Heaven rewards diligence, but there are always fairies plotting against me.

Then, he took a deep breath and began to actively suppress all the vitality and true essence within his body.

He deeply compressed and hid the original power of his extremely Yang physique within the Dao embryo deep within his heart, leaving only a faint, almost imperceptible life fluctuation on the outside.

At the same time, he let the dark purple magic patterns crawl all over his cheeks and neck, giving his skin a bluish-gray color unique to magic puppets.

From the outside, Chu Chang looked as if he had been completely corrupted by the magic potion, his soul extinguished, and he was slowly transforming into a lifeless blood demon puppet.

Seeing this, Lin Wuwen's tense body finally relaxed, and a smug smile of confidence returned to his lips.

"Hmph, he's just a young upstart after all. No matter how extraordinary his physique is, he can only obediently accept his fate in the face of absolute strength and my methods."

Lin Wuwen sat down cross-legged and began to close his eyes and practice breathing exercises. While recovering from the exhaustion of the previous battle, he also sent out a wisp of his divine sense to keep a close watch on the movements in the medicinal pool.

Chu Chang, on the other hand, was completely transformed into a wooden or clay sculpture, lying motionless at the bottom of the pool, letting the deadly poison pass through his body.

All that patience was for a single, decisive strike.

Time flowed slowly through the dark and gloomy underground palace.

one day.

Ten days.

half a month.

Chu Chang maintained that "living dead" state throughout.

His heartbeat had dropped to an eerie frequency of only once every half hour, and he had long since stopped breathing.

Under the covert protection of his extremely yang constitution, although those highly poisonous magical drugs penetrated his flesh, they could not harm his internal organs and essence.

On the contrary, every single second, he was slowly and secretly stripping away the violent demonic energy from the medicine, transforming it into the purest life essence, silently nourishing his broken body.

Lin Wuwen was extremely patient; he stayed by his side almost every step of the way for a whole month.

However, a month passed, and Chu Chang showed no signs of resistance.

The demonic markings on his body deepened, and his skin had completely turned bronze. Even the faint aura he emitted was identical to that of the Blood Fiend Puppet beside him.

In the second month...

A peculiar fluctuation of magical power suddenly emanated from the direction of the Divine Sword Sect.

A communication jade slip in Lin Wuwen's arms trembled violently, and an urgent voice came from the sect elder. It seemed that an inspector from the Great Qian Dynasty had arrived and was asking to see the sect leader by name.

Lin Wuwen opened his eyes, his brows furrowing slightly.

He glanced at Chu Chang, who remained lifeless in the pool, being transformed by the medicinal power, and then felt the completely solidified demonic puppet mark on Chu Chang's body (which was actually forged by Chu Chang). Finally, he lowered his guard.

"It's been two months. This kid's soul and body have long since perished. Now he's just a shell undergoing transformation."

Lin Wuwen stood up and flicked his sleeves. The "Myriad Spirits Blood Marrow Pool" usually takes between 49 and 100 days to refine a top-tier demonic puppet. Chu Chang's physique is special, so it's normal for the transformation to take longer.

Now that the Great Qian Inspector has arrived, if he, as the sect leader of the Divine Sword Sect, does not show himself, it will surely arouse suspicion.

"I'll deal with that inspector first. When I return, it will be the day your divine weapon is fully accomplished!"

Lin Wuwen gave a sinister smile, and finally set up several defensive and aura-isolating barriers at the entrance of the cave. Then, his figure transformed into a streak of blood-red light, rushed out of the cave, and disappeared into the night.

Boom!

The cave door slowly closed, and the entire underground palace fell into a deathly silence once again.

At the very moment Lin Wuwen left and the barrier closed.

Chu Chang, who had been lying quietly at the bottom of the pool like a corpse, suddenly opened his tightly closed eyelids.

In the dark red pool, two golden rays, seemingly real, flashed by, tearing two vacuum channels through the viscous liquid.

"Lin Wuwen...you're finally gone."

Chu Changsha said coldly to himself in a hoarse voice.

Now, it's his time.

"Ultimate Yang Divine Power! Unleash it! For me, refine it!"

boom!

The terrifying power that had been suppressed for two whole months erupted in Chu Chang's body like a volcanic eruption in that instant.

He no longer concealed himself, and the "Origin of the Sun" within his Chaotic Body was fully revived at this moment. His entire body transformed into a dazzling golden sun at the bottom of the pool, and blazing pure Yang fire burst forth from his body, instantly boiling the viscous, dark purple medicinal liquid around him.

The highly poisonous magic potions that were originally intended to corrode his body and obliterate his soul emitted a piercing "sizzle" sound in the face of the pure Yang True Fire, which was extremely Yang and strong. The demonic will and sinister resentment contained within them were instantly evaporated and purified.

