Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start-Chapter 425 - 327: Approaching Perfection (An extra Chapter of ten thousand words, please subscribe!) _2
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Even throughout the entire nine provinces, below the innate stage, Gu Chen had already stepped into the ranks of the strongest.
And yet, this was not his limit in the Hundred Orifices Stage.
Bang Bang Bang!
After a sudden increase in cultivation, a series of orifices within Gu Chen’s body were burst open, like a volcano erupting, with magma splashing out. The pale golden light of the thirteen-hundred-and-ten-year Great Sun Divine Gang gleamed brilliantly, coursing through his meridians, unstoppable and bursting forth like splitting bamboo.
In just a brief moment, the number of orifices Gu Chen had opened within his body jumped from fifty-five to sixty-five.
Streams of hidden potential were released from these newly opened orifices, and, nourished by this energy, Gu Chen’s physical body became even stronger.
The further one proceeded in the Hundred Orifices Stage, the more difficult it became to open up the orifices, especially after reaching the great perfection of the Hundred Orifices Stage, where one had opened more than eighty-one orifices within the body. To open even one more orifice beyond that required an immense amount of energy and effort.
Without some sort of opportunity, it was basically impossible to reach the limit of the Hundred Orifices Stage and open all one hundred and eight orifices on one’s own.
Whether it was the world-walkers from the six holy lands or Lin Bai, they all had their own opportunities that allowed them to reach the step they were at today.
Now, Gu Chen was facing this very challenge.
After he had opened more than eighty-one orifices in his body, his progress slowed down significantly.
On any other martial arts master, such profound strength would not only suffice to open all one hundred and eight orifices instantaneously, but at the very least reaching a hundred orifices would be absolutely without any issue, and no obstruction would be encountered.
However, Gu Chen, having just opened the eighty-first orifice in his body, already encountered resistance. It could only be said that his accumulation was too profound, far surpassing all other martial artists.
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"Break!"
Gu Chen’s body shone brightly, his will firmer than ever, he wielded the immensely profound power within his body, and with a loud boom, he penetrated the eighty-second orifice.
Hum!
Another point of light lit up on the surface of Gu Chen’s body, releasing potential and nourishing his physique.
Gu Chen, with unwavering belief and relentless effort, hammered at the orifices within his body, the Great Sun Divine Gang acting like a drill.
Bang Bang Bang!
Three more thunderous sounds echoed near Gu Chen’s ears, and at that moment, he had opened a total of eighty-five orifices, with eighty-five points of light shimmering like tiny stars on the surface of his body.
At this moment, Gu Chen felt that the barrier between him and the heavenly earth had weakened significantly compared to before.
He could now sense, much more clearly, the Heavenly Earth Essence Qi that flowed subtly within the Spirit Realm.
"Is this the Heavenly Earth Mysterious Passageway?"
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After opening eighty-five orifices, Gu Chen could even sense the location of the Heavenly Earth Mysterious Passageway, one above his head and one below his feet.
Generally speaking, martial artists who have opened more than eighty-one orifices in the Hundred Orifices Stage are qualified to challenge the Heavenly Earth Mysterious Passageway and break through to the innate stage.
It’s because only when one has released sufficient potential and both cultivation and physical strength have reached a certain level, one can sense the existence of the Heavenly Earth Mysterious Passageway.
This is a level that transcends the hundred and eight orifices, as if the heavens installed two barriers in the human body. Only by breaching these two barriers can the body be free of any obstruction to the outside world and able to draw in Heavenly Earth Essence Qi.
At this moment, Gu Chen’s gaze flickered as he looked at the panel. There were still one hundred and eleven points of skill left on it.
Gu Chen was keen to make another breakthrough, but the last assault had brought some damage to his physique and the flowing of the thirteen hundred years’ worth of Great Sun Divine Gang in his meridians also made him feel a sense of fullness.
Even with a body as robust as Gu Chen’s, there was a limit, and it was not possible to endlessly increase one’s strength within a single stage.
"More is not always better," Gu Chen muttered under his breath.
