Storm clouds gathered afar

Time passed, and late November arrived. Up on Stone Platform, Chen Chuan moved slowly, assuming a series of different, interconnected stances.

Each form of the Great Bright Light Style contained multiple stances and movements. He had to break them down and practice them individually before linking them together, but even at this stage, the exertion and strain were considerable, requiring more high-energy nutrients and medicines.

The resources provided by the Far Ocean Development Group had always been plentiful, allowing him to keep training without distractions.

A faint glow seemed to shine from his body. This was not Spiritual Fire, but a phenomenon caused by mental energy spilling outward as he executed the Great Bright Light Style, together with the immense heat released under the guidance of the Furnace Breathing Method. At greater depths of mastery, it would take on the majesty of "the rising sun, its radiant light blazing brilliantly."

After a little while longer, he slowly withdrew from his stance, and the light drifting around him gradually faded as well.

By now, he had more or less gained an initial grasp of the first form he was practicing. Still, this only counted as crossing the threshold, since he could continue delving deeper into this form indefinitely.

His body was still undergoing its transformation. Progress in the Great Bright Light Style helped advance that process, and he sensed that it would be complete in roughly another month, around the end of the year. After that, he could move training in the Great Azure Void Style up his agenda.

At this stage, he could clearly feel that taking the medicines on the list in specific proportions significantly accelerated his progress and made some difficult hurdles easier to overcome.

According to the training records, incorporating mutated tissue from certain creatures in the