Longevity Materials...

From Wu Chao's notes, Lu Yuan learned that these vials of pale golden potion were the Longevity Materials coveted by many Penglai Grandmasters. Previously, the Penglai Wu Chao had declared that the Longevity Pill, the reward offered for Lu Yuan, was refined from these very materials. The Big Longevity Pill was also made using these as the primary ingredient.

However, similar pills contained very little of these Longevity Materials, likely only a few drops per pill.

Yet, Wu Chao possessed several full test tubes here. Critically, this was what remained even after he had squandered a great deal on the 'Mythical Bio-armor Experiment.'

What those at the bottom risk their lives for, those at the top use as mere experimental reagents to squander at will... It's so damn real...

Lu Yuan surveyed the vast biochemical testing ground, observing the chaotic array of potions and notes scattered about. From this, he could roughly deduce Wu Chao's state in his later years.

Throughout his long life, he had been invincible and undefeated, having experienced all conceivable brilliance and glory.

All that remained was an obsession with pursuing even greater power.

That was why he relentlessly tried various methods, delusionally hoping to forge a new path on the Pure Martial road he had already "exhausted."

If he can't go any higher, no matter how long he lives, it must be meaningless to someone like him... That's why he's willing to squander the Longevity Materials so recklessly...

Looking at the pale golden potion in his hand, Lu Yuan thought to himself.

Then, he casually uncapped a test tube, and a peculiar odor immediately assailed his nostrils.

It was somewhat similar to the fragrance of vegetation, yet intermingled with a faint, fetid smell.

Lu Yuan's eyes flickered. His Spiritual Power fanned out, separating a single drop from the test tube and placing it into his mouth.

It had no taste, but a potent surge of life force erupted from it.

BOOM—

Lu Yuan felt a slight tremor in his body, and the Blood Sphere in his chest seemed to grow a fraction larger.

Can this so-called Longevity Material directly enhance my Blood Sphere?

Lu Yuan was both surprised and delighted. He then drank the entire test tube of potion in one go.

The Blood Sphere in his chest indeed swelled noticeably, and the gap to the next realm seemed to have narrowed.

What on earth are these things extracted from?

Looking at the remaining pale golden potion in his hand, Lu Yuan couldn't help but wonder.

He wasn't clear about the specific source of the Longevity Materials, only knowing they were produced in the Secret Realm of the Evil God.

It seemed he would need to thoroughly research related materials upon his return.

After touring Wu Chao's biochemical lab, Lu Yuan headed to the adjacent library area, which was filled everywhere with ancient tomes.

This area displayed at least a thousand Pure Martial traditions. Many of these schools had long since been lost, their very names submerged in the relentless torrent of time.

There were also numerous notes and insights from Grandmaster Level Fighters.

This is probably the so-called 'Scripture Pavilion of Penglai.'

Lu Yuan strolled among them, his gaze sweeping over one martial arts heritage after another. He randomly pulled out a book and sat directly on the floor between the bookshelves to peruse it.

The book was titled—*Zhuoding Essays*.

It was a miscellany, containing insights into martial arts, travelogues, observations, and the author's personal reflections on life.

The reason this book was here was primarily due to its author, Zhuoding, who was an extraordinary figure.

He was the last Martial Saint in the Ancient Martial Arts World of Great Sum.

On the Pure Martial path, where Grandmaster was the peak, Martial Saint was a title combining both formidable strength and widespread renown.

Wu Chao, in fact, was qualified to be called a Martial Saint.

However, he called himself Heaven Lord, a title even grander than Martial Saint. Consequently, no one addressed him as Martial Saint anymore, and the lineage of the 'Martial Saint' title was thus completely severed with Wu Chao's generation.

While Lu Yuan casually browsed the writings of this last Martial Saint, he calmed his mind to examine his current status.

「——」

First was his personal attribute panel.

[Strength: 26 (Break the Limit 1)]

[Agility: 26 (Break the Limit 1)]

[Constitution: 27 (Break the Limit 1)]

[Intelligence: 30 (Break the Limit 2)]

After successfully advancing to the Extraordinary Grandmaster Realm, Lu Yuan's four Basic Attributes had improved substantially, all exceeding 26 points.

Compared to before his breakthrough, each attribute had increased by a full four points.

His Intelligence attribute had increased the least, yet it had undergone its second Break the Limit.

Lu Yuan tried to slightly release his Spiritual Power.

His Spiritual Power had long since transformed from a gaseous state to a completely liquid one.

Moreover, after his Intelligence achieved its second Break the Limit, a tiny, rice-grain-sized golden speck of light had formed in his mind.

When he gathered his Spiritual Power, the now-liquid Spiritual Power would envelop this golden speck like a water droplet.

With Intelligence having broken its limit a second time, the detection and radiation range of his Spiritual Power had undoubtedly increased significantly.

Unfortunately, he was currently within the Pot Heaven Secret Realm, which was too small to test the true limits of this range.

However, in terms of intensity...

HUM—

Lu Yuan held the book, his expression calm, his posture casual.

A speck of golden light in the depths of his mind pulsed faintly.

In an instant, it was as if a pebble had dropped onto a calm water surface.

A visible, transparent ripple spread out from Lu Yuan as the center.

Within the area swept by the ripple, everything silently lifted off the ground. Even the God General Mech at the center of the plaza, weighing tens of tons, was no exception.

However, this magical display of mass levitation stopped at the plaza's midline.

The range was approximately the size of a soccer field.

Beyond that, the intensity of Lu Yuan's Spiritual Power would drop sharply.

WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH—

Dozens of books flew from the shelves around Lu Yuan, hovering about him, their pages turning automatically.

