Chapter 82: Tongyou Realm

Afterwards, he took a deep breath and began to actively withdraw all Life Qi and True Essence within his body.

He deeply compressed and hid the Origin power of his Extreme Yang Physique within the Dao Embryo at the deepest part of his heart, leaving only a faint, almost imperceptible trace of life fluctuation on the surface of his body.

At the same time, he allowed those dark purple demonic patterns to crawl all over his cheeks and neck, causing his skin to take on the greenish-gray color peculiar to a Demonic Puppet.

From the outside, Chu Chang now looked as if he had been thoroughly eroded by demonic medicine, his Divine Soul extinguished, and was slowly transforming into a lifeless Blood Fiend Demonic Puppet.

Seeing this scene, Sect Master Lin Wuwen's tense body finally relaxed, and a cold smile of victory returned to the corners of his mouth.

"Hmph, he is but a young junior after all. Even if his Physique is Heaven-Defying, in the face of absolute strength and this Seat's methods, he can only obediently accept his fate."

Sect Master Lin Wuwen sat cross-legged and began to regulate his breathing with his eyes closed, recovering from the consumption of the previous battle while dividing a strand of Divine Sense to keep a close watch on the movements in the medicine pool.

As for Chu Chang, he had completely turned into a wooden statue, sinking motionless to the bottom of the pool, letting the myriad tribulation poisons pass through his body.

A moment of forbearance, all for a thunderous strike.

Time flowed slowly in the dark and gloomy underground palace.

One day.

Ten days.

Half a month.

Chu Chang always maintained that "living dead" state.

His heartbeat had dropped to an eerie frequency of once every half an hour, and his breathing had long since stopped.

Under the secret protection of his Extreme Yang Physique, although those highly toxic demonic medicines had invaded his flesh, they could not harm his internal organs and Origin.

On the contrary, every minute and every second, he was extremely slowly and stealthily stripping away the violent demonic nature from the medicinal power, converting it into the purest life essence, silently nourishing his broken Physical Body.

Sect Master Lin Wuwen had excellent patience; he had guarded the spot almost without leaving for a full month.

However, a month passed, and Chu Chang showed no signs of resistance.

The demonic patterns on his body grew deeper, his skin had completely turned to a bronze color, and even the faint aura he emitted was identical to the Blood Fiend Demonic Puppet beside him.

By the second month.

A special fluctuation of magical power suddenly came from the direction of the Divine Sword Sect.

A communication Jade Slip in Sect Master Lin Wuwen's bosom trembled violently, and the urgent voice of a Sect Elder came from within, seemingly because an inspector from the Great Qian Dynasty had arrived, specifically asking to see the Sect Master.

Sect Master Lin Wuwen opened his eyes, his brows slightly furrowed.

He looked at Chu Chang in the pool, who was still lifeless and letting the medicinal power transform him, and then sensed the completely solidified Demonic Puppet mark on Chu Chang's body (which was actually forged by Chu Chang), finally letting go of his last defenses.

"Two months have passed, this brat's Divine Soul must have been extinguished long ago; he is now but a shell in the midst of transformation."

Sect Master Lin Wuwen stood up and brushed his sleeves. This Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Marrow Pool usually takes forty-nine to one hundred days to refine a top-tier Demonic Puppet, and since Chu Chang's Physique is special, it is normal for the transformation to take longer.

Now that the Great Qian inspector had arrived, as the Divine Sword Sect Leader, if he did not show himself, it would certainly arouse suspicion.

"This Seat will first go and deal with that inspector. When this Seat returns, that will be the day your Sharp Weapon is successfully completed!"

Sect Master Lin Wuwen gave a cold smile, finally setting up several defensive and aura-isolating Formations at the entrance of the cave, then his figure turned into a ray of blood light, rushing out of the cave and disappearing into the night.

Rumble.

The cave gate slowly closed, and the entire underground palace fell into deathly silence once again.

