Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

This technique produces a copper-colored body.

It costs 10,000 taels of silver to exchange for insights.

Gu Chen placed the cultivation technique and ten thousand taels of silver into the copper bowl, choosing to exchange them for the first chapter of the Crimson Copper Body comprehension.

[Spending 10,000 taels of silver, I gained insights into the cultivation of the "Red Copper Body".]

In Gu Chen's mind, the cultivation insights of the Crimson Copper Body appeared.

Based on the insights that come to mind.

To cultivate this Crimson Copper Body, just like the previous Mysterious Iron Body, one needs to take a pill called the Crimson Copper Pill.

Gu Chen had already grasped the formula and refining method of this elixir when he was comprehending the cultivation technique.

The Crimson Copper Body has no distinction between minor and major completion; it requires consuming this elixir to imprint Crimson Copper protective divine patterns onto the already perfected Black Iron Body.

A single copper pill can imprint a divine mark on the body.

The defensive power of the copper body comes from these protective divine runes.

A protective divine rune, when activated, can form a golden light shield on the body. The more divine runes imprinted, the more golden light shields will be superimposed on the body surface when activated.

It can withstand stronger attacks. When this golden shield is activated, it can also defend against water, fire, and poison gas.

Very versatile.

When you have fewer divine runes, you will generate fewer golden light shields, which will naturally be weaker in resisting attacks.

The more divine runes a person has, the stronger they are.

To refine this Crimson Copper Pill, the required medicinal herbs are all high-grade, and one serving of herbs is worth at least 30,000 taels of silver.

One dose of medicinal herbs, according to the pill-forming process, can yield ten Crimson Copper Pills, allowing him to condense ten protective divine runes.

When it erupts, it can generate ten layers of protective light shield on the body surface.

Gu Chen clicked his tongue in amazement. He didn't know how effective the ten-layered protective shield was.

What level of attack can it withstand?

"Let the Cheng family collect some ingredients for refining the Crimson Copper Pill first, and see how effective the ten-layered light shield is," Gu Chen decided.

He currently has over 90,000 taels of silver, which is just enough for him to buy the ingredients for refining the Crimson Copper Pill and sixty pills to break through to the Breaking Aperture Realm.

Right now.

Cheng Mengling arrived.

"Brother Gu, you were looking for me?" she asked directly as soon as she arrived.

this time.

The Cheng family has already established themselves in Jiuwan City.

Gu Chen wields considerable power here.

Moreover, it is a coastal city with well-developed trade routes.

With ancient dust covering the area, the Cheng family was able to quickly expand its business.

In a short period of time.

To develop the family business to the level of a first-class family.

"Hmm." Gu Chen nodded and said, "I called you here to sell you a batch of pills, and at the same time, I want you to help me collect the ingredients for refining a special pill."

"Okay, no problem." Cheng Mengling nodded.

Gu Chen took out all the pills he had obtained from eliminating the pirates over the past two days and handed them to her: "I'll sell these pills to you at an 85% discount. Please count how much silver they cost in total."

Cheng Mengling counted the pills Gu Chen handed over and then calculated the price: "These pills, at an 85% discount, total seven thousand six hundred taels."

She paid the silver to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen took the silver and said, "I'll compile a list of materials for you later. You can use your Cheng family's business connections to acquire them for me as soon as possible."

Gu Chen gave her 30,000 taels of silver.

at this time.

In the desolate state, at the Qingyun Sword Sect.

On a plaza atop a mountain peak.

"Senior Brother Liu Chen's ranking on the Prodigy Ranking has been taken by that guy named Gu Chen. What makes him so special? His cultivation level is only at the peak of the fifth stage of the Innate Realm, not even half a step into the True Essence Realm. How could he single-handedly kill a mutated tiger demon at the peak of the fifth stage of the Innate Realm?" A disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect said indignantly.

"There's something fishy going on here. Someone must be helping him!" a disciple chimed in.

"The Night Watch and the Surveillance Bureau are both institutions of the Divine Dynasty. They must have secretly manipulated things to let Gu Chen replace Senior Brother Liu's position." Someone looked at Liu Chen.

At this moment, in the square.

Liu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly upon receiving the latest rankings of the Prodigies List.

"Hmph, the head of the Night Watch of Nine Bays City, only at the peak of the fifth level of the Innate Realm, how dare he be ranked above me?!" he sneered.

The list of geniuses is not always authoritative.

The fact that he didn't make a move doesn't mean he lacks the strength to defeat a mutated tiger demon at the peak of the fifth level of the Innate Realm.

