157: Chapter 157 The Fifth Life, The Blazing Sun Illuminates the Martial Path (105)

Since he transmigrated into this high-martial chaotic world, he has experienced four cycles of reincarnation, and hundreds of years have passed in the blink of an eye.

In his previous lives, he struggled in mediocrity, drifting through the mundane world, wasting his years.

Yet, ultimately limited by various reasons, he always lingered in the mortal world, struggling for survival amidst slaughter, drifting with the tide, unable to control his own fate.

This also led to a faint sense of detachment he always held towards this world.

Even amidst several lifetimes of reincarnation and rebirth, witnessing the warmth of family, the parting of life and death, and experiencing desperate hardships, it still felt unreal.

He only felt as if he was carrying a long, unknown loneliness, trekking alone in this strange world.

And now, with the accumulation of several lifetimes of reincarnation and his bitter cultivation along the way, he has finally reached this step.

Countless martial artists exhaust their entire lives just to stably break through to the ordinary Copper Bone Realm, yet he holds a peerless secret technique and rare pure gold, about to challenge a transformation into a Bronze Alloy Bone that is twice as difficult and far exceeds the norm.

This world recognizes four major martial realms: Iron Skin, Copper Bone, Silver Marrow, and Platinum Viscera.

The Copper Bone Realm is impressively ranked as the second stage.

On this long road, he has already crossed the shackles of the lowest level and broken free from the fate of an ant.

Looking at the path ahead, only the Silver Marrow and Platinum Viscera realms remain between him and the destination.

He knows well that the further one goes on the martial path, the greater the chasm, and every step of breakthrough is harder than ascending to heaven; countless geniuses spend their whole lives trapped at a certain realm, unable to advance.

But looking at the bright moon before him, a hot passion suddenly ignited in the depths of Chu Shi's heart, which had been silent for several lifetimes.

After hundreds of years of lonely wandering and several lifetimes of enduring and biding his time, he is no longer that foreign traveler who was at the mercy of others with a vague future.

The peak of martial arts in this world, once unreachable, is now clearly visible.

A strand of lingering homesickness quietly entwined his heart.

The moonlight has shone for eternity, illuminating the mountains and rivers of his homeland, and also the lonely shadow in this strange world.

In a hundred years of reincarnation, he has trodden across the vast wasteland, seen the sun, moon, and stars of this world, yet he could never forget the smoke and life of his homeland before he transmigrated.

Year after year, the bright moon remains the same, but his homeland is thousands of miles away, with no return in sight.

But the sentiment of homesickness was instantly suppressed by the ambition in his chest.

Since he landed in this world in this life, holding a golden finger, it is heaven's opportunity for him to defy fate, take control of his own life, and roam the martial path.

In the future, it is not impossible to shatter the void and seek other realms across the sea of worlds.

Once his mind was set, the sharpness in Chu Shi's eyes suddenly condensed, and he silently made a grand vow in his heart.

With ten lifetimes of reincarnation as the limit, he must proceed step by step, shatter the shackles of the martial path, break through all the barriers of this world, ascend to the summit, and look down upon all living beings!

After a brief moment of reflection, Chu Shi restrained all his emotions, and his restless state of mind instantly returned to peace and clarity.

Wishful thinking is useless; lofty ambitions must ultimately be grounded in every step of bitter cultivation under his feet.

The transformation of the Bronze Alloy Bone is extremely dangerous and does not allow for any impatience or luck.

Even with Master Li Er protecting him and the 100% pure gold to neutralize the violent metal energy, it is still a life-or-death transformation.

Being eager for quick success is a great taboo in the martial path.

He suppressed all waves in his heart and made up his mind to be steady and solid.

He would not rush to break through tonight but would focus on adjusting his breath and energy, bringing his physical state and mental cultivation to their absolute peak, and formally begin the heaven-defying transformation of the Copper Bone Realm when his energy and spirit are at their fullest tomorrow.

With his decision made, Chu Shi closed his eyes and sat steadily on the meditation cushion.

