Three days later.
In a rented courtyard in the eastern district of Crossing Peak Stronghold.
Yi Yang opened his eyes from meditation. Even without a lamp lit, the room was bright. Looking out at the sunlit morning, he thought, Was it time to head to the Military Headquarters Tent?
But he did not leave immediately. First, he brought up the panel and glanced at its numbers.
[Divine Bone Blood Refining · First Layer · Iron Bone (Beginner) (118000/500000)]
His cultivation progress had already passed the one-fifth mark. In just three days, he had crossed the threshold of this body-refining cultivation art that led straight to the Grandmaster level, and his progress had been astonishingly fast.
Under normal cultivation conditions, he could never have advanced this quickly. Even with the assistance of Illusion-Breaking divine sense and the sixtyfold boost from his heavenly mandate, reaching this point in three days struck even Yi Yang himself as absurd.
But he did know why his cultivation had been so fast.
First, his Martial Extreme Dragon Elephant Body had already reached perfection. His physical foundation far surpassed that of ordinary people, naturally giving him a head start.
Second, his Illusion-Breaking divine sense allowed him to precisely control every strand of true qi as it "vibrated" to temper his bones. Compared with feeling his way blindly like a blind man touching an elephant, his efficiency was countless times greater.
But the most crucial factor was the third.
Two nights earlier, Yi Yang had reached his first limit while practicing Divine Bone Blood Refining.
The principle behind this cultivation art was to channel the strength of his flesh and blood to temper every bone in his body. Each round of cultivation greatly depleted that strength.
Once his body reached that critical point, he had to