Come On, Son! You Got to Breakthrough Now!

Chapter 41: Chapter 41 Martial Arts Manual Chapter 41: Chapter 41 Martial Arts Manual “Top-tier Martial Arts!”
Chai Hong’s expression shifted slightly, then she pursed her lips in a smile.

“Such high-level Martial Arts hold significant implications, not commonly sold in the market.

Only occasionally do some declining aristocratic families and sects, out of desperation, throw such Martial Arts into the public domain.

If Gu Family Master is truly interested, then this concubine can keep an eye out for you.”
“That would be good!”
Gu Qingfeng nodded slightly.

Then,
he looked at Chai Hong and paused before saying, “White Stone Dao is weak in Martial Arts, and I wish to understand some information about Martial Arts.

Can Cloud Pavilion accommodate this?”
“These are but trifles.

Our Cloud Pavilion possesses Martial Arts manuals compiled by past powerhouses, covering all stages of Martial Arts for only ten Silver.”
“Then I’ll take one.”
“Please wait a moment, Gu Family Master—”
Chai Hong immediately had someone fetch a copy of the Martial Arts manual, handed it to Gu Qingfeng, and after the exchange of money and goods, the transaction was complete.

Then,
Gu Qingfeng did not linger long in Cloud Pavilion and stood up to leave.

Watching his departing figure, Chai Hong’s beautiful eyes twinkled slightly.

“Such concentrated aura, I’m afraid he’s already stepped into the Bone Refining Realm—”
“Unexpectedly White Stone Dao, after so many years, has produced another Bone Refining Realm expert, and this one isn’t too old.

Entering the Bone Refining Realm at such a young age, if he has a complete heritage, perhaps he could go even further one day.

It’s just a pity that the profound Martial Arts won’t be easily disclosed by those sects and noble families.

Without the corresponding Martial Arts as his heritage, I’m afraid he could reach the limit in the Bone Refining Realm for the rest of his life!”
…

Holding the Martial Arts manual,
Gu Qingfeng drifted back to the Gu Family.

Then,
he opened the Martial Arts manual and reviewed the recorded information.

Martial Arts begin with Refining Skin, followed by Blood Refining, then Bone Refining, above Bone Refining is Marrow Cleansing, and Marrow Cleansing is followed by Refining Organ.

When one reaches the peak of Refining Organ, a Martial Artist’s physique is perfected, unable to make further progress.

At this time,
the body is full of True Qi, known as an Innate Grandmaster.

If there are those with exceptional gifts, they may also transform their blood and physique once more, breaking limits and stepping into sainthood, known as a Grandmaster of blood and energy.

Among them,
an Innate Grandmaster has a lifespan of three hundred years.

A Grandmaster of blood and energy has a lifespan of five hundred years; even up to the moment before their death, they can maintain their vigor, always at their peak.

“Innate Grandmaster… Grandmaster of blood and energy, the world of Martial Arts is indeed no ordinary matter.

According to these records, those who step into the Grandmaster Realm are beings who have surpassed the ordinary.

However, compared to the Innate Grandmaster, a Grandmaster of blood and energy is clearly more powerful, but obviously, achieving it is the most difficult.

Just how many Grandmasters are there in this world!”
Gu Qingfeng pondered.

The existence of mightier beings above the Bone Refining Realm did not surprise him at all.

After all, there are heavens beyond this heaven, and people beyond oneself.

Even though one becomes more than human after stepping into the Bone Refining Realm, it doesn’t count as a top-notch expert in the Martial World.

Since the manual mentions Grandmasters, it implies that there indeed are Grandmaster level experts in the world.

Gu Qingfeng was unsure, however, how a so-called Grandmaster compared in strength to a Magician.

And how would a Grandmaster fare against an Evil Spirit?

With Cloud Pavilion’s resources, Gu Qingfeng believed that they certainly possessed information about Magicians and Evil Spirits, but these topics were particularly sensitive, and naturally, he wouldn’t go out of his way to trouble himself.

Sometimes,
unintentionally revealed information can bring immense trouble upon oneself.

