Transformation Diagram: Starting as a Skinny Dog

The Secluded Forest Courtyard in Baojiao County stood with its gates open. Outside lay the bustling market, while inside, an elegant pastoral landscape unfolded.

Tan Chongrui and Qin Yuxian had been temporarily residing here for several days.

"That youth called Chen Ku... I don't know what kind of movement technique he employed, but it seemed like Shape Shifting Shadow, and also like the Trace Hiding Technique. In an instant, he created nine afterimages. In the final moment, using a Spirit Witness technique, he struck Xie Qi of the Fourth Realm dead with a single blow."

Qin Fang and Feng Buping were outside the small courtyard, reporting on the battle they had witnessed the night before.

Qin Fang particularly emphasized one point:

"The youth appeared to have Third Realm Cultivation, yet he managed to kill an opponent of the Fourth Realm. While the mysterious Martial Arts and movement technique he employed certainly contributed, the inherent power in his final, fatal strike was the fundamental reason."

"Oh?"

Qin Yuxian, sitting cross-legged on the wooden planks of the veranda, showed a flicker of emotion as he asked,

"Fang'er, you are known as the Divine Fist Guardian, and you also practice our sect's God Shaking Decision. You have cultivated this technique to this point and possess the Power of Five Dragons and Five Elephants. Based on your perception, how much power do you think that young man's final blow that killed Xie Qi contained?"

Qin Fang recalled the scene.

He had been standing on a second-floor balcony several hundred zhang away, roughly estimating based on his sensation of the airflow and the wind generated by the staff at that moment. After pondering for a bit, he provided an answer he felt was quite accurate:

"Disciple believes that young man's final blow contained at least the Power of Three Dragons."

"The Power of Three Dragons?"

Feng Buping, standing to the side, was greatly surprised and exclaimed,

"How is that possible?"

It was inconceivable to him.

Their sect's God Shaking Decision focused on cultivating Qi Power across Ten Layers. With each additional layer, cultivators could increase their strength by the Power of One Dragon and One Elephant. It was an Inner Strength technique of World-Surpassing Level, placing stringent demands on cultivators, and progress slowed significantly at higher stages.

Therefore, whether it was their eldest martial brother or several other senior martial brothers, they all had to cultivate this World-Surpassing Martial Art to reach the Power of Three Dragons and Three Elephants in the Jade Skin Realm of the Third Realm.

How could that youth, from a minor faction like the Medicine King Hall in Baojiao County, have cultivated such Divine Power comparable to a World-Surpassing Martial Art merely by practicing Medicine King Hall's Everlasting Youth Classic?

"Either he has also cultivated a Divine Power Inner Strength technique not inferior to our sect's God Shaking Decision—though this is highly unlikely, as no Martial Arts of that level exist in all of Baojiao County..."

After pondering, Qin Fang continued,

"Or it's possible that the youth possesses an innately profound Root Bone, just like... just like our Master did back in the day."

Their Master possessed such Root Bone.

When their Master was born, a certain expert from a major sect from the outside world came to feel his bones, using a Mystic Gate Bone-Feeling technique.

Unexpectedly, that expert couldn't lift their Master, who was just an infant at the time, leaving only the remark:

"A baby of nine catties and six taels, yet with Root Bone as heavy as Mount Tai."

Later events proved the expert's words correct.

After Master's birth, he consumed a shocking amount of food daily, and his strength changed every day. On the day of his full moon celebration, when choosing his symbolic items, he already possessed Ten Thousand Catties Power; with a mere grip of his small hand, he nearly crippled his wet nurse. It was only after a dedicated Martial Practitioner was hired to care for him that further injuries were prevented.

As years passed, by the age of ten and before he had even practiced Martial Arts, he already possessed the Irresistible Power of Four Elephants. Afterward, when he began practicing God Shaking Decision and Giant Spirit Hammer, his progress soared...

To this day, his Cultivation is at the Seventh Realm. Although his God Shaking Decision has only reached the Nine Layers, his innate Root Bone provided the Power of One Dragon and One Elephant as he grew. Consequently, he already possesses the Ten Dragons and Ten Elephants Power, equivalent to the Perfection of the God Shaking Decision.

"Root Bone like Master's?"

Feng Buping was clearly incredulous.

"How could that be possible?"

At this time, Qin Yuxian pressed his hands on his knees and stood up from the ground, speaking slowly,

"The Daji Dynasty was founded on martial prowess, and its Martial Destiny thrives, having claimed a significant share of the world's overall Martial Arts Destiny. Consequently, nourished by this intangible power, our nation never lacks True Seedlings of the Martial Path who possess Innate Divine Strength. My own Root Bone is not so exceptionally rare. Besides, you know full well that your ninth martial brother's Root Bone surpasses even my own. Therefore, if Chen Ku truly possesses such Root Bone, it would not be surprising."

"Master, do you mean to take him in?" Qin Fang immediately asked. "Should I inform him right away and ask him to come pay respects to become your disciple?"

"No hurry. Let's meet him first. I have already spoken with County Magistrate Shangguan Yun of this county. Three days from now, we will invite the leaders of Medicine King Hall and Chen Ku to meet in the back hall of the county government office. Giving him a Martial Token will suffice."

Qin Yuxian walked with his hands behind his back in the courtyard and said,

"In my lifetime, I have accepted many disciples with exceptional Root Bone Divine Power, passing down both our sect's God Shaking Decision and Giant Spirit Hammer. This thirteenth disciple will be my last. Whether I accept another with Root Bone Divine Power is not yet decided. I will make a careful selection after all the Outstanding individuals from Qiu Dragon Mansion have arrived."

"Since Master has already made arrangements, I will not say more," Qin Fang bowed.

Qin Yuxian said, "Don't pay any further attention to the youth Chen Ku. However, you must be more diligent regarding the person your Martial Grand-uncle tasked me to find."

"Yes, Master. All the junior martial brothers have already begun to take action. Whether that person is from Baojiao County, Qiu Dragon Mansion, or even a cross-border individual from Yuan Country, we will definitely find him," Qin Fang bowed deeply.

"Good. Make sure to give it your utmost attention," Qin Yuxian cautioned once more.

WHOOSH.

Inside Chen Ku's room, he exhaled a breath.