“The Lesser Lantai Gathering is about to begin.”
Ye Yunfei mused to himself as he broke through to the surface.
He was already a considerable distance from Lantai City. Taking out his green flying boat, he set course towards the city.
“Hu Miao, take control of the boat.”
Ye Yunfei instructed.
“Understood.”
Hu Miao replied, appearing within the vessel.
Ye Yunfei himself entered the Phantom Tower.
“It's time to temper my physical body.”
I have already cultivated the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art to the Tenth Layer and perfected the Jia Mu Qingdi Body, possessing the strength of ten Jiao serpents.
This technique is a core inheritance art of the True Demon Race. I obtained the first fifteen layers from a common Elder of the True Demon Race in the past.
As for the layers beyond the fifteenth, starting from the sixteenth, they are core secrets of the True Demon Race. Only those noble clansmen of the True Demon Race have the right to cultivate the techniques beyond the sixteenth layer.
There are various rumors about how many layers the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art truly has. Some say eighteen, others say twenty-eight, and some even claim thirty-six layers.
Exactly how many layers this body-tempering art comprises is knowledge only possessed by those noble True Demon clansmen.
Ye Yunfei thought inwardly.
“Once I finish cultivating the first fifteen layers of the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art, I will have to switch to another body-tempering technique.”
I wonder to which layer the Origin Essence Blood of this Stone-born Saint Spirit, combined with the Mysterious Jade Stone Marrow Milk, will allow me to cultivate.
Ye Yunfei pondered.
Every Stone-born Saint Spirit requires an immensely long period of time to successfully evolve, making their bloodline exceedingly rare and precious.
One could even say the bloodline of this race is far more noble than that of some ancient remnant beasts!
And the Mysterious Jade Stone Marrow Milk is also a treasure rarely seen in the world.
Now, using both together for Body Tempering—what kind of effect would that have!
Ye Yunfei felt a twinge of anticipation!
Next, Ye Yunfei pointed a finger, and the Stone-born Saint Spirit’s corpse floated before him as he began extracting its Bloodline Essence.
A short while later, Ye Yunfei successfully extracted the Bloodline Essence.
Then he took out a large cauldron, tossed in a batch of auxiliary body-refining spirit herbs at the Hua and Infant levels, and finally placed the Mysterious Jade Stone Marrow Milk and the Stone-born Saint Spirit’s Bloodline Essence inside.
With a flick of his finger, the Earth Blaze Flame flew out and landed within the cauldron.
Boom…
The various materials inside the cauldron began to burn fiercely.
Ye Yunfei’s figure flashed as he dashed into the cauldron.
“It’s been a while since I last felt the sensations of body tempering.”
Ye Yunfei reflected inwardly.
Back in the Canghuang Realm, after cultivating the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art to the Tenth Layer, Ye Yunfei had seldom focused on body tempering.
The reason was the lack of suitable Bloodline Essence.
This was the shortcoming of body-refining techniques. Once the physical body was trained to a certain level, upgrading further became increasingly difficult with each step.
The materials required for body tempering grew more and more advanced and were challenging to find!
Seated cross-legged within the cauldron, Ye Yunfei endured the searing of the flames and the baptism of the medicinal potency.
One day later.
“I have actually cultivated the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art to the Fourteenth Layer in one fell swoop!”
His figure flashing, Ye Yunfei emerged from the cauldron. Sensing the vast and surging terrifying power within his body, he couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised.
“The later layers of this technique are progressively harder to cultivate, harder to ascend!
However, upon successful ascension, the growth in physical power is utterly terrifying, practically exploding geometrically!
My current physical strength has already reached thirty Jiao!”
Ye Yunfei exclaimed excitedly.
“I'll fuse another batch of Profound Yellow Heavy Qi!”
He then took out the Profound Yellow Pagoda and began fusing the Profound Yellow Heavy Qi within.
Half a day later.
“This time, I fused twenty-five hundred strands of Profound Yellow Heavy Qi!
My overall physical strength has reached forty Jiao!
Against Fate Realm martial artists, I could instantly kill several, even over a dozen, with a single punch.
