Chapter 8

Swoosh!

In the courtyard, Gu Chen held the iron sword and started waving it according to the Dustless Sword Art. The first path, the first style, the first change!

He raised the blade, straightened his back, and exerted strength in his wrist. He stabbed three times to the right and four times up!

The first time he practiced the 97 paths of the Shadowless Realm, his limbs were stiff and his movements were sluggish. He felt that his sword was not coordinated at all.

Even after practicing for only an hour, he was already panting from exhaustion.

But for the second time, he closed his eyes and meditated, practicing the complete sword art in his mind. Soon, he found his shortcomings and corrected them.

Drawing the sword, waving, moving, raising Qi, chopping!

The second time, he did it well. The seven paths of the sword art were executed smoothly, which was completely different from the first time.

His face lit up, and he continued to practice his swordsmanship!

The eagle soared in the sky, the fish played in the shallows …

The endless changes of the Dustless Sword Art made Gu Chen addicted to it. He practiced from day to night.

The continuous adaptations and tricky body movements were a great challenge to his muscles, and the consumption of physical strength was astonishing.

The Dustless Sword Art was extremely difficult, but Gu Chen was like a fish in water, enjoying it.

One hand was so sore that he couldn't even lift his wrist, so he switched to the other hand. He was ten times more diligent than ordinary people!

No matter how difficult it was to practice, he gritted his teeth at the thought of that arrogant woman. He must surpass her!

He practiced from day to night until his muscles were sore and weak, and he couldn't use any strength. Only then did Gu Chen stop practicing.

But he still refused to rest. He sat down cross-legged and started practicing the Nature of Heavenly Stars Secret Art.

The mysterious power of the sun, moon, and stars descended, and starlight poured into his body. It was warm, and Gu Chen's sore muscles suddenly felt much more comfortable, as if he was soaking in a hot spring.

Sizzle!

His skin actually shook gently like waves, and under the starlight, it became tough at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if a layer of wax had been added.

"The Skin Training Realm, the fifth realm of the human body, I actually reached it in advance!"

When Gu Chen opened his eyes, his face was full of surprise.

According to his estimation, he needed two more days to reach the Skin Training Realm. He didn't expect it to be in advance!

He quickly realized that this was the bonus brought about by the Dustless Sword Technique. It was a sword technique that used one's martial arts to enter the path, and it had an astonishing effect on tempering one's physical body.

Stepping into the Skin Training realm, Gu Chen felt that his skin was much thicker. With a thought, he took the iron sword beside him.

Dang!

He stabbed the sword into his own skin, but when he exerted a little force, he found that the tip of the sword could not break through the defense of his skin. Instead, it bounced off.

Invulnerable!

Although in theory the Skin Training realm could achieve this, but most of the Fleshly Body Realms only made their skin rough and thick.

For example, it was impossible for Hong Kuan's skin to be so tough. Otherwise, he would not have been so easily defeated by Gu Chen today.

But now, his skin was much stronger than his peers. He could only attribute it to the effect of the Nature of the Heavenly Stellar Technique.

"Not only is his skin tougher than others of the same level, but his strength has also increased by a lot."

The more Gu Chen practiced the Nature of the Sky Art, the more he realized how amazing it was.

From the Fleshly Body Realms Four onwards, with every increase in level, an ordinary person would increase their strength by a thousand catties. The Fleshly Body Realms Five would increase their strength by a thousand catties.

But he estimated that if he punched out with all his strength, the power of one punch would be at least two thousand catties, which was twice the strength of others!

In the following days, Gu Chen practiced assiduously. At sunrise, he practiced the Purple Extreme Pupils Technique, and at night, he practiced the Moonlight Soul Cultivation Technique.

After practicing the Moonlight Soul Cultivation Technique for three consecutive days, the impurities in his soul had almost been cleansed. No matter how long he practiced, the effect would be weak. Therefore, he only spent fifteen minutes a day practicing.

In the rest of the time, he meditated and practiced the Dustless Sword Technique. His cultivation progressed at a tremendous pace.