The information recorded in these books poured simultaneously into Lu Yuan's mind, where it was rapidly absorbed and assimilated.

This was a direct benefit of his Intelligence having broken its limit for the second time.

It was also the primary reason Lu Yuan had been able to immediately grasp the essence of the Heavenly Palace Sect's martial arts after his battle with Heaven Lord Wu Chao.

In this state, ordinary people would have almost no secrets from me...

Lu Yuan blinked.

If an ordinary person stood before him now, he could, within seconds, trace their past actions or deduce their likely future behavior. He would do this by analyzing the subtlest clues: their expressions, physical state, voice, scent, and fluctuations in their emotional consciousness.

The sensation was peculiar, almost as if he possessed a hint of omniscience and omnipotence.

Of course, he was still far from true "omniscience and omnipotence." Nevertheless, Lu Yuan felt an increasingly intense sensation of gradually detaching from the level of ordinary life forms.

Perhaps when I was before Yu Wentong, I was in such a state of having 'no secrets to speak of'...

Lu Yuan pondered.

Cultivation is like this; the further one progresses, the more awe one feels.

As for his other three Basic Attributes...

Lu Yuan felt that if he hadn't broken through to the Extraordinary Grandmaster Realm, and had merely increased his stats by allocating points, he could never have achieved his current condition.

After becoming a Grandmaster, his body had, in some ways, been completely reforged, reborn.

Lu Yuan now stood 1.92 meters tall. His skin was as white as jade, and his hair as black as silk. His body even seemed to emit a faint, almost imperceptible white halo.

It was as if a soft-focus filter from a beauty camera had been applied to reality.

The lines of his entire body perfectly embodied the meaning of the word "perfection."

Lu Yuan tried pressing the back of his hand. He clearly felt ripples forming in circles beneath his skin. The applied pressure was mostly weakened and dissipated before it could even fully penetrate the skin.

It was as if...

Lu Yuan thought of a fitting analogy—it was as if any force striking his body fell into a bottomless abyss.

Skin Abyss!

A term suddenly surfaced in Lu Yuan's mind.

As if struck by a thought, he immediately began to examine his physique.

His muscle tissue was dozens of times more complex and precise than that of a normal person, and his bones were as dark and resilient as forged steel.

A casual wave of his hand could slice ripple-like marks into the air, as if a sharp blade had passed through.

Additionally, his five internal organs constantly radiated a brilliant white light, and from time to time, the sound of thunder rumbled from within them.

Palace of Flesh, Bone Mountain, Five Internal Organs Fairy...

And his monstrous comprehension, allowing him to remember everything at a glance and learn anything instantly.

Brain Divine Power!

At this moment, it all seemed to click into place!

An extremely audacious conjecture welled up from the depths of Lu Yuan's heart—

Could it be that the Five Legendary Level Talents, widely spoken of in the Ancient Martial Arts World, actually correspond to the manifestations of the true Grandmaster Realm?!

Representing the true Grandmaster's Body!

This thought made Lu Yuan's heart race, yet the more he considered it, the more plausible it seemed.

According to the mural, after the "little person" who created the Pot Heaven Secret Realm died, the true path of Pure Martial arts was "severed."

Subsequently, no one else could achieve similar accomplishments.

Not only did it become unattainable, but even the legends about that first "little person" were entirely erased, as if they had never existed.

Coincidentally, Lu Yuan had "fortunately" witnessed such methods once before, in the Lament Ruins.

The people of the Ancient Brent Kingdom, who originally believed in the Holy Light Sect, had all memories of the Holy Light Goddess erased and altered in their minds after being absorbed into the Netherworld.

The two methods were strikingly similar.

This world not only forbids the existence of the true Pure Martial path, but even legends about true Pure Martial arts are not allowed to circulate...

But the truth of history cannot be completely buried. Even if it becomes taboo, someone will always find a way to pass it down...

Lu Yuan's eyes glinted.

The Pot Heaven Mural, and the Five Legendary Level Talents widely spoken of in the Ancient Martial Arts World... these are the methods of conveying the truth.

Having understood this, Lu Yuan grew even more curious about the history recorded on the mural.

The indomitable "little person" celebrated in the mural... who exactly were they?

And the lightning, flames, and monstrous giant claw that killed them—what did they represent?

A multitude of mysteries swirled in Lu Yuan's mind, causing the pages in his hands to seem utterly tasteless.

Lu Yuan tossed aside the *Zhuoding Essays*—the writings of the last Martial Saint—that he was holding and focused on calling up his own profession panel.

「——」

[Congratulations, your class advancement was successful!]

[Congratulations on successfully unlocking the class—[Martial Arts Master (Supernatural)]!]

[Martial Arts Master (Supernatural)]!

Looking at the [Martial Arts Master (Supernatural)] class panel that had replaced [Fighter], an inexplicable sense of joy, pride, and accomplishment welled up from deep within Lu Yuan's heart.

This was the first class he had maxed out and seen naturally advance.

Only he knew the sheer amount of energy, time, and painstaking effort he had poured into it.

Although also an Extraordinary class, [Martial Arts Master (Supernatural)] held greater value for him than [Death Teller], [Spear Holder], or even [Elephant God - Ming King Stance].

Because he had originated as a [Fighter], the two classes shared a direct lineage, making him inherently more adept at mastering its various abilities.

He opened the panel.

Since it was a natural advancement, Lu Yuan's fear of encountering a blank screen that required spending additional skill points to unlock new abilities did not materialize.

Beneath the [Martial Arts Master (Supernatural)] panel, only three skills were displayed.

They were—

[Grandmaster Domain lv1 (0/100)]

[Grandmaster's Dharma lv1 (0/100)]

[Grandmaster's Universe Qi lv1 (0/100)]

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