Chapter 25: Half-Step Bone Tempering
Chapter 25: Half-Step Bone Tempering
The moment Gu Qingfeng’s Blazing Sun Palm broke through to its perfected state, it felt as if he had spent a hundred years mastering this martial art. His body underwent a tremendous transformation.
A torrent of qi and blood surged through his body, and a scorching-hot energy flowed through his meridians.
At that moment,
Gu Qingfeng had leaped to become a Blood Tempering Perfection powerhouse.
...
Name: Gu Qingfeng
Age: 35/100
Realm: Blood Tempering Perfection
Martial Arts: Gu Family Fist (Unbreakable Level 1), Iron Body Technique (Iron-Strong Body Level 1), Great Boulder-Throwing Hand (Minor Mastery), Iron Leg Technique (Minor Mastery), Iron Tempering Finger (Minor Mastery), Blazing Sun Palm (Ninth Level Perfection, Blazing Sun Palm Force Level 4)
Enhancement Points: 1
Gu Qingfeng glanced at his attribute panel, and it confirmed his expectations. The breakthrough of the Blazing Sun Palm had directly elevated his realm from Mid-Blood Tempering to Blood Tempering Perfection.
But—
To be precise,
He should be considered a Half-Step Bone Tempering.
The attribute panel only displayed Blood Tempering Perfection because Half-Step Bone Tempering was not a separate realm. However, Gu Qingfeng was well aware that the moment his Blazing Sun Palm reached perfection, his cultivation had already surpassed that of an ordinary Blood Tempering Perfection and entered the Half-Step Bone Tempering realm described in the Blazing Sun Palm.
When the Blazing Sun Palm reached its fifth level, this mid-grade martial art gained a special characteristic called Blazing Sun Palm Force.
With each subsequent level, the Blazing Sun Palm Force increased by one grade.
Now, at the ninth level of perfection,
The Blazing Sun Palm Force had reached the fourth grade.
This fourth-grade Blazing Sun Palm Force transformed into a searing torrent within his body, flowing through his meridians and gradually seeping into his bones, slowly tempering them.
Beyond Blood Tempering!
Is Bone Tempering!
Bone Tempering, as the name suggests, involves tempering the bones.
The force of the Blazing Sun Palm Force was now slowly tempering his bones. Gu Qingfeng had a premonition that even if he stopped practicing and let the Blazing Sun Palm Force temper his bones on its own, he could still break through the Blood Tempering barrier and advance to the Bone Tempering realm.
This discovery
left Gu Qingfeng both surprised and delighted.
"It seems I underestimated the power of the Blazing Sun Palm!"
All along,
Gu Qingfeng had thought that the Blazing Sun Palm was just a powerful mid-grade martial art. But now, it appeared that a perfected Blazing Sun Palm might already have the qualifications to rival a high-grade martial art.
At the very least,
The passive ability that allows a martial artist to advance to the Bone Tempering realm is something no other mid-grade martial art can offer.
This,
the people of the Cloud Pavilion might not know.
Otherwise,
the Cloud Pavilion would never have easily put the Blazing Sun Palm up for auction, nor would it have sold for such a low price.
After all, Blood Tempering and Bone Tempering are two entirely different concepts.
In the White Stone Dao, Blood Tempering Perfection is the peak, and no Bone Tempering martial artists have ever appeared.
This clearly demonstrates
the power of Bone Tempering martial artists.
However,
The Blazing Sun Palm is difficult to cultivate. It took Gu Qingfeng three years to barely reach the entry level of the fourth level. Given that each subsequent level is more challenging than the last, it would take several decades to reach the ninth level of perfection.
Even for those with exceptional talent, the time required to perfect the Blazing Sun Palm would not be short.
Additionally,
this breakthrough
revealed another important fact to Gu Qingfeng.
"Lower-grade martial arts require at least five enhancement points to break through a limit, and each subsequent limit requires significantly more points."
But starting from the fifth level, the Blazing Sun Palm involves the Blood Refinement stage, and each advancement requires a fixed two enhancement points.
From this, it's clear that higher-tier martial arts require fewer enhancement points for advancement compared to ordinary martial arts, which can be quite costly to break through their limits.
This is a shortcut to increasing one’s strength.
The same number of enhancement points, when applied to higher-tier martial arts, often yields much greater benefits compared to lower-tier martial arts.
After that, Gu Qingfeng had another thought and tried to break the limit of the Blazing Sun Palm, only to find that it required around ten enhancement points.
Given this, he temporarily abandoned the idea of breaking the Blazing Sun Palm's limit.
Then, he took out the Heavenly Thunder Sword Technique.
With his current cultivation and insight, comprehending the Heavenly Thunder Sword Technique was a breeze.
In half an hour, Gu Qingfeng had fully understood the Heavenly Thunder Sword Technique.
His attribute panel also updated with some new text:
Heavenly Thunder Sword Technique (Not Proficient)!
Unlike the Blazing Sun Palm, which focuses on cultivation and techniques as a whole, the Heavenly Thunder Sword Technique is more geared towards offensive moves. This martial art, like the Mountain-Crushing Fist, has four levels: Novice, Minor Mastery, Major Mastery, and Perfection.
However, when Gu Qingfeng tried to advance the Heavenly Thunder Sword Technique, he found that the required enhancement points were the same as for the Blazing Sun Palm from the fifth level onward.
This shows that when middle-tier martial arts involve the Blood Refinement stage, the enhancement points required for advancement are roughly the same.
Gu Qingfeng only had one enhancement point left, so he couldn't even reach the Novice level in the Heavenly Thunder Sword Technique.
...
After breaking through his cultivation, Gu Qingfeng did not disturb anyone.
Over the next few days, he focused on consolidating his realm. With the help of Blood Refinement Pills, he managed to fully stabilize his Half-Bone Refinement realm.
With his cultivation now advanced, a cold gleam appeared in Gu Qingfeng's eyes.
"Everything is due for a reckoning now!"
Half-Bone Refinement!
Not only that, but he had two martial arts that had broken their limits and one top-tier middle-grade martial art at the Perfection stage. Gu Qingfeng was confident that his current strength placed him among the elite in the Half-Bone Refinement realm.
Even the Iron Bone Gang's leader, who claimed to be invincible with his divine fist, would not stand a chance against him.
Immediately, Gu Qingfeng went to the main hall and summoned Gu Yang, Meng Peng, and the others.
"Father (Lord of the House)!"
Both of them bowed to Gu Qingfeng.
After the bow, they both noticed that today's Gu Qingfeng was different from his usual self.
With this thought in mind, Gu Yang and Meng Peng exchanged a glance, and then Gu Yang tentatively asked, "Have you made a breakthrough, Father?"
"Yes, I had some fortunate insights over the past few days and managed to break through," Gu Qingfeng nodded.
Hearing this, Gu Yang was taken aback.
It suddenly dawned on him that the month Gu Qingfeng had asked for wasn't to achieve a breakthrough himself but to find the right time for one.
On the other side, Meng Peng was also shaken by the news of Gu Qingfeng's breakthrough.
While Gu Yang was unaware of Gu Qingfeng's true strength, Meng Peng knew very well. A few years ago, Gu Qingfeng's strength had already rivaled the Perfection stage of Blood Refinement. Now, with this new breakthrough, how terrifying would his strength be?
Half-Bone Refinement?
Or even Bone Refinement?
Meng Peng dared not think about it.
But one thing was clear: the Gu family was now secure.
(End of Chapter)
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