Chapter Sixty-Five: The Flawless Golden Body

Liu Feng, witnessing the scene before him, could already foresee the fate awaiting those people. He swiftly departed from that place.

“What exactly is that strange black bull? It’s so powerful, even more so than the wolf demon I encountered last time,” Liu Feng mused as he walked, his heart filled with astonishment.

Lost in thought, he wandered unknowingly into a mysterious little valley, where there was no trace of the purple mist.

The valley was in full bloom, vibrant and beautiful. Not far away, a few small trees bore red fruits, from which an enticing aroma wafted.

Liu Feng hurried over, picked one of the bright red fruits, hesitated for a moment, then placed it in his mouth. Instantly, sweet juice flowed down his throat into his stomach.

He felt a surge of spiritual energy radiate from his stomach, coursing through his meridians, and his internal true energy grew stronger.

He hadn’t expected the fruit to enhance his true energy. He ate over ten more of the red fruits in succession, feeling his true energy increase to about three cauldrons’ worth of attack power. This was a pleasant surprise.

After reaching the ninth stage of the Qi Gathering Realm, without breaking through to a higher realm or acquiring rare treasures, true energy increased very slowly. Such a substantial boost was rare indeed.

Liu Feng placed the remaining fruits into his storage pouch. He ventured deeper into the valley, eager to see what else it held.

After walking about a mile, he found nothing along the path but blooming flowers and towering trees. Pressing onward, he saw a massive mountain blocking his way—the end of the valley.

He turned and walked along one side, covering roughly seven or eight hundred meters, when the landscape suddenly opened up. Here, there were no flowers or tall trees; within a radius of five hundred meters, no vegetation grew.

At the center of this clearing lay a small pond, about a foot across, shimmering with purple light.

Liu Feng hurried over and discovered the pond held a crystalline purple liquid, the source of the glow. He crouched down to observe closely, sensing a pure and potent spiritual energy emanating from it.

“Could this be some miraculous treasure liquid?” With this thought, Liu Feng dipped a finger into the purple liquid and tasted it. At once, a vast wave of spiritual energy surged down his throat, into his stomach, and then spread throughout his meridians.

His body grew warm and comfortable, as if every pore opened, and his true energy grew even stronger.

“I didn’t expect such a strong effect from just a drop of this purple liquid. If I were to consume it all, who knows how powerful I could become? Perhaps I could successfully condense the flawless golden body,” Liu Feng thought, his heart ablaze with excitement.

He took a water pouch from his storage bag and placed it in the pond. The purple liquid flowed into the pouch, filling it in no time.

Looking at the full pouch, Liu Feng felt as if he had already grown more powerful. He sat cross-legged, drank a mouthful of the purple liquid, and began to circulate the “Qi Potential Awakening” cultivation technique.

Immediately, a vast and robust spiritual power coursed through his throat into his stomach, then into his meridians.

He felt the spiritual energy circulate continuously within him, cleansing impurities from his flesh, while his bones and organs slowly absorbed and transformed under its influence.

After a quarter of an hour, the energy was fully absorbed. His true energy had grown from ten cauldrons’ worth of attack power to fifteen, and even his pure physical strength had increased by about one cauldron.

“This is the perfect place to condense the flawless golden body. Nowhere could be more suitable,” Liu Feng decided, taking three more large gulps of the purple liquid.

He continued cultivating, absorbing the spiritual energy. The immense power nourished his flesh, organs, and bones, rapidly strengthening both his true energy and physical prowess.

Immersed completely in cultivation, whenever his spiritual energy waned, he drank more of the purple liquid and resumed.

Eventually, Liu Feng reached a point where his body could no longer absorb any more energy, and he stopped.

Carefully sensing the changes within himself, he found his vision, hearing, and other senses had all grown much sharper. His true energy had multiplied several times, reaching thirty-five cauldrons’ worth of attack power, and his pure physical strength had risen to fifteen cauldrons. Such levels were the limits of a genius.

Without the cultivation method for the flawless golden body, he doubted his strength could increase any further before breaking through his current realm.

“Now is the time to forge the flawless golden body in one go.” With this resolve, his expression grew solemn, for the process was excruciatingly painful.

Liu Feng sat cross-legged once more, drank all the purple liquid in the pouch, and let the immense spiritual power surge through his limbs and bones. He began to circulate the “Flawless Golden Body” cultivation route.

Instantly, the gentle spiritual energy transformed into countless tiny blades within him, repeatedly slicing at his flesh—tearing, breaking, and then healing under the force of his abundant vitality. The cycle continued, seemingly without end.

Liu Feng felt as if he were being cut by a thousand blades, the agony so intense it twisted his features and drove foul blood and impurities from his pores.

He gritted his teeth and endured, persisting until his mind nearly shattered, at which point the pain finally ceased.

But before he could relax, a new agony, deep as the marrow, swept through him. The spiritual energy’s tiny blades now targeted his bones.

They sliced at his bones, breaking them, only for the power of life to restore them, then break and reassemble again and again.

Unable to bear it, Liu Feng let out low cries of pain, his body trembling violently. An hour passed before this torment finally faded, leaving him collapsed on the ground.

A quarter of an hour later, Liu Feng’s fingers twitched, and he slowly opened his eyes. A powerful aura began to emanate from him, growing stronger and stronger until, with a thunderous burst, it vanished.

Liu Feng rose to his feet and clenched his fists, brilliant golden light gathering on them and then spreading over his entire body.

Moments later, his form was enveloped in dazzling golden radiance, like a war god clad in golden armor, possessing an overwhelming and invincible presence.