Hong'er, tell me honestly, are you human or ghost?!

The sun was setting.

The evening sunlight fell upon the courtyard, making the exotic flowers and plants even more vibrant and colorful.

Fang Hong stood with his legs planted firmly on the ground, his Blood Essence surging and his inner strength churning.

His body was covered in dried bloodstains, making him look like a man made of blood.

This was the waste blood expelled from his body during the Blood Replacement process he had just undergone.

And at this moment, he had successfully broken through to the Organ Refinement Realm!

Organ Refinement Realm!

This was the final stage for martial artists to temper their physical bodies and refine their Blood Essence!

Internal organs were inherently extremely fragile.

But upon reaching the Organ Refinement Realm, after being tempered by Blood Essence and inner strength, a martial artist's internal organs would become incredibly robust.

All their corresponding functions would be elevated to an unimaginable degree.

Functions like digestion, absorption, respiration, and excretion would undergo a complete metamorphosis.

The human body's functions would directly reach their peak.

And this was an overall enhancement!

Upon reaching this realm, a martial artist's physical body would achieve a certain level of perfection.

And Fang Hong, with the energy replenishment from ample elixirs, had only spent a single day.

He had directly advanced from the previous Bone Refinement Great Accomplishment to the current Organ Refinement Perfected!

Terrifying!

Unimaginable!

How unbelievable it was could be seen from Zhao Tianchen's current state.

Zhao Tianchen was slumped on his chair, his eyes vacant and his expression completely blank.

He was utterly dumbfounded.

His worldview, accumulated over many years, had been completely shattered by Fang Hong's performance today.

I think I might have taken in a monster as a disciple.

Zhao Tianchen, with his extensive experience, had heard of certain rare treasures that could cause one's strength to skyrocket to astonishing levels overnight.

But those were just legends!

At least, in all his years of traveling the martial world, Zhao Tianchen had never witnessed such a thing actually exist.

But now, he had no choice but to believe.

Because all of this was unfolding before his very eyes, truthfully and vividly.

Right under his nose.

Fang Hong, who had been at Bone Refinement Great Accomplishment that morning, had, through ordinary cultivation for just one day, directly become a being at Organ Refinement Perfected.

Note that this was just cultivation!

Fang Hong hadn't consumed any of those incredibly precious, legendary rare treasures!

This gave him a sense of disillusionment, as if legends were manifesting into reality.

After observing him for the entire day, he had also discovered the pattern of Fang Hong's cultivation.

For every level of cultivation method, after practicing it a hundred times, he would gain some enlightenment and directly break through to the next realm.

What terrifying comprehension was this?!

Zhao Tianchen, for one, couldn't understand it at all.

They say that reading a book a hundred times reveals its meaning, but you interpreted it like this?!

Cultivating a hundred times leads directly to enlightenment?!

At this moment, Zhao Tianchen no longer felt any shock or horror.

All that remained was absurdity!

It was too absurd!

So much so that Zhao Tianchen now felt a profound sense of unreality.

If not for his own thigh, which was already bruised from pinching himself, and the constant pain reminding him, Zhao Tianchen would have believed he was completely dreaming right now.

[Southern Dipper Body Shaping Method: Perfected]

Glancing at the information on his status panel, Fang Hong exhaled and slowly finished his movements, standing up.

Only then did he look towards Zhao Tianchen.

"Huh?"

"Master, what's wrong?"

Fang Hong looked at Zhao Tianchen, who was staring blankly with no interest, and asked curiously.

Hearing Fang Hong's voice, Zhao Tianchen's vacant eyes gradually changed, regaining some color.

"Hong, Hong'er, be honest with your master."

"Are you human or ghost?"

Zhao Tianchen asked Fang Hong with a complex expression.

Hearing this, even Fang Hong couldn't help but chuckle, "What do you mean, human or ghost?"

"Master, what's wrong with you? Of course, I'm human."

Zhao Tianchen's mouth twitched.

"If you're human, how did you go from Bone Refinement Great Accomplishment to Organ Refinement Perfected in just one day?!"

Fang Hong raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "What's the big deal? Isn't this very normal?"

"When the realm is reached, one naturally breaks through."

Hearing this, Zhao Tianchen was speechless and rolled his eyes.

"Are you even speaking human words right now?"

"What do you mean, 'when the realm is reached, one naturally breaks through'?"

