Free Web NovelChapter 36: Chapter 36: Continuous Breakthroughs
’Master, I know!’ Xiao Chen said inwardly.
Gu Yun looked at Xiao Chen and said coolly, "Brother Xiao, our work here is done. It’s time to go back."
"Mm."
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「Several days later.」
Within a cave abode rich with Spiritual Qi on Celestial Thunder Dao Peak,
Gu Yun sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, took out the five-hundred-year-old Spirit Medicine, and swallowed it without the slightest hesitation.
Bit by bit, Gu Yun began to refine the medicinal power of the five-hundred-year-old Spirit Medicine.
Qi Guarding the Dantian, his True Yuan gathered within it.
The immense medicinal power surged through his major meridians, spreading out and constantly augmenting his already formidable True Yuan power.
The immense medicinal power rushed through him like a torrential river.
Gu Yun’s aura climbed higher and higher.
Until at last,
BOOM!
In that instant, his aura shattered the limits of the True Martial Realm First Layer Early Stage, and he stepped into the Middle Stage in a single bound.
’A breakthrough!’
Inside the cave abode, Gu Yun’s eyes snapped open. A brilliant light flashed within them as he unleashed an astonishing aura.
The immense power blasted out in all directions, shaking the very space within his residence.
He let out a long breath.
Feeling the immense power contained within his body, Gu Yun was overjoyed.
The trip with Xiao Chen had been a resounding success, yielding abundant rewards.
’Xiao Chen really is a true brother! A man of genuine character.’
On this one trip, he had obtained several hundred Spirit Stones and a few Centennial Spiritual Medicines.
He also acquired two True Martial Realm First Layer Demon Beast carcasses and the incredibly valuable Purple Rhyme Flood Dragon Fruit.
And to top it off, Xiao Chen had gifted him a Sub-fire of the Cyan Lotus Water and Fire.
The Purple Rhyme Flood Dragon Fruit was particularly special. Once refined, its immense medicinal power would not only allow his True Yuan to break through but would also significantly strengthen his Physique. Furthermore, it contained a trace of a Flood Dragon’s bloodline aura.
As for the two True Martial Realm First Layer Demon Beast corpses, they would fetch a handsome price whether he used them as Spirit Materials, traded them, or put them up for auction.
With a thought, Gu Yun summoned his status panel.
Name: Gu Yun
Realm: True Martial Realm First Layer Middle Stage
Cultivation Technique: Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision (First Tribulation: Wind and Thunder Tribulation 4%)
Martial Techniques: Celestial Thunder Hand (Beginner 6%), Thunder Gang Body (Beginner 6%), Wind and Thunder Saber Technique (Perfection), Mountain-Breaking Fist (Perfection), Wandering Dragon Step (Perfection)
Techniques: Three Thousand Thunder Flashes (Beginner 7%), Earth-Bursting Heaven-Shaking (Minor Success 40%), Breath Concealment Technique (Minor Success 60%), Celestial Thunder Technique (Great Success 10%)
Blade Momentum: Minor Success Blade Momentum (83%)
Alchemy: Low Tier Human Tier (5%)
’I’m at the True Martial Realm First Layer Middle Stage. With my current strength, I doubt many of the other newly promoted Inner Sect Disciples are a match for me.’
’Even the former top ten experts of the Outer Sect, talented as they are, would have no problem breaking through to the True Martial Realm, but it would still take them time. At least a year or two, even for the fastest among them.’
Clenching his fist slightly and feeling the formidable power coursing through him, Gu Yun’s eyes flickered as he mused to himself.
He resumed his Cultivation.
[You have practiced Celestial Thunder Hand ten times. Skill Level +1%]
[You have practiced Thunder Gang Body ten times. Skill Level +1%]
[You have cultivated Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision thirty times. Skill Level +1%]
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「Half a month later.」
Gu Yun took out the Purple Rhyme Flood Dragon Fruit. He stared at the palm-sized fruit, which was wreathed in faint wisps of purple qi. Vaguely, he could see the shapes of tiny Flood Dragons writhing and disappearing across its surface.
Gu Yun couldn’t resist any longer.
After adjusting his condition,
He picked up the Purple Rhyme Flood Dragon Fruit and put it directly into his mouth.
The moment the fruit entered his mouth, it melted, instantly transforming into a scalding-hot current like molten lava.
It flowed down his throat and into his Dantian.
The searing heat felt as if it would burn right through his throat.