At the moment Sect Master Lin Wuwen left and the barrier closed.

Chu Chang, who had been lying quietly at the bottom of the pool like a corpse, suddenly opened his tightly closed eyelids.

In the black-red pool water, two streaks of golden light, as if tangible, flashed by, tearing two vacuum channels through the viscous medicinal liquid.

"Sect Master Lin Wuwen… you have finally left."

Chu Chang said coldly in his heart with a hoarse voice.

Now, it was his time.

"Extreme Yang Divine Power, full activation! Give this Seat, refine!"

Boom!

The terrifying power that had been suppressed for two whole months erupted within Chu Chang's body in an instant like a volcanic eruption.

He no longer hid; the "Sun Origin" within his Chaos Physique fully awakened at this moment. He turned into a dazzling golden sun at the bottom of the pool, scorching Pure Yang True Fire emanating from his body, instantly boiling the viscous dark purple medicinal liquid around him.

Those highly toxic demonic medicines that were originally intended to corrode his Physical Body and extinguish his Divine Soul emitted harsh "sizzling" sounds in the face of the extremely Yang and rigid Pure Yang True Fire, and the Demonic Path will and sinister resentment contained within them were instantly evaporated and purified.

What remained was the purest and most massive life essence and energy, gathered by this medicine pool from tens of thousands of living beings and countless Heaven And Earth Treasures!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

A huge energy vortex formed in the pool with Chu Chang as the center.

Chu Chang opened every pore on his body, devouring this massive amount of energy hungrily.

His Purple Mansion Dao Embryo spun crazily, and the originally shriveled Dao Embryo, under the infusion of vast energy, began to expand at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Purple Mansion Early Stage… Purple Mansion Middle Stage… Purple Mansion Late Stage!!!

Not only that, but that energy was also constantly tempering his Physical Body.

"Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Marrow" was inherently a top-tier Body Tempering divine medicine.

Under the purification of the Pure Yang True Fire, these divine medicines turned into wisps of golden liquid, merging into Chu Chang's bones, muscles, and Meridians.

His bones began to transform into a jade-like substance with faint golden patterns, his muscle fibers became tougher than divine iron, and the sound of thunder faintly roared within every drop of his blood.

Pain, it was still painful. But this time, it was the pain of shedding one's Mortal body and transforming like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon!

I do not know how much time passed.

When the last drop of medicinal liquid in the pool turned into nothingness, and the last wisp of Pure Yang fire retreated into his body.

The entire huge stone pool had completely dried up, leaving only a pile of purified white bone ash.

Chu Chang slowly stood up from the bottom of the pool.

At this moment, his black hair cascaded behind his head like a waterfall, his skin was as fair as jade, flowing with a faint divine light; where was there any trace of the greenish-gray color of the Demonic Puppet from before?

Within his body, surging True Essence roared like a vast ocean, and his cultivation had forcefully crossed several minor Realms, reaching the Purple Mansion Realm Peak!!!!

Even more terrifying was his Physical Body. Under the dual tempering of the Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Marrow and the Chaos Physique, his Physical Body had broken the shackles of a Mortal, emitting an abstruse aura that resonated with heaven and earth.

That was a Physical Body at the Tongyou Realm level!

Now, with his Physical Body strength alone, he could tear apart a Purple Mansion Realm Cultivator; combined with his Purple Mansion Peak cultivation, even if Sect Master Lin Wuwen were in front of him, he would have absolute certainty of fighting and killing him!

Chu Chang raised his head, looking at the tightly closed cave gate, a cold arc appearing at the corners of his mouth.

"Sect Master Lin Wuwen, the big show should come to an end."

Rumble!!!

The Restriction on the heavy stone gate collapsed inch by inch with a casual wave of Chu Chang's hand.

He stepped out of the dark stone room filled with the smell of blood, and the mountain wind blowing against his face carried the fresh scent of soil, making his chest, which had been stifled for two months, feel refreshed.

