Whenever I smirk, someone gets slapped in the face for showing off! —The Smirking Dragon King
Although Du Tianle didn't smirk when he smiled.
The effect was almost the same.
Target 《Jiazi Body Forging Art, begin infusion!
【Deduction Begins! 】
【First Year, you begin to temper your Physical Body and refine your frame. 】
【Without the aid of medicinal baths, every step brings you immense hardship and pain. 】
【But at the brink of Life and Death, there is no room for retreat; you can only grit your teeth and persevere! 】
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【Tenth Year, your Physical Body grows increasingly robust. 】
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【Thirtieth Year, the suffering continues! 】
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【Sixtieth Year, you suddenly feel your Physical Body automatically absorbing the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth. 】
【《Jiazi Body Forging Art, Entry Level! 】
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【Sixty-First Year, merely reaching Entry Level is not enough; you decide to continue tempering. 】
【Spiritual Qi penetrates the skin, beginning to seep deep into the muscles. 】
【You effortlessly develop an eight-pack of abs…… 】
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【One Hundred and Twentieth Year, after tempering for a full sixty years, your muscles are as tough as steel. 】
【The robust muscles bring explosive strength. 】
【《Jiazi Body Forging Art, Minor Accomplishment! 】
【You are still not satisfied and continue to hone it. 】
【Spiritual Power penetrates the Tendons and bones, hammering them like a giant sledgehammer. 】
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【One Hundred and Eightieth Year, another sixty years of unbearable pain. 】
【Your Tendons and bones are as indestructible as steel rebar mixed with number 42 concrete! 】
【《Jiazi Body Forging Art, Major Accomplishment! 】
【You grit your teeth and keep persisting. 】
【The Spiritual Power for body forging begins to permeate the internal organs. 】
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【Two Hundred and Fortieth Year, the endless suffering of sixty years has made you gradually numb. 】
【Your internal organs are even stronger and more vigorous! 】
【《Jiazi Body Forging Art, Perfection! 】
【Just as you were about to end this painful experience. 】
【You suddenly discover that the 《Jiazi Body Forging Art seems to have potential for further advancement. 】
【After hesitating repeatedly, you resolutely decide to push yourself one more time! 】
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【The Spiritual Power for body forging rushes wildly within your body, but it cannot find any place to enhance itself! 】
【The ever-increasing spiritual pressure makes you constantly worry that you might suddenly explode. 】
【Your blood begins to boil! 】
【The Spiritual Power with nowhere to vent seems to touch upon something. 】
【That is a secret hidden deep within your bloodline! 】
【However, this basic Body Tempering Cultivation Method is not enough for you to understand those secrets. 】
【Three Hundredth Year, you finally reach the end. 】
【《Jiazi Body Forging Art, Extreme Realm! 】
【Your Body Cultivator Realm reaches the Foundation Establishment Stage. 】
【You comprehend the Body Tempering Divine Ability—Limb Regeneration! 】
Limb Regeneration: The robust Physical Body grants a miraculous ability; even if limbs are severed, they can grow back!
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Below the ranking list manifested by the Heavenly Book.
A large crowd of Cultivators who had just finished watching the spectacle were preparing to leave.
Suddenly, they heard someone exclaim:
“Damn, look quickly, that Cultivator from Tiannan Continent, he moved up!”
“Moved up? What the hell? Can the Heavenly Pride List give birth?”
“Stop your damn joking, look at the list!”
Heavenly Pride Ding List, Ninth Place, Tiannan Continent, Du Tianle, Human Race Cultivator, Foundation Establishment Early Stage!
“This list must be wrong.”
Everyone looked at the speaker with the gaze reserved for idiots.
It was understandable.
Since the Heavenly Book manifested the ranking list, it had never made a mistake in over one hundred thousand years.
Compared to the possibility of the Heavenly Book Ranking List being wrong,
people were more willing to believe that this Du Tianle
had achieved another breakthrough in such a short period of Time.
But what kind of thing could cause such a jump of seven or eight ranks?
One must remember, this was the Heavenly Pride List!
The Azure World has trillions of living beings.
With such a large base number, even if the cultivation conditions were harsh,
the number of Cultivators was like carp crossing a river—countless.
Anyone who could make it onto the Heavenly Pride List was one in ten thousand.
This Du Tianle ranked seventeenth on his first day on the list.
And in a short while, he climbed to ninth place again.
It’s truly heaven-defying, like a heaven-defying person opening the door for another heaven-defying person, reaching the peak of heaven-defying.
Just as everyone was sighing in amazement.
The intelligence disciples from the major Sects went frantic—
The intelligence they just sent out was already outdated.
Well, they had to send another report quickly.
Lest they be charged with submitting false reports by their Sect……
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Just now, upon hearing the Old Man Earth God mention Body Cultivation.