Unable to endure the intense burn, Gu Yun let out a muffled grunt, his face flushing red.
A fruit as fearsome as this would have surely burned the body of any ordinary True Martial Realm First Layer Cultivator!
Fortunately, Gu Yun had already begun training in the Thunder Gang Body, so his Physique was far stronger than average.
Thus, the searing current from the Purple Rhyme Flood Dragon Fruit ultimately failed to cause him any significant harm.
Once the essence of the Purple Rhyme Flood Dragon Fruit settled in his abdomen, the medicinal power within Gu Yun’s body erupted into a raging inferno, burning as hot as the sun.
Gu Yun began to refine the fruit’s essential medicinal power.
「One month later.」
Gu Yun, still sitting cross-legged on his cushion, opened his eyes. Within his pupils, two suns seemed to blaze fiercely.
He emanated a soul-shaking pressure, and the light from his eyes was so dazzling it was hard to look at!
At this moment, Gu Yun’s body was like a blazing furnace, endlessly radiating an astonishing, almost tangible heat.
The Spiritual Qi throughout the cave abode began to warp and tremble.
’This Purple Rhyme Flood Dragon Fruit truly lives up to its name as a rare worldly treasure. Its effects are incredible!’
Gu Yun took a deep breath and circulated the Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision, channeling the True Yuan in his body. The scorching light in his eyes slowly receded.
Feeling the oceanic power within him, Gu Yun was ecstatic.
The bones of his Physique were gradually transforming, taking on a lustrous, golden hue.
They faintly radiated an exceptionally powerful aura.
Not only that, but his Realm had also advanced, and he had stepped into the True Martial Realm First Layer Late Stage!
This was the result of consuming and refining the Purple Rhyme Flood Dragon Fruit!
With a thought, his status panel appeared before his eyes.
Name: Gu Yun
Realm: True Martial Realm First Layer Late Stage
Cultivation Technique: Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision (First Tribulation: Wind and Thunder Tribulation 6%)
Martial Techniques: Celestial Thunder Hand (Beginner 8%), Thunder Gang Body (Beginner 10%), Wind and Thunder Saber Technique (Perfection), Mountain-Breaking Fist (Perfection), Wandering Dragon Step (Perfection)
Techniques: Three Thousand Thunder Flashes (Beginner 7%), Earth-Bursting Heaven-Shaking (Minor Success 40%), Breath Concealment Technique (Minor Success 60%), Celestial Thunder Technique (Great Success 10%)
Blade Momentum: Minor Success Blade Momentum (83%)
Alchemy: Low Tier Human Tier (5%)
’To break through continuously within the True Martial Realm in just a few short months... I’ve walked a path that takes ordinary Cultivators years, even decades, to complete.’
’Truly terrifying.’
’However, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures I had on hand are almost all gone.’
’It’s time to go out and about.’
’Cultivation isn’t just about training in seclusion. One must also travel thousands of miles and experience the world.’
Gu Yun activated Three Thousand Thunder Flashes, leaving an afterimage to slowly dissipate in the air.
He shot off toward the Inner Sect Affairs Hall at extreme speed.
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「On the way to the Chaotic Star Sea.」
This time, Gu Yun had accepted a mission to slay a True Martial Level Demon Fiend that was known to frequent the Chaotic Star Sea.
The Chaotic Star Sea was located on the very edge of the Eastern Profound Domain. It was a place not yet fully explored by humanity. The environment was harsh and wild, but its resources were relatively abundant.
Within the vast ocean, countless islands were scattered like stars in the galaxy, dotting the boundless sea.
And this was just the Outer Sea of the Chaotic Star Sea.
As for the Inner Sea, the journey was long, the weather was treacherous, and the threat of incomparably ferocious High-Tier Deep Sea Demon Beasts was so great that human Cultivators could not set foot there.
The Chaotic Star Sea was home to many of the Eastern Profound Domain’s Loose Cultivators, as well as smaller factions unwilling to be oppressed by the major powers.
They came here fleeing pursuit, exploring islands, or hunting sea-dwelling Demon Beasts to acquire more Cultivation resources.
As a result, the Chaotic Star Sea was a gathering place for all sorts of characters—the good, the bad, and the ugly. It was a true melting pot of scoundrels and saints.
Furthermore, audacious sea bandits often lay in wait to ambush and kill travelers.
It was, in every sense of the word, a lawless land!
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