal energies of heaven and earth. His physical body felt like it had reached the absolute limit it could withstand.

Now, he felt he could kill martial artists of the same realm with a single punch, and even demons of the same realm!

"I am terrifyingly strong now!"

Chen Fan stood up, like a dormant flood beast, his entire being exuding a terrifying pressure!

With his current strength, even if Cao De was a Divine Aperture Realm martial artist, even if Cao De truly intended to move against him, he would not be afraid at all!

"Time to check in!"

Chen Fan got up, donned his Flying Fish Robe, slung his Embroidered Spring Blade at his waist, pushed open the door, and headed straight for the front courtyard of the Centurion Office.

The Brocade Guards at the Centurion Office nodded politely when they saw him, but their politeness carried a hint of distance.

Yesterday, he had overpowered Squad Leader Sun Jian, publicly embarrassed Chief Squad Leader Li Mo, and was now vying for Chief Squad Leader Huang Chengyue's position.

This position was highly sensitive; it was originally intended for Sun Jian, as Sun Jian was Li Mo's capable subordinate, and Li Mo was Cao De's right-hand man.

However, Chen Fan was clearly not aligned with Centurion Cao De, but his qualifications were undeniable. Coupled with the recommendation of Chief Squad Leader Huang Chengyue, he was more qualified than Sun Jian to take on the role of Chief Squad Leader.

It could be said that he and Huang Chengyue had put on a show yesterday in front of all the Brocade Guards, putting the yet-to-appear Cao De in a difficult position.

If Cao De agreed to let him become Chief Squad Leader, it would be akin to inviting trouble upon himself. If Cao De refused, it would be equivalent to disregarding the rules of the Brocade Guard.

This would indirectly prove that the entire Brocade Guard Centurion Office was his domain, and whoever he wanted to promote would be promoted.

That would completely chill the hearts of all the Brocade Guards.

"The Centurion has ordered an emergency assembly at the Martial Arts Field!"

After the time for checking in had passed, none of the Brocade Guards were out on missions; instead, they gathered at the Martial Arts Field.

Cao De sat in the stands of the Martial Arts Field, with Chief Squad Leader Li Mo standing beside him, serving him tea.

As the direct superior of the Ping An County Brocade Guard Centurion Office, the original body had met this Centurion Cao on some occasions.

However, since Chen Fan's transmigration, this was his first time seeing Cao De in person.

Cao De had a full chin, a scar, a high forehead but a low nose bridge, and an aquiline nose. His face was wide, he was plump and fair-skinned, and not tall. He looked at everyone with a smile, but it wasn't a warm smile; rather, it was somewhat sinister.

Those who knew him behind his back called him the Smiling Tiger!

The sweeter his smile, the heavier his schemes, the deeper his cunning, the crueler his methods, the more vacant his eyes, the more ruthless his heart!

This was Cao De!

"Which one is Chen Fan?"

"Step forward and let me have a look!"

Cao De held his tea, took a gentle sip, and then put down the cup. He looked at the assembled Brocade Guards standing below the viewing platform with a warm smile and spoke.

"Your subordinate, Chen Fan, greets the Centurion!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Fan strode forward as if he had dragons and tigers at his heels, cupped his fists, and said loudly.

"Dressed in fine clothes, riding a spirited horse, a young and talented individual, neither servile nor overbearing, neither arrogant nor impatient."

"Good!"

"Very good!"

"Our Brocade Guard needs talented individuals like you!"

"I heard that yesterday you killed seven Wolf Demons in Black Bear Gulch Village, accumulating ten thousand great merits, and you yourself broke through to the fifth stage of the Divine Treasury Realm. Old Huang also found me early today, wanting to resign and have you take over his position as Chief Squad Leader. What are your thoughts on this?"

Cao De narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Chen Fan, his smile not reaching his eyes as he spoke.