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Chen Yuan and Li Wei exchanged a glance and silently memorized these realms and honorific titles.

Lu Chengfeng continued, "That Grandmaster with the sword only opened 260 spiritual apertures when he was in the Spiritual Aperture Realm."

As soon as he finished speaking, the temple fell into a deathly silence.

Li Wei's mouth slowly opened wide, and Chen Zhaoning's delicate body trembled slightly, both of them shocked by these words.

"Wow... Holy crap, A-Yuan, does that mean I at least have the potential to reach the Purple Mansion realm!"

Li Wei was stunned, then became extremely excited.

"Am I... almost on par with the legendary Grandmaster of Swordsmanship?"

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "That's right, you are the chosen one. The future of saving the world and becoming the savior depends on you."

Li Wei immediately rubbed his hands together, eager to prove himself: "Don't worry, I will definitely become the guardian deity of humanity!"

Lu Chengfeng: "..."

"Then...doesn't that mean I'm on par with a Grandmaster Swordsman in terms of talent?"

Chen Zhaoning spoke in a trembling voice, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

She looked at Chen Yuan, feeling extremely grateful.

If Chen Yuan hadn't helped her remove the demonic and evil spirits from her body, she wouldn't have been able to continue opening her spiritual apertures, and the speed wouldn't have been so fast.

At this moment, she understood even more clearly Chen Yuan's importance to the human race. If the Great Xiang Empire were to learn of this, it would surely unleash a tremendous storm.

"Keep... A-Yuan's... secret!"

Lu Chengfeng stared intently at Chen Zhaoning and Li Wei, and gave them a stern warning.

The two nodded quickly and even made a solemn vow.

Lu Chengfeng breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the three of them: "Distribute the Body Tempering Pills and cultivate on your own."

Chen Yuan and the others nodded, divided the pills equally, and immediately sat down to meditate.

Chen Yuan swallowed all the Body Tempering Pills, circulated his spiritual energy to temper his physical body, and the cultivation method for the Dharma Body Realm from the "Mysterious Yellow Righteous Qi Technique" appeared in his mind:

Once the spiritual aperture is opened to its limit, it absorbs the spiritual power of heaven and earth. After being filtered through the spiritual aperture, it flows into the Qi Sea (lower Dantian) through the meridians, ignites the fire of primordial essence, and refines true Qi.

Then, one uses true qi and magical power to circulate through the meridians to the limbs and bones, tempering the physical body. This is the state of refining essence into qi and tempering the body with magical power.

Chen Yuan simultaneously activated the Heavenly Light Dao Technique and the Profound Yellow Righteous Qi Technique, opening all the spiritual apertures in his body and forming vortexes of energy.

In an instant, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth converged wildly, transforming into a violent vortex of spiritual power around him.

"Holy crap!"

Li Wei exclaimed in surprise, his eyes wide open.

Chen Zhaoning was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped, her expression one of horror.

"Oh my god... this, this, this..."

She had never seen such a terrifying scene of cultivation.

Even Lu Chengfeng's stiff face slowly opened his mouth.

He finally realized that he had greatly underestimated Chen Yuan's talent.

"You...aren't you afraid that demonic spirits and evil spirits will corrupt your body and soul?"

He finally asked the question he had been holding back for so long, his voice trembling.

Over the past year, he had observed Chen Yuan's cultivation methods but never interfered.

When Chen Yuan asked a question, he answered; when he could not answer, he remained silent.

At first, he simply taught Chen Yuan cultivation as a side effect, so that he could have a foothold in this world.

Back then, the two were poor and had no White Elixir or Pure Elixir, so they could only cultivate slowly. Fortunately, the Heavenly Light Daoist Technique could filter out demonic energy and evil energy, but the speed was slightly slower.

It wasn't until Chen Yuan said he wanted to be a law enforcement officer to give Nuomi a better life that he realized what was going on.

In that year, Chen Yuan had undergone a complete transformation.

The number of spiritual apertures opened far exceeded expectations, and the Dragon Binding and Fighting Technique was mastered to a high degree.

Lu Chengfeng was filled with mixed emotions:

What kind of monster did I pick up on the edge of the ruins of gods and demons?

Three thousand years after the great changes in the world, everyone has been extremely careful in their cultivation. Who has ever been as unrestrained and crazy as Chen Yuan in absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?

"He... seems completely unafraid of demonic or malevolent energy entering his body."

Chen Zhaoning spoke with a bitter face.

At first, she thought Chen Yuan's abnormality was due to Lu Chengfeng's teaching.

Only now do we realize that it was all due to Chen Yuan's own extraordinary talent.

She felt immense pressure traveling with such an extraordinary genius.

Without further thought, Chen Zhaoning closed her eyes and focused her mind, devoting all her energy to cultivating and breaking through to the Dharma Body Realm, fearing that Chen Yuan would fall behind.

