Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art!

[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained the "Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art"!]

[The reward has been delivered to System Space. The host may inspect it at any time.]

An image of a crystalline jade book appeared alongside the system notification.

"Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art?"

"Is this a body-refining cultivation method?"

Joy had only just appeared on Lu Changsheng's face when his expression stiffened again.

He did want a cultivation method.

But what he wanted was a Chain Qi cultivation method, not a body-refining one.

Body refinement also existed among immortal cultivators. Those who practiced it were called Body Cultivators.

Compared with Spell Cultivators, Body Cultivators could largely make up for cultivators' poor survivability and weakness in close combat during the early stages.

However, body cultivation consumed more time, effort, and money than spell cultivation.

Most cultivators simply lacked the time, energy, and financial resources to practice a body-refining cultivation method alongside their other cultivation, pursuing both spell and body cultivation.

After all, for most immortal cultivators, cultivation level, magic treasures, and divine abilities were the true road to power.

As for their physical bodies, good enough was good enough.

What self-respecting immortal cultivator would fight you at close quarters?

Body Cultivators only enjoyed a considerable advantage in the early stages of cultivation.

"Sigh. The first cultivation method I drew was a supplementary one, and now I've gotten a body-refining one."

"Is getting a Chain Qi cultivation method really that hard?"

Lu Changsheng shook his head and sighed.

"Well, a body-refining method it is. More skills are never a burden."

"Besides, the body is the capital of revolution. Other immortal cultivators might not bother much with body refinement, but the path I intend to take really does require me to strengthen my physique."

Lu Changsheng took a deep breath as he spoke.

He certainly did not disdain body-refining cultivation methods.

Relatively speaking, he simply wanted a Chain Qi cultivation method more at this stage.

Still, as an immortal cultivator with four wives and six concubines, who intended to take many more wives and concubines in the future...

He felt that he truly did have a need for body refinement and ought to improve his physique properly.

Lu Changsheng immediately opened System Space to inspect the cultivation method he had obtained.

[Cultivation method: Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art]

[Grade: orthodox grade]

[Description: An inherited cultivation method of Hundred-Forging Mountain. Uses heavenly materials and earthly treasures to forge the body's flesh, meridians, and bones, making the physical body like a magic treasure, as impervious as indestructible diamond, and granting it the powers of various magic treasures and divine abilities!]

"Hiss!"

"It's actually an orthodox-grade cultivation method!"

Seeing the cultivation method's grade, Lu Changsheng could not help being startled.

Cultivation methods were divided into beginner, advanced, refined grade, unorthodox grade, and orthodox grade.

Orthodox grade was the highest grade of cultivation method he currently knew of.

He had already been astonished when he obtained the unorthodox-grade Immortal Bearing Art.

He had even assumed the system could only draw unorthodox-grade cultivation methods.

Instead, it had given him an orthodox-grade cultivation method outright this time.

"All I can say is, the system is fucking awesome!"

Then, reading the description of the Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art, Lu Changsheng could not help sucking in a breath of cold air.

It used heavenly materials and earthly treasures to forge the body's flesh, meridians, and bones, making the physical body like a magic treasure and granting it the powers of magic treasures and divine abilities.

The description alone told him how extraordinary this cultivation method was, and how terrifying it would become upon reaching full mastery.

"But if I refine my body into something like a magic treasure, won't I end up making myself infertile or something?"

A question suddenly occurred to Lu Changsheng.

Since he stayed indoors every day on Green Bamboo Mountain, he liked reading whenever he had nothing to do.

He read all sorts of books, and remembered seeing in an ancient text that many cultivation methods that appeared especially powerful came with side effects.

For instance, after practicing them, a man might acquire a woman's appearance, become infertile, or have his temperament and disposition affected by the cultivation method.

If it truly had side effects like those, there was absolutely no way he would practice it.

Rather than letting his imagination run wild, Lu Changsheng stirred his mind and used the Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art.

Immediately.

The contents of the Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art, its cultivation methods, detailed secrets, and all its other information poured into Lu Changsheng's mind, like wisdom being poured straight into his crown.

A long while later, Lu Changsheng opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

This cultivation method was profoundly abstruse.

If the system had not directly transmitted its teachings into his mind, allowing him to comprehend it immediately...

Even with an orthodox-grade cultivation method like this placed before him, he would have struggled to comprehend it and get started without anyone's guidance.