Du Tianle suddenly remembered that he still had a Body Cultivator Cultivation Method he hadn't practiced.
Adopting an attitude of treating a dead horse as if it were alive, he began infusing Lifespan.
He hadn't expected that a mere basic Body Tempering Cultivation Method would consume so much.
Fortunately, when advancing from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment,
his Lifespan had increased by one hundred years.
Combined with what he had remaining, it was just enough.
The 《Jiazi Body Forging Art not only brought immense power,
but it even allowed him to master a Divine Ability!
Even his height increased slightly.
His original height of less than 1.8 meters was now estimated to be slightly over 1.8 meters.
This made Du Tianle very satisfied.
He clenched his fist, feeling the surging power.
He slowly opened his eyes, finally revealing a slight smile.
Then he grabbed the Spirit Devouring Vine around his neck and pulled hard.
The profound Runes on the Spirit Devouring Vine flashed wildly.
It writhed and struggled like a long snake.
But it simply couldn't overcome the immense strength.
Du Tianle slowly pulled it off his neck as if yanking a rubber band.
Then he shook his head.
The collar-like Spirit Devouring Vine was removed from his neck.
The Old Man Earth God shrieked:
“How is this possible? You are clearly a Sword Cultivator!”
“How can you have such great strength?!”
Du Tianle slowly stood up.
A series of cracking sounds erupted from all his joints.
“Who told you I am a Sword Cultivator?!”
“Also, who says a Sword Cultivator cannot temper their body?”
“A mere little Earth God dares to speak presumptuously about cultivation—how laughable!”
Feeling Du Tianle’s overwhelming pressure, the Old Man Earth God completely panicked.
“High Immortal, I, this humble old man, did not intend to harm you.”
“I was just momentarily confused.”
“Please, High Immortal……”
Du Tianle couldn't be bothered with him, taking a large stride forward.
He smashed a heavy punch toward the head of the Old Man Earth God.
The speed was too fast for the Earth God to dodge.
Just one punch.
It smashed the Earth God into pieces.
Then it turned into wisps of green smoke and vanished completely.
Du Tianle froze.
What was going on?
Did it run away? Or did it die?
Having never encountered the Incense Fire Godhood Path, he was completely bewildered.
He could only remain cautiously vigilant.
At this moment, the System Prompt sounded:
【Earth God, Spirit Enlightenment Mid Stage. 】
【Killing it granted one hundred years of Lifespan. 】
【Your Remaining Lifespan: One hundred and two years. 】
Du Tianle finally relaxed.
Although he didn't understand the Incense Fire Godhood Path, since the System indicated a kill,
it meant the Old Man Earth God was truly dead.
But only one hundred years of Lifespan—isn't that a bit too little?
After all, the other party was an Old Monster who had lived for over a thousand years……
Looking at it this way, the combat power of the Incense Fire Godhood Path is truly trash.
He couldn't even withstand a single punch from him.
They only know how to play tricks.
But you can't deny it.
He almost fell for the trick, damn it.
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Du Tianle had no choice but to stay in this Bear cave for two more days.
There was no other way; the True Essence swallowed by the Spirit Devouring Vine had to be replenished, right?
This recovery took two days.
Two days later.
Du Tianle frowned slightly as he looked at the two items in his hand.
One was the Spirit Devouring Vine that nearly cost him his life.
According to what the Old Man Earth God said,
this thing was a great treasure.
Its uses were endless.
As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, one fears a well rope for ten years.
Who knows if there are other side effects.
However, in cultivation, a little danger is normal.
Anyone who is too cautious, what the hell are they cultivating for?
Thinking of this,
Du Tianle unhesitatingly wrapped the Spirit Devouring Vine around his left wrist.
Then he stared at it intently with wide eyes.
As soon as it was wrapped on,
the thing acted as if alive, automatically adjusting its size.
Then several tendrils emerged from the vine.
They fiercely pierced into his flesh.
The Old Man Earth God had said.
This thing was a parasitic spiritual plant.
It not only absorbed True Essence and Spiritual Qi but also Essence Blood.
It didn't hurt,
but it felt creepy.
Perhaps because it absorbed too much True Essence when it was around his neck the previous two days.
This time, it didn't absorb any True Essence.
Instead, it had quite a demand for his blood.
However, Du Tianle’s Physical Body was powerful now; he could even regenerate limbs.
A mere bit of Essence Blood was naturally not an issue.
As Time passed,
the originally withered yellow vine
actually became crimson and translucent.
At a glance, it looked like a red jade bracelet about two fingers wide.
Just as he was observing it closely,
the System prompt sounded again:
【The Spirit Devouring Vine has consumed one year of your Lifespan! 】
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