Chapter 637: Cyan Bone

"So that's how it is."

Li Fei recalled that blade strike which had once stunned the heavens and earth, murmuring to himself.

Shi Caiming had just said that the vast majority of Martial Arts Masters could not even reach the 'Profound Realm' level of Dao-Qi, yet Hao Yi's final strike had actually reached the 'Creation' level—it was truly too shocking!

Subconsciously, he gripped the Ghost-Slaying Blade in his hand tighter, a surge of anger rising in his heart!

If not for that tragedy back then, given Hao Yi's talent and aptitude, what realm would he be at today?

Hao Yi had begun to challenge the realm of Martial Arts Master before the age of 26; had he not been interfered with, he would have been a Martial Arts Master even younger than Ming Qi.

The title of number one in history should have long since been taken by Hao Yi.

Coupled with his attainments in blade technique, perhaps he would have already entered the Dao through the blade by now, adding another Martial Saint to the human world!

Unfortunately, there are no "ifs."

"Before your Master realized the 'Heaven and Earth Blade,' he derived three forms of Dao-Qi based on the foundations of the Heavenly Gang Sect. You should learn these three forms first, and only then go on to comprehend the 'Heaven and Earth Blade'."

Shi Caiming glanced at the blade hilt Li Fei was clutching and spoke.

"Yes, I ask for your guidance, Principal."

Li Fei bowed to Shi Caiming.

He suddenly thought of something: Shi Caiming was so familiar with the techniques Hao Yi created that perhaps Hao Yi had received his guidance while creating them.

Perhaps the process of creation had been a joint effort between the two.

Images could not help but surface in Li Fei's mind:

Before becoming the principal of the Martial Arts University, Shi Caiming was already a famous master in Feng Province, having guided many people, with students spread throughout the province.

Upon meeting Hao Yi, he was stunned by the other's talent and, out of a love for talent, took the initiative to guide him.

Soon, Hao Yi relied on his peerless talent to push the martial arts of the Heavenly Gang Sect to their limit.

In order not to be restricted, he began to attempt self-creation.

This process could not have been without Shi Caiming's careful guidance.

It was precisely because of this Grandmaster's selfless teaching and guidance that Hao Yi was able to innovate and create three new forms of Dao-Qi.

And ultimately, he was able to realize the 'Heaven and Earth Blade,' a Dao-Qi of the 'Creation' level.

And when Shi Caiming had risked everything to stand against all the powerful figures of Datong Prefecture to forcibly save Hao Yi's life, it was because in the days they had known each other, they were not just master and disciple, but closer than master and disciple.

Thinking of this, Li Fei felt even more respect for the old man before him.

"Don't be in such a hurry to learn the blade; the things you wanted have arrived."

Shi Caiming pointed behind Li Fei.

Li Fei turned to look and saw two instructors carrying a box up the mountain. The two placed the box at Li Fei's feet, bowed to Shi Caiming and Li Fei, and turned to leave.

"The fourth implant I need to incorporate?"

Li Fei guessed what it was.

He opened the box at his feet; inside was a case of pale cyan liquid.

A piece of white bone was soaking in the liquid, emitting a faint fragrance.

This was the fourth implant that Li Fei's 【Primordial Heavenly Gold】 needed to incorporate—the 【Cyan Bone】.

His third implant was the fire-attributed 【Flame Core】; wood generates fire, so the fourth implant was the wood-attributed 【Cyan Bone】, third-grade superior quality.

The initial implantation site for 【Steel Armor】 was the skin.

The initial implantation site for 【Ghost Feet】 was the flesh and blood of the feet.

The initial implantation site for 【Flame Core】 was the heart.

In the process of the implants growing, Li Fei's entire body's skin, flesh, blood, and internal organs had been comprehensively strengthened in turn.

Now that he was to implant the 【Cyan Bone】, the initial site of implantation was his bones.

Once the 【Cyan Bone】 grew to the Qi-Transformation stage, his entire skeletal structure would also receive a comprehensive strengthening.

Skin, flesh, blood, internal organs, and now bones—Li Fei's entire body, from the inside out, would be strengthened!

In this way, Li Fei's physique would rise to a new level.

All of his extraordinary abilities would also receive a boost!

Every martial foundation has its own wonders; when predecessors and sages paired the five implants to form a Dao-foundation, they considered the completeness of the 'structure.'

And after Li Fei incorporated the 【Cyan Bone】, the 'structure' at the physical level would be complete.

The greatest characteristic of the 【Primordial Heavenly Gold】 Dao-foundation is its capacity for inclusion and defense.

As the most difficult Dao-foundation to cultivate in the Heavenly Gang Sect, it was enough to rival the other top-tier Dao-foundations of the current age!

Ordinary Dao-foundations only undergo a qualitative change after incorporating all five implants, but 【Primordial Heavenly Gold】 would undergo a qualitative change after incorporating the fourth.

Later, upon incorporating the fifth implant, it would undergo yet another qualitative change!

This is the power of a top-tier Dao-foundation.

The first qualitative change of 【Primordial Heavenly Gold】 highlights its powerful defensive capabilities:

With the comprehensive strengthening of tendons, bones, skin, flesh, blood, and internal organs, Li Fei's first extraordinary ability, 'Tyrant Body,' would see its defensive power increase by at least double!

Not only that, the extraordinary ability brought by the 【Cyan Bone】 implant itself is called 'Jade Bone,' which allows Li Fei to temporarily coat his entire skeletal structure with a special substance secreted by the implant.

This substance can make the bones become exceptionally sturdy and connected as one; when one part bears force, the entire skeletal structure shares the load.

