Time Stopped for a Thousand Years! The Female Leads Have Darkened! - Chapter 65:

Chapter 65: Refining Qi and Tempering the Body, Breaking Through Together!

“Gulp… gulp…”

Beneath the waterfall, within the small lake, Ye Wuhen’s entire body turned crimson red, like blood. The surrounding water began churning and steaming continuously. The sizzling sound mixed with the drifting steam made it look and sound exactly like steel being forged—like burning-hot iron plunged into cold water.

Ye Wuhen was indeed tempering and refining his body. Moreover, he was using the body-tempering technique of demonic cultivators…

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The vast Sky Vault Continent was boundless, with endless territories. The Eastern Wasteland was just one region among many. Across the world, there were many different cultivation methods.

The most common was absorbing Qi and refining meridians, known as Qi Refining cultivators.

Another path, created by ancient demonic clans, involved refining and tempering the body alone—these were body refiners.

The stages of body cultivation were: Skin Stage, Flesh Stage, Tendon and Bone Stage, Unity Stage, and Life-Burning Stage…

These corresponded to the Qi Condensation Realm, Meridian Refinement Realm, Qi Sea Realm, Core Formation Realm, and Spirit Nourishment Realm of Qi Refining cultivators.

When Ye Wuhen had previously condensed the Spiritual Qi within his body, he had been cultivating the foundational stage of body refinement—the Skin Stage.

That was why, even while still in the Qi Condensation Realm, he could easily defeat mid-stage Meridian Refinement Realm opponents as if slicing through vegetables.

The greatest strength of body refiners was close combat.

Especially before Qi Refining cultivators could harness the power of the world, a body refiner of the same level was practically invincible!

Furthermore, Ye Wuhen cultivated both Qi and body at the same time, enhancing both paths through mutual reinforcement.

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“Gulp, gulp…”

The water around Ye Wuhen surged more violently, and the entire cave was filled with mist.

His Qi Condensation Realm had already reached its limit, but his body cultivation still had a slight gap to fill…

Now, Ye Wuhen’s goal was to fully refine his body cultivation to the limit.

Half an hour later…

Ye Wuhen’s skin had finally reached perfection—completely refined.

But the Spiritual Qi was still flooding in!

“Buzz…”

The Spiritual Qi in the entire cave trembled simultaneously.

Around Ye Wuhen, beams of spiritual light emerged, forming the outlines of meridians within his body.

He was breaking through to the Meridian Refinement Realm!

But that wasn’t all…

As the spiritual light surged, the Spiritual Qi inside Ye Wuhen also violently flushed through his flesh and blood.

He was attempting a dual breakthrough—refining Qi and tempering the body at the same time!

This was incredibly dangerous…

But the rewards would be great!

The tempering of flesh and blood would reshape Ye Wuhen’s meridians—not only widening them, but also increasing their toughness.

After the breakthrough, Ye Wuhen’s meridians would be more than twice as strong as an average Qi Refining cultivator’s.

And the reverse was also true.

The flow of Spiritual Qi through his meridians would better temper his body.

Each piece of his flesh and blood would carry two to three times more Spiritual Qi than an average body refiner’s.

Of course…

The process was excruciating!

Even with Ye Wuhen’s strong willpower, his face twisted from the pain, and he clenched his teeth to endure.

By the time one full night passed…

The entire cave returned to silence.

The Spirit Devouring Stone in Ye Wuhen’s hand had been completely drained.

At this moment, every meridian in his body was fully open.

Spiritual Qi flowed through them constantly on its own, and a faint spiritual glow shimmered on his skin.

This was the sign of the Meridian Refinement Realm.

But if someone could see inside Ye Wuhen’s body, they would be stunned speechless.

The speed at which his Spiritual Qi circulated was two to three times faster than normal.

This meant Ye Wuhen could absorb Spiritual Qi two to three times faster than others.

His ability to release Spiritual Qi was also two to three times greater than others.

Absorption speed determined the pace of cultivation.

Release speed determined one’s combat strength!

Imagine this—two people strike at the same time.

Before your Spiritual Qi even reaches your weapon…

The opponent’s sword light has already extended a full meter.

You can only release one wave of Spiritual Qi at a time…

But your opponent can release two or three waves in the same instant.

How could you possibly win?