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Martial arts cultivation emphasizes following the natural order; too much haste can bring irreversible risks to oneself. The physical body is the cup, and the cultivation level is the water. At present, the water has already filled it to the brim, nearly spilling over.
Unless Gu Chen could enhance the strength of his physical body and enlarge the "cup" capacity, in that way, he could hold more "water".
But clearly, the remaining one hundred and eleven merit points on the panel were not sufficient to elevate the Pure Yang Vajra Body’s martial realm.
Thus, Gu Chen turned his attention to the Primordial Void Dragon Script.
"Panel, upgrade."
Accompanied by Gu Chen’s thought, in an instant, ninety-one merit points vanished from the panel, and the Primordial Void Dragon Script martial skill also instantaneously progressed from the initial glimpse to entry level.
This sort of breakthrough in martial realm within a blink of an eye was much more convenient and quicker than the Spirit Martial Stage.
Boom!
Surrounding Gu Chen, a series of glowing halos emerged, incredibly splendid; he seemed as if he were about to ascend, lighting up the dim cave.
Upon reaching entry level in the Primordial Void Dragon Script, a martial artist’s physical body, cultivation, speed, strength, and all else would surge by fifty percent!
Gu Chen’s body emitted a blinding light, and vaguely, the image of a fish leaping through the dragon’s gate materialized behind him, flashing by.
After a long while, the glowing halos dissipated, all anomalies vanished, and everything returned to normal.
"One thousand three hundred and ten years of cultivation, eighty-five orifices, eight Earth Grade Martial Skills, two of which have reached entry level..." Gu Chen’s eyes opened, as bright as the stars and shimmering with radiance.
At this moment, Gu Chen’s strength had reached its historical peak; within the Spirit Realm, he feared nothing and could dominate!
Whether it was the travelers from the Six Great Sacred Grounds or Lin Bai, the Young Master of the Six Union God Sect, Gu Chen was fearless.
Among the multitude of martial artists in the Spirit Realm, he had become part of the first tier, ranked at the very top.
And after elevating the Primordial Void Dragon Script to entry level, there were still twenty merit points left on the panel.
Twenty years of cultivated strength wasn’t much for Gu Chen now, so, with a thought, he directly converted it, and his cultivation also reached a staggering one thousand three hundred and thirty years.
The Great Sun Divine Gang within him had condensed to a certain extreme, almost transforming from a gaseous to a liquid state, immensely pure.
Of course, there was a chasm-like gap to this step.
Because the condensation of true Gang into liquid form is only possible when one breaks through to the Innate Stage, allowing the Heavenly Earth Essence Qi to refine the true Gang within a martial artist’s body, transforming it into Innate True Qi.
This is also why the Innate Stage is referred to as another reason for being known as a Grandmaster of Martial Arts; with the liquefied Innate True Qi, one can crush all those below the Innate Level without using any martial skills.
Afterward, Gu Chen stepped out of the cave and came outside, heading towards the location of the Three-leaf Gathering Spirit Flower as directed by Lu Chang.
After all, Gu Chen’s proficiency in bodily movement had reached the extraordinary realm of ’Silent as a Passing Goose, Traceless as Walking on Snow,’ rare in the world. In less than half a day, Gu Chen had already arrived at his destination.
This was a valley covering a vast area, lush with foliage and towering ancient trees of impressive girth, presenting the scene of a primeval forest.
To Gu Chen’s surprise, upon arriving here, he actually saw an unexpected figure.
It was a young man with a tall frame and dense black hair, carrying a longsword on his back, his aura extremely sharp as if capable of piercing the vault of the sky.
It was Yuwen Wind, a traveler from one of the Six Great Sacred Grounds, the Vault of Sky Sword Sect!
The moment Gu Chen saw Yuwen Wind, Yuwen Wind’s perception proved equally sharp as he swiftly turned around, his gaze sharp as a sword, piercing towards Gu Chen.
Gu Chen and the Vault of Sky Sword Sect had their own grievances, and immediately, the atmosphere between the two became tense and volatile.
