Those watching Ji Wuchang instantly noticed his movements, and someone cried out in surprise.
Huang Wanqiu, who had been about to slowly close her eyes, also stared at Ji Wuchang in astonishment. Was this fellow really going to challenge the fourth platform?
Under everyone's astonished gazes, Ji Wuchang reached the fourth platform and sat cross-legged, giving them his answer through his actions!
At that moment, many people in Wind Thunder Valley grew even more unsettled. They looked at Ji Wuchang as though looking at a little monster.
After all, the fourth platform corresponded to cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Realm fourth layer.
Only when they saw Ji Wuchang close his eyes, lightning dancing over his body, did everyone realize this was real.
Immediately, someone sent word of what was happening here.
Huang Wanqiu gave Ji Wuchang a long look, then slowly closed her eyes again!
The instant Ji Wuchang sat down, he felt a surge of tingling, numbing agony spread over his body. The power of lightning here was at least twice as strong as on the third platform.
Ji Wuchang was instantly delighted. He guided the power of lightning into the bones throughout his body, letting it temper away the black impurities on them.
Wisps of black smoke rose continuously, filling Ji Wuchang with joy.
As time passed, Ji Wuchang gradually felt the bones throughout his body changing. His originally white bones seemed to become veiled in mist.
That layer of mist gradually thickened, as though another layer of something had formed over his bones.
This layer resembled solidified lard, with a distinctive, rich sheen.
Just then, Ji Wuchang suddenly felt an explosive crack come from the bones inside his body.
After the first explosive crack, more followed, one after another. Every bone in his body made the same sound.
"This is bone resonance!"
Ji Wuchang was wildly delighted. Bone resonance was also called bone transformation, akin to a fish leaping through the Dragon Gate.
The sound of bone resonance was one of the most beautiful sounds within the human body, the purest sound produced after every impurity had been removed from the bones!
It was like a newborn entering the world, crying lustily to announce his arrival!
The sound of bone resonance proclaimed one thing: jade bones had formed!
A full two hundred and six cracks sounded, each one exquisite to Ji Wuchang.
The human body's strength came from the bones throughout it. They were the foundation of strength.
Without the support of bones, everything was a joke.
Once the two hundred and six cracks ended, Ji Wuchang instantly felt his physical body fill with terrifying strength.
Judging by the experience of his previous life, this strength was so great that he could pummel a Qi Refining ninth layer cultivator to pieces using his physical strength alone.
In the cultivation world, many people who tempered their bodies focused more on training their muscles and meridians. There was nothing wrong with such training; it could only be called somewhat superficial.
The true source of strength was the bones. The marrow within them produced blood, which surged throughout the body and transformed it.
Thus, the ultimate external aspect of body tempering was bone tempering!
The ultimate internal aspect was organ tempering, the tempering of the five viscera and six bowels!
Ji Wuchang opened his eyes. Even he had never imagined that this trip to Wind Thunder Valley would yield such enormous gains.
Golden skin, jade bones, divine treasury-he had already completed two!
Moreover, there was a ball of crackling lightning inside his dantian, which meant he could practice the Wind and Thunder Fist!
The mere thought of the Wind and Thunder Fist's terrifying power set Ji Wuchang's heart ablaze!
Ignoring everyone's gazes entirely, Ji Wuchang slowly walked down, then left Wind Thunder Valley!
"That little freak finally left. He actually lasted more than two hours on the fourth platform too. What a freak!"
Watching Ji Wuchang leave, many people in Wind Thunder Valley could not help breathing sighs of relief. He really had dealt them a crushing blow!
Ji Wuchang was in excellent spirits, but the moment he left Wind Thunder Valley, Eighth Elder Jia Yuanliang stopped him.
"Ji Wuchang, come with me. The sect master wants to see you!"
Ji Wuchang was completely at sea, with no idea why the sect master wanted to see him.
In his previous life, he and the sect master had been like two parallel lines, never intersecting at all. He had merely seen him from afar a few times.
Could my return through rebirth have caused a butterfly effect?
Or did word of what happened in Wind Thunder Valley spread and reach the sect master?
Unable to work it out, Ji Wuchang stopped thinking about it.
However, as he remembered it, this sect master had ultimately died at the hands of his own disciple, Cai Ping.
Cai Ping had eventually taken over the Longevity Sect, and many of its higher-ups had died miserable deaths.
Cai Ping, meanwhile, had been on good terms with Xiao Fan. It was precisely Xiao Fan's support that had allowed him to succeed.
Later, Ji Wuchang had left the Longevity Sect and stopped following its affairs.
However, he had later heard vague word of something: Eldest Senior Sister Zhen Miaoqing had sent people over and killed Cai Ping!
But he did not know the exact circumstances!
Standing on Jia Yuanliang's flying sword, the two soon arrived at the Longevity Sect's main peak.
Ji Wuchang was overwhelmed with regret. He had already used today's check-in at Wind Thunder Valley. Otherwise, checking in at the main peak would surely have earned him a major reward!
At that moment, inside the main peak's great hall, Zhen Yaotian and the elders had yet to disperse and were still discussing some details.
Zhen Miaoqing sat quietly below, listening in silence.
With Zhen Miaoqing's temperament, she would ordinarily have left long ago. But she had recommended Ji Wuchang, so she still decided to stay and see.
After all, if Ji Wuchang lost, she would lose face too, wouldn't she?
However, Huang Wanqiu had just sent her a voice transmission telling her what had happened in Wind Thunder Valley, giving Zhen Miaoqing some confidence!
As soon as Ji Wuchang and Jia Yuanliang arrived, everyone's gaze involuntarily turned toward Ji Wuchang, and they began sizing him up.
Ji Wuchang swept his gaze across the hall, slightly surprised! Naturally, he knew everyone present!
"Disciple Ji Wuchang pays his respects to the sect master, the elders, and Eldest Senior Sister!"
Ji Wuchang bowed in greeting, his manner neither servile nor overbearing!
Zhen Yaotian sized Ji Wuchang up. Seeing that he showed no trace of panic upon meeting them, he could not help nodding inwardly.
That composure alone proved Ji Wuchang was different from the other disciples.
"Ji Wuchang, tomorrow our Longevity Sect will hold a competition between disciples with the Great Saber Pavilion. Miaoqing recommended you!"
"But this competition is extremely important to the sect. It concerns the allocation of the sect's resources for the next twenty years!"
"To be safe, we have arranged for someone at the Qi Refining eighth layer to spar with you!"
"If you win, the spot is yours! I will also give you a reward! Do you dare accept the challenge?"
Without dragging things out in the slightest, Zhen Yaotian directly explained the reason behind the matter!
In fact, Jia Yuanliang had already briefly revealed a little on the way over. Now that the sect master explained it, Ji Wuchang immediately understood what was going on!
This was absolutely a good thing for him.
Just as Ji Wuchang was about to speak, the system's voice rang out in his mind!
[Ding! Detected that the host is at a crossroads of choice. System mission issued!] [Accept the challenge, defeat the Great Saber Pavilion's people, and begin making a name for yourself in the Longevity Sect!] [The less time taken to complete the system mission, the richer the reward!]