"This is very strange!"

Fang Hong's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth turned up. "When I first became your disciple, didn't I already tell you, Master?"

"As long as there's enough energy replenishment, I can definitely cultivate Senior Brother Wuming's Starry Sky Treasure Art successfully."

"If I can't even achieve this breakthrough, how can I fulfill the promise I made to you back then?"

Hearing Fang Hong suddenly bring this up, Zhao Tianchen also snapped back to reality.

That's right, the more terrifying Fang Hong's comprehension was, the more monstrous his performance would be.

The greater the possibility of successfully cultivating the Starry Sky Treasure Art.

So why was he agonizing over this?

Zhao Tianchen had been completely stunned by Fang Hong's performance before.

He hadn't considered anything else.

Now that he had come to his senses and thought of this, his heart was filled with uncontrollable joy.

"That's right, you're right, you're right!"

Zhao Tianchen said repeatedly with great excitement.

As he spoke, Zhao Tianchen excitedly rushed in front of Fang Hong and grabbed his shoulders.

"Hong'er, what else do you need... no, I'm getting ahead of myself."

Zhao Tianchen stopped halfway through his sentence, suddenly realizing his loss of composure.

"I'm sorry, Hong'er. Master was just thinking about your senior brother's situation, which is why I lost my composure."

"You've also cultivated all day today, and it must have been very tiring. You should focus on cultivating properly first."

Zhao Tianchen apologized profusely.

"Master worries too much," Fang Hong said understandingly.

If he could continue cultivating, he would have done so right now.

But he was stuck at this point.

The cultivation of the Starry Sky Treasure Art involved the Way of Formations.

He was still completely clueless about formations, in a state of utter confusion.

Without understanding formations, he couldn't cultivate even if he wanted to.

"I'm not tired, but I have no concept of formations right now, so I can't cultivate even if I wanted to."

"Master, please teach me formations first."

"Also, Master, you should have noticed that my cultivation consumes a lot of energy."

"Now that I've reached Organ Refinement Perfected, you'll need to hurry up with finding those heavenly treasures for energy replenishment that I asked you to look for earlier."

Fang Hong pondered for a moment, deciding to put some pressure on Zhao Tianchen and urge him along.

Hearing this, Zhao Tianchen immediately assured him, "Don't worry about this matter. This old face of mine still has some influence in the Star River Sect."

"However, the path of cultivation requires both effort and rest. You've cultivated long enough today, so you should rest well."

"As for the Way of Formations, I'm not particularly skilled."

"But my Myriad Star Lineage has many experts in formations. I'll go find a formation master to teach you the Way of Formations right away."

After saying that, Zhao Tianchen couldn't wait and instantly flashed away, disappearing from Fang Hong's sight.

No wonder Zhao Tianchen was so excited.

Fang Hong's performance had simply exceeded his imagination.

Based on Fang Hong's aptitude, he had initially estimated it would take one to two years for him to reach the Organ Refinement Realm.

Therefore, even though he had already started procuring the heavenly treasures and earthly materials Fang Hong had mentioned needing for energy, he hadn't felt any particular urgency.

After all, there was still so much time before Fang Hong would even begin cultivating the Starry Sky Treasure Art.

The same applied to learning the Heavenly Star Array Formation.

He had originally planned for Fang Hong to study formations while he cultivated.

But who could have predicted that in just one day, Fang Hong would reach Perfected Organ Refinement?

He had accomplished in a single day what Zhao Tianchen had set as a one-to-two-year goal.

Naturally, Zhao Tianchen was now feeling anxious.

Furthermore, despite Fang Hong's previous confident assertions, they were ultimately just words.

Even though Zhao Tianchen was willing to believe Fang Hong, treating it as a last resort, a part of him still harbored doubts.

He doubted whether Fang Hong could truly succeed in cultivating the Starry Sky Treasure Art.

But now, Zhao Tianchen had no lingering doubts whatsoever.

His confidence in Fang Hong was terrifyingly strong, outrageously so!

If even a prodigy like Fang Hong couldn't successfully cultivate that Starry Sky Treasure Art, then perhaps no one in this world ever could.

Even if he missed his son terribly and found it hard to believe, he would be completely resigned.

He would believe that his son's original idea was flawed.

He would believe that the Starry Sky Treasure Art his son had created was a misguided and erroneous technique born from wild speculation!