Perfected Houtian Realm!

"System!"

"Spend 100 Yuan Crystals to exchange for 100 years of cultivation time for the Azure Mystery True Fusion Art!"

Boom!!!~~

Pure, dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged madly into his dantian like a tidal wave. The fully deduced Azure Mystery True Fusion Art began circulating through a grand cycle on its own, smooth and complete, without the slightest obstruction.

The true qi that had long stagnated at the Girdling Vessel suddenly stirred, charging fiercely along the opened and perfected network of meridians.

One blocked acupoint after another was forcefully pierced. Blood and qi raced through his body, flesh and true qi intermingling as his foundation surged layer upon layer.

Bolstered by the complete Azure Mystery True Fusion Art, his true qi roared forth. After opening the Girdling Vessel, it resolutely carried its vast reserves of true qi toward the Penetrating Vessel.

Ten years later, the Penetrating Vessel was completely opened. This vessel was the source of the sea of blood; once unsealed, the blood and qi within his body grew ever more vigorous and majestic, while his true qi became several times denser.

Vast force spiraled upward from the Huiyin acupoint, pouring into the Governor Vessel deep within his spine. The Governor Vessel was the sea of yang meridians, governing the body's pure yang force. As true qi entered it, his muscles and bones went numb and hot, fierce strands of yang qi coursing through his limbs and bones, scouring every inch of flesh.

Time flowed on. After another twenty years of bitter cultivation, the hardened blockages within the Governor Vessel shattered one after another, and it was completely opened.

Vast true qi surged all the way up the Governor Vessel, opening the hundred acupoints along his spine. Yang qi filled his body, circulating ever faster.

After a brief period of consolidation, the rolling force changed direction, flowing down from his chest and crashing toward the Conception Vessel at the center of his front.

The Conception Vessel was the sea of yin meridians, commanding the body's gentle yin energy and complementing the Governor Vessel in yin and yang. Robust true qi repeatedly scoured, tempered, and broke through its restraints as the years slowly passed and the time spent in bitter cultivation was steadily consumed.

Several more decades of bitter cultivation passed in the blink of an eye!

Crack—

An invisible barrier shattered with a thunderous crash, and the Conception Vessel was completely opened!

At this point, all eight extraordinary meridians were open. The front and rear yin-yang meridians connected, and every major and minor meridian and acupoint throughout his body linked together. True qi circulated endlessly through its heavenly cycle, no longer encountering even the slightest blockage.

All the meridians in his body were completely unobstructed, inner and outer energies blending without hindrance. His cultivation bottleneck had loosened considerably, and his foundation was incomparably profound.

[ Ding! The hundred-year cultivation period has been exhausted. Cultivation terminated! ]

A cold voice rang out in Chen An's mind.

Bzzz!!~~

Seated in the chair, Chen An's body trembled slightly. An invisible wave of air burst from him, making the entire room shake violently. The wooden beams swayed, tables and chairs shifted without wind, and even the oil lamp on the table went out with a snap.

Only after a long while did the disturbance in the room subside.

"Phew!!~~"

In the darkness, Chen An let out a long breath of turbid air. His eyes opened, and two streaks of golden light seemed to flash through them.

Feeling the true qi within him, now at least five times denser than before, feeling it surge endlessly and without obstruction through every meridian in his body, Chen An nearly couldn't stop himself from letting out a long howl.

"Perfected Houtian Realm!!!"

After spending a hundred years, he had finally opened all four remaining meridians and reached the Perfected Houtian Realm.

Unfortunately, even after a hundred years, even after cultivating the Azure Mystery True Fusion Art to perfection, with true qi nearly twice as dense as that of an ordinary Houtian Realm martial artist, he still hadn't broken through the shackles of the Houtian Realm, shattered the Heavenly Bridge, and advanced into the Xiantian Realm.

According to the Azure Mystery True Fusion Art, for a Houtian Realm martial artist to break through into the Xiantian Realm, they needed to find the elusive and unfathomable Heavenly Bridge hidden within the human body.

Only by opening this wondrous bridge connecting the human body to heaven and earth could one break through their own barriers, draw the body into harmony with the great force of heaven and earth, and freely breathe in and out the vast primordial qi of heaven and earth.

