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Chapter 169: Blood Refinement Complete!
Chapter 169: Blood Refinement Complete!
However, while Gu Yang successfully secured Huaining Prefecture, the other three prefectures did not fare as smoothly.
"Attack!"
"The first to breach this city will be heavily rewarded!"
Shi Zhen's expression was cold as he gazed at the imposing city walls, issuing his command with a stern voice.
On the battlefield, the Guangyang Army was fiercely assaulting the city.
Shi Zhen had received word that Gu Yang had taken control of the entire Huaining Prefecture, and the progress in the other two prefectures was also swift. Only Yixing Prefecture was putting up a strong resistance.
For this reason, Shi Zhen was determined to capture Yixing Prefecture as quickly as possible.
It was simple. He was once a general in the Divine Martial Army, and after Pei Jing's defeat, he had pledged his allegiance to Gu Yang. Shi Zhen was well aware that as a defeated general, it was difficult to gain significant favor.
The reason he was leading an army was that the Guangyang King, Gu Yang, had a weak foundation and lacked capable generals. This gave him an opportunity. However, as Gu Yang's forces grew, it would become increasingly unlikely for Shi Zhen to maintain his position of importance.
Therefore, Shi Zhen had to demonstrate his exceptional abilities.
Subduing Yixing Prefecture was a chance to do just that.
At that moment, an arrow shot into the sky from within the city, followed by a flare that was visible even in broad daylight.
"The covert operatives have succeeded!"
Shi Zhen's face lit up with joy upon seeing the arrow.
Before the assault, he had sent covert operatives to infiltrate the city and find an opportunity to seize the gates. The arrow confirmed that the gates had been successfully taken.
Sure enough, as Shi Zhen thought this, the tightly closed city gates began to slowly open.
Seeing this, Shi Zhen immediately spurred his horse into the fray, leading his troops in a charge toward the city.
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"Your offspring, 'Gu Yang,' has slain 362 imperial soldiers!"
"Your offspring, 'Gu Yang,' has slain 36 Blood Refinement Realm warriors!"
"Your offspring, 'Gu Yang,' and his Guangyang Army have swept through the region, causing the imperial forces to surrender en masse!"
"Your offspring, 'Gu Yang,' has subdued Huaining Prefecture, and his reputation has soared!"
"Your offspring, 'Gu Shengnan,' has purified her bones, slightly improving her potential!"
"Your offspring, 'Gu Yang,' and his Guangyang Army have subdued Datong Prefecture, greatly increasing their strength!"
"Your offspring, 'Gu Yang,' and his Guangyang Army have subdued Yixing Prefecture, greatly increasing their strength!"
...
In the Sharpening Hall, Gu Qingfeng watched the continuously updating information panel with a calm expression.
Given that he had slain Gu Yutian, it was natural for Gu Yang to capitalize on the momentum and sweep through the region, leaving the imperial forces no choice but to surrender.
However, Gu Qingfeng had no immediate plans to move against the Heavenly Sun Sword Sect.
It was simple. The Heavenly Sun Sword Sect was located in Nanyang Prefecture. Gu Yang hadn't even secured Taishan Prefecture yet, let alone Nanyang Prefecture.
Of course, another reason Gu Qingfeng wasn't in a rush to attack the Heavenly Sun Sword Sect was that with Gu Yutian dead, most of the sect's powerful figures were also gone. The remaining remnants of the sect were unlikely to cause much trouble.
The battle before the prefecture city had given Gu Qingfeng a clear understanding of his own strength.
His current power was enough to dominate the entire Nine Provinces.
Even if there were so-called Divine Realm monsters hiding in the immortal sects and noble families of the Nine Provinces, Gu Qingfeng was not the least bit afraid.
He was confident in this.
After all, Gu Yutian was already one of the top warriors in the Nine Provinces, yet he couldn't withstand a single strike from Gu Qingfeng. This single achievement alone spoke volumes.
Now, Gu Qingfeng was waiting.
He was waiting for Gu Yang and his other children to grow and mature.
If he could obtain more enhancement points, Gu Qingfeng could condense his third Heavenly Vein, and possibly even his fourth.
Gu Qingfeng had come to deeply understand the importance of each Heavenly Vein.
Whether or not to activate a Heavenly Vein made a world of difference.
With just two Heavenly Veins, he was already immensely powerful. If he could condense all nine Heavenly Veins, he would become truly terrifying.
However, Gu Qingfeng was also growing increasingly curious about the powerful being who created the Heavenly Vein Scripture.
Given the might of the Heavenly Vein Scripture, what kind of powerhouse could have created such an extraordinary cultivation technique?
Even the Longevity Art that Gu Qingfeng had created recently might not be as powerful as the Heavenly Vein Scripture in some aspects.
After all, condensing all nine Heavenly Veins would boost one's strength by ninefold, which was indeed terrifying.
Of course, in a strict sense, the Longevity Art had a different focus compared to the Heavenly Vein Scripture.
The Heavenly Vein Scripture was geared towards enhancing combat power, offering no assistance in advancing one's cultivation realm or extending one's lifespan.
On the other hand, the Longevity Art was primarily focused on enhancing cultivation and extending life.
A perfect martial path!
That was precisely what it was!
Glancing at the information panel, Gu Qingfeng then continued to delve into the martial path.
...
Three days later.
Gu Qingfeng opened his eyes.
He looked at his attribute panel and noticed that the information about the Longevity Art had changed.
...
Longevity Art (Perfection, Longevity Level 2)!
...
"I've broken through!"
"The second level of the Longevity Art is enough to achieve perfect blood refinement!"
A faint smile appeared on Gu Qingfeng's face.
He had initially thought that creating the second level of the Longevity Art would take a considerable amount of time.
But now, he found that the reality was much better than he had expected.
The battle in Guangyang City had given him some unique insights. Now, after returning to the Sharpening Hall for a period of seclusion, the Blood Refinement section of the Longevity Art had come together naturally.
With the completion of the Blood Refinement section, Gu Qingfeng had reached the Perfection realm.
Ultimately, this was because Gu Qingfeng had already walked this path before. The Longevity Art was merely a recreation of his original journey.
So, once the Blood Refinement section was complete, Gu Qingfeng naturally reached Perfection.
"However, the further I progress with the Longevity Art, the harder it will be to create new levels. Using enhancement points to break through would save a lot of time, but it would also be quite costly and somewhat counterproductive!"
Gu Qingfeng decided to take it step by step in creating the Longevity Art.
But he could not afford to slow down in enhancing his own strength.
Even now, with the power to contend for the peak of the Nine Provinces, he still felt it was not enough.
Afterward, Gu Qingfeng glanced at the information panel again.
Three days had passed, and the information panel had been refreshed with a large amount of text.
All of this information was related to Gu Yang.
From the information panel, it was clear that after three days, the four prefectures had fallen into Gu Yang's hands. This meant that Gu Yang now controlled five prefectures, effectively giving him control over half of Mount Tai's power.
"Out of the twelve prefectures of Mount Tai, five are already in Yang's hands. It seems that it won't be long before he controls the entire region!"
Gu Qingfeng mused.
(End of Chapter)
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