110: Chapter 110 Fourth-Grade Condensed Aperture, Unparalleled Demonic Power!

The summit of Wuyue Mountain.

Cold winds howled as heavy snow fluttered down.

The temperature here was extremely low; dripping water turned instantly to ice.

If an ordinary lower-three-grade Martial Artist came here, they likely wouldn't last even half an hour before being frozen alive into an ice sculpture.

In past years, there were travelers who came here to climb and gaze into the distance, but after many went missing, gradually no one dared to challenge this Peak anymore.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The cold wind sliced like sharp knives, yet Chen Ran acted as if nothing was wrong.

Dressed in thin clothing, he sat cross-legged on a giant rock covered in wind and snow.

When the swirling snow came within three feet of his body, it would be repelled and melted by a surge of vital energy and blood, unable to dampen even the corner of his clothes.

Having cultivated the Glazed Golden Body Art to its later stages, his vital energy was as vibrant as a rainbow, and his Physical Body had long become impervious to heat and cold.

Chen Ran slowly exhaled a breath of white mist.

The white mist was like a sword, condensing in mid-air without dissipating, piercing out several yards away.

He summoned the interface of the heavenly book of prison suppression.

[Host: Chen Ran]

[Accumulated Cultivation: 170 years]

[Available Cultivation: 0 years]

[Cultivation Techniques:

Blood Transformation Great Art (Major Achievement)

Glazed Golden Body Art (Major Achievement)

Mad Tiger Saber Technique (Perfection)

Red Lotus Karmic Fire Scripture (Perfection)

Tortoise Breathing Art (Perfection)

...

]

Looking at the rows of magnificent data on the interface, a sense of indescribable fulfillment welled up in Chen Ran's heart.

During this period of laying low in the Heavenly Prison, he had milked almost every possible resource dry.

Except for the Glazed Golden Body Art and the Blood Transformation Great Art, which remained at the Major Achievement stage due to their high grade and extreme cultivation difficulty.

Almost all other techniques had been forcibly pushed to the maximum level using his cultivation years.

One hundred and seventy years of profound cultivation.

This foundation, looking across all fifth-grade Martial Artists in the Great Wei Dynasty, was absolutely unprecedented and would never be surpassed.

At this moment, his essence, Qi, and spirit had completely merged into one, reaching the absolute Peak of the fifth-grade Meridian Opening Realm.

"I'm afraid it would be difficult to find another person like me in all of history."

"It's time."

Chen Ran closed the interface, his gaze turning cold.

"Break."

Without the slightest hesitation, he directly slammed all his cultivation into his Dantian in one go.

Boom!

His Meridians instantly swelled to their limit.

His already extremely vigorous Internal Qi went completely wild at this moment, turning into an unstoppable torrent that charged straight toward the Apertures throughout his body.

The core of the fourth-grade Aperture Condensation Realm lies in opening up the one hundred and eight main Apertures.

Allowing the Internal Qi to form vortices within the Apertures, circulating endlessly, and finally emanating from the body.

When ordinary people break through, they use their Internal Qi to slowly wear down the aperture barriers bit by bit, like peeling silk from a cocoon, fearing that excessive force might cause an aperture to rupture and lead to Qi Deviation.

Sure enough, as soon as he began to mobilize his Internal Qi...

The Apertures throughout his body began to tremble, and Internal Qi flowed everywhere.

Chen Ran snorted coldly.

"A mere Bottleneck thinks it can restrain me? Then let me see if you can withstand this!"

With a thought from Chen Ran, his entire cultivation surged forward violently.

The violent Internal Qi was like a heavy hammer, smashing fiercely against the first aperture, the Shenque point.

Crack.

The aperture barrier shattered instantly, directly overwhelmed by that vast, sea-like cultivation!

The Internal Qi drove straight in, spinning wildly within the aperture, and in the blink of an eye, a tiny Qi vortex was formed.

Immediately after.

The second aperture, broken!

The third aperture, broken!

The tenth aperture, broken!

...

No Bottlenecks, no stagnation.

Only pure numerical suppression and a violent, direct push.

Bursts of explosions like firecrackers echoed from within Chen Ran's body, muffled like thunder.

