Jiang Liu was so engrossed in his cultivation that he didn't even notice that outside the plaza, Flowing Cloud Matriarch was watching him.
When Flowing Cloud Matriarch saw that Jiang Liu was already able to directly draw the Star Power into his body for cultivation, he couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
Even she herself is currently unable to directly attract the Star Power and then forge her body.
That's why she came to check how Jiang Liu cultivated, and that's what she saw.
This scene was quite a blow to her, after all, she was already Peak Grandmaster, but her cultivation speed was actually not as good as that of Jiang Liu, Grandmaster.
Jiang Liu had no time to pay attention to Flowing Cloud Matriarch's sentiments. Since he was cultivating here at the Flowing Cloud Sect, he was focused on his cultivation and did not send out his Divine Sense to explore the surroundings.
Moreover, the Star Power absorbed tonight seems a little different from the previous times; it seems like the amount absorbed is a bit more violent.
Jiang Liu had no choice but to focus more on controlling the Star Power entering his body to forge his physique.
As the Jiang Liu expanded further, drawing the Star Power into his body, and as the Star Power within him increased, a series of booming sounds finally emanated from within his body.
Then, even between the bones, muffled "boom!" sounds began to emanate.
Jiang Liu could clearly feel that his internal bones, which he thought had been forged to their limit, were beginning to twitch slightly.
Jiang Liu soon felt waves of pain coming from between his bones. At first, the feeling was not very obvious.
However, as more and more Star Power is absorbed into the body, friction begins to occur between the bones.
As the frequency of friction between the bones increased, Jiang Liu felt as if one of his bones was being shattered piece by piece.
After the bone was shattered, the Star Power seemed not to be enough, and continued to grind all the shattered bone into powder.
Then, the bone powder is used to bind it all together with the Star Power, forming a complete skeleton.
This kind of pain is far more intense than the Bone Tempering that martial artists Entry Grade before reaching a higher level; in fact, there's no comparison whatsoever.
Jiang Liu endured the pain, forcing himself to persevere with sheer willpower.
The main reason was to prevent himself from fainting, because even Jiang Liu himself didn't know what would happen if he fainted under such circumstances.
After all, without one's own mental control, there is no way to guarantee that the Star Power entering the body will operate according to one's will.
However, enduring such pain requires an incredibly strong will, which makes one admire Jiang Liu's resilient willpower.
Moreover, this kind of pain doesn't just happen once; it happens to one bone, and the cycle repeats nine times before it reaches the next bone.
Fortunately, Jiang Liu managed to endure even such pain. This demonstrates just how strong Jiang Liu's willpower was during his cultivation.
After the bones were completely glued back together, Jiang Liu looked inside and discovered that the bone, after being glued back together for the ninth time, was faintly emitting golden light.
This is the state where the bone has been fully strengthened. Jiang Liu can feel the strength of that bone, and how it differs from the other bones.
After a deep sigh, Jiang Liu had no choice but to continue strengthening the remaining bones. He had 206 bones in his body, and each bone had to be broken and glued together nine times. Just thinking about it made Jiang Liu shudder.
Jiang Liu didn't know if others cultivated in the same way, but Jiang Liu knew that after such strengthening, his bones would be incomparably strong.
However, this is far from enough to fully strengthen the entire body, because strengthening the bones is only the first step in achieving complete body strengthening.
Afterwards, you need to strengthen the capillaries, muscles, and skin. Each of these requires going through this kind of pain before the strengthening can be completed.
Therefore, Jiang Liu was mentally prepared, because he knew from the beginning that the strengthening of this body could not be completed in a short time.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be so few even at the Peak Grandmaster.
It's probably because the body's strength is far from sufficient, and it can't contain that much vital energy.
Once his body is fully strengthened, Jiang Liu will no longer be afraid to fight Peak Grandmaster head-on.
At the very least, when facing Lu Tianheng, Jiang Liu could completely rely on his mental strength advantage to inflict damage on him.
If Jiang Liu can find a way to break through his physical defenses, killing him is not impossible.
However, Jiang Liu hasn't thought that far ahead yet; he's currently focused on fully strengthening his body first.
So, not long after Jiang Liu finished strengthening one bone and regulated his breath, he continued to strengthen the next bone.
The pain returned, but Jiang Liu seemed to have gotten used to it somewhat, and the pain lessened as the second bone was strengthened.
Seeing that Jiang Liu was in so much pain but was still able to grit his teeth and persevere, Flowing Cloud Matriarch couldn't help but nod in approval.
Indeed, the price that geniuses have to pay is no less than that of ordinary people, and may even be more.
After all, those people can't even reach the Peak Grandmaster, so why would they need to suffer the hardships that Jiang Liu is currently experiencing?
Although Flowing Cloud Matriarch was not clear about the nature of the pain Jiang Liu was currently experiencing.
However, she could sense from the faint aura emanating from Jiang Liu that the pain must be quite severe.
You should know that only she knows the hardships she endured when she advanced to the Peak Grandmaster level.
Just thinking about it now sends chills down my spine. At the time, I really wished I could just die, but in the end, I managed to endure it.
It's true that the pain eventually becomes a habit.
Then, thinking that she still needed to draw upon the Star Power to temper her body, Flowing Cloud Matriarch couldn't help but shudder.
After all, this had successfully triggered her painful memories, but she wouldn't give up easily.
After all, she had been thinking about advancing to the Saint Realm for so long, and now that she finally had the chance to achieve her wish, how could she possibly give up?
Flowing Cloud Matriarch sighed, thinking to himself, "I hope this time the Star Power will be better than before!"
She would be content as long as she didn't suffer like before.
Flowing Cloud Matriarch looked at Jiang Liu, who was continuing to cultivate diligently, sighed, and silently turned and left.
It seems she'll have to come back and ask him again tomorrow. After all, the Star Power seems particularly strong tonight, and she can't go and disturb Jiang Liu's cultivation.