Early July.
The scorching midday sun hung high overhead.
Even in the dense forest, the lush green leaves had wilted, drooping their heads.
"Three Blood Exchanges. I hope it goes smoothly!" A thought flashed through Jiang Ning's mind.
By today, the transformation brought about by his Second Blood Exchange had come to an end.
His physical attributes had risen by an entire level and had also settled into a stable state.
This indicated that he could undergo the Third Blood Exchange.
Compared to the first two, the Third Blood Exchange represented something entirely different.
Most veteran Grandmasters and established Grandmasters had only completed the Third Blood Exchange.
As for the Fourth Blood Exchange, compared to the number who had completed the Third Blood Exchange, their ranks instantly shrank to barely two or three in ten.
For any powerhouse who had entered the realm of a Third Grade Grandmaster, reaching the Third Blood Exchange through the accumulation of time was not difficult.
But taking another step forward was a watershed, and the difficulty soared sharply.
For the Fourth Blood Exchange, one either had to find a Grotto-heaven Secret Realm left behind from the Ancient Era and rely on the Spiritual Nature contained within its Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to complete the Fourth Blood Exchange, once again stimulating the human body's potential and thereby completing an evolution.
Or one had to encounter the right opportunity, comprehend Heaven and Man as One, and complete the Fourth Blood Exchange by relying on Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, thereby transforming into an imperfect Heavenly Human Grandmaster.
Neither of these two methods was simple.
The Grotto-heaven Secret Realms left behind from the Ancient Era had basically all been developed.
In the past hundred years, it had become extremely difficult to hear news of a new