"No problem!"

Zhang Qiu held her in his arms, there’s still a month left, reaching the fifth level shouldn’t be an issue.

"We can definitely do it!"

The woman nodded firmly.

Meanwhile, at the peak of the Holy Mountain, Chen Xuan’s body was glowing with a crystalline jade color.

This signifies his Jade Bone is about to be completed.

This is a full month earlier than the time estimated by the Spiritual Liquid previously.

"Rumble..."

At this moment, Chen Xuan’s body roared incessantly, with blood and spiritual power boiling within.

However, the Spiritual Liquid’s aura was currently dispirited.

As Chen Xuan’s Jade Bone approached completion, he couldn’t care about anything else, forcefully absorbing its energy.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be possible to complete it so swiftly.

This also caused a white inner core within it to become dim, with cracks even appearing upon it.

Nearing the edge of collapse.

"Sigh!"

He sighed inwardly, nearly lost it.

This white inner core took him tens of thousands of years to condense, and it’s because of this white inner core that he awakened his consciousness with the help of the Human Race.

This is its lifeline.

But it was harmed by Chen Xuan like this.

"Done!"

Chen Xuan roared.

"Boom..."

The last trace of Jade Bone was completed.

Finally, after so much time and absorbing immense energy, the Jade Bone was entirely complete at this moment.

The Jade Bone now erupted with a dazzling jade color.

Illuminating the interior of Chen Xuan’s body in crystalline translucence.

"This is..."

Under the illumination of the jade color, apertures that had long disappeared surprisingly began to appear faintly.

Entry into the Sacred Body!

"Good, good, hahahaha..."

Chen Xuan laughed wildly, unexpectedly at the moment when the Jade Bone was completed, it also illuminated the apertures that had long disappeared.

This was what Zhan Tian told him, to cultivate the Sacred Body, one must reactivate the apertures.

However, apertures are only present in the Martial Artist’s initial stages, as one’s strength improves, they become integrated within.

Even forcibly opening them is futile.

Only by reactivating them with Jade Bone can one cultivate the Sacred Body.

This is also why Zhan Tian said the Jade Bone is one of the prerequisites for cultivating the Sacred Body.

"Buzz!"

Just as Chen Xuan was feeling excited, a buzzing sound suddenly rang, and an aperture appeared with a boom under the jade color.

"Ding!"

A mechanical sound echoed in Chen Xuan’s ears.

The next moment, lines of golden text appeared before his eyes.

[Host Chen Xuan has completed the Jade Bone, Grade: Seventh Grade!]

[Begin cultivation of the Sacred Body!]

[Achieving Seventh Grade Jade Bone, reward: 1 billion skill points!]

[Achieving Seventh Grade Jade Bone, reward: one physical enhancement!]

[Achieving Seventh Grade Jade Bone, Divine Techniques, talent, and spirit body all upgraded by one realm!]

[Divine Techniques: Evolution has reached the highest realm, upgraded to talent, able to deduce all things!]

Chen Xuan was dumbfounded!

Watching line after line of flashing information.

Unexpectedly completing the Jade Bone, the system actually provided rewards, and his Jade Bone was Seventh Grade!

Looking at the flashing text, Chen Xuan’s mind shifted slightly, summoning the system.

...

[Rules: Rule of Space (40%)]

[Jade Bone: Seventh Grade (50%)]

[Sacred Body: (1/108)]

[Talent: Concealment, Evolution]

[Spirit Body: Origin Dao Body]

[Realm: Martial Cultivator: Dao Realm (Fifth Level), Spirit Cultivator: Dao Stage (Fifth Level)]

[Cultivation Techniques: Nine Elements Dao Skill (Dao Grade) (Level 17 (2.04 billion / 7.2 billion)), Myriad Manifestation Skill (Level 20 (120 million / 8.32 billion))]

[Skill Points: 6.27 billion]

...

Chen Xuan’s gaze swept through line after line of information, muttering to himself.

"What does the 50% behind the Jade Bone mean?"

"Could it mean it can still be upgraded?"

And when his gaze landed on the Sacred Body column, upon seeing 1/108, he roughly guessed the meaning.

The human body has 108 apertures, just successfully revealing one, meaning a complete Sacred Body requires all 108 apertures to be re-cultivated.

Aside from these two, what interested him most was the evolution of talent.

Upgraded from Divine Techniques to talent.

Previously it was the evolution of cultivation techniques, now saying it can deduce all things?

People? Events? Objects?

"Forget it, I’ll try it later and find out."

As for the other rewards, he merely glanced over them.

"Tsk tsk..."

Chen Xuan’s lips curled up, feeling very pleased, didn’t expect upon completing Jade Bone the system would have such rewards.

But thinking about it, it’s quite logical, after all, Jade Bone is the toughest challenge he’s encountered in his cultivation journey.

Not only consuming immense resources, but this time even risking coming to the Stone Cave.

"You’ve finally completed Jade Bone."

At this moment, the voice of the Spiritual Liquid sounded in his ears, though it seemed not to be in good condition.

"You should take care and rest for a while!"

The condition of the Spiritual Liquid was clear to him, but as Jade Bone was about to finish, he felt that if he didn’t seize the opportunity, it might become more challenging.

This is why he forcefully absorbed the Spiritual Liquid.

"Hmm, but with a month left before the Holy Mountain closes, have you thought about how to leave then?"

Now it and Chen Xuan were one entity, if he died, it couldn’t survive either.

"Isn’t she here?"

"Kill her, transform directly into her, after all, before entering here she was planning to kill me."

"What about the crystal stone being nurtured?"

Facing the inquiry from the Spiritual Liquid, Chen Xuan replied casually, "Even if it fails, I can’t get it out!"

This is the only option left.

To leave safely, he must become Shi Lin, then leave the Stone Race.

"I’ll nurture the crystal stone."

"You can?"

As soon as Chen Xuan asked, the next moment he reacted, he could nurture the Stone Race, how could he not nurture a crystal stone?

"I almost forgot about this!"

"But it requires some time, and I’m too weak now, need to wait a bit."

"What do you mean?"