The Perils of the Martial World
That voice of hers—wasn't she afraid of startling the baby?
Li Bai picked at his ear. He soon noticed someone waving at him from the crowded open space.
Looking closely, he saw Xiao Wei and Zheng Yu'er. They had obviously spotted him.
He waved casually, then went straight back to his room to wash up. Only after that did he leisurely head downstairs to enjoy breakfast.
Having passed through the Body Tempering Realm and Marrow Cleansing Realm, he was now at the peak of the Mortal Transformation Realm, just half a step away from the higher Origin Returning Realm. He had long since left the acquired realm and entered the Innate Realm, so he no longer needed to temper his body day after day like the people outside, tirelessly maintaining peak physical condition.
The acquired realm was like having a cheat that let you overclock from time to time, while the Innate Realm meant being overclocked at all times, making it normal to surpass your limits.
If someone in the former realm stopped training, their metabolism and nutrient intake would quickly fall out of balance. If they couldn't keep their calorie expenditure up and control their diet, they would soon become obese. The resulting bulk would set back the martial arts they had worked so hard to master. That was why people said you had to keep pushing forward, or you would fall behind.
But those in the latter realm didn't have to worry about that. Their metabolism adjusted naturally, and they had far greater control over their bodies and strength than those in the former realm. Even without knotted muscles, they could unleash terrifying force, while their ability to digest, absorb, and use nutrients was on an entirely higher level.
Breakfast was still