Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

The Federal Military Headquarters' underground core base.

Inside a closed training ground made entirely of alloy, two figures stood more than ten meters apart.

One of them was wearing a black combat uniform, was tall, and had taut muscles all over his body.

The other person was wearing a military special affairs office uniform, had a pale face, and had a twisted figure with long black hair floating behind him.

That was his inner vision.

A hanged ghost existing between reality and illusion.

A day earlier, this elite soldier wouldn't have even been able to touch it.

Bullets will pass through, fists and feet will pass through.

Even if he could bend an alloy steel plate with a single punch, he could only be toyed with by Xin Xiang.

But things are different today.

The black hair and the heart-shaped mark suddenly disappeared.

The next instant, two pale hands emerged from behind the elite soldiers, aiming straight for his neck.

"They're here!"

A low gasp came from the stands.

The elite soldier suddenly turned around, his internal energy and blood circulated wildly along a special route, and his normally normal skin instantly turned red.

All the vital energy converged towards the right fist, and a very thin layer of pale red light covered the knuckles.

He let out a low growl and threw a punch.

boom!

The moment the fist collided with the heart, a dull thud resounded.

The features on the hanged ghost's face suddenly twisted.

Immediately afterwards, starting from his chest, cracks spread all over his body.

boom!

My heart shattered on the spot.

"puff!"

The cultivator of the Mind Image was deathly pale, spat out a mouthful of blood, and staggered backward.

The entire training ground was deathly silent.

Whether it was the military practitioners who cultivated their inner strength or the researchers responsible for the tests, they all stared at the scene in disbelief.

"Did you hit it?"

"His mental image was shattered by a single punch from his physical body?"

"Wasn't he just an ordinary person yesterday?"

Even the elite soldier was somewhat bewildered.

He looked down at the faint red bloodstains on his fist that had not yet completely faded, so thin that they were almost invisible.

But it was this layer of vital energy that struck the heart, which had been completely untouchable in the past.

On the high platform.

Gu Changjin nodded in satisfaction.

The results were even better than he had expected.

The so-called mental image seems mysterious, existing between reality and illusion.

Ultimately, it is something formed from fear, obsession, and evil thoughts.

Ordinary qi and blood cannot be harmed, but if a special method is used to forcibly condense the body's yang qi and blood into a single point, then it will be different.

Extreme Yang breaks Yin, and Qi and Blood burn away evil.

Whether you're real or fake, if you dare to get close, I can smash you with one punch.

Gu Changjin disassembled, weakened, and simplified the parts of the "Tai Xuan Ba ​​Zu Tun Tian Jue" suitable for human bodies, and finally created the "Qi and Blood Body Tempering Method".

Do not seek a perfect foundation; the Great Way is within reach.

The goal is simply to push blood pressure to its limit in a short period of time.

Of course, there are costs involved.

Prolonged practice can damage internal organs and deplete life potential.

The more intense the training, the faster the lifespan is shortened.

But for the sake of the Federation, someone always has to make a sacrifice.

Moreover, the federal medical technology is advanced, and various gene drugs, cell repair fluids, and organ regeneration technologies can slow down the wear and tear.

As long as there are enough resources, we won't die anytime soon.

Gu Changjin even went so far as to set a realm for this body-refining path, completely aligning it with the Mind-Image system.

First Blood Realm, Second Blood Realm, Third Blood Realm, Tenth Blood Realm, Hundredth Blood Realm, Thousandth Blood Realm.

To reach the First Blood Realm, one only needs to condense a single strand of blood energy.

At the Tenth Blood Realm, one's blood and qi can cover both fists, allowing them to directly confront a cultivator of the Ten Phases.

The Hundred Blood Realm releases its blood energy, and ordinary people will be burned before they even get close.

As for the Thousand Blood Realm, where the blood and qi are like a furnace, it is difficult for ordinary evil spirits to manifest themselves wherever the physical body is located.

Gu Changjin's current Foundation Establishment stage body refinement cultivation, if converted according to this system, would be equivalent to the Thousand Blood Realm.

"Continue testing."

"Select another 10,000 elite soldiers to train today."

"One month from now, I will see the first Ten Blood Army."

As soon as Gu Changjin finished speaking, several core military generals behind him lowered their heads at the same time.

"Yes, sir!"

He was too lazy to further subdivide the military's original rank system.

Those core military figures who were possessed by the Demon King's true spirit and whose cultivation had reached the Hundred Blood Realm or above were collectively referred to as generals by him.

He himself was the Generalissimo of the Federation.

The key is that it sounds impressive and powerful.

Gu Changjin turned and left the training ground, entering the adjacent operations conference room.

The huge screen was lit up, displaying several profiles of people.

The first one is the chosen one seen in the fate line.

