Chapter 484: Innate Martial Profound Body

Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone Qilin Strength?!

Yan Buji widened his eyes, looking at the Golden Core Martial Cultivator before him.

The Martial Cultivator clasped his hands and said, "I am Wang Qiangsheng, I have met Senior Xu!"

Yan Buji clicked his tongue in amazement, "What a flesh body!"

Yan Buji had seen this innate Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone Qilin Strength once before in the Nan Ting Mountain Region, but at that time he was still mortal, so he naturally did not understand the strength of such a physique.

In other words, in the mundane jianghu, the physique called Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone Qilin Strength has another name in the cultivation world:

Innate Martial Profound Body!

If judged by Magical Cultivation's innate talent rating, it is comparable to the ten great celestial talent tiers!

However, this physique can only cultivate Martial Dao, so even if one has it, it will not be valued.

Of course, Wang Qiangsheng must have his own opportunity to embark on the cultivation path, and he has even reached the late Golden Core stage, which shows his opportunity and strength are quite formidable.

"When did you start cultivating?"

"Senior, it was over a hundred years ago."

A hundred years?!

Yan Buji's face twitched; he had cultivated for over two hundred years before breaking through, and this guy reaches the late Golden Core stage in just a hundred years?

But I practice Martial and Law Dual Cultivation, so a slower pace is fine.

Nevertheless, this shows that the Innate Martial Profound Body is truly unparalleled in the mortal world on the path of Martial Dao; if he also obtains the spirit‑flesh unity method, perhaps he could, like me, break through the Martial Immortal realm.

And Yan Buji naturally knows his purpose for coming.

Yan Buji smiled, "Sit down and speak."

"Yes, senior."

Wang Qiangsheng showed no sign of fear; his posture was upright, his gaze sharp, his martial intent restrained—truly a talent.

"Senior, I come here boldly to ask whether you would accept me as a disciple?"

Yan Buji looked at him, "Why do you think I would take you as a disciple?"

"This…" Wang Qiangsheng hesitated, then said, "If senior takes me as a disciple, I will give my liver and gall, and serve you like a dog and horse!"

Yan Buji shook his head, "Then that would not be taking a disciple, but recruiting a servant."

Wang Qiangsheng's eyes lit up, "Senior, you mean…"

"I can accept you as a disciple, but you must go to the arena and fight ten death duels to prove your resolve and strength."

"Thank you, senior!"

Yan Buji waved his hand, "Since I intend to take you, this condition is hardly anything for you. Yet innate talent is only one aspect; I also want to see whether, besides me, there are others who can reach the same realm."

"Yes, senior! I will certainly not disappoint you!!"

After Wang Qiangsheng left, Wu Qian and Long Zhou emerged from the back hall, laughing, "Congratulations, cultivation companion, on finding a fine disciple."

Yan Buji smiled, "Wang Qiangsheng only sees ambition and desire for strength in his eyes; do you know how he views me?"

"Hmm?"

"He looks at me as if I were a pile of gold and silver treasure," Yan Buji said with a smile.

Long Zhou and Wu Qian frowned, "In that case, this person is probably of ill intent."

"Whether he's righteous or not doesn't matter; once he becomes my disciple, he will naturally revere me like a deity!" Yan Buji said calmly.

"Since the cultivation companion has his own ideas, we won't say more. The death duels for next month have already been scheduled; you should prepare in advance?"

"Oh? Who is the opponent?"

"Probably someone like Han Lin."

Yan Buji nodded, "Give me the information to look over."

Cultivators who can come to the Heavenly Spirit Realm, aside from those at the Nascent Soul stage, have mostly taken the Heavenly Spirit Pill. The Heavenly Spirit Pill is not easy to obtain; cultivators like Wang Qiangsheng, a lone Golden Core cultivator who can reach East Star City, are few. Most other cultivators either come with their own faction or have purchased the Heavenly Spirit Pill and Heavenly Spirit Fruit elsewhere.

Yan Buji will not stay in the Heavenly Spirit Realm forever; after all, this cursed place has no spiritual energy, and once I reach the early Martial Immortal stage, I can leave.

Returning to his room, Yan Buji entered a half‑month seclusion.

Thanks to the previous death duels, the Martial Dao Dao Marks increased by over a hundred, which delighted Yan Buji greatly!

If each death duel yields such an increase, reaching the early Martial Immortal stage would take only a year or two for me.

"However, this growth of Martial Dao Dao Marks seems more like a natural increase after I adapted to my flesh body and fully mastered my power."

Yan Buji thought, fearing that higher‑intensity battles are still needed to accelerate the Dao Mark growth.

"After I, through Magical Cultivation, condense the Golden Core and cultivate properly, I will return to the Nan Ting Mountain Region to look for those two people's whereabouts," Yan Buji squinted.

The two old women he met during his mortal days at Zhi Sheng Dian might still possess other patterned existences; he had once intended to search for them, but various circumstances gave him no chance.

Now, with his own strength, he should not be easily manipulated.

With that thought, Yan Buji continued his cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

Whoa—whoa—whoa—whoa!!!

Accompanied by cheers from the arena, Yan Buji looked at the skull in his hand and took a deep breath:

"These people's tactics are endless; in just a month they already have a way to counter me?"

Yan Buji grinned, and after taking the opponent's storage bag, he won the second death duel without any mishap.

Half a year passed.

Yan Buji participates in a death duel every month, and each time wins; so far he has won six.

But evidently, the fights are becoming increasingly painful.

These arena fighters deliberately gather his data and devise targeted tactics.

The Instant Shadow Step that Yan Buji relies on has been countered by them, who found a way to break his true‑qi seed technique, once causing him to fall into a bitter battle.

Not to mention, the preparations for defending against close combat are fully equipped; there are refined spirit shields that can withstand my blows, those who have trained evasion techniques faster than I can activate Instant Shadow Step, and even some who can exchange a few moves with me in close combat!

Not to mention the magical arts they employ, each more troublesome than the last; in a death fight, it's you or me.

Even though Yan Buji's strength has been steadily increasing, it almost completely laid bare his trump cards.

Apart from magical cultivation, they have counters to all of Yan Buji's martial cultivation tactics.

However, when battle arrives, Yan Buji also possesses some of their information, allowing him to make judgments and scrape through to victory.

"But even now, in a death fight, my Dao Mark is stuck at six hundred strands and cannot be raised—what's going on?"

Yan Buji was somewhat puzzled, about to go back into seclusion for a few days to investigate the cause, when Wang Qiangsheng walked over from the side, clasped his fist and bowed:

"Master, congratulations on winning again!"

"Hmm, what's the matter?"

Wang Qiangsheng had earlier obtained Yan Buji's promise, and somehow finished the goal within a month, whereupon Yan Buji formally took him as a disciple.

Since Yan Buji gave him pointers, Wang Qiangsheng immediately recognized his deficiencies and grew ever more in awe of Yan Buji, who could instantly see his weak points.

Now, Wang Qiangsheng's gaze toward Yan Buji is filled with reverence, and he dare not think otherwise.

"Master, as you said, I have already looked into it; sure enough, this is true."

"Hmm, good."

"You're not going to handle it?"

"No need; just occasionally ask after your regular training."

"Yes."