Eternal Heavenly Emperor

Chu Hao began his cultivation. With his derivational analysis ability, the mysteries of this Martial Technique quickly became clear to him. He cultivated for a whole night, but his Fire Attribute physique made his absorption of Earth Attribute elemental energy quite slow. To enhance this Martial Technique quickly, he needed a large amount of Jade Stone to assist him.

He had planned to go to the city early the next morning to buy some. However, An Feifei came over and apologized to Chu Hao. If it weren't for her invitation, Chu Hao wouldn't have suffered like this. Of course, Jin Yunlin suffered even more, unable to elementalize his body. Su Wanyue's final strike really put him through the wringer.

Chu Hao naturally did not blame others and smiled, saying it was fine. However, An Feifei immediately inquired about Su Wanyue's background in a roundabout way. Chu Hao, of course, did not tell the truth and vaguely dealt with it.

In fact, apart from her name, he only knew she came from the Gu Clan and then nothing more.

An Feifei left disappointed.

Chu Hao went to a Jade Stone shop in the city and spent all his money to buy a large batch of Jade Stones. However, these were just ordinary jades. Advanced Jade Stones were highly useful materials needed for Alchemy, Tool-Forging, and even cultivation.

Of course, such goods couldn't be bought here and required Star Stones to purchase.

Although Chu Hao had previously won 6,000 pounds of Fifth Grade Star Stones, he didn't want to squander them and decided to make do with these ordinary Jade Stones. After all, he hadn't reached the First Layer realm yet, and ordinary Jade Stones would suffice. For the Second Layer realm and the Third Layer realm, advanced Jade Stones would be required.

He returned to Bingyuan Pavilion and arranged a large number of Jade Stones on the ground into a mysterious shape.

This wasn't a random arrangement but was from the records of the Jade Wall Technique. It was a formation that could accelerate the absorption of Jade Essence.

He sat cross-legged within it and immediately felt the dense Jade energy enveloping him. Satisfied, he began to run the Jade Wall Technique.

Buzz.

His cells instantly transformed into countless Flame Furnaces. A large amount of Jade energy was melted, turning into pure energy flowing through his body. A faint jade-like glow appeared on his skin.

The effect was immediate.

Chu Hao couldn't help marveling at his formidable physique.

Within just ten minutes, he had to stop. The reason was simple: the essence within the Jade Stones had been completely extracted, turning them into tiny fragments.

Still, he was far from reaching the First Layer realm.

Chu Hao muttered to himself. He could already feel a significant enhancement in his physique, but it was still far from the smooth-as-jade, hard-as-stone level.

He needed vast amounts of Jade Stones.

He hurried back to the Jade Stone shop, where he had no choice but to use Star Stones for purchases. The shop owner was overjoyed since nobody ever used Star Stones to buy Low Tier Jade Stones.

Just like nobody would trade Fourth Grade Star Stones for Fifth Grade Star Stones, its value was far beyond reach.

Chu Hao didn't mind too much, as he could now forge Treasure Artifacts. Although his current level was only equivalent to the eighth rank, even an eighth-rank Treasure Artifact could fetch a decent price.

Moreover, his Tool-Forging skills could still improve.

He bought out the entire shop, filling two Mustard Seed Rings, and returned to Bingyuan Pavilion.

Continuing his cultivation.

"Body like a furnace, activate."

Four hours later, he stopped again. The Jade Stones were used up once more.

He still hadn't reached the First Layer realm. If the First Layer realm was divided into ten steps, he had only taken four, with six more to go.

How many more Jade Stones would he need?

Furthermore, only ordinary Jade Stones were needed for the First Layer realm. Advanced Jade Stones would be required for the Second and Third Layers. His wealth wasn't enough for such extravagant use.

However, the effects were quite evident. Chu Hao's skin was not only smoother and harder, but the strength of his bones, internal organs, and meridians had also significantly increased. Though the Second and Third Layers could make bones, internal organs, and meridians jade-like, they could still be strengthened before that, just to a lesser extent.

Knock knock knock, there was a knock on the door. Chu Hao stood up and opened it.

It was Su Wanyue.

"How is your Jade Wall Technique cultivation going?" she asked. "I have something to attend to and will be away for a while tomorrow. If you have any questions, you can ask me now. Also—hmm."

She saw the scattered Jade fragments on the floor. With her keen eyesight, she immediately recognized them.

But precisely because she recognized them, she couldn't help showing a shocked expression, her small mouth slightly open, her eyes wide.

She had always been calm and detached, but seeing her so unsettled was truly rare.

"You can already absorb the Jade Stone's power?" she finally spoke, unable to mask her shock in her voice.

"Yes, is there something wrong?" Chu Hao asked in confusion. He had been cultivating according to the Martial Technique. There shouldn't have been any mistakes, right?

