Volume One: Martial Body Chapter

Cultivators enter the Dao through martial arts! Martial arts are divided into two realms: Body Tempering and True Qi!

Body Tempering: refining skin, refining tendons, refining bones, refining organs, blood exchange;

True Qi: sensing qi, external release, hundred steps, transforming gang, thousand steps.

Chapter 001: The Luo Family of Pingyang

Pingyang County, where the three great cultivation families—Reed, Foster, and Watson—hold the greatest power.

Among them, the The Reed Family is the strongest, with two cultivators who have achieved great success in the Dao Embryo realm.

To cultivate and enter the Dao through martial arts, one must first pass through the two realms of Body Tempering and True Qi, before leaping over the dragon gate to become a cultivator.

From then on, one can soar through the skies and burrow through the earth, prolong life, step onto the path of immortality, and roam freely.

Today is December 12th, and from early morning, the The Reed Family is bustling with activity, as guests arrive one after another.

For the The Reed Family, today is a grand occasion—the annual test of the younger generation’s strength. Nearly every notable figure in Pingyang County has come to observe.

As the strongest cultivation family in Pingyang County, the strength and potential of the The Reed Family’s younger generation naturally receive great attention.

Especially the young master of the The Reed Family, who is the focus of all the guests.

Top-tier physique, top-tier comprehension... these two exceptional qualities make him the most talented genius in the history of Pingyang County.

His growth is watched by thousands.

“Hello, cousin John Reed!”

“Hello, younger cousin John Reed!”

“Hello, older cousin John Reed!”

“Hello, younger cousin John Reed!”

...

As John Reed walked along the road, whether it was the direct descendants of the Reed clan or relatives attached to the The Reed Family, older or younger than him, all greeted him respectfully.

As the son of the clan leader and the young master of the The Reed Family, John Reed not only holds a status above others, but his extraordinary talent also overshadows all the younger generation.

Even though there are other outstanding talents among the younger generation, compared to John Reed, they all fall far short.

John Reed smiled and nodded, striding toward the martial arena. Although he was only ten years old, he was already used to the respectful and envious gazes of others.

Soon, he reached the edge of the martial arena. As soon as he appeared, countless eyes from the guest seats around the arena turned to look at him.

John Reed lifted his head slightly and walked into the martial arena. Today, he was undoubtedly the main character.

“This kid was tested for his talent at eight, started cultivating, and by nine had already reached great success in bone refining, with strength over nine hundred jin. This year, he must have already entered the organ refining stage, with at least a thousand jin of strength.”

“Organ refining is certain, but I wonder to what extent he has refined his internal organs, and whether his strength has surpassed seventeen hundred jin.”

“Sigh, this kid from the The Reed Family is truly a monster. Old Foster, our three families have stood in a three-way balance in Pingyang County for hundreds of years. First, the The Reed Family produced Nathaniel Reed and broke the balance, and now there’s John Reed. Why is the The Reed Family so blessed with fortune?”

“Right now, the two of us working together can still contend with the The Reed Family, but if John Reed grows up, this situation will probably be broken again. At that time, Pingyang County will truly be dominated by the The Reed Family...!”

“Should we try to do something about John Reed...?”

“Don’t even think about it. With such a genius, the The Reed Family will definitely protect him with all their might. We have no chance at all. And even if we somehow succeeded, could we withstand the wrath of the The Reed Family?”

“That’s true, we really can’t touch him! If only John Reed, like Nathaniel Reed, could be injured by other geniuses while adventuring outside...!”

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The The Foster Family patriarch Timothy Foster and the The Watson Family patriarch William Watson used magical transmission to converse secretly.

The three great cultivation families—Reed, Foster, and Watson—stand in a three-way balance in Pingyang County. The rise of the The Reed Family will inevitably lower the status of the other two, which is something the Foster and Watson families do not wish to see.

However, the rise of the The Reed Family is something the Foster and Watson families are powerless to stop.

Before long, all the guests had arrived, and the younger generation of the The Reed Family had also gathered at the martial arena.

At the main seat at the front of the arena, a man in his early thirties dressed in blue stood up. He had a dignified face, deep and distant eyes, and an imposing aura no weaker than any of the other strong cultivators present.

This man was the head of the The Reed Family—Nathaniel Reed.

As Nathaniel Reed stood, the previously noisy guests and the younger generation in the arena all fell silent.

“Everyone, welcome to my humble residence to observe the strength test of my Reed clan’s younger generation.”

Nathaniel Reed’s gaze swept over all the guests around the arena, finally settling in the center of the arena. He said, “Let’s begin!”

In the arena, the one presiding over the test was a steward of the The Reed Family. He nodded and said, “First up, Eugene Reed.”

An eleven- or twelve-year-old boy stepped out from the crowd and walked toward the center of the arena.

There stood a black stone about ten feet tall, its surface smooth as a mirror, its material unknown.