On an unnamed mountain peak.
The lingering glow of the setting sun gradually faded.
Jiang Ning's gaze fell once more upon the realm section.
[Realm]: Fourth Grade Marrow Cleansing (8/1999)
The moment he saw this entry, he determined that 1999 was the number of times he needed to cleanse his marrow, while the number 8 represented the times he had cleansed his marrow from that afternoon until now.
His brows immediately furrowed slightly.
"1999 times? It seems my talent truly isn't exceptional!"
He had previously learned that at the Fourth Grade Marrow Cleansing realm, one drew upon the power of heaven and earth to cleanse one's bone marrow.
Some people only needed to cleanse their marrow and bones a few hundred times before reaching a state free of impurity and filth, completing this realm.
Others had to cleanse their marrow tens of thousands of times over a lifetime before reaching that same state of purity and completing this realm.
The gap between them was an innate one.
Generally speaking, the younger one was, the fewer times one needed to cleanse one's marrow.
The older one was, the more times one needed to cleanse one's bones.
According to the panel, he needed 1,999 marrow cleansings.
From this alone, Jiang Ning could tell that his innate conditions were not top-tier.
After all, since the founding of Great Xia, hardly anyone had entered the Fourth Grade martial realm at a younger age than he had.
"But it shouldn't be too bad either," he murmured.
With 1,999 marrow cleansings, he could complete this realm and reach a state free of impurity and filth. In his view, this talent should count as above average.
He also knew his own circumstances. He had been born into an utterly ordinary family.
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