"Something wrong?"

Su Wanyue had a strange expression. There were indeed many things wrong. She examined the floor closely for a moment, asking, "How much Jade Stone did you absorb?"

"About three hundred pounds," Chu Hao replied. He didn't know the exact number, but he had bought out an entire Jade Stone shop.

"So, you have at least reached the First Layer's three-part realm in the Jade Wall Technique?" Su Wanyue asked.

She was spot on.

Chu Hao nodded and said with some regret, "About the four-part realm." It was a pity. If the Jade Stones were enough, he could probably reach the First Layer entirely after another night of cultivation.

One day, just one day.

Su Wanyue didn't know what to say. She had also cultivated the Jade Wall Technique, but it had taken her a full five days to reach the same level as Chu Hao. This speed had been highly praised, putting her among the top five in the history of those who cultivated the Jade Wall Technique.

But compared to Chu Hao?

The difference was vast.

She asked, "Tell me about your cultivation process, without missing any details."

"Sure." Chu Hao agreed without hesitation. He didn't want to hide anything from Su Wanyue. He described his cultivation process in detail, thoroughly and specifically.

"What? Each of your cells turned into a furnace?" Su Wanyue exclaimed.

"Is that a good thing?" Chu Hao asked.

Su Wanyue's expression turned strange again. She had never been so surprised. After a while, she sighed and said, "No wonder you could elementalize your body without the baptism of the Ancestral Pool. Your bloodline purity might have reached an unprecedented level."

Seeing Chu Hao's confused look, she explained, "The War God was so powerful that it was beyond ordinary understanding. They left behind bloodlines, and the purer the bloodline, the greater the potential. But do you know what unit is used to measure this purity?"

"I don't know." Chu Hao shook his head, genuinely puzzled.

"One in ten thousand," Su Wanyue raised a slender finger to emphasize, "as long as it reaches one in ten thousand, it's considered ancestral blood. In the Gu Clan, such people are called Sons of God or Goddesses."

"My bloodline purity is one in a thousand, far surpassing typical Sons of God or Goddesses. After the Ancestral Pool baptism, my bloodline purity reached one in five hundred."

"But even so, I could only transform about seventy percent of my cells into ice crystals, similar to your cells turning into furnaces—only seventy percent!"

Chu Hao was astonished. "You mean my bloodline purity already exceeds yours?"

"What other explanation is there?" Su Wanyue countered, then added with anticipation, "I wonder how much your bloodline purity will increase after the Ancestral Pool baptism."

Chu Hao touched his nose, thinking he had struck it rich with such an extraordinary physique after transmigrating. But he immediately felt a sense of dread. Could it be this physique that caused him to be punched before he was even born, resulting in his slow reactions and being labeled a fool?

He was undoubtedly a descendant of the Gu Clan. There was no doubt about that, so the person who attacked… could also be from the Gu Clan.

Even a Low Tier sect like Yunliu Sect was formidable. Then how terrifying was the Gu Clan?

But he immediately clenched his fist. No matter who it was, anyone who tried to harm him would face tenfold retribution.

However, at the time he was attacked, he hadn't been born yet. Who would have known about the purity of his bloodline?

"Chu Hao, bloodline is both a blessing and a curse," Su Wanyue suddenly said seriously. "Do you know why no second War God ever emerged from any Gu Clan?"

"Why?" Chu Hao couldn't help but ask.

"Because, during the growth process, you rely too much on your bloodline, confined within the circle of the previous War God. Since you can't break free from that circle, how can you reach the same heights and become a new War God?" Su Wanyue explained.

She paused and then continued, "Every Gu Clan knows this, and throughout history, there have been no lack of exceptional talents, yet no one has ever broken free from this circle. This shows how difficult it is."

Chu Hao slowly nodded, but his gaze became determined. He could and must succeed.

Because he wasn't truly of the Gu Clan, his soul came from Earth.

"Miss Su, you should know which Gu Clan I come from, right?" Chu Hao asked.

Su Wanyue pondered slightly and said, "There is only one branch of the Gu Clan with the surname Chu, and they also possess the Fire Attribute. This branch is one of the overlords of Fire State, the Chu Family of Fire Dragon County."

"Legend has it that the War God of the Chu Family achieved his status by slaying a Fire Dragon. Every member of the Chu Family has a dragon-shaped mark on their chest. The purer the bloodline, the clearer the mark."

Chu Hao opened his shirt, revealing his chest.

"Impossible!" Su Wanyue instantly showed a look of astonishment, because Chu Hao's chest was clean, without any dragon-shaped mark.

This even Chu Hao hadn't expected. He had always believed himself to be a descendant of the Gu Clan, but the truth seemed otherwise.