Therefore,
Gu Qingfeng hadn’t planned on sounding out Cloud Pavilion about evils spirits and magicians.

These matters were extremely sensitive; it was clear from the fact that ordinary people knew nothing about evil spirits.

For Gu Qingfeng, the most important thing at the moment was still to achieve a breakthrough in his cultivation.

According to the Martial Arts scripture,
the Bone Refining Realm is divided into four stages:
Iron Bone!

Copper Bone!

Silver Bones!

Golden Bone!

For someone like Gu Qingfeng, having all 365 bones refined into Iron Bone meant stepping into the initial stage of the Bone Refining Realm.

If one managed to refine a body of Copper Bones, one could enter the mid-level of the Bone Refining Realm, and with Silver Bones, advance to the late stage of the Bone Refining Realm.

Achieving a body of Golden Bones would mean reaching the state of Perfection in the Bone Refining Realm, allowing one to assault even higher realms.

Normally, just refining Iron Bones meant that one could be impervious to swords and blades, and even after death, it would be extremely difficult to cremate the remains.

Should one succeed in refining Golden Bones, even a century after death, the bones would remain uncorrupted, shining with a divine golden light.

“However, truly refining Golden Bones is no easy task.

Even for commoners, reaching the state of Iron Bone Perfection is exceedingly difficult.

Take the Qin Family’s old ancestor for instance; having immersed themselves in the Blood Refining Realm for many years, they still failed to refine a body of Iron Bones, not to mention advancing to the higher levels.”
Gu Qingfeng put away the Martial Arts scripture.

To him, this book represented a channel to understand the depths of martial arts.

Although martial arts were prevalent in this world, each sect and clan kept their techniques closely guarded.

Mid-quality martial arts might occasionally circulate in the Martial World, but top-grade ones and higher were exceedingly rare.

Would-be disciples offering their services to a master might not be accepted by a sect.

And if one were to become a servant to another family, there was no guarantee of learning profound martial arts.

Therefore,
If Gu Qingfeng wanted to acquire top-grade martial arts, he still had to start with Upgrade Points.

“Now I just need to wait for Xuan’er and Xiu’er to grow up and see if they can provide me with the same benefits as Yang’er when they breakthrough.

If that’s the case, then this matter is settled!”
Gu Qingfeng had been conditioning the bodies of Gu Xuan and Gu Xiu from a young age with the aim of polishing their genetic constitution.

Furthermore,
the higher a martial artist’s cultivation, the lower the chances of conceiving offspring.

Now that Gu Qingfeng had stepped into the Bone Refining Realm, his essence concentrated to the extreme, genuinely fathering children would be much more challenging than for ordinary people.

At the time Xu Yulan became pregnant, Gu Qingfeng’s own cultivation wasn’t too high and only through daily diligence was he lucky enough to conceive.

If it were now, it wouldn’t be so certain.

Normally,
Once a cultivator steps into the Blood Refining Realm, the chances of bearing offspring greatly diminish.

The most suitable time had been back then in Lin County.

However,
At that time, Gu Qingfeng’s own life was hanging by a thread daily, and having a family would not have necessarily meant they could leave Lin County alive.

It wasn’t until he settled down in White Stone Dao that Gu Qingfeng had the leisure to plan his next steps.

Afterward,
Gu Qingfeng cast aside the miscellaneous thoughts in his mind and continued to hone his tendons and bones, practicing other martial arts.

In the current situation, where he couldn’t make the Fiery Sun Divine Palm breakthrough its limits, Gu Qingfeng naturally sought to indirectly enhance his strength by starting with other martial arts techniques.

However,
when Gu Qingfeng stepped into the Bone Refining Realm, he found that common low-grade martial arts were useless to him.

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If he wanted to temper his vitality and boost his strength, at the very least he needed mid-quality martial arts to do so.

A few years ago, obtaining mid-quality martial arts wouldn’t have been easy for Gu Qingfeng, but after wiping out the forces of the Qin Family, Iron Bone Gang, Heavenly Cloud Sect, and others, he now had quite a few mid-quality martial arts at his disposal.