After Wei Qing and Commander Gu left, the small courtyard returned to silence.
Wang Lang stood alone on the flagstones, and with a thought, his mind stirred.
A screen of light flowed before his eyes as a translucent personal panel quietly appeared.
[Name: Wang Lang] [Physique: Indestructible Vajra Body] [Body Refinement Realm: Rock Layer] [Qi Refinement Realm: Spirit Condensation Layer] [Techniques: Vajra Subduing Demons Sutra, Song of Righteous Qi] [Equipped Tags: Ageless and Undying, Innate Qi, Intentional Blast Punch, Righteous Qi] [Tag Repository: Click to view all tags...]
"Body Refinement had surpassed Qi Refinement by a minor realm..."
Wang Lang stroked his chin, deep in thought.
The reason was not hard to guess. Back in Black Stone City, Blood Eye Protector had shattered half his body with a single slap.
At the time, his organs had practically spilled dry. He had relied entirely on the Ageless and Undying tag to forcibly lock his health and revive him.
Unexpectedly, that near-death experience had instead stimulated his body's potential, allowing his Body Refinement realm to break through another layer.
He still clearly remembered that agony. His bones had been like exploding bamboo, his wet organs slipping out of his body, his vision flashing red and black...
"Hiss!"
Wang Lang violently shook his head, quickly cutting off those unpleasant memories.
"Not thinking about it, not thinking about it. Better cultivate and calm my nerves."
He gathered his thoughts and slowly assumed a stance in the courtyard.
The cultivation postures of the Vajra Subduing Demons Sutra were exceedingly bizarre. Combined with a unique breathing rhythm, they could draw his blood and qi through every acupoint in his body.
One of the postures even required him to bend his left leg behind his head and twist his right arm backward to touch his