In chaotic times, one can become a martial immortal.

As before, the little golden figure began to practice the Swift Wind Step on its own.

At the same time, the little golden man is also trying to integrate the essence of the wind-shaped leg with the swift step.

The little golden figure moves swiftly back and forth on an antique scroll, seemingly stepping on a whirlwind.

"Bang!"

But in no time, the little golden man exploded into a ball of golden light.

Of course, it quickly intertwined and coalesced again on its own, continuing to cultivate the Swift Step and Wind Form Leg.

"Bang...bang..."

As the little golden statue made one attempt after another, the progress of breaking the limit of the Swift Step finally began to change.

【Swift Step Perfected (Unlimited: 2%)】

【Swift Step Perfected (Unlimited: 3%)】

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After glancing at the diligent little golden statuette, Lu Yuan paid no more attention to it.

Although the progress of breaking through the limit doesn't seem very fast, as long as it continues to grow steadily, he only needs to wait quietly for the results.

Next, Lu Yuan picked up the internal cultivation method.

This is a profound-grade internal skill called the Na Yuan Gong. Compared to the Vajra Gong, which focuses on tempering and refining muscles, bones, and skin, the Na Yuan Gong emphasizes exhaling and absorbing vital energy to cleanse the internal organs. This is precisely why Lu Yuan chose it.

The process of a martial artist progressing from the ninth rank to the first rank is actually a process of constantly breaking through the limits of the physical body and forging a true martial physique.

This process generally proceeds from the outside in, starting with the skin, flesh, and bones, then the internal organs, marrow, and blood, gradually becoming stronger.

With the incomplete Vajra Skill manual, the Five Elements Vajra Body already has three chapters: Skin Refining, Flesh Refining, and Bone Forging. To further improve it, it needs to absorb and integrate the essence of the Absorption of Yuan Skill, which focuses more on cleansing the internal organs, in order to continue breaking through the limits and making further deductions.

As Lu Yuan finished reading the complete Na Yuan Gong, he saw that a small golden figure was once again intertwined and condensed on the ancient scroll in his mind.

Unlike the little golden figure that keeps running back and forth on the reel, this little golden figure appears quite quiet.

It sat cross-legged and began cultivating the Five Elements Vajra Body, attempting to integrate it with the Absorption of Yuan Technique.

"Bang!"

But after a short while, the little golden man exploded and turned into a ball of golden light.

But soon, it intertwined and coalesced again, and continued its cross-legged meditation.

"Bang...bang..."

Time and again, the little golden statue seems to have no concept of giving up. Even after being shattered into pieces countless times, it remains relentless and will never stop until it achieves its goal.

And so, the two little golden figures on the scroll, one striving to break the limits of the Swift Step, and the other striving to perfect the Five Elements Vajra Body, did not interfere with each other.

Of course, Lu Yuan himself wasn't idle either.

Although the three Xuan-grade techniques—Flying Snow Sword Technique, Surging Wave Sword Technique, and Blazing Fire Saber Technique—could not trigger the limit-breaking conditions of Blazing Sun Sword Technique and Wind-Breaking Saber Technique, he did not intend to just let them go to waste.

After he had practiced all three techniques completely, the corresponding proficiency level appeared on the scroll.

Although Lu Yuan doesn't have extra time to perfect these three techniques right now, once he has the corresponding proficiency on the scroll, he can start grinding for proficiency at any time and quickly reach perfection.

Next, he began studying miscellaneous secret texts such as poison manuals, pharmacopoeias, and mechanical arts.

Although he may not need it in the future, and currently has no intention of making poisons, refining medicines, or creating mechanical beasts, he cannot be completely ignorant of it.

Finally, there is a hidden weapon technique called the art of knife throwing.

After Lu Yuan flipped through it once, the ancient scroll in his mind shone brightly again.

He thought that another golden statuette would appear, but unexpectedly, when the statuette was only half-formed, he felt a sudden darkness before his eyes and a splitting headache.

Finally, the golden light dissipated, and he rested for a long time before recovering and not trying again.

"It seems I can only support two Oscar statuettes appearing at the same time at most!"

Lu Yuan rubbed his throbbing head and thought to himself.

In that case, the breakthrough of the Finger Flicking Skill can only be achieved when those two little golden figures are free.

In the days that followed, Lu Yuan basically did not leave his room.

Even with unlimited amounts of Ironback Barbarian beef jerky and Blood Essence Pills, he can still maintain a high-efficiency training pace of five sessions a day.

Therefore, he successfully completed the Five Elements Vajra Body Flesh Refining Technique in less than ten days.

[The Five Elements Vajra Body Flesh Refining Chapter - Minor Completion (666/37500)]

Although the proficiency cap increased significantly after achieving minor success, as long as Lu Yuan continued to practice five times a day, he could still cultivate it to major success within ten days.

"With golden skin and bronze muscles, my physical defense should now be able to withstand attacks from ordinary Qi Realm cultivators."

Lu Yuan pondered to himself.

Then, he circulated his internal energy, and beneath the golden skin, faint red patterns could be seen intermingling, which meant that he had achieved the eighth-grade copper skin level.

However, for him, this is just the beginning.

Like the Ninth Grade Skin Refining Realm, the Eighth Grade Flesh Refining Realm also has three levels: Copper Skin, Silver Skin, and Gold Skin.

However, for most eighth-rank martial artists, reaching the copper muscle level is enough to support their advancement to the seventh rank.

Moreover, even many geniuses with top-notch physical attributes basically only pursue silver skin and do not spend too much time and resources to push for the ultimate gold skin.

Because if too much time and resources are wasted on pursuing the Golden Skin, it will seriously affect the progress of cultivation, and the gains will not outweigh the losses.

If we succeed, great; if we fail, it will be too late to regret.

After all, for martial artists, martial arts cultivation is ultimately the true foundation.

Of course, Lu Yuan still didn't need to consider this issue too much.

Unless there are some unavoidable factors, his cultivation progress will not be greatly affected.

Even if he had to set aside time to practice various techniques, he was fully confident that he could reach the Golden Muscle level within three months.

Just as Lu Yuan was about to continue his cultivation, Jiang Ying suddenly arrived at his door.

"It seems you've been isolated too!"

Seeing that Lu Yuan was indeed cultivating alone in his room, Jiang Ying smiled, revealing her little tiger teeth, and said, "These past few days, Ji Baiying has been leading the others in cultivation, and just now they went to the banquet hosted by Jin Wuming together."

Why didn't you go?

Lu Yuan remained expressionless and smiled faintly.

For him, being isolated wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

"I was born with a defective bone structure and have no future, so naturally he wouldn't be interested in me."

Jiang Ying shook her head, but she was clearly not sad or unhappy about it.

"So you came to see me because you need something?"

Lu Yuan smiled and said again.

"Just passing by, thought I'd drop in to see you, my fellow sufferer!"

Jiang Ying smiled and said, "By the way, Murong Jue is also hosting a banquet tonight. All of us who have been to Mingyue Manor and contemplated the Boundless Jade Wall must attend."

"Okay, thank you for letting me know!"

Lu Yuan nodded.

If it were any other banquet, he wouldn't mind not attending, but since he had gained an opportunity at Mingyue Manor, he had to go through the motions at Murong Jue's banquet.

Anyway, as long as he doesn't easily express his opinion or take sides, attending the banquet isn't a big problem.

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