Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

First and foremost naturally was the progression in the strength of his blood.

"Blood Qi Smoke: 99%" had already become "Blood Qi like Dragon: 1%"

This was to be expected, so Wang Sheng wasn’t particularly surprised.

What was most important were the other correlated improvements.

"Refining Essence to Qi: 48%

Five Internal Organs Containing God at the beginning: 34%

True Body: 36%"

First of all was Wang Sheng’s realm; the advancement in Blood Qi directly sped up his cultivation progress, Qi Blood Power operated at a high intensity, and he refined elixirs countless times within a short period. The progress in refining shot up directly from "41%" to "48%".

Don’t underestimate the progress of only seven percent; this was something Wang Sheng might not be able to accomplish in one or two months of cultivation.

Yet, in this one transformation, he had achieved it in a short period.

This gain couldn’t be described as anything short of significant.

The progress in elixir refining had advanced by nearly half, and although there was still some time before he could truly refine a great elixir, it was enough to make Wang Sheng joyous.

Then there was the progress of the Five Internal Gods.

The Five Internal Gods played a significant role in the advancement of Blood Qi this time.

Wang Sheng’s Foundation Method was the Inner Core Skill.

All Qi-Blood transformations had to go through the five viscera.

The birth of the Five Internal Gods not only reinforced the five viscera but also better integrated the body and provided Blood Qi in a timely manner, ensuring the smooth advancement of the Blood Qi.

Although the presence of a progress bar reduced the risk to a minimum, Wang Sheng still felt the function of the Five Internal Gods.

Although the Five Internal Gods had just been born, they were already starting to exert their effects.

This time, with the Blood Qi advancement, the Five Internal Gods also benefited, leaping from the original "28%" directly to "34%". Although not as substantial as the progress of "Refining Essence to Qi. Refining," it was still quite decent.

The greatest progress was in the "True Body".

This transformation of Wang Sheng was more inclined towards the whole, so the "True Body", which represented the body, received the greatest benefit. It went directly from the original "22%" to "36%", a one-time advancement of twelve percent.

Improving the True Body wasn’t any easier than the refining stage, and to increase by so much so suddenly was undoubtedly a huge surprise to Wang Sheng.

Whether it was the enhancement of "Five Internal Organs Containing God" or "True Body", both offered Wang Sheng substantial benefits.

The Five Internal Gods made controlling power much simpler for Wang Sheng. Even with such a significant upgrade this time, he didn’t feel any imbalance of power. His control over his power remained perfect, and in the future, it might even give birth to incredibly powerful Divine Skills.

The benefits of the True Body were more straightforward and brutal—substantial increases in physical strength, significant boosts in defensive power. Previously, without using anything other than his physical fitness, he could only contend with Grandmasters.

But now, even if he only utilized his physical fitness, he could easily crush a Grandmaster.

Others he wasn’t sure about, but with a Grandmaster of Yue’s caliber, he only needed one punch to easily settle the matter.

These were the substantial benefits brought by the Blood Qi advancement, a complete transformation.

A lifespan of five hundred years had already reached the pinnacle in this world.

As for strength, whether he could win against a Great Grandmaster could only be known after crossing hands, but he was confident that even if he couldn’t defeat one, he could still retreat unscathed.

While Wang Sheng was digesting his progress, a group of people stealthily approached him.

It was the same five individuals from earlier.

After Wang Sheng withdrew his Qi Blood Power, the pressure dissipated, and astonishingly, the five had not left.

They believed the treasure had fully formed and purified itself.

Wang Sheng’s Qi Blood Power had destroyed everything around him, and they thought that was the power of the treasure.

Upon entering the range of destruction, the group saw Wang Sheng. Their eyes seemed somewhat dull, yet the words they spoke were extremely arrogant.

"Kid, did you see the treasure just now? Hand it over quickly, and we’ll spare your life!"

Wang Sheng opened his eyes and saw these few people.

Just a moment ago, he had already sensed someone entering the range of his Blood Qi’s power, and these were people he didn’t feel like bothering with.

Yet these few were so greedy, so devoid of sense, that upon seeing him, they began making threats without even inquiring about his strength.

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To have lived this long, this was the first time he had seen such a person.

He didn’t pay attention and, with a thought of his divine consciousness, the withered branches on the ground moved; then, under the control of his divine consciousness, they instantly transformed into sharp blades.

Swish!

The bodies of the five people were directly pierced through, with no screams.

These five were just an outpost, there was absolutely no need for idle chatter, not to say talking wasn’t necessary at all.

Most importantly, someone was hiding behind these "five people."

"Come out, although you’ve hidden yourself well, I’ve still discovered you!"

When Wang Sheng had used his divine thought with the intention of killing those five, he had detected something off.

Though these five appeared to be alive, they had actually lost the breath of life, which was why they didn’t react at all even when pierced through.

"Hehe, truly ruthless, these five were controlled by me, and yet you killed them outright."

A person in a black robe stepped out from behind a tree in the distance, their face shrouded in a mist-like substance that made it impossible to see their true appearance.

Wang Sheng’s divine thought instantly caught up to them, investigating their particulars.

The person in the black robe did not react, seeming unaware of the function of divine thought.

Thus, Wang Sheng easily made out the particulars of the person in the black robe.

"Not human?"

Underneath the black robe of the "person in black," there wasn’t a human body at all, but rather a "tree-man," to be precise, limbs made of tree wood.

"No wonder you’re strong enough to be promoted to a Great Grandmaster, to see through me instantly, good eyesight!"

The Tree Demon chuckled gravely, its voice harsh and unpleasant.

However, perhaps because its true form had been revealed, it directly tore off its black robe to expose its body.

The wooden body was like a withered old tree, with many lumps of flesh on it, out of which red liquid constantly flowed, falling to the ground and emitting a piercing corrosive sound.

"What is your purpose, demon?"

This was the second time Wang Sheng had encountered such a highly intelligent Demon Beast, the last being the Evil Flood Dragon.

But his divine thought told him that the Evil Flood Dragon was definitely no match for this Demon Beast.

This was the strongest opponent he had encountered since he began his cultivation.

"Purpose? Simple, hand over your special method, the one that allows the Qi Blood Power to be so formidable. That way, I might deign to take you as my servant!"

The Tree Demon had also seen this kind of Qi-Blood method for the first time, and it was incredibly powerful.

Even the methods of humans definitely had their value for reference.

Thus, it wanted to obtain it.

As for the issue of this man’s strength—

"You’ve just broken through to the Great Grandmaster realm, you won’t be my opponent. Handing over your method is the best choice. Following me, the Blood Locust King, is the wisest decision."

The Tree Demon was one of the former nine demon kings, the Blood Locust King.

It possessed mysterious abilities of creating duplicates, constantly roving everywhere. This time, having encountered such a person, it was very pleased. Humans were indeed rulers of the world.

Any kind of prodigy could be born.

Unfortunately, no matter how exceptional the prodigy, they are still bound by their own strength.

A Great Grandmaster who had just broken through, let’s not talk about whether you’ve stabilized your power, even if you have, you wouldn’t be my opponent.

It had killed human Great Grandmasters before.

Wang Sheng laughed when he heard the Blood Locust King’s words.

Hand over his method?

His divine thought told him that this self-proclaimed Blood Locust King though not without merit, hadn’t reached a terrifying level of strength.

"Do you Demon Beasts all have such confidence?"

Seems like it’s still a matter of showing one’s true ability through action.

A Demon Beast on par with a Great Grandmaster level, as the first opponent after my breakthrough, is indeed worthy!

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