Zhou Jingming, 18 years old, a graduate of Shengtan Middle School.

His parents died early, and he was raised by his maternal grandfather.

Optimistic, passionate, and always ready to take the lead.

He was bullied a lot growing up, but the next day he would still smile and explain problems to the bullies.

Gu Changjin looked at the documents, his eyes twitching slightly.

A typical protagonist in a shonen anime.

He had a terrible life, but he was kind, warm-hearted, carefree, and incredibly resilient.

The second document is about a white-haired girl.

Su Xingmian is the only daughter of the chairman of the Interstellar Insight Group.

He has suffered from severe sleep disorder since childhood and is suspected of being a practitioner of spiritual cultivation.

In the storyline, her inner thoughts can briefly reflect fear into reality, making her one of the core members of the main characters.

The third document only showed a bespectacled, thin, and taciturn young man.

Chen Mo is Zhou Jingming's childhood friend.

I like machinery and ancient architecture, and Xinxiang is a mechanical city that can be continuously unfolded.

Gu Changjin looked at the group photo of the three of them and gently tapped the table.

"A passionate young man."

"The White-Haired Heiress".

"My Glasses Friend"

"The necessary elements are indeed all there."

The information channels controlled by the Federal Military are far beyond what an ordinary organization can match.

Gu Changjin only gave his name and a general idea of ​​his identity.

In less than half a day, the three men’s families, experiences, interpersonal relationships, and even their federal records from the past ten years were laid out before him.

This is the benefit of wielding great power.

If you want to find someone, you don't have to run all over the world yourself.

In short, someone naturally dug up his ancestors for three generations.

Gu Changjin put down the documents and picked up another intelligence report.

Xuanzhen Temple, Taoist Xuancheng.

After driving him out of the Taoist temple, the other party immediately sent people to investigate Gu Changjin's family.

He has even arranged for two of his outer disciples to go to the starport area where my parents work.

It is nominally an observation.

In reality, they were preparing to exploit his weakness.

If Gu Changjin dares to pursue the matter of the "Tai Xu Cun Si Tu" again, then let him know what the methods of the Nine Lineages of Taoism are.

Gu Changjin smiled after reading it.

"I haven't contacted him yet."

"He reached out his hand first."

A general nearby whispered, "General, should we arrest Daoist Xuancheng immediately?"

"No rush."

Gu Changjin raised his hand and pulled up another top-secret file.

The files come from federal surveillance records of the Xuanzhen Temple over many years.

Before his death, Daoist Yunsong exhausted his inner essence to perform divination.

The young man returned to the mountains, and Xuanzhen flourished.

It was because of this sentence that he left the "Tai Xu Cun Si Tu", the Cleansing Spirit Item, and the Nine Veins Ancestral Court quota to Gu Changjin.

Gu Changjin couldn't help but chuckle when he saw this.

"The Mysterious Realm flourished."

"That's not entirely wrong."

If Xuanzhen Temple honestly hands over its belongings, it will also offer up all its scriptures and traditions.

If he's in a good mood, he might actually be able to lead this lineage down a new path.

Unfortunately, they blocked their own path.

Gu Changjin looked at the map of Xuanzhen Temple on the light screen.

Front Mountain, Back Mountain, Inner Courtyard, Contemplation Hall, and Forbidden Ground for Heritage.

All locations that can be found through satellites, drones, and the movement of people have been clearly marked.

Today, Daoist Xuanming left Xuanzhen Temple with one elder, two deacons, and twenty core disciples.

As for why he knows so much detail?

That's because they were riding the federal public maglev train.

The destination on the ticket is Shangyuan Prefecture.

The core reason is that those people at Xuanzhen Temple simply didn't feel the need to hide it.

In their view, the federal government is nothing more than a regime for ordinary people.

If it weren't for the Daoist Nine Lineages secretly suppressing the anomalies, the Blue Star Federation would have been overthrown by the Reverse True Society long ago.

Federal military? High-tech weapons?

What use is facing one's own mind?

Gu Changjin looked at the map, his smile gradually turning cold.

"The abbot is not here."

"A group of experts were also taken away."

"They certainly know how to pick their time."

A burly general stepped forward.

"General, please give the order."

Gu Changjin pointed his fingertip at the location of Xuanzhen Temple.

"In the name of the Federal Military, block the roads around Xuanzhen Temple and cut off communications."

"Move three hundred reserve soldiers at the tenth blood realm, along with all the generals who have completed the True Spirit Possession."

"Tonight, come with me to the Xuanzhen Temple."

"I must take back what Master Yun Song left me."

He paused, his gaze falling on the information about Daoist Xuancheng.

"As for the others."

"Those who obey, stay."

"Those who disobey will also stay."

However, it's hard to say whether what was left behind was a person or a corpse.