Only when the body tempers into vajra can one be said to have achieved Perfected Mastery in the first stage of Physical-Refining. To advance to the second stage one must transform from vajra to white jade.2

According to Wang Yuan, this meant completely transforming the muscles and bones to golden muscles and jade bones. At that level, the body would become pure and flawless, as if reborn entirely from flesh to essence. Only then could one truly claim to have reached the second stage of Physical-Refining.0

Three days after the fleet departed from Dahe Market, Luo Chen sat quietly in his cultivation chamber. As usual, he cultivated two cycles of the Medicine King Codex of Yimu before turning his attention elsewhere.0

Contrary to what many outside observers might assume, Luo Chen was far from idle. He was, in fact, busier than ever.0

He cultivated the Medicine King Codex of Yimu daily. He also persisted in drawing fiend qi into his body, tempering his divine soul and deepening his spirit foundation. In addition to that, he constantly chipped away at the spirit restriction within Duan Qiankun’s storage pouch, using spirit consciousness to wear down the seal in hopes of unlocking it soon.0

Only during the occasional lull did he indulge in casual...2