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Chen Yue clenched his fist lightly, his knuckles cracking like beans, and the air was squeezed into his palm with a low, muffled sound.

"His strength has increased by at least 20%, and this is only at the initial stage of bone tempering, and it's purely physical strength..."

A light shone in Chen Yue's eyes. He could clearly feel that not only his strength, but also his reaction speed, total blood volume and recovery speed, and even his subtle control over his muscles and bones had been improved in all aspects.

As the pillars and framework of the body, strengthening the skeleton leads to a significant increase in overall combat power.

With a slight thought, he unleashed the Thousand Steps of Clouds, his figure instantly transforming into four or five faint shadows, indistinguishable from the real thing, flashing and leaping within the small space of the quiet room, his speed far exceeding that before his breakthrough.

The twists and turns are even more unpredictable and elusive, leaving behind afterimages that can almost solidify for half a breath.

The Tiger Roar Golden Bell Cover Qi circulated, and the body surface shimmered with light. The range of the protective Qi that was condensed was significantly expanded, and its thickness and solidity increased dramatically, forming an extremely tough, invisible armor on the skin.

Chen Yue walked slowly in the quiet room, familiarizing himself with the subtle changes in his body after each transformation.

With the bones strengthened, the way of generating force was also optimized naturally, and the same moves can now be performed in a more direct and violent manner.

The dark spots on his chest, after being completely transformed by the profound change in his qi, blood, and bones, finally disappeared without a trace.

The long-standing hidden dangers seem to have been completely eradicated with this crucial breakthrough.

The next day, the first light of dawn appeared.

As usual, Chen Yue began his daily cultivation in the courtyard.

Even after successfully breaking through to the Bone Forging Realm, he remained completely unperturbed. The path of martial arts is like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind.

Moreover, he knew that he still had a long way to go before becoming a true master.

The Haoran Guyuan Jue (a technique for strengthening the vital energy) circulated the Qi and blood within the body, becoming even more powerful and refined than yesterday, with faint sounds of wind and thunder emanating from it.

Everything was proceeding according to the predetermined rhythm.

As night falls once more, midnight arrives.

Daily Settlement

[Diligent cultivation, cultivation level +15]

[Striving to cultivate the Vast and Firm Essence Technique, experience +209]

[Striving to master the Cloud-Soaring Thousand-Layer Step, experience +201]

[Striving to cultivate the Mind-Nourishing Technique, experience +107]

[Striving to master the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield, experience +121]

[Taking antidote pills slightly increases resistance to toxins]

[Taking bone-strengthening pills can strengthen weak bones]

……

[Realm: Bone Forging Realm (16/2869)]

Seeing the experience points gained from each technique, a smile involuntarily appeared in Chen Yue's eyes.

With the breakthrough in cultivation level, the efficiency of cultivation increased dramatically once again.

The daily experience points gained from the two techniques, Haoran Guyuan Jue and Zongyun Qiandie Bu, skyrocketed from nearly a hundred points to over two hundred points.

Even the extremely difficult-to-cultivate Mind Cultivation Technique and Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield have seen their experience gain surpass the 100-point mark, almost doubling the efficiency compared to the Flesh Refining Realm.

This means that those seemingly high proficiency requirements, often amounting to thousands or tens of thousands, will no longer seem so unattainable given the current pace of cultivation.

Secondly, there was the increase in cultivation level. Although it decreased from 20 points per day at the peak of the Flesh Refining Realm to 15 points per day, this decrease was much smaller than Chen Yue had expected.

He originally thought that after breaking through to the Bone Forging Realm, his daily cultivation points might drop sharply to 10 or even lower.

It now seems that the Haoran Guyuan Jue is indeed an extraordinary technique. Even after breaking through, it can still provide extremely strong motivation for cultivation in the Bone Forging Realm.

It is foreseeable that when he cultivates the Haoran Guyuan Technique to its true perfection, the amount of cultivation he gains each day will further increase.

Finally, the effects of the Marrow Cleansing Pill remained strong.