An ordinary Heavenly Ocean Realm practitioner would be no match for me.
Even if I encounter an early-stage Heavenly Position Realm opponent, I should be able to hold my own.”
Ye Yunfei contemplated inwardly.
One could say that the gains from encountering that Stone-born Saint Spirit this time were immense!
Allowing his physical power to skyrocket!
“It’s a pity that Stone-born Saint Spirit’s lifespan was nearly exhausted and it was severely injured, greatly diminishing the quality of its Origin Essence Blood. Otherwise, the body-refining effects would have been even better!”
Ye Yunfei shook his head, feeling somewhat regretful.
“I'll practice a few more moves of the True Demon Slaying God Fist.”
Subsequently, Ye Yunfei remained within the Phantom Tower to cultivate.
The True Demon Slaying God Fist was one of the inherited martial techniques of the True Demon Race, also obtained by Ye Yunfei from that common True Demon Elder.
Tenfold Demon Taboo Fist!
Demon-Summoning Fist!
Ye Yunfei cultivated these two variations of the True Demon Slaying God Fist in one breath.
These two fist techniques were incredibly exquisite, utilizing physical power to an almost inconceivable degree!
The Tenfold Demon Taboo Fist was a forbidden technique—a single punch could unleash tenfold power!
However, this technique had a drawback: the success rate was not high.
Often, out of ten punches, only one could successfully release the tenfold power.
In fact, this technique was somewhat akin to forcibly squeezing one’s potential for a sudden burst of power.
Nevertheless, it remained a terrifying technique. Imagine suddenly boosting a person’s power tenfold—it was truly a dreadful prospect.
It often allowed one to instantly counter-kill from a desperate situation, defeating an opponent who was originally unbeatable!
As for the Demon-Summoning Fist, executing this technique allowed one to summon the phantom of the True Demon Race’s Ancestral Progenitor!
The stronger the physical power, the mightier the summoned Ancestral Progenitor’s phantom!
“Master, we've returned to Lantai City.”
Just as Ye Yunfei successfully mastered the Tenfold Demon Taboo Fist and Demon-Summoning Fist, Hu Miao’s voice suddenly rang out.
“Good.”
Ye Yunfei walked out of the Phantom Tower.
The green flying boat had indeed returned to the front of Lantai City.
Putting away the flying boat, Ye Yunfei entered Lantai City.
“Master, are you planning to participate in the Lesser Lantai Gathering?”
Hu Miao asked, walking alongside Ye Yunfei.
“My main purpose for coming to Lantai City has already been fulfilled.
Whether I participate in the Lesser Lantai Gathering is not particularly important to me.
But since I'm here, I might as well take a look.”
Ye Yunfei replied.
His primary goal this time in Lantai City was for the Stone-born Saint Spirit.
Today, Lantai City was noticeably more bustling.
A single glance revealed crowds surging with young martial artists everywhere.
“Su Fei, where have you been?
The Lesser Lantai Gathering is about to begin.
Hurry and come meet up with me!”
The moment Ye Yunfei entered Lantai City, the communication jade slip on his person vibrated incessantly, receiving several messages from Ji Yue.
“I've returned.”
Ye Yunfei sent a message back to Ji Yue.
“Su Fei, I'm over here!”
Soon, Ji Yue spotted him from a distance and walked over.
“Su Fei, where did you run off to? I couldn't find you anywhere.
I even thought you had left Lantai City and returned to Yan Country.”
The moment she saw Su Fei, Ji Yue began to complain.
“Something came up, so I had to leave Lantai City temporarily.”
Ye Yunfei answered.
“Something came up?
It's your first time in Lantai City; you don't know anyone or the place well. What kind of business could you possibly have here?
Don’t tell me you ran off to see that Stone-born Saint Spirit and only came back now?
That Stone-born Saint Spirit is extremely dangerous. Only elders and masters have the qualifications to approach it. You'd better not harbor any designs on it.”
Ji Yue was momentarily stunned before speaking.
“Alright, let's go. The Lesser Lantai Gathering is about to start.
Let’s head over.”
Ji Yue said, taking the lead.