Refine Falsehood Into Truth: The Wu Ming Ruins and Adapting to a Pillaring Vigorous Strength Grandmaster's Body

After working out a detailed plan in his head, Gu Chen closed his eyes and went over it carefully. Once he was sure he had missed nothing, he finally made up his mind to attempt the next step of Refine Falsehood Into Truth.

As he had envisioned them, Martial Dao Human Immortals would have blood and qi that surged like dragons, blazing hot and rising like columns of smoke. A single punch could affect an area hundreds of meters across and bring down a mountain peak. They could withstand gunfire, as well as some shells and missiles. Making such a being real would surely cost a great many Origin Points.

His original idea had been to tie the Supernatural System of Martial Dao Human Immortals to the Great Ming. That would give its emergence a plausible history, with clues people could trace, and keep them from noticing any flaws.

—Refining a Martial Dao Human Immortal into reality requires 500,000 Origin Points!

The system's answer made him suck in a breath. That was ten times the cost of refining a Pillaring Vigorous Strength Grandmaster into reality. He only had 650,000 Origin Points in total, and he still needed to reserve some to use on himself.

After thinking it over, Gu Chen abandoned the idea of creating a Martial Dao Human Immortal outright. Instead, he would take another approach: create a few ancient Wu Ming Ruins, then reveal the methods of Human Immortal Martial Dao cultivation little by little. First, he needed to earn enough Origin Points.

He could refine a set of Wu Ming Ruins into reality and hide fragments of Human Immortal Martial Dao's supernatural cultivation methods inside them. That should cost far fewer Origin Points. Then, when the time was right, he could have his doubles Li Hansha and Wang Tianba—Pillaring Grandmasters or Transforming Strength Great Boxers—draw the authorities' attention, uncover the ruins, and bring the Human Immortal Martial Dao Supernatural System back into the world.

The more Gu Chen considered it, the better the idea seemed. It was highly practical and, most importantly, would not consume too many Origin Points. Linking Human Immortal Martial Dao to Wu Ming would give people a trail to follow.

He immediately went online to research architecture from the Ming Dynasty, Great Ming clothing, and burial practices. Once he had grasped the basics, he studied a map of the Central Continent, chose several locations, and began Refine Falsehood Into Truth.

—Refining Wu Ming Ruins into reality using Ming Dynasty tomb architecture as a template requires 300,000 Origin Points!

At the system's announcement, Gu Chen confirmed without hesitation. As 300,000 Origin Points were deducted, an invisible force silently formed several Wu Ming Ruins beneath the locations he had chosen on the Central Continent. Each was filled with dangers and strange secrets.

—Refining the first three supernatural cultivation methods of Human Immortal Martial Dao—Five Organs, Marrow Refining, and Blood Changing—into reality requires 250,000 Origin Points!

As 250,000 Origin Points were deducted, stone tablets, Golden Bamboo Jade Slips, and worn Beast Hides appeared within the tombs of the Wu Ming Ruins. Inscribed on them were the first three supernatural cultivation methods of Human Immortal Martial Dao: Five Organs, Marrow Refining, and Blood Changing.

Those two uses of Refine Falsehood Into Truth had burned through nearly 550,000 of his Origin Points. Gu Chen felt a pang of regret. He had only 100,000 left.

The National Martial Arts Cultivation System had only just been introduced. Even with the training methods in the book, ordinary people were unlikely to enter the discipline and master Overt Strength and Hidden Strength anytime soon. Gu Chen was in no hurry to send his doubles, Li Hansha and Wang Tianba, looking for the Wu Ming Ruins to attract outside attention. He planned to use the time to finish his novel Dragon Snake and strengthen himself along the way.

His double Li Hansha was already a Pillaring Vigorous Strength Grandmaster. Gu Chen himself had reached the mental realm of Shattering the Void and Seeing the Divine through their earlier connection of minds, but his body was still that of an ordinary person. He naturally decided to strengthen it through Refine Falsehood Into Truth.

With 50,000 Origin Points deducted, Gu Chen became a genuine Pillaring Vigorous Strength Grandmaster of National Martial Arts in the blink of an eye!

The sudden surge in strength left him feeling unsteady, as though he could barely control it. His power had been raised directly. Unlike his double Li Hansha, who had been refined into reality as a Pillaring Vigorous Strength Grandmaster from the start, Gu Chen had to adjust to the change.

It was the difference between being a world champion boxer and suddenly being given a world champion boxer's body. They were two entirely different things.

Feeling the Internal Force and blood and qi gathered into a single point within him, he tried throwing a punch forward.

Bang!

Driven by Pill Embracement Force, his fist tore through the air with ease and produced an explosive crack. Anyone who heard it might have thought someone was setting off firecrackers.

"That punch packed a wallop. Even though my double and I are both Pillaring Vigorous Strength Grandmasters, this feels nothing like being connected to him in mind. I'll need time to adapt and train..."

Muttering to himself, Gu Chen headed for the bedroom. But with a single step, he vanished from where he stood and slammed straight into the wall. The sudden movement sent Pill Embracement Force bursting through his clothes, shredding them into rags. He had nearly ended up stark naked in his own home.

"Damn. Good thing nobody saw that. Looks like adapting to a Pillaring Vigorous Strength Grandmaster's body will take a while..."

Gu Chen moved his body, arms, and legs with extreme care. After quite some time, he barely managed to walk normally and make ordinary movements. If a Pillaring Vigorous Strength Grandmaster let his Internal Force erupt, even a casual motion could carry several tons of force. No clothes or furniture could withstand that.