Even if he understood it, practicing it without guidance could easily lead to problems.

As for the side effects he had been worrying about, after thoroughly comprehending the Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art, he realized he had been overthinking things.

Orthodox-grade cultivation methods belonged to the orthodox mystic tradition, grand and upright.

Apart from their high requirements and difficulty of cultivation, methods at this grade essentially had no issues with side effects.

"But the more powerful a cultivation method is, the harder it is to practice."

Lu Changsheng sighed.

The cultivation process for the Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art sounded very simple.

With the aid of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, one refined the body's flesh, meridians, and bones as though crafting a magic treasure.

During this process, one could refine the entire body into a supreme magic treasure all at once, or work on separate parts slowly.

Ultimately, however, full mastery meant refining the entire body into an indestructible diamond physique capable of rivaling a Heaven-Connecting Spirit Treasure.

Every movement would unleash divine abilities that shook heaven and earth.

But practicing this cultivation method was extremely difficult and consumed tremendous resources.

From the very beginning, one had to use heavenly materials and earthly treasures to nourish the body.

Once the body adapted, higher-tier heavenly materials and earthly treasures were needed to temper and forge it.

This allowed the body to advance step by step, becoming comparable to an artifact, a Spirit Artifact, a magic treasure, a Spirit Treasure, and finally a Heaven-Connecting Spirit Treasure!

This process not only consumed resources but was also extremely dangerous. One could not be greedy and rush ahead in the slightest.

If one pushed too aggressively, even a small mistake could leave the body unable to withstand the refinement, causing it to collapse and perish.

After all, refining the body into various magic treasures was itself an inconceivable act that defied heaven. Naturally, the process was fraught with danger.

But I've comprehended this Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art inside and out. As long as I don't get impatient and cultivate slowly, there's no way anything will go wrong.

Besides, although the Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art is difficult to practice, it contains a secret method that lets me take a shortcut.

I can refine a magic treasure directly into my body, using it to feed back into and nourish my own flesh.

An ordinary immortal cultivator naturally couldn't use magic treasures for body refinement. After all, even an ordinary Core Formation True Person only has one or two magic treasures at most.

But I have the system. Even orthodox-

grade cultivation methods can be drawn from the system's Prize Wheel. Among its magic treasure rewards, I should be able to draw magic treasures, or even Spirit Treasures!

If I can draw a magic treasure in the future and use it to practice this Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art, I'll be able to get started quickly and make tremendous progress in body refinement.

Lu Changsheng pondered inwardly, his eyes gleaming.

Although this cultivation method was very difficult and had extremely high requirements...

In Lu Changsheng's eyes, it was still excellent and suited him very well.

Lu Changsheng immediately left the study and entered the cultivation room.

He took out a lump of black iron the size of a pot lid and attempted to practice the Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art.

This lump of iron was the shield artifact he had previously obtained from the three Bandit Cultivators on Ox-Head Mountain.

Under the attack of the Golden Light Brick Talisman Treasure, the shield artifact had been damaged and deformed, with all its internal restrictions destroyed. It could only be sold as scrap.

But this scrap could be used to craft artifacts, so it could still count as a "heavenly material and earthly treasure."

Lu Changsheng sat cross-legged, held up the shield, and began circulating the Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art.

As spiritual power circulated through his palms, they gradually turned crimson, drawing out the essence of the shield artifact's materials to nourish his body.

The shield had been refined from yin-cold mystic iron. As Lu Changsheng absorbed its material essence, he felt wisps of cold, chilling energy enter his body.

After cultivating for two hours, Lu Changsheng stopped and exhaled a long breath.

"Although I've reached the Chain Qi third layer, I have no foundation whatsoever in body refinement. Two hours of cultivation is about enough. Any longer, and I could easily hurt myself."

"Besides, this shield's material belongs to the metal element and tends toward cold. If I keep using this one material to practice the Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art, I could easily develop hidden injuries. I'd better buy five-element spiritual materials to harmonize yin, yang, and the five elements."

Lu Changsheng stood and gently stretched his limbs.

During body refinement, it was very easy to wear down the flesh and develop minute, hidden injuries that were difficult to detect.

Having thoroughly comprehended the Hundred-Forging Treasure Body Art and the path of body refinement, Lu Changsheng naturally knew how to practice this cultivation method to maximize its benefits without harming his body.