He is now one of the strong contenders for the chief disciple position on Feidu Peak, the fourth peak of the Qingyun Sword Sect.

Rankings on the list of prodigies.

It had a great impact on him.

Don't underestimate her just because she's a nobody.

The fact that Gu Chen was ranked above him on the Prodigy Ranking is tantamount to telling the world that Gu Chen has the fighting power to fight against a True Essence Realm early stage cultivator while only at the peak of the fifth stage of the Innate Realm.

But he didn't.

Therefore, even though Gu Chen's strength is less than half a step into the True Yuan Realm, he can still rank above him.

He can no longer hide it.

We must take back this ranking.

Otherwise, his candidacy for the chief disciple of Feidu Peak would be affected.

"I'm going to Jiuwan City to challenge Gu Chen. Fellow disciples, who is willing to go with me?" Liu Chen looked around at the disciples of Feidu Peak.

"Senior brother is going to challenge Gu Chen!" Upon hearing this, all the disciples of Feidu Peak around them lit up.

"Wow!"

"I'm going too!"

"We should challenge him and defeat him directly. He's just a fifth-stage Innate Realm cultivator. What right does he have to rank above our Senior Brother Liu?" The disciples of Flying Crossing Peak echoed.

Those who share the same thoughts as Liu Chen.

There are also several geniuses in the desolate state who have made it onto the list of geniuses and whose rankings are not much lower than Gu Chen's.

The Prodigy Ranking is open to anyone under the age of 25 who has reached the fifth level of the Innate Realm.

Those who have reached the fifth level of the innate realm are generally ranked between 550 and 500.

For those at the same cultivation level, their ranking within this range is determined by their combat strength.

However, many people have never actually competed with the top-ranked individuals, so their rankings are somewhat inflated.

Then Gu Chen suddenly appeared.

He was placed directly ahead of everyone else, and the person above Gu Chen was a powerful expert at the early stage of the True Essence Realm.

The dozens of geniuses ranked after Gu Chen, whose cultivation levels were the same as his, all focused their attention on him.

If you can defeat him, you can obtain the title of the number one person before the True Essence Realm.

Who wouldn't be tempted?

The geniuses from other states may be too far away from Gu Chen to come and challenge him.

However, in the desolate state, there are geniuses whose strength ranks on the list of prodigies and whose realm, like Gu Chen's, has reached the perfect fifth stage of the Innate Realm.

They were immediately captivated.

They flocked to Jiuwan City.

Huang Jinyu, the young leader of the Mining Gang, one of the major powers in Yuehai County, is a genius ranked 537th on the Prodigy List. He is now preparing to set off for Jiuwan City.

Challenge the ancient dust.

Feng Yuan, the young master of the Feng family, one of the three first-class families in Zhenshi County, and Ye Xuemei, the daughter of the valley master of Hanfeng Valley in Huangzhou, are both ranked over 500 on the Prodigy Ranking, more than a dozen places behind Gu Chen.

They all set off for Jiuwan City.

He wants to challenge Gu Chen and take his place.

Jiuwan City, Gu Chen's residence.

Cheng Mengling had already left with his list of ingredients for the Red Copper Pill.

It's still early today.

After pondering for a moment, Gu Chen left the city directly.

Head to Yuehai County.

He's traveling at full speed and should be back before dark.

He had just sold the pills and earned over 7,000 taels of silver. He gave Cheng Mengling 30,000 taels to buy medicinal herbs, and he still had over 70,000 taels on him.

enough.

They changed their appearance during the journey.

Gu Chen arrived at Yuehai County City in the evening.

In the Xuantian Pavilion, it was sold at a 93% discount for 58,200 taels of silver.

I bought sixty second-grade Breakthrough Pills for travelers.

That evening, he returned to his residence in Jiuwan City.

Gu Chen then began to choose a breakthrough.

Take out the Four Beasts Celestial Phenomenon Technique and put it into the copper bowl.

To break through to the Breakthrough Realm, one must first comprehend the cultivation technique.

The cultivation technique corresponding to the Breakthrough Aperture Realm is the "White Tiger Breakthrough Aperture Chapter".

[For three thousand taels of silver, one can comprehend the "White Tiger Breaking Through the Apertures Chapter."]

"It will cost two thousand taels of silver more than the first chapter, Azure Dragon Meridian Opening." Gu Chen put in the silver and chose to comprehend it without hesitation.

The silver in the bowl disappeared.

Gu Chen comprehended this cultivation technique.

