Ganhe Lower Courtyard.
The corridor before the wooden cabin.
Chen Mu lay in a rocking chair, holding up his right hand before his eyes. Threads of blue-white lightning covered his entire palm.
After a while, Chen Mu dispersed the Kuishui Yinlei and frowned as he repaired the damage to his body.
Upon closer inspection, he found no signs of any new Secret Apertures opening anywhere in his body.
"What a pity..." Gathering the full Five Elements Evasion Technique had thrilled him. He had been hoping to open a few more secret arts with Divine Abilities.
"I wonder when this Heavenly Demon True Form will finish gestating."
At that moment, the Nine Apertures within his body were connected by an invisible network. Aside from the Brow Secret Aperture, which remained in contact with his flesh and blood, the other eight Secret Apertures had completely detached.
Though they were clearly distributed throughout his body, they seemed to exist in another void of a different dimension.
The first Secret Aperture had become the connecting pivot between his body and the Nine Apertures. Absorbing blood and qi, exchanging Qi Mechanisms, transforming his body—all of it was carried out through it.
"Starting from scratch? Grafting?" Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.
"So this so-called Outer Path of Heavenly Demon is about grafting and cultivating an even more powerful Heavenly Demon True Form onto oneself?"
"The human body has its limits, so I just stop being human and cultivate an entirely new Heavenly Demon body instead? Hah..." Chen Mu could not help clicking his tongue in amazement.
"The aesthetic might be a little questionable, but if it gives me more Divine Abilities and secret arts... well... I wouldn't say no!" he thought cheerfully. I should feed this Heavenly Demon True Form some more supplements.
Chen Mu immediately