Chapter 37: Breaking Through to the True Condensation Realm! Two Hundred Thousand Jin of Strength!
The modification was complete.
Gu Yang slowly opened his eyes, a trace of astonishment flashing in his gaze.
“A hundred years of modification… and it’s only reached the Minor Achievement stage?”
He had initially assumed that after this round of modification, the Earth Fiend Art would reach Major Achievement.
It had only progressed to Minor Achievement!
After some thought, however, he roughly understood the reason.
“Body-tempering techniques seem to require supplementary medicinal aids to cultivate efficiently.”
“But modifications are based purely on the most fundamental conditions, absorbing spiritual energy to temper the body without any external assistance.”
Realizing this, Gu Yang shook his head.
From this perspective, reaching Minor Achievement in a hundred years without any medicinal support was already quite impressive.
He clenched his fist and gave a light swing.
A sharp whistle tore through the air!
“Is this the boost from the Earth Fiend Art? A hundred thousand jin of strength!”
Gu Yang couldn’t help but marvel inwardly.
The Earth Fiend Art was only at Minor Achievement, yet it had already increased his strength by a hundred thousand jin!
If he reached Major Achievement, or even Perfection,
How much more absurd would the gains be?
The thought made him eager to return home, cultivate, and break through to the True Condensation Realm.
Once he advanced, he could refresh his modification chances and modify the Earth Fiend Art again!
And this time, he could modify it over a thousand years!
The improvements would undoubtedly be far greater.
But after some consideration, he decided against leaving immediately.
“My martial foundation still isn’t deep enough. I should at least learn and modify all the techniques in the Martial Pavilion first.”
A determined glint flashed in his eyes.
After all, he wasn’t like others.
Most people only needed one cultivation technique and a few suitable martial skills.
The more techniques he mastered, the better.
Because every technique he modified granted him profound comprehension, deepening his martial foundation!
It could even enhance his understanding of Intent Laws!
Naturally, he couldn’t pass up this opportunity.
As for breaking through?
He could advance to the True Condensation Realm anytime.
There was no need to rush.
With this in mind, Gu Yang headed straight to the first floor of the Martial Pavilion and began his monotonous routine of studying.
This went on for nearly a month.
At first, disciples were surprised to see him on the first floor.
But over time, their surprise turned to utter bewilderment.
Because Gu Yang’s behavior was… bizarre!
He would pick up a book, skim it for two or three minutes, then immediately move to the next one.
To onlookers, it didn’t seem like he was learning martial techniques at all,
But rather, like he was searching for something.
And this “search” lasted an entire month.
By the end, Gu Yang had flipped through every single book on the first floor.
In a quiet corner, Gu Yang closed the final manual and exhaled deeply.
A look of satisfaction crossed his face.
For almost a month, he had buried himself in the Martial Pavilion.
Now, at last, he had modified every single technique inside.
“But… it was worth it!”
Excitement burned in his eyes.
After modifying all the techniques, his understanding of martial arts had reached an unprecedented level.
Moreover, his Fist Intent had soared to 30%!
And his Sword Intent…
30% Fist Intent and 40% Sword Intent…
Such rapid progress left Gu Yang thoroughly pleased.
But what satisfied him even more was,
His martial foundation had grown immensely deeper.
When he broke through to the True Condensation Realm and modified techniques again…
The gains would be even greater!
With this thought, Gu Yang left the Martial Pavilion without further delay.
As he walked out, many inner disciples shot him odd looks, clearly baffled by his actions.
Back in his private courtyard, Gu Yang immediately sat down in meditation.
With a thought, he activated the Earth-Grade Lower Tier technique, “Heavenly Fiend Method”!
Breaking through to the True Condensation Realm wasn’t difficult.
But Gu Yang didn’t want to just break through.
He might as well maximize the gains.
With this in mind, he flipped his palm, revealing the Heaven-Earth Spirit Flower. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⁂𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⁂𝓷𝓮𝓽
But he didn’t consume it immediately.
Instead, he modified it, a hundred years into the future!
Originally, he had planned to save it for after reaching the True Condensation Realm, since that would grant him an extra modification chance.
But after researching it, he realized,
This flower was specifically designed for breakthroughs from the Qi Gathering Realm to the True Condensation Realm.
Using it later would be a waste.
So, with no other choice, he modified it first.
Then, without hesitation, he tossed the flower into his mouth.
Before he could even chew…
The Heaven-Earth Spirit Flower dissolved into streams of pure energy, flooding his body.
Instantly, warmth spread through his limbs, bringing an indescribable sensation.
As Gu Yang immersed himself in this feeling…
The true energy in his body erupted uncontrollably!
At the same time, the Heavenly Fiend Method activated at full power.
A crisp sound echoed in his mind.
In the next moment, his aura skyrocketed!
True Condensation Realm,
The advancement was so smooth that Gu Yang barely noticed it before he had already reached…
True Condensation Realm, First Layer!
But the momentum didn’t stop.
His cultivation continued climbing wildly!
Gu Yang felt an endless stream of spiritual energy surging into his body, refined by the Heavenly Fiend Method before transforming into pure true energy that flooded his dantian.
About half an hour later…
His aura surged again!
Breakthrough! True Condensation Realm, Second Layer!
By now, Gu Yang had regained his senses.
Feeling the immense progress, he couldn’t help but rejoice.
“Not just that, my meridians and dantian have expanded too!”
He could clearly sense that his spiritual energy absorption speed had increased once more.
And his refinement efficiency had also improved significantly!
All of this was thanks to the Heaven-Earth Spirit Flower!
Naturally, Gu Yang was thrilled.
This had inadvertently enhanced his innate talent as well.
Just as he thought this was the extent of his gains…
He suddenly realized,
The Earth Fiend Art had been automatically circulating for some time now!
It seemed to have been active for quite a while.
“What? The Earth Fiend Art… reached Major Achievement?!”
He quickly stood up and clenched his fist.
His physique had grown even tougher, and his strength…
Two hundred thousand jin!
“There’s such a bonus?!”
Gu Yang blinked, then burst into exhilaration.
This was an unexpected windfall!
The Heaven-Earth Spirit Flower hadn’t just boosted his cultivation, it had also perfected his body-tempering and doubled his strength!
Gu Yang nodded in satisfaction.
“In that case… strike while the iron is hot!”
Breaking through to the True Condensation Realm had refreshed all his modification chances.
With a thought, he prepared to modify the Earth Fiend Art once more!