The White Tiger Breaking the Aperture Chapter.

It mainly uses the killing and fierce power of the White Tiger to impact the innate acupoints throughout the body, opening up the meridians and connecting all the acupoints.

If the meridians throughout the body are channels, then the acupoints throughout the body are containers that can store true essence, allowing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to connect with one's own acupoints, increasing the storage of true essence, and causing a surge in combat power.

The steps are as follows: use the cultivation technique to create the White Tiger Phenomenon, and then integrate the killing power brought by the White Tiger Phenomenon into one's own true essence, making the true essence fierce and sharp.

Introspectively examine yourself, perceive the 365 innate acupoints throughout your body, locate the acupoint nodes, lock onto the target acupoints with sharp true energy, and gradually impact them.

Each time an acupoint in the body is opened, an additional container for storing true essence is created, allowing the body to undergo a cleansing process, transforming it and increasing combat power.

First, open the acupoints in the limbs, then open the acupoints in the trunk, and finally open the core acupoints around the dantian and the sea of ​​consciousness.

Moreover, with each acupoint opened, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth can directly enter the body through the acupoint, doubling the speed of true essence recovery and greatly increasing endurance.

The process of striking acupoints must be gradual and not rushed, otherwise it may cause the acupoints to rupture and damage oneself. Of course, Gu Chen does not need to worry about this problem.

He has copper bowls to exchange for cultivation points, and with enough pills, he can quickly increase his cultivation level.

When all 365 innate acupoints in the body are opened, these acupoints can contain and nourish the White Tiger Qi, which can then be combined with the White Tiger phenomenon within the body.

This can make the White Tiger's killing power even stronger.

If combined with his Azure Dragon Phenomenon, with both phenomena activated, he could fight enemies two minor realms above him.

Gu Chen placed sixty Breakthrough Pills into the copper bowl.

Sixty second-grade Breakthrough Pills for Travelers can be exchanged for six hundred days of pure cultivation.

Gu Chen chose to exchange.

In an instant, an immense amount of cultivation power was poured into his body.

Gu Chen immediately activated the White Tiger Breaking Acupoints Technique, transforming it into White Tiger Killing True Essence to open up the acupoints in his body.

Start with the acupoints on the limbs.

Behind Gu Chen, a strange phenomenon of a white tiger appeared.

A phantom of a white tiger stood above his body, guiding sharp true energy to continuously impact the acupoints of his limbs.

The first acupoint was opened, and then instantly filled with true essence transformed from cultivation.

The same applies when the second acupoint is opened.

Then the third, the fourth...

After all the cultivation was infused, all the acupoints in his limbs were opened, and the cultivation was completely transformed into true essence and filled into the acupoints.

This caused the amount of true essence stored in Gu Chen's body to surge.

The quantity is at least ten times that of before.

Reaching the initial stage of the Breakthrough Realm.

At this moment, the true essence vortex in his dantian had already turned into a liquid state.

Once he has opened all the acupoints in his body, the true energy vortex in his dantian will directly fill the entire dantian.

When the time comes, you can fill your entire Qi Sea with true essence, transform your Qi Sea into a Spirit Sea, and break through to the Transformation Sea Realm.

Gu Chen slowly stood up.

The strange white tiger image behind him was concealed.

Feeling his own power, he felt stronger than ever before.

He previously thought that once he reached the peak of the True Essence Realm, he could contend with the early stage of the Breaking Aperture Realm.

It seems he was overthinking it.

With my current strength, even ten True Essence Realm Perfection cultivators wouldn't be a match for me.

This is a qualitative change.

Once an acupoint is opened, the physical body undergoes a cleansing and transformation. Moreover, the amount of true essence that acupoints can store is far greater than that of meridians.

For example, a martial arts attack performed at the peak of the True Essence Realm can only consume a maximum of ten points of True Essence. However, at the early stage of the Breaking Aperture Realm, a casual martial arts attack can consume dozens of points of True Essence. How can one fight like that?

The mana consumed is disproportionate, so the damage output of the skills is naturally vastly different.

Now that he has reached the Breaking Aperture Realm, even his previous first-grade martial arts skills are no longer up to par.

He now needs to spend a huge amount of money to upgrade the Demon-Suppressing Blade Technique to a superb level, giving him the power of a martial art at the early stage of the Breaking Aperture Realm.

Alternatively, you could find a new martial arts manual for second-grade practitioners.

This is a minor issue.

The Night Watch's Treasury contains many high-level martial arts techniques.

Given his current status, it wouldn't be difficult for him to obtain it.