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"Cultivating the Seven Fiends Body Tempering Skill requires the use of yin energy."

"This kind of energy is not easy to obtain in Great Wei."

Lin Zheyu slightly shook his head.

Like the Seven Evils Ghost Canon, the Seven Fiends Body Tempering Skill requires finding areas rich in yin energy, arranging special arrays to gather yin energy.

Then, through long-term tempering and erosion, utilizing the characteristics of yin energy, the physical defense is refined to an unbelievable level.

The time required is extensive, at least measured in decades.

If Lin Zheyu wants to elevate the Seven Fiends Body Tempering Skill quickly using source power, a large amount of yin energy would be needed.

"This approach isn’t sustainable."

"The accumulation in martial arts is already significant, but it always feels like something is missing."

"After cultivating the Seven Fiends Body Tempering Skill to perfection, let’s see if inspiration strikes. If not, other solutions must be sought."

"Go inquire and see if there are any spacetime nodes nearby."

Lin Zheyu pondered privately.

Yet, he was not overly anxious.

With Lin Zheyu’s strength, even in the Immortal Realm, he possesses some ability for self-preservation.

In terms of the Immortal Tao Realm, it corresponds to the Foundation Establishment level.

It’s no easy feat for Foundation Establishment to advance to Golden Core.

Without decades or centuries of arduous cultivation, a powerful talent, combined with a certain amount of opportunity, advancing successfully might not be possible.

Lin Zheyu now is akin to advancing from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core; the difficulty is high, which is normal.

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The bright moonlight poured down.

The river’s surface shimmered.

Large, lantern-lit boats and painted vessels slowly sailed across the river.

This was the famous painted boat of Guanghua City, always bustling at night.

Lin Zheyu and Liang En sat on the second floor of the largest painted boat, looking out the window at the beautiful night view of the Song River.

"Are you leaving tomorrow?"

Liang En drank a sip of wine and asked aloud.

"Yes, it’s time to return. I originally planned to stay here for about three months."

Lin Zheyu smiled: "I wonder how Bitao Pavilion is doing, whether they’re short-handed or not."

"Over at Wuling City, ever since the spacetime node closed, overtly there’s nothing major, but rumors say the undercurrents are quite intense."

Liang En said.

He had seen news about Wuling City while handling sect affairs.

But not only Wuling City, the entire Great Wei was rife with undercurrents, even Guanghua City was no exception.

"Let’s hope Great Wei can weather this crisis."

"Senior brother, are you also preparing to break through the Transforming Force?"

Lin Zheyu looked at Liang En and asked.

"Hmm."

"The situation is somewhat dire, can’t delay any longer."

"Currently, the rewards from Great Wei are substantial, a rare opportunity in a century. Missing it means who knows how long the wait will be."

Liang En said softly.

The sect’s disciples have made significant progress in the past two years.

His potential in the Bone Marrow Refining Realm has reached its peak, and lingering in this realm has little meaning.

"That’s good too."

"Senior brother, do you know the Martial Alliance?"

Lin Zheyu suddenly changed the topic, asking as if it was nothing.

Besides cultivating the Seven Fiends Body Tempering Skill to perfection and seeking inspiration, the Martial Alliance was also a direction.

"I know, a very strong martial arts force."

Liang En nodded, a curious expression on his face: "Why did junior brother suddenly ask about the Martial Alliance?"

"I heard that martial artists in the Martial Alliance, after advancing to Martial Arts Innate, do not shift to the Immortal Dao, but continue down the martial path."

"Senior brother, do you know if there’s any path beyond Martial Arts Innate?"

"What realm lies beyond Martial Arts Innate?"

Lin Zheyu asked.

The creation of the Primordial Golden Body was much more difficult than imagined.

Lin Zheyu felt he had hit a bottleneck.

Besides cultivating the Seven Fiends Body Tempering Skill to perfection and seeking inspiration, leveraging the power of the Martial Alliance was also an option.

Within the Martial Alliance, Innate Realm Martial Artists do not transition to the Immortal Dao but persist in the Martial Dao.

There must be martial arts skills beyond Innate Realm within the Martial Alliance.

These skills contain profound martial arts knowledge. If I can acquire these skills, Lin Zheyu might find inspiration within them.

Perhaps, there are sufficiently powerful body refining techniques within the Martial Alliance.

"The Martial Alliance..."

"The Martial Alliance does not walk an easy path."

Liang En said somewhat ruefully.

As the leading figure of the younger generation in the Infinite Sect, he was privy to many secretive pieces of information.

Some he heard from the elders of the sect, others from fellow martial artists who were also considered geniuses.

"What do you mean by that?"

Lin Zheyu’s interest was piqued.

"The Martial Alliance is very low-key. I’ve grown up without ever seeing anyone from the Martial Alliance; they mainly operate in the Fengchuan Domain."

"But I’ve heard that the Martial Alliance walks a purely martial path."

"Above Martial Arts Innate corresponds to the Immortal Dao, hence it has a special name, called Immortal Martial!"

Liang En’s eyes lit up with a spark of interest.

His life was devoted to the Martial Dao, and if there were a path beyond Martial Arts Innate, Liang En was more inclined to continue on the Martial Dao path.

However, this path wasn’t easy.

The martial path beyond Martial Arts Innate is thorny, several times harder than transitioning to the Immortal Dao.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many martial artists who, after reaching Martial Arts Innate, transition to the Immortal Dao.

Because Immortal Martial is exceedingly difficult.

"Immortal Martial!"

"Could you elaborate, senior brother?"

Lin Zheyu’s eyes also shone brightly.

The name alone suggests the extraordinary nature of this path.

A great ambition, wishing to rival the Immortal Dao.

"About Immortal Martial, I don’t know much either."