Two months later.
Chen Yi arrived at his destination, Wu'an Prefecture in Qianzhou.
He had made better time than expected.
That black horse with a trace of Demon Race bloodline was truly useful.
As long as it rested once or twice a day and had its fill of fodder, it could cruise at a steady pace—fast and stable alike. Mountains and rivers posed no obstacle to it.
"I really bought myself a fine steed!"
Chen Yi had not neglected his cultivation while traveling.
In the Body Refining Realm, Martial Artists only needed to cultivate Blood Qi.
Although the Golden Body Realm corresponded to the Body Refining Realm, the intensity of one's Blood Qi was no longer what it had once been. While primarily cultivating Blood Qi, one also had to account for Spiritual Qi and Essence Qi.
The Three Energies had to complement one another before one could advance.
Thus, External Cultivation, Internal Cultivation, and Heart Methods all had to be cultivated in tandem.
Just hearing it described was enough to show how cumbersome cultivation became after the Golden Body Realm.
Let alone those with poor Root Bones—even those with high-quality Root Bones gained only a negligible amount of cultivation each day through natural practice alone.
If they also wished to improve their actual combat ability, they had to refine their martial arts as well, taking up even more cultivation time.
That was why, in the third simulation, Chen Yi had been unable to continue advancing after breaking through to the Golden Body Realm.
He had been busy waging war and managing the army. Where would he have found the energy to cultivate?
Chen Yi's advantage lay in the "Proficiency" entry.
The time he spent on martial arts had been greatly reduced.
The realms of his cultivation methods had also