The effect of "weak marrow cleansing and bone tempering" was not weakened by his breakthrough to the Bone Forging Realm, and it could still steadily reduce the maximum level of realm experience by 3 points every day.

This means that Chen Yue's actual daily cultivation progress is 18 points!

The experience required to reach the Bone Forging Realm is 2869 points. If you steadily gain 18 points per day, it will only take five to six months to break through to the Marrow Refining Realm!

……

The next day, Chen Yue finished his routine refining of the Blood-Activating Pills and had just put the four pills into a jade bottle when a rhythmic knocking sound came from the courtyard gate.

Upon opening the door, two people stood outside: Chen Yuqing and her personal maid, Xiao Cui.

After not seeing her for many days, Chen Yuqing was still dressed in a simple and elegant dress, her hair neatly combed, but her brows seemed more solemn than usual.

Xiao Cui, who was standing to her side and behind, saw Chen Yue open the door and immediately forced a slightly stiff smile. She even subconsciously bent her knees slightly and gave a half-bow, her eyes lowered, not daring to meet Chen Yue's gaze.

Chen Yue had witnessed Xiao Cui's transformation. Now that his status in the Chen family had risen due to the Gu Yuan Dan, Xiao Cui naturally dared not be presumptuous in the slightest.

Or rather, all of this little maid's previous words and actions were an extension of Chen Yuqing's will and the "good cop" role played by her. Now that her master's attitude has been adjusted due to the change in Chen Yue's value, she, as a mouthpiece, naturally has to immediately change roles.

They left the dignity to their young mistress and showed respect to Chen Yue.

"Long time no see, Miss Yuqing." Chen Yue stepped aside and led the two into the alchemy room.

Chen Yuqing entered the room, his gaze habitually sweeping over the neatly arranged alchemy furnace and medicine cabinet before finally settling on Chen Yue. "Alchemist Chen, something happened to the Wang family last night."

"The Wang family?" Chen Yue was slightly taken aback.

The Wang family is one of the major families in Youlin County, alongside the Chen and Zhao families. They are powerful and have experts within the family.

"Um."

Chen Yuqing nodded, his tone serious, "Last night, a master infiltrated the Wang family's inner quarters. His target was clear: the residence of a senior alchemist supported by the Wang family."

Several guards were killed or wounded, and the alchemist was abducted on the spot; his whereabouts and fate remain unknown.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yue frowned slightly.

The Wang family's strength is not much inferior to the Chen family's, and their defenses must be extremely tight. How could someone have managed to infiltrate their inner quarters, injure the guards, and kidnap a highly regarded alchemist?

"Is it the same group that attacked Huichuntang before?" Chen Yue asked in a deep voice.

Chen Yuqing shook his head. "It's still too early to confirm. There were very few traces at the Wang family's scene. The only thing is that someone drew a flame-shaped pattern in blood on the wall of the room where the alchemist was kidnapped."

Flame pattern?

Chen Yue's eyes flickered slightly. The Divine Flame Sect?

But the Divine Flame Cult has always acted in a secretive and insidious manner, striving to leave no trace. Why would they be so blatant, deliberately leaving such obvious markings at the scene?

This seems more like a deliberate frame-up.

Seeing that her young mistress had finished speaking, Xiao Cui quickly added:

"Miss came here today because she doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of the Wang family. Miss means that she wants to invite Master Chen and Master Lin to move to the inner courtyard of the Chen residence."

The inner courtyard is the core area of ​​the family, heavily guarded and much safer. With things being so turbulent in the county lately, it's best to be cautious.

Chen Yuqing nodded and looked at Chen Yue:

"Good. Master Lin and Alchemist Chen, you must not let anything happen to them. Safety is the top priority. The Tingzhu Pavilion and Lanzhi Courtyard in the inner courtyard have been prepared. They are quiet and peaceful, and are equipped with alchemy rooms, so they will not affect your alchemy practice."

"I'll have my servants come over shortly to help you move. What do you think?"