At that point, sluggish and heavy postnatal true qi would undergo an essential transformation, becoming purified and sublimated into more mysterious, more powerful Xiantian true qi. One would be reborn, gain greatly increased longevity, and truly step into the ranks of transcendent martial artists.

"Is it because of my aptitude?!"

Chen An frowned slightly, a trace of doubt and gloom flashing through his eyes.

By this world's common understanding, Martial Bone represented a martial artist's potential. His aptitude was merely an ordinary mid-grade Martial Bone, which generally meant one could at most remain trapped in the Qi Condensation Realm for life. Without a heaven-defying stroke of fortune, one might never even touch the threshold of the Houtian Realm.

"Hmph, a mid-grade Martial Bone can only remain trapped in the Qi Condensation Realm for life?!!!"

"I've already reached the perfected Postnatal Realm. I shattered that so-called verdict of fate long ago!"

"Could a mere martial foundation truly trap me?!"

"My fate is mine to command, not heaven's!"

"System, add points for me!!!"

Chen An growled softly, sharp light bursting from his eyes.

"If a hundred years isn't enough, then two hundred. If that still isn't enough, then a thousand years!!!"

Glancing at the system panel [Current Balance: 1783], Chen An's brows shot up as he barked:

"System, spend 500 Yuan Crystals to exchange for 500 years of cultivation time for the Black Iron Golden Body Art!"

He hadn't forgotten that cultivating the Black Iron Golden Body Art to perfection could increase the chance of breaking through to the Xiantian Realm by thirty percent.

Since his Martial Bone was limited and the Heavenly Bridge was difficult to find, then he would start with his flesh body and use a supreme body-tempering art to forcibly shatter the shackles of talent!

Rumble!!!~~

A dull, heavy roar suddenly exploded within his body as a vast and boundless mysterious power flooded through his entire being.

The mental method of the Black Iron Golden Body Art began operating on its own. Fierce, tyrannical body-tempering force swept through his limbs and bones, while every inch of skin, flesh, sinew, bone, and viscera was repeatedly tempered, crushed, and refined by violent, heavy vajra power.

Time rushed past in the blink of an eye!

Seven years: the art reached the entry level, and his flesh body first forged a sturdy armor;

Fifty-three years: the art reached minor accomplishment, his flesh congealed like iron, and his resistance to blows greatly increased;

One hundred and twenty-six years: the art reached major accomplishment, sinews and bones melded together, his blood and qi condensed like mountains;

Two hundred and seventy-three years: the art reached perfection!!!

Inside the small room, Chen An's skin gradually turned crimson and scorching hot. From deep within his body came a faint, vast roar like a rushing river—the phenomenon of his blood and qi boiling to the extreme and racing madly through him.

His hard bones gave off deep hums in waves. His flesh constantly shattered, reformed, and condensed; his tendons became tough as leather, while his internal organs were reinforced layer upon layer by Black-Iron Golden Body true qi.

Under bitter cultivation piled up century after century without rest, the foundation of his flesh body soared continuously, undergoing rebirth upon rebirth.

His physique, which had already far surpassed that of ordinary Houtian martial artists, now completely transformed. It was as hard as black iron, tougher than refined steel.

At the same time, bolstered by the perfected Black Iron Golden Body Art, the postnatal true qi within him grew ever denser and more condensed. An indescribable qualitative change faintly occurred. Specks of dazzling golden light slowly emerged atop his originally heavy, concentrated postnatal true qi—sharp and tyrannical, vast and solemn.

The golden true qi that had undergone its initial transformation surged violently through his meridians, scouring his limbs and bones and flowing through every inch of flesh and muscle.

His long-opened, ever-tougher meridians bore this increasingly powerful force, allowing the golden true qi to race freely through them and circulate through its heavenly cycle.

Rolling golden qi surged upward, breaking through layer after layer of qi apertures. At last, deep within the sea of consciousness in his head, it found a hidden checkpoint that seemed to have been sealed for eternity.

That barrier was hazy and intangible, vague and ethereal, separating mortals from heaven and earth. It was precisely the checkpoint of the Heavenly Bridge—something countless Houtian martial artists could never touch even after exhausting their entire lives.

"Break for me!!!"

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