The human body's limit for bearing force depends largely on the strength of the bones; when the bones can withstand more force, the body's limit naturally goes up.

Combined with 'Tyrant Body,' Li Fei's defensive power could be raised by another notch!

And for Li Fei, since his body's force-bearing limit had increased, it was not just his defense that was enhanced, but also his attack power.

Because he had 【Blood Rage】.

The limit of 【Blood Rage】 had always been restricted by his body's force-bearing limit; when this limit increased significantly, the upper limit of 【Blood Rage】 would rise accordingly.

Therefore, the 【Cyan Bone】 implant had a different significance for Li Fei than the previous three.

This would be another leap in his strength!

Li Fei took the piece of white bone directly out of the liquid and held it upright in his palm.

Then, he channeled his Primordial Vajra Qi to wrap the bone completely.

Soon, the bone began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye, merging into his palm.

Slowly, Li Fei felt a warm liquid spreading from his hand bones, quickly wrapping around his entire right arm.

Finally, the spread stopped at his right arm; this was the limit of the 【Cyan Bone】 at the Embryo-Nurturing stage.

As Li Fei gradually allowed the 【Cyan Bone】 to grow, it would slowly wrap around his entire skeletal structure.

At Li Fei's cultivation speed, he would be able to cultivate the 【Cyan Bone】 to the Qi-Transformation stage in at most one month!

"【Primordial Heavenly Gold】..."

Shi Caiming watched Li Fei complete the absorption of the 【Cyan Bone】. "Only at this step can your Dao-foundation be considered to have entered the hall. Your Master originally wanted to cultivate this Dao-foundation too, but he couldn't find the second-grade superior 【Steel Armor】 at the time, so he had to settle for the next best thing and cultivate 【Steel Core】."

Only then did Li Fei realize that Hao Yi hadn't cultivated 【Primordial Heavenly Gold】 because of a lack of resources.

Throughout his own journey, he had almost never lacked resources.

But in reality, in Hao Yi's era, there were no universities, and the threshold for the Martial Lecture Hall was far higher than it is now; ordinary people couldn't get in at all.

The resources Hao Yi could access at that time were far inferior to Li Fei's.

Thinking of this, Li Fei felt even more pity for Hao Yi.

For the rest of the time, he followed Shi Caiming to learn the blade.

He learned the three forms of Dao-Qi, including the 【Fire Trees and Silver Flowers, a Night Without Darkness】 technique from earlier.

It was not until evening that Li Fei descended the mountain to leave and have dinner with Li Tianyu.

After dinner, Li Fei walked out of the Martial Arts University alone.

His figure moved like a ghost through the shadows, and with a thought, he cast a 'Leaf Blinding the Eyes' technique.

After skillfully turning through the streets and alleys a few times to ensure no one was following him, Li Fei headed in a certain direction.

Ten minutes later, he arrived outside the Cyan-Faced Villa.

By this time, he had changed into a black robe and put on his long-unused ghost mask.

The Cyan-Faced Ghost King was finally "online" again.

Li Fei had left Datong Prefecture last August to participate in a competition and had only just returned.

For these past few months, Li Fei had been managing the "empire" he had built in Datong Prefecture remotely.

Having not appeared for so long, it was inevitable that those below would have some thoughts.

Moreover, although Li Fei had unified the underworld of Datong Prefecture, his foundation was still too thin, and there were too few experts under his command to hold such a large territory.

With the Cyan-Faced Ghost King not appearing for so long, the underworld of Datong Prefecture had been surging with undercurrents for quite some time.

Inside the Cyan-Faced Villa, a meeting was being held tonight.

Or rather—an underworld negotiation.

Outside an open space in a villa area, several hundred subordinates stood in distinct groups.

Almost everyone was holding a gun!

Several factions were confronting each other, the atmosphere tense.

Inside the villa, the first-floor lobby was resplendent with gold and jade.

A total of six people were sitting on chairs, divided into left and right sides.

The three people on the left were the head steward of the Cyan-Faced Villa, Yang Zhe, one of the "Three Scholars" left behind by the former "Beast King" Yu Longqing.

Another was the representative sent by the Zhang family of Datong Prefecture, the manager of the main branch, Ma Le.

The Zhang family was an ally of the Cyan-Faced Ghost King, so they had also sent someone to attend tonight's "negotiation."

The final representative of the Cyan-Faced Ghost King's forces, sitting in the center position, was a woman with short hair who looked full of heroic spirit, Zhao Yi.

Before leaving Datong Prefecture, Li Fei had Zhao Yi enter the Green-Faced Mountain Villa to work.

He did not fully trust Yang Zhe, who had surrendered, so he "promoted" Zhao Yi, letting her serve as the Green-Faced Ghost King's representative in the open.

Therefore, for tonight's "negotiation," Zhao Yi sat in the central position.

Opposite the three of them sat three men, each with a distinct temperament.

These three represented the three most influential forces in the current Datong Prefecture martial arts world, aside from the Green-Faced Ghost King:

The Chief who held sway over both the underworld and the legitimate world in Mingqi City.

The Bai family, who covered the sky with one hand in Baiyang City.

The Ghost-Slaying Gang, a newly risen faction in Datong Prefecture City.

Tonight, all three major forces had sent representatives to "negotiate" with the Green-Faced Mountain Villa to re-divide everyone's spheres of influence.

"The Marquis of Jing'an just arrived in Datong Prefecture today; you all have quite a lot of nerve choosing to come to the Green-Faced Mountain Villa to negotiate tonight."

Inside the main hall, Yang Zhe said with a smile, looking very amiable.

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