As the Apertures were opened one after another, the aura around Chen Ran began to undergo a drastic change.

The searing heat of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire Scripture instantly ignited the vital energy and blood roiling on the surface of his body.

The snow within a radius of several yards didn't even have time to melt; it was instantly evaporated into nothingness by the terrifying high temperature, revealing the pitch-black rock beneath.

Meanwhile, the Blood Transformation Great Art within his body was like a greedy Vicious Beast.

It frantically compressed and transformed the burning vital energy and blood, eventually turning it into substantial dark red Devilish Qi that gushed out through the opened Apertures.

The Devilish Qi soared into the sky.

Above Chen Ran's head, it actually condensed into a thick blood cloud spanning a dozen or so yards.

High heat and freezing cold.

Domineering and sinister.

Two completely different powers, under the forced kneading of his cultivation, formed a suffocating sense of pressure.

Within the mountain forests.

The Yao Beasts that were originally foraging in these woods, whether they were fierce wolf demons or cunning fox demons.

All of them now felt a shudder from the depths of their Souls.

They all prostrated themselves in the snow, burying their heads deep between their paws, shivering and not even daring to take a loud breath.

The peerless demonic might continued to shroud the mountain Peak.

...

One day later.

Halfway up Wuyue Mountain.

Chen Ran slowly opened his eyes.

Deep within his eyes, a flash of dark red light flickered and vanished.

He stood up and cracked his neck.

Crack, crack.

A series of crisp sounds like popping beans came from his body, and he casually threw a punch.

Bang!

On a large tree several yards away, a clear fist print instantly appeared on the trunk, with wood chips flying everywhere.

The large tree fell with a crash, finally letting out a resonant thud.

External release of Internal Qi.

The fourth-grade Aperture Condensation Realm was achieved.

Chen Ran felt the power within his body, which was several times stronger than before, and was in a great mood.

He restrained his entire aura, suppressing that terrifying demonic might back into his body.

"It's time to go back."

Chen Ran brushed the dust off his clothes and started walking down the mountain.

...

The Capital, Heavenly Prison.

By the time Chen Ran returned to the Heavenly Prison, it was already evening.

He thought that having been gone for a day and a night, he would likely cause some unnecessary trouble.

He had even made up an excuse on the way back.

As it turned out, the moment he stepped through the gates of the Heavenly Prison, he heard a burst of noisy cheering from inside.

"Come, come, drink!"

"Today is a happy day, let's not go home until we're drunk!"

Chen Ran peeked inside.

He saw several large tables laid out with food and wine in the Heavenly Prison's breakroom.

A group of jailers were gathered together, clinking glasses and exchanging toasts, in a very lively scene.

Chen Ran's heart tightened.

Could it be that his Breakthrough to the fourth grade or his trip out of the city had been exposed?

He walked over calmly, pretending to look bewildered.

"What's going on? What's the special occasion today?"

Hearing his voice, everyone turned their heads.

"Oh, Brother Chen is back!"

"Quick, quick, come sit down, we were just waiting for you!"

Several familiar jailers enthusiastically pulled Chen Ran to a seat and conveniently poured him a large bowl brimful of wine.

Holding the wine bowl, Chen Ran was even more confused.

At that moment, Li Changfeng walked over with a wine cup, his face glowing red.

He patted Chen Ran on the shoulder and laughed loudly, "Brother Chen, you're really out of the loop."

"Brother Feng, what exactly happened?" Chen Ran asked tentatively.

"It's a great occasion!"

Li Changfeng lowered his voice, but the excitement in his tone couldn't be hidden.

"Constable Lin Wan has been promoted!"

"Promoted?" Chen Ran was taken aback.

"Exactly!" Li Changfeng nodded heavily. "Constable Lin has performed great deeds by cracking several major cases and capturing many Heretics."

"The higher-ups have officially issued the documents, promoting Constable Lin to Gold-Badge Constable of the Six Doors."

"She is the youngest Gold-Badge Constable in our Demon Suppression Division and the Six Doors in the last ten years!"

As Li Changfeng spoke, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"This time, Constable Lin has truly established a firm foothold in the capital. There will likely be an internal Celebration Ceremony in a while."