Five days later, Gu Chen had already demonstrated the forty-two sword techniques of the Shadowless realm. As the sword light flashed, it was sometimes fast and sometimes slow, sometimes bright and sometimes dark, creating layers of illusions.

Dong, dong, dong.

On this day, when he was practicing the sword, the bones in Gu Chen's body suddenly made a rumbling sound, as if there were countless small hammers striking him.

He was delighted. This was a natural phenomenon when his cultivation broke through to the Bone-Hammering realm, which was the sixth tier of the Physical Body Realm.

After entering the Bone-Hammering realm, the human body's bones became tougher and harder to fracture. In the truest sense, one had copper skin and iron bones.

At the same time, it also came with some small abilities, such as the Bone-Shrinking Skill and Disguise.

"In just a week, I've cultivated from not even the first tier of the Physical Body Realm to the sixth tier. This speed is simply shocking!"

Gu Chen was in high spirits. His originally skinny body had become much more muscular after a week of practice, and he had also grown taller.

Especially after he cultivated the Purple Extreme Pupils Technique and absorbed the Purple Sunrise Qi, his entire aura had imperceptibly become noble.

He was originally delicate and handsome, and now because of the change in his strength, he was even more handsome.

"Gurgle, gurgle."

Just as his body stabilized at the Bone-Hammering realm, Gu Chen felt extremely hungry, as if he had not eaten for ten years. All the cells in his body were greedily craving for energy.

This made his vision turn black, and he almost fainted!

"The intensity of the Dustless Sword Technique's cultivation is too high. Although the starlight can replenish some of my energy, it's just a drop in the bucket. I need elixirs!"

Gu Chen murmured.

Advancing from the Physical Body realm to the Transcendent realm was a process that transcended the limits of the physical body and evolved supernatural powers. This meant that one had to continuously dig out the potential of the physical body. From the muscles, bones, skin, to the internal organs and brain, everything had to be trained.

This kind of training relied heavily on cultivation resources, especially for those who entered the Dao through martial arts. The pressure on the physical body was terrifying, and the amount of resources required was even more shocking.

The Dustless Sword Technique was a sword technique that entered the Dao through martial arts. It was especially taxing on the body, and Gu Chen cultivated it with all his might. Therefore, after many days, his body finally could not take it anymore.

Stepping into the Bone-Hammering realm had depleted the remaining energy in his body, and he almost collapsed. He also realized that if he wanted to improve further, he had to rely on elixirs.

"Looking at the time, tomorrow is the first. Outer disciples can go to the Outer Hall Hall to collect a bottle of Blood Qi Pills."

At the thought of the Blood Qi Pills, Gu Chen's eyes lit up.

That was a type of elixir that could strengthen one's Blood Qi. Although it was only at the Mortal Level, it was quite effective for those in the Physical Body realm.

Without any additional resources, the Blood Qi Pills that the Dustless Sect distributed every month were especially important to the outer disciples. It would affect their future cultivation.

Gu Chen immediately decided to go to the Outer Hall Hall early the next morning.

…

Today, the Outer Hall Hall was especially crowded. Be it the outer disciples who were out on missions or cultivating in seclusion, all of them were there just to get the Blood Qi Pills, which were extremely precious for cultivation.

Although every outer disciple could get a bottle of Blood Qi Pills in name, the Dustless Sect often distributed a few bottles less every month.

On the surface, it was said to increase the competition between disciples, but in reality, it was just to eliminate those disciples who did not make any progress in cultivation.

Therefore, to ensure that they could get the Blood Qi Pills, most disciples would rush to collect them early in the morning.

"I thought I was early enough, but I didn't expect the queue to be so long."

Gu Chen looked at the dense crowd in front of him and frowned slightly.

Because he was used to absorbing that wisp of purple gas every day at sunrise, he was delayed. He did not expect the competition to be so fierce, and by the time he arrived, he was already at the end of the line.

He compared the number of Blood Qi Pills distributed today and found that he was in the third last place. Those who were lucky could still get elixirs, and he could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

He suppressed his thoughts and queued up. The waiting outer disciples around him were enthusiastically discussing the recent major events in the sect.