His hands formed the Mind-Focusing Technique seal, and simultaneously, he circulated two great techniques.

The Blazing Sun Body Casting Method slowly flowed, and a trace of warm golden sun internal energy arose around his body, refining his flesh and bones thread by thread, soothing the mental fatigue from studying the techniques for days, and moistening his meridians and muscles.

At the same time, the Mind-Focusing Technique quietly operated, stabilizing his sea of consciousness, calming his soul, and washing away all distracting thoughts, sentiments, and restlessness.

The cultivation room was heavily restricted and silent.

The lingering warmth of the calming incense dissipated, and only the long, steady, and heavy sound of breathing echoed slowly.

The moonlight shone through the window, falling quietly on the young man's straight shoulders.

One night of adjusting his breath and gathering energy, all for tomorrow, to break bones and become a master, casting an supreme Bronze Iron Bone.

As the eastern horizon broke with the white of dawn, the clear morning light pierced through the window lattice, dispelling the gloom of the night, and a wisp of primordial purple energy rose with the morning sun, sprinkling over the entire Lieyang Peak.

The moment the purple energy descended, Chu Shi, who had been meditating with his eyes closed all night, suddenly opened his eyes.

There was no ripple in his eyes, only extreme peace and certainty.

Looking inward, his five viscera were full, his qi and blood were vigorous, his true energy was complete, and his soul was clear; both his body and mind had reached the absolute peak of his current realm, with no regrets.

The time was ripe.

Chu Shi waved his hand, and the storage bag flashed with spiritual light, causing a dazzling array of cultivation materials to fall onto the ground around him, neatly arranged.

Hundreds of low-grade Yuan stones were piled up like a mountain, with shimmering white spiritual light flowing continuously, providing a constant source of metal energy from heaven and earth to support the long consumption of the breakthrough.

Pure red copper ingots and refined tin blocks were placed quietly, supplemented by several rare blue-patterned ores suitable for bone casting, all of which were core base materials for smelting the bronze alloy.

Beside them were neatly displayed several top-grade medicinal treasures such as thousand-year blood-coagulating purple ganoderma and dragon-patterned blood ginseng, specifically used to replenish exhausted qi and blood and repair damaged muscles during the breakthrough process.

And in the very center of all these materials, that piece of 100% pure gold, shining brilliantly without a single impurity, lay dormant.

Its gentle golden light was restrained and settled; it was the most important key to neutralizing the violent alloy metal energy and preventing the bones from shattering.

After the arrangement was complete, Chu Shi sat in place, his fingertips pinching the inherited secret seal, and the Blazing Sun Body Casting Method began to operate with a roar.

Unlike his usual gentle and long operation, the secret technique now surged powerfully; the life force field inherent in his body slowly expanded, and a light red iron-order membrane covering his entire body floated on his skin, trembling gently.

"Hum!"

A subtle trembling sound rang out from within his body.

The iron-order membrane first drew in the gentlest red copper elements from the surroundings, and strands of copper-colored metal energy were absorbed, disassembled, and refined at a steady speed, flowing through his meridians and gathering towards the foundation of the human martial path—the spine.

The breakthrough officially began from this moment.

The Copper Bone transformation first focuses on the spine, then moistens the limbs and bones.

The pure copper metal energy attached and penetrated the texture of the spinal bones bit by bit; at first, there was only a gentle, sour, and swollen feeling, as if his muscles and bones were being gently reshaped.

But as the copper energy deepened its infiltration, the sourness quickly turned into a bone-piercing numbness, and then transformed into a tearing, excruciating pain.

Countless tiny bone pores were forcibly pried open, filled, and reshaped by the metallic energy.

Every inch of bone was undergoing the tempering of rebirth; the pain of tendons pulling and muscles trembling spread throughout his limbs and bones, almost crushing his mental defense line.

This was the inevitable backlash of martial arts transformation, the ultimate tempering of turning a mortal body into metal bones and blood.