Standing on the edge of the cliff, Chu Chang's black hair flew in the wind, feeling the Purple Mansion Peak True Essence surging like raging waves within his body, and that Tongyou Realm Physical Body that could tear through the Void Realm with a wave of his hand.

"Sect Master Lin Wuwen, you could never dream that the Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Marrow Pool you painstakingly brewed would ultimately become my stepping stone."

Chu Chang gazed into the distance towards the direction of the Divine Sword Sect's main Peak.

There, clouds and mist curled, and immortal birds could be faintly heard chirping, but through his Origin Divine Eyes, he could see a layer of faint, blood-colored Formation patterns that were almost integrated with heaven and earth!!

That was the Divine Sword Sect's Sect-Protecting Formation, and also Sect Master Lin Wuwen's last reliance.

"Hoo…" Chu Chang took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the impulse to kill his way to the main Peak immediately.

"Although my strength has skyrocketed now, and I am not even afraid of Sect Master Lin Wuwen, the Divine Sword Sect is a Sect with a thousand-year Legacy. If its Sect-Protecting Formation is fully activated, its power is comparable to a strike from the Primordial Spirit Realm. If I rush in rashly, once Sect Master Lin Wuwen is desperate and activates the Formation, I might very likely repeat the same mistakes."

A calm light of wisdom flashed in Chu Chang's deep eyes.

"The best way is to wait at ease for the exhausted enemy. This is Sect Master Lin Wuwen's secret underground palace; he will definitely return to check on the progress of the Demonic Puppet. I will wait for him here and turn this place into his burial ground!"

Having made up his mind, Chu Chang turned back and returned to the empty cave.

He sat cross-legged beside the dried-up stone pool and took out a few Jade Slips from his bosom. These Jade Slips were all top-tier Cultivation Techniques he had plundered from the Xiao Family's treasure pavilion back then.

"It will still take some time for Sect Master Lin Wuwen to return. Now that my Realm is established, it is the time to thoroughly fuse these Cultivation Techniques and turn them into my own combat power!"

Chu Chang cast aside distracting thoughts, his Divine Sense sank into the Jade Slips, and he began to Cultivate in seclusion.

The first thing Chu Chang contemplated was the "Sword Cultivation Art".

This Cultivation Technique was extremely peculiar, emphasizing "Cultivate the sword with the body, the intent precedes the sword". A Cultivator needs to open a Sword Meridian within their body, nourishing their Natal Flying Sword with True Essence day and night; the longer the sword is nurtured, the more terrifying its power will be when unleashed.

If it were an ordinary person, wanting to Cultivate this Cultivation Technique to a profound Realm would require decades or even hundreds of years of grinding effort. But Chu Chang at this moment possessed the "Taiyin-Taiyang Chaos Physique" and even more so, a Physical Body at the Tongyou Realm level as a carrier.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

He saw the Chaos True Essence within his body turn into two colors of Yin and Yang, forming an invisible furnace. The Jade Slip recording the "Sword Cultivation Art" instantly turned into fly ash under the roasting of the Pure Yang fire, and countless abstruse Sword Dao runes merged into his brow like moths to a flame.

Chu Chang used his own Tongyou Jade Bones as a sheath and his Purple Mansion Peak True Essence as a whetstone.

One day.

Three days.

Seven days.

His breathing gradually became faint, but the Sword Intent radiating from his body became sharper and sharper; in the end, even the three feet of Void Realm around his body were cut into pieces by that invisible and intangible sharp Sword Qi.

[Ding! Detected that the host has cultivated "Sword Cultivation Art" to Great Perfection, triggering Physique resonance, gaining exclusive trait: [Sword Descending From The Sky]!]

[trait: Sword Descending From The Sky (Active)] — The host can ignore spatial barriers and summon a Rule Divine Sword condensed from Pure Yang Sword Qi in the void one hundred zhang above the enemy's head at any time and place. This sword has extremely strong concealment and penetration, carries "Absolute Lock" and "Defense Break" attributes, and is a supreme secret technique for stealthy sneak attacks and one-hit kills.

