Chapter 452 - 227: Purple Qi from the East

Chapter 452: Chapter 227: Purple Qi from the East

’And my current goal for the Bone Forging Realm is to reach the ultimate state of a Perfect Flawless Jade Bone.’

’Even within the Bone Forging Realm, my upper limit for Power will probably reach a level far beyond imagination!’

’Now that I have a steady supply of Low Grade Bone Tempering Pills, this process will be smooth and fast!’

’I’ll cultivate step by step, building a solid foundation. By cultivating every Realm to its absolute limit, my Martial Dao will surely lead to the pinnacle!’

’The future is full of promise!’

Chen Cheng summoned his status panel to check it.

[Name: Chen Cheng

Realm: Bone Forging (Great Success)

Skills: Iron Armor Dragon Elephant Skill (Great Success 905/10,000)

Dragon Elephant Bone Forging Technique (Great Success 752/10,000)

Dragon’s Roar Iron Cloth Shirt (Great Success 680/10,000)

Tendon-Separating Bone-Crushing Hand (Great Success 991/10,000)

Powerful Eagle Claw Skill (Perfection) (Powerful Eagle Claw Stance) (First Layer of the Great Power Realm) (Inferring Second Layer Technique, Progress: 499/1,000. Upon completion, the Second Layer can be cultivated.)

Qingfeng Saber Technique (Perfection) (Qingfeng Saber Stance) (First Layer Qingfeng Saber Intent 173,233/200,000)

Flame Sun Sword Skill (Perfection) (Flame Sun Sword Stance 32,890/100,000)

Green Wave Sword Technique (Perfection) (Green Wave Sword Stance 29,800/100,000)

Secret Skill: Concealment (Hidden) (Beginner Level 4/100)

Secret Skill: Concealment (Cang) (Incomplete 50/100) (Beginner Level 2/100).

(Note: Incomplete Cultivation Techniques can be cultivated. Doing so automatically corrects them and increases their progress.)]

’The Cultivation Progress for my Iron Armor Dragon Elephant Skill has slowed down a bit, but at least it’s increasing steadily. That’s not too bad!’

’Once I get back to Linji City, I can increase my weights, and the Cultivation Progress will be even faster!’

’As for the Dragon Elephant Bone Forging Technique, cultivating it is as simple as eating and drinking. It’s progressing effortlessly, so I have no worries there!’

’The inference progress for the Great Power Realm is increasing, but this bottleneck is truly tough to break through!’

The Secret Skill: Concealment (Cang) was a pleasant surprise. Chen Cheng had only cultivated it casually, yet its progress was surprisingly fast.

Not only had he reached the Beginner Level, but the correction progress for the Secret Technique had also increased significantly.

The most direct power of the Beginner Level Secret Skill: Concealment (Cang) was hiding things.

Chen Cheng raised his hand slightly, and his Long Saber appeared in it. He lowered his hand gently, and the Long Saber vanished once more.

It was as if it had never been there at all.

’With my current understanding of the Beginner Level Secret Skill: Concealment (Cang), I can hide eighty to a hundred jin of weight on my body without anyone noticing.’

’It might seem of little value, but if used correctly, it could be a deadly weapon.’

’There’s no rush. I’ll study it more later!’

Chen Cheng was more concerned with his practical combat ability. In a real fight, one aspect was one’s Martial Arts Realm.

The other, naturally, was the power of one’s Realm.

As he replayed the life-and-death struggle against Earth Defect Old Monster in his mind, Chen Cheng suddenly grew thoughtful.

Earth Defect Old Monster’s Martial Arts Power was indeed at the Organ Refining Realm, but he was in his twilight years. His Qi and Blood were in decay, so the Primordial Gang True Force he could exert was far weaker than that of a normal Organ Refining Realm expert.

At that time, Chen Cheng had cultivated his Iron Armor Dragon Elephant Skill to Great Success in the Bone Forging Realm and his Dragon Elephant Bone Forging Technique to Small Success. His Power was much weaker than Earth Defect Old Monster’s Primordial Gang True Force.

Now that he had cultivated the Dragon Elephant Bone Forging Technique to Great Success and his Power had increased, it was still inferior to Earth Defect Old Monster’s Primordial Gang True Force.

He was only able to defeat Earth Defect Old Monster by relying on his Great Power Realm and Qingfeng Saber Intent.

Chen Cheng’s comprehension of Realms was clearly far superior to Earth Defect Old Monster’s!

Earth Defect Old Monster had fused his Primordial Gang True Force with his Yin Evil Realm to unleash a devastating ultimate move. Its power was earth-shattering, capable of affecting an area dozens of zhang around him.

It seemed formidable, but it actually proved his deficiency when it came to Realms.

The First Layer Realm involved mobilizing the Power of Heaven and Earth Origin for one’s own use.

The amount one could mobilize was related to the richness of their own Qi Blood Power. It also varied depending on timing, geographical advantage, and the Cultivation Technique used.

But the Power of Heaven and Earth Origin within a given area is finite.

If Earth Defect Old Monster had been in a place where Yin Evil Qi converged, his Yin Evil Realm would naturally have been incomparably powerful.

But in other places, there was very little Yin Evil Qi, and the power of his Yin Evil Realm was greatly diminished.

Instead of thinking about how to concentrate the Yin Evil Qi, Earth Defect Old Monster did the opposite, unleashing a wide-area attack. It was undoubtedly foolish.

If Earth Defect Old Monster hadn’t unleashed those two wide-area ultimate moves, it truly wouldn’t have been so easy for Chen Cheng to kill him.

However, this was all hindsight. In the actual situation at the time, much of Earth Defect Old Monster’s Yin Evil Qi had already been consumed by Shen Qingyao’s Frost Snow Realm.

Faced with an elusive opponent like Chen Cheng, if he hadn’t gone all-out in a desperate struggle, the outcome would have been the same.

’Even though I killed Earth Defect Old Monster, I would still have a hard time winning against an Organ Refining Realm Martial Artist in their prime.’

’As for a Martial Artist at Organ Refining Realm Perfection who has cultivated a Second Layer Realm... I’m afraid I wouldn’t even be able to take a single hit!’

’If I ran into such an enemy, my only option would be to rely on my Beginner Level Secret Skill: Concealment (Hidden) to anticipate their moves, use timing and geographical advantages for cover, and escape ahead of time.’

’My Martial Arts Power is still too weak! I must be cautious!’

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「The next day.」

More reinforcements arrived from Moshan City to provide support.

They also brought news: Patriarch Shen Mingyuan of the Shen Family and Vice Director Xue Huai’an of the Demon Suppression Department had joined forces in Luoshan Town to injure the Black Lotus Sect’s Right Guardian, the Celestial Deformed Old Monster. They had also killed all the hidden Black Lotus Sect villains.

The two of them had also slain most of the Demon Beast Tide in Luoshan Town. Afterward, they had rushed off to kill the Tier Four Demon Beast, the Red Fire Lizard.

As for the Demon Beast Tide disaster in Fenglin Town, Shen Mingyuan had left specific instructions for Shen Zhiheng and the others to coordinate with Chen Cheng and handle it themselves.

Shen Zhiheng was quite shrewd; he simply handed over command to Chen Cheng, a newcomer on his first demon-slaying mission outside the city.

The reason, of course, was that Chen Cheng was the undisputed main force of the Demon-slaying Team.

And Chen Cheng did not disappoint them. After some planning, he decided to split their forces into two groups.