What remains is the purest and most abundant life essence and energy of tens of thousands of living beings and countless rare and precious materials gathered in this medicinal pool!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!

A massive energy vortex formed in the pool, centered on Chu Chang.

Chu Chang opened every pore of his body, eagerly absorbing this massive amount of energy.

His Purple Mansion Dao Embryo spun wildly, and the originally shriveled Dao Embryo began to expand at a visible speed under the infusion of enormous energy.

Early stage of Purple Mansion... Middle stage of Purple Mansion... Late stage of Purple Mansion!!!

Moreover, that energy was constantly tempering his physical body.

"Myriad Spirits Blood Marrow" is the most top-grade body-tempering elixir.

Purified by the pure Yang fire, these divine medicines transformed into strands of golden liquid, which merged into Chu Chang's bones, muscles, and meridians.

His bones began to transform into a jade-like substance with faint golden patterns, his muscle fibers became tougher than divine iron, and every drop of his blood faintly rumbled with thunderous sounds.

The pain is still there. But this time, it's the pain of metamorphosis, a transformative pain, like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon!

I don't know how much time passed.

When the last drop of medicine in the pool vanished into nothingness, when the last wisp of pure yang fire receded back into the body.

The entire enormous stone pool had completely dried up, leaving only a pile of cleansed white bone ashes.

Chu Chang slowly stood up from the bottom of the pool.

At this moment, his black hair cascaded down his back like a waterfall, his skin was as white as jade, and he radiated a faint divine light. There was no trace of the grayish-blue color of the demonic puppet he had been before.

Within his body, surging true essence roared like a vast ocean, and his cultivation had already leaped several minor realms, reaching the peak of the Purple Mansion Realm!

Even more terrifying is his physical body. Forged by the dual tempering of the Blood Essence of Myriad Spirits and the Chaos Body, his physical body has broken through the shackles of mortals, exuding a profound aura that resonates with heaven and earth.

That's a physical body at the Tongyou Realm level!

Now, with his physical strength alone, he can tear apart a cultivator at the Purple Mansion Realm; combined with his peak Purple Mansion Realm cultivation, even if Lin Wuwen were to face him, he would have absolute confidence in fighting and killing him!

Chu Chang raised his head, looking at the tightly closed cave entrance, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

"Lin Wuwen, the show is about to end."

Rumble!!!

The heavy restrictions on the stone gate crumbled inch by inch with a casual wave of Chu Chang's hand.

He stepped out of the dark stone chamber filled with the smell of blood. The mountain breeze that blew in his face carried the fresh scent of earth, which invigorated his chest, which had been heavy for two months.

Standing on the edge of the cliff, Chu Chang's black hair flew wildly as he felt the surging true essence of the Purple Mansion Peak within his body, and his body, which could tear through the void with a mere gesture, was at the Tongyou Realm level.

"Lin Wuwen, you never dreamed that the Myriad Spirits Blood Marrow Pool that you painstakingly refined would ultimately become my stepping stone."

Chu Changyao gazed in the direction of the main peak of the Divine Sword Sect.

There, clouds and mist swirled, and the faint cries of celestial birds could be heard, but through his primordial divine eye, he could see a faint layer of blood-red array patterns that were almost integrated with the heavens and earth!

That was the Divine Sword Sect's protective formation, and Lin Wuwen's last resort.

"call……"

Chu Chang took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the urge to immediately storm the main peak.

"Although my strength has increased dramatically and I am not even afraid of Lin Wuwen, the Divine Sword Sect is a sect with a thousand-year history. If its protective formation is fully activated, its power is comparable to a blow from a Nascent Soul stage cultivator. If I rashly rush in, and Lin Wuwen is desperate enough to activate the formation, I am very likely to repeat the same mistake."

A calm and intelligent light shone in Chu Chang's deep eyes.

"The best approach is to wait and see. This is Lin Wuwen's hidden underground palace; he will surely return to check on the progress of the demonic puppets. I will wait for him here and turn this place into his burial ground!"

Having made up his mind, Chu Chang turned around and returned to the empty cave.

He sat cross-legged beside the dried-up stone pool and took out several jade slips from his robes. These jade slips contained top-tier cultivation techniques that he had plundered from the Xiao family's treasure pavilion.

"Lin Wuwen will not return for some time. Now that I have reached a certain level of cultivation, it is time to thoroughly refine these techniques and transform them into my own combat power!"

Chu Chang abandoned all distracting thoughts, immersed his consciousness in the jade slip, and began his secluded cultivation.

The first thing Chu Chang studied was the "Sword Nurturing Technique".

This technique is extremely unique, emphasizing "nurturing the sword with the body, with the intention preceding the sword." Cultivators need to open a sword meridian within their bodies and nurture their natal flying sword with true essence day and night. The longer the sword is nurtured, the more terrifying its power becomes when it is unleashed.