Chu Chang opened his eyes, a satisfied arc curling at the corners of his mouth.

"Anytime, anywhere, summoned out of thin air…" He muttered to himself, forming his fingers into a sword and pointing at the top of his head.

Hum!

Without any warning of magical power fluctuation, a phantom divine sword radiating the aura of a scorching sun emerged silently from the rocks at the top of the cave, its sword tip spitting out terrifying sharpness, pointing directly at the open space below. If not for Chu Chang's own control, if this sword fell, it would be enough to nail an unprepared Purple Mansion Realm Cultivator to death on the spot.

"What a divine skill for sneak attacks. Sect Master Lin Wuwen, this sword, I will save it for you."

After practicing the sword technique, Chu Chang did not stop. He picked up the second Jade Slip, "Vajra Invincible Art".

This is an extremely domineering Body Tempering Cultivation Technique; it is rumored that when cultivated to the extreme, one can tear apart Magic Treasures with their bare hands and be Vajra-Indestructible.

However, this Cultivation Technique has extremely high requirements for Physical Body Aptitude, and the cultivation process is extremely painful, requiring various violent external forces to hammer the Physical Body.

But for Chu Chang, who already possessed a Tongyou Realm Physical Body, this Cultivation Technique was simply a supplement tailored for him.

"Shatter for me!"

Chu Chang squeezed with both hands, the Jade Slip shattered, and the Cultivation Technique mantras turned into streams of golden light, merging into his limbs and bones.

"Roar!!!"

Within Chu Chang's body, the sound of a Dragon and Tiger roaring faintly emerged.

He circulated the "Vajra Invincible Art", and the bones within his body that had already transformed into jade began to emit a cold, metallic luster, and a layer of dense and ancient golden Sanskrit characters appeared on the surface of his skin.

The Tongyou Realm Physical Body was already powerful, and now, under the blessing of this Buddhist Body Tempering divine skill, it began to transform towards another more terrifying dimension.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

With every breath Chu Chang took, the sound produced by his heartbeat was like a divine drum roaring. Extremely difficult-to-detect gray Impurities were expelled from his pores; that was a manifestation of the further purification of his Physical Body.

By the fifteenth day.

Chu Chang's body suddenly shook violently, and a circle of dazzling golden ripples swept out from within his body, cracking the stone walls of the cave with countless cobweb-like fissures.

[Ding! Detected that the host has cultivated "Vajra Invincible Art" to Great Perfection, triggering Body Tempering extreme Realm, gaining exclusive trait [Dharma Treasure Body]!]

[trait: Dharma Treasure Body (Passive)] — The host's Physical Body hardness and magical power resistance have completely transformed, and the Physical Body hardness is comparable to a top-grade defensive Magic Treasure of the same Realm. Immune to all physical damage from mundane weapons and Magic Treasures below Medium Grade, and has a 30% absolute damage reduction effect against Spell bombardment.

Chu Chang clenched his fists, feeling as if he were holding ten thousand jun of thunder in his palms.

He took out a Medium Grade Flying Sword Magic Treasure he had captured earlier from his Storage Pouch, and without mobilizing the True Essence in his body, relying purely on his Physical Body strength, he grasped the blade and bent it with force.

Snap!

That Medium Grade Flying Sword, which could cut through iron like mud, was, under the kneading of Chu Chang's flesh palm, actually as fragile as ordinary iron, directly snapped into two halves, and not even a white mark was left on Chu Chang's palm.

"A Physical Body comparable to a top-grade Magic Treasure…" Chu Chang muttered to himself, a sharp light bursting in his eyes, "Now, even without using True Essence to protect my body, if I just stand there and let ordinary Purple Mansion Realm Cultivators hack at me, they won't be able to hurt me in the slightest!"