Inside the dilapidated temple, two people were attempting to break through to the Dharma Body Realm, with one declaring that he would directly reach the Great Perfection of the Dharma Body Realm.

Lu Chengfeng sat at the temple gate, protecting the three.

Several days passed, and Chen Yuan and Chen Zhaoning focused wholeheartedly on their cultivation, infusing their spiritual energy into their internal organs, skin, bones, and marrow, cleansing their meridians and marrow.

What shocked Lu Chengfeng even more was that when Chen Yuan used the Heavenly Light Dao Technique, he absorbed the power of the sun, moon, and stars without reservation, without filtering, and just devoured it wildly.

This sight stirred up a storm in his otherwise cold heart.

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As time passed, Chen Yuan and Chen Zhaoning's physical bodies became increasingly powerful, their bodies radiating gold, silver, and purple light, which was the power of the sun, moon, stars, and heavens.

Chen Yuan's mental strength also increased several times over, and he could perceive every rustle of grass and wind in the entire mountain forest.

"Uncle Lu, if we stay here any longer, we risk being discovered."

After Li Wei finished his cultivation, he remained at the Spirit Aperture Realm, so he stopped trying to break through.

He looked at Lu Chengfeng at the temple gate and said in a low voice with concern.

Nuomi, who was playing in the mud and sand nearby, also raised her little head and looked over.

Her older siblings had been in seclusion for several days, leaving her all alone and incredibly bored.

"Wait a little longer, the two of them will soon finish their cultivation."

Lu Chengfeng spoke weakly, but his eyes shone with even greater excitement.

He stared intently at Chen Yuan, who was meditating in the temple, his heart filled with wild joy:

"I have never seen such a brilliant and talented person!"

He...may be humanity's future hope!

Lu Chengfeng muttered to himself in a low voice, then slowly closed his eyes.

Another day passed, and Chen Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, with gold, silver and purple light alternating in his eyes.

It worked!

Chen Yuan was overjoyed. With a thought, his blood and qi surged, and his strength increased by at least ten times compared to half a month ago.

He slowly stood up, clenched his fist, and his bones cracked crisply.

boom!

The next instant, he threw a punch, the wind from which howled and a sonic boom was generated!

The powerful force swept five or six meters away, like a thunderclap from a flat ground.

"Holy crap!"

Li Wei stared in disbelief, his eyes filled with envy. "Chen Yuan, you did it? You've advanced to the mid-stage of the Dharma Body Realm?"

"Um."

Chen Yuan nodded, "Dharma Body Realm, Great Perfection."

"puff!"

Li Wei spat out a mouthful of water, dumbfounded. "Holy crap, no way? You jumped three minor realms in one go?"

He never expected that Chen Yuan would directly reach the Great Perfection stage!

Damn it, it's only been a few days!

Upon waking up, Chen Zhaoning was once again severely provoked!

I've only just entered the early stage of the Dharma Body Realm, and you've already reached Great Perfection?

She nearly vomited blood from frustration. Was this the difference between an unparalleled genius and an ordinary prodigy?

Lu Chengfeng, outside the temple gate, stared intently at Chen Yuan, his hoarse voice barely concealing his ecstatic joy:

"Dharma Body Realm...Great Perfection???"

"Yes, it's perfect."

Chen Yuan nodded again.

This time, he finally saw a look of utter disbelief on Lu Chengfeng's expressionless face.

"Show me your skills."

After a long silence, Lu Chengfeng spoke with difficulty, his voice hoarse.

Chen Yuan nodded, surging his blood and qi throughout his body, and then unleashed a punch!

boom!

Before the fist even landed, the powerful force of the punch, accompanied by a muffled thunderous sound, shook the dilapidated wall beside it, causing it to crack.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Yuan unleashed the Dragon Binding Fighting Technique, his figure moving and dodging like a ghost, punching, clawing, kicking, and sweeping with fluid movements.

bang bang bang! ! !

In an instant, the sound of fists and legs clashing was like muffled thunder!

As everyone looked on, it resembled a giant humanoid dragon pouncing and fighting, its momentum terrifying.

"My God, I've only ever seen such vigorous energy and blood in my grandfather!"

Chen Zhaoning was utterly shocked.

"Your grandfather may not have been as domineering as he was when he was young."

Lu Chengfeng spoke, his voice trembling with barely concealed excitement.

He looked at Chen Yuan and said, "Use the Heavenly Light Dao Technique."

Chen Yuan did as instructed, his true energy and magical power surging, his body burning like a raging fire, his magical power extremely powerful.

In an instant, golden, silver, and purple light rose from his body, dazzling and extremely bright.

"Excellent... wonderful!"

Lu Chengfeng was extremely excited and could no longer remain calm.