For an ordinary person, it would take decades or even centuries of painstaking effort to cultivate this technique to a high level. But Chu Chang at this moment possesses the "Taiyin Taiyang Chaos Body" and has a physical body at the Tongyou Realm level as his vessel.

Chi Chi Chi!

The chaotic true essence within his body transformed into yin and yang colors, forming an invisible furnace. The jade slip containing the "Sword Cultivation Technique" instantly turned to ashes under the scorching heat of the pure yang fire, and countless profound sword runes merged into his brow like moths to a flame.

Chu Chang used his own Tongyou Jade Bone as a sheath and the true essence of the Purple Mansion Peak as a whetstone.

one day.

Three days.

Seven days.

His breathing gradually became weaker, but the sword intent emanating from his body became sharper and sharper. In the end, even the three-foot space around his body was cut to pieces by that invisible and intangible sharp sword energy.

[Ding! Detected that the host has cultivated the Sword Nourishing Technique to its peak, triggering a physical resonance and obtaining the exclusive affix: [A Sword Descending from the Sky]!]

[Entry: A Sword Descending from the Sky (Active)] - The host can ignore spatial barriers and summon a divine sword condensed from pure Yang sword energy a hundred feet above the enemy's head at any time. This sword has extremely strong concealment and penetrating power, and has the attributes of "absolute lock-on" and "armor penetration". It is a supreme secret technique for stealthy attacks and one-hit kills.

Chu Chang opened his eyes, a satisfied smile curving his lips.

"Summon anytime, anywhere, out of thin air..." he muttered to himself, pointing his sword upwards.

hum!

Without any warning of magical fluctuations, a phantom divine sword radiating the aura of the blazing sun silently emerged from the rocks at the top of the cave. Its tip emitted a terrifying sharpness, pointing directly at the open space below. If Chu Chang hadn't been in control, this sword strike would have been enough to instantly kill an unsuspecting Purple Mansion Realm cultivator.

"What a brilliant sneak attack! Lin Wuwen, I'll save this strike for you."

After finishing his sword practice, Chu Chang didn't stop. He picked up the second jade slip, "Invincible Vajra Technique".

This is an extremely domineering physical training technique. Legend has it that when cultivated to its peak, one can tear apart magical artifacts with their bare hands and become indestructible.

However, this technique has extremely high requirements for physical aptitude, and the cultivation process is extremely painful, requiring the body to be hammered with various violent external forces.

But for Chu Chang, who already possessed a body at the Tongyou Realm, this cultivation technique was practically a tailor-made supplement for him.

"Smash it!"

Chu Chang clenched his hands, shattering the jade slip. The cultivation technique and incantation transformed into streams of golden light, merging into his limbs and bones.

"Aww!!!"

Within Chu Chang's body, the faint roars of dragons and tigers could be heard.

He activated the Vajra Invincible Technique, and the bones within his body, which had already transformed into jade, began to emit a cold, metallic luster. A layer of fine, ancient golden Sanskrit characters appeared on the surface of his skin.

The physical body of someone in the Tongyou Realm is already powerful, and now, with the blessing of this Buddhist external martial arts technique, it is beginning to transform into an even more terrifying dimension.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

With each breath Chu Chang took, the sound of his heartbeat was like the booming of a divine drum. Tiny, barely perceptible gray impurities were expelled from his pores, a sign of further purification of his physical body.

On the fifteenth day...

Chu Chang's body suddenly shuddered violently, and a dazzling golden ripple swept out from his body, cracking the cave walls with countless spiderweb-like fissures.

[Ding! Detected that the host has cultivated the "Invincible Vajra Technique" to its Great Perfection, triggering the Ultimate Realm of Horizontal Training and obtaining the exclusive attribute "Magic Weapon Body"!]

[Entry: Magical Body (Passive)] - The host's physical toughness and mana resistance undergo a complete transformation, with physical toughness comparable to a top-tier defensive magical artifact of the same level. Immune to all physical damage from mortal weapons and magical artifacts below mid-grade, and has a 30% absolute damage reduction effect against magical attacks.

Chu Chang clenched his fist, feeling as if he were holding a thunderbolt in his palm.

He took out a mid-grade flying sword magic weapon that he had previously seized from his storage bag. Without activating his true essence, he relied solely on his physical strength to grip the blade and forcefully snap it.

Click!

That mid-grade flying sword, which could cut through iron like mud, was as fragile as ordinary iron under Chu Chang's palm. It was directly broken in two, and not even a white mark was left on Chu Chang's palm.

"My physical body is comparable to a top-grade magic weapon..." Chu Chang muttered to himself, his eyes gleaming. "Now, even without using my true essence to protect myself, I can stand here and let ordinary Purple Mansion Realm cultivators cut me down without them harming me in the slightest!"