Grade A Bone Aptitude

In early Tenth Month, deep in Cangwu Mountain.

Origin Energy surged from the Four Symbols Origin-Returning Array, coursing through Ye An's meridians and into his Dantian.

He alternated between circulating the Azure Dragon Origin-Returning Art and practicing the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Fist. Wind-Wood True Essence rushed ceaselessly toward his Qi Pill.

This was Ye An's third week inside the Four Symbols Origin-Returning Array.

Three weeks earlier, Ye An had come straight here after leaving the Main Hall. Apart from the necessary periods of rest and replenishing his Cangwu Spirit Liquid, he had spent every moment on the Azure Dragon Hall's Martial Arts.

[Azure Dragon Origin-Returning Art: Qi Condensation Chapter (Second Layer): 601/1500]

[Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Fist: Preliminary Chapter (Initial Glance): 799/800]

A commandant carrying a Passage Token passed through the checkpoint. Once the elder guarding the array had inspected it, he let the commandant in. The commandant headed straight for Ye An's place of seclusion.

Footsteps sounded from the far end of the passage, drawing nearer, each step echoing clearly against the empty stone stairs.

Ye An sensed the approach and immediately stopped cultivating, turning his gaze toward the sound.

The commandant came to a stop outside Ye An's cultivation chamber.

Ye An saw that the newcomer wore the standard uniform of a Demon Suppressing Guard commandant. He also noticed that the patterns on the man's robe were not those of the Cangwu Demon Suppressing Guard.

Nor was his uniform the style worn at the Demon Suppressing Guard headquarters. He was a commandant directly under the Yun Province prefectural office.

When the commandant's gaze fell on Ye An, a flicker of scrutiny crossed his eyes.

He had long heard that Cangwu had produced a young Qi Condensation prodigy. Supposedly, the man had reached Late Qi Condensation at just